The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, August 9, 1915 Page: 4 of 4
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The Daily Transcript
J. J. BURKE. Editor and Owner
Entered as second-class matter
ianuary 17, 1914, at the Postoffice at!
Norman, Okla., under the Act of
March 8, 1879.
taaued Daily except Thursdays and1
Sundays.
Mail Subscriptions, year $2.60 j
Mail Subscriptions, 6 months 1.25 {
Mail Subscriptions, 1 month .25 ]
By Carrier, per annum 2.00
By Carrier, per week .05
PHONE 16
—Buy where the prices are the best.
Come to Rucker's and be convinced.
—Roy Holland was down yesterday
from the city visiting relatives.
—Old papers for sale at the Tran-
script office— 5 cents per bundle.
—Mr. and Mr: O. J. Martin were
guests of Oklahoma City friends yes-
terday.
The Czar's Spy
By WILLIAM LE QUEUX
ENGLAND AND GERMANY AND
THE RULES OF WAR
THE DUTY. OF CHEERFULNESS NORMAN CREAMERY COMPANY
—J. J. Baker attended a meeting of
the Santa Fe agents at Guthrie yes-
terday.
—Big demand for five and six-room J
houses, a demand that promises to far'
exceed the supply.
—Attention, Yeomen: There will|
be a special business meeting tonight.
Paul Patton, Clerk.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charlie DeVorss and
babe were guests of Mrs. DeVorss'
parents in Lexington.
—Sport shirts and lots of them at
Rucker's. See them; awful good val-
uta.
—Miss Hazel Bowling left yester-
day for Moore, where she has accept-
ed a position to teach.
—Miss Mae Shingledecker was here
from Oklahoma City over Sunday the
guest of Mrs. .7. J. Burke.
—W. V. Lewis, a leading attorney
of Davis, Okla., was. in the city Satur-
day on professional business.
—Miss Agatha Burke leaves today
to visit her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. B. Meek of Shawnee.
—Mr. and Mrs. Christopher of this
city have returned from a two weeks'
visit in Missouri with his parents.
—Misses Mary Baker and Bess El-
ledge went to Lexington Saturday to
attend a house, party at ths home of
Miss Joy Shinn.
—Dr. D. W. Griffin left Saturday
night, on a trip to Omaha and Minne-
apolis, attending national meetings of
asylum superirltendents.
—For new up-to-date and season-
able goods come to the store that nev-
er disappoints. Rucker's.
—Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stogner and
children spent Sunday at Belle Isle
Mrs. Stogner and the children stayed
over todav for the circus.
Wa
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—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Renner and
children went to Oklahoma City yes-
terday and are guests of fronds there
today, taking in Ringling's.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Berry, Char-
ley, Walter and Helen, left Sunday
morning for Colorado Springs. They
Went through in their car.
—Mrs. J. B. Phillips and little
daughter went to Lexington yesterday
to spend a few days with Mrs. Newt
Kelly and Mr-. H. M. Phillips.
—So many of our leading citizens
are in Oklahoma City today, showing
the children the animals, that there is
not much doing in local matters.
A spirited story of Russian intrigue and
"underground diplomacy" showing the sinister
workings of the famous Russian spy system
throughout the capitals of Europe.
A story that will harrow your feelings and
keep them harrowed to the very end. If you
want to read a good story don't fail to start
our new serial
The Czar's Spy
Be Sure to Get the Issue with the First Installment I
—Mrs. Bert Baggett and children
and Mrs. W. H. Xewblock and child-
ren returned Saturday from their out-
ing at the National Park, Sulphur.
—Prof. L. N. Morgan left Saturday
| for his old home in North Carolina,
and will go from there to Harvard
] University, having secured a year's
leave of absence to take a post gradu-
ate course.
UNCLE ABNER
—Joe Klinglesmith was down from
Oklahoma City Saturday night visit-
ing his mother. He is connected with
the fire department of Oklahoma City.
—J. L. Barnett who was visiting his
nephew. J. L. Cochran, left for his
home at Denton. Texas yesterday. He
was on his way home from San Fran-
cisco.
—Prof. Reade "Bridgewater went to
Tecumseh, Saturday, and sang solos
at the Presbyterian church yesterday
morning and union services Sunday
night.
—Ringling day in Oklahoma City,
and lots of the folks of Norman and
vicinity are taking in the show, being
anxious that the children should see
the animals.
—The contract for building the'
J John Allan bungalow on South Santa
Fe, opposite the new M. E. church,
has been awarded to Contractors N. H. I
Spencer and W. H. Dawson. They'll \
do good work.
; —Mrs. H. L. Sadler and child
| Karl and Robert, who have been visit-1
i rig in Atoka, are home after a very I
l nleasant outing of a month. Earl and:
Robert will resume their work for the1
1 Oklahoma News.
There ain't no feller who knows
more about the expense of running an
oatmobile than the feller who never
owned one.
About the only difference discern-
ible between a real diamond and an
Imitation is the price.
Little thines often mean much in
this world. There is sometimes a tre-
mendous amount of responsibility on
a -uspender button.
Hank Purdy was very much put out
•h other evening. Miss Pansy Tibbits'
father kicked him through the front
—Carter's Nickel Store will open
about August 20th. Match for it.
To the Editor Fort Worth Record:
Dallas, July 31.—The Record of
even date contains a quotation from
the New Orleans Picayune, covering
the views of Hannis Taylor on the
rights of neutrals in this war. Of,
course, all agree that he states the
1 rules of international law corrictly.
He further states: "It is safe to say
that where Germany has committed
one breach of international law to our
detriment, Great Britain has commit-
ted ten." He might further have said
; that Germany had not had one chance
to violate the rules of international
law, where Great Britain has had ten.
In order that we may keep the rec«
ord straight, it is well to consider the
express language and provisions of
treaties now exisiting between Prussia
and the United States.
In 1719, a treaty of amity and com-
merce was made between Prussia and
the United States, in part as follows:;
"Art. 3. And in the same case of
one of the contracting parties being
engaged in war with any other pow-
er, to prevent all the difficulties and
misunderstandings that usually arise;
respecting merchandise of contraband,
such as arms, ammunition, and mili-j
tary stores of every kind, no such ar-
ticles, carried in the vessels, or by the;
subjects or citizen of either party, to |
the enemies of the other, shall be
deemed contraband, so as to induce
confiscation or condemnation and a
loss of property to individuals. Nev-
ertheless it shall be lawful to stop
such vessels and articles, and to detain
them for such length of time as the
captors may think necessary to pre-!
vent the inconvenience or damage
that might ensue from their proceed-
ing, paying, however, a reasonable
compensation for the loss such arrest,
shall occasion to the proprietors, and
it shall further be allowed to use in
the service of the captors, the whole
or any part of the military stores so
detained, paying the owners the full j
value of the same, to be ascertained
by the current price at the place of its
destination. But in the case supposed
of a vessel stopped for articles of con-
traband, if the master of the vessel
topped will deliver out the goods sup-
posed to be of contraband nature, he
shall be admitted to do it, and the ves-
sel shall not in that case be carried
into any port, nor further detained,
iiut shall be allowed to proceed on her;
voyage." Then follows a list of ar-
ticles, including cannon, firearms,
"and in general whatever is compris-
ed under the denomination of arms
and military stores of what descrip-
tion so ever, shall be deemed objects
of contraband."
Furthermore, in 1828, a treaty of
commerce and navigation was entered
into between the United States and
Prussia, and under its provisions the
twelfth article of the treaty of amity
and commerce, concluded between the
parties of 1785, was revived, which
provided, in part, as follows:
"If one of the contracting parties
should engage in war with any other
nower, the free intercourse and com-
merce of the subjects or citizens of the
party remaining neutral with the bel-
ligerent powers shall not be interrupt-
ed. On the contrary, in that case as
in full peace, the vessels of the neu-
tral party may navigate freely to and
from the ports and on the coasts of
the belligerent parties, free vessels]
making free goods, insomuch that all
things shall lie adjudged free which
shall be on board any vessel belonging
to the neutral party, although such
things belong to an enemy of the oth-
er; and the same freedom shall be ex-
tended to persons who shall be on
board a free vessel, although they
should be enemies to the other party
unless they be soldiers in actual serv-
ice of such enemy."
It is true that England has violated
well-known and long established rules I
and principles of international law.
But Germany has done likewise, and |
in addition has been guilty of purpose- j
iy and intentionally violating express |
provisions of treaties with the United1
States.
Doubtless Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg would say, as he did say inj
August, 1914, in reference to the vio-i
lation of Belgian neutrality: "This is
contrary to international law. . . .
We shall try to make good the injus-
tice we have committed, as soon as
our military goal has been reached.
Who, like us, are fighting for the
highest, must only consider how vic-
tory can be gained."
The belligerents seem to have
thrown to the winds every obligation;
imposed upon them by and under in- j
ternational laws and solemn treaties.
They are saying, both by word and
deed, "Might makes right."
JOHN DAVIS.
—We are always showing some-
thing new, and have lots to choose'
] from. Watch us for the new goods, j
I Rucker's.
—The new sport shirt has arrived
and is on displav in Rucker's window.
Take a look at this one.
—Edgar MePherson, formerly of
Moore neighborhood, has rented a
farm near Newkirk, and will take po-
ssession at once. He is now visiting
near Binger, Okla.
—Court Clerk Stogner says that the
case of C. 0. Barnes vs. Tecumseh Ce-
ment and Silo Company has all been
settled and that he is now ready to
pay the witnesses.
—Mr. and Mrs. Reading were herej
from Lawton on Saturday and rented \
the J. W. Abies' home on West Main
street. They have a number of child-
ren to put through the University,]
and will be here about August 20 to'
get settled.
—City Marshal Pledger is slowly j
i ('covering from a severe attack of the
j "Shingles," and expects to be out in a
;'ew davs. "Shingles" is a sort of a
ilood disease, a breaking out on the
; body, but is not contagious nor very
frequently fatal.
—Mrs. J. R. Dollarhide, who was
called to Oklahoma City two weeks
aii'o to nurse Mrs. Phelix Lee, return-
ed home Friday. Mrs. I,ee accomp-
naied her home and will remain here
for a whils in the hone that the
change will benefit her health.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS
—.John Baker. Jr., and Miss Esther
accomnnnied by their grandmother.
Mrs. J. Kahoo md aunts, Mrs. Chas.
Kahoe and Mic - Anna went to see
Rinelings' circus in the citv todav.
—Mr. Ray Reed entertained with a
party Saturday evening. Games were
played indoors and out. Grape juice
was served the first part of the even-
ing and ice cream and cake later. The
voung guests expressed themselves as
having had a fine time.
—Mr. D. D. Wright was in Satur-
day fixing uti his subscription for an-
other year. H< tells us he has prssed
his 80th birthday, but on,' wouldn't
think it, for l.e is still active. He is
drawing $22.50 a moath now as pen-
sion, but ought to be getting about a
dollar per day.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wallace and
two sons and daughters were Sunday
guests of Prof, and Mrs. Joe Thoburn
One of the sons. Hobart, graduated
this year from West Point, and is a
fine upstanding young soldier. He is
well acquainted with Car! Marriott
and Frank Reed, other Oklahoma rep-
resentatives at West Point, and savs
they are making good—a real credit
to their state.
Fruit Jars
Car Load of
Jars Fruit
Jar Lids
Jelly Glasses
U. S. TUBBS
Weeds nearly always spell failure.
An Italian's talk really sounds like]
spaghetti.
Old foolishness frequently gets by!
as New Thought.
When he or she smiles almost any ]
baby is good looking.
Any picnic is a howling success
from a boy's point of view.
—Mayor Lindsay returned from ]
Fort Sill this morning, where he had;
taken Julius Kamper, the deserter ar-;
rested Friday night by Night Watch]
Sanderson. He had no trouble with
his prisoner, and Kamper was fully>
identified by the officials at Fort Sill. I
Mr. Sanderson will get $50, netting
him about $40 after all expenses are
paid.
—Carter's Nickel Store will open
about August 20th. Watch for it.
Whether the tempest lull or blow,
Whether the currents ebb or flow,
Whether the future smile or no,
Whether the harvest blight or grow,
Whether the years go swift or slow,
In days of joy, in days of woe,
In fortune high or fortune low,
This be thy creed for friend or foe—
Gather the roses as they go!
—Anonymous.
It is a metaphysical axiom that one
gets out of the world just what he
puts into it. If he puts into it indus-
try and energy, he receives in return
the reward of plenty; if he puts into
it honesty and integrity, he receives
tranquillity and peace; if he puts into
it self-sacrifice, helpfulness and kind-
ness, he receives contentment, joy and
happiness. The converse of the propo-
sition is equally true—if he puts lazi-
ness and sloth into the world, his re-
ward is rags and lack; if he puts into
it cunning and trickery, he receives as
recompense disquietude of conscience
and uneasy apprehension; if he is self-
ish and unkind, he finds himself dis-
gruntled and miserable, for "thou
hatest all workers of iniquity," but
"in Thy presence' is fullness of joy."
There is no joy anywhere else, for
when one ceases to conform his life to
that rule promulgated by he Master
Christian two thousand y-.-ars ago,
"Whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to
them," he is absenting himself from
the presence of "the King in His
beauty." He is lurking in the shadows
dark and dangerous, whether in the
day or night, for they "meet with
darkness in the daytime, and grope in
the noonday as in the night." He is
no longer in "the secret place of the
Most High," no longer under the
shadow of His wing. The consequence
is he is without the reward given to
the "good and faithful servant"—"the
joy of thy Lord." Such a one is with-
out not only the reward of the right-
eous, but his very example is hurtful
instead of helpful. His life is not only
burdensome to the world as tq his
deeds, but also as to his thoughts and
looks. He is not one who is encourag-
ing and cheerful, whose face is of it-
self a benediction because of its
brightness and smile, for just as a
mirror reflects that which is before
it, so do those : bout us reflect the
cheerfulness and brightness to be
found in our own. Horace says, "The
mind that is cheerful in its present
state will be adverse to all solicitudes
as to the future, and will meet the bit-
ter occurrences of life with a placid
smile." Carlyle, although a man of a
somewhat acerbitous disposition and
seldom given to spontaneous out-
bursts of good cheer, put the true esti-
mate- on optiqiism and cheerfulness as
shown when he wrote, "Wondrous is
the strength of cheerfulness; alto-
gether past the power of calculation,
its power of endurance. Efforts to be
permanently useful must be uniformly
joyous; a spirit all sunshine—beauti-
ful because bright."
• All useful effort is encouraging
and helpful, and therefore promotive
of happiness. An enterprise at which
one can not go with pleasure and con-
scious realization of doing good, of
being of benefit to himself and others,
had best be left alone.
It is an economic fact, physical and
metaphysical, that all honest labor is
good, is helpful to all; and this is so
for the reason that there is no honest
labor which is not necessary, made so
because of humanity's needs. John
Ruskin says, "See that no day passes
in which you do not make yourself a
somewhat better creature; and in or-
der to do that, find out first what you
are now. Try to get strength of heart
enough to look yourself fairly in the
face, in mind as well as in body." No
one can make himself better except by
better thinking and better doing, along
with his self-examination. There is
probably no one who can take a
thorough and impartial inventory of
himself and not find more or less of
selfishness, and where selfishness
reigns the lack of gratitude and kind-
ness and therefore of happiness is
proportionate, for business results
from a selfish motive, thought or ac-
tion Generosity can not come out of
avarice, nor can kindness come from
greed. Charles Kingsley makes an
impressive observation about this
when he says, "If you wish to be mis-
erable you must think about yourself
—about what you want, what you like,
what respect people ought to pay you;
and then to you nothing will be pure.
You will spoil everything you touch.
You will make sin and misery for
yourself out of everything God sends
you. You will be as wretched as you
choose." And a very regrettable thing
about such selfishness is that such a
one not only makes himself wretched,
but those about him as well, to a
greater or less extent. This shows
how interdependent, and not indepen-
dent, humanity is. Our lives, our hap-
piness, depend upon other.;. This
brings us suddenly to realize the im-
perative necessity of properly educat-
ing those who come after us in the
nrinciples of ethics and righteousness,
for their own happiness depends upon
it. A life that is not cheerful is not
doing its duty to those about it. Their
need is encouragement and optimism,
and when we fail to supply our share
of it, we do not do our duty and are
guilty of the sin of omission.
"Oh, don't lets' wait till the hope is
over,
But go right now for the corn and
clover;
To make hearts fresh in the daily
strife.
With a kindlier faith in the things of
life."
—From Sundav's Dallas News.
The Children
PLENTY of GOOD
ICE CREAM
should he included
in the diet of every
growing child.
"Bui insist upon"
Purity
Ofic fee Cream. Supreme
f~'t>vrighted /O/.s, The B.S.Co.Inc.,N.Y.
♦ O. K. TRANSFER AND
STORAGE COMPANY
♦ Reutepholer & Frick Props.
♦ OFFICE PHONE 225
RESIDENCE PHONE 263
♦ Your Patronage Solicited.
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♦ J. S. DRE1SBACH
♦ Expert Machinist
♦ Singer Sewing Machines on
♦ Easy Payments
♦ Live and Let Live My Motto
♦ Satisfaction Guaranteed
♦ Give Me a Trial
♦ Residence Phone 502
♦ PRESSING AND BARBERING
♦ For prompt and satisfactory
♦ service in barbering, clothes
♦ cleaning and pressing, general
♦ tailoring or hat blocking, caU
♦ on O. K. TAILORING CO., at
♦ 103 E. Main.
♦ John W. Madden, Prop.
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♦ SAVE YOUR COCKRELS
♦ and have them caponized by
♦ the Rhode Island Red capon
♦ man. Will sell capons from
> now till the 15th of September
♦ from $7 to $10 per dozen.
♦ J. W. WALKER,
Route £, Southeast of Norman.
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♦ ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD?
♦ Can arrange with you to
♦ build you a house on easy pay-
♦ ments, or sell you on payments
♦ like rent, or sell you acreage
♦ improved or unimproved.
♦ Wm. Clifton, contractor and
♦ builder, at Clifton Heights,
♦ Northeast Norman, Phone 277
♦
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$25 REWARD
I will give $25 for information lead-
ing to the conviction of the sneak
thief who stole the following articles
from my automobile Friday, Aug. 6:
1 set Cadillac auto tools.
1 pair hip rubber boots.
1 engine air pump.
1 small nickle plated flash light.
1 folding autograph kodak.
STRATTON D. BROOKS.
HERE'S A GOOD BARGAIN
Reduced price on 80-acre farm.
The N% of NE%, Sec. 21, Twp. 8, N.
Range 1 East, Northeast of Noble.
House, stable, well,, 30 acres broke,
balance pasture anil heavy fine pott
oak timber. Share of crop goes with
the place; has good crop now. Clear
title Reduced from $500 to $425. J
W. Linton, agent.
—If it is new we have it and are
glad to show you. Try us once and be
our customer always.
—Carter's Nickel Store will open
about August 2flth. Watch for it.
—For Sale: Six-room house on
West side Modern except heat. See
D. W. Taylor, 301 East Main.
—J. R. Smith, representing a lead-
X local oil syndicate of the south-
st in Kansas and Oklahoma came in
a late Saturday night train to
da few days with his family in
man. He reports crops good and
-iness conditions generally improv-
r iu the western part of this .Hate
d iii Kansas where he has been
irking the past month.
—There will be something doing all —Watch for the big doings at 1 uck-
week at Rucker's. Watch. I er's this week. Lots of specials.
—Nice Building Site: Pair corner
lots for sale within four blocks of
Post Office. Walks all in trees set
out. See U. S. TubLs.
CARPENTERING AND CONTRACTING
W. H. SPENCER
No. 211 West Gray. Job Work a Specialty
Drop me a card and I will call and figure with
you on big or little jobs.
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