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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
State Storm Continues.

Oklahoma City. March 1.--Reports
from every section Of the state this
morning indicate that there is little
relief this morning from the blizzard
which has held Oklahoma in its grip
since Monday night.
The storm generally is considered
to be the worst In two years, from
the standpoint of low temperatures.
More snow fell last year. but the
temperature did not go SO low. High
ways are piled full of snow and the
lowlands are practically impossible,
reports show. Stock has suffered
considerably.
In the twentyfour hours ending at
7 o'clock Tuesday night, three inches
of snow fell in Oklahoma City. Three
inches of snow is equal as percipita-
tion to 80 inch of rain. Tempera-
lures for Wednesday would range
between 6 and 10 degrees above zero,
it was predicted
The heaviest storm damage ap-
parently has befallen the telegraph
and telephone companies. according
to reports from their offices here,
while the farmer and stoekman has
received the benefit. Growing wheat
which has been impoverished for
want Of moisture not only will be
protected by the blanket Of snow but
will receive the needed moisture
once it warns up and the snow
melts. John A. Whitehurst, presi-
dent Of the state board of agricul-
ture. declared the precipitation would
be of almost untold benefit to the
wheat and would create most
hopeful outlook" in the state.
Forty percent of the toll lines of
the Southwest Bell Telephone com.
pany in Oklahoma were working
Tuesday night the company re-
ported Lines we're down southwest
and. south Of Oklahoma City. more
than 500 poles having been reported
fallen at $50 o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
Big Elks' Meeting
Scheduled Tonight;
Candidates On Tap

Tonight at the Elks club, meet
ing that promises to be one of the
biggest of the year will be held, the
program to include initiation, a lun-
cheon, the election of officers for
the ensuing year and the regular
order of business.
Preparations are being made for
whale Of meeting, according to
J. r. Wellborn, secretary, and c. E.
Schow, exalted ruler. The weather,
they believe, will not keep the Hello
Boys away from tonight's meeting.
A number of candidates are ready
to receive instruction in the journey
across the sands, due to be torrid
even if the ground is covered with
blanket of snow and ice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
COMPLETE WELL
IN CEMENT AREA
FOR A PRODUCER R
English Drilling Co. No. I, Mckenna
Adds Another One to East
Side; CoIe-LaF Gets
Paying Well.

The southeastern extension of the
Cement field has scored again with
the bringing in Of the English Drill.
ing company's well No. on the j..
p. McKenna farm in the northeast
OF the southwest of the southeast OF
section 1893, the new producer
being classed among the top notch
wells of the field.
With the bailing process completed
yesterday, the well flowed three
times and estimates place it at from
$50 to 200 barrels day. 1t is COM
plete at a depth of 1850 feet and
has about 30 feet Of sand, a few feet
more than its offset, the Waldo No.
8. This well brings the McKenna
lease to a point among the best pro.
ducers in the field and serves to
strengthen the reputation being
established by the east side.
The Cole-Lafayette company has
also added another producer to the
field III its No. 1 on the f. ]. Nc
Kenna farm, being the southwest OF
the northeast of section 5-5-9 and an
offset to the old Prosperity well. The
sand was drilled at a depth OF
around 1850 feet and the well is
classed as a good one. The old
Prosperity was among the first pro
ducers of oil in the Cement field. 1t
created great deal of excitement
when it flowed over the derrick, but
II was never paying well.
Other activity is promised for the
east and south extensions Of the
field. it is understood. Several loca-
tions have been made and arrange
ments to drill extensively in the
spring are being made. One OF the
locations has been announced by the
Ohio Fuel company on the Bigley
farm in section 1868. Work, it is
understood is to start soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
Kaiser Stands At
Attention AS "GOd
SaUe King" Played
(By The United Prcss.)

Amerogen, March 1.-The specta-
Gle Of the former Kaiser Wilhelm,
in full dress uniform, bristling with
medals, standing at attention while
the orchestra played "God Save the
King" was granted to the few priv
ileged visitors to Count Bentick's
private moving picture show here
last night.
The orchestra played the piece
when the film Of Sir Ernest Shackle-
toms south pole expedition pictures
were being shown. The former kais-
er, medal bedecked and in full dress
uniform stood stiffly at attention
until the piece was concluded.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
MAKER Of BOND
LANDS IN HANDS
Of LAW OFF ICEA
Man Appears Before Commissioner
to "Bail Out" Friend; Searched
and Himself Placed In
Law Tolls.

When he appeared in the United
States commissioners court here to
make bond for a friend, John Dollar
alias Thos. J. Mitchell. was arrested
by the deputy U. S. marshal and
charged with transporting intoxi.
eating liquor in violation Of the M
tional prohibition let.
Commissioner Thos. J. 1'Neil ana
Bob Bailey, deputy y. ;. marshal
who was In the commissioners cl-
flee at the time, were not at all
pleased with the appearance of the
man when he stepped into the court
room to make the friends bond.
After a brief conversation, the bond.
maker was searche lnl about
pint of liquor is alleged to have
been found on his person He was
sent to jail, but later released on
bond Preliminary hearing in the
commissioners court resulted in his
being bound over to the grand jury.
Grover Rhodes, whose bond Nit
chell sought to make, also was
bound over following preliminary
hearing before the U. S. commits
sioner here. Rhodes was charged
with violating the national prohibit
tion act He was arrested on
Rock Island passenger train between
Duncan and Chiekasha. Deputy
Marshal Bailey, who made the ar
rest, seized four quart fruit Jars
containing corn whiskey.
Both Rhodes and Mitchell live in
81 Reno, the commissioner says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
ONE CONFESSION
IN TAYLOR CASE
: IS RUM0R TODAY
uneonflrmed Report from Police Say
Man Named by mrs. Rupp Ad-
mits killing: MabIe Nor
mand Questioned.

Los Angeles. March Am uncon
firmed report that one OF the two
men who were named by Mrs. John
Rupp as the slayers OF william Des.
mond Taylor. Lasky director, has
confessed. came from police head.
quarters today.
The activities among detectlyea
who have been grilling the six men
who were placed under arrest, indl.
Gated that some important new de.
yelopments have occurred.
II is known that valuable informa.
tion touching on the murder has
been obtained from one OF the sus.
poets. Detective Sergeant Cline con.
ferred with Mable Normand again
today She has sufficiently recov.
cred from the reported attack OF in.
fluenza to return to Los Angeles
from Altadena, where she went to
rest, shortly after Taylor was mur.
dered.
Mrs. Rupp told police officers that
she kept house" for six men who.
she said. planned and executed the
murder OF the film director. The
men, declared Mrs. Rupp, were drug
peddlers and operated in the Holly
wood district OF Los Angeles where
they supplied movie folk with drugs
and liquor. She gave a wealth of
detail Of the plot officers say. but in
this statement, they close
up like clans.
On the strength of her statements.
however, they arrested six men and
the sextette has been grilled almost
since by the officers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
BIG DAY FOR WALES.
(By The United Press, }

London, March 1.-Welshmen are
celebrating St. David's day the fes-
tival of the Welsh patron saint, to-
day and numerous big dinners are
scheduled for tonight David Lloyd
George, "the greatest living Welsh
man. received many messages Of
encouragement from his fellow-coun-
trymen, while political humorists
sent lunches of leeks to Downings
street. The leek, formerly an en-
blem of derision, was however,
proudly borne by patriotic Welsh
man, as also was the national
flower. the daffodill. A special par
ade TO the Welsh guards was held
at Wellington Barracks,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
TRAFFIC TIED UP
As HEAVY STORM
fM0THERS GRADY
Street Railway Runs Cars on sehed-
ule This Afternoon for First
Time "Slncc Early Hour
Tuesday Morning.
NO RURAL DELIVERIES
MAIL MADE YESTERDAY
Carriers Showed Under; Go Out To-
day; Telephone and Telegraph
Companies Delayed; Mini
mum Of 10 Reached.

Street railway. long distance tele-
phone and rural mail delivery sery-
ices was almost totally paralyzed
by the snow storm which grasped
the city late Monday night and
which did not relax until today.
Normal street railway service was
restored this afternoon at / o'clock
for the first time since Tuesday
morning at o'clock. Cars were
running on regular schedule this
afternoon, according to W. II. Wads-
worth, superintendent.
There was practically no opera
ton on the local street railway line
yesterday. The snow plow aud the
companys entire operating force
were used this morning in clearing
the track in order that the cars
might be put back into operation.
An endeavor was made to operate
the cars from the corner Of Third
street and Chickasba avenue to the
Oklahoma College for Women early
yesterday morning but after one at
tempt had been made, hopes Of con
tinuing the service throughout the
day were abandoned. Three hours
We're required to make one trip,
Superintendent Wadsworth said.
Early this morning service from
Third street and Chickasha avenue
to the Oklahoma College for Women
and from Dakota avenue south on
Ninth street to Tennessee avenue
was available. Much Of the track
from Tennessee avenue to Alabama
avenue was buried in the snow, the
superintendent stated. This barrier
was removed late this morning and
service over that branch Of the sys
TEN resumed
Wind accompanying the heavy
snowfall caused many drifts to be
formed. These proved very diff
cult to the operation of the street
cars, as new drifts were formed as
fast as workmen could remove the
masses of snow
The total snowfall, according to
information given out at the local
office of the weather bureau, was
four inches. The minimum temper
ature was 13 degrees above zero.
Phone Service Hampered.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
company's construction and repair
force were busily engaged today in
an endeayor to repair the toll lines
in this vicinity damaged by the
storm. Only one or two nearby
points could be reached by long dis
tance telephone here yesterday.
Earl Alden, manager of the COM
pany's local office, stated this NOR
ming that every endeavor was being
made to re-establish the long dis
tance service. He expressed the be.
lief that this would be accomplished.
The Chiclasha Gas and Electric
company reported that the storm did
not interfere with their operations
here, although the Verden high line
was damaged some. Service on this
Continued on page two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
NO SHIPS BONUS
SOON, IS SLOGAN

Washington, March 1.--"No bonus
for the shipping interests until af-
ter the soldiers get their bonus"
This is being seized on as slo-
gan today by the opponents in con-
gress of President Harding's plan
for direct aid of s30,000.000 year
to the ship owners. Sentiment in
both houses showed that the presi-
dent, by his message yesterday, had
broken down to an unexpected de.
gree the long standing opposition
to such measure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
CHARGES ARE DISMISSED.

Bad check charges placed against
Sid Lumpkins and Ed Saunders
were dismissed yesterday in Justice
Grigsby's court. The charges were
preferred by the Lents Hardware
company Of Rush Springs. The
amount Of the check involved was
paid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
March In Wild Debut.


Kansas City, March 1.-March
came into the southwest today on
the wave OF blizzard that demoral-
lied transportation. wire communities
tion and highway traffic.
Snow that already measured foot
deep In parts OF Kansas and extend
ed over Arkansas, Missouri. Okla
homa and north Texas. was still fall
ing over most parts of the territory
mentioned early today.
Snow plows worked all night TO
liberate a Missouri Pacific pas
senger train and two freight trains
stuck In drifts near Harper and An
thony Kan, according to word re-
ceived here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
NO RESIGNATION
Of GOVERNOR IS
NOW CONSIDERED.
"of Course VIII Not Resign" Says
Robertson: Holds 40 Ridiculous
the Suggestion OF okmuI.
gee official.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO
HEPBURN, CHIEFS PLAN
States He Has Not Heard from Ok.
muIaee Man In ReoIy to chaI.
ienee That Hepburn Meet
Him Before Grand Jury.

Oklahoma City. March i.-Gover
nor J. D. A. Robertson today char
acterized as tho height OF riiiculou
the suggestion said TO have been
made by James Hepburn. county at.
tornoy OF 0kmulgee. that the gov.
ernor resign II he believed that dis.
grace was being brought upon the
state by the mention OF state Of
flcIals In connection with the grand
jury investigation at Okmulgee.
"Of course Ill not resign" the
governor said. "The only sensible
course is TO pay no attention to
Hepburn"
The governor said that he had not
heard from Hepburn in reply to his
challenge that he be permitted to
testify before the grand jury which
is probing the failure OF the Bank
OF Commerce OF Okmulgee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
State STAGG{RS
FROM EFFECT Of
TERRIFIC STORM
Oklahoma Digging Way Out from
unier Blanket Of Snow a. Com
munIeatIon Lines and High.
ways cIooged.
IS CLASSED AS WORST
BLIZZARD FOR YEARS
Kansas, Missouri. Arkansas and
North Texas Also Hard Hit;
Trains Stalled on Kansas
Lines; Damage Heavy.

Oklahoma City. March i.-0k.
lahoma was today digging itself out
from a heavy snow which fell dur
ing one of the worst billiards In
years.
AT noon today the storm had prac.
iically ceased ID the state and the
weather bureau predicted the early
abatement Weather that hovcred
near the zero mark. however. pro-
vailed throughout the state.
Telephone and telegraph com.
panies are the heaviest losers, the
reports show. At noon today these
companies stated that more than
700 poles were down over Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
EXTENSION CITY
WATER MAINS IN
PARKS DUE SOON
Material Ordered Says MoBurnett;
win Cost About $500; Shannon
Springs and Grady Field
to Benefit.

Material for the extension OF the
city water mains to shannon Springs
and fair ground park sites has been
ordered and work ON the extensions
viii start como time next week. y.
y. McBunett. city water commits.
sioncr announced today.
A fourlnch main will be laid from
Eighteenth street TO the shannon
Springs park site where improve
ments for modern city park are
now being made Two thousand. six
runfrsd feet o: pipe Is necessary to
make the extension which will cost
the city approximately sl.50O. Work
on this job will be started immedi-
ately after the shipment OF the pite
f. received here. The carload of
material, Commissioner McBurnett
says. Is expected some time early
next week.
Immediately after tho Shannon
Springs extension Is made, work
will be started on extending the
mains from tho cotton compress to
Grady field, distance Of approx
mately 300 feet. This will cost the
city approximately $1,000 and six
inch pipe Will be used.
These improvements were recent
ly recommended by the city coun-
ell. Only local labor will be em-
ployed in carrying out boda projects
the water commissioner announced
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
CLUB MEETING POSTPONED.

Miss Claudia Fay White, tempor-
ary chairman of the Young Ladies'
R. H. Wilson club, announced today
that the meeting of the club which
was scheduled for this evening at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
has been postponed on account of
the weathe.. The date of the meet
ing is now i.definite, but will be an
nounced later she says
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
BERLIN TO CHECK DRINKING

Berlin, March 1.-Germany may
take her first step along the road
towards prohibition at the present
session of the Reichstag. The gov
ernment, pointing out the evils of
(ntoxication, is preparing a bill dras-
tically limiting the number of drink
ing places,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
suee MARKETS CALVES.

]. D. Sugg, local stockmanbanker,
just recently marketed two loads of
fed calves from his feed lots here
at the Oklahoma National Stock
Yards at Oklahoma City. There
vera 81 head in the two loads. They
sold for S62o per hundred pounds,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
The Governors Challenge.

Oklahoma City. March LIN let
ter addressed 10 Jame5 Hepburn
county attorney OF Okmulgee county
Governor J. II. A. Robertson today
demanded uiat he be allowed to ap-
pear before the district court grand
jury In 0kmulgee and testify.
In his letter TO Hepburn. after re.
citing that his trip to Mexico was
taken after having been previously
announced through the press, the
governor says in part:
upon my return Sunday morning
advised you Of my willingness.
waving all privileges and immuni-
ties, to 80 before the grand jury and
testify fully as to all matters being
Investigated. Still swinging with the
momentum Of my absence. you an
nounced through the press that
would be called. But before the sun
could set, you trembled and weak
ened and. falling, gave to the press
letter to me in which you said, I
am In doubt at this time whether
the county attorney has any right
to bring before the grand jury any
person who is himself being investi-
gated. However, will look into the
matter more fully and advise you
later
"The humblest layman in the land
knows that your statements are the
rankest of hypocritical camouflage.
The grand jury has the right to
hear the testimony of any witness.
A man against whom an indictment
III sought can lawfully refuse to
testify or not refuse as he sees fit
Tie governor of the state is i'm
mune from the subpoena of a grand
juryA but I have waived all official
privileges and immunities given the
Sovernor by the law. | want to tell
Ne grand jury the facts. IIask in
sfat regard only that consideration
given by the law to the Iiumblest
private citizen.
"Now that have returned Mr..
Hepburn, ask you to stand up like
a man and look ME in the eye in the
grand jury room. If | am guilty,
you should welcome hearing my
testimony. II | am innocent, com
mon decency demands that the
grand jury be permitted to hear
what ! have to say.
"If am indicted two-fold
consequence occurs. First, it is
charge against me personally. Sec
ond, 1t is serious reflection upon
the state Of whose government | am
the head. II only my personal name
and fate were involved, ! might un-
flinchingly let you pursue your
course and unjustly and naliciously
bring me before the bar Of the court
to stand trial on a charge unsup-
ported by evidence or reason and
let my acquittal by court and jury
suffice as my exoneration and vim
dication. But when you indict q
governor of state, the report ap-
pears in the press Of all the nation.
It sets a stain upon the fair name
of the state, harmful to the pride
and business welfare of all the
people. 1t is to protect the people
of the state from such humiliation
that have asked the right, without
privileges or immunities given to
any citizen OF the state, to give the
facts to the grand jury; to attempt
to prevent you from maliciously dis
torting the facts and the law behind
the closed doors of grand jury
room"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
ANOTHER BROKER CLOSES.

New York, March 1.-Three more
brokers today announced their sus-
pension of business. This brings the
total to 2S, the number Of brokerage
houses to close since February !.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
WORE ONLY EARRINGS

Berlin, March 1.-The local purity
campaign has begun, and Lola Bach
will wear clothes for the next month
at least. Fraulein Bach and her
troup of dancers, who have arrous-
ed all sorts of sensations in caba-
ret. were in the police court. Fraulein
Bach was given months imprison-
ment and her assistants were fined
after a purity worker had testified
they wore only earrings in addition
to the charms nature gave them.
When single dice is thrown the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
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DELAY BONUS 2 YEARS.

Washington. March IA
delay OF two years In the cash
payments OF the soldiers
bonus. was virtually decided
upon today. The decision was
reached by the republican
members OF the way aud
means committees OF the
houfe. according TO reports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
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mARpI oRAs TAKES TOLL.

New Orleans. March L.
Four dead. two injured In six
atabbing affrays. several
shooting matches In which
none were reported ~ Injured
and three hold ups. This was
the toll today of the Mardi
Gras. the annual festival
which closed here last night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Powell an
nounce the arrival of a boy, born
several days ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01

Reports from Berlin relate that
the pirate treasure of the Dutch
buccaneer, Stortebecher, has been
found.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01

Archaeologists recently claim to
have discovered the tomb of st. John
the Evangelist.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01

When a single dice is thrown the
chances of an ace are one to six.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
4 HOME PAPER

All the local news In the Daily ~.
press. Latest world news By wire
daily from tho United Press Asso.
Citations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-01
W wEATH E R

Tonight fair. continued cold. Thurs
day fair. rising temperature.
Local Temperature.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-28
German Spy is Deported.

New York, Sept. 21.--Lieut
Robert Fay, member of the Ger
man secret service in the war, to-
day was secretly escorted from
the Atlanta penitentiary and
placed aboard the Hamburg liner
Baycr, bound for Germany.
With him was deported Carl
koener, who is alleged to have
been Fay's accomplish in a plot
unearthed in 1916. when Fay was
charged with having conspilred
to destroy American ships carry
ing supplies to the allies by plac-
ing bombs aboard, so timed that
they would blow up the vessels i'll
mid ocean.
In 1916, Fay and his accom-
plices were sentenced to eight
years at Atlanta. Their release
for deportation today was or
dered by Secretary Davis. imml-
grafton officials said.