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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
EYE WITNESS To
DOUBLE MURDER
F0UND-0FFIC ICERS
Atiaehe Of Prosecutors office Says
Widow Stumbled on oruesome
Scene Night Of Murder; She
Denies story.
OFFICIALS CLAIM SHE
SAW ACTUAL SHOOTING
They Tell Of TWO Men and Two
wemen. Heated Argument. Firing
Of Pistol; New Chief Is In
Charge Of Investigation.

New Brunswlck. N. j.. Oct. "a
Mrs. Jane Gibson. 80, widow. has
told authorities she was an eye wit
ross TO the murder of the Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Flea
nor Mills. an attache OF the prose
cutors office said today.
According to the informant. Mrs.
Gibson said she stumbled onto the
gruesomc scene on the night of Sep
tember "A. when she was on the
Phillips farm trying 10 locate some
property that had been stolen from
her home
Mrs. Gibson. authorities stated.
saw two men and two women under
the crab apple tree and heard them
engage in heated argument.
one OF the men. Mrs. Gibson Is
quoted as saying. pulled ont pistol
and fired on Mrs. Mills and Rev.
Hall
The witness then fled from the
scene.
Mrs. Gibson, questioned by report
ors. denied she had told such a story
to the authorities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
MEL TON To TALK
IN CITY TONIGHT
Under Auspices of Constitutional
Democratic Club Local Attorney
to Speak Against Walton
at Courthouse.

Issue of the gubernatorial race
which ends at the polls November
7 will be discussed in an address
this evening in the county court
house by Alger Melton, member of
the law firm Of Bond, Melton and
Melton. The address will begin at
1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Melton is one of the members
of the Constitutional Democratic
club who are active in the campaign
against the candidacy Of Jack Wal
ton. He is billed to speak in Wau-
rika on Saturday evening of next
week.
Other speakers are being sent out
by the Constitutional democratic
club of Grady county, affiliated with
the Constitutional Democratic league
recently formed in Oklahoma City
DR.. A. S. Riddle, who was active
in the primary campaign, will speak
in Ninnekah Saturday evening.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
Wants Law Enacted.

Columbus, Ohio, Oct PA law
tc protect emotional women of the
nation against the love-making of
professional Sheiks" was advocated
here today by Rev, G. S. Cox, pastor
of the exclusive Indianola NJ b.
church.
THE acquittal of Peggy Beal in
Kansas City on a charge Of murder
ing Frank Anderson sets a signifi-
cant precedent Rev. Cox said.
Mrs. Beal was the fifty-first vic
tim of Anderson, the love pirate
and she took the law into her own
hands. That is just what women
should not have to do. The unwrit.
ten law should be placed upon the
statute books. The time is ripe to
legislate against the professional
sheik.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
UN|ON|ST OUTS
HINDER PREMIER
NAMING CABINET
Demands Of "Dle Hards" for Com
plete Control Of British Govern
ment Continue to Throw
Obstacles Laws Way.
HE'S SEEKING PLAN TO
APPEASE REVOLT GANG
Parliament to Be Dissolved Thurs
day, Election November is;
Lloyd George Planning Cam
palgn for Comeback.
by LLoy DALLrM
UNITED Press star Corresponds

7 (unitcd Press Stnff Correspondent
London. Oct 2i- Demands of the
unionisis die hards" for more com
plete control of the British govern
ment hindered Premier Bonar Laws
efforts at cabinet making today.
II Is understood that the delay In
announcing the names or the min.
listers who are TO replace the fallen
coalition government Is due 20 the
inslstanee OF the "die hards" on
stronger representation in Laws
government.
The new premier. political obsorv-
ers state. has under advisement a
plan to appease the recalcitrants in
the unionists his own arty. by be-
slowing the important post Of min
lister OF war ON Marquis Salisbury.
Premier Law had first planned to
appoint the Marquis to the more
ornamental office of Lord Keeper OF
the Privy Seal.
II was anticipated that Premier
Law would be able to smooth out
the difficulties In forming cabinet
and announce the names of his min
listers today or tomorrow.
Parliament is to be dissolved
Thursday and the general elections
are to be held November 10.
The eyes of all political parties
are on Lloyd George who is opening
headquarters of the Outs" in the
house he has leased about a mile
from 10 Downing Street.
One of the bitterest fights of
years is expected to be waged by
Lloyd George and his supporters in
his campaign to come back TO power.
The labor party which has been
attacked as radical" by the Union
lists and Coalitionists, has drawn up
q manifesto in which a denial is
made Of charges that it is bolshe-
vistic in tendencies.
Premier Bonar Law Thursday
plans to announce in greater detail
his policies when he addresses his
constituency at Glasgow. In the
general election, the premier who
stands for election to the House of
Commons. will be opposed by a la
Dor candidate and Sir George Paish,
IndependentIliberal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
SOLDIERS GUARD
CITY IN RUSSIA
American and British Marines Busy
10 Protect Citizens Of Each
Country in Three-cornered
Fight OF Soviets.

Moscow. Oct. 2i.-American and
British marines patroled Vladiyostok
today TO protect subjects of the
United States and Great Britain In
a three-cornered conflict among Rus
sian Reds" Russian Whites" and
japanese.
The Russian Soviet army Is ad.
vancing toward Vladiyostok on the
heels OF the Japanese troops who
are evacuating.
NJ. Tchitcherin, foreign minister OF
Russia, has dispatched a note to
Japan protesting against the delay
In the admission OF the troops of the
Far Eastern republic into the Vladi-
vostok district.
Tchitcherin charged that Japanese
troops are being officered by the
Russian whites" who are opposed
to the Soviet regime.
The foreign minister, in his com
munication, charged that the Jap
anese detachments, with the conniv-
ance of the Whites are pillaging
and committing acts of violence
against the civil population. He
stated magazines have been plum
dered and that the mechanism Of
Russian warships and merchantmen
have been removed.
The whole district Is endangered
by explosions directed by japanese
officers, Tchitcherin alleged
The maintenance of order, accord.
ing to word received here, is very
difficult despite the guarantee the
Far Eastern commander gave the
American consul in which he prom
ised to protect the lives of foreigners.
The note concludes by stating that
Russia will not only hold Japan re-
sponsible for the conditions but also
the allied governments who have
not protested against the acts Of
violence"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
Hold Husband With
Kiss, Is AdUice to
All Married Girls

Chicago, Oct. i.--Establlshment
OF kiss clIiiIcs for marriageable girls,
TO solve Americas divorce problems,
was urged today by Irene Bordonl,
Parlaian stage beauty.
Miss DordonI declared marriage
In this country has become a farce
through failure OF young wives to
kiss properly.
"They must kiss with their lips
not with their SOUL. she declared.
"A woman's whole heart should be
put into every kiss she gives her
husband"
And the petite lrcno whose kissing
has won the plaudlts OF continents,
pucked her own luscious lips In u
most seductive manner
"A kissablc woman VII, keen any
normal man rrhored at home, she
declared. and all who heard and saw
believed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
PURSUE ROBBERS
Of TALALA BANK

Claremore. Okla, Oct 2i.-posses
from Nowata and Rogers counties
joined in a search this afternoon for
three mmasked bandits who locked
G. Il. Ballard cashier Of the First
State bank. Of Talala and his sis
ter. Anna Bullard in the vault OF the
bank and escaped with $1,000 in
cash.
An unknown quantity of Liberty
bonds was also taken, 1t was said
The bandits are in hiding in the
Usage hills near Talah, leaders of
the posses believed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
New Chief on Job.

I1y tI1<IAhi<D " 'Sisi o+N
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New Brunswick, N. j., Oct. IA
new quest for the murderer Of Rev.
Edward Hall and Mrs. James Mills
began here today as Wilbur Mott,
famous New Jersey prosecutor, act
lively took charge of the case, super
seding Prosecutors Beekman and
Stricker.
Mott appointed by Attorney Gen,
eral McCran, began gathering up all
the evidence collected by the score
of investigators who had bee working
sometimes without harmony, on the
weird mystery. He promised new
IDEAL.
His entrance into the affair which
IT is promised, he will handle with
ont gloves, was said ii have caused
the suspension of plans of Prosecutor
Beekman yesterday to seek indlct'
ments from the Somerset county
grand jury
After reviewing all evidence, Mot
will decide whether to ask the IN
dictments, entailing sensational al
legations or cast such plans aside
and start new probe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
FOREIGN POLICY
TOWARD AME RIGA
NOW ESTABLISHED
English Premier and curxon, Slated
for Foreign Minister In New Cab
met, Decide on Debt Pay.
ment at Once.
PROMOTION OF CLOSE
FRIENDSHIP, PURPOSE
No More Such Notes as Balfour's
Referring to Adjustment Of U. s.
Debts; Probably Delay Debt
Funding Meeting.
by ED. l.. KEEN.

| ny itft 80 fNftfttft
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright. 1929, by United Prcss.)
London, Oct. "a llonar Law aud
Lord cnrzon. who will be foreign
minister IN the new cabinet. already
have decided definitely upon Great
Britaln's policy toward America, un'
der the Conservative government
II has two salient points;
Payment OF England's debt ia
the. United States.
2-promotlon of close. dlgnifled
friendship between the two great
English speaking nations.
This policy was formulated In a
series of conferences between the
new premier and Curzon.
There will be no more pronounce.
menis such as Lord Balfour's note
TO France In which he said Britain
would be unable TO consider revision
OF Europe's debt TO her until there
had been an adjustment OF Britain's
debt TO America.
Steps are being taken to carry
on the new British policy immedi.
ately. The meeting of the debt
funding commission i'm Washington
probably will not be delayed more
than fortnight, despite the change
in ministries and attendant confu-
sion. II is unlikely that Sir Robert
Horne, chancellor of the exchequer
in the Lloyd George cabinet, will
represent Britain at this conference
as had originally been planned.
There is a strong possibility that
Reginald Mckenna- former member
of the Asquth cabinet, who while
maintaining he is still Liberal Is
speaking today at an important Con
servative meeting-wil 30 to Wash
ington with some British treasury
officials, while Ambassador Geddes
acts as plenipotentiary.
incidentally Geddes will remain as
ambassador to the United States.
i9pudi Law anu tulHOn ItSdlu btu-
des as a Canadian and also as a
financier, and think he is the man
for the place. The principal Anglo
American relations are financial, It
is pointed out and his personality
makes Geddes an ideal ambassador
to promote what the new govern
ment hopes will be the most cordial
friendship between two nations in
world history.
Under the new policy, Britain will
not attempt to persuade the United
States to enter any European activ-
ity, but an intimation through Ged-
des will be most welcome any time
President Harding decides to step
into foreign affairs temporarily or
permanently. In connection with
the Balfour note, Bonar Law agreed
that would be no further attempt to
dictate foreign policy from Down
ing Street. It was most authorita-
lively learned that the Balfour note
won't exactly be torn up but it
will be filed quietly in some remote
place and the place where it is filed
will be forgotten"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24

New brunswick, N. j., Oct. a.
The story Of the eye witness of the
murder Of the Rev. Edward Wheel
or Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, was
revealed by an authoritative source
here today
The eye witness who had dis
closed her story to authorities, Is
said TO be a widow who lives in the
vicinity of the Phillips farm.
Her story Is as follows;
"previous to the night of Septem-
ber IA, when the murder was com
mitted, | had been missing a lot of
property which burglars stole from
my premises.
q had an idea that this property
was being stored on the Phillips
farm. so on the night of the murder,
about . o'clock hitched up my
mule and drove over in back of the
farm house.
81 circled around and then came
in back of the crab apple tree.
There I saw two men and two wo-
men, They were having a violent
discussion.
"Then one of the men pulled a
pistol and fired at a man and a
woman.
"The woman--Mrs. Mils-let out
q horrible shrek and called the
man who had shot her by his first
name.
"'Oh, - why did you do it?'
"The man who was shot, and
identified him as Rev. Hall, did not
mutter a word as lie fell.
Il drove away quickly
The witness, whose identity is be-
ing kept secret, said the throat OF
Mrs. Mills was evidently cut after
she had fled from the scene.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
PEDDY BACKERS
WITHOUT D|sMAY
viii Continue Battle to Have Fusion
lists Name Placed on Texas
Ballot; Federal Courts Short
Jurisdiction.

New Orleans, Oct. "a 4--Undismayed
by their first defeat, hackers Of
George e. B. Peddy, fusionist can
didate for the United States Senate
from Texas, announced today their
intention to continue the battle to
have Peddy's name placed on the
Texas ballot.
This statement followed decision
of three federal judges here late
yesterday ruling that the federal
courts were without jurisdiction in
the case.
Anti-Ku Klux Klan democrats and
republicans Of Texas, wo are backing
Peddy's candidacy, announced they
would await action of the Texas
supreme court and then appeal to
the United States supreme court if
necessary.
Peddy, nominated in convention
Of Republicans and anti-Ku Klux
Klan Democrats, shortly after the
recent Texas primary, was ruled of
the Texas ballot, officials claiming
his nomination irregular and Illegal
The name of Earle b. Mayfield
regular Democratic nominee has beer
temporarily stricken from the ballo
by an injunction, and is awaiting
action by the court at Corsicana
Texas, expected shortly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
Quiz French Youth
Regarding Bomb at
American Embassy
my The United rm-)

Bordeaux. Oct. 2t-EmIle souques,
described rs an unbalanced youth,
was quIzzcd by police today In an
effort TO determine whether he sent
the bomb to the American embassy
In Paris year ngo, which was ap-
parently designed TO take the life Of
Myron T. Herrick. American ambas.
sador.
The bomb wrecked one room OF
the embassy and injured IIerriek's
valet. Horrick was not present at
the time.
Police announced that Soques con
fessod TO sending hand grcnades
through the mails recently TO the
consuls OF Great Britain. Spain and
Switzerland here. The youth assign.
ed no reason for his action.
Souqnos was inierrogatcd In con
neciion with the lIerrlck bomb on
request OF attaches OF the American
embassy In Paris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
HITS Ne VI WELL.
IN CEMENT AREA

The Lone Star No. 3, Lackey farm
in the southeast extension of the
Cement field, is a completion and
bears all the earmarks of being a
100-barrel well or more, according
to Bert Lackey of this city, owner
of the farm.
The well was put on the pump
Sunday evening and in the II hours
following, it had produced III bar
rels, Mr. Lackey said. This well
has added to the interest of the
southeast extension and acreage is
way for an offset to this well, it is
reported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24

terry, which the local prosecutors
have failed to solve, and which the
state of New Jersey now has taken
in hand?
! had just pointed out in my arti-
cles explaining my investigation that
the murders might have been COM
mitted by committee of outraged
citizens-when along came the
threatening letter. 1t read:
IF you do not stop exploiting
your foolish ideas, the K. X. X. will
give you a taste of the same medi
cine We gave to Mrs. Mills, so be
ware or you will see the fiery cross
some night and get your due re
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
PROBE IRREGULARITIES
OF o. c. REGISTRATIONS

Oklahoma City, Oct 24.--Probe of
alleged registeration irregularities in
Oklahoma county was started by the
United States Department of Justice
today and United States District At
torney VIM. Maurer announced that
result Of the probe would be submit
ted to the Federal grand jury which
meets for the western district in
November.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
27WELLS ACTIVE in GRADY SOUTHWEST OF CHICKASHA
AID is SENT TO NAVY
BOAT BEARING OFFICER

San Francisco. Calf. Oct. a.
Aid had been dispatched today to
the United States revenue cutter.
Moiavc. with Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce Houston aboard. which II
out Of fuel and adrift $50 miles west
OF Honolulu.
The ocean Is reported calm and
the Moiaye In no danger. The navy
tug sunnadIn has been sent from
the naval base at Pearl lIarbor,
hawaii.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
KElLEYVILLE BANK
IS ROBBED TODAY

Sapulpa. okla, Oct. 2i.-Four
bandits swooped down on the Bank
OF Kelloyville, at Kelleyville. seven
miles southwest OF here. about /
o'clock this afternoon. hastily rifled
the safe and escaped with approx.
mately $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
MARKS CONTINUE DROP

London, Oct. 24.7German marks
dropped to a new low record today
when they sold at 10000 to the
pound sterling. This makes them
worth approximately $500 to the
American dollar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
BY FLORENCE NJ. NORTH.
(AttOrney Tor ChafIOtte MlIIs.I
written for the United Press

Written for the United Press.J
Copyright, 1922, by United Press.)
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. "a
My life has been threatened, in a
series of letters the latest of which
was signed *. X. K"
James Mills, Charlotte's father, is
quoted as saying to reporters that
he knows "some people who will
make it hot" for those who bother
him, ana that he wouldn't want
"those people sore on me-"
Do all these apparently unrelated
facts furnish us light on the mys'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
kLAN MARcHER is DEAD.

Tishomingo, okla, Oct. 24.-How-
ard Turk, 65, dropped dead while
marching in Ku Klux Klan parade
here last night. Death was from
heart disease, according to physi-
elans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR K OF HALLl-DfILLS MURDER
MYSTERY HAS LIFE THREATENED nv SERIES LETTERS
BUT is TO CONTINUE; THINKS SOLUTION is DUE SOON

ward" This was signed tx. X. X"
paid little attention to it at the
time. My investigation was point
ing towards a jealous woman as the
slayer of the rector and the choir
singer. | had not given much
thought to the possibility of a com
mittee murder" although had
pointed out how this was one of two
theories to which my search had
narrowed down.
What, if James Mills said what he
is quoted as saying, did he mean
Does he really know something? II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
IOWA SPEAKER TO KANSAS.

Topeka, Kans., Oct 24.-W. l..
Harding, former governor of Iowa,
will come into Kansas for a five-day
speaking tour, it was announced to-
day at republican state headquarters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24

The drainage and sewerage system
of Berlin began in 1878, completed
1912, cost $42,50Q,0O0.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
Ii MASTER HITS :
SAND, CEMENT|NG
HIS NO. Z TODAY

Most Important Event In Field for
Weeks; Pay is Reported TO Have
Plenty "klok"; Producer There
Would Extend Operation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24

Continued on page five.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24

All the local news IN the Daily Ex.
press. Latest world news by Leased
Wire from the United Press Asso.
ciatlon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24

Continued on page SIKH
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
THE WEATHER

Tonight fair aud warmer; Wedncs'
day partly cloudy: coolest IN west.
Local Temperature.
Maximum q. Minimum 90.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-12-22
Filling The Stocking

For little children everywhere A joyous season still we make; We bring our precious gifts to them, Even for the dear child Jesus sake.
 Phoebe Cary.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-12-22
Want Compensation.

St. Louis, Mo, Dec. 22.-The build ing trades council has launched a statewide movement for a state com pensation insurance law.
 "The enactment of such a bill, j these trade unionists say, Twill be op- posed by insurance companies, but the exclusive plan of state insurance in the workmen's compensation law is the only plah that will assure work ing people a just settlement of their claims for compensation, because each claim will be allowed after 1t has been approved by the workmen's s compensation commission after it has been found to be for the amount to which the claimant is entitled under the law"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-12-22

WHERE there are children the
 W Christmas stocking should never be forgotten. Nothing can take the place of it, for nothing else arouses quite so much speculation and pleas urable anticipation as what Santa Claus will put into that homely ar ticle.
 The general distribution of gifts may we'll take place after breakfast be expected to wait very long for the "feel" of something old Santa has left. If all his gifts are given immediately on waking, excitement will run high and dressing and breakfast will be gone through with great difficulty. Also, a considerable quantity of candy and nuts will have vanished before the morning meal is served, and with them will have disappeared all signs of an appetite.
 AS a means of avoiding these cOndi- tions the Christmas stocking serves good purpose. Carefully filled, it will satisfy the childs longing for Christ mas the first thing in the morning" will give him a taste of Christmas goodies without destroying his appe- tite for breakfast, and will leave sufi- cient expectancy concerning the other things coming so that he will readily Submit to being properly bathed and dressed. s...--
 An orange for the toe of the stock ing, some especially-desired toy which will prove of untold interest, some ar- ticle of dress in which he can parade around,' a handful of popcorn, a small box of animal crackers and a stick or cane of pure sugar. candy should make a stocking sufficiently bulging to please any child. All the food it contains can be consumed without continual warnings of Don't eat too much now," or Better save the rest until breakfast" The toy and the one other gift will hold the child's interest until every one is as- ser,b'ed for the big distribution, which need not be hurried-Margaret Bart lett in Farm Journal.