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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
FOOD To
BEL.G|ANS
SENT FREE
POSTMASTER MCCOY HAS
INSTRUCTIONS; GUTHRIE
TRANSFER CO. is AGENT

Plans whereby supplies may be
shipped to war stricken Belgium free
of transportation charges have been
perfected by the commission for re-
lief in Belgium of New York City
This commission, where the following
instructions are carried out, will re-
fund to the sender the amount paid to
send package by parcel post. In
case the refund is not wanted the
money will be used 20 purchase fur
ther supplies.
The eoinlnissioa has named for.
warding agencies in each state. TO
wh-ch the contributions may be sent
by the people, these agencies in turn
sending them to the commission in
New York City The agencies for
Oklahoma are the Guthrie Transfer
company and the o. x. Transfer Co,
Of Oklahoma City.
Foiiowmg are gwen the directions
in substance:
IInclose the donation in strong
packages and send it to the nearest
forwarding agency. Mark the tag on
the package as follows: ~The Com
mission for Relief in Belgium, care of
forwarding agency, city, state" Pl&ge
sufficient stamps on the tag to car
~ same to the agency. and If refund
OF this postage is desired mark "A
B C r on the upper right hand cor
ner OF the tag. IL the refund is not
desired land in this case the amount
VIII be used to buy further supplesl
do not add the r to A B C. On the
reverse side of the tag give the
name OF the donor. address, contents.
weight and value"
The commission suggests that the
donations consist Of flour, wheat. rice.
Coffee peas beans. canned goods !
salt and canned meats. new blankets
and new clothes. Owing 70 the
charges made on parcel post matter.
no package of less than twenty /
pounds will Zoe accepted. Also /
win not be refunded on old .
clothes
Postmaster Mccoy has received a
plaeard containing the above infor-
nation and hearing the recommen-
lation of Postmaster General Burle-
SON
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
Salient Bit, E-cr, The Speech.

oalient DIIS ~"H"' ine Speech.
The president called himself an
animated conservative
Saying he knew the temperament
Of the American people, he addel.
There may come a time when the
people will have to judge whether l
know what am talking about or
not"
"The Republican party has not had
a new idea for thirty years The Re-
publicans do not know how to do
anything but sit on the lid"
Speaking of the Democrats in con-
gress who are fighting him, the pres
ident said, 'uf man won't play on a
team he must get off the team, ad-
ding that he is captain of the DEM
ocratic team for the present.
: Mr.. Wilson declared he was for
the eighty per cent in Mexico who
never had look in" on the govern
ment and Have not European ma
tions spilled as much blood as they
wanted to settle their own difference
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
AUSTR|A-HUNGARY IN SAD
PLIGHT; ARE HEMMED IN
Russians Have Entered Pennsylvania,
xAustrians Evacuate Bukowina,
Germans Claim Successes
in North Sea Conflicts

Paris Jan 9-Tle French statement issued today claims
that the occupied the village Of Peres after hard
struggle Soupir the French troop after brilliant
tack took Hl 132" The Germans made three desperate
forts to recapure the h but repulsed German victory
admitted Alsace where the troops of Emperor William
have reoccuped BurnhauptleIau The French artillery
have active with results that declared to be avan
ageous The great battle of the week is being fought the
blood stained battlefield Asaceorine Both sides are
termined to hold possession of this ground.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
WILL HOI0 MONTHLY MARKET
EXCHANGE NEXT SATURDAY,

The second monthly market ex-
change for the country women and
girls Will be held at the old Wallace
Wallpaper stand on First street sat
urday from II until and opportunity
viii be offered the people OF Guthrie
TO buy country produce Of the home
and garden. fresh and direct from the
producers. The market shoud' he
well pstconized.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
GERMANS ALSO CLAIM VICTORIES IN WEST

Berlin Jan. 9-The German official statement issued to-
day says that the French forces have been repud with heavy
northeast of Sossons and also Perhes That in
the district of gonne the Germans took twelve hundred prs
otherwise successful and that Frey they
blew up trench held by the French killing all of the
pants The report also the French have been driven from
Bernleau in Asace In the east the Germans January
7h took two hundred prisoners and machine guns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
AUsTRIANs EvACUATE BUKoWINA


Paris Jan 9"The Russians have entered Pennsylvania,
eegrapns Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Main
"The Ausrans have hastily evacuated the whole of Bukow
he adds eavng completely open roads for the Rus
sian troops the Hungarian provinces particularly in the
direction of capital of the county of Mara
}4i tf.f
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
AUsTRIA.HuNGARY IN SORRY PLIGHT.

London, Jan 9-The present position of Austria Hungary
according observers who have been giving expressions
views most critical Threatened both and
SOUTH and with Rumna preparing her lot with the
allies the is being brought her front Meanwhile
Germany preparing to throw huge army of three hundred
thousand men to the aid of her ally.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
RouMANIA TO BEGIN MOBILIZATION OF TROOPS.

Paris Jan. Roumanan mobilization will begin during
the last week of January according to the Petit Paren, by
calling up three classes toalng hundred thousand ready
the field is expected that Switzerland will be
charge of the oumanan interests in Germany
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
WAUGH SUIT FOR DAMAGES
AGAINST GAS CO. ON TRIAL

The 10000 damage suit brought by
Leroy Waugh against w J. Dibhtns,
Judge Frank Dale and }. C. Strang
last July charging false imprison-
ment, is now on in district court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
CHAPPELL AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Revival meeting tonight, Saturday,
at Baptist church. Subject: "ldiotie
5argain"-Will X. chappell,

Hong song claims a population in
+ ex eess Of 5o0.OOo Island contains 81
square miles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Rome, Jan. 9.-Persia has sent an
ultimatum to Constantinople, as1ord-
ing to an interview with the Per-
sian minister to Rome, printed in the
Giornale d Italia today.
The result was unknown as yet
the minister said. The telegraph is
interrupted and it takes seven weeks
for a letter to travel from Teheran
to Rome.
In the course of the interview, the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
PERSIA is RoUsED BY WAR.

London, Jan. 9.-(2:S7 a. m.)-The
Morning Posts Bucharest corre-
spondent says:
"Roumania is mobilizing 100000
men, of which number half million
form the field army Roumania viii
strike even should Italy decide moi
to enter the war"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09
PAST()RS
HANGED BY
GERMANS
OTHERS TORTURED AND
BEATEN WITH RIFLES is
PEIESTS' STATEMENT

London. Jan. Sat the request of
the Belgian legation in London, the
British press bureau today issues de-
tailed allegations Of the maltreatment
OF the Catholic clergy in Belgium and
the destruction of their institutions by
German troops This statement says
that churches and religious houses
were destroyed or profaned in almost
every village and in many towns
where the German troops passed In
most cases the edifices were utilized
as stables and prisons, and when not
placed in safe hiding. the sacred yes
sells were stolen.
The statement makes the declara-
ton that members Of the clergy have
been exposed to special indignities at
the hands OF German soldiers In
the dioceses of diege, Namur, Malines
and Client many priests and others con
nected with the churches were either
shot or hanged.
Tortured One Clergyman.
= The following specific Instances
are given in the statement OF the
press bureau:
, august y: An American and
Spanish priest among a group of sew
eng civilians wFe dragged about
from place to place all day and in
suited and threatened with military
execgticn. They were taken 10 the
church at Camphenhout and shut mp
for the night
August 29i The priest Of Duechen
an invalid, 81 years old was accused
by the Germans of having fired on
them. lie Was arrested hotsted on
(continued on Page Flve)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Get war map. coupon ana lec
a Daily Leader office,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

Reports from the British recruiting
offices have it that the Jews Of
England have one forward to exist
Just as well as other races and class
es in the United Kingdom. This
photograph shows officers and men Of
q newly formed Jewish regiment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-09

(cOntlnued on psge FIye.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

officio member. The names Of the
Rev. Roy B. Guild, and Mrs. M. Snat-
finger are still carried on the list of
directors, although they have resigned
on account of having left the city
permanently. Their places have not
been filled
Baby welfare work and the organ
ization of Little Mothers League,
whereby girls are taught the care of
babies, the treatment of tuberculosis
patients and the effecting of CO.
operative plan in connection with two
Of the hospitals of the city are things
mentioned in the annual report of
Mrs Frederick B. Woodward, presi-
dent.
LAS to the future" says Mrs. Wood
ward in her report" we have many
hopes and plans. Again this summer
the U & I club IS supporting a baby
nurse in the field for three or four
months. Our nurse supervisor has
been doing special work in the city
schools, and we hope by the results of
two months work to prove to the
school board the great need of main
tanning visiting school nurse perma-
nently, thus adding another working
nurse to our staff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

''U-m-m-m,''
Come, breakfast will be ready be-
"a little earlier this morning, didn't
you?"
"Whaz mazher?''
"Come-wake right up
"Lemme 'lone.'
Mr.. BOwSeri'
He opens his eyes, turns over with a
grunt and growl and ten minutes after
she has gone down stairs he carefully
sits up in bed. He is all there. Then
he kicks the clothes with his right
leg-then with his Ieft-knocks his
pillow off on the floor and "sorter''
falls out after it with growl like
some old Sore-backed bear trying to
crawl through a rail-fence. Ten min
yates later Mrs Bowser feels the
house shake and hears a voice call
ing:
Mrs. Bowser, are you alive or
deadi''
What is it, dear?''
Don't 'what-is-it-dear mel"
What is wanted?"
us this a dime museum, cider mill
or the home of a Woodworking re-
spectacle MANI"
What is it?' she asks she ar
rives on the scene of the fatal dis
aster.
'Look-a-there, Mrs. Bowser-look-
a-there!" he hoarsely whispers as he
holds out a piece of suspenders in his
hand.
''Yes-I see. You broke 'em about
month ago and mended 'em with a
piece of string. They're busted again
! Go ahead and get on your collar and
I'll fix 'em. There they are, and you'd
| better buy a new pair today"
Some mighty queer things around
this housed" he mutterS as he buttons
them on. Them suspenders was all
right when / went to bed last night.
Next time you want to play circus
take piece of clothe line. Where's
my front collar buttOn?"
you must have flirted it out when
you drew on your shirt. Here it is.
| After this when you go prowling
around at night L wish you'd leave my
things alone. If you want collar but
tons just say so and I'll buy you a
CARLOAD
Here's your collar, dear
It is beautifully clean and white,
but he looks at it and growls. 1t is
one of dozen he had made to order
sooner buttoned than he gives it a
! hitch and a bunch and yonk and
roars out:
by the great horn spoon, but can
I never get collar to fit me. It's bad
enough to have to wear an old bag of
a shirt, let alone having my throat cut
with such collars,''
But they were made to measure,
you know
Measure! Measure! Do you sup
pose there's a shirtmaker on earth
who knows enough to measure mans
neck? The COMPOUNDED crosS-eyed
idiot probably thought 1 wanted to
button 'em onto my ears!"
Mrs. Bowser applies the soothing
syrup and the third collar is allowed
to remain. He growls over his neck
tie, but it gets on after a while, and
he is then ready to inquire:
Il suppose the girl in the kitchen
is using my toothbrush for a poker,
isn't she? I'd just like the public to
know how this house is run. It's no
wonder so many husbands walk off
and are never heard of again!"
There's your toothbrush right in
front of your nose!" replies Mrs. Bow
ser.
"Oh, 1t is? Mighty funny how it
got there all at once. Hair brush isn't
down in the coal bin, is il 30
Its right there in plain sight. No
one ever disturbs your things. Mr.
Bowser.''
They don't, Ell? Didn't anybody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

and had a stone foundation built I'M
der it.
The Rev. w. H. Housley served in
1906 and again in 1908. The Pew. P.
d. Davis was pastor in 1907. The
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon occupied the pulpit
for six months in 1909, followed by
w. B. Nichols. The Rev. 7. w. Green
came in 1910, serving two years. He
was followed by the Rev. Mr.. Dent in
1913. The present pastor took charge
of the church in 1914-the Rev. w.
NJ. Martin.
Rev. Mr.. Martin.
in Arkansas in 1858. He spent three
years at the Phelander Smith college.
In 1873 he was sent to the Indian Ter
ritory as a missionary. There he or
ganized many parishes. He has walked
more than forty miles in day preach
ing under trees and in dugOuts. He
came to Kansas eight years ago.
Through his energy an $4,000 stone
church, the cornerstone of which was
recently laid, is being erected. He is
doing good work among the cOlOred
people of North Topeka.
The young people Or the ST. Marks
church have become exceptionally ac-
tive under the pastorate of Rev. Mr..
Martin. A literary society with a
membership of seventy-five persons
has been organized, and plans are be-
ing made for a library in the attic of
the new church building, which was
planned by L. NJ. Woods, the architect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26
People Are Reading
Less Fiction Than Formerly.
Are Giving Their Attention to
More Serious Subjects.
LIBRARY BOARD IS HELPING
Buying Works Demanded by
Clubs and Organizations.
Along This Line
Are Welcomed by Members.

The people of Topeka are paying
less attention to things frivolous and
are Interesting themselves in serious
subjects more than was the case a few
years ago. This is shown by the fact
that there is an increasing demand at
the city library for books other than
fiction.
The library board has adopted a
plan that in the last year or two has
struck a popular chord. The library
authorities have not purchased merely
the books they have thought the peo-
pie ought to read but those the read
ing public has actually demanded.
They have asked clubs and other or
CARNATIONS to suggest books that they
would find beneficial in their work,
and school teachers have submitted
lists of books that could be used to
advantage by themselves or their pu-
pils.
Special Book Committee.
The book committee of the board
consists of Luther Bailey, Albert T.
Reid and Harold T. Chase. These men
have taken an unusual degree of in
terest in the library and have at
tempted to increase its sphere of use
fulness.
Through the suggestion and help of
Mr.. Reid numerous books on archi-
lecture have been purchased, and
books on the Identification of home
surroundings and home gardening
much in demand this season accord
ing to Miss Caroline Medlicott, libra
rian. Many persons contemplating the
erection of homes have called for the
books architecture. Because of
the home garden work among the
city school children, teachers have sent
their pupils to the library to use the
books on the making of gardens-both
flower and vegetable.
Il think the board and the book
q
sible to make a constructive and an
instructive library" commented Mr..
Reid. I'VE hope to make Topeka more
than ever the city beautiful III
persons who are contemplating build
ing are urged to take advantage of the
books on architecture
These magazines arc available: Con-
tracing and Building, Country Life in
America, The House Beautiful, and
The Craftsman
Books on modern plays have been
added to the library and they have
been used to advantage by high school
students in the last few months.
War Creates Demand.
Books on travel dealing with the
countries participating in the Euro
pean war are now particularly popu-
lar.
Topeka is noted for its poultry
fanciers. The library board realizing
this fact has provided a good collec-
ton of books dealing with different
phases of poultry raising.
There is more and more demand for
works on sociology. The problems of
the city are of interest to a large
number of Topekans.
OF course there is still more fiction
read than any other class of books, and
the demand for fiction is always heav-
lest in the summer season.
Members of the library board: John
r. Mulvane, president; Scott Hopkins,
secretary treasurer; Joab Mulvane. c..
B. Merriam, DR.. c. F. Menninger, J..
P. Davis, A. K. Wilson, H. 7. Chase,
A. T. Reid, Luther Bailey, NJ. A. Low
A. A. GODDARD and ]. E. House, mayor
of Topeka. (ex-officio.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

of 1885. In 1884 he built an addition
to the church, 16 feet in length and
siding was put on the entire building
The church was named st. Mark s
chapel by Rev. Mr.. Lucas. John l.
Davis was sent to Topeka from Wash
ington, d. c., to occupy the pulpit
He served but six months.
In 1885 the Rev. J. E. Wear came to
st. Marks chapel; Rev. J. l.. Hatton
in 1887, and the Rev. T. J. Merritt in
1889. In 1890 the latter conducted a
rally that was great success.
Big Revival Meeting.
The Rev. Mr.. White, who came to
the church in 1890, conducted the
greatest revival in the history of the
church in 1891. The balance of the
church mortgage was paid.
Succeeding pastors: Rev. S. G.
Glover in 1901: Rev. j. NJ. Wi1kerson,
1892; Rev. A. w Ramsey, 1898; Rev.
A. J. King, 1895: Rev. ]. L. Hatton,
1897; Rev. NJ. Wooten, 1898; Rev. L.
s. Wilson. 1900.
The Rev. Mr. Wilson sold the
church site on Railroad street, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

get up in the night and throw my
shoes out into the yard as per usual?
'Of course not"
Then where are they? 1 took them
right off here, but they are gone. Such
system of housekeeping. People
wonder that strong men become in
Bowser-a cause for it. 1t some
tins
You took your shoes off down
stairs last night. Your feet ached and
you sat in your stocking feet"
And those shoes were not deliber-
ately picked up this morning and car
ried down there 20
of course not. Are you all ready"
Il suppose so. If not, I'll have to
go as 1 am. L can't expect any one
to care whether l have any comfort or
not. No wonder I'm taken for a man
seventy-five years old"
Three times week, after Mr.. Bow
ser is in bed, Mrs. Mrs. Bowser re-
moves the buttons from his shirt,
places them in clean one, and hangs
the shirt over the back of a chair. The
other one is taken away to the hamper
in the clothespress and she remarks:
You'll find your clean shirt right
here when you get up, Mr.. Bowser."
Yes"
Morning comes and Mr.. Bowser gets
out of bed; He feels around with his
feet; no shirt, He paws around under
the bed but no shirt.
Now why on earth did that wom-
an go and take my shirt down stairs ?"
he growls as he gets up and goes
hunting.
By and by he finds the clothes
press; then he finds the hamper; then
he fishes out the shirt and continues:
It's either got to stop or I'll leavei
Talk about system? Why, that wom-
an knows no more about housekeep-
ing than a bootjack! There it is
again-not one single button in my
shirt. Mrs. Bowser, Hello, down
there!"
"Yes-yes. What's the matter, Mr..
Bowser?"
Matter! Matter." he hoarsely
whispers, she arrived at the top of
the stairs-''look at meat this
shirt
Mr.. Bowser, do you see that clean
shirt on the back of that CHAIR" she
sternly asks. Didn't / fix il last
night? Isn't every button in place?
You are the queerest man 1 ever
heard off,
81 am. Ell. Queer because 1 want
buttons in my shirt! Queer because L
can't have patience in your lack of
system! Queer because l put up with
a million times more than any other
husband in New York Mrs. Bowser,
if you had some men to live with
you'd soon find out what was what.
Perhaps 1 can stand it three or four
weeks longer, but
But she is gone and he takes it out
by kicking over a chair and knocking
everything off the bureau before he
down to breakfast and inquiries why in
the name of common sense his knife
and fork were put on the left-hand
side of his plate instead of at the
right-(Copyright, 1915, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26
WHEN BOWSER GETS UP
But It's the Same With All Hus-
bands.

Mr.. Bowser isn't the least bit par
ticular about his shirts and collars and
such things-no husband ever is. Every
morning as regular as clock work
when ha1f-past seven comes, Mrs.
Bowser, who has been up for half an
hour, looks in to find him on the
broad of his back with hands locked
under his neck and the bedclothes
wrapped around him like some great
mummy
Mr.. Bowseri''
No answer.
Mr.. Bowser!''
UNI
time it is? %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

Assault to Kill Added to Two Murder
Charges Against Ia. c. Man.

Kansas City, Mo, June ga
charge of assault with intent to kill
has been added TO the two murder
charges already placed against Fred
Wing, Kansas City, Kan, printer.
Mrs John CriSt, his wife's parents, in
their home in Kansas City, the night
of June IA. The third charge grew
out of his alleged attempt to slay his
WIFE who was injured at the same
time a fusillade of shots killed her
parents. The tragedy is said to have
followed the refusal of Mrs. Wing to
live with her husband. Wing former
ly lived in Decatur, Ill. He is in Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

bought the present site, on which
there was house. The old church
was moved on the property and the
house was used as a parsonage. The
foundation for new church was con-
structed. This was covered up in the
spring of 1908 by the flood.
The Rev. \. T. Gamble served six
months as pastor following the flood.
He was succeeded later in the year by
the Rev. J. w. Williams who paid off
the church Indebtedness. The Rev. J.
w. H. Norris followed
Some of the Pastors.
In 1905 the Rev. =. A. Woods. who
was given the pastorate. moved the
church to the front of the property,