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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
REAL SANTA CLAUS PLAYS TO OSAGES

The Indian OF yesterday would
not be recognized today as the
one collecting his quarterly pay
ment. Instead OF the pinto pony
with the string halter. Indians OF
today ride TO the Indian agency
In flashy and expensive automo.
biles- chauffeur and all.
The payments. which were for.
merry spent for brlght-colored
beads. trinxets and blankets. will
be spent In large part for Pari-
sian gowns. tallor.made clothes.
jewels. homes and tuition In ex-
penslyo boarding and military
schools and other Injuries and
other comforts OF the white man,
The discovery Of oil IN the In
dian country put new war
paint" on the Indian Santa
Claus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
No HOBBIES FOR
COUNTY sOLONS
Grady Delegation in State legisla-
ture viii Go for Betterment OF
Conditions; Road Measure
Proves Favorite.

Grady county men who will serve
in the ninth Oklahoma legislature
which convenes in Oklahoma City,
January 2, will not carry any partic-
ular hobby" into the legislative
halls with them.
Ed f. Johns, state senator, de-
clared he will support legislation
which would provide a feasible
means of getting more hard-sur-
faced roads. He stated, however,
that he had not yet reached any
definite conclusions as to the most
logical course to pursue along this
line. He believes that the automo-
bile tax law can be changed in
some way to provide "easy money
for hard-surfacing of roads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20

Pawhuska. Okla. Dec. 20.-lt
was real Christmas among the
Indians OF the Usage nation here
this week.
Santa Claus, In the person OF
Uncle Sam. began handing out
Christmas gifts 10 the 2.229 al
lottees OF the nation Monday.
Each Indian win receive $1,000
during the week. which consti-
tutes the biggest quarterly pay
ment ever made 20 the 0sages.
The payments aggregatlng
sl.bOO,000 In oil royalties. make
striking contrast 20 the pay.
menis given the red men In the
days before oil was dreamed OF.
In the pre-oil days the lndi-
ans thought II was heap plenty
money" when. they were given
their regular quarterly allotment
of Sii.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
THEY'RE ALL DANCIN' SQUARE STUFF

Nightly practice dances are
being held everywhere SO the
young folk will know how to
"swing in and out and turn
about" at the square dance to be
held here in January, celebrat-
ing the inaugural of Governor
Elect Jack Walton.
Nothing but the square" goes
at the inaugural celebration, it
was said.
From Sayre, Beckham county,
it was announced -four old cow
punchers and four oldtime Ia
dies" would dance special
"set" at the celebration to show
the town folks" how to cut a
mean corner in doing the square
dance grand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
Warming Is Issued.


Manager +. d. Shaffer of the
Chickasha Gas and Electric com.
pany this morning warned gas con-
sumers to be careful and not COM
pletely open the valves Of their ar
tificlal gas stoves until the stove is
adjusted for natural gas. Natural
gas will have more pressure than
artificial gas and the valves of the
stoves should be only partially op.
ened" he said.
Mr.. Shaffer announced that capa-
BILE men will be sent over the meter
reading routes tomorrow to make
adjustments of the gas stoves. This
service will be rendered free of
charge, he said. All modern arti.
ficial gas stoves can be adjusted
for the burning of natural gas with
very little difficulty, he said.
In order that the new rate may
be put into effect, all meters will
be read tomorrow, it was announced.
Chickashas natural gas rates, as
outlined in the franchise granted
the Chickasha Gas and Electric
company, shall be so cents for the
first 1000 cubic feet and rs cents for
every 1000 cubic feet over that
amount. Mr.. Shaffer pointed out
this morning that the company will
continue to offer the 10 per cent
discount of bills paid before the
10th of each month. This, he point
ed out, means that those who pay
their bills before the 10th will get
the additional 1000 cubic feet for
67R cents.
The artificial gas rate was $1.S5
per 1000 cubic feet. This rate has
been in effect for some time. A
comparison Of the two rates shows
that the city's monthly gas bill will
be materially decreased. Natural
gas goes farther" and the same
number of customers will consume
less natural gas than they did the
artificial gas, Mr.. Shaffer believes.
Plans Many Extensions.
After the telephone conversation
with Mr.. insult yesterday, Mr.. Shat
fer announced that the Chickasha
Gas and Electric company probably
will spend approximately 100000 in
making Improvements In and extern
sions of the gas distributing system
here. He expects to add many new
patrons in the near future. While
he admits number of improve
ments may be necessary, Mr. Shat
fer believes that the distributing
system here is as adequate if not
more so, than any other natural gas
distributing system in the state. He
discredits the belief that the gas
mains in the city are not strong
enough to hold natural gas.
Whistle ANNOUNCES Change.
AS Mayor o. Coffman turned the
valve which permitted natural gas
to enter the distributing system here
the fire whistle blew "at the top
of its voice." The blowing was con-
tinued until the mayor had COM
pleted the job.
Manager Shafier stated this after
noon that arrangements to make tue
necessary adjustments, such as
changing the quarter gas meters and
making certain adjustments on the
artificial KS stoves, had been COM
r.eted. Foui or five extra meter
readers have been employed in or
der that the job. may be completed
in one day. he said. Mr.. Shaffer
r1sed eteiv housew f. who has the
use of ga. to leave the doors cf
her home unlocked tomorrow in or
der that the meter readers and me-
(Continued on page twol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20

(By Inc tHlteu iress.)
Oklahoma City, Dec. 90
Bellies of a quarter of a cen
tury ago have again come into
their own and are doing their
stuff all over Oklahoma as was
never done before.
Queens from the land of jazz
are passe-temporarily, at least
because they just don't know
their groceries.
Reports from Oklahoma's sew
enty-seven county seats said the
bellies of yesterday are even
more popular today than they
ever dreamed of being. Every
body is learning to square dance,
and the oldtimers are having
their hands full in teaching the
novices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
Car Is Demolished.
By The United PreSs,)

Port Arthur, Texas, Dec. S0.-Four
persons were killed and two others
injured, probably fatally, when a
street car crashed into an automo-
bile here early today.
All the injured were occupants of
the automobiles.
The automobile was ground be.
meath the wheels of the street car
and it was necessary to jack the car
up on one side and turn it over be
fore the bodies of the dead and in
jured could be removed. Over an
hor was taken up in doing this
work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
TIGER BACK HOME.
nny Tie United rre.l

llavre. Dec. 20. - Georges
Clemenceu arrived here to-
day ON the liner Paris. re-.
turning from his speaking
tour In America.
lie declared that he was
well satisfied with the results
Of his trip.
After what | have told
the Americans. IT'S up to them
to decide what 10 do" he
; said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
FOUR DIE WHEN
CAR HITS AUTO
Street Car Crashes Into Machine al
Crossing; Two More May Die;
Bodies Pinned Beneath
Car for Hour.
(By The United press.l

Port Arthur, Texas, Dec. 90
Three men and cne woman We're
killed and two injured is the toll of
an automobile and street car crash
on East Seventh street, at the in
tersection of the Texas company
road along the top of the storm
levee, at GAO this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
CHICKASHA TO GET NATURAL GAS THIS AFTERNOON
CONGRESS TODAY.
senatc.

0tNatts
Debate Morris resolution 10
dlsplaco ship subsidy.
Banking and currency com.
mlttce considered farm cred.
It's.
) House.
May vote today ON rcsolu'
tlon providing for conatiln.
tional ban on tax exempt Sc
curities.
Judiciary committee hear.
Ing on Daughorty impeaeh-
ment.
Foreign affairs committee
hearing on proposed reorganl.
zation OF consular services.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-20
A HOME PAPER

All the local news In the Daily m.
press. Latest world news by Leased
Wire from tho United Press Asso-
citation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
CLOSE THE DOORS

When the Senate concurs-as it
should do-in the bill which has lust
passed the House, the restricted inn
migration law will be extended one
year from June 80 next. 1t is the in
tention of the House Immigration
committee to draft permanent en-
actment, but the subject is so intri-
cate that it cannot be disposed of
hurriedly. The extra year will be
none too long.
Until the war upset all Europe the
transatlantic liners were bringing as
many as a million aliens into the
country in year. The situation was
becoming serious Hostilities broke
up the traffic, but after the armistice
a perfect flood of emigrants was
headed this way. Restriction was a
positive necessity. The 3 per cent
proposition was adopted as tenn
porary measure The basis for cal
culation was the number of nationals
OF given country resident in the
United States according to the 1910
census. The idea was to receive an
additional 3 per cent of the respective
totals annually
This arrangement met many diff
culties at the start Ellis Island was
crowded with aliens who had over
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION.

1t was fifty years ago-March 6,
1857.-tLat the Supreme Court of the
United States rendered its decision in
the famous bred Scott case. The re-
suits which followed this decision we're
stupendous and far-reaching.
bred Scott was slave belonging to
. surgeon In the United States army.
He was taken by his master to Fort
Smelling, in the State OF Illinois, terri
tory from which, by the ordinance of
1887. slavery had been forever ex
cluded. Afterward he was carried into
Missouri, where he was hired as a
slave. Claiming freedom on the ground
that his residence in Illinois had wiped
out his status as a slave, his case was
taken before the Supreme Court for
settlement. -, !.
After q three years consideration OF
the case the decision of the court was
pronounced in an exhaustive opinion
delivered by Chief Justice fancy, seven
of the nine judges concurring.
In substance, the decision was as
follows: (I That persons of the
African race were not, and could not
be. acknowledged as part of the PEG.
ple," or citizens, under the Constitu'
ton of the United States. (2) That
Congress had no right to exclude citi,
zens of the South from taking their
Negro servants, as any other property,
into any part of the community, and
that they were entitled to claim its
protection therein. 81 That the Mis-.
souri, Compromise of 1920, in SO far as
1t prohibited African slavery north OF
a designated line, was unconstitutional
and void. z'|s
The decision raised a storm from
one end of the country to the other
and made the civil war foregone
conclusion. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
RAPs AMERICAN CHRISTIANS f?)

In recent interview japanese
gentleman walloped the American
Christian hypocrites in these words
and hits the nail on the head:
II am Christian, but I cannot
reconcile the rules which Christianity
taught me with American practices.
Americans are overly suspicious and
narrow heartfelt Our nation is sup
posedly anti-Christian, but we have
broader hearts. i
American missionaries teach US
that all people are equal, so we well
come Americans, let you travel
throughout Japan unmolested, buy
property, engage in business, and
give you equal rights with our own
people when you are in Japan. You
do not practice in America what your
missionaries teach us we must do. if
we want to be Christians. Even the
missionaries do not practice what
they preach when they return to
America" -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25

run the quota These troubles have
been largely overcome During the
eight months of operation under the
law immigrants have numbered 1872
600. The limit for twelve, months is
5000, and it is not likely to be
reached. So much the better. The
United States needs long rest from
its efforts to assimilate newcomers,
and no matter what form permanent
legislation may take, we agree with
Chairman Johnson, of the immigra-
ton committee, that there will be no
desire to return to the virtually un-
limited entrance of foreign labor.
This melting-pot business is all right
as theory, but the country has got
to look out for itself and its doors
must be closed to strange men with
tsrange and violent doctrines So
says the Philadelphia Inquirer and so
say we all.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
EGYPT IS FREE.

There is great rejoicing in Egypt
Sultan Ahmed Fuad Pasha has an
nounced with due pomp and ceremony
that Egypt has become an indepen.
dent and sovereign state and that he
the Sultan, has assumed the title of
the King Of Egypt. The British High
Commissioner, Field Marshal LORD
Allenby, called at the Royal palace
after the ceremonies at Cairo and con-
graduated King Fuad, whom he ad-
dressed as "Your Majesty" How has
this been accomplished? By cringing
and saying "We don't want this and
we don't want that and we don't want
the other? No. The Egyptians de.
fled Great Britain and refused to &C.
cept anything except absolute free
dom. They fought for it, they died
for it and they pot it! - .-.-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
ton has strayed from the G.. o. P,
landmarks.
EMMET'S EPlTAPH

Having been convicted by Dublin
court Of taking part in the Irish Re-
bellion of 1898, Robert Emmett, the
greatest Irish patriot, was duly exc
cuted by the British authorities.
He closed his last speech with these
words: 81 have but one request to
make on my departure from this
world. Let no man write my epitaph;
for, as no man who knows my motives,
dare now vindicate them, let not pre-
JUDGE asperse them. Let my tomb
remain inscribed, until other times
and other men can do justice to my
character. When my country shall
take her place among the nations~ot
the earth, then, and not until then, let
my epitaph be written"
More than one hundred years have
passed, during which time thousands
of brave Irishmen have laid down
their lives to free their beloved coun.
try from the horrors of British op.
preston. The Irish have fought Brit.
ain to the death, Britain was whip.
ped, and just the other day the birth
of the new Irish Free State was cele.
brated. --..:
No doubt Emmett's martyrdom die
much to keep burning the fires of ma
tionalism which have at last made
Ireland a nation. To Robert Emmett
more than to any other one man, may
the successful ending Of the fight TO,
freedom be credited. Now let his cpl
|taph be written. L.. 49, i
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25


Protest always pays. For some
time the people of India have been
making "silent protest" against the
many irjustices from which they sui.
fer and now it seems that results are
about to be achieved. The govern.
nlent has introduced several bills fol-
the repeal of nearly all of the repres.
sive and restrictive laws now on the
statute books.
And because they have protested
England will give independence tc
the Egyptians. Down South, Motor
ct al are lauding the brutal people
who have stolen the rights of the col.
ored people and restricted them to q
jimcrow place in the social scheme.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25

At a recent hearing Of the house
committee on merchant marine,
ACoxey of Coxey army fame, that $40,-
100000 worth Of idle vessels be
turned over to him and his associates.
One OF the committee asked Coxey if
ne had had any experience in oper-
ating ships. No, none,' replied Mr..
Coxey. No more than Mr.. A. d.
Lasker: Lasker, the Jewish head Of
the Shipping Board, was appointed
by the President, not because he had
experience, but because he had aided
Mr.. Harding in his campaign for the
presidency.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25

Representative Fordney Of Michi-
gan has introduced bill in the house
proposing a loan of $5,0OO,OOO to Ii
IBERIA. The Liberians- seem to want
the money and the president was in
the y. s. last year making an appeal
Tor it; but THE APPEAL believes it
to be a dangerous matter. If the
money IS loaned and not promptly
paid it will be an excuse for the
United States to go in and take pos
session, and thus get a foothold in
Africa, and then Uncle Sam will pro-
coed to mistreat and murder the Ii
berians just as he did in Haiti. The
Llberians would do well to sidestep
that loan.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
0. H. WINSTON,
. JOE E. HEREFORD.
R. w. FOSTER,
J. G. STEVENS.

On motion Of Brother O. M. Rick
etts, it was voted that so much of the
report of the Committee on Jurispru-
dence as relates to the o. E. S. be
reconsidered.
The following O. E. S. resolution
by Brother O. M. Wood was adopted:
Resolved, That all Master Masons
now working in Chapters under the
name or title Of the Walker Faction
or the Grand Chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star, be ordered TO desist
at once.
On motion Of Brother M. o. Rick
etts, the name "Wood Chapter was
stricken out and the name sUnited
Grand Chapter" inserted.
In orded to perfect the work TINS
begun, the printed proceedings of the
Grand Lodge, 1898, show the agree
ment as entered into by the two
Grand Chapters.
During all these wears the United
Grand Chapter Of Missouri has moved
a!ong very nicely until Crittenden
Clarke, present Grand Master Of M
sons OF this Grand Lodge, became a
member OF the United Grand Chapter
through representing Adah Star
Chapter No. ~ of st. Louis as its
Patron in July, 1913.
In 1917 Mr.. Clarke attended the
meeting Of the United Grand Chapter
at Lincoln Nebraska, and was defeat
ed Tor the office Of Grand Patron.
In 1919, at Carrollton, Mo-, was
elected Grand Matron by the mani
nous vote of the Grand Chapter. ]
am now serving my third year as
Grand Matron Of the United Grand
Chapter, having been unanimously
elected each time.
Prior to becoming Grand Matron.
gnere had been committee appointed
by my predecessor to revise the Con-
stitution Of the United Grand Chapter
For various reasons this committee
did not report until the meeting Al
Hannibal, July, 1920. The United
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
WILLIAM MONROE TRoTTER

On April 7, William Monroe Trot-
ter, editor of the Boston Guardian
and world-famous agitator for the
rights Of the colored people, will be
SO years old.
He has done more to fight jim
crowism and to inspire in the co1ored
people determination to battle for
their rights than any living man of
the race. IT,.
He has impoverished himself, hay
ing spent the fortune left him by his
fathers, in financing his work for
freedom and justice for the colored
people.
In the presence of this giant of
agitation, nine-tenths of the alleged
colored leaders appear as pigrnies.
He has always stood for absolute
equality of citizenship. The majority
of the LEADERS" have compromised in
one way or another -
He deserves a FIFTY THOU
SAND DOLLAR FUND. His work
can not be estimated in dollars and
cents. Even a small fund will show
that his work has been appreciated
and that the colored people are will
ing to pay for freedom.
The editor of every paper circulat-
ing amnog the colored people ought
to boost Trotter in his editorial col
umns and also contribute to the
ffty-year fund ~.
THE APPEAL has already sent a
check for Five Dollars. :.
Reader: Do not fail to send at
once your contribution to the Guard
ian Staff, The Guardian, "a Cornhill,
Boston, Mass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25

Twenty-six American marines who
engaged in a fight with the city. DO
lice in Managua, Nicaragua on De-
cember 8, 1921, have been sentenced
to the penitentiary for terms ranging
from eight to twelve years. Now the
authorities ought to convene a court
martial in Haiti and sentence the
marines who mastered many thou
sands Of Haitians.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25
AhTI-kLUx BODY FORMED
Purpose Is to End Mob Violence and
! Enforce Law 49,. r..

Healdton, Okla, MARKHAM anti
Ku Klux Klan organization, known
as the Knights of the Visible Empire
has been formed here John Q, Hyde,
one of the organizers, announced in
a statement today that the purpose OF
the society us to protest against mob
rule, as exemplihed in the teachings
of the Ku Klux Khan" Hyde is a
local attorney.
Hyde said the membership had
jumped to $50 today and that $50 9TH
ers were waiting to sign applications.
I'VE pledge allegiance to the law
of the land and only ask that the
laws be enforced by those empowered
to enforce them. There will be nc
secrecy" he said.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25

President Harding evidently has
keen sense of the ridiculous. He has
recently appointed Brig. Gen. John H.
Russell to investigate conditions in
Haiti. 1t will be recalled that Rus
sell, as Colonel Russell, was in COM
mand in Haiti when the outrages COM
planned of were perpetrated. In other
words, he will investigate what hap
pened under his own regime.