The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, August 25, 1919 Page: 4 of 4
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THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT, NORMAN. OKLAHOMA
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ROSS GIFT $400,000,000
lncrcn«M *tnce t!>e armistice,
or work anions the French peo-
V'asbv that hostilities have ceased,
upf-nch themselves naturally pre-
fnr n.« possible to provide for
> n. It has accordingly been de-
d that the guiding principle of
v ss policy In France henceforth
ivnjiiv to have punctilious regard to
pirol'.v responsibility, hut to direct
reiy oris primarily to assisting
A,ND
LOCAL ^
PERSONAL
(a'}
the
kcnd
relief societies. The liberated
J. VV. Holing, formerly a well
known citizen of Norman, is here j
visiting friends. He recently re-!
turned from California, where lie j
lias been living for the past year i
or more, and where Mrs. Holing >
died some months ago.
. . ^stated regions of France have
''' ^vlded by ti." gmernnii'tit int<•
1 xC<jS||-;,.ts, . ..e li olii. ,ally as- I
typitsiguated French relief organi-
ttce
thou American Hod Cross work in
d mwas '>.v n commission
een men who landed on French
June 13, 1017. Since then
Prof, and Mrs. Jas. I. Tucker
and children, who have been en-1
joying an outing at Sulphur the I
past week, returned home on Sun- j
day.
eral days. They say work is plen-
ty at good wages and everybody
seems prospei :u:<. Crops are line
and the people <i!i throu'i'i t! at
oil region west of Ardmore are
certainly living high. Dutch and
Laurence are good boys and ex-
pert drivers and deserved the va-
cation. They came back single, it
is said, but hope to settle dowr.
soon to a happy life.
however, there is little difference
in the per cent of the first five
clubs, and Oklahoma C ity still has
a chance.
pt !>}
tdy. K)0 persons have been upon the
loth France, of whom 7,000 were
ders engaged when the armistice
ned. An indication of the pres-
— e of the work will he obtained
"™e fact that the services of 0,000
/ are still required.
'American Expeditionary Force
largely evacuated England, the
■s of the Ited Cross Conunls- j
•re are naturally upon a dlinin- j
Hcale period. Active operations
in progress In Archangel and
| work In Italy has been almost
)r ; on behalf of the civilian pop-
pnivof that country. In the critical
(•s. Ef Italy's struggle the American
■through their Red Cross, sent
)R Seal message of sympathy and I
|iio+or which the government and ;
t; c>if Italy have never ceased to
Isscs t'ielr gratitude.
j i and Personnel to Near East.
occasion for such concontrn-
effort In Italy, England, Itel- j
js> d even In France having natur-
al, ti normally diminished. It has
|otie isslble to divert supplies and
—el in large measure to the aid
e • people in the Near East who
kuherto heen inaccessible to out-
distance, but whose sufferings
;en upon an appalling scale,
byj ds of these peoples are so vast
Le.ernment alone can meet them,
i jAmerlcan Ited Cross Is making
L "t to relieve Immediately the
])K ute distress.
ber extensive group of American
lolbi has been dispatched to carry
1 Noieeded supplies, anil to work
| ter in the various lialkan couii-
-l order to co-ordinate their ae-
on a Ralkan commission has heen
rd ied, with headquarters at
erl.'taly, from which point nlono
■ap.Jalkan centers can be reached
>au;\
be umisslon has just reached Po-
it h doctors and nurees, meilleal
nar and food for sick children
resillds. An American Red Cross
don has also been appointed
relieving the suffering of Rus-
loners still confined In Qermun
-limps.
JOImportaht commission Is still
pr.n In Palestine. Through the
Mbcial co-operation has been
. .the Armenian and Syrian Ite-
yjjnilssion, which was the only
ible to carry relief in the in-
Turkish dominions.
*:d Cross Will Continue,
I'fnP'oss effort Is thus far Hung.
1 jcontlnue to he so. But tho
[sift represented by this work
f,vlsi> assumed an 'utlmatep'uee
illy life of our people ut home,
y of workers which has been
i and trained during the war
IfoQ be demobilized. All our ex-
yd, in the war shows clearly that
an unlimited field for service
—ciinl which can he performed
uliar effectiveness by the Red
iVliat its future tasks may ho
- Impossible to forecast. We
► s ilt so long as there is mi Amer-
lcijiy in the field the Red Cmss
in > a special function to perform.
rig could he of greater itnpor-
Jrr the American Red Cross than
i Just set In motion by the live
d Cross societies of the world
>p a program of extended ac-
^,1 n the Interest of humanity,
jceptlon involves not ujone ef-
c relieve human suffering, but
jnt it; not alone a movement
Hundreds of Nornianites at-
tended the double-header base j
ball game at Oklahoma ( ity on^
Sunday between the Oklahoma
City and Tulsa (earns of the Wes-
tern League, but were disap- j
pointed that the "Idnatis" did not
win. The score was 7 to 1 in the
first game in favor of the Tul-
sans, and 5 to 3 in the second
game with Oklahoma City on
the losing end. Even with that,
Presidential bees are again
buzzing around looking for the
entrance to the official hive. We
suspect, however, that some of
them are bumblebees.
They say, however, that the
devil is much concerned over the
future of his realm. He has no
place for a profiteer.
Some men are born tired, some
become tired, while others are too
darned lazy to even get tired.
Laurence McElhaney and Dutch
Starzer arc home from New Wil-
son, where they visited friends sev-
OKLA ROYS IN SIBERIA
That there are lots of Okla-
homa boys with the American
forces in Siberia is stated by a
Lexington boy in a letter to his
parents received this week. ' He
says:
A. E. F., Siberia, July 16, 1919.
Dear Father and Mother:
Just fine and anxiously awaiting
boat home, but it does not arrive
until July 29th, and we will be
forty-eight days on the way home
as we stop at Nogoski ten days,
and at the Philippine Islands te-
days but the stops will be inter-
esting in a way, for I can revisit
some of the old places again. I
will stop at Presidio of S. F. as
soon as I land, but will wire you,
also will write often. 1 am going
to try and go to France if possi-
ble, next year, though.
Tell Foy that thi sexpedition is
one-third Oklahoma boys, the 31st
Infantry and Hospital Corps are
practically all home boys.
Well, I know of no news to
write so will quit for this time.
Do not write till I get home. Your
hoy.—L. M. Butler.
bration will distribute more than Stall space is being rapidly re-
$15,000 in cash premiums among served and a greater exhibit than
Oklahoma livestock breeders, was ever seen before is expected.
GREATEST LIVESTOCK
EXHIBITS IN SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma City, Aug. 25.—That
the Oklahoma State Fair and Eji-1
position has done more for the j
livestock industry of the state:
than any other institution is theI
opinion of many leading breeders i
of purebred livestock. This year:
the State Fair and Victory Celc-
MULDROW & KIDD
Real Estate—Loans—Insurance
WE HAVE FOR SALE
Good Buys in Norman City Property
Good buys in Farm Lands.
We have cheap money to loan on well improved farms.
LET US INSURE YOUR PROPERTY
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTED TO RENT—Good five
to eight room house. Must
have possession by 1st of Septem-
ber. Call phone 788. 125-1*
FOR SALE—Good used furniture.
576 Boulevard. Phone 391.
125-6t*
GIRL WANTED—For general
house work. Mrs. Wm. Mor-
gan, Jr., Phone 182. 125-tf.
ELBERTA PEACHES FOR
SALE—75 cents per bushel in
the orchard, two miles north of
cemetery. T1IOS McDANIEL.
125-3t*
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L. C. GILES PHONE 59 W. C. WEIR
Office—First National Bank Building
Giles-Weir Investment Company
Norman, Oklahoma
FARM LANDS AND CITY PROPERTY
Call and see us, we have some good properties listed worth
the money. See us if you desire a loan on farm property
If you have property for sale list it with us.
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eople of an Individual nation,
ttempt to arouse all people to
of their responsibility for tho
f their fellow beings through-
world It is a program both
\j)j practical. Ideal In that Its
aim Is ncfthing less than vcr-
'eace on earth good will to
d practical in that It seeks to
3ans and measures which are
available and make them ef-
n meeting without delay the
ilch Is daily recurrent In the
all peoples.
accomplishing Its mission In
s of peace which must lla
us the Red Cross will require
st possible leadership, and
[rtlo.v the continued support, sym*
rd participation In its work
/hole American people. It
rly fortunate that such a man
vingston Farrand should have
ected as the permanent head
^organization. The unstinted
^in which ah our people gava
Clselves throughout the war Is
assurance that our Red Cross
' Inue to receive that co-opera-
:h will make Its work a source
I, and Inspiration to every Atner*
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)i ivlson, as chairman of the In*
- al Commission of the Amerl-
P Cross, has undertaken to rep.
lue American Red Cross in the
--on of the program for extend*
' #ross activities, and will spend
i" several months In Europe In
|: Ion with other Ited Cross socl-
ihat purpose.
H COUNCIL OF THE A.MKR-
Rrn ntoss.
n*ry V. Davison, Chairman.
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'Buy A Home
One six room house. Good location. Price right.
One nine room house near university. Iirlmediatt
possession. Cheap.
Other property worth the money.
McDaniel 6* MattheWs
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
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Sure Cure For
The Heat
Electric
Service
Relief and cool comfort are
instantly yours with the press
of a button, no matter how
hot the sun may become, if
you'll hook an electric fan up
with our ever ready service.
You will feel better—work
better—rest better—if you
have an Electric Fan handy.
Purchase now while stocks are
complete.
At any dealer's.
Oklahoma Gas & Elec-
tric Company
Frank, Carder, Manager
Telephone 501
Tomorrow we shall
place on
Special Sale
for one week $2000
worth of high class furs
Every piece of this stock is new 1919 styles and has just
been received from one of America's best Furriers and is
fully guaranteed both by the maker and this store to give
you satisfactory service-
In this display every popular shape in both neck pieces
and muffs will be shown. There are scarfs, stoles, capes as
well as many popular shapes in muffs.
Real furs in Natural Wolf, Natural Badger, .Wildcat .Lynx, .jap
Cross. Fox, Red Fox, Racoon, Skunk, Qppossum, Wolfhound, Silvered
Fox, and a large collection of the famous Narobia Black furs in both
neck pieces and muffs. These are the only black furs that we know will
not rub off and will hold their colors.
Every piece of this $2,000.00 stock will be offered at a discount of
20 per cent. The reductions will be made at any time of the sale and
will be taken off the regular price. This is indeed a saving and we use
this means to increase our fur sale at the start of the season.
If you wish we will hold any furs that you buy until you wan.
them delivered.
We ask that you note our window display the next time you are
down town.
You are invited to see this display even if you have no intention of
buying furs at this time.
Remember you can buy a dollar's worth of fur value for only
eighty cents if you will make your purchases this week.
Regular prices are from $9 to $55, August Sale prices are from
$7.20 to $52.
Make our second floor a visit and see this display tomorrow.
McCalVs
NORMAN'S GREATEST STORE
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The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, August 25, 1919, newspaper, August 25, 1919; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc114132/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.