The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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I he Norman Transcript
A Live Republican Newspaper—Devoted to the Best Interests of Normal; and Cleveland County.
VOLUME XXIV
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDA Y, JULY 10, 191.5
NUMBER 15
CORPORATION SCHOOL TAX
Should Be Distributed Among
All the Districts of the
State—Fote for the
Amendment
Every voter in Cleveland coun-
ty should be sure to go to the
polls in August and vote for the
constitutional amendment that
is to be submitted to them un-
der Join Senate Resolution No. 1.
It provides for the distribution
of the amounts received in
school taxes from corporations
in the state among ALL the dis-
tricts, according to scholastic
population. At present, numer-
ous school districts do not get a
cent of this tax, while others
get much more than their share.
There is not a school district in
Cleveland county that would not
be beneftted. Even the Norman
district, which gets approximat-
ely $900 now, would get some-
thing like $3500 under this new
law, and the average school dis-
trict would get something like
S200.
The following argument put
up by the advocates of the
amendment is worthy your con-
sideration. The Oklahoman of
the 8th says:
The argument prepared by a
committee of senators and rep-
resentatives in behalf of the new
section of the constitution pro-
posed under senate joint resolu-
tion No. 1, which will be Voted
on at the special election in Au-
gust has just been issued in
pamphlet form and is ready for
(Continued on page 4)
An Automobile Ride
Having taken out I'te and ac-
cident insurance and made every
provision possible for those they
might leave behind them, Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Rucker and son
Truman and the writer hereof
trusted themselves to be driven
from Oklahoma City, Wednes-
day evening, by Mr. C. H. Bes-
sent in his fine new Overland
] automobile. They need not have
worried however, for although
Mr. Bessent has had but a few
days' experience he drives like
an expert and brought us all
home safely and soundly. He
certainly has a fine machine,
and j ust as certainly takes great
pride and pleasure in jt.
An automobile ride between
here and the city late in the
evening is. a most pleasant ex-
perience. You. take off your
hat and let the wind blow where
it listeth and when it listeth, and
if the machine listeth to port or
starboard you don't care a conti-
nental. You come shooting be-
tween fields of corn, the stalks
j of which reach into the heavens
j and cotton that promises a bale
I to the acre, and look away off
j across a beautiful'country, and
I go shooting thimtgh, stretches of
i timber, and past meadows where
| you get tjie.,delightful fragrance
of new mown alfalfa into your
nostrils, and'all nature smileth
and life is truly worth living.
Things (Jo look- most promising
between here and the city, and
a ride up that way is truly
worth while.
WORRY
Concentrated thought is virtually irresistible. All the
vast edifice of modern science and industry is obviously the
product of thought, much of it of our own time and observa-
tion. The birth of an idea in the human mind is clearly the
one and only dawn of empires and revolutions, of engines,
philosophies, trade routes, civilizations. To class worry un-
der the head of thinking therefore, seems a glaring sacri-
lege. Y'et worry is thought, for all that—diseased, impure,
adulterated thought. It means an admixture of emotion,
of the worst of all the emotions—fear—into one's thinking.
Instead of concentrated, clear, serene thinking on the prob-
lem in hand, worry is thinking, muddied black with fear. It
is about as helpful as clapping the brakes upon wheels toil-
ing uphill. Yet all the world is laboring under that Egyp-
tian heaviness of the wheels, and almost every spirit is a
spirit in the dark prison of fear. But once we grasp this
truth clearly, once we convince ourselves that we can rid our
thought of emotionalism, of fear, the day of our deliverance
is at hand. And the substitution of encouraging, healthy
thought, of new channels among the worn ruts, is a power-
ful aid. There may be failures and backslidings, as is custo-
mary in all mortal effort and human endeavor. But fear is
weakened like a choking thing, and more and more clear and
unimpeded becomes our thinking. For we realize at last,
once for all, that where thinking cannot help us, fear cer-
tainly will not. And then we have worry by the throat.
Martin Fisher Bound Over
Frank Carder Home.
^From Monday's Daily
From Friday's Daily. Frank Carder returned home
In his preliminary trial before from Leavenworth, Kas., Sun-
Judge Linton in the district j day moning, and received a
court room yesterday Martin : warm welcome from everybody.
Fisher, charged with criminal He will go to work for the Nor-
assault upon his sister-in-law, j man Milling & Grain Company,
Myrtle Williams, of the Mardock and will certainly "make good."
Bridge Completed by the 20th
From Monday's Daily
Representatives of the bridge
company tell us the bridge
across the Canadian river will be
completed and ready to turn
over to the local company by
July 20th, it taking exactly six
months to complete the job.
The picnic committee inspect-
ed the grounds at the bridge and
found it to be inconvenient and
undesirable to hold the picnic
Cure, and consequently have de-
cided to hold the big celebration
at the city park. The dates have
not been set as yet, but all the
preliminary arrangements are
being made and the big "to-do"
will be pulled off some time the
latter part of the month.
neighborhood, was bound over
to the district court. Fisher gave
bond and will have his liberty
until his trial comes up, unless
his prosecutors find another
charge against him, which
He is entitled to and should re-
ceive every bit of encouragement
the good people can give him.
Hold up his hands with kindly
words and encouraging thoughts
He is a capable man wherever he
would be pretty hard to do, as may be placed, and there is not a
they have already charged him ; bit of doubt he will remake him-
with almost everything except self into a good citizen.
being a gentleman. i Outside of Jack himself, who
According to reports the real ' exerted himself to make a good
trial will be full of sensation- j record, and Mrs. Carder, who
al developments, and may turn j was most loyal to her husband
out to be one of the most noted ! and persevering in her efforts to
cases of its kind ever pulled off
in this county.
A large number of witnesses
were present yesterday for both
prosecution and defense. The
bond was made low for the rea-
son that Fisher is already under
bond for another offense.
Badly Cut on Barb Wire.
T rom Saturday's Daily
The little sons of Prof. M. A.
Floyd and Mr. G. L. King, aged
seven or eight years, while play-
ing near the University about
dusk last night, ran into a barb-
wire fence and received serious
cuts about the face and upper
part of body. The little King
boy was the worst hurt, several
deep gashes being made in his
face and on right breast. The
little chaps will bear the scars
of their "bottle with the wire"
for some months. We hear later
that the little Floyd boy was se-
riously cut on the threat—al-
most striking the juggler vein.
secure his release, much credit
should be given J. B. Dudley,
who became earnestly interested
and thoroughly informed him-
self on the law of parole. He
found a man with a good record
was subject to parole when one-
third of his time had expired
provided a steady job awaited
him, and his home people petit-
ioned for his release. Mr. Dud-
ley prepared a petition which
was signed by almost the entire
citizenship of Norman, and Mr.
D. L. Larsh furnished the job.
Mr. Zerbst, the parole officer,
came to Norman on July 4th, and
immediately after an interview
with Mr. Larsh and Postmaster
Burke telegraphed his findings
to Leavenworth and Frank was
released.
The Daily Transcript congrat-
ulates "Jack" on his release and
Mrs. Carder on the result of her
earnest, loyal efforts.
Good Roads to Bridge
From Monday's Daily
Geo. B. Dodd was in town Sat-
urday and informs the Daily
Transcript that the roads to the
bridge are now in excellent
shape. They have been graded
and clayed from the bridge one
mile north and a quarter of a
..me east and graded '„<■ 'he cor
porate limits of Norman, mak-
ing a splendid highway trom the
bridge to the city. ith a little
work across the river beyond
the bridge the farmers in that
section of the country will have
no trouble in getting to market
with their products.
Arrested on Three Charges
{ From Saturday's Daily
Dr. E. B. Ward, of Noble, was
| arrested yesterday on three
I charges. Deputy Sheriff Leslie
took him in for carrying a gun,
j Dr. Goodrich swore out a com-
plain charging him with prac
! ticing dentistry without licence,
j and John Carmen brought a
J charge of assault with intent to
j kill. It appears that in a diffi-
culy at Noble on the 4th, Dr.
Ward drew his gun and threat-
ened bodily harm to Mr. Carmen.
The doctor is in jail, being un-
able to give the bond required.
Dr. Ward to Sanitarium.
From Monday's Daily
Dr. B. E. Ward, arrested at
Noble on the 4th on several
charges, was tried before the in-
sanity board Saturday night and
committed to the asylum. His
disposition is said to be some-
thing like that of W. D. George,
who killed Deputy Sheriff Ab-
bott, and it was thought best to
confine him before he killed
some one. Persons who had
known him for some years gave
testimony about his erratic dis-
position, and citizens of Noble,
where he has lived for a year,
gave similar damaging testi-
mony.
Board of Education Meeting
From Tuesday's Daily
At the Board of Education
meeting last night, E. W. Wil-
cox resigned as member from
the second ward, owing to press
of personal business, and Frank
Flood was elected in his stead.
Miss Anna McCall was elected
teacher in the 5th grade of the
west side school. Miss McCall is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. K.
McCall, graduate of the Norman
high school and now a sopho-
more at the University. The
salary is to be $50.
The Board is considering add-
ing Domestic Science and Man-
ual Training to the branches
taught in the high school. The
four teachers for the high school
have not vet been selected.
(iood Rain at Lexington
News comes of a very excel-
lent rain last night (Wednes-
day) at Lexington and east of
that place; a good shower at
Noble, and heavy rain in vicinity
of Maguire and Etowah and that
it extended north into the Den-
ver neighborhood. The rains
seem to be entirely local and
very much scattered this year.
Mr. John Hardie Better.
Guy Hardie is in receipt of a
j telegram this (Thursday) morn-
i ing to the effect that the condi-
| tion of his faher, Mr. John Har-
| die, is better; that he missed his
! regular chill yesterday, and that
i all conditions were for the better
County Officers Take Charge.
From Tuesday's Daily.
It is now "County Treasurer
Clement" and "County Superin-
tendent Barbour," Mr. R. E.
(Buck) Clement succeeding Mr.
Sherman Davis in the former of-
fice, and Miss Kate Barbour tak-
ing over Prof. B. R. McDonald's
office. The transfers took place
yesterday afternoon.
Both the outgoing officers
made most excellent records in
their respective positions, which
they have held two terms. The
incoming are well known, and
that the work will be kept up to
the standard is certain. So, wel-
W. B. Howard Recovering
C. H. Bessent and J. J. Burke
visited W. B. Howard in St.
Anthony's hospital on Wednes-
day. They found him nicely lo-
cated in one of the best rooms
in the house and being given
every care possible. He looks
well, and is in good heart, be-
lieving he can come home by
Sunday next. The doctors give
him every hope that the bones
of his leg will knit and he will,
in time, suffer little bad effects.
Colby Trial on July 21st.
From Wednesday's Daily
Judge McMillan definitely de-
cided, Monday, that the trial of
Dr. Colby and Wade Stovall
should begin on Monday, July
21st, and ordered subpoenaes is-
sued for witnesses for that date.
It is believed the bridge will be
ready for travel by that date,
and witnesses from McClain
] county, from the vicinity of
i Washington can come that way.
Good Prospects in Canadian
Canadian county farmers re-
port the condition of corn as
being the best at this time of
year for a period of five years,
and a bumper crop is expected.
The height of the stalks ranges
as high as eight feet and is now
tasseling. Kaffir, cotton and all
forage crops are likewise doing
splendidly. The wheat crop will
: probably result in better than an
[ average half crop. Oats were
practically a failure in most
[ parts of the county. Business
j conditions show a big improve-
j ment over last year.
come to the new and good luck erty
to the old.
Notice to Cut Weeds
To the citizens and non-resi-
dent property owners of Nor-
man: You are hereby notified
to cut all weeds on all property
within 5 days or the same will
be cut and charged up to prop-
Lumber Arrives for Bridge
From Wednesday's Daily.
The last order of lumber for
the bridge arrived this morning
and work will now be pushed
rapidly to completion. It is
thought the new structure will
be completed by July 20th if not
sooner.
—For Sale: One gentle horse,
i buggy and harness. Mrs. Prich-
B. M. Bracken, Street Com. 1 ett, 211 Daws street.
—Miss Zella Westervelt is
now manager of Beaver's Palace
of Bargains succeeding S. Irick.
resigned. Miss Zella is well
qualified for the position, having
had many years experience in
that line of work, and the Tran-
script predicts for her a success-
ful business career.
—For Sale: One gentle bug-
"•v horse. Mrs. Shackleford, 211
Daws street.
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE
District Court in Session—Coun-
ty Commissioners Esti-
mates—Notes in Other
Departments
The board of county commis-
sioners were in regular session
the first of the week, allowing
bills, etc. The principal business
was to figure on the cost of run-
ning the county government for
the ensuing year. They found
that it would take approximate-
ly $75,000. Of this amount it
was figured the following offi-
cers would contribute fees, viz:
Register of Deeds __ $4,000
County Judge 1,700
Clerk District Court 600
Sheriff 510
Poor Farm 600
County Treasurer 200
Total $7,610
Then there are credits in cer-
tain funds brought over from
the last fiscal year, viz:
Salary Fund $3,174
Court Fund 2,600
Road and Bridge Fund 445
This leaves $61,470 to be
raised by direct taxation, viz:
For Salaries $10,223
Court Fund 5,165
Road and Bridges 7,144
Poor and insane 2,050
Supplies 3,830
Contingent 7,500
Separate schools 1,250
Common schools 13,000
j Farmers' institute _ 150
i Tick eradication 200
County sinking fund 10,058
In District Court
District court convened last
j Monday, but the jury was not
j empaneled until this (Thursday)
j morning. The following are the
■ names of the gentlemen who
I comprise the panel: J. H. Cable,
| J. T. Dodds, T. B. Crool, Dan
George, Albert Baker, C. D. Ad-
kins, J. H. Gill, J. W. Harris, J.
W. Burrage, W. S. Blanchard, W.
S. Dunham, J. C. Burkett, T. E.
Clement, R. J. Barnard, W. W.
Barnard, W. W. Cobble, Tom
Ballew and Claud Blackwell.
Divorces granted were: Mary
S. Johnson from George John-
son; R. E. Calhoun from Ida
Calhoun ; Corda Beard from Per-
ry A. Beard; Willie Given from
George Given.
B. R. McDonald, J. W. Cap-
shaw, John C. Luttrell, Leo Mc-
Makin and Hubert Ambrister
were admitted to the practice of
law.
Orders were made confirming,
sales in cases of A. F. Higgins
vs. Ed L. Dunn, and Henry J.
Rupp vs. Phoebe Stansel.
In criminal cases against Lum
Woods, Frank Sturgis and Jess
Musgrove, Judge Eagleton was
appointed by the court to repre-
sent the former, and J. B. Dud-
ley to the latter. They are all
charged with the same offense,
horse stealing, but Mr. Dudley
secured a severance from Woods
for his clients.
Leo McMakin was appointed
to represent Linke in case of
Hutchin vs. Linke.
In case of Banash vs. Van-
Sickle, a motion to set aside
judgment was granted, and sale
of property ordered stopped
pending further hearing.
Judgments were given in cases
of Union Central Life Ins. Com-
pany vs. Ed Husted et al., and
Union Life Ins. Company vs. {
Thos. L. Davis et al.
The case of Barbara VanMeter j
vs. Caleb Wells, involving a ]
tract of land near Pott county ,
line is now on trial before a jury. J
J. B. Dudley represents Wells,
■>nd H. H. Smith and N E. Sharp
the plaintiff.
In the tax case of R. S. Davis j
vs. First State and First Nation-'
al banks, the petition for new j
trial was withdrawn and case |
will go direct to supreme court.
■T. M. Gresham is assisting Coun- j
ty Attorney Grigsby in the case.
RESULT OF EXAMINATION
Names of the Successful Appli-
cants for Teachers' Certifi-
cates at Examination
Last Week
The following are the names
of those who successfully passed
the examination for teachers'
certificates at the close of the
Cleveland county normal:
First Grade: E. L. Castile,
Clare Kimberlin, Bernice Ma-
guire, Alpha Berry, Emma Akin,
Merle Austin, Edna Ramsey,
Minnie Scott, Lela Rogers, Mrs.
Lillian Foster, Thomas Wilson,
M. L. Reagan, Johnnie Whitsett,
Mollie Horner, Oliver Akin, D.
T. Smith, E. Bruce Givens.
Second Grade: Mrs. R. L.
Putman, Blanche Smith, D. R.
Stogner, Mary Replogle, Irving
Higbee, C. H. Graves, Willie Ba-
con, Elza Brown, Beulah Breese,
A. M. McCullough, F. A. Henson,
Merle Fessenbeck, Fay Jennings
Emma Alexander, Esther Bess-
inger, Lyman H. Coker, Mrs. D.
T. Smith, Jesse Vowell, Gladys
McLennan, Lois Perkins, Irma
Herrington, Lowla Menascho,
Louis Sandel, L. T. Harris, Irene
Houston, Sophia Martin, Bess
Berry.
Third Grade: Delia Link,
Ruth Payne, Viticel Brown,
Reade Bridgewater, Early Black,
Maud Northcutt, J. M. Wilker-
son, Esther Dye, Bernice Jones,
Bettie Clay, Lura McDonald, J.
C. Coker. Hattie LaRose Bryant,
Blanche Holland, Floy Wilson,
Henry Schwartz, Avis Sellers,
Martha Taylor, Oscar Shafer,
Blanche Brownell, Cora Abbott,
Marie Cossey, Margarette Ma-
guire, Harvey Collins, Nicye
Menasco, lone Alexander, Alfred
Ward, Stella Lee, Helen Olander,
Russell McLennan, Anne Mc-
Call, Mary Endicott, Lola Hoy,
J. F. Hastings. Blanche Jack,
Anna Ward, Tom Davis.
Little Edith Newblock IJurned
From Saturday's Daily.
Little Edith Newblock, 7-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Newblock, was badly burned
last night about 10 o'clock at her
home on East Beal street. Her
dress caught fire from a Roman
candle, and before relief came
her right arm was a mass of pain
ful burns from hand to shoulder
and she had received slight
burns on other parts of her per-
son. She was given treatment
immediately, and will soon re-
cover—but it was a close call for
the little one.
Her parents and the children
had been down town taking in
the fireworks, and had returned
home before the exercises were
concluded, fearing some one
might get burned. Edith had a
a Roman candle, and when they
got home persuaded her mother
and father to allow her to shoot
it. There was only one match in
the house, and Edith said: "Now
you light it, Mamma, and we'll
go out in the yard and shoot it."
fTer mother complied and in a
little while heard the children
scream, Edith cry'"": "My dress
is on fire." When Mrs. New-
block ran out the dress was al! in
flames. She took it by the bot-
tom and stripped it over tV
child's head and Mr. Newblock
rubbed the flames from her un-
derclothing and hair, which had
began to singe. Mrs. Newblock
certainly displayed rare pres-
ence of mind, and undoubtedly
saved the child from death, for
she was running 'round the yard
and fanning the flames.
The Daily Transcript congrat-
ulates the little one and her par-
ents that it was no worse.
—Pat Berry is certainly put-
ting on the very best pictures ;
that he can get for the Orpheum.;
and he can pet the best. "The i
Secret," given last night, i
"vas a bright and br!l:".r.. ex- ^
ample.
Picnic at Fowler Grove.
An old-fashioned neighbor-
hood picnic is to be held at
Fowler's Grove, nineteen miles
east of Noble, on Saturday, July
12th. One special feature will
be a lecture on hog cholera and
kindred diseases by a state dem-
onstrator. Bob Fowler, the lead-
ing citizen of that neighborhood,
is the chief pusher in the picnic
and intends making it a great
puccess.
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