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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
PROBE Of LABOR
N CONSTRUCTION
WORK UNDER WAY
Deputy Labor Commissioner Hughes
Hears Complaint That Shannon
Springs Job Pays feamsters
Short Wages.

Investigation into the complaint
made by local teamstcrs that men
employed as team drivers In the dam
construction work at the Shannon
Springs park site should be paid
teamsters' wages. is being made by
James Hughes. deputy state commits
sioner OF labor.
The first real step into the inyesti-
cation. launched Win the hope of de.
termining the merits OF the com.
plant. was taken yesterday after.
noon when a parley was held in the
council chamber OF the city hall
Mayor Coffman, representatives of
the park board. several city council
men and number OF the complain.
ants were present at the parley, pre-
sided over by the deputy commissions
er Of labor. No decision or settle.
ment was reached after lengthy
discussion.
p. C. Stacy, chairman of the park
board, stated this morning that the
matter will be referred to the city
council TO be In session this evening
No further action will be taken until
after advice is received from the
council, Mr.. Stacy said.
Wages now being paid workers on
the job. according to Pat OBrien,
superintendent of the construction. is
$500 per day for common laborers
and $500 per day for man with team.
II is said complaining teamsters are
asking that the laborers employed to
drive teams used in the excavation
work be paid $4.0O per day. The
complainants to the state labor COM
are not men employed on
the Shannon Springs job. They de-
clared that the labor law providing
that current wage scales shall be
paid men engaged in municipal i'm
provement work was not being recog-
rized here.
Reports that laborers who did not
live in the city were being employed
at Shannon Springs was denied to.
day by Supt. Pat O'Brien. "All but
two foremen are local men and their
applications were approved before |
employed them," O'Brien declared.
only local men will be employed
hn added.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
CHARITIES NAME
BOARD DIRECTORS
At SESSION HERE
Al Members Of Board Who Served
During Year 1921 Arc Reflect
cd; Plan to Enlist Many New
Members This Year.

Directors who served during the
year Of 1921 were reelected at tho
meeting Of the Chickasia United
Charities held last night IA tho or
ganlzailon's headquarters In the city
hall. They are: Mrs. Harry Ludlow
Mrs. WIN Melton. Mrs. Roy Smith
Mrs. A. d. Cochran. Mrs. WIN Hop.
kins, Mrs. Harry lIammerly AMI
Mrs. VIII Dwyer.
The board will elect officers at -
meeting TO be held Monday. Feb
ruary G.
An endoavor will be made to ma.
terially increase the membership IN
the organization, Il was decided At
the meeting. The report OF the off
GERS showed That si.f2O was spent
In carrying out the organizations
charity program in 1921 and that
a larger paid up membership would
enable more effective work during
the remainder of this year.
Because, they point out, the or.
ganization never practices begging
and public solicitation OF funds, and
that all field work is done by non.
salaried workers. hte directors take
an optimistic view Of the prospects
to materially increase the organiza.
tions membership.
Cost of becoming member of
the Chlckasha United Charities is
$500, which includes one year,
dues and an initiation fee of $l00.
The newly elected board Of directors
hope to enlist 500 additional mem.
bers.
Dozens Of persons in distress
were given relief by the organIza.
tion last year, the reports of the
Officers show. Many of these were
cases of sickness, hunger and need
of clothing and fuel.
All office and investigation work
is done by members of the board of
directors. No money will be spent
in the employment of workers dur
ing the year, the directors announc.
ed today.
Offices of the United Charities
are maintained in the city hall ad
joining Red Cross chapter head
quarters. The organization receives
some support from the city treas
ury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
POISONED BOOZE
CLAIMS TOLL 103
LIVES, IS WORD
(By The United Press-)

New York, Jan. 12.-Poisoned
booze seems to be taking nearly as
large toll of human life as 1t did
during the first month following
prohibition, according to reports as
sembled by the United Press.
These reports cover practically
every section of the United States
and are assembled following sur
vey made in the principal cities.
They show that 103 persons have
been killed by the blind death
since January /, 1922 and that the
deaths from the drinking OF pois-
oned liquor are still continuing.
The first deaths were reported
along Hoboken water front when
more than half a dozen men, par
ticipants in one party, died. Off
GERS Immediately started a search
for the death STILL" but were un-
able to find it. The booze was being
sold as brandy and analysis showed
that it contained wood alcohol.
Two deaths have been reported to
poison liquor in New York in the
past "a hours and reports from hos
pitfalls state that others are con-
fined there. suffering from the ef-
fects Of the poisoned booze.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
PRISONERS SAW
BARS IN ESCAPE
At CADD0 JAIL
John Weems, Charged With the Rob-
berry Of Fort Cobb Bank, is One
OF Four Prisoners Who Escape
While Jailer Sleeps.

Four prisoners, including John
Weems, charged with the robbery of
the Washita Valley State Bank at
Fort Cobb several days ago, last
night sawed their way out of the
Caddo county Jail at Anadarko, the
Grady county sheriff's office was
notified early this morning.
Nineteen prisoners who remained
in the Jail told Sheriff Josh Cox that
they knew nothing of the jail de-
livery until the destruction of the
bars over a window of the Jail was
discovered this morning by the
jailer
Lee Williams, alleged car thief,
was one of the four prisoners to
obtain their liberty from the jail last
night, Sheriff Matt Sankey was
notified. Names Of the other two
prisoners are not known by the
Grady county officers.
Weems was apprehended several
days ago following the robbery of
the Fort Cobb bank. He recently
escaped from the state pentitentiary
at McAlester where he was sent
under sentence from the Caddo coun-
ty district court. Weems has a
brother living in this city, it is said
Hack saws were used by the Jail
breakers. The Caddo sheriff's office
reported that the escape was effected
after II o'clock last night.
Officers here have joined in the
search for the men. No clues have
been found, it is said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
RANK CRITICISM
Of POLICIES Of
PREMIER CAUSE
Makes Long Plea TO Chamber os
Deputies for support; Ends
Speech With Apparent 81.
Disgust for Opponents. =
LEAVES CHAMBER WITH
HIS CABINET TRAILING
Deputies Amazed At Action; Agree
ments on Russian and English
Questions Result In Downfall
Critics state.

Paris. Jan. ie.-The cabinet Of
Premier BRAND resigned this after
noon. The premier addressed tho
chamber Of deputies on the subject
Of the Cannes conference and lator
rendered his resignation and that OF
his cabinet.
Severe criticism OF Brands policy
in agreeing to meet the Russians
at Genoa next March and OF his
agreement with Premier Lloyd
George as TO the terms OF the pro-
posed Anglo.French alliance wers
the causes Of the down fall OF tho
premier
After a long plea for the moral
support OF the Chamber Of deputies.
Premier BRAND ended HIS speech
with words clearly indicating his
disguest at the attitude OF his op-
ponents.
Following his speech. he. and his
cabinet members left the chamber.
The deputies sat amazed at his nc.
tions. 10 ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
TEXAS OFFICERS
TAKING HAND IN
FIELD At MEX|A
(By The United Press.)

Austin, Tex, Jan. 12.-1Martial law
was declared in Mexia and surround
ing oil fields this morning by Gov
ernor Pat Neff and Brigadier Gen
eral Wolters was put in command
of the territory.
No orders as yet have been issued
for the movement of the Texas
National Guard troops to the dis
trict, but many are predicting that
orders to this effect were to be
made soon in the event conditions in
the affected district did not clear
up at once.
Martial law was declared in the
Mexia district, according to the
governors proclamation, because of
the open and flagrant violation of
the law in the district. The nrecla-
maton indicated that every force
necessary will be used to clean up
the oil fields.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
ANNOUNCE FIRST
s. D. !. c. EVENTS
HERE FOR APR|L
Track and Field Meet and Intel
lectuaI Contests of New Associa-
ton Billed; Plans Bring
Completed is Word.

April IA and Is are the dates sci
for the Southern Oklahoma Inter.
scholastic conference invitation
track and field meet to be held here
j. +, Hatcher principal OF the
Chickasha high school, announced
today.
Every member of the new league
-Ardmore, Ada, Pauls Valley,
Chickasha. Duncan, Norman, Law,
ton and Altus high schools arc ex.
pected to be represented in both
the intellectual and athletic CON
tests, Principal Hatcher said
Oratorical, reading and voice ~.
tests will be held Friday evening,
April IA. Each school is expected to
have one representative in each OF
these contests-a boy orator, girl
reader and a boy or girl vocal
soloist. Gold medals will be given
winners of first places, silver mer
ais for winners Of second places
and bronze medals for winners of
third places.
Track events are booked for Sat
urday afternoon, April Is, at Grady
field. Fourteen events consisting Of
the 1OO-yard dash, 12O-yard low hur-
dies, one-half mile run, one mile
run. 220-yard dash, 220-yard hurdles,
d40-yard dash, mile relay, pole vault,
shot put, high jump, broad jump, dis
Gus throw and javelin throw, have
been approved for the meet.
silver loving cup will be pre-
sented to the school winning the
track meet. The all-round athlete
will receive gold medal. Gold, sill.
yer and bronze medals will be given
winners of first, second and third
places, respectively, in the IA track
events. A special cup will be pre-
sented to winners of the mile re-
lay.
The track meet will be in charge
of special track officials to be Sc
lected by the conference, Hatcher
says. Each school probably will be
represented with track team Of
ten men.
Complete details of the meet and
its arrangements will be mailed te
the principals Of the various schools
some time III the near futre. Hat
cher announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
Warming 10 ssu..

Paris. Jan. IA warning was
sent to Premier BRAND at Cannes
Yesterday evening by the foreign
iffairs commission, giving four
points to any agreement involving
he question Of German reparations.
Following are the four points as
outlined:
THE economic and financial re-
construction of France Is essential
to the reconstruction of Europe.
"The reparations due France must
be no reduction or modification of
he p vious schedule of May 5, and
3elgl N priority should not be
ouched
France cannot accept the PROPOSE
Ion to attend the forthcoming Genoa
conference, unless she Is given defi-
lite and effective assurances that
ler rights will be respected.
"The Franco-British pact should
lbove all confirm the guarantees and
methods of execution and the securi-
les France now holds under the
,eace treaties, or will hold under
'uture accords."'
The fourth point enumerated was
generally interpreted to mean that
France reserves the right to physi.
cally enforce the terms Of the treaty
Of Versailles wherever that document
accords such right.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
cHickAsHA LODGE
INsTALLs OFFICERS.

Chickasha Lodge No. 50, A. o. U.
W., last night in the lodge hall in
stalled the following officers, So
lected to serve during the year Of
1922: G. A. Griffin, p. M. W.; S.
A. King, M. W.; J. E. Elliott, fore
man; Grace Morris, overseer; W N.
Elliott, financier; M. A. Elliott. re-
corder; G. c. Goetting, treasurer:
Pearl Hicks, I. W.; Raymond Fred
erick, o. W.; Ruth King, guide;
Chas. Elliott, trustee; Orpha Hick-
man, trustee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12

enough in fact to run the boiler
until about 2 o'clock in the after
noon. The present status of the well
was brought about when the owners
put in a string of cable tools and
spent several weeks cleaning the
well and in an effort to shut off
the water. The water is not entire
ly eliminated, the fluid taken from
the well now being about one part
water and three parts oil. The rec
ord of IS barrels day, however,
means that much oil.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
BRAND AND CABINET QUIT
OIL WORKER KILLED.

Arkansas City. Jan. i2.-lIans Pat.
ierson. an oil field worker was rob.
bed and murdered 1t whizbank last
nlght. His shack sct ON fire and
his body was badly burned before
Il could be rescued.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
GUTHRIE BANK CLOSES.
tnr The United rr.l

Guthrie. Jan. ie.-Thc Guthrie
State bank today closed Its doors
for the second time within two
months. The bank was reofganIsed
laat November by tho state banking
department
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
German Delegates Appear.

Cannes, Jan. 1.-THE German DEL
egation, headed by Herr Rathenou
appeared before the supreme council
today and asked permission to out
line Germany's financial and econ.
omic position.
Rathenou maintained that Germany
was unable to pay more than 20O..
100000 gold marks during this en-
tire year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12

"eIaek and rans" Packing Kits and
Entrainlng for Home After
Years OF Occupation; Garry
Ing Out Treaty.
AMNESTY is GRANTED
POLITICAL PRISONERS
King Issues EdIot Freeing Irlshmen;
Troops Enroute 10 English Mil
ltary Poets from Irish
Occupation.

London. Jan. i2.-Amnesty hne
been granted to all Irish political
prisoners by the king. Il was an.
nouncol today The felene Is ef.
fectlye at once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
BUDAPEST BLAST FATAL.
fBy The limited Press, !

Berlin, Jan. 12.-Many lives were
lost in the explosion of chemical
factory near Budapest. 1t wes re-
ported here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12

Many fish are equipped with lum-
nous lanters which guide them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12
The potato bug originated near the
eastern foothills of the Rockies.

The prick of certani fresh water
catfish stings like that of a wasp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12

Chaldean astrology taught that
heavenly bodies influenced disease.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-12

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-16

sible profit? There is not banker
or intelligent business man who
does not know that from
an economic standpoint this risk
could not be assumed with any de-
gree of safety. The margin of profit
between 5 " and 6 per cent, on loan
of ten thousand dollars, is exactly
fifty dollars year. How many banks
are there among us whose average
annual losses from bad loans does not
exceed one-half of one per cent of it's
total loans?
There may be some of us who have
been SO fortunate, but their number
is too negligible for their example to
become a precedent for the vast ma
jority of us who are unable to estab-
lish an infallible system for the col
lection of notes. The banker who
never acquired a bad or a doubtful
note is either engaged in some special
form of banking or using his funds
for the exclusive benefit of that for
tunate class who are least in need
of accommodations
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-16

with John Spates, negro who it is
said had operated the still with him.
Every officer in town made pursuit
with bloodhounds but no arrest has
been made as yet.
Murchison saw Emerson as the
latter raised to fire and attempted to
shoot, but his hammer was down and
hung.
The entire county is deeply aroused
over the shooting and every attempt
will be made to apprehend Emerson.
Citizens to-day offered reward of
$500 and Gov. Morrow wired an Of
fer of like amount. Mr.. Murchison
had been jailer for the past eight
years. He is well-known over the
entire county and had made the race
last fall for sheriff,
Sheriff West and posse of officers
from Fulton County finally captured
Emerson at Bruce's Switch Tuesday
night. Emerson refused to give up
and he was shot in the hip and leg.
He was carrying a wound when
the officer, shot Officers carried
Emerson to Hickmal and then to
Paducah.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-16
BUILDING ACTIVITY GOES
FORWARD IN UNION CITY
New Banking House, Parsonage and
Other Improvements.

There are number of building i'm
provements in Union City now in
progress and some in the course of
completion. but by far the most i'm
portant yet are some very pretentious
undertakings. One is the prepara-
tion of plans for new home for the
Old National Bank and another is a
parsonage for the M. E. Church
South, in Union City. Both of these
are good size jobs, especially the
bank building.
w. e. Walters is erecting grocery
store over on Morgan street. This is
to be stucco business house and Mr..
Walters is to stock it with groceries.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
manse is about completed and it is
an attractive home for the minister
and his little family. Uncle Billy
Gibbs is about ready to move into his
new home over on the old site north
of the Training School. 1t is a nice
one. Billy Massengill has the job
Beulah Church in the vicinity north
west of Union City is about COM
pleted DIR. Rhoads' home on Court
Square and Third has been extensive
ly improved with an additional front
age and porch remodeling.
There will also be built, beginning
in July, the proposed new union de-
pot building in Union City. We
have not seen the plans, but it will
be a much more substantial, comfort
able and commodious building than
the old one. The old depot was sold
to Mr.. Jas. Sinkler to be moved away
before the first of July.
There are indications of better
times in Union City for the mechan-
ic, and maybe soon there will be some
activities on the streets when the
city opens it's bids for street work.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-16
STUDEBAKER AGAIN
FIRST INTO YOSEMITE

After three days of bucking the
snow drifts and fallen trees that
blocked the roads, Hart L. Weaver,
with three passengers in a Stude-
baker Big-Six, led the way into the
Yosemite Valley, thereby winning
the Yosemite National Park Co. S
cup for the first car in 1922 to make
it's way over any of the three roads
that lead into the valley from the Pa
cific Coast.
The feat of the Big-Six is all the
more striking from the fact that
last year another Studebaker was the
first to penetrate the valley; and also
because the second car, this year,
was also a Studebaker-a Light-SiX,
driven by William ]. Silva, of Modes
ia, Cal.
The Yosemite National Park Co.
awards this trophy to the first car
of the season that breaks it's way into
the valley under touring conditions.
Every car must come in absolutely
under its own power without the use
of block or tackle or any towing as
sistance.
This is Studebaker year, Sold in
Union City by Union City Garage,
C. V. Andrews, Manager.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-16
Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation to be held at Union City,
Tenn, on July s, 1922, to fill the
position of rural carrier at Troy and
vacancies that may later occur on ru-
raj routes from that post office. The
salary of a rural carrier on stand
ard daily wagon route of "a miles is
$500 per annum. Form 1877 and
application blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
Commission at Washington, D. G.
Applications should be forwarded to
the Commission at Washington, D.
C., at the earliest practicable date.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-16
DEPUTY FATALLY SHOT
IN RAID ON STILL
Alleged Moonshiners Escape After
Fight Near Hickman.

Hickman, KY, June 12.-Deputy
Sheriff Charles A. Murchison was
shot to-day by Ruby Emerson after
capturing moonshine still four
miles above Hickman and is tonight
at deaths door with recovery very
doubtful.
Murchison and deputy Pat Henry
had captured the still and were in
hiding waiting for Emerson to pass
to arrest him. Emerson with shot
gun started across cotton field and
fired when within few feet of Muir
Gibson, the shotgun load tearing out
the left arm socket at the shoulder
and ranging down into the lung, car
rying shattered bone and gun wad-
ding into the lung.
Henry, who was few feet away
watching from another angle ran to
Murchison and fired the latter's shot
gun twice at Emerson, but both
shots went wild. Emerson is an ex-
service man, leaving the navy last
December and had sent word he
would kill the officers if they raided
him.
Jimersop made his escape together