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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22

continental railway train left their
engine near here today TO rescue the
youngster, who jumped from the Sec
ond story window into their arms
The man thea rugged scaffoldinE
with fence rails and. scaling the side
of the house. rescued the boys moth
er, who was Ill in bed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22
Tornado Kills 100.

Memphis, Tenn, April 1s.--Relief
workers began clearing away
debris of the tornado which swept
eastward from Texas Saturday and
took toll OF approximately 100 lives.
injured several hundred persons and
wrecked score or more villages and
farming settlements in six Southern
States. The known death list stood
at 81. with several missing and be-
lieyed to have been killed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22
1000 HOUSES BuRN
British Consulate Among BUILDINGS
DESTROYED at IIakodale. Janan.

Hakodate, Japan, April IA (By AS
ISOLATED Pressl Fire which broke
cut here last midnight destroyed 1000
houses before II was brought under
control. The buildings destroyed IN
cluded three Christian missions, the
British consulate, several banks,
hospitals, schoolhouses, theatres and
Government buildings.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22

This hno Stallion sill make the
Season l9zR at the stable Of the own
er. on tho Hook Road. near Vest
Minister. every day except Sunday.
Black Prince is years old, weighs
1900 pounds aud Is a handsome Black:
Is ~ hands high. All who wish to
breed from a fne Percheron horse are
Invited % look him over.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22
Engineer Stops Train TO Save Lives
at Fire

Cochrane, Ont, April l2.-seeing
a, farmhouse on fire and a child's
face at window. Engineer John
Nelson and his fireman on a trans
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22
Terms and Conditions Upon Which
Stallion WIN Serve

Ten Dollars TO insure q, mare In
foal Any person not breeding an in
anred mare regularly or parting with
m insured marc before she Is known
~ be ID foal, viii positively be held
for FUN amount Of insurance money
The owner Of an insured mare sell
Ing or exchanging same, the insurance
money viii be due at the time of'sale
or exchange. and collection Of either
seller or buyer at the option OF owner
OF horse All possible care Of mares
bred 90 the shove horse. but neither
owner nor groom will be responsible
for accidents or escapes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
PICNIC PLANNED
BY LOCAL LODGE.
FOR NEXT MONTH

A four-day picnic and A. o. U. w.
rally. sbeginning July 2 and ending
July 5, is being planned by the local
lodge, 1t was announced today by
w. N. Elliott, an official of the lodge
and one of the promoters of the
movement.
Plans for the celebration have not
been perfected but will be announced
some time within the next two
weeks. c. G.. Goettifg and c. A.
Griffin have been named on the pro-
gram committee while concessions
have been placed in charge of Harry
r. Miller. w. N. Elliott has been
chosen secretary and Oscar w. Fos-
ter, assistant cashier of the Chicka-
sha National bank, treasurer.
One of the features of the program
being outlined Is the initiation of
candidates from many of the towns
and cities in southwestern Oklahoma.
This initiation will be in charge of
the local A. 0. U. W. drill team.
Purcell, Anadarko, Duncan, Conan
che, NARROW. Waurika. Rush Springs,
Minco and other towns in this Sec
tion of the state are expected to
send candidates for initiation, accord.
ing to Mr.. Elliott. Various contests
and other entertainment is being
planned.
The celebration, to be staged at
the city park, on the banks of the
Washita river near the city water
works, will close with free bar
becue on July s. Large crowds from
the surrounding counties are evnact-
ed, lodge officials state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
AUXILIARY UNIT
Of LEGION WILL
SEND DELEGATES
State Meeting to be Held In Shawnee
Monday; Local Organization
to Vote on Representa-.
tIves Thursday

The local American Legion auxil
iary unit will be represented at the
conference OF unit executive Of the
state to be held in Shawnee next
Monday. Delegates will be selected
at the meeting of the unit to be held
Thursday evening.
Work to be carried on by the aux
Hilary units OF the state will be dis,
cussed at this conference. A Joint
meeting OF the auxiliary officers and
post commanders will be held in the
afternoon at which time plans will
be perfected for contest member
ship drive. The visitors will Ne en-
tertained by the Shawnee A. l.. post
and the women's auxiliary at that
place.
Mrs. Ada b. Pearce, state COM
mander of the. women's auxiliary
branch of the American Legion. has
sent the following communication to
unit officials here. She urges that
meetings of the units not be dIscon-
tinued during the summer and SAYS:
"A few units have suggested dis.
continuing their meetings :. for the
summer. Yes, it is hot. It will get
hotter. 1t isn't easy to get out and at
tend the meetings, not always COM
Portable to do our bit. but didn't the
war teach us better things than
comfort? How about the ex-serviea
boy in the hospital? He won't be
able to take rest from his pain for
the summer and we can cheer him
with letter occasionally. he will ba
more cheerful because some good
woman has taken a personal interest
in him.
Every disabled eJservice boy
who needs and wants mother
chum or friend is going to find her
in the auxiliary department.
1T isn't necessary to meet during
the heat of the day, we have lovely
evenings and this will give an oppor.
tunity to many eligible women to
join. whose work keeps them busy
during the day. We are not a social
body bent on pleasure but an organ1
lzation ready to reach out helm.
ing hand to our boys. Again think
Of the cooperation and assistance
the old unit can render the new
by carrying on"
ITO make Oklahomas department
strong active 100 percent organlza.
ton, each loyal woman eligible to
membership must put aside personal
comfort and give of herself for this
cause
Our war is not ended but lust
begun
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
PLENTY MOISTURE
FOR GRADY CORN
: CROP IN GROUND
Recent Rains all That Will be Need
ed Until Middle OF Mex. Month
County Agent Houston
Said This Morning

Rain this week has placed enough
moisture in the ground to keep the
Grady county corn and. other raw
feed crops from suffering from
drouth, A r. Houston, county agri-
cultural agent. said today.
Clear weather, he said, is now
needed to enable the farmers to get
into their fields and work. He cs-
Inmates that the precipitation during
the past several days is all that will
be needed to make coyn crop, al
though cotton will need another
shower about the middle of month
Rainfall ur to date will not interfere
with wheat harvest which will open
this week, Mr. Houston states.
Reports here are that the recent
rains have been general throueho'':t
the county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
BIG WASTE SEEN
IN HANDLING Of
VOCATIONAL AID
Kansas soon Charges Money Thrown
Away by shovelfuI; Says Had
Better Pay Each Soldier
$4,000 In Cash
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, June S.-Charges that
federal funds are being wasted by
the shovelful by the Federal Board
of Vocational education in its sol
dier rehabilitation work, were made
today by Representative Robinson >cf
Kansas.
"If the present policy is continued
tie government could give every dis
abed soldier $4,000 in cash and
then more soldiers would get the
money than will be rehabiitated By
the present board" the Kansas rep
resentative declared in his speech.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
IMMIGRATION At
NE VI YORK GIVES
OFFICERS GRIEF
immigration Law Only Five Days
Old, Thousands Jam Holds Of
Ships as NationaIities Ex-
ceed Quota
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, June Slammed in the
holds of ships in New York harbor
today were thousands of immigrants
who must live for weeks like penned-
up cattle, defenseless against threat
ening disease.
With the immigration restriction
law only five days old, three nation
salities have already. oyerrun their
quota and ships continue to arrive
with new immigrants, authorities
say.
Commissioner Wallis appealed to-
day to the authorities in Washing
ton for immediate assistance in hand
ling the situation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
ELECT OFFICERS
CH|X c. Of c. At
DIRECTORS MEET
Old Board canvaoses Returns; New
board Installed; Two OH
Propositions Considered;
Plan Annual Meet

At the meeting OF the old and
new boards OF directors of the Chick.
asha Chamber OF Commerce at head.
quarters last night. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
wear; George II. Evans, president;
II. A. Stephenson. vice president;
Fred NJ. Frey. treasurer.
This action came after the new
board had been installed. following
the canvass of the ballots east for
directors by the membership at re.
cent election. The following ware
declared to be elected as directors
of the Chamber of Commerce: Ed
ID. Foster, George II. Evans, G. w.
Austin, l.. G. Hutson, II. A. Steph-
enson, G. b. Hanna, ID. G. Hybarger,
Ben +. Morgan. Alger Melton, Phil
c. Kidd, Orin Ashton, F. NJ Frey,
A. B. Leeds, J. S. Garner, f. T.
Chandler.
Two propositions for the drilling
of test wells in the Chickasha dis
trict were presented to the new
board of directors for consideration.
One of these was poposition for the
drilling of well, practically an off
set to the Harness well near Mime
kah by Badgett Brothers who drill
ed the Harness well and the other
proposition came from Tom J. Can
non, who drilled the Bradley test.
The latter proposition pertained to
a block of acreage near Chickasha
and embraced wildcat test.
Both propositions were turned ov-
er to committee composed of the
Alger Melton, L. G. Hut
son Ed d. Foster, f. M. Frey, I.
f. Major j. A. Hyndman, Clint G.
Steinberger, f. 7. Chandler, 0. l..
G. w. Austin, R. F.
Thweatt and NJ. e. Humphrey.
This committee is scheduled to
take both propositions up in detail
with the two drilling firms with IN
structions to go into every phase OF
the proposals and to then make
report to the board of directors VINO
are to be called together when the
committee is ready to make the re-
port 1t is expected that the COM
mittee will not be ready to make
report and recommendations before
early next week.
The outgoing board Of directors
was instructed to make arrangements
ror the annual meeting of the Cham-
her of Commerce at which time re-
ports of officers and committees fof
.he year are to be heard. The date
Il the meeting together with tne
program and the meeting place VIII
no announced later. The retiring
board of directors follows: L. =.
Hutson, F. L. Slusher, E. D. Foster
Eric Suderman, L. G. Wright, orin
Ashton. G. w. Austin. George II.
Evans. O. l.. Bingham, Ben Z. Gar
vey. B. B. Barefoot, d. G. Hybarger'
R. L. Jones, J. S. Garner Alger Mel
.on.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
WIRELESS CALLS
AID To STEAMER
OFF j S. COAST
"We've Hit Iceberg" Says Message;
Vessel Is British Frelohter;
Filling with Water; Steam.
Ing for 81. Johns

Ey United Press.
Boston. June S.-"We have struck
an ice berg. Somebody please stand
by"
This was the radio message which
wds intercepted at the Charleston
navy yard from an unidentified
steamer whose location was given
as about 800 miles off the New En-.
gland coast.
The steamer in the pickup of
later messages. was identified as
the British freighter Seapool.
A later message said that the
ships forefoot was broken and that
her forepeak was full of water. II
added that the vessel was proceed
Ing slowly to st. Johns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
CANADIAN RIVER GOES ON RAMPAGE :
TO-DAY WITH TRAFFIC HELD UP AND
COMMUNICATION BY WIRE DELAYED
ANSWER FIRE CALL

The city fire fighters were called
ea'y this morning TO the corner
OF Third street and Kansas avenue
whore electric wires had been blown
into contact. causing a small blaze.
No damage resulted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
POSTPONE PROBE
Of TULSA RIOTS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Iuisa' June S.-The grand jury in
vestigation into the race riots which
was scheduled to get under way this
morning, was postponed until tomor.
row when II of the "a prospective
Jurors reported for service.
The questions put to the prospec-
tive jurors by Prince Freezing who is
conducting. the investigation, indi-
Gated the probe will be aimed at men
in high positions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08

work, Dan w. Beets, city street com
missioner, said today.
This is helping to solve the over
supply of labor here, as many mon
are being given employment by
working OUT street tax assess
ments. Last year. when labor was
not so plentiful, a large amount of
the street tax was paid into the
street department treasury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
RETURN FROM HUGO

II. w. Robinson, deputy unitea
states marshal, and Harley Parish,
former assistant CHIEF of the city
nolice force, returned yesterday al
ternoon from hugo where they tes-
titled before the federal grand Jury
investigating the case of John Swee-
rev. arrested here and charge with
unlawful possession of narccti's
Sweeney pleaded guilty bur had not
been sentenced when the two loeal
men left Hugo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
c. E. SOCIETIES MEET
IN PoNcA NEXT YEAR
By United Press.

By United Press.
Oklahoma City, June S.-The next
meeting place of the State Christian
Endeavor societies will be Ponca
City where the session next year will
be held, it was decided at the con-
vention of the societies here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
WOULD PROHIBIT FIGHT
PENDING SOLDIER BONUS
Ey United Press.

Ey United Press.
Washington. June S.-To prohibit
the carpentIerDempsey fight for the
championship OF the world, schedul.
ed for July 2, until congress grants
a bonus to those who fought In the
world war, was a provision OF re-
solution introduced in the house to-
day by Representative Galliyan of
Massachusetts,.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
Flood Stage Reached at Mustang, Un.
ion City. Bridgeport and Nor.
man; Stream overfIows
Banks say Reports
NORMAN WAGON BRIDGE IS
WASHED OUT SAY ADVICES
Frisco Trains petouring via El Reno
Toll and Telegraph Lines Are
Down: Rock Island Ex.
Pectlne Trouble

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, June So. south
Canadian river has overflowed ita
banks and has swept away the
wagon bridge at Norman, according
to reports received at the state do
partment of agriculture today. The
river has reached flood conditions at
Union City and at Bridgeport, these
advices say
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
Poll Tax Payments
Being "Worked Out
Commissioner Says

Poll tax collections have been
small. due to the fact that a large
majority of the persons subject TO
this tax are hiring men to SATISFY
tbe assessments by doing street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
FRISCO BRIDGE IS WASHED AWAY
= = = = = = = = = = = q .
= BABE WET TO FAST .

= By United Press. 4
= New York. June s.-Babe .
= Ruth, King OF Swat. was fined =
+sioo and costs In police court =
= here today on pleading guilty =
= to a charge of speeding II was :
= his second offense. =
= Next time Il will be jall for .
: you.' the Judge warned. =
= = = = = = = = . . =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
BY United Press.

by United Press.
Pueblo. June 8.-This city today
settled down to long and hard pull
to get from under the mud and mis-.
cry left In the wake of the mad rant
page of the Arkansas river
The harvest of dead stood at As
bodies In the local morgues and re.
ports of 27 others dead in valley
towns.
The work Of cleaning up Pueblo will
take months. II Is said. Two relief
trains arrived here from Denver to-
day and one train passed through
here with supplies for the stricken
cities to the north.
State Streams Rising
Oklahoma City June6 The wealth
er bureau here today received Off
cial word from Denver Colo. that
the South Canadian at Logan, N. NJ,
stood at a 15-ft. stage and still was
rising. 1t was estimated by the wealth
er bureau here that it would take
approximately 4S hours for the flood
waters to reach the South Canadian
at point about ten miles south of
this city.
A reading from Camargo, Okla. at
s o'clock this morning showed the
river to be four and a half feet
accordingtto d. c. Butler, u S. river
observer there. Six feet is TIE flood
stage at Camargo
Canadian, Texas, also on the South
CanadianA reported at a o'clock
guage of nearly three feet with the
guage falling. The flood stage there
is six and one-half to seven feet.
or al Oklahoma streams the Ar
kansas and Cimarron are getting the
most water, these two getting the
flood waters from Colorado. Inc
Wichita. Kan, weather office re-
merits that from the Colorado line
to Kinsley, Kan, serious Hood con-
ditions are indicated with the higA-
est water ever known they predlcleh.
Wichita expects between a SIX ana
ten-foot rise.
Danger of flood on North cana
dian at this point was remote ac-
cording to J. p Slaughter, chiei OIL
the bureau here. A special reading
of the river guage here taken al l
o'clock Tuesday afternoon showed
the river to be To feet. This was
fall of 2, Of foot from reauihs
at the same time Monday Whlie
this is considerably above normal the
flood guage here is IL iee'' anu
Slaughter does not believe the rlVei
go beyond the 10 foot stage.
Despite heavy rains in the western
section of the state, and northerh
mart Of Texas, Slaughter says tha'
graf deal more rain would Dc heo-
essafy to bring the North Canadian
above the 10 foot stage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
Once Pleaded Guilty

Heath once pleaded guilty to the
charge but was later given permis-
sion by the court to withdraw that
plea and granted trial of the case
before jury After dismissal of the
jury today at II o'clock, Heath was
released, having previously made
bond for appearance.
This marked the end of the short
term of district court which opened
Monday. Following is the disposition
made of other cases on the docket.
State VS.. HoWard Mandt, Henry
Crossen and Dick Curtis, charged
with burglary in the second degree.
Mandt and Crossen pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to serve terms
OF one year in the penitentiary and
Curtis was discharged.
State VS.. Otis Cosgrove; charged
with selling speculative stock; dis
missed on payment of cost by de-
fendant.
State VS.. Brown charged with
grand larceny; continued for term.
State VS.. T. P. Myers. charged with
passing bogus check continued for
term.
State VS.. Emmett Wheelock
charged with grand larceny; found
not guilty.
State VS.. Noah Wade, charged with
assault with intent to KILL continued
on account of one of states witness
es, Bill McCandless, being out of the
city.
State VS.. A. Martinez, charged
with disposing of mortgaged prop
erty; continued because of sickness
of defendants attorney.
State VS.. T. |. Goodwin charged
with operating gambling house.
Charge reduced to gambling and de-
fendant paid fine $50 and costs.
State VS.. S. P. Smith, charged with
assault upon person of Lee Hamrick;
pleaded guilty and fined $50 and
costs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08

The Olympic games were to have
been held in 1916 in Berlin, but were
called off on account of the war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08

Demosthenes took up the study of
law that he might sue his guardians
who had cheated him of his fortune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
JURY D|SAGREEs
AFTER BEING ON
CASE ALL NIGHT
Burglary Case Goes to Jurors Late
Yesterday; peiiberates>Ai
Night and Reports Dead
lock Today Noon
DISMISSAL OF JURY
ENDS TERM OF COURT
Emmett WheeIook Found Not Guilty
Mandt ano crossen Enter Pleas
OF Guilty and Are Sen.
fenced to Prison

At IL o'clock today. District Judge
linn dismissed jury that had been
leadlocked 10 hours and which was
unable to agree on a verdict in the
,ase. State of Oklahoma VS.. jim
Heath young man charged with
burglary in connection with the rob
berry OF a general merchandise store
at Ninnekah several weeks ago.
Heatn's fate was placed in the
hands of the jury yesterday after
noon about o'clock. Early in the
evening, the foreman reported that
the jury was unable to reach a de-
cision but Judge Linn refused to dis
miss them. The deadlock continued
until about II o'clock last night when
the jurymen, Jack Hill. ]. w. Conner,
p. II. Spooner, Ed Palmer, e. Nc
Neill, J. p. Wolverton, C. Goodwin,
Tom McElroy, c. p. Dawson, w. NJ.
Waggoner, w. p Lattiag and Ben
Knowles, were taken to local hotel
where they spent the remainder of
the night. Early this morning, they
were returned to the jury room
where they remained deadlocked un-
I'll called by Judge Linn at noon and
dismissed without rendering a ver-
dict.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington. June s.-Final action
on the Colorado flood relief was
taken in congress today when the
senate adopted the resolution passed
yesterday by the house. II directs the
war department to provide temporary
relief for the flood sufferers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-08
PUEBLO SETTLES
DOWN IN EFFORT
To REPAIR Loss
Faces Long Pull Get From Under
Mud. Misery Left In Wake OF
Flood OF Arkansas: Ex.
peeted Take Months
LIST OF DEAD MOUNTS
TO " IN LATE COUNT
IS In Pueblo; Relief Trains from
Denver Arrive: Oklahoma
Streams Showing Effects
OF Deluge
BY United Press.

by United Press.
Hutchinson. Kans.. June C.-The
flood waters OF the Arkansas reached
here today. doing but slight damage
TO property