The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1913 Page: 1 of 6
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A Live Republican Newspaper—Devoted to the Best Interests of Norman and Cleveland Countv.
VOLUME XXV
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDA Y, NOVEMBER 27. 191:
OKLAHOMA AT FRISCO
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COLBY-STOVALL TKiAL
"Interest Not So Intense as at
Former Trial—Powell and
Irons Chief Witnesses
From Friday's Daily
The interest in the trial of Dr.
J. H. Colby and Wade Stovall for the Oklahoma Panama Commis- \ i
the killing of Tom McClendon j sion, in the absence of state ap- (j
and Bill Autry is not so intense j propriation, is solving the prob- j •
as at the first trial, which was lem of adequate representation J
held in March, 1912. Then the and effective publicity for this j
court house was crowded; the state at the greatest of all
Show State With Motion Pic- j
tures at the Panama Pacific J
International Exposition
From Tuesday's Daily. j {
In a unique and practical way!!
TlbanUsQivung
Senator Thos. P. Lore
•'rom Wednesday's daily.
In an interesting article in the
his
average now is fifty or so, which
shows how quickly people lose
interest in even these most im-
portant cases.
Yesterday and today was tak-
en up in hearing the testimony
of witnesses for the prosecution.
The two principal witnesses up
to noon today were J. C. Irons
and Luther Powell. They both
gave testimony that Dr. Colby
fired the first shot from the
window of the west room in the
hoiBe on the school acre. In
some matters which the defense
thought quite material, Mr.
Irons' testimony contradicted
that given by him at the former
trial, but on the main question
(as to who fired the first shot)
he was not shaken.
Luther Powell was an excel-
lent witness, seemingly unpreju-
diced, telling a straight story,
and just as he saw it. His story
was that a Mr. Yoder came to his
home near Washington school
world's fairs at San Francisco
in 1915. It is being done by the
moving picture route, instead of j
by contributions as in the eight j
other states where the legisla-S
tures, as here, failed to make any
provision.
In the Oklahoma State Build-
ing is to be a theatre room, with
at least 500 seating capacity,!
wherein eac h day Oklahoma will | , , „ .,
be shown in motion pictures, I'rom Wednesday s Daily
free to visitors there from all
over the world. Every city and
community with sufficient re
"Oh, give thanks unto the Lord; call upon
name; make known his deeds among the people.
"Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; talk ye of
all his wondrous works.
"Glory ye in his holy name; let the heart of them
rejoice that seek the Lord.
"Seek the Lord, and his strength; seek his face
evermore.
"Remember his marvellous works that he hath
done; his wonders, and the judgments of hfs mouth."
Boyd-Bowling Nuptials
Death of 0. E. Rice
At 6 o'clock this evening,
(Nov. 26, 1913), in the presence
LuiiuuLiiiR W11.JI cuiiit.vtx i <=- °f the relatives and a few inti-
sources and enterprise to demand mate friends of the contracting
showing, the states various in- Pities, the marriage of Mr.
dustries and our great agricul- Key Boyd and Miss Mae Bowling
tural and mineral resources, to- W1'l solemnized at the home
gether with scenes of local and of the bride s parents, Mr. and
historical interest will be shown Mrs. J. W. Bowling, Rev. R. L.
there in proportion to local par- Ownbey olficintmg.
ticipation in the necessary funds. y°un8_ people in Norman
Motion pictures of cities or start upon their married lite
communities are taken by the
commission's skilled operator, as
directed by a local committee,
{ Times-Democrat of Muskogee,
Rev. E. D. Cameron calls atten-
! tion to the many, many achieve-
j ments of blind men and women
j who have been great despite
! their misfortune, doing many
things for the betterment of hu-
; inanity and the race. After not-
! ing the work of such men as
Milton, Shakespeare, Jos. Pu-
litzer, Henry Fawcett; John B.;
j Herreschoff, designer of fast
boats; Frances Jane Crosby,
j writer of many inspiring hymns,
and numerous other famous
j blind people, the article con- j
I eludes:
"Thf^e are just a few cases I
have picked out at random. There
are many others. When our sen-
ses are lost, God seems to allow
for it by making the others
stronger and brighter. I have
NUMBER 13
SOTHERN AND MARLOW IN
HAMLET AT OKLAHOMA
CITY
To Present Shakespeare's Im-
mortal Tragedy on Wed-
nesday Night, De-
cember 17th
with the best wishes
warm
he best wishes of more, seemed tobe rec0vering and was 1 L"e 7™' i/TT
friends than will Mr. and| in good spjrits. All the old-! *,7 ^f,1has shownhimself to be
From Monday's daiiy.
i Undertaker I. M. Jackson re-
ceived a telephone call from Tut-! made these observations to come
tie this morning, asking him to to the real object of this commu-
sjend a casket to that point; that nication and that is to say a word
0. E. Rice had died there this for Senator Thomas P. Gore, our
morning United States senator. In the
No particulars of the death! ^ Section I did not vote for j
are known, but Mr. Rice has been} I voted for F urman-
in ill health for some time with 1 have, .ne,vf recQeive? a_favor
cancer and a complication of f-V klnfd fro™ Senatr?/" Gore and .
other ailments. The last time! Jj" f°rn£h""P C ark bvef?reT
' heZa:1 1" 'believe in the squire"deal. Sena-
Mrs. Boyd. The bride has long|timers knew
one of the greatest statesmen
"Fatty" Rice, and
and patriots now living on
been connected with R. C. Berrys
his death will be regretted by a
house on the morning of the kill-j subject to approval of said com
a hollow at a point a quarter of i a series of popularized "Travels llked young ladies. The groom is ( and was wel!-to-do.
a mile from the school house.1 Through Oklahoma," extensively also connected with the Berry
Off for Chandler, Arizona
where a number of farmers had | locally advertised, in every city store, acd stands high in the
gathered. From there they went of this state with a "movie" community as a thoroughly up-
to the school acre, the three! theatre in it, until taken to the.^t and reliable young man. From Tuesday s Daily
school trustees heading the Frisco Exposition. It is conser- The Transcr^t ^omsthemfriends Saturday evening
crowd. These trustees were un-1 vatively estimated that the pic-
armed, but a number of those J tures of any city so taken will
following were armed with shot! thus be shown to at least a quar-
guns and some had revolvers. ! ter of a million people, 125,000
They walked up the road to! throughout the state and even
where they could see the school s more at I1 risco.
acre, and noticed Colbv and Sto-1 During the past six weeks the
vrll inside the fence. As soon as Panama Commission has shown
Colbv and Stovall saw them the Oklahoma City "movies" to
i nd has reflected more credit on
i Oklahoma by all odds than any
I other citizen we have. Perhaps
'Gore caught his cue from that
j other blind ma*n, Joseph Pulitz-j
witnessed er, at any rate he was the first
in extending congratulations. quite an exodus of folks from man in public life to advocate
The young couple will go to the Denver neighborhood bound I'Woodrow Wilson for the presi-
housekeeping at once in a resi- for Chandler, Ariz., near Phoe- j dency. More than any other
dence in the north part of town. nix. They were Mrs. John Row-, man he planned the campaign.
land and her three sons .Fred, 't is hinted that he selected the
Ernest and Creed; her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lula Wilkerson, and
three children; Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Gandy and three children, and
coming, the two men started for
the house on a run. Tom Mc-
Clendon called to them to stop,
saying they wanted to talk to Dr.
Colbv about the fence and own
"Showers" to Miss Mae Bowling
F om Monday's Daily
The Entre Nous Club enter-
tained last Friday evening with a
miscellaneous shower at the
home of Miss Hortense Link,
327 West Gray street, for Miss
Mae Bowling, who is to be mar-
cabinet before the convention
and was farsighted enough to
see the end from the beginning.
If this is true, and it is true,
over 16,000 people in 33 cities in
the north central part of the
state, outside of Oklahoma City.
Norman, perhaps more than
any city in the state, would im- r;ed to Mr. Key Boyd on Novem-
ership of the property, but they mensely profit from this pub- w,r ?«th 1913. The house was
paid no attention to him, andi'icity. How more interestingly beautifully decorated writh
the next thing young Powell saw] ar>d effectively could be shown chrysanthemums and hyacinths,
was Dr. Colby appearing at the aI}d advertised "The University The evening was spent in conver-
west window of the house armed j City' and our great University, nation and music, after which a
with a gun and firing on the! its buildings, equipment, faculty
crowd. Up to this time. Powell antl students to all the state and
was certain, no shooting had the world? Norman could thus
been done by the farmers, but af-1 be extensively shown as the
ter Colby had fired and Autry state's ideal home and education-
al city with all the advantages
and none of the disadvantages
of the state's metropolis, and as
an ideal agricultural p.nd high
class live stock center, located in
the midst of the state's richest
Mr. an Mrs. J. R. Wiggins and | certainly T. P. Gore deserves the
son of Norman. They go to
make their future home at Chan-
dler, and have the best wishes of
numerous friends.
had fell the farmers turned
loose with their guns, firing to-
wards the house. The witness
and his brother had got behind
a corn crib after the Colby shoot-
ing, and could not say what hap
pened after that time, but Lutli-1 farming section. Such a showing
EcClendon was in ! should bring to Norman im-
er was certain McCl
the road when he last saw him
while Autry had got into the
yard. McClendon was not arm-
ed. but Autrv had a shot gun.
John Jones, who got 4o the
scene of the killing soon after
Autry was shot, testified he
counted 53 shot wounds from
Autry's feet to midway on his
bodv, some of them being in his
back.
Mr. Irons was the star witness
for the prosecution and told the
whole story, relating how the
school district officers and pa-
trons, believing the school acre
belonged to the district had
gathered that morning to go in
a body to the school house and
demand possession and that Dr.
Colby get off and cease fencing
or improving it until the case
could be decided in the courts.
It was by Mr. Irons' advice that
the three school trustees were to
be spokesmen of the district and
were to be put in front of the pa-
rade, and Mr. Irons also protest-
ed against any arms being car-
ried by anyone in the crowd. He
was overruled in this, but sue
ceeded in having the trustees go
unarmed, and Trustee Geo. Fes-
ter game him (Irons) his gun. a
revolver to carry. His testimony
as to what occurred at the school
acre corresponded very closely
with that given by Luther Povv-
(Continued on last page)
mensely beneficial results, worth
thousands of dollars, and besides
Norman should be among the
first cities in the state to do her
share towards Oklahoma's prop-
er representation at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition.
Talk
Dr. J. I.. Day
From Monday's daily.
Dr. J. L. Day's talk on Practi-
I cal Christianity at the Fellow-
i ship meeting of the Y. M. C. A.
i yesterday afternoon was of un-
j usual interest to the men pres-
ent. He emphasized the desira-
bility of being natural and sin-
cere in all expression of religious
| feelintrs. The idea of the Chris-
tian life as the life of service
i was stressed.
On next Sunday afternoon the
fellowship meeting of the Y. M.
C. A. will be merged with the
weekly meeting of the Y. W. C
A. and the two organizations will
submit a Sacred Concert to
which the neople of Norman are
invited. This concert will be in
the Baptist church. It will be-
gin promptly at 2:30.
three-course luncheon was serv-
ed. The special guests were:
Mrs. J. W. Bowling, Miss Cora
and Hazel Bowling, Mrs. Lloyd
Bowling, Mrs. H. Link and Mis-
ses Josephine and Dora Brown.
The following morning the
club served a three-course
breakfast at t\ie home of the
Misses Wise to Misses Mae and
Cora Bowling, Mrs. Lloyd Bowl-
ing, Mrs. J. D. Wise, Misses Ber-
nice and Susie Taylor. Dot Mor-
ter, Hortense Link, Elsye Here-
ene. Hattie Saxon and Evelyn
and Martha Wise. The table was
beautifully decorated with chry-
santhemums in club colors.
Toasts were given by members
of the club. Miss Susie Taylor
acting as Toast Mistress and
presented the wedding gift.
Coterie-Zetalethian
From Tuesday's Daily
On Wednesday, Nov. 19th,
the annual joint meeting of the
Coterie and Zetalethian literary
societies was held at the home of
gratitude not ony of every dem
ocrat but of every loyal Ameri-
can, and certainly Oklahoma
ought to be proud of him. If he
lias done this much in so short a
time, if he remains in the sen-
ate, he will take rank witli the
immortals and will go down in
history as one of our greatest
Americans. Above all Gore's
record in the senate has been
honest, honest, honest, fearless
the Sigma Tau Omega sorority, and for the people.
These sessions of the two vete-
ran clubs of the city and Univer-
sity are always of unusual inter-
est, leading, as they do, to the
formation of friendships be-
tween some of the most brainy
and conservative women of the
town and the girls attending the
University.
Mrs. Eva Dungan, of the Uni-
versity School of Music, consent-
ed to arrange the program for
the evening and decided upon
grand opera as the theme. She
chose Richard Wagner and the
tetralogy of the Nibelungen
"And yet there is a movement
on foot to destroy Gore. The
lime has come when it is the
duty of our people to begin to
' speak out in meeting. I have
had a good deal to do with of-
ficia life in Oklahoma and know
I something of our public men.
As an humble citizen of our
state, 1 want to say, I am for
Gore to succeed himself in the
senate.
"I believe there is a conspiracy
to defeat Gore and its object is
to get him out of the way, so
that the Indians can be robbed
Ring as her subject. The pro- and plundered and that other
gram was given in the form of a special interests may get by with
lecture recital. The musical
numbers being rendered by Miss
Newby and Mr. Schmidt. Mrs.
Dungan began with a short biog-
raphy of Richard Wagner, fol-
their schemes and loaded bills.
"The good people of this state
ought to repudiate with scorn
and indignation the frame-up to
ruin Gore that had its concep-
lowing with a delightful descrip- tion and inceptive in the fertile
tion of each of the operas in sue- brain of plunderers and was pull-
Barker to California
From Tuesday's Daily
Deputy Sheriff L. P. Barker
leaves this afternoon for Bakers-
'':eld, Cali., where F. E. Hicks is
in custody. Hicks formerly liv- cession as she saw them given in j ed off by the slimy representa
ed on the Jack Goodin place, at the Royal opera house in Berlin.; tive of the criminal element of
Big Jim's Crossing, and is said Mrs. Dungan's charming delivery , society as their tool. Any man
to have swindled a number of the of the necessarily long program who will lend himself to /this
banks and merchants of both served as a lesson in the compo- scheme as a candidate to try to
sition and rendition of club pa- defeat Gore ought to be buried j
pers of which she little dreamed, so deep beneath a mountain of
Miss Newby's number "O Thou ballots that he will never get out.
Subline Sweet Evening Star." Let the good people stand by
from "Lohengrin" was given in Gore and honest government."
her usual artistic manner, while
Mr. Schmidt's tenor solo from
the opera "Siegfried" beautifully
sung gave one an idea of tne
charm of the entire series of op-
eras.
The two clubs are most grate-
ful to the artists for the finest
program every delivered before eight years. Judge McMillan
All our people are urged to be them and join in congratulating cautioned her to be sure and
present at both services Sunday, both city and University upon not marry again within six
Sheriff Grant Vincent was Strangers and visitors always having musicians of their ability months. She giggled, and said
in attendance at court today. welcome. upon the faculty roll. she wouldn't.
—Get yourself a Bowsher
Sweep and Power Feed Grinder
the best on the market for sale
by Nolan & Martin.
Cleveland and Pottawatomie
counties, by mortgaging and re-
mortgaging property to them.
M. E. Church. South
"The Glories of the Regener-
ate Life," will be the theme of
the morning sermon next Sun-
day. At night the pastor will
speak on "The Eternal Fire."
This discourse will present a
discussion of the teaching of
Jesus on the subject of everlast-
ing punishment.
Cautioned About Remarrying.
From Tuesday's Daily
In district court, yesterday,
Mrs. Lizzie Walker was given a
i divorce from "Bob" Walker, con-
victed some time ago of crime
and sent to the nenetentiary for
At the Overholser Theatre
From Saturday's daily.
It is announced by Fred G.
Weis, Manager of the Overholser
Theatre, that when E. H. Soth-
ern and Julia Marlowe appear in
Oklahoma City on Wednesday
night, December 17th. they will
present Shakespeare's immortal
tragedy, "Hamlet."
Frank J. Wilstach, Manager for
Mr. Sothem and Miss Marlowe
arrived in Oklahoma City Fri-
day, and when he discovered
that the Shakespeare Club,
Drama League and students of
the High School had each ex-
pressed a preference for Hamlet,
that play was accordingly select-
ed. This will be the first ap-
pearance in Oklahoma City of
America's foremost stars. It
was in 1904 that the Southern
and Marlowe combination was
formed and since that time,
they have enjoyed the most ex-
traordinary prosperity known
by any company, whether pre-
senting Shakespeare or other
plays, on the English speaking
stage. That two such stars as
Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe,
each an enormous favorite when
appearing alone, should join
forces as they did nine years ago
for the presentation of Shakes-
peare's drames, was the sensa-
tion of the time. The first,
drama by the Bard of Avon to
be revived by them was Hamlet,
and this play has remained the
most popular of their varied rep-
ertoire since that time. Prior to
the formation of this company
in 1904, Mr. Sothern had already,
on his own account, made a won-
derful success in the title role of
this drama. Up to this time,
Miss Marlowe had not appeared
as Ophelia in Hamlet. It is only
on rare occasions that an act-
ress of such superlative ability
as Julia Marlowe is seen in this
role. Miss Marlowe has elabor-
ated her characterization of
Ophelia until it now takes first
rank among her gallery of
Shakespearean heroines—Juliet,
Rosalind, Viola, Beatrice, Kath-
erine, Lady Macbeth, Imogen,
and Portia. Many actresses
during the past few years, have
sought to challenge Julia Mar-
lowe's pre-eminence in these va-
rious roles, but each of them
have been eclipsed. She is un-
excelled on the English speaking
stage as the greatest delineator
of these various heroines. There
have never been any carping
critics to find fault with Julia
Marlowe, so finished and ex-
quisite is her art. Despite the
wonderful drawing powers of
these two stars, they have not
depended upon themselves alone
to satisfy the public. Their sup-
parting company is the best that
any Shakespearean star has ever
brought together—and it has re-
mained practically intact during
the past nine years. To transport
this organization from city to
city requires a special train of
eleven cars—eight sixty foot
baggage cars for scenery, two
Pullman cars for the company,
and Mr. Sothern and Miss Mar-
lowe's private car. The prices
arranged for this engagement
will be from fifty cents to two
dollars, and the management
will fill all mail orders, when ac-
companied by remittance, as re
ceived. This plan should prove
most acceptable to out-of-towr.
theatregoers, as well as those
who desire to avoid the inconven-
ience of standing in line at the
box office. Mail orders will be
filled before the opening of the
regular box office sale.
—Bowsher Sweep Mill will
grind corn in ear and milo maize
and kaffir corn in head. For sale
by Nolan & Martin.
—Miss Anna Boyd, who is at-
tending school in Oklahoma City
is visiting at home this week.
—Mrs. Callie Roach was here
from Oklahoma City, yesterday,
visiting Mrs. Jack Firchilds.
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