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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Before Si Gilbert Parker went to
England to become a member OF Par
lament and annex a title, he had
gained prominence both as a writer
OF very readable books and as a SER
ious-minded public man in his native
Canada He knew not only his own
country. but its great ne!ghbor, the
United States. SO his words to the
Engi.sa critics of President Wilson
and the American people are some
thing that should bid his country
men pause and not let the war frenzy
blind then. 70 all consistency. These
who never have been out of ENGLAND
and view the attitude OF the United
States through colored glasses can
have no such appreciation Of the po-
sition OF this country as the novelist
statesman who has come ont WITH
denunciation Of the yenomcus attacks
on all things American in which some
london publications have INDUCED
1--WE will dD we'll to remember that
we are not faultless as race o. ~s
a reople." saws Sir Gilbert "We
shall be wise il we keep ever in miad
that the people Of toe United Ststes
rlnet sooner or later lie the ya-t cc~-
trolling factor n tle de2tinies Of
modern nations
Whatever be NAV le as 2 propTss.
RI ore viii DISPUTE his suggestion
that bis oountrymcl thir~ r~i 50
.7'-rh ~ The mote n their ne'gaf7r's
rye as take heed Of the beam in their
own. Abuse Of a neutral people is
not called for bec"r-a os '~Hi~~-
ton 10 shout or fight for one side
or the other. Parker knows this
country and the viewpoint OF its peo-
pie Those he criticises do not.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
White Magic

When tree-toads trill and criekets
chirr
And all the marshlands family
ring.
A goblin fits through plumes Of fir
Upon the wood-owPs velvet wing;
He fills with fern-seed. brown and
dry,
His acorn pipe; when winds are
whist;
He lights it with FREELY
And hillward blows the evening
mist.
From "The Laughing Muse" by Arthur
iuiterman, copyright 1915, by Harper
Brothers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

nostrum was good for all diseases
OF the stomach. bowels, liver and
kidneys" But still he is as bad as
the law will allow to-day-some-
what worse, rather, at least in his
circular matter, even IL he has to
be careful how he lies on the label.
Stomach trouble" signifies some
thing less than the aIl-inclusiye
cold" 1t means simply that the
patient is conscious of stirring events
in the pit. The problem presented
by case of stomach trouble" is to
find out which Of the ninety-odd
extra-gastric ailments may be caus-
ing the difficulty.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
NEW WALL PAPER DESIGNS.

A crisp. new line Of fancy and plain
wall paper Just received. Wall paper
IS like women's garments. the style of
color and design changes Call and
Gee the 1916 styles at John scribbcns,
next door east of Leader office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

'Why didn't you get here earlier?
Did your car break down."
"Well, there was a car ahead of
me, that kept sticking out hands all
the time, to keep me from passing.
And ! found out, just before l got
here, that it was only Cohen and
Spiegelbaum sitting in the back seat
talking over their business affairs"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Fo1 INDIGESTION.

Never take pepsin and preparations
containing pepsin or other digestive
ferments for Indigestion, as the more
You take the more YOU will have to
take, What is needed is a tonic like
Chamherlain's Tablets that viii en-
able the stomach to perform its func-
tons naturally. Obtainable every
where.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Mistaken Identity

"Your mother knew me, | guess
when / was still in my infancy"
mot according to what she says.
"Hows that?"
"She says that in your infancy you
we're never still-you howled CON
linuously."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Pantalettes
Our grandmothers wore 'em. So
why the fuss over em now?
These new ones, of silver, etc, with
lots Of lace dugums on 'em, are some
lockers, believe us.
We have a friend whose eyes went
back on him so that he could hardly
see a golf-ball lying on the ground
before him.
Lately he attended a country club
dance where several girls wore pan
talettes, and now he has job as
proofreader.
The fad is a passing one.
They won't be worn much longer.
If they are, they'll be stepped on.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The Methodist endowment commit
Zee IS to be commended for the
promptness in arranging to raise the
$40 900 endowment for the univer-
sity. The people Of Guthrie have
made good on their end Of the con-
tract and now that the courts have
acted. the Methodist committee VIII
fnlfill their OBLIGATIONS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

A Japanese actress finds it difficult
TO keep track of american fashions,
which she thinks must change daily.
Hourly might be nearer the fact.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

A speaker before the Chicago Med
ical Society said every time man
takes a puff OF cigar be shortens
his life. The views OF the latest CEN
tenarian who has smoked since he
was a boy are anxiously awaited.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The heartless ones reioiced too
soon. Comes the news that Amer.
can ingenuity has found the secret
OF peroxide, SO that Europe will not
be depended on and the blonde we
will gtilI have with us.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
The Easiest Way

Any woman may kill any man
and put up a pretty believable
story to the effect that she de-
tended her honor. There should at
least be a closed season for killing
men on that pretext.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The young lady across the way
says she saw in the paper that the
snnragists heckled the candidaxe and
when II came to throwing things she
certainly thought il was time to call
a halt and for her part she never
had believed in militancy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

A movement has been inaugurated
to preserve some OF the beauties of
the Exposition at San Francisco Is
the Oklahoma exhibit" list among
the beautieg2
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
On The Second Bounce

y. am q farmer residing q Sh0rf
distance from tOaon. A railroad track
runs parallel NTH an adjoining land
Otoner'S property Last summer,
sparks from a locomotive set fire to
a hdystack in this mans field.
There q0dS q high l0ind prevailing at
the time and the sparks 1Cere carried
by the iOind from the hagstdcE to
my land and set fire to my barn,
about a quarter of mile at0dy ny
barn 1cds destroyed. Could I hold the
railroad company liable?
A. 1t is very doubtful, in view Of
the facts in your case, whether the
railroad company would be liable.
AS your barn probably would not
have been damaged if there had been
no wind, the original cause Of the
fire would seem to be rather remote.
The law looks to the proximate,
rather than the remote cause. III
your statement is correct, the rail-
road company could hardly be held
liable.
The Photographers Fee
Q. had some photographs taken
end disagreed, later, lcith the pho
togrdpher about the price. DO you
think I lcOKld be compelled to pdy
an erorbitant price7
A. You will be gov ed by your
agreement, unless it was grossly un-
fair or some fraud or imposition
WIS practiced. If you had no def
ite agreement with him, he will be
entitled to reasonable compensa-
tion for his work.
Twice Sold
Q. Some time ego / bought an in
tereSt in some goods. Later, I
found TINT the goods had been sold
6y a certain person to the man from
lrhont purchased, bat the purchase
price had not been paid. after
bought an interest In the propertv
the first ntan-the original seller
told me he had not been paid for the
goods and he then claimed them as
MS. What do you think Of aty
rights?
A. If there was nothing Of record
showing that the original seller re-
served a lien on the goods, you will
be protected, unless it can be shown
that you actually knew the facts be-
fore you purchased.
Business Rivalry
Q. Suppose merchant has
business competitor toho makes use
of circulars and advertisements for
the purpose OF deceiUing customers
and making them beIieve they are pur-
chasing the first mans goods. Can't
the first man haze a legal remedv
especially il the goods Of the first
merchant are protected by trade
mark? Could he f1e an Injunction
SaitG A. Yes, to both questions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The new Chinese Minister is Or. "
X. Wellington Koo, a graduate of Col
umbia, which might honor its dis
tinguished alumnus by adopting his
name as a veil.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

In the United States only one per-
Son in 1900 buys a book in the course
Of year, while in Great Britain, it
Is one in $500; in France, 1t is about
the same; in Germany and Japan, it
is rather better; and in Switzerland,
It Is one in S72 Cheaper books, in
paper covers, account for some OF
this difference; but. whatever the
cause, il remains true that the Eu-
ropeans buy twice as many books per
capita as we do
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The United States government will
give villa asylum in this country II
he surrenders. How would an apart
ment next to Huerta suit?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Sir Gilbert Parker's advice to his
eountrymen might be read 10 adj
vantage by some OF our own folks
near home.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

One large railway system suffers
a loss Of more than is tons OF metal
daily due solely to the effect OF rust.
Thus far, the only known preventive
is to keep the metal surface always
covered with suitable paint Some
idea Of the costliness Of this remedy,
however. may be gained from the
fact that II requires about $1,000 an
nually TO point one large railway
bridge alone.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

David starr Jordan IL urging Amer
leans to keep out Of the war. Seems
we have been doing pretty well In
that regard
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Who viii open the door in China
when the troubles over?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Fiction shows steady improve
ment. Very few Of the current nov.
els present beautiful Indian maiden
as the heroine Of the tale.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The life of a girl in a private
school is very arduous. She must
rise at seven and manicure for an
hour, after which she must go to
chapel and thence to breakfast,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Thnsa Ernnk Skirfs

The skirts she wore were scant and
tight
How could she keep from tearing
themi
They scarce hid anything at all
Except her motive in wearing
item.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Of4qinOnr!!Agln 4!
,STRlCEIAND lWf fGlLuLN0
Thls Now Age


The old-fashloned grandpa was
toothless,
And walked with the aid OF a stan.
The new-fangled kinds not SO youth
less
To hint such a thing is to laugh.
The oldfashioned grandfather dod-
dered
And mumbled and dreamed by the
fire.
The new-fangled sort is well-foddered
And walks as though hung upon
wire.
The old-fashioned kind wore a
whisker
Around the top edge of his throat.
The recenter model is brisker-
Seems almost too youthful to vote!
The old-fashioned granper was pious,
Walked staidly to church, and the
like.
A new-fashioned one just shot by US
Astride of a new motor-bike.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

II the STRAW" vote shows vour
candidate running second it is a very
foolish and inconclusive proceeding.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

" zzaxzz zMz1 & x "a
X eEAtM or CURIOUS. x
E zzE .-A q r ia u g Il y s q
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

An extra session Of the legislature
appears to be foregone conclusion.
WIN 1t be seryiceable
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Pride. as we understand the word.
Is woman's expression of Joy l.,
her first baby.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Tank Beverly has a good word for
the safety razor. He says it doesn't
talk football.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Russia is the chief source of sun
ply for the best bristles, of which it
furnishes 2,70O to 9.i00 short tons an
nually to the worlds market, or
about 50 per cent of the total supply
The expectation of such considerable
quantities OF bristles is the more re-
markable since the number Of swine
IN Russia in 1913 was only 14.200,O00,
While the United States had $4,000
600.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

a lleory has been advanceL by a
French scientist tbst electric cur
rents ian be made to take the place
OF fcod in sustaining life to CON
sidei.able degree.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

What In Thunder Does IL Mean?
Dear Offagin-W What would you
think of the person so highbrow
that he or she would use the word
''debacle" in ordinary conversa-
TONI. u, Detroit.
Any conversation containing such
an expensive word as "debacle"
could not be called an ordinary
conversation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The Modocs have been permitted
10 return to return to their old home
In the lava beds of California. This
indicates that the white men have
been unable to operate the lava beds
at profit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Inez Haynes Gilmore wants To
know If women should propose.
Well, that, we believe, is the custom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

What, by the way, has become or
the old-fashioned woman visitor
who brought a few jars Of fruit with
her?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

htep 1Ouf olIIft UH
Do not be fooled by his glad hand.
Let not his smile your soul elate.
Keep calm, and clearly understand
The gink is just candidate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

TIE Secretary or the Interior,
Franklin X. Lane. has announced
that radium production in Colorado
has passed the experimental stage.
II Is further explained that gram
OF radium metal. produced during
March. April and May OF this year,
cost S9e. .050 Radium has sold for
az nuch az s116 600 a gram
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Peoples Legal Friend
When The Fat Man Came Along
BY z. r. BRANSON

Q. Mn father foas soalking along
q sideaodlk 10hich aods not protected
By gndrIrdiIs. The, place is dan.
gerons and the aoalk is elevated, at
this place, sir or eight feet above the
ground. Some one, In passing, uc-
cidentdlly pushed him of the iOdlk
and he fOdS seriously injured.
Could he sue the city and recoper
damages?
A. Yes, IL the city's negligence in
failing to provide the guard-rails OF
in otherwise making the sidewalk
reasonably safe was the proximate
cause of the injury.
Mr.. Branson will be glad TO answer
all questions. II your question Is OF
general interest it win be answered
through these columns II not. It will be
answered personally IL stamped, addressed
envelope is enclosed. Address all letters
to E. r. Branson, care OF this newspaper
Sse!3!ap9F'o}sp !!
JAY E.House ~,
eAH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

Serbia acquired as a result OF the
Balkan war territory to the extent
OF 14.GgS square miles with a popula-
tion Of a,4Sl.cA. The total area Of
the country today ID therefore 1892
square miles. with total population
OF 4i39s,3l5. The new territory has
heen divided into ll2 administrative
districts, making a total OF 80 admin
istratiye districts in the whole coun-
try.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

We Refuse To AnSWer
Dear Offagain--Could hack haul
ing women to the polls be called a
suffrajit?-Annis, Bardstown, Ky.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Einnigin FilosofY

Finnigin Filosofy
Whin tn fools is all dead, you an
me won't be maxim inny disturb
ance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
Furniture Ad. In A
Kentucky Town

kentucky TOWn
1--WE Fit You In Furniture, from
Cradle to Coffin"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29
THE DAILY LEADER
HY LESLIE 9. NlsLAcK

published from The Daily Leader build
ing West Harrison avenue. and entered
at the Guthrie postoffice as second class
matter ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The Leader IS not responsible for adj
gertisements ordered or discontinued by
telephone.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

OKLAHOMA WEEKLY LEADER
Six months ..............-........ 90
ona year 100
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-29

The Leader reserves the right to reject
any advertising matter that II may deem
Improper and not according to conuact-
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-01-08
Chamber of Commerce
Election.

Friday night is the election
night for the officers of the
Chamber of Commerce for the
ensuing year. During the past
year the chamber has been paid
out of debt and now has money
in the treasury and with the
amount of Sudan seed on hand,
even if sold at the least figure
quoted at any time. would put a
thousand dollars to the credit of
the Chamber. At the figure the
seed is now selling, it should
bring two thousand dollars.
President Dennis favors cutting
the dues down to fifty cents a
month, if necessary and is will
ing to adopt any and all plans
which will have for their object
the attendance or the members.
1t has been said that a town is
just as dead as its Chamber of
Commerce or its Newspapers
and there is no doubt truth in
the expression. 1t is therefore
very necessary that next Friday
nights meeting will be a repre-
sentative gathering of Clovis
business men and if a small
matter such as the dues keeps
you from going, and you will
make the matter known, it is
quite likely that it can be ar
ranged to have them RENTED.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-01-08
City Counsel Meeting

The city counsel met Monday
for the consideration of several
important matters to the citi-
zens. One of the topics up for
discussion was that relative to
the building of concrete street
crossings on Main street instead
of the wooden ones now in use
and which are necessary to re-
place or repair quite often. The
council now reports that all oc-
cupation liuenses have been paid
in up to date with the exception
of three or four, which it is ex-
pected to collect within a few
days. This is the first time in
the history of the city that the
occupation licenses have been
collected up to date.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-01-08

The Board of Couny Com.
mission ers of Curry County
met Monday and transacted
business in the matter of pay
ing bills, awarding contracts
and electing a Chairman of the
Board for the ensuing year. II
Is not And 20 have been a har-
monious meeting as friction has
apparently arisen between Com
missioner Elder on one side
and Crawford and Doughton on
the other.
In electing a Chairman, Elder
nominated Crawford and he in
turn nominated Doughton. In
the vote which followed Dough-
ton was elected.
Puzzle. Who voted for him
self?
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-01-08
Jones Bound Over to Jury

Vernon Jones, who, as an
noun ced in last weeks issue of
the News, killed his father
Cyclone" Jones, the Curry
County wheat king" at their
farm Thursday night of last
week, waived examination at the
preliminary hearing and was
bound over under So 000 bond
by Justice of the Peace, Fred W.
James of the Claud precinct
Monday. Cyclone Jones was
buried Saturday in the Claud
cemetary, while his son languish.
ed in the Curry County Jail in
Clovis. From late reports gath
cred by the News it appears
that the father and son had pre-
viously had some difficulty and
the father had forbidden him to
return home. This he did how
ever, duri ng the holidays, an
nouncing that he was going to
live with his mother and had
only returned a few days before
the fatal tragedy occurred.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-01-08

to become interested either di.
rectly or indirectly in such con.
tract work awarded by them.
To all intents and purposes ap
parently, the same rule applies
to other contract work.
Following is an extract from
the act:
I'm all cases where the esti-
mated cost of the work to be
done at any one time under the
the direction of the commission
ers shall exceed five hundred
dollars, the same shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder,
and the Commissioners shall ad-
vertise for sealed bids, by notice
published i n some newspaper
published in the county in which
the petition is filed, and may ad-
vertise in one or more news
papers published elsewhere. If
there be no n ewspaper published
in the county in which the pc
tition is filed. they shall ad ver-
tise in some newspaper of gener-
al circulation in the district
which said notice shall particu-
larly set forth the time and place
when and where the bids adver-
tise1 for shall be opened, and
the kind of work 10 be let and
the terms of payment. Said
Commissioners may continue the
citing from tima to time, if in
their judgment the same shall be
necessary, and shall reserve the
right to reje ct any and all bids.
AND THEY SHALL NOT
during their term of office, be
interested directly or indirectly
in the contract for the construc-
ion of any ditch drain or other
work. etc.