The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 201, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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The Daily Transcript
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915
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million dollar mystery tonight
I, VNE^
REED GETS LIFE TERM
GROCERY
BARGAINS
' Jury is Out Three Hours and Takes
Six Ballots—Attorney Dudley
Will Ask New Trial—
W. O. Jack, Fore-
man.
OKLAHOMA ORPHANS' HOME
D. H. Hill Ha." High Praise to Givi
the Institution—Takes Moak
Children to the Home
500 cans fancy sliced pineapple, two
for 25c.
1000 cans gooseberries, put up in
syrup, 5c a can.
1*0 boxes crackers, 6</2c a pound
by the box.
Fine, sweet, juicy oranges, 15c a
dozen.
10 bars laundry soap 25c.
100 gallon cans apples 25c a can.
100 sacks Graham flour 35c a sack.
At 7:30 p. m. last evening the jury
in the Laney Reed case returned into
court with a verdict of guilty as
charged in the information and as-,-- wnere ne toon the
sessed his punishment at imprison- three Moak children nnri 1,
ment for life in the penetentiarv at I i„-\ cnuaien, and speaks in
McAlester. The verdict was signed! , terms of the institution
Superintendent of the Poor Farm i,
D. H. Hill returned Saturday from aj
visit to the Oklahoma Orphans' Home
at Pryor Creek, where he took the
iTni,maS?gr1m?-n j When Mr- and
Mis. John Moak died they left six
children, five girls and a boy. They
have been in charge of Mr. and Mrs.!
Hill since last August, and homes for
three of the children were found. The I
acred1" 14 7®' *?7y' Lewis and Eunice>!
?' ' ?nd,f years—were the ones!
taken.to the Home, where they will!
- £'ven every attention, and homes
Fancy California peaches or apri-
cots, two cans for 25c.
Full line of fresh vegetables of all
kinds.
U. S. TUBB'S
C. OF C. OPEN MEETINGS
The Chamber of Commerce has in-
augurated a series of open meetings
to discuss matters of moment to the
city of Norman and its people. These
meetings have been placed in charge
of a committee consisting of A. H.
VanVleet, Tom F. Carey and W. C.
Weir, with Mr. VanVleet as chairman,
to arrange program and subjects. The
first of the series is to be held at the
court house Wednesday night, March
17th, and will discuss the question of
Civic Improvement." A good pro-
gram will be prepared and excellent
meeting expected
—The city treasurer's job is an im-
portant one. It needs the careful
painstaking work of a good bookkeep-
er such as Bert Baggett is recognized
to be.—Pol. Adv.
New line of Wall Paper direct
from factory. Mayfiela's.
If elected Mayor, I hereby ♦
pledge myself to use my in- ♦
fluence toward providing for ♦
the boys of Norman a place ♦
where their surplus energy ♦
may be used in clean manly ♦
sports instead of congregating ♦
in the alleys and out of 'the ♦
way places to shoot craps and ♦
smoke cigarettes. ♦
I believe in the enforcement ♦
of law, not for the sake <jf the ♦
Two Dollar fee, but as an of- ♦
ficial's duty to society. ♦
As a candidate for Council- ♦
man my platform was Civic ♦
Improvement. The movement ♦
stai ted then has grown to an ♦
epidemic now and competition ♦
will be so strong that it will ♦
not reqpire any great amount ♦
of the elected Mayor's time in ♦
this direction. Therefore San- ♦
itation will be my hobby if ♦
you see fit to elect me your ♦
Mayor. L. C. Lindsay. ♦
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I by W. O. Jack as foreman, and, upon
being interrogated by Judpre Swank,
| each and every one of the jurors de-
i dared it to be his verdict. Judge
i Swank thanked them for their pa-
tience during the long trial, and dis-
missed them for the term.
It is understood Attorney Dudley
will ask for a new trial anil, if it is
not granted, will appeal to the Crim-
inal Court of Appeals. He expresses
himself as certain he can secure a re-1 *"* l"c'" vv . t,. uutler is the 1
versal on the grounds of error; prin-1 slilte "gent in charge and Mr. Hill |
cipally upon being forced to trial j ;s.*y.8 he ls doing fine work for the 180
without being given time to nepare Ion.es he has under his charge
his defense, and because the letters' institution gives out the followingi
purporting to be written by Laney j statement of its activities:
Reed before the killing and'found in! - lhe Oklahoma Sate Orphans Home !
I his trunk at Edmond were not admit-1li~ c°mPosed of eight cottages, one <
I ted as evidence. He feels those letters "lechamcal building, one laundry, one I
should have been admitted, and would ,ieatlnfi' plant, and one main building
i have proven Reed's insanity bevond a ?" '°cated in a circular form on a1
i doubt. | ' forty-acre campus; the girls being!
The jury was out three hours be-jKePt cottages on one side of the'
I fore arriving at a verdict. W. O. Jack ! ca"lPus an(' the boys on the other. I
, was elected foreman, and the first bal-; M°tto: Teach the children to do
lot was taken on the question of common things uncommonly. Qualifi-1
i Reed's insanity at the time of the kill- <' ' rit|ons for admission: Children must
ing. It resulted: Eight that he was 1 e. u,nder the age of 10 years, of sound 1
sane; four, insane. The second ballot 1<ritd and bod.y and wholly dependent!
: was the same, and the third stood sev- tipon the public for support. Children 1
en for sane and five for insane. The'are t.aught to do manual labor, such a-
fourth ballot swung again to eight for | co.„ !n£> sewing, raising garden anl
j sane and four insane, and the fifth to | ""'king cows, keeping the dairy herd I
I eleven sane and one insane, Juror aild so on-' . I
| Siler being-the doubting member. . "A /ami and pasture of 320 acres is
j Finally he was brought over to the kept in connection with the Oklahoma
' views of the majority, and the verdict St?,te, 'Iome. All of the children in
was speedily completed by assessing , sa,d home old enough to do work ar-M
Reed's punishment at life imprison- :el)uired to work one half of the day'
ment. The Transcript learns there and ^o to school the other half Oi
was little-disposition to assess the t,l,s lan" last year with the aid of one
death penalty. salaried farmer these children raised
The court room wa full at 7:30, but j : L.?° hushel of wheat, oats, and corn-
the relatives of neither Mr. Reed or ''"®(' 11 100 ton silo, builded th ee
Mr. Bumgarner were present. Reed|tanlis enough to supply all the
was bought into court by Sheriff iu ater necessary for the cat'lc We
Pickard, but seemed to take little in-:"°w have 70 acres of growing wheat
terest in the proceedings, sitting |:;l' 0U1 land broken for corn and th-'
stoically with his usual blank stare oats partly sown.
Some delay was occasioned in the pro- j "All children are taught as far as
ceedings, and for a few minutes there I1'1? ninth grade, and are placed in
was a tense feeling in the air, for j s"'table homes on 80 days trial with
there was no intimation of what the !"e view of adoption or to be taken on
verdict would be, and until it was read' indenture contract.
by Deputy Court Clerk Adair it was! e have many intelligent boys and
purely guesswork. About the only|-'".'ls which we would like to place in
j evidence of any feeling on the part of j suitable homes on trial.
| Reed as the verdict was read was a i "The State Orphans Home is run on
tight clinching of the hands, indicat-i !'le cottage plan, each cottage bein'
j ing he had nerved himself to take j111 charge of a matron and a teacher
| whatever fame without a show of1 w"° supervise and tend to from 15 to
feeling. He was taken in charge by!;!0 children. The cottage is kept scru-
the sheriff and, accompanied by his I Ptdously clean and sanitary; the chil-
brother, C. C. Reed, returned to the '"'en are given plain nutritious food!
jail. On the way the brother broke iand clothed comfortably and are
down and cried, but Laney patted him faught to work and tell the truth
on the back and told him to cheer up., "A hospital attended by a trained
Laney expressed a wish that he might! nurse; a laundry where all of the
soon be taken to McAlester as con- j clothes of the children and most of
finement without exercise or work I the employees is laundred by improv-
was irksome, and if he had to go he|ed machinery supervised by'a canable
hoped it would be as soon as possible, employee."
It is probable it will be several days
before sentence is pronounced, to give
Attorney Dudley time to get in his
motions.
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Pay Only
$"8 00
NOW
950
/.J NOW
$2.50 in money is only a small part of your saving if you
buy a "White Beauty" Hoosier ai once.
This Hoosier saves miles of steps, saves hours of time, saves costly grocery supplies
saves nerves, saves health and makes your kitchen up-to-date."
WHITE* BEAUTY" is the finest
Hoosier made. This $2.50 reduction off
the low fixed cash price is made for one
week in 1000 towns by the Hoosier Com-
pany to double the sales. The chance
may never come again. Next week you
will have to pay the regular price.
S1.00 PUTS IT IN VOI R HOME
If you are delighted with it, pay us
the balance of .$1.00 weekly. This soon
cleans up the balance that is due; no
extra to pay. If you're not delighted
you get every penny back.
This Picture of "White Beauty"
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ (Political Adv) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
♦ ♦
♦ 5—BIG REELS—5 ♦
♦ Including ♦
♦ MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY ♦
♦ University Theatre Tonight ♦
♦ 5 Cents and 15 Cents ♦
♦ ♦
— Saftey First" is a good slogan.
a"d .means something. Add to this
efficiency, steadiness, good habits and
thorough knowledge, and vou have the
qualifications of Bert Baggett for
city treasurer.—Pol. Adv.
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NOTICE!!
We will have our store open until 9
o'clock Thursday night so that every
lady can have an opportunity to visit
our spring opening and receive the sou-
venir we have here for you. Remember
that we will be only too glad to show
you all the advance styles and spring
goods that we have for this season's
wear. Come and bring your friends.
We will be pleased to see you.
RUCKER'S
A Crowded Theatre Testifies to
the Popularity of Our
Show
ARE YOU MISSING THEM'
See Our Big 5-Reel Show
University Theatre Tonight
M(Wr &
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r i
¥thite Beauty9*
Advttttocd in Leading Mauazines
gives you only an incomplete
idea of its convenience. You can
pick out a few of its 40 labor-
saving^ devices. You get some
idea of its handy arrangement
and its great capacity, but you
C'1 n t tell its beauty of finish or
its rigid construction. Come in
right away. Let us show you
how easily it comes apart for
cleaning; how every nook and
corner is absolutely sanitary.
This sale is fast nearing its
end. Judging from the first few
days of the sale, our entire al-
lotment will ge gone sooner
than we expected, possibly by
tomorrow night.
WHILE YOU CAN SAVE
$2.50—ANOTHER DAY
MAY HE TOO LATE
Decide whether you can af-
ford to go on wasting energy
which vou and your family can-
not afford to spare. 800,000
women already own Hoosiers.
Women in your neighborhood
are making up their minds now.
Make up your mind, too.
Come down and look this cab-
inet over before you let this op-
portunity slip by. It is the
chance of a lifetime.
JACKSON
+ n Til-TtHE uUBLlG: We authori2e this sale, limited
than S r 0aJUty" Hoosier cabinets, at $2.50 less
than the fixed cash price of these cabinets thiq
week only. THE HOOSIER MFG. CO., New Castle', Ind.
V W. UMPHRIES ON TRIAL
Immediately after the conclusion of
the Reed trial, the case of Y. W.
Umphries was called in. district court,
tie is charged with assault with in-
tent to kill Josh Lohden at Sasser's
store at Willowview near Lexington
one night several weeks ago. A iurv
was quickly secured. There was lit-
tle difference in the stories of the cut-
ting, and the defense was insanity
caused by an excessive use of alco-
holic liquors. From the testimony one
would judge the whole outfit was
drunk the night of the cutting, but
Umphries was a little the worst, for
he didn t and does not remember of
any cutting or any trouble. When ho
woke up, they told him about it, and
that s all he knows.
Witnesses testified to his good char-
acter when sober, but that he was a
devil when drunk, driving his wife and
children from their home, and at one-
time had caught a dog by the collar
and cut the animal to pieces with hi®
pocket knife, and then when he woke
up knew nothing about it. Evidently
the knife is his favorite weapon, for
he used it, witnesses said, with great
power upon Lohden's body. Lohden
recovered, however, and was able to
be in court to testify.
Messrs. Tom Cheatwood and Burk<-
: A: Hutchin are defending, with County
Attorney Grigsby prosecuting.
j —Bert Baggett is a fine bookkeeper
and accurate accountant. The city
funds will be taken care of.—Pol Ad.
DISTRICT JUDGE SWANK
The Transcript hears numerous
commendations of the manner in
which District Judge Swank has pre-
sided at the trial of Laney Reed; his
evident knowledge of the law cover-
ing the issues, his quick decisions, his
clear and explicit rulings, his eminent
fairness, and marked determination
that both sides should have every con-
ideration coming to them, and that
defendant should have a fair and im-
partial ti ial. It was the first big case
at which Judge Swank has presided,
and there was some curiosity to know
how he would conduct himself. But
'e's all right. He looks like a judge,
.alks like a judge and acts like a judge
ind has that true dignity that should
go with the office and its duties.
♦
^ II ^ ou Can't Come Early Come
Late, but Remember
THREE PERFORMANCES
* Each Night
♦ 7t00—8:1&—8:30
* MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY
♦ University Theatre Tonight
MOOMAU FOR COUNCILMAN
! The Transcript is authorized to an-
nounce J. M. MOOMAU as a candi-
date for the nomination for council-
man (re-election) from the first ward
l short term), subject to the decision
of the Democratic voters of that ward
at the primary March lfith.
Mr. Moomau, it is recognized, has
Gen one of the most valuable members
ti! the city council; earnest, vigorous
and wide-awake in looking after the
interests of the city, and especially the
interests of his constituents of the '
f irst ward. He is an extra hard work-
er in everything that tends to the up-
building of the city; has been for
years a leading spirit in the Chamber
' f Commerce and is now President of
that organization; is a civic improve-
ment man in all that term implies. He
i president of the present city coun-
cil, and member of its most important
committees. The first ward voters
ill undoubtedly give his candidacy |
their earnest and thoughtful consider-
ation.
TO VOTERS, THIRD WARD
I am a candidate for renomi-
I'ation for Councilman for Sec-
ond Term. I am asking your
support at the primary on "next
Tuesday, March 16, 1916.
I ask your earnest considera-
tion of my record as council-
man for the past two years.
^ THOS. VINCENT.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ (Political Adv) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
—Cemember Bert Baggett for city
treasurer next Tuesday. His nomina-
tion means that city funds will be in
safe hands.—Pol. Adv.
—Bert Raggett's books are models !
of accuracy, neatness and clearness. I
He would keep the same sort of books ;
if elected City Treasurer.—Pol. Adv. !
^ ou won't find a better assort-
ment of spring pumps and oxfords in
any city than i- carried at Rucker's,
and they are no left-overs. We don't
have them.
♦ ♦
♦ HIS I \.ST PERFORMANCE ♦
♦ "Big W" Drama of Circus Life ♦
♦ University Theatre Tonight ♦
♦ ♦
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Burke, J. J. The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 201, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 1915, newspaper, March 10, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc112916/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.