Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 257, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1922 Page: 3 of 6
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'"'"PAY, APRIL 1, 1022
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FREE STATE ACT
BECOMES A LAW;
PEACE FQRSEEN
liinli Measure Ik Ku lie<i
Through Both Houses
of Parliament
London. April 1 TIih Irish Free
' lul. act. officially rivaling Uh- Irish
I r -i* uftit into effort today,
following tin* iirniiiK of the Irish
|m 'in ne r iM'jiioni hy ri'iirwnlatlvi's
Mitli Ir«*l:iixl and the
oi north
Uritl.h >■<
ent.
Ilvi ill moved rapidly in the Irish
it nation Colonial Sw'relarv Win
* I on Churchill moved adoption or the
iiinetidltietils that had been attached
to lie* Irish Kree State act hy the
house of lord* The amend men ts,
however, were rej«. ted. The hill
u.i i then shot hack to the house of
lonl:-. which withdrew* the amend
montH As the art in its original
form ha already been passed upon
final reading h.v hoth houses , it
needed only royal assent to make it
operative. Tills was given hy proxy
ill the afternoon and the hill lie-
ifiine a piece of organic law.
London. March .'$1 -Colonial Sec-
retary Winston Churchill, in a speech
in the house of com in oil 8 this after-
noon. warned lie* nation not to he
loo optimist is over the result of the
Irish peace agreement signed here last
night hy representatives pf north and
south Ireland and the Itritinli govern-
ment.
—o
FOR KlvNT room unfurnished
house nrinr (Jvpsv plant $8. Apply at
.11 Last Wood street. 257-8t.
CHECK ARTISTS
draw Warning
FROM ( I SIIINC
Cushing. April 1 Merchants an
'foiled to I h oil (he lookout for .<
j mail and woman working a "check
Kanie," in a htilletin sent out hy S«*i
retury c F Chad wick of the
tall Menhant'h association iu Cush
' inn
j "M«* on tile lookout for .1 C liar
nett and wife, which was the name
(they used here. Their game is to
j go together to a store, make a small
. purchase. Kiv< a large check iu pay
: iiient. They used checks on the First
National Hank of Drumright while
here. Woman is short and fleshy, tin
tidily dressed in dark blue serge suit,
| will prohahly lie wearing cheap hlat k
sailor hat. while faced.
! "Man is ahove average height. rir or
4u years old. dark hair, smooth sha\
eat wears coat and trousers of differ-
ent color; white socks and black
shoes. They pose as working peo-
ple of the city and give local ad-
dress. Woman claims to lie res
taurant worker and man usually sells
articles on the street from a small
grip stand. If located, please cause
arrest and notify this office at our
expense. We will forward warrant.
Ill <;<) FIGHTS
MALARIA AND
MOSQUITOES
Hugo, April I.—Definite plans for
exterminating the mosquito iu Choc-
taw county, and the.« by preventirg
malaria, have been formed by th<
Lions' club here, officials have an-
nounced.
A co'-ps of officers for the campaign
headed by Dr. (J. E. Harris, have
been appointed and will start work at
once. Harris will be sent to Oklaho-
ma city by the club to confer with
the slate health department concern
ing plans for malaria prevention
NOBLE OIL CO.
S'JES EX-HEAD
FOR OIL LEASE
[Charges Appropriation of Com-
pany'* Property For Pri-
vate Use
iind! Ided
11ion I- ise
.lie
till
Clair
oiinty
crude
also nan
attorn
Oil
nin1
nels for his own i
J. A. Ranoy,
corporal ion and
I'urt basing. Compa
defendants ill ti
for tile X'ohle companv tiding that
the tirt named > laim ill interest
| iu tin1 land in <|Ueslion and that
the Sinclair company h;i handled
oil from the lea <•.
I Oliarles F. Noble, ilie petition sots
<ut, resigned as pre ident of the
nil cotnpuii) hearing his name last
January after having held the posi
tion for more than two years. hur-
ling this time it was his 11ilf >. among
i other tilings, to acquire leases and
I interest in lenses for the Noble com-
panv to develop, the petition states.
; Noble is charged with hiving pur-
chased an interest ill :i valuable
h ase ill liis own name, ami to have
! developed the satye with company
i material arid labor after having
I heard of tin lease through company
departments in charge of scouting
J for oil leases. After having re-
signed tin* petition slate Noble kept
the Interest to the lease in question
ml refused to turn it over to the
N'oble company.
All motleys ohtuined from oil pro |
duct ion on the half interest in ih<|
l .i<*e is ask^d |i> I He Noble Oil coin (
pall\ iii its suit " A receiver i a t. I
im| lo lie ap|siinted dining the liti> ;i
tion of the suit
ItORItKKS LOOT
PONCA RANK
GET PENNIES
I'onca City, April I Iloliher* dir.' {
ato the vwult at the DepositCuaranty ;
State hank here some time TJhurs
day night ami made good their es
• ape with approximately f|.* 0 worth
itf pennies contained in severnl largi
Lags, |
Liberty bon<ls and other valuables
• il cmtomers and money were in il.c
! ite al the front of the building No
! . I fort was made to enter this, of'i
I (ills state. A theft of a high powered
j < ai from a local garage is connected
<vitl the bank robbery hy police ofli
. i ils.
600.000 MINERS
EXPECTED OUT
IN GREAT STRIKE
Non-union Men Quit Win k Real
Test for Monday
liidu
!m
April t <i
>tlsioti H-oiii he
(TSHING MAN
FORMER CHIEF OF
POLICE SUICIDES
Cushing, April I.—Joseph Harris,
.".ti yearn old, former chief of police,
killed himself by shooting at his
hoir.e here Friday afternoon. Rela-
tive- stated that ho had been despond
i ent foi several days but no other
cause can be assigned for his act. lie
leaves his widow, three married child-
. en and one unmarried daughter.
Hah Is was chief of police in Cush-
ing during the ''boom days'* when the
Cushing oil field was at its height
I lie made a good record in law en-
forcement miH has always been a
popular man here. He recently spent
several months at Pawhuska, but re-
turned here in poor health.
napoiis;
dent thai the
I at midnight by union coal miners
, would result today in a complete tle-
ap of the country s unionised fields,
1 i fl'icials of the Dniled Mine Workers
of Interim at its hc.'idqpartcrs here,
nwuited reports from district leaders
showing the exact effectiveness of
tlie shutdown.
\t Last liuO/nm men- loo.onu of
them non union union— were expect-
ed b> the union to he • nrolled in the
walkout, which is planned to continue
indefinitely in an effort lo forco op-
erators to aovpt the miners' terms
for new wage contracts. Preliminary
I report to headquarters here won
said to indicate that few operators,
who conduct their mines on the
"closed shop", basis, planned to at-
tempt continued production.
I For the first time in the history of
the coal indusiiy, upion officials'snid
l'< ill bituminous and anthracite ilel.'t-
were tied up simultaneously and the
union estimate was that <1,000 of tIn*
, .r 00 mines in the country were clos-
ed as a result of the walkout. The
only production by union workots
was reported from Kentucky, where
"■.olio miners are under contrail ta
work for another year.
Reports recfived al district head-
qiiarti-is of the miners' union Indicit
ed that the tieup in the Indiana field
w ti ore .'IG.ooo union miners wore em-
i ployed, was complete. All miners
j trains, used in transporting the work-
ers to and from the mine owuei
til ilie MiK|M<iisloii of work -«d
Lewis to Washington
Mr. Lewis immediate plan <
for him leaving here tonight
Washington. appearing on Mend
fore the house lalnir committe«
Iuen proceeding to Ne.\ Vork
sume a ifee i.egothitloiis with ti
tiiracite operator*. He d#«dared i
psH'ted l< lay the "miners* i av
u re the house committee iu «l
hut refrained from further eon
of his prospective testimony.
/..'•SAN MADE
ROTARY CHIEF
ST, LOUIS NEXT
i l.m-riupy New (iovrrnor
Will I'n :lde A' St. I.oui.i
Convent io\i-
FAKE DIAMONDS
FOR TULSANS
CAUSE ARRES't'
(Sapulpa. April l Karl Kdwan
and Welti.U Sawyer, young Ke n
j i est ed Friday on the charge of ••lli'"
I''diamonds." wne onl«-i d held
I further investig.ition In M t hi Don
McMasters in police court I his ntoi i
I ing.
I'd wards declared that he w i i
former hrakentau for the 'K ii > ' 11,
said they bought the diamond rin
they carried from a pawnbroker u.
Muskogee and denied that they ever
tried to sell them. When asked w1-
I hey were carrying so much mouex
lie said it was won iu a crap game
The diamonds the youim n < >
were carrying aro i \cellout in mil
tious.
The Better
the Printing
of your sttitionery the bettn
the impression it will creatt
Moral: Have your print*
ing done hrre.
Ituln
go
Ct at
'hk tluern
v if MlcCt
r tin
ui;r I
• • « ti Muskogee * hL
i -I ■« t I n rn < y succeeds '
n el foplln The conference .
lo 1 Ilie largest ever held Ik
<'i.strict Si Louis was selected at
M-\t meeting place.
■ *n.- it.'gestet! that the three
of llol.irv to be formed if
• in , .t nteenIII district is di
. ;ich hold their coitven
ii i.' iii: Total registration
ii \ t til ion was 244,024.
\< lob i on; repres.-nt i
tie conference Frid'iv
i< in of the hall built
i I lie convention was t.
>'iiini The hall cost
'•ii ill iu tilt* baseball
it at Mr.skogee.,
ASONS LA\
CORNER S'l\ V -
f (OMAN
j end AN* 111 Comanche Masoi.s
i1 t i riterstoiie for their no *
week ill the presence of
inihiding delegations front
. hi. I.■>co, Walters and Lawton.
inr at a special meeting
itea were niven degrees.
' n.mai'i he temple is the first
!u . M t .mil building to he
!M
led in : tephens county.
a ijearsjfun in New York
Sunday—Monday
1 uesday
All Drumright, will know
ksumxf cs«w«aEauec2Kt.
why this great Production
Fl1
Plays Long Runs Everywhere
The Story of a Mother and her flock of Kids woven
with Sunshine and Sentiment.
Heartlifting—clean and compelling Comedy. It
will bring hack youth's arefree days.
A picture that will always be one of the pleasant
milestones on the journey through life so keen a pic-
turizalion that your eyes fill a remembrance of Youth
an appreciation of eternal.
MOTHER LOVE
Special Orchestra Interpretations
3
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I SHOWS DAILY—Matinee, 1 p. m.; 3:30m.—Evening, 7 p. in.; 9:30 p. m. . .
ADMISSION: Adults, 50c; Children 25c War Tax Included
1 William Fox
Presents
The wondei
I play of the
century
mm
'mm
Mn
f, -
jrem the poems of
Will Carle foil
I>V : ->
Scenario by
Pa ill II. Sloane
. w*'
"Directed by
Hairy Millarde
M.VRRY ( VKIi AS
"MA"DENTON
ANNOUNCEMENT—The Management of the
Strand Theatre has strained every point regardless
of cost to exhibit the largest productions of silent
entertainment for the theatre-going people of Drum-
right. This fact is well proven with William Fox's
production, "OVHIl I HK 1I1L1." and many other pic-
ture. ; of the year to follow.
Respectfully,
JAMES A LIFER, Mgr.
DO YOU LOVE YOUR MOTHER?
You will low her n :c:'i r seeing this great
picture of joy and c laddm . inl■ i niingled with sun-
shine and sentiment.
It is Really—
The sweete ;l, 11"> "■ I woiidn-fiil. must heart-touch-
ing, most laiigh-pr-ovokinj- picture in all Screen
History.
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