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DRUMRIGHT, OKLAHOMA, I UESDAY, JUNE 20, 1922
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FLOODS SWEEP RIO GRANDE
BIG STRIKE TO
BE PLANNED AT
CAUCUS TONIGHT
Rait M cn and Miners Gel
Head* Together, A Mil- j
lion May Strike j
(By Associated Press)
Ctaeiimati. June 20.—Interest here
tmfciy in the nation wide railroad
utrikf sit nation is centered in a con
fer*m e to be hold tonight l>etween
officiate of the miners and railroad
nh«M crafts unions, when the plans
for concerted strike action between
th# organizations will be discussed.
R M Jewell, head of the railway
em>pJ«^«es department, and John D.
I.ewtH, president of the United Mine
Wuvfeera of America at the confer
ence yMterday discussed the agenda
of tonight's meeitng. and mapped out
a plan for the action proposed.
N«ne but the "BigFour" or the
tra«apoi ation brotherhoods are ei-
petted to attend the meeting, it was
statx*! Members of these organisa-
tion* aire not affected by the recent
d*t ishrti of the railroad labor board.
Seek Law on Combine
Vlfth the assurances of the fight-
V* aNiance came a move today by
waarimmt labor leaders to see that
ferm4 « the comhinatio,n is within
law
♦Ostensibly here to advise labor on
bow H can combat the United States
court's recent adverse de-
itsNm m the child labor and the Colo
iado coal cases, prominent legal
^ I* of the country wi| be called
t . paas 11 |H>n legality of the jUcU*
<eso.
T« n lawyers, drafted from among
eunamllng legal lights from all sec-
of the country,, are expected
tonight, beckoned by the lea«l
«rn < f the American Federation of
Labor !,*•• convention.
Lewie Assures SuppQrt
ft th«\v convince labor, leaders thers
l« tm c nspiracy in the contniplated
«ofrHnation, the coalition wll be ef-
tomorrow.
"I am convinced that the railroad
l**a#*rs recognize the ^necessity of
making a fight, regard less of the coil-
said President Lewis,
*'mn4 in that light they will receive
the whole sou led cooperation of
every man in the mining Industry
asd the help of the miners will nut
he a matter of small consequences."
Recant wago cut decisions of the
r-tilroad labor board leave the em-
lloyes with no alternative but to
fight. in I.wis' opinion.
Colin identally with the statement
c* Mr. Lewis, ten rail union presi-
dents made public last night a let-
ter to the labor board announcing
their intention of going through with
:he strike authorized by the vote '4
th* union's members. B. M. Jewell,
heart of the railway employes depart-
ment. stated that the vote indications
were overwhelmingly for a walkout.
MAY CATCH KILLER
Coaroe, Texas, June 20— Officers
today were working on clues which it
was believed would lead to the arrest
of the slayer of Mrs. J. Burkett, 26,
widow, who was found murdered late
Sandav with her head crushed. The
wrrnian had been dead for three days,
and two little children were found
starving in the house, having no food
for that length of time. The woman liv-
ed between Fostoria and Cleveland.
miles from this place.
o—■ ■
START ON NEW CHURCH
Ada. June 20.—Construction work
on the new $50,000 building of the
Presbyterian church starts Tuesday.
An elaborate ceremony will be held
to feature the breaking of the first
dirt.
Nice Teachers
May I)o Shimmy
and Hold Jobs
Attorney General In Noted Kansas
Case Holds That You Can't
Fire Them Even if it Hap
pens In Schoolhoute
Topeka, Kan . June 20—School
teachers' certificates may not he
revoked by the state superinten-
dent for dancing and dances may
be held in schoolhouses at the dis-
cretion of school boards That is
the substance of an opinion is-
sued Moaday evening by Atty. Gen
Richard J. Hopkins
The opinion was prepared as a
result of action of Ix rralne E.
Wooster, state superintendent, in
refusing to renew the certificate
of Mrs. Clara White, school teach
er of Eminence. Finney county.
IxM-ause she participated in a
dance held at the Eminence
school Karle Dixon, member of
the Kminence school board, has
anouncad ther£ will be a dance at
the schol on July 1. in defiance of
Mis3 Woosters' order*-
— "
HOT WEATHER
HEALTH RULES
Kansas City, June 19.—Rules
for keeping healthy during the
heat wave were issued today by
Dr. E. H. Hulldock. health di-
rector.
"Let corn whiskey alone.
"Kat green vegetable salads
and dairy dishes. Do not sat
heavy foods.
"Do not drink ice a-ater Wat-
er colled with ice to about 60
degr.'ea In not harmful.
"Beware of fountain drinks
and sodn pop Ice cream is essi
ly digested and nourishing
"Get all the sleep possible.
"Wear light clothes and don't
worry about looks or anything
else. i
ONE LOSES LIFE
IN RAZOR FIGHT
Negro Women in Shamrock
Battle to Finish—Death
and Jail
WOODS TO PREA('H
HERENEXTSUNDAY
who occupied tli« | ulpit o(J'iesh.\
terian church here last Sualy, will
"Take plenty of cool baths."
CANEY TO BUILD HALL
CANEY. Kan.. June 20.—The city
of Caney has purchased the Ziegen-
foss lot at Fifth avenue and State
street and a ney city frail will be
erected thereon.
KILLS FOUR WHO
SLEEPON TRACK
Harvest Hands Scattered Over
Three Miles of Road by
Santa Fe
By Associated Press
Wichita. Kan , June 20.—'Four har-
vest hands, all between the ages of
18 and 22 years, were killed near here
early today when they were run over
by the Santa Fe train No. 22. north-
bound.
Two of the men. Charlie Jackson
and Stanley Carr, are both from St.
Ixmis. The other two have not yet
been identified.
Jeff Briant, another member of the
party, was severely injured about the
arms and legs.
All five of the men were asleep on
the Santa Fe tracks two miles south
of Wichita Junction signal tower, ac-
cording to the disconnected story told
by Briand to city detectives who found
the mangled bodies scattered along
the tracks for a distance of three
miles.
TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL
Jay, June 20,—The school board
has voted to erect a stone school
building, and then another , build-
G. W. Lancaster of Ketchum is
architect. The present school build
ing is to be erected to a one-story
bubilding. and then another build-
ing added to this one. The buy-
ing is to lie ready for use by S^>.
tember 1.
TO BUILD HIGHWAY
Haskell. June 20.—At a meeting of j
the chamber of commerce, announce-
ment was made that contract will be i
let June 27 for two miles of road I
building north of this city connecting
Haskell and Coweta. Two blocks oi
ic ad has just been tinished south of j
town. ^
Addle Dorden, negro woman. Is in
the city jail here charged with mur-
der and Laura Smallwood negro < f
Shamrock Is dead as a result of a
razor battle between the two women
CD the streets of Shamrock last night.
They'd been quarreling all day,
eyewitneses say, but it was not until
dark descended that they brought
their razors into play.
Both wero armed and the to. #
went swift a/vd red until the Dordon
noman succeeded with one terrible
swipe in severing the juglai vein of
her adversary, almost decapitating
her. Death followed In a few minutes.
The victor was found to be suffer-
ing a number of deep cuts, including
one about five inches long on bet
head. She was taken into Drumright
by Undersheriff Jack Brum
ROTARIANSPLAN
TO VISIT SCOUTS
Will Go Tuesday to the Camp
at Sapulpa and Be Guests
of Boys
The Rev Benton K. Woods yf Yale,
>sb> -
111
again liavffe.the pulpit, lie will preach
lit 11 o'clock next Sunday.
| "The Gospel of flfic Second Mile,"
as applied to present day needs is to
be the subject of next Sunday's dis-
course. Service is the thouglK or
theme. "If a man compel tliee to go a
mile, go twain." is the scripture pas*
j-ge from which the thought i.< darwn
I A musical program is being prepar-
ed for the service. The church will be
well ventilated and cool.
No further plans for occupation of
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
I liavo yet been announced.
GETS WORD OF
MOTHER'S DEATH
Joe Adama of the Adams grocery
on Ti -er hill ic elvej a 1 -ttor today
telling of his mother Mrs Wardy
Adams, in Syria.
Sh^ was 60 years rid and is sur-
vived by a daughter, in addition <o
j dr. Adams. This daughter was con-
j stantly by lie. bedside until the end
j < ante.
I Seveial days ago Mr. Adams rcceiv
« d a picture of her through the mails
from Syria, only to have the an-
i'i ouaicement cl her death follow.
THEIR HOME IN
THE OPEN WOODS
Police Arrest Three Who Can-
not Explain Methods of
Camping
Found wandering in the woods
close to the western city limits of
Drumright three persons were arrest
« d early this morning hm a result of a
(omplaint from a resident in the vi
clnlty that they had stolen a bed
quilt off a clothes line. They are
now in the city Jail held for investi-
gation.
Taken to the police station they
pi; ve their names as J. L. Wheelei,
llachael Wheeler and a boy, who is
about 13 years old. Buster Wheeler.
They had only a small bundle of old
clothes and were sleeping out under
the stars on the quilt alleged to have
I cen "borrowed*" from a nearby
clothes line.
Questioned by the police they told
widely divergent stories. Officers are
making a full Investigation to see i(
they ian find any trace of former
activities. They say they came Into
Oklahoma to work in the oil fields.
iBBBiflONwaaaup
REPUBLICANS WIN
THRU MINNESOTA
(By Associated Press)
St. Paul, Minn, June 20.—Ad-
litional returns today of Mon-
day's election in Minnesota
strengthened the lead establish-
ed at the outset by Senator Frank
R. Kellogg, Governor J. A. O.
Pruevsa and other candidates
endorsed by the republican state
convention.
Mrn. Annie Rickey Oleson,
derrocrat, endorred by the state
convention for .e United Statet.
senatorial jf ination crept into
the lead again as the new returns
came in and when 387 of the
rtate's 3,'138 precincts reported
her vole -1,968 to 3,393 polled by
her nearest opponent, Tom
Mcighen.
LAID TO REST
CUSHING The funeral of little
C (iir llutchins. who lost his life-by
drowning in the McLaury pool last
Thursday night, was held in the M.
10. church on Sunday afternoon.
It was attended by a large audience
of sympathizing and- grieving neigh-
bors and friends, including many
mates of the dead boy. The exercises
were conducted by the pastor.
Death occurred May 15.
I
The Drumright Puikiing and Loan
association and the Home Building
and Loan association were endorsed at
meeting of the Rotary club at noon
today In the Methodist social hall. J
TAX ON PROGRAM
Sapulpa—The occupation tax will
be up for discussion at the meet
ing of tile city commissioners to-
night at the city hall and all busi-
ness men interested in it are in-
vited to be present.
Several have announced that they
In a KMRssing contest In which ft.,- Thi(. Ulfl ,«.KUiar '
l.t-M Wall Minor won ont ly guew.- tnJ ',n,ml|, IlleetlnK ,)f lh, tom.
inp the largest number of owners for n^si0m,L*
the largOBt number of hais. V^alter"
was given the privilege M buying ttVe
cigars fo*- Ihe Hsemblage.
V. C Arnsplger, secretary. «h„ ^ ,„o tm, Iwtart,
, delPgaU to the International cA, ,,u; pllnimef at ,h„
' '•'Vtlon of ItotaHan* at Lb, An^ek ,-.ni , oklahoma for o.„ I
made his report to the group. i,om.s ,^dl(. according to P. K
Dr Martin reported the tourist (,ajthe|. HP(,.,.tary ,()
.amp -.11 in readiness for use. | dire(tor
Arrangomento were made for all
Hotarlans to take a trip to the Boy
Scouts camp at Sapulpa next Tues-
day. There they will be the guests ov
Drumright scouts.
6RUMRIGHT BOYS SIGN UP IN REAL
CITY LEAGUE OF BASEBALL TEAMS
TOWNS WRECKED
IN WILD SWEEP
OF HIGH WATER
Rivet Highest in History—City
of Mexico Is in
Danper
(By Associated Press)
Lardeo Texas. June 20—Hundreds
"I Mexicans have been rendered des-
titute and scores of houses in the
low lands have been washed away,
the Laredo light plant ha-t been put
"lit of commission and much livestock
has been drowned when the Rio
Grande reached the crest of a rise of
Vt feet ! inches this morning end
>preud ovor the low sections of
Laredo and N« uvo Laredo.
(Mfleers of the government depart-
ment are flooded and nt ! o'clock
but few inclie , of tho New Interna*
tlonal bridge connorling i^nred i an t
Neuvo Laredo was visible above thn
raging toironts of ilie water.
Bodies Reported
Two pen us aro reported to have
been soon floating down the stream
vith wreckage of houses, small
bridges, other debris and the car-
cases of animals.
The water is sweeping between th*
swiftness and i, at ;he highest stags
• ver recorded here.
Under Supericion of V. C. Amspiger, Playground Supervisor,
Games Will Be Arranged and Staged Between
Teams From Different Ward Schools
, . C|pC IN COURSES
.,N*(}\t))ajjf,tJuyc 24). Nearly «uo stu-
Dean \\r. W.
tho summer
school.
! ?.:mright letwia • • - • cs I Klectrlc (oinpany. The number li
v)f t* t-rA >K k I 1*^, Broaflway,
u* city baseball league, ( ( | Do/'t forgyl f.be ntim .. . j-ra--
Snre Is good news, ain't it, fellers! ii you ever hope |p get 'h ^1^ th^'i ^
Be# rs looking "f* r''Just thi.> sojt ef (league team .voy'te gjiing
scheme tor gosh knows huv long. 1 wister
and b«Te It is waiting for us.
I1wpw*s thh Uay the leagus is going
to • run. according* t*> th« way V. (^.,
Arnnpiger has It figured out and h^
might to knoW, because lie did the
figuring.
To Be Ward League
The league is going to b^ orgaslz
ed between the boys of tho dtfercnt
.... ypyre ghlng to^Vo'V
Hi that, oilice| ^ ' ^|
/Vill ftz Other Stunts n' j
jas^ball huslnes.^ |s"l>ki'y olie ,
San Anti nio, Texas, June l'o Tbo
u.ost disastrous flood in the history
of the Rio Urande valley in sweeping
down through the rich farming lands
towards Hrownsvllle and the (iulf or
Mexico, accord*.** to reports receiv-
ed here today.
City geinfl Wiped Out
Neuvo Lareno, on the Mexican sidj
wipdd out. The CUl-
!)• 1 , oei an se ....
• ^ tvMts If^fcs^ii'ha\e been eiirried away
ni^fhfJ are nfp/ute^ as' crUOt
Iflliig^dfiiJI^nltttM'tantK lAVflated on
hlfeli 'rt«Hllf?' fl/'a, - | ai ?iVtthA town
Thl, ha^ball husin.-HK'W'f.Hy olii ;«tl -gi«IK-fca|ii* Wt flit «tW
of thostui.ty lie ill K planned for the Uttl« |«r roald-nt,, ,;f
Ml minor In ™'u-' or,Ion l',',,). l« b
|>ru|p'rlRl.t plagyKiom,.! projort. PVnW 1 UM>.t..wn i, !.,.« ''krtbl!
tho C and poiht of a'bdy ner.l^,,
fun in th, worst way, „• ""
river where'the flood crest has past
Indicate gicat damage and poisibl^
most important, though.
Other stunts wll be sprung on tin
FIFTY CAUGHT
IN NIGHT RAID
Bristow. June 20.—«County and city
officers Saturday night joined in dra-1
gnet raid on local rooming houses !
end immoral resorts in one of the !
most sweeping campaigns against the |
lawless elenieut ever instituted here, i
More than fifty persons, about]
evenly divided between the sexes
were arested and fined. The fines
will total more than $1000.
The raids came as a surprise. The
raiders moved quietly into the neigh-
borhoods where persons of immoral
repute congregate and the work of
bringing them in began.
Most of those arrested besides hav-
ing to pay their fines were obligated
to spend the night in jail. The wo-
men's quarters of the city jail were |
crowded with women during the
night.
Conditions In the men's sectiqp of
the jail were made even worse by the
supplementary arrest of more than «
dozen men who wefle picked up when
they climbed the side of the jail win-
dows a.nd talked to the women im-
prisoned thece.
ORGANIZE RAINBOW ORDER
VINITA. June 20.—Thirty young
women, daughters of Masons and
Eastern Stars, or their friends, were 1
organizhjl into the Order of the Rain
bow h$ri by Mrs. R. C. Nelson,
grand organiser of Oklahoma. There 1
were IS installing officers, all mem-
bers of the Eastern Star. Twenty
of the 30 girls were elected officers.'
Eight were chosen as a "sponsoring"' (
committee. The meaning of the col-
ors of the rainbow according to the !
tenants of the order, are as follows: j
Red. love; orange, relfgion; yellow,
nature, green, immortality; blue, fi-
delity; indigo, patriotism; violet,
service.
YOUNG SISTERS
ARE PICKED UP
Gills, 13 and 15 Years Old,
Came to Bristow to "Sec
the World"
Hri«t( y, Okla. June 20.—Yearn-
to ciaiwd diaries a la the movies tei*
initiated ..abruptly Saturday night for
two girls. 13 and 15 years old, who
now are being held at the police sta-
tion for their parents, now on their
way here from Duncan.
The girls' are Nell and Gladys Mc-
Neil they told police. Gladys is the
elder.
Doth girls were picked up by po-
lice on the streets Saturday night
during the course of a general raid
instituted to curb the activities of
immoral dives in the city and the
practice of soliciting in public places.
The two sisters are pretty.
Despite efforts of police to dis-
suade them and to convince them of
the folly of their plans, both girls
persisted tearfully in their determi-
nation to "see some of the world."
Both sisters, mere girls in appear-
ing for experience with which
more than a week, they told police.
While here they have been sleeping
where they could find room, in cheap
rooming houses for the most part,
according to the stories.
From other sources police ob-
tained which leads them to believe
that the girls were brought here,
against the will of their parents, by
some other relative. The exact na-
ture of the plans of this other rel-j
ative have not been determined by '
police believe they were questionable.
Parents of the girls were notified
of the arrests here and immediately
replied that they would send for the
girls Return to Duncan and what
they term the dull monotony of life is
vehemently opposed by the girls.
wards of the city, may be some other | suspecting boy and girl public from
groups; but these are the main ones, i lime to time.
(•ames will be played on the grounds , Things arc not going to be so slow
of the old High school and other
places.
The big games will be played on
the regular American Legion, big
league, park. How's that for class?
Now that Arnspiger, who Is plgv
mi per visor among other things, is
making the dirt fly He has establish
ed playground supervisor's headquar-
ters in the Arthur O'Dell building,
next door to the building now occu-
pied by the Oklahoma Gas and
TO REDUCE RATES
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 20—An
order reducing freight rates within
the boundaries of Oklahoma ou cer-
tain commodites today was on the
desk of Campbell Russell, chaltrnan
of the state corporation commission
in readiness for the signatures of
the three other members of the com-
mission. The order will make rates
in Drumright this summer trom the
looks of things. "Special activities,"—
that's what Arnsplger calls 'ein.
Volunteer helpers in the work of
getting all this work play, rather -
started have sieved up to help, .12
of them. Money fw supplies .is al-
ready In the ban,k. It got there from
the community «aniival a long, long
time ago.
Now. tellers; whyt's the matter
with all that. I
BANKERS ENTERTAIN
Cushing. June 20.—The Payne Coun-
ty Rankers Association and their
families were entertained in Cushing
Saturday night at their regular month-
ly meeting, the Cushing bankers being
the hosts.
A banquet was served at the coun-
try club, after which the evening was
spent in swimming, boating, dancing
in the state conform to those oVer «n«' ol,ler amusements of which the
the southwest recently authorised by
the I. C. C.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Hugo, June 20.—The first active
bubbling of.Choctaw county's politi-
cal pot came with the gathering at
Fort, Towson on trades day of nearlj
every candidate in the county who
fa sannounced for the democratic
primary.
AUXILIARY TO MEET
The womens* auxiliary of the aW
erican legion will meet at the city
hall tonight at eight o'clO'-k
Matters of interest and importance
will 'oe taken up. All members ore
asked to show up and help to make
the meeting a success.
club so abundantly affords.
DOG BITES CHILD
jPaul Khury, il, son of John Khury,
carpenter has Ijqqu badly bittejrv by a
d jg just outside .<*!' the city limits to
day. The -mi ma I had to be beaten off
by persons passing in an automobile.
The bpy was atteuded by 'lV. C. It.
Machlry. i
t'OOOvO'C'-X-OOOO-X^'OOOOvOOOO
FOR SALE
The Brick Building:
occupied by Drum-
right Tire & Rubber
Co.
loss oi life.'.
The fate of 18.000 inhabitants of
Jiedras Negras, Mex., across the riv-
er from Eagle Pass, Isolated since
i.iilroad ;,nd highway bridges were
swept out at midnight last night, is
causing grave concern. Nothing has
1 een heard from Pledras Negras
since Sunday night and the Mexican
Vity hit's b^en without wiiter and light
Since that tlrii#*'. U is known to he sur-
rourtd^r?' b?< Wdter Slid the food sup-
td^ prr>l)il1ily :i^'Miort. '
VatarfGx," <Rte-vtodl*R wesf ef Lar In,
Is' complfctel* "Wiped oltt. 'Two am
k; wn to have Irtsrfh'dr life* at this
little village- in ihe l(c&d "whter*. Sa-
binas and .Aliunde^ Lvvd' totarna in the
interior ot rMexico on tributaries of
the Rio Sramic. aro ktuUvn to have
be ,r wiped out.
SEVERE CHARGE
Sapulpa, June 2u Alonzo Hitch-
cock, charged with making Insulting
advances to a girl at the Parthena
I ark interurban station will be charg-
ed with indecent exposure, Assistant
County Attorney Frank Hickman
stated today.
Hitchcock whose home is in Red
Fork, is said to•'have been seen loiter-
ing around thf> station at other times.
He is hebi iu jail here.
J If NE 20th, 1922 I
Try Our Pure
Fruit Pies
30'
When separated the parts of nc *
jlitrs for wrenches fitting bolts of
two siies.
Blackberry, Apple, ;j
Apricot, Peach and &
Raisin
Fresh Daily
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