The Duncan Banner (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1923 Page: 3 of 8
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THE DUNtAN BANNER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 1023
Quietly Observ’d
Hundreds Aiding
Citizens Gather For 2
Minute Prayer of
Thankfulness
MUSIC CLUB TO GIVE
MUSICAL COMEDY
Cast and Chorus of Some of the
City’s Best Musical Talent
Now Rehearsing Play
Duncan bowed in reverence thank-
fulness and in silent homage today in
her observance of the fifth anniver-
sary of the signing of the Armistice
which ended a four year struggle on
the battlefields with the resultant
sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of
lives and throwing a shadow of bank-
ruptcy over the entire world — the re-
sult of machinations of a creature
who placed himself above God Al-
mighty and would rule the world
With heads humbly bowed in ac-
quiescence to the Divine edict that the
nations 0 the earth should work out
their own destiny even though the
proceedure carried His people through
the horrors misery and vicissitudes
of 'a mighty war in silence as their
mite of homage to those who sleep
’neath foreign skies and in their own
beloved blood-cleansed soil and in
thankfulness that Right was more
powerful than Might and won in the
trench-rivers of blood hundreds of
citizens traveled again the prayer-
path to the throne of their God ‘
The program of observance of the
occasion in Duncan partook of noth-
ing bizarre or of ponderance As the
band rendered a concert at the Main
and Eighth street intersections the
people gathered around the truck bear
ing the standard of the American Le-
gion and the Flag of the nation
When the muffled screech of the siren
at the power plant hoarsely sent the
first notes floating hrough the at-
mosphere every head in the assem-
blage bowed and remained so for two
minutes
“Taps” the soldiers’ good-night
and their good-bye recalled the mass
from prayer' and Post Commander
George Moore introduced the speaker
of the occasion Hon Joe B Wilkin-
son father of two sons who served
with the United States forces on for-
eign shores Mr Wilkinson substi-
tuted for Supt Hughes B Davis and
spoke briefly upon the general subject
of Americanism and in a tribute to
the valor of the American soldier
School was dismissed and several
hundred school children formed a pirt
of the vast audience at the services
This evening at the high school
auditorium another and more lengthy
program will be rendered at which
Hon H B Fell of Ardmore former
state commander of the Legion will
be the speaktr After the program
at the school there will be a banquet
at the Christian Church for Legion-
naires their wives and sweethearts
and for the ladies of the Legion Aux-
iliary 1 i t
The Duncan Music Club will present
the musical comedy “In the Garden
of the Shah” by Dodge and Dodge
at the high school auditorium Tues-
day night November 20
The opera is in three acts and the
events are presumed to take place in
Persia in the Garden of Perunah the
Shah Ted Harding and Billy Cum-
mings American mining engineers
with their colored servant Sam go to
Persia to develop the Shah’s gold
mines
Ted falls in ove with Zodah the
Shah’s daughter and Billy in love
with Lohla Zodah’s friend while
Nowobeli Zodah’s nurse pursues
Sam much to hS discomforture think
ing him her affinity in some other
carnation
Ihe Shah wishes Zodah -to marry
an Arab sheik Somecraba As the
story unfolds the sheik turns out to
be flying under false colors having
been compelled to abdicate his throne
The Shah learns this in time and or-
ders the sheik away at’the same time
throwing Ted and Billy and Sam in
prison Nowbeli the sorceress makes
the Shah see that by keeping the Am-
ericans in prison he is defeating his
own plans in operating his rich gold
mine and persuades hi mto give his
consent to the weddings and as Ted
says “All’s well that ends well”
The cast of characters includes
some of the best musical talent in the
city in both the chorus and principals
Cast of Characters
Lohlah — Mrs B F Harrison
Zohdah — Mrs Harry Duncan
Nowobeli — Mrs Leonard Bumpa3
Ted Harding — Cranfil Fowler
Billy Cummings — Clark Carruth
Samuel Johnson Jackson — Ashley
Farnham
Perunah the Shah — Frank Bryant
Somecraba the Sheik-r-Frank Hall
CHINCH BUG DRIVE
IS NOW UNDER WAY
A and M Entomologists Leading
In Movement Co-Operation
of Farmers Wanted '
The Return of
Enoch
By JOHN PALMER
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(© 1921 W (stern Newspaper Union)
BLACK brood were the Enochs
GENTRY PRODUCE GO
READY FOR BUSINESS
S 6 S Call For Turkey Pickers
Sounded Located On Sonth
Seventh Street
Duncan’s newest business institu-
tion the Gentry Produce Co is ready
for business and already has a rush
that it is finding difficulty in handling
— it has too many turkeys and not
enough turkey pickers
Mr and Mrs W W Gentry of
Marlow owners of the business ar-
rived this morning and opened for
business in the Blair-Hughes ware-
house corner Mulberry and Seventh
They have received nearly a hundred
turkeys today
o
Read Banner ads foi the bargains
Read Banner ads for the bargains
REV WALTER DOUGLASS TO BE
GUEST OF 32 LOCAL MASONS IN
BIG MASONIC CLASS AT GUTHRIE
Rev Water Dougass pastor of the
First Methodist Church in this city
for the past three years returned
here for another year by the recent
Paus Valley conference will leave
Sunday night for Guthrie where he
will complete the degrees in Masonry
up to- and including the 32nd Rev
Douglass is already a York Rite Ma-
son and a Shriner 1 and he will take
the Scotish Rite degrees at Guthrie
This work has been made possible
through the efforts and insistence of
thirty-two 32nd degree Masons of the
city who waited on Rev Douglass
some time ago and insisted that he be
' their guest in this occasion the 32
Masons meeting all expenses
“I want to Bay to you that I ap-
preciate this more than I will ever be
able to express” Rev Douglass said
I
Saturday “It fulfills one of my
fondest wishes and the actions of the
gentlemen deserves my very sincere
heartfelt thanks When this work
has been completed I will have it all
It seems almost too good to be true”
Rev Douglass besides being a
Shriner and taking active part in the
activities of that lodge is also an
Elk and devotes much of his time to
that organization He is also- one of
the charter members of the Rotary
Club of this city
- Incidentally Douglass is the editor
of the “Pointed Paragraphs” column
In the Dpncan Daily Banner a fea-
ture that baB attracted more than
statewide atenion and is ' read by
more people than any other feature
in any daily paper circulating in the
Duncan trade territory
STILLWATER Nov 12— (Spe-
cial) — The exterimnation ' of chinch
bugs is the aim of a concerted dam-
pagn now under way in Oklahoma
and three neighboring states with the
slogan “Kill the bugs and save the
crops”
The drive is also being carried into
other southwestern states through
the agency of crop improvements as-
sociations according to C? E Sanborn-
state entomologist at Oklaho-
ma A and M college
The drive has been endorsed by
state boards of agriculture state col-
leges and leading entomologists in
Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Ok-
lahom Sanborn said It has also been
taken up in Texas he added
Cooperation of all farmers par-
ticularly in the small grain belt in
the burning of chinch bugs is a neces-
sity if the pest is to be controlled
according to the A and M entomolo-
gist “The damage wrought by chinch
bugs is so alarming as to threaten
destruction of the most valuable
grain crops in the southwest and we
are calling upon all those interested
in better agriculture to lend some of
their time energy and influence in
a campaign to" control this destruc-
tive pest” is a statement appearing
in a circular which is being sent out
by the Southwestern Wheat Improve-
ment association according to San-
born “The necessity for prompt action
will be understood when it is realized
that loss to farmers in Kansas Ne-
braska Missouri Oklahoma and Tex-
as from chinch bugs has materially
increased in the last two years It
has been found that the chinch bugs
are going into- hibernation this fall in
larger numbers than for several
year z and unless some concerted
action is taken and a campaign is
put on' between now and December
15 to burn them this large and pro-
ductive wheat and corn belt is almost
sure to face a worse outbreak next
year
“No argument is needed- to con-
vince the farmer and representatives
of business and financial interests
that the prosperity of the great south-
west must begin with agriculture
which is the basis of our national
prosperity Ib by cooperating in a
chinch bug burning campaign this
pest is controlled it may be plainly
seen that not only the farmers but
each community and each state and
the nation as well will be greatly ben-
efited — that there will be a vast sav-
ing of grain and other food stuffs
as well as the avoidance of tremend-
ous financial losses
“It is with the idea of protecting
the farmer’s interests and those of the
community at large that the under-
signed have endorsed a campaign
against the chinch bug Plans for the
proposed campaign which are out-
lined below have been trier and prov-
en thoroughly practical as the most
effective means’ of ridding agricul-
ture of one of its wore tenemies
“Organize your communiy enlist
the men in this important movement
lay plans for an intensive campaign
hold meetings with the farmers
throughout the community plan' to
have burning done by December 15
by all means bum the chinch bug”
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL
BOOSTERS BANQUET
Business Men Promise Officers
Of School Their Support
For Institution
DUNCAN DAY AT THE
COMMUNITY INSTITUTE
DUNCAN BOY ON STAFF OF A AND
' ' M STUDENT ANNUAL “REDSJCIN”
Jesse ' Keeth a Duncan student at
Stillwater the A and M college of
Oklahoma is military editor of the
Redskin student annual a message to
the Banner today says
keeth ia enrolled as a junior in the
school of engineering at the college
William F Finney of Ft Cobb is
editor-in-chief of the Redskin this
year David D Zink of Muskogee is
business manager ' The custom at
Stillwater is that the' student body
elects an assistant editor and assistant
business manager each spring these
officers to take charge of the staff
the second year
William Bradley of Eldorado is
Finney’s first assistant and will be-
come editor next fall Zink’s as
sistant business manager is Raymond
Young of Stillwater
According to Finney the 320 pages
of the 1924 Redskin will be filled with
unique features One will be the art
work It has been designed to combine
prehistoric and oriental ideas of beau-
ty Many of the pages will be tinted
Another feature is to be Boft-focus
photography of the campus by moon-
light -
The central scheme of the editor he
said is to make the annual a real
picture of the college reflecting the
life of the student bodyTo this end
the book has been divided into seven
sections as follows t college adminis-
tration classes beautiful girls ath-
letics organizations military atcivi-
ties and humor
The great Rock ' l3land-Chickasha
Community Life Institute will be held
at Chickasha November 19th to 22nd
inclusive Appearing on the program
are some of the best authorities in the
United States on the particular sub-
ject that they will discuss Such men
as Professor Motley one of the fore-
most authorities on the dairy cow are
included in this' list of -speakers and
lecturers 'The institute is conducted
under the supervision of the Rock-Island
Railway Company and the Cham-
ber of Commerce of Chickasha They
have designated Tuesday November
20th as Duncan Day and have invited
as many of our citizens to be present
on that day as possible If the weath-
er is good twenty-five or thirty car
loads should make the trip on this
day in order to give our town some
real advertising The trip will be of
a two-fold purpose: 1 To visit the
town of Chickasha and attend tjw
institute and (2) to extend an in-
vitation to these people to hold e
meeting of a similar nature in Dun-
can some time in the future Any
town in the state that is forunate
enough to secure one of these meet-
ings is to be congratulated More
definite announcement'' will be made
later
were
Old Hiram Enoch was a giant
hard-featured' Iron-willed man the
money-lender of the sparse little com-
munity A farmer by trade but he
had skimped and saved enough capi-
tal to put It out at usury and that
made him rich- He was the richest
man In the township
Edward bis son had all the Enoch
vices without their hardihood What
the quarrel had been between blm and
his father nobody knew It bad all
happened years before anyway It
was known (bat the gentle mother
had pined away when her only child
was thrust out of his home What
Edward Enoch ild during those fif-
teen years nobody knew
But It was known that his mother’s
last words had been of Intercession on
behalf of her boy It was said that
the stern old man had repulsed her
His money should Jd to his cousin
Bhaw another Enoch another mosey
lender and the aid man’s only friend
Edward Enoch learned that much
when he came hack by night He
dropped into the tavern At first no-
body knew blm He bad a wild look
he wore rags and bis speech was
queer as If he bad 'lived long In fo
elgn parts
“You’ve came- back Just in time"
said the tavernkeeper when he had
made himself known "They say yeur
father’s dying" '
"What isn’t he dead yet?" asked
Edward Enoch with a harsh laugh
He strode out through -the night
toward the Enoch cottage situated in
a lonely place a waste of fenland
The tavernkeeper had tcdd him that
old Mrs Hlchaelson went to take care
of his father every day leaving In the
evening EdwaJ would find his father
alone then That was what he want-
ed for he was desperate end meant
the Enoch money to descend to him
hot to go to Shaw
Hard as be was his heart softened
as he let Himself In theTamlllar home
of his boyhood Only for a moment
though Be entered the bedroom
When be bad left his father’s hair
bad been jet black Now It was snow
white The old man’s eyes gleamed
like a specter’s as be lay In bed fin-
gering a document In the light of the
lamp
He kDew Edward at once and
roared with laughter “Ho bo so
you’ve come back bave you I” be cried
"Come back for thd pickings eh?'
Edward Enoch felt hla fury kin-
dllDg at the sight of the old man It
was the deeper because of hla con-
sciousness of bis Inferiority He had
always cringed before his father now
his father's turn to cringe Jiad come
"What's that?" he demanded strid-
ing to the bedside and pointing to the
document
"My with my wUl Teddy" answered
Hiram "If 1 died Intestate you see
the property would go to you and
tm a rich man my boy— thirty thou-
sand dollar to be picked over And
if all for Cousin Shaw"
“No It Isn't for Cousin Shew
grinned Edward Tfs for me Tear
fep (hat will 1"
The old man looked at his son and
saw what was In bis ayes He flung
the document behind him And the
next Instant Edward bad hla father by
the throat
Hiram was dying but tlie old love
of battle was strong In blm- With the
growl of a lion be leaped from his
sickbed and launched himself at his
son wrapping his mighty arms abont
blm Weakling that he was Edward
bad no chance against old Hiram He
struggled Ineffectually
But suddenly Hiram’s arms dropped
to Ills sides He pressed one bund
against Ills heart and dropped on the
bed
“My heart 1" he gasped
Bis countenance was turning livid
Edward seized hla father by the
throat playing a trick he had learned
during hla travels With one thumb
ago Inst each of the carotids he
watched consciousness slowly fade
from the old man’s face Hiram's
bead fell back Hla breathing ceased
For a moment Edward stared at him
In terror then he realized that he
could never be held to account Tbe
old man’s weakened heart had given
way under the strain He bad won
The' money was bis
'He reached across him and picked
up the will He tore It Into bits and
watched them flutter Into a little heap
before him Suddenly be started Hla
eye bad caught something
"Son Edwnr — all I poss — voklng
prevl — wills and — said Edw — sole
heir"
Edward Enoch had outlawed him-
self for life In those few minutes
Hickman
Southwestern Commercial College
is destined to be a school of which
Duncan can justly be proud and ev-
ery citizen should be a booster for the
school ‘
Try tbe Banner Job Department
Read Banner ada "or the bargains
Twenty-eight people sat around the
banquet board at Slaughter’s ' Cafe-
teria Friday night and listened to
plans for the future operation of the
Southwest Commercial College The
banqueters were composed of repre-
sentative business men who pledged
the institution their loyal support and
co-operation t
L A Mortop new business mana-
ger of the institution acted as toast-
master during the evening and an-
nounced the following program:
Greetings — Grady Shipp Secretary
Duncan Chamber of Commerce
' Building Southwest Conmfctcial
College — Pres R T Denbo
What a Business Man'Jjay Do to
Help— C C Sisler '
Our Work to Date — Secretary Mrs
RT Denbo
Principles of CpJ3peration in Build-
ing — H W Sitton'
Piano Duet — Mesdames Morton and
Bennett ’ '
Pupiljuid Instructor in After Years
— H::G- Bennett
‘Th'e Spirit of the Booster — R W
King
Reading — Mrs Ira Lang
Following the program a round ta-
ble discussion took place during which
time plans were outlined and sugges-
tons offered for making the college
one of the leading institutions of the
state
The occasion was one of genuine
enjoyment and carried with it the
spirit of boosting and of co-operation j
which augurs well for the success of I
tbe school With the business men
behind the institution there is no
reason why it should not grow and
expand and prove one of the city’s
greatest assets Capable hands are
in charge of the college and Duncan
will reap the reward of its progress
and development
Those attending the banquet were:
Messrs and Mesdames L A Morton
H W Sitton R T Denbo Grady
Shipp O P Wilkinson J B Stansell
Ira Lang Warlick Wilkinson C C
Sisler R W King Ed J Leeman Le-
Roy Johnson H G Bennett B B
Dr and Mrs Ben Harned and son
Roy of Pond Creek spent Friday
with A Slaughter and family They
were enroute to- San Antonio to spend
the winter
The Banner job department Is
rushed with work but we cut
handle your order promptly
The Three Steps In
Making Your Will
YOUR JOB — Is to list your property and to decide
on the distribution you wish
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THE LAWYER’S JOB— Is to put into proper legal
form the decisions you make
THE BANK’S JOB — Is to keep your will on file
and when it becomes operative to carry out instructions
This is a bank for all the people — big little old and
young— the man of modest as well is the man of ex-
tensive means Let us serve you
First National Bank
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