The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 57, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1919 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. VII. NO. 57.
ONE HUNDRED MEfT
KILLED IN TERRIFIC
MINE EXPLOSION
BULLETIN:
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. June
5—At 9:45 o'clock it was
certain the death list in
the mine disaster would
be between 75 and 100
persons.
NORMAN, oklahoma, THURSDAY, june 5, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOTH THE SCHOOL
PROPOSALS CARRY
Evidently because the voters
were certain that both proposi-
tions would carry, there was a
\ery small vote polled at school
election held on Wednesday. The
I following is the result by pre-
cincts:
On $8,000 Bonds.
j First ward, 27 for, 11 against.
! Second ward, 29 for, 11 against.
! Third ward, 61 for, 12 against.
'• Fourth ward, 21 for, 17 against.
| Outlying precinct, 26 for, and 12
against.
| Totals, 164 for to 63 against.
On 10 Mill Levy.
First ward, 28 for, 10 against.
Second ward, 40 for, 4 against.
| Third ward, 62 for, 9 against.
Fourth ward, 27 for, 10 against.
Outlying precinct, 28 for and 10
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Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 5.—Six-
ty men killed and forty others
were injured, some severely, when
a car of black powder was explod-
ed in the Baltimore No. 2 tunnel
of the Delaware & Hudson com-
pany at East End, this city, today.
The accident happened shortly
before 7 o'clock while the men
were being taken to their places
of employment. A train of empty
cars was provided to convey them against.
down by an electric motor with | Totals, 185 for to 43 against.
John McGroarty driving. { Both propositions were carried,
Into these cars the 100 happy and the Board of Education w
workmen were crowded and near \ now be prepared to arrange for a
the rear of the train was a car of | thorough good school year.
black powder. i —
When 200 feet in the tunnel the | F. i-.. Ambrister, of the Pur-
electric trolley wire fell. Sparks | ce]i Telephone company, spent the
from it ignited the powder and the j v.eekend in Norman, with home
explosion that followed blew the J folks.—Purcell Register.
men in all directions. More men | —
died from flames and suffocation
than from the force of the explo-
sion.
The force of the explosion was
terrific. It was felt in all parts
of the city and was heard for mile
around.
When rescuers got into the tun-
nel dead men were found every-
where. Some had been slightly
turned and sought to get to safe-
ty, but suffocated. Others were
burned almost to a crisp. Here
and there were others moaning type
tere
Norman Arranging to Stage an Elaborate and Appropriate
Celebration for Cleveland and McClain Counties on
July 3rd and 4th.—Cc mmittees Appointed
and Details Worked Out.
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Come to Norman on July 3rd and 4th if YOU
Wish to Take Part in a Real Celebration
and See Something "Worth While"
Shepherd of the Hills
picture, one of the County's Sold
Under the auspices of the Norman Chamber
in conjunction with citizens from all parts of the
man is arranging for an elaborate ant
df the Nation's Xatal Day and the Homecoming
to be held in Norman 011 Thur
1 ( ommerce,
.•ounty, Mis-
appropriate celebration
This great
finest ev
attracted
ever shown, is now at the Univ
it v T..eat re in this city. It tells a| Clain county to join with us in the celebration.
of C
ulay
evelanci
.nd Fri-
"<•, filmed and which has! day, July 3rd and 4th, and to that end a meeting was held at
1 great audiences whir- the office of Dudley & Ilardie 011 Wednesday liiglit and^thc
committees appointed. Kfforts will also be made t<
e
et Mc-
Dr. Ian C. Hannah
I to Ik4 Here Again
Dr. W. W. Phelan, director
i of the University summer
school, is pleased to announce
I that Ilr. Ian C. Hannah will
' be the lirst lecturer at the
! school, coming for a series of
! lectures from June 9th to the
21st, the first course being on
the "Psychology of Peoples"
at 9 o'clock a. m., and the oth-
er on "The League of Na-
tions" at 11 o'clock. Other an-
nouncements will be made la-
ter.
Dr. Hanah lectured here
last summer and those who
heard him pronounced him
one of the finest lectures of
the age. Dr. Phelan is grat-
ified that he was able to get
him for this summer work.
steady for Salvation
Army Tag Day
The campaign to raise funds
for the Salvation Army will be on
in fall . v Saturday. June 7th.
Kvery town in the county is to be
raided by an Army of earnest
workers. Don't be a tight wad. i
Open your heart and help one of |
he greatest war organizations.
The Salvation Army played a i
vondert'ul part at the front. Ask
he boys who came from there. It
elped the boys "over then " You
et ready Saturday to help do
our part "over here" by giving
rcely when asked by Voluteer
Vorkers that are going to do
nore than their part.
Everybody should get busy and
pet behind workers and hip them
put Norman and Cleveland coun-
ty over as we have always done
n every campaign.
Twenty-one young ladies have
1 een secured to carry-on tag day
in Norman next Saturday, and you
may just as well make up your
mind that you will have to "come
through" with your bit and wear
a Salvation Army button. Every
school district will also be organ-
ized. County superintendent W.
R Clark is acting as assistant to
(ounty Manager Clement and
Itheir co-workers are action and
arnest in the work.
! $1.00 corsets, sizes 18 to 22, I'
(lay and Saturday, 29c- Rueke
amidst
the thought of those present that tinU-s
and crying.
Within an hour and a half af-
terward most of the injured had
been removed. The dead were
brought to the surface and placed
in tiers along the green. . .
Calls werc sent out for ambu- j pleased with it; coining away full
lances, doctors and nurses and be- of admiration and wo'rds of praise
cause of the early hour it was dif- It is given again today at I nivers
ficult to get a big force at once. 1 ity Theatre, the last exhibition to
The hospitals began to crowd, and night (ThursdayV Don't miss it
the morgues were filled. \ you want to see a great picture
■beautiful story, staged
beautiful surroundings, and is a
vivid portrayal of life in the south-
ern hills. Its hero and heroine and
all the characters are true to the
and one sits with great in-
t as the pictures unfold the
story.
The picture consists of ten reels. : Major L. C. Giles was elected
and the large audiences that at- chairman of the executive com- die, Mrs. A. McDaniel, Mrs. J
tended its exhibition at the Uni- nljttee which in itself means that Maguire.
vcrsity yesterday were more than noti,ing WH1 be undone to make ! Automobile parade and show.
' " the celebration the sort of a one Minteer, chairman; J
it should be. The other members bett. M. 1'. McFarland,
cf the executive committee and of
other committeess, the deal "live
wires" of the city will have charge
Don't miss this
the celt
bration should be such an one a- would reflect credit upon the bargains Friday am
j citv and upon the county and be a real Homecoming lor the Rucker s.
| soldier boys, none at all should be attempted, so when it was
i finally decided to have it every man present agreed to get
! behind it with his full heart and soul and interest every one
! else in the project, so it may be put down as certain that it will
! be something thoroughly worth while.
opportunity of
Saturday at
j Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitehead j
1 are here from Mount Pleasant, I
\ Mich., visiting Dr. and Mrs. S. D. j
Brooks.. They are uncle and aunt
f Dr. Brooks.
NATIONAL WOMAN
SUFFRAGE MEASURE
PASSES CONGRESS
Gallery Crowds Cheer When
Announcement Is Made
By Senator Cummins.
Washington, June 4.—The long
battle for the submission of the
woman suffrage amendment was
won today when the senate by a
vote of 05 to 25 passed the resolu-
tion which passed the house just
t wo weeks ago. The resolution
now goes to the legislatures for
ratification.
The amendment, was supported
by 30 republicans and 20 demo-
crats and opposed by 17 democrats
'and 8 republicans. It received
i two more votes than were needed
1 to make the requisite two-thirls.
It was exactly 5:25 p. m. when
President Pro-tem Cummins from
the chair made the announcement
to the expectant crowds in the
alleries who had sat through a
edious all day debate waiting for
he final vote to be taken. He
' aid:
| "This resolution has received
, the affirmative votes of more than
two-thirds of the senate, a quorum
being present, and is declared to
i have passed the senate in accord-
ance with the constitution of the
Jnited States."
| Wild applause from the galleries
followed the announcement and
he suffrage cohorts immediately
led to the steps of the capital
vhere a demonstration was staged
(Continued on page four)
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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
L. Cor-
Claude
Pickard, I". W. Holtzschue.
Red Cross arrangements:—Mrs.
S. D. Brooks, chairman; Jack Fos-
of the different arrangements and ter, E. L. Cralle, T. E. Clement,
the program of exercises and at- Mrs. J. D Maguire.
tractions will be one
People Turned Away From
THE GREATEST PICTURE ON EARTH
full ac- , Committee
floats:—II. P.
MILLIONS CALLED
STILLED
cord with the importance of the j Meyer, chairman; E. B. McCall,
occasion, and will be carried out in Robt. Rucker, C. W. Vaughan, E.
a manner that will make the cele- (A. Foster, H. G. Lindsay, Wm.
bration a notable one. Morgan, Jr.
! The program has not yet been! Home decorations: L J Ed-
thought out in all its details, but,wards, chairman; Phil C. Kidd Ed
one thing is certain and that is all Ingle. Edwin DeBarr, J. F. I ax-
the soldiers will be the guests of ,lon. H- Felgar.
the city on those days, and be giv-
en a warm welcome home. Watch Don't fail to go to Rucker's—
cut for further details, and get Friday and Saturday—special sale
ready to come to Norman on those on pumps and oxfords.
days.
| The following are the commit- Y. M. C. A. ACTIVITIES
tees: ,
i Executive committee:—L. C. | With the closing down of the
1 Giles, Chairman; Ralph C. Har- Y. M. C. A. Hut and the departure
die, A. McDaniel. S. K. McCall, of P. G. Phelps for the Hollister.
Earl Minteer, R. W. Hutto, J. M. Mo., conference, the University 'Y'
VIRGINIA PEARSON
as millionaire's wife in
THE LOVE
A SENSATIONAL DRAMA OF METROPOLITAN
HIGH LIFE PRODUCED BY WILLIAM FOX"
An absorbing chapter from real life, a story of affection, ambi-
tion and sacrifice; a gripping screen
and penalty of a woman's gamble.
drama portraying price
Moomau, sec.-treasurer.
Program committee and com-
mittee on general arrangements:
—W. C. Wier, Chairman; M. B.
Shives, C. F. Fox, T. E. Smith,
W B. Howard, Guy Spottswood,
E. B. Johnson.
Reception committee:—S. D.
Brooks, chairman; H. L. Muldrow,
J. G. Lindsay, S. W. Hutchins, D.
W. Griffin, W. L. Eagleton, E. K.
Himes, Wm. Synnott.
; Advertising committee:—J. M.
; Moomau, chairman; J. J. Burke,
est, up-to-the minute picture of tremendous force.
Also Spanuths Original Vodiville Movies
"5 BIG ACTS OF VAUDIVILLE"
A big, human drama inter- R H parham, R. C. Hardie, R. W.
Also a Mack Sennett Comedy with
Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand in
"Fatty's Spooning Days"
Also a new chapter of Pathes latest serial
"The Tigers Trail"
With Ruth Roland and Geo. Larkin
activities will be carried on during
the summer term under the direc-
tion of Elgin E. Groseclose, tem-
porary secretary. A series of
joint Y.M.-Y.W. social events are
being planned, the opening one of
which will be a mammoth "mixer"
Friday evening, June 13.
| The Y.M.C.A. is conducting an
appointment bureau for the mu-
tual benefit of those desiring
j rooms or employment, and those
who have rooms or work to let.
All those conducting rooming or
boarding houses, and those who
have or will have need of student
help during the summer term are
urgently requested to take advan-
tage of this.service and list the:r
wants with, ihe bureau at room
102, Administration building, tel-
ephone number 935.
HAROLD BELL WRIGHT'S GREAT NOVEL
SHOWING AT THE
University Theatre
"Home of the Super-Silent Drama.
LAST TIME
Coming Friday and Saturday—William Fox presents
fJesbit in "Woman, Woman", a drama of the shadows
great white way. -Also a Mack Sennett comedy, with
chapter of "The Terror of the Range.'
Hutto
i Military review and War Ex-
hibit:—Rev. Rousseau, Neal John-
son, Will Eagleton, Jr., Gene Mon-
inett, Dr. R. D. Lowther, Geo. Mc-
1 aniel, Roy Foster.
Concessions: — Clyde Bogle,,
chairman; Clyde Pickard, Jim | 0Q pumps an(] oxfords in
! Shears, Z. K. Westervelt, ( . S. h]ack an(| brown, Friday and Sat-
Standley. urday for $4.95 at Rucker's.
j Amusements: — A. McDaniel, ,
{chairman; R. V. Downing. Ben fi. t. E. Clement of Norman was
Owen, Max Fisher, J. C. Rogers, here Tuesday on business and in-
] Frank Miller. ! cidently visiting his brother, Alex
j Speakers:—S. D. Brooks, chair- j Clement, of the McClain County
;man; C. H. Bessent, H. L. Mul- Abstract Co. Mr. Clement is the
Irow, Roy Gettinger, J. S. Bu- head of tile Clement Mortgage
Evelyn
of the chanan
Music:—Oscar Lehrer, chair,
man; Justin Hinshaw, John liar.
company at Norman and says bus-
; iness at Norman in all lines is en-
' couraging.—Purcell Register.
Admission
MATINEE AND NIGHT
Shows Start 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00
- Adults 50c: Choldren 25c.
Never Shown ft r less
War Tax Paid
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