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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-12

erence IL orr chat this afternoon. (He
-,yks aboat) All, nice place here.
kfHrI, Yes, but
TAYLOR ! suppose YOU remember our
conversation
E1ilEL, Ofacourse, Of course.
TAYLOR You said when needed
you. you would be ready. Well, need
you now
ErnrL. Nows But ! don't under
stand.
TAsIoa, A man smngglcd a two-hun-
dred.thotisand-dollar necklace through
the customs to-day For various rea
sons we allowed him to slip through,
thinking he'd fooled us. Now that he
believes himself safe it ought to be
easy 10 yet that necklace. In fact, we've
got 10 get il through you.
ErHFL.s Througln,e2 But ! wouldn't
know how to actr What to; do.
TAYLOR. You're too modest, Miss
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time lie mustn't take ypu.~he 'nusl,.s. !.
Oh 1 couldn't bear that so'''"n =
DENpy. tEscil-my.) l2'hcl3 !,
lErHEl. On his arms, ftI'dsfiy2 :
love you Oh, my dear love so'',
Denny. (Truarh@Hfy9 ca'' l'gh'
thc whole world nov, and WIN
ErnEL. 40, no. Tor my sake go--lel
ME sex. him first lct me try e eet yoa
out Of a ,
DrNuy No, | stay here. When ne
comes. say that you've caught me-
Erntl. No, no. ! can't seld you 70
prison, either
DENrY | wont SO 10 prison N
not done for yet but we've got 10 save
your sister. Taylor mustn't think you've
failed him; do you understand
ETHEL. But then he'll take you
away
DrNDy. DO as ! say; tell iim The
necklace is here somewhere
ErHf. No. no.
denny, lis for your sister. We're
going o save her. Sound q ldyfor :
approach OF stdge) He's coming.
(Dcnby starts 70 door)
TAyLos. Coming ii al sciadgfV teiiji
revoiver ii his haad.l Hands up.
Denbyl (Deuby's hands 90 up) Wen
congratulations, Miss Cartwright nj you
landed him thought YOU would
DENBY. What the meaning OF iaiss
Who are yous
TAYLOR. Oh, can that bunk. ere
EMsl) Where's the necklace
ErnEL. | don't know.
TAYLOR. You don't know
Ethel. haven't been able to find T.
but its here somewhere
TAYLOR He's probably got il on him.
DENBY Al this is prepostcrous.
1AYIoM Hand it over
DENNY ! have no necklace
TAYLOR iii have e search YOU
CONES ID DcRby. gHR III hand. aud
SEARCHES him
Denny III make YOU pay for this
+ TAYLOR. VIII YOU give il 10 me-or
have got 70 search this place.
DENay. OH wa.l. Il yoah let me take
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-12

my hands down I'll get it Tor YOU
TAYLOR Wen, you haven't got gun
on you-take EN- down.
Desny. It's right here. cHe grabs
mateh-sofe of Of bookcase AID siaaslies
burglar diarDl-dHd s7eiiches 81 6oi,is
Stage is entirely dayk,)
(iayfor Hticrs an ejaculation Mere IS
he steady Diaymu Of a dceb qono OF
stage; they struggle ia the DARK. Eihri
goes ~ 10 Hght s;eiieli al door Ths
regolt'er is fred IN The struggle Efbel
afresms. Ringing Of burglar alarm
reGscs.)
DespY Turn on the lights. (Ethei
Switches op lights and comes doa9 10
couch Denby is seen IN fossfssion Of
res'olae.. J'isi thrasiing Toyior. o.ooy
fyom hing
TAYLOR Damn yout
DrSBY. 10 TaaOr) Sit DOWN.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-12

Cartwright. I'm quite sure you'll be
very successful.
ETHEL. But I'm spending Sunday
here ~ couldn't very we'll make an
excuse to leave now.
TAyroR You dent nave to leave.
ETHEL. What?
TAYLOR The man who smuggled that
necklace is staying here his name is
Steven DENLY.
Everything now hinges upon pos
session of the tobacco pouch in
which Steven DENLY carries that neck
lace. Ethel is to get possession Of it.
The willy DENLY, for all his infatua-
tion with Ethel, of which he has not
as yet told her openly, is not too
much absorbed to avoid his suspicion.
He gets distinct impression that the
customs men are on his trail, that
they have followed him to the Har-
rlngton home in order to catch him
with that necklace in his possession.
The great scene now takes place in
the room assigned to DENLY at the
Harringtons Ethel has been given
the room next to that occupied by
DENLY The moon is sending its
beams through the window of Dem
by's room when key rattles in the
lock and Ethel enters. She rummages
about the desk, but hearing footsteps
she retreats precipitately. DENLY en-
ters his room with easy confidence.
A knock is heard at the door. He
gees TO the desk, gets the necklace,
puts il in his pocket. Michael comes
in with his wife and her friends.
They talk and then go, except Monty.
DtxBY. (He goes 10 door to make
sa,e Michael has then turns to
Nonty.) BY George, il was that girl.
MoN1y Are you sure,
pENsY She tried 10 pry open that
drawcr with this paper knife. You can
sec the mark | found the knife on the
floor Why're she dropped it, when she
heard me coming down the hall and
hurried back TO her own room.
MoNr4- Geel That's pretty tough,
cid man.
DsxaY It's hard to believe she's the
soFs of woman who'd try to take adyan-
isge OF my friendship to turn me over
70 The police, but that's just what she
tried 70 do.
MokTY. I'm sorry. old inan-rnigfty
sorry
DsNEY.. But don't want to fight her.
AfoSTy. What arc you going TO do,
DsKBSs If she'll tell me who ii is
thai sem her hcre-the man who's after
ue-J'll FIGHT him and leave her out OF
L. ba if she won't, I'll play her own
game only this time she follows my
reles.
MoSry What's thai9
DfEBY SSH.
NoSfY. Is she there,
DssBY fNods)
AlokrY. Has she heard us,
DENBY No, / heard her close the
window and then she came over 10 the
door
MoNTY. What are you doing'
DExsY. (IYrifes and hands paper 10
uoaty) Here's my plan-read ii. as
af0aiy reads. DENLY goss NJ 70 door,
reaches out in hall and farns of light
sseifeh. ieosisg hdA IN doykness.)
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

embroiled look upon the United States as a greedy
animal growing fat and sleek feeding on their
life blood, and probably would return our gifts to
us with curt "No-thank-yous."
Instead | shall confess that | am weighed down
with the hopelessness of the situation. Here in
America We have all we may reasonably ask of
Providence-considering our own sins of politics
and social injustice. Over there they are cursed
beyond the power of words to describe, and the
curse will be felt for generations.
Millions In Europe are dying in the agonies
of starvation, cold and disease for want OF food,
clothing, shelter and medical aid. What a ghast-
ly joke it would be in these circumstances for the
richest and luckiest nation to offer those millions
of pitiful children a little candy and fruit when
they need milk and broth, mittens when they need
blankets and clothing. dolls and toy trains when
they need doctors and nurses anG sanitary sup
plies. No, this is no time for polite mementoes.
Let us concentrate on giving the only real help
that would suffice and that would be welcome
peace as, soon as possible"
Let us look upon the manner in which Europe
celebrated Christmas before the war.
In France and Belgium on Christmas eve the
b~araquer. or booths, appear in the streets without
hindrance, and are all ablaze with candles and
%glittering treasures, for every household must
contain some bright trinket in honor of Noel. The
midnight mass is t%hronged; the magnificent
Christmas hymn is chanted everywhere, and then
all is gleeful holiday for an hour or so. for it is
Christmas morning, the peace-making morning of
the world!
There is the boudin to be eaten. the calen. or
Christmas lamp. symbolical of the star that guild
ed the Magi to Bethlehem. to be lighted, the lit
tie creche to be exposed, and all happiness, all
goodwill to everyone to be expressed before re-
firing with the grand chorale of peace sounding
in the ears. In the country the lads and lassies
merrily drag home the buche de Noel, correspond.
ing to our Yule log. which is kindled by the head
OF the family; the boudin must be eaten and the
hot spiced wine sent round, and many a misun.
Outstanding Is made clear beside the Christmas
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

fire on this, the day of good will
In Germany and Austria every housemother ami
every father makes Christmas the feast for the
children. the great day of reunion, the glad time
when all meet under the old %roof-tree, AMI SOCIAL
customs prevail over religious observances' Inc
Christmas tree is biquitous-everyone mas IT,
rich or poor-and no one omits Welhnacnts
Bescheerung or Christmas gifts. To provide these.
the German people will, If need be, save up nan
the year. Each member of the household must
have something as a surprise, generally service
able prese nts that are often needed and Always
acceptable.
Singularly enough. the Christmas Is not cele-
brated as one would expect in Italy. lhere lhe
night of the year is less a religious festlVal thah
a fair. The world seems ABSORBED IN uellrlous
excitement, and all crowd round Pulcinello ana
divert themselves hilariously till the churches
claim them for the midnight mass. but tne u
goes On; they laugh ~gleefuny' as only Italians
can laugh, enjoy themselves to their hearts con-
tent, but the celebrations are not nome celeuIa-
tons; it is a general, not a domestic teast.
In Russia and Poland the children put tnelr
shoes filled with hay outside the door TOT the
horses of st. Nicholas; and it is believed IN most
sections that st. Nicholas comes nrst on a pre-
paratory visit ten days before Christmas to learn
which children have been good. He leaves nuts
and CANDY in the shoes of those who have been
good, but nothing for those who have been bad
who thus know that they may expect no presents
on the real Christmas day.
In Serbia and the other Balkan countries at
dawn on the day before Christmas the sturdy peas
ant proprietor dispatches his sons to the forest
On reaching the spot where the destined CHRIST
mas tree stands, the axbearer offers up a prayer
then he draws on a pair of gloves, takes a hand
full of corn, filings it against the tree, ana says
Good morning. and a happy Christmas to you
This done, he addresses himself to the task OF
telling. paying careful attention to the laws OF the
"badnyaE," which prescrlbes among other things
that all the cuts be made on one particular SIDE.
Once felled, the tree is carried home and leaned
against the east side of the house, where 1t re-
mains till evening. Then the wife lights two can
dies and places one on either side OF the door
way, while the husband goes forth to bring In the
"badnyak."
The master of the house now throws three nuts
into each of the four corners Of the room. saying
as he does so: in the name Of the Father;
in the name of the Son; in the name of the Holy
G~hostrAmen!"
All night everyone remains gloating. over the
cracking, roasting pig, with an eagerness OIL
anticipation prcportionate to the zeal with which
they have observed the six weeks fast ~enjoined
by the Greek orthodox church. BY this time
Christmas day has dawne6, and on Christmas
everyone must go to service.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
~AFRO-AMER|CAN CULLINCS

Washington's W contribution to
the work at Tuskegee was first the
plan, then the finding of money to sus-
tain it. He had the address and the
kind of persistency which win money
from the rich for beneficent purposes.
He was perhaps the most successful
solicitor Of funds the country has ever
known. For more than twenty years
he has ranged up and down the coun-
try setting forth his purposes at Tus-
kegee, exploiting the effects of his
work, and through these appeals win
ming financial support. The great es-
adjustment at Tuskegee, now literally
endowed, is a monument to his indus
try, his powers of exposition, and of
his absolute devotion to a great cause.
Ten years ago or nor Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie made direct provision of a
fund of 500, 900 for Washington's per-
sonal benefit. At the time it was pre-.
dicted that being thus removed from
the possibilities Of individual necessity
W%ashington's energies in behalf of
Tuskegee would suffer a decline. But
not so. Up to the day of his death he
gave to the institute the same IN
wearying devotion that he had given
it in his own days of poverty.
1t is not too much to say of Booker
Washington that the example of his
Tuskegee school affected profoundly
the educational fashion of the country.
Twenty years ago a distinguished man
wrote to a famous college president
asking if he knew where a white boy
might get precisely the training afford
ed to colored youth at Tuskegee. The
inquiry startled the educational world
in the that it exhibited the prac-
teal deficiencies of our system. The
effect of it vas to stimulate the indus.
trial and vocational idea throughout
the country.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

Schools, churches, factories, homes-every sort
of habitable place is filled with wounded. And
one of the most fourishing enterprises over there
is the sale of artificial limbs.
Even from Asia comes the wall of sorrow, for
Turkey is religiously Strengthening
its hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects. News dispatches of the last few days
describe the terrible plight of re-fugees-pennE
less, ragged, hungry, diseased, noncombatants and
exhausted, beaten soldiers-who are sweeping
out of desolated Serbia into Greece. We read of
women with children in arms spending a month
ramping through the snow-covered mountains,
hoping in the end to find a little warmth and
food and peace. We read of frozen r~oadways
strewn with the bodies of those that stopped on
the way for a bit of reSt-and never went on.
None of the hundred million of us in the United
States can appreciate the horror of it all. Some
of our war correspondents over there have seen
and heard, but none has suffered and endured as
those who are a part of the contiagration.
Santa Claus will have a sorry time abroad this
year. Fathers and mothers have neither the
heart nor the means of commemorating the birth
of the Child of Bethlehem and his mission among
men. OF necessity they and their children will
fast instead of feast-if there is any f~easting it
will be a feast of prayer and hope.
America sent no Christmas ship abroad this
wear. Why not? some of US may ask. Why not?-
with the United States at the height of prosperity
and blessed with peace. Perhaps because we
realize what a horror the war is. A prominent
newspaper man in one of our large cities-a man
who had much to do with the success of the
project last year-had this to say when the Ques-
tion was brought up:
"A Christmas ship this year-a boatload or two
or three boatloads of dolls and jumping-jacks and
red apples and candy and cakes and mittens and
redtop boots for the kids of Europe? ! shall not
6well on the fact that the warning nations have
become much more deadly in their hate and sus-
picion and probably would refuse safe passage for
the cargoes from one country to another. | shall
not concern myself with the fact that the nations
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
TESTS QUALITIES OF CLOTH

termined by placing them in the ma
chine and giving them a uniform num-
Der of rubs. perhaps two hundred
each. This makes it possible to COM
pare one kind of cloth with its imita-
ton, or to compare cloth samples of
the same character from different
mills.
A piece of cloth is clamped in a
rigid jaw and passes over a rubbing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

Whenever all the colored people of a
community unite earnestly in asking
and working sanely and wisely for a
needed improvement, whether it is a
better schoolhouse, a manual training
or cooking equipment, better teachers,
better sanitation, or anything else
worth while, they usually get it. Scores
of delegates at the recent third an
nual meeting of the Negro Organiza-
ton society, which was held in Peters
burg, Va, testified to this truth.
Maj. r. r. Motion, commandant at
Hampton institute and president of the
society, said, in part:
The movement among colored peo-
pie for better schools, better homes,
better health, better farms, seems to
have made an irresistible appeal to all
the people of the state. Religious,
benevolent, secret, and educational or
CARNATIONS of every character have
Joined in this movement. Leading
white people, including the officials of
the Virginia boards of health, educa-
ton and of charities and correction,
have been most cordial in their sup
port.
"The statewide campaign for clean
premises. clean homes and clean lives
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
Did It Ever Occur to Your

why do you lick the postage
stamp" one woman was heard Il ask
another at the post office the other
afternoon. The obvious reply was. OF
course, to make 1t behave itself on
the letter, but this was not made. The
other woman simply looked up in sur
prise and remarked: Why not!' Il
always moisten the corner of the en-
velope instead" was the response 4
do not like the taste OF the mncilage
on the stamp. II may be as sanitary
as the envelope corner. but II doesn't
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

surface formed by duh Blades set in q
cylinder. This cylinder makes n
revolution clockwise, then one in the
opposite direction. and this is record
ed by a counter as one rub. The other
end of the cloth is clamped to a
roller. on which is placed the quad
rant, from which any number OF
weights can be suspended. and thus
put the cloth in tension. The ma
chine can be driven by an electric
motor. When the cloth Is worn
through the machine automatically
stops.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

]. NJ. Candy, president of the State
Normal school at Petersburg, who is
the executive secretary Of the Negro
Organization society, reported that in
one year over 5000 people had been
addressed on subjects relating to
community improvements; 500 school
terms had been heightened; 604 school
leagues had been reached; $340 had
been given to five schools, and that
these small gifts had inspirited h
people to raise thousands upon thou
sands of dollars for their own schools
T. c. Erwin of Petersburg, the So
ciety's field agent, reported that BAT
organizations and SAB individuals had
become members of the Negro Organi-
cation society. Professor Erwin a
been at work in SO Virginia counties.
He has carried a message of new hope
through organization to thousands OF
men and women. He has reached
school improvement leagues in 10
counties and has aroused the people
to the necessity of practicing self
help and working out a constructit
plan. N
Several hundred delegates attended
the annual meeting and heard ad-
dresses by Mayor Cabaniss and Prof
James E. Shields of Petersburg; Rev.
DR.. L. L. Downing. Roanoke; Prof.
S. C. Atkins, Winstcn-Salem, N. c.;
w. T. B. William, Hampton institute;
J.. H. Binford, Jackson Davis, Ennion
G. Williams, R. c. Stearnes and Miss
Agnes D. Randolph Of Richmond;
Principal f. A. Long Of Christians
burg, DR.. w. E. Atkins and Mrs. jamie
Porter Barrett of Hampton, and many
other white and colored speakers, who
are experts in community improve
ment.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
English Town, It Is Claimed. Has
Machine That Makes It Possible
to Tell Value Of Goods.

A machine for testing the wearing
quality of cloth has been produced in
Bradford, England. 1t may be found
of interest to American firms which
manufacture. sell or use textile fab
RIGS. Relative wearing qualities of
different pieces Of cloth may DO de-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

Because of a late ruling Of the
~ court at Tulsa, Okla, in which the
owner of an oil lease is forced to turn
over to the lessee the royalty oil in
stead of it's equivalent, Sarah Rector,
m of the very rich, if not the richest
Negro girl in Oklahoma and probably
in all the world, now is receiving in
royalties $4,000 more a month than
formerly.
According to this ruling her guar
dian, j.. T. Porter, is permitted to sell
this royalty oil in the open market
at the highest price available, and has
entered into a contract with an oil
company to buy it at ten cents
premium a barrel, the market price
being so cents, the price at which she
was compelled to sell before this de-
cision was rendered.
This girl, who was born in poverty
and ignorance, suddenly became very
wealthy when about ten years of age.
Like all other Negro children of freed.
man parents living in the Creek ma,
ton, she inherited the right to choose
or have chosen for her 100 acres OF
Creek land.
Her land was leased to oil pros
pectors, and when developed became
exceedingly valuable.
It is said The least now produces
100000 barrels a month, one-eighth o.
which is her royalty. This amount
81 on oaptc a barro1 hripue bor &c mn
a month.
AS several Independent refnerie!
are in the market to buy oil at ;
premium it is probable many othel
guardians will take advantage o
Judge Campbell's ruling.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

taste SO well, and Id rather risk the
envelope than the stamp. So / lick
that instead" Its a good idea" re-
piled the other. And thereupon she
proceeded to do it. although she haa
already applied her tongue to the
stamp to moisten It. But she had the
satisfaction of knowing she did it her
way as well as the way OF her friend.
Lawrence Telegram.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
Hs Was Company AIl Rlaht.

Make yourself perfectly at home.
We don't look on you as company"
Don't believe 'em, mister. They
made me wash my face and hands
just because you were coming to sup
per-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

Nov. let me tell you about this new
hat of mine. It came direct from"
you needn't go all over that again
Anybody to look at you can see you've
got Panama on the brazil"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

Europe has about three and one
half times the telegraph traffic, nearly
twice the first-class mail traffic, but
only two-tifths the telephone traffic
of the United States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

denominations in the amount of money
given. This church gave for the year
$412,303. The Congregational church
Through the American Missionary SO
ciety) leads in the matter of perma-
nent endowment for work among Ne
groes.
A report says: AS typical church
organizations doing extensive work
among Negroes, the following are
given: The Congregational church
has 65 schools, 1907 students, and a
permanent endowment of over $4,000
900. The Methodist Episcopal church
had % schools, with 6,5SS students.
and It has about 81, SOC, 900 invested in
school plants. The American Baptist
home mission board has "a schools,
1851 students, and about S1,250,0OO
invested in school plants. The Pres
byterian board of missions for freed
men has 1876 schools (112 of them
given as elementary, 16,427 students.
and not quite 81, 200, 900 invested in
school plants"
Another report concerning denomi-
national education for Negroes closes
by saying: The secretaries of the
various church boards at their semi
annual meeting in Washington. ID. c.,
February 2, laid definite plans for the
future in the following particulars:
AS far as possible there would be in
the future nc duplication between prt-
vate and public schools; the various
Negro schools would be standardized;
and the denominations would act in
concert in preventing schools under
different UNCONVENTIONAL control from
occupying the same territory"