The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-01
NEGRO DIVE LAID
WASTE BY FLAMES
Alleged Bank Robbers All
Enter Not Guilty to
Formal Charge


gAPULPA, oct. 3ts-Tho "Titanic."
notorious negro gambling Joint,
yas completely destroyed by fire
Aly Sunday morning. The Titanic
las been operated as negro dive
where gambling, bootlegging and
other lawlessnoss reigned for IL years
and during that time has been the
..rno Of countless raids by local po-
u.r.
shorty Clanton, n crippled negro.
said 90 have operated the place, was
almost burned with the building. lie
was carried out OF by other negroes.
Police had raided the place short
iy before midnight Saturday and
unable 70 locate anything at the
time 20 warrant any arrests, although
parts of a supposed still were found
iu the ruins. Officials believe that
the fire probably originated from
this still which must have been hid
den in a secret room beneath the
iFoor in the attic, for the building
Ills been ralded and searched COM
rletely al various times and officials
we're unable to locate II in any of
Threatened His wife.
chuck DeBois, negro, was arrested
here on charges made by his wife,
who alleges that he threatened her
lie with a revolver. DeBois was sem
fenced TO the penitentiary for arson
but was granted a new trdl while
in prison. and was acquitted at this
trial. His trial attracted much at
tcntion here.
Busy Police Docket
:. e. Lawrence, acting police Judge
during the absence OF L. II. n. Cobb,
heard % cases In police court Mon
day morning. Fines and forfeitures
of bonds amounting TO more than
500 were paid into the city treas
ury.
Sapulpa Schools Rank High
Y NJ. Gowans, representative OF the
t'dited states bureau of education,
Inspected the Sapulpa city school sys-
TEN here and states that I'm his
Inspection of the schools OF Okla
homa and two adjoining states he
! finds Sapulpa 10 have one Of the
three best administered school sys-
TENS he has seen. Gowans declared
that he approved of the present poll
cles Of the board for:
First. proposing an appraised
board TO pass on valuation OF real
letcd on a fair basis.
Second, to secure legislation for n
tax sale law. making It possible TO
sell property for delinquent taxes
and give to the purchaser a clear
title.
Third, 10 make It legally possible
Tor people TO vote for any levy not
10 o'eNceed 25 mills.
Alleged Robbers Say Not Guilty
laf Aat ,s5 ,.Ia
10 charges OF completely in the kel-
lyyille bank robbery. when they were
arraigned before Judge Pitts here
yesterday morning. The seven are
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hollingsworth.
and Ivan Rhodes. arrested near
Henryetta; Van Long an attorney of
Henryetta; Jess Turner and Nelson
Cox, arrested by Chief of Police Ha-
gan at Slick, and Donald Thomp-
son, arrested at his home here.
Thompson turned states evidence
against the others and was released
on $1,000 bond, the remainder OF the
hand are held In the county 1ail
Their bonds were set at $4,000.
Officers say that the greater part
or the loos has been recovered
with the arrest Of Long, Hollings-
worth and Rhodes. in whose possess
sion II was found.
''N'NP oI'i'NtEus
p The Sapulpa Concert Band, under
the direction of Professor Peterson.
IL soon TO be changed into a big
community orchestra which will
study classical music almost exclu-
slVely. The orchestra plans TO he
ready 10 give public concert in
December.
Plan Old Clothes Drive.
The local humane society is maxi
Ing preparations for an old clothes
drive next week. The drive Is 10
be made by the Rotary club and the
10y Scouts and teams from these
organizations will cover the entire
epy for donations OF any kind OF
old clothes that could be converted
INTO something useful for less for
tunate residents.
Infection Causes Death.
e. r.. McPhearson. 1r., 10 years
old died yesterday afternoon at the
home OF his father, c, r. McPhear-
son, one OF the owners Of the Craft
Barber shop. The boys death re-
suited from an infection caused by
bruise on his leg. The brulse
was only "a minor one at first, be-
coming worse until an operation was
necessary, but the infection had al
ready spread to other parts of the
body Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at the South
Methodist church.