The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 166, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OKLAHOMA CITX
VOL. VII. NO. 166
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE FRANKS AND IMTUFF
JUMPS AT CHURCHES ROTH ACQUITTED
Largest Attendance of Year Re-
ported at Norman Churchcs Sun-
day; Sunday Schools Growing.
With the largest attendance of the
year, all of the Norman Sunday
schools and churches reported . n in-
crease in attendance at all ser\ices
by University students Sunday, ac-
cording to T. Earl Sullcnger, ^. re-
ligious secretary, Monday afternoon.
Sullengcr expressed himself as very
well pleased with the showing made
by the university students.
The attendance was as folows:
Baptist, Sunday school 68, B. Y. P.
U. 75, Social Saturday night 60.
Presbyterian, Sunday School 92,
Christian Endeavor 94, Social Satur-
day night 202.2
Christian, Sunday School 41, Chris-
tian Endeavor 42, Social Saturday
night 33.
Methodist Episcopal, south, Sun-
day school, Epworth League 37, Soc-
ial Saturday night 20.
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
72, Epworth League 48, Social Sat-
urday night 48.
Total at Sunday school 335, total
:.t young people's meetings 296, and
total at socials Saturday night. 363.
The Patrons' club of the Jefferson
building will meet on Wednesday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock. It is very im-
portant that all members be present.
—Mrs. M. F. McFarland, secretary.
Purcell, Oklo., Oct. 13.—In the dis-
trict court in session here last week
the case of the state of Oklahoma vs.
Ed Franks was decided, the jury
bringing in a verdict of "not guilty.
Franks was charged with assault with
intent to kill which arose out of the
shooting of B. H. Rackley last sum- ]
mer, in a dispute over the duties o^
Franks who was city marshal at that
time. i
Winters A. Ratliff was acquitted of j
manslaughter in the district court
also. Ratliff while night watchman at
the Santa Fe yards shot and killed a
man who was attempting to ride a
freight train out of the yards. The
man on being ordered to get off the
train refused to do so. Ratliff shot
to scare him but accidently hit him.
DOREEN UNDERWOOD
KILLED IN ELEVATOR
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Purcell Young Lady, Daughter of P.
E. D. Underwood, Well Known
Newspaper Man, Killed
in Elevator Accident.
Mrs. Dennis Gum and daughter,
Miss Mary Jane, who have been vis-
iting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moomau
and Dr. and Mrs. Austin, left on
Monday for their home in Staunton,
Va.
ROOMS—One block west and one j
north of Interuban depot. 166-3* j
MISS DOT RELL
OFFICIAL COLLECTOR
Miss Dot Bell is the official col-
lectpr of subscriptions to the Daily
Transcript and is now calling upon
such subscribers in the city and get-
ting the accounts squared up. Sub-
scribers are requested to pay hqr or
at the Transcript office, for such pay-
ments will be the only ones recog-
nized. Carrier boys are not authori-
ized to collect, and subscribers who
pay them do so at their own risk.
The Transcript is endeavoring to
get all the old accounts on subscrip-
tions squared up, and any courtesies j
shown our collector will be appre-
ciated by the management.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 14.—Doreen j
Underwood,' 19 years old, a student j
nurse, was crushed and fatally in- j
jured at 4:30 yesterday afternoon
in an elevator accident at St. Antho-
ny's hospital. She died at 2 o'clock
this morning.
The accident happened in the
automatic passenger elevator which
runs from the basement to the third
floor. Miss Underwood, together
with Miss Margaret Kenney, another
student, boarded the elevator in the
basement and were going to the
third floor. The girls had playfully
pushed each other into the car and
the play continued as the elevator
ascended. At the second floor Miss
Underwood lost her balance and fell
backwards. She was caught under
the doorway ledge at the second
floor. Miss Kenney stopped the car
but not before Miss Underwood had
been fatally crushed.
Miss Underwood came to Okla-
homa City for training as a nurse
six weeks ago from Purcell. She
was living with her grandmother,
Mrs. Minnie Allen, there. The girl's I
father, P. E. D. Underwood, of
Thomas, Okla., arrived here last j
night before the death. Miss Under-1
wood regained consciousness and
blamed no one for the accident. The
girl's father will take the body to
Purcell today for burial.
MONEY FURNISHED TO
IMPROVE HIGHWAYS
In the voting road bonds in Stella
' and Case townships lately, money has
' been furnished for the improvement
I of the greater part of the state road
I across the northern part of the coun-
! ty, said acting County Engineer N.
I E. Wolford today. Each of these
townships voted to issue $10,000 in
bonds.
Ten miles of road lies in each of
these townships. It runs directly east
from Moore to connect with the
Highland road from Shawnee.
A bond issue is being urged in Tay-
lor township which would complete
the road into Moore, and the petition
may be circulated within a few days.
Much of the road in Taylor is already
good, says Mr. Wolford, but there
is a rough stretch at the east edge of
the township.
The money voted in the northeast-
ern districts will be used mainly for
small bridges and culverts.
Several holes, especially at railroad
and culvert approaches, ara being
filled on the state road between Nor-
man and Moore. If possible all the
county roads will be dragged immed-
iately after the present rain.
NOTED BAPTIST OKLAHOMA CITY
PREACHER COMING TO OFFICERS TRYING
OKLAHOMA CITY TO G0NVICT TILLRY
Many of the Norman Baptists are
figuring on going to Oklahoma City
on Wednesday evening to hear Rev.
Geo. W. McDaniel, one of the most
noted Baptist ministers of the coun-
try who will speak at the First Bap-
tist church of that city Wednesday
evening in the interest of the $75,000,-
000 campaign. The meeting is ex-
pected to he a great outpouring of
Baptists from all parts of the state.
Mr. McDaniel's church in Rich-
mond, Va., has pledged $400,000 tow-
ard the drive, leading all other church-
es in the Southern Baptist convention.
GOOD CROWD GREETS
CLAUDE WEAVER
Another big shipment of dresses |
and coats received yesterday at
Rucker's.
Do not forget Jep Knight.
The Young Ladies' Missionary
Circle of the Christian Church met
last Monday evening with Nora
Hayes at the home of Mrs. Fred
Close. Twenty-five girls were pres-
ent. Jaunita Snedekt r gave a vivid
description of a journey to Hazel
Green, Ky., and Mary Gray read "On
Raven's Mountain." A delightful
social hour with dainty refreshments
closed an enjoyable and profitable
evening.
*
ADOLPHUS TO BANQUET
SOONERS AT DALLAS
Send Coach Owen Invitation to En-
tertain Sooners After Texas-
Oklahoma Game Saturday
Coach Ben G. Owen received a
letter Sunday from the managers of
Adolphus hotel following the Ok-
Owen and his Sooners to a banquet
to be given in their honor at the
the Adolphus hotel following the Ok-
lahoma-Texas game Saturday after-
noon.
"Will we accept? I should say we
will! We generally have to pay for
our own banquets if we ever have
! any," said the Sooner mentor this
! morning.
The Sooners will leave Norman
Friday afternoon in a special Pullman
on the Dallas or Bust special train
and will returne on it Saturday night
after the banquet.
MANY ARRESTS MADE
■ OF STEEL STRIKERS
The district court room was filled
on Monday night to listen to Hon.
1 Claude Weaver expound and expati-
ate upon the reasons why he should
he named as the democratic candidate
for congress at the coming primary
: next Saturday. Mr. Weaver is re-
| garded as one of the best orators in
Oklahoma and he held his audience
j for an hour or more as he told of his
i work in congress when he was a
J member of that body several years
ago, and how he believed he could
and would represent the district bet-
ter than any other man named for
the position. He is sound on all the
vital propositions now before the
people and an earnest supporter of
the policies of President Wilson.
[ Mr. Weaver represented Oklaho-
! ma at large in the national house for
two years, and until recently has been
5 postmaster at Oklahoma City. He
resigned that position a couple of
weeks ago to make the race for the
nomination for congress.
I Oklahoma City, Oct. 14.—Every
, available police officer has been as-
| signed to the task of gathering addi-
tional evidence against C. L. lillry,
j negro charged with the murder of J.
I M. Williams, street car conductor,
j two weeks ago police officials con-
) ducting the investigation said this
j morning.
That the police consider the ease
I against the negro nearly conclusive
was learned when the plainclothcs-
! men who has declared since the ar-
j rest of Tillry that he is on a better
I trail admitted last night that Tillry
seems to he the man and that he
1 will join with the other officers in
| pushing the case against the sus-
pect held in the state penitentiary at
j McAlester.
I John llubatka, chief of police de-
I tectives, denied lie has been trying
j to keep back any information that
j the people ought to know stating
j that he has been working up the case
j with the sole end in view of convict-
| ing Tillry believing that he is guilty
j of the murder.
Anita Stewart iri'IAary
■ =V>frr=—== —
When Big Business relaxes and squanders its swollen profits
on Big Pleasure in New York's midnight joy ground the
whole glittering underworld dances to its whim—
To play with the devotees of Big Pleasure means the opening
of the golden doors to the woman who has brains, beauty
and nerve. SUCH'A WOMAN WAS MARY REGAN.
LOUIS B. MAYER presents
■a v*
In Leroy Scott's sensational Novel of
Big Pleasure in New York
Directed by LOIS WEBER
A FIRST NATIONAL ATTRACTION
University Theatre
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
SUIT AND COAT SALE
Rucker's are fortunate as they are
one of the very few who are able to j
give 25 per cent discount on ladies
suits and coat*. A good buy which
saved them a handsome sum. Their
customers get the benefit. The scar-
I city of materials and the unsettled
j conditions at the factory justify a full
I price for every garment they are,
| showing, but they take a different
view than a great many and feel they
should give the customer the benefit
Many, many suits and coats offered
at 25 per cent discount.
Cah Ince Married: Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Ince are in receipt of wedding
announcement cards to the effect
that their son, Carl, was.married in
I.os Angeles, Calif., on Saturday,
Oct. 11th. The cards read: "Mr. and
Mrs. William W. Bodsworth an-
I nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Dora Velma, and Mr. Carl Win-
i ford Ince on Saturday, October 11,
i 19«?>, at Los Angeles, Cali." Carl is
I now a wireless operator connected
j with the U. S, Navy and stationed
at San Dieego, Cali. He has made
i exceptionally good in his profession
! and his many Norman friends will
| extend their hearty congratulations
i and best wishes.
Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 13.—Con-
siderable turbulence is reported
throughout the valley this morning,
as the mills are improving the vol-
ume of operations. Numbers of
strikers about each plant stoned
strikebreakers and many arrests have
been made. At East Youngstown an
engine struck a hand-car filled with
men on their way, killing one and
seriously injuring two others.
Chicago, Oct. 13.—Steel mills in
the Chicago district made prepara-
tions to largely increase their work-
ing forces and to open a number of:
plants closed by the strike three
weeks ago. In anticipation of this
inovee on the part of the companies.
1 labor leaders distributed several
thousand additional pickets in South
Chicago, Gary and Indiana Harbor.
I John I'itzpatrick, chairman of the ,
National Committee for Organization;
i of Steel Workers, said the situation
from the strikers standpoint looked
bright and he did not believe more ;
than three percent of the men in
Gary plant of the United States steel
corporation had retux*ned to work.
At a mass meeting of strike s in
union hall at Gaiy, !'. E Lockw)5: ,
one of the speak-r.;, said if the steei
strike shows si-;i'4 of tailing, i gen-
eral strike would be called in all in-
du-tries throughout the count"/.
To Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that I am well
and personally acquainted with Jep
Knight, of Wynnewood, Ok'a.; that
I was associated with him in the Sen-
ate of the State of Oklahoma and,
having been associated with him as
a member of such a body, I had op-
portunities to observe and learn about
the man.
I consider Jep Knight one of the
strong men of the country. Ife has
the capacity to fulfill any place \v:;h-
iil the gift of the people of the sta*e.
He is energetic, ambitious and thor-
oughly honest. He has never, and,
in my judgment, never will violate the
trust and confidence of the people,
lie is a high grade, thorough going
gentleman and I commend him to
any community.
Very respectfully,
W. A. CHASE,
(political advertising.)
"We have many details that we
I cannot give out now for it would in-
1 jure our case," he said.
George Cramer's failure to identify
Tillry when brought before him the
I day of the negro's arrest is held to
be caused by the motorman's first
I impression that the negro was
1 larger than lie really was and the
fear that he would identify the
wrong man.
, Mrs. W. L. Eby, who was on the
I car also, from the first insisted that
I the murderer of Williams was only
about five feet nine inches tall, which
is nearly the height of Tillry.
I Whether the negro will be tried in
Oklahoma 1 ity or elsewhere has not
been definitely determined but city
and county officials are keeping their
plans along this line secret.
Mrs. John S. Allan Is greatly enjoy-
ing a visit from her sister, Mrs. J. E.
Nash of Chattanooga, Tenn,, whom
she has not seen for some thirty
years. Mrs. Nash, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Irene Nash, and
granddaughter, Miss Virginia Nash,
arrived on Monday for a several day's
The patrons of the Jefferson school ;
served dinner at the Smith farm across
the river on Monday and made $27
for their library" fund. Those who
served the lunch were Mesdames
Louie Smith, Henry Meyer, R. E.
Clement jr., W. II. Ncwblock and
M. F. McFarland.
News comes from Oklahoma City
of the serious illness of the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harness, and
friends of the parents trust he may
soon recover. I he mother was for-
merly Miss Li'lian Austin, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Austin of the
east part of the county.
PICK THE WINNER
A prominent Cleveland county
democratic politician sizes up the
congressional situation as follows:
"The prevailing opinion among men
who have gone over the political sit-
uation in this congressional district
is that Oklahoma City politicians,
notwithstanding the City's voting
strength, cannot hope to put over one
of their number in the coming pri-
mary.
"Perhaps over-anxiety to win is the
cause; at any rate a split vote in Ok-
lahoma county, with a certain Garv.n
county state senator nicely in on the
spliting, means that all the City's
candidates stand much better titan
an even chance to lose out entire'y.
i "Rumor has it that State Senator
| Jep Knight will poll as large a voti
in Oklahoma County, proportionately,
as he will in the more spajcely set-
tled regions of the Fifth District. If
that be true, Oklahoma City candi-
dates might as well dim their lights,
as the result is settled before the
voting is done."
Bargain in A
Twin ■
MOTORCYCLE
Now i- the time to get
that Excclsior Motorcycle,
the kind that "always
makes good," either for
speed or endurance. (let a
side-car, and take your
friend along.
For the next 10 days only, 1
offer an electric-equipped,
series 19, twin-cylinder "X",
with complete set of tools,
speedometer, ovi rsi/.ed tires,
extra storage 1 attcry, and side-
car, for $4<|0.00 cash. Machine
can be seen at Holt/schue Ga-
rtunitv.
M. T. MEARS
434 Elm.
Liberty Theatre
Monday and Tuesday
Starting 1 p. m., Continuous
PARALTA PLAYS, Inc.
Present a ta'e of friendship
enduring as the stars; strong
as time; faithful as the sun.
The Star,
LOUISE GLAUM
"Law Unto Herself"
A story of a real woman who
scatters to the winds pre-
judice, slander, calumny, by
the force of her great, good
character.
Other pictures are
MUTT AND JEFF in i
"JAZZ INSTRUCTORS"
Lots of good laughs in this one
MARIE WALCAMP in
"THE RED GLOVE"
A Universal Serial with worlds
of punch.
Three Pictures in all Today.
Wednesday and Thursday
| Anita h-it'g in "Whatever the
Cost"
Billy West in "Coppers and
Scents."
Vd'lt-d attraction.) Texas Gui-
man and Jack Richardson in
"Girl- i f Hell's Agony."
With a new chapter of "The
Great Gamble."
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