Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 146, Ed. 1 Monday, November 27, 1922 Page: 3 of 8
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RAPE ALLEGED BY
GIRL 12 YEARS
Crowded Court Listens to Pre-
liminary Hearing of
Jaraei Willis
WOMAN JAILER DRUMRIGHT GIRL
QUITS HER JOB IN HOME EC. CLUB
Bristow—A little pirl of 12 year*,
who had the u!>eara<i<-e o < ne of
oijitf yearn. h« LI her iiearl b tvid Ii.
JuMlfo of ill-- Pcaie Herman's court
mi<I in a trembling vivcc* relttetf tK
«lr. um*tanceg of a number of shock-
ing Ac*aulti she alleged na<l been p i
petittf-il uf)o,*> her by Jime* Willis,
>2, a married man, In Tul a anil In
Drumright several month* ago
A crowded court room Irank in
every point blank question «i«t by the
attorn* yn for the defense and the pr« .
seoution and raised up nut of their
i Pats ut times to catch the timid an>>
wen; of the child in <yie of the mo. i
Hho'kinK eases that has come befor*
the court in HHstow 'or some tiuii
Sent Up For Trial
Willis, who wis a foreman for the
Pulaski Oil companx. was comniitttvi
for trial to the district court.
The evidence showed thiit the ac-
iitSed was in the habit of takii.u
LtuLih lioRue, tilt mul,'. state's \si,
ress, and ncr Oyi ar ol'l%ister auto-
mobile ri-.Hog with him. The chlldr 11
resided with their parents next door
to Willis.
Went Into Girl's Room
The child told how Willis had taken
her aiv.I her si tor to Tulsa last Juiy
4. AI three went to a hotel. After thev
hai' retired she told the court Willis
went into her room and tried to com
if.it an assault. The same thins oc
erred later In Drumright where the
look them In his automobile.
Teils Mother Four Months Later
The evide/K'e of Beulah was cor
robo rated in part by her ? venr-old
sinter, aHhough testimony of Drs. O.
C Coppedge and Charles T. Schroder
who examined the girl, showed <b
sence of physical evidence.
Tlieie alleged attempts of assaults
en the child were not divulged unt'l
four mo/itlis later when the child
mentioned the matter to her 17-year
.Ll sister, who informed her mother
of the matter. Prosecution then was
instituted.
Japan will niaka herself uupopulrv
5* she keeps on the way she's beo«i
doing lately, refusing to gtve Ameri-
can jingoes grou/h for criticism.
Or the AMorlattd Preso
Pan Argelo, Tex., Nov. L'T.—Te^as
enly woman jailer Is or-e more a pri
vile citizen. Mrs. pat Conway, for
iMiteer ve. rs -'Mto^ian of 'i.- a<-'>*
of tii' 'lom (i-ti'u i .'uty jail, vcviug
uiid hiee W-r . end t'-ur^ng that
time having a* l ..arpe of «:nic ;i
torious (liminuls, will live the life o"
ordinary fol'.s again.
Mrs. Conway, in her period of of-
live, thwarted many attempts u
hieak, juil, and remembers \ivldiy
the time when '"Hardy"' Ha*' wes shot
a* he tried to deliver saws to von*
of the inmates.
Economy en the part of the sheriff |
('•epartment removed Mrs. Conway. I
Frank Duckworth, ,luriff *i'! !
j Wayne Green, hit? deputy, will oper-
ate alone. They will also 4itpt-',inien'i
iSeding the prisoners, . het".oi-.re
i Handled by Mrs. Conway.
Mrs. Conway was appointed b J
.V McConnell, then sheriff. She s^rv- 1
!<d as main as fifty prisoners' me is
j ; t one time, as low as only one pri.-.- 1
i oner and left with elevejn confined.
Mrs. Conway kept n i Intol but ut
i o time had occasion to use it. In he" ,
j lirst year on duty, she said, she was i
• call'd upon to "dies.s down'* a negro
j The second occasion that any prison* i
Icr avar got obstreverous ;<> her wa9^
! a few weeks ago when, she said, she
! id to box a negro over the head wit I j
; the keys until she thought ho lnd
nougli and then summoned a doctor.
In th«* IVrrM
Norman. Nov. 27.—Eva Jo Wolfe,
Dium right, was inilinted Thur.-dav
night into ''Olkonomls.'' home aeon-
emlcs club. Miss Wolfe is an urf:
and s' iencee Bophooore m:ij«>rij >; In
Lome economlis. Otheis who weie
;nitiated at the same time arc Madge
Schofield, Oilton, Irene Deane, Tulsa,
and Mrs. Paul Tease, Norman.
MI CH GIVEN FOR
HOME MISSIONS)
By fit* Associated
Philadelphia, Pa . Nov. Total S
J 'Mtbuicements of th Bn.trd of Hortu
iissl< ns and Church P.xt«*nslon of :1k EE
Methodist Episcop ti tliunh for ls*?'-|S5i
wt -e ;:!7. accoixting to Dr. Wm. rrt
.! Vlleltt. t.>Hsare, In his lenort at
i the Hoard's annual meeting. {SB
The totul Centenary receipts i'or<S
•h* fiscal y§ar were $0.1H«,S1J| Th =
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Cimanv seems to have chant': board received $l<>t.??n throuKh thi | ss
i sr old demand for i pla« « in th i
sun to the plea ti.at the wor'd o\v«s !
her a living.
death of seventy-five annuitants, an .
loaned $-'nr ,i;s)4 to 7i churches during
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CIGARETTES
now
TEST SEVENTY-ONE
AT SAPULPA CLINIC
Sapulpa, Nov 27. Seventy-one per |
sons were examined by the travelin!
clinic of the oklahoma Public Health
Association which has made its ini j
tint appec.ra.nce in the state here re-
cently. The clinic was In charge of
JJr. H. T. Price of Tulsa, and U. H.
Hhepard. Superintendent of the Stato
Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Talihlnr.
Applicants for examination came
from miles around ami the clinic was
unable to accommodate all who ap-
plied Purpose of the clinic is to dis-
cover cases of tuberculosis and those
having Iitlent cases or susceptible
constitutions It then recommends
treatment and If necessary arranges
lor entrance into a state sanatorium.
The entire service is free. The worl
is financed bv the sal? of Tubercu
l°sis Christmas Seals which opens in
Oklahoma December first. .
far TWENTY
At this price where
is the man who can't
be discriminating?
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Let Fatirna smoker:
ull you
Ligcett Mvers Tobacco fo.
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YOU CAN HELP US SAVE
TIME FOR YOU
WV constantly .strive to serve yon efficiently, economically and
( oiirtcously. Our ability to do so depends, in Honte instances,
upon assistance from you.
When you call to pay monthly accounts, we can provide you
with your receipt, without loss of time for you. if you will
bring with you the statement sent to you by mail. We are
always (?lad to make out a duplicate as quickly as possible.
But even so, the transaction requires some minutes.
We can serve you with a minimum use of your time if you will
briiiK your original bill with you.
OKLAHOMA GAS AND ELECTRIC CO.
DRUMRIGHT DIVISION
W. B. Miser, Mgr.
Personal Attention to Every Customor
Our plant and of-
fices will main-
tain a Sunday
schedule Thanks-
giving day.
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:• DRUMRIGHT^
SHOPPING
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BOSTON STORE
Now the leading store in furthering the interests of the i>eople of Dramright has won tor us deserved iwpularit.v
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Now the Largest
Distributors of
Merchandise
in Drumright
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL IN MINIATURE
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Introducing a new high-class
Toilet Soap. Regular 25c value
at, per cake—
10
c
THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE is Executed with 5,000 Cakes of ROYAL CUTICLE SOAP and can be seen in out-
Front Show Window Today \
A sight of a lifetime and worth coming miles to see. Every citizen of Drumright and vicinity should see this
wonderful piece of workmanship. It's a marvel of ingenuity and artistic skill. It exhibits the front elevation
of the National Capitol—the Mammoth Arch of Triupmph with its ornamental column of Liberty and Chariot
o-f Progress. This great hall flanked with smaller halls running through the entire building is shown with = _
marked exactness as to its features and adornment. This masterpiece is executed in erne of our windows, and with Toilet SoaP- Regular 25c value
the one purpose in view, to make you acquainted with POYAL CUTICLE SOAP. We are sole agents for this
section.
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The Greatest Soap Sale Ever Held in Oklahoma
Soap Sale Starts Tuesday Morning, November 28
In order to introduce their medicated Royal Cuti-
cle Soap the Royal Company has selected the most de-
pendable stores in each city through which to offer the
greatest soap bargain ever offered in America.
The honor comes to this store unsolicited, and we
f el ourselves fortunate in securing for Drumright this
exclusive agency.
10c
For a 25c
Cake of
ROYAL
CUTICLE
Soap
During
This Sale
Instead of distributing
small free samples to
each family the manu-
facturers allow us dur-
ing this event only, to
sell
One 25c Cake for 10c
and no more than six
cakes to one person—no
dealers supplied.
10'
For a 25c
Cake ot'
ROYAL
CUTICLE
SOAP
During
This Sale
This soap is famous everywhere, but it has never
been sold in Drumright under its present name, although
a soap made from the same formula sold everywhere for
25c a cake.
You should get half a dozen cakes at the introduc-
tory price which will be for a short time while the exhibit
is in the window. It has positively the lowest price at
which a high-grade toilet soap has ever been sold.
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