The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1919 Page: 3 of 13
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TIMES-DEMOCRAT. ALTUS OKLAHOMA, OCTOBER 30, 1919.
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FRAUDULENT LOAN
COMPANY CAUSES
TROTBLE GALORE
The case of Shapleigh Hardware Co.,
of St. Louis, vs. S. H. Bybee of Chilli-
cothe was continued in district court
Tuesday. This is rather an interesting
SUMr. Bybee owns some land in Floyd
county on which the Shapleigh Co. held
vendors lien notes, for which lie is be-
ing sued. Some time ago Bybee want-
ing to take up these notes sought to
borrow $2400 from Scott & Blackmer,
a so-called loan agency at Hobart, Okla.
He gave his notes for this amount but
the money never was furnished, and
the notes were sold to the First Na-
tional bank of Chicago, which claims
to be an innocent purchaser.
Bybee after being sued brought cross
action against the Chicago bank to
cancel the notes and deed of trust giv-
en Scott & Blackmer for failure of get-
ting any consideration in return. He
claims that as 137 similar suits have
been filed in Texas against the First
National and it was simply impossible
for them not to know what was going
on, or to be in the dark as to the char-
acter of Scott & Blackmer with whom
they were dealing.
We understand another case has been
filed in Wilbarger, fifteen in Collings-
worth, and quite a number in Okla-
homa— Quanah Tribune-Chief.
BOTH LEGS BROKEN
IN ENGINE ACCIDENT
Price Craig living on the river east
of Cordell, while busy Saturday with
a gasoline engine on the creek grind-
ing feed and pumping water for his
hogs, was caught in the drive shaft
of his gasoline engine and both legs
were broken. . .
His right leg was broken at the joint
of the ankle, letting out all of the joint
fluid, which makes the break a very
serious one. His left leg was broken
a few inches above the ankle and a
stitch setting was required in placing
the broken bones in this leg. The flesTi
of both legs was badly bruised
The accident was caused when Mr
Craig passed around by this part of
the engine and his clothing blew against
the shaft which readily wound them up,
tearing the clothing badly. The wind-
ing of his pants tightly around his
ankles by. the fast turning shaft broke
the ankle bones.
An old gentleman was present when
the accident happened, but became so
excited that he was of no assistance
in preventing the accident. Craig kill-
ed the engine by catching hold of a
near by post with his arms and hold-
ing until the engine stopped.—Cordell
Beaton.
SAD ACCIDENT
AT GRANDFIELD
An accident occurred on the business
streets of Grandfield last week that
cast a gloom over that city, when
Robert J. Moore was caught between
two motor trucks and crushed to death.
The Medlock Grocery Co.. for whom
Moore had been employed just the day
previous to the accident, operates a
line of trucks in hauling merchandise
for the store and had been experienc-
ing a great deal of trouble with the
Wichita truck. The engine was hard to
start and in order to save time in start-
ing it they coupled their new Republic
truck to it and pulled it down the street
until the engine started. The Republic
truck was driven by Glenn Medlock
and the Wichita truck was driven by
Ervin Hardin and Moore was riding
the front truck. When the engine had
been started in the back truck Moore
leaped to the ground and went between
the trucks with the intention of uiv-
roupling them. While doing this, it
is s*id the engine of the back truck was
in neutral and the driver released the
clutch, but the gears hung, causing it
to plunge forward at a terrific speed,
catching Moore's head between the
radiator of the back truck and the bed
of the front truck, crushing him to
death almost instantly.
Easier Now Than Later
It is easier to break up a cold or
check a cough now than it will be later.
Persistent coughs that "hang on" all
winter pave the way for serious throat
and lung disease. L. W. Day, 65 Camp-
bell Av., E. Detroit Mich., writes: "Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar relieves one of
bronchitis very quickly." Sold every-
where.
Birth Announcements
Birth announcement onrds, pink and
blue border, with ribbon to match, small
card and large card tied with dainty
ribbons.
Cabinets of 50, including envelopes.
$3.50.
TIMES-DEMOCRAT
VOTES OF WOMEN
WILL DECIDE NEXT
NATIONAL ELECTION
Dr. A. R. Lewis, state health com-
missioner, has ordered two thousand
doses of Rosenow influenza vaccine to
be distributed among residents of the
state who cannot afford to buy the
treatment. Doctor Lewis fears a recur-
rence of the influenza epidemic this fall
and winter, although he believes it will
be in lighter form than last year.
At its recent meeting in Atlantic City
the Executive Committee of the Demo-
cratic National Committee faced squar-
ly the fact that in the next national
election the women's vote of the coun-
try will be a deciding factor. This
places a heavy responsibility on the
Women's Bureau of the Democratic Na-
tional Committee, of which Mrs. Geo.
Bass is. chairman.
Mrs. Bass believes that the great ma-
jority of women voters in the country
will vote the democratic ticket.
"I think that the women will follow
the trend toward idealism and that they
will vote together on issues of nation-
al progress," she said, when inter-
viewed by a New York newspaper.
"The women of the United States are
pacifists and believe that war is a
senseless and brutal way of settling
disputes. The women are most inter-
ested in the peace of the woHd and in
the guaranteeing of that peace. They
followed the president into war on the
theory that it was a war to end war.
"It is safe to assume that the women
in twenty-five states will vote next
year, whether the federal suffrage
amendment is ratified or not. Provid-
ing they act in concert they would con-
trol 260 electoral votes—more than
enough to determine the result of the
election. The number of women par-
ticipating in the last presidential elec-
tion was sufficient to- account for 90
electoral votes."
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Shepard, Sue W. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1919, newspaper, October 30, 1919; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc287792/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.