Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 158, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME THREE. NUMBER 158.
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
BUSINESS MEN ASKING WHERE PARK MONEY WENT
CLEAN BACK YARDS
AND KILL MY
There is more diseus,- , ;iuse,l by
liles and rats than any'other known
cause. The dirty back yard is the
breeding place of the former and
unsantiary and careless conditions
about the prepiises are largely re-
sponsible for the latter. To be
frank, there is but little excuse for the
rat or fly in any community where
laws of sanitation and decency are <
observed. Poverty dot's not neces-
sarily mean dirt, but dirt does mean
a home and breeding place for the !
fly. There are back yards in this
city today that are a disgrac
ilization and if there is not
SAPULPA MILK GOES UP
Sapulpa dairymen, supplying milk
to the people of that city, increased
the price to 1 .e a quart yesterday]
morning. Up until this time the mill: j
SEEK TO ADJUST
PIPE LINE TROUBLE
WHAT A LITTLE WANT
AD DID
TO MAKE SOLDIERS
OF 1,100 DEPORTED
Stale Laibor Ooniniissiaii vv. ti.
A slit on arrived in Tulsa Tuesday aft-
punish such indifference
Hence there should be
and enforced rigidly.
The medical profession will be
busy enough without the aid of the
filthy premises which are sure to
bring on the epidemic of typhoid and
kindred diseases if allowed to re-
main much longer.
The city should tuke up this mat-
ter at once and pluce the same in th
•tting 10c a quart deliv
tied. The high prices demanded for
feed and tin* increase in wage.* i _ .
f ♦ itn nAx,*n a in <rnoon to make an effort to negoti-
is given as a cause tor the advance in
prices. * j ute an adjustment of differences be-
tween the laborers and employees on
the Yarhola pipe line job near that
city. After a brief conference with
Yarhola officials, Mr. Ashton ar-
ranged to go to Skiatook today and
look over the situation where the
strike is actually on.
"It is my impression,'Veaid Mr. Ash-
ton. "that out of the 2,000 employes
_n this, job scattered between Cush-
ing and St. Louis, there are only about
150 men on strike.
"This is quite a serious situation,"
he continued. "On the one hand the
cost of living has increased as the
men claim. But there is no way to
pay the laborers as much as the
skilled mechanics are making. If all
demands are granted now, even if the
ESCAPED GALLOWS
MAY DIE IN CHAIR
McAlester, Okla., July 18.—John
lenry Prater, negro murderer, who
to civ- 1 was saved from the gallows in 1911
law to !>y Governor Cruce's clemency ten
d neeli- I minutes before his houl"to han^' may
enacted ;>-°.to the e'ctrlc chair instead.
! Prater went to trial yesterday for
kdling his cellmate, Charlie Ross.
Ross was stabbed in the abdomen by
Prater as they were entering their
coil on June 27 and died five days
later.
Prater testified that he cut Boss
in the abdomen to save his own life, j cmployers ar; wming. it is a bad pre-
I here were no eye witnesses o e | cf(jent aa rj,e,.e mi^ht be work some
hands "oT some one or more author- attack," no weapon was oon on oss ^ whete the empioyers were not as
nanus sun. |,ut a teel blade was discovered after 4 v—._
ized person to see that a general j the top of the I "n*loas to
cleaning up is made in time to pre-1lh® stdUD | hola people are.
vent what may result in ckne and , ','1]r°um' Graffenried instructed j "l « n0* in a P°sltion ?
' hTl the J; £ conviction on a murder | I
ILEOCOLITIS-CI^VIMS FIRST count or acnuitta^ The arguments , _ ,
VICTIM IN THIS COUNTY ( H Lehie, a whit,
man, in Oklahoma City in WV The
Lula May Wiao U-month*- 1 ^ ?hot Ms victim after knocking
daughter of Mr. an,I Mrs. (. E. Wise , robbing him. He just
of capper, died last night from an | hm town ^ # ^ ^ ^
attack of ilecolitis. She is said t
Abont noon yesterday Mi< 1 *
Adman of the Marion room- ^
called up the Derrick ofti ♦ and \
\ hail inserted in the classified col \
\ umns which have grown so pop- N
\ ular among advertisers, a two- \
N line ad stating that help in a X
\ certain line was needed at her X
\ house. The Derrick was on the X
N streets just a littleafter 4 o'clock X
\ and before 6 o'clock the help re- X
\ quired was secured. According X
\ to Mrs. Altman, a number of X
X answers were received after the X
V help had been secured and she X
X was about the first to call the X
X Derrick this morning to cancel X
X the ad. And it is ever thus— X
X 25c invested in a wart ad in X
X the Derrick saves time, gets X
X what you want and t
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Columbus, N. M., July in. Prep
arations were under way today for
giving military training to all of the
I.isbee exiles under 40 years of age
who are being held temporarily in the
old Mexican refugee camp here. An-
nouncement by Willim B. Cleary. the
Bisbee attorney who was deported
with the alleged Industrial Workers
of the World members and their sym-
pathizers, that army officers would
give the men training was greeted
with cheers.
All of the 1,168 men in camp have
been vaccinated against small pox
and typhoid by army surgeons. Word
from Washington as to the final dis-
position of the exiles still was awaited
today.
SAY TAXPAYERS HAVE A
RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE
$18,000 PARK FUND IS
BABIES' WELFARE
CLUB WILL AID
[ j anxious to avoid trouble as the Yar-
>n to express
jw," he said,
little of the
case, but 1 will know very soon."
DYNAMITE FISH
NEAR COLLINSVILLE
ALLEGED J0INTIST
IS ARRAIGNED
be the first victim oP this disease in
Creek county. The burial was made
this afternoon in the Druniirfrht cem-
etery without funeral services. C. B.
fituhblefleld had charge of the body, j
THE EMAHAKA CLIJB
The Emahaka club met at the
Becker millinery store and organized
groups to sew for the Red Crobs.
Following are the groups and their
captains and dates for sewing.
Group No. 1—August 1
Mrs. Dr. Holland, captain; Mrs.
Ware, Mrs. Hulme, Mrs Nicodenius,
Mrs. Hunsberger.
Croup No. 2—August 8
Mrs. O'Dell, captain; Mrs. Frank
Hoster, Mrs. Dr. Blichly, Mrs. Wise,
Mrs. Maxwell.
Group No. 3—August 17
Mrs. C. B. Steele, captain; Mrs.
F.arl Anderson, Mrs. A. E. Avres.
Mrs. Harry Brady, Mrs. L. C. West.
Group No. 4—July 25
Mrs. Robert McCoy, captain; Mrs.
Robert Young, Mrs. Charles Towne,
Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Athetron.
These ladies will please take noticp
qf dates.
Thev will sew each Wednesday.
Kiirt.
Governor Cruce's clemency aroused
statewide indignation.
HIGH JACKIES GOT
A SHAMROCK MAN
W. J. Meeks, who was arrested at
Oilton Monday in the raids conducted
by the county and federal officers,
was* arraigned before Justice Edward
M. Lotridge at Sapulpa yesterday.
Meeks entered a plea of not guilty
and was. released on a $500 bond.
The charge against the accused man
is that of running a gambling estiib-
lithmcnt. The case will be heard in
the nevt term of district it.
ICE PLANT BURN?
Chickasha, Okla., July IS.—Chicka-
sha and a large number of small towns
ir. this vicinity are without an ice sup-
ply as the result of the burning late
Monday night of the Chickasha ice
and cold storage plant. The loss, par-
tially covered by insurance, is placed
at $2i>,000.
The fire originated from unknown
cnuses in the engine room. An elfort
will be made to obtain ice from Wich-
ita ami Fort Worth.
' Collinsville, Okla., July 18.—Some
of the citizens residing near Green
' lake, north of Collinsville, are greatly
! enraged over the dynamiting of fish
i in that lake. On Saturday night some
' heavy blasts were heard. It was
i learned later that a number of large
Word has reached Drumrightt that 1 sticks of dynamite had been used for
. Shamrock man on night before last : killing fish.
was held up a shoH distance south of i The men left before citizens (owl
this city and relieved of about $40 in I ing in the community r 2Ched the
currency. ,
.lac'; Hainer, a Shamrock shauf- \ It is not known whether they were
feur is said to have been the victim j successful in killing rtsh or not. The
„f the hold up. It is claimed tha job | lake contains many large fish. Sein-
was handled by three men who hired j ing has been forbidden by the own-
a car at Drumright for a t,rip to the ! ers of the lake.
town of Shamrock. Hainer secured! Dynamiting for fish is also for-
the order to drive them in his car! bidden. Game wardens living m the
EX-COMMISSIONER
WANTS CLAIM PAID
and when a short distance from the
ity the three commanded him to
Jrive toward a secluded spot near
the road at which point, with drawn
guns, they robbed him of all he had.
After the rPbbery the men left Hainer
and the car and started back in the
direction of Drumright.
BABY DIES OF SUNSTROKE
CARPENTER-HAV1N
Miss Bonnie Carpenter and M
Pert Havin slipped off to Tulsa ye
terday mprning and returned in the
evening Mr. and Mrs. Havin. The
groom is well known in this city,
having been a resident here since the
town was started and has been one
of the successful business men of
PreroriKht, The bride is a sister
flf Mr. and Mrs, M. F. Hock and
has lived in Drumright but a short
time. The newly married pair will
continue their residence in this city
Vera neighborhood have thus far been
unable to get a clue that would lead
to the apprhending of' the guilty par-
ties. Citizens living near the lake
will enforce the law against the dyn-
amiters if they are ever caught at
killing fish thi? way.
n a suit brought by L. O. Shan-
non, former county commissioner
against Enos R. Pickett, as county
treasurer of Creek county, L. O.
Shannon, plaintiff, asks the court to
order payment of $14,731.59, and
$5.45 costs, as per judgment awarded
or. May 22, 1917.
Plaintiff asks for interest at the
rate of G per cent per year from the
date of judgment, to all of which in
his answer filed by County Attorney
Earl Foster the defendant offers no
objection, if the court deems such
payment legal and fair.
SLAVS AGAIN
ARE RIOTINf
Petrograd, July 18.—Two demon
strations against the government re-
sulted in the firing of shots in the
Nevsky-Prospekt at midnight, as a
result of which a number of persons
were killed or wounded.
The firing apparently was the re-
sult of stray shots which brought
on a panic in which the demonstra-
tors turned rifles and machine guns
on each other. Quite was restored
after a few minutes.
The demonstrations were organ-
ized by the Bolsheviki, the majority
of the action of the socal democratic
party.
FAIR STARTS SEPTEMBER 14
p The Creek county fair will hold
A verv extraordinary case of sun- lnt „
, " . „t Sanulna forth on their new grounds during
stroke has been recorded at Sapulpa | ^ ; j M tll and
,1 the death of little Samuel Bridges
(I 11 months, who ided at Oleo
on July 13-
At the time the little fellow was
stricken members of the family were
in the harvest fields working, and
fter receiving treatment when his
the period fTom September 14 to and
including September 17. In a week
the program will be ready and judging
from early indications it looks ar. if
this year's event will be the best ever
presented. The soliciting committee
is now actively engaged securing new
M'FARLAND'S CASE
TO THE U. S. COURT
the effects of the extreme heat. '' enables nearly every man,
-Q —
For every 1,000 workers employed
in British industry there are Illfi wo-
men,
no matter what his station in life, to
becomes a member of the County
Tair association.
Hoy McFarland, who was recently
arrested in Oilton on a charge of im-
personating a federal officer, has
been bound over to the United States
grand jury after a hearing yesterday
before Commissioner Wilking at
Tulsa.
McFarland is charged with collect-
ing state auto licenses and pool hall
tax and also liquor revenue, posing
before Oilton jointists as a revenue
officer in the employ of the federal
government.
President Wilson is to have a street
in Palis named after him. "Rue
Wilson." The Kaiser will
Cabinet Members Quit.
Petrograd, July 18.—Three mem-
bers of the cabinet have resigned and
a special session has been convoked
In an effort to avert a crisis. Their
names are Professor Manuiloff, min-
ister of education, and Prince Shakov-
sky, head of thedepartment of public
aid.
The resignation of these ministers
followed a sharp disagreement over
questions involving the Ukraine, an
extensive region in Russia, embracing
paiU«< the territories of the old king-
dom of Poland.
j As the result of the demand made
I by taxpayers of tne city upon the
mayor and city council for the return
| in the city treasury of the $18,000
alleged to be missing from the park
j l,ond fund, and the payment to City
V I f Ai*nnit PllflflnQ R Sfpplp ATlfl Oth-
The Derrick is requested to stat«'
that the Babies' Welfare club i >
ready and willing to aid all worthy
and deserving cases that may be
brought to its knowledge. It is the
ladies of this club who have the
handling of the ice and milk fund
which is being raised for the benefit
of needy little ones of this city. The
members of the club have reached
many deserving cases within the past
few weeks, and there may be others
in need of assistance where the
mother does not know in what man-
ner to proceed to bring her particular
case to the attention of the cluA>. Mrs.
Miller, the president of the club, or
Mrs. Laidig should be first notified,
by phone if possible, and the cases
will be immediately investigated and
the required assitaance rendered at
once. In the meantime, those who
feel that they can make a small cash
contribution should not delay. The
heated term is upon us now, and
thpre is consequently more sickness
#mong the babies than at other times
during the year and what aid is ren-
dered in suetf will neeeaaarily
be required at once.
INCENDIARY IS
TRAILED BY DOGS
Sheriff John Woofter was notified
today that an incendiary had set fire
to about two thousand bushels of
oats and wheat belonging to Sam
Bailey, a farmer-stockman, located
about two miles west and one mile
north of Olive, in Creek county.
The crop was estimated to be
worth about $1,600. Sheriff Woofter
dispatched two of his deputies to the
spot and the man suspected of the
crime is now being trailed by biood
hounds. The fire is supposed to have
been started by a man who recently
hod a quarrel with Bailey.—Tues-
day's Sapulpa Argus.
CONSCRITPTION HITS
MINES AND SMELTERS
Pastime Theatre
ALL NEW
Pictures
AHRETAH
The Egyptian M«id Reader,
ASK HER!
She Knows!
Admission 10c-20c
Stepanoft Also Quit*
London, July 1?.—A Reuters dis-
patch from Petrograd says M. Step-
anoff, acting minister of commerce,
also has resigned.
FRISCO EMPLOYS WOMEN
Okmulgee. Okla., JulyMS.—On ac-
count of the shortage of men work-
ers the Frisco Railroad company has
begun, the employment >f women
workers in Okmulgee in many posi-
tions formerly occuiped by men
Women have been hired for work in
several other cities and towns along
the Frisco lines in Oklahoma.
Th? scarcity of male workers is be-
coming acute and is expected to be
worse after the military draft is made.
The Frisco company and many other
large employers are planning to em-
ploy women in every capacity possihle
during the. war in order thjt there
may be no interruption of service.
350,000 MEN SACRIFICED
BY CRUEL GERMANS
French Front, July 18.—Severe in-
roads have been made on the strength
| of the German troops holding the
1 line on the Franco-British front dur
ing the attacks delivered on them in
the months of April, May and June
An estimate made on well established
authority shows that the loss will
approximate 360,000 men.
Henryetta, Okla., July 18. The
coal mines and smelters of Oklahoma
will be among the hardest hit indus-
tries in the state by the selective con-
scription, according to one of the
largest mine operators in this section
of the state. It is his opinion that the
coal industry will be struck a blow
from which it will be difficult to re-
cover when their men are called to
the colors.
"Many people," he said, "believe
that coal mining is simple and that
most anybody can go into a mine and
dig coal; but this is a mistaken idea,
a man has to start in and work
himself up just the same as in any-
thing else, if he makes a good s ilary.
Most of our boys are young, within
the conscriptive age and a majority
«t' them have no exemptions to claim.
When we lose them the coal industry
will be hampered considerably and it
will take so«oe time to rebuild our
production to what it is at present.
Miners working in this district
make fair salaries, ranging from if 3 to
$!> a day, and sometimes more, ac-
cording to their work, and the amount
of coal which they produce. There
was never a time in the history of
the coal industry of Oklahoma thai
the miners were ever better satisfied
with their work than they are at
present.
The smelters will be hit a hard
blow, but nothing compared with the
mines. A majority ot their employes
are foreigners, some of whom were
not eligible to register.
| Attorney Charles B. Steele and oth-
ers of the $560 it is claimed they re-
ceived illegally out of the funding
lend fund, sentiment today among
I he business men of Drumright camc
to th'- surface for a full investiga-
tion of the transactions.
On every hand a discussion of the
r.-.attei? could be hoard, and sentiment
v as overwhelmingly in favor of the
■ity council taking some action that
would clarify the situation.
It was stated that if this $18,000
. ..s been poperly used and its expen-
diture not frauduletnly made an in-
stigation would hurt no one, and
the city officials would be doing their
i'uty towards the taxpayers of the
city as well as the men who were in
•llice at the time the alleged fraud
v.as perpetrated. If the $18,000 was
fraudulently spent and divided by the
town board, consisting of W. E. Nico-'
demus, O. C. Elliott and L. E. Gib-
son, among Aaron Drumright and
others they should be made to turn
this money back into the city treas-
ury, according to the belief expressed
by many.
In regard to the $560 paid out of
the funding bond fund to City Attor-
ney Charles B. Steele and others, bus-
iness men today declare the city at-
torney should come forward and tell
why he was entitled to this money.
They say that if it was legally due
him he should say so and tell why:
that if he and the others received it
through means of fraud the mayor
and city council should take steps to
recover it.
L. E. Gibson, who was a member
of the town board at the time the
If-J 8,000 is claimed to have been fraud-
ulenty spent, today issued a statement
in which he says that while this money
was used for railroad purposes ,it was
also used to purchase a park. He
did not attempt to make an itemized
tatement regarding the expenditure
of this fund. In his statement, how-
ever, lie admits the funds were turned
mer <.o Aaron Drumright, whom he
snys owned the land bought for the
railroad right-of-way and purchased
for the park. His statement follows:
"At the time and for months be-
fore voting the twenty thousand dol-
lars in bonds for the park issue, it
was well advertised and understood
in the papers and hand bills, that the
purpose of the park issue was to buy
a railway right-of-way, and build a
jail. This money was spent. They
tougth a block of land on which the
Drumright refinery was built, and was
later donated by the city to the Drum-
right & Central and was used for the
purpose of buying the right-of-way
fiom Ihe Creek county line into and
through Drumright AI30 for the
purchase of a lot and the construction
of a jail.
"The bonds were voted for the
purpose of buying a park because you
cannot vote bonds for a railroad un-
der the state law. The records show
that the full $18,000 was put into
i park and that the sum of $18,000
was paid for a park located in the
i.nrtheast part of Drumright. The
park and the railroad are adjoining,
and one ^nd the same. This money
was all handled through Aaron Drum-
right as president of the railroad
committee. He owned the land bought
for park purposes.
"The one who circulated the peti-
tion is more to bo pitied than
abused."
PAVING AT BRISTOW
Gat in touch with the Red Cross
work.
The town of Bristow, not to be
outdone, h'-is voted bonds and let a
paving contract which calls for sev-
eral blocks of paving to be completed
within the next two months. The
contract was secured by the I'ark-
Morau company of Okmulgee and
the work was commenced yesterday
morning. IJH . V
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