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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-09

at Must Have Been Dead at Least 6
Months But Didn't Smell"
s'Saw big rat in our cellar last
FALL" writes Mrs. Joanny, "and bought
a 35c cake of RAT-SNAP, broke it up
into small pieces. Last week while
moving we came across the dead rat.
Must have been dead six months,
didn't smell. RAT-SNAP is wonder
full Three sizes, 35, Csc, $1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by
ADAMS BROTHERS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-09
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-09
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DR. BASIL G. GLIDER
- SLEEVE, 81 years old, great
est of Greek Scholars, once profess
sor of Johns Hopkins University,
in splendid health, telling the world
he does. not like to be 81. 1t is an
ugly number. Ninety is Invisible
by l, 80, 6, 9, and 10, whereas 81,
well, one must multiply, the jinx
Is by the sacred number 7, and this
jars him. Then the mellowed sage
says he grows no less old-fashioned
with the years. He loves the c1as-
sizes, but he has learned there is
really such thing as a gentleman.
An optimist? No, nor. yet a pes
simist. He has seen the country
go to the dogs so often and come
back that he is not in despair. The
professor has learned much since
he left college and absorbed the
teaching of old man Time-don't
grow excited.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-09
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
ImnInug4uuD.lInImS 5SA4HlIIIanInHlInIIInIIs
VISA

An exquisite showing of Christmas Greeting Cards in
envelopes match, for personal business use plain
engraved or printed the Review office and we will
bring the samples to you for your selection.
The Washington times., 1922-05-21
By Mrs. Margaret Hill
CHAPTER VIII.
(Continued from Last Sunddy)

1922 by American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Reserved
= the first chapter of this series of narratives of events
in my career said that my descent into the unspeak
able Underworld accomplished by the opium pipe.
The full meaning of that simplesounding sentence
be grasped by the reader of this page who has
also been bound by the chains of slavery to drugs:
OF course, would like to have my life to live
again But person of my degree of intelligence would
wish the patience of the readers of this page by
sentimental tears over my msspent life
In all sincerity, however, would like to say that the
hours of regret that came to me and must always pursue
for the rest Of my life would be lghcncd if could
feel that had drawn from my experience lesson of the
misery of drugs which would teach of my readers
flee from that temptation they would from the threaten
ing presence of an Indian cobra.
To one who has not become addicted to drugs it is
nconcevable what depths of degradation this slavery
leads know of no words of picture which tells
the story. Of course know that thrst-long parch-
ing, burning thirst in tropical sundrves shpwrecked
sailors to gup down the water from the which, salt
and poisonous, ntensfeS the thirst and drives the
happy victim to delirium, madness and sefdCstrucOn
And all this is with drugs. Once tasted, nerves Of
the human body nsstently demand and still more
use the general term drugs but matters whether
you smoke opium sniff herdin or take injections of
morphine with hypodcrmic needle any of a dozen
other narcotics.
The human machinery sets up such demand for
the drug that nothing else matters Hunger thirst lack
steep OF no one lSlSIenl, unre
ientng yearnng growing ercer and ercer the hours
eapse is for the drug Thus it that any obstacle which
stands in the way will be at any cost to obtain
the stmuant
Again and again drug stores broken into and robbed
by men who never had dishonest thought Nothing is
stolen except the eagerly sought for drug. Women will
give that which they guarded sacredy since they left their
mother knees if it is the price necessary pay for the
drug The money that should be spent for the rent
food is cheerfuly given to the drug peddler.
Finally the whole world seems to revove about the
drug Nothing else matters. While the victim is under
The Washington times., 1922-05-21
The Deliberate Overdose
That Murdered Dixie" Dixon

Pretty "Dxie" Dixon murdered! was nov
present in that axcab and there is evidence which
could give before jury which would be of the slightest
value in proving this statement And yet repeat that
Dixie" Dixon was murdered. She the victim Of
the DID, old and all well known trick of providing
overdose which would surely prove fatal.
Perhaps | should explain 10 the reader that the
cotc drugs really not expensive to produce In China
opium is very cheap-you buy it by the pound In Ger
many heron is not at all expensive By each successive
hand after the drug leaves the manufacturer heavy toll
placed upon the forbidden drug to handsomely repay the
risk of smuggling it. And after it has finally safely
into the United States the drug pedders again dilute the
drug more until the final gets it at high
price and several times diluted
suppose that everybody knows that grain of NOR
phine will kill But old drug addcts will take four FIVE,
six grains of morphine-knowing their system has
become accustomedto the drug that anything less than
such dose gives them stimulating effect.
The drug pedders who young drug addicts
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Tragedy of the Girl Who
Would "Try Anything Once"

But aside from these persons who in actual
association with in my line of confidence work quite
naturally met many and of various specalties
in the Underworld was intimate confidential
terms with these people. My line quite different from
theirs But knew each other. They knew my speciality
knew theirs
In this way came to know Mabel Dixon She never
confdcd in me the names of the people she was working
with the details of her daily routine, did feel
inclined conde in her to the details of my of
livelihood nor did tell her who my partners
But " Dixie Dixon knew me high class confidence
woman. and knew her member of drug traffic ring
"Dixie" Dixon Southern girl member of the
old and very well known and arisocratc Dixon family of
Virginia She too good looking and too lively to
live out her life in the quiet atmosphere of Danvlle Va
Just how she happened to cut loose from the very worthy
and highly respectable Dixon relatives and social circles
in Virginia and find herself in New York City do not
happen to know But she turned here years ago.
without any money and made her appearance on the
stage. She brunette of exceptional beauty
So when in the early hours of the morning weeks
ago Martin Ryan, taxicab chauffeur drove up TO the
Harlem Hospital with very pretty hut unconscious girl
in his cab and few hours later telegram announcing
the young death waSSent to Danvillc Va nobody
there could believe that rctty Dixie had died of drugs
and under such strange conditions. I
"Dixie" Dixon had visited her Virginia home from
time to time always we'll dressed, always we'll supplied
with money and indeed she had brought home with her
her husband occasion, wealthy Vol" 0tnA-~t
There nothing gay in The g.lla malrI,,
complexion when she made these visits the old home
And it surprising that her family and friends
arose in an indignant chorus and denied that il could b"
possible that sweet Mabel D'yOn drug i5nd
worse and had been IL r3 hr III? and had met her th
as a member Of Now Y,rk Snadc,yv CndervvorI f
Put MaholS friends N NV knew n, true story
She had been a butterfly me wnccl lr tirSt weeks
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How the Drug Slaves
Chains Are Riueted to Her

And yet the drug must be obtained. There lies
other to reach the narcotic except through the
proceeds Of crime And this is the road which nearly all
the professional criminals have travelled down into the
depths of degradation in the Underworld.
'Why don't drug slaves give up their drugsi' the
reader will very naturally inquire And the answer is
that it be done but requires physical struggle and
will power which very few possess.
fought and conquered, but the battle the most
trightful experience my Imagination could picture
The laws of the nation and of the State very
effort to put end to the drug traffic. But the
profits very large for the drug pedders, and where
the profits large though the risks great
will always be found to take the risk account of the
profit
The old professional criminals understand too well the
value of controlling their helpers through the medium of
drugs The Saddst part of the drug horror is the cold
bloodcd calculating way in which drug pedders and pro-
fcSSOnal criminals set about to teach young the
habit and caOc them along until they thoroughly
mCShcd in drug slavery.
And at last the day comes when the pupil makes her
and is suddenly awakened to the situation by the
Eyes; but first there is something you will have to do
for me before give you your dope"
And then the unsuspecting victim makes struggle
between her moral scrupcs criminal degradation and
the yOaning demand for her drug.
The first demand of her master is usually not intoer-
ably After hesitation and battle with her
science the victim yields performs the service demanded
and is rewarded with her allowance of narcotics and from
that first surrender the path down to the depths swift
end steep.
Young with pleasing manners pretty faces and
figures who wear clothes well are in great demand in
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

the influence Of the narcotic of he cannot attend
to his business meet his friends In secuson in secret
he takes his drug and he out of the he
buses himself with arrangements for of the drug
Thus business is neglected. friends are shut out and
slowly one becomes business and social derect AS the
income dwndles the amount for clothes, food and
the necessities of life eaten up in the purchase Of
cotics The slave becomes shabby, hoow.cheeked dis
heyeled nd fthy
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

the Underworld If Miss Vanderbilt Miss Asor could
be persuaded to become the partner of criminal how
easy it would be to dupe victims steamer
at fashionable Palm Beach hotel in the Hotel Plaza in
New York.
Nobody would be deceived by kitchen maid a shop
girl from the tenemcns if she tried to the clothes
and ape the manners and conversation of young
accustomed to webred society and the fashionable draw
ing room.
But the young who has been accustomed to the
society of webred persons could be made of the greatest
value criminal Indeed, such young is worth
any of patience the part of the drug track
in trapping her into narcotic slavery.
Do the readers of this page recall the death of the
tractive young Southern girl Miss Dixie Dixon few
weeks agof This young woman found dying in a
taxicab in the early morning hours and expired in New
York hospital leaving her death mystery to the police,
the newspaper readers and to the poor girls
lghtened relatives
But there mystery to of the Underworld in
the death Of pretty Mabel Dixon She the partner of
drug trackerS She had become greater slave to the
drug than convenient for her masters. She quar-
relied she overnduged she became dangerous She had
reached condition of degradation and responsibility
where she could no longer be safely managed She might
in one of her violent moods say do something which
would involve those who had enslaved her and were
proftinp by her service.
The Washington times., 1922-05-21

The Larger Amount of Heron Shown in the Left
Hand Dish Would Be Perhaps the Quantity Which
"Dixie" Dixon Could Have Taken of the Greatly
Diluted Drug as It Is Sold by the New York Ped
dlers. The Small Amount Shown in the Right
Hand Dish of Pure, Unaduterated Heroin
Would Equal the Larger Quantity of Diluted
Heroin in the Other Dish. If Dixie" Dixon's
Murderer Handed Her the Larger Amount in
Pure Heroin II Would Insure Her Death.
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Are Used by "Da]

very carefully the daily doses which they allow their
victims to take. What is handed out is very diluted
compound but it looks and smells tastes precisely like
the original tusrength drug. So it is not hard to
how easily Mabel Dixon might have been murdered If
instead of her little dose of 25 per cent pure heron she
handed the night of her death dose of full 100
per cent pure heron Dixie thought she taking her
usual allowance but she took four times the dose she
thought she takng-and it killed her!
knew Mabel Dixon; met her among the fotsam and
ctsam of the great New York Underworld Of course,
had very intimate acquaintance with of the really
great master minds of crme-men like William Hum
rhreyes Frank Thompson the famous Gondorfs who
my associates and partners Hoverng about the dens of
these arstocras of crime the smaller confederate
who used from time to time occasion required by
these masters Of crime. -
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heveled and filthy.
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profting by her service.
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heSe masters oil crime.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
FATHER AND SON CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT TO KILL.

After examining trial Friday in
Justice Archibald's court, Richard
Crowley and his son Hadley Crowley
charged with assault with intent to
KILL were held to the district court in
bonds Of $500 each, which they fur
nlshed. The Crowleys were represent
cd by Attorney G. p. Abbott. County
Attorney Phillips, Assistant Shirley
and G. F. Deck appeared for the
state.
According to the testimony intro
duced by the state, Richard Crowley,
on primary election day, attempted
to shoot George Tignor with single
barrel shotgun. Tignor testified that
he was passing Crowley's house, two
miles south of Bokchito, the defendant
advanced on him. flourishing the gun
and demanding that he move a choc-
ttaw beer keg, which appears to have
been left on Crowley's place. Tignor
said he grabbed the gun and grappled
with Crowley and in the scuffle, the
gun was discharged, shooting Tignor's
horse through the head, killing it inn
mediately. 1t was then said Crow
ley's son came from the house with a
revolver, but did not attempt to use
1t: A number of persons. who were
with Tignor, witnessed the incident.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
TWO MEN UNDER CAPsIZED
FORD-NETTHER INJURED

To be underneath capsized Ford
card and to escape uninjured was the
experience of Mcssrs. A. b. Knicker-
booker and Chester Dawson about 4
o'clock Monday afternoon. These
gentlemen work for the Healy Con-
struction company, building the hard
surfaced road from here to the Choc-
taw county line. They were coming
to Durant at a pretty good clip and
undertook to take the left hand turn
near the. ORcilly place just east of
town when something went wrong
with the steering gear. The car left
the highway and went over the en-
bankment into the old road, jumped
fence, and floppcd over with both
men underneath. Mr.. Knickerbocker
was in cramped position underneath
the car with his hands braccd well
and one side of the car resting on his
back. After kicking open the door he
exerted his strength and raised the
car enough for Dawson to crawl out,
after which he himself escaped from
his imprisoned position. Neither suf-
fered any injuries save slight bruises.
The car was pretty badly damaked but
they managed to drive it to town
later that day.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
WOMAN FALLS 200 FEET TO
DEATH IN CAR AT NIAGARA.

An automobile plunged over the
Ghtt near the cataract at Niagara
Fails, Sunday, and was dashed to
pieces 200 feet below on the rivers
margin. Mrs. Agatha Miller. 81 years
old of Cleveland, Ohio, fell to her
death with the car.
Mrs. Miller was alone in the car in
the rear seat. The car was parked on
the grass near the customs office at
the American end of the bridge. fac
ing the river on slight slope. The
car began to slip down the slope. and
Mrs. Miller, who was of very heavy
hulld' tried to cxtricate herself, but
she was not quick enough. G. +. Dar-
ing and Eustace Evans, both of Elk
mart Ind, were standing below the
bridge looking up, and saw the ma
chine come. over the bank and Mrs.
Miller's body fall from it. The car
struck the slope at the foot of the
cliff and plunged on to the rivers
edge, a tangled mass of deris. Mrs.
Miller's body was recovered on the
bank at the base of the cliff.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
TWO NEW ORDERS OPPOSED
W THE KU KLUX KHAN

Two, Two new moves against "masked
orderS and mob law" have bnen
launched in Oklahoma. "'''
Two fraternal organizations. with
ABOVE purposes in view, filed for mr..
ticieS OF incorporation. with the ser.
ietarE OF state at the capitol.
One Of the organizations is dosic.
mated as The "Citizens League Of lii.
erty of Oklahoma" with beadonar.
terS at Dcvol. The other is namnd
me Brotherhood of Americans I,
VIII headquarters at Oklahoma CITY
The Citizens League, as set forth
IN IT'S petition of incorporation. is tr
uphold the ideals of American lib.
erty' justice and patriotism; to as.
SiSt the courts Of the state and ma.
tlon N bringing to justice all viola.
TORS OF the law and habitual crimi.
nals, great or small; to discourage
masked demonstrations and mob law
ana TO acquire and hold such property
as may he necessary for its member.
snip IN carrying out its purposes.
The Brotherhood of Americans ho.
sides celebrating on the leagues set
OF principles, draws the color line
Owen r. Renegar, Cordell, and A. A,
weber, Perry, active in organizing
the now defunct Knights of the Wis.
ible Empire of Healdton. are named
as officers in the petition for incor-
poration.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
RAY YARDS AT DENISON
SUFFERS $4,000 FIRE

A fire, reported to have caught
from burning grass, damaged Ray
rairoad yards some $4,000 at Denison
Saturday. about supper time. The
smoke of the fire could be plainly
seen from Durant.
With approximately 1000 cars in
the, yards. many loaded with gasoline
and oil, the fire for a while took on
the aspect of serious conflagration.
A check-up after the fire was put
under control, shortly after 8 o'clock
showed that 20 box cars, valued at
$500 each; three transfer sheds, val
ued at $4,000 each; two office build
iings, valued at $1,000 each, and a
large quantity of merchandise had
been destroyed.
Ray yards is under guard Of SOL
diers and several hundred lsoldiers
answered he fire call and assisted
in combating the blaze, which ragged
from 5 o'clock until 8 before placed
under control.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
MAN BELIEVED INSANE KILLS
WIFE AND LAW

Mrs. Ed Baxter, 16 years old, and
her stepfather. Riley Matingly, were
killed at the Matingly home, seven
miles southwest of Purcell early Sun
day. Ed Baxter, husband of the slain
woman, was taken into custody and
carried to Pauls Valley by members
of the sheriff's force.
Baxter and his wife have not been
living together Of late. It is said that
the shooting of the woman and her
stepfather followed visit by Baxter
to the Matingly home, where Mrs.
Baxter had been staying.
Mrs. Baxter was in the house when
killed. Matingly was milking when
he heard the shot, and had left the
cowlot and started for the house, when
it is said he was killed.
A third shot is said to have been
fired at Mrs. Baxter's mother, but it
missed its mark.
Baxter and his young wife had APP
parently made up their quarrel be-
fore the shooting. Baxter clasped his
wife to him and in that position shot
her through the heart. He is believ-
ed to be insane.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
MILITARY HEAD STOPS
DENISON MASS MEETINGS

The daily mass meetings of rail-
road shopmen on strike at Denison
which have been held since the sec
und week of the walkout are suspend
ed and such meetings anywhere with
in the martial law zone are prohibit
ed until further orders. according to
q general order issued Tuesday by
Colonel Charles w. Nimon, command
ing officer of the martial law zone
covering Denison.
These mass meetings have been
open to the public and have been held
in the auditorium of the unfinished
Y. VI. {. A. When the strike was
called two months ago meetings were
closed to the public. Members of the
organizations on strike attended the
meetings. but nothing was given out
TO the public regarding what trans
pired at these meetings. Later the
open mass meetings were begun.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
OKLAHOMA CITY FACES A
SERIOUS WATER SHORTAGE

Oklahoma City faces the most seri-
Gus water shortage in it's history, ac-
cording to statements by the water
superintendent this week, and unless
a huge rain supplements the supply
shortly. strict rationing of water
will be invoked. Already the water
ing of lawns and shrubs has been
banned. small fires are put out by
chemicals, the water only being
brought in as last resort. washing
of automobiles is prohibited, and the
use of water limited to actual neces-
sites. At a time when many COM
munities are faced with situations like
that of Oklahoma City. having either
impure or little water of any kind,
those of us in Durant who get our
pure water from the apparently inex-
haustible Blue river, may not realize
how fortunate we are.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
FOUND A GREAT DEAD CITY.

What must have been one of the
great centers of population in the
world so many ages ago that today
even its name is unknown, has been
uncovered in Colombia, South Ameri-
ca, by the American archaeologist,
Mason. The ruins are of an ancient
city of great size which must have had
tremendous population as the whole
country around about is covered with
dwelling sites and terraced with re-
tanning walls surmounted by steps of
beautifully cut stone. The people
were an agricultural people which
may explain.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-08
LEAGUE OF NATIONS MEETS.

The League of Nations this week
begins on its third annual session. Al
though the United States is not a
member of the league, it had the lar
est delegation on hand when the ses-
sion opened. More than fifty Amcri-
cans, acting in unofficial capacities,
were present.
The admission of Germany as a
member of the league, is to be de-
manded at this session, it was
brought out.