Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 73, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 27, 1921 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. 6. NUMBER 73
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, AUG. 27, 1921
FIVE CENTS A COPY
ENGLAND REFUSES FREEDOM TO IRELAND
Dig Up Ten Millions More
In Loot of 'Swindle Ring
Government Investigat-
or Recovers Notes of
Cleveland Rubber Co.
Master Mind is Ar-
raigned.
and other defrmlantH who had been.
broushl here, were arraigned today j
before T'nited States Commissioner;
filass. Thev waived examination aiul \
were bound over to the grand Jury. I
French's bond was fixed at $1 Ti,000
and the others at $5,000 each.
(By Associated Press)
('hlego, Aug. 27.-—Another ten mil-
lie,n dollars was added today to the [
total of notes seized by federal j
agents investigating the alleged j
"swindle ring" headed by Charles W.
French.
John"W. Saw ken, who Wednesday I
found $b,530,000 in notes in a Cleve. j
land safety deposit vault, brought ten '
million additional to Cbiciyo. The J
notes were on the Ideal Tire and Hub-,
tor company of Cleveland, which is
in the hands of a receiver.
French. Charles VV. Hawkins.
Elmer M Oerber, Charles K. Stroedel
HARDING PUTS
OFF ACTION ON
DEBS PARDON I
HAD TO WAIT UNTIL PEACE
TREATY IS SIGNED HE SAYS
Washington, Aug. 27.—No decision!
regarding the pardoning cf Eugene
V. Debs or general amnesty for the
prisoner convicted under the wartime |
law could be reached by President
Harding until the peace treaty is
ratified, it was stated today at the
White House.
THIS BOY WANTS
HOME-HAVE YOU
PLACE FOR HIM?
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Little Fellow at Police Station
Wants to Go to School
—Is Orphan
FIERY GERMAN WAR TALK
BRINGS LITTLE APPLAUSE
Monarchist Attempt to
Revive Dying War
Spirit Falls Flat
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Be-^liu At«g.y 27.—Great crowds,
looked coldly on while thousands of i
soldiers who fought during the great
war marched before General Luden.
droff, Prince Eitel Friedrich. Count
von WaJdersee and General von der
Ooltz at the old Berlin stadium. The
lack of enthusiasm among the specta-
tors was notable, only a few persons
uncovering when "Die Wacht Am
Rhine'' was played by a veteran band.
Counf von Waldersee was the
principal speaker at the demonstra-
tion which was characterized by radi-
cals as «'a monarchist attempt to re-
vive the dying war spirit." He ad-
dress was fiery in character, the old
military chieftian declaring:
"There will come again a day
when we will stand together for the
Kaiser and the fatherland. Hatred
will stand guard in Germany, We
must train our children to use the
rifle and sword. So Iona: as Germans
suffer under the foreign yoke, and
the French stand guard on the Rhine,
we mast prepare for revenge."
The demonstration made a brilliant
spectacle, with the varLcolored uni-
form, the fluttering flags, the clank-
ing swords and the silver, geld and
black helmets of the officers but tli3
only enthusiasm shown cjuring the
pppeararjre of Genera! Ludendorff
and the outburst on that occasion was
but slight.
The government had forbidden of-
fers and soldiers in the government
service to participate and had scat-
tered scores of security polic
throughout the crowd in anticipation
of disorders.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg who
sponsored the demonstration, tele-
graphed his regrets that he could not
attend.
Somewhere in Drumright there is
a home where a boy of 14 yroiild fit
in. Somewhere in this city there may
be some big hearted person who
would sive a home to such a boy.
A homeless boy of 11, in soiled, tat-
tered rags was picked up by Deputy
Sheriff Arthur Wilson last night at
a local garage. The boy was asleep iu
an auto in which he had begged a ride
into the city.
"Where is your home?" the deputy
;.skecl when the boy was brought to
police station where he is being held.
"I have no home," he replied. "My
father is dead. My mother is separated
from my stepfather, who drove me
away. He lives at Red Fork."
"Would you like to find a home
where you could work and go to
school?" he was asked.
The boy burst into tears.
"Yes sir," he sobbed.
And so Deputy Arthur is trying to
find a home for the little fellow.
The boy had been on the road a
week, he said, and had been without
eatinn most of the time. A cork for
a fishing line, and four pennies was
all he had in his pockets.
BRAGGS GETS FIRST BALE
Braggs, Okla., Aug. 26.—The. first
two wagon loads of cotton of the
season wera brought in today by Joe
Fryar r nj .f. A. Wicks
The cot* was frol'i for five cents
a pound in the ssed. 1 he premium
on the fir*' !oau vac 00. It went
to Frvar. .Dunklin brothers bought
both loads.
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S me movie stars don't think be-
fore they act.
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EDITORIAL
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THE SPIRIT OF DRUMRIGHT
It is the community spirit of
Drumright which has helped per-
haps more thai* any other influ-
ence in the building of this wonder
city of the Mid-continent oilfields.
From an over.night mushroom
boom city, there has been a grad-
ual change for better, and today
Drumright is a thoroughly organ-
ized, permanently built, modern
city, a metropolis in the hills of
Oklahoma. The Evening Derrick
is proud to be called the represen-
tative paper in this city. We are
proud of Drumright and proud of
the people who have made it
what it is.
Before there Jin be community
spirit in a towu or < ity, there must
first be good fellows. Community
spirit is bom t* good fellowship
Good fellowship* means a glad
hand to the right fellow, a hearty
smik and a readiness to do some-
thing for others U is the good
fellowship of the people of Drum-
right which is now building a
more solid foundation for the fu-
ture of the city.
The Rotary club, the Lions club
the American Legion, the church
organizations. the wonderful
schools, the Business Men's as-
sociation.the Woman's auxiliary,
organizations and the
cial clubs—all are made up of
good fellows, progressive men.
women and children who stand as
a good-edge guarantee for the
city's welfare. All are workers,
builders. With them the slogan
is. "It can be don<•!"
Those who live in Drumright
may shake hands with themselves.
Those who cannot fall in line with
the spirit of the community will
find that they are net tied down
here, and will please make room
for the boosters.
the
sod
FIRE RAGES BEYOND
CONTROL IN MOSCOW
London, Aug. 27.—Fire started in
the most thickly populated part of
Moscow several days ago and still is
burning it is reported by the Hersing
fors correspondent of the Central
News. Several hundred houses have
been destroyed, the correspondent
, says.
PUBLIC FUNERAL
TO BE HELD FOR
AIRSHIP VICTIMS
———
London Bears Appearance of
War Times Following
Disaster
$1.50 PER YEAR
London. Aug. L'7. The American
and British victims of the disaster to
the ZR-2 at Hull Wednesday evening
will be accorded a great public fun-
eral. probably in London it is consid
ered certain. The air ministry today
had the project under advisement
and an announcement regarding it
was expected any time.
Mean while, all England, profund-
Iv* stirred by the destruction of tiie
great dirigible the greatest of all air
disasters is giving expression to its
deep feeling of mourning for the vic-
tims and sympathy for those bereav-
ed. In London the atmosphere today
was somewhat akin to that which fol-
lowed the receipt of news of a serious
disaster during the war days.
INVESTIGATION STARTS
Hewden, ngland, Aug. 27.—Formal
investigation of the disaster which
destroyed the dirigible ZR-2 Wednes-
day afternoon and caused the death
of more than forty of the airship's
personnel, began today.
Sir Hugh Trencluird, British air
marshal, is in charge of the inquiry,
and a number of British and Ameri-
can officers were present to give
testimony.
Work of lifting the wreck of the
dirigible from the (lumber river con
tinued today.
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WOMEN SETTLE CASE
Sumral, Miss, Aug. 24.—Or, C. R.
Cox, justice of the peace here, enjoys
the distinction of being the first jus
tiee of the peace or judge in Missis-
sippi to have a jury entirely composed
of women and in which the parties
were both women.
The case came up Saturday before
Judge Cox between Mrs. Rassy Reed,
claimant, and Mrs. Laura Speed, of
Petal. Possession of a cow and calf
was the subject of litigation.
( ANTON WISHES
AN INVITATION
Washington. Aug. 27. The Canton
government of China, through its
foreign minister, Wu Ting Far<|, has
asked its representative in Washing-
ton. Ma Soo, to "insist upon a direct
invitation" to the Canton authorities
| to participae in the coming Washing-
| ton conference on Far Kast affairs.
The Peking government, which alone
has been recognised by the United
Sfates and which has been invited to
participate in the conference, the
foreign minister's request declares "is
too committed to Japan to make a
.strong case in the Washington con-
ference,"
—.—Q _
WRECK VICTIM DIES
Bartlesville. Aug. 27.—Frank Baugh
man of Caney, Kans., who was Injur-
ed Tuesday when an automobile which
he was driving, turned over on the
Dewey Road just outside the city
limits died Wednesday afternoon w ith-
out regaining consciousness. Two
other men. who were In the car, es-
caped serious injury.
CANNOT PERMIT
BREAK FROM
BRITISH EMPIRE
l.loyd George Warns De Valera
Delay in Making
Agreement
London, Aug. 27.—Ireland carv-
not be permitted to withdraw
from the British Empire. This is
the outstanding feature of the
note sent to Dublin yesterday by
Premier Lloyd George, following
consideration by the cabinet of
the Irish situation.
The Premier declared thai he
would be glad to continue nrgo-
titaion with Eamon DeValera,
but warned the Irish leaders that
it would be needless for the pro-
longation of conversations, as it
might change the agreement and
terminate the truce.
CONFESSION DISCLOSES MURDER
ORGANIZATION WHICH KILLED LAWYER
Mystery in Death of a
Young Kansas Clear-
ed by Ring Leader
Great Bend, Kail , Aug. 27.—The i
mstery which has surrounded the
mystery which has surrounded the
yer and son of District Judge D. A.
Banta has ueen solved to the complete
satlsfac tion of officials, but in the so-
lution, there has been disclosed a
series of facts that has amazed this
community more than the murder it-
self.
Man crimes have occurred in this
Banta murder, and Roy Hayes a gar-
according to confessions credited to
J. W, Wallace, a local restaurant
keeper, hold in connection with the
vicinity during the last two years and
ago hand, under indictment for first
degree murder, these crimes were
committed either by one of them or
by their associate, Doctor W. A. Nix.
c.n, physician and former veterinary
surgeon, who also was indicted for
murder in connection with young
Banta's death.
According to the confession, the
three planned crimes in advance and
had many future misdeeds scheduled
when the Banta death broke up the
ring's operations. Nixon and Hayes
also are held on charges of robbery.
Sheriff Samuel Hill and Howard
Robinson, town marshall, were two
of those slated for early "bumping
off." according to Hayes' confession.
The Banta murder was bungled.
Hayes told police. It was originally
planned to lure the attorney out and
threaten him with death unless he
tumed over a large sum of money to
the trio. Hayes asserted. In the event
that It became necessary to kill him,
the prisoner went on, the plan was to
rink his body In the Arkansas river
sands and then drive his automobile
to some point near Hutchinson. Kan.,
and abondon it.
The plan miscarried, however, ac-
cording to the confession, and Banta
was slain In his car by the roadside.
The slayers, frightened by an ap-
proaching vehicle, fled.
ONLY AMERICAN Kll OF AIRSHIP
Rode Burning Gas Has Down Until It Neared
River, Then Jumped Clear of Wreckage
Landed in Water
Howden, England, Aug. 27.—(By the
Associated 1'ress.)—Norman Walker,
sole American survivor of the wreck-
ed airship ZR-2, today gave the Asso-
ciated Press the first circumstantial
account of the disaster which late
Wednesday destroyed the great super-
dirigible and every American mem-
ber of the crew on board except him-
self.
Walker was seen at the Howden
airdome, near Hull, where he has
just been brought after the terrible
experience through which he passed
unscathed. He comes from Commerce,
Texas, and was a rigger cn the ill-
fated airship. He is of boyish appear-
ance. 20 years old and of a wiry build.
"We were all iu the highest spirits
as when we left llowclen on the trial
flight." he said. "We sailed over the
North sea first and then started down
the north coast to Pulham.
"A thick fog developed so it was
found impossible to land at Pulham.
In fact the fog was so dense, we were |
more or less lost, although we knew
the general locality.
Up 3,000 Feet
"We were flying at a height of
about 3.00U feet with the wireless
keeping in tcuch with both Howden
and Pulham. The ship was behaving
finely and there was out a sign of
weakness anywhere.
"We drove out over the sea again
and as the fog continued bad we flew
along lite coast until Wednesday after-
noon when we sighted land at Hull.
We then flew across to Howden where
?t was decided to land at (1:30 p. m..
so we sailed over Hull again. We en-
circled Hull twice and the speed trial
was completely without a hitch.
"A test of the ship's control the n
Y LEAP
began. I was at the lower nidder, pro- ^ had the chute and jumped
reeding back to the tail, and had just! fouled and he hung to the tail of the
reached the cockpit when there was j dirigible.
a tremendous crash. The girders amid-1 "Both Potter and 1 started to run
ships broke and the ship split in forward for other parachutes but
halves. j just as I got in the keel there came
"Both the tail and the nose imme. j an explosion of either a petrol tank
diately pointed dow nward and the j of hydrogen, and flames immediately I
halves started to descend toward the • began to weep the forward i art of'
Mumber. | our half of the ship.
Thought Time Had Come 'What was happening to our com-j
j "I certainly cannot describe my ,ades ,n wther P&*8 of the dirigible
| sensation but I thought my time had 1 don't know. Most of the officers and
j come. i erew were amidships, either seated
! *'I made a rush lor the tail to get (, rlying in their bunks when the gird
Were Flying at 3,000 Feet Height When Terrible
Crash Came and Rig Rag Split in Two,
Catching Fire
•' parachute, but 1 found two of m> (,rl, broke. At least one man dropped
English comrades. Harry Bateman
and Walter Totter, were already there
through the gap made by the break.
I knew there was only one chute j Possibly others did, but probably most
there for the three of us. Bateman of them rolled forward when the air-
ship's nose wen- down.
Jumped Clear of Wreck
"I ran back to the tall to get away
from the fire In the bag. Bateman,
Potter and 1 got into the cockpit.
By this t iv the; . ag w.u shooting
down rapidly. The forward half had
already oeaten us toward the water.
We c ouldn't use a parac hute then, as j
we were too low, only a few hundred
feet up.
"I saw we were going to land in
water, so I c limbed on the fabric for
ward cf the tail c up. I couldn't tell
how fast we were falling but when
J thought we were going to strike I
jumped
"I was surprised to find my feet
striking the bottom. I had landed in
four feet of water near shore. Both
my comrades stuck to the ship and
continued to cling to her as she
struck 1 managed to scramble
aboard the wreckage and then the
three of us were picked up by a tug."
15 CENT LOAF
now
10
Cents
At your grocery or
Market
and
HAMILTON
RAKERY
Mother's Bread
BIG TIME
COMING
Pavement
Dance
by
Drumright
Scottish Rite Club
Tues Aug. 30th
South of Flag Pole
Per Couple Jfl.OO
Good Music Assured
TWO CARS BURN
IN GARAGE FIRE
THIS MORNING
ALARM SENT IN TOO LATE
—BUILDING TOTAL LOSS
A fire early this morning destroy-
ed a garage at the home of Posey
Williams, 21? East Noble street, and
two automobiles in the garage were a
total loss. The cars, a Buick five pas-
senger and an Ookland touring madel, |
belonging to Posey Williams and
Harvey Williams.
The alarm was split in shortly be-
fore 5 o'clock. The building was a
complete mass of flames when the
firemen arrived.
KANSAS CITY
WAFFLE HOUSE
Open
All
Night
THROWS ACID IN
MAGNATE'S FACE;
| OWNER OF TEXAS LEAGUE BASE1,
j BALL CLUB AND YOUNG
WOMAN CHAMPION AT-
TACKED
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 27.—Jess Mas-
sell, president of the Dallas. Texas
league club, and a young woman com.
panion were badly burned with acid
this morning when, according to po-
lice, Mrs. Hassell poured the liquid
Upon them after, she alleged, she found
them together at the baseball park.
Mrs. Hassell was arrested and
charged with maiming.
Something
New-
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Company
4 Doors North of P. O.
| FISHING TACKLE
That's Fit
For Fishin'
All Rods, Reels, Minnow
* Buckets, Slugs, ets., are ■;
being sold for a few days
at
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See our Window
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Uden's Rook Store
112 E. Broadway
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