The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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The Norman Transcript
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* J. J. BURKE. Editor
VOLUME XXIV
A Live Republican Newspaper—Devoted to the Best Interests of Norman and Cleveland County.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1913.
J D. WOMACK. Publiihw
NUMBER 27
IMPOSI
JIOUSE CLEANING
WEEK
Women's Civic League of Okla-
home Begins a Crusade—
Norman on the List.
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR
Mrs. J. B. Cheadle, Chairman,
Calls Attention to the Ne-
cessity.
Mrs. J. B. Cheadle, who is
chairman of the "Women's Civic
League of Oklahoma" for Nor-
man, has also been appointed
chairman of the league for the
5th congressional district, and is
earnest and insistent that Nor-
man shall take the initiative
among the cities of her district.
She says:
"Municipal house - cleaning
stands first among the organized
efforts which should be made in
every community to improve its
conditions and surroundings, and
while observing the "clean-up
_>veek" it would be well to con-
duct an educational campaign on
general sanitary questions,
health and moral problems, and
the most economical and effi-
cient methods of administering
municipal and rural govern-
ments. The public mind turns
naturally to these questions at a
time when public spirit is arous-
ed and when the citizen is being
urged to do something and to
be something for his community,
instead of concentrating his at-
tention on what his community
can do for him—the point of
view which creates our very
ar>or citizenship, and must be
overcome.
"The chairman of this com-
mittee appreciates the co-opera-!
tion of Acting Mayor Lindsay
and the city council and officers,
fully realizing that it is only by
co-operation these things can be
accomplished. 1 trust every
house-holder in Norman will
ni ike it a point to comply with
the mayor's proclamation, which
follows
Complete Change in the National
Administration Witnessed
by Great Crowds.
PERSONF.L OF NEW CABINET
The man whose worldly prosperity makes him think he
must have an elaborate home, elaborate food, and elaborate en-
| tertainments in order to be comfortable, is feeding the body and
starving the soul. True culture is not found in fashions, but in
a sympathetic appreciation of beautifui things; and if a man
finds delight in the view of a daisy-white meadow, a violet ting-
ed glen, in poetry and art and music, and in the play and prat-
tle of children, or a stimulating conversation, he has riches
which a millionaire cannot buy with all his money. In other
words, if a man will only pause for a little space every day upon
the breeze-swept hilltop of the present and look about him at
the view and find it pleasant, breathing in the sweetness and
sunshine of life, he will then find that the path of contentment,
flower-bordered and inviting, lies close at his feet, luring him
i to follow it. Independent.
Hon. Wm. J. Bryan Heads the
List—"Dedication" Key-
note of Wilson Address.
The New Cabinet
Secretary of State—Wil- ♦
liar.i Jenr.ings Bryan, of No- *
braska. ♦
Secretary of the treasury ♦
—William G. McAdoo, of *
New York. «
Secretary of war—Lind ♦
ley M. Garrison, of New Jer- ♦
sey. ♦
Attorney general—James ♦
LEGISLATIVE. j CAUGHT DARKY BURGLAR.
The appropriation bill for the J
educational institutions of the City Marshal Sadler and Mayes
state passed the House on Sat- Do Good Work in Arrest-
♦ urday, but has not been reported i ing Billie Moore.
♦ to the Senate. It totaled some-
l Hi,VikeTT$1'700,?°0, f Snh City Marshal Sadler, assisted
r, t non f ioFq" Night Watch Mayes, made an
"1- * 000 for 1913-14 and $175,000 for iiinf „flntllllp ' 's.
NUT MUCH CITY CHARTER
DOING AT
COURT HOUSE
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District Court in Session, But no Shall Norman Adopt a Commis-
Jury Empanelel — Most sion Form of Government
Casese Continued. instead of Aldermanic?
FIMNliS FUII CITY ELEC1I0N VIEWS OF JIliF. EAGLETON
Saturday Night, March 8th. at
9 o'clock, is the Limit—
Marriage Licenses.
Indifference Seems to Prevail—
Little Interest Taken—Prog-
nostications of Failure.
Next Monday, March 10th, the
voters of Norman will have the
fiscal
\r t'Yh '\s morning about 4:30. It was that of the time has been consumed s'on lorm ol Government for
. one o le scnoois 0f pjj|ije Moore, an Oklahoma in listening to arguments on de- Norman be adopted, or shall we
murrers. The following is the remain under the present alder-
record : i manic form ?" That is not ex-
State vs. Frank Linder, charg-1 actly the way it will appear on
ed with criminal assault, pleaded the ballot, but that is what it
guilty while protesting he was means If the charter is adopt-
not guilty. Court accepted plea primaries for nomination of
and gave sentence of sixty days J candidates for commissioners
in jail. | and mayor will be called, and
State vs. Tom Hardin, assault, 'then an election to determine
continued. i who that mayor and those coin-
State vs. Walter Haines, per- imissioners shall be. Tf the clur-
jury, dismissed. t,er is defeated, we'll have the
State vs. Colby and Stovall, j regular city election in April 'in-
continued to next term. This isj der OU1' present form of city
the case of murder on change of [government and retain oui
venue from McClain county, on
which jury disagreed last term.
State vs. Chas. Havill, maming
J. Vandever, by chewing his ear.
continued for term.
State vs. Olive Akin, arraign-
ed and pleaded not guilty; con-
tinued for term.
State vs. Walter Ball, Ed
Russell and Geo. Ragsdale,
grand larceny, continued for
term.
Ova J. Grimmett vs. I.:
Grimmett, divorce granted.
1914-15
June 30th.
were abolished but it is believed | Cit darki who was 1()aded
Gov. Cruce will veto the approp- ith , t ed f th
nations for some of them. These
Although district court is in
session for the spring term, few
final judgments have been ten- question put squarely tip to them
dered, owing to the fact that no "Shall the Charter prepared by
I important captuue on Saturday I jury was empaneled. The most Freeholders for a Commis-
effort to move that school from
Fort Gibson failed.
of
appropriations are for maintain-
ance only—for salaries, postage,
appliances, etc. No building ap-
propriations have been made ex-1
G. McReynolds, of Tennessee ♦ cept one of $85,000 for School
Postmaster general—Al-
bert S. Burleson, of Texas.
Secretary of the navy—
Josephus F. Daniels, of N.
Carolina.
Secretary of interior—
Franklin I<. Lane, of Cali-
fornia.
Secretary of agriculture
—David F. Houston, of Mis-
souri.
Secretary of commerce—
William C. Redfield, of New
York.
Secretary of labor—Wil-
liam B. Wilson, of Pennsyl-
vania.
"This is not a day of tri-
umph. it is a day of dedica-
tion Here muster not tin,
torces of party but the for-
ces of humanity. Men's
hearts wait upon us; men's
'ives hang in the balance;
men's hopes rail upon us to
say what we will do. Shall
we live up to the great
trust. Who dares fail to
try? 1 summon all honest
men to my side. God help-
ing nie, 1 will not fail them,
if they will but counsel and
sustain me."—Keynote of
President Wilson's inaugu-
ral address.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The Women's
Civic League of the State of Ok-
lahoma, has prescribed a Clean-
up crusade against all forms of
disease and filth; and,
WHEREAS, Tht said League p
has made a request that the City was formally launched in Wash-
O' Norman proclaim and publish ington on Tuesday. March 4
the wish and request of the Fed- 1013. at high noon, when Hon.
(Continued on Pa*?e 8) Woodrow Wilson, former Presi-
1 wo Fires I his Wcekr^ ' dent of Princeton University and
! former Governor of New Jersey,
The fire department was call- took the oath of office and as-
ed to the residence of J. N. Nes- aumed the reins of government,
bitt on Sunday night, but the Anfl the launching was ac-
fire was out before it got there, companied with the most impos-
tries to get a million dollar ap-
propriation for the building. It
seems to be the opinion of mem-
bers of the legislature that if the
state is to go into the real estate
business and erect a capital
building from the proceeds of
lots on the 650 acres, it had bet-
ter sell the lots and get the mon-
ey before starting the work, and
in the meantime Oklahoma City
ought to furnish rooms for capi-
tal purposes free of charge to
the state, which seems a fair
proposition.
Another state officer is to be
impeached. P. A. Ballard, state
insurance commissioner, is
charged with accepting a bribe,
mulching the state in printing
bills, and committing acts with a
woman employe contrary to pub-
lic decency. The evidence against
The administration of the 28th him is so certain, there is no way
resident of the United States he can get out of it except by
resignation. The grand jury,
too, has indicted him.
Vaughn store at Wynnewood.
The negro was arrested and re-
turned to the Garvin county jail
at Pauls Valley.
When the train from the south
e a nr j . T- _l/-. • i rr,, I pulled in, Messrs. Sadler and
for the Blind at Fort Gibson. The |Mayes noticed a man ge(. off the
blind baggage. He had a bundle
m, , . , I with him, and they tackled him
There wi 1 be a special session for whLskv. They were surpris-
the Oklahoma Legislature, ed when ih found the bundle
probably* called to convene Mon- tn „nnfnitl
day, March 10th.
Oklahoma City will probably i
win in her efforts to get the
state to accept the 650 acres of
land and some $170,000 in lieu of
her offer to build a million dollar
capital building free of charge to
Oklahoma, but will run against a
snag, it is thought, when she
to contain the following:
Three revolvers,
One overcoat,
Three hats, ,
One pair shoes,
Brush and comb,
One sweater,
Sweater and suspenders,
Thirteen handkerchiefs,
One lot jewelry,
One lot gloves,
Eight razors,
Nine knives and eleven ties.
All of the value (estimated)
of $105.20.
They immediately got busy
with the darkie, gave him the
"Third Degree," and soon had a
confession from him. He had
broken into the Vaughn store at
County Court.
Mrs. Sadie L. Shippey was ap-
pointed guardian of Geo
about 11 o'clock, robbed it and shin^v *,nd XL ti T"'
taken the north bound train Ship.pey~?nd plaml 1,1 chal-
It caught in the roof from a de
fective flue. Little damage was
done.
Monday night the burning
of the barn on the Will Morgan
premises called the Department
to North Peter.; an .tie. The
building and contents were de-
stroyed, except the horse and
buggy and some other machin-
ery. Loss is placed at $400 with
some $200 insurance. The fire
caught in the haymow, and its
o< gin is a mystery. The insur-
ance was placed in a company
represented by A. McDaniel and
h'i ■ already been at ; ted.
!Bob Logan to Tennessee.
ing ceremonies and witnessed by
the largest crowd that ever at-
tended a similar function, it be
ing estimated there were 500,-
000 people in Washington that
day. As far as the eye could see
the Court of Honor was surroun-
ded by a mass of people, wedged
in as tightly as possible, and tin-
scene was a riot of color with
flags and bunting.
Ex-President Taft was the
first to congratulate the new
Building the Bridge.
Work on the South Canadian
bridge west of Norman is get-
ting organized, and will be push-
ed steadily. The piles are al-
I with his plunder. So, between
the time the store was robbed
land the arrest of the thief only
four hours intervened: indeed,
Mr. \ aughn's first intimation
that his store was robbed was a
telephone message from Mr.
Sadler, which woke him about 5
a. m. Pretty quick and good
work.
Mr. Sadler took in another ne-
gro Saturday night who was
wanted for a store robbery at
Roff some two months ago. He
got a confession from this one
also. He must have a "rabbit
foot" that makes criminals fear
him.
i)eath ol Mr. Henry S. iticcx.
One of Cleveland county's old-
ready driven for the approach to es' antl best citizens passed away
the north end, and it is expected this morning (Thursday, March
some of the tubing will lie in 6, 1913), when Mr. Henry Sym-
place the coming week. Work- jcox died at his home four miles
men are living in tents for the north east of Norman. His age
estate, Wednesday.
Marriage licenses issued:
Eugene Taylor (18) Mabel Ab-
shier (17), both of Norman; Lee
Bowlby (23) and Dollie Nulph
(23) both of Purcell; Clyde P.
Hantz (26) and Lillie TI. Wood'
(21) both of Noble.
Oklahoma Farm Mortgage Co.
has filed suit against Susan -I.
Williams to foreclose a mort-
gage on east half northeast 18-
10-1 east.
Ralph Hardie, as attorney for
Josie Smith, has filed suit
against G. H. Colley et al to quiet
title to lots 9 and Ml block 2
Colley's first addition to Nor-
man.
Hutchin & Burke, as attorneys
for plaintiff, asks the court to
grant Henry Samples a divorce
from Etta Samples for neglect
of duty.
W. R. Haines vs. C. A. Brake
bill, suit for monev.
present.
O'Haver (iets Hauling Contract.
W. T. O'Haver's excellent wor
on the hauling contract for the
aw building brought him anoth-
Mr. Taft took leave of his suc-
cessor, departing immediately
Sheriff Claude Pickard will
probably leave for Murphrees-
boro, Tenn., next Monday or
Tuesday, with Bob Logan, the 'r<^11 the city.
requisition for his return having third page of this is-
been granted by Gov. Cruce yes- lSUe . , ^ound a detailed ac-
terday. Messrs. Dudley and ' count of the ceremonies, togeth-
Williams, Bob's attorneys, did el with President Wilson's in-
not fight it especially, if he was al,£ura' address, pronounced to
was 82 years, 7 month and 24
days years full of usefulness, de-
votion to duty, and interest in
his fellow man.
The funeral was held from the
residence at 2 o'clock, interment
being made in 1. (,). O. F. ceme-
■ chief executive after his inaugu- er good contract this week—that ' m, Svmcox has hppn in .™r
ral address, and pledge his sup- 0f hauling all the supplies and health for some months, and his
port. Wm. J. Bryan was second, material for the new bridge. This recuperative powers were such
and then came senators and dip- will try his metal to the utmost, he could not withstand the rav
j lomats headed by Speaker but W. T. is equal to it and will
j Champ Clark. The President certainly fill the bill satisfactori-
and ex-President were then driv- ly.
en to the White House, where
\n "Emma Abbott" Tea.
given a change of venue, which
t'"«? Tennessee attorneys agreed
to.
—Aaron McDaniel made
be one of the finest and most
I logical presentations ever deliv-
ered by an incoming chief-exe-
cutive. The keynote was "Ded-
ication," a thorough realization
As we go to press news comes
that a son of W. R. Seeley, liv-
ing near Frank Starzer's former
farm, was accidently shot about
.. . , , *"v. ... 3 o'clock p. m. and so dangerous-
ly j;3tnes> ti ip to 1 auls \ alley to- .of the solemn duties that lay be- (this work by calling during the ly injured that he cannot recov-
"aV' 'tore "im- afternoon. Everybody invited, er.
The girls of Mrs. Goode's and
Mrs. Bobo's Sunday school class
will give a tea at the home of
Mrs. Bobo, Friday, March 7th
from three to six. These girls
are helping support a mission-
ary, Miss Abbott, who is in
training at Scarrett Bible and
Training school, at Kansas City,
Mo. Show your interest and en-
couragement for the girls
ages of his ailments. He was an
old settler of this county, com-
ing in the early days. The sur-
viving children are Albert, Her-
man and S. E. Symcox; Mrs. Joe
Winton, Mrs. Jim Lessly and 'and (Dem).
Mrs. Chas. Hasvvell, the latter of
Eugene, Oregon.
Filing for Cit\ Election.
In the event the charter does
not carry, an election for citv
officers will be held in \prii.
Primaries for nomination are to
be held March 18th. Filing of
prospective candidates must be
made with F. O. Miller secretary
of county election board, by 9
o'clock Saturday night, March
8th. If you wish to get your
name in the pot. get busy.
Candidates so far filed are;
City Marshal—Oscar Bank>, |
■I. 1'. Pledger and J. 1*. Jepsen, The controversy over the pav-
all Democrats. ' iiiK of Boyd street whether it
Mayor—L. C, Oliver (Dem.). should be of brick or asphalt,
City Attorney—J. Dortis Hoi- j was f inally decided in favor of
aldermanic form.
Little interest seems to be tak-
en in the charter election. The
Transcript can really find very
few who favor it enthusiastically
or who are fighting it enthusi-
astically. There see ms to be a
feeling of indifference about it.
That it contains many good pro-
visions is unquestioned, ;md The
Transcript believes it an ideal
| form of goyernmenf if we can
(jet the right sort of men in the
positions, and can afford to pay
such men an adequate salary.
The charter puts almost unlimit-
ed power into the hands of three
men, and if The wrong sort of
men get in they could do us al-
most irreparable irji.uy before
we could get them out—even un-
der the recall. It behooves us
all to study the question thoro-
ly and vote understanding^.
Judge Eaglet n, who is per-
haps the most enthusiastic advo-
cate ol the commission form and
of the charter, H
ment in this wee
He says:
In this my last
reference to tht
form of Government, I desire to
state, first, that it has been my
| endeavor to create an interest in
i city government that will caust
(Continued on Page 6)
High School Athletic Meet.
Great preparations are being
made for the Oklahoma High
; School Athletic Meet, which is to
lie held mi Boyd Field on April
'.'•"ith and 26th. It promises to
in- greater and grander this yeai
than ever before, both in point
■i! attendance and entertainment.
Numerous schools that have
I never before taken part will send
teams this year, and the man-
agement is looking for a record-
breaking attendance.
In addition to the athletic con-
tests. there will be a musical
contest and the championship
debate of the Oklahoma hi^h
schools.
his argu-
Yanscript.
article with
Commission
Boyd Street With Brick.
Hoy Instanth Killed.
brick, at the meeting of the city
; council Tuesday night. The
! paving is to be from Elm street
on the west to the alley between
! Asp and DeBarr on the east, and
to be thirty feet wide. Work on
paving Asp has already com-
menced.
Street Commissioner—B. M.
Bracken (Dem).
Treasurer School District -E.
H. Stubbeman (Rep).
Member School Board—Z. K.
Westervelt, (outlying district).
There will Tie numerous can-
didates for all the offices. The
Transcript understands L. C. —We desire to thank oui
Lindsay will be candidate for | friends for the kindness and
mayor (Dem.) and Mr. Geo sympathy shown us in our be-
VanCamp is talked of as Repub- reavement. Mrs. W. .M McLean
lican candidate. 'and family.
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