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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-08
sy HENRY WOOD

United Press Staff Correspondent
Rome. March S.--rhe ltaliso MIN.
lstries OF war. navy and aeronaulica
Ia expected soon TO launch q def.
mite program that viii have for oh
iect tho making OF Italy one OF the
bir ceniefs OF international aviation,
Despite the almost unrlyaled prog.
rcss which Italian aviation. naval,
marine IN well as commercial has
made. Italy has only figured In In
tcrnatIonal aviation by competing N
events held In other countries. Here.
after Italy Intends 10 bring interna.
t'onal aviation onto her homcfroundn
where, besides competing with mere
individual machines she VIII have
nm opportunity OF showing her full
accomplishments. development ard
equipment In IN ematter of aviation.
As the first steps towards this
end Italy has Just Inauguratcd two
annual International cup races which
viii be flown for the frat time. at
least. ON home grounds and home
waters. While they viii probably
be flown In tho future In the coun.
tries OF the cup winners. Italy hopes
not only TO keep the cups at home
good portion OF the time but TO
bring other international aviation
meets to Italy by means OF winning
the cup or other. prize.
The two annual events which Ita.
ly viii launch In 1922 are the Grand
Italian cup and the Grand Tsranean
cup. The first one win be for air
planes and the latter for hydro
planes. but both OF the commercial
type.
They will be flown over courses
OF at least 200 kilometers. Besides
the question o. speed other elements
to be considered especially IN de.
termining the character OF the planes
entering will be that OF their trans
portation capacity. security and their
economic possibilities.
Besides the cups themselves which
will pass each year from winner TO
winner. each race will carry with
II a first prize OF 10000 lire and
second prize OF 10000 lire.
Two other international aerial
events have also been inaugurated
by the Italian government, both OF
which will have their initial flights
In Italy during 1922. The first of
these will be races OF parachutes
dropped from airplanes. The pro-
gram OF events being worked out
for this international contest will
carry premiums ageregating half a
million lire. fi
The object OF this competition Is
to develop and show the possibilities
Of the parachute as measure OF
safety in aerial navigation as well
as means of communicating by
direct descent from airplanes which
continues their course.
Finally still fourth international
competition viii be that of gas bal
looms. Premiums for the latter will
be offered up to 10000 lire The
excellent showing made by the ltal-
ian teams and races in Belgium
this year was one of the determin-
ing factors in inducing the Italian
government to put up this interna-
tional event as well.
While all of the above events will
be backed by the Italian government
md the three ministries most direct.
Iy interested in aviation, they will |
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-08
is UNIQUE PLEDGE.
(By The United rress.)

Wann, Okla, March S-J. H.
Strain, candidate for the democratic
nomination for state treasurer, has
made unique campaign pledge.
II elected he promises to appoint
women to half of the positions in
the state treasurer's office.
Strain was formerly; superintend-
ent Of the Five Civilized Indian
tribes at Muskogee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-08
FLOWERS FOR FARM LAWNS.

saltwater, Okla, How the plant
ing of flowers on farm lawns is
spreading from small beginning
is told by Ginerva Lohman, home
demonstration agent. for Usage coun-
ty. in report to heisextension di-
vision of Oklahoma A. and NJ. col
>lege. Through donations of seed
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
Big EXPLOSION
JARS CHICAGO
NONE KILLED.
Powder Magazine On Out
skirts Of City Blows Up
-One Man Hurt

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. 24.-Explosion
of Il powder magazine in q stone
quarry in the southwestern outskirts
of Chicago, tonight shook tho entire
citv and caused considerable excite
ment before the site Of the detonation
could be discovered.
Alfred Kendle. operating train
loading stone somo distance from the
magazine. was the only man injured.
He was thrown fifteen feet and his
arm was fractured. Tho roof of a sta
tion mile from the quarry was caved
In. Thirty-hve men employed in the
crushing plant near tho qaurry were
not hurt altho the building was PARTLY
demolished. Many laborers employed
In the quarry live in cottages nearby
but none of the occupants were hurt
beyond cuts from broken glass.
When windows were shattered in
the south and the west portions of the
city shortly before o'clock excited
calls were made to newspapers to
discover where tho explosion had oc-
CURED and how many had been killed.
Inquiries by telephone to many places
failed to discover what had exploded
but by Il curious freak of newspaper
dom an inquiry by Tho Associated
Press to indianapolis. soon brought a
bulletin from Lafayette. Ind. that the
explosion had occurred on tho out
skirts OF Chicago.
This information obtained within Q
few minutes after the explosion, led
to tho tracing OF the accident to the
quarry which is situated In Z rather
secluded spot.
So far as could be ascertained NO
one was killed, and carly reports failed
to explain how the accident occurred.
The dctonation rocked tho weather
bureau in the federal building. twelve
miles from tho quarry so violently
that ono of the forecasters called mp 4
newspaper office to ask where was
the earthquake?"
Part OF "a train standing idle on a
side track was blown from tho rails
and n switchtowcr a considerable dis
tanco away was shattered as II by
shrapnel. 1t was impossible to diocover
Just how much explosive had been set
off but 1t was said at least % tons OF
dynamite was in one compartment OF
the magazine.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
WILL ASK CONGRESS
FOR APPROPRIATION
Will Seek to Develop Supply
of Iclium Gas for
Airships

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. "a
Believing that tho loss OF life in the
destruction OF the giant airship Roma
would have been greatly lcssencd had
tho great craft been filled with IIclium
instead OF hydrogen gas, President
Harding and members of his official
family were understood TO have de-
cidcd at today's cabinet meeting to
ask congress FOR liberal appropria-
ton for production and conservation
o. Helium.
Tho matter OF increasing Holium pro-
duction was said 10 have been dis
cusscd by tho cabinet for half an
hour. Secretary Fail laying before the
president and other members consid-
crlblo data on tho noninflammablc
- the draft of n tentative
bill to provide for incresed production
ana conservation. Among tho relate
subjects discussed. II was learned was
the possibility of obtaining stores of
hclium by tho government from the
natural gas fields on public lands.
Another development along n similar
line was the disclosure that diplomat
ic negotiations were in progress bc-
tween the state department and the
allied governments and Germany in
connection with tho proposal that
Germany should build n Zeppelin
dirigiblc airship for tho United States
under American rcparations allotment.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
ADMITS SENDING
THREATENING NOTES
Emrloyc of the War Depart
ment Caught For AL
legged Blackmail

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Feb. "a
George T.. Long. a clerk in tho bureau
OF insuior affairs. OF the war depart
ment since 1904. confessed today. ac-
corclne to the police 10 the authorship
OF blackhand letters recently received
by Henry White. former ambassador
TO France, aud 10y several women.
prominent In Washington society. The
letters demanded large sums OF money
and threatened death IL tho sums were
not forth coming.
Long WAS taken into custody today
after dcpar tmcnt agents were said TO
have traced the letters to him by
popularity In the handwriting and by
a wstcrmark used in war department
Hc made his alleged con-
fcssions after more than two hours OF
nj police headquarters by
Inspector Grant. but then was per-
mittcd to return TO his home where his
wife Is rcriously III. Long is 40 years OF
agc and has three children.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
HOMAGE TO ROMA
DEAD IMPRESSIVE
Unknown Soldier Chosen To
Receive Honors Bestowed
On Victims

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Feb. "a
An unnamed soldier from among the
dead in the disaster to the airship
Roma was selected as representative OF
all those who gave their lives in the
fatal flight for a public funeral which
was held here today
Resting In a plain casket under the
folds of tho flag on grassy promin-
ence in the center of huge hollow
square prepared for himself and tho 80
others who died in the disaster, rs n
last farewell from his comrades and
from others among whom he had lived.
1t had been planned for Newport
News and other cities near Langley
field. to do honor at a public funeral
great army airship Roma was de-
stroyed last Tuesday but because
many OF the bodies destined for homes
In widely separated parts OF the coun-
try had been sent earlier 1t was ar
ranged that one body to represent all
the soldiers.
So Il lone soldier without a name was
chosen from among these remaining
that all might lie honored.
Moving in funeral step to the strains
of the dead march from saul played by
n band from Langley field. the funeral
procession entered the square which
had been ropcd off on the Casino
grounds overlooking tho James river
Gathered about the square were thou
sands and as the body was laid on
its natural catafalquc n squad from
airplancs from army and navy flying
stations nearby swept in great circles
high over the flag canopied coffin.
swinging nearer and nearer to earth
in ever smaller turns. Finally with n
mighty roar they scooped one by ono
over the square. scattering showers OF
lilies and crushed rose leaves.
Thcr. was = short prayer by Chaplain
Samuel J. Smith OF Fortress Mouroe
and another BY Rev. J. Il. DcGaffercl-
~ OF this city. Attorney General John
n. Saunders OF Virginia. delivered n
culogy. Then n crisp order rang out
aud the rifles OF Langley field fir
Ing squad clicked their cartridges into
place Three sharp vollyeys cracked
and rs tho echoes died n busicr's notes
mounted the breeze with the soldiers
farewell.
During the funeral services which
were attended by representatives OF
military, commercial and civic organ
izations and OF the state and city
governments. every bus!ncss house In
Nowpor. News romaineu closed. Flags
were at halfmast thruout the day all
over this section OF tho state and
church bells tollcd.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25

lists had united In support OF n new
compromise reservation.
The compromise was laid before tho
committee by Senator Brandcgee, Re-
publican OF Connecticut after con-
ference with President Harding as n
substitute both for tho compromise
suggested yesterday by Senator Lodge.
tho committee chairman. and for the
reservation previously presented by
Senator Brandcgec. but said to havc
been found unacceptable to the White
House. Committee members understood
that the new draft would be satisfac-
tory to dr. Harding and predicted that
II would he given approval ut tofnor-
rows meeting.
Tho text OF the compromise rcscrva-
ton follows:
THE United States understands that
under tho statement in tho preamble
or under the terms OF this treaty there
Ia no commitment to armed force. no
alliance. no obligation to join in any
defense"
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25

Skeleton OF another flood victim was
discovered soon after noon yesterday
ut n point about n milo below tho
Thatcher ranch In the Ncpcsta neigh
borhood, and something like q miles
from Pueblo.
"unquestiona bly," Coroner Dibblc
states. 'it Is the skeleton OF a child
probably 10 or IL years old. and tudg-
ing from the size of the bones is most
likely that of girl
Positive proof that 1t was n young
person lies in tho fact that the
sutures OF the skull were open: they
would have remained closed anc the
skull would have been intact until
It became disintegratcd, had 1t been
that of an adult.
Putting the bones together. tho
measurement representing the height
In life. was feet. 1t was found on
tho north side of tho river. quito a
distance from the stream and about 80
rods from the Missouri Pacific railroad
track. a block signal man. hunting 70,
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
GIRL KILLS man
IN COURT ROOM
Was On Trial For Criminally
Attacking Her Two
Years Ago

WACO, Texas, Feb. 2.-Miss Mar
cine Matthews, Il years old. shot and
instantly killed j. S. Crosslin today
during proceedings in the district court
here. He was charged with crlminally
attacking the girl two years ago.
Crossline was tried. convicted and
sentenced to nine years in the peni-
tentiary but the case was reversed on
an error In the admission of testimony
and remanded for trial.
The preliminaries had been COM
pleted and Miss Matthews had been
called 10 tho witness stand.
He disgraccd me. ruined my health
and deprived mo OF school privileges
she stated after the killing. But he
Will never ruin another girl"
Trosslin was SO years old.
Miss Matthews walked to the wit
ness chair. then turned with pistol
In hand, fired straight at Crosslin. who
sat IN u chair beside his attorneys
fifteen feet away. She took two or
three steps forward and fired again.
Advancing 10 within three feet of the
man who had collapsed in his chair,
she fired third time. the bullet peno-
trat!ng Crosslin's side.
The girl IL the daughter of W. Z.
Mstthews who resided hero when the
alleged attack was committed, LIVING
in one OF Crosslins houses. The fam
ily now resides Mt Rosebud. Texas. The
father was in the city but was not In
tho court room when the shooting oc-
Cured. Complaint has been filed chars-
Ing her with murder.
The county attorney announced this
afternoon he agreed to bond of $4,000
for Miss Matthews. Friends Of the girl
said the ball would be made late today.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
FOOD PRICES GETTING
BACK TO N0RMALCY

NEW YORK. Feb. ci.-Lower prices
FOR food and slight reductions in cloth
ing and fuct combined to bring the
cost of living In the United States 90
per cent nearer normal during Janu-
AIRY, the national industrial conference
board announced today.
At the peak of postwar initiation
1t cost the average American family
1915 per cent more to live than in 1914
On Feb. 1, according to tho report this
had been reduced to 51T per cent above
the 1914 level
Rents failed to share in the drop
which affected food. clothing. fuel and
light prices I'm January, remaining at
SO per cent above pre-war rates.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
10 RICH WOMEN
ARE DEFRAU0EO..
Prominent Social Lights
Bamboozled By Slick
Stranger, Is Said

NEW YORK. Feb. c&.-Tcn women
several prominent socially who claim
to have put moro than six hundred
thousand dollars into a mythical pool
promoted by Alfred l.. Lindsey, brok-
CIR with palatial home at South
Nynck today were summoned to ap-
pear before n supreme cour. grand
jury Monday and help piece together
the details OF n remarkable story OF
high finance" on whic., Assistant
District Attorney Murphy will suck
Lindsey's indictment. Tho list Of al
legged victims OF tho missing broker is
headed by Mrs. Lillian =. Duke. di-
vorccd wifc OF James b. Duke. to-
bacco king" who claims she entrusted
SSs1.ooO to the engaging Lindsey.
Others on tho list with their con-
tributions TO the pool include;
Mrs. Dorothy Atwood. $4,000; Miss
Catherine Adams. $4,000; Miss Char
lottc Nilsson. actress. 100000: Mrs. w.
II. Arnold, $4,000; Miss Margaret Bo-
cart. $4,000; Mrs. Helen Burnett. $751;
600: Mrs. Adelaide V. Rice. s25.to0:
Mrs. Josephine a. Cornell. $4,000 and
Miss Florence james. 5000.
Siren songs of quick aud fabulous
profits induced the women t. dispose
of securities they held and pa ,ncr
cash equivalent in Lindscy's hard Mr.,
Murphy said. Lindscys favoritc story
he declared was that he wac a fellow
member with George F. Baker. Thom
as w. Lamont, Charles l.. Sipn.
Percy n. Rockefeller, James a. still
man. and other giants OF tte financial
district in a millionaire domino club,
whore the time not spent in playing
dcminocs was given over to p.anning
big killings" in Wall street. This
club was supposed to maintain secret
rooms at tho Ritz Carlton hotel. to
which Lindsey displayed n passkcy.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
SEARCH COLLEGE BOYS
ROOMS FOR LIQUOR

CHICAGO. Ill. Feb. 2t.-Four mems
dormitorics Mt Northwestern university
were searched for liquor by police to-
day at the irstiration OF President
Walter Dill Scott after he had been
Informed that students were hiding
liquor in their rooms
The police swoopHd down on tho
dormitorics. while most OF tho stu
dents were at classes. Whom tho stu
dents returned to the buildings. they
found them under guard, while officers
were buslly engaged In searching
trunks. dresser drawers and other
likely hiding places. a small amount
OF liquor is said ot have been seized in
tho room OF one student who said he
had 1t for ear ache
The results were exactly as I anti
clpa,cd." President Scott said. Our
student body is cSoneratcd."
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
FIELDS GIVES MORE ALLEGED
DETAILS OF TAYLOR MURDER

DETROIT. Mich. Feb. ga motion
picture actress who ranks high In the
profession was ono OF the four per-
sons who plotted thu murder Of william
Desmond Taylor. film director, accord
ing to tho story OF Harry NJ. Fields,
under arrest here, Sheriff Irving j.
Coffin. OF Wayne county announced
late today. The sheriff withheld the
womans Identity.
1t was stated also that additional
evidence had been uncovered here
which served to strengthen Fields
story Of his knowledge Of the crime. A
knowledge OF his effects disclosed re-
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
REFERENDUM VOTE
ON BONUS QUESTION

WASHINGTON. II. C. Feb. "a
referendum vote among members Of
the chambers OF commerce In tho
United States In n proposal that "a
bonus DO given former service men,
resulted in Tc per cent majority
against tho suggestion. IT was an
nounccd today. The chamber had
gone on record twice in the past
as opposed to the cash bonus,
but according to Vice President j.. ~.
Goodwin. a new referendum was taken
TO Indicate what. IL any change of
opinion had taken place and to deter
mine whether tho contention of
American Legion officials was true
that the action taken bY tho delegates
o the chambers annual mcetinys'' did
not represent the opinion of tho mcm-
bership ns "a whole,
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
THREATENS TO FREE
ALLEGED CRIMINAL

HAMILTON. Ont. Fss. -t-tnl.es
North Carolina witnesses appear he
fore next Friday to testify against
Matthew Bullock. negro. who is wan
ted in Norlina. North Carolina. on n
charge Of attempted murder. he VIII
b. uncondiiioually released. Judge
suidcr declared today In granting
what hc said would he hi- last remand
In the case.
RALEIGH. y. e. Feb. 24.-Gov.
Morrison or North Carolina In Wig
orous message Scnt today to Acting
Secretary Of State Fletcher at Wash
inston. declared the state OF North
Carolina would not under any cir
sunstances produce witnesses to tcs-
tify before Judge Snider at Hamilton.
Ontario. as 10 the charge OF attempted
murder. growing out ~ a race riot,
pending against Matthew bullock.
negro. whose eNtraditicu has been
asked by the American government.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
DR.. SUN YAT SAN AND
ARMY ON THE MARCH

SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. 2i.-The OK
poditlon OF the Or. Sun Vat Sen and
tho army of the South China govern
mcnt started last week against Pcking
In an attempt to overthrow the North
crn government according to word re-
ccived here yesterday by Low Hing.
secretary hero of the Chinese National
party which is supporting the Canton
forces, headed by DR. Sur. The reports
said to have emanated from the
Chinese embassy at Washington. u.
c.. that DIR. sun had been denied the
support OF the Canton government
troops was branded as false by DIR.
Hing who declared that a direct cable
dispatch from Canton stated that the
leaders OF tho Canton government We're
In full accord.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
STORM PLAYS HAVOC
IN PART WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. 2a.-Cut
off from tho rest of the world for two
and ono half days, the Fox River yni-
ley in northeastern Wisconsin, touIghs
remains buried under snow and ice
which dcfies the biggest snow plow.
and the strongest engines. From
Manitowoc, on Lake Michigan and
Fond Du Lac on Lake winnebaC go
north thru Appleton and Green Bay.
across into the copper country or
Northern Michigan. transportation is
pt a standstill. communication from
this side cut off and even the wireless
cloggcd with static has failed to re-
veal what is happening in tho 600
square miles of the Fox river valley
ono fragmentary message coming
thru the naval wireless at Green nav
tonight reported the wreck of n double
header train OH tho Chicago and
Northwestern railroad Thursday in
huge drifts near Little Chute bet,Necy,
Green Bay and Marinettc. The ment-
bers of tho crew were reported In.
tured, but the sputting sparks trailett
off into blurred tumble before the
listening operators her, could lcar,
further details Tho Chicago Nil.
II .v..--
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
MABEL NORMAND
MAY RECOVER

Los ANGELES. Cal, Feb. a.
Mabel Normand. film actress over
whose Illness. anxiety was expressed
last night by her physician was re-
ported by him tonight TO DO slightly
improved.
lic eaid Miss Normand was seriously
III with influenza. which wIs aggra-
waited by n nervous breakdown the
actress suffered following the murder
OF William Desmond Taylor. ono OF
her closest friends.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
GETS PRISON TERN

NEW YORK. Feb. ?&-Herbcrt r.
Andrews. formerly n broker. who gain
cd publicity "a year ago when he main
taincd two wives In ono apartment In
Jersey City. today was sentenced to
not lcss than two or moro than four
years in the state prison for grand
larceny.
He was arrested on complaint OF
Horace II. Van Nlcck. of Montclalr.
y. J.. who alleged Andrews had sold
$4,000 worth of his stock which had
been deposited with him merely As
collateral for trading purposes.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
HARDING SIGNS THE
TRANSPORTATION BILL

WASHINGTON, l.. G.. Feb. "a
President Harding today signed the
bill amending the transportation act SO
"a to extend for one year from Febru-
ary rs, the timc for filing with tho
government claims growing out OF
government operation OF the railroads.
Tho measure also provides that the
statute OF limitations against claims
for which no award has been made
by tho Interstate commerce. commits
sion shall not begin to run for year
after the making of the award.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25

ceipts showing Fields was In Los An
Eelss. the latter part of January.
Among these was n rent receipt for n
place in Venice. California. where
Fields has maintained the details OF
Taylor's staying We're. arranged.
Fields. according to tho sheriff, stated
that the actress was not present when
Taylor was shot and reiterated the
only participants at the sconc of tho
crime were the three he described as
Won~ Loc. n Chinese who did the
shooting. Johnny Clark, whiteman
and a Jonnlc Moore. all of whom were
tConiinucd on Page Two)
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
AVIATOR FALLS 300
FEET TO HIS DEATH

ARCADIA. Fla. Feb. 24.-Sergeant
Robert c. Washburn of Lansing.
Michigan. attached to the Carlstrom
Aviation field here, fell 900 feet to his
death today while attempting para
chute drop from an airplnnc.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
COMMITTEE AGREES ON four
POWER PACIFIC TREATY TERMS

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 24.-An
agreement for final committee action
tomorrow on tho four powers Pacific
treaty was reached by senate leaders
today after the administration forces
and a group OF Republican reservations
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
SKELETON OF ANOTHER VICTIM
OF JUNE 3FLO0D IS FOUND.

old lumber in tho drift wood, mad.
the discovery.
DnNis-Norics morEuc: tho coroner
states that he secs no possibility of
Identification as there was no jcwclvy
and not shred of clothing to bc
found
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
Bullets Whizzed
Around the Prince

LONDON, Eng. Feb. 24.-The fir
ing upon several members of the
Prince of Wales party while they were
motoring from Delhi to Puttiala In the
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25

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