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The Daily Transcript
VOLUME II
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, MAY 25. 1913
NUMBER 254
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Showing Tonight at UNIVERSITY and ORPHEUM THEATRES
Entire performance can be seen at University Theatre tonight and tomorrow night at 25c and 10c.
Y 0ne"half tomght and-one half tomorrow night at Orpheum Theatre for 5c and 15c. ''This is done on ac-
/ J count °f extreme length of picture, as some people do not care to look at pictures so long at a time."
By all means See it—If you don't you will regret it=--Also Come early.
Shoes for 5c
LEVY CARRIES ALL RIGHT
SUICIDE OF MR. B. P. BYRUM
VFL \ME WITH ENTIR'SIASM
But the Vote Was Hardly Half What | Report of His Death Confirmed-Body r„ , ... 1777
•t Should Have Been Brought to Norman This -Morn- ' tr""1d; ( lu'ertu5v Flags Waving. Ju-
Funeral Tomorrow. hlla,u 1 'omo.-tration- Every.
: where in Italy.
ing-
The proposition to increase the
school levy in this district four mills, The report that Mr. B. P. Bvrunv
—from five nulls to nine^arned yes-1 had committed suicide in Oklahoma' Spe ial cable to Dallas News
terday the vote being 363. for to 20 City, a short mention of which was 1. me, May ^.-Crowds that fill
against, ihe vote bj precincts was| published in yesterday'- Transcript, he Greets, flags hanging from everv
proved true. The suicide seems to'hou.-. and decorated automobiles anil
have been deliberate and long con-1 all other vehicles and jubilant demon
templated. He had been visiting his strut ions in various parts of the city
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. ' ' '
First ward
For
Against
. 84
0
Second ward
. 59
4
Third (east pre.)
. 78
3
Third (west pre.)
. 64
2
Fourth ward ..
64
3
Outlying
2
Total
363
20
Thus, by a .vote of more thtn IS to
1 the citizens registered their approv-
al of the idea, but everybody was so
sure it would carry that' few" took the
interest they should have taken. The
|vote ought to have been 600 at least.
But the 383 cast is more than the
required per cent, and our school, are
safe another year.
Look up one of
Rucker's bills and
see how to get a
pair of Shoes for
5 cents
RUCK E FTST
ALLIES ARE CUT UP
WAITING
For the Million Dollar Sale, Thurs-
day at Rucker's. *
CHICKEN THIEVES BOUND OVER
j The two Oklahoma City men, Hen-
I sley and Croxton, charged with steal-
j ing chickens from Mr. and Mrs. W. 0.
! Jack at Moore last Wednesday night,
I had their preliminary before Judge
Joe Daniels this morning, who bound
i them over to district court in the sum
of $500 each, which they have so far
failed to give, and are in jail. At-
j torney John Jennings was their attor-
ney and made a strong fight for them,
but the evidence was too strong
I against them to be overcome. Mr and
I Mrs. Jaok wo**o here oo -n iLuenaen, <xnvl
! several plain-clothes men of Oklaho-
! ma City who had captured the men
Constantinople, May 24.—Official with the chickens in their possession,
announcement was made here today! The wives of the two men were here
that an attack by the France and the1 accompanied by the father of one of
British forces yesterday on the Tur- them. They took the trouble very
kish position near Seddul-Bahr, on the hard, one of them breaking down corn-
southern end of Gallipoli peninsula, pletejy when the men were remanded
had been repulsed. It is stated the; to jail.
allies left 2,000 dead on the field. ! It is believed the men will plead
London, May 24.—Constantinople guilty and throw themselves on the
advices say the French and British mercy of the court when their time
have increased their land forces at the comes for trial.
Dardanelles to 90,000 men. Original-
ly 60,000 disembarked.
BIG TIME IN NORMAN
STATE CERTIFICATES
f Km THE SKV
P. W. Springstine, in .Capital Hill, and
about 8 o'clock yesterday (Monday)
morning* went te a barber shop, where
he had a heavy growth of whiskers re-
moved, remarking that they were in
the way. After the work was done he
grabbed a razor while the barber was
making change, and went out on the
sidewalk where, leaning against the
barber pole, h#out his throat from ear
to ear. dying in a few minutes.
would lead a stranger to think that
Rome was celebrating some national
holiday instead of the entrance of
the nation on a war that will be ter-
rible, costly and perhaps long.
As I telegraph, the strains of the
Garibaldi hymn and royal march are
mingling with those of "The Marseil-
laise" and the British national anthem
as a great crowd of men and women
march by the windows.
- - . But many sober faces as well as
His body was taken to Streets un- excited ones are seen as some families
•
dertaking rooms, and from there sent have sent all their menfolk to the aid
to the Meyer, Meyer & Morris under-' of the fatherland. Most of the men
taking frooms here, coming down on «f fighting age who were not called to
the 10 o'clock train this morning. The, the colors have volunteered.
funeral will be held at Falls cenwteryj The royal family is exceedingly pop-
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, being ular, as all the Princes of the House of
conducted by Norman Lodge No. 38, Savoy of fighting* age are engaging m
A. F. & A. M. of which deceased wasj the war. The Duke of Aosta and the
a member. | Count of Turin are already with their
Mr. Byrum was one of the oldest, regiments, and the Duke de Abruzzi is
settlers of Cleveland county and high-1 with the navy, while the younger
ly esteemed for his many good quali- [ Princes are either in the army or the
ties. He was 80 years of age. and had navy.
been a sufferer for years with cancer | Although Italians as a whole have
of the stomach. He came to Oklaho-,not interfered with the liberty of ac-
ma from Ge^jgia settling near Denver,; tion of Germans and Austrian's in this
eight miles east of Norman, where he j country, Italians in Germany and
owned a large body of land. During! Austria have been subjected to" indig-
the war he belonged to a regiment of, nitie- similar to those to which ;he
Georgia volunteers, serving with hon- British and French who happened to
or in the Confederate army. Few j be in those countries when war was
Confederate reunions passed by with-j declared, such as the withholding of
out his presence, and he was talking, passports, the stoppage of refugees at
He joined the Masonic order in Geor- j funds."so°fi i§nfkp{j?fed!1 fn nmi«V>
COLD STORAGE
!• om now on until the hot summer months are over we will
keep in cold storage, dried raisins, peaches, apricots, apples,
prun , figs, dates, currants, mince meat, cheese, all kinds of
nuts, in fact everything of a perishable nature
In doing this our customers can always have the best of
dried and perishable stuff fresh from the cold storage.
Crittenden's Gro.
YOU WILL KICK
gia in 1857, and was a member of.
Norman lodge at the time of his death, j
He leaves a wife and several children J
and a host of friends to mourn his i If you are not at RucKer's Thursday
death. % • | you will have a kick coming.
Mr. and Mrs. Springstine accomp-
anied the body to Norman. Mr.| FOL'RTH OF JULY
Springstine is 82 years of age, two
years older than his father-in-law. and
is a painter at Capital Hill.
The examination for state certifi-
cates will be held here May 27th, 28th
and 29th. Those desiring information
should phone Dr. W. W. Phelan, No.
£33.
Watch out for a Big Day in Nor
man. Time and place and opportu- ^
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♦ Remember
♦ " CABIRIA "
♦ Showing Tonight *
nities given later.
ITALY SEIZED EIGHTY LINERS
Entire performance at Univer-
sity Theatre Tonight
25a and 10c
See the Eruption of the Volcano
in
"CABIRIA"
Only one of 1000 sensational
things in this great mas-
ter picture
Rome, May 24.—Eighty Austrian
and German vessels in Italian ports,
va'ued at twenty million dollars, were
ordered seized today. Among them
are several of the finest vessels in the
German merchant marine, interned al
Genoa since the beginning of the
European war.
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Six Reels at Orpheum
Theatre Tonight
5c and 15c
Don't Miss It
A big Fourth of July celebration for
Norman is being talked of among the
citizens who do things, and it is not
too early to begin arrangements for
it. We ought to have a good celebra-.
t'on here; one that will draw from all
the surrounding country. Get busy,
arrange for the attractions, thorough-
ly advertise it. and a record-breaking
crowd will be the result. uP<rL , ... . ,
Hiere were signs that officials were
more concerned than they cared to
admit with this delay though they
knew it was unavoidable. That the
American position is rendered more
SIX INCH RAIN IN KAY COUNTY
BOY SCOUT MEET
GERMANY DECLARES WAR
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* Sunday afternoon very heavy rains
. j accompanied by high wind- and con-
^ -iderable hail, vi-ited the wheat grow-
T ing district, of Kay county, resulting
T in ixoic damage. V* li'inss fp ?, few
j hours fell at Blackwell, and the'
streams were ali out of their bank."
I and railroad and other bridge- washed
(out. Newkirk, Tonkawa and Por.ca
GERMANY'S ANSWER DELAYED
trance into the European war will de-
lay settlement of America's differ-
ences with the Teutonic and Anglo-
French allies, it was admitted today
at the state department. Counselor
Lansing -aid he dio not expect imme-
diate reply to President Wilson's lat-
est note to Germany, the Italian crisis
being of so much greater immediate
moment to the kaiser. The adminis-
tration having decided to withhold a
further protest to England and France
against interference with Arrterican
trade with neutral countries until
Germany has been heard from, efforts
to smooth out misunderstandings
with these two countries are also held
i Final arrangements for the Boy
■'City localities also suffered.
delicate was tacitly conceded,
Wilh n ore than half the world al-
ready at war and everything promis-
ing that the Balkan states shortly
will be involved, America's determi-
nation to remain absolutely neutral, it
was pointed out, grows harder to ad-
here to daily.
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GERMANY WILL PUNISH ITALY
Berlin (via the Hague); May 24.—
Italy today supplanted England, at
least temporarily, as"the object of
German hatred. A wave of anger
against what is in Berlin universally
called "Italian treachery," was ex-
pressed in the "German press.
London, May 24.—A dispatch from {Jerot competitive. meet on Saturday| _Mi,s Mae shingledecker, who has
Paris to the Exchange Teleeraph com- ^ave made. The list c . piizes| jjeen at t^e Kansa- a. & M. college,
pany says a telegram from Basel says arl'ansed is sure to Jnng out «aim, Manhattan, the past two years, ha-
the Wolff Ageney announces Germany .* I accepted a position as teacher of;
BIG TIME IN NORMAN
ces Germany - , , — . T- T . accepted a position as teacher ot
Italy and re- tee ol the council got out Fridaj ; .stenography tyid foewriting in Hill's
>w, her am- f secured the hearty support of a (Business college, Oklahoma Citv, ar..i
large number of merchants ami busi-lwU1 ietui., t0 oklahoma Tho.-'e who
Watch out for a Big Day in Nor-
man Time and place arid opportu-
nities given later.
SENIOR-FACULTY BALL GAME
On Friday afternoon at 4:30 n. ni.
"Germany will see to it that Italy, the annual game between the Alumni
called Prince Von Buelow
fcassador at Rome. ....
ness men. This committee consists
of R. V. Downing, T. E. Clement,
Judge Swank. A. E. Thomas. .1. \\.
Mitchell and Prof. N. H. Edwards.
The meet will begin at 9 a. m. with
gets the punishment she deserves, even, fln(3 Seniors Will be plaved. This game f'ie baseball game-. These games \\i
at great losses to Germany," was the, ;s alwavs replete with humorous bv 1,e Played at the city park. At -1 p. m.
editorial comment-of a Beilin paper, plavs. It alwavs draws a large crowd, the meet will close with the dill
. , This year the faculty members are, which will be held on Main street near
SWISS GUARD THEIR FRONT IER' practicing hard and nrospects are for the Armorj.
I a tight game. A. W. McCoy will „ I™ Parker chairman of the Boy
Basel, Switzerland, May 24.—The j „itch for the faculty bunch. Tt is ru- Scout committee of the Y. M. t. A..
Swiss government is sending heavy:mnved that the Umpire will lie hung F'0>''' Absher, ( arl lla. .. I.omen
reenforcements of troops to the i ;,t the close of the game as a fitting Montgomery, \ ictor Nichols anu
southern part of Switzerland and par-, ,.]jmax It is also said that Dean Bi"'- Charles Stephens will assist m run-i -MARRIED: At the M. E.
ticularly to the Canton of Ticino. VhVl hanaft and Dean Holmberg are likely ning off the meet. , , , I Church, South, parsonage mi ~ Sunday
purpose of these troop movements i ' t0 divide time as officials. A special invitation is extended afternoon, May - r>i. Rev. R. I.. Ow- -
to prevent the Italian irredentists in the boys of Norman who are no. ..y officiating, the marriage of Mr.
protracted meeting will begin Scouts to attend the meet as spec-; \[arcus Reaga; and Miss Jimmie
MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 31ST
Program of the Exercises on That Day
—Address by Dr. D. A. Wick-
izej al Christian Church
The annual Memorial and Decor-
ation Day services of the G. A. R. will
be held at the Christian church, Nor-
man, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 31st
at 2 p. m.
The annual Decoration day servicea
will be held on May 31st, instead of
May 30th as is the usual custom.
Commander De Long received orders
to this effect and has prepared the
following program for the day.
Monday, May 31st, at 10 a. m., meet
at G. A. U. hall and attend in a body
the services at the I. O. O. F. ceme-
tery where the graves of the comrades
will be decorated and adorned with
flowers.
Monday, May 31st, at 2 p. in,
Christian church, Norman.
PROGRAMME
Commander DeLong, Chairman.
Invocation Rev. Benjamin
Solo Miss Ruth Newell
The Gettysburg' Address
Ralph C. Hardia
Address Dr. I). A. Wickizer
Quartette Messrs. Bridgewater,
Thomas, Rev. Ownbey and Hardie.
Benediction Rev. Wickizer
The public are extended a cordial
invitation to these services and are
urged to join the G. A. R. local post
it their observance.
GEO. H. DE LONG,
Commander.
know her are certain -he will "make
good'' there as -he has in every posi-
tion she has occupied.
—A ride over the country in I. M.
Jackson's Buick, Sunday, showed crops
of ali kinds in fine condition. The
wind had whipped the wheat and oat?
somewhat, but it is getting up again
Corn look* well. The acreage of wheat
and oats is much larger than for;
i many years past, and we do not know
when we have seen a better stand.
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"CABIRIA" ♦
not only a great story and ♦
spectacle but it i.-- an "ed-
ucation. Everybody
should see it.
V AITING
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Everybody i'- waiting for Rucker's
[..lion Dollai Sale, Thursday.
W< Can Accommodate the
Whole Town
—Our Palm Beach Suits are made
• ' pure Angora Wool, and we've se-
ie ed with u ■ re and knowledge that
guarantees its o_uality. The Ephraim
C'iothing Co
Switzerland from organizing a volun-
teer corps for service in the Italian
army.
—Cherries Are Now Ripe: Ask your
grocer about them. From Edwards'
Orchard.
I Gregory was solemnized. The happy
' couple will live on a farm east of No-
ble. and take to their new home the
warm best wishes of many friends.
been connected with the
INSURANCE
on Sunday. May 30th, in a tent taber- tators.
nacle on the corner of South Peter? _ ,™,n
.and East Eufaula, conducted by Miss Fl BNISHED HOUSE WAN 11.1
Lulu Dilbeck and Miss Vertie Sallee, . . . . T„,„ . , . ... . ..
under the auspices of the Holiness de- a.r,j LmveisiU. Two in fam-iyf^ l>ride h
nomination. 'ly. Address X, care of Transcript ; oklahoma State Hospital-for a num-
her of years, and reganied a? one of
—Have you a boy between 3 and ^]ie ],est an(j most kindly and efficient!
16? If so, we're right after him. We, attendants. The groom i- a -chool-
want to put him inside of one of our teacher farmer, o*' fine ability and
Palm Beach Suits. The Ephraim Cloth- sterlinsr worth The Transcript joins
ing Co. j their friends in wishing them much
, . ' happiness.
—The Transcript learns that the j
suit of A. M. Houston ("Power-House « $
FIRE — TORNADO — CYCLONE — AUTO ,— LIABILITY
SICK AND ACCIDENT — BONDS — ANYTHING
YOU WANT
VINCENT & WEIR
PHONE 50
Bill") brought against the Holmboe
company for damages for personal in- 4
juries received by Mr. Houston falling 4
into a manhole on the University «
grounds, left uncovered, it was charg- *,
ed, by the Holmboe company, result- *
ed in a verdict of S40 for Mr. Houston. ^
It was tried in the Oklahoma count' «.
court one day last week. Mr. Houston f>
it is learned, will appeal.
grocer about them.
' Orchard.
From Edwards' g.,.
Phone aO
"CABIRIA "
Is the only motion picture that
the Empress Theatre ever
showed at 25c prices
See it Tonight at Either
University or Orpheum Theatre
Clean Groceries for
Those Who Care
CHERRIES
Spinach, Turnips, Beets, Radishes, Green Beans
Peas, Cucumbers, Fresh Tomatoes, New
Potatoes and Pineapples
A!
From Edwards
—Cherries Are Now Ripe: Ask your —Cherries Are Now Ripe: your
about them.
Orchard.
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