Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 81, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 12, 1922 Page: 1 of 4
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DHUMRICHT, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1922
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COMMISSIONER
WOULD MINIMIZE
TANK ACCIDENTS
Stale Commissioner Calls Meet-
in;; of All Construction
Firm.3.
Oklahoma Ci|v, Sept 12.—That the
c onstrrn thm ol large steel tanks in
tile oil fields Is proving a dangerous
occupation in the number of accidents
that have occufed in the # last few
months is the statement made by
(Maude K. Connally, state commis-
si r; er of labor, in a call recently Is-
sue I for a meeting of firms engaged
in Link construction to consider ac-
cident prevention.
Tie- call for the meeting was sent
to all tank miyiiifacturing and build-
in- companies in the I'nited States.
• Ii. Connally. said, and he adde'f tha
lie has alreadv received more than
v score of replies endorsing his plan
for a meeting to discuss accident pre-
vention methods.
More Accidents
The number of accidents in tank
oust nut ion has materially increased
into xn.uoft barrel tanks have been
luiilt. Mr ('(tonally said. ''Quite a
number of these accidents have re-
K ilted in death and u large number
h. vi' resulted in permananent ami
serious injury to employees of the
constntction companies," he added.
''Investigation shows that here at
I recent l ut little safety protection is
l i ovich'd for tank builders," the com-
aiissio.r.erV letter said, "and that
many of the accidents could have
been a\o;ded had the scaffolding,
brackets, ladders and other construc-
i' n around those tanks been built
ith the view of furnishing such pro-
tection
To Enforce the Law
"Our state scaffolding laws con-
template that adequate safety pro-
tection shall be provided for those
engaged in work of this kind, but this
letter is not intended to convey the
impression that the problem Is one
«f law enforcement,—on the contrary,
the purpose is to invite each and
every interested employer, and we
1 elieve you are all interested in the
nntter of accident prevention, to 00
nreseni at or send a representative
tn a meeting which will be held for
tin purpose of considering the prob
I'm in all Its phases with the view of
agreeing upon a standard construc-
•i< n for scaffolding, ladders and othei
detail!- looking to the prevention of
or at least minimizing, accidents or
this work.'*
The commissioner announced that
the meeting would probably be held
« t the state capitol either the latter
part of September or the first of
Otctober.
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REFUSE TO DROP
SMALL CIVIL SUIT
(By Associated Press) *
Springfield. Sep. 12.—Circuit Judge
•Jones denied this morning the motion-
of oc.unsei for Governor Small and
I i' Utenant Governor Sterling that
civil suits against them be dropped.
II" held that the attorney general
had the authority to bring such an ac-
tion and ordered that the trial of the
suits to proceed.
Navy Men Ready
For Big- Pulitzer
FEDERAL SUIT IS
Airplane Content p|^Q fQR ^
TO BANK FUNDS
F lanes of Unique Construction to be
Tested Out—May Revolution-
ize Flying Craft
(By Associated Press)
j Detroit, Sept. 12.-— Seven United
States naval airplanes will participate
:r. the Pulitzer race when the 16lr
mile te-t is staged i;i the air here
October 14, it Is announced by the
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics. In ad-
dition, there will be a number of
machines representing other branch-
es of the American fighting forces
as' well as those entered by civilian?.
| The navy also will make an effort
to capture the Curtiss Marine trophy
in the race to be held over Lake St.
Clair, near here, October 7 having,
♦ ntered eleven seaplanes in tliL:
event, One naval e,ntry has "been an
nounced for the Liberty Motor Build-
LIEUT. COM. M. A. MITSCHER. who
will captain the Navy team.
ert trophy race for observation planes
.October 13.
I Others are:
i Two planes engines and specifica-
tions not giver.. The machines will
be driven by Ensign Alford J. Wil-
liams, Jr.. of New York, former mem-
ber of the New York National League
baseball team, and Lieut. Rutledgo
Irvine of Brooklyn. Two Booth Navy
racers— with Wright H-3, 400 11. P.
c ngipe. Each of these entries has
a retractable landing great by means
1 of which the entire gear is pulled into
j (he body of fuselage while the ma-
(bine is in flight. Only an unbraced
monoplane wing is used and no
radiator is carried, the wi,r.g being
covered by a thin sheet of copper un
j der which water circulates. This
I makes the wing act as a radiator as
: well as supporting the plane. If these
j planes survive the test of the race
they will affect the future design of
ail military and naval aircraft, it is
opected. Pilots, Lieutenant Stephen
' W. Callaway. ijismark. N. D. and
I ieutejnant David Ilittenhouse, S*.
Paul, Minn.
BAND CONCERT
The regular weekly band concert
will be held Wednesday evening at
S: 30 on the corner of Pennsylvania
and Broadway.
Amount of $400,000 Is In Liti-
gation As Result of Recent
Failure?
(By Associated Press)
Oklahoma City, Sep. 12.—Suit
against the state of Oklahoma to de
teimine whether the federal funds in
the failed state banks have priority
rightc to payment over other clainia
to be instituted by the government
:n the ftnited States supreme court
of October term, according to the
punouueement of George short, stat ■
i ttorney general, who returned today
from Washington.
i The suit is in the nature of a test
acton.
j Snort estimated that the federal
i lands deposited in the Oklahoma
• banks amounts to from $18,000,oou to
| $30,000,000 and that about $100,000 in
federal funds are tied up ija the
| Vanks that failed.
SHIP'S LOSS IS
MYSTERY OF SEA
Not Even the Loss of Life Will
Ever Be Definitely
Known.
(By Associated Press)
Southampton, Eng. Sept. 12.—The
loss of life on the floundering Ger-
man steamship. Hammonia, off Vigo,
Spain, will probably .never be defln-
j itely known.
| The passenger list was not saved
| am' those on board can only be ap-
priximated.
Most of the passengers were Span-
ish or Cuban workmen who ca;i not
lie traced.
I Captain Day of the steamship,
Kinsfauns Castle, which brought In
tile survivors says, he saw possibly
SO drowning and said he never saw
scenes of horror to equal those of
Hi? Hammonia.
( Captain lloefer commanding the
- lost ship, said he had been going to
sea sixteen years without an accident
oi an kind.
j "I lost my ship," he said ' and can
noi even say why.
"It will remain o,ne of the myster-
i ies of the sea.
I Southampton. Sept. 11.—There
was a considerable loss of life when
, the German steamer Hammonia found
ered off Vigo. Saturday. Confirmation
of this was obtained Monday whejs
, the British steamer Kinfauns Sastls
docked here with 385 of the rescued
passengers on board.
j Captain Day, commander of the
Kinkauns Castle, said the loss of life
possibly would reach eighty. Others
on board estimated the dead at 150.
"Dead" Glacier
Chases Students
From Their Camp
Glurr.ters Disturbed by Wall Office
Crushing Down on Their Little
Abode
(By Associated Press)
Glacier Park Sept. 12.—The In-
\estination of a supposedly dead
glacier by three geological studetys
Has halted when the glacier tame to
life and chased the students out of
camp, according to the story told by
the men on reaching the Glacier Park
runt ion.
Their camp was placed below the
foot of the glacier. As they slept they
were awakened by rumbling at night
tii discover the foot of the glacier
creeping forward.
Hurriedly they moved most of their
possessions. The glacier c|escended
tin what remained, advanced about
-00 feet and stopped.
COUNCIL WOULD
HELP TEACHER TO
MEET PARENTS
Body Plans Entertainment as
Part of Scheme for More
Unity
Try This
In the intcn ts of closer coopera-
tion between the teachers of the
1 drumright public schools and parents
ol' the pupils tlie community council
of Drumright plants to actively assist
the « two groups to know ono another
belter.
I lu furthering this plan the council
is now arranging an entertainment
for the faculty of the publls schools
A committee, composed of Dr. C. I).
Plachly, II -dfytfni
Is as Mcdern and Well-Equipp-
ed as Many Larger
Institutions
The New Drumrght hospital Is
ready for occupancy after several
weeks of renovating and painting Tho
I complete equipment will be moved in
: toomr*ow. This Includes fui^lshings
j for the sick rooms, Targe X-ray ma-
i i bine, elu mical laboratory and operat-
ing room equipment.
j A graduate jvurse from Oklahoma
I City h.'is been engaged to prepare for
I and assiht in all operative work and
I the doctors expect that the quality
«nd character of work done in thu
uew hospital will be as complete and
painstaking with respect to care and
surgical technique, as is done in
larger and more pretentious hospt
tals. The doctois who promoted thin
I hospital project do not get a cent of
any money paid for the keeping of a
iatient in the hospital. Their money
comes only for services rendered, It
is said.
i Following is the roster of physi-
cians who promoted and who are sup-
I porting the New Drumright hospital,
j Dr. Paul Sanger, President; I)r. C.
K Kahle, Vice president: Dr C. P.
! Tllachly, ?oerotnry; Dr. O. W. Starr,
j treasurer; Dr. J. A. Gregoire, Dr. S.
| \V. Reynolds, Dr. G. N. Powell.
I LIEUTENANT MAYNARD BURIED
' Kerr N. C.. Sept. 11.—Oji a knoll
in sight of the colonial home of hii
1 ancestors the body of Lieut. Belvin
I W. Maynard, the "flying parson."
rests today. He was buried in the
j randy soil of Sampson county yes
terday. Three thousand persons from
all over the country attended the
' servic-
es.
FIFTEEN WILL ENTER COLLEGE
Collinsville, Sept 11.—Fifteen girl
high school graduates from Col lips-
I vide will attend college this year,
j Besides the various schools in Okla-
i homa Chicago university. Ames and
many others will be patronized.
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WHEN TRAMPS CALL
j If any tramp in search of "work"
Should pester you today,
.lust band him out the want ad page
i And send him on his way.
SAVE YOUR
MONEY
Invest in
Home Building &
Loan
Pays
7 to 9 per cent
Sa f e—Act um ulative
Office 107 N. Ohio
Phone 456
TEACHER'S
RECEPTION
DANCE
September 15, 1922
at
Cain's Academy
Admission
$1.10 per Couple
DANCE
Bird's Entertainers
at Shady Grove
SEPT, 12
This is the last play for
thorn here this season.
THE WEATHER
Clear and slightly warmer tonight
and Wednesday.
and Mrs. J. P.
Holetto has charge <Sl this work.
"The couucft-feel#- the necessity of
icoperct^n "betiween Teachers an I
rarcyjAjjjr* Said a member this morn-
ing,' and since the council is com-
posed of representatives of practical-
ly every organization in the cltv.
there will be a direct social benefit
in such an entertainment.
"However, any organization that is
tut represented on tho community
council is asked to havo some OU0
or more of its membership present.
"In this way we are sure that tht
final result will be that mothers an 1
teachers will have a better opportun-
ity of understanding of the needs of
♦ he child and of getting acquainted
tor a mutual benefit In many other
ways."
OKLAHOMA WELLS
SHOW SHUT-DOWN
Movement Following Drop in
Oil Will Go Far Towards
Better Times
Oklahoma City.—The shutdown
is making rapid headway in Oklahoma
and Kansas, according to the com-
mittee on shutdown and storage of
the Mid-Cc/itinent Oil and Gas As
sociatlon.
Their figures show 3511 wells shut
down Aug 21 against 303 Aug. 14, and
it is expected that the next count to
. be made will show close to 425 welts
| inactive.
I rhe shutdown movement was
started immediately after the price of
•il dropped to $125 a barrel in an
e ffort to stabilize the crude market.
In Okmulgee District
The Okmulgee district was one of
the first to respcyid to the appeal,
and it Is said To percent of the drill-
ing wells there are shut down.
Southern Oklahoma, including Hewitt
Duncan and Robberson also are shut
ting down as rapidly as possible.
Tonkawa, Burbank, and the Bristow
'.it-Ids have shown little lot up yet but
t !i<* big opeiators are promising to
en it drillng inside locations and only
care of necessary offsets.
Most of the older Texas fields have
shut down as far as possible but. tH?
Currie and Kosse districts threaten
to cause trouble, deendijr.-g, however,
on the extent, of the proved district'*
(Continued on last page)
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SAPULPA, BASEBALL CHAMPIONS
of the Southwestern League,
PLAYS JOPLIN, MO.
Champions of the Western Association
—For Interstate League Chamuionship—
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
OF THIS WEEK
Game Called at 4 o'cloc k.
AT LEAGUE PARK, SAPULPA
This Washington girl Is a regu«
ar human rubber plant. She can
Bo stunts like this besides all kinda
•f fancy swimmim? and diving.
Payne County Pauper
May Have Been Owner
Of Valuable Violin
Aged Man Dies Leaving Loved In-
strument Which Is Now En-
gaging the Attention of
Experts.
Stillwater.—A violin which belong-
ed to Joseph H. Jenkins, an aged
man who died ut the Payne county
poor farm last Sunday night, may bo
worth $4,000 or more.
It may be a genuine Stardivarius
\iolln. Since the man's death stories
have been told of his claim that it
Is u genuine Stradlvarlus. Walter A.
Adams, county commissioner. Is In-
vestigating. When Frank Haldky. Jr..
professor of violin at Oklahoma Agrl
cultural a,ml Mechanical college re
turns from his vacation, ho will be
asked to inspect the instrument. Mr.
Adams has been told that Mr. Jenkinr,
refused $K00 some years ago for tho
UolJn, claiming that it was worth
far more. Mr. Adams says it bears
a Stardivarius stamp, together with
come foreign script which is unintel-
ligible. He doubts the authenticity of
•lie stamp.
An administrator is being sought
to clear up the Jenkins estate which.
so far as is known, consists of the
violin, a trunk of wearing apparel, a
shotgun, and about $60 found in the
ti i. iik.
Wednesday is regular meeting day
for the Lions club at the Christina
church j .
POINT IS CENTER
OF INTEREST IN
I INJUNCTION TRIAL
Say Organization Has Squad
of Outsiders to Do Its
Work
(By Associated Press>
Oklahoma City. Set. 12—Investiga-
tion of the alleged activities of tho
Ku Klux Klsn continued today to
overshadow all other questions in the
[ hearing before the supreme court of
the motion of Governor Robertson fir
a wrk of prohibition preventing
Judge Itozarth Horn sitting In his
triil on a charge of bribery.
' G ( . Martin, editor of the Okn uig -e
nemoer.it, testified for the "ovcr.or
and cli rjet hrt James llepbiun.
Okmulgee county attorney, with ha v.
big allowed the ' 't.j. to c*omlnati i ll
his actions In office.
Martin declared m the stand that
'le Klai: has a 'lying squad foil of
strangers whom il brings i;UO tht
< ount\ to do Its woik.
Martin was asked by the attorney
jf.'i the governor if he had ever heard
of the rosecution of any member of
the Klan.
Before ho had time to answer,
Chief .1 ustlew Harrison interruted
with I lie question, ''Have you heard
• f the prosecution of any person who
had been whipped.
I The witness answered that lie bad
j J.Ot.
MRS. HARDING IS
CONVALESCENT
Early Vistor3 Today Were Giv-
en an Optimistic Health
Report
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Sept. 12.—Tho rrK.s
in thn fllnoss of Mru. llnrding germs
to Imro j.assed, ncrordnj; to :in ofri-
iml bulletin issued tills morni/vg
Early visitors at the White House
were given an optimistic report.
Secretary Weeks said that her con-
dition was marked I'y a steady int
provement over yesterday. Surgical
procedure is deemed unnecesary for
tile present.
The president remained away from
hl« office throughout the day jester-
1'ay and jc.v announcement was given
out as to whether he would meet with
•he cabinet in its regular session to-
day or not.
START TERM OF
DISTRICT COURT
Sapulpa. The September term of
civil hearings in district court began
this morning with Judge Lucien 11.
Wright on the be.nth. The equity
docket was set for hearing to start
today, and to continue up to and in-
cluding September 2o.
Today, the first day of the Septem-
ber term, was «*ot aside as the date
of hearing motions and demurrers. A
large number of cases were disposod
of this morning. The first hearing of
tho civil cases was expected to g«*t
under way tomorrow. A heavy docket
has been filed.
WE CARRY
A complete line of
Eversharp Pencils
for school uses.
—and Shaffer
Fountain Pens.
Book Store
4.1. ,H.
For Correctly
Perscribed Lenses
and accurately fitted
Glasses consult
R. R. FRETWELL
Expert Optometrist
at Dave Keller's
Jewelry Store
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