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The sun., 1916-11-16

I'VE have IN this state two Public
Service commissions to look after the
public's interests in the matter of trans
portation. and Yet statistics show that
only about 10 per cent. Of the average
mans income goes Tor transportation
white something like 40 per cent. ~ his
income goes for food. Until We chang"
all this. until We secure from tho Fed
eral Government, THE state, ana the city.
market departments that are depart
ments in "a real potential sense. We VIII
never be able. no matter what the size
of our crops or how hard tn" farmers
work. 10 substantially change the pres
ent extremely unsatisfactory condition
and give to the people tn" quantity and
quality OF food they should have at
prices that are proper,
"As the chairman of Mayor Mi chels :
food supply committee have given this
matter great deal OF study ana sim
cerely believe there is no question that
dema nds more immediate and intelligent
attention. Cannot the great state Of
New York be the pioneer In this matter
and afford to the people Of this state
the relief that will come from Nrompt
and Intelligent action along the lines
indicated -
The sun., 1916-11-16
WHITMAN URGED TO
PROBE FOOD COST
George w. Perkins Suggests
Establishment Of State
Market Departments.
SAYS WILSON Is WRONG
Tells the Governor Farmers
Are Not to Blame for
Conditions.

George W. Perkins pointed out YES.
terday In a letter to Governor Whitman
that President Wilson. in asking the
farmers to raise more food products.
was sidestepping the issue and not put
ting the blame for the high cost Of liv-
ing where 1t really belongs He urged
the Governor to arrange for a method
by which the study OF market conditions
could be facilitated and channels ar.
ranged for better distribution.
Mr.. Perkins charged that the Wilson
Administration had been Significantly
lax In this direction.
Il see by the morning papers, wrote
Mr.. Perkins. that President Wilson
puts the high cost OF living IN to the
farmers and rather blames them for not
producing larger crops, saying that the
way to bring down the cost Of living is
to Increase the products OF the farms.
Mr.. wilson's way OF meeting the
high cost of living is quite In keeping
with the way he meets every issue-by
sidestepping 1t or shifting the RESPONSE
bility to some one else
THE cost Of living has been steadily
increasing for number of wears OF
course. to increase our output and the
quality Of IL Is very desirable. and I
know OF no class Of citizens who have
tried harder to do this than the farmers
themselves. but both farmers and con.
sumers know that tho high cost OF living
II not entirely due 10 the fact that We
have failed TO raise enough food.
The sun., 1916-11-16
urEes Market Depart ments.

The fundamental trouble Is that We
have not at Washington or Albany or
New York city or anywhere else the
right kind OF market departinents--
whose business IL is to study the aues-
ton OF food supply. food distribution
and food consumption in an intelligen,
businesslike manner and bring about
such reforms in III. methods of food dis
tribution a. would bring about beneficial
results to both the producer and con-
sumer.
Until, such marke; departments arc
established the high cost of living is
going to he an everburning question.
The cost OF table living is reaching q
point where IL is almost unbearable
This Is particularly true In the case Of
the people who work on salares-such
people as teachers. professors and clerks
in stores. banks. corporations. &c. for
the income of these people has increased
very little. II any. while their outgo for
the actual necessities Of life has in-
creased very much.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
KAY AND GRANT
COUNTY HOLINESS AsSO-
CATION CAMP MEETING

There viii he held AZ Deer cfe B.
Gran county Okla from July Is to
23 1916 camp meeting under 'he
auspices OF the Kany and Grant Ca.
Okla holiness association The work
ers ara. Evangelist Maitland ol WIN.
field kansas Singer " Yates Of
Maronville KY Chndrens Worker.
Miss Minnie Carmichael 81 Blackwell
Okla Rev. Vs. D. King pastor a
number ol other strong workers of
iileren denominations viii he pres
ent As this IS the only holiness
camp meeting IN The stare This YEAR
that We know OF We desire 10 make
this strong camp The state assn-
citation will have one day when the
state camp Will be permanently io
Gated Rev. II Thompson. state
president will have charge hat day
Let the holiness people of Oklahona
and southern Kansas make special I'D
fort 70 attend Let not Oklahoma DE-
behind in the holiness movement a.
she seeks 10 excel in other things
let those desiring tents or informa
ion write to Miss Minnie carmichael.
Secretary Blackwell Oklahoma. II
q Morrill,. Pres.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01

Letter Ties Tor sale AZ The Ieafas
sffice Price 35c. 3 for si.00.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
CIGARET CASE SAVES
THIS MANS LIFE

Boston Mass lune fired Nc.
dHf'ee of safrley street Winthrop.
fe3 tae Chelsea police a story that
sounds like the European war
was driving my ear down Cen
lfal aYsnue. helsea. he SAID and
dssed tNo BOY sHoounS u I'm
saa With a revols er FELL q blow or
ms chest, bat thought no more Of u
flf the moment
Bat when + had put up The car I
q ached in by breast pocket Tor a
elearet-and found a bullet embedded
u nv silver eiearet case
So the police started ont to hunt
fa' tho bows
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
over the paraee. s Death.

Io 80 over gse arapet ordinarily
means death IN order to make such
rus there must s. Interference as
they say in football. and the arb
0ire in front 81 The enemys trench
must be cut This is usually done
; the guns ohle become more and
NOR deadly Iu their ability to turn
accurate SPRAYS O.. destruction on
given points Taeg cover the rush
and they cover ihe return Of the
raiders with te.r prisoners
But the guns ara no, all there
is all kinds o. organized triokery in
order to enable a body OF soldiers
70 gst into the ensmys trenches
for q few minutes Of activity. when
the occupants throw themselves on
their invaders 81 such close quarters
that il is question Il even a revol-
Yer is now practical weapon IL
cannot be thrown over a traverse and
a bomb can hanning into a German
around the corner OF IA traverse a
blow may BE- euer than a shot
There have aeen trench raids
ever man who vent ont was respon.
sihle for a casualty or prisoner while
the raiders own loss might not have
been one in ten to the enemy's
There are also failures. Success re-
quires that everv detail should work
out ririt TIE British inaugurated
trench aiding which the Germans
promptly ada ted Where its devel
opment viii end no one dares rel
tire 70 say
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01

LEADER WANTS BRINGS RESULTS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
SIX RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM ST, MARY's SCHOOL
PARocHlAL SCHOOL ON EAST
WARNER CLOSES HIGHLY
SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Saint Mary's paroehal school on
East Warner avenue CLOSED .he
scholastic year on Wednesday morn.
ing.
The exercises were exceptionally
Well readered before The large audi
ence which crowded the building ia
It's utmost capacity Al lhe patrons
expressed themselves as highly pleas.
ed with the childrens work
The Very Reverend Father stand.
aert having addressed fhe children
presented diplomas % The six eighth
grade graduates.
f'lh connection with The literary pro.
gram an exhibi, Of class work was ar.
ranged IN an especial room and proved
highly interesting 70 al who viewed
y. This exhibit is open 10 the public
ahtH Monday morning. June 8. The
Sisters VIII gladly open the school
building for those whu desire 10 Sec
me work.
The program was as follows
! rhorus-'lf We Were You and
You Were Us~-Glr's of lner.
mediate Dept
2 Sword Drill Boys oi Intermediate
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
CLEAR SKIN COMES FROM
WfTHIN

L Is foolish 10 hlns you can gain
GOOD clear complexion hX the use
q face powder Get az tne root "
the trouble and ihorouslly cleanse the
S stem with a treatment oi pr King s
Sew Li'e pills Gefflc aud mild in
action do not sfipe vet tief relieve
TIE livcr 5V their action on the
hewels Good fci youne. adults and
ased Go alter a clear complexion
teiay. sc al your druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
DOES SLoAN's llNimENT HELP
RHEUMATISM

Ask the man who uses IT, he snaa
20 think ! suffered all these Years
when nne 8 cent bottle uf Sloan.s
LinimeHt cured me. writes one erair.
ful user II you haze Rheumai.sm a.
suffer from Neuralgia. hackache
Soreness and Stifffess. don't Hai s.
setting a bottle of Sloan
give tou such welcome relief f
warns and soothes the sore stf
painful places and you feel So mrss
oetier Buy 4 al sny Drug store.
onif - cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-01
CORSE rs NOW
WORN BY TOMS
OF DIRE WAR
I\>IDE SECRETS Of TRENCH
NAlIl~ ~ IlII WESTERN
FRONT

Hrns -adqaartera France june
ga4ea the British H German
maiem ma hne wara- here.a
nu man eas supposed to have ac-
o,me aaa without Initiative ~
hs oan has aeen levalorias pertaDs
he 4eaaaesf ierm Of saor' .masiaa
tan nu conceive Vh-re eTerT com
mt places bls umus hs
.ireu-h ANA ai- all m MILO hand
AGAINST thoes % his ad.sr.sre
Hardly O. das PASSES tha' there is
not rencra raid" D, one side or
he other and sometimes several neh
alies $50 stshlegt is more labooed
n is details bs tbe censor Com
msnders DO not want TO lci ma enemy
kae4 hs their raids succeed or fail
or ans he enemys n,ceed or fail.
'usenuou rights invention secrecy
Ieas secrecy
til ihe elements OF boxing wrest.
ling fencing and mob tactics plHs the
stealth ot the Indian nhe srai uN
oa a eamp ou fhe plains ana the team
work OF professional Oasa all nine
are samahle 90 the PLAYER
The weapon that Is least needed is
4 rIe a cuA Or wudhas or an
Indian haitle axe or spiked eluh is
aeser a rood smager without any
eanon at an mas take an adversarys =
loaded rne away from him and knock
Alm down ana then iof nm 10 death
How Soldiers Make Raids.
The monotoav Of trench existence
These dae $ broken hr preparing for
raids and AGAINST them Battalion
commanders Uorh on schemes 81
stratesy wainh would afo eon t4om
fame n smaller Nars ru4 maa or
thousand mas he engaged ia Q raid.
TO mas 0, on front ot fifp Yards
nr thousand Iis q oef Is % aAe
IS MANY prisoners and sill aud wound
AS mans of ~, enem as Possible
in few minutes. and then eei hacs
TOO their own trench The assauliers
q to hold ou rs the niaee Of trench
Aes have taken the guns are turned
On them. the gomaers close u1 on
either side and machine guns and
rifles arr prepared q sweep the zone
% retirement
An meauug curiosity .iyes ,nt
soldiers Incentive for the raids or
hmrn. they ne r see their enemy
hidden n his harrow across 'No
Vun laud from their own burrows
aseen bullets from unseen sniper
crack overhead Jnsean guns sudden
5 concentrate ID a deluge OF shells
For months fh.s sort OF thing goes
on and pae reneles OF the adyer
sares remain a'Navs in the sam
aea tae -r.m monotony oil cas-
aalres and watching continues This
aroases ihe desire 10 "gei al the
enemy which the trench rsid sahs,
ies. q means ringing over ye
parapef and rushing across NJ
Mans Land into tse very houses of
iae eneml anal man TO Mas on his
loor ste proa which IS Heff-r
fighter
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09

sleep. which accounted for his thrash
ing around so much. lie had faint
recollection of a stranger climbing
into bed with him, and also vaguely
remembered the departure of the
stranger during the night. Then he
awoke to find that the wound made
by the surgeon had broken open, and
he was bleeding profusely. Fearing
that he would bleed 10 death, he has.
lilly donned his clothes, and set forth
from the inn, hoping to find the sur
geon, but no sooner had he set foot
in the street than he was seized by q
press gang and carried away to the
beach, where man-of-war's boat was
waiting. In this he was conveyed to
the ship. and sailed away to the East
Indies, where he had been ever since
little dreaming that his abrupt depart,
ure had imperiled human life.
Here the chronicle ends. The sail
maker and the boatswain step out OF
history as abruptly as they stepped in
and even the fate of the buxom land
lady is shrouded in mystery.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
THE BLOOD OF THE soATswAIN.

The story of John Thomas has been
favorite In the forecastles of British
ships for a hundred and fifty years, SO
It naturally has developed numerous
versions, and no man can say which
is the correct one. A few facts touch
ing the strange adventures OF John are
of official record. showing that the
story has foundation Of truth; but
most of the details are tradition. One
weak point is common to all the YER
sions. The hero OF the story was
hanged for numbering the boatswain,
although the body of the boatswain
was not found. which is in conflict with
British law; yet this weak point is the
one part OF the story that has the
strongest backing Of official record.
II was the day before Christmas, in
one of the latter years of the eight
eenth century. when John Thomas, a
sailmaker, set forth to visit his moth
err who lived near Deal. Reaching
that town in the evening. he was too
tired to finish his journey that night
so he put up at an inn presided over
by businesslike landlady. who in
formed him that the house was crowd
ed by reason of the Yuletide festivi
ties, and he couldn't be accommodated
unless he was willing to share room
and bed with her uncle, who was the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
Value of our Horses.

There are about one hundred and
pinety-one million animals in the
United States and they are worth,
roughly, six billion dollars. Is it any
wonder that science has become in
terested in animals. There are APP
proximately twenty-one million horses
in the country, representing an in
vestment of two billion, three hundred
million dollars. The despised mule
may not be so despised when you con-
slider that he represents five hundred
and sixty million dollars of our total
wealth and that his kind numbers
about four million five hundred thou
sand.-Popular Science Monthly
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
vain or a large ship Just arrived

boatswain OF large ship just arrived
from India.
John agreed to this arrangement
without hesitation. and, after slowing
away good supper and quaffing few
fiagons of brown October ale, he was
shown to the room. where he found
the elderly boatswain already in bed.
candle, and climbed into the downy
couch. He found the boatswain a
wretched bedfellow. The old man
groaned and ground his teeth as
though troubled with an ingrowing
conscience, and the way he kicked
with his feet and clawed with his
hands was q sin and shame.
After standing it for a while, the
sailmaker concluded to take walk,
thinking that the old man might be
Quieted down by the time he returned.
II was late at night, and the inmates
OF the tavern we're In bed, so John tip
toed quietly to the back door, only to
find that he couldn't open it with his
fingers. He remembered that he had
seen the boatswain's knife on the win
dow ledge in the room, so he stole
back and secured II. With this he was
able TO lift the latch of the door. He
stepped forth into the cool, refreshing
night and enjoyed good walk.
Returning quietly to his room, he
found TO his establishment that the
boatswain was not there. But the bed
clothing was stained with his blood
and there was blood on the floor, on
the door. almost everywhere. He was
scared stiff. and followed his first i'm
pulse, which was to fly Securing his
bundle, he left the inn. and walked tc
his mothers home.
There he was arrested the day after
Christmas. The boatswain's knife was
In his pocket. and his story sounded
improbable Save for the absence Of
the victims body, there never was &
stronger case of circumstantial evi
dence against man. It was so stroni
that John was promptly tried and con
/ victed or murder. 1t was shown tina
the bloodstains had been traced from
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
It's Valuable Now,

When William Jessup, who formerly
operated wooden mill in Princeton,
died 20 years ago, he left among his
effects a large key of Russian red dye
stuff. Each housekeeping time his SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Woods, had to shift it
around. Woods had tried to sell it
to wholesalers in vain; they didn't
need it.
"Whatll we do with this?" asked
Mr., Woods, when they cleaned house
last summer.
pile it on the trash heap and burn
it; I'm tired of looking at it," said
Mrs. Woods.
Being a dutiful husband, Mr.. Woods
obeyed.
Now the Russian dye is said to be
unobtainable at any price, and the
amount that Mr.. Woods burned would
have netted at this time from $500 to
81, 900.
The losers philosophically agreed
that it's no use to cry over split
milk" and have dispensed with any
worry over what might have been.
Indianapolis News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
MADE TO LAST A LIFETIME
Brazilian Ship Hammocks Not Only
Things Of Beauty But Designed
TO Give Long Service.

The passenger capacity OF the yes
sells, such az we know, Is limited by
the number OF berths and staterooms
the ship contains, but there is no such
Limitation In vessels that ply along the
Amazon river. Staterooms are a su-
perfiuity in them, for they are never
used except by the few foreign trav-
eIers TO dress In.
The passenger capacity OF the Bra
lillian vessel depends upon the hang
lng-room for hammocks on the vessels
deck. Everybody must have ham,
mock. for the staterooms are unbear-
able at night. The Brazilian hammock
Ia thing OF beauty. and is costly, too.
The best of them cost anywhere from
S10e TO $500. Those made OF maqueira
grass. with feather lace trimmings.
are deemed the best. II takes several
months to make a firstclass hammock.
The feather work is artistic and very
clearly put together. The feathers are
all in the natural colors. taken from
birds OF most brilliant plumage. The
Indians on the upper Rio Negro enjoy
great reputation for this kind OF
work
These hammocks will last lifetime.
although they may be in use every
day, and washed once a month. The
most common kind of hammock is OF
German manufacture. made of cotton
and very cheap. These are warm and
exclude drafts of air. The best cot
ton ones are of native-grown cotton
and are made in Maracaibo. The grass
hammocks are much cooler than any
bed. ms they let In the night breezes
through their loosely woven meshes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
Orders Reversed.

The English soldier on furlough from
the front was pressed for reminis-
cences Of France.
We'll, sir. the biggest shock got
over there was going to the firing line
first time. Who should / see but
Rooney-d'ye mind old dot-an-carry-
one, who used to be on this beat
There he was, as large as life. in the
military police. Jim. me lad, SEE he,
I've pinched you few times at home
for scrapping. but, Lord save us, I'll
have to shoot you here il you don't
scrap. SO keep up your reputation!'
It's a rummy world"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
American Citizens.

In practice there is no such thing
as a citizen Of the United States"
Such citizen" is about as mythical as
the mermaid In order TO vote. for in
stance, one must bring his citizenship
down to the concrete and become q
citizen OF New York, or OF some one
OF the other states You cannot vote
I'm New York unless you are a citizen
OF New York; and the same is true OF
all the other states. The Citizen OF
the United States" is q very vague
gentleman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09

A New Highlander who is great
angler and whose fish stories are lis
tened 10 most attentively by his eight
year-old son. recently became father
for the NTH time. another boy being
brought by the stork.
The eight-year-old was told OF the
arrival of this new brother. and he
was very curious to see him, The
father took the first opportunity to
crafty the lads curiosity. The kid
die gazed at the bit OF red human
ity for quite while. and then, with
great gravity. he looked into his IA
theirs face and said:
Dad. he'd make a first-rate bait
wouldn't he?"-Harper's Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09

The first tenor who won WSgner's
admiration. Tlchatschek. left to his
daughter when he died number of
letters written to him by the great
composer. whose Rienzi he created
On her death. not long ago. the daugh-
ter bequeathed these letters to the
Wagner museum at Eisenach. but on
the way from Brussels the case con-
tanning them was opened and the con-
tents we're stolen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09

the bedroom down TO the beach, and
1t seemed certain that the murderer
had carried or dragged the body Of his
victim there. and thrown 1t into the
water. In those days men were hanged
for stealing spoons, and the only thing
to do was to hang John Thomas, even
II his victim could not be found.
It happened that new executioner
had just been inaugurated in that dis
trict, and John was his first patient.
He probably was overcome by stage
fright, for he bungled the job. He
gave John too much rope, SO that his
toes rested on the ground, and when
he was cut down 1t was found that he
still lived. Friends and sympathizers
struggled the body away and revived
him. Kept In close concealment. he
soon recovered from the shock, and
was as good man as ever.
Then, under an assumed name, he
went down to Portsmouth, where he
secured job on a warship that was
about to sail for the West Indies.
There he remained for three years,
and distinguished himself for dill
gence, valor and sundry other admi-
rable qualities. 30 that he was promot-
ed to the position OF masters mate,
and was generally liked and respected
aboard ship as well as on land.
At the end Of the three years he re-
turned home and drew his pay. Then,
after visiting his aged mother, and
leaving her little roll of real money.
he at once embarked upon another
ship that was about to sail for foreign
parts. AS he lounged about the deck,
waiting for the vessel to get move on
her, he saw an old mariner whose face
was strangely familiar. He knew he
had seen that ancient, wind-bitten
countenance somewhere. but where?
He puzzled over 1t long time. and
suddenly illumination came. Laying
an agitated hand on the ancient mar
iner's shoulder, he cried:
Didn't you sleep at the Bears Head
inn at Deal on the night before Christ
mas, four years ago?"
"Ay, marry" quoth the ancient mari
ner. "Shiver my timbers and bust my
pinnacle toplights, or words to that
effect, II ever forget that night"
The ancient mariner was glad to tell
his story. He had been trying to tell
1t for years, and nobody would lister
to him, and here was young man who
really seemed impatient to hear the
facts.
Before going to the inn that evening
the boatswain had been to surgeon
who extracted quantity of blood from
him. He was weak and sick when he
! went to bed, and fell into troubled
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-09
COYOTE FRIGHTENS THE TOWN
Savage Animal Finally Driven Away
by School Children Unaware of
Danger.

A gaunt gray coyote terrorized Por-
tola, Cal. 1t was first noticed when 1t
attacked two dogs at the residence OF
Thomas Dorithy.
Mrs. ]. Hardy, who was passing at
the time, narrowly escaped being Bit
ten when the coyote broke away from
the dogs and attempted to attack her.
The dogs pulled it down again, how
ever, before it reached her.
During the recess period it appeared
at the schoolhouse, but the children
chased it in body and frightened it
away. They were not aware of the
real danger.
A number of hunters are securing
the hills close to town in an endeavor
to locate and kill the coyote.