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The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

ache, remember I'm always at your
service"
Suddenly her cheerfulness turned to
gravity. He reached for her hand. lifted
1t. and kissed II.
When am l going to see you again.!
A iuttering excitement seemed to per-
meate her like draught of Intoxicating
wine; it interfered with her breathing. her
poise-she should have recognized the
symptoms, but she answered:
"I don't know-when do you want to-?
when do you want me to-?
81 don't know-call me up some time"
"When?" he insisted.
when you want to-"
= What's your number"
.Perdita gave it.
Leila returned. whats this" she
bantered. First he tells you stories he
wouldn't tell any one else, then-wel,
I'd be. really jealous. Perdits, if were
not leaving the country in five days.
To the tune of Leilas chatter the two
departed. Left alone, though utterly and
inexplicabIy fatigued. Perdita felt no in
clination to go to bed. She seated her
self at q little table and laid out the
cards for solitaire. They blurred In her
vision. She sat very erect. to fght the
Iassitude which possessed her. Her
thoughts were in a whirl. Q vague, in
definite kind of whirl. Perdita knew
she had good reason to know-that she
had a fatal gift for too quick intimacies
and she felt q premonition this weakness
: was again to be put to the test But
was she going to combat 1t? Perhaps
: she herself couldn't have told; couldn't
have told whether she most wanted to
= combat it or not to combat 1t.
For that is the way with natures like
Perdita's. Just as . certain type OF
woman is given to too extreme decolle-
tage, so there is another type which. in
meeting men who prove magnetic, is apt
to wear too little reserve. In q sudden
fare of. intimacy there may be . charm.
an exciting kind OF charm. but precipi-
tous and too comprehensive revelations
seem to kill whatever 1t is on which en-
during relationships are based. Deep
lasting intimacies ripen slowly. None Of
the conventions OF human society were
vainly established.
Perdita, playing out cards she scarcely
saw, lighted a cigafette. though she had
Just "sworn on" She told herself she
must go to bed. But she didn't go to
bed: She lighted another cigarette An
other. .'''''~
The telephone began to ring. Who
, could be calling her at this hourE But
she knew who it was before she heard
the voice through the receiver.
You stoId me to telephone when
wanted to-" he said. But I didn't"
. You mean. you didn't want to tele-
phone me-then why did your
II mean had to restrain myself from
going into every cigar store booth on the
way down to my hotel"
OR said Perdita-
..I walked down-thinkfng. When'l go'
here teIsphoned." .r
p. "But we've just finished talking. what
70 can you have to say?"
Il could say many things. But tn
most Important just now is to ask yo'
to stop smoking cigarettes and go Il
bed -.
what makes you think I'm smokin'
,cizarettes." :. a. =
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

her chair. She raised her eyes to his:
stirred suddenly; moved a hand.
How do you know?" she asked. half
smiling. Are you psychic?'
II wouldn't call 1t that" he replied,
smiling back at her. The smile changed
his face magically; the eyes seemed
larger, bluer, franker, less deep set; the
mouth, showing a quick flash of amaz-
ingly white teeth, held nothing OF stern
ness now-it was the mouth of mis-
chievous, teasing boy. But when one has
knocked about the globe as long as
have" he went on, "one learns to read
people more or less"
20, you never told me you could read
people, major" broke In Leila. Won't
you read me-? y
s"Td better not" said Lsnmore pleas
antIy. He was still smiling at Perdita,
dropping there, her hair very black and
her face very white against the gold bro
cade. She didn't ask him to read her
. character further, but veered the subject
. :trihe. -- So -..-
MY father and could often catch each
others thoughts" she said. AT home we
used to have lot of fun about IT."
Interesting" said Lenmore politely.
And where is homer" .-.
20. thousands of miles away-in the
West" -
And is the telepathy .stin in working
sorder?''> 49, s.~ = = =
e.. 'I suppose so-in . way; she replied
languidly. Naturally she couldn't tell Of
that assertion of parental.trust which. for
six years and almost like q tangible
threatening barrier. had restrained her
from Its violation. 4T51.:,S, - - -
\ Leila broke in again: 5, ,~
II think you're unkind,c major,-not to
read my character She turned to Per-
dita with an aggrieved manner That's
just the trouble with him. He can be so
interesting-but he won't be. He's spent
years and years in India and Africa and
all the outlandish places In the world
learning the secrets Of yosis and savages
and monkeys and heavens knows what
and it's impossible to make him tell a
thing about it!' 7.3,a sSsfi So
~ TIL tell you story now, Il you like"
Lenmore- offered amiably.
But he did not tell them only one story
that night: tale after tale he recounted-
tales, of the wilderness and jungle yyhere
life seemed exotically alluring because 1t
was strange and far away, because IL
was primitive and was heard in the seat
of sophistication, because IT. breathed ad-
, venture and danger and was heard in
the haunts of case. Perdita. listening to
the low. clipped, harshly musical voice,
sat motioniess but with strangely
troubled nerves. - -
!, iLenmore. at last. glanced at the watch
on his wrist and jumped to his feet
Half past II! Why didn't you tell me
to get out of here?
- stop you the first time you ever got
really-started?" exclaimed Leila. "why
q haven't you ever told me these things
before? You've always been ciam!"
well, I've turned garrulous enough to.
: night" he said cheerfully. -
When Leila went to get her wraps h,
turned. to Perdita 49,,
.How's the headache?" !,
She lifted q hand to her temple. why
I'd forgotten about It. s.
.swhenever you want me to cure head
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
By Dana Gahin
Fathers Faith Brings
Daughter Through
Fiery Furnace Unscathed

reaching for that box . dozen times this
evening. You've been smoking too much.
haven't you?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
FILING TIME To
CLOSE SOON FOR
ALL CANDIDATES
Entrants In City Races Must File BY
5 o'clock Tomorrow Says Min.
nett; Registration Also
Ends Friday

Time for filing as candidates In
the coming city primary and general
lction expires tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. according 10 Henry
Minncti. secretary OF the Grady coun.
~ election board After that time.
no nllngs viii be accepted
Registration will close tomorrow
evening at 6 o'clock. Mrs. blanche
Freeman. registrar. announced this
morning. The registration office.
second floor of the city hall build.
lng. viii be closed after that time.
the registrar sail
Persons who should register before
the books are closed Friday evening
are: ones who failed to register In
a previous registration; those who
have become 81 years Of age since
the last registration and those who
were not qualified 10 register IN the
last registration. Those desiring
shoild make application for
same, Mrs Freeman said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Rock Island Man
Is Better After
Hi-Jacker Scrap

A C. Hutchinson, Rock Island
shopman, who was knocked into un-
consciousness and hi-jacked to the
total amount Of one dime Monday
night, according to the story told to
officers, was able to resume work
yesterday and barring scars and
bruises about the face, showed no
signs of his experience.
Mr. Hutchinson now states that he
would not be able to identify his
assailant. "The man had his hat
drawn over his face and I couldn't
say whether he was white or black
said he. He also states that he was
misunderstood when he gave the
impression that he was pursued by
negro some days ago. 81 was never
before attacked in my life,' said be.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Local Hello Bill
BGsebaIIers Want
State Meet Games

The Chickasha Elks today issued
a challenge to any Elks baseball
team in the state for a game or a
series of games to be played at the
convention of the Oklahoma Elks as
sociaton to be held at Ardmore on
May 1924.
The conditions of the challenga
are that both be all-Elk teams; that
is that every member Of both teams
be boni-fide members of the lodge
which they represent. Terms, as to
finances are to be arranged by the
two managers. The plan Is being
taken up with the Ardmore lodge
in an effort to arrange the details.
at will be first come, first served
with the Elks team said Olin Bra
shear business manager Of the
Chickasha Hello Bill ball tossers
1--WE will take on the first team
accepting. this challenge
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Debate Season is
To Open Here For
II. s. SpelIbinders

The debate season at the Chick
asha high school opens here tomor-
row evening when the affirmative
team representing the local institu-
tion meets trio from Guthrie high
school. This will be conference
contest.
Resolved: That congress should
create courts for the compulsory
settlement Of disputes between CAPT
tai and labor in such industries as
coal, steel and rail-" is the subject
to be discussed. The debate is sche-
duled to start at 1880 o'clock.
Members Of Miss Hughes affirma-
tive team are Sidney Mills, Walter
Adams and Damon Corbin.
While the affirmative arguers are
handing a verbal barrage to the
Guthrie trio here, the negative team
will be on the Okmulgee nigh school
platform. Members of the negative
team are Wayne Sanders, Alfred Bet
tis and james Frey This team ex-
poets to leave tomorrow morning
for Okmulgee. Principal Lanson d.
Mitchell will accompany the lads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
by United Press.


London. Mar. 3.--Th1 allies today
served an ultlmaium on the Gs-map
delegates, demanding acceptance OF
the reparations demands by Monday
noon. II was authoritaiively stated
today.
Lloyd George. English premier told
the German delegates that the fol
lowing penalties would be imposed
in the event the demands are no'
met by Germany. Tic occupation Of
Duisberg, the Ruhr ports and Dus
seldorff; the levying OF an equitabl
tax on all German exports to the a..
lies; the establishment of a Gus.
toms line along the Rhine.
The British Premier also stated
that any modification that might be
permitted by the immediate accept.
ance Of the proposals, will be aban-
doned II the allies are compelled TO
use force in connection with forcing
obedience.
The ultimatum was delivered to
the Germans at ST. James palace.
TIE German delegates drove Up to
the palace amid an oppressive silence
Won Simons was pale and apparently
downcast The allied delegates also
appeared to be solemn as they enter
ed the palace.
Only Marshal Foch was smiling as
he acknowledged the cheers with
which he was greeted, with a mill.
tary salute.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Davis Secretary Labor

BY United Press.
Washington. Mar. al. J. Davis
has been named as secretary OF la
Dor in IIGrding's cabinet, Il was
announced here today.
George b. Christian was named az
Iardings private secretary, the state
ment declared.
e-Presidentelect Coolidge and
several members Of the new cabinet
already are here. The cabinet Off
cers-designated here include William
NJ. Hays, to be postmaster-general;
Edwin DENLY, to be secretary Of
the navy; former Sen. John W.
Weeks. to be secretary Of war, and
senator Fall, to be secretary of the
interior.
Other members of the cabinet are
exrected to arrive here Thursday or
early Friday. Most of them viii not
actually take over direction of their
departments until Saturday. Mean
tine some OF them are comforting
With present cabinet officers to fam
niafiae themselves with the work.
Mr.. DENLY conferred Wednesday
With Secretary Daniels, discussing ma
val policies and the naval appropria-
lion bill now before the senate lie
reiterated that he would aim to have
navy ready for battle at all times
ana also said he believed in giving
every opportunity to the enlisted men
for promotion and self betterment.
Vice President-elect Coolidge work
ed sat his inaugural address, which
he intimated, would be very BRET
and received political leaders ana
was Assistant Secretary of the Navy
congressman Among his callers
Woodbury..
Whether President Wilson is actu-
ally to attend the inauguration OF MI.
Harding still remains to be deter
mined. White house officials SAID
today the president was anxious TO
follow all precedents and the con-
gressional inaugural committee had
agreed to provide a chair for him on
the east portico of the capitol. Oth-
er guests at the inauguration Will
stand during the ceremony, and the
delivery of Mr. Harding's speech.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Mayor ourbln has Resolution signed
BY -Four counellmen Asslnu
That Ne Call Special Elee.
ton March IS
VOTE WOULD DECIDE
PURCHASE OF GROUND
Retolutlon Points Out Council Has
Power to Purchase Land East
Of vladuet; Says Mem.
bers "ln Doubt"

Mayor Durbln stated this morning
that he probably will issue procla.
nation for an election on tho city
park. baseball park. athletic field
and fair ground proposition being
advocated by the Hot Stove League.
lf called he said, the election will
be held In connection with the
primary election. March Is.
The Mayor declined further com.
ment for publication
Yesterday afternoon. Mayor Dur.
bin was presented with resolution
signed by -four city councilmen. Y.
w. Darnell. T. S. Hendrick. j. A.
lIawn and J. c. Neal asking that a
special election be called
The law provides. according TO
Mayor Durbln. that election procla.
nations shall be issued at least ten
days before the election.
Resolution by Councilman.
The text OF the resolution pre-.
sented TO Mayor Durbn yesterday
afternoon and signed by the four
councilmen follows:
ITO the aMyor of Chlckasaa:
Whereas II has been reported
to the city council that forty.
acre tract OF land lying east of the
Viaduct and South of Choctaw ave.
nue., can be purchased by the city
for the sum OF $2OOO0.00. and paid
for with park bonds at par and nc.
crued interest:
And whereas many citizens de.
sire that said site be purchased for
use as a baseball park, athletic field.
fair ground and general park;
And whereas the members OF the
city council are in doubt as TO
whether they have been heretofore
authorized by vote OF the people to
provide park Of the character, and
feel that in fairness to the people
and to themselves, the voters of
the city should have an opportunity
to determine whether the said site
should be purchased;
"And whereas we are advised that
II is within our power to authorize
the mayor to call special election
for the purpose OF submitting to
the qualified electors any question.
"And whereas the question under
is one of great inn
portance to the people of the city;
"Be it therefore resolved by the
city council that the mayor be and
hereby is authorized to call a spec
ial election, to be held on the 18th
Of aMrch, 1921 at the same time and
places as the primary election, for
the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors Of said city the
Of the purchase Of said
park site upon the terms above
stated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Local Mailman to
Meet Grdppler in
Verden TOMORROW

A fast wrestling bout is booked TO
be staged in Verden Friday evening
when "Budge' Doss, "the unknown, y
of Chickasha, meets Kid Henry, Yer
den favorites M NJ IT.
Doss weighs 1877 pounds, three
pounds less than the Verden "Kid.
While in the United States army, the
local grappler was not defeated by a
man tipping the scales at less than
$50 pounds. Henry is successful
mailman.
Clever boxing and wrestling bouts
as preliminaries have been promised.
Members of the Chickasha Athletic
club, of which Doss is member
will participate in the preliminaries
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
May Be Blockade.

There may possibly also be a
blockade of German ports, although
some Of Uhe powers oppose this.
The seriousness Of the step which
is being taken. both in refusing to
discuss the German counter propos-
ais and in the action to follow may
be judged by the long and earnest
consideration the allies gave to it
The French premier, NJ. BRAND, fav
ors immediate action, on the ground
that the Germans are evading the
terms of the treaty while the Brit
ish and Italians have advised against
precipitate movements. After a long
conference on the proposed economic
and military measures, in which Mar
shal Foch, Field Marshal Wilson and
Italian and Belgian experts partici-
pated, a unanimous decision was
reached.
Germans Are Despondent.
Members of the German delegation
were despondent when their hopes
that differences might arise between
the allies to tighten their countrys
burden were dashed by the finding
of the conference. One of them re
marked:
"Well, perhaps tlat is the only
way out. If BRAND yielded, his gov
eminent would fall if we yielded
our government would fail; there
fore, the only course is for the al.
lies to impose their terms
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
DEADLOCK PARK
PURCHASE SAYS
HOT STOVE HEAD
Park Board Refuses 10 Recommend
Purchase Of Land East Of Via.
duct Says Or. A. o. Leeds
In Statement

Acting upon the resolution passed
at the meeting Of the Hot stoyers
League Tuesday night at the county
court house. petitions were prepared
and circulated yesterday among the
people OF chlChasho. These petitions
asked that The park board recon-.
mend and The mayor and city coun.
cil purchase 10 acres OF land east
and south Of the yladuct for public
park. athletic field. fair grounds.
baseball grounds and Fairgrounds"
at a price Of $4,000 to be paid Tor
from The city park bonds at par.
In reporting the outcome Of this
circulation Of petitions. DR.. A. Il.
Leeds. president fihc Hot stove
eaguo stated ~ noon today that
there were i.7Si signors IN favor OF
the proposition and 2S against Il.
In statement DR.. Leeds said:
Together with tie presentations OF
these signed petitions the park
board was asked to make a recon-.
mendation 10 the mayor and city
council for the purchase OF this site
with these bonds. This they de.
clinod 10 do.
with the mayor asking for n rec
from the park board
before he will consider the matter
and the park board not making the
necessary recommendation. lmme.
date action for settlement of this
matter seems to be deadloeked.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
Registered Cattle
Are Being Sold At
Annual Sale Here

With several out-of-county buyers
present, the annual Grady County
Shorthorn sale began this afternoon
in the 0. X. sale barn, one block
south of the Mcfarland hotel.
S. B. Jackson, manager of the sale,
stated this afternoon that bidding
was not as high as expected. How
ever, one animal, Roam Sybil No. 2,
owned by Alger Melton, was pur-
chased for $63500. This was the
highest bid recorded at 2:30 o'clock.
1t was estimated this afternoon
that more than 500 people had visit.
ed the sale barn up to . o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
SLUMP IN GRAIN
CAUSES suicide
By united Press.

By United Press.
Omaha, Neb.. Mar. Emil Roth
child, millionaire grain operator
committed suicide at his home here
early today.
Heavy losses in cash, grain and in
foreign parket speculation was re.
sponsiblo for his act, according to
notes he left behind.
Mrs. Rothchild found the body in
the kitchen OF their home with the
gas stove turned on and all open
ings closed and the cracks stuffed
with rags.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
SENATE DUE ACT
ON PROBE TODAY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City. Mar 3.-.1'he SEN
ate today was expected to act on the
reports of its special investigating
committee, which charged that Tulsa
oil men had contributed TO the lobby
fund TO influence certain legislation
and that this fund was handled by
Jim Harris, republican national com
from Oklahoma.
Following the opening of the ses
sion today, the house was busy work
ing on local bills.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
bAsKE ETEERsD DUE
To START GRADY
TOURNEY FRIDAY
Teams OF County to Report for Ae.
ton Tomorrow Afternoon; All
oames be Played at chlx
High School
= = = = = = = = +<$

4 change In the county basketball
tournament schedule for Friday ey.
ening was announced this morning
by o. A. Gasaway. assistant county
superintendent. The verden.Pccasset
girls game will be played on the
Junior high school court. beginning
on schedule time. and all other
games booked for the evening will
be 30 minutes later than schedule
time. TIE change Mr. Gasaway ex.
planned to be staged in the Chick
asha high school auditorium tomor.
row evening. beginning at 7.3l
o'clock.
The annual Grady county inter.
scholastic basketball tournament *
scheduled to open here tomorrow af.
ternoon. The first game is slated to
start at 2:SO o'clock. according to o.
A. Gasaway. assistant county super
intendent, In charge OF arrange
ments.
All teams must report and be
ready to play at schedule time or
forfeit their right to continue in the
tournament, Mr.. Gasaway said.
All games will be played on the
Chickasha high school court. Prices
Of admission in the morning and az
temoon will be % cents, while in
the evening the price will be so
cents.
The following schedule was an
nounced today:
Friday Afternoon and Night
2:S0 p. m.-Stover VS.. Friends.
(Class B Boys,
3.SO-Friends VS.. Pioneer, (Class
D Girls.
';SO-Pioneer VS.. Junior, (Class
B Boys).
5'So-Acme VS.. Slower, (Class C.
Girls).
7:OO-Pocasset VS.. verden, (Class
Girls).
S:OO-Rush Springs VS.. verden,
(Class A Boys.
9'0o-Pocasset vs.. Bradley-(Class
A Boys).
1O:OO--Amber VS.. Ninnekah, (Class
Boys.
Saturday Morning.
9.00-Pleasant Valley VS.. Rocky
Ford, (Class ID. Boys)
1O:00-Slaton VS.. Ionine, (Class D
Boys.)
11:0O-Acme VS.. Little Rush (Class
G Boys).
12:00-Class d Semifinals. Win
ners of matches No. 8 and 10, and
Agawam will draw for this match.
Saturday Afternoon and Night
1:00-Class B Boys Semi-finals.
Winners Of matches No. and 8,
and Meridian will draw for this
match
2:00-Class A Semi-finals. Winners
Of match No and Z.
3.00-Class A Semi-finals. Winner
Of match No. VS.. Tuttle.
4;00-Finals Glass d. Boys.
5:00--Finals Glass c Boys.
7:00--Finals, Glass B Girls.
S.00-Finals Glass A Girls.
9:00--Finals Glass B Boys.
10:00-Finals Glass A Boys.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
PAY TRIBUTE To
BIC LEGISLATOR
Rv united Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Mar. "a tribute,
such as is usually reserved for a
president of the United States who
dies in office was planned today for
Champ Clark, veteran house member
who died yesterday at his apart
ments in this city.
The body Of the former speaker
of the house will lie in state in the
capitol. Funeral services will be held
in the house chamber on Saturday
morning. Burial will occur at Bowl
ing Green, Ky, former home of the
deceased.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-03
SANCTION GIVEN
TO RAIL STRIKE
by United Press.

Dy United Press.
Chicago, Mar. 3.-Sixteen railroad
union chiefs who are here today
wired their sanction to the rail
strike that has been called by the
employees of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad.
This is the first time since the or
ganization of the Federal Labor
board that a rail strike has been
sanctioned by the unions. The strike
follows the action of Federal Judge
Silby in authorizing the receiver for
the road to reduce wages immediate
ly.