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The Daily Transcript
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VOL. VII NO. 260.
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS*
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Gran _,ory Report in Texas Ab-
solves Merchants from All
Responsibility.
BEAUMONT, Texas, lreb. 6. —
Blaming the buying public for high
prices because "there is a spirit of ex-
travagance prevailing among the con-
sumers," and "the purchasing class
appears entirely willing to pay any
price asked," the Jefferson county
grand jury in Sixtieth district court, j
reported its finding in an investiga-j
tion of the high cost of living.
The report sad:
Extravagance Prevails
"The testimony of merchants and 1
dealers had a singular coincidence in,
the complaint against the consuming |
public, that there is a spirit of ex-,
travagance prevailing among the con-
sumers. We heard witness after wit-
ness repeat that prospective purchas-|
ers, whether rich or poor, demand the
best there is in the market. They:
demand the very highest quality of
food, of clothing and everything
that entered into the needs of liv-.
ing. There is a lack of discrimina-
tion, an entire absence of selection I
with a view to saving. We find j
people are indulging in luxuries to an
abnormal extent. We therefore, con- J
fess a certain timidity about making
suggestions. Nevetherles9^ we be-
lieve that conditions eventually will
right themselves.
"We believe that constant applica-;
tion of the principle of frugality, j
discrimination in buying, seeking and j
patronizing the merchants who offer]
goods at reduced prices; eliminating
luxuries; saving with that same care |
and Precision that was practiced dur-j
ing the war; eliminating of excess in
everything and the insistence of the I
purchaser upon the lowest price con-1
sistent with living profit will even-
tually bring about a lower price level.'
"This condition can also be hasten-'
id by merchants and dealers and
laborers manifesting a broad patrio-!
tism and a spirit of unselfishness, by1
voluntarily confining themselves to
profits, wages and salaries, which will
safely carry them over this period of i
feverish indifference, rioting excess.'
We commend all classes of people the I
wisdom of making purchases carefully
patronizing those who sell the cheap-j
est and insisting that each factor in j
the handling of the goods demand of I
every other factor that smaller prof-j
be accepted as an emergency. i
"We believe also that the policy of.
the consumer to use sparingly of any |
product which attains an exhorbitant j
price will have the effect to reduce the
price of that commodity." j
High profits, the report declared,
are being taken but no instance was
found of "amlicious or vicious prof-
teering in the county."
The jury was unable "with all its
investigation to form a definite con-
clusion as to the high ccsi of living."
Offer of the general field secre-
taryship of the Y. M. C. A., southern
division, was made Monday to Dr.
H. C. Gossard, assistant professor of
mathematics at the university, by
Dave Porter, general secretary of the
international committee of the asso-
ciation.
ROW IS ARRESTED;
FORGED $36 CHECK
J. F. Row was arrested yesterday
and jjlaced in the county jail, charged
with forgery.
It is alleged he gave a $36 check,
signed "W. C. Row," to F. N. Rob-
erts in payment of a $14 store bill,
receiving the balance in money. The
check was drawn on the Chickasha
National Bank.
Row has been working for farmers
on Route 5.
gets victory ingram bound over
over embry in state to district court
Embry and Hamon Camps Are Still Young Member of Auto Thieves
Disputing Over Carrying Pre- Gang Says He Is Son of Gar-
cincts; Interest Picking Up. | vin County Deputy Sheriff.
city may pave with
concrete compound
Dougherty Firm Assures Gater of
Fifteen Cars of Gravel Ballast a
Day; Reports Thursday.
The paving committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will have a
full and complete report which will
be made at the weekly luncheon of
Chamber Thursday, according to C.
W. Kuwitzky, secretary of the organ-
ization.
City Manager W. R. Gater has re-
turned from Dougherty where he
went to inquire about the ballast be-
ing quarried there. He was assured
of a plentiful supply, getting an agree-
ment that the city would be shipped
fifteen cars a day if necessary.
This material is a mixture of gravel
with just enough sand to make it
suitable for concrete work. It has
been tried out in other Oklahoma
cities and found as good, if not bet-
ter, than the asphalt paving.
Gater also is in touch with five or
six firms in regards to renting con-
crete mixing machines, and expects
to have a favorable report on this by
Thursday.
The question of the legality of the
taking over this work is being settled
this week, and reports on that also
will be made.
This matter concerns the con-
struction of thirty-one blocks of pav-
ing for which no bids had been made
by contractors at the time the city
had advertised the opening of bids.
PAY-UP WEEK~IN TULSA
WOULD FLOAT BOND ISSUE
The following quotation is taken
from the association of retail credit
men of Tulsa, in regard to pay-up
time in Tulsa:
''It was even intimated that if 75
per cent of all the old debts in Tulsa
were paid the amount of money put
into circulation would almost float
a Liberty loan.
"The merchants told their custo-
mers that they didn't consider that it
would be good business to spend sev-
eral thousand dollars just at this
time, in telling them about 'Pay Up
Week' because they figured one or
two gentle hints and a straight from
the shoulder punch or two ought to
do the work."
OKLAHOMA CITY, leb. 3 —
Great interest is being taken here
in the result over the state of the
republican precinct meetings, and con-
flicting claims are beitifc made by the
Embry and Hammon camps.
The former has undoubtedly car-
ried Logan county and has a consid-
erable part of Payne county, (IS and
12 delegates respectively), while it
appears certain that Hamon has most
of the counties in the Eighth district
—the big republican district of the
state.
Hamon forces claim to have carried
Oklahoma county and that they will
have a majority of forty-five or more
in that county's convention Thursday,
insuring the election of 43 delegates
to both the state and district conven-
tions. This is not conceded by the
Embry forces and a bitter fight in
the county convention with probable
contesting delegations may be ex-
pected. . , , ii
The Hamon forces declare they will
have 000 of the 822 delegates that will
make 'up the state convention on
February 11.
W. R. Ingram was arraigned in
county court this morning, charged
with stealing August Miller s I-ord
car some weeks ago, and held to dis-
trict court by Judge Allen in the
sum of $1,500.
He is one of the men recently ar-
rested in Oklahoma City, alleged
to have been members of a gang of
automobile thieves, and was turned
over to the Cleveland county author-
ity.. by < iklahonia City officials.
lie is only 19 years old and
! says he is a son of a deputy sheriff
I of Garvin county. He claims he was
sick in Oklahoma City when the Mil-
ler automobile was stolen, but does
not deny belonging to the gang.
Hc said he got into the business
by being hired by an Oklahoma City
man to drive a machine to Fort
Worth, where it was sold for a good
GIRL OF 15 IS ISSUED
LICENSE TO BE MARRIED
A marriage license was issued
Saturday to Wilford Todd, 22, and
Miss Martha Upchurch, 16, both of
Route 5. The bride is a daughter of
W. A. Upchurch, who gave his con-
sent to the marriage.
Harley Stitt, 21, and Miss Violet
Bucklin, both of Moore, were also
permitted to pair.
He then found it had been stolen,
and thinking it an easy way to make
good money, got into the business
himself.
I'CUIUiiiJ «*•
Norman Co-Eds Wear Enough Paper
During Month to Print Transcript
For Year; "Silks" Get All the Blame
Congress is raising an awful howl
about the shortage of news print pa-
per—possibly because the rapidly
dwindling supply threatens to cur-
tail the circulation of the Congress-
ional Record and thereby prevent the
constituents of various politicians in
the outlying districts from lighting
their fires with the burning words of
Representative Bunk and Senator
Bull. , .
No one denies that there is a short-
age of newsprint, least of all the pub-
lishers who have to pay eight to
fifteen cents a pound for what they
were formerly able to get for 2 1-4
cents. . ...
But the reason for this shortage
may be seen on any street corner,
provided the day is a windy one i
Even the breeze may be dispensed
with, provided the recent Paris edict j
that skirts are to be at least ten
inches from the ground is adhered;
t0- i .
What's the connection between j
skirts and newspapers? None at -all, I
but a very large percentage of thej
'silk" stockings now being sold in
the United States and exported at
the rate of 15,000,000 pairs a year to |
foreign countries are made from
wood pulp, the same substance which
forms the basis for newsprint paper.
It has long been the opinion of
many that certain corners of Main
street, University boulevard and Asp
avenue were productive of more
entertainment than the daily paper
pow you know the reason.
Both are clothed in the same ma-
jerial, only the one is a little more
generously filled and more delicately
yurved than the other. 1 he fact re-
biains, however, that woman s love
i>f display is distinctly dangerous,
both to the forests and to the jour-
nals of the country. .
The Transcript statistical fiend is
responsible for the figures that if the
1501) pairs of "silks" sold in Norman
monthly to Norman co-eds and oth-
evs, were utilized for paper instead
of what they are, and the paper sold
to this paper, we would not have to
worry about the paper shortage for
months to come.
A frtune awaits the man who in
vents a njethod of making stockings
out of newspapers—for, in addition to
conserving wood pulp, the process
would add materially tp the reader-
interest of certain rather heavy dai-
boy barely escapes
serious injury by reo
l
Car Was in Low Gear When Crank-
ed; Miraculous Jump Sav«8
Boy from Being Crushed.
Cranking his car while it w'as in
gear came near seriously injuring ,
Floyd Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Miller who live south of town,
early this morning in front of the
Holtzschuc Motor Car company.
The Miller Reo was standing about
six feet from the gas filling station
when Miller cranked it. In front of
the station was a gas tank truck,
filling up the reservoir with gasoline.
When the car started in low, Mil-
ler saved himself by making a quick
jump from between the two cars. The
Reo shoved the gas truck a distance
of six feet and against a Buick which
was standing against the curb, push-
ing it sideways five or six feet.
About fifty or sixty gallons of gas-
oline were emptied onto the pave-
ment, and slight damage done to the
Buick.
Miller is thankful that he escaped
so luckily, which was by a miracle
indeed.
lies.
War risk insurance and vocational
training and medical attention to
former service men will be the sub-
jects of talks at a meeting of the uni-
versity post No. 52, American Legion
tonight. Sellers Bunch and Dr. J. L.
Day will be the speakers.
Coffee—
AT BREAKFAST
To the most of us, break
fast without Sanborn's cof-
fee, would be lacking.
Coffee is stimulating, en-
vigorating — creates power
to action — furnishes the
"pep"to start the day, and
keep you going.
Sanborn's Coffee is not the
highest priced coffee—but
has the quality—it satisfys.
Order a pound—at 55c.
Fresh Groceries, Crisp, Clean
Vegetables, Juicy Meats.
Barbour's Sanitary Grocery
208 East Main.
Phon« 75
special delivery is
transcript service
Boy On Bicycle Will Deliver "Kicks"
Each Night at 7 o'Clock;
Phone Your Number In.
Beginning tonight, The Transcript
innaugurates a new service feature
for the benefit of our subscribers.
From 6 to 7 o'clock a service boy
will be in the Transcript office to
answer the telephone. Those sub-
scribers who do not get their paper
will call in, give their name and
street number, the boy will go out
at 7 o'clock and deliver them a pa-
per, personally.
The boy will keep a bicycle, and
when you don't get your Transcript
call in before 7, and you will have
your paper before 7:30 o'clock.
The Transcript is anxious to give
republicans elect
delegates to meet
MORE COTTON GINNED
DURING PRESENT YEAR
More cotton was ginned in Okla-
homa and in Cleveland county this
year than during 1918, according to
figures issued by the department of
commerce.
Quantities are in running bales,
counting round bales as half bales,
and not including linters. Oklahoma:
1918, 552,933 bales; 1919, 834,315
bales; Cleveland county: 1918, 10,302
bales; 1919, 12,776.
STATE WILL NOT FURNISH
COUNTIES BLANK FORMS
COMING
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
University
Theatre
The Home of the Super-Silent
Drama
Wallace Reid in
Alias Mike Moran
A good drama from Fred-
erick Orin Bartilett's story
"Open Sesame."
Also
Good Keystone Comedy
Matinee 1 p. m. Continuous
ORCHESTRA MUSIC
Admission 10c and 20c
Precinct Meetings in Norman Last
Night for Election; Straw Vote
Favors Lowden for President.
The republicans of Norman held
their precinct meetings Monday
night and elected delegates to the
county convention which meets at
the court house at 2 o'clock 1 hurs-
day, February 5. No instructions
were given on precinct or national
committeemen, but all heartily fa-
vored the election of Fred Reed as
delegate to the national conventioi
from the Fifth district. The following
were the delegates elected with one-
half a vote each:
First ward—Ralph C. Hardie, G.
D. Graves, D. W. Gooding, J. M
Gresham, C. M. Smith and Dick
Boeskin. D. W. Gooding, precinct
committeeman.
Second ward—John G. Lindsay,
Ed F. Shinn, J. W. Songster and J.
J. Burke. Ed F. Shinn, precinct com-
mitteeman. ,,
Third ward, first precinct—R. V.
Lewis, J. D. Pierson, Levi Green-
field and E. B. Barnett. Roy Lewis,
precinct committeeman.
Third ward, second precinct—L.
M. Keiger, R. V. Downing, W. L.
Weir and Jas. D. Maguire. L. M.
Keiger, precinct committeeman.
Fourth ward—M. F. Fischer,
Henry Meyer, A. McDaniel, L. H.
McCoy, C. A. Herrington and l'red
Reed. M. F. Fischer, precinct com-
mitteeman. , , .
Votes in a number of the precincts
were taken on president and Lowden
was the favorite by large majority.
Twenty-eight blank forms which
have been furnished to the county
fuperintendents by the state will
hereafter be furnished by the county,
as a result of a decision rendered last
week by the state examiner and in-
spector, according to Superintendent
VY, R. Clark,
Copies of the blanks, form num-
bers, and other data regarding the
blanks have been received from the
department of education.
SCOTT FERRIS WILL
HAVE SPECIAL MESSAGE
army officer speaks
on military training
Noonday Luncheon of Rotary Club
Monday Was Featured With Ex-
cellent Address by Col Baehr.
(Editor's Note: The universal
training measure now pending in
congress provides for the complsory
training of all young men of 18 to 24
years. The first year each of them
must spend four months in a training
camp, and two months each year for
three years thereafter. They are then
placed in the reserve corps and sub-
ject to call for military duty until
they reach the age of 46 years.)
"Equality of responsibility as well
as equality of opportunity" was the
keystone of the movement for uni-
versal training in the United States,
according to Lieut-Col. C. A. Baehr
in his talk on that subject before the
Norman Rotary club Monday noon.
There was almost a full member-
ship present at the noonday lunch-
eon and the marked attention which
was paid to Col. Baelir's remarks
indicated the interest being taken on
the question; a question, by the way,
that is receiving much thought
throughout the country and upon
which there is a wide divorgence of
opinion.
Col. Baehr being a military man
himself and a graduate of West
Point, naturally favors the proposi-
tion, and is certainly able to give
some convincing reasons for the faith
that is within him.
As one instance of what the lack
of universal military training meant,
he emphasized the fact that it was
only after eighteen months of fevered
activity after our declaration of war
with Germany, together with the ex-
penditure of great amounts of money
(something like $1,000,000 every
hour since April 1, 1917, to April 1,
1919), before American troops in the
late war were able to make an offen-
sive engagement, and that it was the
very lack of such training in the
United States that made Germany
so arrogant and high-headed; that
that country realized what it meant
to put an army into the field, and
did not believe America could do it
before (Germany) had brought the
war to a successful conclusion against
France and England.
Col. Baehr declared it was now well
recognized by all military men of all
nations that America's troops won
the war—but she would have done
so much easier and quicker had she
had universal military training where-
by trained troops could have been
almost instantly put in the field.
Col. Baher also touched upon the
educational value t(ie training would
be to the young men from 18 to 24
years of age; how it would put them
in perfect physical condition, or at
least greatly benefit them in that
(Continued on page 4.)
Congressman Scott Ferris, who is
making a tour of the state in behalf
of his candidacy forthe democratic
nomination for the- {United ..States
senate, will arrire here tomorrow af-
ternoon from Lexington and Noble
and will speak at the courthouse at
7:30 o'clock.
Scott Ferris has ably represented
Oklahoma in the lower house of
congress, and will have a message of
special interest to tell his numerous
friends in Cleveland county, whom lie
formerly represented.
Bowling Alley Has
Phone So That Wife
May Call Up Hubby
A telephone has been installed in
the bowling alley in the building on
West Main to be occupied by the
Joe Vincent tailoring parlors after
March 1.
Jim Shears, manager, believes in
service, and says if the wives of the
men want to phone their husbands,
or phone to see if they are hanging
out there, he's glad to accommodate
them.
its patrons the best service possible.
Though handicapped by adverse con-
ditions in the mechanical department,
it will endeavor to satisfy you in a
service way. .
The special delivery f* t"rc is only
one of many we are planning, others
will be announced later. Watch the
Transcript, they will do big things in
the future. _
Mrs. Will Morris, census enumera-
tor for Noble township, and hart
Hoffman, who is driving for Mrs.
Morris, were in Norman today Airs.
Morris says she hopes to finish her
work in ten days, bit of course that
depends on the weather man. Hie
roads are impassable north of Noble,
i she said.
A Home-
Build or Buy?
With the cost of materials and
labor steadily advancing you can buy
a home for much less money than you
can build.
Let us show you these:
Just completing an eight room
will sell with five acres of land for
$3,500 00.
Ten room modern home for only
$4,000. Good location; will carry
$2,500.00 loan.
Smith Brothers
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance
West Door Odd Fellows Bldg
Pkone 280
LIBERTY
Monday — Tuesday
Four Big Stars in a
Thomas H. Ince Production
Charles Ray
Poccio Borrisc^!.
Louise Glaum
and
Claire Williams
in the greatest picture of their
careers
"HOME"
The kind of a drama that
will make you stand up and
cheer—stupendous is the word
<—and will be the talk of Nor-
man after it is shown.
A Vitagraph Big "V" Comedy
"WHIZ AND
WHISKERS"
with Harry Mann and
Bathing Beauties
A new chapter of Vitagraph
serial
"SMASHING
BARRIERS"
with William Duncan, Joe
Ryan and Edith Johnson
A Pathe News will complete
the bill. See the very latest
happenings in pictures.
Coming Wednesday and Thurs-
day. — William Fox presents
Gladys Brockwell in "Chasing
Rainbows,'' in which beauty
conquers lawless men. Gait
Henry in "The Faireretts" and
Pearl White in "The Black
Secret."
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