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Number 2SS
Volume Twenty-one
Chickasha, Oklahoma, Wednesday, December 1, 1920
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II FEAR
PLOT TO
SLtf
City Figuratively Walks on Tip-Toes
as Rumors of Disasters Circu
late; Defense Outrivaling
Wartime Plan
GUERILLA WARFARE IS
KEEPING POLICE ACTIVE
Black and Tans Continue Raids;
Kill Two Says Report; Guards,
Plain Clothes Men Busy
In. Public Place?
By United Press.
London, 'Dec. 1. London figur
atively walked on its tip toes today
timidst the many rumors of Impend
ing disasters.
Convinced that tho Sinn Feincrs
wero about ready to put into effect
a series of plots falling for .massa
creos and a campaign of tho torch,
officials were constructing defenses
outrivaling those of war times.
An unprecedented number of"
guards surround all public 'buildings.
In addition to tho guards, swarms of
plain clothes men mingled with tin
crowds whereever they congregated.
Expert ,marksmen were posted at
convenient places and police re
corves were being held in readiness
for action on a .moment's notice.
Guerilla Warfare
fly United Press.
Dublin, Dec. 1. Guerilla warfare
with tho Sinn IVin continued
throughout Ireland, with the reports
of the conflicts having taken place
nt Cork and Ardee reached officials
here.
It was reported in the dispatches
received at tho Dublin headquarters,
that the "Black and Tan" police kept
lip ,thclr policies of raids. Several
such operations were reported and
the .messages said that two men
were killed In a raid et Ardee.
They were stretched about all pub
lic 'buildings and were located in
the isolated positions of the city
whero it was 'believed that incen
diarism might bo expected.
Other cities are reported to bo
taking similar precautions.
Police Are Active.
London, Dec. 1. In Pootle, the
Liverpool f-tiburh, which suffered
froim 'incendiarism,. Saturday night,
the special constabulary was called
out today. The corporation of Bootle
has decided that the uso of the town
hall shall not he granted for poli
tical meetings, and an application of
Irish societies to be addressed bv
Archbishop Mannix has been refused.
In Liverpool every possible precau
tion i3 being taken against a. reoc
curence of tlio trouble. The dock"
and other places are hsavily guard
ed. The search for the incendiaries
is being continued.
Judge Will Pass
Judgment Negro
Case on The 13th
Judgement in the case State or
Oklahoma vs. Clark Hubert, negro,
will le withheld until December 13,
U E. Davenport, county judge, de
clared yesterday. Hubert is charged
with unlawful possession of intoxi
cating liquor.
The defendant, with James White
and Jack Hart, also negroes, were
arrested several days ago when
Sheriff Matt Sankey; Oscar Dryden,
deputy sheriff; D'Artbur Wilson,
deputy sheriff and Jack Tilligen, fed
eral enforcement officer, raided a
"party'' near Verden. Benny Sankey,
son of tho Grady county sherifr, was
present at the raid.
Charges were filed against the
three negroes, but White and: Hart
wero released on motion of the
county attorney, acting on a request
by Hubert, who is alleged to have
assumed all responsibility and said
he would plead gi ity.
APPLICATION FILED.
F. F.' Palmers yesterday filed in
the county court of Grady county
en application for letters of admin
istration of the estate of Elizabeth
M. Palmer,
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OPERATORS
PUN
START
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Security Company to Spud In No.
Soon After Bringing In One of
Best Wells In East Field
"Extension
Special to Tho Express.
Cemont, Okla., Doc. 1. Having
completed what appears to be one
of tho best wells in the east exten
sion of tho Cement field, the Secur
ity Producing and Development com
pany is preparing to extend Its cam
paign of development In the fiold.
In drilling in its No. 1 well on the
Lackey lease, in the northwest of
the northwest of section 11-5-9, the
Security drillers ( had considerable
trouble in keeping the well from
blowing in before they had drilled
to the dosired depth. When com
pleted tho well flowed over tho top
and is now being classed as a head
liner. '
Start No. 2 Soon.
Preparations are under way Tor
the starting of Security No. 2, In
tho .southeast of the southeast of
section ll-Sn-flw. They are stringing
up tools and officials of the com
pany have stated that they will spud
in early this month, 'probably in
the next few days. The derrick is,
completed and the .machinery is prac
tically installed.
John S. Akin, president of the Se
curely company and C. II. Carson,
vice-president, have been on the
ground for the past week giving per
sonal attention to the completion of
their well No. 1 and other matters.
Sees Extended Field.
Mr. Akin is particularly enthusias
tic over the prospective future o'
the Cement field and is strongly of
tho opinion that tho Crunnt field
will develop into one of the greatest
pools yet found in Oklahoma. Akin
further stated that in view of the
fact, that the Cement field has now
developed a distance of approximate
ly nine miles, northwest and south
east with a width of one and a half
.miles, and . the further fact that
many of the oldest producing wells
of tho field are practically holding
up to their original settled condition,
'3 an indication of the permanency
if the Cement field. He also stated
that it is his belief that tho day
Is not far distant when a rca gusher
territory near the present develop
ment will be an actual fact.
Automobile Hits
Street Car, Fair
"Narrowly Escape
0
L.' K. Williams, a service car
driver and his wife narrowly escaped
severe injury yesterday afternoon
at 2:23 o'clock when tho large tour
ing' car in which they were riding
crashed into a Chickasha street rail
way car at the corner of Seventh
street and Chickasha avenue.
Both escaped with only minor
bruises and cuts. Neither mem.bcr of
tho street car crew nor tho four pas
sengers were injured, street car of
ficials state.
Tho street car was derailed and
came to a standstill when it hit the
curb on tho south side of the street,
several yards from, where tho two
cars crashed. Tho automobile, which
was damaged extensively, came to
a stop on the southeast parking of
the street intersection.
L. It. Williams, driver of the auto
mobile, slated that his machine was
.moving at the rate of from, fifteen
to soventoon miles per hour when
tho automobile crashed into tin
trolley car.
The street car was placed on the
track and was in uso at '5 o'clock.
James Orrell, motorman, and C. M.
Neal, conductor were in charge of
tho derailed car.
PEACE OFFICER QUITS.
The Starr township in southwest
Grady county is wlthci't a peace of-
ficer, Sheriff Matt Sankey said this
morning in announcing the resigna -
tion of Claude Barnard as deputy
sheriff in that district. Mr. Bernard,
who was in the city today, stated
that he was forted to resign in order
that he might devote his undivided
time to his farm
HEW WEL
MEHT. SOON
OP
CLEAN MITCHELL
E
Principal of C. H. 8. Says Nothing
to Charges That Men on Foot
ball Squad Didn't Make
Grades as Required
NO OFFICIAL NOTICE .
BEEN RECEIVED HERE
Local Authorities Will Take No Ac
tion Until Officially Notified;
Chickasha One Oldest
Association Members
"We will fight tho suspension pro
ceedings to a finish; tho reports are
falso and unfounded," declared Lan
son D. Mitchell, principal of the
Chickasha high school, speaking of
the charges said to have been filed
beforo iho board of control of the
Oklahoma High .School Athletic as
sociation and seeking to suspend
tho school from, the organization.
Reports show that tho five in em
bers of tho Chickasha high school
football squad who are mentioned
in the complaint completed the nec
essary amount of clas3 work last
spring, Mitchell declared. The play
ars mentioned were: Capt. Leland
Adams, quarterback; Ted Schlotter
heck, guard, who was selected on
the all-state eleven; Art Barry, and
Doug Walden, substitute 'linesmen.
No Official Notice.
The complaint charges that these
men failed to complete the necessary
amount of class work last spring
Principal Mitchell has received no
official notice from tin .btmrd and
will take no action until such notice
!s received, he said.
Chickasha is one of the oldest
members of the Central high school
conference and has nevnr been called
to answer charges 'of playing ineligi
ble men.
Muskogee, Nash and Mountain
View are other members of tha quar
tet under fire before the board o"
control of the state association.
Oklahoma City "Kicking"
Oklahoma City high school offi
cials filed the charges against Mus
kogee, Principal Mitchell learned to
day in a telephone conversation with
Edgar Meacham of Norman, mem-1
bor of the board of control. The
capitol city football team met defeat
at. the hands of tha Muskogee eleven
four weeks ago. Greer's alien also
were defeated here and it is con
sidered probable that Oklahoma City
preferred the charges against th3
winners of second place in the "Big
Ten" conference.
Muskogee is charged with playing
men over the age of 21; NaBh Is ac
cused of playing a man whose par
ents live In Braman; and Mountain
View is alleged to have used a
player who had not met certain
scholastic requirements and another
gridster who was over tho 21 year
age limit.
A further hearing will be held in
Oklahoma City on December 11th, it
was announced yesterday.
Wilson to Settle
Mexican Problems
Says Belief Now
By United Press.
Washington, Dec. 1. Tha belief
that President Wilson is. determined
to settlo tho Mexican problem, be
fore the White House was strength
ened today.
The latest developments evidenc
ing the government's willingness to
recognize Mexico is a letter from.
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby
to Roberto V. Tasqueria, Mexican
confidential agent, and which was
made public yesterday.
New Revolt
Rumored.
By United Press.
Washington, Dec. 1. Co-incident
to the inauguration of President Al
varo Ohregon of Mexico, are reports
I received by tho state department
j that a conspiracy against the new
j government Is under way.
1
LICENSED .TO WED.
A lone carriage license was is
sued here yesterday. This permit
was issued to E. W. Cassady, age
20, of Verden, and Miss Jewell Lyday
nfie 20, of Chickasha,
RECORD
Gil
DECLAR
TODAY
.COTTON SHIP AFIRE. (
By United Press.
New Orleans, Doc. l.Tho
stoanishlp Calno, bound to Liv-
orpool from Port Arthur, Tex.,
with a cargo of cotton, is on
firo in the gulf txf Mexico. This
was the news picked ' up today
by the naval wireless station
here.
POULTRY
L
Arrival of Exhibits to Start Early in
Morning; Doors to be Open
Thursday nd Friday
Nights; Hold Meeting
Tho Grady county poultry show
mens tomorrow in tho building lo
cated at -113 Chickasha avenue.
No birds will bo accepted until to
morrow and entrants will close to
morrow nhjht at 10 o'clock, accord
ing to L. V. Seaton, president o"
the Grady county poultry Federation,
under whoso auspices tlio show will
be staged.
County Agent Houston stated to
day that a largo display of birds
was expected. -
Coops and other facilities are
being placed in tin bluldiiig today.
County Agent. Houston will bo In
charge.
In order that people who are. busy
during tho day may have a chance
to "take in" the show, the doors o"
the show 'building will he open until
10 o'clock Thursday and Friday
evenings.
The show will close Saturday af
ternoon, at which timo tho annual
meeting of the" Grady county poultry
Federation will be held in the show
building. Officers for h ensuing
year will be clouted at this meeting.
TUTTLE TEST AT
HOG FEET
GOOD PROSPECTS
New Company Making Steady Pro
gress; Big Companies Buying
Acreage to Help Tuttle
Men Make Test
Steady progress is being made at
the location of the Tuttle Oil and
Gas company a mile and a half
south of Tuttle where the rotary is
grinding at a depth of 140i feet on
the new hole. according to Ben
Baker, business man of Tuttle who
is looking after the Interests of the
company in the drilling of this well
The Tuttle Oil and Gas company,
composed of business men of Tuttle,
took over tho interests of the Unit
ed American Oil and Gas company,
when that outfit lost a 1500 foot hole
becauso of a fishing job. Tho Tuttle
people skidded the rig and started
a new hole.
It Is the belief of Mr. Baker, based
upon reports of geologists, that a
sand will be picked up between 1S00
and 2200 feet. It Is understood that
some of the big companies are buy
ing acreage in the Tuttle district,
thus assisting the Tuttle company
to put down the well, in order to
get tho territory tested.
Mr. Baker declared that the report
that the company would go only
1S00 feet deep, was erroneous. He
stated that they intended to fully
test the location to 2500 feet at the
least, but added that he felt that
they would pick up .something be
fore reaching that depth. Figuring
elevations, and basing his opinion
on tho geologists' reports of the
Tuttle district, Mr. Baker stat3d tha'
a sand should be cncomtt3red arouud
1900 feet.
NLY
DAYS TO
SHDP
ROW W
OE
HERE TOMORROW
WITH
WL3
FATE
illTH
CI CHIEF!
Wilson" Undertakes to Save Armenia
From Turkish Nationalist by
Accepting Role of Med
iator from League
TO NAME BOUNDARIES
OF ARMENIAN NATION
Described as "Apparently Stimulated
by Huge Work Undertaken"
Accepts "Personality" it
is Pointed Out
Dy United Press.
Washington, Dec. 1. The fate of
rmenia today lay in the hands of.
President AVilson, following his ac
ceptance of the post of mediator in
the Armenian-Turkish difficulty, tho
invitation to assume such position
having come from Paul Ilymans,
president of the council oi tho leaguo
of nations.
The presid ent has undertaken to
save tho Armenian nation from,
aggression at the hands of the Turk
ish nationalists by accepting the
league of nation's request to act
as mediator between the two forces
tu an effort to adjust their differ
ances. He also has beforo liiin. the
nrobtcin of laying out tho boun
daries of the new Armenian nation.
Following the close of tho cabi
net meeting, the president was de
scribed as "apparently stimulated
by the huge work he has under
taken." In his letter to M. Hymans, ac
cepting the post of .mediator, Presi
dent Wilson said in part:
"While the invitation to accept
tho mandate for Armenia has been
rejected by the senate of the United
States, this country has repeate lly
declared its solicitude for tho fate
and welfare of the Armenian people
n a manner and to the extent that
lustifles you In saying that the fate
if Armenia has always 'been of speci
al interest to tho American people.
"I am without authorization to of
fer or employ the .military forces of
he United States in any project for
Mie relief of Armenia and any .ma
terial contribution would require the
authorization of tho congress,
wJiieh is not now in fession and
whose action 1 could not forecast.
"I am. willing, however, upon as
surances of the moral and diplomat
'; support of the principal poweis,
and in a spirit of sympathetic re
sponse to the request of the council
it the league of nations, to use my
?ood offices and to proffer my per
sonal meditation to a representative
whom. I may designate to end the
hostilities that are now boing waged
against tho Armenian peoplo and to
brine peace and accord to the con
tending parties, relying upon the
council of the league of nations to
suggest, to nio the avenues through
which my proffer should be con
veyed and tho parties to whom it
should be addressed."
Too Mann Shirts
Gels Pair Jailed
For Investigation
Because they were wearing a sur
plus number of shirts, two young
men giving thWr names as Ray
Ward -and Everett See, of Lindsay,
are in the Grady county jail.
The two men wero arrested Wed
nesday morning by C. C. , Moody,
city policemen, following an alleged
attempt to dispose of silk Fhirts.
When place in the custody of county
authorities, it was found that Ward
was wearing seven silk shirt3 in ad
dition to a sweater and fleece
lined coat. Three army wool shirts
were being worn by Se.
Sheriff Matt aSnkey assumed
charge of the extra shirts and Is
holding the pair in jail pending fur
ther investigation.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
Oklahoma City Clarence I. Old
ham, grocer of Tanple, Cotton coun
Hi
NOW RESTS 1
A1RI
ty has filed a voluntary petition in ( Partais, who id the only Venljselisr.
bankruptcy. Papers in the case were j editor continuing outspoken, today
received yesterday by Isaac D. Tar-, warns the cabinet that the entente
'cr, referee in bankruptcy. Tlu peti-1 government will lose faith in Greece
tion which was filed Saturday, give? should the cabinet recall all those
liabilities of the firm as $1,097.50 ( discredited under tho Venizelos ad
with assets A tiAW, - ministration.
VOCATIONAL
URGES DISABLED
MEN CO
L
Every Ex-Fighter Injured In War En
titled to Training; Many Ap
ply But Some Pass up
Opportunity
Training for every disabled ex-
soldier in Oklahoma, is tho plan of
the Federal Board of Vocational
Education, according to L. W. Klb
lor, representative of tho board, who
was in tho city yesterday in con
ference with Mrs. Blanche Freeman,
executive , secretary of the home
service section of tho Grady county
Red Cross chapter, and several dis
abled war veterans whose training
courses had been approved.
Four hundred young Americans of
Oklahoma who were disabled while
serving in the United States urmy
during the recent world war are now
taking vocational training under
the direction of . tho board, and at
tho expense of tho government, Mr.
KiUer said. Applications of two hun
dred .moro have been approved hut
the applicants havo never entered
training, ho added. Tho board hopes
to placo tho mien in training in the
very near future so that the amount
of money to lio needed to continue
the work through tho coming year
may bo estimated, it was stated.
Mrs. .Freeman, who receives and
files all applications from this coun
ty, declared that several Grady
county lads have refused to enter
training after their applications have
been approved. These are being
called into conference and are being
urged to take up tho training at
once.
According to Mr. Kiblcr, this con
dition exists in many other counties
in tho state.
Local Men Attend
Funeral of II anion,
Wizard of Finance
W. E. Dyer and Eugene Hamilton,
local . attorney and former United
States commissioner here, were
among the delegation from, this sec
tion of the state that attended the
Jake L. Hamon funeral in Ardmore
Monday aiternoon.
The city of Ardmore was flooded
with friends and admirers from far
and near who went to pay their re
spects to the memory of the late
millionaire republican politician, oil
magnate and railroad builder, whose
fame had spread over every section
of the United States and the finan
cial center of the world.
Hamon was an early settler in
Oklahoma, having come into what
Is now the common wealth of Ok
lahoma soon after his graduation
fmiui the University of Kansas law
school. Ho later entered the prac
tice of law in Law-ton and left that
city soon after he induced John
Mingling, the circus magnate, to
give him. tho financial 'backing in
the building of the Ringllng-Hamon
railroad In southern Oklahoma. This
marked tho beginning proper of
Hamon's spectacular career In which
he accumulated .millions.
Hamon visited Chickasha many
times and he had many followers In
this city and county during tin
recent fights for republican slate
committeeman which was won by
the Ardmoro .millionaire.
Messrs. Hamilton and Dwyers, to
gether with J. W. Speake of this city
who also attended the services,
were named as honorary pall bear
ers.
TREASON CHARGE DENIED
Athens, T-tc. 1. Official denial
was given tcday that tho ;;n.-err.
ment intvids to charge i-onnrr
Premier Venlzclos with trsason, vie
lation of the constitution of waste
of public fends. The dtcij fixim?
tho plebiscite on the return o' For
mer rung t.onstantine, proviees
voting by the arm.'.
M. Lamri, chief editor of the
CROO
I LANDS IN
IT, IS REPORT
Exclusive Interview of Taxi Driver
Printed In Dallas Dispatch De
clares Mrs. Clara Hamon
is Across Border
TRIED TO HIRE AIRPLANE
BUT COULDN'T GET PILOT
Drove to Dallas, Then Took Taxi for
Cisco Story Declares; Carter
County Attorney Says Ar
re&t to Come Soon
By United Press.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 1. Mrs. Clara
Smith Hamon, said to the wlfo of
a nephew of tho into Jake L. JIamon,
and who Is wanted in Ardmore on a
charge of assault with intent to kill
in connection with tho shooting of
the millionaire oil man, it; in Mexico.
Her location Is said to bo within
100 miles of El Paso. She slipped
through the net of police which
HpVcad over tha nation followiirr
the shooting of the Ardmoro capi
talist, and entered Mixico without
being susplcloned, or detained In any
way.
En route from. Ardmore to Mexico,
Mrs. Hamon passed through Dallas,
spending several hours hero, during
which period of timo she tried t i
lilro an aeroplane to take her to El
Paso but could find no Pilot avail
able at that time.
'She was driven to Dallns from.
Dei.ioun, Texas, in a rent car and in
Dallas she rented a taxicab and wa
driven to Cisco on Tuesday night.
Those developments in tho case
wero chronicled in a story printed
In tho Dallas Dispatch here today,
purporting to bo air exclusive inter
view from the taxicab driver who
vla'.ms to havo driven Mrs. Hamon
from Dallas to Cisco.
The name of the chauffeur Is being
withheld at tho request of tho pollca
officials.
"Tha woman appeared to be in a
state c.f almost nervous collapse.
She was panic-stricken for fear sin
would be arrested and every tim-3
she saw an officer she would go to
Meces through fear" the chauffer is
'pioted as saying.
Says Arrest Near.
By United Press.
Ardmore, Dec. 1. The arrest of
Mrs. Clara Hamon, in the nation
wide "woman hunt" Is near, R.inse'1
Brown, "county attorney of Carter
county claimed today when he re
turned from, a mysterious "hunting"
trip in connection with tho death of
Jake L. Hamon.
Mr. Brown asserted today that h3
had positive information that Mrs.
Clara Hamon was In the millionaire's
suite of rooms when Hamon wai
shot ten days ago.
Mrs. Hamon is being sought by of
ficers everywhere on a charge o
shooting with intent to kill.
Rumors and reports as to her
whereabouts have been numerous
since her disappearance shortly
after the shooting of the Ardmor?
capitalist and oil man and peopH
aro wondering whether or not tin
claim of the county attorney wi'l
amount to more than one of tin
three rumors.
'IMPARTIAL JUSTICE"
SUGGESTED A3
WEAPON.
By United Press.
Harris".iirg, Penn., Dec. 1. "The
weapon of impartial justice und"r
responsible .government" was offered
as a substitute for the "itriki
weapon" by Governor Henry J. Al
len, of Kansas at the conf'jronco of
governors here.
He stated Mvit,. arbitration of dif
ferences between -v'apitiil and bor
had failed after 60 ypars of grow
r,g industrial rt r if .
EC
CO
GIN COMPANY FINED.
Oklahoma City.--Fine of $1 and
costs was imposed on the Calhoun
Gin company of Calhoun, Cido
county, by the corporation commis
sion for violation of the commis
sion's order setting a bale as
tho price to be charged by ginners
for bagging and ties. The Calhoun
company had charged f 2.25 a balo
and refused to refund tho excess
payment when it was demanded, ac
cording to the complaint.
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