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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
THE SECOND YEAR OF
THE DANCE CRAZE

The winter of l914l5 has gone,
and 1t finds still raging the passion
for the so-called modern Dances
which first swept over the country IN
the fall OF 1918. Now that the tango
is officially pronounced innocuous,
the desire to learn it is in a measure
abated. But an extended reperiory
of fox trots and one-steps is still be-
ing inculcated. The long list OF dance
studios advertised in the metropoii-
tan newspapers indicates that the
fever is still raging among the soci-
ally elect.
The fact is perhaps OVERLOOKED that
there is no more of a dance craze to-
day among young people than ever.
Young folka are always daft over
dalcing. II is the older people who
have largely supported the dancing
teachers, or made it possible for many
more Of them to earn living.
The reason why people used 10 give
up dancing soon after being married.
has not been commonly, as The young
folks innocently suppose, that they
have become tired Of this amusement
Rather it is in the way dances are
run The young girls are the bellies
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
WINTER TRAVEL.

Sudging by the amount OF adver-
tising done by hotels and railroads
an enormous amount Of vacation
travel has become customary at this
tiTe of year, Formerly most busi-
ness men expected to grind through
from August 10 August without any
break, Their health has grown ten
der OF recent years.
Hotel people are entering the bus
iness of entertaining winter company
on big scale. Al place may be III
rhe scarf of The snow belt, but II
freely atyertises cold weather and all
the fee and snow sports as an attrac-
tion. The southern resorts are spend
ing millions on golf courses and mo
tor roads. The Pullman cars are
loaded with dyspeptic and nervous
miilionaires.
For summer outings northern pee
pie may settle down at some pic
turesuue shack a few miles from
home But their longing for winter
sunshine sends them across wide
spaces. one learns many Other
things than geography BY travelling.
You find out that Your own home
point OF view is not the only one. )
The fellows across the country may
seem hostile and unfriendly as seen
through newspaper opinion. Rut on
talking with them on railroad train
or hotel piazza, 1t is surprising how
closely you can agree with them.
The great mass of working peopie /
RET unfortunately no whiff of VIM
ter resort air, except such as comes
from the travel advertising in thei
news papers. But people Of moderate
means take these long distance trlfs
more than they did few years ago.
They need not cost very much, COM
pared with other things for which
people spend money. The main trou-
BIZ is not the price Of the ticket, but
getting away from WORK After all
our employers acquire the Henry i
Ford ideas lei us hope they perceive
the general need for a February or
March breathing space.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

Win lle 5Cnool Luhiu, tol IA eAc y
curity OF their rights, teaching Q. a
profession will reach its greatest
prof ierey.
Results OF Organization.
Boards OF education in the aver
age Oklahoma community are COM
posed Of its representative citizens
Thay are very generally mace OF
men who have deep interest in
schools and teachers. But they are,
as a rule, busy men, boards change
frequently, the rules of the board
preceding are naturally followed and
as result in many instances the
interests of teachers are uninben-
tionally overlooked. Furthermore,
the boards are hampered by statutory
regulations as to the amount of mon
ey levied for school purposes and as
TO the time Of hiring teachers. More
over. they cannot make any legal ar
rangements concerning longer ten
ure OF position and civil service rules
for grade and high school teachers
upon whom falls the burden of school
work. besa ause of these same statu-
tory limitations. An inteliigently
organized teachers movement can
be OF the greatest value in bettering
this state OF affairs.
In Ohio, for. example, within Two
wears after the formation of the Ono
Teachers Federation, the state leg
isalture passed law establishing
eight months as the minimum school
term in the state and permitting no
school board to enter into a contract
with any teacher for a shorter term
This was followed by statute max
ing $40 per month the minimum wage
that can be legally paid to any teach
or in an Ohio public school. Short
lis after. state aid to weak school
districts naturally followed. Organ
ization in New York City schools Sc
cured equal pay for men and women
engaged in the same work. matter
of plain justice which does not yet
obtain in Oklahoma and most other
states. In Chicago. the Teachers
lFederation. with its tremendously
effective secretary. Margaret Haley,
plased millions OF dollars worth o.
property on the tax list increased the
pay OF teachers introduced civil SER
Vice protection and the merit system
and started the accumulation Of q
Teachers Pension Fund All this has
been accomplished by intelligent and
helpful cooperation with Boards Of
Education and bg fair and reasonable
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

| Berlin (By Mail) Daring exploits
which won quick renown for an Aus
TRAN cavalry officer in GaliciR are
related in newspaper correspondence
rom that section.
The Austrian headquarters had
learned that the Russians were bring
ing forward reinforcements Avia-
tors were sent out to ascertain the
size of them, but the weather was
foggy, and sthe scouts were not able
to find the Russians. An unnamed
cavalry officer. who appears as the
hero OF tine narrative, stepped tor
ward and asked:
Shall ride through the lines?'
His superiors laughed at the bold
cfser, hut after some hesitation agreed
to accept it when fifteen other cav
alrymen volunteered to make up the,
scouting party. BY choosing the
lonely forest road, the riders succeed
ed in their plan of passing through
the Russian lines at night. by day
they concealed themselves in deeaI
thickets, but at night they boldly
trotted along on the main highway
with their Austrian uniforms covered
viii brown mantle and fur caps pull
ed down over their regulation he'll
ments.
They met a Russian cavalry divis-
ion led by a Circassion prince adj
vaIcing TO take part in the battle at
the front, and their mounts almestl
touched flanLs with the Russian hors-
es as they passed by, mrecognized
Late at night the Austrian party toos
refuge in deserted farm house,
where the men tried to sleep until
Before day break a MUIR
mur OF voices was heard and large
party Of Cossaaks was seen approach
ing the place. The Austrians hus
riedly mounted to the attic where
they stood with careines cock
ed, ready to shoot down the ilrst
CossaclS who might show his face IN I
Ehe stairway. The Russians, however !
contended themselves with a shorti
stay an the first floor and then rode
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

The CO. operation Of teachers into
organizations that form state federa-
tions that affiliate with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is one Of
the greatest forward movements in
education, and makes for efficiency
in the public schools.
While conditions do net prevail
under the present regime; there has
been marked cases of unfairness and
partially, nepotism, the religious
tests applied, personal hostility OF
members OF of the board, and in
frequently an arbitrary or autocratic
domination of superintendent.
There have been instances in the
city Of the violation of civil service
rules and the time may come in the
future that the teachers tenure OF
position viii depend upon the favor
or whim or autoc ratio power OF mem
bers Of the board or the superintend-
ent Of schools, or ON the pulp Of
same influential person or organi-
zation
The writer. serving on school
board in neighboring state. saw
evidence Of nearly every
one Of these civic transgressions. The
city superintendent himself, beean e
victim of religious animosity- and
it took a decade for the school to
regain its former efficiency.
We saw the log rolling method that
served personal ends. but were det-
rinentsl TO the public school effie-
iency. and It is not an altogether un-
known thilg-some teachers had mo-
sufficiently learned TO fawn for fav-
ors from the highest authority and
were made to feel the insecurity OF
their places. while the public teach
like the GoIdsmith's school master
where the boys ~stood in with the
teacher" Full well they laughed
with coanterfeited glee. at all his
Jokes. for many a joke had he"
A few years ago. an intellectual aad
aggressive churchman on the school
board helped to elect teachers Ct b.
determination out of all proportion
to a ratio Of creeds or standards o.
efficiency.
The teachers Of cur children, II wt
expect our children to be OF the
highest type Of American citizenship
should not be placed in a moral o.
scrvile attitude but should as a SOY
ereign in his or her own right belonl
10 an organization that viii neithe
dictate nor be dictated to- but vii
be enabled to treat on equal term
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
Ailments Of Men
Happily Overcome
SUCCESSFULLY TRIED 1Y
MANY.


Undonbtedx the following suggfsi
tiUn VIII work wonders for that
great class . Iren who. through dis
slpation Of fheif natural strength.
flnd themselves IN their second
chldho0d'' long before the three
score and ten allotted 10 iifes 3less-
ures and enjoymentS are seached.
Il IS presumed 70 be infallibie. and
highly efficient In quickly restorirs g
IN nervous exhaustion" weak vital
~ melancholia and the functions.
81 taking Il AT home no tian need
be thc wiser as to ancther's short
cominas and expensive fees ale
avoided
Lack ~ poise ana equilibrium in
men 4 constant source of nsaf-
fasement even when THE rHllii7 ieHS
rusoecls 81. For the benefit of tlio1e
who Wani reStoraila1 10 fuil honnf-
ine heath. aud ah the happiness ac-
ceinpearinE H. 81 II BE- stated taat
tic prrscrlnfion calls nniy for three
efain cadomfne tablet IN sealed
tif.e with f1. firecfiq-s f0r sell
administration. The tablets c1nta y
no oplaie5 or hnbit forming drugs.
~ a nhrtIfian's prescription 4 mt
r.s,es sar Well stocked pA1Ilnaei
<snnr .hqss tablets which posses
fhs lnissf uS1 lcrful tonic ihyieur-
aflnz neurrs inlasInable. The effect
"a lhtIr use h eapn sVparWt ~ re~
strength and nerve force.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able TO cure in all its stages. ard that IS
Catarrh. HILLS Catarrh Cure - the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
rnent. Halls Cat1rrl1 Cure is taken in
ternaiiy, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. there
BY destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building UP the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for anyseaae that II fails to cure. Send
for list ~of testimonials.
Address y. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by I'll Druggists, tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
Rheumatism Yields Quickly to
CInansS

You cant prevent an attack OF
Rheumatism from coming on, but
YOU can stop it aIIost immediately
lSloan's Liniment gently applied to
The sore joint or muscle penetrates
in a few minutes to the inflamed
spot that causes the pain. 1t soothes
the hot, tender, swollen feeling, and
in a very short time brings a relief
that is almost unbelievable until you
experience it Get bottle of Sloan's
ointment for 35c of any Druggist
and have it in the house against
Colds. Sore and Swollen Joints.
'Lumbago, Sciatica and like ailments.
Your money back If not satisfied. but
it does give almost instant relief.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

II the new Federal Trade commits
sion attempts to frame new tariff
bill or change any schedules, as was
ssuggeated in recent speech OF the
,PresiaenE this can be don eonly after
Re- Sentative William d. Stephens
of California has shed some Of his
lifc's blood. Mr., Stephens is in the
house Of representatives as pro.
gressive and will sit in the next CON
gress- The suggestion that the new
trade commission will have anything
to do with the tariff has aroused him,
and he will be just as ready to fight
in the sixty-fourth congress as he
was in the last.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

presentation Of the needs Of teach
ers and pupils 10 the patrons Of the
schools.
How to Organize.
Write to G. g. Conway, Secretary
Teachers Federation, Oklahoma CITY,
Okla, or to Edgar Fenton. President
Oklahoma State Federation OF Lob
or State National Bank Building, Ok
lahoma City Okla. Details of the
matter of organization Of locals OF
the Teachers Federation viii be fur
nished and organizers sent wherever
desired
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
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X FARMERS SHOULD =
- FEED HIMSELF. ,
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Editor Leader: A number OF let
tiers come to me from farmers seek
Ing information as to the bess kind
Of crops to plant this spring to make
some money. and no doubt there are
many others trying TO solve this
same problem.
The most Of them seem to be
seeking some Kind Of a money crop
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
A sIuuoish Liver Needs Attention.

A Sluggish Liver Needs Attention.
Let your Liver get torpid and you
are in for a spell OF misery. Every
body gets an attack now and then.
Thousands of people keep their Lly-
ers active and healthy by using pr.
Kings New Life bills. Fine for the
stomach. too. Stop the Dizziness,
)Coustipation, iBiliousness and indi-
gestion. Clear the blood Only 23c.
at your Druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
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AfseN a woman has worked FOR
years to get her daughter married oil
she freaks down and cries at tns
wedding because she is-going to bt
separated from her Darling Child.
Mos. c. the mysterious things are
fairly easy Of explanation, but the ill.,
tie mans desire to dance with large
women has never been cleared up.
1olstoi left home to get away from
his wife. And there are lot of 9TH
ers who have the desire, but lack the
nerve to do it.
The average mans idea OF revenge
is to take the alarm clock out into
the back yard and hit it with an axe.
The hen probably is entitled 70
cackle, but what is the excuse for the
growing rooster?
Ii it were possible TO grow hair on
bald head do you suppose John Z
Rockefeller would be wearing wig
Why not compromise with The wom-
en9 Let them wear their hats al
concerts if they will agree to take
them off when burlesque show
comes along.
Nothing excites me so little as tne
fear that precedent may be violated
The principal difference between 3
wife and woman who merely is en-
gagged is that the wife Puts on her
own rubbers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

The principal difference between 3
wife and woman who merely is en-
gagged is that the wife PUTS on her
own rubbers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

Nothing excites me so little as the
fear that precedent may be violated
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11
WHY GUTHRIE TEACHERS
SHOULD FORM UNION

with the school board, for in the Sc
curity OF their rights, teaching % a
profession will reach its greatest
prof, ierey.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

Ii it were possible TO grow hair on
bald head do you suppose John Z
Rockefeller would be wearing a wiz.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

1olstoi left home to get away from
his wife. And there are lot of oth-
ers who have the desire, but lack the
nerve to do it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

Mos: ci she mysterious things arc
fairly easy Of explanation, but the liF-
tie mans desire to dance with large
women has never been cleared up.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

The average mans idea Of revenge
is to take the alarm clock out INTO
The back yard and hit it with an axe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-11

The hen probably is entitled 70
cackle, but what is the excuse for the
Growing rooster?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-04
NIGHT CLASSES TO
START At Y. INCA.
Great Interest Being Shown
in the Study of Span
ish Language.

Night classes at the Fairmont Y. NJ.
c. A. will start this evening and a
large enrolment is anticipated. The
evening school work is one OF the big
features Of the Y. NJ. c. A.. and does
great amount OF good. The plan of
the Y. NJ. c. A. is to give instruction
In any subject that there Is a demand
for BY at least 10 members OF the as.
ISOLATION. Great emphasis is being
placed on the Spanish course, owing
to the fact that during the coming
years the Latin.American countries
are going TO lie developed greatly and
those who are able to speak Spanish
will be in great demand BY the United
States concerns doing business in
South America. a competent and
practical Instructor has been secured
by the Y. NJ. c. a. TO take charge of
the work In Spanish.
The business mems gymnasium
classes start at the Y. NJ. C. A. this
evening and many have already signi.
fled their intentions OF taking the
course. These classes were great
success last &C.. and the leading bus,.
ness men of Fairmont were among
those enrolled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-04
OTHER SPORT NEWS
STATE rifle TEAM
LEAVES FOR SOUTH
Fairmont is Represented by
by Claude Stewart and
Joseph Watson.

Sergeant Claude Stewart and 10.
seph Watson, the Fairmont National
guardsmen who are TO participate IN
the shoot TO be held at Jacksonville,
Fla, LEFT Charleston last night for the
southern city with the several other
West Virginia militiamen who won
out in the elimination shoot held at
the capital two weeks ago. There will
be IL men representing West Virginia
in the shoot and Watson and Stewart
are among the best OF them.
The other men going from West Wiz.
gInia follow:
First Lieut., Clyde Braden. Parkers.
burg; Sergt. Ivan D. Chandler. Hunt.
Ington; Major Heber S. Rice, Hunting.
ton; Captain Benjamin F. Cole, King.
wood Sergt. Elem Sawyers, Buckhan.
non; First Lieut.. Lawrence G. Thorn
as. Littleton: Sergt. Edwin H. Skid
more, Fairmont; Sergt. Frank B.
Glassford, Martinsburg; Sergt. Carl J.
Postlewaite, Littleton; Quartermaster
Sergt. Edward C. Merely, Buckhan.
non; Sergt. Simon Elliott, Spencer;
Sergt. Ben Johnson. Huntington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-04
ON THE =
= SCREEN

Mrs. Plum and her son live on
small ranch. Oil is discovered and a
Susher bursts out. Mrs. Plum goes
&c the city to register her claim with
her son as companion. There she
meets an English Lord and his valet
The Lord is in search OF an heiress
10 save his old estates.
In the offices of the oil company a
young clerk who moves in society,
but is really crook. who determines
to steal the old lady's papers. He
learns her stopping place, makes her
acquaintance. and gains her conf.
dence. The English Lord, hearing Of
Mrs. Plum's arrival and of her fabu.
lous wealth, gets a daring scheme to
marry the widow and thus ease his
debts. He makes the Acquaintance OF
the widow and her son, and the are
overawed at meeting real lors He
tells them they should moveEin the
best society and arrange to have them
meet Mrs. Van Zant and her daugh.
ter, who are Short on funds, but long
on social gatherings"
The are introduced and Mrs. Van
Zant, who for monetary considera-
! ton agrees to take the couple under
her wing and show them the inside
OF the society life. Eddie and his
mother are given new outfit and
make sensation in their swell new
clothes. Mrs. Van Zant is giving a
big reception In her new friends hon.
or. The reception is a big success.
Eddie has fallen desperately in love
with Betty Van Zant and she returns
his affection. Lord Burlington plays
the part Of a cavalier. lover to Mrs.
Plum and she Is foolishly fond OF him.
The crooks learn Of the reception, de.
eide to rob her room, and to escape
with what they believe to be her val.
liable papers.
When the loss Is discovered there is
wild confusion and the Lord is so dis
appointed that he refuses to carry on
the engagement and leaves in huff.
Mrs. Plum is overcome and 1t takes
all OF her friends persuasions to get
her calm again. The crooks did not
get the right plans. as Mother Plum
was not such sucker" as they
thought, and she, becoming suspic-
ious. had hidden them elsewhere, anu
Whtl Tic utteSttfc 10 put VII INC Gdst
and fails to find the real papers in
the hands OF the crooks, he insists on
searching the guests. Mrs. Plum
then confesses that what was stolen
was only the counterfeit papers and
had pretended to be ruined in order
to test the Lords affection.
Meanwhile, Eddie and Betty in the
excitement resolve to get married,
Betty acknowledging that she cares
more for him than his money. The
Lord returns to his hotel and Is torn
between love for the widow and wor.
ry about his estate. Finally he comes
forward and resolves to return to the
widow in spite Of her loss OF fortune.
and declares his love for her is great.
er than his love for the money, and
offer himself to. her. Great Is the sur.
prise when the news comes out that
instead Of being poor, she is IN reality
richer, the news having arrived that
her wells are flowing twice as much
as her neishbors.' Showing at the
Colonial Theater.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-04

It would please your fatheriso.-
Rodney was dressed in the cosreetsst
masculine fashion, Mary noted-srsy
spats. a braided English morning coat,
huge white carnahon in his button.
hole, and quite heavenly strousery. He
wore a tie from Dasher's Rodney wa
a nice boy, and had nice manners. BE
was only twenty.four, and his face had
a certain quaint. frank charm IN spite
OF his funny little mustache. He was
by no means hrainless, Mary was sure.
notwithstanding his fathers theories;
only undeveloped by reason OF the kind
OF life he had led and Its appalllngis
frictionlcss conditions,
At the present moment he had an
unaccustomcd air OF resolution that
pervaded all tile little room and made
Mary retreat behind the typewfitinsi
desk, quailing in spite Of herself. Al
she sat down. to her astonishment, she
bchcld Rodney turning the key In the
door TINT led into the hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-04

bargaiucd for with the old magnate
upstairs. Rodney showed only too
plainly that lie Ind something on his
mind. lie drew her into small rccep.
ton room on the first floor aud made
her sit down. 1t was u little pink and
gold room Which was never used OK
ccpt for u clOakroom when dinners
were given or the lOusckccper cngag-
cd new servant. lately Mary's type.
writing machine had come to figure
anonymously as n part of It's furnish.
inss since the clicking keys bothered
Mr.. Martin in his library and Mary
came down here often to write.
Despite her bargain with the old gen
tleman upstairs she made brave at
tempt to ward OF something that she
saw was inevitable here and now. She
took the lines in her own haMds and
tried to steer the conversational craft
safely through the rapids.
Rodney" she said, tell me what you
have been doing today"
lie told her.
"Well. call that very Improbable
twelve hours" said Mary firmly. "liod.
ncy, why don't you do something
worth while? Why don't you go into
some business? Have an Office with
your rnno on the t1nnr. lie. sOmriodv.