The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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i HE DAILY TRANSCRIPT
VOL. VIII. NO. 24.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BACCALAUREATE
SERMON SUNDAY
Commencement Exercises f°r High
School Will Begin Sunday; Class
Play Friday Night.
PICTURES MADE OF
HIGH SCHOOL MEN
The baccalaureatc sermon for
the senior class of Norman high
school will be delivered at the Pres-
byterian church Sunday at 11
u clock by Rev. W. L. Broome, pas-
tor of the South Methodist church.
Everyone is invited to attend, an-
nounced Supt A. S. Faulkner.
Special seats will be arranged at
' the church for the eighty-five sen-
iors, the largest class to graduate
in the history of the school.
Commencement exercises for the
senior class will begin Friday even-
ing, May 28 at 8 o'clock in the high
school auditorium. Tl|e class ad-
dress will be given by Dr. Herbert
Patterson, dean of the school of
education of A. and M. college at
Stillwater.
Class Play Friday.
"Facing the Music" an original
farcial comedy in ^three acts will
be presented by members of the
senior class Friday evening. May 21
at the high school auditorium. The
curtain will rise at 8:15 sharp. Man-
ager Robert Durkee. says.
The following characters will be
represented: Mr. Jt>hn Smith, Harry
Fleharty; Rev. John Smith. Town-
send McClure: Dick Desmond, Har-
rell Bailey: Mabel. Birdeati Van-
Camp: Nora. Vie Abbott: Col. Dun-
can Smith, Clifford Bowles: Miss
Forthingay, Margaret McKinney:
Mrs* Pontin. Marguerite Newblock.
Sgt. Duffell. Robert Durkee.
CEMENT DELAYS PAVING
WORK NOW GOING ON
Donning tiheir uniforms for the
last time this season, the Norman ■
high baseball players faced the vis-
iting battery, Mr. and Mrs. Oren-|
baun of the Orenbaun studio, Mon-
day for a picture for next year's!
annual. "The Trail." By bunching j
their hits the locals won easily.
The team will be hard hit by the
graduation of so many of the play-
ers this year. Those who will re-
ceive diplomas are: Henry Hunt
(capt), Byron Vancamp. Edward
Johnson, Clifford Bowles. Ross
Rutherford and Weldoli Bumgar-
ner. %
Pictures of the track and tennis
teams for next year's annual were
taken Tuesday afternoon. The track j
men are: Robert McCaflJ. (David i
Albert Bauer. Ned Burleston. and
Fred Lawrence James Buchanan
and Jack Brandenburg made up the
tennis team.
SHEADWILL RUN CAMPUS
THEATRE DURING SUMMER
L. E. Shead this week assumed
managership of the Campus thea-
tre, leasing it from Ray Berry, and
from now on will .be in ^-complete
charge of this popular showhouse.
Mr. Shead tells, us he will run
! nothing but pictures, obtaining the
I latest and best releases, and will
i will make the Campus synonym for
good shows.
' The building will l c remodeled
, this summer, and will be the cool-
< est in town, Shead says. Electric
fans and ice-cooled air will ^ keep
pure, breathing atmosphere in the
house at all times .
LIBEL SUIT IS FILED
BY LEXINGTON WOMAN
A SI5,000 libel suit was filed against
CITY TO INSTALL NEW
SEWER LINE TO RIVER
Commissioners Ask Gater For Esti-
mate on Coct of Work; 15-inch
Pipe Will Be Used.
The city commissioners have in-
structed \V. R. Gater, city manager,
to make estimates for the cost of a
new and larger sewer line, running
from the west part of Norman to
the Canadian river, it was learned
at the city hall yesterday.
The present ten-inch line is far
too small and it is only a matter of
time before another must he con-
structed, according to < ity Mana-
ger Gater.
The new line. it' constructed,
must be af least fifteen inches in
diameter, if it is to Carry the load
of savage from the west side of
the town.
It has been estimated that the
construction of a line of this size
will cost at least $1.75 a foot. This
pipe is very hard to buy now, said
Gater, and so he is unable to esti
mate just how long it would lie be
fore the line could be constructed
NEW REALTY FIRM IS
PREPARING FOR START
Curbs are now being put inJ"[ | J./C BUkW of' iTcxinston in district,
the paving of Chautauqua and \\ i >t cQurt yesterday 1)y Mrs. Lola \\ . j
Eufaula streets. Grading work al-
so is being done but the rain3 of the
past few days have somewhat de-
layed this work, said W. R. Gater.'
c i t y.xmanag e r yesterday.
Rock and sand are now here for j
the paving of Jenkins avenue, but
the work is being held up for lack |
of cement. It is not known just
when this will be available Gate?"
said •
Blake, also of Lexington, acting for]
her minor son, F.uger.e Blake. j
Mrs. Blake alleges that the defen-
dant on two occasions made damag-:
ing remarks about h?r son, and th.it
hi- character was damaged as a re-
suit.
She ask- for judgment to the ex-,
tent of $15,000 as payment for dam-
age done and as punishment for the i
; . tns ■ • til ! dl I Hi •
Office fixtures are being installed
this week in the Vincent Cleaning
company iTuildiug for Norman's la-
test entrant into the real estate
game. The new firm. Fitch and
Fleming, will be ready for business
the first of next week.
They will do general business in
real estate loan-- and insurance, it
was said this morning.
F. F. Fitch has lived in t loveland
county for rn^ny years, lately being
associated with the Cleveland
' ountv Realty company, and i*
known practically to every citizen.
M F. Fleming i> a live, wide-awake
young man possessing successful
business abilities, and the Trans-
cript is -ure that the new firm will
meet with the success which it de-
serves.
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
GIVEN TOJEACHERS
Scientific Tests Will Be Used in
Norman School* to Determine
Promotion, Superintendent Sayfi. -
Final instructions as to yearly re-,
ports, promotions, exams, and other,
professional subjects were taken up,
in the last general teacher's meeting |
of this year held at tlnj high school
yesterday
Scientific test* which are reali
tests of ability, not of facts, will be
used as far as possible to determine
promotions according to Supt. A. S.
Faulkner.
These scientific tests have been
given in arithmetic, spelling, pen-
manship and reading already and
there is yet another to be given in
composition work. The results of
these tests are to be tabulated in
triplicate, so that the principal, the
superintendent of city schools, and
the university department of educa-
tion will have some tangible mea-
surements for next year's progress.
From these and other results the
university department of education
intends to make an Oklahoma stan-
dard for all of these subjects.
It was decided that *the high
school graduation list Will be made
up by the last of this week.
EMBEZZLEMENT OF BIG
SUM CHARGED TUESDAY
j A suit for $42,000 was filed against
K. Blake ot Lexington yesterday by |
J Mrs. Lula Blake, also of Lexington..
Mrs. Plake says in her petition that
the defendant unlawfully took posses* I
>ion of merchandise that belonged to ;
the estate of her deceased husband ■
and that he embezzled the entire!
amount t<« hi- own use.
She asks the court for judgment'
to the extent of $42,000 and costs in
CHAMBER WILL
BACK OIL TEST
NEAR NORMAN
The Chamber of Commerce at
its meeting today unanimously
voted to back Cleveland Coun-
ty Devclpoment company and
aid the officers of that company
in raising funds to continue the
test. Committees will be drawn
from the membership.
The Fourth of July celebration
committee was instructed to re-
port next Wednesday.
A parads will be held Friday
afternoon, following the arrival
of the truck caravan of Oklaho-
ma City which has been out all
week in the interests of the ship-
by-truck move and of good roads.
The train will be met at the Ca-
nadian river bridge by a delega-
tion of local trucks.
LIONS CLOB HAD BEST
MEETING SINCE START
! Elect Delegates to Go to Interna
tional Meeting at Denver; Appoint
C°mmittee For Contest.
CITY ATTORNEY AFTER
HEARING ON BONDS
Mrs. Fred Blasted went to the
city to attend the meeting of the
Swastika club Wednesday after-
noon at the home ot Mrs. J. S.
Br van.
Frank McKittriel
city en ^
thi
ASKS FOR DIVORCE.
A petition for divorce was filed
in district court yesterday by Ma-
bel C. Taylor, in which she asks for
a divorce from T. E. Taylor alleg-
ing as . cause that the defendant
now is i nthe state penitentiary,
having been convicted of forgery.
I She ask- f >r custody of the two
children of the marriage and for
such assistance a- the court may
' deem r. >per.
City Attorney John Luttrell went
to Oklahoma City yesterday to see
Attorney-General Freeling about ac-
tion on the approval of the light
and water plant bonds.
"Action and results are what we
want." City Manager Gater said,
"we are not after another hearing
with the attorney-general but we
would like to know what he is going
to do."
White and Fancy Hose at Less Than
C°st Prices
Buy your wants for the summer
in white hose. One special lot of
white fibre silk hose, regular 75c
values. Two pair for 95c. McCall's
Misses Vivian Edwards and Cora
Leahy went to Oklahoma City to
see Miss Frances Rosser, who is
at the Moorman hospital hoping t<>
regain her health by taking the i est
cure for a year.
The Liberty Theatre For Wednesday and Thursday
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IN'JIJNCTION SUIT F1EED
An injunction suit was filed in
district cotir t yesterday by J. G.
Marsee against A. F. Pulliam and
John Aneller.
The petition ask- that the defend-
ants be enjoined from constructing
ditches across acre- ot land in
the south ha. of -ection 26, town-
ship 6 north. r:«nure 1 west, until1 ti-
tle rights can b, settled.
White cotton hose. Just the hosj™
for everyday wear. No dye or color
to fade. These hose sold regular at
35 ccnts. While they last, four pair
for one dollar.—McCall's.
Prof. G. H. Smith left for Wood-
ward Wednesday where he will de-
liver the commencement address.
• loUee- fb* ' create
sermon in Bristow Sunday.
Mens and Boys' Caps.
Here you will find c. bi^ assort-
ment of good spring caps for men
and boy- Prices up to $3.50 no-.v
ONE-HALF price- Come take, your
choice.—McCall's.
One of the very best meetings so
far held was that of the Lions club
luncheon Tuesday at the Sooner con-
fectionery. Several very important
matters came up for consideration
by the members. Several members
were late in arrival and the time
limit for the discussion of many
matters of importance was thereby
necessarily reduced.
President R. W. Hutto presided
and briefly but to the point explain-
that pressure of business would at
this meeting cut down discussion
to any extent, the first business af-
ter roll call being the selection of
two delegates and alternates to at-
tend the International association
of Lions at Denver. Col., July 14-16
Hutto is Elected.
Nominations resulted in the unan-
i imous choice of President Hutto
• and See.- Robert Muldrow as dele
| gates, with J. W. Foster and Dea>
jj. H. Felgar as alternates.
A committee of thre ewas a;>
I pointed by President Hutto to nee'
I with a like committee of the Rotar;
club to draft rules ajid methods of
I pt ocedure in a contest between the
| two clubs to secure members in the
I Norman Chamber of Commerce,
i Scout Commissioner Thomas
Rowe was present as a guest of the
Lions club and made an interesting
; and instructive talk upon the Boy
j Scout movemet. He was follow .* 1
i in an address by Scoutmaster Be:
Owen, President Hutto and other
j member- of the club, all enthusias-
tic and in a spirit of willingness to
I assist in the good work.
Aszman Gives Talk.
Rev. T. II. Aszman was invited
j to address the members and guests
i present and did so in his usual
i witty, enthusiastic and carne-t man-
j ner. He recited many good results
; already accomplished by the Ro-
' tary and commercial clubs for n >t
only the membership but for t *e
1 city of Norman, the country and its
i people generally.
| President Hutto, in his closing
remark-, expressed regret that lac?
! of time aloni prevented furtht
! talk from either < tests or members
I present. He mildly chided the a
I sent members and | exnresscd the
j it,,p. i!,a. every member * '
hereafter be present in both \ ice
land -pirit t« assist the good w--
i that is the aim and object of the
| Norman Lions club
Mrs W. E. 1
Sprowl- -eturr
Noble Wedne-
friend- in Mo-
- and Mr- C. \V.
to their home in
after a visit with
i s6| Whitten, age 23, of okla-
homa Citj and M ? - s Onia Arm-
strong, age IN, also of (oklahoma
City, were married yesterday niorn-
ii . in the court house by George
\Y Allen, county judge.
University Theatre
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Full of the thrills of hazardous adventure the throb -
non rite love, the virility of untamed nature, all mix well witl
BUCK JONES
TI: ■ struggle of east and west for a strong woman - heart, all
laughter and lust welded into a sensational western drama.
IN "THF. LAST STRAW"
Canyon Pictures to Present I
FRANYLYN FARNUM
-IN- j
'THE PUNCHER AND
THE PUP"
Bulls; Eye Co. Presents
BILLY WEST
Charlie Chaplin's Double
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Pathe Presents
The Greatest Serial Star
RUTH ROLAND
"ADVENTURES OF
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JACK PICKFORD
IN
"BURGLAR BY PROXY"
When under the influence of the "flow -
lis, l> <\vj" Jack is made to climb to the-
;ecotid storv of a house and obtain loot
)\ tv. i vermeil. He regains hi> sense to
'ind tli he i- in the budiour of the girl he
ive>,—How he escapes makes the story
fatty Arbuckle in "The Hayseed"
HALLELUJAH
The pavement in the business
section of town will -non be in go d
shape, -aid W. R. Gater. city man
ager yesterday.
Rei air- are now under way to
mend all of the worn places in the
asphalt I he material used for ti.i >
work did not last until the work-
was done.
Pure asphalt mixed with rock h
now being Used, according to C
ti i and will give the bi'st ot sei
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Real e«tate transfers recorded
were follows:
A R R'chardson and M •!
Rich o t dson t" 1 W Furr. the tiof'-i
13 feet of lot 27 and all oi lots
and ■' the town of Noble, con
vid..ration £v50
losepb Valouch did Francis Va-
lour!-. to S f Vicars, lot« 27 and
2H in block M of Norman. c«msi i-
i a tic
Mrs
Noble
ettie Noble and Mr«. 1-1 va
Ardmore left f<>r^ their
?dne-> lay after a visit w 'h
oh' who i^ attending the
atty" is a rural mail carrier in .this 8 j
There appears to be
A good many
BUGS
This year. But—
Your
POTATO
PLANTS
Will not suffer, if you use
Paris Green or
Arsenate of Lead
Solutions
It gets the Bugs
Pioneer Drug Co
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