Cleveland County Enterprise (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NORMAN.
A IT
D COUNTY ENTERPRISE
VOL. XXVIIJ
NO RMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1920.
NO. 32.
NORMAN GIRL MARRIED
AT KANSAS CITY
Announcement of the marriage of
Inez Green of New York and Mr.
Clarence E. Page of Oklahoma City
which took place in the First I'res-
byterian church in Kansas City, Jan-
uary 12. Mr. and Mrs. Pgea will
make their home in Okmulgee where
the former represents the Cabinet
Safe company.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. i
M Alexande'r who formerly resided |
in Norman, and step-daughter ofi
Dudley Alexander, the civil engineer,!
and is remembered here as a hand-;
some lady.
Mr. Page served as first lieuten-J
ant in the aviation branch of service I
during the recent war, and 19 said to
be a fine man. This is the bride's
second venture in the matrimonial
field, having been divorced from her
former husband, with restoration of
her former name.
FIRST BLOOD FOR WOODMEN
Woodmen of the World recently
won their first fight in the campaign
against alleged excessive insurance
rates imposed by W.. A. Fraser of
Omaha and other officials of the or-
der, according to a message received
yesterday by the executive commit-
tee of Woodmen of Oklahoma, which
is conducting the campaign here. I
The victory was a decision of a
state court of Nebraska against offic-!
als of the order who protested
against the filing of a petition for!
an injunction to restrain them from
enforcing: the new rates, Franklin
said. The officials contended, it is
said, that the court in which iiie in-
junction suit was filed had no juris-;
diction in the case.. Hearing of the
p«tition fo ra permanent injunction
il expected to be the next step in the
proceedings.
KUWITZKY IS TAKING
RECORD OF PROGRESS
Norman Ten Years Ago and Now
Will Be in Access to All Citizens
And Others Soon.
Secretary Says.
SCOTT FERRIS WILL
HAVE SPECIAL MESSAGE
Data regarding the growth and
increasing prosperity during the past
ten years in Norman is being com-
piled by C, W. Kuwitzky, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Reports will be secured from the
banks, showing the capital and de-
posits of that datil and those at
present. One bank has returned the
questionnaire, showing an increase
ot half a million dollars in the past
five years. Others will report with-
in the week.
Clerks employed in the postoffice
ten years ago and now, the average
number of pieces of mail handled
each year also will be obtained if
possible, Kuwitzky stated this morn-
ing.
Expansion of the business enter-
prises, increase in number of em-
ployes, increase in amount of gross
business each year, also will be lis-
ted in the data book.
Questions concerning these mat-
ters are often asked by prospective
manufacturers, Kuwitzky stated,
and he will keep this book, when
completed, in easy access of all citi-
zens.
Further reports will be made later,
concerning the progress of this de-
parture of the Chamber.
Congressman Scott Ferris, who is
making a tour of the state in behalf
of his candidacy forthe democratic
nomination for the (United States
senate, will arrive here tomorrow af-
ternoon from Lexington and Noble
and will speak at the courthouse at
| 7 :30 o'clock.
| Scott Ferris has ably represented
' Oklahoma in the lower house of
congress, and will have a message of
special interest to tell his numerous
friends in Cleveland county, whom he
formerly represented.
BRANDY COST 17 CENTS
IN GOOD DAYS OF 1808
Thirteen letter men are available
for the Sooner track squad that
started under full stride on its first
lap of development Monday after-
The Swift Year Book is Out
Send for Your Copy
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Commit!.r3 investigated it, commis-
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f. plo began to think about
!'• to t! at Swift & Com-
pany was performing a necessary ser-
vica in a b f, c:fici?r.t way; began to
wonder whether it b- dune as
well in any ether way.
Rea'l -v2 at Swift & Company did last year,
and what it ri.tant to ycu, in the Swift &
Company Year Book, jast issued.
It's a fascinating narrative—simple facts in
simple words. There is ona ready for you.
Send for it.
Addro3S Swift & Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago
Sv/ift & Company,U.S. A.
WINSTEAD, Conn.—An old bill,
dated September 23, 1808, found in
the city hall at Torrington, has been
sent by the selectmen of Torrington
to the overseer of the Scaticoke tribe
of Indians at Kent, for expenses in-
curred in caring for Jonas Lomack,
a strangling Indian, stricken with ill
ness in Torrington.
The first item on the bill is $1 for
Peter, negro, to attend said Indian
and cleanse him of lice.
Other items were 50 cents for
three quarts of brandy, 75 cents for
a pair of woolen trousers, 50 cents
for linen trousers, 50 cents for two
shirts, $1.27 for a jacket and coat,
and $8.67 for care for 22 days.
REPUBLICANS HOLD
COUNTY CONVENTION
Unanimously Endorse Fred Reed for
Delegate to National Meeting
At Chicago in June.
The Rcnublican county convention
convened in the court house at 2
o'clock today and organized by elect-
ing Aaron McDaniel for chairman
and John G. Lindsay for secretary.
There was an excellent attendance
from all over the county and the pro-
ceedings were perfectly harmonious.
No instructions were given on eith-
er national committeeman nor presi-
dent, but Fred Reed was unanimously
endorsed for delegate from the Fifth
congressional convention to Chicago.
On motion C. M. Keiger, Jay Sher-
man, A. J. Smith, C. R. Lawrence
and R. V. Downing were appointed a
committee to suggest names to the
convention for delegates to the
state and congressional conventions.
It was instructed to name twelve
delegates to each of the conventions,
giving them half a vote each. The
following are the delegates:
State convention—C. R. Lawrence,
C. M. Keiger, Jay Sherman, A. J.
Smith, A. McDaniel, G. D. Graves,
R. V. Downing, R. F. Ellinger, Chas.
Greemore, D. L. Larsh, J. G. Lindsay,
and J. J. Burke.
Congressional convention—J. tj.
Lindsay, R V. Downing, W. N.
Rucker, Jack Ethridge, W. C. Weir,
C. H. Brand, Jim Stufflebean, Roy
Lewis, D. L. Larsh, C. W. Moses, J.
M. Gresham and R. C Ilardie
G. D. Graves was unanimously elect-
ed chairman of the county central
committee and member of the con-
gressional committee.
John g. Lindsay was unanimously
elected member of the state central
tral ommittee.
R. V. Downing was unanimously
eleted member of the state central
committee from Cleveland county.
On suggestion of J. J. Burke a straw
vote of the presidential preference of
the delegates was taken, which rsult-
ed in 43 votes for Lowden, 5 for
Woods, 1 for Lodge, 2 for Hughes
and 3 for Hiram Johnson.
A meeting of the precinct commit-
teemen with the chairman and sec-
retary of the county committee met
after the convention and laid plans
for an aggressive campaign.
On motion the delegates were in-
structed to vote as a unit.
A GOOD CHOICE
It was well deserved compliment
that the Cleveland county democratic
mass meeting Saturday paid to Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Johnson in endorsing
them for delegates to the national
convention in San Francisco and
from every standpoint they would
represent Oklahoma in the highest
degree.
Especially from the standpoint of
admiration and esteem for Oklaho-
ma's candidate for president, Senator
Robert L. Owen, would their selec-
tion be ideal, for their long and close
friendship for many years with that
gentleman and their knowledge of his
true worth would make them valu-
able members of the Oklahoma del-
egation.
Miss Lelia Pickard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pickard, return-
ed home Tuesday from Washington,
D. C., where she has been doing
government work for the past year
and a half. She will attend the univer-
sity this semester.
Mr and Mrs. Warner Bobo return-
ed to their home in Oklahoma City
Sunday evening, having spent the
past weak with Mr. Bobo's parents,
Dr. and Mrs. C. S Bobo. Mr. Bobo
has been sick with tfce influenra but
was much improved and able to re-
turn to kia work witk the Witt
CTetfciig roMpany, Uoiday.
MILITARY TRAINING
BILL HAS A CHANCE
Statesmen from Dixie Fight Because
"Afraid to Put Rifles in
Hands of Negroes."
WASHINGTON, Feb., 5.—The
universal military training measure
now before congress stands a good
chance of passing the United States
senate, but only by the earnest sup-
port of President Wilson can its
passage be assured, according to a
careful poll just completed. The
poll shows thirty-six senators fav-
oring it and twenty-five against, with
nineteen non-committal.
Of the many objections to uni-
versal training the canvass showec
three outstanding reasons for op-
position:
1. The race question in the South.
Statesman from Dixie are going to
fight universal training just as they
did the draft because they arc "afraid
to put rifles in the negroes' hand."
2. The inability of the great rural
population of the middle West to dif-
ferentiate between a liberal and
democratic system of universal train
ing and the Prussian militarism.
3. The fear that universal train-
ing would add a crushing load to the
burden of taxation, notwithstanding
the senate military affairs commit-
tee's assurance that the annual cost
will be about 131 million dollars, a
relatively small expenditure in com-
parison to the outlay necessary to
maintain a regular or standing army
of su^cient size to protect the nation
SOLDIER IS MISSING
SINCE HIS DISCHARGE
CLEVELAND SHERIFF
BRINGS IN PRISONER
Newblock Returns to Norman With
Price, Arrested in Arizona For
Selling Mortgaged Property.
Sheriff W. H. Newblock arrived
home from Phoenix, Ariz., this morn-
ing with R. L. Price in custody, and
reports a very strenuous trip, saying
he had not had his shoes off during
the entire return journey.
Price, who lived across the river,
is charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses and selling mort-
gaged property, and is said by the of-
ficers to have mortgaged cattle and
horses and mules as many as three
times and then sold them, l^s oper-
ations netting him some $2800 so far
as heard from.
A team of mules mortgaged to Geo.
Giles & Sons was the immediate
charge that caused his arrest and re-
turn, but Noble people to whom he
sold mortgaged cattle are also inter-
ested, besides numerous victims in
McClain county.
He is now in jail and will be ar-
raigned today or tomorrow.
Mrs. Price and two children, who
have been with Price in Phoenix,
returned with Sheriff Newblock and
his prisoner and have gone to her
father's home in McClain county.
0. U. MAN SPEAKS
TO RED CROSS MEET
Institute Being Held This Week in
Oklahoma City for Home
Hygiene Course.
An institute for Red Cross instruc-
tions of chapter classes in course of
home hygiene and care of the sick
from which hundreds of Oklahoma
women already have graduated and
received certificates begain Monday,
at Oklahoma City, and closes Feb
ruary 6. It is held for the purpose of
creating uniformity and a standard-
ized plan of instruction in the Red
Cross course.
Principal speakers on the opening
day of the conference were: Dr. W.
W. Phelan, of the University of Ok-
lahoma; Miss Lyda W. Anderson,
director of nursing of the Red Cross,
southwestern division, of St. Louis;
Dr, Ray M. Balyeat, of Oklahoma
City.
Other speakers scheduled to ad-
dress the fifty or more instructors at
present on the teaching force in Ok-
lahoma included: Miss Rosalint
Mackaye, Oklahoma state director of
public health nurses; Dr. W. M.
Taylor, Oklahoma City; Dr. Leila e.
Andrews, Oklahoma City and Miss
Julia Galbraith, Red Cross director
of the bureau of class instruction in
Oklahoma.
"The Red Cross course," said Miss
Anderson, ''teach women and girls to
take care of all minor illness in the
home; to assist in combatting epi-
demics; to cooperate with communi-
ty forces in waging a fight for better
health conditions. In a word its aim
is to make every home in the nation
a center of health.
Soviet Russia met our departed
reds with open arms, they say. And
doubtless by this time the dear de-
parted are mourning their open pock-
ets.
STRAYED—From my farm 8 rnilM East ar.d
I North of Norman,—1 roan pouy mare,
weight about 8)0 pounds. A'30 1 J_yr fid Pay
mare mule. Notify Wm. Synnott, First
National Bank. *'
The American Red Cross home j
service secretary at Greencastle, Ind.'
is searching for Daniel Vaughn, a!
member of the Fourth Trench bat-
tery, who was discharged at Fort I
Dodge, Iowa September 10, 1919. I
The boy is five feet in height,
weighs 150 pounds, is fair complec-
ted and is 19 years old. His mith-
er's address is Sophia Vaughn, 904 j
South Illinois street, Greencastle,!
Ind. 1
If you know of the boy, notify Mrs.)
K. J. Keller, local secretary of the
Red Cross. Phone No. 611.
FERRIS ADDRESS WELL
RECEIVED RY VOTERS
Court House Inadequate to Hold
Crowd Which Overran Into
Corridors; Talk Went Over.
FRED REED IN RACE
FOR PARTY DELEGATE
His Republican friends in Cleve-
land county and elsewhere in the
Fifth congressional district are push-
ing Fred Reed for delegate from the
district to the republican national
convention which meets in Chicago
in June, with every hope and indica-
tion that he will be named. .
The district convention meets in
Oklahoma City February 20 and se-
lect two delegates and two alter
nates, besides naming an elector.
It is unnecessary to say that Cleve-
land county republicans will be solid-
ly behind Mr. Reed for this position
or any other to which he may aspire,
higher as a man in the county stands
higher as a man or republican.
M MILLAN APPOINTED
BANKRUPTCY REFEREE
Judge Sworn In at Ardmore Mon-
day; Appointed By Federal
Judge Bob Willianms;
Making Good.
Judge R. McMillan ot this city has
been appointed master in chancery
and referee in bankruptcy for that
part of the Eastern district of the
federal court adjacent to Ardmore
and went to that city Monday and
was sworn in.
The position is a good one, paying
from $3500 to $5,000 per annum and
is a life job, coming to him from
Federal Judge Robert Williams. The
only "fly in the ointment," accord-
ing to Mr. McMillan, is that it will
necessitate the removal of himself
and family to Ardmore, which both
he and Mrs. McMillan regret—but
they will find the same good people
tlit-re as they leave ill Norman.
Tile many friends and admirers of
him and know he will fill the posi-
tion with ability and honor. His
record as judge of this judicial dis-
trict and as assistant attorney general
was of such a nature as to demon-
strate that ability and conscientious-
ness.
Mr. McMillan writes the following
letter to the Transcript concerning
the appointment.
Editor Transcript:
i was sworn in this morning as
master and referee in bankruptcy of
the federal court here. i have my of-
fice in the new federal building. The
outlook for the future is good. There
are numerous corporations, partner-
ships, etc., in operation in this dis-
trict, established by non-residents
and run by foreign capital. When
they have troubles, all will have to
go into the federal courts. So, I
expect plenty to do. The bar here,
and the people of Ardmore, have
given me a hearty welcome.
i had no thought of the appoint-
ment a week ago. Never asked for
it, sought it, or thought about it. On
its being tendered me, thinking it to
be something that promised more
than anything i had ever had here-
tofore, i accepted it.
I have left Norman with many re-
grets. No better people can be found
oil the planet. That i have removed
my activities docs not mean that i
have forfeited my friendship for the
good people of Norman and Cleve-
land county. Come and see me.
Your friend,
r. mcmillan.
TO DRILL FOR OIL
NEAR RLANCHARD
Company To Use Rotary Rig and
Will Go 3,500 Fe*t If Necessary
To Get Desired Result.
At an enthusiastic meeting of
fanners and business men at
Blanchard, committees were appoint-
ed and arrangements made to get
leases and put down a deep test well
near the town of Blanchard.
N. E. Green was elected chairman
and Ed F. Little, secretary, and com-
mittees for leases, finances, and other
activities were appointed.
The oil company in touch with the
meeting agreed to put in a rotary
drill and go deep enough, 3,500 feet
if necessary, if a lease block of 10,000
acres were turned over to it.
j The acreage will be secured and
j held in escrow until the company has
| machinery on the ground and is
ready to drill, when the leases will
be transferred to the company.
Several starts on tests wells have j
been made in the Blanchard coramu-
I nity, but some trouble alwavs has
developed befor« their completion. ]
If the enthusiasm, good fellowship
and expressions of good-will and
confidence with which Congressman
Scott Ferris was received in Norman
and Cleveland county yesterday is
any criterion, he will receive the
nomination and election for United
States senator to succeed Gore by
ialmost a unanimous vote. Every-
where he was received by good
crowds and listened to with marked
attention, his audiences at Lexington
and Noble being excellent ones and
everybody giving him a warm wel-
come.
It was at Norman last night at
the courthouse, however, that the
enthusiastic climax of a busy day was
put upon Mr. Ferris' activities, the
courtroom being entirely inadequate
to accomodate those who wished to
hear him, the audience filling every
available space and overflowing into
the corridors. Many ladies were pre-
sent and seemed to take even more
interest than the male voters, giv-
ing Mr. Ferris earnest attention and
enthusiatically applauding his telling
points.
Judge George Allen presided and
introduced Mr. Ferris, who started
out on his address voicing his appre-
ciation for the splendid audience and
especially for the presence of so
many ladies.
"Do you know," he said, "that I've
always thought the women were the
prettiest things on earth, but I am
now more and more convinced of
that fact; and I used to think that
the girls in their teens were prettier
and more lovely than at any other
age, but recently the ladies over
twenty-one have appealed to me
more and more, far outshining their
younger sisters."
Mr. Ferris then plunged into his
main speech in which he spoke of
the great work done during the war
by President Wilson and his admin-
istration, the work of reconstruction
now going on, the league of nations
which was designed and would put an
end to wars, the hundreds of mea-
sures enacted by the democratic par-
ty for the benefit of the country-
pointing with pride to the record
made by the demoncratic party dur-
ing the past eight years, and especial-
ly during the trying times of the
past four years.
He called attention to his own
votes on all important measures for
the upbuilding of the contry and the
successful carrying on of the war,
comparing it with the votes of his
opponent, Senator Gore, showing
that the latter had been antago-
nistic to the administration and to the
country on almost every Important
proposition. He declared that he
placed patriotism above party, and
that the Gores and Vardemana and
Reeds were not true democrats and
should not receive the support of
loyal American citizens.
His speech teemed with patriotic
sentiments, and earnest appeals to
his hearers to stand by the men who
had made possible the success of the
American forces in the war, and the
men who would, in these reconstruc-
tion times, be equally patriotic; and
not to give their votes to men like
Gore, Ilarreld, Vardeman, Reed and
others who were in favor of destruc-
tive rather than constructive meth-
ods.
Owing to the fact that he did not
get to Norman until about 5 o'clock,
Mr. Ferris was not able to give his
scheduled talk at the university, but
visited a number of the fraternity
houses during the evening and met a
number of the students.
The impression Mr. Ferris made
upon all with whom he came in con-
tact is that he has grown wonder-
fully in intellectual and mental
qualities and really is of senatorial
timber, one who would most ably
and creditably represent Oklahoma
in the upper house of congress. In
addition, he is a whole-schulcd, gen-
ways and with a warm handclasp to
all he needs.
COUNTY TREASURER OFFICE
BUSY WITH TAX RECEIPTS
County Treasurer James Corbett
and his clerical froce are busy as bees
taking in the money and issuing re-
ceipts for taxes.
Something like $130,000 has been
already received, and it is expected
that by the end of the first period of
taxpaying the great bulk of the
$250,000 will be in. The time has
been extended to February 15.
Corbett says the country people
are paying in full for the most part,
while those in the city are taking ad-
vantage of the half-payment
If the price of commodities contin-
ues to soar we'll soon have no future
use for this old earth. We'll all be in
the skies hunting something to wear
or a bite to eat.
NOTICE
The Woodmen ot the World and Woodman
CfroU will hold on Wednesday night /an. 14
a joint installation oi offlcar, Both Ivy
Grava a*d Harmony Grove ara iavftad
part. l. a Ctrri r.* m
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