Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 270, Ed. 1 Monday, April 17, 1922 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 6. NUMBER 270
DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1922
FIVE CENTS A COPY
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FLY CRUSADE
WEEK IS BEGUN
TO SAVE BABIES
Disease and Epidemics Com-
bated by Destroying Fly
Breeding Places
RETAILORS' ASS'N.
IS THE FRIEND OF ,
THE MERCHANTi
'I his is ''kill-Fly-Save-lJaby Week"
In Drumright.
Backed by the community council-
tho science department of tlx' high
school ami the city officials, a
thorough campaign was started tliis
morning to rid the city of tlieu and
breed In* place* for f lien, thus keep
ing down danger of contagious dt
tease epidemics and lowering the
number of deaths of babies under
two years of age.
The campaign is divided into three
parts. First there is to be a fly-catch
ji n contest participated in by school
children, with prizes to the winners.
This is to cut down the present gen
♦ ration of Hies and keep down breed-
ing as far as possible.
The second step is to request
property owners and all occupants of
tity property to remove all garbage
or have it removed «ml keep all fu-
ture necessary ft^rbage screened and
hauled away as soon as possible.
Included in this second step is tin
most essential thing in the whole
i ampaigu—tne sanitary outdoor
toilet where no flies can breed. A
strong effort i3 being made to have
citizens see the advantage of secur-
ing an inexpensive fly-proof outdoor
toilet, which can bo obtained at a
cost of less than $" . This is the most
practical thing for those whose
property can not be connected with
city sewer.
The third step is to have citizens
cover al garbage that accumulates
with common lime, which is one of
tli"-best killers of flies ami their eggs,
according to experiments just com-
pleted by high school science glasses.
Warnings hfive been scattered
broadcast throughout the city by eit>
health officers to clean up fly breed
ing places 011 all premises early this
week. It is pointed out that the breed-
ing of all insect posts has been delay-
ed this spring owing to the man*
rains and the cool weather, so that it
is just the time to start their exter-
minations.
"Everybody is responsible for the
success of this campaign," said V. C.
Arnspiger, head of tne science de-
partment of thef high school, this
morning. "And therefore everyone
must see that his own premises are
cleaned. No matter whether you think
you have a right to let fliesVeed on
your place or not, you can't dodge
the fact that you have NO right to let
these pets of yours fly next door to
some baby's mouth and give it sonu
loathsome disease.
"Until you can afford to screen
your entire property from top to hot
tom and front to back, you've no
right to let flies breed; no moro right
than you have to harbor thugs and
thieves uhless you furnish yQur own
jail."
City officials, who hitherto have
been lenient with those who fail to
comply with the city ordinances on
keeping premises clean, say that
they feel that this time the whole
city wants the cleanup, and that they
will clamp down the lid on ofendcrs
by the end of the week.
rm mmmmmmmmmu mm
l EVERY MEAL :
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The record of the retail dealers « f
the State of Oklahoma discloses the
fact that ! percent of the merchants
who appear to be making money are
actually operating at aN loss. The vol-
ume oP the merchants' assets carried
in bad checks, slow, carried-over and
lost am ounts, easily amounts to more
than the profits on the cash business
done, ami many merchants, from
year to year, are putting forth their
best efforts to an ultimate failure.
One of the aims of the Retailers'
Assrtclation is to check or stop entire-
ly the above mentioned losses. An-
other aim of the Association Is to as-
sist every person to all the credit he
Is entitled to. and not two or Hires
times the amount. Every person's ab-
ility to pay U measured by his ability
to earn, his honesty and his willing-
ness to pay.
It is the duty of the members ot
the Retailers' Association to work in
harmony with this purpose. To do
this, thev an required to make an ac-
curate statement of each merchant's
dealings with them. Their opinion Is
BLACKMAIL IN
CAPITAL RIFE,
WARNING GIVEN
Three City Men Ncar-Victims
Of Mother and
Daughter
Oklahoma City, April 15.—l'ublic
warning to a mother and 17-year-old
daughter, who are claimed TT> have
attempted to blackmail a prominent
young Oklahoma City banker, a well
known Oklahoma stockman and an
Oklahoma City business man, was
issued Friday morning by Forrest L.
Hughes, county attorney.
Names of the two who are claimed
to have been attempting to operate in
Oklahoma City for almost six months
■ nfl the three near-victims of the al-
leged scheme were withheld by the
county attorney.
Sought Criminal Charge
"Not stopping at makinb money de-
mands on three prominent men, the
not sought, but a plain statement of j mother and daughter have come to
facts from actual dealings. j this office and attempted to get trim-
The association working in Drum : «" l charges preferred against these
right. a el- ewh. re. d<-sires to be ' men," said the county attorney,
frank and fair in rating every one. It ' -'So far as we have been able to
has no desire to do otherwise. Kaci'. | learn the mother lias gone to the
merchant mav make hi- own rating.
nrnl it is copied from the records of
his dealings with the merchants.
When the merchants, through the
Retailers' Association, or other
methods, can eliminate the undeserv-
ing receivers of credit and tfie bad
checks, it is then that they will he
able to sell merchandise at a much
lower price.
The association is at present work-
ing on the 1022 ratings. Each one
niav make his rating what he wishes
it to be.
COUNCIL HACK
OF SALVATION
ARMY CAMPAIGN
The Community Council at a meet
; held some time ago voted an en-
dorsement of the Salvation Army
campaign for funds with which to
•omplete Itbuilding. \t that time the
representatives from the various or-
inizations of the city were asked to
propose to their r spective organiza-
tions tlie appointment of a commit-
tee which might, work in cooperation
with the secretary of the S. A. ad vis- j 0
p J ('LOSE CALL FOR
support of the drive.
men, and declared in each instance
they had betrayed her daughter, and
threatened to swear out charges
j.gaimt them unless certain amounts
of money were paid.
"The last case that came to the at
tuition of this office was the stock
man's case. Thev even went so far
in this case as to call the wife of the
man and tell her that unless certain
amounts of money were paid over
charges would be filed.
Lived In Hotels
"Investigation has shown that th •
daughter and mother have spent
much of their time living In hotels
while in Oklahoma City and that the
daughter has sought to lure the men
to her room or her mother's room.
Two of the men had merely met the
girl. '
''This is to "be a final warning. So
far no one has paid over any money.
"Complaints of this kind are too
frequent here. If it requires the entire
time of one of the men in the office
in watching these people, that will
be done. Citizens will be protected
from things of this kind," Hughes
said.
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EDITORIAL
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TO MAKE YOU THINK AND ACT
Which is worth more to you—
your child or tint five-dollar bill
it woudrtake to install a sanitary
toilet or buy lime for the entire
summer?
*OU lower your dining tible to
the level of a manure pile by al
lowing Hie* to run over the food.
A fly and a maggot are equally
clean, equally attractive; they
are father and son, and live in the
same surroundings.
You are more of a life saver
than the best doctor In the city
if you jump into this cleanup
work and do your bit to PRE-
VENT contagious disease by
spoiling the breeding places for
flies.
Kill the flies, save the babies.
Don't be a balky horse this
time; help Drumright pull. Clean
up!
THE WAR DANCE
-BREAKFAST
-DINNER
-SUPPER
CREAM BREAD
PERFECTION
BAKING CO.
Bakers of Cream Bread
10c a Loaf
SAPULPA COMES
TUESDAY TO MEET
DRUMRIGHT HIGH
The baseball gamo on Tuesday
aftorncon at "<o'clock between the
Drumright high school and the Sa-
pulpa high school teams, promises to
be one of the best and snappiest
games of the season and one which
no one can afford to miss. Sapulpa,
as is known, is the present high
school pennant holder. Drumright has
done well anil rejoices in a pitcher
second to none as well as in batters
of 110 mean ability, but it will take all
the strength of the local team playing
moro ernjilessly than it played
against Stillwater to defeat the cham-
pions. The local boys are working
hard to polish off their playing so
that when they meet the Sapulpans
on Tuesday they may add to their
laurels. The admission to the game
is 25 cents.
DELPH1ANS TEA
AT NICODEMUS
HOME WEDNESDAY
The Delphian club will give a
mush tea oft Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. W. E. Nicodemus
011 South Creek avenue. The tea is
tuven >r the benefit of the Com-
munity Playground.
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and colder except in
the northwest portion of the state.
Frost in the north and west portion.
Tuesday fair.
AUTOISTS ON
SAPULPA ROAD
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Mrs. K. N. Hardin is at the Emer-
gency hospital with a broken leg and
other injuries as a result of an auto
accident that occurred yesterday aft-
ernoon on the Sapulpa road about
foui miles from Drumright.
The car, a new Stephens driven by
George Shimp. district superinten-
dent for the Prairie Oil company,
plunged over an'embankment, turnet
over and pinned some of the occu-
pants underneath. Mrs. Hardin being
injured worse than ay of the other
occupants.
It is thought that something broke
about the steering gear, a« the car be-
came unmanageable and ran into thn
ditch before the driver could bring it
to a stop.
Mr. and Mr . Shimp, nnd daughter
Ruth and Mr nnd Mrs. E. N. Hardin
were in the car a* the time of the
accident.
MOTHER HERE IS
CALLED BY DEATH
.Mary Jeanette Baldwin, wife of
George Baldwin died Sunday morn
ing at her home 011 North Cimarron
avenue, having been seriously ill for
three weeks. She is survived by a hus-
"band and two small daughters.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church this afternoon after
which the body was shipped to Miami
where burial will take place.
Mrs. Baldwin was a member of the
Christian church aud of the Maccabe;
lodge.
Now that the dancing craze is
said to be passing, various an-
alysts are trying to explain p.
One of the most interesting at-
tempts is that of Miss Cicely
Hamilton in the Ixmdon Chron-
icle.
Tho "passion for stepping and
whirling to music," hIio remarks,
came to its climax as the world
laid down its arms, in the fall of
IMS. It was a method of rejoic-
ing over victory, for the Germans
"hopped it as wildly as the con-
queror.'* Nor was it "an excuse
for the coming together of the
sexes whom war had divided."
for she saw men dancing with
each other, by hundreds, wildly
and contentedly, in the total ab-
sence of women. It was an unex-
pected outbreak of some obscure
crowd-emotion and she thinks it
was nothing less than a modern
exemplification, on a vast scale,
of the primitive war dance.
"Wo might guard the better
against future outbreaks of whole
sale savagery might control
more wisely our sudden herd-
impulses if we understod the
precise connection between the
shedding of blood and pleasure
of capering to music. For there
is a connection, fundamental and
eternal, which the savage, in his
war-dance has always been aware
of. but which civilized (or so-call-
ed civilized! man had forgotten
till he blood-fever swept over Eu-
rope wnd America. With the fever
in his veins tho white man danc-
ed like the savage arrayed in his
war-paint.''
That may explain part of the
craze, but hardly all of it. As the
writer realizes, there are two
great incitements to the dance—
war and love. War may have
started the cavorting; but the
war dance, in America Jit least,
in its later stages has visibly
changed into a love-dance—some-
thing not at all unusual, after
war. And since this latter ^hasfi
is. if nosslbl'', worse than the
former, there is all the more re-
joicing among normal human be-
ings that is fury is dying out.
UNCAS BANDITS
TAKEN MAKE
CONFESSION
Money Taken From Bank It
Recovered by Pome Trail-
ing Robbers
Ponca City. April 15.—With the ar-
rest of two men. said to be Sam Hunt-
er. formerly of Eldorado, Kan. and
Floyd Rogers, formerly with the Mar
land Refining company here. aPPro
ximately hare been recovered
of money stolen Friday morning at
0 o'clock from the Uncas State bank
at Uncas, ten miles northeast of
Ponca City.
The two were captured about 1:30
o'clock Friday afternon by s posse
from Kaw City, composed of lames
I'arki r, lican Randall, and Fred
Cagel, the first persons to catch up
with them The men surrendered
without offering resistance and read
Ilv admitted the robbery of the Un-
cas bank, it is said.
Money Is Recovered
A search of the bandits revealed
f 1 ,.'00 111 currency that had been tak-
en from the Uncas bank. The men
ptatcd the. had concealed the silver
and gold and took their captors to the
hiding place, and $800 was found bu-
rled in a field.
When captured the bandits were
about two miles north and one milo
east of Kaw City. They had previous
ly abandoned a Ford roadster near
Iteaiei Creek and had taken to Shld-
I let- states that a Ford roadster was
stolen there Thursday midnight.
Cashier Alone At Time
Hunter and Rogers have been em-
ployed in the oil field near Burbank.
Driving into Uncas Friday morning,
two unmasked men entered the Uncas
State bank and forced George M.
Jacques, cashier, to hand over all
money In sight. Jasques was alone in
the bank. The robbers jumped into a
Ford roadster and escaped.
They crossed the Arkansas river
bridge east of Uncas, and then stop
ped long enough to pul\ several
planks from the bridge to check pur
suit. A posse, following them, werj
forced to rebuild that portion of the
bridge, thus causing a considerable
delay
Sheriff Dan Bain, of this coynty 's
president of the bank. The arrested
men have been taken to the county
jail at Newkirk.
A. L. A. EXECUTIVE
BOARD CENSURES
CONGRESSWOMAN
The executive hoard of the Ameri-
can I region Auxiliary at its meeting
last week in Oklahoma City passed
a:id forwarded to Miss Alice Robin-
son. congi -rswonian from Oklahoma,
a resolution condemning her singular
action in opposing the bonus legisla-
tion as "unworthy of American wo-
manhood." The board made it known
that this resolution was passed re-
gardless of political affiliation.
The board also voted its hearty aP
proval of the raising of the tax levy
for the improvement of state school
work.
Mrs. Earl Anderson of Drumright
was made chairman of the oomralt
tee on constitution and by-laws for
the department of Oklahoma.
WINS APPLAUSE
IN RECITAL AT
STATE COLLEGE
Among the nine students of tlm
University at Oklahoma who took
part In the recent student recllal in
the auditorium ot the line arts build-
ing ot the university i as Miss Mar-
guerite Oieientanner of Drumright
Miss Gieeentanner's rendition was ex-
qulsitoly given, according to those
who heard her. The young lady Is a
sophomore in the arts and science
department. She plans a librarian's
< areer for herself and at the present
time assists in the university library,
where during the summer she will
take a regular position.
The program of the Norman recit-
al in which Miss Glewmtanner took
part is as follows;
Piano solo, Louise Little, Norman,
l.ento (Scott!, Music Box (leadow);
Kayo Bryan, O Thy Sublime Sweet
livening Star (Wagoner-Listt); Mar
guorite Glenentanncr. Drumright, To
« Wild Hose (MacDoweli), From An
Indian Lodge (MacDoweli); Corynne
Wall, Norman, Spanish Dance No. 2
(Grenade I; Mrs. Mathews, Norman,
March Mlgnon (Polidini); Lucy
Finn, Norman, selected.
Violin. Mary Louise Parker. Noi-
n-au, Joy of Life iNageli); Fletcher
Ward, Lexington, 1-ollypop Kcvue
(GotlschaeU.
Voice. Mrs. Virgil Kiever, Norman.
1 Pa-fs Ry Your Window ilSrohe).
Four Killed and Others
Believed Killed by a
Terrific Wind; Relief
Parties Search Debris
For Bodies After Illin-
ois Disaster.
Centralia, III., April 17.—Four per-
sons are known to have been killed,
three are reported killed and thirty
five injured in a cyclone which
swept over lrvlngton, a village south
of here, early today.
Relief parties are Hcurchlng tin
debris for additional bodies and it
feared the death toll may be lncreus
ed.
A farmer mimed Italdrdge, living
between Centralia and Walnut 11HL
five miles away, was reported killed
when the cydone destroyed his home.
According to reports reaching
here, tvvo daughters of Valentino
Schuefler, living seven miles oast of
Centralia, were blown away and tho
dead body of one was found a mile
from the Schuefler homo. The other
girl is believed to have been killed.
Mrs. John Itapps of lrvlngton, today
was reported among the dead.
Tho injured in the eyclono wori
brought to hospitals here or taken to
surrounding townr.
The bodies of two children were
dug out of tho wreckage of their
homes eftily today. Tho body of an
unidentified man was found in a field
three miles north of lrvlngton. Manv
persons are missing and it Is prob-
ible it will be hours before the exnot
number of killed and Injured Is
known.
In some sections of the village fire
broke out in the ruins of the homes
adding to the horrors.
Centralia, III, April IT. Reports
that a tornado struck Jii Walnut Hill,
a town of 100 people and in the vil
lage of Shookvllle, shortly after mid-
night last night were received here
early this morning. Tho extent of
the storm was not learned. No ro
orts of any damage or loss of life
were received.
Deports to telephone stations here
and from unconfirmed railroad sour-
cos declare the twister cut a swath
a block wide and about a mile long
in the vicinity of Shookvllle, which
is located on the Southern railr- ad.
Telephone companies said linemen
were workng to restore a mile
stretch of poles which were laid low
by the wind. No other damage was
reported from that section.
NEW DATE SET
FOR BEARING OF
OKMULGEE CASES
By Associate-! Press
Okmulgee. April I". District Judge
Mark L Uonrtli today postponed
the ntraignment of Governor Robert
i.on and other defendants, indicted b>
the grand jury ua a result or its in-
vestigation of tile failure of the Bank
of Commerce, from today until May
third. When the name of tile Govern
or and other defendants were calleii
Judge Bozarth announced that on re-
quest of attorneys for" various de-
fendants In agreed not to insist on
the arraignment today. A formal or-
der was entered on the minutes or
tho court iixing May u, as the date for
arraignment.
CUSHING CROWD
SEES DRIVER DIE
BEFORE AUTO RACE
Wichita Racer Crushed
Death During Practice
Run.
to
Arthur Hendricks has returned to
drumright after being In Woeletka,
Okla.. for several weeks.
Cushing, April 17. .1. C. Montgom-
ery of Wichita, aKn., years old, an
automobile race driver, was instantly
lul ed at Speedway park here Sunday
afternoon when bis .Mercer raring
car threw q front wheel at the first
turn and rolled over three times, pin-
ning the pilot underneath J. II.
Chase, Montgomery's mechanician.
thrown clear of the machine and
escaped with only a few scratches
The accident, tthlch is the first of
fatal consequences that ever has oc-
curred on the Cushiug motor speed-
way was witnessed by a crowd of
about 200 peoplo, out for the opening
of the motor racing seaaon.
Caught by Wheel
Montgomery had just gone on th*
track for a practice spin preliminary
to the rates. In which he was enter
od. Ills car seemed barely under way
when a front wheel was seen to fly
off and the machine started turning
over and over. The mechanician's
body shot through the air and fell
free, but .Montgomery, behind the
wheel, couldn't iT't away.
When Montgomery's body was ex-
tricated from tho wro< kage It was
found that nearly every bone wa'«
broken. The neck was broken, the
t-kull fractured and the chest caved
In.
Races will bo held at the speedway
hore nearly every week this spring.
Wichita, Kan., April IT. Mrs. J. C.
Montgomery of this city, whose hus-
band wis lulled at the Cushing race-
track Sunday afternoon when his rac
i?ig car overturned, is nearly prostra-
ted tonight although word of her hus-
band's death has not been given her.
Friends informed her that her hus-
band wa merely injured. According
to friends his wife had a premonition
that he wculd be killed when he
s tarted for Cushing in his car.
It was learned here tonight that
before 1' aving Wichita Montgomery
remarked that he did not think his
oar was braced sufficiently to stand
the grind to which a racing car is
subjected, but preferred to "take a
chance" rather than withdraw from
the race. This was Montgomery's
first race.
DR. L. BLACHLY
HEADS STATE
A. L. A. COMMITTEE
The American l.eglnu Auxiliary, de-
partment of Oklahoma at the regular
session of it;i executive committee in
Oklahoma ("ilv. April ti, acting under
instructions' from national headquar-
ters. appointe d chairmen ot addition-
al standing for the state. Word lia«
been received here that I>r. Lucile
lllachly of this cty has been appointed
chairman of the Reconstruction com-
mittee, xvlil'h is one of the most Im-
portant of tho committees In the work
ot the auxiliary.
Miss Gertrude Kahle of Oklahoma
City «'ll spend a few weeks here the
guest of relatival.
BEVERLY JONES
GEORGIA D.JONES
Dentists
112 E. I!roadway
Phone oG
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NEWQ.R.3.
MUSIC ROLLS
"Virginia Blues"
"Cutie"
"Sal-O-May"
"Carolina Boiling
Stone"
Get lliem at
UDEN'S
| BOOK STORE
t 149 E. Broadway
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