The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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Ilisfarlcal Sotktf
The
A Live Republican Newspaper—Devoted to the Best Interests of Norman and Cleveland County.
VOLUJUg X%V
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1911
FERRIS WITHDRAWS PROGRESSIVE PARTY DEAD
From Any Participation in Pat-
ronage Distribution in Sev-
eral Counties
From Tuesday's Daily
A special from Washington to
the Dallas News of yesterday
says:
Washington, Jan. 10—Repre-
sentative Scott Ferris has relin-
quished to Representative
Thompson, Weaver ahd Murray,
the three Congressmen at Large
his postoffice patronage in Pot-
tawatomie, Murray, McClain,
Garvin and Cleveland Counties.
In regard to his action Mr. Fer-
ris in a statement tonight says:
"Our State was unmercifully
gerrymandered before statehood
by the Republicans and I had
more patronage than I was en-
titled to, and under the curious
rtrecedents prevailing the Con-
gressmen at Large are accorded
no patronage at all other than
that which is voluntarily relin-
quished to them. I think each
Congressman ought to control
the patronage in the district he
represents, so the people can
pld him responsible at the polls
t the succeeding election. Again
T have enough to do to look after
my own district and the Western
countieWhat at present have no
representative."
Under tKe arrangement Weav-
ci and Thompson will get Cleve-
land, McClain, Murray and Gar-
vin Counties, while Murray will
get Pottawatomie.
So the applicants for postof-
fices in Cleveland county will
necessarily have to«make their
showings to Congressmen-Weav- i
er and Thompson, and there is/o
telling where or when the light-
ning will strike. It may strike
tomorrow, or may be put off a
few weeks to allow Messrs.
Weaver and Thompson time to
r.cquaint themselves thoroughly
with condition1'.
Married—Hill-Beard
Rev. J. L. Patterson perform-
ed the ceremony, Sunday, which
united in marriage two of Nor-
man's well-esteemed people—
Mr. Garrett Hill and Mrs. Corda
Beard. The ceremony was per-
formed at the home of Mrs.
Beard's mother, Mrs. F. E. Rob-
erts, on West Main, and was
witnessed by only the immedi-
ate friends of the contracting
parties. Mr. Hill is an industri-
ous, steady and thoroughly
trustworthy gentleman, and the
bride one of Norman's best es-
teemed ladies. They begin their ;
married life with the best wishes
of numerous friends.
Orvel Johnson, One of the Lead-
ers of Progressives, De-
clares for Republican
Harmony
From Tuesday's Daily
In line with the opinion"ex-
pressed in The Transcript yes-
terday titat the Oklahoma Pro-
gressive party was merely an
a !,iunct to the Democratic par-
ty, comes Orvel Johnson, of Ok-
lahoma City,-' who was a leader
in Progressive c'rcles in 1912,
who says:
"The Progressive part in Ok-
lahoma :s dead, and now con-
sists of only a few Generals
whistling to keep up their cour-
age. The rank and file have de-
serted them and returned to the
republican party.
"Everyone knows that the
Democratic organization would
be willing to finance a Progres-
sive campaign this year. The
; incere Progressives, those of us
who care not for personal ad-
vancement, but simply for prin-
ciple, have returned to the Re-
publican party, content to take
our places as soldieys and light
for the redemption of Oklahoma.
It *is always right to wage a
fight for principle, but after the
ficrht is won then the sensible
thing to do is to quit. In my
opinion the fight made by Pro-
gressives in 1012 was right, and
having been accomplished the
tiling for us to do is to utilize
the victory, and that can only be
done by our again .affiliating
with the Republican party."
Attention is called to action of
the Republican National Com-
mittee in Washington recently,
which met the Progressives'
ideas as advanced two years ago.
Mr. Johnson says the "Progres-
ives have no organization which
i« even approximately complete
in more than one county, and in
only fifteen out of seventy-seven
counties in Oklahoma is there
even a skeleton of an organiza-
tion.
ture—Referendum is
No Good
The Supreme Court of Okla-
homa handed down a unanimous
j opinion this morning to the ef-
fect that the 1913 session of the
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY "ADJOURNED JULY 1, 191,1"
No wantonness of strength will ever drive us to drive a hard i
bargain with another nation because it is weak, nor will any fear j So Says th^ Supreme Cour<
\ of ignoble criticism tempt us to insult or defy i great power be- About the 1913 Legisla-
| cause it is strong or even because it is friendly. The attitude of ' " "
i our diplomacy may be indicated in a text of Scripture which
[' ranklin—the first and greatest of our diplomats—tells us passed
through his mind when he was presented at the court of Versa-
illes. It was a text his father used to quote to him in the old
candle shop in Boston, when he was a boy; "Seest thou a man dili-
gent in his bus ness'.' he shall stand b« tore king.'. ' Let us be dili- ! Oklahoma Legislature ad.j: urn
gent in our business and we shall stand—stand, you see, not crawl, ed on July 1, 1913, and therefor'
nor swagger—stand as a friend and equal, asking nothing, put- the proposed referendum on th
ting up with nothing but what is right and just, among our peers j capital bill and election bill are1
in the great democracy of nations.—John Hay (1901). ! no good, for petitions therein j
| were not filed within the requir
* SHE SI RE SHOWED'HER GRIT fd ninety Jays. The genera!
Writing of the exploits of the "rural free delivery" carriers all revenue bill is also knocked out
over*the United States, and showing how faithful they are to their Oklahoma City is rejoicing be
trust, under all kinds of emergencies, the Springfield Republican cause once more she has won in 1
jeljs about a woman carrier. A few years ago a Missouri town her capital contention. The op-
boasted of a young woman who successfully passed the examina- position to her ought to lay
tion, but failed to receive an appointment under the ruling of the down now and give her no : e .
''epartment not to appoint a woman so long as there are men eli-! trouble.
gibles. She wrote to th* department and stated that if she was
disqualified on account of educational ability she wished to insist Oklahoma City Rejoices
hat. she w as a not ma! school graduate, while if the off icials feared j The recent decision of the Ok- resent state conditions to at-
Fhe w ris unable physically to stnnd the trials of a. carrier, she de- lahoma supreme court c& i:'o: r * thn nrecinct nid county
sired to mention in passing that she had, single-handed, cleared a 1 considerable rejoicing in Qkla- conventions and help redeem
•, I,'owed and cultivated it and had built the house in homa City, for it would seem to Oklahoma
put at rest for all time any ques- The call asks that precinct
tion of the location of the Capi- primaries or caucuses be held in
NUMBER 19
POLITICS LIVENING UP
Republicans Hold State Conven-
tual at Tulsa I'eby. 12—
Democrat Candidates
Are Numerous
'' >rp Monday's dailj
As the days lengthen State
politics begins to liven up and a
number of moves ire being
made on the political chess
board.
Republicans ar
,nd propose hold
vention at Tulsa
! irthday, Feby.
will undertake
(•'ete r mization
Chairman down to
mitteemen. Chairrr
•n his announcement
:onfine th'1 call to 1
but calls upon all \
we the ffood of
tting active
■. state con-
i Lincoln's
1914, and
reorganize
ts"—a com-
from State
recinevt com-
lan Geissler
does not
itenublicans,
/oters who
Oklahoma at
id are disgusted with
a .V.u, I 'VTTVU viuiivoitii 11 ciuu Ilciu UUlll
i hich she and her mother lived. She was appointed.
Transcript Notice
J. J. Burke has resumed full
and complete control of the
Daily and Weekly Transcript,
retaining J. D. Womack as fore-
man and inside manager. Every
effort will be made from now on
Society Notes of Interest tal, and place it definitely at Ok-
From Tuesday's Daily ™h.0,?a City' Thia wi" cause
On Saturday a big fine baby Oklahoma City to take on a new
boy arrived at the home of Mr. j ,c'ase ll,e> ,or certainly th"
and Mrs. C. R. Lawrence, two expenditure of a million or «> or
miles south of town.
| dollars will help out
lien uuui ui town. . .
Little Dale, son of Mr. and | metropolis.
to give Transcript patrons a real ' vl ?' „?" i °J > „ .
lnr ;il npwssnanpr jinH wo rocnopf. t.. ' . ' intent, has been ver>
local newspaper, and we respect-
fully solicit your advertising and
subscriptions.
Willie Gill Acquitted
From Tuesday's Daily
ill for the past two weeks, but is
now some better. i , ■ ----- --— — -■■■
left inan State Bank at their annual
1 meeting yesterday heard from
Norman State Bank
The stockholders of the Nor-
he different counties on Satur-
'ay, Jar 31, 1914, for the pur-
>ose of electing delegates to
ounty conventions which are
HPWecommend.ed to be held on
amazingly Feby. 7th. Cleveland county is
•ut'tled to elect five delegates
_ to the Tulsa convention.
The leading men of the Re-
publican party will be at Tulsa,
and it is expected a large num-
l>et of those who went off into
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wey , ,
Monday for Leedy, Okla., after a ^ting yesterday heard from ol those wl
visit here with relatives. Cashier E. K. Himes that the in- the I 'regressive party will re-
Mr. and Mi s. A. E. Foster' ^titution was in rattling good turn, although Chairman Alva
McDonald, of the Progressive
party, is insistent that a full
-.. • , , - - -- - the bovs'"school in VVaco Texas rectors elected were: Hi Down- Progressive party state ticket
lie Gill, charged with felonious They write they are nicel'v locat 'rg. J. W. Barbour, 0. J. Martin, H be nominated and declares
assault on the person of John ft(J Jld ,ikle pJospSts fine ! R" S- Barbour and J. L. Rader emphatically against the V, ouh-
ttynne, at a party near Hico, u„.. The directors re-elected Mr Rcan idea of harmony. There is
i feeling that Mr. McDonald and
his co-workers are fully in ac-
A . r - , .... Mr. and Mrs A E Foster sulul,on waa 111 rattling good
ounty -fudge Swank, sitting ^ d j, f • th . ^ p shape and the 1913 business had
",d Dcne'' wh0 i" bec," veri' The ,1,-
yE the boys' school in Waco. Texas, rectors elected were: Hi Down-
. ynne, a a party near Hico, [>en Williams took her directors re-electetl Mr,
tihi Hardie yoUngest daughter 'nicile to D°wning as president, J. W
. nd J. B. Dudley represented oklahoma City the latter na'rt of Barbour as vice-president, E. K. :'s co-workerr are fully in ac-
,u! f J" the week and had a slight opera- Himes as cashier and Miss AHce «ord with Democratic workers,
Recent Marriage Licenses
County Judge Swank has is-
sued the following marriage li-
censes since our last report:
Jan. 10th—Garrett L Hill
(28) and Miss Corda Beard (28),
both of Norman.
Jan. 9th—Seward R. Tucker
(21) and Miss Fannie Sawyer
(18) both of Lexington.
Jan 7th—Jacob Harrell (21)
and Miss Ethel Stillwell (22),
both of Oklahoma City.
Jan. 6th—D. S. Sutton (21),
Moore, and Miss Helen Dixon
(18), Newcastle
Jhe acquittal of their client, it
being shown to the satisfaction
o the jury that it was a sort of
a "mutual combat," both boys
ha vino- knives and using them
but Wynne getting a little the
worst of it. Wynne has nearly
f'n'Iy recovered. The testimony
also indicated that Wynne was
the aggressor.
W. 0. W. and Circle Install
The following officers of Nor
he week and had a slight opera
t ;0n performed upon her throat.
They are back now, and the lit-
tle girl is doing nicely.
The last night the 'Bide-a-wee
ladies were entertained in a line
party at the Orpheum, Mrs. Ray
Berry, hostess.
A number of friends were en-
tertained at dinner, Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hardie.
A big surprise party was giv
Himes as assistant. The bank
is steadily growing in deposits,
business and prestige.
man Lodge W. 0. W., and the en Saturday night in honor of
Woodmen Circle were installed
on Thursday night, Jan. 8th by
Mrs. Addie Berry, State Banker
of the Woodman Circle:
Norman Lodge, W. 0. W.—C.
C., J. E. Carrier; A. L., J. M.
Miss Cora Jacobs, at the Jacobs'
residence, west of town.
A dinner party was given
Monday by Mrs. Ben Barbour at
her home on South Crawford.
Farm Demonstrator
After requesting the Norman
Chamber of Commerce to rec-
ommend a man for county farm
demonstration work, the Board
of County Commissioners at ibs
recent meeting ignored the rec-
ommendation and named a Mr.
Lawrence, who lives near the
for it is recognized that to have
half a chance of success there
must be a united front present-
ed to the powers that are now
mismanaging state affairs.
Big Crowds at McCall's
The annual clearing out sale
>f the 8. K. McCall company,
the "Big Store," is attracting
tremendous, crowds, for the
: rices on all classes of goods
have been "cut to the bone" and
Pottawatomie line, for the posi- ?re very attractive to people who
(inn Mr i ourfonna io rinnkUAna nave c!. ! 11. le money. \\ hen one
'an get a dandy suit of clothes
tion. Mr. Lawrence is doubtless
a good man, a good citizen, and
all that—but the Chamber of
Commere are righteously indig
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holland I nant at the action of the corn-
First National Bank
The stockholders of the First
National Bank of Norman held j
their annual meeting on Jan. 13 ;
and elected the following direc- i
tors: E. B. Johnson, Jas. D.
Maguire, R. C. Berry, C. H. Bes-
sent, C. D. Adkins, Phil C. Kidd,
Chas. S. Smith. Wm. Synnott
and F. Caruthers.
At a meeting of the newly
elected board of directors the
following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President—E. B. Johnson.
Vice President—Phil C. Kidd.
Cashier—Wm. Synnott.
Asst. Cashiers—Bert Baggett
and E. H. Stubbeman.
The following resolution waa
adopted by unanimous vote:
"Resolved, that the Cashier be
authorized and empowered to
notify the Reserve Bank Organi-
zation Commission of the accep-
tance by this association of the
terms and provisions of the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank Acf and of
the intention of this board to
subscribe on behalf of this bank
to the capital stock of the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank to be organiz-
edvin the district in which this i
bank will be located."
The First National is in fine
shape, and never more substan-
tial and staunch than at pres-
ent.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦
♦ ♦
♦ The heart that is truly ♦
♦ happy never grows old. ♦
Have They Struck Oil?
A number of automobiles from
Oklahoma City went to the New-
castle oil well today and it is ru-
mored that oil xhas been struck,
but not in paying quantities.
The promoters are going to keep
on digging.
But that oil has been struck
at all—that there is oil in that
country, is, if true, something
of vast moment. The quantity
is there if there is any at all.
All it needs is to go after it.
missioners and ask themselves:
"Why, if our suggestion was to
be ignored, were we asked for
any suggestion?"
The Chamber of Commerce
recommended Eric R. Castile,
who is thoroughly competent
or a fine overcoat for $10, and
women's read-to-wear garments
it similar prices, and everything
else in proportion, it is certainly
"Worth While."
Stogner; Banker, R. E. Clement; «re preparing to move into a
Clerk, H. G. Goodrich; Escort, cottage not far from the Aaron
S. H. McCall; Watchman, Logan McDaniel residence as soon as
Green; Managers—N. I. Somers, j some remodeling is finished.
Claud Summers, W. A. Husted; —
Physicians—Drs. M. T. J. Cap- Birthday Surprise
shaw, G. M. Clifton and J. A. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Short w^° 's thoroughly competent """^swv. ^ruce is going to
Davis. ! were greatly surprised on Wed- '-n(^ trustworthy, and would be !.,, v,e and become a
i nesday evening. Jan. 7t.h when n i certain to do srood work. Reallv. caru'u'ate tor United States sen-
Gov. Cruce Into the Game1
The Oklahoma City correspon-
dent of the Muskogee Phoenix
thinks Gov. Cruce is going to
Farmers National Bank
From Wednesday's daily.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers
National Bank was held yester-
day, and the report of Cashier
Downing for the past year was
so entirely satisfactory that the
old board of directors was unan-
imously re-elected, viz: Chas.
Lauer, R. V. Downing, J. M.
Gresham, W. N. Rucker and L.
M. Lauer. The officers re-elect-
ed are Chas, Lauer, president;
W. N. Rucker, vice-president; R.
V. Downing, cashier. This bank
has steadily grown since it was
first established, being recog-
nized as one of the safest and
soundest in Oklahoma.
uavis. i were greauy surprised on Wed-.'-"11 trustworiny, ana wouiu ne ° ' "ff
Woodmen Circle—Guardian, nesday evening, Jan. 7th, when a j certain to do good work. Really, tor Unite
Mrs. Ella Levy; Adviser, Mrs. very large crowd of young the job should go to H. H. Ja- ?£, writes:
Sadie Collins; Banker, Merta ] friends called on them with c°bs, who has done more to put , ng torces, some good
Manire; Clerk, H. G. Goodrich; j *acks filled with fruit and Cleveland^ county "on the map" a"a so™e very bad are determin-
Chaplain, Alice Johnson; Atten- many other dainty eatables. The! 'n an agricultural sense than al- , 7,, henator <'ore:
dant, Annie Ballard; Inner Sen- occasion was Mrs. Short's birth-! most any other man in it. j fPeaKa| e means are already be-
tiel, B. F. Hughes; Maagers— day. The evening was spent! The county is to pay $300 to,ing used against him, and
Addie Berry, Mattie M. Ford ; playing many enjoyable games, i he demonstrator and $300 is to aJ"on£ certain classes, with ter-
and Lou Sale; Physicians—Drs.! after which refreshments were j ^ ra'sed by popular subscrip- ettect. iMe Cruce """"
Capshaw and Davis. J served and those present d^clar-' *'on'
Both organizations are grow- j ed they had never spent a more |
ing steadily in membership and ! pleasant evening. The guests j New Richmond in the Field
influence for good, of honor were Mrs. S. B. Craig
Senator Gore in St. Louis
The St. Louis Republic of
Jan. 9th speaks in the highest
terms of the address of Senator ^
T. P. Gore of Oklahoma at the iNoriTmn. ^nigh.ts Templar j fought, bled and all but died for stand a good chance of getting a
big banquet of party leaders at received a dispensation to Congressman Weaver in the Ho- plurality. At the same time, it
St. Louis on the night of Jan. I or®aniz® a Commandery at Nor- bart convention, and is a close ia recognized that his candidacy
"He was easily," the Re- f"anand W1''Proceed to organize j personal and political friend of would injure Hayes more than
the Norman Commandery of [Mr. Weaver, and it is known Core.
The Cruce men
will probably make a kind of
tacit alliance with the anti-
Gore forces, will point out Judge
of honor were Mrs. S. B."Craig The Dailv Transcrint hears it ":SveS ' of political ability
of Noble and Mr* Ti F r>.,iiQ^ ine iJailyl ranscript hears it and energy, and endeavor to
of Wheatland Bailey j wh.spered there may be a new make Governor Cruce "the Logi-
neauana. | Richmond in the field for the cal solution "
—— — j Norman postoffice in the per-, It i8 believed that in a three-
hnights Iemplar | son of Jas. L. Wadley. James cornered fieht Mr Cruce would
Norman Knights Templar j fought, bled and all but died for stand a good chance of getting a
!QTm« IA Pnn/yvnooivio n I., I-L« IT . i i • > t , . ,
public says, "the commanding v , ?r ™ , -1 ,. , - - , -
figure at the banquet, and when K.n,^hts Templar tomorrow that gentleman would like to
- - ughL with Sir Knights R. V. | give him something good if he
Keep Up Your Chickens
Don't let them bother your
neighbors. Do as you would be
done by. The ground is mellow,
and a "Red Rooster" or a few of
his progeny can do an immense
amount of damage, and generate
a lot of bad thoughts among
your neighbors. It is provoking,
you know. Isn't it?
he arose to speak he was given np , ' "r K^'ghts R. \ . give him something good if he
one of the most remarkable ova- 1 Oliver and Rea j can.
tions ever tendered a visiting T; jin i?i?nc'PaJ offers. |
statesman by a St. Louis audi- fl1Pre Wl . >e ,n Knights in,♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦«
ence. The assembled Demo- ,e Parer|t organization, and, ♦ ♦
crats rose as one man and cheer- ymi<- twenty eligibles are wait- ♦ The i
ed him for several minutes. He Ir - uf decrees of Red j ♦
spoke on 'New Freedom' and Templar and | ♦ The inner
paid the highest kind of a trib- Kn^"ts of Malta. A strong ♦ Is ever'
ute to President Wilson. The commandery will be built up ♦ I therefoi
The Silver Lining
• side of every cloud ♦
ute to President Wilson.
burden of his talk was: "We nere-
Americans are about to witness ~ ^
the coronation of the Common —You will find a full line of
Man," when the rank and file of Oust Absorbing Shino Mittens,
the people will be in control of Dusters, Mon and Shino Floor
affairs. i Polisher at Nolan & Martin's.
bright and shining
therefore turn my clouds
about
And always wear them in-
side out,
To show the silver lining.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Whipped for Whipping Wife.
A man known as "Cross-eyed"
Johnson, living in the Red Oak
district, not far from Etowah,
was taken from his home one
night last week by a dozen
masked men, tied up to a tree
and given a sound whipping.
Cruelty to his wife is given as
the cause for the action of the
"white-cappers," Johnson's beat-
ings and cruelty being long-con-
tinued and frequent. The vic-
tim has had about a dozen of the
best and most substantial men
of the community arrested.
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