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Volume Twenty-one
Chickasha, Oklahoma, Monday, November 29, 1920.
Number 28i
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Sinn Fein Campaign With Torch Un
de Control; Liverpool Docks
Suffer; Troops Mount
Guard; Leaders Nabbed
KILLINGS THREATENED
UNLESS OFFICERS HIKE
Anonymous Letters to English Ad
vise Them to Quit Ireland; Amer
ican Gunmen In Dublin,
Declares Irish Office
By United Press.
Dublin, Nov. 29. A squad of
15 "Black and Tan" police. were
massacred from ambush last
night at Kilmichael, 20 miles
west of Cork.
By United Press.
.London, Nov. 29. Plans for the
defense of England against Sinn
Teln attacks were formulated at a
meeting of the British cabinet. Full
reports of the dock fires which oc
curred at Liverpool Saturday night,
and the alleged incendiary efforts
here, -wore laid before tho ministers.
By United Tress.
London, Nov. 29. The damage
done in tho attack of the Sinn tin
'by the use of fire against English
property, is now being figured In
'millions of dollars.
Extra troops have ben assigned to
the Liverpool district where tho dor.k
fires continue to smolder. Police are
soldiers mounted guard here follow
ing the almost accidental breaking
up of an arson plot in a secluded
lumber yard.
Soldiers today aided in extinguish
ing the last of the fires along Liver
pool's nino mile line of docks, ac
cording to reports reaching London
today.
At the Irish office it was stated
this morning that the situation was
now under control. The njost desper
ate of the leaders have been cap
tured, it was announced.
Threaten ,More Killings,
By United Press.
Thiblin, Nov. 2D. British officers
at Londenderry have received anony
mous letters which contain threats
against their lives. The letters state j
that the officers will bo assassinated
if they do not leave Ireland inime-
diately.
A repetition of the killings, in
which a number of English officers
met death in Dublin, is promised if
they remain on duty in Ireland.
Officers stationed at tho Irish of
fice declared this morning that gun-
men from America had arrived in
mublin to cooperate with the Sinn
Feiners in their campaign of terror.
While tho incendiary outbreaks
were raging in England, centering
chiefly on the docks at Liverpool, re
ports came to the Irish office that
tho Sinn Fein had renewed its activ
ity in Ireland.
Funeral Services
For Pocasset Man
Are Held At Home
Funeral services for Willis H.
Minter were held yesterday after
moon at the deceased's home in Poc
caset. Rev. Sam D. Taylor, pastor of
the First Baptist church here, was
in charge of the funeral. .
Mr. Minter died Friday evening ,
after an IJlnoss of about forty-eight
hours. Ho is survived by his wife,
two children and two brothers, Ches
tor and Lloyd Minter, business men
of Poccaset.
The decased was well-known In
Chickasha, having formerly resided
in this city. , '
TUTTLE POULTRY SHOW.
A district poultry show is being
held todey in Tuttle. Mrs. Nettie R.
Coryell, county hohie demonstration
8gent. in charge of the poultry club
work in the county, will judge the
birds on display. A. F. Houston,
county agricultural agent, also will
attend tfe show which probably
will be the last one ' before ths
county poultry show here December
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MRS HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON
According tcy reports fom Wash
ington, President-elect Harding will
ask Congress to create a new Cabinet
portfolio, that of Secretary of edu
cation. The name of Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, pf Ohio, a noted suff
ragist leade, is said to be under
serious consideration. Should Mrs.
Upton bo appointed she will have
the distinction of being the first wo
man cabinet member.
FOIL INSPECTOR
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By United Press.
Kansas City, Nov. 29. Keith Col
lins, who is alleged to bo the
"brains" of the Council Bluffs mail
robbery, thwarted an attempt made
by a postal inspector to get a writ
ten confession of the part he pla- tl
in the plot. The robbery is sail to
have 'ben the greatest of its kind
ever staged in this country.
Collins was arrested yesterday at
the home of his uncle who lives near
Westville, Okla. Two secret service
men and a postal inspector made the
arrest and 'brought tlniir man , to
Kansas City. Officers believe that
Collins is tho last man wanted in
connection with tho robbery. 'Six
others are under arrest.
Chickasha Would
Play El Reno To
Decide Standing
Will a post-season gams between
the Chickasha high school and El
Reno high school elevens beplayed
to decide the dispute for second
place in the "Big fen" conferoncs?
This is contingent upon the de
cision of the FA Reno management.
Principal Mitchell, of the local high
school, has challenged the El Reno
aggregation for a post season game
and has offore : tho Canadian county
e'even half of the gate receipts to
play on the Eighth street gridiron.
He points out that Chickasha met El
Reno on tho latter's gridiron in-1918
and 1919 and therefore the post
season game should he played here.
No reply from, the El Reno man
agement had been received at 1
o'clock Joday.
That virtually every member of
the Strauss aggregation is anxious
to meet Coach Handle's team, was
the statement made this moring by
Capt. Leland Adams.
El Reno has just finished a won
derful season, meeting only one do
feat, this ibeing a 32 to 7 decision
lost to the strong Muskogee Hi
eleven'1. Randlo's men defeated Wa-
tonga,. Kingfisher, O. U. preps, Con
cho Indians, Marlow, Duncan, Guth-
rio, McAleHer and Enid.
WANT PACKER LAWS.
By United Press.
Washington, Nov. 20. Represen
tatives of the farm labor and con
sumers' organization have declared
their opposition to the plan of the
Armour and Swift packing companies
for the disposal of their stock yards,
They urge the immediate passage of!
packer regulation legislation.
LICENSE TO WED. '
A marriage license was issued
Saturday afternoon to W. R. Fergu
son, age 23, of Chickasha, and Miss
Bessie Eastman, age 22, of Chickasha,
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SONS
Steamer Pastores Plowing Northward
With President-Elect Aboard;
To Stop at Kingston for
Short Visit
By United Press.
Aboard tho Steamship Pastores,
Nov. 27. President-elect Harding Is
now en route to tho United States
after the vacation which he and his
party spent In tho Panama canal
zone.
The next chief executive of ths
nation expects to land tomorrow at
Kingston. Tho Harding party will
take a trip over the island and will
re-embark after a, brief stop there.
Mr. Harding, with his wife spent
his time today, strolling about the
decks of the Pastores as tho ship
cut its way northward.
During a visit to tho naval air
station at Cocosolo, Mrs. Harding
accepted an invitation ' to make a
tiifelit in a seaplane, spending fifteen
minutes over Limar Bay in one of
the largest NC type planes used by
tho navy. Tho plane attained a
height of about 1,000 feet, and
though it was her first experience
at flying, Mrs. Harding appeared to
enjoy It Immensely. ' v
Senator Harding has given assur
ance of his interest In the develop
ment of the Central and South
American trado and expressed ibe
ief that the canal would form an
influential factor in the development
of world commerce.
Clean Up Alleys
Aim City Street
Boss; Wants Help
Another "clean-up" campaign Is
being planned by Dan W. Beets, city
street commissioner. Tho campaign
will begin this week and will con
tinue until every alloy in the city
has been scoured.
Commissioner Beets has issued a
statement urging everyone to clean
up their premises and place the
non-combustible trash In a container
or pile in the alley. "That's all that's
necessary; we'll' do the rest," he
said.
These campaigns are conducted
quarterly and the street department'
facilities are usod in dimiosiug of
the accumulated ncn-combustable
trash.
GERMAN INDUSTRY IMPAIRED
By United Press.
Chemnitz, Germany. (By, Mail).
The Gorman stocking industry, oner
one of the most flourishing, has fa;
bn on bad times. This in partly at
tributablo to the natural retrogres
sion resulting" from tiie war; partly
to exchango questions which make
import of raw materials difficult;
and partly to the development of the
stocking industry in America an.!
tho budding development in Aus
tralia.
Tho Gorman plants are casting
about to develop "specialties" such
as mixed colors, in the 'hope thai
they will 'bo aide to regain something
of their old standing on the world's
market.
CHILDREN PLAY WITH
MATCHES; FIRE STARTED
The city fire-fighters were called
to the M. M. Kelly home, 1728 Min
nesota avenue, yesterday aUteraooon
at 4:53 o'clock. A small blaze was
extinguished with a loss of approxi
mately $20. The blaze started when
children, playing with matches, ac-
cidently set fire to the wall paper,
according to George Gattis, fire
chief.
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.
Bv United Press.
Huntington, W. Va., Nov. 29.
Mingo county is the scene of
many bloody battles between
the striking miners and the 4-
mine guards. The place has
been put under martial law, ac-
cording to. reports received here
today.
Is First Armed Troops to Have MU
cion Under League of Nations
Orders; To Supervise
Plebescltn
BRITISH, FRENCH. SPANISH
TROOPS BE USED IS PLAN
Sweden to Send Soldiers Also; Con
ference of Premiers on Rus
sian and Greek Situation
to be Resumed
By United Press.
Geneva, Nov. 29. The first armed
force sent out ;by tho League of
Nations is scheduled to leave for
Vilna on Wednesday of this week, it
was announced here by the league
assembly ofilcials today.
British, French and Spanish troops
will comprise the detachment which
will be sent to Vilna U supervise
the plebescito, which is to decid
whether Vilna shall 'lie assigned to
Poland or to Lithuania.
Thero were indications today that
addition to the combined force
of British, French and Spanish troops
Swedish and Norwegian soldiers
would also he dispatched for Vilna
) be on hand when the plebiscite
as held.
Sweden Sends Troops.
By United Press.
Stockholm, Nov. 29. Tho Swedish
government baa decided to assign
troops to the force being sent to
Vilna by the League of Natinna to
supervise the elections in Vilna.
It was declared in a stateniient
nade public this morning by the
government, that lii) volunteers
would be called for t'tU .f.ho army.
Resume Premieis Parley.
By United Press.
London, Nov. 29.- The conference
if allied premiers, at which sessions
he Russian and Greek situations
were discussed are In be resumed on
rhursday, it was announced here to
iay. '
Reports issued this morning at the
'oreign office were that Premier
"ihallls of Greece has assured the
3ritisln French and Ilalian ministers,
hat the government, intends to roc-
ignizo fully, tho obligations that
were tho outgrowth of the Venizelos
egime.
Applies to Public Building Bonds;
Ruling Says Exempt; vGrady
Case Involves Over $7,000
In Taxes
In a judgement rendered Saturday
in tho case in re: assessment against
(.he First National hank, of Chick
asha, Will Linn, district judge o
Grady county, holds that public
building bonds of the stato of Okla
homa aro exempt from taxation for
any purpose.
After tho court had overruled a
-notion for now trial, William. Stacey,
-.ounty attorney, gave notice of ap
peal to the state supreme court.
The caso was carried to tho dis
trict court after the board of equal
ization of Grady county had refused
to exempt from, taxation tho bonds
owned 'by the bank and valued at ap
proximately $180,TJ00. The case in
volved approximately f7,039.CJ in
'axes.
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COURT ROLES ON
BO! TAXATIONS
IfJ FAIR BANKS
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Building Between Fourth and Fifth
Secured; Expect 300 to 500
Birds; Junior and Senior
Exhibits Due
The county poultry show, sche
duled for December 1-2-3, will be
held in tho vacant building located
at 413 Chickasha avenue, just east
of the Dixlo storo, A. F. Houston,
county farm agent, announced this
morning.
Arrangements for the show prac
tically are complete. At least one
hundred oxhibltors and a displuy
of from throe hundred to five hun
dred birds are expected.
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adults pens would consist of four
hens and one cock or four pullets
and one cocii.'el whlla junior pens
will consist of two hens and one
cock or two pullets and one cockriI.
'i nns. M. s.cun, poultry specialist
from the Oklahoma A. and M. col
lege at Stillwater, will judgo the
poultry displays.
SEVEN ARE ARRESTED.
Seven men giving their names us
C. C. Speak, Noal Parnell, Chas.
Thomas, Earl Downing, P. M. Groose
closo, C. Dean and W. G. Hoskins,
were arrested yesterday by county
officers. Charges of gambling were
filed against, tho men in county
court this morning. Judgo Davenport
imposed fines of $2," and court costs.
Basketball Season
Will Open Tonight;
Legion vs. Verden
The curtain opening tho 11)20-21'
jasketball season hero will be raised
his evening when tho American Lo
;lon quintet meets tho Verden In
dians on the high school court.
'Captain Shatter Bailey announced
.his afternoon that the following
:ine-up probably will .start against
.ho Indians: Keller, forward; Bailey,
forward; McCarthy, center; Hen
Irick,. guard; and Wilson, guard.
The Indians began practice early
ind bavo perfected a last caging
uachtne, it was stated here today.
JUMPED INTO A FORTUNE
By United Press.
Berlin. (By Mail). Fritz Schaaf,
Hotel Adlon page boy, jumped into
a fortune. That is literally true. A
-iim company wanted someone who
vould jump from a tower several
lundrd feet high into a net. Schaaf,
13 years old, allowed he was willing
to try a "stove Brodie," especially as
there was money in it.
He jumped while the movie ma
chine cranked and came out sound
ixcept for a wrenched, auklo. The
lonipariy has put 75,000 marks in
trust for him, until he is of age ufter
which he hopes eventually to get in
o tho hotel or restaurant business
or himself. Tho money is about the
equivalent of an ordinary workers'
wages for six years.
BLACK PLAGUE IN GERMANY
By United Press.
Berlin. (By Mai!). Six m.ii!lou
persons, or one out'of every ten in
habitants in Germany, are afflicted
vith social disease, according to
icitntific calculations. Efforts are
being made to increase tho present
laws so as to guard against spread
)f this plague.
In some communities, the law re
quires tho registration of all per
sons so diseased; and it is possible
'hat reformers will undertake to
make this a national law. Likewise
efforts are being made to alter the
present practice whereby , a physi
cian is bound to secrecy as to his
clients' affliction with social disease.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma
h Tonight fair, colder, east por-
t tion. Tuesday fair.
V Local Temperature.
fr Maximum 49. Minimum, 36.
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KDUAIt F. LUCKK.NUACll
In his testimony before the con
gressional committee investigating
the shipping scandal, Edgar F.
Luckenbaeh, of the Luckenbach Lino
characterized
tho U. S. Shipping
Board as tho "Slipping Board." He
said his company purchased from the
hoard for $22,01)0,000 vessels half of
which were faulty in construction
with leaky rivets, leaky decks and
so forth". Ho also told tho com
mit tee that In many cases bad work
manship was covered up by paint.
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S
EREVE
By United Press.
Washington, Nov. 21). President
Wilson, in his forthcoming 'luessago
to congress may ask 'for a revision
of tho revenue laws, despit tho de
cision of the republican leaders to
postpono action in the matter until
after March A, it was Indicated
tho AVhito JIouso today.
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Revive Military Training,
By United Press.
Washington, Nov. 2!). An attempt
to revive Universal Military training
will bo made during the special ses
sion of congress, which will be called
by President-elect Harding, after his
inauguration as president on March
I, it was learned today.
Lonthan Will Speak
At Legion Meeting
Here Next Thursday
Mart B. Louthan, member of the
state house of representatives from
Clrady county, will be the principal
ipeaker at the meetin ' of the 'Chick
asha post of the American Legion,
to lie held Thursday night in the
X. P. hall, beginning at 8 o'clock.
J. F. Hatcher, post commander,
announced today that all post com
manders in (ho county had been in
vited to attend this meeting and that
w.okes, eats and near-beer will 'bo
served. He urged a large attendance
it tho meeting.
PRINCESS DID THE WOOING
By United Press.
Berlin. (By Mail.) The Lithuan
ian Princess Mario Mathildo Kobler
Josclike Wireat:.ied to scratch out. his
eyes if he didn't marry her, said her
husband in answering her divorce
charges in Vienna, according to a
dispatch of the Neuo Berliner Zei
tung. Tho .-.husband churned the
princess made the marriage over-
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lures while he was a prisoner incan string up.' This location Is near
Russia, that he aceeeded through J the old Rock Creek Oil and Gas
fear and under the idea that, in Aus
tria, the marriage would not bo rec
ognized.
THEY GOT THEIR BATHS
By United Press.
Berlin. (By Mail). A
Bathing
Company Limited" has been formed
here by a small group. Since one
ho,.o w u.i. r, iiorlin ,t wpll.
ings only by-monthly, this group ren-j properly worked.
ted a hotel room the larger hotels With the tests now drilling in
have daily hot water and took : southern Grady sweeping the o .nty
t'.irns at the hath. The scheme a-1 from a few miles south of Chickasha
roused no suspicion, since the tenant i to the Stephens county line, and
was supposedly a Dutch merchant from the east?rn to the western lim
whose customers were calling on ! its of tha southern section, this
him. The packages they brought territory is getting probably a strong
along contained towels, brushes and er play at this time than any other
combs, part of southwestern Oklahoma,
Formations Encountered Are Hard
Sandstone for Several Hun
dred Feet; Sack . into Rock
From Thin Redbed
USE SEVEN BITS WHILE
MAKING ONLY FOUR FEET
Depth is now 805 Feet; Gladys Bella
to Start; Timbers Moved in at
Location of English Dr II
ing Company
Tho hardest drilling found In any
wildcat well in Gady county, ac
cording to any reported log, ii be'ng
encountered by the Cannon Drill!) g
company in its test southeast of
Bradley in section 2-4n-5w, where
the drill is still in an exceptionally
hard rock at a depth of SOS feet.
Tho formations, ij reported In tin
H'g of tills well, aro different fron.
any well yet drilled in the county.
Near the surfaco. 50 feet of quick
sand was encountered. With the drill
down around 1"0 feet the hard for
mations started and they hav been
grinding eway In It, prne.Mcn'lv with
out a break, since that tim R"ports
of tho drillers state that they made
flvo feet in 11 days. Last Friday, by
steady drilling, they made four fe t
and used seven fish-tail bits.
Hard Drilling Again.
After having several hundred feet,
of hard drilling, the bit last Satur
day dropped into a red bed forma
tion and drillers expected to havi
a long Holgo of this formation. The
red bed strata, however, was only
six feet in thickness, aftor negotlat- i
1'ng which distanco, they went back
into tiie same hard formation again.
Tills rock Is a sort of white sand
stone, 11 does not come out in broken
chips, but grinds up to a sand and
appears with the cuttings as such.
Formation men figuro that at some
time, a great upheaval has occurred
'it this point and while the drlllng
has been made slow, officer? of tin
company are encouraged by lbn for
mation. Hill Test Is Ready.
Work is to start early this week
nt the test of the Gladys Belle com
pany on tho George Hill far mi in
section !Mn-7w. The rig has been up
for tlireo weeks, and tho heavy typo
of rotary tools Is rigged up. They
are scheduled to spud in tomorrow,
Recording to reports reaching Chick
asha today.
This locution is three miles north
of Ruib Springs and is one of a
number of te-its the Gladys Be!lo
company is drilling in Grady county'
and northern Stephens. It is drawing ;'
much Interest from, tiie oil men along 1
with the half dozn oilier tests scat
tered through the southern part of
the county.
English Test to Start.
Preparations to Hart actual drill
ing on the test oT tin F.ngllah Drill
ing company on the Harness far mi
in section 7t-7,n!vi are progressing.
The company has all the rig timbers
hauled to the location and the rig
builders , are due to start work on
the derrick in the next few days.
Tools, a st ring of Inavy rotary,
aro 'being moved from, the Cement
field to start this well as soon as
the derrick is completed and they
company's test, wlnre, after encoun
tering two fine showings, tlrj com
pany was forced to abandon the
hole because f a lack of capital.
The Rock Creek test was drilled sev
eral years ago and it has til way i
been the contention of farmers in
.that section, who watched the pro-
J fixess of the well, that a well could
have been made from one of tho
! sands encountered, if it had
been