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New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague
Ambition

It must be rather nice to be a
wanton rover of the sea
TO rob and loot and slay and
shoot
Ones enemies at pleasure.
It must be comforting to know Of
secret isles where one
could 60,
When SO inclined, and always
Large brass-bound chests Of
treasure.
1t must be fine to be cop and
order taxicabs to stop,
With appraised hand all day to
stand
And interrupt the traffic.
To turn fat gentlemen quite pale
by asking them to 60 to
1t seems to me would surely be
Exceedingly seraphic.
I've always thought I'd like first
rate 10 be p foreign po-
tentate
And sternly pounce on dukes
and counts
Who dared to disobcy ne.
A monarch must vigil keep lest
he be murdered while
asleep.
Which we'll might pail. but still
and all
Id be one just the samee.
But more I'd like to be the man
who drives ten-ton motor
van
And thrusts aside with rough
necked pride
The Packard and Pierce
Arrow.
How must this fellows heart re-
ioico what time he wrecks
new EoIls-Roycc,
10 have his job would make me
tinob
Unto the very marrow,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
They Used To Rc a NicLcl

+. L. v: Who said the dimc novel
has passed Getting scat in the sub
way at Ninety-siXth Street this morn
ing (thls is true story, found my
sc'f next to man apparently at least
scventy-fiVe years Of age and, lacking
the boots and the tobacco, a typical
stage farmer, long, white beard and
all he was devouriDg ncwsprint
book with such avidity that stole a
glance at the tito and read young
Wild West and the Cactus Queen"
II. n. B.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
Short Sighted

1he trouble with The world soems
TO be that it failed to prepare for
peace in time of war
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
The Night-Riding Motormau

Yes, Yolanda, Motorman C1icht.n's
lexagonal duties and courtesies aboard
the University Avenue car arc indeed
an encouraging sign in these days Of
specialized division Of labor. Your an
probation Of them is most generous
and merited. but
Have You ever lain violently awake
a. 3;05 a. m, while Motorman Cri,hton
or one OF his brothers Of the line
chl7cd his car sround the corner o. I'M
Nersity Avenue and kingsbridge Road i?
Have you heard its motors whining IN
the 9lade ike tortured shades strno-
Cling out of the Lower World? Have
YOU listened 90 its four pairs of wheels
thulhping slowly, ponderously, brutallv
upon the nineteen uneven switches and
caoss-overs? Have you qulvcred while
1t halted, backed up, went ahead. lost
its trolley, recovered it in q binding,
cracking fash of blue-white light
t1led to climb IN your bedroom window.
iell with q crash and finally moaned
AVA toward Spuyten DuyVil at Sis,
just as another car arrived from the
opposite direction 10 pass through the
same torture?
And have YOU, at SUCH times, pol
dered why the night should be so iilled
with trolleys, while none infcsts the
day-cVen after you've waited on the
corner for thirtyfve minutes in the
rain OLD DOC LENNON.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
The 7oOer
TO THE PRESSMEN

EEOMOUT the center of the shsct
a. You strove to stfe yeatermorning
| rise, indignant, to my feet,
To utter solemn words of wsrning.
Observe ths man who does not shi,k,
Him emulate Go back to work
Though arbitration you've defed
And mutinously sulk and glover
Remember that | have my pride
Az janitor of this here Tower
labor daily to create it,
And just for you they mutilate IT,
Look on this minarct Of laugh,
All filled with jest and mirthful caperl
Because Of you it broke in half
In yesterdays congcstcd paper,
Somebody pushed; it topplcd Ger
am, I warn you, awful sore
The much referred to denizens
OF Prism's topess lowered town,
Or Jercho's proud citizens,
When all their buildings tumblcd
down
Though filed with wrath Shey may
havo been,
Could not have cqualcd this my spleen
Return. warn you, to your labor;
| speak, who have You on the hip.
prolctaran to his ncighbor
Hands out this little friendly tip.
II not, I'll quit my daily stint,
Aud THEN what will there b. to print
Eren dluipg q pressnson st,iho th-
fcor'd docs not assay oo.4 per cert 1cos.
Think Of the ci1culo ton The .Subavay
Sam had yesterday morning.
Yet doubt as TO the future OF civiN-
cation seems to have been felt by yes
tcrday's tabloid Tribune, which car
ried only two commercial advertise
ments-one Of an undertaken and the
other OF r cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
NII-E-E-El

Talk about busy town. This IS one
Something doing nearly every night
this week. Beginning tonight is the
monthly business meeting Of the Sur
day School, Tuesday night the Official
Board meeting Of the NJ 4. Church and
the T. W. c. A., Wednesday evening the
Prayer Service, Thursday evening choir
rehearsal and p. 0. s. Of A.. Friday
evening y. NJ. c. A. and Saturday night
rest.-Woodbpry ~. J.) Daily Times.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

If any form of adult iniquity prom
1sed the thrill that "Oid King Irady"
or he Liberty Boys of rs" and some
corn-sllk cigarettes used to furnish, VIC
doubt whether our record for the last
ter years or so would have been 50
completely blamelcss.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
GUAR rhsTV

H'.sst =; ta- res,o~7, Nc- Tcrs =, s~coct
c. M Eastsr
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

Lent, 10 a lot of Us Is merely
forty day warning that millinery biz
is coming
Gothsr. Of soogsts's, come gqthe, to-
getier,
Lit up yo7v' roices in proiss OF the
7ce0thcr.
A~t'"o"s pressmen o4d soch delays
SooraiHg,
The 'ceather Is here at you, door spsry
morning. F,F.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

And 'chat hos become Of tie malt-
'ud'no1s soorhs Of G. A. Henty? These,
os 'ce reco''cct, had parental sane tion
beoonse the thrilling tales they told
were deorily intcrlorded sctti excerpts
from history, 'ciich, 'chen' property ig-
"orcd, dctracted not q bit from the iu-
tcrcst Of Tie books.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

Turkish women are to unveil their
faces, and we who have endured the
era Of abbreviated skirts extend to the
sons of Islam the right hand Of dis
illusionmcnt,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

o-r.A sy New Ycrs TS,tss-s lrc.. View rsrs
u<rysrscoa rusgshed daily. Crdea Esid- p-~s-
sr,: @ vs~nc- Bs<t-s Vlor President; F"if'i
k>ss-. Rs.A eer.s.ry; X y Marne.d. Treasurer.
11drr, 7S-suns Rs.idlrS "a Nassau strvst Ns~
v~S reierzor> Bes>rar sys~.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

kpen dluipg pyessmon si5ito th.
fvor'd docs not assay oo.4 per cent rcoe.
Yhink Of the circulation The Subuay
Sam had yesterday morning.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-02

New J York. Feb. 27, 1922.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
DISTRICT COURT
HANDLING CASES

The case OF G. w. Burnester vs..
X. W. Voight which went to trail
in district court yesterday, was
placed in the hands Of the Jury
this morning.
Rentals from farm located in
the northern end Of the county and
a tenants contract are involved in
The case. Burinester is owner OF the
land.
The Atlas. Petroleum com,
pany VS.. Knox Petroleum company
has been stricken from the docket.
j. +. Ball VS.. Mark Slime; con.
tinued by agreement.
Union and planters Bank VS.. Matt
Sankey, continued by stipulation.
]. NJ. Riley, administrator vs.. st.
Louis and San Francisco Railway
company; continued by agreement.
J. r. Easton vs.. r. p. rye, ct al
judgment for plaintiff as per Jour
nal entry Defendants served notice
in open court of their intentions to
appeal to the state supreme court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
HAS DONE MUCH TO
POPULARIZE RADIO.

Pittsburgh, Jan. 20.-Station KDKA,
the largest radio telephone broad
casting station in the world, has
done more to make radio telephone
popular than any agency of wireless
in operation
Before this broadcasting station
was started by the Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing company
at East Pittsburgh, Dec. %, 1920,
radio telephony had been a source
of amusement to a comparatively
few radio amateurs. Today one out
of every six homes in Pittsburgh.
has receiving station, and homes
in all parts of the country are re-
ceiving the KDIxA program nightly.
In addition. Westinghouse has start.
ed three other broadcasting stations.
Station WIZ at Newark, N. j.,
Station WBZ at Springfield, Mass,
and Station KYW at Chicago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
Cold Brings Call
On Charities For
Supplies of Coal

The extremely cold weather, start
ing Wednesday night brought many
calls for aid to the Chickasha
United Charities and other charity
organizations here, it was learned
this morning.
The demand was principally for
coal and clothing Several tons Of
coal and many garments were de-
livered to the poor and suffering III
the city.
This morning several families
we're found to be without coal or
any other fuel.
Chickasha coal dealers were pre-
pared to care for the increased
volume Of business created by the
cold SPELL according to survey
made today. Chickasha's commercial
coal bin is well filled and there
appears to be no possibility of n
shortage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
MUSCLE SHOALS
CONTRACT TO Be
HANDED TO FORD
Weeks Announces Completion Of
Deal; Papers be Sent to FIIvver
King Late Today for His
Signature.

Washington. Jan. 20.-The con
tract between the government OF
the United States and Henry Ford
automobile manufacturer. on Ford's
offer for the Muscle Shoals plant,
has been compelled and will be sent
TO Ford for his signature late today.
Secretary OF War Weeks announced.
The flIvyer king has been nego.
tIatIng for weeks on the purchase
OF dis government project. In a
recent statement. he flayed Weeks
for his alleged delay In passing on
the proposition. Experts and advls-
ors of Ford. including Thomas Ed.
ison, have visited the plant at Mus
Gle Shoals, Ala. and made recon-
mendatlons. Ford has charged that
the fertilizer manufacturers were
fighting his proposition aud bring.
Ing pressure to bear ON officials 70
block the deal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
CHICKASHA FANS
VOTE To BATTLE
OVER FRANCHISE
FnshusIastIo Meeting Held at elks
Club Room; Suit to Be Filed
Next Week; Loyal Fans
Assn. Raising Funds.

Chlckashn viii fight the action of
the baseball powers In declaring thf
chlckasha Franchise In the Wasteri
association forfeited to Ray Wlnder.
manager Of the Chicks In 1874. ac
cordlng to decision reached ut 4
baseball meeting held at the Elki
club last night
The officers and directors OF the
Chlckasha Baseball association pu'
the proposition up to the fans. ask
ing them II they wanted TO fgh,
and the fans allowed they wer
spelling for brawl with Wlnder.
The Western association moguls an !
whatever other baseball men had
anything to do with the removal
Of the Chickasha franchise and the
placing OF II in the hands OF Wind.
er.
Acting on this decision. Clint
Steinberger, president Of the Chick.
asha baseball association win file
in court the necessary .sult to start
the ball rolling. This is to be done
as soon as possible, probably next
Monday or Tuesday. Mr.. Stelnberger
has employed the law firm of Bond,
Melton and Melton to battle in the
courts for the Chickasha franchise.
The fans, having declared their will
llngness to fight, put up money.
good hard money, last night TO show
that they were in good faith. The
money raised last night viii be in
creased by workers who will can.
vass the fans and fannettes of the
city for more coin with which to
fight.
The action is to be based on the
grounds that the Chickasha baseball
team finished the season of 1921,
complied with all the requirements
of the league, that the league Off
cials and baseball powers above, had
no legal right to lift the franchise
from this city and present it to
Winder and that whatever quarrel
Winder and Chiekasha may have
is no business of the league Off.
cials, being strictly private
matter, so to speak between the
parties involved. The sentiment of
the fans is to carry the legal battle
to the highest court in the land If
necessary.
Continued on page two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
Prolonged Illness
Ends In Death of
Aged Local Woman

Ending an. illness Of many weeks,
the death Of Mrs. Margaret Hart,
wife of d. c. Hart, recorder Of
deeds in the county clerks office,
occurred Thursday afternoon at the
home, 1910 Minnesota avenue.
Funeral services, to be conducted
by Rev. r. e. l.. Morgan, pastor Of
the Methodist church South, will be
held this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock.
She and her husband celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary six years
ago. Mrs. Hart's health had been
failing for several months previous
to her death.
Mrs. Hart is survived by one son,
John 7. Hart, of Washington, ID. G.
He will not be here to attend the
funeral services.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
Honorary Members
OF Guard Battery
Meet This EUening

Called for the purpose of electing
sergeant and corporal for the hon
orary platoon, meeting of the hon
orary members Of Battery B, 1S9th
Inf, Oklahoma National Guards, will
be held this evening at o'clock in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Capt. Noble Ladd announced to-
day that arrangements will be made
to take the honorary platoon to the
annual encampment this summer.
Members Of this platoon will also
be given the privilege of using the
rifle range which has been authoriz-
ed by proper authority and which
will be established soon. Other
privileges will he extended to the
honorary guardsmen, Capt. Ladd
said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20

Rome Jan. 20 moon Pope
Benedict tAe Fifteenth is dying.
The last sacrament was admins
tered at the own request of His
Holiness today. AT lO:3O this morn.
Ing TIE Grand Cardinal Glorgi began
tho recital Of prayers for the dying
The Vatican has notified the ltal-
ian government that tie pope's con
dition is hopeless. At II o'clock this
morning when notice was sent to
the government that the pope's con
dition must be considered as hope.
less, his physicians announced that
serious weakness Of the heart hal
set. In.
Tue Illness of the pope was the
result Of a chill which he cought
last Sunday while observing mass.
AT that time, the pope started shiv.
ering and coughing violently, but
insisted upon finishing the service
His temperature rose5Nonday and
physicians were called A diagnosis
of influenza, accompanied by bron.
chial catarrh was made by DR.. Bat
tisini and was confirmed by Pro
fessor Marchianvara. an eminent
throat specialist.
Some improvement in the Pope's
condition was noted on Tuesday and
hopes were entertained that .lis re-
covery would be complete within a
few days. A turn for the worse came
in the early hours Of this morning.
Monsignor Zampini, the Vatican
sacristan administered the sacra.
ment. His Holiness was conscious
and calm throughout the ceremony.
Pope Benedict was born at Pegli
in the diocese Of Genoa on Novem-
ber q, 1854. He was ordained to
priesthood in his homeland in 1878.
He was elected pope on Septem ~sr
3, 1914 and took the name of Bene.
dict the Fifteenth on the same cay
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
ASSIGN WORKERS
FOR FOUNDATION
FUND MOVEMENT
Committees to Solicit Business pis.
trict TO Raise chiokasha's Quota
for Wilson Foundation
Campaign.

Canvassers 10 assist In the rails
Ing OF the city's quota in the Wood.
row Wilson Foundation movement
were selected at a meeting of move.
ment workers held yesterday after.
noon In the county schools super
intondents office.
Those appointed were assigned TO
certain blocks In the business dis.
trict and have been requested to
solicit a subscription from every per-
son employed In the prescribed dis
trict.
That later reports OF the progress
OF the movement In the county are
no more encouraging than the pre-
yious reports. was the announcement
made today by Senator c. A. Dear
mon, county director.
Women are expected to take an
important part in this work. Mrs.
II. NJ. Cavett. assistant county d.
rector, and Mrs John Il. White, pres
ident Of the Women's Democratic
club of the county, are selecting la
dies to assist in the canvas work.
The list OF canvassers appointed
yeterday afternoon and the blocks
to which they have been assigned
are given as follows:
M. II. Shepard was assigned to
the block between Fourth and Fifth
streets and chickasha and Kansas
avenues.
X. l.. Richards, to the block be-
tween Second and Third streets and
Choctaw and Chickasha avenues.
DIR. A. S. Riddle, to the block be-
tween Third and Fourth streets anS
Chickasha and Kansas avenues.
Scott Jones to the block between
Third and Fourth streets and Chick
asha and Choctaw avenues.
Joe Burney to the territory on
Chickasha avenue between Second
street and the Rock Island depot.
p. G. Stacey to the block between
Fourth and Fifth streets and Chick
asha and Choctaw avenues.
l.. A. Sanders, to the block in
which the county court house is
located.
j. d. Vance, to the block between
Second and Third streets and Chick
asha and Kansas avenues.
j. r. Wellborn, to Chickasha ave-
nue. from Fifth to Sixth street and
the city kaII.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
HAYS ASSISTANT
TO SUCCEED HIM

Washington. Jan. 2O.-Dr. Hubert
Work of Colorado. assistant post.
master general, will succeed VIII
Hays as postmaster general. It was
learned today from the highest ad-
ministration source.
Hays will resign from the Hard
ing cabinet on March 1 to take the
position Of director general of the
American moving picture industry.
This announcement was made sew
eral days ago by Hays himself. For
several months the movie barons
have been negotiating with him. He
will assume his new job immediate
ly after his resignation from the
cabinet, it was believed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
ExCAvAToRS FIND TRACE
OF GOLD; RUSH FOLLOWS

Denver, Jan. 20.-Scores of curious
fortune seekers gathered in the base
ment Of the court house here when
workmen, excavating for a new heat
ing plant, found pay dirt with traces
of gold The excitement subsidized
when no nuggets were found. Old
Timers who saw the sand declare
it is from the bed of Cherry Creek
which once ran through the heart
of Denver. The sand, they said,
always has carried a trace of gold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
SCHOOLS TEACH LIES,
sAYsl JAILED FATHER
(By The United Press.).

New PHILADELPHIA, O., Jan. 2O.--
Public schools teach a "lot of lies
about Humpty Dumpty and such
nonsense Joel Yoder thought. So
he kept his children, Fanny, 10, and
Albert, 8, at home. Joel's version of
modern education, however, failed to
coincide with Justice John Steven.
sons. So he went to Jail.
"The schools teach lot Of Junk
but they don't teach the Bible
yoder still contends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
"Let Me Worry For
YOu," Is Slogan of
Insurance Agency

Miss Margaret Colby of this city
has become professional worrier
At least, that is what her motto
implies. The motto she has adopted
is Let me worry for you"
Miss Colby today announced the
resignation of her position with the
insurance agency of f. M. Frey,
and stated that she has opened an
insurance agency Of her own. She
will handle general line of in
5urance and her office is located
at 205 First National bank building.
The firm name will be the Margaret
Colby Insurance agency
Miss Colby is well known in
Chickasha, having grown to woman
hood here. She attended the Chick
asha schools and has for a number
Of years been employed at the Of
flee Of F. M. Frey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
BIC INDUSTRIAL
BATTLE SEEN IN
PLANNED STRIKE
Government Officials Say Coal Strike
Entirely Probable; VIII be
Far Reaching In All
Ito Effects.

Washington. Jan. 2c.-one OF the
greatest Industrial battles In the
nations history looms up In the
threatened nationwide coal strike.
which is scheduled for Aprl /. gov.
ernment officials admitted today.
The success or failure Of the strike
VIII have q marked effect on the
conditions OF the country within tho
next few years. II was declared by
officials. That the strike IL certain
to come. Is the belief expressed by
secretary Hoover and others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20

the meeting last night was the ap-
pointing of special committee for
the purpose of studying the ques-
tion of taxes. The opinion was ex-
pressed by several members that
much property in Grady county
which should be on the rolls is
escaping taxation and if this prop
erty was assessed, the effect would
be to reduce the burdens of those
who render the property for taxa.
tion. 1t was suggested that a stand.
ing committee to take up such mat
ters would serve purposes similar
to those of a taxpayers league. 1t
was decided to consider the matter
further with a view to acting upon
it at the next meeting OF the board
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
GIVE
ATTENTION TO
PACKINGT0WN
(By The United Press. J

Oklahoma City, Jan. 2O.-For the
second time within the last ten
days the acting governor Of the
state today took under advisement
the request that Packingtown here
be placed under martial law on ac-
count of clashes between striking
packing house employees and strike
breakers.
The governor indicated that he
would investigate the matter tho
roughly before taking action.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
MAYOR C0WC|LL
DIES SUDDENLY
(By The United press.)

Kansas City, Jan. 2O-Mayor
James Cowgirl, aged %, chief magis-
trate of Kansas City, dropped dead
in his office today.
The mayor was holding a confer
ence with the heads of the police de.
partment when he was attacked by
heart failure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20

Quick reversing qualities are one
OF the factors that make electric
driving power desirable for battle
ships.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
cHIckAsHA RoTARlANs
TO PAuLs VALLEY.

Several members Of the Rotary
club of Chickasha are planning to
go to Pauls Valley this afternoon
to attend the charter presentation
night banquet to be given by the
Rotary club of Pauls Valley,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
STENOGRAPHER MAKES
REPORT OF FUNERAL
(By The United Press.)

Fort Collins, Colo, Jan. 2O.-Be-
cause the widow of a Fort Collins
Pioneer who died recently is deaf
and could not hear the services at
her husbands funeral, Ralph
Nicholas, court reported made a
complete report of the service and
gave the typewriter copies of the
sermon, eulogies and prayers to the
woman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
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X. c L. oaoPs-srlLL HIGH =


= Washington. Jan, so.-The =
= cost OF diving "a stil approx. =
= mately 70 percent higher than =
= Il was In 1914. despite the drop =
= OF about II percent IN the last =
= is months. This was revealed =
= by figures for 81 representative =
= cities, made public today by the =
= labor department. =
= = = 4 \ 4 . . . . .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-20
Cardinal Merry del Val Moves Into
Vatican 10 Take Over Authority;
Oxygen Administered to Keep
Patient Alive.
LAST SACRAMENT is
ADMINISTERED TODAY
illness Dates from last Sunday
When Cold Was Contracted;
Turn for Worse Came Early
This Morning.

Rome. Jan. 2O.-Cardinai Merry
del Val, who viii become temporary
custodian OF papal authority In case
Of the pope's death. took up his per.
manent residence IN the Vatican
this afternoon.
According TO Information obtain.
ed this afternoon the Pape Is being
kept alive by the administration Of
oxygen.