Sapulpa Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 155, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 4, 1931 Page: 1 of 6
six pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
• .
»#»
7
t
• «
•r
• #
•c-
«•
• •
••
• •
•I*
• •
• LI
•V
j
SAPUi
ALT)
VOL. XVII. NO. 155
^ » * * fsAPULPA"S ^REATEST NEWSPAPER I *- -*
I A---r.. rs.t$ ^
ox af oma cmr, m
Gv.UL'-./ia ilietorkdJ Ml%
SAPULPA HERALD.
PA. OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY. MAR 4. 1931
FOUR DOLLARS PER YEAR
MURRAY PROGRAM HOPES BRIGHTER
WICKERSHAM CRIME REPORT SENT TO SENATE
LAX LAW
CONDITION
IS PAINTED
Corrupt Officials A r e j
Blamed For Evils
In Many Places By
Sweeping Survey.
WASHINGTON. Mor 4 (LPi-Names
figures and cases to support the be-
lief cf high officials hero that local
government has completely broken
dewn In some centers were made
public teday when the Wickersham
commission sent to the senate reixirt-
of its investigations of crime, boot- |
legging and racketeering in Chicago, i
the happy hunting ground cf the ‘
gangsters.
Dowmtate Illinois cities were re-
vealed also as in the clutches of
similar conditions.
This report, prepared by Guy I..
Nichcls. treasury department investi-
gator. stated breakdown of the law
has permitted bortleeeing and r-'-ke-
tecilng cf unbelievable proportions,
with profits reaching into muuJtis, an
carried on under prelection cf officer >
cf the law.
The report described the union
"aiciiianj as "a menace" whose offi-
cials are linked with liquor and ether
rackets.
Concentration Urged
The federal government was urged
in the icport to ' corrvntrtitr c:i ac-
tivities of heads cf this s-ciity thruout
the United States and keep them un-
der surveillance" Deportation was
suggested.
The repoit described conditions
found rfveral months ago in Rockford
thus: "It is sold at least two boot-
leggers cartv deputy sheriff's stars.
Larger bootleggers are frequently
u-'.hered into the sheriffs private cf-
(Continued on Pag..- 2)
Rye Straw Sayings
By GEORGE BINGHAM
Kormi Reporter
- *'■*
* AC?*’
DEAN GOES i
IN AS AUTO
TAG AGENT
__ |
Sapulpan Still Holding
Job As Sec r e t a r y
Of Election Board
Too.
Truce Between India And
Britain Heals Old Breach
ON TRIAL FOR L1NGLE SLAYING
Washington Hocks says every time
he looks at a county official he won-
ders what in the world the voters
meant.
• * •
Cricket Hicks says he went into
partnership with a fellow on Gander
creek and was to get half of what
they mad*. He now believes it is
much better to expect half than all.
as when he is promised half and don't
get it. he Is 50 per cent better off than
if he had been premised all.
H. I. Dean, secretary of tile Creek
county election boaid is lidding down
| two jobs today. His newest one is |
auto tag licence agent.
L. C. Reynolds of the state highway |
dcpaitmcnt accompanied Dean home
from Oklahoma Citv yesterday for the
purpose cf checking out John Berry,
former Lay agent, and to install the
new officials.
Records and accounts of Berry were |
totalled and checked up in the traivs- j
action at the agent's office today )
Dean who has been at the state !
capitol the forepart of this week went ‘
through a brief course of tug agent |
study. Records and files, necessary ,
for his work here, were observed and i
examined
Location Unchanged
The location of the tug agent, at th»
Ford Motor company on South Main
street will net be changed it was an-
I ncuneed. Berry, who served prior to j
Sim FUndcts is getting leal hum,. 1 **" .?£n >W«ntment whs preceded!
backed, and when someone asked him u L. ' '
Although Dean efiered to resgn ills
what was causing
taxation
it. he said heavy
WOMEN’S C. OF
C. MEET HELD
PLANS MADE TO BEAUTIFY AND
IMPROVE LOOKS OF SAPULPA
TULSA HIGHWAY
COLORFUL
CONGRESS
ADJOURNS
"Style and beauty rather than mere
utility.” was the subject of the talk
f^ven by C. A. Border, secretary of i
l.ie Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, at I
the regular monthly meeting of the '
Oklahoma State Highway Beautifica-
tion Association, which met this morn-
lne at the Y. W. C. A.
This aagoclatlon was organized bv
an enthusiastic group of women of
Sapulpa and Tulsa who are interest-
ed in cleaning up and beautifying
highway that lead into these tw:>
ciues and at present plans are being
formed to plant trees and flowers
alo ig the Tulsa-8apulpa highway.
Ralph Goley, secretary of the 8a-
pulpa Chamber of Commerce, gave a
short talk assuring these women of
the cooperation of the local Chamber
of Commerce in this important work
Following this Mrs. W. A. Sager, pres-
ident Of the Bowden Farm Women,
gave a report of her work, in Bow-
den. as did Mrs. Blanche Freeman,
who is the home demonstrator for
B.wden.
Both House And Senate
Worked A t Strained
Pace In Closing To
Finish Up Issues.
WASHINGTON, Mar 4. (LP)—'The
ecventy second congress is dead.
The decks in the house and senate
registered the hour cf noon, and
two veteran gavels smartly sounded
taps.
Over in the president's office, oc-
cupied enc day out of every 385.
Mr Hoover paused, pen in mid air,
and leaned back in his official chair.
Page boys stopped in their tracks
The senate adjourned promptly at
neon. The house, following Pi usual
custom, set back its clock to permit
completion cf their flu&l speeches.
pert as secretary ct the election boarc. i
h was instructed by state election
boaid :ear«laiy William Cordell to)
ke p this pot until given further i
crde.s Bera''*e cf the little work re- j
melning for the election board secre-
tary n:w. it is r.rt believed a new I
cfficial will be named soon.
Tnc length cf time Dean will serve j
a- tag agent Is indeterminate. He did
nc; commit himself on the enforce- |
ment of fines on Cie« k county car |
owners who have not yet purchaced
licenses A resolution in the legisla-
te. endorsed by Gov. William H :
Murray, protecting 1931 tagless car !
i owner* until April 1. is pending.
ft
V
■f
*;
..s.
. ■
<• •
/■ „
* m
wm
■ m
s:
111
m-
"
WASHINGTON. Mar 4 <LP)-Thr
congress which was elected in the
Hccvcr b.ndsllde came to the end of
Its strife today with final adjournment
at. nocr. decreed by the constitution.
Tension, conflicts with the white
house and bitterness within the mem-
bership marked this congress almost
to its dying breath. Unless an extra
serxten is called by President Hocver
FACTS ABOUT SAPULPA
A Review of the factors
That Have Helped BnJId
And Make Sapulpa
Photo shows Leo Brothers, right, as he went on trial, in Chicago, for
the murder cf Alfred <Jake> Lingle. newspaper reporter. With him Is his
lawyer, J"yrell Krum. Brothers denies the crime.
NEGRO SHOP LIFTER FLEEING STORE
MANAGER HITS CAR AND BREAKS LEG
In the days when Snpulpa was a
territorial village, the town pump stood
at the corner of Main street and
Dewey avenue. Several Sapulpa men
and women, who do not claim to bo
old folks, remember slaking their
thirst at the village well.
The pump stood in the street, and
drivers guided their horses around it.
What became of the well when the
rtreet was paved? The well Is still
there but the pavement covers It. ]
"The last time I saw it." one old
timer said, "it was being stuffed with
•gunny' sacks " |
The old well was plugged, and the
pavement spread over it, and only a
few know that it ever existed.
WILSON HELD ON
LARCENY CHARGE
A petty larceny charge has been
filed in the court of justice of the
peace F O. Wolf fart h against L. S.
Wilson, who is accused of having
stolen a bat cry from the
Tire company
Cobb Reed 40 year old Slick negro,
is in the city hospital this afternoon
with a broken leg, as the result of a
ccllistcn with an automobile, as lie
fled from the J. J Newberry store on
Ea*t Dcwty avenue, wheie he is re-
ported to hive stolen some goods.
While jxillce were on their way to
the store. In resjxJnsc to a call for
Firestone aid. the store manager pursued the
negro, who sprinted to the street
T* March mwin, »ll. be held In ’JS
Tulsa at the Tulsa Club.
Wednesday in the month.
the first
City Doctor Makes
Many Charity Calls
City doctors reported making 184
charity calls during the month of
February. Dr J. M Mattenlee's re-
port lists 187 calls, while the report of
Dr. J. A. U. Carter, colored physician,
lists 17 calls. This total was not as
large as the total calls for the pre-
ceding month.
OUR WEATHER MAN
OKLAHOMA Partly cloudy to-
night. warmer in east and central
portions; Thursday, cloudy, colder
in west and central portions.
OM papers fnr sale at Hr raid office.
congress elected last November and
evenly divided between the two parties
in both houses, will not meet until
December. Both houses worked at
strained pace in the closing days.
The s*nate recessed at 1:12 a m..
today until Bam. The house recess-
ed at 2:15 a. in., until 9:30 a. m
The last necessary business was
completed at midnight when the sec-
ond deficiency bill, the last of the
appropriation measures, was finally
passed The remaining hours were set
aside for rushing through miscellan-
eous measures and for the signing of
swanaenga by those senators and con-
gressmen who sit in the seats of the
mighty today for the last time.
Wrangling Has Been Biller
Though wrangling was bitter in both
heuses early today, the approaching
heur of parting cast a mellowing in-
fluence over many members for after
the day's rough fighting is over on the
floors of the house and senate the
members (or the most part are friends.
The last hours of the house were
set aside for an attempt to break the
deadlock over the bill to provide addi-
tional veteran hospital facilities.
One of the last major acts of the
senate was to uphold President Hoo-
vers veto cf the Norris Muscle Shoals
bill The vole was 34 to sustain the
veto and 49 to override it. failing the
two-thirds necessary to overcome tho
(Continued on Page 8)
FIRE REPORT COMPLETE
TRIO GUESTS OF BRISTOW CLUB Sixteen fires were reported by the
Three Sapulpa entertainers were the city fire department during the month
guests o( the Lions' club ct Bristow of February. Four of these were
today They are Miss Berdina Har- grass fires, four were residences, three
vey, dramatic reader. Mias Marianna were in bu. iness houses and one each
Blunk. pianist, and Miss Merlyn York, in a garage automobile, barn, chick-
dancer on house and'servants’ quarters. The
----- ) firemen spent six hours and 43 min -
Old papers for sale at Hcfrild office, utes fighting the sixteen fires.
Wilson, who was associated with | H<- dashed into the street, and ac-
Harold Patterson in trades' day pro- cording to wltn'-sses, ran into a car.
motion here several weeks ago. was I The car did not halt, but the negro
arrested Monday. Patterson is nov- i did
serving a two year term in the pern- lie was taken to the Mice station,
tcntiaiy at McAJcster for forgery. • where an ambulance was summoned to
i take him to the hospital. An exam-
ination showed that lie had a broken
leg ami wa.* somewhat bruised The
right leg was broken Just above the
ankle.
The driver of the car which struct;
the ncRro. or which the negro struck,
was not learned, as the car continued
on its way. the driver apparently un-
aware that anything unusual had
occurred.
Daughter Of Slain Umderworld Woman Kills Self
When Expose Of Her Mother’s Livelihood Is Aired
NEW YORK, Mar. 4 (LP)—The . school girl until a chain of events, to
deaths of a mother and her daugh- which she contributed nettling, exjiosed
ter—one by murder, the other by
suicide—shock New York out of its
customaiy complacency today and
staited the greatest campaign in 20
years against organized crime
The shabby story of how Vivian
Ocrdon earned her living on the
fringe of the underworld and there
made enemies who strangled her has
resulted in the suicide of her 18-year-
old daughter. Benita Blschoff, who I
scribbled five lines into her diary and j
opened the gas Jets yesterday in a
white cottage at Audubon. N J. She
had been living there with her step-
mother and her father who went
home occasionally from Washington
where he is a prison official
her, as she thought, to the ridicule of
her classmates and led to her suicide.
Five blark books—diaries in which
Mbs Oorden recorded large sums ot
money and the names of scores of
men—offeied clues, and today police
hinted the investigation of the case
had settled down to a process of
elimination cf persons mentioned in
the dlaty In the belief that one ot
them might have knowledge of the
■ trangling Four men are in custody
—John A Radeloff. Miss Gordons at-
cperatlon with city authorities tn a
campaign against crime.
Police Commissioner Mulrooney is
confident Miss Gordon was allied with
certain forces in the underworld and
he refers to her as an expert rac-
keteer." The wide publicity that has
been brrught to bear on the last
seven years of Mias Gordon's life wtu
what resulted in the suicide of Benita
Among the men Walker has aaked
to co-cpcratc are Dr. George W
Kirch wey, former warden of Sing
£mg prison: Raymond B Fosdick and
GANDHI AND VICEROY REACH
AGREEMENT OVER SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
NFW DFL1I1, India. Mar* 4 UP)—
Tile "great soul" cf India, the Ma-
hatm- M K Gnndhj. a diminutive
br wn man r'.ad in e homespun loin
;<’eth irachrH rn agreement with the
er.ti ’i | vcrnnrnt bday frr a truce
ending the pc i :ea| snuggle that
tprerd t i mril rmong 3)0.090,( 00 peo-
p’e in Incitrt
V.v te: ire (' Fie aqic m-nt nego-
| Ma’cel bv G-er.dii). the viceroy Lord
Itwtn and the viceroy's financial offi-
cer. Tir Oc ere F duster, vi, to be
I flgned at the vi :rrogal palace at noon
1 tc day.
The working c: mmlUee of the all -
Indie critic;, met t day tc approve
thr accc d.
Tin mrtnent'Kue peaee agreement
I war, reached jiift two weeks alter
Gandhi and the vitcroy held their
f.rst cmve sat' ns here. The negotia-
te ns we c tnt.’rnr ted s vera! t mes by
maiked divrigcnc.'es, but during the
la-t few days b-‘h sides shewed a
wil Ingn’cs »o mak? conversions which
made a sett 1< m nt pc:sib!e
The truce wes regarded as the
climax cf the camjiaign waged by
Gandl i Jince 1909 whe n, as a ycung
bairlstcr. he went to London and laid
his views cn Ind'a's poutical aspira-
te ns be (re the iibial government of
the day.
Sine* that lime the Mahatma has
ccmeV be'revered as a saint by mil-
lion* cf Indians. The inauguration of
his civil disobedience campaign eleven
mrnths ags prr /cked c.ne cf the most
umaikable demonstrations in Indian
history.
It was understood that the govern-
ment agreed U withdraw its punitive
P; bee fcrccs end that Gandhi agreed
to the Biltivh in-istence upon safe-
guaids for the proposed new Indian
c nititutlcn. The safeguards proposed
at the Indian rcund table conference
In Lcndcn included the right of the
crown's lepresentative to retain con-
trol over certain phases of India's
fcicign relations, defense and finances.
The Hlndu-Moslem question re-
mains to be settled, and Gandhi will
give it his attention as soon as a
formal truce with the British govern-
ment Is completed. Religious differ-
ences between Hindus and Moslems
have caused innumerable riots in
India, and their political differences
constitute a serious difficulty In the
path cf an Indian government.
Gandhi, who started barefoot and
clad enly in a loin cloth, cn a pilgrim-
age to Dandi last April, has seen the
pairlve resistance movement spread
from a group which gathered at the
seafront and watched him Illegally
manufacture salt, to all parts of the
subcontinent of India. 8o powerful
have been his weapons—boycotts and
ncn-i»ymciit ol taxes—that the vlce-
(Continued on Page Six*
K1WANISCLUB
MEMBERS TALK
TAX SITUATION
FRAT TAX
BILL GETS
BY SENATE
Wentz Ouster Measure
Expected T o Prove
Popularity Of Hiway
Member.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 4. (IP)—
Passage in the senate of the MU
taxing cigarets four cents a pack-
age and cigars in per cent of retail
value was predicted late today.
The bill was reportey tn a ma-
jority report as do not paaa. But
three administration leaders, headed
by Sen John McDonald presented
a minority report that it do pais.
McDonald asked for passage of
the mlnoiity report. Sen. Alvin
Moore asked that the minority re.
pert be tabled. His motion was
voted down. 24 to 16
The bill went on the calendar for
final passage.
Kiwanis club members started a
movement teday to determine whv
Creek county Is reputed to have more
delinquent taxes than any other coun-
ty In the state, and to correct that
state of affairs. The plan was very
effectively stated in a talk made by
Claude Williford, at the luncheon
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar 4. (1P>—
Pi expects for iMessage of important
adminL' tration measures were brighter
teday than any time since the 12th
leg.sletive srrvicn opened more than
eight weeks ago.
Pas*age of the Ballard-Nlcbots Da-
te) nity tax bill by the senate proved
■dmlnu.tra'ion forces can muster suf-
ficient su ugth in the upper house to
•cote a victory.
The senate had wrangled for days
ever the bill and at times it oeemed
almou certain to face defeat. It
sometime- appgred Ccv, W. H.
Murray had lost control of the senate
and that his entire temporary tax re-
lief program was In danger.
Although the fraternity tag MU
pasred. It received only 23 votes. That
is only the constitutional majority In
the senate. Seventeen negative votes
were cast.
One Murray foUower was out of the
chamber when the vote was taken.
One amendment was adopted. It pro-
vided property would be exempt from
taxes where used exclusively for bene-
volent purposes
Administration Split Sera
One thing, however, may disrupt the
senate and cause a split in the admin-
istration lines as they were outlined
In the Ballard bill vote.
Should the Henderson highway com-
mlrslcn bill, which paves the way for
Murray to oust Lew Wentz as com-
mission chairman, reach the senate
floor the Murray program might be
jeopardized, since some senators ap-
pear more loyal to Wents than Mur-
ray. contending that the oil millionaire
has performed satisfactory work on the
commission.
The house today received another
impertant administration measure
(Continued on Page 4)
LIST FOR FREE
SEED GROWS TO
LARGE NUMBER
PERSON* UNABLE TO GET Ml
OR CREDIT WILL BE AIDED
BY COUNTY FUND
It has been said that one can prove
any pcint by statistics, and here Is
one The lists of applications for free
seed now amount to more than 1450.
These applicants represent from on;
meeting of the club. Williford's talk, i to 16 persona, depending upon the
which was the substance of discussions
at two recent meetings of the board
of directors, contained a suggestion
that other civic clubs be asked to
cooperate with the Klwaiuans in in-
vestigating tax matters In this county.
Another Interesting sjieaker at the
size cf the family. The families aver-
age about seven or eight tn number,
but to be conservative, we will «ay the
average fa ml 1 v has seven members.
The total population of Creek coun-
tv according to the last census waa
64.115 Multiply 1450 by seven and
club today was E. H McCune. who ' divide that number into the toUl
recently returned from Detroit, where
he attended the annual convention of
the National Education Association.
McCune told of meeting the founder
of Kiwanis. Joseph O. Prance, at a
Kiwanis meeting in Detroit.
A brief and humorous bit of
philosophy was presented by Rev. T
E Webb
A solo by Rev. E D Simpson, selec-
tions by the Kiwanis qifkrter. and a
Dr. Abraham Flexner. authorities on
torney; Sunniel Cohen, mentioned Ire- ( poiolcgv, Dr George Kirby. Dr Wil- ! series of selections by the Kiwanis
quently m 'he diarl'-; Harold W liam H Pea'-e and Dr. George W. Bullfrog orchestra, formed an inter-
Dcman and Louis Zeno, the latter two i A'.ger, psychiatrists, and William H j esting musical i>rogram.
In custody by their own consent. I Baldwin, representing the committee -
Today Mayor James J Walker, who ) of fourteen, an organization that sui
Bischoff divorced Miss Gordon seven had be«n cilticised editorially by news- j vrys and i‘ ix»rts on crime conditions
years ago and obtained custody of the gapers for what they called his lassi-
ford* refmn!aftM^lf%T*^ttnW”mi^rahH tude in ,h' 1Pcent vlce ‘"id graft ex-
charge^ which'shT CMlJSl^'Vas 1 ,K:,,es »ummcned a meeting of repre-
•flamed Benita had been living the : -'entailvex of crime prevention organ-
happy normal existence of any high J iratiens to consider a plan of co-
Seaburv returned last night from
Albany where he conferred with Oov.
Fmnklln D Roosevelt on the progress
cf the vice investigation He declined
to reveal the nature of his conference
with the governor
BEG YOUR PARDON
Yetterday's Herald stated that the
estate of the late R W Rose consist-
ed of the home at the corner of Elm
and McKinley. This was the former
heme but is now owned by R L.
Greer, the Rose heme being Just north
of that property on Elm street
population of the county, and the re-
sult will prove that one-sixth of the
people of Creek countv are paupm. or
at least without credit sufficient to
purchase garden seed
Such a state of affairs is almost un-
believable but that is what statistics
prove nevertheless.
One applicant for fret seed may be
eliminated from the list however, since
an officer took the trouble to Investi-
gate his case. The applicant. E. W.
Trueblocd of Bristow signed an ap-
plication for free seed, stating that
he was without credit to purchaae the
same. Next door to uie county judge's
office Is the court clerk's office, and
there the flies revealed that True-
blocd had recently signed the bond of
a man accused ot liquor law violation.
In that instance he stated that he to
worth $500. and the bond waa ap-
proved.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Young, John W. Sapulpa Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 155, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 4, 1931, newspaper, March 4, 1931; Sapulpa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1521925/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.