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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

Minimum Wage Is So

MINIMUM w aye 70 Pp
Eight dollars week is fixed by The
committee as the least amount that
will meet the necessary items of a
bare living for a girl employed in a
lragc city The report says wages
were found TO be discouragingly short
Of this figure Attention is called to
testimony taken by the committee "of
wages running as low as s. week
of foremen who proianely abuse girls
in shart dresses. shake the muntil
their arms are blackoned and oceas-
ionally hurl boxes at them, and of the
manager who found his factory be.
sieged with the agents of professional
white slavery
A startling condition. aud one which
the report declares strikes directly at
the home. is found in what is termed
the "call girl" system. On this sub
iect the report says, in part;
"A detective told OF 'caf list
which he had seized in a raid More
than 20 names were on the list, first
names only being giyen-and then op-
pos'c The telephone numbers He
checked up the names and numbers.
Some Of them wer respectable mar
ried women. Two were young
daughters. Others were working girls
The case OF a young mother serving
as call girl and using the money she
made in buying necessities for her
baby is merely illustrative of The
character of some of the women in
this system.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

Morning cold water plunsers np ~
AIMS on liar proposition fostmast
= Olsmith and Van lloozer declare
thev eablutedn with mercury at two
below. Felix Adler, who viii take
h.g annual in May, says lot of per.
sons viii stand on their heads be.
fore believing Ollie and Van
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

truthful man or woman is Al.
ways TO be commended. hls between
The cheerful liar aud The man or No-
man who insists on telling the pain.
inl ruth, give us the liar.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

guy Lindsay, Arimore man, who
lost both feet when a Santa fe freigh
engine ran him down. has filed a
personal damage suit In The district
court Of Oklahoma county for StS,5V0.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

Socialists in oklahoma growing
famaly Many converts in Logan
oumg from Democratic party
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20
UNION FORMED BY &. u. =.
TO BEAT WOODROW WI. son

fcoNrlNu D FROM PAGE oNE1
through mutual acquaintance, but no
confirmation of these reports can be
obtained here. All the evidence is in.
ferential and is based upon express
sions such as that stated above. Har-
mony is in the air, and nobody among
The members Of the old guard is look
ing for fight. If this feeling con
tinues to grow until June 7, when the
convention meets. il is apparent there
will be no difficulty in reaching an
agreement between the two wings Of
the party.
Among regular republicans here it
Is pretty generally assumed that the
candidacy OF Elihu Root has blown
up." Before the people OF New York
voted down the new state constitution,
which was mainly of Roots making,
lie was looked upon as strong posi-
hility His fine mental equipment and
lis experience gave him a good claim
rpon the nomination. but all these
prospects have faded since The Root
constitution was repudiated by the
tntprS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

10 man is qualified inielligentig to
discuss the leisure classes nntIi be-
has run for office
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20
POOR WAGES FOR
GIRLS IS CAUSE
Of N j c H VICE
ILLINOIS WHITE SLAVE
PROBING COMMITTEE RI
TURNS It's REPORT

Springfield. NJ. Jan %. Poverty Is
the principal cause Of immortality,
minimum wage for girls and women is
s. a wsek. and unregulaied conditions
uf domestic emplosmenls render the
home IN many cases breeding place
Of commereialixed sice. according 10
The Illinois senate white slave nyes.
tlgatinR committees report made pub.
lice last night when formally presented
10 the state senate
That poverty is the principal cause,
direct aud indirect. OF immortality, is
the first finding OF the commission.
Industrial repression Of the helpless.
declares the report, Is directly respon.
sible for large part Of existing i'm.
morality Thousands OF girls. Il says.
are driven into prostitution. because
OF the sheer inability 10 keep body and
soul together ON the low wages receiy-
ed by them
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20
Domestic Employment Bad

"tnregulaled conditions Of domestic
employment, uncertain hours, absence
Of definite social status and lack Of
fecreatiye opportunities render the
home, in many cases. for the women
servants breeding place Of immorai.
iy,' continues the committees finding.
Extensive Investigations conducted
by the committee the report says, dis.
closed the fact that more women OF
the underworld fall into dishonor from
domestic employment than from any
other work. OF ISL girls sent TO the
state training school at Geneva, H..
who had worked for wage previous
TO commitment, the committee
found that ll5 or Ga.55 per cent, had
been engaged in domestic service,
"The occupation proved by actual
statistics to b. productive OF most
prostitution is also the occupation a
girl most shuns,' says the report. In
this manner the committee accounts
for the constant untitled demand for
domestics
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

ola are is not a crime. asserts a
writer in the Womans World Maybe
20 hut there is no excuse for boast.
ing about II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

The word oklahoma comes from
TWO cho ktaw words. okla meaning
n collection of people" and "ho,
ma meaning red It has been motto.
cd lately. however, that Inc state
has many more white than red people
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

f. Z Kelly general Panhandle
asent for the Rock Island road is here
looking alter company business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

sonally we never met a man who had
athed it,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

The man who can drink or let it
alone nearly always drinks
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

laohma CITY today to attend meet
ing of the state sheriffs association
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

.Rlv At ronle , viea'rs MOTTO
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20
Ex aA 4. n Ka gE Il u II y a.
e LOCAL MOMENT &
Gk 3 d n ,. = = as e a (. :. y " i

A ~barefaced lie is often old
enough to wear whiskers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

Possibly there NAV be such Thing
as the @aae Of discretion but per.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

Prof Tom seott of this city won
iz blue ribbons 10 the poultry show
contest Al Oklahoma city this wcc'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

The qualities of a strong mentality
and a ripe experience are the qualities
rpon which many republicans are urg-
i1g p. c. Knox OF Pennsylvania as a
presidential candidate. Mr.. kiox him
self is candidate for United States
senator and will not be diverted from
his course by the friendly expressions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-01-20

-orn Hm SHERWOOD went 10 OK
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-07

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-07

she could never so back 70 the store
eNeep; As y changed rested woman.
On 10 other terms could she face Joe
hemsteAd. Ike would he more than
consacsrate. Ike would give her any
reasonable amount ~ time at full
sA4Afy-a year, even. Hut there was
nothing personal or yielding about ].
n Himself a tirely ORGANIZED. ef-
iicieHiy working machine, he looked
al her IN the same light Asa work.
ing machine she WAS now a little out
Of repair. She herself had admitted
IL lie knew il anyway. without her
admission, She mus, Se nut into re-
pair, St once That Was all. The
hartman store was not Junk shop
II Was great Smo0th-runnins power
Rouse IN which every wire. every cast
ms every bearing, every switch, ev-
cry Dynamo, was \ human being or 4
NSeN ersSnise& groGp ct human be-
lnsS
For the frs, time in Hilas wilson's
h's thts thought disturbed her. al
MNS' tr'sh'cnci her. And frNNin this
tae' alene she Knew that she couldn't
80 NeA She couldn't ~ hack. in
SScd' entl tho old feeling should re-
,Srn " sloryins in her ewa part in
NE WORKING ot the great machine.
this was matter NJ getting into
SOUND physical condition. that was all.
She Told herself that tina, was all.
her head aehed, She looked about
the room, There was her own ward
Nee trunk, standing open. her own
Clothes hanging within q. There were
SoNriNuEp NENT SUNDAY
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-07

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would reach Paris il few days
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told her. - IL had told her before,
that the one weakness she could not
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-07
Q-bAN DARKENS
CRAY HAIRS
EVERYBODY USES Tr->o HANDY.
HARNiLE>>-No DYE.

By applyias C-BSr Hair Co,or Re.
s-crsr. Ike ! shampoo. 10 yc1- hair
ard scalp. al you- s-zy. -reAkes
Slih graz P-sn2tarsiy gray o. .sSt
6-y - harsh hair quickly tcrrs 70 N
even beautiful DARK shade. 50 every
S-r2.t - your hair. whether gray or
not es-cor,ss glossy. fluffy lUstrocs
Saf;- ;h'cs. with TIA; even. dark SHIN
rneE u beautiful rad ant. healthy hair
Just Is yo- like TO have YOU. hair
2pqe2--fascinaiins and abundant,
without; even l trace ot gray showing.
only natural evenly DARK. lovely hair.
C-S&n Is absolutely harmless; 20 dye,
ready 70 use. Only sec Tor b:s bot
lie a, Quaker Drug company. Tulss.
Okla Out-of-iowa FOLKS supplied BY
msi..-Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-07
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SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after a miraculous escape from the den of the gang of brilliant thieves known as Black Hundred. lives the life of a recluse for eighteen years. Hargreave accidentally meets Braine, leader of the Black Hun dred. Knowing Braine will try to get him, he escapes from his own home by balloon. Before escaping he writes T letter to the girls school where eighteen Years before he mysteriously left on the doorstep his baby daughter. Florence Gray. That day HargreaYe also draws one million dollars from the bank. but 1t Is reported that this dropped into the sea when the balloon he escaped in was punctured. Florence arrives from the girls school. Countess olga, Braine's companion, visits her and claims to be a relative. Two bogus detectives call. but their plot is foiled by Norton. a newspa- per man. By bribing the captain of the Orient Norton lays a trap for Braine and his gang. Countess Olga also visits the Orients captain and she easily, falls into abortive through Braines good luck, and only hirelinss fall into the hands of the police. After failing in their first attempt the Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask her for money. but she escapes, again foiling them Norton and the countess call on Florence the next day, once more safe at home. The visitors having gone, Jones removes a section of flooring and from a cavity takes a box. Pursued by members of the Black Hundred. he rushes to the water front and succeeds in drop pug tiie DUN lnto the sea AounteSS olSa, scheIning to break the engagement exist ing between Florence Hargreaye and Norton, invites them both to her apart ments and pretends to faint in the re- porter's arms Florence appears in the doorway just at the planned moment, and as d result gives Norton back his ring. Accompices of Braine succeed in kdnap- ing Florence while she Is shopping and hurry her off to sea. Norton receives q wireless later informing him that the girl had leaped into the sea and been drowned
 Florence is picked up in a dazed condition by a party of fishermen The Black Hun dred locate her and Braine, disguised as her father succeeds in taking her back to sea with him. Florence sets fire to the boat and is rescued by a ship on which Norton has been shanghaied.
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settles down. Come of1 with him. The track is only short distance"
 Jim, Jim!" cried Florence in an guish.
 Never you mind, girl; they're only blufting They won't dare"
 You think so?" said Vroon. Wait and see" He turned upon Florence. He is your lover. Do you wish him to die?"
 No, no,"
 We promise to give him his free dom twelve hours from now on condi- tion that you tell where that money is"
 "F1orence!" warned Norton.
 Vroon struck him on the mouth Be silent, you scum,"
 Tt is in the chest Jones, the butler threw into the sound" she said brave ly And so it might be, for all she knew
 Vroon laughed We know about where that is."
 Florence, say nothing on my ac count. They are not the kind of men who keep their word"
 "Eh?" snarled Vroon wen see
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T1eMi||ionDoIIar Mystery
 By HAROLD MAC GRAPH HIsfr0fed from Scenes iu oe Photo Drama of fhe Same Nanse by be Thanhouser Film Company
Copyright, 1914, by Harold MacGrath)

towel and proceeded to patch the princess hurts.
 She was extremely uneasy. That she should be under obligation to Nor ton galled her. There was spark of conscience left in her soul. She had tried to destroy him, and he had been kind to her Was he a fool or was he deep, playing a game as shrewd as her own? She could not tell. Where was Vroon? Had he carried Florence off?
 An hour later a man came in.
 "Hullo, More folks from the wreck?"
 Where's the horse and buggy Jake?" his wife asked.
 Rented it to man whose daughter was hurt. He went to the village
 Will you describe the daughter" asked Norton.
 The princess twisted her fingers.
 The farmer rudely described Flor ence.
 Have you another horse and a saddle?"
 Whats your hurry?"
 I'll tell you later What I want now is the horse"
 What Is to become of me?" asked the princess.
 You will be in good hands," he answered briefly. Il am going to find out what has become of Florence. Is there a deserted farmhouse here abouts?" he asked of the farmer.
 Not that I recollect"
 Why yes, there is, Jake. There's that old hut about two miles up the fork volunteered the wife. Where the Swede died last winter"
 By jingo! I'm going into the viii lage and see If that man brought in the rig"
 But get my horse first. My name is James Norton, and I am on the Star in New York. Which way do I go?"
 First turn to the left. Come on; I'll get the horse for you"
 Once the horse was saddled, Norton set of at run He was unarmed; he forgot all about this fact. His one thought was to find the woman he loved He was not afraid of meeting a dozen men, not while his present fury lasted
 And he fell into an ambush within a hundred yards of his goal They dragged him off the horse and buffeted
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and mishandled him into the hut.
 Both of them," said Vroon, rubbing his hands.
 'I know you. you Russian rat'" cried Norton And If ever get out of this I'll kill you out of hand! Damn you."
 70, yes: talk, talk; but 1t never hurts any one" jeered Vroon. "fou'il never have the chance to kill me out of hand. as you say. Besides, do you know my face?"
 'I do. The mask doesn't matter. You're the man who had me shang- haied. The voice is enough"
 Very good That's what wished to know. That's your death warrant, We'll do it like they used to do it at the old Academy; tie you to the rail. road track. We shall not hurt you at all. If some engine runs over you heaven Is witness We did not guide the engine. Remember the story of the boy and the cat?" with sinister ami ability. The boy said he wasn't pull ling the cats tail, he was only holding it, the cat did the pulling. Bring him along men. Time is precious, and we have 8 good deal to do before night