The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 62, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 11, 1919 Page: 1 of 4
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Every Progressive Citizen should take stock in the Country Club. Mail your subscription today. It is a splendid proposition.
3hc Daily Transcript
VOL. VII. NO. 62.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NORMAN DONATES ,
$45818 SAL. ARMY
The girls of the R. D. C. club
deserves much credit for their un-
tiring efforts made Saturday to
raise Norman's qpota for the Sal-
vation Army Campaign funds.
The girls report that a few were
eager to donate according to their
ability, while others, who were
able to donate, showed little in-
terest and subscribed accordingly.
No assessments were made as in
previous campaigns, this being
merely donation work and up to
the individual to realize and show
his appreciation of the good work
accomplished by the Salvation
Army.
Due to the R. D. C. Club's thor
yfmcCom/mE
iveeaiua
MICHAEL ANGELO.
Michael Angelo, the world's
most famous sculptor, could trans-
form a rough stone into the form
j of an angel. He had an eye for j
CITY COUNCIL PLAN
FOR MORE PAVING
ough organization and their wil-
lingness to work for the good
cause $950.00 was raised in four
hours. The committee feels con-
fident that if this club could have
forked every town in the county
.lere would have been no doubt
hat the county would have raised
ts quota. Reports from the coun- whpre children gather and the
V districts are expected in on butterfly wings its way from flow-
I the beautiful and the delicate
touch of his hands chiseled away
the roughness of nature that lay
hidden in a stone.
Transforming a rough piece of
earth into a place that is restful
to the eye and uplifting to the
I mind is sometimes called a park;
a place where fountains play,
,8<lay- The committee appre- er tQ f)ower; a placu where aU
.ti i very much the work of the may rest when the evening sha. j Strub]e
R. D. C. club. ; dows gather on a summer day.
The earns were as follows: Norman needs more Michael
A gat. a Burke, captain; Helen j Angelos to carve their good names
Vincent, ^Margaret .Hendon, Bur- jnto tj,e hearts of men. The home
should be the starting place to
make a city fair. Try it around
your own door and you will be a
happy benefactor to the race of
At a meeting of the city coun-
cil on Tuesday night a paving
campaign was started that will
give Norman many more blocks of
good roads, and proceedings were
instituted thit may add numerous
other blocks to Norman's paved
area. It is hoped to keep up the
good work until every street in
Norman is paved. The resolution
adopted Tuesday night include
the following streets:
Santa Fe street from West Main
to Duffy.
West Symmes from Santa Fe
to College Avenue.
College avenue from Symmes
to Boyd.
Boyd street from College to Elm j
Elm street from Symmes to I
Boyd.
West Apache from Santa Fe
Webster.
Jenkins avenue from Duffy
Boyd.
A resolution to pave Mor.net
avenue was almost ready for pre
sentation, but was laid over
the next meeting.
It was reported that Messrs
& Mitchell
for the paving on DeBarr, were
getting the material on the ground
to
Norman Is to Have
a Swimming Pool
>.
The Mayor and City Council at
their meeting on Tuesday night
leased the two and a half acres
constituting the old waterworks
plant near the west side school to
Roy Foster who will begin at once
to build a swimming pool and na-
tatorium, expecting to hava it
ready for business in a short time.
He expects to make it of concrete,
50x100 feet and build it in the
most approved style. He has a
lease on the land for five years,
with the privilege of five more,
and the improvements he puts up-
on the property will be substan-
tial. It is a pretty park and will
be made into a popular vesort.
Sealed Bids
For Concessions
Fourth of July
THE 142N0 ARRIVES
OKLA. CITY TONIGHT
1 Svery Baptist
) At the Church on
Wednesday Night
The Country Club
BULLETIN:
— ' is urged to attend a meeting at
Oklahoma City, June 11.—Mem-j the Baptist church tonight at 8
hers of the 1 12nd infantry will not j o'clock, rain or no rain.
Every progresive city in Okla-
homa has a Country Club, and
i the Transcript is pleased to see
Every Baptist family in Norman j ttmt Norman intends joinin(f the
progressive cities in this respect.
The movement started by Messrs.
to
Sealed bids will be received by
the committee on concessions for
the picnic ground privileges at
Norman on July 3rd and 4th, to
u'ntil | be held at the city psrk, up until
' noon of Saturday, June 14th. The
commitete reserves the right to
contractors j r°Ject any or a11 bi(ls' Ad^ress
j CLYDE BOGLE, Chairman Com-
mittee on Concessions.
dean Van' Camp, Dorothy McCall.
Billie M.'.Guire, captain; Mar-
guerite Newblock, Bonnie Giles,
Jessie Frost, Roxie Frost.
reach Oklahoma City until late
Wednesday, according to informa-
tion reaching this city this morn-
ing. Those in charge were told
that the first of the five sections
bearing troops would reach Enid
about 10 o'clock this morning. All
sections were to be held there,
however, until the entire unit is
assembled, when the trains will
start toward El Reno. A parade
and celebration will be held at
Enid, and all the sections will ar-
rive Oklahoma City close together.
According to Brig. Gen. Harry
I'entecost arrival of the 142nd here
late tonight will mean that the
parade will be held Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Somewhere in Kansas and the
northern part of Oklahoma three
troop trains, bearing the fighting
hoys of the 142nd infantry, are
this morning speeding toward Ok-
lahoma City. Throughout the city
many mothers are counting the
hours until the rising wail of the
big siren will announce the arriv-
al of the trains, says the Times
Telegraphic information re-
ceived this morning stated that
Hessie Frost, captain; Xyla Pen- j men whose eyes shall see and
dleton, Mable Herrington, Letha whose footsteps shall fall around
Dellinger, Anna Sheets.
The team captained by
Agatha Burke secured the
for largest subscriptions.
W. R. CLARK, Manager.
Miss
prize
your door. Norman is carving its
way into the hearts of the people.
A little more chiseling away of
the rough stone and the beauty
will be unfolded day by day.
THE CIVIC COMMITTEE.
and would soon begin active con . .
struction. This paving is to be of r<lI1K W Oil IlKllCtACl
brick, similar to Asp avenue, but j A Court of Inquiry has been held
better. | at the court house the past week J train No. 3, bearing part of the
It was also reported that the and a large number of witnesses ( unit, left Springfield, Mo., about
property owners on North Craw-1 examined. As a result of the j midnight last night, In view of
ford were favorable to paving on examination, Frank Wolf was in- the fact that the two other trains
that street from the end of the dieted on two charges—selling ' al-e preceding the third, all should
paving on East Main to the north liquor to Will Hill, and to a lot of ( he well oil the last lap of the jour-
The pastor will report on his
trip to Atlanta, where he secured
twenty thousand dollars as a sup-
plement to tlie building fund. Yes-
terday before the State Board ot
Baptist General Convention of
Oklahoma the matter was pre-
sented and we secured an addi-
tienal ten thousand dollars.
Our lotal assets now for the pro-
jected new building approximates
*50,000.00. It is imperative thnt
we perfect our building plans at
once. The meeting tonight is of
E. B. Johnson, Phil C. Kidd, R. V.
Downing, R. W. Hutto and other
progressive citizens will, we hope,
receive the unanimous endorse-
ment of the progressive citizenship
of "The University City" and we
are sure it will.
Already more than $(3,000 has
been subscribed to the project.
The thought is to secure a tract
of land within a short distance of
Norman, upon which to erect
buildings, construct a lake, build
a golf course, croquet grounds,
etc.; to, in fact, make a place
utmost importance, because our where the tired business man may
go afternoons and evenings, and
action will be on the ways and
means of an immediate breaking
of ground and the beginning of
the new edifice.
Let every Baptist come tonight,
and lend his energy and counsel
to the matter, as well as coming
a spirit of profound thanksgiv- \ ]iir
take his family and enjoy a coun-
try outing. A dancing pavilion,
kitchenette, dining parlor and
other like features will be a part
of the building, and it is expected
to be up-to-date in every particu-
ing to God that our plans have
prospered so well and speedily.
We cordially invite other Chris-
tian men and women to come and
plan with us.
G. J. ROUSSEAU, Pastor.
limits of the town, toward the University boys. The last sale is | ney this morning. Springfield
City
Sweet Potatoes: Nancy Hall and
Southern Queen potato plants, al- j High grade Peaberry or Java
so late cabbage. $3.50 per hundred coffee, per pound only 40c.—Tubbs
delivered. 25c off if cash accom- j grocery.
panies order.—D. F. Garrett!
Plant Farm, Wayne, Okla. 61-6* Subscribe for the Transcript.
East Main street to the Oklahoma ; when he is charged with selling J alK[ the ordinary passenger sche-
State Hospital was also discussed. j eight pints of Yellowstone whisky j dule requires about eleven hours
All these projects are very neces- j for j{e gave bond in each j to make the trip. The troop
sary, and it is hoped that they will ! ease jn the amount of $500 and i trains will probably require addi-
be brought to fruition. j will have his trial in the county | tional time, due to re-routing. It
A dandy good broom for only
65c.—U. S. Tubbs.
IIBI
H BVTER
Shows Starts 2 pm. Continuous. No Stops, 11 p. m.
18 Big Fans. Phone 144 for Program
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
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Jas. I). Maguire Jr. Home: Jas. D.
Maguire Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. D. Maguire, is expected home
from San Antonio, Texas, today
(Wednesday), having graduated
a few days ago from the celebrat-
ed St Louis college of that city,
ed St. Louis college of that city,
of the finest colleges in the coun-
try and James has received a fine
education, and came through with
high honors. His sister, Miss
Catherine, who has also been at-
tending school at San Antonio,
will not be home for several days,
being the house guest at McAles-
ter of a school mate, the grand-
daughter of Gen. Cabell.
court on July 7th. He was also
arrested for fighting, the result of
a scrap he had at the Santa Fe
depot on Sunday morning, and is
under $500 bond on that charge.
Williams & Luttrell are his attor-
neys.
STUDENT MIXER
FRIDAY NIGHT
LOTTIE BAKER CRIES
AS PRUIETT TELLS OF
HER LIFE HARDSHIPS
William Fox Presents
GLADYS BROCKWELL, IN
"THE FORBIDDEN ROOM"
A story of City Official Life in which Corrupt Framers are
Framed. A strong plea in favor of votes for women. Battles
for city in which rogues are routed. Dramatic story of corrup-
tion cornered. In which a woman pays for the evil men do. A
mere girl makes a city decent. Brave girl risks her reputation
to clear her sweeheart.
A "mixer" for everybody con-
nected with the university, wether
students or members of the facul-
ty, will be held Friday evening on
the lawn back of the administra-
tion building, according to an an-
nouncement made by Miss Viva
Booth, secretary of the Y. W. C.
A., Tuesday.
Festivities w}ill start at 7:30
p. m. and end at 9 o'clock. Re-
freshments will be served by the
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C A com-
mittees in charge and a program
wll be prepared for the entertain-
* | ment of the students and other
The jury was completed by j guests.
noon yesterday in the Lottie Ba- ; «m;xer" js an annual affair
ker murder trial in Oklahoma City ; put Qn by the two organizations
and the afternoon was devoted to {or pUrpose of acquainting the
the opening statements of the de- j new stuednts with each other. A
fense and the state. But one un- J large number of the students al-
I married man will pass upon her j wayS attended in the past.
fate. l Should it rain the affair will
As Moman Pruiett told of her no|. be postponed, but will be held
life, from almost infancy up, Mrs. j jn the y. M. C. A. hut.
Baker cried for the first time since
j the crime was said to have been
committed. Pruiett told of her
first marriage, when she was but
sixteen years old, and then to Ba-
ker, whom she had known but
scarcely a few weeks. She had
his
Special chocolate almond bars,
also milk chocolate bars and choc-
olate marshmellow bars, each 5c.
—U. S. Tubbs grocery.
is improbable that the trains will
arrive before 8 o'clock tonight.
ROTARY BANQUET
The Norman Rotary club re-
ceives its charter from the Inter-
national Association of Rotary
j Clubs today and will be formally
received into that organization at
a banquet and smoker to be held
at the First M. E. Church banquet
parlors on South Santa Fe tonight
(Wednesday). Messrs. Leonard I Jepson has performed good work.
Word comes from Wichita, Kas.,
of the marriage there on June 5th
of Miss Helen Barrett, instructor
in upblic speaking at the Univer-
sity and one of the best known and
most popular ladies of the institu-
tion, and Mr. Leon F. Wood, for-
merly connected with the electri-
cs! engineering department of the
University. Wood was an ensign
i nthe navy and only recently dis-
charged from the service. He is
now employed by the Central
Electric company of Chicago,
where they will make their home.
New Night Watch: At the city
council meeting on Tuesday night
Night Marshal J. F. Jepson sub-
mitted his resignation, which was
accepted and Mayor Hutchin ap-
pointed J. A. Steele, whose ap-
pointment was confirmed. Mr.
The Country Club will, of course
be open to none except stockhold-
ers and members, and all who wish
to take advantage of it for them-
selves and families should get in
on the ground floor. See Phil C.
Kidd at once and subscribe to the
stock and take out membership.
Let us put Norman "on the map"
in this respect as well as in all
others.
Notice
All livery and dray license in
the city of Norman has been due
since May 1st. This is to give
notice that if same is not'paid on
or before Saturday, June 14th, de-
linquents will be arested. Pleatee
take due notice and "get busy."
H. L. SANDERSON,
62-3t City Marsha
10 lbs. any kind beans for only
1.00.—U. S. Tubbs, phones 31 and
PEACHES FOR SALE—Good,
perfect fruit; on Jas. MeDaniel
place, 1 1-2 miles west of Univer-
sity.—$1.00 per bushel at the farm
Phone WJ-53. 61-2t*
Mr. and Frs. Harry Hutchin an
building an extension addition to
Bailey and Jack Owens from the I which will doubtless be continued ] their home on East Hughbert and
/-u-i-l i..i_ ...:n i ii... i... n,„ n.nn.k.i Ulie TrMrwprint understands his
Oklahoma City club will be the
installing officers, and there will
be other members from that club
besides members of other clubs
over the state. The exercises will
consist of good talks, good "eats"
and good music—the latter espec-
ially good when the "gang" breaks
forth in song in unison. The boys
are expecting a happy time.
by the new marshal.
Subscribe for the Transcript.
the Transcript understands bis
t'other, Mayor 8 W. Hutchin. will
live with them,
NOTICE
We have been promised a few
more Detroit Vapor Stoves which
the State Representative is pick-
ing up from over the state. Or-
ders on file wil be filled as they
are received. Place your order
and we will try our best to get
you a stove.
MINTEER HOWE. CO.
Phone 53.
University Theatre
"Home of the Super-Silent Drama"
TODAY
Mable Normand
Famous Star c 'Mickey"
Also Five Big Acts of Big Time Vaudeville
"Vaudeville Movies"
Also Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand in
"Fatty's Bathing Beauties"
Also a new chapter of Pathes Greatest Serial
"The Tigers Trail"
with Ruth Roland and George Larkin
...Coming' Friday and Saturday—William Pox presents Theda
Bara in "The Serpent", wonderful big battle scenes. .The boar
hunt is the greatest ever filmed. -Also a big Sunshine Comedy,
"Oh, What a Night." 'With the last chapter of "The Terror of
the Range."
We want you to visit our store
and see what we really have, for
Neil Johnson Honored: A
man boy, and one in every
we know you will be pleased with j worthy, was elected president of
our goods, also our service—U. S. j the Alumni association of the Uni-
Tubbs grocery, phone 31 and 224. ; versity at the meeting at the aud-
I itorium on Monday afternoon.
Hand Organized: There was a There are now thousands of the
known nothing whatever of
character and reputation; they la- most excellent attendance of the alumni of the University, and ev-
ter separated, she coming to Okla- bam) boys at tj,e meeting called by ery year is adding to them greatly
homa City, where Baker followed prof Oscar Lehrer at the Univer- anil to be picked out for the honor
her and said to have threatened sity on Tuesday night and a town j is one which every graduate as-
her life unless she lived, with him. : band was organized which will | pires to. The Transcript congrat-
t is said that Baker had served ! meet on Friday nights for prac- ! ulates the young man, and the as-
a term for killing a man in a tice There are a number of mu- j sociation, feeling certain he will
knife fight, and that he was bet- ! gic iovjng men in the city, and a worthily fill the position.
good band is certain to be the re- j
suit. Prof. Lehrer is giving his ; Married: Harry Weir, instrue-
services as leader and is enthus- tor in the department of engineer-
iastic over the matter. Among | ing at the University, left for Chi-
those who have joined the band is cago on Tuesday where on Thur
R. H. Parham, of the Transcript,
who played in Norman twenty
years ago as a member of the
Pauls Valley band.
ter
known in Terre Haute, Ind.,
as "Knife" Baker, because of his
many kHifing episodes.
J. W. Linton has rented the
Terminal hotel on North Santa Fe
avenue to Mrs. E. J. Weiland and
sold her the furnishings. She is
to pay $30 per month and gets
possession on July 1st.
High grade chocolate candy, the
75c kind, per pound only 35c.—
Tubbs grocery, phones 31 and 224.
Full line of fresh fruits, fresh
meats, eggs, butter and anything
you want in the grocs/ry line.—U.
S. Tubbs, phones 31 and 224.
day, June 12th, he and Miss Louise
Eldridge, formerly teacher of vio
lin at the University, will be mar-
ried. Miss Eldridge, who is a
charming girl, is at her home in
Chicago. The young couple ex-
pect to return to Norman in Sep-
tember, Mr. Weir having been re-
appointed on the faculty.
"PECK'S BAD
GIRL"
It's a Goldwyn Picture
The story of the town scamp and the city vamp.
Mable frolics through this picture. This brilliant
Goldwyn Artiste will delight her legion of admirers
in this, her newest comedy drama. Fun vies with
thrills in this picture and it is sure to delight all.
New Screen Magazine and "Star" Comedy
"WISE WIVES'
with Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran completes the
program
Coming tomorrow — Paramount-Artcraft Special
"THE SILVER KING" with William Faversham.
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