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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

CHE came into the room and stood
- Just thin Tie eds or lisat cast
by the suns last Pickering
CLEANS. Her eyes were do-d ana
heavy from loss Of s.ea. ho lalr
loosened for the FIRST t.n ia days.
rippled IN eh.mmerlag mass about
her shoulders
She reached uD one slender hand
and brushed the hair from hoy eyes.
did you call?" che asked ua-,cadily.
The nurse turned from tho bed, 4
half frown in her clear eyes Mrs.
Rogers" she reproyed calmly "it Is
Just one-half hour since You left and
promised to sleep, yet this is the third
time you have been in to ask the same
question. Then, over the professional
ism OF her manner, came a sudden
change. She smiled. and stepping for.
ward, put both hands on the shoulders
E of the dainty girl.woman standing
4 there. There will be no change,
she assured her, for several hours.
i You must sleep. Your boy will need
7 you later; you must not fail us then"
81 won't"
There was quiet strength In the
I low, fiutelike voice, and Miss Marshall
found herself wondering what the out
! side world, where Betty Rogers fitted
In and out so carelessly, would say II
y they could see the woman at this
I moment who had won the reputation
OF possessing no heart.
I She had dreaded to come to her.
She had never seen her until week
ago, but the small world about them
knew that less than year back, hus-
band and wife had parted. There had
apparently been no scandal-no quar-
rel--but one morning it was discover
ed that John Rogers had gone to a
far city and was living quietly at an
apartment hotel, and that Betty. ap-
parently. gave 1t no thought.
The great house still stood with
open doors; its mistress still enter
tained lavlshly. Her laugh was a bit
xayer and more free, even, than OF old.
She still fitted from place to place
Iike some gauze-winged butterfly until,
one night, a toast was given to our
dainty Lady Butterfly" and the name
clung.
Betty switched or the light moving
the screen to shade the eyes OF the
little sleeper. Then she went to the bed.
Its 10 use" she announced, trying
no sleep. It's just a series OF night
mares. The instant close my eyes,
you or the boy call"
but, even SO, you are resting, You
must rest, Mrs. Rogers, or I'll have
both you and Donald on my hands.
This is the eighth day, and you've
hardly left him. Endurance has a
limit, you know" g.
The mother bent over the uncon.
scious form Of the boy and when she
raised her head the dull stoniness had
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

II tie people past sixty years Of
lgc could be persuaded to go to bed
1s soon as they take cold and re-
.tin in bed for one or two days, they
golld recover much more quickly,
especially If they take Chamberlain's
Cough Pemedy There would also be
less danger of the cold being followed
by any OF the more serious diseases
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

his right hand high to swear allegi-
ance.
"Why do you wan to enlist?" he
was asked
Because OF my
I'D throw bomb at you if had
one. she stormed If you enlist III
kill you"
But his mother-in-law was too late.
And. happy as lark. the smallish
nan is on his way 10 the Rremertown,
Wash, navy yard as a macbinist's
mate, second class
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

ful, on her arm, and drew her to the
hall. Betty" he said, "at such a
time you must use reason. Go and
sleep. ! give you my word you shall.
be called at The least sign Of change.
Surely you can trust me il you
couldn't the nurse"
She shook off his hand with care
Hess gesture, "I never was reason
able" she retorted, "You had enough
for us both. I've not changed. II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

Fort Cobb S p Radif county
commissioners and Surveyor Fern 0f
Chickasha, are surveying the state
road through here preparatory to the
Y luildine OF road this sprHg The
work 10 be done is on the proposed
Ozark Trail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

In section 29-27-S west the La
Nora Grande Oil company is drilling
al 900 feet in the test on the Arnold
farm.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

Cosdcn OIL * Gas company is drin
ing at li00 feet in the test on lh,
Drake farm In section S-27-16 wes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

Mr. and Mrs Uriah SAastoen colo
sbrated their liftieta anniversary SAT-
urday. February lo 1877 g their com
try home, Elm Springs farm siH
miles north Of Guthrie With az eah
crate five course dinner al high noon
over two hundred guests were seated
under a canopy in the yard Very inn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

morning train" she said simply; and
the nurse noticed queer little tremor
quiyering at The base Of the white
throat as she drew her loose lounging
robe closer about her.
II couldn't wait for trains" he re-
piled, clipping off his words short and
sharp. Life and death never do.
got autos to rush me along between
trains to save time
He crossed to the bed and stood
stern.lipped ard steely-eyed, looking
at the fair haired child who lay there,
scarcely breathing. Then his eyes
wandered to the woman who had left
the bed and was looking out Of the
window.
Noiselessly he stepped to her eide,
silently noting the purple shadows
beneath her eyes, the drawn look
about her mouth and every line Of his
face leaped into fierce longing. You're
/ tired out he exclaimed impetuously;
you should have sent for me before.
When did you sleep last?'
She shrugged her shoulders BY
some subtle change she had become
again the butterfly,
"A night up always wrought havoc
with my looks" she replied non
chalantly. "A couple OF hours will
mend them. haven't slept much to-
night
"To-niehtw Miss Marshall spoke
sharply. She's not had her clothes
of for eight nights, Mr., Rogers, nor
full half hours sleep in all that time
THAT will never do,' he declared
emphatically. You'll be ill.,
lie laid his hand strong ana master
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

want a thing, | want 1t. Besides,
tried sleeping and it was frightful. |
want, just now, to go back to my boy.
He barred the way. "You have
given me no word Of welcome" he
said slowly, the hunger coming back
in his face.
He made a step toward her, his
arms outstretched, then folded them
tightly across his chest.
She was looking down the long hall,
instead Of at the man beside her. ITS
your home" she said carelessly. Why
should you be welcomed? You come
as you choose, hope"
Ills grave, clearcut face darkened.
q was only wondering he explained
slowly if you found it pleasanter to
swing along alone? l thought perhaps
I we had both learned forbcarance and
tolerance, this last year.
She walked down the hail, into the
shadows, and opening the door stood
looking out into the rain. 1t dashed
into her face, singing her with its
sharpness. She stepped out She felt
suddenly that in all Gods world there
was not air enough for one full breath.
Her lips felt stiff her throat ached.
Tolerance And She had dreamed that
snme day he would come and gather
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-16

Ardmore Jake sharpe was tound
guilty in the district court here
Thursday on the charge that he killed
Floyd Frederick here last December
md was sentenced to serve five years
in the penitentiary
Evening star., 1917-10-11
S50,00O.O 900 WASTE IN
EGGS TO BE PREVENTED
Carelessness in Handling Causes
Loss, Agriculture officials
Tell Food Heads.

The great American hen is doing her
part to make the world safe for de-
mocracy by furnishing a share of the
food for this country and its allies but
S50,0o0.000 worth of eggs are wasted
through carelessness every year, ac-
cording to the Department of Agricul-
ture. and the food administration has
set itself to conserve this supply.
Wasteful methods in handling eggs
and poultry were discussed at a meet
ing of poultry and egg shippers with
officials of the food administration yes
terday afternoon, and recommendations 8
for improvement were adopted. W F.
Priebe of the food administration pre-
sided. and informal talks were made by
Herbert Hoover, G. II. Powell DR.. Mary
bennington of the United States food
research laboratory and others. 1t was
suggested that shippers pay only for
good eggs received. and not buy them
by the case and later throw out all
those shown to be bad by Gambling. This
would discourage the holding of eggs
until they spoiled. "Stuffing' poultry
before it is sold by weight also will be
discouraged.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
TO TALK TO UNITARIANS.
Miss Guerrier Will Address Women's
Alliance Tomorrow Morning.

conservation bureau is to be a feature
of the first fall meeting of the Women's
Alliance of All Souls Unitarian Church
scheduled for tomorrow morning at II
o'clock in the church parlors, 14th and
L streets northwest.
Reports will be received from Mrs.
Whitman Cross Mrs. Henry Farquhar,
Mrs. L. g. B. Pierce, Miss Helen Nicolay
and Miss Florence Spoford, who at
tended the recent general conference
of Unitarian and other Christian
churches in Montreal. Mrs. Joseph
Stewart. president of the alliance. will
preside
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Turns Over Capital Once Year.

In any ordinary commercial business
the operator may lose on a transac-
,lon To-Day or this week or this month
but he turns over his capital so often
that ne may recover his loss yery
quickly and have a fair profit on the
years business. But the farmer turns
over his capital but once a wear. From
twenty-five years old to siytv-five
years old is just forty. and that is the
number of chances in a lifetime which
the farmer has at his best to accurnu-
late competence
In addition to weather hazards. tbe
farmer encounters innumerabIe risk c
OF animal and plant disease. The mil
mons at war in Europe are a small
company compared with the millia rd g
of insects and fungi that lie in wait
TO devour the farmers cror A tiny
pink worm now established Just across
the Rio Grande, in Mexico is a greater
menace to the cotton crop of the south.
Welding annually billion dollars to
the wealth of this nation, than the Ger
man submarine is to the liberty of the
world
The greatest hazard of all Is that of
supply and demand. A group of manu-
facturers in single industry, even
MlIh1ut uhia"lul concert. may meas
urably adjust their supply to a fairly
well calculated demand The farmer
with all his intelligence and conserya-
tlsln, is perforce more or less a gambler
against subtle and complex irfI1ences
so vast as to seem to be blind chance.
Ihe farmer cannot exercise full
lperty TO take advantage of even a
certain demand. A farmer in Maine
cannot grow cotton. and a farmer in
the sandy lands of Texas cannot grow
wheat but man can manufacture
cloth or grind wheat and Increase or
decrease his output wherever and
whenever he chooses in antjcination 81
a calculated demand
Evening star., 1917-10-11
HIGH COST BLAME
PUT ON CONSUMER
He Pays MiddIeman 80 Per
Cent More Than to Farmer,
Says Mr.. 0usIey.
GROUP BUYING is URGED

Defending the farmer from accusa-
tions that he is responsible for the
present high cost of food, Clarence A.
ousley of Texas, assistant secretary of
agriculture. addressing members of
the Washington Civic Association in
Metropolitan Memorial Church last
night. declared that the solution of the
living problem is the reduction of the
Importance of the middle man.
Not the farmer. but the consumer
himself is to blame for the high cost
Of food" said Mr.. oOusley. We Ameri-
cans find it more convenient to tele-
phone our order to the corner grocery
and buy in small quantities than to go
TO market and pay the farmer an aver
age Of 90 per cent less than we pay
the mlddleman. We pay for the cost
of delivery. / have data which shows
conclusively that the consumer pays a
price on all perishable products over 90
per cent higher than the price at which
the farmer delivers his product to the
Iifla "
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Coal Producers of U. S.
Will Hold Conference to
Aid Fuel Administration

In order that intelligent and harmonious
cooperation with the fuel administration
to prevent any serious coal shortage may
be assured. the National Coal Association
has called a conference in Pittsburgh, Oc-
tober %. to which all coal producers in
the United States are invited
The call for the conference has been
sent out by ]. D. A. Morrow, secretary
OF the association. and says. in part:
we want to insure the best work
possible on the part of the coal mining
industry during the fall and winter and
throughout the war. The coal producers
wish to cooperate with the fuel admin
istration in the most effective manner
possible to prevent any serious coal short
age. The primary purpose of the meet
ing is to discuss and perfect plans for
such cooperation"
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Pile Driver Goes to Alexandria.

A pile-driving machine belonging to
the Clarke & Winston Company of this
city was yesterday taken to Alexandria
and work started on the rebuilding of
the wharf of w. A. Smoot e Co The
Smoot wharf is one Of two on the Alex
andrla river front with railway tracks.
and cars are backed out on 1t to load
railroad ties. pulp wood and other ma
terial from vessels, to be taken to
northern and western points The
structure is to be strengthened and
the work will require several days to
complete.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Bituminous Supply Ample.

In connection with the local coal sit
uation a statement given out by the
publicity department of the fuel admin
istration reads:
There Is already a full supply of
bituminous coal in Washington. The
production of anthracite for the whole
country during the past nine months
has been 100000 tons In excess of the
tonnage of last year during the same
period. Heavy shipments are still being
made to the northwest by water, which
will continue till the close of naviga-
ton on the great lakes. thus avoiding
the all-rail haul that will be inevitable
after that time. Large shipments are
being made at present to New England
also"
Evening star., 1917-10-11

Gated by difficulty in finding a man to
act as fuel administrator for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and for that reason 1
am taking up the work of such an ad-
ministrator until q man is appointed.
these are most unusual times and
everybody will have to make some con-
cessions to meet changed conditions.
Some people that have been using a
particular coal from some particular
little mine will have to take what they
can get. But we will see to it that
there is supply of good hard stove
coal furnished to Washington, and that
the first consignment is received here
as soon as possible"
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Two of Pershing's Men Dead.

Gen. Pershing has advised the War
Department of the death of two mem
bers of the American expeditionary
forces in France. They are Sergt Pat
rick Cassidy, infantry, who died Octo-
Der l. as the result of a fall from a
railway train. and Private William J.
Sanders. medical department. who died
October from natural causes. Cas-
sidy's next of kin is a niece. Miss Mar
garet Seager, Syracuse, n. Y, and that
of Sanders a cousin, Miss Grace Rocks,
Shaver, Ark
Evening star., 1917-10-11

An iron box, containing $4,000 in sfl-
yer, sent for the relief Of the Serbian
army after Its march across country to
the Adriatic, fell into the pea at Du-
razzo when being landed. Divers were
sent down to locate tho treasure, but
failed to find it.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
CAPITAL IS TOGET
COAL SUPPLY SOON
Fuel Administration Takes
Steps to Relieve Local An
thracite Shortage.
PROBLEM is ONE OF CARS

The federal fuel administration has
inc in Washington. and assurances
were given today that within the pres
ent week an adequate supply for i'm
mediate needs would be on the way
from the mines as fast as freight en-
gines could haul 1t.
The initiative in this crisis was taken
by P. B. Noyes Of the fuel adminstra-
tion. who, with the approval of DR..
Harry A. Garfield, fuel administrator, Is
acting as fuel administrator ad In
terim' for the District of Columbia.
pending the appointment of local ad-
ministrator by the President.
Alarmed by the increasing demand for
anthracite in this city and the slim
prospect of getting any within the next
few weeks through the usual chan
nels. he, is today collecting data of all
the hard coal in Washington, the
amount now en- route to this city, the
hand which they are unable to fill, and
the amount they have ordered from the
various mines and are unable to get.
May Complete Data Today.
This information is being collected
through the District of Columbia Coal
Merchants Association, and it will be
complete, it is thought, by tonight It
will then be turned over to L. A Sneed
of the fuel administration. to whom
has been given the task of locating
free coal-that is, coal not contracted
for-and having 1t sent to the point
where the need is greatest. Already
Mr.. Sneed has directed the shipment OF
approximately 100000 tons of coal to
various points. and he has given Mr.
Noyes assurances that he can get
enough anthracite en- route to Wash
ington in a few days to meet the press
ing needs of the National Capital
Any coal shordtage is a car short
age" said Mr.. Noyes. THE coal is
at the mines. but the demand for 1T ex-
ceeds the be6mber of coal cars available
to move is. An effort is to be made to
cut down to minimum the cars now
being used to transport sand and
gravel. and to use these cars for coal
exclusively.
ITO relieve the need for hard coal in
Washington it Is necessary to get the
cars loaded at the mines and get them
headed in this direction. Mr.. Sneed has
found the miners and the railroads
willing to do all they can to meet the
almost innumerable demaDds now being
made on them ,and they have shown
every disposition to cooperate with
the fuel administration.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
DISCUSS PRICE FIXING.
Steel Producers and War Board
Hold a Conference.

Steel producers and members Of the
war industries board, in conference. went
into the subject Of fixing a scale Of prices
for iron and steel products based on the
recent price agreement covering the raw
metals and ship plates and shapes. Nc
decision was reached
The aim is to agree on prices for al
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Retailers Are Cooperating.

1T ought to be said also that the re-
tail dealers here in Washington. so far
as 1 have been able to learn, have
done the best they could under a try
ing situation. and have expressed a
Willingness to meet anything required
of them by the fuel administration.
The local situation has been compli-
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Most of People Live in Cities.

Since some two-thirds of the people
OF the United States live in towns and
cities and have left to one-third of the
population the task of feeding and
clothing the whole population, and a
good part of Europe besides the law
OF supply and demand is inflicting the
penalty.
Notwithstanding prevailing b;,b
prices. the man who by his own labor
produces the food we eat and the
clothes we wear is not burdened with
income taxes The enhanced value
OF land. the depletion of soil fertility.
the scarcity of farm labor and the high
prices of all that the farmer buys are
making serious deductions from his
gross returns. The farmer always CON
fronts greater hazards than beset any
other business. His first great risk is
the weather. In many large areas of
the west 20 per cent to 100 per cent of
the acreage was abandoned and in
| many other large areas the WELD was
not more than five bushels to the acre.
| Wheat at s2.20 seems high. though il
| means only s1.s5 to s1.95 at the load
| ing station. and it is now profitable at
yield of fifteen to twenty-five bushels
| to the acre.
Evening star., 1917-10-11

government in the conduct Of the war.
The price, when fixed. will apply not only
to government purchases but to allied or
ders and purchases by the American pub
lie as well.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
Former Food Yields.

"A rev years ago the yield of the four
prlnclpal food crops-wheat corn, oats
ana potatoes-was billion bushels
more than the year before. and vet II
sold in the aggregate for SIPS OO0 ann
less, and the returns did not yield rhe
farmer a dollar a day for his labor
IN IKE manner. about the same time,
the cotton crop one year was Is 60O non
bales. as compared with IL, 00O, 900 bales
the year before. but the Is 900 900 bales
sold for s100.000,000 less than the 10,
600, 600 bales.
There Is twice as much bread in two
bushels of wheat as in one bushel. tbare
is twice as much clothing in two bales
OF cotton as in one bale. and yet under
the present processes of commerce rha
farmer does not receive for his two
! bushels twice as much as he receives
for his one bushel. but instead often
times receives less for the two huehaIs
than for the one bushel
Ihe farmer sold his wheat crop last
IAN ana winter at about S130, and he
bought it back in -four last spring
at SO or more. The farmers in Maine
New Jersey. Colorado Minnesota. Idaho
| and Michigan We're selling their po-
tatoes last week at sc cents to 81 a
oushei. The consumers in the cities
We're paying for those potatoes. pur-
chased In small lots. s130 to $19O a
| oushel, or near 100 per cent advance.
Complaint of Consumer.
THE consumers complaint is not
| against the farmer-it is against the
faulty system of distribution, against
/ sharp traders and heartless speculators
! and most of all against the consumers
own habit and passion for ease and
convenience. The consumer who In
s!sts upon having a quarter of a peck
F, OF potatoes. or a quart of beans, or a
dozen eggs, or a pound of butter or a
| beefsteak. or a bottle of milk delivered
! at his door at any hour of the day and
who does not take the pains to study
market conditions and to take adyan-
tage of them. and who is unwilling to
| exert himself in any manner for re-
no right to complain. or if he has a
right to complain. he should address
Evening star., 1917-10-11

his complaint to some other person or
persons than the farmer.
There is something more in the farm
problem than the profit and loss ac-
count.
'The movement back to the farm
will not attain satisfactory momentum
until young man of industry, train
ing and taste for rural life can hope to
earn there approximately as much as
he can earn in other industries. When
agriculture becomes dependably profit
able farmers will find the way to pro-
vide themselves with conveniences and
amusements which will make rural life
comparatively as comfortable as urban
life.
In the nature of things. rural life is
the most wholesome for living and for
thinking because urban life Is artificial,
and the present disparity between urban
and rural profits and comforts has not
only produced discomfort, but 1t is
likely to breed other and greater evils.
Evening star., 1917-10-11
By-Product of War.

"A profitable by-product of this
frightful war into which we have en-
tered is the beginning of thinking by
urban people about the great problem
of agriculture. The nation will be for
tunate IL we understand at the outset
that we must look first to the founda-
tion of the superstructure of society
and government and that in whatever
We do in the emergency of war or
whatever we attempt to do after the
war passes by way of restraining men
in the use of their wits to the hurt of
their fellows, we must be careful to
allow the farmer the full reward of his
industry and intelligence. At the best
his is life of hard labor, denial of
many pleasures and liability to many
hazards. His business involves the
principles of nearly all of the physical
sciences and is subject to the vicfssi-
tudes of nearly all the disturbance Of
the elements"
Evening star., 1917-10-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

VIII TWO LADIES WHO SAW LADY FALL
on street near 9th, on September ., be-
tween and pm, and gave her their seat,
and other witnesses thereto, kindly address BOZ
S-B. Star office2