Cleveland County Enterprise (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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Oklahoma Hist Society XX
CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE
OFF
FICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CLEVELAND COl'NTY AM) THE (TH OF NOIOIAN
VOL. XXV
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JUNK 28, 1017.
NO. 52.
NORMAN REPRESENTED
IN SOONER REGIMENT
Local Men Hold Responsible Positions
at Fort Sill; Are Contented
and Willing to Learn.
Norman citizens who are now sta-
tioned at Fort Sill are a happy lot |
and contented with their work and
their surroundings according to
Lieutenant Willard H. Campbell who
returned from a visit to tl.o Okla-
homa post Friday forenoon, where he
had spent several days in camp with
the First Oklahoma Infantry regi-
ment. Former Norman and univer-
sity friends were met at each turn
about the first regiment according to
Lieutenant Campbell. Major John
Alley, l-anking major of the Oklahoma
Guard, has charge of the first batal-
lion and is considered one of the best
officers in the entire regiment. Dr.
Stephen H. Graham, son of Mrs. N. P.
Graham, is a first lieutenant in the
regimental infirmary.
Otto A. Brewer has complete
charge of the Y. M. C. A. work among
the soldiers of the Oklahoma fort. He
has a large tent pitched near* the
headquarter's building. Here the sol-
diers gather during their spare mo-
ments to write letters to loved ones at
home and friends on stationery fur-
nished by the Y. M. C. A., read, play
checkers and other games, listen to
victrola music and visit. Three nights
a week an open air motion picture
show is conducted by the Y. M. C A.,
the operator being furnished from one
of the companies. As soon as he is
relieved from his present location,
Secretary Brewer expects to take
complete charge of the Y. work
among the members of the First Ok-
lahoma regiment exclusively. As soon
as he starts on his new work Brewer
will start a campaign for reading
matter, games and victrola records
from Oklahoma citizens.
Sidney Bobo son of Dr. and Mrs. C.
S. Bobo, is a corporal-clerk in the
quartermaster's department. His
work consists of clerical work at the
present time. Having entered the
Enlisted Quartermaster's Reserve, he
was ordered into active service two
weeks ago and is now considered on
the same basis as a regularly enlisted
man for the duration of the war.
The Oklahoma guardsmen are out
in the field drilling before 7 o'clock
each morning and keep it up until
noon. They are at it again by 1:30 in
the afternoon and are in the field un-
til 5:dO o'clock. Then there is anoth-
er hour's drill after supper on night
manuveurs. Between times the men
study, take care of their clothing and
write letters. Letters are one thing
that every enlisted man who has any
relatives or friends at home always
looks forward to. In fact he almost
lives from one mail time to another.
If you have a relative or a friend in
camp, try to send him a letter or a
postal card each day or have some of
his friends remember him. It makes
INTERURBAN STATION
OPENED LAST SUNDAY
The interurban station of the Okla-
jhoma Railway Co. was opened to the
| public on last Sunday. The building
| had been completed for some time but
; the opening was delayed until the
j completion of the office fixtures.
1 A cafe and fountain will be added
I in a few days and will be an added
convenience to patrons of the com-
pany. The new station is modern in
every respect and has all the features
necessary for a first class interurban
station, being far superior to any
other in the state in convenience and
neatness."
WeMu®|intliefar
CITY COUNCIL NEWS
The city council met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday evening. The usual
amount of claims were allowed and
the routine of business transacted,
j No new business was disposed of.
PLACES OPEN FOR MEN
OF MANY OCCUPATIONS
RORBERS ENTER STORES
HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
During the storm of Saturday
night, burglars entered some of the
stores of the city and made a small
"haul" of cash.
The stores were the drug stores of
W. T. Mayfield, where they secured
about $12.00, about $4.00 of which
belonged to the Presbyterian Sunday
school, which was left in the store by
Warren Mayfield; Reed's, where I hey
secured about $3.50, and about $4.00
from Barbour's. They also broke into
the Knox grovery, where they stole
some canned goods and tobacco.
It is supposed that it was the work
of some boys of Norman, and the of
ficers are on the trail of some of
them.
FROM OKLAHOMA STATUE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
THE PRUSSIAN WAR-LORD'S VOICE
"Barbarians understand war better than we Europeans. They have no
rules, no code, no conventions in war. Kill your enemy in any way you can,
and when you have killed him in sufficient numbers that he can no longei
resist vou, enslave him—that is the barbarian theory of war, and that is the
right one."—Statement made by Von Hindenberg in an interview given be-
fore the war to Capt. Armanthos Kaftan-Oghiou, for many years legal advi-
ser of the Turkish embassy in Berlin.
, HOLD BREEDING STUFF
Ten thousand head of cattle were marketed at the stockyards in Okla-
homa Citv in three days last week, due to the drouthy condition in the south
and southwest part of the state. Stockmen state that hundreds of head of
she-stuff was forced to the slaughter pens.
It was doubtless necessary that much of this stock be sold, but with
the outcome of the war, perhaps three or five years away, depending very
largely upon how much food America can furnish her Allies, it becomes the
patriotic duty of every man to help conserve the breeding stock of the coun-
try, even in the face of a temporary loss.
The Oklahoma State Council of Defense appeals to farmers as a duty
to their country to help each other in a crisis like the present one. If you
must sell breeding stock, attempt first to sell it to other farmers who can
keep it in the country. The same applies to calves and other young stock.
HAS YOUR COUNTY FURNISHED TEN MEN FOR THE NATIONAL
GUARD AND TWENTY-FIVE FOR THE REGULAR ARMY DURING
THE PAST WEEK? THIS IS RECRUITING WEEK.
PREPARING TO DRILL
IN 8-1-EAST SOON
See Lieutenant Campbell at Enter-
prise Office for Enlistment
Blanks.
A number of Norman and Cleve-
land county young men seem to have
gotten the impression that only men
who have had experience as eommer-
1 L. A. Macklanburg, of Oklahoma j fial telegraph or radio operators and
City, was in Norman, Tuesday look- those who are expect electricians are
1 ing after his block of leases in 8-1- wanted for service in the Reserve Sig-
]east „ nal Corps stated Lieutenant Willard
! Mr. Macklanburg and H. M. Dun-jH. Campbell Thursday afternoon,
lean, of Humboldt, S.*D„ are now mak- I The members of the signal corps
ing preparations to build tneir der- must have men who are capable of
I rick, and are getting the fuel for I doing all kinds of work just the same
drilling. Their location lies between I as in any other walk in life according
I the holdings of the Cleveland County jto the local recruiting officei.
Development Co. and the National j "In «ty everyone cannot be a
Development Co. and the well is just doctor, lawyer or banker. There
across the line in Pottawatomie coun-1 must be grocers, hardware men, gar-
ty. The McMann pipe line crosses | age men, newspaper men, city offi-
| the 80 acres upon which they will fials, postal authorities and other
drill almost diagonally. I business men. .lust in the same way
i Their lease holdings will be very in a signal organization made up of
i valuable if oil or *ras is discovered in
any of the wells being: drilled.
FOR SANE 4™ OF JULY
SUPERINTENDENT AND
TREASURER TAKE CHARGE
County Treasurer-elect J. L. Cor-
bett will take charge of his office
Monday, and has selected Miss Ly-
flia Briggs as his deputy. They are
both experienced in the office and
will keep the records straight.
W. R. Clark, superintendent-elect,
will also be sworn in and will take
charge of his office on Monday. Mr.
Clark is a live-wire in school work and
will immediately inaugurate a cam-
paign for better schools in Cleveland
county.
BUYS CHILI STAND.
R. S. Davis has purchased the chili
stand of Mrs. Elledge, on East Main
street, taking charge of same Mon-
day. He cordially invites his many
friends to call in and see him.
him enjoy his work a great deal more.
The members of the First Oklaho-
ma are a satisfied lot. They feel that
they are really working toward a de-
finite end now instead of just waiting
for home-going time to arrive as they
did last year while spending eight
months on the Mexican border. There
is a general air of earnestness, ex-
pectancy, willingness to learn and
contentedness among the men and
they are in A. No. 1 physical shape
i too.
WE HAVE NO FOOD TO LOSE BY FIRE.
The Oklahoma State Council of Defense wishes to call to the attention
of citizens the work of the Conservation Association of Oklahoma, an or-
ganization through which insurance experts are offering their services to
the country in an effort to reduce to a minimum loss of food supplies and
other munitions through fire.
Through the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the services of state
agents and other experts in this line'from all companies have been placed at
the disposal of the country. These men will inspect, free of charge, all cot-
ton warehouses, grain elevators, flour mills, grocery warehouses, coal pro-
peries, etc., and suggest to owners methods by V'hich they can lessen the
risk of fire. .
It becomes now the patriotic duty of every man to take all precautions
possible to prevent the loss of any food in his possession from fire, espec-
ially with the present danger from destruction through the agency of ene-
mies. We urge citizens to co-operate with the conservation movement.
We can't afford to put the children in the firing line—yet. Don t let
the war interfere with their schooling until the national defense makes it
absolutely necessary.
WHY WE'RE IN THE WAR.
Evidence is in the hands of authorit'es in Washington that the Prussian
war plan included making peace with our Allies, obtaining possession of the
British fleet as part of the peace arrangement, then coming to America an 1
demanding the cost of the war from the United States under threat of layng
waste our fields and cities.
Military authorities state that had this plan worked out, or if it should
still develop, 300,000 German first line troops could be landed in America in
six weeks. Two million could be here in three to six months. That s one
reason why we're in the war.
"Co-Operators!"
THERE are three parties to each of your telephone con-
nections: You, the operator and the party you call.
All three must co-operate to insure the highest quality of
service.
YOU co-operate for good service when you look in the book
first and make sure you call the right number.
THE OPERATOR co-operates by giving you the desired
conection quickly, accurately and courteously.
THE PARTY CALLED co-operates by answering his tele-
phone bell promptly.
ALL CO-OPERATE for good service by speaking clearly and
distinctly, and by practicing telephone courtesy under all
conditions.
Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station.
Pioneer Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
366-C
SAVE—CAN—DRY
The London courts are fining Britishers who waste food. Wasting today
that which the nation will demand tomorrow as food for our own soldieis
who go to the front and for women and children who remain at home is
nothing less than giving aid to our enemies.
LET NOTHING WASTE. Save everything from the garden, whe.l.er
or not you see a need for it now. Can, dry or preserve everything from gar-
gen and orchard. Oklahoma must not only be self-supporting, but she must
also furnish food for our own soldiers, some for industrial workers in ti e
east, and some for our Allies.
Y. M. C. A. NEEDS FUNDS
The Y. M. C. A. is working among Oklahoma lads at Fort Sill now, and
the Y. M. C. A. will follow them to the concentration camps, then across the
Atlantic and even to the battle front itself. It will minister to their needs,
make camp life more pleasant and furnish whatever possible of the home
atmosphere.
Funds are needed for Y. M. C. A. in Oklahoma. Ten thousand dollars
will build, equip and man until Jan. 1, 1918, a standard building; $500 will
buy 5,000 copies of the New Testament; $1.50 will buy a piarto for the camp;
$100 will provide stationery for one of the building for a month; $50 will
buy a grafonola and a few records. Smaller, individual amounts will pro-
vide magazines, books and other comforts.
Send contributions to A. O. Booth, state secretary, 40!) Terminal build-
ing, Oklahoma City. Magazines and books sent to Fort Sill must be prepaid.
LET'S KEEP THE "PAY" IN "PATRIOT." AMERICA IS CALLINd
IFOR MEN NOW; AND THIS IS RECRUITING WEEK.
SAVE TWO YEARS' SEED SUPPLY.
The Oklahoma State Council of Defense wishes to warn farmers that
they should provide against any emergency next year by saving from this
i year's grain crop at least enough seed for both next year and the year after.
I The National Red Cross has sent
out a plea that Independence Day be
j observed this year with a solemnity
| reflecting the sober determination "of
I a demorcacy at war for ideals and its
[existence." "Noise and useless illumi-
nation and unthinking celebration
j have no proper place in times such as
1 these," said the statement. "Every or-
ganization should co-operate to make
I it such a celebration as will carry to
every home the gravity of issues that
strike to the root of the nation born
141 years ago and dedicated to free
dom."
In keeping with the above the local
chapter of Red Cross, sanctioned by
the business men's committee, offer
j the following resolutions:
Whereas: The United States is now
I confronted with the greatest crisis
in our history, although not yet fully
recognized; and
Whereas: Amusements of the sack
j race and greased pig type may ordi-
| narily be tolerated even if incongru-
lous; and
I Whereas: Such performances are
not in keeping with the solemn and
serious days into which we have
I come, therefore, be it
i RESOLVED: 1. That we urge that
the method of celebrating the coming
Fourth of July be in keeping with
the world situation.
2. That every possible effort be
members other than those who are
occupied directly with the transmis-
sion of messages. Each company
must have its mess sergeant, supply
sergeant, stable sergeant, corporal-
clerk, musician, horseshoer, cook, and
a number of men who have had ex-
perience as horsemen and wagoners."
Lieutenant Campbell is also supply-
ing enlistment blanks to those who
are to enlist in the quartermaster,
ordnance, engineer or hospital
branches of the Enlisted Reserve
Corps. By enlisting in the reserve
corps at this time a man who has had
experience along any special line may
call the officer's attention to his pre-
vious experience by testimonials from
prominent business men and men now
in some public service. If you are of
draft age and wish to pick the branch
of service you wish to enter rather
than to be assigned to some branch of
the service for which you have not
been fitted by previous training, you
now have an opportunity to enlist.
The draft board has already been se-
lected for Cleveland county and be-
fore many more weeks those who are
to be drafted will be notified.
If you wish to secure enlistment
blanks you can see Lieutenant Camp-
bell at the Enterprise office or leave
word there and he will call.
BIGGERS' HAND MASHED
G. W. Biggers, a prominent farmer,
living two miles south of Norman,
while cutting grain Thursday, in some
way got his hand caught in the binder
tearing his hand up pretty badly. His
every pussiuiu* cnun u*.- — ...
made to make the occasion foster j thumb was crushed so badly it had to
patriotism and self-sacrifice, and help | be amputated, and it is feared that his
the people to realize the solemn con- j hand will have to be amputated also,
ditions which confront us. jils 's badly mangled.
3. That the money which would or- j ~~
dinarily be spent for amusements, OLD REGIME HOLD PICNIC
j fireworks, etc., be given to the Red
j Cross for the purpose of ministering The Old Regime club held their an-
J to the wounded and dying of our own i nual picnic, at which the husbands
j soldiers and of our Allies. j and children were invited guests, at
4. That instead of celebrating the j home of Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Bes-
| birth of our liberty it would be more j sent, on North Peters avenue last
i appropriate to ponder those things Thursday evening.
which preserve it and make the | a fine picnic dinner was served on
world safe for Democracy. | the beautiful lawn, and a most pleas-
Acetylene welding, Daniels & Co.,
311 E. Main.
| ant evening was spent.
The Enterprise—$1.50 a year.
SWANDA SUICIDE
MONDAY AT NOON
I Frank Swanda, of the Maguire
j vicinity, east of Noble, committed sui-
cide at his home Monday at noon,
I shooting himself in the forehead with
a 38 revolver.
I Swanda had been brooding over
] domestic troubles for some months.
He came in from the field Monday at
j noon, unhitched his team, went to the
1 house and washed his face, then went
into his room where he secured a 38
I revolver from his father's trunk and
stood up before the mirrow, placing
the gun on his forehead, firing the fa-
I tal shot.
| The remains were laid to rest in the
Fairview cemetery .Tuesday:
RED CROSS FUND OVER
SUBSCRIBED BY $4,000
The citizens of Norman raised over I
$S,000 for the Red Cross fund during
the campaign last week, and reports
■i from Noble are to the effect that |
about $1,300 was subscribed by the
people of Noble and vicinity. Some-
thing more than $1,000 at Lexington '
and about $500 at Moore, or about '
: $11,000 was subscribed in Cleveland
county, over subscribing the amount j
1 asked of this county by about $4,000.
The Tone
You Can't
Forget
p
I ASS through an
art gallery and
how many pic-
tures do you remem-
ber ? Only one or two
stand out distinctly.
So it is with pianos.
m,t ^Uington $iano
tone is different, distinctive, remarkable in its richness and brilliancy. It
is the masterpiece of piano tones of its class. It appeals to your car
just as a fine painting appeals to your eye. ^ ou can t help but rcmcm-
' - Everyone in the home circle loves it.
I
No other instrument at the price c an equal this marvelo
is the result of uneqttuled f.uilities in the making.
We arc now showing a large variety of styles. Come, ei
: and hear
them. Term:
r reasonable.
Mrs. E. H. Phinney, of Lcftbridge,
Canada, arrived Saturday morning
for a month's visit with her father
| and sisters, Mr. J. W. Cook and
Mines. I. M. Jackson and Ira Wheeler.
TERMS TO SUIT
I. M. JACKSON
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Fox, J. O. Cleveland County Enterprise (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1917, newspaper, June 28, 1917; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc108637/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.