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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01

twisting path and when he stopped
and took them from his mouth, they
found they were in n dark passa ageway.
Now he will eat u.s." though Jack
and Janet. "Hnckee Chipmuck has
brought us down into his hole where he
can feast upon US at his ease"
But liackee Chipmuck had no idea
OF Teasing upon them then. lie in
tended to store them away in his cellar
where he could find them should hp
awaken from his winter snoozc md
want little lunch before going hack to
sleep again. SO he carried them one by
one TO the farther end of the dark pos-
Sageway, and there he piled them upor
other nuts and grains Of wheat and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01

words over Jack and he turned irto n
chipmuck boy, and she repeated tbcr
over Janet and Janet became chin.
muck girl.
"That Is another of my magical
tricks" laughed the charming younc
fairy. Then as Jack and Janet storoS
at her she laughed again. "Ycs," sba
said. 81 nm Dame Instinct, and I my
not little old woman. You know =
fairy godlnother can take any shane sha
wants to, and she can be just as old as
she plcasca. Come now. and we viii
give ITackee Chipmuck the surprise az
his life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
CHAPTER "
In Hackee's Storehousc

HOW docs it feel to be n nut in the
pouch of II busy Chipmuck?
We'll, Jack and Janet, who had been
turned into nuts by Dame Instinct and
who then had been gathered by Hackee
Chinmuck into his pouch, found they
didn't have any feelings at all. That is
because they were nuts. and nuts do
not have any nerves to carry pains and
aches and discomforts TO the brain.
They knew that it was dark in
lia"k"c ChtpmuCk's pouch and that
they were crowded close together. hui
they were not at all uncomfortable,
llackcc Chipmuck carried them down
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
"The -Four Nuts"
ny DADDY

(Jdck, Janet and Dame Instinct.
seeking q summer bird that is singing
spring songs IN the autumn tc0ods,
cdnt TO search Huckee Chipmuck'S
burror. Dame Instinct turns them
ana her basket into nuts, ,chich
Hdckcc Chipmuck stu6s into hts
moHth, carrying them dozen his
hole.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
ABDUL B.tBA ABB.iS
BAHAIST LEADER DEAD
Abdul Bahia Abbas Passes Away in
Syria in 18th Year

syria in 18th Year
London. Dec. I. - Abdul BAHIA
AbhaS, leader of the Bahai movement.
died at lIaifa, SYRIA. Monday, accord.
ing to a dispatch lo the. Times.
Abdul Baha was born in Tchcran.
Persia. in 1>II., The movement Of
which l." was lrNdcr has rs it's aim
world religious unity. Tho Bahui be.
lief Is said to b" that universal peace
Is possib" only through harmony Of
all religions. Tn" BahaiSts teach that
all religions are baSically one: that
NcrrnrcS in them have arisen through
the corruptionS of theology and dogmas.
Abdul BAHIA visited the United States
in 1912. lie was the third Of tho
radcrs Of Bahai~m. For many years
because Of his teachings Abdul BAHIA
was prisoner Of the Turks and Per-
slams.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
BUby Grand Pianos de Lure

We doubt if there is another such group of Grand
Pianos under any roof in America like the group which
we are fortunate to represent. Note the names
Here you find the Mason & Hamn which, while it is
the highestprced piano the world is really not costly
when quality of tone is considered
We offer also, exclusively, the celebrated Weber, the
Steck, the H. c. Schumacher the EdOuard Jules and
Hoppe Grand Pianos. (Settlement may be by cash
charge account by the Hoppe acknowledgement Plan)
Prices: $685. to $500
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Hickory ;nut, walnut,
IIazel-n nut, peanut.
Chestnut, bcechnut,
Zig nut, little nut,
Presto! Change!

And when the whspery voice had
finished saying this, the nut that had
been Dame Instinct vanished. and in its
place was charming young fairy.
This charming young fairy repeated
the same words over the wheel less
auto, and 10, the whcel-lcss auto
turned into a long, round underground
auto, shaped much like n submarine.
And the charming fairy repeated the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS,
! SOCKS WON'T Dol!
You Must Not Show Your
Knees, East Central Field
Y. w. c. A. Council Rules
BE CHARY OF PERFUME


No socks for high school girls,
No nor.do, g., .I,;.. , 49,. :,
..,.,, '0' sunny '''' III
pubic
No perfume.
These are n few of tho rocommendo. =.
, %ton. s Al. ~, =, ',,
s ', ','c ,''Sn "e,.""! ounclI' In"u'
puphc today by the East Central Field
of the Y. w. G. A.. in its list of Per
sonal Standards for 1ricb S,,hc,l CirI. -
m. aa,,,,a,, 49,, .,'.,..'.,.
'o""''' mas '''''P' =" '""' GOV
.r1 Lo
some oF ,ho Lo,,,,, observation-disclosures.
' Vi '''' ''"''" i'''''''''' ''''' ''"''~
are
Get an average of eight hours sleep
per night cycry vcck
Eot u.ho,o,or,o f,ol .b.oo .i,,o.. OIL,
''' UNIV ''''''N "
oay HI rc"'l'ar Intervals
Drink ~ glasses Of water or milk
daily.
xys,r ,oo., ,,,,,,i,,,. .,,,.I ,,,.. i.,.,.,
''' "'"'"s '"" ~" "''''"'
rVund-t"eu Sh'es.
Remove damp clothing as >oou H.
Possible.
Exerisc on. Of doors II ,caSr ru,
hour daily.
Bathp once Gaily.
Brush teeth proucrly twice jail,.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Ne,rs of Muskogee
MISS ALICE BIDS
FRIENDS GOODBYE
Is Timid About Leaving
Muskogee for Congress,
She Admits
Facial The world.


ureEoGEE. Jan. 9.--Declaring
,,st she was going to Washington
40 representative OF the citizen
~ Of the Second district rather
,ha, a4 congresswoman." Miss
AIire RobcvtsOn, Muskogee's own
no,I,iral star, told kiwanians
rD,sdav that she regarded her sue
COOS as a recognition of the culmi-
,.,irp ~ the work OF twenty-five
.ng.s,ors among the Indians OF
oki,bofna during thep asst 95 years. I"
"you have brought nc out Of
tho r~ubhiness OF life and found
M, r,qI soul" she said in u whim-
,ic,l informal talk. "a woman last
Ighf called me over long distance
xouc ana asked me as the leading
yom,r in politics In the country
"a talk 90 women in that town.And
thia morning that same leading
wo1an' was washing out pocket
.ondkcrO hicfs. because she couldn't
get a lauudress.'
II have a natural timidity in
going 90 congress. she said. II was
,lvavs "a pmcky coward. did
lhirgy because | was afraid not to.
II always liked girls better than
oovs Maybe that's the reason I'm
an old maid.
IT'S an awful thing to be an old
maid. I've always told girls that
I'm a horrible warning to them
not an example.
But IT'S an advantage at times.
During the campaign some man
i<scd mo why ] didn't go home
H take care OF my family. told
Nm they had grown up long ago.
This is the first time I'VE spoken
20 MuskOgee men since the election.
fec kind of euilty--like Il kitten
that has stolen tho cream.
Il have neither "A political past
nor political ambitions. SO after
oil may be able to get away with
nv job.
II hope to he fearless, to do the
right always. When God didn't give
me hig things to do, | tried to do
he little ones we'll No task was
TOO small but that | could devote
my efforts to II.
senator owen tried to make mo
suffragist. But he could no more
do that than he could make me
democrat. | told him In 1885 tha.
he would be the first senator from
this state"
Door to Door Moonshincr Caught.
A circuit rider who distills whisky
for half share IL the latest in moon
shining here. w. T.. Wells of Stig-
lNr held to federal jury for Illicit
distIllng, rode from house TO house
with stove boiler and copper worm
converting mash into booze, accord
Ing 10 Jim Dowell, enforcement Of
flcer, who today reported his eighty
fourth still Dowell captured 2Sl
sils in 1919 and 5S in 1920 and
says he'll make 1t 100 In 1921.
I'VE heard reports of stills in va
rlous parts of the Stiglcr country
and began tracing them down. only
TO find that one man was doing II
all, said Dowell in telling Of Wells
capture. "He had his still in one
OF his patrons front yard with no
cover Of disguise when we found
him
"He sold lots of whisky to sat
lsfy the holiday spirit. | am in
formed. He took half OF the whisky
he made for his services--just like
tenant farmer or other legitimate
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
BENNETT BODY
Tulsa Boy Killed In War VIII .c
Buried This Afternoon: Was
Member of First Division

inc body of Corporal Charles S.
Bennett, Company *. First division.
who was killed in the late war, was
Ing, In charge of Sergeant Kelly l..
brought 10 this city yesterday morn.
Driver. of headquarters company.
18th L. l.. infantry.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
from the Stanley McCune undertak-
ing establishment, conducted by
Rather De Prater. Burial will be
made In the Holy Family cemetery.
Corporal Bennett volunteered in
April 1917 and sailed TO enter upon
foreign service June 10, 1917. lie
was wounded at scissors July 90,
1918, and died August 6. the same
year. The American Legion will be
in charge of the funeral. Surviving
relatives of the young man are his
aged mother Mrs. Mary a. Bennett,
his sister, Mrs. II. A. Shaw and
brothers, j. q. Bennett Of Drum
right. and r.. l.. Bennett OF San An
tonic, Texas. At the time of his en-.
listment he was a field superln,en-
dent OF the Prairie oil e. Gas Co.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
FOUR ROB TAXI DRIVER
Quartet lIircs Tim to Take Them
to Dance; Then Ni.Iack Iiim
Taking 81. 30 In Money.

Held up by four men who had
about 20 minutes before engaged
him to take them to dance,
Horny Brown, $50 West Archer.
taNi driver was robbed uf $3.50 in
money aud y hi,l book. Brown said
that about II o'clock the quartet am
preached him AZ the Frisco depot
and asked him To take them To- "a
dance. lie agreed ana after dircct-
ing him to go to Peoria aud then
turn north the four men got In the
ear.
AT Peoria ana jefferson, two or
the men got out ON the running
boards. and at the point of gums orr
dered Brown tu stop and sucl, up
his hands. Aftcr he had stopped
the ear all four Of the men rut
out. ordered Brown to also get uut
while they searched him After
robhing him Brown says this mon
walked ON north Brown is GER
tain that he has known two of the
men and has seen the other two.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
ANOTHER SUSPECT
IDENTIFIED HERE
Deering Bank Man Ger
tain Man Held Here Is
One of Highwaymen

jerome Clcmous. arrested at
Bartlesville, Monday afternoon. was
yesterday afternoon positively iden-
titied by Assistant Cashier Allen of
the Deering State bank az one of the
men who early in December held up
ana robbed that bank. Clcmons.
VINO has been living on , farm near
Sklatook, is the son of farmer re.
Siding near Sperry. For the last
several weeks Clomuus, according TO
authorities. has been living In OKLA
homa city.
'Iemons arrest. according TO To-
nan n. GustafsuD, chief OF police
came ABOUT a. the result OF the work
OF Deputy Sheriff Ada IN of neerinp.
ADAM, chief Gustafson saws. has
oeen working constantly on the case
ever since the robbery and it was
Que to his knowledge of the affair
mat Officers at Bartlesvillc were
ehabled to Srr~st Clemons
tlenons is the sec.pd suSpect I'm
the Deering robbery To be arrested
IN tho last two weeks. Billy Mann.
farmer. residing near Mansford. was
arrested several days ago by Jim
ration, chief OF detectives. on Infor.
nation furnished him hv bonuty
ADAM. Mann Is now awaiting trinl
ON chdrge OF being u fugitive of
Justice "
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
SLEW MAN, THEN FORGOT IT
Woman Tells Strange story Of Trag-
ely to X. &. Police.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.--lnsisting
that she killed Frank Miller In her
room at "a local hotel last sunday
night. hid the body under her bed
and then forgot all about II until
she moved .he bed today To sweep,
LILLIAN McGowan. 20 years old was
being held h. the the police tonight
for investigation.
According to the authorities. she
appeared at police headquarters to-
day and told her story, later going
with policemen to the room whore
the body was found as she had de-
scribcd. She said she and Miller had
quarreled and that when he struck
her she shot him three times. The
woman said she had been in n dazed
condition since the killing.
The police tonight said that Miller
in 1913 was charged with the killing
OF a Kansas City stockman in n re-
sort here, but that the charge later
was dismissed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Cincinnati Reds Here
March 30; Practise
to Start March End

CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.--lrank
Bancroft, business manager OF the
Cincinnati National league club.
tonight announced The spring
traiping schedule for the Reds on
their southern trip. The team
will leave here for Cisco. Texas.
March ., and will place practice
games there before meeting the
Cleveland and Detroit clubs of the
American league.
The schedule follows.
March 1913. Fort Worth nj
Cisco.
March 1920. Reds at Fort
Worth.
March 2G-27, Cleveland at Dal-
las.
March ?s. Detroit at Fort
Worth.
March 30, Oklahoma City.
March 80, Tulsa.
March 81. Enid.
April /, Wichita. Kan.
April "a, Kansas City.
April As, Joplin. Mo.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
ART PUPIL BECOMES HOBO
BY Associated press state wire.

n' ASS, lated Press State Wire.
[NIh. okla" Jan. i.-Decia Jar
SN. u year old girl who disappeared
rom her home In Wichita about
shi'e weeks ago, has been found
Dnrr'o' posing as "M'ckie" Stanton
nn' Na- held about week after be-
ing taken In charge by officers as a
sII hobo, Following her arrest she
N1S turned over to people here who
ma made home for her.
IN" girl admitted today to re-
PO'i'rS that she was the daughter OF
e. ANA Mrs. Charles Jarvis, Az
:" mems avenue. Wichita. She Ia
a'p"fleV 10 have been brOoding be-
ViNs' her father refused to send her
i" AN art school. which she IL SAID
W nave preferred To high school
No'k where she would have been in
nc second year. All trace OF her by
nei parents has been lost for the past
!.HIr" weeks and IL was not until yes
FlutS the Information was made
pltIic in Wichita.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
KlWANIS CLUB STARTS ANEW
Ceremonies and Presentations Arc In
Order In Administration Change.

with It's ncwly-olcctod officers and
board of governors az the helm, the
kiwanls club started toward another
milestone of It's existence Monday
noon. Virtually The entire period
following the wceltly MONDAY lunch
con was devoted 80 the installation
OF officers Members OF the now
crew as well as those of the retiring
force made short talks
Before tho meeting was officially
turned over To Albert Hunt, now
president. n. q. Ilenthornc. rctir-
ing president, presented william y.
stone, retiring secretary, with silk
and gold watch fob. suitably en-
,,raved, shortly aftorward W. A..
Marquis, on behalf OF the club, pre-
sented both the retiring president
and the new president with gold
pins bearing the Kiwanis emblem
and inscribed with the rank of the
president and OF the past president
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
PRAISES VOTERS LEAGUE
National Chairman Says Women Can
Best Attain Ends by Organizing.

That women can best attain the
ends for which she wished that tool
the ballot. through such an all-paru-
san organization as thy National
League Of Women Voters, was the
statement of Mrs. George Gellhorn
oil st. Louis, national vice chair man.
during the$course of an address for
women Tuesday in the public library.
Mrs. Gellhon detailed the purpose
and work of the national league.
Mrs. Philip Brown of Muskogce.
Oklahoma state chairman, who, with
Mrs. G. II. Peoples of the same city,
accompanied Mrs. Gellhorn, stated
that the Oklahoma organization,
though the baby" In the national
league hacause Last ia organize, is
growing nicely
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05

TWO nice furnished Ieht housek.eb,nr
rooms baa W, Braiy
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Y. W. TO TEACH SEWING
Two Glasses WIN Begin Soon Under
Guide Of Practical Drcssmakcr.

Two cIhsses Ia dressmHking VIII
begin NJ the Y. ". G, A. this week
under a practical drcssmaker. Both
courses will meet twice each week
for two hours. and Will consist Of 70
lessons each. The day GLASS will he
held At . o'clock Tuesday and Fri
day afternoons and the evening class
at 7 O'Clock Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
The woman student Clsss IN these
courses win be instructed in sewing
whatever Ehe wiahos to sew, in ac-
ordanc" with her ability, while she
who scarcely knows how to thread
a needle viii he taught the first
steps IN the gentle are Of dressmak.
ng. The day class is especially de.
signed FOR housewives and home
women and the evening class for
business women.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Takes Medicine in Dark,
Finds 1t Poison Mercury

Attempting to take medicine from
a bottle she selected from a collec-
ton. in dark room, was the un-
doing of Mrs. Harry McCracken of
the Waco hotel and nearly proved
fatal. About II o'clock last night
Mrs. McCrackin who was i'll, CROPPED
for bottle OF medicine in the
dark. found what she believed to bo
the right one, shook out tablet and
swallowed II. What she took was
bichloride of mercury. This was
almost Immediately discovered, an
ambulance was called and Mrs. Me-
Crackin was rushed to the Tulsa
hospital: attending physicians say
she will recover.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
VIII Tell of Health
of Women at Y.W.C.A.

The Tulsa county medical society
IL to hold its regular meeting In the
Y. w. C. a. Monday evening, Jam
uary 10. A. part of the program,
the nine local physicians who have
made examination free of charge OF
women wishing entrance to either
the association swimming pool or
gymnasium. will summarize what
these examinations have revealed
as to the state of health of local
women. For swimming eligibility,
a protective mlnatlon Is required
and for gymnasium eligibility,
complete examination by both the
physical director and a physician.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
LEGISLATORS HEAR
GOVERNORS PLANS
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feats the very purpose OF It's original
design by reason OF the pernicious
practices that have grown up and
which now exist, and which, SEEM
ingly, are incurable under the pres
ent laws" the governor said discus
sing Oklahoma election laws.
lie advocated u new primary law.
providing for "a preferential conven'
,ion with the delegates chosen at q
direct primary.
Urges school Facilities.
Adequate facilities for various
state schools and Institutions. an
added appropriation to complete the
work OF beautifying the capital
grounds, an appropriation for fur
thoring and better eQuipping the
state tubercular hospitals, endorse
mcnt OF bureau of criminal in
ves,igation and Identification at Me
Alester and the recommendation OF
an appropriation to erect the pro-
posed hospital for disabled ex-serv-
Ice men, are contained in the COVER
nor's message
The only change In Oklahoma's
present banking laws that the gov
ernor desired to recommend was a
clause which would regulate the
number OF bank examines and th-
SaldfIts. 10 SLOW In the direction
of "A general increase In state sala-
ries, was also urged by the gov
ernor
Take Time. lie Urges.
Governor Robertson suggested
searching and impartial" investi-
cation into public service corpora
tiOns. declaring that There must he
a marked Improvement In the char
acter of service rendered, else the
people Will lose patience, become in
tolerant and cause things to be
done that will be disastrous. not only
to themselves, but to the institu.
lions whose duty IL is to render
reasonable and necessary service.
Much dlssa tisfaction has been ex-
perienced on the part of both the
patrons and owners Of public u,ili-
ties the last two years. the governor
said.
Suggesting tina, legislators take
ample time for the performance OF
their duties ana remember Rome
was not built In day" Governor
Robertson concluded his message 10y
assuring both houses and each mem
ber that "it was his greatest desire
to cooperate whole -hcartcdly with
Them in the accomplish Of their
manifold duties and 10 render every
assistance that ne could"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
S0L0NS QUICKLY
GET TO BUSINESS
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
chief enrolling clerk; II. o. Callahan
of Guthrie. chaplain.
After meeting In joint session with
the house OF representatives, the
senate convened. Drawings were
made for seats, with preference
shown Senators T.. +. HIN of Nc
Alester, w. A. Briggs OF Woodward.
ana Mrs. lamar Looney OF Hollis,
and X. L. Davidson OF Tulsa, being
given preference because OF their
positions in caucus.
= motion for adjournment to meet
again tomorrow afternoon at 1870
o'clock carried, after discussion OF a
proposal by minority forces to install
Senators John Golobie OF Guthrie, II.
Brown of Watonga, and Roy Harvey
or Perry on the committee of com
mittees.
Employees of the house OF repre-
sentatives, selected late today by the
employees committee of the republi-
can caucus, of which l.. a. Ever
hart of Blckford is chairman. are as
follows:
House Employees.
Reading clerk, John II. Turner.
oklahoma city; chief enrolling and
engrOssing clerks, Miss Mary Lair
''N 4''S' 4Ntiiif lpNHs lSNluH, re-
porter, Mrs. w. II, Reid. Wewoka,
auditor, George Gates, Bartlesville;
chief committee clerk. I'D b, Amber,
OF Chandler: committee clerks. Ruba
Macarthur, saltwater Mrs LILLIAN T..
Downs, Oklahoma City, Mrs. Lula
langehcnning, Guthrie, Miss Fay
Kelley, Oklahoma city: Miss Phoebe
Alexander, Kingfisher; Miss Leiah
Taylor, Stillwater: NJ ISIS a ilsey Rey-
nolds, Oklahoma City; Miss Il. Jane
Perkins, oklahoma City, and Bert
Hin, Gage.
Postmastress, Mrs. Lebr0n. Guth-
rie. minutes clerk. Ira II. Coon, Wa
tonga; calendar clerk, Mabel Stuard,
Oklahoma city; messenger, Ben Ber-
KEY, Shamrock; pages, Turner By
mum, Claud kirkpatrick, Sam Blink
ley, Carl Burnell and Marshall
Tucker, Oklahoma City, and Victor
CroXtun, Medford, doorkeepcrs. o.
{. STROBE, W. n. Wahl, ana Ben
Butler, oklahoma city John W.
Coady, Wagner. T. y. Roblnott. Sui
phur; S, II. bedford. Antlers, X. q.
Morris Hollis; day watChman, John
l.. Sponsl"r. Muskogee; night watch
man, Harold i. Elsoy, oklahoma
city; cloak room attendant, j. 4.
Utterback, Oklahoma City; chef
ianitor, charles Randall. Oklahoma
city; ianitors, q. w kirland and f..
G. King, Oklahoma City, and Iona
Lott Of Enid.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
simmcrrnan ImprDy,nu.

Although still in serious condi-
tion, r., Il. Simmerman, plainclothes
officer. who Saturday night was
wounded in a gun battle with a hi
incker In West Tulsa, was reported
10 he somewhat improved o. the
Oklahoma hospital last night. While
not set out OF danger, Slmmerman n
has about an even chance for re-
covery. attendants say.