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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26
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GREAT PROGRESS
BEING MADE IN
ltCATA\ NOW
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troll the handling and marketing OF
the entire sisal crop It's finances
we're arranged through a group OF
New Orleans bankers who underworld
a credit of $l0,OO0,0O0, and the CON.
mission was thus enabled to tell the
harvesting and twne companies that
they could no longer dictate the price
Of sisal in Yucatan and the price OF
twine in the United States
The effect in Yucatan has been
marvellous The sisal planters can
now walk erect, without fear of fore
ed bankruptcy Over $4,000, 900 gold
was the Yuca;an value OF the years
crop and this vast sum was spent
largely in the United States for food
clothing, machinery and building ma.
terial shipped to Yucatan. Wages
advanced from 10 cents a day 10 up-
wards Of 30 cents day. The peons
were freed from the contract labor
law and the law Of debt. They are
free to go and come as they please
and to work where they please.
Many Important Changes
But Governor Alvarado has done
more important work. He has re
stored to every village an area OF
common land so that every family
can nave garden plot sufficient 70
raise its fruit and vegetables. ael
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26
Family Has Noted Record.

For 250 years the ancestors Of
Bishop Spalding lived in America the
first Of noted prelate of the Catholic
church in being follower OF Lord
Ba timore. During the reigns OF King
Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth in
England The Spalding family was dis
tingushed for It's loyalty to the
Catholic church.
The Peoria diocese under Bishop
Spaldings direction grew from fifty
one to $50 churches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26

A household remedy In America for
rs years-Dr Thomas Electic on
'or cuts, s9rains. burns, scads
bruises. 25c and o0c. At all drus
'tores
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26
LABOR F 0RCES
WANT STATE To.
WRITE POLICIES
" r SAMUEL SHOWS HOW \
FIND COULD BIZ CREATED
FOR PURPOSE

Oklahoma City, Aug 26.-Aetlon o'
,be labor forces Of Oklahoma in in
sistlng that tho state engage ~ 'he
liability Insurance business under
tbe conf ansation law has attracted a
great deal Of attention and Che op
position IS developing in official ana
insurance circles
" r Samuel. secretary of the state
Insurance board says the issue OF
siate insurance is likely to Ne found
prominent in several state lesislatu.
res ihs coming winter lie says tn
theory Of state insurance IS wrong
but that in view Of the fact that IN
surance companies have generally op
posed every law tending toward reg
ulatlon of insurance carriers. even tc
the extent Of combining together and
Withdrawing from certain states
where they felt that the laws enacted
we're detrimental to their welfare the
state may be justified in creating an
insurance fund. This fund would be
a protection in cases where the in
surance companies refused to write
at rates fixed by the state
Could Create Fund
From the present income OF the
state insurance department" said Mr.
Samuel, an insurance fund Of $1,000,
goo could be created in about three
years. The insuring public who pay
the premiums are entitled to this pro
lection and It would afford the state
the proper means Of enforcing any or
ders that NAV be made against rates
charged by insurance companies
Others are more radical in their
state insurance views and would 60
farther than simply to accumulate a
fund to be used as a sort OF club
over the companies In toe matter OF
liability insurance w l. Blessing.
member OF the industrial commission
is in favor of the Ohio plan Of out
right state insurance for liability bus
mess. He points out the success OF
the Ohio plan and the great saving
that has been accomplished under it
The Ohio state insurance plan is
redited with operating at an ex.
penee ratio of II per cent as com
pared with the expense ratio Of 45 per
cent as charged by the insurance
companies.
Cheapest Rates in Ohio
A table showing the comparative
compensation insurance rates in rep
resentatiyo industries gives ratios as
follows Ohio. 90, Illinois Dot, Wis.
onsin 215. PENNSYLVANIA 137 lndi-
ina l57 Kentucky 225
Tho labor lobby in the sixth logis-
'ature will make a determined drive
for state insurance in the compen
eation field The insurance compan.
les are framing their best arguments
to meet and defeat this movement
The actuaries are getting their data
in shape and efforts are understood
to be under way to overthrow the ap.
parently convincing showing that has
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26

ton received here, left her home in
Atlanta YESTERDAY morning shortly
after her husband Who is employed at
a laundry had gone to work. leaving
her three children at home Later
she sent Adams the following note
Daddy ] am in JAIL do what sou
can
Had Informed Husband
Mrs Adams said She had previously
told her husband Of the relations be
tween her and the physician ana
added, MY only regret is that did
not tell him sooner
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Saturday, Aug. 26.

who Pulled tic Trigger" two reel
mystery drama featuring Marie Wal.
camp.
Pathe Cartoon.
Pathe Comedy.
Beer Must Go Down. Lyons and
Moran.
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Sunday Aug, 27.
(Six Reels J

The Lucky Gold Piece Ben viii.
son and Edna Hunter.
IAe girl in Lower Nine" with
Cleo Madison.
A Society Sherlock comedy with
Billy Garwood.
Ihe Youngest in the Family, com
edy with Gene Rogers.
Nnere is my Husband two reel
comedy featuring Dan Russell.
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Monday. Aun. %

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Oil and Gas Lease Blanks.
OIL and gas lease blanks for sale a
The Leader office. Conform to al
late supreme court decisions.
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+ GIRLS DEFlES CHICAGO
\ POLICE TO STOP SINGING

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~ m melody from the house at 57ll 4
r klmDark avenue Three other =
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y soprano chimed in and the street =
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= tore his hair and muttcred lie =
= had heard it SO often it was :.
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= we won't stop said Miss :.
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3 in our hearts and because We 4
: came here from Manhattan, kan. :.
:. To learn at the University of :.
:. Chicago how to sing better. They a
= tod us Chicago was musical =.
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I" Miss Clare Bddeson, Miss =.
% Florence Heller and Miss Ethel =.
Y Malley also from Manhattan. =,
= added their voices to lhe ultima ,.
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\ in the morning until 10 at r.
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NOMN\ SAYS WAN
THEN iTTEMpTS
TO KILL HERSELF
CONTINUED eeom PAGE ONE,

CONTINUED eRom PAGE oNE1
pany f, Firth regiment National
Guard of Georgia, was shot and kll,.
ed IN hts tent in the state mobllza
ton camp near here Yesterday ly
Mrs II G Adams, an Atlanta woman.
who, according to officers at the
camp. accused the guardeman cap
tain of having acted wrongfuliy to-
ward her.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26
Attent ons WhIIa patlent.

At the l}ibb county Jail, whore she
was held under a charge Of murder,
Mrs. Adams asserted IN the presence
OF county that Captain spratling, who
IN private life was a physician and
wei known in medical and social cir
cles in Atlanta, had caused her to
shoot him by attentions paid to her
while she was in his office in Atlanta
for treatment before the Georgia
troops were modified
Mrs Adams, according to nforma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26

Ia II Tor rent! rry TIE Leader
Want Columns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-26

Oil ana Gas Lease BTanks
oil and gas lease blanks for sac at
The Leader office. Conform to all
iate supreme court decisions
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Try Leader Want Ad.
Have Tho Lea6e- Delivered. 45c no
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
Miss Kramer Resigns
After y Years Service

After 90 years service as teacher in
the public schools of Salem, Miss En-
ma Kramer presented her resignation
last evening to the board of education
The expressed opinion of the members
of the board was that Miss Kramer was
one of the most efficient teachers in the
city and that the resignation should be
accepted with regrets.
In retiring temporarily from teaching,
Miss Kramer did not want any recon-
mendatiOns, but just memorandum of
her services in the city schools.
Miss Milan also presented her resig-
nation. which was accepted. On the
recommendation of Superintendent John
W. Todd, Miss Bailey of the Lincoln
junior high school, will be transferred
to the Washington Junior high school.
Other changes will bring Miss Campbell
of the Richmond school to the Lincoln
junior high in Miss Bailey's room and
Miss Austin to the Richmond school.
Miss Gertrude Rosche was elected to
the position vacated by Miss Austin.
In a general discussion of the cree
tion of the frame one-stOry building on
the grounds of the three junior high
schools it was decided to take the mat
ter up again at special meeting call
ed for Thursday evening as one member
of the board. Harley O. White. was
absent last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
Austrians Fight Back.

Petrograd, Aug. 5.-The Austriaus
took the initiative both in Gaicia and
oa the Bukowina frontier yesterday and
launched heavy counter attacks against
the Russians, it was officially an
nounced today,
In Bukowina, an Austrian force esti.
mated at nearly division attacked
small Russian detachmcats occupying
the mountain passes southwest of Kuty,
in the region of the River Tcheromoeh
The Russians were compelled to with
draw little to the northeast before
superior enemy forces.
South of Brody. obstinate fighting has
developed along the River Sereth. Aus.
trian forces attacked Russian detach.
ments which had crossed the river ir
the region of Peniaki and Schistopady
but were repulsed.
On the Caucasus front Russian de.
tachments advanced several kilometers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
Chats With Farmers

j, b. Simpson, who lives near Fruit.
land, tells Capital Journal represen-
tative that he raised last year four
tons and 400 pounds of beans on an acre
and a half of ground. For the four
tons he received from the cannery S45
ton, and sold the balance at two
cents a pound. This made total of
SlSS from the acre and half, result
so gratifying that this year he has
eight acres planted TO beans, and the
outlook is excellent for heavy crop.
Mr., Simpsons experiment with beans
has passed the experimental stage. There
is smaller element of risk in beans
than in almost any other crop. He ex-
poets to plant 20 acres to beans next
year.
The berry picking season is practical
ly over, after a steady stretch of five
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
All Attacks Repulsed.

Berlin, Aug, British troops lost
heavily in an unsuccessful attempt tC
advance in the sector north of Ovillers
and in Foureaux forest, the war of
flee announced this afternoon.
Near PoZieres q new battle has de
veloped, the British launching fresh at
tacks. South of Maurepas, in the re
gion north of the Somme, n French ad
vance was repulsed.
On the Verdun front bitter fighting
is going on in the region of the Thiau
mont work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
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THE TATTLER
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Picked from recent issue of the
Saturday Evening Post: "a pessimist
is person who is married to an opti.
mist.
Last chance to see the Salem "Mi
kado' company tonight. Peoples pop
ular prices prevail
Hop conditions are favorable. Bat
this must not be construed as an argu-
ment in favor of toadyism
A youngster brings in news that the
bathing beach is more popularer all the
time-and that's going some.
The vacation idea appears to have
spread to the penitentiary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
GERMANS MASS TROOPS
Continued from Page l.)

NNUHVIHUVu IIUW IUSt III
cribable to his heavy losses.'
Another official statement issued at
Ncrdun yesterday follows;
son the front of General Tersztyau-
szky's army onr cavalry in a bayonet
combat, repulsed Russian attack. An
Austrian flyer Wednesday shot down a
FOrman biplane.
"The situation ON the Italian front
is unchanged. On the Isonzo front
there was lively enemy artillery fire, +"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

naTu, Tor am well equipped with lard; |
scored two hundred in the shade, when last
+! had my person weighed And as | sizzle
IN the warmth, l wish | had a slender
formth. My neighbor, Wilkins, has no fat;
hes lean and timber as a cat and in the
burning August days, serene and cool he
goes his ways; no wilted collar on his neck.
ne likes to see the heat on deck. He doesn't
have to mop brow that drizzles sweat. as
l do now. | envy him his lanky shape, but
from my fat there's no aSnano Al % I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
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STATE NEWS
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According to records in the office of
the secretary of state, the state has ex-
pended $4 ,496, ,597.77 of the total legis-
lative appropriation of $6,l97, ,S47.2S in
the first Is months of the biennial per-
iod ending December 81, 1916. Amounts
expended from the industrial accident
fund and other special funds increase
the total of state expenditure to $6,090..
54l.35. \ sum somewhat in excess of
100000 is required monthly to oper-
ate the state of Oregon.
The receipts of the state industrial
commission for the month of July were
the highest in the history Of the com
mission-$93, ,956.61.
When the Cello canal was in course
of construction the state strung a tele-
phone wire from Big Eddy to The
Dalles, using the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company's poles. To avoid
paying rental on $50 poles at 40 cents
each, the state, through Secretary Good
in of the board of control, has sent to
the company a check for II cents, its
share of the earnings of the line for
the year. The total number of calls reg
istered over the line was one.
The first steps were taken yesterday
in the direction of employment by the
state of an expert aurist and oculist.
Superintendent Moore of the school for
the blind states that about two-thirds
of the pupils in the institution of which
he is the head can see a little, and he
believes it possible to restore complete
vision in many cases, and Superinten-
dent Tillinghast of the mute school is
of the opinion that expert treatment
might restore the hearing of number
of his pupils. The board of control has
authorized these gentlemen to investi-
gate with view of ascertaining the
cost of an eye and ear specialist by the
year.
Governor Withycombe today appoint
ed Miss Marguerite Z. Howotson, of
Portland, as a member of the state in
dustrial welfare commission, to succeed
Miss Bertha Z. Moores, of Portland.
resigned. Miss Howatson's appoint
ment becomes effective Immediately
and expires January l, 1919.
The industrial welfare commission
consists of three members and secre-
tary elected by the members of the com
This commission has the pow.
er to ascertain and declare standards
of hours for employment for women
and minors, standards of conditions of
labor for women or for minors, stand
ards of inimum wages for women, in
any occupation, and standards of mini
mum wages for minors in any occupa-
tion.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
at the corporation department this
by the Motor Parts company
of Portland, capitalized for $4,000.
A total of 247 accidents were report
ed to the state industrial accident com
mission for the week ending August 3.
One only was fatal. OF the total num-
ber reported, l9S were subject to the
workmen compensation act, 10 were
from public utility cohrporations, and
30 were from firms and corporations
which have rejected the act.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

envy comes thought with hope and consolation fraugh
u soon the Wlnry winds will blow; therel be all kinds
of ice and snow and then while freezing wilkins shakes
the fat man who in August bakes will calmly view the
bitter storm by his own store Of grease kept warm Thus
tnngs are balanced on this EARTH and reconced to am
pie grth tell the sun to go ahead and paint the solar
system red
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

in the region west of Kialkit. A Turk
ish attack near Kygi was repulsed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

The Rural Credits law, the objects and workings Of
which told in article in todays Capital Journal
should be read not only by every farmer but by every
citizen 1t is the most important law placed on the
statute books in recent years. and marks the beginning
of 1t is enacted to give the farmer square
DEAL and to permit him to get money for carrying his
loans The Capital Journal will undertake to analyze
it later.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
FAT AND LEAN

IN August heat is at its worst; the sun roasts on with
looks like sheet of brass Oh August always hits mo
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
State House News

A marriage license was issued this
morning to Jacob d NIishler, aged 20,
of Hubbard. and Effie Hostetler. aged
81, of Silver Greek Falls.
Aranthus E. Thomas of SCOTS Mills
has taken ont civil war veteran s
license TO fish and hunt. A hunters
license has been issued to Murray l..
Hart of Salem, and an anglers license
to Ohas. R. Ivan of Arlington.
Judge Galloway has issued an order
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

in the case of Roy Pugh vs.. Max
Gehlhar, county clerk. d. G. Drager,
county treasurer. w. NJ Bushey. coun-
ty Judge, and W. H. Goulet and j. T.
Beckwith, county commissioners. that
the order heretofore entered dismissing
this proceeding be put aside. and that
plaintiff is to have ten days in which
to file his amended petition for a writ
of mandamus, and that the clerk issue
a second amended writ of mandamus
based upon second amended petition,
plaintiff to have five DAYS additional
in which to serve second amended
writ.
In the decree Of divorce given the
plaintiff in Judge Galloway's court in
the case of May Johns VS.. Paul Johns.
noted in this column yesterday. the
plaintiff is given custody of the minor
children and is allowed SO month
from the defendant toward their sup
mort
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

weeks of hard work. Mr.. Morgan. who
lives on route eight, says he got SO tired
OF berries that at times he was almost
tempted to do what he was watching to
see that his pickers didn't do-go be.
hind bush and rest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

Joe Merthof and his wife, living
neighbors to the Peter Merthof family.
made S79.T5 during the picking sea.
son.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
= Editorial Page of "The Capital JournaY'
THAT PESTIFEROUS "NOT~

That little word mot" has caused much trouble in
newspaper offices, and profanity than great
grown sesqupedaon words big enough absorb it and
not know it. 1t represents to the newspaper force what
the letter "H does to the cockney for has habit of
dropping out of the place where it should be located and
bobbng up smiling and ready for business where it's
presence is an insult, abomnation, almost crime.
Whether drops out sneaks n the result is the same
for it makes the editor writer say exactly the
opposite of what he intended Year after year reporters
are driven to profanity and editors who seldom swear
to emphatic objurgation in dynamic language
When the editor painstakingy writes an entirely new
and profoundly interesting dissertation the tariff for
instance he perses the proof with careful eye and fear
full forebodings He inserts comma here marks typo
graphical error there cuts out capital letter. and marks
the wrong position of space band and then he turns it
over to the linotype operator for correction Then that
soudsturbng mot either drops out or sneaks in when
the operator isn't looking and after the paper is out the
editor the cherished child of his weary brain going
back it's parent and making him ndorse things his soul
abhors until in sheer desperation he goes around to
where the saloons used to be- and gazing the pink and
yellow things behind the counters vanly wishes
things different from what they are We are taking
chances in this, mounfu ditty that little mean sneak
ing not for by the time its heart throbs get into print
those three measy ornery little letters will make us out
liar and stutter in finding the proper place to
sneak in and accomplish their fell purpose.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

As an example of what can be done
picking berries in short time, Peter
Merthof and his wife, who live down
the river about six miles, made 5000
in l6 days. About 5000 of this was
made by their two little children. The
family is feeling pleased with the re-.
turns for their berry picking. Mr.. Mer-
thof says he is about through picking
berries for other people. He has five.
acre tract and is going to put out half
acre of berries on it next season.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

Judge Galloway has issued an order
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

In this same neighbcrhood one young
girl made S23 and another made SSS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

The open season for campaign orators begins Monday
with political spell-binders oing up their jawbones,
greasng their elbows polishing their speeches and hunt
ing aiteratve sentences with which to embesh their
arguments and capture the elusive but sometimes sent
mental voter The voter whose patriotism is aroused as
Roosevelt well knew by thte true things about the old
flag, our glorious wealth, Lincoln, Washington
Jackson unfinching Americanism and all that all of
which all of us know and believe, but which these
"orators" spring as their discoveries and private
property. 1t is really pity that the open for
campaign orators is not like that for deer with the bag
limit removed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

The Oregonian says of the speaking at the Baker
theater at Portland Friday night when Mr. Watson of
Indiana Opened the campaign" for Hughes that he put
those present in the best of humor by display of his
to show any evidence of wit. Mr.. Watson however did
state that snce Mr. Hughes on the supreme bench
his decisions had always shown keen judgment pro-
found knowledge of great affairs and deep sense of
justice" Maybe this statement is what the reporter
called extraordinary wit" If so he fails to distinguish
between wit and humor While not agreeing with him
about the w.t. in hearty accord with the extra
ordinary quality of Mr.. Watsons statements Was the
decision about the Danbuy Hatters an evidence of his
deep of justice? Was the decision of the Oregon
California land grant evidence of his profound
knowledge of great affairs and keen judgment?" Or
was this an example of his "deep sense of justice?"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

Articles of Incorporation were filed
at the corporation department this
morning by the Motor Parts company
of Portland, capitalized for $4,000.