The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 165, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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ltr.pKLAHOMA CIYT
Hlfcl ORICAL SOCJITI
The Daily Transcript
VOLUME V.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS), 1917
NUMBER 1GD.
KILLED IN AUTO-
MOBILE ACCIDENT
Oscar White, a young man of Lex-
ington, met his death this (Wednes-
day) morning; in an automobile acci-
dent. He was driving a truck for W.
S. Gray, hauling freight between
Lexington and Purcell. On the truck
with him was Earl Gray, son of his
employer. Near the east end of the
Lexington-Purcell bridge the automo-
bile got out of his control and ran off
the bridge, falling a distance of some
twenty feet. White was killed in-
stantly, and Earl Gray received pain-
ful injuries, being pinned under the
machine.
CANADA WAR
PARTY WON
Reports from the election held in
Canada on Monday bring the cheer ntr
news that the war party won; Bor-
den, who favored a vigorous prosecu-
tion of the war, being elected Premier
by something like 50 majority of the
members of the Parliament, over
Laurier whose slogan was "Canada
Has Done Enough" When the re-
turns from the Canada soldiers now
in Europe come in it is believed Bor-
der 's majority will be greatly in-
creased.
Everywhere this result is being
greeted with great rejoicing, for it
would have been a heavy jolt to the
Allies had the Canada people got ont
of the war as Russia has, for it would
have created a distinctive bp.' im-
pression. The election of Borden
means that the Canada draft law will
be put into effect at once and thous-
ands of soldiers will be sent to the
battlefields of Europe.
FREE TRIP TO MIAMI MINES
You are invited to join our party
leaving Dec. 26 for the greatest lead
and zinc producing district in the
world. Small investments are paying
big returns.
See me in Norman Saturday or
'phone or write me about my offer to
pay all expenses of a three-day trip.
No wild-cat schemes offered. Every-
thing I handle will bear the closest
investigation.
C. E. GAREE, Noble. Okla.
lw-4d Phone 82.
BETTER THAN A KILLING
On Tuesday night, Dec. 18th, my-
self and family received a pounding
that was a great deal more beneficial
than detrimental, when members of
the Church of Christ stormed us,
bringing with them pounds of good
things to eat, and language is not
available to express our thankfulness.
Two grand things to be thankful for:
the things that they brought with
them as a gift, and the spirit of
Christ that dwells in them that
prompted them to show by these gifts
their appreciation of our labors with
them for the upbuilding of the
Church of Christ—their spiritual
home here in this life. There is no
better people than these good people,
and we wish for them all that is en-
joyable and useful to them in aiding
them in their efforts in all things that
are good, right and true.
F. S. VANCE, Minister.
Christmas showing of Ladies' Silk
Dresses and Palmer Coats, at Ruck-
er's.
NATIONAL PR0BITI0N—
SEVEN YEARS TO RATIFY
1 A step towards national prohibi-
tion was taken by Congress on Mon-
day when the lower house adopted
the Prohibition amendment to the
constitution by more than the neces-
sary two-thirds majority. The amend-
ment now goes to the legislatures of
the states for ratification. However,
it is evident the liquor men got in
their work at the last minute, for
seven years has been given the states
to ratify, so we will not have this
much desired boon for a good many
years yet. Still, it is a step in the
right direction, indicating that the
cause is being given the consideration
it should have.
Following is the resolution, as
adopted:
"Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives, That the
| following amendment to the Consti-
I tution be, and hereby is, proposed
! to the States, to becomes valid as a
part of the Constitution when rati-
fied by the Legislatures of the sev-
eral States as provided by the Con-
stitution:
"Section 1. After one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale or transportation or in-
toxicating liquors within, the impor-
tation thereof into, or the exporta-
tion thereof from the United States
and all territory subject to the juris-
diction thereof for beverage purposes
is hereby prohibited.
"Sec. 2. The Congress and the
several States shall have concurretn
power to enforce this article by ap-
propriate legislation.
"Sec. 3. This article shall be in-
operative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution by the Legislatures of the
several States shall have concurrent
Constitution, within seven years from
the date of the submision hereof to
the States by the Congress."
SWEET FLOWERS
Let flowers convey your message
of love and remembrance and bring
Christmas cheer to mother, sister,
friend or sweetheart dear. Order now
for Christmas delivery. LEVY
GREEN HOUSE, 507 West Main,
Phone 178. 18-6t
GIVE
Ji HOOK
—Nothing could make a better im-
pression for a Christmas remem-
brance than a book or a set of books.
We have them, the best of many
publishers, and have the prices right.
Many Bibles are in this stock, large
and small.
Dictionaries from the cheapest to
the best.
—Encyclopedias from $5 to $45.
- Books of Poetry from 25c to $3.
—Modern fiction novels from 50 to $2
—Children's books from 5c to $2.
- Humerous books, travel books, ref-
erence books, cook books, and hun-
dreds of others. Visit us and see.
L. ItUTLEDGE
211 East Main St.
ALL ABOARD FOR
FORT ROSECRANS
The only difficulty the local board
of selective draft had in supplying
the twenty men from Cleveland coun-
ty for the call for the Coast Artillery
at Fort Rosecras, Cali., was in se-
lecting the twenty out of the very
large number who desired to go, the
billet being considered a very desira-
ble one, Fort Rosecras, located near
San Diego, being one of the best sta-
tions in the country, and all the boys
"raring to go."
The board finally selected the fol-
lowing twenty men, who left this
(Wednesday) afternoon on the 3:05
Santa Fe train:
Wiiliard E. Halmark, Oklahoma
City.
F. Judson Alexander, Norman.
Chas. Young, Norman.
Homer C. Helms, Norman
Ben Dick Boeskin, Norman
Leslie B Denison, Lexington
Enos L. Albritton, Norman
Martin H. Jones, Lexington
Jet S. Shobert, Lexington
Joseph A. Nemecek, Lexington
Edwin Bennett, Norman
Thomas G. Tully, Lexington
Thomas E. Moss, Norman
A. L. Stanley, Moore
Ed ,r. Blackwell, Lexington
Edwin C. Daniel, Lexington
John E. McHam, Norman
John H. Ross, Lexington
Joe J. Bartel, Oklahoma City
John D Benton, Trousdale
There was a tremendous crowd at
the depot to wish the boys God speed
and good-bye, and they were loaded
down with gifts. They were a fine
looking bunch of boys, composed of
the flower of Cleveland county, and
we are sure will give a good account
of themselves. They go to Guthrie,
being met there by soldiers from
other points and the whole 200 will
entrain there for California via.
Kiowa. Enos L. Allbritton is captain
of this squad, with Willard Hallmark
as 1st lieutenant. A pleasing feature>
of the farewell at the depot was the i
presence of the high school cadets,
who make a fine appearance.
Barbour Says
Mighty few days until Santa Claus
visits us. I can hear his bells jingle.
♦ ♦ ♦ «
Brighten up for the holidays. A
50c bottle of Scotch Tone Hair Re-
storer will restore the old color and
luster to your hair and your husband
is liable to kiss you before he recog-
nizes you.
♦ ♦ ♦ «
If he goes out nights, a flash light.
It he plays cards, a gold edged deck
in a leather case. If he drinks. Heav-
en help him, we can't.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The time to buy a box of Denver
Mud is now. Don't wait until you
are desperately in need of it, but
have it on hand, in case of pneumonia,
burns or as a poultice for boils.
*> ♦ ♦ «
Probably you have heard a hundred
times that old joke about the woman
who buys cigars for a man. It is al-
ready about ripe for publication this
time of the year, and it has prevented
hundreds of men from getting the
Christmas present they would most
like. If you don't know what cigar
he smokes ask us, no doubt we know
already, but if we don't we will sell
you a box of cigars and after he ha=
smoked some and they do not suit his
taste we will take the cigars back and
exchange them for an equal number
of other cigars or for other goods. Oh,
we are nice people, you ought to know
us better.
♦ ♦ ♦ «
A bottle of Big 4 Hand Lotion
makes a Christmas present that ans
wers all the requirements. It is use-
ful and does not cost much. 25c for a
small bottle and 50c for twice as
much.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
We have a nice lot of candy in
boxes. Pretty hard to get candy now
days. The government wants the
sugar. And ours is sugar candy, not
this glucose stuff.
♦ ♦ • «
We are the agents for Curtis' Pub-
lications—The Saturday Evening
Post, The Country Gentlemen, and
The Ladies Home Journal. Any one
of these would make a fine Christmas
present. Bring your subscription to
us, we will attend to all the bother
and it will cost you the same as if
you subscribed direct.
Barbour & Sons
RED CROSS AT STELLA
Mr. John Studholme, who is in
charge of th "I Cross work at
Stella, write. .V Tom B. Mat-
thews that gre. terest is being
taken in that k v and a Urge
number of members being secured. At
a recent meeting help in the interest
of the cause, Prof. C. C. Parkhurst
made a splendid address and created
much enthusiasm, and was ably sec-
onded by Rev. Hough. That locality
will come to the front with much more
than their number of new members.
RED CROSS CAM-
PAIGN A WINNER
Oklahoma City, Dec. 18.—The best
information that State Manager L. IC.
Phillips of the Red Cross Christmas
Membership Drive can get justifies
his pre-campaign prediction that the
state's alloted half million members
of the organization this week will be
more than secured.
Reports of the success of the cam-
paign began to reach state headquar-
ters almost before the hour for the
start of the drive. In fact the drive
did not begin officially until 9 o'clock
Monday morning and at that hour
there were reports in the hands of
the management indicating that the
campaign was going "over the top."
The success of the drive will mean,
according to Manager Phillips and
the managers of the National Organi-
zation, not only that America is
awake to the need of caring for her
soldiers and sailors, and for the Al-
lies, now, but that there has been
mobilized in this country an army of
mercy that shall stay in the service,
not only "until its over there" but
permanently, to be ready to care for
human suffering wherever it is en-
countered and from whatever cause.
Indicating the character of reports
received is one from Lula, a little
town in Pontotoc county. Lula had
been alloted a quota of 40 member-
ships. Before the campaign was an
hour old Lula reported her quota dou-
ble subscribed and called for 80 more
buttons and membership blanks.
9
Piedmont, a town of 350 population,
reported 300 members at 9 o'clock
Monday morning. Manager Burke of
Kiowa county reported that he signed
the Mayor of Hobart as a member at,
one minute past midnight Monday
morning. All the managers agree-
that they never before knew of a
more auspicious beginning on any
big project.
Local workers are urged to keep
up the work until the close of the
contest the night of the 24th. The
fact that "all that is needed is a
heart and a dollar" is all there is to
the argument n. most cases.
COTTON SEED RULING
Hundred of Oklahoma cotton seed
biiyers will come under the licensing
act of the Food Administration, ac-
cording to information received to-
day from Washington by Dr. Str-<t(o'i
D. Brooks, fed.'ral fiod administrate
for Oklahoma Under a new ruling
of the Law Department of the Food
Administration all planters who p ir-
chase nearly 1o0 tons or more of cot-
ton see I between August 31 and Sept-
tember 1 are required to securj li-
censes. It makes no difference
vhether the seed is purchased from
tenants or othe-", the buyers are sub-
ject to license and must conform to
lhe rules and regulations of the Food
Administration. Dr. Brooks urges all
persons who are affected by thn rul-
ing to ma! i' application for licenses
irnme 1: tely to the License Divi.'on
of the Foi .1 Administration, We Ell-
ington, li. 1'.
FOUND HER PURSE.
This (Wednesday) morning a little
lady stepped into the Transcript-En-
terprise office all excited, and had a
little adv. written up telling of the
loss of her purse containing all of her
available funds —something like .$25.
She was prettv near in tears, but we
consoled her as best we could with
the thought that she would sure re-
cover it. From here she went down
the street where she met Enos L. All-
britton, one of the boys who is goim
to Fort Roescras this afternoon, who
gave her the glad news that he had
found the purse and had given it to
one of her friends out on Asp avenue
It is needless to sav she was overjoy-
ed. We congratulate her that it was
found by an honest man. The lost-r
was Miss Inez Bell.
- & git, pay
r. • ^ v $.«t u/1. URL
s TO?
—To make some
youngster happy
is the cheerful
mission of every
one of these
i 100's of
Toys
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Boys &
Girls
—Cuddly baby dolls, brave soldier dolls, odd char dolls of every
sort to bring Christmas joy to little girls; mecha t.il and constrnc-
!i e toys for boys; books and games in endless variety. Throughout
Ihe whole collection you'll discover our keen realization of the fact
that even their playthings should aid in thi proper development of
childish minds. Come with the children on a little journey through
toyland; 'twill reveal what toys will make Christinas most happy for
Ihem.
—Dolls of every kind, mamma dolls, fath-
er dolls, girl dolls, boy dolls and baby
dolls, dolls that go to sleep and dolls that
never sleep. All made in America—best
dolls you ever saw, all with unbreakable
heads. Prices as low as 29c, then 35c, 50c,
75c and up to $5 each. • .
—Then these beds for dolls in many sizes
and kinds, prices as low as 29c then 35c,
50c, 75c and up.
—Doll dishes in both china and alumin-
ware, many sizes and many kinds, prices
are 29c, 35c, 50c, 75 and up.
—Books of every kind that girls and boys will like to read.
Prices start at 10c then 15c, 19c, 25c and 50c.
—Games that will keep the child amused and indoors on
bad days; all the old lavorites as well as many new ones.
—Prices start at 25c then 35c, 50c and 75c.
—Wonderful blocks for the tine.v youngster; among them
are the famous Tinker Blocks that will amuse the older
children. Prices as low as 15c then 25c, 35c and 50c.
Boys will like the many toys made specially for manly
boys; cannons that shoot cork bullets, guns that look like
the dnes the real soldiers carry; then comes the drums with
real drum sticks, horns, many mechanical toys. Prices start
at 25c then 50c, 75c and up to $1.50.
—For the baby we have rubber dolls, rubber balls, teething
rings, rattlers of many kinds; there are hundreds of things
here for the baby at very moderate prices. Come and see
them.
1 he Great Sale of Ladies, Misses
and Childrens Ready to Wear
—Practically every garment in our great second floor is on
sale this week at January prices. We want to give our
customers the benefit ol January prices before Christmas.
Right now you can buy a dress, suit, coat or waist at the
lowest of the season's prices. You have nothing to gain by
waiting. Prices will not go any lower than they are this
week. You will not have near the selection to choose from
it you wait until after Christmas to make your purchases.
—All ladies', misses', children's coats are offered at practic-
ally half price.
Ladies and misses' suits are reduced to almost half price.
Ladies and misses' silk, serge and evening dresses at
practically half price.
—Ladies' waists are offered at a saving of fully one-third.
See these garments on our great second floor.
The store will be open until 9 o'clock tonight.
The S. K. McCall Co.
Norman's Greatest Store
ENDEAVOR SOCIETY
The following is the program of the
Intermediate Endeavor Society which
meets at the First Christian church
on Dec. 23rd at 6:45 p. m.
Leader—Walter Richards.
Subject—"Christmas Giving."
Scripture reading—Matthew 2:1-13.
Every member is urged at attend
and visitors welcome. Contest between
boys and girls.
Another shipment of Ladies' Boots
at Rucker's.
PATRONS-TEACHERS
I There will be a meeting of the Pa
| t.rons-Teachers club at the Baptist
i annex on Friday afternoon at 2:30
Program by first and second grades
^Ihe presence of all patrons is desired
Mrs. J. M. Griffice, President.
—Extia sales ladies at Rucker's
and store open until 8 p. in.
—Rucker's have made arrange
; ments to stay open until H p. m. dur
: ing the Holiday rush.
City Property and Farm Lands-See Pickard Real Estate Co., and Farm Loans
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