The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1914 Page: 4 of 10
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THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
J. J. BURKE, Owner and Editor
GETTING BACK AT KA?
Everyone ha? read William Allen
White's 42-centimet2r editorial shot at
EVENING CHAT
the mails as second clas
THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1914
BURLESON STRUCK A SNAG
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By Ruth Cameron in
Topeka Journal
Subscription Price $1.00 a Year
Entered at the postoff.ee at Nor- j Nebraska, inspired by the New YorkjJ
man, Okla., for transportation through , Times' error m dssigmng Nebraska
mail matter instead of Kansas as the native state A
of General Fred Funston. Now comes
Harvey Newbranch, editor of Senator j
Hitchcock's Omaha World-Herald, Christmas With a Lone "I."
with the following withering fire of ' If we pronounced the "I" in Christ- j
literary shrapnel: | mas long instead of short, I wonder if I
we should still be able to forget and
Frjm Saturday's Daily
The proposed legislation of Post-! "Base envy, as the poet remarked,
master Burleson to reduce postmas-! withers at another's joy, anif hates
ters' salaries, eliminate assistant post-! tjiat excellence it cannot reach. So
masters, put rural carriers under the was it ever with Kansas.
contract system and make several
other drastic reforms, struck a snag in
Congress yesterday, when it was elim-
inated from the post office appropri-
ation bill. The proposed legislation
would have cut down the salary of
Postmaster Swank, for instance, about
$500 per annual—all postmasters
getting from $2,000 to $2,500 per an-
num being put on a flat basis of
$2,000. Maybe the Senate will put the
legislation back in the bill, but that is
not probable.
Big papers as well as small occas-
ionally pull off "boneheads." The St.
Louis Globe-Derhocrat of Tuesday an-
nounced that a stay of thirty "years"
had been granted to Thaw, when
thirty "days" was meant. The proof
reader, or whoever was responsible,
probably rot a layoff for thirty years.
National prohibition was defeated
in Congress yesterday, lacking sixty-
one votes of the necessary two-thirds
majority. However, the vote, 197 for
to 189 against, indicates how the idea
is growing, and it is certain that in
time right will prevail and the United
States follow Russia's example in en-
acting prohibition for the entire peo-
ple. In the meantime, prohibition
will be taken up by the states, and
undoubtedly assisted by national leg-
islation prohibiting interstate ship-
ments. The anti-prohibitionists may
just as well face the certainty now as
iater that Prohibition is coming. They
may be able to put its coming off for
a time, but only for a time.
"Nebraska raises corn and alfalfa
and wheat and pork and beef and Kan-
ignore the meaning of the day so com-
pletely as many of us seem to do.
Christmas is the anniversary of
Christ's birthday. That is a perfectly
simple and obvious fact (although,
sas raises hell. Nebraska piles up being, most of us, strangely ashamed
wealth and Kansas piles up sand of our religion we do not often speak
dunes. Nebraska is so righteous that of such things openly). But how many
she can trust herself to freedom, and ' people live it into their holiday sea-
Kansas so wicked that she must re- son ?
strain herself in gyves and chains— ! Love is the first law of the Lord of
then cries out, 'See how good I am!' Christmas. Though we wear ourselves
Kansas tries all things and Nebraska out sewing, embroidering, knitting and
picks up those that are good and all the rest; though we spend our last
holds onto them. Kansas keeps the penny and bankrupt ourselves for
rest. Nebraska is philosophic and weeks to come on Christmas gifts;
happy, Kansas a fretful, impatient, though we consider our friends' tastes
insomniac. Kansas vainly seeks sur- and give them the things they like and
cease in fads and follies and chimeras,' not what we like or think is good for
Nebraska finds it in the simple vir-;them; though we tie up our bundles
tues our mothers taught, reinforced | with plenty of red ribbon and holly
by all the good things that a rational
use of honestly acquired wealth can
procure. Nebraska is courteous and
unobtrusive, Kansas a shrieking self-
advertiser, boasting even of her bliz-
zards and hot winds as colder and
and forget not the Red Cross stamps;
though we painstakingly remember
the poor; though we do all these
things and do not put the spirit of |
love and happiness and peace and
good will into our Christmassing, we
hotter and more destructive then can [have assuredly failed to celebrate the
be found anywhere else on earth. Ne- King's Birthday as He would wish.
Suppose this year we make a great-
er effort than usual not to forget
what all this celebration is about.
In our preparation for .the day, in
the tired-out-ness of the night before,
through all the excitement of the day
braska outranks Kansas in all the ex-
cellencies and blessings and Kansas
outranks Nebraska in her ability as a
ballyhoo artist.
"If this man White really thinks we
are 'a milk-eyed, placid, bluestocking-
ed old maid who never had a throb of | itself and through the difficult anti
emotion,' let him come up and try us. j climax of the day after, let's try not
Let him sneak around Lincoln, which ; to lose sight of the fact that this isn't
is a Kansas burg transplanted by a ; just gift-giving day, but Christmas—
Kansas breeze and not a Nebraska with a long "i."
town at all, and make his way Let's determine that we will put on
straight to Omaha. Let him come j extra guard on our tongues and not
with his hair in a braid and a glad, | let slip a single unkind or impatient
mad light in his eye. He may go j word through all the Christmas sea-
Letters from France, England, Ger- ''"me fagged and dazed and bent and , son. '
many or Russia, while interesting, 1-roke. but at the least he can say, 'I j In this coming week let us keep the
should not be taken too literally or have lived!' and he will have the rest ideal of "Peace on Earth, Good Will
too trustingly, especially when they of his life to devote to recuperating-| towards Men constantly
touch on matters concerning the war. an(' remembering. He w
It is a certainty all letters from those ! to Carcasonne.
countries to the United States or oth-
er neutraj countries are thoroughly
censorized; the authorities knowing
every word they contain before they
are allowed to go through the mails.
It is necessary that they should, for
every one of those countries are seeth-
ing with spies and if letters were al-
lowed to go through without a knowl-
edge of their contents by the authori-
ties, grent damage might be done.
You don't in those countries, write
your letter any old way and drop it in
the postoffico with certainty it will go
inviolate to the addressee as you do in
free America.
WHITE WANTS NEW TRIM,
The University Theatre's
Christmas Greeting
Whether it be a White Christmas or whether it be a Black Christmas; whether it
be spent at home or in the Theatre, The University Theatre takes pleasure today in
wishing to all—The Very Merriest Christmas.
Christmas is as old as the centuries and as new as the smiles of children. It is
in no sense the holiday ot a limited class. Christmas has risen above any narrow
faith or creed and its significance is less religious than humanitarian. As a holiday
it is a pagan institution which antedates the Christian era. It was adapted to the
uses of Christianity as a religious feast and celebration, but the idea which underlies
Christmas is too great, too broad and too human to admit of its being held in ex-
clusion by any sect or race or creed. Christmas is the day of days for all the peoples
of the earth.
In wishing to all the Merriest Christmas, the University Theatre indulges the
hope that the turkey may be prime, the stuffing beyond description and the cranber-
ry sauce as wonderful as it was in the days of childhood. The University Theatre
wishes for all the fullest stockings, the most mountainous heights in the mounds of
gifts, the most glittering shimmering and gorgeous Christmas trees in the world.
The University Theatre gives its best smile and good will to all, especially to
those broad and human every day philosophers who believe that life was given us to
enjoy and that happiness is the high pinnacle of success.
It gives its greetings also to the sourfaces of the world—the narrow, the unen-
lightened, the men and women who have not learned how to live. It bids them be
of good cheer and to endeavor to broaden with kindly thoughts and to sit down at
the feast table with those who have learned the better way.
When Christmas Day smiles out upon the world greet it with an answering smile.
"Eat, drink and be merry," and "May you live long and prosper," and don't forget
Moving Pictures Are the Ideal Entertainment
Special Christmas Afternoon Matinee
our
have been ' hearts. Let us absolutely refuse to
permit this to be a season of hurry
and worry, of calculations and heart-
burnings, and mercenary thoughts.
Let us, instead, make the Christmas
Motion for a new trial in the suit 0f 1914 a season of old hates buried
of Bessie Dougal against Ewers \\hite an(j old friendships renewed, of great-
was heard before Judge Clark in the , er courtesy and kindliness towards
! district court today. Judgment was : those with whom we come into cas-
i rendered in Judge Clark's court on ual contact, of unusual consideration
j October 5 against White, in favor of : for all those who serve us and of
i Miss Dougal on a libel suit. The mo- t especial tenderness and love towards
1 tion for a new hearing asserts im-1 those who are always at the core of
proper conduct on the part of Attor- our hearts but whose very nearness
ney E. J. Giddings for the plaintiff in makes us careless of expressed affec-
attempting to prejudice the jury by ; tion.
making assertions to the jury in his "Love me and tell me so some-
I closing speech to the effect that the i times," says Gail Hamilton. Could |
j case was an issue between a poor , there be a better time to tell it than
The papers of the other college working girl and a rich defendant the season that is sacred to he Lord of
BERLIN HEARS OF VICTORY
j cording to program, reports from the
j frontier say, without disarrangement
Great Rejoicing in Germany Over the Russians.
All the aftenoon newspapers hail
the victory in Poland as the most bril-
Success of German-Austrian
Army in Russia Poland
liant achievement in the campaign.
One of them, coupling the eastern sit-
uation with the bombardment of the
east coast of England, says that
while the naval guns were thundering
Love.
LUKE McLUKE SAYS
HIRSHITELD IN RUSSIA
towns of Oklahoma and of numerous j and asserts that the verdict was len-
other cities in the state contain long dered through prejudice and that the
and exhaustive articles concerning the assessment of damage was excessive.
recent inspection which the so-called Oklahoma City Times.
health board made of Norman and its
environs. Also long and exhaustive
articles appear i.i the eastern papers From Frjday.s DaUy,
about the same matter. The "bunch" ; Prof. J. F. Paxton has received , , . . , . .. x ,
ri • .. ui„„i. „„„ o.,^ „ TI. ,, ,, .. , wife and gave her a kiss. And it took
sure did give us a black eye, and the from Dr, a. C. Hirshtield, formerly .... , , ,
animus that actuated them was much an instructor and a student in the elffht doctors "lne d*;vs to„reforf
more dirty and contemptible than j University of Oklahoma, a postcard I'""- u"ma" '"',1 e e " 1 e
what they found in Norman. They dated Petrograd, November 15, in s oc v'
deal in filth alone, and had not a which he says that many palaces in
word to say about the many beautiful Russian capitol have been devoted
things that Norman rightfully boasts j t0 Recj Cross hospital work.
of. The inspection ( ?) demonstrates He adds that auction bridge is play-
what great power for evil, for break- ej jn Petrograd according to the same
ing down a town, is lodged in these i tactics used in Norman.
Once upon a time a man remember-
j ed that the day was the tenth anni-
! versary of his wedding and he brought
| home some flowers i-nd candy to his
The Soft Hearted men are the best
fellows and have the most friends.
But they are usually working for and
i paying rent to the Hard Hearted men.
1 After sizing up the people he meets
; every day, a man can't understand
boards. They can take their spite out | pr Hirshfield sailed from New
on any community, and the communi- York City shortly after the war broke
Berlin via London, Dec. 18, 11:10 p.
m.—The people of Berlin were arous-
ed to enthusiasm today by the an-
nouncement of a great Austro-Ger-
man victory1 over the Russians in Po- " t was a salute for the victory in the
land. An official, bulletin to this ef- east and the overthrow of the Rus-
fect was issued shortly after neon, j s'an "team roller^ which was to crush
Within half an hour editions of the wa>' to Berlin.
papers appeared and the whole city Major Moraht, the military corre-
literally flashed into bunting. The spondent of the Tageblatt, says:
bulletin said the Russian offensive "On this Russian advance rested all
against Silesia and Posen had com- I the hopes of our enemies in the west,
pletely broken down and that in the ! These hopes, which began to falter
whole of Poland the Russians had been with the victory at Lodz and v\ ere
forced to retreat after fierce and stub- 'strongly shaken by our offensive in
born frontal battles. It was also an- Galicia and South Poland, have now
nounced that the retreating Russians been buried by the new victory south
OLD REGIME MEETING
are being pursued.
I of the Vistula.
FIRE CHIEFS WARNING
ty has no recourse. But Norman will
live through it and come out cleaner
and better—fo, there is no more beau-
tiful, healthy and sanitary city in Ok-
lahoma than "The University City,"
regardless of the knocks of the
"bunch." Everybody knows it, and
every stranger praises our pretty,
clean and pleasing city.
out with supplies sent to Russia by
the Red Cross.—University Oklaho-
man.
OPERATION PERFORMED
why any blamed fool would want to
bt a Cannibal.
It is funny, but it is a fact. The j
Rich think the Poor are Extravagant j
and the Poor think the Rich are i
Stingy.
There are all sorts of people in the i
world, including the human hog who |
eats five times a day and roais about!
From Saturday's Daily t
Miss Grace Leach came home from the Evils cf the Liquor Habit
"THE CHAPERONE"
From Saturday's Daily
The play at the Franing last night,
"The Chaperone," presented by a
number of the Senior girls of the
high school, was well given and re-
ceived much praise from those attend-
ing. Owing to the inclement weather
the crowd was not as large as had
been hoped, but a neat sum was rea-
lized. The cast was as follows: Miss
Margaret Goodrich was "Miss Dvna-
count;" Miss Neoma Capshaw as "Mi-
riam, the Gypsy;" Miss Maud Maguire
was "Jill the Gypsy;" Miss Percy
Welch; principal of the young ladies'
school; Miss Sadie Hyde, the French
teacher; Miss Ogla Bobo, "Mrs. Dyna-
count;" Miss Alice Flood, "Nora the
maid;" Jeanette Allen as "S.sie Hor-
ton," Movie P"own as "Phillis Rey-
nols," I" a !■'! 1 •,« "Mollie Howard."
her school at Noble last week quite
ill, and the physicians diagnosed her
ailment as appendicitis. She was re-
covering until yesterday, when she
took a turn for the worse, and was
If you hate a man you also regard
his dog as the sneakingest, orneryest J
brute in the world.
We have just had a peek at the new j
winter lingerie. No, it wasn't being i
taken this morning by her brother, Worn. It was in a fashion sheet. The J
Garfield Leach, to the University Hos- j popular garment is the Umbrella;
pi<:al at Oklahoma City to have an op- Combination and it is about as big as j
•ation performed. It is hoped she a man's pocket handkerchief. It be- j
vill soon recover. g|ns at the waist and it doesn't reach i
to the knees. The dear things wear I
Letters and Cards Advertised thif, an(] ^ prickly heat and the foo, .
men wear their heavies with the bot-!
toms rolled up into wads around their
ankles and then holler with r'neuma-1
tism.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
United States Post Office, Norman,
Oklahoma, December 1(5, 1914.
Letters: Mr. Jim Baker, J. J. Bak-
er, Mr. Walter Barnett. Mr. Wim. O.
Fuller, Mrs. Greenbau, Mr. Mark
Hilless C. B. Keil, Miss E. McClain,
Mr. Luke Reid, Mrs. Oilie Seaton, Mrs.
Lelia Warthen, Mr. Arch Wilson.
Cards: Mr
Collinsrs, Mr
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
Arrangements have been perfected
(to secure Col. William E. Fell, C. S. B., |
A. L. Clarke, Mr. Roy of London," Eng., for a lecture r>n
Will Fergison, Mr. 1 Christian Science to be delivered in
Gemespy, Mr. George Giggey,, Mr. I. ! Norman on Sunday, March 28th. He
Misses I.illie Allen, Beulah Caldwell J. Howard, Mrs. Kate Huma, S. Reed. ; is regarded as one of the leading ex-
De Etta Clift M d Acree and Vir- When calling for the above, please j ponents of the tenets of that church,
gie Haswell • r> pils at the school say that they were advertised. One ; and will doubtless be given a large
Miss Laura T t and Miss Nola cent due on each letter or card adver- ; audience. Time and place will be giv-
Stokes assis* 'he specialties tised. FLOY'D L. SWANK, P. M. | en later.
American visitors, who a few days Germany may rejoice over the le-
ago commented upon the nondisplay of i tirement of the Russian millions,
flags, scarcely recognized the streets, | It 's considered probable that sev-
which everywhere were gay with the eral days will pass before full details
German black, white and red and the of the battle in Poland are made pub-
Austrian orange and black, at many | "c-
places intertwined.
At the Reichstag, where a Red j
Cross meeting was in session, word j
was received from the palace that the | Chief Henry Bunker, of the Cincin-
greatest victory of the war had been ' nati, Ohio fire department, one of the
won. The schools will close tomorrow J greatest fire fighters in the country,
so that the children may assemble to ! has sent out the following warning in
celebrate the event. | regard to Christmas trees.
The first intimation of the nature j "Christmas trees are listed among
and extent of the Russian defeat was the most dangerous things in the
received here last evening and circu- ; world. Every year thousands of fires
lated in official quarters, but nothing are started by the candles on the
was known of it generally until the trees. Many of these fires result in
official bulletin was published. It had J the death or terrible injury to some
been understood that the Russians one. Among those who are most like-
were in a precarious condition, but it ly to be burned are little children,
was not hinted that a decisive result I "Here are some 'Dont's' in regard to
was at hand. The official bulletin is- a Christmas tree:
sued yesterday reported that the op- "Don't spread cotton around to rep-
erations were "proceeding normally," resent snow. It is almost as deadly
which phrase is the usual termination as gunpowder when touched by fire,
of the official report. It is known "Don't put too much flimsy decora-
now that thousands of Russians have tion on the tree if candles are to be
been taken prisoners. lighted.
The first actual successes aguinst "Don't hang the gifts on a tree,
the Russians in the last few days an- Many fires have been started by San-
pear to have been achieved by the ta's costume catching fire from a
Austrians in West Galicia. Here the candle when he' reached for a gift.
Russians, according to advices receiv- "Don't trim Santa's costume with
ed from the zone of hostilities, were cotton.
attacked sinrltaneously from two "Don't make Santa's whiskers out
sidcs on their right by an offensive of cotton.
from the eastward of Crawcow and on "Don't place candles where the
their left by a movement directed flame will come directly underneath
from the south. i decorations or part of the tree.
The report that the Austrians are "Don't let children go near lighted
following up the retiring Russian tree.
army from the south shows, in the "Don't fail to have a reliable fire
opinion of military observers, that extinguisher handy.
the Russians are being forced north- "Don't open a door so that tree will
ward upon their forces in Western be struck by sudden gust of air.
Poland. Whether this retirement will "Don't be afraid to call the fire de-
extend to the Russians massed to the partment. Some of the worst fives in
north of Piotrkow will depend on the the world have been started because
events of the next few days. people who discovered them thought
The German offensive in Northern they could handle them and neglected
Poland appears to be proceeding ac- to call the firemen."
From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. W. M. Newell entertained the
ladies of the Old Regime Thursday,
December 17th.
Besides the regular membership,
she had invited several additional
guests, Mrs. I. M. Jackson, Mrs. G. P.
Glenn, Mrs. W. R. Haines and Mrs. J.
C. Minteer. After responses to roll
call, Mrs. Stratton D. Brooks, chair-
man of the civics Committee, asked
that her committee meet her in the
north parlor to discuss some plans she
, had. The committee hopes to have
| some important plans to submit to the
| other clubs of Norman in the near fu-
j ture. The program committee, realiz-
| ing the club mmbers would need some
j time for hand work before the Christ-
[ mas festivities, set aside this meeting
i for that purpose. Mrs. T. E. Smith
j was leader.
I The ladies were very busy on some
j beautiful embroidery and crochet
1 pieces.
The president called for a report
| from her banquet committee, Mrs. E.
j B. Johnson, chairman, presented the
! plans which the committee had per-
j fected, and they were accepted and
work assigned to the different com-
mittees. The hostess, assisted by Mrs.
T. E. Clement and Miss Barbara
Hirshi, served a dainty and delicious
luncheon. The club adjourned to meet
December 31st with Mrs. T. E. Clem-
ent at the banquet table.
BOOSTING WHEAT PRICES
Topeka, Dec. 19—The price of
wheat in Kansas took a jump today,
and grain dealers in Topeka are pay-
ing the highest price in thirty years
—$1.04 and $1.05.
The government report which stat-
ed that the condition of wheat taking
the country as a whole was not up to
standard, was one of the contributing
elements in causing the jump in
price. The fact that there are no im-
mediate prospects of peace in Europe
is said to be another cause.
Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 19.—Grain
men are paying $1.07 for wheat here
today, a record price for a dozen years
The price jumped two cents a bushel
today.
Atchison, Kan., Dec. 19—Mills and
grain dealers here today are paying
$1.10 and $1.12 to farmers for wheat
This is the highest price paid since
the celebrated Leiter wheat "corner"
about fifteen years ago.
—Mr. and Mis. Ed Martin will
close their Green Frog confectionery
Thursday night and leave on the mid-
night train for Fort Worth, Tex., to
visit relatives until Monday, on their
j annual vacation. They sure do deserve
j an outing, for no couple in Norman
j stick closer to business during the
| balance of the year.
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