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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
PLANS TO ENLARGE FAIRGROUNDS

Believing that more playground
facilities is one Of Chickasha's great
est needs, the City Federation of
Women's clubs has launched move
ment to solve this problem.
The first step taken by the FEEDER
alton in this endeavor was to pass
a resolution urging the city school
and park boards to maintain the
North and South ward schools
Fairgrounds as public Fairgrounds
during the summer vacation and to
place trained supervisors in charge
Of them.
A committee composed of Mrs. w.
H. Gilkey, Mrs. Bertram Harris and
Miss JEANNE v. O'Neill, was ap.
pointed to promote the idea set
forth in the resolution.
Miss ONeill stated today that the
matter had been referred to the
chairman of both boards and that
both had placed their approval on
the recommendations made by the
federation. 'sThe matter will be sub.
mitted to both the park board and
the school board some time in the
very near future" she said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
BOYS TOG0To CHURCH SUNDAY

Tomorrow is "go-to-church" Sun
day for the boys of Chickasha and
Indications this morning were that
the churches of the city will house
hundreds Of boys at the morning
services.
The pastors of the city are CO.
operating with the movement to the
fullest degree. Without an excep-
tion, the Chickasha ministers have
announced that they will deliver
talks especially prepared for the
boys. Those at the head Of the
movement declare that this spirit Of
cooperation extends through the
schools and into the homes of the
city. Everywhere, the suggestion is
being made to the boys to go to
church. In no case is the young
American being told that he must
go to church. He is being told that
Rotarians over the entire world are
asking that the boys of their re-
spective towns go to church to-
morrow, and the local Rotarians
state that without question the boys
of Chickasha are to comply with the
request.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
RETIRED FARMER
INVOLVED TODAY
IN MURDER CASE
Admits Relations With Choir Girl.
but Declares Didn't XIII Her;
Put Through Long Hitch 4.
Third Degree Work.
my The United rru-.)

Iiooposton. H.. April 2g.-John G.
Wyman. wealthy retired farmer aud
church elder. confessed today he be.
trayod Gertrude Hanna who was
found murdered In the basement OF
the United Presbyterian parsonage
here.
But didn't kill her" shouted
Wyman. Before God. say didn't"
Wyman. 81 years OF age and hag
gard after two days OF constant
quIzzIng. stuck to that story until
dawn when he was let go In custody
of police.
No charges have been lodged
against the man.
I'VE turned him loose with hounds
on his track" was the explanation
of Charles N. Knox. sheriff of Yer.
million county.
Il don't want TO be turned loose"
Wyman begged.
Il wouldn't think OF going any.
where In IIoopeston without n police
man"
The third degree" was given
Wyman throughout the night by
Sheriff Knox and John II. Lewman,
states attorney. The United Press
correspondent was allowed TO bd
present at the examination which
was held in n dIngy. stuffy room
above the fire departments stntion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
Flock OF Bandits
Start SerUe Long
Hitch In Prisons

New York, April 29-One hundred
and nineteen bandits rounded up in
the campaign on criminals today
started to serve a total Of 45S years
in state penitentiary and police
were ordered to capture the master
minds" guiding the little fellows'
in New York's underworld.
The sentences approximating five
centuries were imposed in one day
by the courts as a vivid warning to
crooks remaining in the city.
District Attorney Joab Banton to-
day was in receipt of $53,315 grant
ed him by the state legislature with
which to increase his staff of detec-
tives and experts and this money,
he announced, is to be spent largely
in running down the master minds"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
STUDIES REPORT
IRREGULARITIES

Oklahoma City, April 29.-Attor-
ney General George E. Short today
began a study of the report of tho
state examiner and inspector OF al
legged irregularities Of over $230,0O0
in the accounts Of the county Of
ficials Of Garfield county.
After a thorough study of the re-
port which will take several days
he will determine whether facts will
warrant bringing charges.
Short received the report late yes
terday from the governor with in
structions to investigate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
MOB FEARED As
RESULT KILLING
COUNTY SHERIFF
illinois officer Slain In Battle With
Greek Section Hands; Starts
Quiet Disturbance In Sec
tlon Hand Camp.

Dcardsiown. Ill.,. April 29.-Mob
violence was feared here today fol.
lowing the killing OF Sheriff I'D
Lashbrook and two OF his deputies
In n battle with Greek section hands.
One Greek was killed today when
n posse under Deputy James Kilcy
attempted to arrest five foreigners.
suspected OF completely In the shoot,
Ing.
The trouble started when Lash.
brook and his deputies attempted to
quiet a disturbance In tho section
hand camp at Frederick. near here
on the Chicago. Burlington aud
Quincy railroad.
Thirty OF the laborers were taken
into custody and are in jail here.
The sheriff and Deputies Frank
Utter and Carl Neff. were all killed
by revolver fire from the work train
They were popular officials and
feeling is running high In Boards.
town.
On request OF Beardstown city
authorities, the work train was
moved from this city to Frederick
recently because OF the unsavory
reputation of the laborers. Tho
men received their pay Friday and
a celebration started which resulted
in general fight throughout the
camp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
BASE BALL CAME
HERE TOMORROW.

Everything is in readiness for the
baseball game at Grady field Sun
day afternoon at 3:15 o'clock which
Bully McLeans Travellers meet a
picked nine from the Oklahoma City
city league.
Mclean announced today that the
following lineup probably will start
for Chickasha: Dugan, shortstop;
Kirkley, left field; Lisle, center
field; Mabry, third base; Mclean.
first base; Lukehart, catcher; Con-
sindine, second base; MCLEAN, an
outfielder from Texas, right field,
and Peters, left handler from Enid,
pitcher.
Mclean is taking his team to
Rush Springs this afternoon to play
a practice game. g.g
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
WHEAT GROWERS
MEETING MONDAY

Every wheat grower In the county
is urged to attend wheat growers
meeting to be held in the county
court house here Monday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock.
1t was reported yesterday that the
meeting was called for Saturday
afternoon. This report was erron-
eous.>.
John Manley, secretary Of the
Oklahoma Wheat Growers associa-
tion; Roy Goetting, county organizer
for the association; A. F. Houston,
county farm agent, and representa-
tive of the extension department of
the Oklahoma A. and M. college will
be the principal speakers at the
meeting. Problems of the wheat
growers of the county will be dis
cussed.
Every wheat grower in the county
should attend this meeting,' Farm
Agent Houston said today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
Artillery Is Active.
(By The United Press.)

Pekin, April 29.--Foreigners IN
Pekin today heard the rumble of
artillery as the armies of Chang
Tso-Lin, the war lord Of Manchuria,
battled with the forces Of General
WI Pei-Fu, viceroy of Honan. lie.
CATION guards are ready for action.
The rival Chinese leaders are
fighting for control of the Pekin
government. President Hsu Shih
Chang Is here with small garrn
son, too weak to resist either Of
the armies which are hammering
each other at the city gates. The
victor in the battle now raging Is
expected to advance upon Pekin.
Legations Are Guarded.
General Wue Pei-Fu marched upon
Pekin with the intention Of ousting
President Hsu Shih Chang on the
ground that he was too free in
handing concessions to foreigners.
He was intercepted by the forces of
the Manchurian war lord who has
the backing of Sun Vat Sen, presi-
dent Of the Chinese government
with headquarters at Canton.
The foreign legations here are
protected by troops of each nation
represented and in event Of invasion
of the city by either rebel army,
these guards will defend the lega.
tions just as they did in the Boxer
uprising. Foreigners in Pekin would
go behind the legation walls for pro-
lection. 1t is not thought likely.
however, that either of the rebel
chiefs will antagonize the powers by
menacing their legations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29

Have you noticed the little yellow
tags bearing the Meet me at church
Sunday" slogan?
A great MAJORITY of boys in Chick
asha are wearing them. The tags
were intended at first only for the
boys, but the men soon started ask
ing for the tags, with the result that
the supply was exhausted quickly
This did not stop the requests for
the tags. They came and were still
coming this morning, according to
those in charge.
The outlook this morning was that
the big boys" were rallying round
nearly as strong as their sons or
little brothers in. the matter of MAX
ing Sunday. April 30, one of the BAN
ner church days in the history Of
Chickasha. 1t began to look today
like if fellow didn't want to be
alone on the street tomorrow from
II o'clock to noon, he had best at
tend some church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
TO Get Train Out
From Flood Water
(By The United Press.)

Fort Worth, Texas, April 30
Texas and Pacific railway officials
today expected to move a passenger
train which has been stalled near
Aledo since last Tuesdays flood.
The track both behind and ahead
Of the passenger washed out. The
150 persons aboard the train were
removed last Thursday, after being
provided with food for two days by
members of the crew, who were
able to make their way to nearby
towns. The train was enroute from
Fort Worth to breckenridge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
kilograms Pouring In.
(By The United Press.)

Washington, April 30. - Congress
was flooded today with kilograms
and letters from persons all over
the country who fear they may be
holding duplicated government se
curitles. This following charges by
Representative Johnson, South Da.
kota, republican, that hundreds of
millions of dollars worth of United
States bonds have been duplicated
Many congressional secretaries,
were busy sending out replies that
Secretary Mellon denies the charges
and that people need have no fear
as to the value of their Liberty
bonds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
BRUNEN MURDER
S0LVED-P0L|CE
(By The United Press.)

Mount Holly, N. j., April o.
Charles M. Powell, former en-
ploye has made complete confession
of the murder of John T. Brunen,
wealthy circus man, according to an
announcement made by County De-
tective Ellis H. Parker today.
The murder was committed at
Brunen's home at Riverside, N. j.,
on March 13.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
MANY INJURED IN
GENERAL BATTLE
FOUGHT At MINE
Strikers, Non.unIon Men and Police
Mlnale In Struggle; Women
Stand With Men and Swing
Pokers With n VIII.
DRIVE WORKERS FROM
MINE, CAUSE OF BOUT
Strikers Charge Non.unIon Men;
Are Resisted: state Police
Come 10 Rescue. Take
Hand In Fuss.

Uniontown. Pa. April 29.--StrIklng
miners. non.unlon workers and po'
lice mingled IN n desperate battle
at Tower Iilll Number Mine today.
Shots were fired. Ono state po
lIcomua was wounded IN tho leg.
Women participated IN the fight.
Ing. Armed with pokcrs and cud
gels. they batilcd shoulder TO should
or with the men.
Forty men and women were round
ed up and arrested by state police.
charged with participating In the
affray.
Tho fight started. police declare,
when crowd OF more than 100
men and women attempted TO pre-.
vent miners entering the workings.
Scores OF men and women were
hurt. four seriously. In the riots,
other rioters are nursing cracked
heads from clubbing by state police.
Corporal Earl c. Kufman. who
was shot in the leg was also badly
beaten on the head and body.
Lieut.. Charles G. Smith was beat
en- on the head and body and one
eye almost torn out.
Two privates, Harry Gable and
Arthur Fox were beaten over the
head and shoulders.
One of the striking rioters was
reported shot In the battle but his
identity could not be learned.
Riot calls brought additional state
police to the scene. They dispersed
the mob. Forty were herded to.
gether and brought TO the county
Jail in trucks and touring cars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
BANDITS GET PAYROLL.
(By The United Press.)

Seattle. Wash, April 29.-Armed
bandits held up Frank Webster, Of
flee manager Of the Star, and Miss
Wilma Mayer, cashier, in front Of
the Star office today and robbed
them of the weekly payroll, amount
ing to $4,400.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
HARDING REFUSES TO
RECEIVE CRUSADERS

Washington, April 29.-President
Harding today declined TO receive
the children crusaders" who were
scheduled to call at the white housd
and make personal appeal to the
executive for amnesty to the III
political prisoners. still held In jail
for conviction under the espionage
act.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
People M0Ue From, N
TOUn TO AlLOU 1t
Be Tested For Oil
(By The United Press.)

Ponca City, April 29.-Exodus
from South Shidler by its 1000 resi-.
dents began today as result of an
order of the federal court.
The court ordered the residents
to remove their property from lots
which have been purchased by the
Carter Oil company which secured
the oil lease ON the townsite.
The company was awarded an in.
junction at Guthrie.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
FRANCE OPPOSES
PROMPT SESSION
ON PREPARATIONS
Notifies Lloyd George Against Meet.
Ing Until After May 81 When
Germans Expected Default;
British Against Plan.
RUSSIANS WILL REJECT
FRENCH TERMS, IS VIEW
VIII Consider British Proposals;
French say Russia Must Accept
Arbitration; Demand Com
plete Payment pebts.

Genoa. April 29.-France today
notified Lloyd George that Il op.
posed any meeting of tho rcpara.
iIons committee until after May 81.
on which date the Gormants are OK.
pected to default In rcparations pay.
ments. The British replied that tho
situation must be discussed before
a crisis arose. Tho matter will prob
ably rest here until after the Paris
conference between Louis Barthou.
chief OF the French delegation. and
Premier Polncare.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
FILE FOR CONGRESS.
CRy The United Press. J

Oklahoma City, April Coon
gresham l.. M. Gensman of Lawton
and Manuel Herrick of Perry today
filed their application for candidacy
for an election to congress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
FLAPPGRs sINo BLUES.

Columbus. o.. April es.-columbus
fIappcrs sang the blues today. Mrs.
Dora Fleming. new dance hall In.
spcctor. announced that jazx II forth
with taboo here. and that dancers
must content themselves with the
waltz and twostop.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
CORPSE MADE ESCAPE.
Cny Tho United r~)

Chicago. April ee.-PolIcc couldn't
find John Kirkland's corpse when
his wife confessed killing him with
a flat Iron. Neirhbors solved the
mystery. John came 10 and wcns
after another drink.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
BOMBING PLANES
WIN OVER SHIPS
IN CANTON BOUT.
PekIn Government WarshIps ourrsn.
der When One Vessel Blown w
by AIrpIans Bomb st Can
ton Army Faction,
F'RiE IT Ris4oks RHTTaF Qs Sr. E'SS WORLD
10 Last Of PekIn Navy 10 Fall intq
Hands Of Opposition; Foreign
Legations Guarded by
Troops Of Nations. (

shanghai. April 29.--I,ombInk
planes defeated river gunboats In .
battle nt Canton. according to dis.
patches from that city received hero
today.
Three planes Of the Canton gov.
ornmont attacked ninc warships In
the Pearl river when tho crews were
suspected OF being sympathetic with
the Pekin government.
A direct hit was scored on tho
river cruiser HaIchl. The bomb
killed twenty sailors and wounded
thirty and put the vessel out Of
action. The others surrendered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29

Prince Kalanianaole has been ap-
pointed chairman Of committee to
collect historical data Of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
Russia VIII Reject.
lnr The Inlfrd Prel.l

Genoa. April 29.-'Iiussla will re
jcct the French terms for an agree.
ment with the allies. but viii con
sIdor tho British terms acceptable
as basis for negotiations.
This decision was reached by the
Russian delegation In n conference
which continued until .an early hour
this morning.
The allies intend 10 combine and
coordinate the French and British
terms ir one note which will be
presented TO the Russians before
night For the purpose of doing
this, the subcommittee In charge OF
drafting the note met at IL a. m.
today.
Shall Accept Arbitration.
The French terms. II was learned
today, provide that II no agreement
can be reached on payment of Rus
sias debts, the soviets shall accept
the arbitration OF mixed commits.
sion appointed either by the chief
justice of the United States supreme
court. The Hage Tribunal, or the
League OF Nations.
The principal difference between
the French and British terms is
that the French demand complete
payment of war debts and return OF
property seized by the soviet from
foreigners, whereas the British are
willing to compromise on these
points. When the notes are COM
bined for presentation of Russia
they will ask seven categorical ques
tions as to Russia's attitude, SO as
to prevent further quibbling by the
soviets and will then lay down tho
terms on which the allies propose to
give assistance to Russia.
Against French Draft.
After leaving the meeting of the
bolsheviki early this morning, George
Tchitcherin, chief of the Russian
delegation, said they had thoroughly
gone over both the French and
British drafts.
The British draft, he said might
be acceptable as basis for negoti
ations."
When asFed about the French
draft, Tchitoherin gravely shook his
head.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
CHARGES DENIED
BY ASHTON HERE,
$4,000 BOND MADE
Notified by Friend That Charges
Filed: Comes at Once l Chick
asha and Notifies Sheriff
OF His Arrival.

Orin Ashton appeared IN Justice
court this morning and made $1,000
bond for appearance for preliminary
examination before Justice II. L.
Grigsby, May 2s on an cmbczxle
mcnt charge. The bond was signed
by John u. White and ]. w. Kayscr
Advised by n friend here that a
charge had been filed against him.
Mr.. Ashton left Ardmore yesterday
afternoon Immediately after recciv.
ing the nows. He arrived In Chick
asha last night at II o'clock and
Immediately notified Sheriff Sankey.
who told him TO appear before Jus.
ticc Grigsby this morning.
Mr.. Ashton was accompanied to
Chickasha by George b. Rittenhouse,
prominent attorney OF oklahoma
City. whom Mr.. Ashton has engaged
TO represent him In the matter.
Charge Is Denied.
Mr.. Ashton emphatically denies
the allegations made against him
and says he Is ready to fight the
case to a finish. He stated that the
filing OF the charges was surprise
to him. that he was never consulted
or given a chance TO go into the
matter or make any kind OF an ex.
PLANTATION before the embarrassment
was thrust upon him: that I'm view
of this fact he Is aggrieved.
Mr.. Ashton served as general man.
ager of the Apache Cotton oil com.
pany from 1915 until the plant was
sold under mortgage foreclosure
During this period, he says, more
than five million dollars worth of
business was handled.
He stated that he did not fear the
outcome of the charge made against
him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29

Diamond mines in South Africa
are restricting their output,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
REPUBLICANS Of
CONGRESS SPLIT
ON BONUS ISSUE
Two Definite Groups Formed; Two
Bills VIII BE Dumped Into Lap
Of Committee and Flight for
Both VIII Start
M'CUMBER LEADS ONE
OUTFIT. SMOOT OTHER
9III Ordered Ready by Monday: Con.
oress Flooded by kilograms on
Alleged Duplication Of Gov.
ernment Bonds.

Washington. April 2s.-RopublIcan
members OF the senate finance com,
miticc today divided into two defIn.
lie groups over tho soldier bonus
bill.
Az result two different bills will
be thrown into the committees lap
next week and n tussle win begin
between the two groups TO force
adoption OF their pet ideas.
The two bills will be:
by Mccumber. chairman OF the
committee. providing for the adjust.
cd certificate plan OF the house bill.
with notifications greatly broaden.
lng the benefits 10 service men.
by smoot. Utah. providing
2O-year Insurance policy without any
borrowing provisions as a substitute
for the house plan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
Hightower escaped.

Officers here today would not
venture guess as to whether the
negro described as the Stayed of the
North Topeka engineer was the Jake
Hightower who formerly lived in
Chickasha. They state, however,
that Hightower agreed several
months ago to leave Chickasha and
never return. The information they
have is that he went to Kansas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
ENGINEER
SLAIN BY NEGRO
IN KANSAS TOWN
Shot Through Heart When Attempts
to Stop Fight; Officers Here VIII
Not Guess Whether It's Local
Jake Hlghtower.
(By The United Press.)

Topeka, Kan, April 29.-Arthur G..
Russ, engineer at North Topeka
ice plant, was shot to death and Roy
Ward, another employe, was wound
ed and mutilated today when Jake
Hightower, a negro iceman, suddenly
attacked a number of persons.
The negro was multilating Ward
with ice tongs when Russ attempted
to interfere. Hightower pulled
gun and shot the engineer through
the heart and then returned to
Ward, shooting him through the
arm. =
Hightower escaped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-29
Ordered Ready Monday.

After a conference of republican
senator's today. McCumber ordered
n committee OF drafting experts to
have n bill ready by Monday. This
measure is TO provide for the cortIfi.
cate plan. but will remove all limil
tations as TO the time within which
a former service man can apply for
bonus. McCumber's new plan will
give the veterans hitherto unheard
OF concessions and privileges with
respect TO borrowing.
Both the Smoot and McCumber
bills will eliminate the land recla.
nation provisions OF the house bill.
At today's conference no attempt
was made to map out method OF
financing the bonus.
Committee members said the first
task is to get an agreement among
themselves on the general plan Of
the bill. The way things stand
now, agreement is likely to be con.
siderabiy delayed, committee mem.
bers admitted.