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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-30
To Hold .Watehv Party.

The Senior Epworth league OF the
Methodist church will hold watch
party In the church parlors Sunday
evening, II was announced this morn.
Ing. The exit OF the year OF 1929
and the npr-Usch OF the new year
1923 win BE- witnessed, The regular
rAeeting Of fac league WIN not be-
held until o.JC o'clock. after the RI.
10 program IN the church pari ,rs.
After the meeting social hour,
scheduled to last until after the new
year is ushered In. will be held.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-30

Monday afternoon : New Years
day-from . 10 8 o'clock, Rev. and
Mrs. r. Il. l.. Morgan. iO6 South
Sixth street, VIII hold "open house"
to their friends. Rev. and Mrs. Nor.
gan expect To spend Tuesday In ok.
lahoma City. a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-30

John w. Terrell of MARROW and
stella Neal of Rush Springs were
married here yesterday afternoon.
Justice H. L. Grigsby officiated Roy
Brown of Sylvesta, Texas, and Miss
Alberta Gertrude Balch of Tuttle OBJ.
tanned a marriage license.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-30

The annual meeting OF the Chick.
asha United Charities will be held
Tuesday afternoon, January 2. at
$3.50 o'clock, in the city hail. Mrs.
w. A. Hopkins, secretary. announced
today. Reports Of the years work
will be received and directors fol-
the ensuing year elected at this
meeting, which was scheduled to be
held Monday. but which has been
postponed until Tuesday, Monday be-
ing New Years day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-30

The annual New Years dance al
the chickasha Country club will be
held this evening. Memoirs OF the
country club and n number OF their
friends are expected to attend. Mu.
sic VIII be furnished by the Society
serenaders, local orchestra. rf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-30
POLICE COURT

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II. H. Stofford, charged with i'm
moral conduct; fined $40.
Burthy Pyfur, charged with i'm.
moral conduct; fined $2O
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-11-02
The Dixon Tax Program

The Dixon tax program may moi
be understood by everybody, not al
the people understand the position
of the big interests that do not pay
a fair share of the taxes under the
present system. The governor points
out that the board of equalization
has no time to investigate and study
taxes as they relate to the railroads
power companies, telegraph, tele-
phone and other public utilities. II
is impossible for the board to become
expert on the subject of taxation be-
cause it's members have too many
other administrative duties to per
form, in their respective state offices.
The governor rightly says that a
tax commission is the one instrument
by which the tax problems may be
solved. The commission, to be com
posed of three members, would spend
all its time studying taxes, tax sys-
TENS, conditions of property in Mon
tana and elsewhere, the collection
work, and all the rest of it, and would
constitute a scientific means of dis
covering and applying principles of
taxation that would mete out justice
to all.
All of the states but five, among
these Montana, have such commits
sions. This state lags behind the
progressive commonwealth in lack
ing such a commission. The big tax
dodgers of the state, who wish to see
the farmers, workers, homeowners,
business men and others continue to
pay an unjust share of the taxes, are
fighting the governors program.
These interests are trying to fool
the people into electing a legislature
that will block the governors plans,
and to turn down the tax commission
amendment. The people are being
RECALLED with pamphlets telling how
much taxes the great industries pay
in Montana. But the question is not
how much they pay. The question is,
do they pay their fair share {? This
question they evade. A tax commits
sion and a legislature favorable to
Governor Dixon would find out about
that matter. The interests do not
want the people to know, so they
hight this means of investigation and
this method of doing justice.
If you vote for a tax commission
and a legislature that favors straight
enlng out all the tax problems, you
vote for yourself. This means
the great mass of the people in Mon
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-11-02
The eighth stopped all

ing distance. The eighth stopped al
line plunges. A left end run brought
the ball over in front of the goal ano
near enough to try a drop-kick.. Vim
son tried to score by this route but
a poor pass from center caused it to
fail. The game ended: Seventh g.
Eighth 6.
The eighth showed lack of practice
since their victory over the Fresh
man last week. Fumbles were fire.
quent. Many tackles failed. Laur-
ence Readicker was the outstanding
star on the eighth. His deadly
tackles stopped many gains. The
seventh broke through the eighth
line time and again and dropped the
runner for a loss.
Rural Concerts
On Tuesday evening Oct. "a, our
mandolin club gave a concert at the
Woods school. Mr.. Shipman gave a
reading" Jimmy Butler and the
OWL" The High School quartet sang
and Miss Walter gave the reading,
San Old Maids Psalm of Marriage"
After the above numbers Mr.. Boyd
and Mr.. Marion discussed the county
seat issues. The orchestra furnished
music for a dance. The large floor
gave plenty of room for the crowd
which attended and EVERYONE was
ready to take part and have a good
time.
On Saturday evening the same pro-
gram was given at the French school
except that Audrey johnson gave a
reading instead of Miss Walter. Mrs.
Moschelle had the school decorated
in Halloween colors. A program was
given by the school bue we were late
getting started and did not arrive
there until the last number was being
given. Part of our %mandoline club
got lost and arrived after the con-
cert numbers were over. About mid
night a luncheon was served. Dane
ing continued for some time and all
seemed to enjoy the occasion.
On Wednesday of this week we ex-
pect to go to the Magnuson school.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of our people will play with a
dance orchestra in McCabe, Bainville
and Froid.
Spelling Contest
Plans are now being made for an
.nter-rural spelling contest and ex
1ibit to be held at Volt in the spring.
All of the schools in District As will
AXE part. The Wolf Point school
organizations will furnish the music.
Prizes will be given to the best spell
ers and for the best exhibits. The
lists will be sent out soon so that the
;eachers may begin work this fall.
Exhibits and spelling contests held
n town can do little good to rural
I believe that these affairs i
be held in the country where
he parents can see and hear the
contests. We are going to give this
,lan a trial next spring.
Last Friday the Elite Society gave
good program. 1t vas as follows:
origin of Halloween, ---- {
I
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-11-02
SCHOOL EVENTS OF
PUBLIC INTEREST
FOOTBALL-RURAL PROGRAMS
SPELLING CONTEST-RECORD
AND ATTENDANCE

The football game between the
seventh and eighth grades last Tues
day evening was the best grade game
held this year. 1t was a real battle
from beginning to end. The r%ooters
from both grades were out in force
and kept the atmosphere in motion.
In the first quarter the seventh
went down the field on line smashes
and end runs. The eighth could not
stop the machine-like advance.
Chester Christopherson smashed on
through for a touchdown. Harvey
Vinson scored the extra point with a
pretty drop-kick. Score TO.
In the second quarter a punt from
the seventh went into the end zone,
Keith Riggin recovered it and started
to run. He was downed behind the
goal line. This gave the seventh two
more scores. Score 90. The ball was
brought out to the twenty yard line
and given to the eighth. Keith re-
deemed his first play by running the
full length of the field for a touch
down. Score 90. The eighth failed
to put the ball acros for the extra
point.
In the third quarter the teams
fought back and forth and the quart
er ended with the ball in the center
of the field. In the fourth quarter
the eighth braced and looked dam
A nrpohor of COSTLY, f,1po hIoc 4
brought the seventh to within strik-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-11-02
GIRLS STATEMENT WILL
HELP WOLF POINT

Many women will profit by the fol
lowing statement of one of their sex
1 was afraid to eat on account Of
stomach trouble. Even rice did not
agree. After taking Adler-i-ka l can
eat anything" Adler-i-ka acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowel, re-
moving foul matter which poisoned
stomach. EXCELLENT for gas on
the stomach or sour stomach. Guards
against appendicitis. 1t brings out
POISONOUS matter you never thought
was in your system. Huxsol Drug
Co. 37-1t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-11-02
Majorie Jenkins
Piano Selection, Margaret Erickson
Paper,.---- Theodore Roosevelt
Halon Anderson

~
School Notes --.-- Sarah Witt
Last Friday evening the first So
Vial affair for the high school was
held. The purpose was to give the
high school students a good time and
raise a little money to pay some of
our football bills. The first on the
program was the finding of the
witch's black cat. Majorie Jenkins
and Katherine Reeve were the sue
cessful hunters. The Grand march
was led by Miss Shelp and Mr.. Living
ston. Miss Fousek furnished the
music. A variety of figures were
used and the march ended by a trip
through spooky halls. The inter-clsss
contests were then staged. The con-
tests and games were:
High Jump --- Gladys Martin
Auto Race --- Howard Billings
Copper Race - Bruce Jenkins
Diving Contest ..--- Keith Riggin
Spooners' Race.
--- Tena Funk and Faye Couey
Hurdle Race
Leslie Mcneil and Raymond Rolfe
Marriage Race ...- Annie jacob
1~00-yard Dash 80 Thelma Anderson
Whirligig .---- Bernice Connor
Best Smile .--- Clara Pyrbylski
Worst Frown -.-... Raymond Rolfe
Prizes were awarded the winners.
Dancing then started. Mrs. Tice
and Hazel Chapman furnished the
music. The football boys were de-
layed on the trip from Glasgow and
our sale of baskets was held up for
their return. Mr.. Cook sold the
baskets and succeeded in getting
for the fund. There were so
baskets and they were put up. Dane
ing was continued after supper con-
trary to our regular rules in order
to give the football boys a chance to
share the pleasure. The sale of
baskets cut into the time allowed for
the social time so this was extended.
Don't forget the big game of
football with Culbertson on the home
grounds on Friday Nov. 10. This will
be the best game of the season.
This week ends the second month
Of school. The report cards will be
the first of next week. Parents
are requested to check these carefully
Too many childrn are being kept
out of school a day or a half a day
work. This is especially true in
he high school. Students need to
De here every day. Our teachers
lave enough to do without having
% work overtime to help some pupil
Who has missed a lesson OF two. It
S easy to stay out but hard to catch
Up in the work. Few satisfactory
excuses are to be given to student
Who stay out to work. While school
going on the pupil is to be here.
The truant officer is being sent for
children nj the grades who are be-
ng kept out for work. Sickness has
much absence during the last
month.
Miss McAleer gave a very inter-
sting talk on the Oregon Trail last
morning.
Supt. Frank H. Livingston.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07

Five hundred miles north Of Ed
monitor, capital city of the Canadian
province Of Alberta, away north OF
IS, the great Athabasca river. a mile
wide, flows into the Athabasca lake.
5000 square miles in area.
At McMurray, just before the river
Joins the lake, 1t widens into sandy
flats, heavily impregnated with tar,
or bitumen. It was these sands which
20 years ago captured the imagina-
ton of "Bitumen Bill" sending him
1000 miles east to Ottawa. capital
city Of Canada, with the news Of q
wonderful road-making discovery
which nobody believed, and earning
for him the sobriQuet which has
stayed with him through all the
years.
At Edmonton today, at the modern
university in that progressive city,
scientific experts are taking Btu
men Bills crazy ideas seriously.
They have discovered means of ex-
tracing the bitumen from the sands
of the Athabasca river, and they are
experimenting on road surfaces with
the extracted bitumen, and also with
the bitumen sands.
The province of Alberta has hum
dreds of thousands Of miles of roads.
Most Of them are only clay roads.
which are quite all right when dry,
but which rapidly reach a stage OF
utter impassability following rain OF
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07

The California Company, one Of
the largest Of the Standard Oil sub
salaries, q few days ago, paid $685.
900 in cash for $50 acres Of close-in
land. adjoining the Sunburst discov-
cry. Government permit land in the
same neighborhood will bring the
California c0mpany's holdings In that
particular section up to $50 acres.
Permit land, offsetting the Steven
son we'll, recently brought as high
as $500 per acre, while land further
away and included in the same deal
sold down to $3.50.
This land was acquired from Cor
don Campbell, discoverer of the dis
trict, Arbe Beardslee, his principal
hacker, and the Rhoades syndicate,
a group of Great Falls and Lewistown
men, who also helped to finance
Campbell In his quest of oil. Aside
from Campbell, the man who will
profit most by this deal is Beardslee,
a former Beaverhead county flock
master, who had the pluck to get
behind Campbell with his money at
q time when oil in the Kelvin district
looked like q high card gamble. Fol-
lowing the strike things have been
coming Beardslee's way in rapid ia
hard cash, upwards Of 100000, than
any other man interested in the north
and with the game still young, is
holding thousands Of acres Of good
leaseholds.
The Rhoades syndicate, of which
Judge DUSTY" Rhoades of Great
Falls is the head, profits something
like $4,000 by this deal. The ~
members of this syndicate put up
$1,000 for Campbell in his need,
some six months ago, and have
drawn down something in excess of
five dollars for every dollar advanc-
ed, not a poor return in these times.
In addition to the cash, the Rhoades
syndicate, Campbell and Beardslee
each retain five per cent royalty
hich should be productive of excel
lent returns. The deal was nego-
of the California company, powerful
subsidiary of the Standard Oil Co.
The Ohio company, Standard
subsidiary which, with the Midwest,
dominates the Wyoming fields. has
also been heavy buyer during the
past week, having made extensive
purchases of leases in the neighbor-
hood of the Campbell we'll. Its hold
ings run into several thousand acres,
and it is said to be planning an ex-
tensive development campaign, with
a train-load of drilling rigs and
equipment on the way. Incidentally
it should be said that the Ohio COM
pany controls the Illinois Pipe Line
company, largest carrier of crude oil
in the world. It is said that oil de-
veloped by the Ohio company will
be shipped north to Regina, where
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07
Great Profits Are Paid Already By
Leases In North Montana Oil Fields;
One Dividend Five Hundred Per Cent

operate as though they had NO con-
nection whatever. The California
company has been particularly active
in acquiring land on the Rocky
Ridge dome, while the Ohio has been
picking up ground on the other side
and nearer to the Sunburst well.
One of the strong Montana leasing
companies organized during the past
week at Great Falls was the North
ern Montana Exploration Company.
which filed articles Of incorporation
with capital stock of 100000. This
company is headed by Leonard q.
Diehl, business manager Of the Great
Falls Tribune, as president; DR.. D.
K. Woods of Great Falls, vice-presi-
dent; and J. W. Mckenzie, president
OF the Northwest Farm Mortgage Co.
Great Falls. secretary and treasurer.
The Northern Montana Exploration
Company was organized solely for
the purpose Of acquiring acreage on
proven oil structures and the locating
and leasing of new potential oil
structures.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07

the Imperial OH company. which ID
the Standard in Canada, has . large
refinery.
Among the big Independents who
are exploring the northern field is c.
b. Stebbins, who has the unique rec
ord Of having drilled 80 dry holes in
Texas before getting production.
After this long run Of hard luck for
tune smiled ON him, and he is rated
as a nulti-millionairc. He has been
acquiring acreage on both sides OF
the line. Harry Orchard of Denver
is another Independent of large fin
ancial strength, who has been buy
ing acreage. Most of his leases were
bought over q month ago, before the
Sunburst strike, and before values
hit the ceiling.
1t is stated that over 40 drilling
rigs are either ON the ground, being
rugged up or are in transit to the
northern fields.
While the California and the Ohio
are both subsidiaries of the big
Standard Oil Co., they are the keen
est rivals in the northern field and
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07

tool dresser, helper, assistant driller
and, finally, driller. finishing up with
course in oil at the University of
Minnesota.
Lucky In Oil
Lucky speculation in oil lands net
ted Bill his first real fortune, and
with some $4,000 in cash, he re-
turned to western Canada and fitted
out drilling crew to 60 to McMur-
ray. His crew reached the Athabasca
in 1904, and in 1905 had made good
progress. but a heavy vein of salt
closed down their efforts, and for the
next four years Bill drilled and drill
ed In vain, finally deciding that luck
was against him for oil finding, and
that his first love, the bitumen sands,
should be his last.
Then for Is years Bill bombarded
the government at Ottawa with stor-
.es Of the vast possibilities Of the
NcMurray tar sands. Nobody would
listen to him, and he earned the title
BY which he is known today when he
pressed his claim for tar sand de-
noeits that outrivaled the famous
6itumen deposit at Trinidad in value
AZ last the Alberta government list
ened to his urgings, and today there
Il more than possibility that "Bitu-
men Bill' McMurray's tar sands may
in Q few years pave many roads, and
that the cSaxy scheme Of q half-mad
prospector may yet solve the road
making troubles of every clay road
area in the whole of Canada.-The
New York Times.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07
lVNEN s'cENfRAL c0xEY" HOGAN
STOLE WHOLE freight TRAIN

Il was until an hour ago." Hogan
grinned.
no you surrender" A
Hogan sighed. 1T IL the fortune
Of war" he said sadly. Then revers-
Ing his pen knife, with the blade In
his hand. he handed It to the colonel,
with q low bow and the remark,
please accept my sword"
For q moment the colonel seemed
about to have an apoplectic fit. then
not even military austerity was proof
against his sense of humor, and he
Joined in the roar Of laughter that
came from the Coxeyites.
Hogan was tried In Helena on the
charge of stealing train, and served
several months In prison, but his
earnest contention that he had been
double-crossed by the railroad peo-
ple seemed to have made some inn
preston on the court, as he was soon
released and returned to Butte,
where he was for number Of years
prominent in the reform and labor
movement.
Besides being speaker of great
ability, a wonderful organiser, and
possessing q charming personality,
Billy Hogan was one Of the best read
men 1t has ever been my fortune
to meet. His honesty and integrity,
no one, even his critics and enemies,
ever doubted. His knowledge Of Eng
lish literature was remarkable. Es-
pecially was this true regarding
Shakespeare, though he by no means
agreed with the authorities In plac-
ing high value on his works as they
generally do. Shakespeare, In his
opinion, was very little Of humans
tartan, and was somewhat Of ''boot-
licker," with little sympathy for the
under dog" The writer we'll re-
members the night he listened to
Hogan reading his 1.-THE Humanity
Of Shakespeare" in the Miners Union
hall.
He was fairly launched into his
subject when from the ante-room
came loud voices and q resounding
bang, followed by dull thuds. The
chairman called on q miner standing
near to investigate the cause Of the
racket. Hogan, who In spite of the
noise outside, was holding the atten-
ton of his audience. read on imper.
turbably.
Bang! Bang! Thump! Crash!
Bump" mingled with the discussion
of Hamlet's insanity.
The emissary returned, stepped up
to the chairman and whispered in his
ear. Hogan stopped for moment
and looked inquiringly at them.
Never mind, Bill, 60 ahead" the
chair invited. "It's just Larry Nea!
and Pat Meaney hammering hell out
of one another in the ante room.
They're fighting the Anaconda for
the Capital question over again. Go
ahead. General, you were telling US
about that nutty guy-Ham some
thing-th3t was trying to get the
bird that killed his dad"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07

Quite recently there dropped in on
me at my home In California. none
other than General Coxey" Hogan,
now prosperous fruit grower in Or
cas-. Wash. ''Bill'' or Coxey Hogan
was the only man In the history Of
the world, ! think, who was ever tried
on the charge Of stealing . train. He
always denied, however, that he stole
It. but admitted that he took it,
And he would have got away with it.
too. had 1t not been for the interposi-
ton Of the United States army.
All the old-timers will remember
"Coxey's army" the collection Of the
unemployed who in 1891 or 1892
were gathering in all parts Of the
country. during that period Of de-
preston, to march to Washington
and there demand employment from
the government.
Butte was one Of the rallying
points and soon there was an en-
campment of several thousand men
on the flat under the command Of
General Hogan. Hogan, who in many
ways was q remarkable man, was q
genius at organization and soon had
the army under splendid discipline.
They gave the authorities NO trouble,
either collectively or individually.
The merchants and people of Butte
contributed literally to their support
and wished eagerly for the day when
they would find some means Of trans
portation toward the east, where at
some point in the middle west they
were to join with the other "Coxey
army" in their march on Washing
ton.
One evening q group Of Coxeyites
boarded long freight train, quietly
removed the train crew, who offered
no resistance, and went footing over
the divide toward Bozeman. Hogan
claims to this day that he had q Sc
cret understanding with the railway
authorities that he was to take the
train, and that in ordering a pursuit
of the army" that they double
crossed him.
The train bearing the army of the
unemployed pounded away east un-
til they reached the neighborhood of
Glendive, where they found the track
crowned by an immense pile of ties
and thanked by gatling guns, man.
ned by a troop Of soldiers.
They realized the game was up
and accepting the result philosophi-
cally proceeded to build fires along
the track and prepare their evening
meal.
Meanwhile, a pompous, booted and
spurred army officer, hustled about
among the group. asking for Gen
eral Hogan" Though Hogan was
standing several times within a few
feet of him, idly whiting a stick
with a penknife. the Coxeyite, ad-
dressed always peered around and
remarked:
We'll, he was here few minutes
ago, but l don't see him now.''
For over an hour the colonel went
raging around Tuning threats, until
finally one Of the soldiers, pointing
out Hogan. told him that he thought
that was the man.
The army officer came to a halt in
front of Hogan, who continued whit.
Ting the stick.
Are you in command of this dam
rabble," he roared.