Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 6 NUMBER 27.
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921.
FIVE CENTS A COPY
Railroad Men In Conference On Wage Cut
MILLION AND
HALF MEN ABE
READY TO QUIT
Reports qf Four Groups Will
Be Presented at 10
O'clock Tomorrow
(By Associated Prers)
Chicago, July 1.—The final de-
cision as to whether the em-
ployees of country shall accept
or reject the wage decrease which
went into effect today will be ;*e
ferred to the Committee of Five
representing the sixteen railroad
unions.
The executives of the unions
reached this decision today and
instructed the committee to re-
ceive the reports from the vari-
ous groups meetings now at Chi-
cago, and formulate general rec-
ommendations to the union mem-
bership of a milion and a half
employees who went to work at
reduced wages today while the
leaders assembled here.
Chicago, July 1.—The big four
brotherhoods after a short ses-
sion at wh:ch the wage situation
was outlined separated the en-
gineers, firm contractors and
trainmen going into the confer-
ence to consider the wage cut.
The four groups w 11 report
back to the general session at 10
o'clock tomorrow mowing.
HEAD OF I). S,
FIGHTING FORGE
Relieves General March Who
Was Granted Leave Until
Retirement
(By Associated Pres6)
Washington, July 1.—General John
J Pershing today became the chief of
staff of the United States army re-
lieving Major General Perton C.
March, who was given leave of ab-
sence to be effective until his retire
ment from active service in Novem-
ber.
Major General James G. Haibord,
Pershing's principal staff assistant in
France will be his assistant in his
new office.
SOME ARE FOR CARP AND SOME FOR
• DEMPSEY, SOME ARE "AGIN" BOTH
Drumright Fans Voice Many Different Opinions on the Great
International Question to Be Settled Tomorrow Afternoon
cn the Mat at Long Island—Some May Be Professional
Ouinions and Maybe Some'Are Not
We should long ago have had nor
tnalcy, if it could be brought by speech
making.
In view of what may be seen on the
streets it listens like a joke to talk of
censoring bathing beaches.
FEW PEOPLE IN DRUMRIGHT KNOW
THAT NEAR HERE IS BEST RURAL
. SCHOOL IN STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Pleaant Hill School Gets the Good Word From Inspector of
Schools—Now Patrons Are Going to See That They Do
Not Lose Their Enviable Record.
Since C. W. Iiowoll, inspector of.seven and eight; .Mrs. George A. Wil
rural school burdened the patrons of son, grades four and five; Miss Geor-
thc Pleasant Hill school district with J
the knowldege that theirs is the best
rural schol in the state of Oklahoma,
the? board and the people of the dis-
trict have been flolng much to see
that the proud record is maintained
and surpassed by the record of the
year to come.
To Increase Staff
In the Pleasant Hill school district
which is about four miles southeast
of Drumright, there is an enrollment
of more than three hundred pupils.
Last year there was a teaching staff
of sven teachers; next year there
will be nine including a teacher of
auto mechanics.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the school buildings and
grounds. Beneath the auditorium of
the school basement work-room and
machine shop is being built for the
accomodation of the manual training
department of the. school. Other
c hanges are also being made to take
care o fthe added classes for the com-
ing year.
Prof. P. P. Hernden is superinten-
dent of the district and teacher of
English in the school. He is assisted
by Professor Briggs who has charge
of the Spanish, history, mathmatics
and science classes.
Teaches High School Work
The school has three years of high
school work and is fully accredited by
the state board. Other teachers in the
high school and lower classes are:
Miss Jo Pennington, teacher of domes-
tic science, art and eighth grade work
Elizabeth Drake, teacher of grades
gia Kidd of Drumright, teacher ot
grade three; Mrs. Midkiff, teacher of
grade two and Miss Midkiff, who hap
liarge of the primary department and
of grade one.
In addition the school board ha?
employed H. W. Sargent to take
charge of their new auto mechanic
department.
Issue Orders for Picnic
Rather distinctive preparations are
now being made for the annual school
meeting day which is scheduled for
July 12. With due official gusto the
board has issued a proclamation de-
claring a basket dinner to be held at
the school house, to start at 11 o'clock
in the morning and* to last the better
part of the day. Up to 2 o'cloc k muaic
and speeches will take up the time
of the gathering and afterwards the
fathers of the institution will meet in
earnest consultation on the business
of the district. Following is the musi-
cal program of which the address by
Dean Patterson of the A. & M. college
will be the feature:
Music Band
Song Solo
Music ..1 Band
Reading
Music, ....Piano solo by Prof Briggs.
Reading
Piano Solo Miss Kidd
Address Dean Patterson
Music A Whistling solo
DINNER
Music Band
Address Progress and needs of
the school.
The chief topics of the day in
Drumr ght seem to be first - the,
Dempsey-Carpentier fight, with the
Asnold-Cole fight and the rebuilding
of the Drumright baseball team hold-
ing a close second.
Each sport bug has his particular
line of talk, but with the big fight
vent but one days off, that subject
©ems to be loading all others by a
fa r margin.
Dempsey is the popular favorite for
a winner, although Carpentier has
quite a number of loyal supporters,
nd some say that the world will be
surprised after the fight to see what
a smaller man can do to his large ad-
versary.
Well here's about how local dope
runs, taken from the main "drag" and
some of the business houses of Drum-
right.
SAM WHITLOCK —Grocery man.
'♦Carpentier is too good for Demp-
sey "
JACK SHICKRAM— Bank cashier,
"1 think we'll all celebrate a funeral
for the Frenchman. —He'll not go six
rounds."
JOE FOG A LEY —-Grocerjy man.
"Carpentier is a better man in every
way than Dempsey, and he has my
wishes to lend Dempsey a good knock
TUt."
OTIS DAVENPORT—Bank Clerk.
'.Tack is too good for him, his knock-
out will come about the sixth round.
HAROLD ROLFTTE—Army and
Navy Store. "It'll i e another knock
•nit ir. Dempsey's favor."
JIM.MY FLYNN— (Silent Jimmy)
'Dempsey'll knock Mm out."
E. E. HOniJB—Post office employe
"The longer the fight goes, the better
chance Carpentier has of winning but
Dempsey is bound to whip him."
H, L. COHEN-—Real Estate--
•Americans vins effery time."
FRANK FOSTER—Banker. 'if
they fight. Dempsey won't last five
rounds, but if they box, it might last
a long t.'Ae."
BILLY KL1NGLER -Secretary of the
Moose Lodge, "Dempsey will knock
out Carpentier in the sixth round."?
PETER PARKER—Methodist pas-
tor. "In regard to the fight,—er this
damp weather beats anything I ever
saw."
MRS. \\. II. JOHNSON- Johnson's
Confectionary. "Dempse> is sure to
win."
JACK ARY—Chief of Polico "1
didnt even know that they had a f'ght
matched "
W. E. N1CODEMUS—Mayor. "I'll
know more about it Saturday, but 1
do know that I'd like to have that
c .0,000 purse that tlr winner Rets '
1 . V. WEAVER—Sun5tary count.Is
sloner. "Why Dempsey should whin
him, he has him bettered in weight
height, thickness, aid every othef
W. B. MISER—Manager of Oklnho*
ma Gas and Electric Co. "If the fight
lasts five rounds, everybody will cie
clare it's a fake,"
DICK ROBINS—O. G. & E. Office
"Carpentier will show Dempsey
mighty good fight is m opinion.
BILL SILLS--Photographer. "Tlia
way I've got it doped out, it'll proba
Iv end up in a huggng and kissing
match."
VI NIT A ALJSQCAN DE R—Stcno
grapher. "All the rest of the fight
fans think that Demp- ey will win. but
1 think Carpentier will whip him."
ROBERT BROWN' Salesman for
the Booterie "I'd like to aee Demp
soy whipped, but would like to see an
American whip him."
M. C. BICE—Motorcycle police
"Damfino how it'll come out, I hadn
thought much about it."
MISS JOSEPH INK POWERS
Linotype operator. Dempsey is going
to win. If Carpentier didn't have such
i\ good war record I would be glad to
see Dempsey win. I hope he gets
whipped."
Miss LOIS EDWARDS "\meri
can Express Company. "Not Oeing
personally acuainted with either cf
the contestants. I could hardly say
who'll be the victor."
FIGHT PROMOTOR MCGILVER
—"It's a funny, funny fight, and
Dempsey can whip Carpentier if he
tries, but the outcome is hard to Je-
termine."
LOU S. ALLARD—Proprietor of
the Evening Derrick. "1 don't know
just how the fight will come out, but
the f ill particulars w.'ll be published
<r. the Evening Derri k Saturday.
Champions Pause On
ve Of Great fight
Dempsey to lie Safely
llid Until Time to Ap-
pear in the Arena—Is
In Splendid Spirits.
(By Associated Press)
Atlantic City, July 1.—Jack
Dempsey left here shortly after
2 o'clock for Jersey City where
he meets Georges Carpentier to-
morrow. Dempsey and his party
left in a special car.
Atlantic City, July 1.—This is
"getaway" day for Jack Demp-
sey, world's heavyweight cham-
pion.
Before Sundown the grimly de-
termined Dempsey will be se-
cluded among strange surround-
ings of a private residence in
Jersey City, perhaps to face a
night that will seem endless. He
will remain there until he faces
Georges Carpentier in the battle
of his life tomorrow.
Everything Is in readiness for
the departure of the Champion.
The exact time of his departure
and the railroad destination is all
a secret.
Released from the close con-
finement of two months training,
Dempsey is happy in this liberat-
ion and more like a boy brimming
over with anticipation than the
heavyweight champion of the
world facing the most important
battle of his career.
He is In the care of Battfing
Nobinsky who predicted the
downfall of Willard and who
predicted tomorrow's contest to
be the shortest and most vicious-
ly-fought in heavyweight his-
tory.
He said he would not be sur-
prised if Dempsey won in the
first round.
Our Fresh Baked
Goods makes the
picnic dinner com-
plete.
"When better bread
is baked—we'll bake
itT '
Perfection Baking
Co.
4 Doors North of P. O.
MAYOR'S NOTICE
Business houses in the city of
Drumright are asked to close and
everybody is expected to observe
sane and joyful Fourth. Attention
is drawn to the fact that fire
works and other explosive cannot
lawfully be sold or used in the
city either before or during the
Fourth.
All merchants and residents
in the city are asked to decorate
their stores or dwelings with
flags and bunting and to observe
in every way possible the an-
niversary of the Independence of
the United States.
W. E. NICODEMUS, ,
Mayor,
MAY CONFRONT CITIZENS ON FOURTH
Sent Their Clothes to the Cleaners and Now They Can't Get
Their Uniforms From Hard-Boiled Express Company—See
Jim Brill in Green Bathing Suit and Stove Pipe Hat
Lead the Motley Throng
IJid you ever see a band play "The
Star Spangled Banner" in pink paja-
mas? Did you ever see a cornetist
rootle-toot "The Girl I left Behind
Me" in a purple striped bathing suit;
or a drummer go tum-ti-titum. to
America" in a whoolv bathrobe?
Well, your eyes may pop out
through just such sights on July Four-
th. for the beautiful new snow white
uniforms of the Drumright Municipal
band are doeorat.'ii^ the inside of the
express office hei.l there by a com
pany wh'en is ol'.-blooded enough t<
demand pavment of the C« O. D
charges marked against the suits be
fore the band men are permitted to
don them and do Drumright proud at
the Fourth of July celebration.
Bandmaster Brill is making the
round of the merchants today waving
band pledge cards and collecting
money to get the uniforms out of the
express oflice.
He reports that numbers of the
band men, who have been depending
on thse uniforms (which were ordered
especially for the Fourth of July
celebration) have sent their old
As for Brill himself, he vows that
he will wear a green bathing suit,
with red bed room slippers and a
stove pipe hat to lead that Fourth cf
July band program if the Drumright
merchants do not come across for
theso uniforms
PRESENT CROP
OF COTTON IS
VERY LIGHT
Eight Million Bales Below
Record of 1914 Record
Yield
By Associated Press
Washington, July 1.—The cot-
ton production this year promises
to be the smallest crop of the
last quarter of the century today
as forecast by the Department of
Agriculture placing it as 8,433,-
bales nearly 5,000,000 smaller
than last year's c/*op and nearly
8,000,00 below the record crop of
1914.
SUSPEND INQUIRY
ON RY. SITUATION
WILL NOT MEET AGAIN UNTIL
MIDDLE OR LAST OF
AUGUST
DRUMRIGHT MEN
SIGN PROMISE
CLOSE FOURTH
Fifty Seven Signatures on the
List Represents the Senti-
ment of Leading Busi-
ness Men.
Just to show that the merchants of
Drumright mean to close up th-«i-
places of business, decorate their
premised and turn their attention to
the fitting and proper enjoyment and
fitting and proper respect for the day
on which our country was born, the
following long list of signatures will
bear witness:
"We the undersigned merchants
r.gree to close our places of business
for the entire day July Fourth.
O'Dell & Stephenson,
The Markey Fall Store.
Norman Swaydon.
Massad Bros.
W. Fj Tannehill.
Grammas & Co.
A. K. Ay res.
Bagwell Cleaning oWrks.
Murray & Whitlock.
Ed McCoy.
Hooverlze.
Dave Keller,
H. L. Cohen.
The Booterie.
Army & Navy Store.
Hollands store.
Sills Studio.
I'don Book Storo.
Hub Shoe Store.
Drumright Market.
Cawley Bros.
Knight's
Schuiler & Richardson.
Campbell Hdw Co.
Kraker Bros,
M. N Deeba.
Shadid Bros.
Am. By. Express Co.
Newton Hdw. Co.
Jack Robinson.
A. O Offlcht.
Alex Shoe Shop,
Dowling & Gill.
Cut Rate Market.
Albert Kasem.
A. M. DeBakey.
Schumacker & Cole.
Norfolk Hwd. Co.
Farmer's Grocery.
Whitcomb & Proctor.
Oma Suffa.
W. R. Pic kering Lumber Co.
Ray Caldwalder.
Howard Cleaning Works.
H. L. Cojirington.
S. M. DeBakey.
11. G. Smaley Shoe Shop.
A. E, Hughes.
Joe Stephens.
Briggs Lumber Co.
Fobroy & Moore.
Caldwell & Wm. Bros.
G. F. Emo.
J. M. Pope.
F# L. Brown.
Massacl Merc.
Carpentier to Have
Music and Driving
and Walks in the
Woods—a Little Ner-
veous.
(By Associated Press)
Manhassattr July 1-—Only
light exercises is on the program
of Georges Carpentier today, and
kept his mind off tomorrow's 'bat-
tle. Trainer Wilson prescribed
phonograph music, walks through
the woods and a long automobile
ride.
All members of the camp are
getting things in order for tomor-
row. Everybody Is champing at
the bit in their impatience but
there is only slight display of
real impatience.
PEGGY MUST WAIT
JUDGE'S RULING
Chicago.—Peggy Joyce, alleged lure
of makers of history and money, will
have to wait until July 8 to find out
how much money sne will receive as
an "alimony queen".
Judge Sabath who whs to announce
today the a^mount Stanley Joyce,
I'eggy's third millionaire spouse, had
to pay the former show girl postpon-
ed his decree because of business in
the east.
Peggy is ask ns $10,000 a month
and $100,000 attorney's fees.
WHEELS AGAIN
TURN MERRILY
IN TIRE PLANT
Theres more cheer in Arkon, Ohio,
the rubber center of the world, theso
days. Great improvement in the tire
busines is making the wheels go
ound in the big rubber lactories at
great rate, and as a result hundreds
of men have been added to the factory
forces.
Following the anouncement of a
few days ago that the Goodyear Tiro
and Rubber Company was increasing
production and re-tlring former em-
ployees, now comes the annoucement
of further inc reases both in produc-
tion figures and In the number of
.*u;a to ix u kui oA.in tlw • Goodyear
factories. This will necessitate the
employment of hundreds of addition-
al men.
The increase in production is ex-
plained by the fact that tire stocks
are low for this time of year and
must be Immediately increased to
take care of the increase in sales to
tire dealers all over the country. And
in addition to this sales to car manu-
factrles, which haVe been mutcrially
curtailed for some months, are show-
ing a marked improvement with the
increased sale of new cars. While not
anticipating any boom in business,
Goodyear officials express themselves
as believing that the tire Industry
is getting on a sound and substantial
basis.
Business experts have all along con«
tinned to express the belief that tho
automotive industry would be one of
the first to show improvement and bo
the forerunner of the revival of gen-
eral business conditions, and from
indications in Akron this improvement
lias commenced.
Trying it out—after September 1,
Pennsylvania will collect a sales tax
of 1 cent a gallon on gasoline.
Does not speak to strikers—the pay
envelope.
Too much economy for the army
and navy may be the kind we'll be
sorry for.
No, Fritz; the quality of bootleg
stuff is not regulated by law or by
anything else.
William H. Clare, collector of the
clothes to the cleaner and will bo in j port of Chicago today anounced that
a plight Monday that will make Drum j 1 nele Sam had seized $200,000 worth
right wring its hands in shame unless j of jewels from Peary's hiding place
the enifcrm:; r>' released in New York.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, July 1.—The senate
investigation of the railway situation
was suspended today by Chairman
Cummins of the Inter-state Commerce
Committee until the middle or latter
part of August. This is taken to mean
that there will be no railway relief
legislation at the present extra ses-
sion of Congress.
Senator Cummins said that the sus-
pension of the inquiry had been deem-
ed avisabie in view of the inclination |
of the senate to take a summer recess.
The representatives of labor and of i
the shippers are yet to be heard,
LEADING TULSA
OIL MAN DEAD
WAS PRODUCER. ATTORNEY AND
FORMERLY MAYOR
Associated Press
. .Tui-a July }.—John 0. Mitchell, 61
oil producer, attorney and former
mayor died heie this morning follow-
ing an sttack of paralysis.
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DANCE!
Saturday July 2.
Dardens Dancing
Pavilion
Round-Up Grounds
Shamrock, Okla.
6 Piece Tulsa
Orchestra
From Musicians
Union
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LINEN I*
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;; Don't forget to slip a sup-
ply into yoilr vacation
trunk. The newest styl-
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