111 STORICALry SOaBT v
The University City-
Cosmopolitan People
VOL. X. NO. 18
The Norman Transcript
Norman — the Capital
of Cleveland County
NORMAN, OKLA., TtlUKSUAV. FEBRUARY 9, 1922
DRAIN AGE CANAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS j Make Norman a Decent Place in Which P KU KLUX KLAN
ii) BE STARTED CLOSE FRIDAY j to Live is Campaign of Rot or ians
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Canal Will Start On Buckhead Creek
East of Lexington—Will Be
Eight Miles
Teachers to Attend Teachers Meet-
ing in Oklahoma City—Local
People on Program
Following the approval oi the In- The public schools of Norman w
cation anil (trade line by a hoard of l.c .do Pl\ a|| (|!lv Friday because of
viewers, Saturday, plans for the ron- I he Oklahoma Educational assocu-
struction oi Cleveland comity drain- linn convention in Oklahoma City
age canal ntimher I will lie started according to an announcement mod<
immediately, according to an an- \Wednesday hy A. S. Faulkner, city
nouncement maile this week b.v Fred superintendent Xearly all teacher
Cobb, county engineer Viewers who in Cleve land county are members of
passed on the project were: M. ihe as ociation and a good reprc en
llaines, S. I . Murphy and I J. lien- tation is expected.
dricks. ^ A. s. Faulkner, superintendent of j
Accordiuf to .ra-ent plans, the city schools and Miss \niia Butler,
canal will start on thickhead creek, head of the department of science in
four miles northeast of Lexington, the high school, will both take part
ond will follow the stream in a in the program at the convention,
southeastward dinciion lor a dist-j Several university, officials will also
mice of c ij'ht miles. The cost of j address the body.
constructing such a ditch has not t The convention opens Thursday
been definitely determined. ! ( veiling with the presentation of
Cobb, in company with the view i "The Messiah" by a choir oi .iCHI j
ers. made a trip into f'ottowatomie ! from Bethany college- l.indsborg,
county Friday, and inspected two I Kan. Many speakers of national
canals. Both of tln-e ditches are | recognition will be featured in the
large, one extending th:rt\ mile- Friday and Saturday programs.
while the other ha a len jth of ei-h ,  — 
teen miles. The Cleveland county
canal will he modeled after the two
in the neighboring county.
The expense of the canal will be >
met by taxing the overflow in rela-j
tion I', the amount of benefit which I
will be derived by each forty acres. I "n <'"l!'rgment of the store rooms
Th< assessment ' ill be made by Norman Red Cro-s offices was
the Board of Viewers | threatened Monday following the
Before actual construction work l'rrjli(.ic response „f the call for
Old Clothes Drive
By Lions Club Was
Higr Success
Immediate action toward inaug-
urating a rulibish and <lirt-i lin-
ing campaign that will safe-
guard public health and put
Norman in the front ranks of
the clean-city army, will he be-
gun it is said following the
w« ekly luncheon held by the
Norman Rotary club Monday
under auspices of the sanitation
and health committee. City
authorities have pledged their
support and will reinforce the
Rotary "broom brigade" when
the call i., issued.
1 he importance of keeping
Norman the cleanest city in the
state was stressed at the begin-
njm of the program by Dr 1).
" u" Griffin, chairmanof the sani
I at ioti and health committee.
II is view s relative to maintain-
ing a "snick and span" town he
cause of two state institutions
ben. located lure- if for no
other reason, carried consider-
abh weight to his hearers.
1 he comercial benefits de-
rived lrom such a spotless and
germle city should not be over
looked either, he said. Doctor
firiflin stressed the need ol the
campaign being put into effect
before the coming of spring with
its grass, weeds and ulditional
rubbish to contend with. lie
a-k<d the apparanci of the city
be car  (I for first, adding that
hy such action its health would
be guaranteed. He concluded
with the statement that sanita-
tion i a habit and that once
started here will continue to be
observed.
1 hat greatr r effort w ii 1 be
made toward the enforcement of
city clean-up ordinances than
has been « x«rcised- in the past
was promised l he Ifatarians by
K. W 11 utto, city, commissioner, j
IU stated that a reserve was i
now in the city treasury for j
emergency use this spring along
these lines.
The attention of the business j
men was called by Kd Hayes, j
city manager, to Existing ordi- !
nances that have been violated, |
relative to nutting trash in the
allies with out placing it in a
box, barrel, or some kind of a
recepticle. Mayes asked thai
the co-operation of every one be
given city officer* in enforcing
these law-
• Dr. i S Hobo corroborated
Hie statements of Doctor Grif-
fin as to the dire need of imme-
diate steps toward remedying
the unhcalthful and unsanitary
conditions * of the city. He
strongly emphasized the fact
that Norman could and must be
put n a better condition.
Plans are now bring drawn
by the Kotarians which propose
to divide the city into several
districts, oiich of which will
have certain days lOr launching
the campaigns jn thf-ir imrnedi
ate neigh boyhood. Ihe service
oi (.ieorgfi^ilcK,inney, fire chief,
• an be secured to spervise the
burning of all trash under this
system. Rotarians say. An-
nouncement will be made later
regarding the dates for the be-
ginning.
TAKES A HAND
can start, it will be
vertise the project
must be held in «>i
the aspect of the
section toward the
ditch. A large enough vote
the proposition. Owing to
lay which will be cu.imiI by
ary to ad I r!o,hinK made Sunday by the l.?on\
n • h i tion j ' 'u^' Systematic packing and much
cheming on the part of those in
barge has alone averted the cri-i
Suits ol men's clothing, women's
will kill : 01 al> colors and shapes,
ti , (j,. ' girl dress( s. cloaks, hose, and shoes
ad- ! a,,,l complete attirement lor most
l< r t<> detcrmiut
farmers in tin
building of tli
the
vertising and assessing, actual c«
struct ion work probably will not
started before June.
WHEATLAND CITIZEN
DIED LAST FRIDAY
any size school-boys, could be dis-
herited from the huge mass, wfien the
offices were visited Tuesday. All
j bundles were opened and their con-
tents sorted out Tuesday by
i Joe Davis, secretary, and Mrs.
Sturgis, who is in charge of th
Mr. Pat Purcell, a pioneer citizen ■
jtribution. 'Che
Mrs.
w.
elis-
or Wheatl
hospital ii
day. aged
the cause of his
died 7 year- ago.
died in St. Anthony's
Oklahoma City last Fri-
7 vears. Paralysis vvas
b.s death. Mrs. Purcell
Paralysis was also
ti;..- cause i,f l.t r
Funeral services
wore conducted
er. Burial was nit
cemetery.
Mr.
Ma-
Puree !1
nic ord-
"airlawn
Direction of Josh Billings
Another Knockout in
Pictures
Friday Through
Saturday
Dial Film
Compa>iii
THaues Hunters
Traduction
'The
LIGHT
in the
CLEARING-
I mn$ Bachellers
Greatest Storij
HODK1NSON
PICTURES
A story of tragedies and
sadness, of joys and glad-
ness, of a great wrong
righted and a romance as
wistful as the yearnings of
your own youth.
A Fox Sunshine Comedy
"A FALSE ALARM"
A Late Issue of the
"FOX NEWS"
Regular Prices 10c and 25c
garments will be
counted and sent out to the rural
'communities sometime this week,
says Mrs. Davis.
This clothing was raised through
the efforts of the Norman Lion's club
at the suggestion of Mi- Maud
' Xorthcutt. county school superinten-
•' nr. A campaign for furnishing
' '-;ie forty or ;ift_\ families with
enough clothing to send their i hil I-
j ren to school was made, and It is be-
, lit ved has already been put over.
I he Red ( ross will have charge of
the distribution.
Miss I'.dna Ik* -eiif arrived riittrs-
day • vening from Chickasha, where
she is teaching in the high school, to
\ isit her parents. Mr. an'' Mrs. (
II. Besscnt and attend the Teachers'
I meeting ;n Oklahoma City.
BUILDING PERMITS
JUMPING SKYWARD
BETHANY ORATORIO SOUTHERN TOWNS
BREAKS PRECEDENT ANXIOUS FOR GAS
Permits Being Issued For Residences
and Repairs In All Parts Of
Norman
When a permit \
ward ( . Petty- Ti
struct ing a $2,000 n
( raw ford street, th
February's building
the $5,000 mark. 1.
'Mlay.
1 to Kd
for con-
: b-nce on North
lirst week <>i
activities topped
lications are that
University Theatre
Friday and Saturday
Regular Admission
Theatre Orchestra
If Laughs Were
Dollars This Picture
Would Be
Worth Millions!
more permits will lj. applied for
sOOtl.
The la,t week of January proved
to lie fine of the busiest periods of
the past two months, nearly $8,000
worth oi permits being applied for
I wo residences w ith an approximate
.attic of S5.000 were contracted on
the same lay, January J5.
Other peri' its fjrantef! h ; v. eel:
are: J. \\ . Hoggs, a $201) remodeling
joh on North l iuli v street :ind Mr..
M. I). I-'. Cain, a 175 ripair'job on
We,i Duffy street.
GUY Y. WILLIAMS TO
REPRESENT RED RED
ROSE IN WORLD MEET
fiuv \. Williams. professor of
physical chemistry at the l'niver-it\
of i oklahoma and grand high pro
cider of the local lodge of the Red
Ked Rose, was elected ambassador,
minister plenipotentiary . nd envoy
extraordinary to represent the Nor-
man \ alle\ of the Ancient and Ben-
efficient Order of tlie Red Red R« -e
at the world s convention oi the
order at Oklahoma City Iriday,
l ebfuary 10, during the state con
vention of the Oklahoma liducation
nssociat 'on.
I b.e Deita n.-ita Delta rornritv
v\ill vive iheir annual open house
Saturday alteci oon from three «> ^i\
o cluck .it their home, Sow I'niversity
Poulev ard.
System of Forty Years Broken
When Company Comes to Okla-
homa From Liadsborg, Kas.
Many Norman peoph w< nt to Ok
'.Jioina 1 ity Wedm sday evening
where they attended the first of a
-fries of three concerts to be given
in that 'ity by the Bethany Oratoro
-ociety of Lindsborg. Kansas. The
ocietv is presenting "The Messiah.'
\ special train ua. chartered by
•'liithorities of the Kan^a- school and
the interstate trip was made on that
train. Ihe chorus compo-ed of
564 member-.
In 1 aving Lindsborg to give a re-
cital, the chorus is breaking a prece-
dent wh.el has been upheld during
l ie past 4') viur-., Wli'-ir fjrst
I tter was. received by the school
authorities asking them to make a
dgriniage to Oklahoma t ity, it w:i ■
the unanimous opinion of the direct.
i!?s u: the collej e that the trip couh.
no? !,e made. \fter careful discu;
sion. however, it was decided that the j
invitation would be accepted. Dr.
Karnest i - PhilbalS.^ president of
Itethany College, i-- in charge -if the
chorus.
I h  main object in bringing the
far famed society to Oklahoma ( ity
i-- to furnish entertainment for the
8,000 school teachers who are expect-
ed to attend the meeting of the Ok-
lahoma Educational association there
Friday and Saturday. \ special
concert for the teachers will be given
tonight. \ large delegation from
( loveland county is expected to at
tend the meeting and hear the con-
Towns In Garvm, Murray, McClain
and Cleveland Counties On
Robbcrson Line
Great activity
the extension of
lahoma to serv
h< retofore be
is being shown in
/as pipe lines in Ok
« towns that have
l( prised of natural
Miss Kate Knight, who is a teach-
er in Ada. Oklahoma will come to
Norman Saturday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. C H. Bessent at their home on
Kim street. Mrs. Bessent and Miss
Knight were old friends back in
M ississippi.
according to public utility infur
mation bureau. The leading activity
along this line is noted in connection
with the Robberson- Granite and
1 onkawa fields, the report says.
I he C o/art Gas company, a mil-
lion and a half dollar Oklahoma cor
poration. which supplies a number of
towns in northwestern Oklahoma,
has made arrangements with the
Lone Star Gas company to secure
:-'as from thr Jobber on field, arid is
seeking franchises to serve cities and
towns in Garvin. Murray. McClain
and < h veland counties.
Wynnewood and Purcell have al
ready granted franchises, it is .aid,
and I'atils \ alley. Sulphur. Dav is,
Norman and a number oi other
towns ur< considering Mich fran-
chises.
I lie mayor and city commission- %
ers had this matter up for discussion :
at a recent meeting, but no definite '
action was taken
Mrs, Bertha K elso and M i^s Helen
Draper went to ()k!ahonia C ity
Thursday afternoon to be the guests
of Miss Draper's parents Mr. and
Mrs. M. Draper.
Mrs. Herbert Kupnow left Wednes
day evening for Chicago, where she
will join Mr Rupnow and make her
home there. The good wishes of
her many friends go with her to her
new home.
Mr>. F. J. Keller and Mrs. Tom !
Keller of Lexington were in Norman i
Wednesday for the day. |
Is Opposed to Mob Violence—Be-
lieves in Wlute Supremacy
j Will Uphold the Laws
f he Kti Klux Klan of Norman
writes the Transcript a letter re-
stifstiug the publication of the lol-
loping article which deals with mob
violence, race, negro problems, and
and luv\ enforcement. The Tran-
script publishes the letter in full a<
follows:
Opposed lo Mobs.
On acount of the action of some
2<kj men who particpated in what
might have been u not last Saturday
night in front oi Parker's confec
tionery, the Norman Ku Klux Klan
in a recent meeting condemned the
action ,,f the men who participated
in this affair.
I In- Ku Klux Klan has investi
gated the circumstances that led up
to ihe near-riot last Saturday night
and found that the trouble arose
over the fact that W. C. Parker,
manager of Davis hall, bad secured
the service of "Singie" Smith, negro
orchestra, to play for the high school
dance.
W f do not condemn the action of
Vl r I arker in bringing this orchev-
tra here on tliis particular occasion,
tor the reason that while negroes art
not permitted to live or work in
Norman, yr( irorrt titm to time they
have come here fur the purpose o
entertaining, and no protest ha-
heretofore been made. \|r. Parker
made a -tat< inent in the Transcript
tu-i I uesda> and gave his reason for
bringing ihe negro orchestra to
Norman. I his statement i- reprinted
and is as follows:
We have a contract with the
I.ehrer's orchestra, of Norman-
to play lor us every Saturday
night for some time, but we
were notified that they would
be unable to play for this dance
because of an engagement in
Oklahoma City. Both of the
other orchestras of this city had
dates for Saturday night, and
several students asked that I try
and arrange for the "Singie"
Smith players, out of I t. Worth
In view of the fact that they
have been here before and that
they played here for th* S. A. K.
dance only last week, we con-
sented to get them and heard
no opposition at all.
Now, we pass this up and hope
that we all may soon forget it, but
in passing we wish to say that we
are opposed io mob violence- and
'iots iu any manner and will not tol
• rat  such actions in the city or
Norman Fv« ry Klan is pledged tol
uphold and defend the laws of the
land.
White Suprtmacy.
Ihe Ku Klux Klan believes in
white supermacy, and from now on {
no negros will be permitted to re- ,
side, work or entertain in the city of
Norman, and no negroes wll be per- !
mittcd to remain in Norman after !
the sun goes down. This action does I
not prohibit negroes living in the !
county from bringing their produce to ;
town and buying their necessities ot
life, but when this is done they are to j
return to their respective homes and
not loiter about town.
The Norman Ku Klux Klan aUo
MAN FOUND DEAD
HOTEL ANNEX ROOM
Frank Pi.rce, 25 jears Old Died ol
Heart Disease— Mother I.ivts
in Yale
I'rank Pierce 25, who has been
iving for the past two weeks in :
ottage adjoining the Grand Central
hotel on the east, was found dead in
lis room by Tom Hubbard at about
7 o'clock. Thursday morning. Pierce
md Hubbard are paint* r ami came
to this city two weeks ago.
According to Hubbard's story, he
net Pierce n Oklahoma City just
•eiore moving to Norman. They
lecided to enter the painting bu-i
nV-ss heii Hubbard, with his wife,
mother and a little daughter, rented
i suite ui rooms in the cottage, and
I'ien e lias l><« n rooming there.
When Hubbard went to call
ierce this morning, lie found him
ying on the bed, partly dressed.
Ills hoes were partially laced and
'le apparently was jest getting up.
LI fort t<' arouse lii mproved fruit -
" . \ physician was notified and po-
it e wen nforiiK d of the cause im-
mediately.
\n inquisition was held over the
body a short time later by a corner ,
jury, h 'aded by J. 1). Grigsl.y, just-
•ce of peace and ' ity coroner. The
iury reported that Pierce catnc to
lis death by reason of heart failure,
-upfrimluced by chronic rhuniatism
from which the evidence showed he
'ad been a sufferer. In addition to
♦•rigsby, the jury was composed of
he following men: T. |.. Nolan- J.
Knox. J. \ | ox- J. T. Cotterell.
I I-. Smalley, and Major Kidd.
Pierce's mother ami brother have
i<en informed of his death. They
reside in \ ale, Oklahoma, where the
brothc. is foreman of an oil com-
pany.
MRS. SID PENCE IS
RELEASED FROM JAIL
•Voman Who Shot Brother Saturday
Released on $2,500 Bond Prelimi-
nary February 21.
Mrs. Sid Pence, charged with as-
ault with intent to kill Lee Sharp.
ier brother, in Norman on February
i, was released from the county jail
1 uesday afternoon, under a $2,500
bond. The bond was fixed by Geo.
Mien, county judge, early in tin af-
• moon and was signed up through
'•It's Pence s attorneyt Momau Pru-
' tt. soon afterwards.
Pr« limiuary hearing of the case has
been m: or Tuesday, iehrbuary 21.
Mr-. L« e Sharp, who was struck
on the foot with a stray bullet on
the occasion of the shooting, was ir
town Thursday morning, able to
walk, and told a Transcript reporter
that the w< md was not serious. She
said her husband is reported to be
doing nicely in the University hos-
pital at Oklahoma C ity. He is able
to sit up at times, she said.
goes on iccord as being opposed to
tin impf tation of any race of peo-
ph- other than the Indian and Caus-
ian races.
y>tclun- /
lie breezed into town like
a circus parade, and found
the folks just ripe for
picking!
Comie and watch him "kid''
the coin from Hicksville!
With the wildest, crook-
edest, funniest schemes
that ever made an audi-
ence roll in laughter.
Your Hosiery Bill
Should be I ^ess
I he ladv who sits down and figures
what lu'r hosiery bill is costing her,
invariably arrives at the conclusion
that she is spending too much 011
hosiery.
Hit next step is usually to investigate
■mil find that she can buy Hustrr Brown
Hose, in full fashioned or hoot top of high
yrailr silk :■ ml unusual strength for one-
third less than many brands of the same
cpality.
I nil-fashioned H st) [loot ton. $2.00 and
$1.50.
buster Brown Hose
Lead to Brown-bilt Shoes
From wearing Buster Brown Hose she
barns also the econotnv and high quality
ot Hrown-bilt shoe ,. Or perhaps it is vice
v«• rsa, tin TJrown shoes lead to a trial of the
hose. At any rate the thoughtful buyer
usually discovers that Brown hose and
s.ioes are the most economical investment
lor the whole family.
Buster Brown
Shoe Store
207 East Main
Every Man of Affairs
Should Hear this Talk
Dean Buchanan will discuss the life and work of Paul,
Sunday, at the Liberty Theatre Brotherhood Class. Thor-
oughly the master of his subject, his talk will bring illumina-
tion to bear upon the problems which tin- Modern Man 01
Affairs has to deal with.
Ihe business inan, the professional man, the student, will
get a punch out of this talk. Don't regret not being there,
but be there and bring someone with vou.
Paul as UA Man of Affairs"
In the life of Paul, one of the Keen intellects as well as stalwart
spiritual characters of the New Testament, is louml hundreds of prac-
tical lessons in living for men of today.
Paul was thoroughly a "man of affairs" of hi-, own time. He
dealt wisely and religiously with the many problems ..f dailv li\itiK.
Reminders
Time: 9:45
Place: Liberty Theatre
Speaker: Dean J. S. Buchanan
Subject: Paul
Norman Steam Laundry
L. C. LINDSAY, Manager