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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
STATE SUMMER
SCHOOL SUCCESSFUL

Summer schools at the various
state educational institutions are a
great success this year The number
Of students at this time is equal to
the total number of teachers In Okla.
hcma five years ago.
Speeches by Or. j. C. Muerman OF
the bureau of education, Washington,
are feature of the summer schools
this year Or. Muerman is visiting
al the institutions. His itinerary Is
more than one.half completed at this
time and the impression he has gain.
ea of the educational system of Okla
hcma is very favorable indeed. He
says there is mere interest in the
sumner schools IN Oklahoma than in
hny other state which he has visited
His lectures are on rural schools His
experience in these schools has made
him an authority on the subject.
Enrolment at the summer schools
has been reported to the state super.
intendent as follows: Edmond, 2.s4l:
Turant, 9S6; Weatherford. 947; Ada.
ac7; Tahlequah S2S; Alva. 6le Ton.
kawa, 10; Claremore .19s; agricul.
tural and mechanical, 507: state uni.
versity, 90e. All these students are
doing credit wo'k and will teach in
some OF the schools of the state the
o.ming winter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

| t'rulars 1t was shown beyond the
! shadow OF doubt that while the or
, di iary truck of commerce was a very
efficient and economical machine for
use on a fairly good road, 1t failed
completely under army service con
dltOns In the field. when 1t was re
Qulred to travel through hubdeep
mud or sand and over steep grades
and rough country. II was also prov
Cd to the satisfaction Of the military
officers that motor truck having 4
load-carrying capacity Of ~ to .
tons was the most serviceable size
for use under bad road conditions.
The test was very successful and
unquestonahly resulted In many i'm.
pr0vements being made In motor
track design and manufacture within
the following two or three years.
Requirements for Military Trucks.
The report Of the military officers
making the Dubuque Sparta test pac-
tlcally outlined the service conditions
fer the perfect military motor truck,
which did not exist at this time. Boil,
el down to its essentials. the report
defined perfect truck as machine
that would 60 anywhere q four.mule
Amy escort wagon could travel. Read
Ing between the lines, it was appar.
eni there was only one type of We
h.cle which stood any chance Of ful.
filling these apparently impossible re.
qnirements and that was truck with
power applied to all four wheels and
q positive non.slpping drive to each
wheel. That is to cay, the truck
should be able to proceed when any
ole, two. or three of its four wheels
should be unable to grip the road
surface.
Further military experiments for a
period Of two years following the 1879
test, combined with the experience OF
many years In Europe, showed that
motor truck to be OF the greatest
value in army field service should
possess the following features:
Good ground clearance, 2. Provision
In front and rear for towing purposes
: Provision for quickly applying non
skid claims, especially when the We
hicle Is doep in mud or sand. 4
Power applied to all four wheels. ;
4 positive, non.slipping drive to each
wheel G. Unusually powerful brakes
preferably applied to all four wheels
~ Short turning radius. preferably
b, steering all four wheels so that the
near wheels would track with the
front wheels. 8, Standard tread ol
S6 inches, 80 that the motor truck
would be able to follow In the tracks
O. horse wagons on country roads. 9
Single tires Of the same size front and
rear, not too large. so that they would
le able to follow wagon tracks. 70 A
large and easily filled gasoline. tank
~ Drain ,opckss son the gladiator and
ycl tliaswatefiseGat sJ nTNmotor T.
Standardized spark plugs, carburetor
magnetic. ETC. so that these accessor
ies are readily interchangeable from
one truck to another l3. A forced
system OF cooling water circulation
"A Standardization and interchane
ability OF all parts. with as much du.
p'ication OF parts as possible to mir
im'ze problems of repair and manter
ance. and to reduce the number of re
pair parts to be carried in the field.
That truck possessing these fea
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
HOW MOTOR TRUCKS SAVED
THE AMERICAN ARMY IN MEXICO

tens of motor lorry subventions that
obtain to greater or less degree in
practically all European countries. In
the United States there Is no subsidy
for motor wagons Hence, when the
Washington government decided to go
after Villa, the business demand for
motor trucks had put the American
motor truck manufacturers In po.
sition to furnish on very short notice
large quantities of motor trucks suit.
able to greater or less degree for
military transport work
1t must not be thought, however,
that the military men themselves
were at all backward On the con-
trary, they did wonders with the mig
gardly funds placed at their disposal
by the successive congresses at Wash.
inston for the purchase of military
motor truck equipment.
Military Truck Test In 1912
Although experiments with motor
trucks were made by American army
officers as far back as nine or ten
years ago. the first serious expert
ment toward improving military road
transportation was made in the sum.
mcr Of 1912 when competitive test OF
various makes, types and capacities Of
motor trucks, loaned for the purpose
by truck manufacturers, was made
between Dubuque. Iowa, and Sparta.
Wisconsin.
This experiment was not at all con
cirsve. except in two important par.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
HisIop to Sp,ak at
Tulsa and Crescent.

Chancellor Hislop OF OlM. L. leaves
for Tulsa today where he is the after
dinner speaker at patriotic ban
Quct given in that city tonight Wy the
Y. NJ. c. A. The banquet Is being
given for the young men who VIII
cast their first vote this fall and DR.
Hislop is to speak on the subject
"The Greed of a Young Patriot" Or
Hisiop is also one OF the speakers
at the Fourth of July celebration al
Crescent Tuesday afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
Moonshine Still Raidcd.

United States Deputy Marshal j o.
Peters reports lavng captured a
rioonshine still, forty gallons of whis,
ky and 500 gallons OF mash In the
Jack Fork mountains. southeast OF
llartshorne. The operators of the
stll made their escape. The still and
whisky were destroyed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

With the address of President j. N,
Wilkinson, Of Muskogee, at 3 o'clock,
Tuesday Afternoon the annual meet.
ing of the Oklahoma Association of
Title Men will bt in session for four
days.
The meeting tomorrow will be held
a. the Mineral Wells park and the ad-
dress will form the chic feature. dur.
ng the afternoon and evening the alb
st, actors will aft late with the 4th of
July throngs,
Convention headquarters will be
the lone Hotel
Secretary b. a Barnes says able
r1en will be on tie program advocat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

Nuskogee,
Legislative N. B. Bewer, Oklaho.
LA City; A. F. layett, Pauls Valley;
!. P. Easterly, Partlesville; Wills Z.
Ranker, Tahleqnsh,
Membership: Miss L. A. Wilson,
McAlester. Mrs. =. J Jones, Sayre.
The chairmen Of the nine districts
are. First: T. NJ. Cline, Woodward,
second: Frank f. Penn, Cordell; third
Geo NJ. Burkharit, Frederick; fourth
" f. Carter, Naurlka, fifth: |. \.
Bryan, Guthrie; sixth: r. s. Johnson.
Newkirk seventh: F. NJ Tarlton, VI.
nlta; Eighth: B. B. Bronson, Wilbur
ton; ninth, W. 5. Dean, Hugo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

One OF the features OF the Okla.
Eoma educational system In the econ
olnical administration of the schools
&c the end that the additional summer
term adds but s ghtly TO the cost of
the institutions. The plans are avail
able ard most of the faculty in each
pace Is also available at the same
cost as If the summer term were not
held
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
BOY Finds Baby Under Brldqe.

A farmer boy who was plowing In
field three miles south OF Verden
heard peculiar cry from under a
bridge along tn, road He investi.
Lated and founi 10-day.old baby
10y carefully wrapped up The child
= being cared for at the Chckasha
hospital
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

Olga Celesetc. who appears in many
Selig wild animal dramas, recently
Travelled from California to Chicago
and took long five leopards which
require her continual care?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
Prueitt Loses a Case.

Jess knight, Oklahoma City man.
charged with the murder OF Geo. Il.
Long, chief of the s. & S. Packing
house fire department was found gull.
t. by jury Saturday night and a pen
atty of 20 years in the state prison
assessed. Moman Prueitt was one OF
his attorneys. This is the first mur.
der case the Oklahoma City lawyer
has lost in long time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
MILLS TO BE GENERAL.
(By Associated press.l

Washington, July 3--Promotions
under the army reorganization bill
submitted to the senate by Wilson is
headed by the nomination Of Brig.
Cenl Albert Mills, now chief of the
militia division. 10 be made general.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

The colorcd people will hold a big
barbecue on the Mrs. Short place, two
miles north of Guthrie on July 4th
"old drinks and lunch will be s-rv
Cd Proceeds to 90 to the colored
Methodist church All are invited
j. w. Johnson, Pastor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

Director William Robert DAILY ol
the Selig company was a stage direc
tor at the age of 10. and has beer
identified with the theatrical profes
sion ever since?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04


early experiments Of the British J.
the Boer war in South Africa furthe
emphasized by the two recent Balka
wars and by the Turko- Italian war IL
Tripol, and confirmed absolutely b.
the present European war and th'
recent American expedition into Halt
ard also into Mexico.
Where the AlI.DrIve Truck ExceIs.
There are two distinct types Of mot
| or trucks available for military and
con mcrcial purposes The first Is the
ordinary rear-driye truck of com
II cree which is perfectly satisfactory
Gu good roads. The other Is the truck
that drives, brakes and steers on all
four wheels and which, in addition,
possesses the remainder Of the fea'
lures referred to above. The latter
type OF truck is equal in every way
10 the rear drive truck on good roads
and in addition is able to travel sue
eessiully under practically all KINDS
Eof bad road and weather conditions.
Hundreds of trucks Of this type are
crerating successfully in commercial
service in the United States and In %
fo~eign countries That such a truck
has been proved successful and even
ir Indispensable in military operations
il abvious. For in war an army may
have to cross AMI recross roads and
roadlcss country. rutted by hundreds
ow thousands of vehicles of all types
ana possibly damaged by artillery
fire. Over territory of this kind 1t Is
only courting trouble to operate a
reardrive truck
The United States Army has al
ready over 900 Of these trucks in ser
vice. They were first used on ac
tive service in the recent expedition
into the island republic OF Haiti, w.
Y which was a far more important
rllitary undertaking than most peo
pie imagiuc. It was completely over.
shadowed at the time by the great
war in Europe. As a matter OF Tact,
tie expedi.ionary force killed over
SEQ of the insurgents.
The roads in Haiti are as bad as
anv that can he found In this coun.
| try. and this is a statement which Is
as strong as 1t is possible to make
lThe Haitian expedition was served by
fleet of Is motor trucks of the type
| that drives, brakes and steers on all
| four wheels. and these were the only
| I, ansport vehicles used They prov
ed themselves to be efficient substl
tutes for the oncefamous four-mule
escort wagons and were called upon
to do many things that the mule
teams would have keen totally un
able to do.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

Jack Pickford, Selig star. attends a
family reunion of the Pickford fam
ily yearly. Jack Is a younger broth
er of Mary and Lottie Pickford.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

Harry Lonsdale, Selig Star, is feel
ing very self-satisfied over the sue
cessful incubation of fifty prize pheas
ants at his Pasadena home?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

William II. Wilcox of New York,
former chairman of the Public Serv
ice commission of that city, has been
selected by Charles Il. Hughes, the
republican candidate for president, to
conduct his campaign. Judge Hughes
has asked that he be chosen chair
man Of the republican national com
mittce.
Mr. Wilcox Is a lawyer aged SO.
He was born in Smyrna, N. Y. He
has long known Judge Hughes lie
was postmaster at New York, and
later was appointed chairman of the
Public Service commission by Judge
Hughes, then governor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
Do You Know

Do You Know
II is FRITZ Brunette's ambition to
play the role of Japanese or ltal-
ian?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

The Gem.
The Gem with who's Guiltyl
and the Iron Claw" pleases the mos
exacting picture patrons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04

Marguerite Clark held forth at the
Highland Sunday As feature. Good
vaudeville was also In order.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
G III
Monday, July 8.

'Bobbie of the Ballet A Blue Bird
photo play with Louise Lovely and
Lon CLANCY in fascinating story of
the perils of the stage. Don't mis-
this one.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
TOPICS OF THE
First Grand Outirg.

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
Tuesday July 4th.

Iron Claw episode Is. "The
Green Eyed God.
Alias Jane Jones' Tro reel de-
tectlye story with Edna Maison.
Billie's Waterloo" with Billie Rit.
chic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
Wednesday, July 5.

see the charming Broadway star
flora Parker DeHayen and a strong
cast in The Madcap," fascinating
story Of beautiful and wealthy girl
who satiated by society and riches
sought excitement in doing unconven.
.tional things. A story Of grace.
charm, romance and thrills.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-04
THE THEATRE,

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08
som EAPPLES.

One of the most interesting and at
tractiyc apple displays seen in town
this fall was the exhibition of SO boxes
in the show window of the Oroville
Commercial company's store during
the week. The luscious looking fruit
with it's varigated coloring attracted
a great deal of attention and flatter
ing comment. The collection included
Bellflower, Blue Permain, Spitzen-
bergs and Ortley varieties. But the
principal and especially hit made by
the exhibit was the fact that the ap-
pies came from the old Okanogan
Smith orchard, on Osoyoos lake, Just
above town, gathered from trees 81
years old, that have yielded bountiful-
iy every year since coming into bear
ing. The fruit is just as bright in col
or, as large in size, as symmetrical in
shape and delicious in flavor as any
apnles of like kind grown in the youn-
ger orchards. The display Is an object
lesson and encouragement for tlios"
entering the apple
growing industry hereabouts. The
Smith orchard apples show what can
be expected from the soil and climate
of this part of the valley both as to
longevity of trees and their continual
fecundity. The Smith orchard Is proof
that apple growing around Orovills
is one of the most attractive and GER
tain industries that the land owner
can engage in, for there seems to DC
no limit to the age Of productlveness,
and quality does not deteriorate with
wears
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08
LOSING A GOOD CITIZEN.

Rev. A. w. Bond, for the past year
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
this place, left for the east Sunday
for the purpose of settling up some
private business He left ostensibly on
a vacation of a month, yet 1t Is the
general impression that he will not
return to resume his PASTORAL duties.
IL Mr. Bond has left to make his home
elsewhere Oroville will lose very
valuable citizen. No minister that has
ever held a charge In Oroville has
ever been popular from the view
point of drawing out Sabbath day
congregations. for Oroville people are
not church going people, and the
most eloquent preacher in the United
States could not draw sufficient num-
Der of hearers from Sunday to Sun
day to prevent even the smallest
church edifice from appearing lonely,
hence, by his going. Mr.. Bond is not
leaving multitude of communicates
starving for orthodox pabulum. Yet
Mr.. Bond is an able minister and
very fluent talker, one OF the most
capable members of the cloth that has
ever held a charge in any of the chur-
ches of this place. II his ministerial
efforts were not appreciated, so far as
attracting audiences, his activities In
civic matters certainly were. for he
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08
TOWN ELECTION.

The town election Tuesday was one
of the tamest affairs of the kind ever
known in Oroville The caucus nomin-
ees were all elected without really any
opposition. Voting was slow and light,
as late in the afternoon only about a
dozen votes were cast. Subsequently
the population woke up and when the
polls closed some 10 ballots had found
their way into the ballot box. Accord
ing to the count f. S. Beale received
94 votes for mayor, and j. G. Hare 10.
E. A. McMahan received 105 votes for
treasurer, Hare /. S. b. Starrett re-
ceived 105 votes for councilman, two
year term, r. II. Prentice /, and A. p.
Murray 2, F. V. Covert l. For the same
office and term l.. w. Barnes received
SO votes, Armstrong 2. For the one
year term for councilman Chas. o.
Sterling received 104 votes, r. H. Prem
tice 1, and A. p Murray 1. The town
administration is in good hands and
1t can be expected that the excellent
record made by the present admins
tration will be continued under the
new set of officials.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08
SEEKING A NE WFIELD.

The Pateros Reporter says that "R.
wv. Starr, who has been one of our
Heading citizens for several years, left
the first of the week for Seattle, where
Inc expects to make his home" r. w.
starr has been a resident of Douglas
ana Okanogan counties for the past
twenty-five years. He is a lawyer by
profession, but of late years has been
trying to make a fortune out Of fruit
lands, and we regret to say, failed. He
has always taken an active part In
politics, and has been a democratic
leader in the two counties in which
he has lived for SO many years. He
|served for four years under the last
cleveland administration as register
|of the United States land office at
|Waterville. During the last campaign
he worked with the energy Of youth
for his ticket in Okla ogan county, and
There is no doubt out that 1t was due
III no small measure that the demo-
|cratic vote of this county was larger
than ever before. No doubt Mr..
Starr has a lightning rod out for some
public office, and as he has earned
recognition through his party for SER
vices we'll performed he ought to be
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08
PAST AND PRESENT.

While at the opening Of the Bank of
IOroville, Wednesday, the incident re-
minded us of the opening of the First
National bank of Spokane Falls. many
years ago, when Spokane Falls pre-
sented no better field for a second
bank than Oroville does today. There
was no formal gathering of business
men on that occasion BY invitation,
and in the capacity OF IA reporter, the
writer dropped into the bank and in
Iterviewed Horace K. Cutter, then the
cashier. The bank had temporary quar-
tiers in rambling two story frame
building at the corner of Howard and
Main streets, on lots now covered by
beautiful and massive brick block and
occupied by one of the largest dry
goods emporiums in the west.
that time, Jas. Glover was building a
brick building at the southwest corner
lof Howard and Front streets that was
intended for the bank. That building
was the pride of the town in those
days, although rather scrubby arch
litectural nightmare as compared with
Occupies corner on the opposite side
|Of the street.
Well, to get back to the story. Mr.
Cutter wanted the new bank written
|up, and We knocked off a column or
two of pretty warm air, for we had a
local reputation OF being somewhat of
a victim to pipe dreams at that period
In closing the article the statement
was made that the Review felt conf
dent that the day was not far distant
when Spokane Falls would boast Of
half dozen flourishing banks of large
capital, and the city be the financial
and commercial center of eastern
Washington" Mr.. Cutter was flattering
in his praise Of the article, but said he
with an amused smile: Cut out that
last paragraph. Spokane Falls will
never see the day when it can support
half dozen banks. That is one OF your
rosy booster Statements or words to
that effect All, think of it! How close
the Review foretold the future OF that
beautiful and wonderful city. Not only
did the banking facilities of Spokane
increase in few years beyond even
the expectations Of the writer, but al
most every prediction of the old Re
view as to the future growth and i'm
portance of the city, then considered
hot air, has materialized.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-08
COUNCIL MEETING.

Minutes of the regular meeting of
the town council of Oroville, Wash,
|ington, December 4, 1916.
Present Mayor Samson, Councilman
Beale, Friis, Starrett and Smith. Min
uteS Of the previous meeting read and
Improved as read. The monthly report
|of the town treasurer was read and
notion was made and carried that the
treasurer be instructed to transfer
$500 from the water company fund to
the current expense fund The clerk
informed the council that the Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation district were
prepared to file application for fran
chise and the clerk was instructed to
notify them that the council were
ready to consider the application at
the next meeting. On motion the fol-
lowing bills were allowed and ordered
paid
E. J. Wilson. salary, $500; E. R.
Hoose. salary and postage, $102. 100; f.
A. McMahan.. salary and express,
$35.79; James Taylor, labor on water
works. $2.40; John Collins, labor on
water works. 1920; Seattle Blue Print
Co. blue prints, $2.10; Neptune Meter
Co. meter repairs, 60c; Industrial In
surance Commission, insurance, $500;
G. H. Major, engineering and street
work. $3.50; c. H. Neal, attorney fee,
1880; Trick & Murray, electrical sup
plies, $3.50 Telephone Co. phone, $2.75;
l.. E. Hendryx, shell rock, $1.00: Mark
Sawtell, street work, $3.50 Schultz &
Son, freight and drayage, $425: Pow
er and Light Co. power and light,
$92.40; w. o. Hamisch, oil and oil can,
1925; Woodbury. Lumber Co. lumber
and fuel, $3.50; Fl. J. Desmond, sup
plies $4.20; Hughes & Co. supplies for
water works, $24.44.
The town engineer then explained
some of the proposed grades and was
instructed to prepare the grades in the
form CT an ordinance for consideration
at the next meeting. On motion the
council adjourned
e. r. HOOSE, CLERK.