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Oklahoma Hist Society XX
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NORMAN.
CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XXVIII.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY,
AUGUST 28, 1919.
JACK DILBECK ONE OF
LINDSAY 3ANK ROBBERS
MRS. T.J, JOHNSON PASSENGER TRAIN
PASSES AWAY HITS AUTOMOBILE
AND KILLS FOUR
NEXT THURSDAY
Notorious Norman Boy Escapes from
Road Gang and Joins Band of Bank
Bandits—Recognized at Lindsay
Two Weeks Ago.
It now develops that one of the ,
Lindsay bank bandits is a former
notorious Norman boy, Jack Dil-
beck, who' stole E. B. Johnson** ;
Cadillac automobile a year or so
ago, run it into Kansas, was ar-
rested, pleaded guilty and was sen-
tenced to the McAlester peniten-
tiary for five years.
A couple of weeks ago the
Cleveland county officers receiv-
ed a telephone message from Lind-
say, asking whether Dilbeck had
been pardoned or paroled, saying
that he was there; having been
recognized by a man who knew
him. The officers investigated,
and found Dilbeck had not been
pardoned or paroled, and phoned
Lindsay officers to arrest him, but
before they got the message, Jack
had made his getaway.
Later, Sheriff Newblock was in-
formed that Jack and two other
prisoners had escaped from a con-
vict road gang working in Semin-
ole county, and rewards were of-
fered for their apprehension.
The roadster the Lindsay band-
its used is believed to be one they
stole at Frederick, a Dodge ma-
chine having been stolen there a
few days ago.
A man whot knew Dilbeck is
certain one of the three Lindsay
bandits is he, and probably the
other two are the ones who es-
caped from the road gang with
him. This man saw Dilbeck go
into the bank and come out and
get into t^e roadster. Dilbeck
was at the wheel, and drove away
at racing speed. The man took
after them in a Hudson and was
almost even with their machine
when he had a puncture and was
fo'rced to abandon the pursuit. The
bandits had a shot gun in their
machine, and Dilbeck pleaded
with his companions to shoot the
pursuer, but they refused to obey
his commands.
Traces of the bandits were found
in the neighborhood of Dibble.
They had stopped at a house and
ordered the housekeeper to pre-
pare them a meal of ham and eggs,
but just as soon as it was cooked
they grabbed it up and left, not
waiting to eat. They left their
hostess a new $5 bill.
There is a cordon of officers up
and down the South Canadian riv-
er and over in the Big Pasture,
covering almost every point in
that country, and it seems impos
sible that the bandits can escape
capture or death very long.
OR, CLIFTON HOME
SEPTEMBER 1ST,
Dr. G. M. Clifton writes Trans-
cript the he and Mrs. Clifton and
children are having a fine time at
Colorado Springs and expect to
be home on September 1st, when
he will again take up his duties as
physician and surgeon to the large
clientele he enjoys in Norman and
vicinity. As is well known, few
physicians and surgeons in Nor-
man have built up a morj extend-
ed practice than Dr. CUfton, and
he has done so by being earnest
and conscientious in his work, no
distance being too far nor the
night too dark for him to answer
calls to relieve suffering. Gradu-
ate of one of the leading colleges,
he has added to his technical
knowledge a world of practical
knowledge obtained in the prac-
tice for twenty years or more,
making him recognized as a phy-
sician thoroughly conversant with
the diseases that afflict the hu-
man race.
He will be warmly welcomed
home by his patients, and his out-
ing will enable him to buckle down
to work with his oldtime vigor.
A TRIBUTE TO
L. J. EDWARDS
The Purcell Register publishes
L. J. Edward's "Moving'' article
from the Transcript and speaks
of him as follows:
"L. J. Edwards of Norman, who
has been spending the summer in
Los Angeles, California, writes
the Norman Transcript a very in-
teresting letter under the head of
"Moving."
"Mr. Edwards is well and fav-
orably known in Purcell, having
been here on many occasions and
often to pay the taxes on his fine
McClain county farms. He is one
of the most optimistic men in Ok-
lahoma and believes that Oklaho-
ma is the greatest state in the
union. He has been around the
world several times, and on every
Jrip is anxious to get back home
—back to Oklahoma. He is chair-
man of the civic committee at
Norman, and it is due to his un-
tiring efforts that Norman can
boast of her fine parks, and es-
pecially the one that bears his
name at the Santa Fe depot."
SPEEDY ARREST
OF BANK ROBBERS
Guthrie. Okla.. August 28 G.
G. Fruend, C. H. Coyle and John
Haskins, 23, 22, and 21 years old,
respectively, are in the county jail
here, charged with the robbery of
the bank at Meridian, Okla.. on
Wednesday afternoon iti which
$2,532.30 was taken and J. M.
Heath, bank president. H. S. Mc-
Croskey, bank cashier, and J. C
Miller, a visitor, were locked in
the bank vault.
The men are said to have admit-
ted that they made the robbery
Two of the men are said to have
been residents of Crescent, Logan
county, while the other is said to
live six miles southeast of Guth-
rie. J. M. Heath, president of the
bank which was robbed, is said to
have identified the men captured as
those who committed the robbery
Money Recovered.
The money, $2,532.30, and the
stolen bonds was recovered and
deposited in a bark at Perkins.
The capture of the alleged ban
dits is said to be due to the fact
that they drove a brightly colored
automobile, which could be easily
recognized.
Immediately after the robbery,
officers of the bank communicated
by telephone with farmers along
the road which the robbers took
from Meridian. Some of the
farmers reported that the rob-
bers had passed their farms.
Deputy Sheriff Cooper of Still
water was notified at Perkins.
With a farmer he took a stand on
the road at Mehan. They blocked
thf road with their own autoino
bile. The alleged bandits disre-
garded the first command to halt
and Cooper fired on the automo-
bile. The alleged bandits then
stopped their car and got out with
their hand in the air.
Two robbers also attempted to
rob the bank at Big Heart, Wed-
nesday. One of them was cap-
tured, and the other made his es-
cape temporarily, but it is thought
cannot long keep from arrest.
. After an illness ot some three
months with ulceration of the
stomach, Mrs. Mary Frances Grif-
fith Johnson, wife of Captain T.
J. Johnson, passed away at 10:30
p. in., Sunday, August 24, 1910, at
her home on East Gray street,
aged 76 years, 2 months and 2
days. She had known for some
weeks that she could not recover,
and during the last few days made
all arrangements for her own fu-
neral, designating the place of bur
:il, whom she desired as pall
bearers, and begging her husband
and son not to grieve after her,
that she was ready to go and all
was for the best. She passed away
as peacefully as a little child, and
was coQscious until the last.
The body will be taken to Den-
ton, Texas, her old home, on
Tuesday morning, for burial, the
pall bearers being her old friends
in that city, with religious services
by her old pastor.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of
Georgia, but lived the most of her
life in Texas, from where she
came with Capt. Johnson to Nor-
man in the early*days of the set-
lenient of Oklahoma. She was I
i most estimable lady, endearing
herself to all who knew her by
her Christian character and wo-
manly qualities. She was a de-
voted wife and mother and affec-
tionate friend, and her demise is
mourned by a large circle of
friends, who extend earnest sym-
pathies to the bereaved husband
and children.
She is survived by her husband
and two children, Tom G. John-
son of Atlanta, Ga.; and Mrs. C.
S. Williams of Dallas, Te.xas. The
latter is in a hospital at Toronto,
Canada, and unable to come. A
sister, Mrs. M. M. Dawson of
Denton, Texas, and brother, W.
VI. Griffith of Columbia, S. C., are
here.
Oklahoma City, August 25.—
Sunday morning about o'clock
at a dangerous crossing near
Spencer, east of Oklahoma City, a
Frisco passenger train, the Limit-
ed, struck a big automobile con-
taining Frank Swanda and his
three children, killing all of them
and wrecking the machine. Swanda
was a well known citizen of this
city, and was in the 49th year of
his age. The children were Alice,
13 years of age; Roy, 15 years, and
Robert, 11 years old.
The engineer of the trair esti-
mated he was running about 48
miles an hour when the automo-
bile was struck. Three of the oc-
cupants were hurled about 100 feet
into the bed of a small stream
while Robert, the younge>t in the
party, was carried on the pilot of
the engine. All were killed in-
stantly and the automobile was
completely demolished.
Swanda was a brother-in-law of
John% Ilubatka, the well known
police officer of Oklahoma.
cisco, with All Classes
men Out—Brotherhool
Ign< red—Critical Con
San Francisco, Aug 27. All cars of the
train service out of San Francisco San Francis
was cancelled today when the rail mands affec
strike that has paralyzed southern fornia -triki|
1>- Hits
strikJ
JEALOUSY CAUSES
DOUBLE KILLING
Oklahoma City, August 25,—
Samuel T. Weeks i.-> being held in
the county jail for shooting and
killing his wife, Mollic Weeks and
Floyd Dickson, said to have been
a close friend of the alleged slay-
er, about 4:30 o'clock yesterday
morning at the Dickson home, 614 I laid away until the Ressurrection
West Frisco avenue. Jealousy, | mom. There was a large attend-
growing out of Dickson's friend- ance of the old friends and neigh-
ship for Mrs. We.-ks is believed j i rs of the deceased lady, and the
to have been the cause of the act.! floral tributes were very numer
In the house at the time of the bus and beautiful and the services
olemn and impressive. Rev. C.
S. Walker conducted the services.
At the luncheon of the Norman I
Retailers' association at noon to-1
da> the committee on details of m* i . r- .*r• * T -m • I
the Frade lv\cur>it>n wlueh is dat- 1 1CK6I V^JTllCCS A.TC 1(11.0 il|
ed for Thursday of next week, Sep-'
tember 4th, reported through its j
chairman, Robt .Taylor, and it was j
unanimously decided to have the
excursion on the date named.
Almost all the merchants an<l '
banks in the city have expressed a
desire to take part in the excur-
sion, which will be by automobile,
leaving Norman at 9 o'clock on
Thursday. Sept. 4th. and going to
\nh!r. Lexington, Purcell. Wash-
ington. Blanchard and Newcastle.
Every automobile will be banner-
el w'th the name of its firm and a
! i'!. « mount of advertising mat-
i ' wil! be carried.
Especially pleasing features of
the Trade Excursion will be music
by the hand atid the girls' ukeleka
club and the quartette, which will
be taken along and give concerts
:it the different towns. Hon. Ben
Williams and Rev G. J. Rons-
ran have also kindly consented
•o make short addresses at the dif-
ferent points.
The object of the excursion is
to gel together with the merch-
ants of tlu neighboring towns and
the people in the Norman trade
territory, and cannot but be of
great benefit.
Captain T. J. Johnson and son,
Tom G., returned on Wednesday
evening from Denton, Texas,
where they took the wife and
mother. Mrs. T. I. Johnson, to be
LARGEST CHEESE
IN THE WORLD
Chicago, August 25. — Some
cheese 1 If you don't believe it
here are the facts, for it is the
largest cheese in the world, and
it was made for Armour and com-
pany.
Weight—31,964 pounds.
Height—8 feet.
Diameter-—10 1-2 feet.
Circumference—36 feet.
Value—$16,000.
Weight of container, 8,000 lbs.
Milk used— 357,500 pounds.
Salt used—800 pounds.
Rennet Used—1,251 ounces.
Three bandage cloths used,
valued at $260 each, measuring 33
feet long and 16 feet wide.
Factories furnishing the curds—
59.
Made by 73 cheese makers and
helpers.
Value of cheese factories—about
$400,000.
Milk taken from 12,000 cows on
1,800 farms.
This cheese, larger than any ev-
er attempted before, was made to
be exhibited by Armour and Com-
pany at the National Dairy Show
to be held at the International
Amphitheatre, Oct. 6 to 12, 1919.
So big and unique is this huge
cheese that motion pictures have
been taken by two large film com-
panies, which will circulate the pic-
tures of the world's largest cheese
throughout the world as well as
the process of manufacture.
shooting were Mrs. Dickson and
her small daughter. According to
information given the police, Dick-
son found Weeks waiting for him
upon returning home from an auto-
mobile ride with Mrs. Weeks. I he
three are said to have had a heat-
ed quarrel, Weeks finally drawing
a gun and shooting his wife and A rcport came to thc Cleveland
Dickson. Mrs. Weeks died al- ; cmmty 0ffjcers on Wednesday
most instantly and Dickson died j tha( ,hc t,m.e Lin(isay i,a„|{ rob-
in an ambulance on the way to ai^ had bcen seen a, Tutt)e on
LINDSAY ROBBERS
m AT TUTTLE
California suddenly made •> ap-
pearance here.
The strike, which began in Lo
Angeles in sympathy with worker*
of the Pacific Electric and L s
Angeles street ear syste■ u, lir-t
jumped north as far a* Bakersfield
and Fresno and south to San Di-
ego. Overnight and without war;
The
fornia at a
of summer
|
home.
Ange
I
lief has bel
ing it leaped thi intervening di• mayor two
tance to San Francisco.
All trains scheduled to leave
over the Southern Pacific, West-
ern Pacific and Santa Fe from
Frisco and Oakland, including
surburban trains down the penins-
ula were canceled. No tickets
were sold at the union ticket of-
fice of the railroad administration.
Strike Without Leaders
Those on strike here include
yardmasters, switchmen, engin-
eers, firemen and shopmen. The
strike began when 100 men walked
out of the Southern Pacific yards
and spread within an hour to thc
entire bay district. It was spon-
taneous -practically without lead-
ership.
The men at a meeting last night
formulated a group of demands
which include:
Reinstatement of all strikers of!
the city mill
I
cities has l|
the boats
the great ru|
services
through the
Broth
Calil
tems north
Lo
ing ut
trucks and
i
- w amped.
. <\ the order
that t
Whereas
quarters o. I
refused to
ha the bacl
. ration ol ll
i os Angles
the Pacific Electric on terms of jajj0r jn qJ
their original demands; of all Los
Angeles brotherhood men dis-
charged for refusing to handle Subscribe!
Tuesday evening; that they had
stopped there and replenished
their gasoline supply, pulling a
big roll of bills when they paid
for it, They also got something
eat, and carried away a big
hospital. A divorce was pending
between Mr. and Mrs. Weeks, it
was learned yesterday. Mrs
Weeks is said to have been an ex-
tremely good looking woman.
After the shooting, Weeks sur-
rendered to the police at the city ,uncj1 yju> mcn f0|k Qf the town
jail. Later he was taken to the ^ werc aj)Sent endeavoring to find
county jail. An inquest is being ,|u>m |(.avj„K oniy the women and
held this morning in thc office of j chi,dren an(| some non-combaH
A. W. McWilliams, justice of the anfg Jn the tow)j who auowed
peace. them to go without molestation.
Mrs. Weeks is survived by the |.IS^ rcp0r( js that thc band-
husband and a small daughter. were heading for the country
Mrs. John Lambert and son. Mc-
Millan, went to Chelsea, Wednes-
day, where they will spend a few
days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, form-
erly a well known lady of Nor-
man writes from Rochester, N. Y.
that she is in poor health and
her eyes are troubling her very
much. She is over 81 years of
age, and she feels that her days
a*e numbered on this plane.
Mrs. Jack Foster was an Okla-
homa City visitor Thursday.
Mrs. C..E, Decker was in Okla-
homa City Thursday.
The Delta Delta Delta patron
nesses gave a swimming party
followed by a picnic supper at
Doll's Park in honor of Miss Irma
Lowther Wednesday evening.
Those present were Mrs. Gayfree
Ellison, Mrs. John Barbour, Mrs.
T. E. Clement, Mrs. W. C. Weir,
Mrs. R. T. House, Mrs. Roy Git-
tinger, Mrs. Errett Newby, Mrs.
T. M. Boyd, Mrs. R. D. Lowther,
Misses Marguerite Gimetio, Ola
Jiobo, Gladys McLennan, Pearl
Luttrell, Anna Mabel Weir, and
Mary Spencer.
Miss Olga Bobo came home
from Texas Wednesday evening,
where she has been visiting for
teveral weeks.
Dickson is survived by the widow
and a small daughter.
The defense of Weeks will be
the "unwritten law" that Dickson
and Mrs. Weeks were criminally
intimate. Moomati Pruitt will
probably defend him.
ATKISSON SELLS nrii
ENGLISH KITCHEN
J. R. Atkisson, after about a
year's ownership of the English
Kitchen, in which he has made
good money, sold thc same, with
all the appurtenances, good will,
etc., on Saturday, to B. M. ( amp
bell, who took possession at mid-
night on Sunday. The considera
tion is said to have been $2,000.
Mr. Campbell iv well and most
favorably known in this counts,
having formerly resided east of
thi city, and m<i rec<ntly on,
the L. S. Stanberry farm across
the river. lie has a large acquain-
tance in the two counties and will
undoubtedly command a good pa
tronage.
The Transcript has not learned
Mr. Atkisson's future intentions,
but undoubtedly he will remain
with us and get into some
line of business.
been
west of Chickasha, having
seen in the vicinity of Minco.
It now appears certain that Dil-
beck is one of thc robbers, and is
driving the machine in which they
are making their get-away. He is
probably "stepping on it" and as
he is an expert driver, willing to
go anywhere and take all sorts of
chances while in a machine, the
roadster is undoubtedly hitting the
high places somewhere in the vi-
cinity of the Burkburnett oil fields.
Back From Colorado: Mr. and
Mrs. U. S. Tubbs rolled into Nor-
man on Wednesday afternoon, in
their Buick from Manitou, Colo.,
reporting a most pleasant two
weeks' outing. They spent about
one week on the road coming and
going, and one week in Colorado,
but even in that week they had
time to visit many of the promin-
ent points in the Moutain state.
They say there are a very large
number of Oklahomans in Colora-
do, about four out of five of the
automobiles one sees having an
Oklahoma license tag upon it.
FRIDAY AND SAT'
Perhaps you have wondered how
a modern, civilized community, for
> aiii-lt, in", if 1.1 lie cen a;;.'tin. I'e
doubted whether such tragedies rcallj
They certainly do occur—and by
ly. ()ne of the most tremendous
produced will show you how any pii|
can be forced into the power of whitl
picture is "My Little Sister," and 1£
the star. The production is based c
novel, "My Little Sister," by Elizabet
Come to the Liberty Theatre
i i
Two Ways of Bringing
How won
you brill
arc- i lie id
(| u«> t c < 1 1 rq
Mrs. George Inglis and son.
George Allen, returned Thursday
from Daylight. Tenn., where they
)ther | have been visiting Mrs. Inglis'
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Al-
len, for several weeks.
You can get 100 per
vice and 100 per cent
nt ser-j
toilet arti-
cles from Reed and Poster Court-
eous service in seeing that you j
get jest what you want and qual-1
ity merchandise has made us ]
many satisfied customers. I ry it.
Miss Fredricka Fitch attended
thc Delta Gamma luncheon in Ok-
lahoma City at the Lee-Huckins,
Thursday. There were twenty
Delta Gammas present and a num-
ber of rushees.
daughter? Here
different mothers
tie Sister,' the famous nov
1 iet 11 Robins. The photopla
this powerful book is com
Liberty Theatre, Friday ar
Kvelyn Xesbit is the -tar.
What One Mother Thought Another
"There are worse than ti-
gers in the world's jungle "
"The safe coHrse
trust anyone."
'All you need t<
* * the need
care
risks
know is
of taking
running
"It is not fair tu girls not
to let them know that terri-
ble things CAN happen"
"You will find your music
a very important part of
your equipment for taking
your place in the world."
"You
cannot W'J
t hc|
^i'l'l
tics for r
fore she
the|
Girls
esses, the
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becomes
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London
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accept w
vitation
trouble
August
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