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The Adair County news., 1922-12-26

The reformers have their trouble;
No sooner had they broke
The chimneys from the habit,
Than the girls began to smoke.
There is always some person in
every type of society, who bores
his friends, in an effort to amuse
them, by using worn out expires.
sion such as:
You'll break your camera
The pleasures all yours
How's your daddy
Tain't nothing else
| say she did
If it doen't rain it will be long
dry spell.
There's always room for one
more.
The longer they come the worse
they look.
He-(gloomily) my mind Wan
ders. ..-
She-(sarcastically)O Oh, is that
it? | had noticed that is always
absent
The Adair County news., 1922-12-26
BFeezeS.

The song of the motorist:
Keeping tires on my forG
Is matter rather grim;
1t keeps my finances
Running ON the rim.
The fashions all right
In women's short skirts-we
suppose, s
But wouldn't she look funny
In her old fashioned half-silk
hose.
A woman doesn't care SO mucn
about her husband being hand
some if,he'IT hand some dough 0
her occasionally.
It's always something.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
NCTICE--SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE IN SCOT
LAND NECK

On Saturday, December. 9th.
1922, at u O'Clock, NJ. on the
premises, [ will offer for sale to
the highest bidder for Cash, my
residence and lots in what IS
known as Greenwood. Of the town
Of Scotland Neck, N. G..
This property CONSIST Of 8 acres
Of land, commodious dwellings
house and sout-houses; splendid
garden spot; good water; and
many fruit trees and grape-vines.
A good opportunity for who
ever wishes a home-
For further information or par
ticulars, apply to R. G. Allsbrook,
at Tarboro, N. c. This Nov. Sth
1922
MRS. 3. /. ALLSBROOK.
At same hour and place | will
offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash, a lot Of household
and kitchen furniture such as
stoves, chairs, bed-steads. bu-
reaus etc.
MRS. B. I. ALLSBROOK.
- 11-9-22-3O t.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
Statement by Mr.. z. L. HARDY, Gener

" are lo d ever Q de in store eand ndvea.
10 Cm We
0 N a tire stock kanlt urhsn
a customers runHy
ggd prices tate evryo During THIS
old an Gus WI b gVne every conidea
t ce and e lave to offer you ,Gener1 11anger
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05

Sat-, Dec. g

The first IA children attend
ing this sale accompanied by an
adult, will be given a prize ABB
SOLUTELY FREE. NO PUR-
CHASE REQUIRED, JUST BIZ,
HERE BEFORE THEY ARE
ALL GONE. Only IN to be Civ
en- away.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-05
FREE! +!
Fri, Dec. 8,sa.m

The first so adults attending
this sale will be handed an envel-
ope containing a numbered tick
ct. Ten Of these tickets are
lucky numbers and entitle the
holder to a nice merchandise pre-
MUM FREE. NO PURCHASE
REQUIRED. Come get yours.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
WHITE s ARREST
EXPECTED TODAY
Sage Says Arrest for Displaying Card
of Sympathy With Strikers viii
Not Affect Friendship
with Governor.

Emporia. Kan. July 21.-Arrest OF
William Allen White, Emporia sage
ordered by Governor Henry Allen
for expressing sympathy with strik
ers, will leave their intimate friend
ship unsmirched, both declared to-
day.
"This is merely tcs case of the
right of free speech in Kansas" the
author of Henry and Me-" declared
today as he prepared for formal ar
rest on a charge of violating the
anti-picketing law of the Kansas in
dustrial court.
There is no reason this incident
should interfere with our personal
matters and personal friendship in
the least" Governor Allen said as a
representative of the attorney gen
erals office was ordered here to
serve a warrant on White.
The placard in the window of the
Emporia Gazette, which caused Gov
Clu Ailtu W dNNRHl NO II ltlu :
challenge for Showdown" was
changed today to read 81 per cent
sympathy with the striking railroad
men,
81 haven't had breakfast yet and
| make it a point never to feel be
fore breakfast White said today
when asked his attitude toward the
threatened arrest.
What do depends on how my
breakfast goes ! am going to have
talk with my lawyer later.
81 won't insist on going to Jail
unless my breakfast makes me and
hope it don't
This won't effect my friendship
for Governor Allen in the least.
feel this is Just friendly test case
| won't know just what | am going
to do though until after | talk witt
my lawyers"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
CRADLE BUSY ON
STRIKE POLICIES
Maintenance Chief Meets With Grand
Lodge Board to Decide on Call.
ing Out Of 100000 More Men
In Walkout.
dny The United Prce)

Detroit, July 21.-E. +. Cradle
president of the United Brother.
hood of Maintenance of Way En-
ployes and Railway Laborers. today
will place his conservative policy in
the present strike trouble before his
grand lodge board for official ap'
proval.
In the event the elective officers
refuse to approve the policy of Ora
BILE in holding off sanction of the
strike, the president will be forced
to sanction a strike of all members,
totalling nearly 100000 at once.
This is the regular quarterly pol
Icy meeting of the elective board
which passes on all of the acts of
the organizations executives.
w. G. Donne, secretary to the
president, stated that the meeting
would in ordinary course of events
be over by the middle Of the after
noon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
PRUNING SHEARS
USED ON BUCGE7 I
Council Whites $1,000 from Esti-
mates of Various City Depart
ments; Will Buy Warrants;
Condemn More Buildings.

Approximately 900 was the
amount sliced from the estimates
of the various departments of the
city government by the city council
in session last night Drafting OF
the budget for the fiscal year of
1928 was completed at the meet
ing.
If the county excise board places
its stamp of approval on the budget
as approved by the council last
night, the voting of six mill extra
levy will be necessary to finance the
city government throughout the
year, the figures show.
Estimates as finally submitted by
the heads of the several branches
of the city government called for
S1S9,560 Thirty-one thousand dol
lars was sliced from this amount,
leaving the total amount Of the bud
get $15S,560.
To raise this amount an extra
levy of six mills in addition to the
regular six mill levy-making total
of IL mills-would be necessary.
Without the elimination of the
&31 900, an extra levy of approx
mately 9:5 mills would have been
necessary.
The budget for this year calls for
several thousand dollars more than
the amount of last years budget
However, new department-the
city park board-has been added to
the city government since the 1921
go budget was drafted. The amount
required by the park board almost
offsets the difference between the
amounts of the two budgets.
Amount Allowed Departments.
The largest amount was stricken
from the water departments esti
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
LAST CHANCE To
REGISTER TODAY
County Registrar Reports Much In
terest as Books Near Close To-
night; None Permitted to
Change Politics Now.

Registration of voters in Grady
county closes this evening, according
to Mrs. Blanche Freeman, county
registrar.
Although no definite figures were
available this morning, Mrs. Free
man declares that many voters had
been registered during the past ten
days. Reports from the precinct
registrars indicate that nearly every
voter who had his or her registra-
tion certificate cancelled 80 or more
days before the primary have re-
registered" Mrs. Freeman says. I'm
addition to these, many who had not
previously registered now have their
names on the registration books and
are qualified to vote"
Since the registration of voters was
begun 10 days ago, a number have
requested that they be permitted to
change their politics. The election
law provides that those who desire
to change their politics must have
their registration certificate can
celled at least 80 days before the
primary. Therefore, Mrs. Freeman
says, no one who had not complied
with this provision Of the election
law, has been permitted to change
politics during the registration which
ends this evening.
More interest is being taken in
this registration than in any pre-
vious one, Mrs. Freeman says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21

Washington, July 21.-Moves to
end the nationwide coal and rail
strikes, which are growing more
serious each day, were under way
in congress today.
A sweeping congressional investi-
cation to determine the cause and to
fix the blame for the coal strike
with the ultimate purpose of enact.
ing legislation to prevent future
wars in this industry will be ini-
tated shortly by Senator Borah.
Senator Cummins and other mem
bers Of the interstate commerce
committee will attempt to bring
about a settlement of the rail
strike, through conferences with the
executives and the employees. The
first of these conferences was held
here last night when Senator'S Cum
Minis, Kellogg and Watson, Indiana,
met leading rail executives.
The senate interstate commerce
committee members obtained from
the eastern rail executives last night
an outline of their position. The
executives are understood to be
standing pat against restoring SEN
iority rights to the strikers, ana
this is the main obstacle to an agree
ment that will end the shopmen's
walkout.
The executives attending the con-
ference were T. Dewitt Cuyler of the
Association of Railway Executives;
L.F. Loree, of the Delaware and Hud-
son: w. w. Atterbury of the Penn
sylvania; E. j. Pearson, of the New
Haven, and Frank H, Alfred OF the
Pere Marquette. ,A.f.
Conferences with the shopmen's S
leaders may be held within few
days.
In the meantime, President Hard
ing let it be known that he is only
waiting to see what progress the
non.union bituminous opertors are
making toward stimulating produc-
tion before taking his next step.
1t is understood that he will give
them two weeks to show results. If
their efforts are barren, Harding
may seize the mines and operate
them under governmental control.
In reply to telegram from Gov
ernor Sproul, Pennsylvania, urging
the selection of coal commission
Harding stated such a commission
would be selected "in due time," to
arbitrate differences between the
two factions and to make an inquiry
into coal conditions that would lead
to permanent peace.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21

Chicago, July 21.--The rail strike
settled into a rut today.
Failure of the Washington confer
ence of rail executives to reach any
basis for settlement apparently
closed the last door to national
move for peace.
The one glimmer Of hope was seen
in the announcement Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad that 1t was
ready to confer with its men" in
an effort to reach an agreement.
This action held out the possibil-
ity of settlement by agreement of
individual roads with the strikers.
The Joker" however, was con-
tanned in the words confer with its
mon" Union chiefs pointed out that
the roads might refuse to meet with
the union leaders who will be APP
pointed as strikers representatives.
This would block the move before
it was started.
On the other hand, If the B. & o.
meets with union chiefs and set
tement is effected, other roads will
follow the same procedure.
Another optimistic development
was the decision of the federal
court of appeals here reversing Fed
eral Judge Page, in the Pennsyl-
vania case and restoring to the
United States railroad labor board
certain powers to protect the inter
ests of the unions. This removes
one Of the chief grievances Of the
striking shop men,
Maintenance of way chairmen
were to meet in Detroit today with
President Z. F. Cradle to definitely
decide whether Grable's peace me-
gotiations will be adhered to. In
dications were that the conference
will uphold their leader.
Minor disturbances and further
curtailment of train service. the lat
ter due as much to the increasing
coal shortage as to the strike, con-
tinued. otherwise the situation was
unchanged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
CONGRESS TAKES
UP STRIKE WITH
IDEA Of ENDING
Congressional Probe to be Far Reach.
Ing; viii Attempt to Fix Blame
and Create Legisla tlon
Against Recurrence.
SETTLEMENT OF RAILS
WALkOUT BEING SOUGHT
Executives outline Position; Against
Restoring Seniority Rights; Con-
ferenees With Union Leaders
Be Held Soon.

Washington. July 2i.-Presideni
Harding will shortly summon all
executives and striking shopmen's
leaders to Washington for peace
conference. II was indicated today
following cabinet meeting.
The president summoned Ben w.
Hooper. chairman OF the railroad
labor board. to come to the white
house at once for conference.
This was considered the first step
of move to bring about termination
of the rail strike.
Harding and Hooper had long
talk over the long distance telephone
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
CRISIS

Copyright, 1922, by United Press
Washington, July 21.-Slowly para
lying the nations industries, threat
ening widespread shortage of light
and heat within few days, causing
increasing disorders, loss of life and
property damage already running in.
to millions, the combined rail and
coal strikes have brought on an in
dustrial crisis, the magnitude OF
which was revealed in exclusive re
ports to the United Press today from
| all parts of the country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21

mines are re-opening. State troops
are out in New Hampshire, Penn
sylvania and Ohio.
Serious fuel shortages, due in part
to the coal strike, but to the car
shortage caused by the rail shop
mems walkout as well, are reported
from all parts of the country.
Some steamship lines on the great
lakes are down to four days supply.
Cleveland has only three days ration
of coal for its light plant. Iowa
farmers are hard pressed for fuel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
Insurgents Captured.

Dublin, July 21.-Free state troops
after heavy bombardmerts battered
their way into Waterford today.
Fifty insurgents were captured when
victorious troops Of Machael Collins
stormed the city after siege of
more than thirty hours
Heavy artillery played upon the
rebel strongholds after which fierce
hand to hand fighting developed.
Rebel bands are still in posses.
sion of a few buildings in the vicin-
ity but driving them out is con
sidered only matter of few
hours.
Fall Of Limerick next was be-
lieved imminent here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
TEXANS JOIN IN
SEARCH FOR MAN

Luling, Texas, July 21.-Luling was
practically deserted today as almost
the entire male population continued
the search for man believed to be
Mexican, who attacked Miss Mil
dred Walker of this city and choked
her into insensibility at her home
here last night.
Miss Walker was at home alone
when attacked. After she became
unconscious the intruder cut off part
of her hair and made his escape
through back alley, reports to
authorities declared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
Shopmen Ready Negotiate.
CBv The United pict.)


Chicago, July 2l.-Striking shop.
men are ready to negotiate with indi.
yidual roads.
Bert M. jewell president OF the
shop crafts, declared today that peace
may result from conferences with
separate roads.
1T is my belief, however that sep
arate agreements would not be as
satisfactory as national agreement"
Jewell said, "but our aim Is to end
the strike. We do not care In what
manner it is ended as long as the
roads agree to our demands
Several roads were reported ready
to negotiate individual agreements.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
LAD OF SEVEN SHOOTS
BROTHER AS QUARREL

Wagner. Okla. July 2i.-Daye
Pruitt, I. shot and killed his broth
er, Frank. .. following a quarrel ut
their home at Coweta, near here.
Wednesday night. II became known
here today. Following the shooting
Dave dragged his wounded brother
to n pile OF logs and covered him
with leaves and rubbish. When
found by his parents, Frank was
still alive but died before medical
aid could be administered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21

Not only are the wheels slowing
on the country's transportation sys-
tens, but public utilities are clos
ing down and actual suffering be-
cause of shortage of coal is not far
off, advices indicate.
Disorders are reported from coast
to coast. New England carriers an
nounce increasing sabotage on many
lines; Pacific coast roads report kid
nappings and beatings.
Trouble is feared in western Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and Ohio as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
SOUTHERN OFFER
IS FOR MEN GET
BACK SENIORITY
Southern Railway Invites Men to
Come Back to Work; Door
Wide Open" Say Officials;
Irons Out Difficulty.
JEWELL ANXIOUS HAVE
STRIKE SETTLED SOON
Says shopmen Ready TO Negotiate;
Believes Peace May Result from
Conferences With Separate
Roads; Demands Stand.
(By The United Press.)

Washington. July 2l.-A break In
the nationwide rail strike deadlock
loomed today with announcement by
the Southern railway here that the
door is wide OPEN for striking shop.
men to return to work.
Strikers who return to their posi-
tions will be given full seniority
rights. the announcement said.
Refusal OF some roads to restore
seniority rights has been one of the
big obstacles to settlement OF the
strike.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
COLLAPSE IRISH
REBELLION SEEN
Waterford and Limerick Fall TO Loyal
Troops; Hundreds Of insurgents
Captured as Rebel Strong
hold Falls.

Dublin. July 21.-The Irish rebel
lion against the free atate govern.
ment nearly collapsed today when
Waterford and Limerick, two of the
last insurgent strongholds, fell to
loyal troops.
Hundreds of rebels were captured
and many fled when the two cities
were stormed and entered by free
state soldiers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21

to run threshing machines and pub
lie utilities. Des Moines waterworks
must close in Is days.
Denver has been hard hit due to
curtailment of tourist traffic that
ordinarily brings upwards of a mil
lion dollars annually.
Schools at Emporia, Kansas, are
without fuel, while at Hannibal, Mo,
street lighting has been discon-
tinued.
Business, big and little, through
out the country, felt .ue pinch to-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
PROSPECTS GOOD
FOR HUGE FIELD.
OILERS DECLARE
Visiting oil Men Guests Of Local
Business Men at Smoker and
Athletic Card, Tell Of oppor.
tunitlcs offered.
POINT OUT HOW CITY
CAN GET BIG BENEFIT
Well Pleased With Entertainment;
Boxing Bouts Good; Meeting Is
to Celebrate Striking OF
World Wonder Well.

oil men and Chickasha business
men met last night at the Elks club
and said "llowdy."
II was an informal affair I'm the
nature of buffet luncheon and
athletic card, given by Chickasha
business and professional men com.
plimentary to the visiting oil men, in
celebration of the bringing in of the
62,0O0000 foot Nichlos gasser south.
west of the city.
The room was jammcd to capacity,
the crowd being about $3.50 visiting
oilers and Chickasha business men,
The first part of the program was
given over to speaking during which
time, Alger Melton, master of cere-
monies, called upon various local
men as well as visitors for side
lights on the huge gas strike at the
Nichlos well and the probable eff.
fects.
Bright Prospects Seen.
Without an exception, the visiting
oilers expressed opinions that the
we'll has opened for Chickasha an
unprecedented era of prosperity and
for Grady county, great oil field
that may rival the best in the mid.
continent
One of the visitors who talked
was Louis Campbell, head man in
Oklahoma for the Magnolia. Mr.
Campbell has made a trip to Chick
asha to make a personal inspection
of the well. He expressed himself
as entirely satisfied with what he
had seen, predicted a dandy field in
Grady county in the near future and
took occasion to thank Chic Ckasha on
behalf of the oil men for the enter
tainment offered and for the treat.
ment given the visiting oilers while
here
After the luncheon, at his hotel,
Mr. Campbell again declared that in
his experience he had not seen a
town stage a more timely, a more
appreciated event for the oil men
than was the stunt last night
Pays Tribute to mick"
In addition to Mr.. Campbell, sew
eral of the visitors spoke. On be-
half of Chickasha, G. W. Austin,
president of the oklahoma College
for Women, welcomed the visitors,
told them to take charge of the
town and do with it as they pleased,
thanked them for their interest in
Chickasha and the new field and
paid tribute to John b. Nichlos, for
sticking on the job here until he
tanned a wildcat
Mr.. Austin referred to the dry
hole Mr.. Nichlos drilled east of
Chickasha and praised him for
standing by his guns until he fin.
ished the well on the Farwell farm,
producer.
Mr.. Nichlos then talked briefly
declaring the well to be the biggest
gas we'll in the world at so shallow
a depth, 1871 feet. He referred
briefly to discouragements he had
faced while drilling the duster as
well as the producer, stating that
ten minutes before the well blew in
one of the men on the rig offered
vvn
would not make enough or gas tc
boil pot of beans. He thanked
Chickasha people for sticking with
him and pointed to the opportunity
for local people to get together tC
formulate a method for the develop
ment of the field.
Continued on page five.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
JUNE BUSINESS
SHOWS HEALTHY

Washington, July 21.-Business for
.Iune registered healthy increase
over June last year despite the coal
strike. the labor department an
nounced today.
Ten out of twelve selected indus
tries canvassed showed increases
over the number of persons EN-
Moved in May. Eight of these in
dustries registered increased employ
ment over June last year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
DEPUTY MARSHAL
FORCE INCREASED D
HERE FOR STRIKE
IL Sworn In as Deputy United States
Marshals to Guard Rock Island
Property In chekasha, Bailey
Announces.
NO TROUBLE EXPECTED
FROM LOCAL STRIKERS
Announced is Simply Follow up Of
Government Policy; Men Put on
at Ell Reno and Waurika; No
Word on Opening Shops.

After his return yesterday after
noon from Lawton. Walters and
Waurika. Bob Bailey, deputy United
States marshal. officially confirmed
the report that IL men have been
given special deputy United States
marshals' commissions and assigned
TO the guarding of railroad property
here.
At the same time, Mr.. Bailey said
IL men were commissioned at Wau-
rika where considerable Rock Island
property is located. II. b. Cobb, OF
the special service department of
the Rock Island with headquarters
in III Reno. stated while here yes.
terday afternoon that special dep
uty marshals are now guarding the
company's property at Shawnee. I'll
Reno and other points on the Okla
homa division of the Rock Island.
Asked il the Rock Island contem-
plated filling the jobs left vacant by
the striking shopmen here, with non
union men, Mr.. Cobb declared that
he had not been notified of any such
intentions; that he knew nothing
about the company's plans along this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-21
PLAN CALL EXECUTIVES AND UNIONS TO PEACE MEET
AVALANCHE HURTS TEN
AT CALIFORNIA POINT

Yosemite. Calf. July 2i.-one
woman was seriously injured and
ten others slightly hurt by an ava.
lanchc which crashed In on the
famous Ledge Trail In Yosemite Ma.
tional Park today. Sixty persons
were on the trail when the slide
started. Widest excitement pre-.
vailed.