Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 259, Ed. 1 Monday, January 31, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL 5 NUMBER 259
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DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA. MONDAY, JAN. 31, 1921
DAILY 15c PER WEEK
fIRING IN HILLS
AROUSE FEKR OF
JAIL DELIVERY
extra precautions taken by
Mil tary to guard 21
men charged with
murder
Williamson, W. Va-, Jan. 31.—Feder-
al soldiers and a heavy force of deputy
sheriffs hurried Into the mountains
surrounding ^ illlanison early today a'
the sound of rifle fire.
Careful so rc'i revealed the presence
of no r.flemen. and no casualties were
reported but widely circulated rumor
are rife that bullet.3 fell In one section
of the city.
Intense excitement prevailed, but
the presence of <Ctol. Herman Hall and
(ompai.y of the If>th U. S. infantry
served to calm the fears of Chose who
professed tc believe an attempt was to
lie made to rescue the twenty one men
who are on trial here charged with
murder in connection with the shoot-
ing at Mathewan.
LIBERTY FROM ON HIGH
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DEPT. CF JUSIICE
15 P
GENE DEBS
PRESIDENT wilson asked to
release 30cialist leader
february 12
President Wilson refused to com-
mute the sentence of ten years im-
posed up on Eugene V. Debs for vio-
lation o fthe espionage act.
lOommutation of the sentence of
j Kugene V- Dens, effective Feb. 12, hat:
been recommended to President W11-
' ^n by the department of justice, it
is learned today at the white house.
MX EXTENSION BILL
10 BECOME LH
first HALF DUE april 1b, last
half june 30. governor's
attitude passive
Okl >h"ina C i . Jan. 31 —Governor
llobertcon allowed the measure provid
lng the extension of the time limit on
the nayment of fie 1920 and valorem
ta to become a law without his
niginUure. the five days n Which he
Is allowed to consider th > measure
having elapsed.
The first half of these taxw will be
recommendation w ill be placed ' diu> under the new law April 15, and
oklahoma woman's party
will urge vocational
training for girls
Oklahoma Citv, Jan. 31—Members
of the Oklahoma branch of the nation-
al women's party were In session here
today for the purpose of electing dele-
gates to represent the state at the na-
tional convention to be held in Wash-
ington, February 15 to 19. The meet-
ing was being held in the offices of
Ida F. Hasley, state chairman.
According to plans of the Oklahoma
branch, means for the education of
school girls along vocational lines
will be one of the chief topics discus-
sed at the meeting today. An effort
will be made to get young girls to
plan seriously for voeotions and pro-
fessions.
At the national convention In Feb-
ruary, Miss Hasley saifl, a memorial
a rewurkable airplane photograph
of the statue of Liberty on Bedloes
Island.
iLO^Sir
OF SCP.LDING sm.
before the President today.
White house officials said thev had
no intimation as to when action would,
be taken or what the President may
do Debs who has been many times
the socialist candidate for the Presi-
dency, entered the penitentiary at At-
lanta June 15, 1919, to serve a ten
year sentence imposed for violation of
| the espionate act.
the last half Jnne 30.
wife spots thief who
stole hubby's clothes
insufficient heat,
tenant wins suit
LUTHER C. STEWARD
baby succumbs to burns re
sulting from falling in
tub of hot water
The three year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clint Moore, who lives near
the Pure Oil Gasoline plant, died yes-
terday morning, from tl.e results of
burns received by falling into a tub
of scalding water Saturday afternoon
According to reports, a tub of scald-
ing water had been placed on the
porfli, and the mother not ltnowing
that the child was playing near, went
into the house.
Hearing screams, se rushed out. and
rescued the baby, and a physician was
at once called, but the burns were so
CMcago, Jan. 31. A verdlit which'
it was said, may serve us a magna !
chart nftor tne dweller in cold fiats
was returned today when T. 55. Wll-
mer was awarded $80 25 In damages
In a suit against his landlady on the
gi)Ottnds that insufficient heat had
been provided his apartment.
Of the money, $20.85 was for extra
heating apparatus, which Wilmer tes
Luther c. Steward, president of tho
National Federation of Federal fern,
ployeea.
Ponca City, Jan. 31.—"That man is
| wearing my husband's clothes," was
the hurried statement made by Mrs. j tifiwl he had been compelled to buy.
Georgia Hurst to a special railway of- j aud the remainder for the difference
ficer at the Santa Fe station here list j which the jury corsidered the lack of
night as sfie nolnted to a young strang- heat made in the rental value of the
er in the platform. A city opliceman , apartment for four jjionths.
was called, the stranger arrested and j g0 far as attorneys here weie able
taken to jail- He had on a suit of to recall the decision was 'ite first of
clothes, silk shirt and other apparel (be kind ever rendered <r. Illinois, if
ICIPAL
MRS, lllllTHEflELL
FOUND II
AT SHEEP RANCH
woman who was kidnapped
recovered. abductors
captured, CONFESS
Los Angeles, iVl St.- Mrs. Ulajya
Witherell, who disappeared from her
Iheme, hen last Tuesday, wat found
early today a prisoner In a small
j bouse on a she ranch eight miloi
i ■ ast of Qcropa and about seventy mil-
• s southeast of Los Angeles accord-
i ii g to a t uJepUonc message to the As
soc atwl / rejs.
Mrs. WitJjerell was unharmed Two
tnen.v b' gave ti cir names as A. JL.
and Floyd C'arr, cousins, were arrest-
ed .OC/lcers who effected the discov-
ery sair the Cans b.ul confessed the*
had lll-fceling toward the woman's
father-in-law, A. J. Witlierell, bocause
of a transaction involving a deal, and
that tbey kidnapped Mrs. Witherell
both to obtain revenge and to get the
ransom money a Part of which was
paid. They demanded twenty thousand
dollurs
LUCKS YET 5 ALTOS
belonging to the woman's husband, a
barber at Arkansas City, Kansas- Tho
arrested man is Eddie Block, age 21.
of Herrington, Kansas. He is bQin
reld lor Kansas authorities on a bur
ftary charge.
not in the United States.
ceremony to pioneer suffrage workers serious 'hat i's recovery could not be
will open the meeting. Statues of Sua- possible. The child died yesterday
an Ti. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and j morning at 7:30. Arrangements have
Elizabeth Cady Stanton will be un-
veiled.
SUR°RIZE PARTY
Mi and Mrs. Ray Staininger, gave
been made to send the remains to
New Mexico for burial.
Mr. Moore is employed as boiler
man by the Cushing Gasoline com-
pany.
E'
surprise birthday party at her home, miss southard talks to men
on Noith Morrow avenue Saturday
night in honor of Mis. F. H. Hanst's
birthday. A delightful evening was
spent hi playing cards, and touring. At
the close of the party, Mrs. Hanst was
presented with a beautiful cut glass
water set by her friends.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Hanst, Mr. and Mrs Allen, Mr- and
Mrs. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. TVodine,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, Mr- and Mrs.
Quinby, Mr. and Mrs. Shoup, and Mr.
and Mrs. Glblin.
o
CAUGHT HI-JACKING NEW AR
REST LANDS HIM IN JAIL
for second time
LAYING PIPE LINE
djst church to an
wholly of men and young
terday afternoon.
Her text was that old and truthful
proverb: ''For as a man soweth
shall he also reap."
Miss Southard's ability to present |
so vital a subject that so many minis- j
ters and evangelists refrain from put-
ting before the public is certainly re-
markable.and as she related some of
her terrible experiences in relief
Tile Indiahoma Refining company Work, in and around Chicago and other
is laying another pipe line from Ok- j iarge cities, many of the audience were
mulgee to the Creek County oil field, j brought to tears, and there is not the
The Indiahoma has a large refinery slightest doubt but she created new
and other oil interests at Okmulgee. aspirations in the hearts of all present
ens the railioads unless they are as-
sured some immediate means of re-
duction of operating expenses, the
rtiilroad labur was told today by the
Pete Ryan, out on $2 500 bond in association of railway executives,
connection with a charge of burglary: Th? oxpouthes assured federal of-
One.of the most Impressive sermons \ alleged to have been committed in . ficiaU if immediate abrogation of war-
- ' in Drumrigtit was that by j company with Blue George at Oilton : time agreements involving working
Miss Madeline Southard 'at the Metho-1 Tan. 2. is again in jail on a charge of rules and condition were made they
dist church to an audience composed , highway robbery, said to have been | would not seek a reduction in tho ba>
fred RUSSELL WOULD LIKE TO
SIGN THESE BY NOON
TOMORROW
Fred Russell lacks five men who can
toot an alto horn. These specialists are
all he lacks having a full quota for a
municipal band
Fred has worked like a beaver get-
ting this aggregation together, and he
makes an earnest appeal to every
horn blower in the city who has not
signed to come forward and make a
noise like an alto.
The list as compiled to date reads
as follows: Fred Russell, Harry Atkin-
son, Jim Brill, Dave Oraham, C. L
Russell, Charles Hemlnger, L-loyd E.
I Tracy, H. C. Butler, Jas. D. Taggart,
J. F. Rolette. H. F. Rolette, Walter C.
Ely, Jas. Salisbury, J. W- Pinkston,
J Lloyd Booth, F. I> Templeton, J. R.
Chi-ago, Jan 31—Bankruptcy threat I Sno'dgrass, Frank Tannehill, Vier Win-
^RAILROADS FACE
BANKRUPTCY COURT
A GOOD SAFE PLACE TO
GO FOR DRUNKEN SPREE
OPERATING EXPENSES TOO HIGH
LABOR BOARD IS TOLD BY
ROAD EXECUTIVES
ans, V. A. Pleasant, F. L. Davis, W.
O. Sheek. JuKus Winkler.
Fall in, you altos, and let's make
this unantoous at once.
From tho Shamrock Democrat.
The reason the joy seekers of Oil-
ton, Drumright and Stroud, come ta
Shamrock anil get drunk on choc and
rotten whiskey, and curse and carous«
and shoot their pistols, and raise hell
In genoral, Is because they aro nol
arrested in Shamrock. That is the
whole secret of the matter. The
drunks, men and women, race their
cars through our main street, and
puncture the afr with bullets as they
leave town and 'get away withit."
They acn't do it 1n Drumright or
Oilton. They would he thrown in and
also fined in those towns. You don't
evon dare to drive Into Drumright af-
ter dark, without both headlights and
rear lighit burning. Try it and see how
quick you are grabbed. In Shamrock
it don't seem to matter to tho law
whether a car las any lights or how
fast they drive.
What Shamrock needs Is some lnw
enforcement. Some police court fines
would help to grade the depot hill and
put ;n cros :hgs.
WIDOW GIVEN SURPRIZE
PARTY BY NEIGHBORS
A grand surprize to Mrs. Dosie Rice
bovs yes- committed at Oilton a few nights ago.
He was rearrested by Undersherlff
Hasler nd lodged in the jail here pend
s0 ding action :f the authorities.
SUPREME COURT
C. L. Hall and wife of Stroud, spent
Sunday with W. H. Holland of this
city.
Best shine in town see
Smoke House.
Howard—
256-6t.
WHERE EVERYBODY GOES
Did You Ever Try
Z ACKIE'S
—Noonday Luncheon—
from 11:30 to 2:00 p. m.
Soups, change of meat
order every day, and
pies with pure whipped
cream.
Try us today and you
will be back every day.
LET US FILL YOUR
DRUG WANTS
WHILE YOU ARE EATING.
WHERE EVERYBODY GOES
•DUMB' PRISONER AT NORMAN
talks as chief shoots
Norman, Jan. 31.-After two Nor-
man deaf and dumb men had failed to
communicate with Kid Collins and a.
doctor nearly had operated on him
to help remove the defects it was IT
L. Sanderson, Norman's- chief of po-
lice, who solved the problem by firing
suddenly two shots behind him in
w-
Collins was picked up in Norman
by police as a beggar and taken to the
Cleveland courty Red Cross headquar-
ters, where he wrote that he wtts deaf
and dumb, the result of a Ions illness
last summer. Two Norman men. who
are able to communicate by finger-
talk were called upon to interview
him', but they were unsuccessful.
Police became suspicious and placed
Collins in Jail. Then the operation was
tried, but Collins would not talk
Chief Sanderson then tried the gun
play and Collins talked—and talked so
fast until he was sure that he was not
going to be shot.
Mr John Dingle, Superintendent
for the gas and water department of
the Gvpsy Oil lOo, leaves today for
Smithville, Texas, where he expects
to make his future home.
REVERSES
IN BERGER CASE
rules judge landi3 disquali-
fied after filing of berg
er affidavit
is of wages for at least three months on January 29, 1921, when the citizens
after the order becomes effective, say-
ing the interval would bo used to test
out the effcacy of economies which
might be institut independent of agree-
ments. It v. as ultimately stated there
would be need of a reduction in wages
if operating expenses were to be cut
to where rates could be reduced.
and neighbors gave her a pound social
on her birthday and took her supplies
of It kinds of good and substantial
food and clothing to eat and wear.
There were at least $4000 wort hi
It sure was a great surprize to her
for which she was truly thankful to
all that gave.
Washington, Jan. 31.—Conviction of
Victor 1j. Berger, Milwaukee socialist
publisher on lliarges of violating th"
wartime espionage ast was reversed
TO REDUCE NAVY PERSONNEL
Washington, Jan. 31.;—Reduction of
the naral onl'«*ed personnel to a
maximum of one hundred thousand
men ccm pared to present possible
maximum of one hundred forty three
thousand, is provided for in the naval
appropriation bill which will be re-
ported in t'.e house tomorrow.
STUDENTS ARE BUSY
High school students are said to be
getting down to business and the last
on the ground that federal Judge Lan- term of school is starting off with a
dis should not have presided at the gveat deal of "pep "
trial after his eligibility was attacked
in an affidavit filed by Berger and
charging prejudiced opinion affecting
four other socialist editors.
COUFT CLERK WORKING
OVERTIME ON SUBPOENAS
''You can say this office is so busy
getting out subpoenas there is no time
to think about trouble," Said Mrs. Rol-
ette, court clerk, today.
All the subpoenas for State witnes-
ses are out Mrs. Rolette said-
''If I were a man I'd often watch my
wife to see if the twelve pound look
were coming into her face," says Sir
Harry Sims. Come t'o the H. S. audit-
orium Friday night, February 4th.
260-2tc
The Model Studio, 113% Broadway.
Come upstairs and save dollars.
Mrs. O. B. Bingham of this city is
spending the week end with Mrs. Har-
rison Young of Sand Springs.
Mrs. V. J. Kirby and children of
Kansas City, Missouri is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Kathryn Burk of this city
Special suit values this week-
:-$25||
9.4C*# • 4
FOR SALE!
t 2 I lO horsepower
! BESSEMER
I GAS ENGINES:
PHONE 75
STOLEN JEWEL BAD LUCK
Miami1, .Tan. 31.—H. M Donnelly.
Miami insurance man. returned today
from St. Joseph, Mo., where he went
to reclaim a $1,000 diamond which
had been stolen about a y^ar ago. The
jewel was found when St. Joseph po-
lice arrested its illegal possessor on a
charge of vagrancy. The man claimed
the diamond had proved a "hoodoo"
and had made him wretched from the
lim? he left Miami with It He said
he feared to return it.
PENNSYLVANIA CRUDE
IN ANOTHER REDUCTION
Pittsburg, Tan- 31.—rteduoCon in the
price of Pennsylvania crude fifty
cents, making the price five dollars
Per barrel, was announced today.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
All the guards and officers are re-
quested to meet at their hall Monday
morning at 10 o'clock, promptly, as
there will be some important business
to attend to- I will also have some
other good news for you.
ORA WILSON, Collector.
MIPCONTINENT
FOLLOWS PENNSYLVANIA
Tulsa, Jan. 31.—Midcontinent crude
was cut fifty cents per barrel, the new
price bding posted today.
RANCH HORSES ARE KILLED
Okmulgee, Jan- 31.—Twenty-two
ranch horses, some of them valued at
$?f.i) afflicted wira guilders, were
Glut today on the Levi Pickering
ranch southeast of this city, by John
Lung, a deputy sheriff. The horses
were killed upon order from the state
veterinary department.
Special suit values this week—$2S
and $30.—The American Tailors. 248tf
"Yours with undying Love," Alfred
Lovering signs himself to six different
—but see "six Cups of Chocolate" Fri-
day night Feb. 4th. _ 260-2tc
Mr. R. G. Russell, who is working
at Qitav, spent Sunday at his home
in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Girard Moon of Drum-
right are leaving this afternoon for
Ixis Angeles, California W'hich is to
he their future home. Mr. Moon is em-
ployed by the«meter department of the
and $30.—The American TaUors. 248tf v Gypsy 0l1 Ca
New Edison Records $
Just Received I
?
—Whispering
—Avalon
-Japanese Sandman
--Gra-na-Da
Also
:: 2 new piano records ::
"by Rochmaninoff I
and many others.
:: Uden's Book Store
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