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Weekly Record and Tribune
(Consolidation of Bristow Record Bristow Tribune and Bristow
Enterprise)
Entered as Second Class Matter in the Postoffice Bristow
Oklahoma
THE BRISTOW RECORD COMPANY
L M NICHOLS President
T M NICHOLS Sec-Treas
Address all Communications to the Company
Telephone 52—All Departments
L 11 NICHOLS Editor
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One Year always in advanee VA
Eight Yonths 135
Six MoLths LOO
Eubscriptiun Lates Outside of Olila:ionia 1250
dnother 5t4te golerned by woman i5 the tate of matrimony
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APOVE
LAW
ONE OF Chicago's more recent murder cases revived the
oft-aked question :ts to how far the law ern go in an effort to
wring from a priest information given to him in confession and
of importane in the investigation of a crime
The dual obligation of the priest is recognized Information
given to him in a confessional is a sacred trust and yet under the
common law it is not a Preged communication is "I"
moral point and cre in which the legal side would be bested if it
ever came to a test
Two definitions given in Webster's for "confessor- —a priest
NVFIC1 hcars the unfessions of others and one who avows belief in
someone or something in t1-1 presence of danger and endures
punishment for his faith—would suggest that the question is not
peculiar to modernity and that where the confessors have been
forced to choose between betrayal of a trust and punishment they
have invariably cnatired the latter rather than betray a confi-
dence But it is not priests alone who have two duties—in their ease
one to the church and one to the state Physicians recognize a
relation to their patients which under certain circumstances soak
their mouths Lawyers recognize a similiar duty to their clients
as do bankers to their patrons
The law does recognize privileged communications in some
cases Wives not only are not compelled to but are forbidden to
testify against their husbands except in the divorce and domestic
relations courts and related cases The law's recognition of the
privileged communications between husband and wife is ethical
to the extent that it holds sacred the mutual confidence society
cultivates bet Veen husband and wife
No country is deomed until it pride begins to feed exchisivelv
pact
IT WOULD BE
A NOVELTY
Lommx too is launching a campaign against the ay-walker
but she is pursuing a method quite different from that com-
monly resorted to in countries having more dictatorial police than
the proverbially courteous London "bobbies"
Posters and yarning signs employed in the London campaign
are couched in the words "Please cross here" The reasons for
this designation are several In the first place England never
succombcd ag much as did this country to the arbil C rman
system of "Verbot ens" American laws ordinantc aust regula-
tions' contain countless prohibitions so it is natural for such
campaigns as those against jay-walking to be waged with
"Don'ts" from red signs and redder policemen
In England they order this otherwise Their instructions are
more in the affirmative and those whose duty it is to enforce
those instructions are invariably courteous to the point that they
leave the impression of having conferred a privilege instead of
denying a right
Should the London campaign prove more successful than
have similiar traffic drives in American cities it can not be ad-
duced as an argument for the adoption here of British methods
Though a nation so accustomed to being "bawled out" by traffic
cops and to "Shalt-nots" might because of the novelty of the
thing observe to the very letter a campaign conducted on the
affirmative plan of the Londoners
As to density of poptdation it 5eems very hard for the dove and
stork to cooperate
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DISAPPOINTED
THOSE who desire the freeing of the interstate commerce
commission from sectional and political bias anti influence are dis-
appointed by President Coolidge' s failure to reappoint Commis-
sioner Frederitk I Cox or New Jersey and his naming of Cyrus
E Woods of Pennsylvania to fill the vacancy created by the ex-
piration of the term of Commissioner Cox
No agency of the government is more in need of character
ability and experience than this commLsion charged with con-
trol of the Lotion's interstate transportLtion Nothing can take
the place of experience in dealing NVith th :! intricate and important
issues constantly arising before it and nothing is more essential
in securing for it public backing than cc nfidence in its members
That the commission has for somc years enjoyed the pub-
lic's confidence as well as that of the t ailroads and other inter-
state carriers is unquestioned but when this latest change in
personnel was made in the face of stron and widespread opposi-
tion the presilent jeopardizes this confi lence and opens the com-
mission to the suspicion of sectional an political bias
Men are not al4 a tiperlOr 10 animals IVJell a dog la Is itt
he can scratch intywhere
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CODES The
IN A NATUBAI state as men sense agree the natura opin
thing is the nv)ral thing But when lien outgrow jungle ethic TI
and invented compassion and unselfihness morality became : labol
much nobler thing It became arai n mains largely a matter o the
having regard tor the other fellow
lem
Suicide is umnoral in the eyes of 'his age though it has no!
always been O Yet today when a man deliberately sacrifice s hi:
life to save others which is suicide sxiety's verdict is that in
has done a noble deed The effect in I oth cases is the same: tht othe
man is dia(1 But in one case his acti in seemed ignoble becaus( lief
he thought only of himself aml in the other it seemed noble be to w
cause he thought only of others
tiles(
Robin Hood was a thief and thieving is unmoral Yet tha
heal
care-free Nllian is the object of undyin her() worship because hi
gave to the poor A vhat he stole from the rich
When a Lig country to(k from a Imaker nation an isthmu:- its P
as a site for a canal the obvious immorality of the act was for eoun
given because If the good to many that resulted busi:
Socielys definition of the moral II ing is that IA hiCh
t) C011tribUte to its‘own security and NV II-being Which despitt
the invention of unselfishness and con r sision is a definition not "king
far removed from the moral code of U ) Jungle
0
Watt h your reputation When you los a good reputation it way
take )cars fo find inothcr
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Tity iaz t!tic was !one with for about three
c7r tut it in't ta:ped out
folks are expecting a lot front 1927
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PALLACIOUS
PANACEA
DISCOVER an evil—real or Imagined—and immediately
there is a deluge of sure-cures They are prod readily as
the magician plucks cards from the air and rabbits frOM his plug
hat But they never cure
This generation has rediscovered the vote slacker Every
election is preceded by a get-out-the-vote campaign and just as
invariably every election is followed by patriotic diatribes on the
deprable state of affairs when less than fifty per cent of the
eligible voters exercise their inalienable but neglected right of
franchise And every season is an open sason for those with a
panacea for the evil -
The latest to prescribe for this national illness is none other
than Senator Capper of Kansas and like most of the other
physicians to the nation (not by appointment) he has let himself
be led into a fatal error I
Senator Capper's scheme—a variation of many others—is to
tax the non-voter His theory is that the vote slacker would find
it more convenient to go to the polls than to the tax office
The Capper plan falls down not because it would put the
government in the business of buying votes but for the reason
that'll compulsory voting laws result in more harm than good
An unwilling voter is worse than no voter No more fertile
soil for the planting of the seeds of political corruption could be
conceived than half the national population virtually driven to the
polls There are already too many people voting only because it is
to their financial advantage and the Capper plan Nvould only
multiply that number many times
Americanism is something you and your Partisans have a monopoly
of
MYSTERY
BRITISH capitalists are making overtures to the French'
government for the purchase of the island of St Marguerite 4t
the mouth of Cannes Bay where the 'Man in the Iron Mask"
made famous by Dumas was imprisoned for ten years
The capitalists would convert the historic and romantic is-
land int() a winter resort but thus far their proposals have only
provoked a storm of protest from French newspapers patriots
tind sentimentalists To the French the island is no less sacred
ground than Valley Forge is to Americans
Apparently the purchase offer will serve no other purpose
than to revive international interest in that mysterious character
of history and fiction "The Man in the Iron Mask"
While it is definitely established that he was incarcerated
in the island fortress from 1687 to 1697 and appeared every day
upon the fortress walls with his face concealed behind a black
mask history still disputes his identity Whether king prince
traitor or rival in love be died or was murdered without dis-
closing his identity to the world
Though Dumas in his romance said of the mask of
iron it was in reality of black velvet and instead of being locked
on it was worn when the famous prisoner left his cell for
recreation
More because of then in spite of this poetic license of the
great French romancer all Americans of a romantic turn of
mind will join the French in their opposition to the "civilizing"
of the island
TRIED AND
FOUND WANTING
Despite this
of the boo
The best method of getting rid of a bore is to try to borrow money
from him
N JO'S'
SUPERSTITIOUS?
THIS enlightened country is not yet free of superstition
though most of its citizenry can not conceive of such a benighted
state of mind as led to the Salem witchcraft burning& With
evidences of widespread belief in the supernatural all about them
many people speak of superstition as a social ill cured sometimes
prior to this generation The fact is that this generation is not
wanting in believers in witchcraft black magic omens signs
hobgoblins and other ancient and yet modern manifestations of
the human imagination to which is applied the generic term
superstition
Even illustrious minds have not been and are not free of
superstition Sir Walter Scott had a dread of churchyards after
nightfall because he "saw" bogies and gliósts stalking among
the chalky stones Peter the Great was wont to make a holy
sign upon crossing a bridge Napoleon had a horror of black
cats and consulted fortune tellers and astrologists as methodi-
cally as the Greek generals visited the oracles
Scandinavian mythology is the earliest known source of the
quite universal fear of the number of thirteen : The pagan Ro-
mans started the superstition connecting the broken mirror with
ill fortune
Most superstitions are but the essence of pananism Fear
of the evil eye and of the unknown unexplained or unseen in-
stinctive with primitive man is more prevalent among modern
men than is generally supposed or admitted
The only two creatures referred to as "so human" are a great man
and a nionkey
I
IMITATION is the sincerest flattery and absolute vindica-
tion fascist Italy seems to think Every time another country
by act or proposal seems to imitate or to etatofse Mussolini poli-
Oes and deeds the fascist cock crows its blau laial off When
a bill was presented in congress to create compulsory arbitration
of labor disputes a fascist spokesman accepted it as proof that
this nation has been converted to fascism
Let this gentleman from Rome be assured that every bill in-
troduced in congress does not represent the thought of the public
The fact is that this particular bill is not in accord with public
opinion
There are of course some business men manufacturers and
labor groups in the United States who look to the government as
the Italians do for the solution cf all their troubles Every prob-
lem provokes from these unthinking few the declaration wilere
ought to be a law"
But as a matter of fact the tendency in this country is the
other way While the minority is clamoring for government re-
lief the sensible majority is crying just as loudly to be let alone
to work out its OWil salvation Perhaps experience has taught
these latter that government salve more often aggravates than
heals the sore
Perhaps if the majority in Italy were permitted to express
its private opinion it might be found that in Italy as it is in this
countrY the staunchest friends of government interference with
business agriculture and labor are politicians
this is a republic Ire have y with us There's 'he
bootleggers"
Without art 5enSe he eau become a bachelor of arts but he hal to
be artful to rellidia a bachelor
Nearly every man hal been provided sith plenty of facilities for
minding Fiji man buiinesi
IMpE
In mot a home there is relief that the last vestige cif the Christ
'las 'us key !las departed
Christian Church
Plans A Revival
Rev George Kellems Nationally
Known Evangelist to Have
Charge of the Meetings
Rev George B Kellems nationally
known evangelist will begin a re-
vival meeting at the Christian church
next Sunday
Rev Mr Kellems has just closed
a meeting at Joplin Mo where he
added 37 members to the church at
one service This was his second
meeting at Joplin which shows the
esteem in which he is held there
Evangelist Kellerns comes from a
family of preachers the father moth-
er and two brothers all being fluent
speakers His youngest brother has
been sent to Africa as national evan-
gelist for the Christian church and
at his first meeting in Africa he es-
tablished a church of nearly COO mem-
bers who called one of the prominent
ministers of America to be their min-
ister This was in one of the largest
cities in Africa among the white popu-
lation At his second meeting he es-
tablished a church not quite so large
as the first but strong enough to call
another prominent minister from
America He is now in his third meet-
ing with great success
"This is the type of family from
which our evangelist comes and with
the cooperation of our people we
should have one of the best meetings
in the history of Bristow" said Rev
Mr Stauffer
Rev Kellems will be here for the
morning service next Sunday and all
are urged to be present and hear him
Salvation Army Has
Christmas Tree
Over 150 children of the city were
made happy last night at the Salva-
tion Army Christmas tree when that
number of gifts were distributed The
tree was held at Army headquarters
which were beautifully decorated for
the occasion The tall tree stood
gaily bedecked in its corner and the
kiddies impatiently awaited the gift
giving
A Christmas program in which the
spirit of good will and peace was
broadcast and whicch consissted of the
singing of carols musical selections
on stringed instruments and readings
was enjoyed preceded the tree
The Army hall was jammed with
over 250 people eager to enjoy the
kiddies' delight in the tree There
were 75 gifts on the tree and 75
books and then everyone present
shared in the treats which consisted
of candy and pop corn bricks
The Army tree spread much happi-
ness and kiddies who would not other-
wise have toys to play with will spend
many happy hours as a result of the
Army's efforts in their behalf The
Army also distributed 55 baskets to
55 families for Christmas day
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Held For Murder
HARRISBURG III Dee '29 (AP)
Charged with the murder of Joe
Adams mayor of West tity Charles
The Annual Inventory
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New System
MysteIrtyl GKritaldinygs County
On Oil Leases
CHICKASHA Dec 29 (AP)---)
Grady county officers today faced the
Leases on Lands Belonging to
in holiday ttihg ii a face
Indians Go at Public Auction
coroner's jury verdict of homicide in
Pri(i'slleNltil SeCIlled C Ohf riSt
Under Ne w Ruling :
connection Nvith the killing of M A)
'White farmer near Tuttle Deceni beir r22 1 Mt SIN 1 OGEE ec 8 ( A P)---Th(
'Indian ag n
ency here today anounced
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' that the first sale of oil and gas leases
t)
On lands belonging to restricted In-
advanced by officers who investigated
th)ot ir of a telleci?tra°11es atlitil( hluit 'V btt) heie l )
uder the new regulations call-
tsheev
public auction of leases will
eiciall5e'ol‘uinrg 11:Ciehiliteaflt7rs
be held On February 1 The new reg-
afIltilindtilli)gY ' dhiligInsfur
trip with A M Holt and L II Gor-
)ulations go into effect January 1 and
ham who are being held here pond- alplications for leases to be offered
ing further investigation Mr White's for auction Ivill be received up until
body was found about it quarter or a January 10 it was said
mile from his home near the spot ) Sales will be held semi-monthly
where Holt and Gorham stated they
after February 1 it was announced
left him in the afternoon A discharge any persons desiring leases to be of-
front his gun had lodged in the back )fered must make application to the
of the head I superintendent for the five civili411
T C Welsh aged Grady county ) tribes
farmer is in jail here awaiting the! Many protests from oil men on the
verdict of the coroner's jury in con- new lease regulations have been re-
flection with the death of Leslie reived but the proposed new system
Beasley at Mr Welsh's home 15 will be given a thorough tryout it
miles southwest of the city early was said by Indian officia13
several young men after a hunting
trip with A M Holt and L 11 Gor-
ham who are being held here pend-
ing further investigation Mr White's
body was fuund about a quarter 'of a
mile from his home near the spot
where Holt and Gorham stated they
left him in the afternoon A discharge
from his gun had lodged in the back
of the head
T C Welsh aged Grady county
farmer is in jail here awaiting the
verdict of the coroner's jury in con-
nection :With the death of Leslie
Beasley at Mr Welsh's home 15
miles southwest of the city early
ChriAmas morning
Beasley was found dead with a
knife wound in his back and his
clothing had been burned from the
body when officers arrived after
Welsh had gone to a neighboring
farm home telling them that he
i"ound Beasley on the floor dying
after he had gone to the yard to re-
pair a windmill
Murderer Would
Welcome Mob
END Dec 29 (AP)---C E Marble
19 night watchman at Ingersoll was
brought to the Garfield county jail
early today from the jail at Cheroke2
here he has been held since Sunday
charged - with the killing of Gilbert
Hutchinson 14 and the shooting of
the youth's father and brother
Officers said they feared mob vio-
lence as Marble constantly had
bragged of his crime since it was com-
mitted Marble shot the three mem-
bers of the Hutchinson family after
they are said to have "kidded" him
for being at watchman in a "small
town"
The electric chair would be wel-
comed now by the aged watchman he
said hcre this morning A mob woubl
he just as good he said if it would
not torture him If he dies be wants
to die instantly
For two years Marble had planned
to kill the family officers quoted h:m
as saying Sunday was the first time
he found the three members together
lie expressed regret in jail here to-
day at not having killed all throe
When it was reported one might re-
cover he said: "I hate that"
Lincoln Remains
In Western League
Of Illinois Mayor LINCOLN Nebr Dee 29 (AP)—
Apparently the Lincoln Western
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league ball team will hold forth again
' HARRISBURG Ill Dec 29 (AP) this year on the local tbbl William
Charged with the murder of Joe Holmes former western league man-
Adams mayor of West lay Charles tiger and major deague player has
Birger leader of a heavily armed signed 15 iliers for the club and
southern Illinois gang today awaited expects to continue gath le
ering tant
transfer to Benton the Franklin coon for the 1927 pennant race
t seat where he hoped to obtain Regarding reports that club would
bond he sold hail been sold or might be
o
He was arrested yesterday by a Fold by Larry Arnold Los Angeles
deputy sheriff of Saline county who owner f the Franchise are "the
served a warrant issued by a Fnink hunk" ftlid Holmes "I talked at
lin county coroner's jury charging noon yesterday with Dale Gear To-
Birger with being an accessory before Pelia president and he said every-
the fact in the slaying of Adam
thg w
inas straightened out and fur
s d
The mayor was shot do ix a in the front nie to go ahead building a clot" the
door of his home recently when t WO uperintidelent of the links eclared
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the door on the pretense el deli‘ering No t1rAting Tim Wsrk
a kttr r 1 hPre vill be ro meeting of the
Adams was an admitted friend el 'ialvation Army Dime League I his
the Shelton gang bitterly opposed to week "owing tr) the pressure of holi
tirger and his followers day activities
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Body Of Brown
Remains Unclaimed
Is the body of the young man
killed at Drumright last week des-
tined to rest in the potter's field?
Was the real name of this 2 2 year
old youth "Roy Drown" as he gave it
here in Bristow when arrested on a
harge of vagrancy six weeks ago?
relatives of Brown live and die
vithout ever knowing what became of
him?
These are questions that are puzz-
ling the sheriff of Creek county
Since the tragic death of Brown De-
cember 20 every effort has been made
by the sheriff's &lice to loeztte relatives-
of the dead man hut without
tmeess The remains still are at the
undertaking establishment at Drum-
right unclaimed
Brown died of a broken neck Ile
and another youth who gave his nanui
as Bob Brown saying they were cous-
ins were attempting to escape from a
constade at the rock crusher at
Drumright where they were working
on a prisoner gang The constable
B B Cunningham tired shot strik-
ing Roy Brown in the hip Ile
stumbled on a root and fell breaking
his neck
When the two men were arrested
here on a charge of vagrancy they
gave their home as Seminole Boh
Brown escaped and has not been heard
from
It appears that there is some mys-
tery surrounding the death of Brown
Mabel Bassett state commissioner of
harties and corrections has been
in Drumright making an investiga-
tion into the circumstances surround
in- the death of the young man while
trying to escape from the gang of
prisoners who were working on the
roads
Reports are that other prisoners
told a different story about tho cir-
cumstances than that at first giVen
Mrs Bassett returned to Oklahoma
City It is understood she will file
report within a day or so
Two Killed In Auto
Crash At McAlester
M'ALESTETZ Due 29
dison Shaddick and Eddie Rosenganna
of McAlester were killed about
o'clock this moroing whvn au auto-
mobile in which they rode struck a
concrete pillar supporting a subway
pass of the 11 K and T railway at
the Pittshurg-Atoka county line Iloy
Ansley driver and Va lph Owens com-
panion were injurrd but it sk:riously
in this crash All are younv men
ranging in agrs from 20 to 21 and
ere returning from a dance in Atoka
county where the accidcht occurred
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