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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. Morris Blumenfeld of 18th street
eral weeks visit in New York. where
she has been visiting her daughter
Mrs L. Steppacher, for several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. Lawrence Gassenheimer is
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs. n. c. weinreich, in Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs Charles Picard Of Irving street
has as her house guest Miss Rose Baer
of Richmond. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. William Newton Strong wore, the
other afternoon at wedding, beau
tiful gown of
Mrs. Strong Wearing brocaded chif-
fon velvet in a
shade, the skirt being deftly draped
and the bodice being entirely of cream
lace. A point of brocade extends up
ward on the back Of the bodice under
the lace, and there Is a tiny. narrow
girdle of brocade, hardly more than
cord, with jeweled buttons, on the out
side of the lace.
Mrs. William F. Dennis wears a black
and white striped gown. made with
moderately full skirt and simple sur
plice bodice, with girdle of black satin.
She wears with 1t a black hat, rather
close fitting, trimmed with jaunty white
wings, and black slippers with the
high French heels jeweled with rhine
stones.
Mrs Clarence Wilson is wearing
putty-colored cheviot suit, simply
velvet collar and cuffs. There is
short belt in the back of the material;
Her hat Is a black sailor trimmed
with quilts. and the upper side OF the
brim. near the crown, is overlaid with
Miss Mercedes Godoy. daughter. of
the former Mexican charge danalres
in Washington: wears a PACK a,o cio tn
underskirt of black silk. The coat is
a hip-length model. with rather fiaring
coat skirt. and is, trimmed down the
front with frogs of MORE silk. -, She h,
straw hat with crown of black-and
white striped silk.
Miss Caivo. daughter of the former
minister from Costa Rica, looks mo6ish
in a tailored walking suit Of black black,
she wears q hat suggestive of the
shepherdess model and trimmed with
a fancy in white and black and red.
which is placed directly in front over
tho face.
Mrs. Horace Westcott has a moro or
less unusual suit, consisting of a blue
coat. a h e r
Mrs, Horace Westcott m annish in
Has Unusual Suit. rate ssveral vel
tailored: simple. hip-length jacket
and a skirt of Scotch plaid. in green
and blue, cut circular.
She wears with this small hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Fifty guests were seated at dinner. and
fifty or more Joined the party for dane
Ing the Country Club being used for the
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Miss Rickie Cans of the Elberon
apartment, 18th and Columbia road.
has as her guest her niece, Miss Nina
Cans of Richmond, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. Jacob Klein of Baltimore. and
her daughter. Mrs. Somehow of
Wheeling, w. Va. were guests OF rela-
tfves in town for the week end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs l.. Rubin of Clarendon.
Va, gave an engagement party last
Sunday in honor of their daughter
Mary and Mr.. Milton Fagelson of
Alexandria, Va. Thirty-five couples
were present from Washington and
Virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. Matthew Scott, former president
general Of the Daughters of the Ameri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs Morris Gusdorf. who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Samuel
Reyness. in Philadelphia, is expected
hack in town tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs William Newton Strong wore. the
other afternoon at wedding. beau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. William Garner of Newport
News Va. is the guest OF her mother'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mrs. Chew has a suit Of dark blue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Apropos of hats. Miss Margaret ORA
per is wearing a rather unusual hat. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Kahn of Onta-
rio road are in Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Fried1ander. for
merly of New York, have taken an
apartment in Beverly Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Fischer. with
their son, Mr.. Milton Fischer. are
spending some time in Atlantic City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
Pc 7 TROGRAD IS
N D VI c 0AL OF
CE R NJ A n ALLIES
HINDENBERG CROSSES THE
DRINA; RUSSIANS FALL
BACK TOWARD CAPITAL
(By Associated Press.)

London, Aug 12.-The Baltic. flanh
of the German armies under General
Won Hindenberg. has virtually at
tanned the banks of the river Drina,
between Riga and Dvinsk, with Pet
rograd less than three hundred miles
away Thence southwark the line
sweeps west with the Russian fort.
ress Kovno still holding out.
Next week may see a great battle
on the road to the Russian capital.
The second line of defenses, upon
which the Russians proposed to fall
back, after abandoning Warsaw, has
all appearances of having been rend-
cred untenable and the British and
Russian press is beginning to see in
the Austro-Gernan plan an ambition
to plunge deeper into Russia, with
Petrograd as the goal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
WHAT GERMANS ASK
BY WAY OF PEACE

Berne, via Paris, Aug. 12.-The
Tagwacht prints the text of a mani
festo issued by a group of German
professors and intellectuals enumer-
ating their ileas of the only accept
able peace terms. These, according
to the manifesto, must insure the
free expansion of German culture, in
dustry and commerce. Belgium for
military and cinrmarcial purposes
must be subject to Germany, France
must cede to Germany all territory
north of a line from BelfoHt to the
mouth of the River Somme add pay a
large indemnity. Russia must cede
Poland and the greater part of the
Baltic Provinces and other territory
in lieu of indemnity which she could
not pay.
The manifesto is signed by Profess
sors Meincke, Seeberg and Schafer
of Berlin University; Nnoken Of
Heidelberg; Schumacher of Reicheh-
au; Director Kirdolin of Geisenkirch.
en- Mines and Imperial Minister Won
Schwerm, Mayor of Frankfort-on-the-
Oder
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
COUNTY FAIRS MUST
. Be FREE IF So ADVERTISED

When any county in Oklahoma de
cides to give free fair and adver.
tises it is free fair, under the law
the new law passed by the last leg.
islature, 1t must be just as adver.
tfsed-absolutely free. NO admis-
sion must be charged to the grounds
This is indicated by an opinion
from the attorney generals office to
e. G. Hall, county attorney Of Jack
son county 1t is proposed to hold
a free county fair at Blair, and at
the same time there will be races
and horse show. The county attor-
ney wanted to know if this could be
done, if no admission was charged to
the fair grounds, and admission
to the grand stand to see
the horse show and races. He was
told that 1t could be done, but that no
admission must be charged to the
fair grounds,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
EAST S|DER GRABS
ANOTHER STATE JOB

Oklahoma City, Aug. 12.-The state
board of public affairs has announc-
ed the appointment of J. H. lilly, a
lawyer of Muskogee, to have charge
of the state Institution for delinquent
boys Of the negro race. The building
for this institution is on the state
penitentiary grounds, outside the
walls. at McAlester. The fifth legis.
lature made an appropriation to cre-
ate the institution and it will be
ready for occupancy about No. j. The
building was constructed by prison.
ers in the penitentiary. There will
be several boys ready for the insti.
tuition as soon as it shall be avail.
able, some of them being now in
county jails and a few in the peni.
tentiary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
THE POPE WILL
TRY FOR PEACE

Rome, via Paris, Aug. l2.-Pope
Benedict has. determined to make a
new appeal for peace, according to
the newspaper Roma, which declares
the pontiff is resolved to use every
means within his power to bring
about the desired result; He will
ask the help of the episcopale and
the newspaper asserts, is even con-
sidering the conyocation of a univer-
sal council of the church at Rome.
The same paper claims to have in
formation to the effect that the Pope
has made a personal appeal to the
president of the United States, the
presidents of Switzerland and of the
Central and South American repub-
lies as well as to the kings of Spain
and the Scandinavian countries ask
ing them to join with him in an ~
fort to obtain at least a truce prepa-
tory to opening of peace negotiations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
COUNTY EXCISE BOARD
IS MARKING TIME
OF BRIDGE LEVY WILL
BE DISPOSED OF SOON;
AWAITING STATE RETURNS

The county excise board is marking
time, awaiting returns from the state
board of equalization on county valu
ations submitted more than two
weeks ago. 1t will not be possible to
issue warrants until the approved levy
has been received by the county
clerk That official has placed his
order for the new warrants, but the
printer can not proceed with the work
until the levy has been approved
finally.
When the levy is made the county
treasurer can begin his collections.
No salaries have been paid officials
so far this month. Other creditors
are becoming anxious.
The board approved the estimate Of
the various school district boards as
estimated except school districts l3,
16, 40, 60, 63. 20, rs, rs, 81, 50, "a,
81, 81, 92, "a and So. The reason these
were not acted on, the amounts esti-
mated were close to the constitutional
limit, and could not be acted on until
returns were received from the state
board of equalization
The final vote on the adoption of the
bridge levy has not yet been taken.
The subject has been up for discussion
several times, but has been postponed.
1t will probably be disposed of at the
next called meeting of the board. 1t
is the opinion of County Attorney /
Swank that the levy must be made
within the mills, the 1-2 mill provid-
ed for in the new highway law to be
included within that limit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
PRESIDENT WILSON
RETURNS TO CAPITAL
HAS BUSY DAY WITH CABINET T
OFFICIALS; CABINET MEET
ING POSTPONED
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug 12-President
Wilson arrived today and announced
that there would be no cabinet meet
ing tomorrow, after a short confer
ence with Secretary Lansing on the
Mexico situation.
President Wilson also saw Garri
son and Daniels; the three discussed
national defenses. Both secretaries
said they were prepared to submit a
report as to what the army and navy
officers believe necessary to build
an adequate military and naval es-
tabishment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
BOGUS CH { CkS
0 N 'O|LTOWN'
BANK PASSED.
SMOOTH STRANGER TAKES
WESTERN FOLK TO A BIG
CLEANING

Oilton, Okla, Aug. IA stranger,
name unknown, is reaping a harvest
in the extreme west at the present
time, according to official reports
that have reached Oilton, through
cashing cashiers checks of the First
State bank of "Oiltown," Oklahoma.
Several of these checks have reached
the First State of Oilton Evidently
the stranger mapped out his plan in
Guthrie, before starting for the coast
country, as the checks bear the label
of a well-known Guthrie printing es-
tablishment. 1t is believed that the
fellow had the blank cashier checks
printed in Guthrie and then started
West
In every instance the checks, that
have reached here, are Nlade out for
$50, and the fellow has had no
trrht
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
COMPANY c, LOCAL
GUARDS, Off FOR MEET
SEVERAL o9sTREPERous MEM
BERs OF LOCAL MILITIA CON-
PANY PLACED UNDER GUARD

Company c, Captain Halle l., Mason
commanding, left for Chandler today
1t is understood z considerable
trouble resulted in e4 Z % mobilize
the company members Q 's,Many OF
the "soger boys" were in q ychards
and one obstreperous yout Z. goloyed
in town, refused to acc0 q a
corporal's guard which was on etc
arrest him. A fight ensued in. Which
the guard was routed. Later on the
young belligerent was captured and
placed under guard The penalty for
insubordination under the militia law
Of the state is severe.
With the awful war in Europe oc.
cupying the center of the pebble eye,
1t is certain mancuyers of the national
guard at Chandler this year will be
watched with more interest by actual
spectators and attract more interest
over the state generally, than any en-
campment in the history of Oklahoma.
In addition to the European war an
other fact that will cause the public's
attention to be directed to the soldier
boys at Chandler is the growing pos
sibility of war with Mexico. In the
even the situation in Mexico becomes
more complicated it would not surprise
officials of the national guard if or
ders to march to Texas were received
even while the Chandler encampment
is on.
The troops will be at Chandler for
fifteen days, and will be put through
all the latest movements. Arrange
ments for the encampment even in
clude the securing of horses for
maneuvers in which they will be
necessary. Word was received by
Adjutant General Canton that the
ninety horses contracted for with
Miller brothers have been shipped,
and will be on hand at Chandler.
These horses will be kept during the
entire fifteen days of the encampment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
CARL|N TO LEAVE,
MCCONNELL RETURNS

J. NJ. Mcconnell, former Guthrian
and for several years assistant sec
retary Of state under Chas. Filson,
has returned to his First love" after
an absence of nearly eight years.
This week he closed a deal whereby
he becomes owner of the interests
OF Harry Carlin in the Seely & Carlin
insurance company. Mr. Carlin will
become special agent for the Spring
field Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, with headquarters at Oklaho-
ma City.
The transfer will take place Sep.
tember 1st. 81 certainly am glad to
get back to Guthrie" said McCon-
nell. Il certainly hate to leave old
Guthrie" said Carlin.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
EUROPEAN MONEY
IS NOW COMING
BACK To j. 6.
GOLD BY THE TON SHIPPED
HERE TO PAY FOR
SUPPLIES

New York, Aug. PA special train
carrying $52,00O,O0O worth of gold Sc
curities, which had been shipped by
the Bank of England from London by
the way of Halifax, ~ s., to this city
arrived here Wednesday, The train
was composed Of several steel cars
and was guarded by forty armed men.
OF the total shipment, $35, 100000 was
believed to be in the form of American
double eagles. The weight of the gold
shipment was about seventy-fiye tons.
1t was said to be the largest shipment
of gold ever sent across the Atlantic
ocean in one vessel.
1t was brought over in a British
battleship which was conveyed
through the war zone and across the
ocean by a cruiser and a flotilla of
torpedo boats and destroyers to guard
against an attack of German sub
Nterlaf \
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
RACE MATINEE At
FAIR GROUNDS FRIDAY

That the race matinee Friday af-
ternoon at the fair grounds will be
most intensely interesting event,
is no longer doubted. Strong rivalry
exists between the owners and driv-
ers and some extra fast events will
result There will be four events,
each with four starters, three heats
to each event. Don't miss it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12

This is only one family which was
found sleeping or the sidewalk of an
East Side street in New York Above
the tenement reeked steam and odors
in it, Sleep there was impossible,
Mrs. Winkowski took her little brood
out to the sidewalk. Even there they
found hardly breath of air
But this is better than being in
Warsaw today said she when the
flashlight awoke her.
Warsaw"
yes, | came from there year ago.
My sister is there now, in the middle
of the war"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
FOUR DIE WHEN
TWO TRAINS MEET
HEAVY FREIGHT CRASHED INTO
SPECIAL TRAIN CARRYING
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS
(By Associated Press.)

Columbus, Aug. -Four persons
were killed and score injured wher
a heavily loaded freight crashed in
to special train, bearing party OF
knights of Pythias from Mt. Sterling
They we're returning from an annual
outing The freight crew misunder.
stood the orders.
1t is thought that many Of those
injured will die An investigation has
been ordered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12

The situation along the Texas Dor
der today is tense. Rangers and far
mers are armed and awaiting results
Practically every American citizen in
the three southernmost Texas coun-
ties, Cameron Hidalgo and Starr, is
resting under arms. Many Mexicans
live in the above naned counties and
the fear of an uprising is great In
a nutshell the situation is:
General Carranza, Mexican chief
tain, whose capital is Vera Cruz, yes
terday issued a defy to the United
States and sent a thousand armed
men into Texas on an invasion of
conquest.
Six Latin-American countries join
the United States in sending note
to the warning factions calling upon
them to quit fighting and talk peace.
United States troops being rushed
to Mexican border and national
guards may be called out says Wash
ington dispatch.
At least three American battle
ships are on their way to Mexican
water to insure safety to foreigners
including Americans.
Border warfare still raging near
Brownsville, Tex. Mexican flag cap
tured revealing plan to seize by arm
ed force strip off South Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
.BOOTLEGCER THOMAS
PLEADS GUILTY

Chas. Thomas, negro, charged with
having liquor in his possession with the
intent to sell 1t, pleaded guilty before
Judge Chappelle in county court to-
day and was given 80 days in Jail and
assessed a fine of $100 Thomas is
the fellow Sheriff Sherwood and
Deputy Robertson grabbed while dis
guised as farm hands,"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
ASSESSMENT MACHINERY
COSTS MILLIONS A YEAR
MANY STATES TRYING TO
81 RMOUNT OLD SYSTEM
BY MODERN METHODS

San Francisco, Aug, 1.-THE tax
assessment machinery of the various
states and municipalities is costing
2O,OOOO0O a year according to an es-
innate by A. E. James. statistician
of the Wisconsin Tax Commission,
who last night in an address before
the national conference ON taxation
showed the need of simplifying tax
ing machinery.
While the solution of the problem
is complicated by ever-present politi-
cal considerations which interfere
with the simplification Of government
al functions at every point of con-
tact" said Mr. James, "one import
ant need is a Encouragement of admin
istrative units. The original form of
government in the New England
states and which was carried west
ward to a certain extent, has enorm-
ously complicated the situation. Wis
consin has, for instance, 1880 local
governments possessed Of full assess
ment machinery.
Moreover in many states we have
not only too many municipalities but
too many subdivisions in them. Many
are created near the large cities sim
ply to avoid municipal Jurisdiction.
Chicago has 81 district tax levying
bodies. Such conditions inevitably
produce more politics, more extrav-
agance and greater complexity.
Until such conditions are rene
died we must content ourselves with
slowly working out reforms under
conditions as they exist, but we are
likely to see more rather than less
decentralization waste, graft and in
There is the constantly increasing
tendency to levy so-called assess
ments for benefits upon restricted
areas, thus bringing In another long
train of officials with the consequent
computations. These as
essments also lend themselves very
readily to real estate speculation and
exploitation.
In the matter Of assessment ma
chinery, we should face frankly the
TACT that local administration is now
4 failure and it is always certain to
be such. Taxation is state not
function. The logic of the
situation, therefore, requires state ad-
with municipal tax lev
es rather than local administration
With state taxes super-imposed.
Many states are trying to improve
Inefficient local assessments while
etaining the loeai ssessor.' In 9TH
n words, the public is paying one lot
# officials good money to persuade
'r coerce another lot to obey the
avs. This may be political expedi-
ncy but it is not good sense. Wis
onsin has some 1900 local assessors
,etting naverage of 5000 each, the
ural figure being $50. From watch
ng their work for ten years, think
to be literally true that they never
make a good assessment except un-
er the whip of central authority and
(Continued on Page six.)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
ONE DEAD IN AEROPLANE
ACCIDENT At IT. SILL

Ft Sill, Okla, Aug. 12.-Captain G.
H. Knox, of the first aero squadron,
U. S. A., was killed and Lieutenant r.
b. Sutton, his aide, was probably
fatally injured, today, when their
bplane fell five hundred feet. The
squadron had just been transferred
from California and the officer feared
the treacherous currents of the Wichi-
ia mountains.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
Game and Fish Law Violated.

Deputy game wardens and the
sheriff of this county were warned to-
day by the state game warden that
the state game and fish law in this
county was being violated.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
TAGCERT AND OTHERS
MUST STAND TRIAL
(By Associated Press.)

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 12-Judge
Eichhorn today overruled a motion to
squash the indictment against Tom
Taggert, Mayor Bell, Chief of Police
Perrott and one hundred and twenty
three others, charged with election
Irregularities.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
THREE MORE BANDITS
bite THE DUST
VILLA READY FOR TRUCE
LANSING WTTHHOLDS
NOTE TO MEXICO
BULLETIN.
(By Associated Press.l

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 12.-Three
more Mexican outlaws we're added to
the list of killed in battle near Mer-
cedes, Hidalgo county today. No re-
port as to whether soldiers and rang
ers were in the fight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
HAITI ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT


Port-au-Prince, Aug. d2.-General
Dartiguenave was elected president
of Haiti by the national assembly.
People are calm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
The War Situation.

' bC WdI OildahtOiis
Russia-German troops have sue
ceeded in driving their lines nearer
together in an encircling movement
Of advanced positions Of the Russian
army. Lukow occupied.
France and Belgium. Trench war
fare artillery duels and unimportant
attacks reported.
danelles-English and French
continue to force way nearer Con
stantinople. Turks change command
ers in effort to stem time English
land 10000 men.
lSea-Subs are again busy.
.Air.-iFrench aviators drop bombs
on German factories, killing many.
Berlin, Aug. 12.-The Austro-Ger-
mans have occupied Lukow and Zea-
mbrowo.
Germany Has Big Job.
Amsterdam, Aug. 12.-Discussing
the Balkans situation in the Tage
Zeitung, Count Reventlow declared
that Germany must cut her way
through to Constantinople in order to
secure a direct communication be-
tween Hungary and Turkey.
French Airmen Raid and Drop Bombs
London, Aug. ia wireless from
1rnnfinnsa 81 pana sauar,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-12
FLEET TO SOUTH FOR PRACTICE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. d. c., Aug. 12-The
Atlantic fleet, in accordance with
routine plans, will go to the southern
drill grounds for target practice
August 29th, said Secretary Daniels
today.