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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-06-01
Bond

Bond, May 29.-Farmers are all
busy in their crops We are still
having cool nights and warm days.
The singing taught by George Moore
at the Annville Baptist Church closed
yesterday. Several people were out
and the day was spent in singing,
also some talks and recitations were
given.-A new Baptist Church has
been organized at Bond. Rev. David
Smith will be the pastor.-Borr
to Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brewer, May
II, fine baby girl.-R. E. Taylor and
family attended the singing at Ann.
vile Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
York have moved back to their sons
home, Jerry York's.-Jim Hunley will
move to the place vacated by Mr.
York.-Homer Purkey from TyneI
visited his uncle, H. c. Davis Sat.
urday.-Mrs. Mary Purkey attended
Sunday-school at Pigeon Roost Sun.
day.-Not many days ago, the home
of Miss Matte and Jennie Denham
was burned. Some of their furniture
was saved. We hope the girls can
get another house built in the near
future.-Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore
visited at Ebert Treague's Sunday.
The Sunday-school at this place
is progressing nicely.-Press Lewis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
SHOPMEN ATTEND
CHURCH IN BODY
300 Striking Ralroaders Hear Ad-
dress of Judge Taylor at Sugg
Sunday Morning; Golden
Rule is Stressed.

Three hundred Rock Island shop
men who are out on strike here at
tended the morning session of the
Mems Bible class of the Baptist
church, and heard the message of
Judge Baxter Taylor of the state in
dustrial commission.
The railroaders attended in a
body. Rev. Sam D. Taylor, pastor
of the church, apeared before the
shopmen, in session in the Union
Labor hall, and extended them a spe-
cial invitation. A motion to attend
the Sunday school class in a body
was passed unanimously. After hear
ing the message by Judge Taylor,
the shopmen returned to Union La
Dor hall and resumed their session.
After the arrival of the shopmen,
the Sugg theatre was packed to ca
pacity. Judge Taylor, president of
large brotherhood Sunday school
class in oklahoma City, used as his
theme, "The Golden Rule In Busi-
ness" He declared that if both cap
ital and labor would observe the
golden rule, there would be no
strikes, lockouts, etc.
Judge Taylor spoke under the
auspices of the Mems Bible class of
the First Baptist church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
RACES TO FEATURE JULY FOURTH
PROGRAM IN CHICKASHA; BUSINESS
WILL BE AT STANDSTILL ALL DAY

A quiet Fourth of July Is in store
for Chickasha residents.
While much entertainment will be
available, Chickasha will be a CLOSED
town." as far as business is con
cerned Chief among the entertain
ment is the horse and automobile
races to be staged tomorrow after
neon at Grady field, beginning at
1870 o'clock. This win be one of
the most complete horse racing cards
ever offered in Chickasha or this part
OF the state. More than 40 horses
have been entered in the various
races Some Of these animals are
classy stock and veterans Of many
turf events. Prizes aggregating $1,000
will be offered
The race card is being presented
under the auspices of the Grady coun-
ty fair association.
In addition to the farmers race,
a three-eighth mile running event;
the seven big horse racing events, a
five mile stock car race will be
staged tomorrow afternoon. A special
prize of $3.50 will be offered the
winners of this event.
The track is in excellent condition
for the race card, it was announced
early this morning Officials of the
fair association expect the grandstand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
HURL PLEASURE SEEKERS TO DEATH IN TRAIN WRECK
STRIKERS LOSE STANDING
CALL FOR MAINTENANCE STRIKE
Is EXPECTED HERE LATE TODAY
OR TOMORROW; MEANS 125 MORE,

Maintenance Of way employees here
expect TO receive instructions today
or tomorrow from the heads OF their
union instructing them To Join the
ak shop crafts In the railroad strike
which began Saturday morning at
10 o'clock.
Up 10 o'clock today mo- such
order had been received here. II
was learned this afternoon. II the
order IL received. more than 1875
local men. including maintenance of
way employees OF the Rock Island.
Frisco and Santa Fe, will be- affect.
ed. II is said.
The probability that the mainte.
nence OF way employees will receive
their strike call today or tomorrow
was the only new phase OF the local
strike situation this morning.
The strike here is a very peaceful
one. No disorder has been reported.
Petitions asking that the council ap.
point John W. Duff, president Of the
Chickasha Trades Council. as a spe.
cial officer TO patrol the yards and
shop grounds here to prevent any
destruction which might be charged
against the unions were being cirru.
lated today a special officer to pa.
trol the III Reno shops and yards
has been appointed, Il is said.
AT the request of the unions. Mr..
Duff is acting as guard at the
shops now. Union heads this morn
ing expressed the belief that his ap-
pointment will be confirmed by the
council.
Harkins Heads Committee.
At the mass meeting held Satur.
day soon after the walk-out here.
local shopmen selected committee
to represent them in all negotiations
and controversies resulting from the
strike. This committee consists of
representatives from each craft af
fected by the strike.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
WHIP HAND HELD
BY bR0THERH09DS
Big Brotherhoods Not in Full Sym
pathy, but Members May Be
Ordered to Quit Operating
Trains, Account Repairs.

Cleveland, o., July although of
ficials of the big railroad brother
hoods were silent here today regard
ing the attitude of their members
toward the strike of the shop crafts,
railroad officials realized that the
brotherhoods hold the whip hand.
1t is known that the brotherhoods,
comprising the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen, Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen and Enginemen
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers are not in full sympathy
with the striking shop men but it
was pointed out that the brother
hoods may refuse to allow their
members to operate trains because
poor repairs to engines and other
equipment.
Warren S. Stone, president of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, declined to discuss the strike
today.
An official of one of the other
brotherhoods severely criticised the
action of B. M. Jewell, president of
the shop crafts for defying the labor
board.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
ENGINEER TELLS
STORY Of CRASH
Says Did Not See Car Until II APP
peared on Track Immediately in
Front of Engine; Continue
Inquest Wednesday.

The Rock Island passenger train
which crashed into the automobile
at the crossing two miles south of
Poccaset, Friday morning, killing
Mr.. and Mrs V. M. Porter, newly
weds; Lila Speer age 1S, and Tom
Speer, age IA, all of Dallas, was
moving at a speed of about So miles
per hour, Engineer William Good, of
Ell Reno, testified at the coroner's
inquest here Saturday afternoon.
Engineer Good was plotting the
engine which crashed into the Ford
touring car in which the party Of
four were travelling.
'I did not see the automobile UNI
til it suddenly appeared upon the
track from behind the embankment,"
Engineer Good testified 81 was only
a short distance from them then.
shut the engine off and stopped it
as quickly as | could"
Two of the bodies, according to
the testimony given by the engineer,
were found on the engine. The 9th
er two were found near the track
very short distance from the cross
ing.
The engineer testified that the
whistle of his engine was blown
loudly before the train reached the
crossing.
Testimony of Ralph Woodward,
fireman, and Conductor Hatfield,
members of the train crew, corrob-
Grated with the engineers testi-
mony
After placing these three members
of the train crew on the stand, the
inquest was continued until Wednes-
day morning at 8 o'clock before
Justice of the Peace Moore. One or
two persons who were at the scene
of the accident Immediately after
the crash probably will testify We'd
nesday, Ben Goff, county attorney,
said today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03

william lIarkins. veteran boiler.
maker. was elected chairman Of this
committee: II. II. Duncan. machln.
LIST, was named ylce.chalrman. and
Rudy Wendland. sheet metal worker.
secretary. II II. Duncan. John Riley.
and Lee Orrell. represent the ma.
chlnists on the committee; G. A..
Griffin and A, l., Franklin. the clcc.
iricians; VIM. lIarklns. s. A. Shaw
and Joe Kyle. the hoilermakers: A.
Bankston. r. =. Orrell and Roland
Sebastine. the carmen: Rudy Wend.
land. George llinds and Fred Godon.
the sheet metal workers. and John
Duff, j. G. King and u. licstand, the
blacksmlths. These also will repre-.
sent the helpers and apprentices Of
the various crafts.
Meet Every Morning.
Rudy Wendland, chairman Of the
strike committee. stated this morn.
INK that all local members of the six
crafts had been called 10 meet every
morning at o'clock IN the Union
Labor hall on Chickasha avenue. A
complete list OF all the men who
quit work in the local shops and
roundhouse Saturday morning at 10
o'clock had been compiled and roll
call will be called at the mass meet
ings every morning. the secretary
said. This. it was pointed out, will
be done in order that the where
abouts of the strikers at any time
may be known.
II was learned this morning that
a number Of the striking shopmen
had obtained jobs elsewhere and are
now preparing to leave the city.
Some are going to work in machine
shops, others in the oil fields, while
others are entering into other pro-
fessions 1t is said. However, the
percentage of the men who obtain
work elsewhere will be small, II Is
said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
COAL FARLEY IS
ADJOURNED WITH
NO ACTION TAKEN
Presidents Conference to Meet Again
Next Monday; Detail Of Any
Progress Made Not Given Out
by Officials.
DECLARE
CHANCE OF SETTLEMENT
Commerce Secretary Sees Hope After
Operators and Union Men Talk
to Home Folks; "We'Il Sue
ceed,' Says Davis.

Washington, July 3.-The Harding
coal conference today adjourned until
Monday without taking any definite
action toward settlement of the ma
tional coal strike.
This announcement was made by
government officials at the confer
ence following secret caususes of the
opposing factions on the government
suggestion that a small arbitration
committee be appointed to lay foun-
dation for settlement.
I'VE hope there will be more
chance of an agreement after the
miners and operators have been home
and talked things over with their
people" Secretary of Commerce
Hoover declared after the conference
here adjourned.
Il am sure we are going to sue
ceed,' Secretary of Labor Davis
added
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
to be filled TO capacity this afternoon
as well as tomorrow afternoon.
Stores To Close.

to be filled to capacity this afternoon
as well as tomorrow afternoon.
Stores To Close.
Chickasha retail stores. plants and
factories will be closed tomorrow,
IL was learned this morning. Offices
in the county court house, city hall
and federal building will be closed
during the entire day.
Postmaster G. w. Barefoot an.
nounced this morning that all win
dows at the local postoffice will be
closed tomorrow; that neither city
nor rural deliveries will be made.
However, all mail will be received
and dispatched as usual, he said.
Local banks will be closed all day
tomorrow. o. f. Nicholson an
nounced today that the local office
of the American Railway Express
company will be closed With but
few exceptions, all offices as well
as the retail stores will be closed.
While the races constitute the
principal entertainment for tomor,
row, there are other numbers on the
citys Fourth of July program. A
farmers picnic is being staged on the
Rodgers farm northeast of the city.
And, too, there's the swimming pool
at Shannon Springs, which, no doubt,
will be a mecca for pleasure seekers
tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
To Consider Strike.
By The United Press.)

Detroit, July 9.-Officials of the
maintenance of way union met here
today to consider throwing its mem
bership of nearly 100000 men into
the railroad strike.
E. f. Cradle, president of the
union met with his executive coun-
ell, to review the vote of the mem
bership on the strike issue. 1t has
been semi-officially announced that
the men were overwhelmingly in
favor of a strike.
"In case the executive council de-
cides to call strike, thereby join
ing the 100000 shop workers, who
walked out Saturday, it will take 36
10 40 hours before the walk-out gets
hnder way" said Cradle before he
went into session.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
TOWERMAN HAS
DESIRE TO DIE
WITH VICTIMS

Winslow Junction, N. j., July
S.-John Dewalt, 60, the tower
man at Winslow Junction, was
found in his home detail of
troopers under Lieutenant VIII
liam Sickle who went to ques.
tion him.
An attempt was made to take
the old man to Jail, but his en-
feebled condition made it i'm
possible. Troopers, one on each
side of him, attempted to help
him through the door of his
home on the way to Jail.
The old man became hysteri-
cal and collapsed.
MY God" he screamed 81
sent the engine through the
wrong switch. | sent those peo-
pie to their death.
"Oh, why did | do it? I'll
hear their screams and shrieks
and see the mangled bodies of
dead men for the rest of my
life.
Let me die-I don't dare live
any longer. | want to join those
whom | sent to death"
Lieutenant Sickler changed his
mind about taking Dewalt to
jail. He was put to bed and a
guard posted around him.
He will be taken to the Cam
den Jail if he ever recovers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
(ey The United Press.l

Wnsow Junction. NJ J. July 3Ninn persons killed when
the Philadelphia Reading Midnight through open
switch and today Jersey
police announced today.
Thir'ythree persons known to have been Injured
Seven Of the dead have been positively identified They
Joseph olausa 35, Peasantvlle NJ J.
Sol WORTH Hays Landing NJ. J.
William WesteOtt engineer ooeester N. j.
William A. souder, 80, Atlantic City
Francis L. corbett, 2s. Philadelphia
James Owen, porter, address unknown
John Lynnehan "a Philadelphia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03

Chicago, July Eight hundred
thousand men may be added to the
ranks of the striking railroad en-
ployes by action of union leaders
Today.
It was learned Oh good authority
,hat strike call issued by the
maintenance brotherhood would re-
suit in like action by the Brother
hood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks. Stationary Firemen and En-
gineers and Signal men.
Slightly more than 100000 men
would be affected by a maintenance
strike call, 100000 by a walkout of
clerks and the remainder in the two
smaller organizations.
This would bring the total on
strike to nearly 100000.
The new strike crisis developed
after a long conference between
Cradle, Bert M. Jewell, president of
the striking shop crafts; E. H. Fitz-
gerald, president of the clerks; Tim
othy Healy, president of the station
ary firemen and oilers, and d. W.
Helt, president of the signal men.
Union chiefs refused to make a
statement but it was understood
Jewell made an impassioned plea
for a united front against the car
Tiers.
Women VIII Win.
Jewell claimed he had made little
effort to influence the other union
heads to order a walkout.
"The women will win this strike"
Jewell said. They will work and
pinch and save and we will win.
They always back us up. If the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
Wrong Switch Cause.


The accident was caused by the
Improper setting of a switch, accord.
ing to reports here. 1t threw the
llyer on to curve leading into a
branch line to Wildwood and Cane
May. The curve was set for a slow
freight train
The flyer was travelling at a speed
of seventy miles an hour. The en-.
eineer did not slow as he reached
the junction, expecting a clear
straight track.
The train was made up of two
Pullman cars, one club car, and four
coaches.
The speeding train took the switch
at leap, ployed sixty feet across
the ground and curled up into
heap of wreckage.
Relief Is Rushed.
Relief trains were rushed from
Atlantic City and Camden. They
carried Red Cross nurses and sew.
eral corps of physicians. The trains
and wrecking trains carrying rail-
road workmen were given the right
of way.
The work trains carried powerful
cranes with which they could lift
the wrecked coaches and accord the
searchers a better opportunity to
assist the suffering.
Working in the Pickering lights
of the oil flames in the midst of a
drizzling rain, volunteer rescuers at
tackled the pile Of wreckage in a
desperate effort to remove the dead
and wounded.
Unequipped with tools. and work
ing in the semi-darkness caused by
the insufficient light from the emer-
gency torches, the work of relief
proceeded slowly.
Flagman Is Missing.
John Dewalt, the 68-year.old tower
man who flashed a hysterica mes.
sage to Atlantic City, could not be
found at daylight
State police continued working
throughout the morning in an ef-
fort to find some of the u persons
who are still to be accounted for,
according to records of the number
OF passengers on the train.
The train left the track with such
terrific force that the roadbed was
plowed up for $50 feet and an cleo
trio light pole pulled down, crippling
the entire lighting system at Wins
low Junction.
P. Miller, University of Pennsyl.
vania football player, who was work.
ing as brakeman on the train DUR
ing the summer months was among
those who helped direct the rescue
work
Irene Fanywerter Of Atlantic City,
passenger in the fourth coach,
told of her experiences:
Everything was going smoothly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
Arbitration Proposed.

Washington, July 3.-Government
chiefs at the Harding coal conference
today proposed that the miners and
operators appointed an arbitration
committee to determine a sound basis
for settlement Of the national coal
strike.
Both sides Immediately went into
executive session to caucus on the
government suggestion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
MAINTENANCE Of
WAY HEADS WILL
CANVASS BALLOT
Chiefs Of Union Meet IN Detroit 10
Canvass Strike Vote; Believed Be
Overwhelmingly In Favor
OF Walkout.
ALBANY WORKERS START
SYMPATHY STRIKE TODAY
President Of Union Say Would Take
sc to 40 Hours to Get Started;
Would Add over $4,000 Men
10 Present Idle.

Chicago. July 3.-The railroad
shop crafts union. winch called u
strike Saturday. lost all standing be
fore the United States railroad labor
board today
The board declared the strikers
organization would be no longer
recognized and urged that men who
remained in the employment Of the
railroads, together with newly EN-.
ployed men. form an organization to
take the place of the shop crafts
union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
Meeting is Delayed.
(By The limited Press

Detroit, July S.-The meeting of
the executive council Of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance OF
Way Employees and Railway Shop
Laborers has been delayed until this
afternoon. pending the arrival of the
full membership of the board.
All of the grand officers and mem
bers of the council present here
were of the opinion that If the bal
lots show the men are called to
strike, it will be impossible for them
to halt ii.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
GEARY INDIAN POW-WOW.

Geary, Okla, June 3.-A big In
dian pow-wow of Indians from every
part of western oklahoma was being
held here today. Plans for the gigan-
tic celebration tomorrow was being
made. The celebration will include
pony races and other picturesque In
dian events.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
CONTINUOUS SHOW THE FOURTH

The Rialto theatre announces a
continuous show tomorrow from II
a. m. my Old Kentucky Home"
which opened at this theatre today
will be the feature of the program
again tomorrow. Dixie, the famous
race horse that ran in the Kentucky
Derby is one of the important factors
in this feature picture, and if you
like racing you will certainly enjoy
this picture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
Hello Girl Heroine.
(By The United Press,)

Hammonton, N. j., July 3.--Miss
Margaret Aoughman, Hammonton
telephone operator, was the heroine
Of the Philadelphia and Reading
wreck today.
Miss Loughman was told of the
wreck by tower man a few min
utes after it happened.
The girl Immediately plugged
through six at a time. She called
every doctor and nurse for miles
around, summoned the fire depart
ment of Hammonton and called out
members Of the Red Cross and
American Legion.
Scores owe their prompt rescue to
her coolness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
TOWERMAN FRANTIC.


Atlantic City, N. j., July s.
"My God, / have sent number 93
on the wrong track"
John Dewalt, signal man at
Winslow Junction, hammered out
the above frantic telegram to the
dispatcher's office at Atlantic City
a few moments after the Mid
night Flyer" flashed past his tower.
Atlantic City made desperate
but unavailing efforts to raise De-
walt after his message had been
received.
He had tainted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
Sympathy Strike Started.

Albany, N. Y, July 3-Maintenance
of way employees of railroads here
struck today in sympathy with the
100000 shop workers who walked
out Saturday Coal passers of the
Boston and Albany and the New
York Central railroads at Rensselaer,
walked out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
(By The United press.l

Winsow Junction, j. July 3stx persons killed. according
to official figures and 80 injured midnight Flyer Of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad plunged here early
today.
Faulty mechanism Of signal apparatus for the disaster
by John oewa aged tower disappeared accident and
locked himself his home
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
(By The United Press,

Wnslow Junction. j., July 3Eght persons killed twelve
others missing holiday seriously injured be,
the Midnight Flyer" Philadelphia Reading express punoed from
the rails while travelling at high early TO-DAY
Bodies OF the dead and
the local
The train was completely is feared the tan,sd
wreckage, which rantav baa
Tins Deep yellow be- the traln
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
BANK CALL ISSUED.
(By The United Press. !

Washington, July 3.-The comp
troller of the currency today issued
a call for report on the condition
of the banks on Friday, June 80.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
NO PAPER TOMORROW.

Following a long-established
custom. the Daily Express
will not publish tomorrow.
July 4. The force will take
the full day off and celebrate
Independence Day according
to individual likings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03
PENN AND READING FLYER SENT ON
WRONG SWITCH; PLUNGEs Off RAILS
AND CURLs UP IN HEAP Of DEBRIS
TRAVELLING AT 20 MILES AN HOUR; ENGINEER GIVING
ER THE GUM" EXPECTING STRAIGHT TRACK;
VICTIMS ARE PARTIALLY BURIED.
RESCUERS DIGGING IN MUD AT
BOTTOM or STEEP ENBANKNENT

AGED TOWERMAN FLASHES MESSAGE OF GREAT MIS-.
TAKE AND DISAPPEARS; WORK OF RESCUE GOES
ON AMID DRIZZLINC RAIN; TORCHES USED.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-03

In solid form sulphur by friction
with silk becomes negatively cleo
trified.