Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 100, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1922 Page: 4 of 6
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EVENING
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CAR COMPANIES
CRY FOR NICKELS
Plead With Auto Owners Not
to Give Free Rides, Thus
Saving Coins
\\ aniline ton,. "Mr.
please tli\n I pit k up our i*ss«*nger>.
\V« need the ni k >1* to run our
cars "
Till* almost pathetic appeal ap
jwars in la rue letter* painted perntuu-
c^tly on street earn of IMtocnK, Ari-
zona.
Street car <<iin panics in prnciically
CV« ry American city rouKl copy ttil 1
untune Htunt aud not exaggerate tne
truth, nax s the National Annotation
< f Street Railways, which is xeelclltjf
n way to knap street earn nil over the
count i yrunning in the fare of the fi-
nancial difficult leu.
But and Auto
The pros ni generation may yet
livo to sc the electric street ear rr
I'dioci as the old Jiorae-cnr of grand*
father's day. according to railway ox*
porta who blaine mostly the autumn
Idle. Nat only workers are riding to
Vork in their own c; rs. hut they ar«
traveling more and more in gasoline
driven buses.
Within the National Association of
Street it nil v. ays there are two reboot*
on this automobile que tion. Many
« \eciitivm say the c^lly way out I*
tor the street car companies to opor-
n'e milo bus lines to feed their main
« lectric line in Rait (more and sou.e
ether cities this In done.
Other executives nay this Is no'
their business and they want lawn
prohibiting motor bus nnd Jltn. \ ,
conipetltou .
Disaf,iee About Fare
The street railway executives j
claim the nickel Ih nlao to blame
They claim the cost of operation won
not considered, and intimate It ought
to b more. Put Detroit has Just tak-
en over largest municipally own 1 i
►yntcm In the country and the fate is '
<tlll five cents
In Ran Francisco, private nnd muni
clpal lino-: r-mipet. with a five ce.n, i
fare and both are financially success j
tul
Seattle .which operates its own I
lines*, has lind to boost the fore to 10
cents, but, critics aver, Seattle paid
oo much for tin property.
Sotno traffic experts believe the
nalvmion of treet railways lies n
eheaper fires vtill, rather than in
higher fires and r.o enconruvftg 'h
nubile to "grab a sheet car" rather
than w nk eva a sho^t distance.
NEGRO CAN HOLD
RAILROAD COACH
lly tin- V>' .. ati-il Pi
Oklahoma City. Oct. That a no-
pro whom a railroad employee ejecu
from a compartment on a train ser
t.«ide for negroes because fTiere are
white icisons occupying it. has a Just
claim tVr damage* from the companv,
iind the*, if a law is violated in tiie
action, !t is violated by the rallroa I
employee and the whit, passenger
was the just of an opinion hand v)
down recentl.v by the Htate stipreno
court.
In this ca e the eonductor on a
Chicago, Rode Island and I'ocif;
lallroad train south b Mind out of
Knid ejected a negro from a smoklui;
compartmetti m. aside for negrj
men. It was pecunied by \\)l! to me^
wlitf l ad been' in, it before it'crossed
tlie state lim- from kansas, lj a vVfio
th" conductor had not rci|u-*si<*d \>
inov •. testimony offered bowed.
The negro su-al for -.non datnares
from ilie company ..ml accepicsl ,
*udgm< nt of $.'in. While the cafcc
ponded appcrl. the negro died, but his
executrix wcji-t /on with the suit,
which was carried to the district
court of Garfield county and then to
tho Ftip.'eme court where the award
was upheld.
WHEN YOU WERE A BOY
\
WHEN* VOl* WERE A ROY SIX YEARS OLD COL'LD YOP—Ron thro? miles" Perform on crapese
with the s'cill and grace of a ttnished acrobat* Swing Indian clubs likr* n past master* Punch the
Dempsey? Play baseball and tennis letter thnn kids twice 'our age? Carry your dad around on
•boulders? Maybe lick any kid in the county'' Well—eon Id you? Protxibly not. P.ut San Diego has produced
Sun Diego and Mr aud Mrs. George Walker—a lit11<- lad who can do these things His name is 'Sunny"
(leorge Walker Jr "Sunny"' is a veritable little Samson In physique, fie stands four feet tall tn his stock-
ing* and hi* c hest measures 25 Inches—when It Isn't expanded. When it is, the tape counts off 27 inches. And *
tie weighh only tin pounds. He and his two little sisters and his brother have been training in running and
boxing and wrestling ever since thev could todd! Kvery day "Sunny" goes through his drill for two hours.
He runic three miles, then luxes. wie*tb . d« j breathing excrclseS and lifting. The picture on the left stows
"Sunny" carrying his lbTpound daddy at" — ' on his boulders. In the center. "Sunny * I* boxtn.? wtiii h's
^strr \fartha, age 3. And on ths right is *tftuony" *.iid hi?
WEUNESUA^. UCIUtitK 4. X9z2
UTILITY LEADER
ADVOCATES ADS
Constructive Paid Publicity l
Be t Way to T 'fich °ubl c,
Chicago, Oct. 4.—Advertising day
ifter da>. week after week, month aft
cr month—as the best method by
which public utilities may overcome
public prejudice, was strongly urg-
ed by W. H. Sawyer, president of th*
Hast St. Louis & Suburban Railway
Co.. speakin? here today before the
American Klectrlc Railway Associa-
tion convention.
"Few really going, progressive con-
cerns In any other business spend
iess than one percept cf their gioss
cn advertising, many spend five per
cent." he declared. "The average
street railway company can, to good
adva t go a a bi n ph propositi «
ccnduciva tc the welfare not only of
i he enmpanv u of the cvmu iU
served, spend one percent of Its gross
earnings on paid advertising.
I ' plbve I l ns ent ' I ertlMng
not defensive ad ert'slng 11 ought
rliout by necessity, but advertising
«alculated to prevent the need of u
t r v al e' ns . wsnt our cus-
tomers to know tho condition of their
street nilv. ay it y. want them
to V,row It all the e «o tint w
any question arises they are fully ill
formed
"Advertising is not the solution of
all our troubles.. We may still be un-
fairly and unduly attacked but adver-
tising If a duty which we owe to our
public, our customers, and it is good
btisl.ness.
"I nm u<?!n«c paid newspaper space
to give the public the facts. I use a
considerable amount cf It and 1
doubt If I am using enough."
A French inver tor's fly trap at-
tracts in o c hv :i p en -raMon spread
upon wire** o the !> tei. where they
are elec'rlcn their remains falling
•vo a receptacle.*
Better Homes
in Ameiuca
Demonstration
Week
October 9-14.1922
BUSY NEW YORKER PLAYS MOTHER
* * # * *
Finds Greatest Joy in Being Good to 2,000 Little Waifs With
Yearning in Their Eyes
0;L COMPANY OFFICIAL DIES
J. It CoogutiR. m mnKor of tho Fori
Worth plane or Swlfi it- Co.. who dieil
In Port Wonh re<qnt!y, was nil rt
fitia! of tho I-'crt ftltiR oil company I
that \\;i;. oi'uanizcd si \c;ui years :it:n
1,1 n j im I i n i;. 'I'll is compa,t>>- was a
pionoov in tho Duncan field and hud
holding In tho Healdton field.
He was an official of tho Pane*.
Fetroloum company -which recently
sold its properties In Wichita county.
WORK THEIR WAV
By tho Associated
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 4.-— hort.v per-
cent of the student body of Washing-
ton University is eitner entirely or
partially Bell-supporting, according to
fi survey made by the commit tee of i
) eommendati .ns of the chool.
Tenantry, The Death Rate, and
Criminality.
In 19l!i there were 1.040,000 wed-
dings and only 7(U 00 new dwellin.'.
constructed in the United States. Te >
ratio for 11120 is probably about the
same. Sixty per cent of the families
aro tenants. Our deficit in luiilcllnr
has been over 140 per cent the. pt st
seven years in the United States On
•he piuwar basis of tj.5 families t•.
100 hlnnes. we necil in this eounti.
%5S',.10.000 iiqw dwellings.
l.ucJe s.^n ^ays that in rent- I
houses o it-he lowest class the deal it
-ate of infants averages 200 per l.00i .
n homes owned by the parents this
rate is reduced to SO per 1,000.
And what ot the future of the TS!
. ho service? I'hychologists aver that
regardless o^tnigi.n- and environment,
every Individual possesses sotn?
m asuro tif criminal tendency. Th
youtli who grows up in the discourag-
ed and sullen atmosphere of discon-
tent. who gets little out of the lit >
Mive haid knocks, is already predis-
po^d to criminality ti^d an easy vic-
tim for temptation.
f-ULL TIME AGAIN
Henryetta, Oct. Recent advan
ces in tho metal market, has had a
good effect on the zinc smelting in-
dustry of this city. The F.agle-riche.-
Lead compauy and the United States
Smelting company, two of the great
est sine smelters in the country have
kept running on short blocks for sev-
eral months but will not advance
work to their full quota, with extr.i
shifts. The Kusa* smelter owned- jy
the NIcltolsc*} interest of Kansas
City, will also resume operations ns
will the Victory Metal < mpany.
New Yoik.—One of the greatest
mothers in the country is a man- a
I i Mew York manufacturer.
During office hours, surrounded by
secretaries, clerks and salesmen he
in Robert Spero, vice*" president and
load^r.-g executive of a large mercau-
tHe establishment, attending strictly
to business.
I hit after hours ho la Uncle Robert
— Smiling Uncle Robert—to thou-
sands of children. He Is their counsel
lor, their ' tnothei" their all year
Santa I'laus who gives parties nnd
pi esojnts.
Oives 'Em Parties
Last winter he arranged a Christ
mas day afair at Long Uranch, N .1,
Nearly 2,000 children attended. U •-
cenily ho has been giving parties in
New York. Children are looking for
- till! to more.
"Tliry re tht best thi.ng that ever
happen 1." -l Sjevelinear-old Fan-
ny t'(itn a t.ie Crippled Children
Fit . s< h ol on the east aide. And her
r.-vera! hundred playmates agreed.
Thev kissed t'ncle Robert and toan
c .tne In'o his eyes.
'•Most of these children have no
•uothers,'' he said. "I can tell by tho
Yearning in their eyes.
that which set me on this
w oi k.
"Although I'm " s. married, and
have r.o children, tho thing I mfss
most j.t the warm comfort of my mo-
^her. She died IS years ago.
"It's the thing that these children
..lisa. I found that out many years
ngo when I started these parties.
''t was visiting a school In a poor
cuartor of a New Jersey town. I no-
: ti cod u tiled look in the eyes of many
cd tho children. There was discour-
agement, hopelessness in their eyef-.
••There was an expectancy in their
I Jives. ' '
"So l arranged a little party."
"it was just a party for an after
| i;oon," says Uncle Robert, "but tlioso
> oungsters ffidn't forget. I had to
Live another. This time 700 of tliem
icamo, r inging In age from two year*
up."
Play Santa to 2000
I The jr.umber has^~fjceli increasing
irapidly. It is expected that more than
-.000 will crowd Undo Robert's homs
, next Christmas.
"The more tho merrier." he smiles,
j "What greater good can any man do
than bring the smile of happiness to
in many youngsters?"
So ibis New York business man
kcei-s en working hard during busi-
ne s hour, to make enough money to
I cover the expenses of his greater
I • r work. •
ENTIRE FAMILY Oklahoma Dect-ct'vr
DIES IN WRECK Falls for "Old Gag'
NOW IS THE TIME
WAINWRIGHT NOT TO RESIGN
I
Off
If you need a business training
i now is the time to pet it and Draush-
Washington, Oct. 3.—AssL Secrc- \ on's of Tulsa is the place. We have an
lary of War ,)lui Wainwright, nomine exceptionally strong faculty and au
for congress rrom tho twenty flfth < nthitsiartir boiiv of students. Wrilo
New York district, will r.nt resign lor Information. Drauphon's Bu-iness
his poi-t to malro thorace ho announo- .Colli go. r.io s. Main. Tulsa. Okla.
0,1 Tuesday. i 0ft, , niM ,
Si. Paul, .\linn.. Oil. 2.—Sevoj> per-
sons were killed and one injured,
probably fatally, early tonight when
their automobile was struck by pas-
senger train No. 7. Chicago to tlie
Twi,t> cities, on the Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha railway, at
a street crossing hexc.
The Uspens were driving from
Kxelon to St. Paul, and were on their
way there when the accident occurred
at the Atlantic street crossing, one
s eldom used by motorists.
A pile of lumber along the side of
the track is believed to have ob-
structed their view of the oncoming
train, which was speeding down a
h\ng grade into St. Paul. The car
was smashed into bits and its occu-
pants scattered by the train which
was brought to a stop T 00 fee
nwav.
For the convenience of traffic po-
licemen and mail carriers a New
Jersey man has invented a whistle
that ia blown by compressing rings
;is if is held in the baud
Oklahoma City.—Most folks never
repeat a joke unless it Is on someone
else. Put II. O. Brown, William
Hums, operative iu Oklahoma, at the
sheriffs office Tuesday told one on
himself.
ilrown, lus wife nnd his 10-year-old
son. ltobert were driving out on East
Tenth street alo,ng in the 1000 block
Sunday evening.
They noticed something in thr:
street. It looked like a womans' purse
, Brown stepped his car. let a car pass
nd backed to where the purse lay.
Robert got out to see what it was
As he reached down for it ttie pur •
gave a sadden leap. Robert rcaclie..
agai4n. The purse loupe .1 ,again. It
scrambled up over the vurh and o>-
: ! I eared in the grass.
| Then it dawned on Brown that he
Irtul fallen for the old April fool ga*4
of tho puise with a string to it.
Something that sounded like sup-
pressed giglts was heard over in the
i tall grass of the vacant lot p which
; direction the purse had gone.
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST WOMEN
Wilson, Oct. 2.—Two young women
are beljng held by Wilson police pend-
ing investigation of the burning of
the Travelers' hotel her early Sun
uay morning after which the body or
S J. Latham, tank builder, was found
in the debris, according to W. L.
Jackson-, chic f of tho fire department,
who is mrking an investigation of the
origin today.
Those b'-'iug detained are Velma '
Pace and Eva Kendrick, both said to I
1 e relatives of John flray, owner of'
♦ he burned building according to the
officers. A coroners' inquest is to be
la-Id by justice of the Peace Tlcer
• is afternoon.
It is believed that Latham was kill-
el and the hotel burned to destroy
clues to the crime. All persons in the
b.iiiding had made their escape be-
fore the fire had made much head-
way, firemen reported, and some of
the first to arrive- at the scejie rc-
lcrted a strong smell of kerosene.
The buihiihg was a complete loss
latham is survived by his widow
who lived p.: Taylor, Texas, and his
f .ther at Blackstone, Ft. c.
WANTED IN TEXAS
Phoenix Ariz., Oct. 3.—J. C. Tliomp-
n. said to be wanted In Delhart,
~ • x;as. cn four chflrges of lllerr.il
ilnancial deals and who had been
< Id he r- for several days.was ro-
Ifased todar when Texns officers
failed to secure his extradition with-
in the time limit set in justice court
when he was arraigned. He was capt-
• red here after an exciting automo-
bile aj*:l train chase through two
counties.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Stockholders meeting of the Home
Hnllding & Loan Association of Drum
right. Oklanoma will be held October
' th at 7 p. m. at the Roberts Hotel
89-tf
LIONS AT LARGE
IN CLIO WOODS
Kenton Ohio.—Big game hunting
parties armed with army automatic*;,
scoured the woods of this district to-
day for two large llcyw—a male and a
lemale— reported to be at. large.
J. H. Thomas, Big Four engineer,
aid he saw tho beasts today as h's
train passed th woods /i.?ar the W
\V. Borden tarm.
Wm. Wilkeron declared he drove
two lions from his cow pasture sever
(t ivs a go.
Tourists arriving here toda> cm-
plained their camp was kept awake
all night by the fierce roaring of the
beasts.
Excitement is running high i,r>
Kenton, Vonnt Victory and Ada.
Watches, Diamonds,
To'.ve1iT. Out Glass
TTot^ Pn'rjfn^] CVlin
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BLACK TREAD TIRE^
Wit A JVg t ure ?
CORD-ROAD KING • PAR; OON
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supreme in Appearance, Mi lea o>e. and
Non*>kid Securiiy-
B RRY-STr PHI NSON IVKUOR C SP-HY
! r>*r • "' «
Mil l r* RY \Ur0M '«'*•
A man's gun, built for hard service, 32 or 38 caliber. Shoots 9 shots.
Dlue steel with safety attachment.
Less Than Half Pre-War Prices
32 or 38 caliber -- was $25.00 now
25 cal. Blue Steel Army Automatic, convenient to carry Price $7.50
All our guns shoot Standard American Ammunition. All guns guaranteed new.
S10.50
$10,50
SEND NO MONEY
Head the want ads in the Derrick.
330 S. THIRD ST.
Send for our Catalogue.
Write your name and address plainly, send it to us and we will for-
ward you one of these autom&tics. Pay Postman on arrival. Examine
automatic carefully and if not satisfactory just return it and get
your MOttfiY BACK.
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