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VOLUME NINETEEN
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918.
NUMBER 127
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BIG CLAS
GRADUATES
AT COLLEGE
Jidge Bailey Delivers Eloquent Address;
Touches Upon War; Compares Idea's
ol Bc'Iigerent Nations
' PRESIDENT AUSTIN .
CONFERS DEGREES
Exercises Marked by Simp!icity;Teachers'
Certificates Granted for First Time;
Is Largest Senior Class
Following an eloquent scholarly
address by Judgs Frank M. Bailey,
at the annual commencement exor
rises of tha Oklahoma College for
"Women tlil.! morning, President Aus-
tin coi.fentd c'ogrces on tho largest
class over graduated from tho insti
tutlon. Besides tho larger number
receiving degrees, tliero was alao a
r.otablo increase in the list of cer
tificates awarded to those complet
ing the preparatory course. A num
ber of the students ulso received
teachers' certificates, granted for the
first time under authority from tho
stato board of education.
St ' to Superintendent It. II. Wilson
was scheduled to speak to the class
and uward certificates but he found
it impossible, to bo present. Imme-
dlateiy after Judge. Bailey's address
' '-"'""i .Mini ci cecueu ia rr-
out tho certificates after which .tha
feiilorg toolf their places .. on.. tho.
'Stago where tho various degrees were
impressively conferred upon them,
Smipllcity . marked tho program
thronshc-t. A number by the collega
glee club and another by a quartet
veio uie oniy musical reatures.
Before tho audience was dismissed;
President Austin made a brief talk
DtuuuuLa iiuu iiituui ui iitu
college, predicting the
growth of the institution
continued
Tho graduating address delivered
by Judge F. M. Bailey of this city
touched upon the world war ami wa
a comprehensive summing up of
principles that aro prompting tho
various nations to continue the strug
gle to an ultimate docision.
Tho speaker took the position that
every nation la affected by civiliza
tion and lias been represented by
some national ideal and that the na
tional ideal has shaped the national
life and moulded the national civili
zation. He illustrated the point by
stating that tho ideal of tho lie
brow .was purity, Greek beauty and
tho Roman law.
In the modern day conditions, the
Ideals are represented by Russia,
Germany and tho United States, the!
speaker asserted, Russia, he declar
ed has had a doublo exporience.
Tho 'nation was tho purest type of
absolutism, tho people being kept in
tho dark, uneducated, therefore be
ing an easy proy'' to the other ex
treme viii'-h is bolshcvikism, de
struction, cbao3.
In explaining the German Ideal,
Ji'dgo Bailey ttated that it v as only
fMr to qucto from some of Germa
ny's statesmen. The two ideals of
Germany as explained by the speak
er are I'russianism and kultur. -
"Germany's is the ideal of a sin
gle glorified ' state, dominating all
others. A government so strong as
to crush, all opposition and a free
dom that permits a freedom only, to
do as you aro told," said the speak
er. Defining tho Prussian principle.
Judge Balky quoted the words of
Eernhardi
Ftrength is
as follows: "Armed "is at 10 o'ciock. At that time the . tho commencement address to be dc
tho truest measure of! report of tho committee on their livcred Tuesday by Dr. W. O. Thoinp-
chtlizatiou. Ho continued with a I
quotation from Woltman. It fob will be given as well as their recom
lows: "The Gorman race is called niendations relative to a wago scale
upon to bind the earth under itn
own control.'" Both men from whom
the quotations were taken are rec
ognized as among the greatest intel
l'ctual powers of Germany.
hi speaking of the idea.l3 of Amer
ica, Judge Bailey declared them to
be the ideals of justice and freedom,
jestiee and equality before God and
justice and equality before the law,
correlative to the Ideals of freedom,'
universal education and religious tol-j
oration. Tlio speaker declared that.
for the malntalnanee of these na-1
tional ideals, America la fighting ami:
u ill continue to fight until the
strength of the Prussian war lords
Is broken and tha world made sate!
that democracy and the great priiici-l
pies of a free people may live. j
Judge Bailey declared that the
young ladies, members of the grad- '
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IS INJURED
IN WRECK
Char. Brady ol This City Crushed Inter
nally When Sania Fc Is Derailed
On Ada Switch
Yesterday afternoon Conductor
Charles Brady of Chickasha was sc
rlously injured when his train was
derailed at Ada while Lacking into
i cross Qier switch. IIo was taken
to a hospital in Ada and "reports this
r.orulug stated that be had not re
gained consciousness. His injuries
aro Internal.
The Santa Fo train backs into
Ada from Puree!!. According to the
reports of trainmen, llrudy was stand-!
ing on the rear platform as the train
was backing into tlio Ada yards.
Son;o now rails aro being laid and In
order to shift tho train from one
track to another,
a
cross over
switch ia installed. When the rear
coach came to this switch, it "climb-
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T'u result was that tho coach' was '
derailed and thrown over on its sido.!
Brady was hurled to tlio ground and
crushed internally. Whether or not
he was pinned between the vestibule
of tho coach and the rail or the side1
of the embankment is sot known, He
was unconscious when found and 1
had remained in that condition up tut
this morning. It was feared at the
.KH'a: ssaiua b e 01 ico tnis moniuiir
mat. the injuries would prove fatal.
CONDUCTOR
1REC0MMEND
FARM WAG
SCALE HER
To thoroughly investigate tho la
bor conditions in Grady cointy and
t recommend a scale of wages for
the various kinds of fcrm labor, is
tho job assigned a committee ap
pointed at a meeting of the Council
tf Defense yesterday afternoon. The'
committee is composed of O. C. Coop !
C-, chairman, John C. Lowi3, W. M.
Snedclter. N. M. DriskiU. lko Har
i.ces and A. A. Holmes. i
At the meeting a number of rep
resentative fanners w6rc present
representing tlio various parts of the
county. With the Council of Defense
members, every phase of the farm
Irbor question was discussed. It was
the consensus of mion that labor
should bo paid '.air wasei to save
and harvest the growng crops, but
that it would be very unfair under
tho present conditions for any far
ther to interfere with his neighbor's
help by offering inducements for a
cbango of any employment.
The committee will meet with the
Council of Defense at a mass meet
ing of tho Grady county farmers ut
the court house here, tomorrow morn-
findings as to the labor situation!
for tha farm labor of the county.
WHITE MAKES STATEMENT
I w ish to say tf.al 1 concur in the
statement made by Mrs. W. H. Gil
key, chairman, of the Grady county
chapter American Red Cross, lu re
gard to Red Cross benefits, F. W.
White, Motor Inn.
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By United Press.
Washington, May si. Ap
proximately 273,000 men will
bo drafted to entrain June 2t,
it was announced by thu war
department today. The call
affects every state.
I
LOCAL MEN
WILL NOT
WALK OUT
Rock Island Shop Workers Decide to
Di regard Proposal of Strike; Will
Remain on Jub
-Local members of unions represent
ed hero will not wv'k out in sympa
thy with the shopmen at Eilvi;, llli.,
according to information gained this
morning from luilon members, nor
have they contemplated u strike.
The statement given out was to thn
effect that the shopmen here aro not
in sympathy and have nothing to do
with tho strlko proposed by the Sil-
vis men
Thcy will bo governed en
tirely by their representatives at
Washington. If those representatives
instruct tho men hero to strike, such
action will then be considered, but
until tiucb timo they will remain on
tho Job.
Tho Silvls men wired Director (Jen
cm,! McAdoo that they would strike
. i u... .,
fti uvuu nnn:?-.. iiicir f'ejuuiina
of ,j, for an eight hour day were met.
Kmuors were to the effect that llor-
ton n)ell as weU a3 chickasha shop
workers would walk out In sympathy
v.IUl tho siIvis nicn but it npear8
that the IHinnis deletion rn :,!.,nP
8S far as tho other two shops are con-
cerned.
Thore are slx tra(,e8 r(:l)resentcd ln
the ehop workere at Chlckaaha. They
a v,,.;w,,. i
machinists
blacksmiths, car men, sheet metal
workers and electrical workers: A
central committee representing all
these trades is in Washington look
ing after tho interests of tho men and
the Chickasha men will, abido by thg
orders of that commit tco.
A telegram was received late yes
terday afternoon from the Sylvia
wwkors, but tho local unions decid
ed to disregard tho action. One of
the men stated that he was acquaint
ed with a number of the Silvia men
and characterized them as a "hot
headed crowd." There are about 500
men employed at the local shops.
NOT LOSE
DAY'S WORK
AT OKLA. U.
Norman, Okla., Slay 31. Final ex
aminations are being held at the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, commencement
ocrelsos will bo bold next Tuesday
and classes in the summer session
will be started Wednesday, June 5.
--ot a day is being lost this year at
tho University of Oklahoma. I
Summer students will start regis
tration Saturday, June 1, before the
baccalaureate sermon Is delivered
Sunday by Dr. I. Frank Roach, of Ok
lahoma City. Summer students will
be ready for eight weeks of earnest
study immediately after the close of
sen, president of Ohio State Univer
sity. War courses will feature the
si, turner term.
The alumni luncheon Tuesday noon
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will be the closing commencement work now I believe vi shall be able
event Toasts will be given by G. B. to land tho next Ozark Trails con
Parker. '08, editor of the Oklahoma vention. Let every citizen be pros
XewH, Ray II. Haun, '12, of the Okla- ent at the meeting."
hma Farmer-Stockman, Josh Lee.
'27, famous as an orator and humor-
Ut, and Major Seward R. Sheldon,!
'13, S3Cth Field Artillery. Camp Pike. 1
Arkansas. -
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HkTOAN.
AIR SOUAO
Ten Flights In Hour; Drive Dcwn Four
Hun Machines in Serits of Ihrlll
ing Encounters
RlCKENBAUIkR SAVES
COMRADE FROM ENEMY
Swoips to Rescue Twice; Meissner Col
lides With German; Teutons Ecmb
American Hospitals
By United rress.
With tho Americans In Lorraine,
May 31. Au American air squadron
established a record of ten flights in
one hour this morning. They drove
dovn four enemy planes. One Ameri
can piano was destroyed," tho pilot
being captured.
LWutenant Lddiu Itiekeubacher
raved tho life of Jimmio Meissner
twice. Meissner was discovered div
ing after a German piano and a see
crirl German plane was diving after
him. all firing. Itiekeubacher dived
iifrer tlio second piano and both of
the Germans fled.
l.aier ineissner was nent wan a I
l airol to protect a British bombing j
stmadron returning from an incur-
ilon over tho German Hues. Six
German machines attacked tho Brit
ish and the Amorl';'-s dnHid to fle
rrscne, a fight ensuing fivo miles
beyond tho American lines. Meiss
ner collided with a German plane
end tho top wing of his machine was
torn off. Rickenhacher saw him
struggling to escape his pursuer and
forced tho German to the ground,
thus saving Meissner a second time.
Another patrol of the same Amer
ican squadron encountered Germans
and one American plane was forced
(H.Vt'H between the Gorman trenches.
Running uninjured toward the Amer
ican lines, the airman stumbled and
fell .into the German trenches.
Sixty Casualties.
By United Press.
Washington, May 31. Sixty cas
ualties were reported to the war de
partment today by General Pershing.
Fifteen men were killed in action,
twenty-three wounded, one missing
and twenty-ono dead from
causes.
other
Attack American Hospitals.
By United Press.
With the Americans in Picardy
June 31. -German aviators attacked!
three hospitals in the rear 0 the
American area Wednesday night.
They dropped bombs and, sweeping
low, deluged the hospitals with ma
th .'no gun fire,
Tho attack occurred on religious
feast day on which tho Germans had
obtained immunity from American
bombs through the intercession of the
Vatican.
ALL URGED
TO ATTEND
KM
"I want to urge every luisiness
man in Chickasha to atend the meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
tl h, evening," said Ud F. Johns, pres
ident cf the organization. "The bus
iness we have on hand is of vital in
terest and should have our attention
at once. By doing soma good team'
The meeting referred to v. ill he
held at 8 o'clock at the city hall. It
will be open 'o members of the
Chamber of Commerce and all others
interested.
i aided beforo Justice T. P. .Moore
.
MEETING
TO CHARGE IN
JUSTICE COURT
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Tom Jaggers of Niniiekah was her
alded beforo Justice T. P. .Moore
this morning on a chargo of assault
and battery. The hearing was set for
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Tha slate expects tho evldenco to
show that Jaggers was handicapped
by the weight of an excess cargo, in
which condition bo is alleged to havo
struck Bruco LaBoon, tho affair oc
curring in tho Adams drug store
hero yesterday afternoon. It is
also expected that tho testimony will
show that a friend took Jaggers to
Ninnokuh and while enrouto thither,
Jaggers desired to demonstruto his1
prowess so forthwith pushed his fist
through the windshield of the car,
much to tho damage of windshield
and fist.
PROPOSE EARLY
CLOSING STORES
Koino of the leadln.j merchants and
business men of Chickasha havo ap
peared before a meeting of the Coun
cil of Defense and gave as their
opinion, that it would bo to the best
Ir.tcrepts of tho community for nil
mercantile establishments except
drug stores, toda fountains, to close
o: batutdays at 7 p. m., nstcad of
staying open until 10 o'clock.
After hearing the recommendations
of tho merchants, the Council of Do-
t..'o panned a resolution slating
that that body, fully endorsed the
proposed closing ;f tho mercantile
establishments on Saturday nights.
This, it 3 pointed out, would be
dono as a war measure to economize
on lights and fuel.
0. C. W. FACULTY
MEMBER TO WED
The wedding of Miss Olive Eagle
ton (o Mr. KH011 II. Hunt, of Tulsa
wilj occur tomorrow at 'the homo of
the bride's father, Judgo W. L. Ua
glcton, in Norman. Miss L'agloton
has been instructor in chemistry at
the O. C. XV. for the past two yeara
aid has hosts of friends in this city.
Mr. Hunt is also well known in
Uhiekasha, having practiced law
here at one time, and bis friends
extend their congratulations.
Mrs. L. A. Saunders- of this city
wi'nt to Norman this morning and
v 11I be ono of the wedding guests.
MANY MORE
GRADY MEN
JOIN ARMY
Another bunch of meu are onthoiri
way -to tho Picardy front through
the local army recruiting station.
Some may not get that far as there
are several enlistments for the coast
artillery but others arc determined
to go over and see tho thing
through as is evidenced by the en
listment of a Parsons, Kans., boy In
the infant
Sergeant Caldwell of the local re
canting station has orders from the
department that all b.-anches of the
service are open to enlistment, with
the exeption of tha aviation depart
ment. The following men have been
accepted and left this morning for
Ft- Logan, Colo, from which point
tl'ey will bo assigned to their respec
tive posts: i
Ceorgo W. Johnson. Ryan, Okla.,
cast artillery; Leo. B. Rice, Mlnco,
ccast artillery; Haskell B. Bingham,
Miuco. coast artillery; Howard E.
Armstrong, Chickasha, coast artil-
lry; Edgar R.
Litherland, Little
Rock,
Ark., coast artillery; Robert
FRENCH ADMIT LOSS
OF IMPORTANT POINTS;
BERLIN CLAIMS GAINS
ELECTMEN
LEAVE FOR
ARMY CAMP
37 Grady Hen Assemble Today; Local
Board Gets New Orders Affecting
Oars One Men
This afternoon at. 4 o'clock, 37 Gra
dy county men from the northern
district will assemble at tho federal
building to answer roll call and will
leayo at 1:10 tomorrow morning for
Camp Nichols, New Orleans, La to
SJ Into training for servico in tho
national army.
This contingent represents the last
ot three ordered out this month. The
three contingents represented a to
tal ot iy men scattered through
three amps, Jackson Barracks, La.,
Camp Bowie, Ft. Worth, and Camp
Nichols. There is no trouble antici
pated b the local board in tho mat
ter of the men reporting as there
has been ample time in which to no
tify tho men so that they might pre
pare for service. .
S. C. Durbin, chairmen ot tho local
board, has received notice from
Washington that class 1 men who
havo been examined and who were
a; that time physically disqualified
for military service, but who might
bo used for limited military service
may bo inducted into tho service
through a special call. Nothing def
inite is stated with regard to this
possible call, but tho local board in
required to make a list of all such
men. It applies especially to tho men
who havo had training in some spe
cial line of work that could bo used
l.t connection with the army's prose
cution of I ho war. Special trades,
such as lidegrapliy ami railroading
are mentioned in' tho order. There
is a long list or these trades, how
ever. The local board has order to the
effect that tho next quota will b?
made up of 80 per cent of the regis-!
trant3 in class 1. The local board I
is required to make up a list of suchj
men. or otherwise bcioir.e fj. miliar- j
b.ed w ith tho njn included in the 80 j
per cent of tho remaining class 1
men for the reason that these men
Till not be permitted to join the
navy. The only remaining class 1
men who may join tho navy are
those composing the last 20 per cent
of tho remaining class 1 men.
RED CROSS NOTICE
All parties are hereby uotif.'od that
beforo giving benefits of any kind for
the Red Cross or using the name of
the Red Cross in connection with the
same, permission inus.t bo secured
from the cxecutivo board of tho local
chapter. This is in accordance Tri-i
the laws governing the American Red
Cress. It is contrary to the policy
oi the local chapter to approve bene
fits for the purpose of raising chap
ter funds. Mrs. W. II. Gilkey, chair
man Grady County Chapter American
Red Cross.
- SATURDAY-
WHEATLESS
mor tm juM.ir mid TV " ' 3 , . "
COHTAIKIIXJ UUT ' ""VV-c '
E. Lemon, Mlnco. coast artillery;
Ivan Stevens, Chickasl coast artil
lery; Ernest M. Cooper, Miuco, coast
artillery; Edward A. Hamilton. De-
vine, Texas, coast artillery; Peter
J.smes, Marlow, coast rrtillcry; John
Wayci s, Eufaula, Ok'.a., signal
corps ;' Henry Jacobs, Yinita, Okla,
signal 1 corps; Justice E. McCarthy,
Parsons, Kans., infantry.
Paris Says Fcrcn Tardcnois and Vezielly
in Enemy Hands After Bitter Fight;
Prisoners Takco
ATTEMPT TO FLANK
ALLIES BELOW NOYON
Germans Consolidate Their Aisne-Picardy
Battle Fronts; Advance Slightly Near
Ccnlc; British Qi:ict
Cy United Prose.
Paris, May 31. The Germans aro
now within six miles of the river
Alamo, perhaps nearer. , The French
official statement today admitted tho
loss of Feren Tardlnols aud Vozilly,
eight and six miles from tho Alamo,
respectively.
Berlin claims tho capture of thirty
flvo thousand prisoners in tho pres
ent phaso of the German offensive, '
together with a large amount of ma
terial, Including an "uirdromo full 'of
airplanes.
Germans Consolidate. . '
By United Press. '
Paris, May 31. By-' an attack In
tho Ailetlo river region, between
Couey-lo Chatepu and tho Otee river,
tho Gonuaua definitely consolidated
their Alsne and Picardy battlo front,
according to tho French official war
statement today .
Seemingly an effort Is being made
to flank the allies below Noyon in
I no southern portion of Picardy. Be
fore the attack the French had with
drawn from Bleranoourt and iipagny,.
fighting stubbornly. The former
point is six miles northwest of Sois-'
sons and tho latter eight miles south
east of Noyon.
In the center tho Germans advanc
ed slightly toward the Marno. On
the left, tho French aro Ktill holding
(ho western outskirts .of Soisaons.
Cn the right a French counter attack
recaptured Thillois west of Ulteluis.
British Score Successes.
By United Prcs3.
London. May 31. Minor operations
by the British on tho northern bat
ile front w'ero reported today, by
Field Marshal Halg. The British
li.f-hod a German post during the
ii,vl:t southeast of Arra3, takiarr a
i'ev.- prisoners.
Northeast of Ypres tho British
took a few prisoners and machine
guns in patrol encounters. They
raided an enemy post northeast of
P .bccq. Hostilo artillery fire was
reported elsewhere.
Long Range Gun Hits Church.
By United Press.
Taris, May 31. One church wa.i
struck by a shell fired by a German
iong rango gim on Corpus Christ!
feast day. No details of tho damage
or casualties were reported.
An attempted air raid during the
Mr-lit was driven off by anti-aircrart
Kins. Several bombs were dropped
rctside of the city, but there were
ro victims.
OKLAHOMA HARVEST
WILL BEGIN JUNE 5
pi . . 1
By Uuitcd Tress.
Oklahoma City, May 31. Clauda
V,. Connally, assist.mtstato labor
commissioner, in a finaK.sta-Cut-issued
today, said wheat harvest will
Icgin in Oklahoma June 5.
Prospective workers will ascmblo
at tho federal-state labor offico at
f n:d. The prevailing wages will bo
?1 a day with board for white mea.
There will be plenty of work, tho
statement, said, and the wages will
be tetter than ever before.