Tulsa Star

"A Square Deal for All" M. J. McNulty, Jr., for Commissioner No. 2 A FEARLESS EXPONENT OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE THE TULSA STAR OUR SUBSCRIPTION LIST MAGES A VALUABLE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING Shouting McDuffie Denounces The Star! VOL. 6 Shouti Man is Not Known in New York Pious Servant of His Satanic Majesty Cets a Pig Following in Tulsa, Although He Asserts That Our Best Women Are Precious. Denounces The Star as a Dirty Sheet and Advises Audiences Not to Read It—"But Take It to the Toilet," Says Would-be Noted Divine to Congregation of Men, Women, Girls and Boys—Because The Star Published the Fact That He Was Arrested—But Said Nothing of Daily White Papers for Same Somewhere in the Holy Book it is recorded that Christ told the people "Beware of false prophets" and warned them that many would come to them in His name. He doubtless had in mind such men as S. Douglas McDuffie, the remarkable man evangelist who is now closing a two- weeks revival at the A. M. E. church in this city, after having hoodwinked the people of Oklahoma City out of about $500.00 more or less, and who expects to do even better here in Tulsa. Two weeks ago this man came to Tulsa advertising himself as "the world's renown most eminent and noted evangelist of the race." He started his tirade of nonsensical flights in emotionalism with the statement that he had been preaching seven years during which time he had converted more than 800,000 people to Christ. A plain unsophisticated lie! A physical impossibility! To accomplish this he would have to convert about 317 people a day or nearly 32 people every hour in the day, working or preaching 10 hours without intermission and keep it up every day for seven years. As preposterous as this is many believed him and still believed him. The first night he preached he said he was his mother's seventh child. The second night he said he was his mother's third child and still another subsequent time he said he was his mother's only child. And yet many there be who look upon him as an immaculate chosen man of God. After gaging the people with his own exaggerated ideas of his personal importance, his excellence in Greek and Latin and other special educational advantages the evangelist parson has utterly failed to back up his claims by his conduct either in words or action. Who is this man who opens an attack on a race paper for publishing the news about him and advises the people of Tulsa not to read "the dirty sheet—but take it to the toilet?" The man evidently has more dead letter education than he has respect for the intelligent people of Tulsa to make such indecent remark before an audience wherein there were women and children. Such conduct bespeaks his true character. He says he is from New York City, but according to a telegram from Fred R. Moore, editor of the New York Age, one of the oldest race papers in existence and widely circulated in that city, the man is not known in that city. The telegram which was sent in answer to inquiry from this office follows: New York City, N. Y., 8:55 p. m. March 13, 1918. Tulsa Star. We don't know Rev. S. Douglas McDuffie here in New York. Never heard of him. Fred R. Moore. It is more than passing strange that a man who claims he is from WEEKLY MAIL EDITION Official Organ of The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and The Knights and Ladies of Harmony of the World, Oklahoma Jurisdiction TULSA, OKLA.. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1918 New York and says he has converted more than 800,000 people in the last past seven years is not known by the leading public men of that city. It is said that evangelist read a telegram from San Antonio, Texas, to his audience Wednesday night in which he was commended for his good work there, and asked Rev. Tucker if the editor of The Star would be manly enough to publish it, and retract what was said about him. The editor of this paper is manly enough to do anything that is fair and right. We will gladly publish any telegram he may submit or any statement he may desire to make to vindicate his action or to refute anything that have been or may be published in these columns about him. But mind you the evangelist has not been man enough to ask the editor to publish anything for him. He prefers to take advantage of the mental attitude of the people carefully worked up for the occasion in a revival meeting to denounce the editor and his paper for doing that which it is the office of every newspaper to do—publish the news. But he was careful not to criticise the white daily papers. The editor of this paper received a letter last Monday night from a man at Muskogee, who read about the preacher's arrest in The Star and if the charges made in this letter is true the man is the lowest type of degenerate. The letter came unsolicited and is published here without any malice whatever. The letter follows: Muskogee, Okla., March 11, 1918 Hon. A. J. Smitherman. Editor Tulsa Star Dear Sir:—I notice in this week's issue of your paper an account of an incident that occurred in the A. M. E. church of your city. This incident reminds me of one similar which occurred, if I not be mistaken, in the same person of Rev. S. D. McDuffie, who then claimed he was from Providence, R. L., at the time I speak of on or about first of January, 1918, at San Antonio, Texas. This same man who carried on a meeting at Rev. Sim's A. M. E. church and he was arrested for flogging a boy about 18 years old. This boy made a charge in open court against Rev. S. D. McDuffie of sodomy (hoboring with him). Do you get me? Good colored citizens got together and squashed his case with the law, and he, Rev. S. D. McDuffie, evangelist, made a very hasty retreat from San Antonio, Texas. I am of the belief that this man is a degenerate. If you will communicate with Rev. Sims' A. M. E. church at San Antonio, Texas, or M. S. Everett, 503 East Commerce street, San Antonio, Texas, he will send you clippings of daily newspapers containing accounts of incident. I am a cousin of Dr. E. D. Morrison and am now here associated with him here in the drug business. I recall that you were here a few days ago and paid Dr. Morrison a professional call. I failed to see you. There are many people of Tulsa from Texas, who know me, son of Dr. J. H. Wilkins, Victoria, Texas. I have lived in New York City for 17 years and had never seen or heard of this Rev. McDuffie before. Very respectfully yours, J. W. WILKINS. ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL MAN COMES TO TULSA. Dr. Durham Counts, a graduate pharmacist of Nashville, Tenn., arrived in the city Thursday night and will adopt Tulsa as his future home. He has accepted a position with the Economy drug store. Oil Man Coming TULSANS ARE TAKING HOLD OF OPPORTUNITIES IN BLACK COW OIL COMPANY. J. W. Thompson, prosperous pioneer citizen of Clearview and secretary-treasurer of the Black Cow Oil and Gas company, the leading organization of its kind in the state being officered exclusively by colored men, will spend Wednesday, Tuesday and Thursday in Tulsa to meet race men here who are personally interested in his company and to sell stock to others who may desire to become members of the company. He was here Sunday en route to Muskogee and was requested by Tulsa stockholders to return and tell them in an open meeting about the company holdings and the plans for drilling several wells in the near future. Mr. Thompson is well known throughout the state as a good, safe business man, having acquired this reputation by making a success of his own affairs, and this serves him well in his efforts to promote the Black Cow Oil and Gas Company. When speaking of his company and the opportunity it holds out to colored men, Mr. Thompson radiates with enthusiasm. It is doubtless a good thing and the progress race men of Tulsa will not fail to see it when Mr. Thompson comes. No Discrination at Ft. Sill COLORED MEN ATTEND OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL WITH WHITES IN OKLAHOMA. It is not generally known that colored U. S. army officers are now being trained in special branches of army propaganda here in Oklahoma, but it is a fact, nevertheless. Down at Ft. Sill, near Lavon, Oklahoma, there are 34 race men, all officers in the U. S. army, being trained in Uncle Sam's school of arms for service in France, and there is absolutely no color line or any other discrimination against them. So says Lieut. Chas. C. Dawson, 365th Infantry U. S. A., Camp Grant, who was in the city last Sunday and Monday en route to Camp Grant from Ft. Sill, where he had finished a special course. According to Lieut. Dawson no discrimination whatever is shown the colored men there in camp or in Lawton. When he came to Oklahoma he rode in a Pullman berth to Ft. Sill and returned the same way and not once was he embarrassed because of race prejudice. New Enterprise for Tulsa HOWARD AND HARRIS START MESSENGER SERVICE AND EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. The Safety First Messenger Service and Employment Bureau is the title of the latest race enterprise to be added to the progressive list in Tulsa. Ed G. Howard and M. L. Harris are the promoters. There is a great demand in Tulsa for such enterprise and no doubt it will be much appreciated by the public. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor I desire to announce my candidacy for Mayor of Tulsa, subject to the Democratic Primary, Tuesday, March 19, 1918. I earnestly solicit your suport. Respectfully, CHAS. H. HUBBARD. For Mayor. I hereby announce my candidacy for Mayor of Tulsa, subject to the will of the people in the Democratic primary March 19, 1918. I am familiar with the duties of this office and if elected will serve again with the same efficiency as marked my former administration. W. E. ROHDE. Commissioner No. 1. Commissioner No. 1. I am a candidate for Commissioner No. 1, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary, March 19, 1918. R. E. CURRAN Commissioner No. 2. I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Commissioner No. 2, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary, March 19, 1918. I stand for efficiency in office and a square deal to all. M. J. McNULTY, Jr. I desire to announce my candidacy for Commissioner No. 2, subject to the action of the democratic primary Tuesday, March 19, 1918. If elected I pledge myself to give everybody a square deal. G. W. PEASE. Commissioner No. 2 I desire to announce my candidacy for Commissioner No. 2, subject to the will of the Democratic Primary, March 19, 1918. If nominated and elected I will make good. GEO. B. JOHNSON. Commissioner No. 3. I am a candidate for Commissioner No. 3, and I expect to be nominated in the Democratic Primary, Tuesday, March 19, 1918. I will appreciate very much your support. F. M. BOHN Commissioner No. 4 I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Commissioner No. 4, subject to the action of the people in the Democratic Primary, March 19, 1918. I am for justice and fair play and will appreciate your support. Commissioner No. 4 I wish to announce my candidacy for Commissioner No. 4, subject to the Democratic Primary, Tuesday, March 19, 1918. I earnestly solicit your support. H. F. NEWBLOCK. City Auditor I am pleased to announce my candidacy for City Auditor, subject to the will of the people in the Democratic Primary, Tuesday, March 19, 1918. I stand for all that's embraced in honestly, efficiency and the square deal policy. VERNON F. SEAMAN. City Auditor. I desire to announce my candidacy for City Auditor, subject to the will of the people in the Democratic Primary, Tuesday, March 19, 1918. I am a believer in true democracy in its fullness. I will appreciate your support. B. B. LEECRAFT. Race Men Resent Republican Rule Caught in the act of dramatically demonstrating the translation of a revival into a jubilee in honor of the Reverend Dr. Tucker, minister to Vernon's Chapel, A. M. E. Church, on the night of Wednesday, March 6th, at Tulsa, Okla. And the presence of the Century Poet. Copyright 1918, by Black Sampson, president of the Great National Distributing League for the Advancement of Colored People. Away back in the rostum set the Great Divine, Facing twenty Christians in a circle line. Every denomination were crowding in the door When the preaching McDuffie stood jumping on the floor In the spirit one could see Dr. Tucker's Jubilee. Rhoda Locket, the silver-haired Chistian, Looked with a solemn smile; A woman dressed in a fine black suit Shouted up and down the aisle. One shouted across the rostum By shaking and wringing her hand In front of the circle an old apostle jumped With the preaching New York man. There was shouting in the choir and all over the floor; People of every walk in life were crowding in the door In the spirit one could see Dr. Tucker's Jubilee. Around the pulpit the evangelist rushed rushed, And commanded the ministers to arise Preaching like a swamp angle, Looking to the skies In a demonstration of the Hebrew boys Forced tears to leap in eyes, Singing in the pulpit, Pointing back to the door, The New York evangelist Began preaching on the floor. In the spirit one could see Dr. Tucker's Jubilee. From the east, west, north and the south Were people who sit and stood near the door. When the New York evangelist Stopped preaching on the floor Magnifying himself, ministers he failed to score. For when he finished his long dis- course. The Dr. Tucker was seen to stand Bursting forth in elegance, Called the New York minister's hand. The New York evangelist Had not much more to say; He complimented a little Octaroon At the piano he began to play, Then sleep began to surround People who worked the next day. Grasping their wraps, home-bound, A few silently stole away. ANOTHER MOTHER'S LIFE IS SACRIFICED. Mrs. Edna Scott, wife of Otis Scott, died on Saturday in childbirth. The husband, who was in training camp, was called home, arrived Sunday to find both wife and baby dead. They were shipped to Okmulgee Monday and both buried in the same casket. Jackson Undertaking Co. had charge of the bodies. e Star! Resent blican Rule Loyal Black Voters of the 10th Precinct Register Strong for Democracy. There was much surprise expressed in republican circles last week when it was officially announced that more than 200 colored men had registered as democrats, while in democratic circles there was generally rejoicing and admiration for those black men who had with the conviction of true manhood took the first step toward resenting the insult and injury forced upon them by the present republican city administration. It is generally understood among the colored people of Tulsa that the republican ticket in the city campaign must be defeated and there is a steady irresistable movement among them to express their disapproval of the G. O. P. bunch in loving memorium of the segregation act and other acts of the city administration. For one time at least, and on this particular question, the colored people of Tulsa are almost a unit. The republicans themselves have seen the error of their ways and are busy making overtures to the colored voters but the black boys have not forgotten the honey-coated flowery promises made by the republicans two years ago. WIDELY KNOWN (?) EVANGELIST APOLOGIZES IN COURT. S. Douglas McDuffie, the self-styled "World's renowned, most eminent and noted evangelist of the race," answered to a charge of assault in Justice Lee Daniel's court Tuesday morning on information sworn to by Mrs. Loura Mills. Strong pressure was brought to bear on the complainant by followers of the preacher to induce Mrs. Mills not to prosecute him, but the case was called and after the evangelist virtually pleaded guilty and apologies for his conduct promising to fe good, the case was dismissed by Judge Daniel. MISS F. STER STARTS BUSINESS IN NEW QUARTERS. Miss M. E. Foster, the chiropodist and hair culturist, has opened a beauty parlor in the Red Wing hotel, and invites all new and old customers to visit her new quarters, which are modern in equipment and cosily furnished. Miss Foster is better prepared to care for her business now than ever before. Call at Redwing Hotel, corner Greenwood and Brady. REV. BUCHANAN DIES IN BOSTON According to information received in this city by Rev. R. A. Whitaker, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist church, Rev. C. A. Buchanan, of Guthrie, former publisher of the Oklahoma Safe Guard, and lately pastor of a Baptist church in Kansas City, died in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, following an operation, the nature of which was not learned. The body was shipped to Guthrie and will be buried there Monday. Rev. Buchanan was well known in the newspaper world and in church circles. Mrs. T. D. Jackson, wife of Capt. T. D. Jackson, has returned home from Claremore, where she had been several weeks for her health. THE TULSA STAR printed weekly by the Tulsa Star Printing and Publishing Co. at 118 N. Greenwood. Associate Editor Subscription Rates By Mall One Year ..... $1.50 Six Manths ..... 1.00 Three Monthe ..... .80 DUTY of every registered voter to go to the polls Tuesday and vote his party ticket. Don't be a slacker. TESDAY will be a big day in Tulsa for both parties and Tuesday will be a sad day for the republicans—"So mought it be." OD! the day is now at hand when black men have begin to see room of political diversification and at the same time are opening the light of true democracy. THE RACE MAN holds the interest of his people paramount to being else. Are you a race man? You will answer this question and April 2nd at the polls. IT IS THE DUTY of every registered voter to go to the polls Tuesday and help nominate his party ticket. Don't be a slacker. NEXT TUESDAY will be a big day in Tulsa for both parties and Tuesday April 2, will be a sad day for the republicans—"So mought it be." THANK GOD! the day is now at hand when black men have begin to see the wisdom of political diversification and at the same time are opening their eyes to the light of true democracy. THE TRUE RACE MAN holds the interest of his people paramount to everything else. Are you a race man? You will answer this question next Tuesday and April 2nd at the polls. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. DOCRATIC CANDIDATES before the people of Tulsa in the prior next Tuesday are all high-class men, above the narrow, petty, so often render men unworthy the respect and confidence of men. All of them are well known in Tulsa and each of them have the principles of true democracy and if elected, as six of them are they will follow the square deal policy in administering the affairs of government. Colored citizens will be accorded the same officer men other people and will be given every consideration to which it tailed as taxpayers and voters—something they have not enjoyed public administration. W have lived in Tulsa under both democratic administrations and no one needs to tell us what we from either. One term of the present administration is enough. They must go. If they are re-elected conditions will be worse ever before. We must take advantage of the present situation in a lesson. Our franchise is our best weapon and now is the time to strike in self defense. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES before the people of Tulsa in the primaries next Tuesday are all high-class men, above the narrow, petty things which so often render men unworthy the respect and confidence of their fellowmen. All of them are well known in Tulsa and each of them have pledged to the principles of true democracy and if elected, as six of them are sure to be, they will follow the square deal policy in administering the affairs of the city government. Colored citizens will be accorded the same official courtesy given other people and will be given every consideration to which they are entitled as taxpayers and voters—something they have not enjoyed under the rpublican administration. W have lived in Tulsa under both democratic and republican administrations and no one needs to tell us what we may expect from either. One term of the present administration is enough for all of us. They must go. If they are re-elected conditions will be worse for us than ever before. We must take advantage of the present situation to teach them a lesson. Our franchise is our best weapon and now is the time for us to strike in self defense. "Drive the nail right, boys, Hit it on the head. Strike with all your might, boys, While the iron is red." thing is properly done this time we ,the colored people of Tulsa, to our own and hereafter will be recognized as a political power with. Remember the segregation act. If the thing is properly done this time we, the colored people of Tulsa, will rome unto our own and hereafter will be recognized as a political power to be reckoned with. Remember the segregation act. THE MERRY JUMPING JACK AND THE STAR THE STAR has been severely criticised by a few narrow-minded members of the A. M. E. church because we published a story in these columns about the arrest of the preacher who came to them as the race's greatest evangelist, and who has shocked and insulted the finer senses of every intelligent person who has heard him. It is indeed strange that many people who claim to be intelligent have permitted themselves to be inveigled into the transitorial state of foolish emotionalism this man has produced. But it was always so and doubtless will always be so as long as people allow their religious fears and superstitions to control their common sense. It is a deplorable fact that any half-crazed negro preacher with a passing familiarity of the bible and an exaggerated and perverted comprehension of the same with 8 per cent intelligence, 2 per cent book learning, 30 per cent nerve and 60 per cent ego, with good throat and lungs and proclivities for jumping and shouting, can nearly always win over the average colored congregation. So it has been with Evangelist McDuffie and a large part of the A. M. E. church followers. The Star is not alarmed over the criticism being aimed at us, because we have done nothing more than was our duty to do. The man wrongfully assaulted a woman in church and she had him arrested. These were facts which were published in every newspaper in Tulsa, but for some reason only the Star has been criticised. This man evangelist who never saw Tulsa until two weeks ago, and according to his own statement made from the pulpit, will forget the people of Tulsa as soon as he leaves here, had the audacity to advise people who live here to withdraw their support from their own enterprise, their own newspaper, because it published the story of his arrest. And there are those small enough, inconsiderate enough, blind enough, fools enough to agree with this stranger in every instance. The editor of this paper is a Tulsan, giving employment to Tulsans, patronizing Tulsa enterprises, advertising Tulsa generally and boosting race enterprises particularly; spending our money here at home and fighting all the time for the rights and protection of our people, for public decency and for the preservation of our homes. The evangelist will leave in a few hours with his Tulsa budget, and will spend it elsewhere. A few years ago we took exception to a sermon preached by a white minister of this city because it was against the best interest of the race and was, besides, false throughout. We received no criticism for that. Why should we be criticised for publishing the truth about a minister within our own race who has by his own public statements branded himself an unscrupulous liar? Had we upheld the action of the evangelist in forcing a frail defenseless woman out of the church, God's house of worship, because she did not feel inclined to bow to his rule, rigid to the extreme, and branded her as a sacreligious culprit, no doubt those who now criticise us would have been loud in praise of our stand. But we did not think this man or any other man had a right to eject any person from the church and we have no changed our opinion. We still maintain that any person has a perfect right to a seat in the church so long as he or she is not disturbing religious worship and when we grant any man the right to forcibly eject people from church at his will we violate the sacred right that every one should enjoy in church. Now as to those who have criticised our action, we simply submit that every one have a right to their own opinion and we are holding steadfastly to ours. If it is right to uphold a man who by his own words is a proven liar, and who comes into our midst and tells us that our best women are prostitutes, and then pay him for it; if it is right for men to stand by and see a woman wrongfully treated by a man who calls himself a man of God, then, if these things be right, we must be wrong. But until God changes our conception of right and wrong we will still believe we are right. One thing there is of which we may all feel sure, we can't keep the truth hid always. It is sure to break out somewhere. The Star has lost two subscribers on account of the article about the preacher and we have gained 29 because of it. We do not fear any calamity that may befall us because of the incident. We are willing to submit our case to the fair-minded, intelligent people of Tulsa. This is our home and we will be here working for and with the people of this city, spending our money here long after Rev. McDuffie is gone and forgotten. There are those among our critics who would remove Rev. Tucker who has been with them laboring for them two or three years and turn over themselves and the church, unconditionally, to this man who is a stranger to them, so enthused are they over his sensational method of preaching. Of course, such step would be a mistake, a sad calamity to the community, but it would be useless to argue this to them at this time. When the storm (the brain storm) has subsided, however, and they have recovered THE TULSA STAR their senses, our critics will no doubt the commend us for doing our plain duty. This was the suspicion of many of the hearing him Sunday night, but they resent of the man further confirmed it. They criticize, his jumping, shouting, snorting, unheard-of policy of driving people from choose to go to the "mourner's bench," who allowed his bitter charge that the best for women of very questionable character, cated fool would make such charge. Of Tulsa whose conduct might merit such a defense. We admit there are married women highly reprimandable, but we would have understand that there are some respect also some men here, not members of any above him in honor and integrity and in blue skies are above us all. His assault upon Mrs. Mills Thurst nothing less than the outburst of the sackucky thing for him that the woman had. As it was, there was some talk of violence mics will no doubt think differently of the Star and will bring our plain duty. Dispicion of many of the intelligent people of Tulsa after night, but they reserved their opinion until the conduct confirmed it. They looked with disdain upon his frantic shouting, snorting, crawling, etc., as they did also his driving people from the church because they did not mourner's bench," but they tolerated it all. They even charge that the best women in Tulsa society were whores responsible character. None but an ignorant, unsophistic such charge. Of course, there may be some women in Tulsa might merit such accusation; of these we make no deference are married women, and men, too, whose conduct is, but we would have this little pussilanemous to be are some respectable women in Tulsa, and there are not members of any church, either, who tower as high and integrity and in respect for our womanhood as the us all. On Mrs. Mills Thursday night during the services was the outburst of the savage nature of the man, and it is a that the woman had no men relatives to resent his action. Some talk of violence. OR OF TULSA their senses, our critics will no doubt think differently of the Star and will commend us for doing our plain duty. This was the suspicion of many of the intelligent people of Tulsa after hearing him Sunday night, but they reserved their opinion until the conduct of the man further confirmed it. They looked with disdain upon his frantic critics, his jumping, shouting, snorting, crawling, etc., as they did also his unheard-of policy of driving people from the church because they did not choose to go to the "mourner's bench," but they tolerated it all. They even swallowed his bitter charge that the best women in Tulsa society were whores or women of very questionable character. None but an ignorant, unsophisticated fool would make such charge. Of course, there may be some women in Tulsa whose conduct might merit such accusation; of these we make no defense. We admit there are married women, and men, too, whose conduct is highly reprimandable, but we would have this little pussilanemous to understand that there are some respectable women in Tulsa, and there are also some men here, not members of any church, ceither, who tower as high above him in honor and integrity and in respect for our womanhood as the blue skies are above us all. His assault upon Mrs. Mills Thursday night during the services was nothing less than the outburst of the savage nature of the man, and it is a lucky thing for him that the woman had no men relatives to resent his action. As it was, there was some talk of violence. THE NEXT MAYOR OF TULSA JOHN B. HARRIS Look at the above picture, then go vote at the primary election, March 19th, for Chas. H. Hubbard, for Mayor on the Democratic ticket. Then when he is nominated every registered voter can go to the poles on April 2nd and help elect him as our Mayor. Chas. H. Hubbard came to Tulsa nearly seven years ago so that he is no "New Comer" but one of our citizens that lives here and may be considered an "Old Timer" he has been so busy, in that time, attending to his own business that he has had little time to get acquainted with the citizenship of Tulsa. He has been engaged in the oil business for the last twenty-five years and has a wide acquaintance with the fraternity. In This Paper In this Metropolitan City we need a police force that will deal fairly with all our citizens. That will look after the health of the community intelligently and care for its best interest financially. Let us put him in the "First Line Trenches" on the 19th of March, Primary Day, and "Over the Top" on the 2nd of April. 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For Pawhuska No. 8..... 8:00 P. M. Motor Train for Muskogee HAIR GROWER A WONDERFUL HAIR DRESSING and GROWER ONE THOUSAND AGENTS WANTED GOOD MONEY MADE We want Agents in every city and village to sell THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a WONDERFUL PREPARATION. Can be used With or Without Straightening Irons. Sells for 25 cents per Box—One 25 cent Box Will Prove Its Value. Any Person that will use a 25 cent Box Will Be Convinced. No matter what has failed to grow your hair, just give The Star Hair Grower a Trial and be Convinced. SEND 25 Cents FOR FULL SIZE BOX. IF YOU WISH TO BE AN AGENT, SEND $1.00 and we will send you a full supply then you can begin Work at Once—also Agent's Terms. Send all money by money order to THE STAR HAIR GROWER, MFS. The Popular Price Store CHILDREN'S WHITE DR Embroidered and lace trimmed; p 79c; $1.50 value ,today at 98c; $2 DREN'S WHITE DRESSES SPECIALLY PRICED and lace trimmed; good range sizes-$1 values, today at value ,today at 98c; $2.50 value, today at.....$1.79 CHILDREN'S WHITE DRESSES SPECIALLY PRICED Embroidered and lace trimmed; good range sizes—$1 values, today at 79c; $1.50 value, today at 98c; $2.50 value, today at $1.79 JAPANESE KIMONOS Specially priced—$6.50 values, ch FASHION'S LATEST Are always first shown in our mats to all who wish to be in the forest the extortionate prices for so-called Priced.....$5, $7.50, $10 VISIT OUR CORPS One lot of C. B. Corsets, all sizes. One lot of Mlle. Grace Corsets, all silk finish; in shades of pink and colors, plaids and stripes. Prices WOMEN One lot gowns made of India Lilac Our $2 values, at ..... Our $2.50 values at ..... BLACK TAFFE Extra special, 36 inches wide; our LACE COP $2 values at ..... $2.50 values at ..... $3.50 values at ..... $4.00 values at ..... CREPE POP White with fancy silk stripes, 33 at ..... Worth While Redu priced—$6.50 values, choice $.45; $7.00 values, choice $5.95 FASHION'S LATEST DECREE IN MILLINERY first shown in our millinery section, a fact that is known wish to be in the forefront of style, and you need not pay male prices for so-called "exclusiveness." $5, $7.50, $10, $12.50, $16.50, $17.50, $20 and up VISIT OUR CORSET DEPARTMENT C. B. Corsets, all sizes; regular $2.50 values.....$2.00 Mlle. Grace Corsets, made of fine coutil and mercerized in shades of pink and all white in al sizes; reguar $6.95 s and stripes. Prices ranging from.....$3.95 to $24.85 WOMEN'S GOWNS. wns made of India Linen, embroidered and lace trimmed. ses, at.....$1.45 values at.....$1.89 BLACK TAFFETA SILK $1.29 al, 36 inches wide; our $1.75 value at.....$1.29 LACE CURTAINS. s.....$1.39 at.....$1.89 at.....$2.69 at.....$3.45 CREPE PONGES 69c fancy silk stripes, 32 inches wide; our 85c value, today 69c North While Reductions in Shoe Dept. Specially priced—$6.50 values, choice $.45; $7.00 values, choice $5.95 FASHION'S LATEST DECREE IN MILLINERY Are always first shown in our millinery section, a fact that is known to all who wish to be in the forefront of style, and you need not pay the extortionate prices for so-called "exclusiveness." Priced $5 $7.50 $10 $12.50 $15.50 $17.50 $20.50 One lot of C. B. Corsets, all sizes; regular $2.50 values.....$2.00 One lot of Mille. Grace Corsets, made of fine coutil and mercerized silk finish; in shades of pink and all white in al sizes; reguar $6.95 colors, plaids and stripes. Prices ranging from.....$3.95 to $24.85 WOMEN'S GOWNS. One lot gowns made of India Linen, embroidered and lace trimmed. Our $2 values, at.....$1.45 Our $2.50 values at.....$1.89 $2 values at ..... $1.39 $2.50 values at ..... $1.89 $3.50 values at ..... $2.69 $4.00 values at ..... $3.45 CREPE PONGES 69c White with fancy silk stripes, 32 inches wide; our 85c value, today at ..... 69c Worth While Reductions in Shoe Dept. WOMEN'S QUEEN QUALITY SHOES $11.60 for shoes worth $15; $9.35 for shoes worth $15 shoes worth $10; $6.35 for shoes worth $8; $4.95 for s $3.95 for shoes worth $5. CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' SHOES Sizes 11½ to 2 and 2½ to 6—Our $4.50 values, your che Our $3.50 values, sizes 11½ to 2, choice Our $2 values, sizes 11½ to 2, your choice BOYS' SHOES. Sizes 2½ to 6, $3.50 value, sale price $4 value, sale price $5 value, sale price shoes worth $15; $9.35 for shoes worth $12.50; $7.85 for $10; $6.35 for shoes worth $8; $4.95 for shoes wrth $6; shoes worth $5. CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' SHOES to 2 and 2½ to 6—Our $4.50 values, your choice.....$2.95 values, sizes 11½ to 2, choice.....$2.45 values, sizes 11½ to 2,*your choice.....$1.95 BOYS' SHOES. to 6, $3.50 value, sale price.....$2.35 sale price.....$2.75 sale price.....$3.45 $11.60 for shoes worth $15; $9.35 for shoes worth $12.50; $7.85 for shoes worth $10; $6.35 for shoes worth $8; $4.95 for shoes wrth $6; $3.95 for shoes worth $5. Sizes 11½ to 2 and 12½ to 6—Our $4.50 values, your choice.....$2.95 Our $3.50 values, sizes 11½ to 2, choice.....$2.45 Our $2 values, sizes 11½ to 2, *your choice.....$1.95 BOYS'SHOES. Sizes 2½ to 6, $3.50 value, sale price.....$2.35 $4 value, sale price.....$2.75 $5 value, sale price.....$3.45 MEN'S KING QUALITY SHOES. Our regular $12 value.....$8.65 Our regular $10 value.....$7.45 Our regular $8.50 value.....$6.95 WOMEN'S QUEEN QUALITY SLIPPERS. The new spring styles, priced MEN'S SUITS Men's Suits in best quality fab- makes, McGraw, Benjamin and H. Handcraft clothes, $25 values, you $15 value Men's Suits at ------------ BATH T 20 doz. lot of Towels; extra quali- vues; at ------------ One lot of C. B. Corsets that sold A complete line of Miller Corser many new models; priced at ------------ WOMEN'S SILK UNDER These specials offer advantageou values in Silk Camisoles. Colors $2.50 Silk Teddys, mostly white. $3.50 Silk Teddys in flesh and w $5 Silk Teddys, very fine fabric. SILK $7.50 Silk Gowns, very elaborate embroidered. Special at ------------ $4 Silk Gowns, very well made a of $4. Special at ------------ ring styles, prived .....$5 to $8.50 MEN'S SUITS—SPECIAL $19.85 in best quality fabrics, fashioned by the well-known draw, Benjamin and Hays of Rochester, N. Y., tailors of lothes, $25 values, your choice .....$19.85 men's Suits at .....$11.85 The new spring styles, prived --------------------$5 to $8.50 MEN'S SUITS—SPECIAL $19.85 Men's Suits in best quality fabrics, fashioned by the well-known makes, McGraw, Benjamin and Hays of Rochester, N. Y., tailors of Handcraft clothes, $25 values, your choice --------------------$19.85 $15 value Men's Suits at --------------------$11.85 BATH TOWELS 19c. Of Towels; extra quality and our regular 25c line at.....19c $4.50 E. B. Corsets that sold regularly at $1.50.....1.00 line of Miller Corsets; a very perfect fitting corset in models; prived at.....$1, $1.50, $2.45, $3.50 GEN'S SILK UNDERWEAR SPECIALLY PRICED Towels offer advantageous buying for the early shopper. $2 Silk Camisoles. Colors of flesh and white, at.....$1.48 Teddys, mostly white. Special this week at.....$1.95 Teddys in flesh and white, at.....$2.45 Teddys, very fine fabric, special at.....$3.95 SILK GROWNS. Gowns, very elaborately made, some lace trimmed, others Special at.....$4.95 Gowns, very well made and a good value at the regular price Special at.....$3.45 20 doz. lot of Towels; extra quality and our regular 25c line at.....19c vauees; at.....$4.40 One lot of C. B. Corsets that sold regularly at $1.50.....$1.00 A complete line of Miller Corsets; a very perfect fitting corset in many new models; prived at.....$1, $1.50, $2.45, $3.50 WOMEN'S SILK UNDERWEAR SPECIALLY PRICED These specials offer advantageous buying for the early shopper. $2 values in Silk Camisoles. Colors of flesh and white. at.....$1.48 $2.50 Silk Teddys, mostly white. Special this week at.....$1.95 $3.50 Silk Teddys in flesh and white. at.....$2.45 $5 Silk Teddys, very fine fabric, special at.....$3.95 SILK GROWNS. $7.50 Silk Gowns, very elaborately made, some lace trimmed, others embroidered. Special at ..... $4.95 $4 Silk Gowns, very well made and a good value at the regular price of $4. Special at ..... $3.45 SMART SPRING DRESSES The most favored of the new se endorsed by Dame Fashion have esting to women who are anxio dresses. Models for all occasion materials in the most desired sha Taffetas. Georgettes, Messalines, this week at MEN'S KING QUA Our regular $12.00 values, during Our regular $10.00 values, during Our regular $8.50 values, during WAIST One lot of very fine Waists in m all colors, including black; very latest effects in collars; full rang special for this week at COVER 203 9 favored of the new season's styles which have so far been by Dame Fashion have arrived and will prove most inter- women who are anxious for a glimpse of advance spring models for all occasions of wear displaying all the popular the most desired shades. georgettes, Messalines, Serges and Crepe de Chines. Priced at $18.75, $22.50, $24.85 and $27.50 MEN'S KING QUALITY DRESS SHOES $12.00 values, during this sale $8.65 $10.00 values, during this sale $7.45 $8.50 values, during this sale $5.95 WAIST SPECIAL. very fine Waists in materials of georgette, crepe de chine; including black; very handsomely trimmed; all the very is collars; full range sizes. Waists that are worth $5; this week at $3.45 OVERDALE'S The most favored of the new season's styles which have so far been endorsed by Dame Fashion have arrived and will prove most interesting to women who are anxious for a glimpse of advance spring dresses. Models for all occasions of wear displaying all the popular materials in the most desired shades. Taffetas. Georgettes, Messalines, Serges and Crepe de Chines. Priced this week at.....$18.75, $22.50, $24.85 and $27.50 MEN'S KING QUALITY DRESS SHOES Our regular $12.00 values, during this sale.....$8.65 Our regular $10.00 values, during this sale.....$7.45 Our regular $8.50 values, during this sale.....$5.95 WAIST SPECIAL. One lot of very fine Waists in materials of georgette, crepe de chine; all colors, including black; very handsomely trimmed; all the very latest effects in collars; full range sizes. Waists that are worth $5; special for this week at.....$3.45 203 S. Main Street JOHN H. HARRIS --- TULSA, OKLA. PHONE 4710 JACKSON Undertaking Company One Price to All—Why Pay Morel OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Terms Reasonable. 607 E. ARCHER ST. THE TULSA STAR WELL KNOWN CITIZEN SCORES CITY DADS Some Facts You Should Know Concerning the Present Administration They have hired over 155 policemen; over 60 of them being non-resident. Not 155 at one time, but as they come and go. Less than twelve of these have been appointed and confirmed by the board of commissioners, as provided by law. It cost more than $70,000 to run the department last year, which is more than it cost to run the police departments of the six next largest towns all put together, namely, Bartlesville, Enid, Guthrie, Shawnee, McAlester and Muskogee, combined. The Daily Democrat has signed statements to this effect. More men were killed by Tulsa policemen than were killed by all the above named departments combined. The two women from Terre Haute who run the Denver rooms, have not been molested, although they have been chronic law violators ever since the killing of Tommy Murphy by Officer Powell. They were the star witnesses in favor of Powell and swore that he, Murphy, had threatened the policeman in general. According to other witnesses Powell shot him while he was laying prostrated under a box car. He was in his shirt sleeves and Powell knew he was unarmed. Chief Lucas rented a building belonging to his aunt, on First street, to Bill Baber and accepted the rent from Bill Baber. Overbay and Pilkington found a lot of whiskey in the building but no effort was made to place an injunction on it. Simmons rented his little building at 119 $ \frac{1}{2} $ North Main to the notorious Belchmer bootleggers, a raid was made on the place and a quantity of liquor found there and the whole thing was hushed up before trial. You can ask Belchmer himself. The salary pay roll of the police force at the close of the season a year ago for December was $2,875.00 and for December of the year just ended, it was over $5,000.00. They got this money by an illegal occupation tax. They went down on First street and held all of the old poor baggagemen up for $12.00 license in advance, and then went to Frank White, a well to do man and compromised, taking whatever they could get. They have threatened every one with this tax, but they have not sued a single lawyer because they know it wouldn't hold up in court. Over a month ago a man by the name of Reese, who works for the water department, said that they had planned to turn on good water just before election, like the Germans always have a big victory just before the socialists get busy. Now they are turning on the water, but it is only temporarily cleared with chemicals and will come back after election. The streets have been cut up with big unnecessary trenches all winter, and now just before election they say they are going to fix them. If they have so much money as boasted by Simmons, why don't they spend a little of it on the streets. The truth of the matter is the money they spoke of is bond issue and they haven't got to it yet, when they do it will fade fast enough. Simmons boasts about having over a million dollars on hand, why shouldn't he have it, the people voted it. They have raised the levy, and increased the valuation, and put out a crooked occupation tax by which they are able to get $10,000.00 per quarter from people who are fool enough to fall for it. The "Sik Stocking Crowd" don't care anything about the working man's interests. They were for the City Manager plan of one man government (like Germany's) because they say the men who own the town should run it. In other words they would like to eliminate the voter who does not happen to be a property owner. The "Silk Stocking" bunch don't care anything about reform, and nearly all of them are drinking men. They think to shout reform is a popular wave to get their men elected. Under the guise of war, they tried to close the pool halls because of fuel. It costs the pool halls less than one dollar per month for lights during the summer. The truth of the matter is, they have jobbed the pool halls around by license and tax, and by foolish blind partitions, and so on until they knew it would be a breeding place for votes against them. The rich oil men can go down to the big hotel lobbies Saturday night and fix up their contracts and checks. Nearly every union man in Tulsa has some dealings down town where he has to meet his boss or a contractor, and he goes to the pool halls. The city has not provided any public comfort stations and where would the working man go if it was not for the pool hallis. They wouldn't all be welcome around the big hotel lobbies. These same men who would close the pool halls are the ones who have been encouraging the policemen in their killings by going their, bond and so on. They were strong backers of Judge Cavitt, one of the worst enemies of the working man and especially the union man. They have him now on their "Silk Stocking" committees, and they praised him vigorously at their republican rally the other night. These men have made a nest around the commercial club, and the Y. M. C. A. and are trying hard to drag these civic institutions into the lowly mire of politics. The commercial club was ruined once by getting into politics. Of course, the Y. M. C. A. denies being in politics, but when all their officers are so busy around the "Silk Stocking" bunch it makes us naturally suspicious. Clarence the Colonel. Colonel Clarence Douglas, of the Commercial Club, is a rank partisan. He cannot be blamed for that because he has always been a republican. But he should be careful and not let it ruin the club. He killed a man once and afterwards became editor of the Muskogee Phoenix. He has drifted around over the country as head of this and that commercial club. His interest in Tulsa is the extent of his hire, but he lets his old partisan politics get the best of his judgment. His offices is in Mayor Simmons' building and the two hob nob together. He had a boy working for the World a long time and is awfully thick with that crowd. He would sacrifice the good of the organization to see his bunch win. He is a good publicity man, and worth something to the town, but if he persists in using his office to further his personal whims he will ruin everything as Carl Magee did one time when he tried to play politics with the club. It is high time to call a halt on our civic organizations being in politics. Every one helped to build the Y. M. C. A. and should have a voice in its affairs. Colonel Douglas gets $5,000.00 a year partly contributed by democrats and he should be satisfied. Trusting you may find some things in this you can use in your publication, I am, Respectfully yours, H. C. EVANS. BUSINESS LEAGUE BOOSTERS NUMBER FOUR. By Albon L. Holsey Every once in a while you can hear someone say "We had a good Local League in our town but it went down." Let me tell you what, in my judgment, is the reason why Local Leaguers run down. The direct or minor cause, in many instances, is local petty differences between individuals; the indirect or major cause is the apparent inability of the members of the Local League to understand and appreciate their opportunities for service through this organization. In my observations regarding certain cities, we are seeking to deal with the larger aspect of the situation only, and the observations are based upon conditions as they existed in 1916. Let us compare Augusta, Georgia, and Shreveport, Louisiana, both enterprising southern cities of about the same size and same Negro population. Augusta has a most unique co-operative grocery store, owned and operated by colored people with more than a hundred stock holders. A capable manager is in charge of the store and it is an inspiration to see how the venture has succeeded. In the insurance field, Augusta stands with the leaders. Four or five strong companies with more than a hundred hustling agents take care of the bulk of business among the colored people. The spirit of progress is evident in Augusta, with the successful co-operative effort and the large proportion of insurance business handled by Negro companies, and yet Augusta has no first class Negro drug store. On the other hand, Shreveport has two very striking and successful Negro drug stores but the insurance situation is pathetic. One Negro company with three agents and the Negro population equal to that of Augusta. Clearly here is work for two enterprising hustling Local Leagues; one in Augusta to get that drug store among other things, and one in Shreveport to arouse the people to the necessity of turning all of that insurance money into Negro enterprises where it will help our boys and girls. (To be continued next week.) Mr. F. C. Smith went to Muskogee with the white Shriners and it is said no discrimination was made. hundreds of creed pens with the unfaithful servants ever busy fleecing the poor sheep and milking old goats (getting the sheckels). To the pure in Shepherd draweth nigh and soon heart I say take courage—the Good WELLS' LUNCH ROOM No. 2. A. B. The Andeson Grocery We are dealers in First- Market Meats. We cater to our Attention to all Orders and De you order again. PHONE 2475 We are dealers in First-Class Line of Groceries and Market Meats. We cater to our customers. We give Special Attention to all Orders and Deliver Promptly. Try us when you order again. PHONE 2475 501 N. GREENWOOD ST. L. C. Anderson, Prop. W. C. REID INVESTMENT COMPANY Farm Lands and Loans Escoe Building—Ground Floor First published 3-15. 22, 29 PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the Superior Court of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma, Fred Boston Plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth. Defendant. No. 5309. To the above named Defendant: You will take notice that you have been sued in the above named Court by the above Plaintiff, for a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty, and that unless you answer the petition filed by this plaintiff in said Court by the 1st day of May, 1918, said petition will be taken as true and judgment granting to the plaintiff a divorce, annulling, setting aside and holding for naught the marriage contract you, and for all other proper relief rendered according to the prayer thereof. $ ^{1}$ Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 12th day of March, 1918. By H. A. GUESS, Attorney for Plaintiff. [Picture of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. Well known jeweler and hotel man of Muskogee whose advertisement appear elsewhere in this paper Mr. Givens is a staunch believer in the Star. AMAZING FREE OFFER A 'dollar saved in a dollar earned—so write at once for the best tailoring concern on earth. We want to send you this fine made-to-measure, high-class suit-ABSOLUTELY FREE! I you show it to your Friends and tell about it, we will get our money back in free advert-ment from. If you have a little spare time you can easily make '35 to '50 EXTRA EVERY WEEK! Show of our against are making more money than we can afford. Don't delay a minute. Write for This Big Offer at Once We will send you your shabby-free, our wonderful '35 to '50 suit. Everything is seen and proof. THE PROGRESS TAILORING CO. Dept.453 CHICAGO --- PHONE 1463 W. C. REID there will be one of the greatest creed fence smashing and unfaithful servant chasing that has ever taken place in all the ages. Yours for the truth, Phone 3169-J. Richard J. Hill. I ROOM No. 2. 120 North Elgin Street The best place in town to enjoy a well prepared, good quick meal Special Caterers to Exclusive Parties Prices Always Right S, Proprietor. Class Line of Groceries and r customers. We give Special river Promptly. Try us when 501 N. GREENWOOD ST. BOX 994, MUSKOGEE, OKLA. G. H. Ambrose Not 1¢ to Pay THIS SUIT made to your own individual men's and women's finest cloth and high grade linings. It won't cost one cent. We simply ask you to show it to your friends and recommend our clothes. No Extra Charges of any kind—All the latest fancy styles, per tape, double faced tape, double faced buttons, all the new and nifty finishes—Everything FREE. EARN $40 TO $60 A WEEK in your spare time. It's the easiest thing in the world. Write one comment. Big help. Even if you are agent for another tailoring house, he sure and write for this new and most liberal offer ever made. DON'T WAIT! DON'T DELAY! Drop us a line at once. We pre-ay everything. SPENCER MEAD CO. Dept. 115. CHICAGO RED WING HOTEL OPENS FOR BUSINESS The Red Wing Hotel of 50 rooms, located on the corner of Greenwood avenue and Brady street, has opened for business with a full house under the management of J. T. Presley, Jr., lately of McAlerest. The place is neatly furnished and is modern throughout. Mr. Presley is a son of Mrs. Quinty Presley, proprietress of the Presley Rooms, over the Economy drug store. His wife has joined him and will assist in the management of her husband's hotel, which is the largest in town for colored people. All the rooms in the two upper floors of the building, comprising the hotel, were rented two days before it was scheduled to open. NEW BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED On March 11 another Baptist church was organized with ten members. Revs. R. A. Whitaker, Montgomery, Bailey and Ashford were present. Of the ten members two were from Mt. Zion. Fight on until every vice of sin shall be closed and they shall know there is a God in Israel. Let us have more and better churches, more and better preachers to teach and preach the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. A greater and better Tulsa, better men and officers who will patronize home industry and race enterprise. Let us help win the war by giving the black man our trade so he can buy a Liberty bond. Let us help save Tulsa from coming shame in this city election by voting the right ticket and not having more segregation thrust upon us. All this the church can help do and must do. Tell the boys to meet us at the churches and at the polls.—Rev. R. A. Whitaker. J. H. Hamilton, prominent citizen of Bristow, was in the city Thursday on business. When tn ‘Pulsa Look For THE RED WING HOTEL FiftyTwo New and Well Furnished Rooms. MODERN ‘THROUGHOUT Rates Per Week $3.00 and Up. J. T. PRESLEY, Prop. Corner Greenwood Avenue and Brady Street TULSA, OKLAHOMA THE ANDERSON GROCERY We are dealers in First-Class Line of Groceries and Market Meats, We cater to our customer We give Special Attention to All Orders and Deliver Promptly, ‘Try us when you order again, LC. ANDERSON, Prop. Phone 24 501 North Greenwood Avenue, © Ninnaue wave @ © ae 6 ED eee oa ° f SVs \ RY ‘ Ko XN \ 8 ¢ ../ e j ‘ js @ Prep. TL RUBEL, pb. c. @ ® Mf you are sick and have tried = @ : ce everything else without satisfac © : fi tory results, why not try Chios ® practicAdjuatmentsundget well? CHIROPRACTIC —(Ki-rosprak-tik) ® ® Ih ing the subluxavons (duplacements) in the epinal @ k for the purpose of removing the pressure @ hea The spinal column ia the ouly ploce where nerves pew ba towable vrtaces therelne i isthe only place nerves © th i etatleme Cf Wewoply aul theo andl jo where yoy are ali, Chine . acti ist if © that removes the cause of disease, No drugs no. Bala, wa baile.” Wa vie shin bet cue hunch ad iho ine ae tee, plished when th " a Paralysis, deatness, loss of roi sane . ral a6 th appendicitis, neuralgia, neurasthenia, epil re Be Vitus da tines sora ver idee. bade toe ® bad habit ’ all quickly and permanently disappear o Glsropracic acjuntnent,proprly given, Wevemove the coos of Semen tad nature cues.” Analyan od conmitahon fee. Tnvesiation goats you nothing — end means your lite, health and happiness 511 North Detroit 8 Mrs. GW. Hutchins was sick Inst week i Mrs. 8. Daniela is improving after several days illness. Dr. A. C. Jackson was out of the ity thls week on. business Mes, Omeil is home after spending several days visiting in Texas The 8. M, T. duventien had a very successful taeeting on Tuesday At tendance, 30. Mrs, J, S. Kirby will leave nex week for Ft. Worth, Texas, on a visit. The Old Maids of Oklahoma. wil be in town next week. See them at Dreamland Mr. Amos Newkirk is no longer bachelor. He took unto himself» bride Inst work The Star extends congratulations to all the ‘newly weds” of recent dates Miss Wright waa in the city lust week visiting her mother, Mrs. M.A Wright Sunday wax a great day for Wenley Chapel. Total collection for the day 374. Mr. and Mrs, MeDonnald of Kansa City are here for a short stay. ‘The B. Y. P. U. was well nttended Sunday, Collection $500. 8. 8. eol- ection $15. Mr. J. H. Smitherman was out of town on fraternal business Inst week. Rey, Adkins, who has been the guest of Rev, C. R. Tucker for two weeks, departed ‘Tuesday for his home. $i House, who has Leen on the sick list for 2 weeks, ix able to be out ayrain. Mr. Arena Cox of N. Elgin is out ayain after several days illness. Richard Burford, touring Okla- homa, spent a few days with his sis torinlaw, Mrs, 1. W. Williams, 8. Exter. He has returned to his home n Oklahoma City. Mr, Albert Smitherman spent the week end in Independence, Kan., vis- ting his sister and father, Mrs. Lena Philips spent several days in Coffeyville on business, which was urgent on account of the death A her brother's wife in Bartlesville. MB. Skinner and Rowena Adams were quietly married last week in Muskogee. ‘The bride is one of the ity teachers, They are at home at 405 North Frankfort. Miss M. ©. Mason is out of the city. ‘The choir of Wesley M. E. church will give @ sacred concert Sunday at he public library at 3:30 p.m. They invite yo uto be present. HH. ©, Chandler, a prosperous farmer of Wewoka, was in the city his week with a view of investing. Mrs Willa Smitherman arrived Sunday from Huntington, Ark, to join husband, who is employed in the Star office Mr. Mo J. Carr is on the sick list. ‘The funeral of Mrs. F. T, Smith will be held at the First Baptist hurch Sunday, 3 p.m, Mr, Leonard Harris and Miss Jesse Hailey were joined in wedloc kTues- tay in Independence, Kan. ‘They re- turned to Tulsa and will make this their home. Mrs, Emma MeCouly was in Mus- kogee this week visiting relatives. Misses Dean and Helen Fleming of Joplin are visiting their sister, Mrs. Chas. Nunley on North Frankfort, Dr. Watson made a flying trip to Kansas City, He visited Western uni versity while there. Sidney Jasper of Lehigh, Okla, brother of Mrs, James Cherry of this ity, died in Oklahoma City ‘Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Cherry at- tended the funeral at Lehigh, ‘The Home Undertaking Co, had harge of a funeral in Sapulpa Tues- day. ‘The deceased was Hannibal John Davis, 7 months, Mrs, Gaylord was hostess Tuesday night at a house social.’ A big cake TME TULSA STAK with @ allver coin in it was the conter of attraction Mr. Greene, bead “Whrine 02 waiter at Hotel Tulsa, won the prize by £ Giese NS thrift @) REPORT OF DEATHS BY JACK-, SON UNDERTAKING CO. ~~ Annie May Smith, laughter of Win Smith, died March oth. Was] NEGRO uried Sunday IN Ot An infant of Mrs. Washington ¥ Fairview addition, died on March 9, | Tells ail abe i The son of Mr. Jeffery died March | Brice ni ’ las tas Saher » | dare Bent fe eee acme § AUSTIN JENKINS ¢ Mathiew Frazier of Gurl di-| menting over the death of his daughter Arnella, who died March | a cat PUBLICATION NOTICE In the Superior Court of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma. J. W. GEORGE, plaintiff, vs. ALLIE GEORGE, defendant. No, 6292. To the above named Defendant: You will take notice that you have been sued in the above named Court by the above Plaintiff, for a divorce on the grounds of abandonment, and that unless you answer the petition filed by this plaintiff in said Court by the 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 1918, said petition will be taken as true and judgment granting to the plaintiff a divorce, annulling, cancelling, setting aside and holding for naught the mar- riage contract with you, and for all other proper relief according to the prayer thereof. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 7th day of March, 1918, FRANK INGRAHAM, (Seal) Clerk. HATTIE MAY PURDY, Deputy. Ry H. A. GUESS, Attorney for Plaintiff. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the Superior Court of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma. ROSA JONES, plaintiff, vs. DAN- IEL JONES, defendant. No. 5293. 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