The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 242, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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The 1) AILY T RAN S C RIPT
Issued Daily Except Thursdays and Sundays
J. J. BURKE, Editor and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter January 17, 1914, at
the Postoffice at Norman, Oklahoma, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
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A Conservative Statement
A consistent perusal of many Texas newspapers,
emanating from all quarters of our dearly beloved State,
as well as his personal mail, convinces State Press that
quite a lot of people in grand old Texas are permitting
themselves to view these war times with a faulty per-
spective, says the Dallas News. This country is engaged
in conflict with Germany, or about to be engaged, and
such conflict will be in some measure what war always
is—bad for one or the other or both parties. But in any
event, under any conceivable circumstances, the war will
affect this country not as wars of invasion and conquest
do or would do, but rather as wars of the sea, wars of
sentiment, wars of statesmanship, wars of economic pres-
sure. Many of us take our ideas of what war is by the
things we have heard from the lips of our parents and
friends who, in the South, experienced under the Con-
federacy the pains and penalties of defeat and invasion,
with their attributes of deprivation, wounds, broken
spirits, poverty and depression. In comparatively small
areas of Europe that sort of thing, though much worse,
is in effect today. But bloody, ferocious, pitiless as the
European war is, only a fraction of Europe is under
actual physical punishment. For this country there can be
nothing of actual war oppression. The few soldiers we
may ultimately send to Europe will be hardly more than
the tourist crowd that went annually before the war. Our
main business, despite all the alarmists, all the forebod-
ers, all the pessimisers, will be to supply essential raw
materials to those Europeans who are at grips with the
common enemy.
But even though we should send a total of a million men
within the next two years, which is altogether unlikely,
ly perceivable, except to the friends and kindred of each
expeditionary soldier. This itepublic is so incomparably
rich in resources of money, materials and men that it The township bond issues proposed
could go on always, a self-contained Nation, even though for Norman and Little River town
the whole world were leagued against it. These consider- ships will remove certain causes of
ations are worthy of recapitulation at this time because waste of our road money. Any one can
of the obvious fact that many of our people are thinking ;ee that throwing money into a hole 1
abnormally and acting the same way. They have taken here, patching up a bridge there re-
fright over the supposed food shortage and are hoarding \ pairing a culvert in another place, fill-
groceries. They are foreboding a return of such conditions ing up a gully in another without any
us they have been told the old South went through at the particular plan or system is no way to
break-up of the Confederacy. Now, dear folks, all that do road work and never gives us a
sort of thing is nonsence. The simple facts are that the tystem of good mads. The bond issue
primary sources of wealth in America—the farms—never will immediately give us a complete
before in the history of the world were so well prepared, and connected system, all parts of
so enterprising, so competent to enrich their tillers as which will be equally good and most
they are today. With billions of new dollars being ex- of the work done by the bond issue
I pended in this country for war materials, every scrap of will be absolutely permanent if given
agricultural produce is commanding and will command i slight degree of maintenance,
astonishing prices. Right there, then, we have the founda- In years past we have changed our
tion stone of such a national prosperity as never was officials about as oft™ as they learned
dreamed of before. With the farmers rich, every line of imething nbout road work. If a man'
business will thrive as never business thrived since the
world began. This is not an overdrawn picture. It is u
conservative statement of positive conditions.
Just what May Day brought forth in Berlin anil
throughout Germany, no one can tell from the meager and
conflicting repoits that have so far come to us. London
hears that it brought forth an extension of the strikes,
whereas Berlin avers thnt it yielded nothing unless it
was renewed evidence of popular determination to see the
war through to a victorious peace. Neither report is
really was capable anil took an inter-
est in his work, he frequently studied
out a plan of developing the roads in
his care but which by the best of
'< management would r ually take a
number of years to complete. No soon-
er was he well begun on his plan than,
as a rule, someone else was put in
to take his place. In the course of
time he might develop a plan also, but
it almost never was the same one the
first man had in mind. The bond issue
worth much. The most dependable news concerning -h"
events and conditions within Germany is the illicit news „ ^ th,f (l,fflculty for keeP -
that which is smuggled out, and the movement of this , workers, teams and laborers
kind of news is necessarily slow Hence we shall have to " W°r,k but two or thr™ <lays I
wait a day or two, and perhaps several, to get reports " IT ,7V* f"V thC Wh°'e
that are entitled to much credence. The May Day pano " we" ,known that :lbout the
time they get into full swing with
rama of Petrograd is seen through a clearer medium.
Russian democracy proves itself by scorning the "cens"or- ' 'h,VVOr^lh° te,nnls rc"">' «et use(l to
ship, except as a means of keenimr military inform..finn 1 m* ?rader a,1(1 the *anK8 be
come even slightly organizing in an ef-
fective way, then the gangs are
broken up, everybody goes back to the
farm and when the road work is taken
up again no advantage of the previous
experience remains. With a trained
organization devoting solid months to
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the effect upon the total of our population would be bare-1 in making beer and whisky
ship, except as a means of keeping military information
within proper bounds. There seems to have been some
riotous demonstrations in Petrograd, one of them result-
ing in the death of an army officer. Notwithstanding this,
it looks if Petrograd celebrated May Day with more tran-
quil joy than was customary under the old regime. There
were parades and fetes and joymaking. While no com-
parison can he made for the lack of authentic news from a';""'?, .
Germany, there is probably not much hazard in saying nf i l f? T fro
that May Day was celebrated much more ilecorouslv in P,*ln tha,t,the Vi,lue ra'e,ve'1
Petrograd than it was in Berlin ' money will be several times i
; greater than in the present scheme, j
| It seems that voters of Little River |
I he two greatest menaces to the food supply of the | and Norman townships should by all I
world is liquor and the German submarine. Abolish them I means vote for the bond issues next'
both, and the fear of famine will disappear. Thousands of i Monday.
tons of grain have been destroyed by the German sub
marine, but it isn t apatchin' to what has been consumetl
Weeds As Food
ELECTRIC SIGNS
Build Your Business Bigger
Mr. Casey, sign specialist of the
Federal sign system, will be in the city
Monday, May 7th. His advice and ser-
vices are gratis.
SPECIAL SIGN RATE FOR
ELECTRICITY MAKES THEIR
COST OF OPERATION VERY
LOW.
Don't delay—telephone 501 and arrange
to have Mr. Casey call to discuss your
sign requirements,
' he main thing for all Americans is j
t;i help win this war for civilization.
Meyer, Meyer & Morris ,Iow are we wom€>n here in Norman
ifoing to do our share? There are j
i j many opportunities for us to help, in j
taking the places of the men who may
have to go, in Red Cross work and '
countless «>ther ways. One of our |
j chief endeavors must be to save food
and increase the supply of food. Thi3
is a big subject. Let us consider one
small phase of it—the use of weeds as
food. The common lambs quarters .a
as good as spinach and should be
cooked in the same way. Polk, sour
[lock and sorrel are all available. A
lelicious way to prepare^these greens
Your NEXT Refrigerator
Most women guess when they buy their first refrigerator,
but you can bet that when they buy the next one, they look
tor the features that experience has taught them a refrig-
erator should have. Here's why your next refrigerator will
be a Gibson.
Easy to fill-Put ice in
side door,
Ice chest easy to clean
No straining back to
reach in the top.
One piece interior
easy to clean-keeps
food fresh and pure.
Adjustable shelves ac-
comodate any size
dish or package.
Scientific circulation
of air keeps the in-
terior free from im-
pure gas.
Perfect insulation -
Double walls-ice melts
slowly.
Cuts down ice bills.
Handsome Quartered
Oak case and Nickel
plated Handles.
Prices $12.50 to $60.00
MEYER, MEYER & MORRIS
"Quality First"
Will Make Great Improvements ti
Their furniture and Undertaking
Institution—Strictly Modern
in all Respects.
From Thursday's Weekly
I Meyer, Meyer & Morris, Norman's
enterprising furniture dealers and un-
dertakers, are making improvements
that will make their establishment
modern in all its appointments, and
| second to no similar store of its kind
Chicken Dinner Good Roads Meeting
Ivy Grove, Woodmen Circle, will
serve a fine chicken dinner in the
room recently vacated by I. M. Jack-
son, on Saturday, May 5th, beginning
at 11 o'clock. A delicious dinner at
reasonable price. Your patronage so-
licited.
Price 35c.
n Oklahoma. ^ ^
this end they have secured a is to boil them ten minutes, drain off
long lease on tht
vacated by the
store room lately
hraim Clothing
the water, which may be used for |
loup, run the greens through the
Oklahoma Gas &
Electric Company |
Announcement Spring is here, and so are we,
with the very latest styles- in shoes,
\xr n \ir ■ *i & v u hats and Qther wearing apparel for
W. C. Weir announces that he has tL___ ,, T> .7. ,
> , xU c—* xr 4- i those who care- E- B- Kimber in, The
desk room in the P irst National ci<Hhier
bank, where he will be glad to give
information concerning real estate — .
(town or farm), loans or oil leases. —
His phone number is 220.
—Free! Free!! Boys and Girls.
Saturday, all day, each child making a
purchase from the United Sales Co.
will receive absolutely free a little
celebrated flag mounted on a fold pin.
These are very ornamental and you
need one at this time.
—Prof. A. Press, of the Dept. of
Electrical Engineering, University,
has returnd from a two weeks' leave
of absence and again taken up his
work. The report of his resignation
was wholly unfounded.
—Tom G. Johnson is here from At-
lanta, Ga., visiting his parents, Capt.
and Mrs. T. J. Johnson. He is prosper-
ing exceedingly in that southern city
and becoming one of its prominent
citizens.
—On Saturday, Apri! 28, 1917, mar-
riage license was issued to Major
Oder, 27, and Miss Annie Furbee, iS,
both of Norman.
Something Doin'
All the Time
The "something" you want, you
will find listed below:
82 % fet west front on College
avenue, $900.00.
0 feet east front Kim avenue
$6.00.00.
100 feet wst front Ponca avenue,
*250.00.
75 feet north front, 6-room mod-
ern house, Kast Comanche, $1,500.
40 acres in the famous Pecos
\ alley, joining town, $1,000, or
trade for Oklahoma proprty.
One auto to trade for Norman
lots.
Five room modern house on
College avenue, $2,250.00.
Terms mad on anything I sell
you.
A. McDaniel
My phone is 23.
Office opposite postoffice.
■ nil LlIC
o., which they will add to their pres meat chopper, and reheat them with
ent quarters, and fit up in superb ' butter, thus making a most delicate
style for their undertaking depart-1 dish. Beet tops, turnip tops, radish
ment. In front will be a parlor and of- tops of lettuce may be served in the
fice for the comfort and convenience same way.
of customers, beautifully furnished. ; Every bit of extra food we can
Back of this will be an elegant chapel, utilize or preserve leaves just so much j
without which no modern undertaking j more food for our fellow citizens and
establishment is complete, and back of our allies.
this will be the casket room, so ar The Housewives' League of Nor-
ranged as to give complete and per- man is to have a meeting to discuss
feet demonstrations. ways of increasing our food supply on
Mrs. Henry Meyer recently visited Monday, May 14th at 3 p. m. in the
Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, se- city hall. Every woman in Norman
curing ideas upon the arrangement «nd vicinity is urged to come and tell
and furnishings of similar establish-: her methods of saving and increasing
ments, and will use many of the ideas 1 food.
thus secured. She also took courses in .
the profession and will have charge
of the parlor and _ office work in this
department. * „ —
\ i wnne away from home we learn to
will be'set apTrt 'for' displavof "rugs a,PPmiaf home'.Gettin* bnck home «
mg a lading specialty of this de- weary brain caused by leaving home.
partment, and fixing to display them wv>;i *i
to very l.est advantage he e,t* >'e8terila>' W"
The upstairs of their present build- : L^-WhTth '"*? ""l ^ TT
in., in i • Wnen the railroad was built
ing will be fitted up as a rottae-p nf . . v i. i , . .
fivo ro, me | ;- ,, , , , , . '° Esmond we asked the railroad of-
room, -kitchen, bedrooms, living ficials to build us a park at the
room, parlor, etc , w„h the idea of depot." Thev asked the question
„;rt7 •pnu'tical fo,ks th "<*
rooms w I b n ,mvinK 8 ":irk the depot? We said,
looms will be artistically furn- "Down at Norman."
Rucker's
—Watchout people for the Big 5
Sale beginning Saturday, May 5th.
—It has often been said a "Hint to
the wise is sufficient," so take the hint
and buy that Spring suit at Kimber-
lin's Store, where prices can not be
duplicated.
A meeting to discuss the road bond
propositions will be held at the court
house in Norman at 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, May 5th. It is hoped prop-
erty owners and voters of Little
River and Norman townships will be
present in large number, so that the
matter may be fully argued.
Three oclock, Saturday, May 5th, at
Court House, Norman.
—Young Man, you had better get
that Spring Hat at Kimberlin's, as
they have some of the niftiest styles
you ever saw for $3.00
—New Spring Hats of the very
latest colorings and designs at Kim-
berlin's Clothing Stor.
Civic—Norman
Thes
ished, and add not a little to the per-
fectness of the whole establishment.
Their present large room 25x140
will be used for the display of furni-
ture, pictures, bedroom and parlor
suites, kitchen cabinets, etc. It will be
connected with the Ephraim rooms by
large folding doors, making the two
rooms one large establishment when
so desired.
The Transcript is pleased to see
this evidence of enterprise and pro-
gressiveness on the part of this firm.!
It indicates that they believe Norman i
entitled to the
y will give it tc
best there
them.
and
pureha ;
s for th
that
Field
—If you Tuiveu't
New Suit and Shoi
Meet, you had better j_et 1
Friday and Saturday an
Days in Norman. You will s
high school boys here from
the state and they will out-shine you
if you don't watch. You will find a
That's all. CIVIC COMMIITTEE.
Advertised Letters
United States Postoffice, Norman,
May 2, 1917.
Mrs Leah Baker, Ernest Brallwhefl,
I-. W. Coker. Acrby English, Guy
Htzgerald, Frank Johnson, Viola
Marvel, Los W. Meats, Mrs. Lucy
Parr, Mr. Geo. Rider, Dora Rold,
Jessie Smith, Barry Swartz, Lettie
Taylor, C. Vilder, Mrs. S. E. Williams.
When calling for the above, please
state that they were advertised. One
cent due for each letter or card ad-
vertised.
FL(n D L. SWANK, Postmaster.
SANTA FE EXCURSIONS
Round Trip Summer Tourist
Fares
thi
Big
ihe new thine
J;at Kiniberlin
for this
—Mr. John Hoffman Dead: Mr.
lohn Hoffman, father of August and
■oral Anna Hoffman, died at his home 9
over [miles southeast of Norman, on Weil-
day, May 2, 1917, aged nearly 80 i
rs. His illness was of long dura-j
wear tion, and death not unexpected. He
was a respected citizen and the son
Colorado Springs, Colo,, and return. .$32.50
Denver, Colo., and return 32.50
Pueblo, Colo, and return 30.80
Trinidad, Colo, and return 27.50
Washington, D. C. and return 53.30
Chicago, 111. and return 36.80
Culver, Ind. and return 37.70
Clear Lake, la. and return 34.96
Spirit Lake, la. and return 35.86
Boston, Mass. and return 71.40
Detroit, Mich, and return 44.70
Mackinac Island, Mich, and return .. 52.75
St. Paul, Minn, and return 37.30
Kansas City, Mo., and return 18.30
| St. Louis, Mo. and return 25.20
Las Vegas, N. M. and return 31.50
Santa Fe, N. M. and return 34.20
Buffalo, N. Y. and return 53.00
New York City, N. Y. and return .... 62.60
Salt Lake City, Utah and return .... 47.50
On sale daily, May 15th to Sept 30th. Re-
turn limit Oct. 31st, 1917.
Stop overs allowed in both directions.
See us for rates to various other points.
./. J. BAKER,
Agent.
BARGAINS
by the
Pickard Real Estate
—Company—
Norman, Okla
Phone 22.
Five-room house, barn, lot 125x
240 feet, located on Westside. Will
sell cheap or Will take one-third of
purchase price in livestock a'ld
farming implements.
Lot 50x240 feet, located on We
Main street. Price $850.00.
Eight-room house, bath, large
basement, furnace heat, aleepini
porch, south front, located about
half way between business part of
town and the University. Price
$5000.00. Will trade for smalle
property or acreage property.
Four corner lots, south and cast
front; will sell cheap.
Eight-room house, bath, base
ment, furnace heat. Price $4500.00
located on Asp avenue.
Business lot on West Main
street where there are several
business houses being built. Price
$1800.00.
Business lot on West Main street,
price $750.00.
160-acre farm in McClain county,
about 100 acres bottom land. Price
$8500.00.
240-acres, about 100 acres hot
tom land. Two sets improvements
Located 3 miles from Norman
Price $12000.00.
80 acres, about 50 acres bottom
land. 25 acres now in alfalfa. Close
to Norman-Oklahoma Interurban
improvements fair, good well with
wind mill. Price $G0 an acre. This
is one of the best small farms in
the county, its location making it
especially desirable.
160 acres in the famous Ten
Mile Flat, all bottom land, well im
proved, practically all in cultiva
tion. One of the best corn and at
falfa farms in the state. Price
$1.1,000.00.
100 acres in the Ten Mile Flat,
all but a few acres bottom land.
Two sets of improvements. Price
$10,500.00.
140 acres located near Noble.
About 100 acres first-class land.
Good improvements. Price $7,000.
80 acres about four miles from
Noble. Will trade this property for
property in the University neigh-
borhood.
Call at office, in
Farmers National
Bank Building,
. Norman.
Pickard Real Estate
—Company—
S. D.Morgan
NEW AND SECOND-HAND
GOODS.
215 West Main l>h„nc 622
Pay best prict.a for second-hand
goods of every description.
Sell new and second-hand goods
at most reasonable prices.
^ Repairing of furniture a special-
Grates and other repairs on
stoves.
A SQUARE DEAL TO ALL.
J. W. Linton
REAL ESTATE DEALER
Norman, Okla.
Buys and sells real estate.
Iwelve to fifteen houses and
fifty to 100 lots always on hand
to select from.
Pay cash, pay, by monthly or
make annual payments—I don't
care.
No commission; No expense. See
J. W. LINTON, Owner.
Upstairs, over postoffice.
Denver Runyan J. R. Stogner
Runyan & Stogner
LOANS AND INSURANCE
Office: In Cleveland Co. Enter-
price Offices.
All business intrusted to ui
will be carefully and con-
scientiously transacted.
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