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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
LACON|A EYE WITNESSES
TELL Of SEA TRAGEDY
TWO TORPEDOE.> HIT BONl
10 PERSONS KILLED; No
W AR\l\G GIVEN Bl
PIT NIGER

Associated Press
Washington Feb 81 While details.
Of the death of ten Americans iu the
unwarned destruction of the Lacona
began coming in today. the opposition
N congress to giving President VII
son the broad authority 70 deal with
the submarine menace began takine
definite form and showed consider
able strength
At the White House il was made
known authoritiyely that the de
struction Of the Laconia was clear
cut or ruthless violation of American
rights and lives and demonstration
OF what might be expected in th
future. of sufficient force to hurry
congress into clothing the president
with full authority 10 meet the per
il
Nevertheless. the house foreign At
fairs committee in adopting he food
hll which had the hacking Of tb'
president, decided that the broat
powers to be conferred by he use o.
the phrase other instrumentaliies'
should be modified and that the prcsi
dent should be limited to using 'fh
naval forces of the United States. NJ
Guiding the naval militia
In the senate relations committea
Republicans voted sordly against
giving the president blanket authori-
ty and it was reported that they drew
support from three democrats Sen
ators Stone. Hitchcock and Gomau
40 formal action was taken in either
committee and while the House to
day was in adjournment until fmi
o'clock this afternoon Chairman
Flood took to the White House pr
posed amendments. including one TO
prohibit the arming Of ships carry
ing munitions or contraband and the
other to limit the presidents author
ity.
Administration officials consider
the attitude of congress in the face
Of the Laconia case of sufficient i'm
nortance to discuss sending an Of
fetal report Of the killing of the
Americans to congress in some Of
fcia way
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
DANCING GIRLS IN
NUDE At PART
III \Dltl.D SOCIETY NF'
MD WOMEN INVOLVED
IN DINORCE-BREED-
ING AFFAIR

Denver Col Feb ~ Young soctl
ety girls tainted and men prominent
IN business and social life of DenyeI
begged in vain for immunity whed
lepuiy sIenlis and private detectives
oeem serving ubpoenas calling thd
lite of Capital lin 10 testify in thd
sensational divorce ease of Josephir,|
nd Allen Buh
Almost a hundred men and women|
're involved IN the scandal which waJ
preeipltated when Barth a nillionairJ
alnbman filed cross petition to hi /
divorce action
District Attorney Samuel Johnson
has ifled criminal charges agalnsd
Philip Frederick former manager od
n amusement resort Allan Barth!
elmer Wilrey and John Joslyn a
l6 lar old girl who is alleged to
have confessed that she danced in the
lude before them, has confessed, ac-
ording to the prosecutor.
Never in the history of Denver have
uch scandals been threatened as are
Promised in the result of the forty
our subpoonas which went forth.
Nights ot reyclry in roadhouses, pri-
ate parties ii which men and wom-
N Ianced with little more on than
heir thoughts, automobile rides tj
Cheyenne and other places, which re-
suited in orgies that would make tho
mexpurgatcd edition Of the Arabian
Nights look like censored copy Of
The Pilgrims Progress all these
'hilgs and more are promised by the
attorneys for Mrs Barth to become a
part OF the testimony of the young
society woman In her attempt at
freedom from her husband
Allan Barth has attempted TO be-
smireh the reputation of.Mrs Barth in
his cross complaint said a private
detective. "and this is retaliation 1t
Is bitter retaliation too because we
are going the limit We intend to
drag everyone who ever saw Allan
Barth on any Of his alleged escapades
into court and drag the testimony
from their lips II he wants to start
a scandal he's going to get IT, and
before the whole things through, it's
going to result in five or six other di-
yoree suits
Tha other divorce suits threatened
BY the private detective pertain to
five or six married men who are nam
ed in the forty -four subpoenas and
who are TO be brought into court 10
tell stories of parties at which their
wives were not present and of which
they knew nothing
"A lot of these men who have been
forced to do a lot Of night work to get
away from home and who have been
visiting the roadhouses and drinking
with other women are going to have
m opportunity to tell Just how 1t
said Mrs Barth's attorney
today. more than that. Denver Is
goirg to learn where society has been
getting all of its bootleg booze. We
have named on the subpoenas man
and woman who have the reputa-
ton Of providing all Of the booze that
society has needed They will have
an opportunity to tell in court just
how much whisky and other liquors
have been purchased by Allan Barth
Continued on Page Five.)
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
FOOD SITUATION
SERIOUS IN PORTO RICO
Governor wager Calls Meeting of
Planters to Devise Means to
Obtain Foodstuffs


Associated F-esg
san Juan Porto Rico. Feb q So
serious is the question Of food sup
ply in Porto Rico that Governor
Wager this week called together the
larger planters Of the island and
urged them to devote a portion of
their land to the raising of vegetables
and fruits for home consumption.
IN the event Of war in which the
United States becomes involved the
governor told the planters that com
munication between the island and
New York would be interrupted
paralyzing commerce and deprying
the people of food necessities almost
all Of which are now imported lie
said at present the prices Of all
staples we're so high that it was inn
possible for the poor man to live.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
TO MOBILIZE FLEET
Of RAILROAD TUGS
Appeal of Franklin Roosevelt for
Supply of Small Boats for
Defense Is Needed
Associated Press

\ssociaicl Press
Now YORK.. Feb y Marine super
ntcndents Of railroads with head
quarters in this city today consider
d plans for the speedy mobilization
'or government use OF the big fleet OF
steel railroad tugs II New York
waters.
Many owners of yachts also are
preparing to put their crafts into
commission Immediately for patroll
og mine sweeping mine laying and
'-her auxiliary services for which The
1avy has no ships available
This was in response to an appeal
nf Franklin D Roosevelt assista~.
eorelory Of the navy in d speech
here Inst night for 10000 men ana $50
small boats to assist if the aood arose
IN guarding the Atlantic coast.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
{ tSE AGAINST
DOt 'illiTT DISMISSED

The federal case against DR. Arthur
Douthitl charged with having mar
cotics and drugs prohibited by the
government was dismissed by Com'r
Green i appears that one OF the
governments witnesses against Dr
Douthitt is in the penitentiary and
another one is in Jail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
eoNFoEY JURY STILL OUT

The Bonfoey case was given to the
jury last night in United States court
At 1880 the jury unable to agree,
was permitted to separate until 0
o'clock Tuesday morning No reports
have been received from the jury
room since that hour.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
MOTOR COLLECTIONS
TO coon ROADS

The state highway department, ia
collected since July T. 1918 to Febru-
airy II 1871 $S92477li ninety per
cent Of which has been remitted TO
the counties from whelce it came for
good roads purposes and the depart
mcat has thus far earned I'm excess
of its expenditures for the state gen
eral fund. @L27994
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27

Norwalk, Conn Feb 81 Running
ont Of his home to aid a man who
vas being beaten by three robbers,
Daniel r Murphy head of the Muir
ply Manufacturing company and one
of Norwalks wealthiest citizens
dropped dead in the street as the
robbers pointed reyolyers at him.
Physicians said today death was
caused by heart paralysis, brought on
by the excitement Of the robbery and
pursuit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
OPINION KNOCKS
VII SkOGEE FAIR

Oklahoma City Feb u Attorney
General Freeing in an opinion to
the governor held Muskogee fair bill
uneonstitutional because nriyate cor
poration which constitution forbds
chartered by act Of legislature
It is understood the governor will
permit the bill to become a law not
withstanding Freelings opinion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
SPlClN. MEETING Oi
liiRIRlNFT POST

one Of the most important meet
ngs ever held by Harranf Post NO
department of oklahoma, Grand
Army of the Republic viii be held az
,he post room Thursday March ls.
ID 1890 p m Every member is urged
be on hand promptly by order OF
II G Moore commandcr Jacob TIM
berg adjutant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27

Associated rnss

Chicago Feb 27 Results of the
general boycott of consumers of the
alt.cles of food which have risen to
almost prohibitiye prices recently
we're seen here in a commission row
where potatoes dropped five cents a
hushel and other food siuffs showed
a corresponding set back in prices
], is said further set back is expect
ed tomorrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
lIOIlNIlG CONEERS
WITH \tt TK\L E\NONS

London Feb q The German chan
cellor pr Won Bethmann tlollwcg is
reported by The Exchange Telegraph
Copenhagen correspondent to have IN
yited ambassadors and ministers Of
neutral countries to a conference yes
terday a the foreign office, in which
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman took
part
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
Particulars Of Lacoora Disaster.

a. AlShlhlo " GuNOila OloboNNls
Queenstown, Feb q Correct re-
turns of those missing from the sunk
Ell Cunard liner Laconia are not get
ottainable, although staffs are work
hg ON the list of crew and passeng
ers.
Four passengers are amoag lnose
sent to hospitals with slight injuries.
Among the four is DR. Hawke. resi-
dent of San Francisco. who said he
was playing bridge in the ship sur
eeon's room when he heard a crash
and guessed that Tho shin had beoa
attacked by submarine
The submarine turned after we
we're n the boats DR. Hawke con
tinued. "and fired another torpedo
which put out the lights This was
followed by a terrific explosion and
lie ship must have sunk soon after.
The second torpedo, mind you wa
fired although the ifeboats were
c'osc to the vessel and the crew of
the submarine could not have failed
T. have seen US as It was moonlight =
DR. Hawke gave the highest praise
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
HE SHOOTS CHICKENS

Oklahoma City. Feb PA special
officer patrols the residence section
oil the city with a shotgun. His job
is to shoot all chickens he finds on
others premises.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27
MRS WILSON'S SISTER DEAD

Roanoke, Va, Feb 27-Mrs Mat
thew Maury sister Of Mrs Woodrow
wilson died here late today after an
operation for peritonts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27

Philadelphia Feb 97 Tnnacy pro-
eeedings against Harry Thow were
begun here today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-27

5ensat!onl See Leader Want rs~s
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
WINTER SCHEDULE
STEAMER VASHON
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Route

Leave QuartcIlnaster Saturday even
ings at 100 p. IN. Returning leave
Tacoma at Hoo p. m
Sunday Schedule
Leave Quartermnster l.l5 a. m.
and SEQ p. m.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

one-tcnth cash and the balance In nine
equal annual installmcnts with interest
at four per cent per annum, as the pur-
chaser may elect
Sec. 3, That II any tract of the
lands described In Section hereof be
moi fully purchased by the lessee, as
provided In Section , OF this act, within
90 days after the same becomes subject
to purchase under the provisions Of this
act, then, in that event, the Secretary
of the Interior is hereby authorized to
dispose Of such remaining lands under
the provisions OF the Act Of Congress
OF July 5, 1884, entitled IAN Act 70
Provide for the Disposal of Abandoned
and Useless Military Reservations, y
and the said lessees in occupancy of
their lawfully leased tracts at the time
Of the passage Of this bill and who do
not purchase such tracts, shall have
the privilege of removing from their
tracts any and all improvements made
thereon; and the Secretary OF the In
terror is authorized to reappraise any
unsold tracts from time TO time before
offering the same for sale under said
Act of July 5, 1884. Provided, that
the total proceeds Of the sale and the
amount thereof turned into the treas
ury shall be reported to the Secretary
OF War by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
Install New Officers

Island RebelSah Lodge No. 277
held installation of officers at
the meeting last week. The new
officers installed are: Noble
Grand, Mrs. Kate Fuller; Vice
Grand, Mrs. Maud Taylor; Sec.
rotary, Mrs. Elizabeth Hearst;
Treasurer, Mrs. Adelaide New
com; Chaplain, Miss Louise
Dowd; h. S. to n. g., Mrs. Har-
riet Fuller: l.. S. TO N. g., Sey-
mour Hearst; II. S, to V. g., w.
Zimmerman: l.. S. TO V. G.. Mrs.
Florence Newman: Warden,
Robert Marshall; Conductor,
Chas. Newcom; Inside Guardian,
Thomas Steifenson; Outside
Guardian, Jesse Dennis; staff
Captain, Jesse Dennis; Mrs. A.
f. Fault, Deputy President, was
installing officer. After the in
stallation a bounteous luncheon
was enjoyed by all present.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

In an editorial in a recent numberof
the Times headed America Should
MOI Buy Food Abroad it would APP
pear the editor has a notion that it is
due to lack Of management on the part
Of the farmer whereby he is unable to
produce sufficient food for The needs Of
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

We visited the Sunshine Poul.
try Ranch last Saturday. 1t is
our desire to inspect AS many of
the ranches as possible in order
to get a reliable idea of what we
have in the poultry line on the
Island. Ii is the detail work
that counts, and if any one is
contemplating building for poul
try they could not do better than
copy Mr.. Butchers plan "A labor
saver through and through.
And the results: my, my well
the record sheets show that. OF
course, il is on a larger scale
than most of us expect to go, but
each detail on the place will an.
swer ms we'll for a hundred chick.
ems as a thousand. Mr.. Butcher
has about eleven hundred layers.
Poultrymen are business men.
Unless they put business princi.
pies In the work, failure VIII re-
suit.
In California they are organ.
izing the state into districts,
whereby the poultrymen co.op.
crate in the sale of their eggs.
Vashon Island poultrymen
should organize into community
districts, and each district or
community cooperate together.
Chicken Judge Frank w.
Breed said at the Tacoma Poul.
try show that he had visited
farms on Puget Sound that had
over 100000 laying hens He
meant in the aggregate, no
doubt.
The producer of an egg or Il
raiser of a chicken should name
the selling price of his article
and it must sell for more than
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
Vashon Suits Him Alright

William Miner, Vashon Is
land boy, writes home that he
has filed ON 800 acres of land in
Dawson county, Montana; that
for the past month he has been
firing on the Milwaukee between
Miles City and Milestone, Monta-
ma. Now he has been sent to
Harlowton and is firing on a
switch engine at that place. re
ceives the same wages and only
half the coal to shovel He
thinks it is easy money. He
states that passenger trains
West bound are from five to
eight hours late on account of
snow, and that Vashon would
look good to him Tor the rest of
the winter
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
POULTRY DEPARTMENT

cost of production or the gentle
man, or gentlewoman, goes out
of business. Henry Ford does
not turn his machines over to a
merchants exchange for them to
gamble with and fix the prices.
The commercial world is coming
TO one price system, and it will
not be long till the price eff eggs
will not be gamble, running up
and down sliding scale Mt the
wbims of a few men, What an
absurd thing it is that the men
who produce the eggs have not
the least power to fix the sell
ing price of these eggs. We
have absolute control of our own
production if we will only get
together.
II costs about I cents TO run
yourown cold storage six months.
Why not store your eggs and do
as the other fellow does Dor
row on those eggs to carry you
through the season. Any bank
will loan you up to so per cent
on cold storage eggs. We often
sell eggs in the spring for 10
cents. The cost for storage as
stated would be only 4 cents for
six months and by that time
they could be sold Mt a profit of
at least 5 cents. Why not get
this profit yourselfy
Eggs are again on the up
grade after declining like blazes
last week. Producer gets 33c;
retailer pays 3Sc; consumer 45c
pc difference.
If you sold eggs by weight
you would have more money at
the end of the year and consum.
err and producer would be better
satisfied with each other.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
NOTICE or HEARING ON PETITION
FOR DISSOLUTION
No 12007S

No -NWfh
In the Superior Court Of Washington. for
the County OF King.
I'm the matter of the dissolution OF II.
Harrington Company. Corporation.
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that petition has
been flcd In the above ontitled court by
II. Harrington Company n Washington
corporation, set ting forth that at meet
ing of tho stockholders II was decided by
n vote OF two-thirds of ali the stock
holders to disincorporate and dissolve
the corporation aud praying for n decree
Of dissolution
Now. therefore. you are notified that
the above matter will como on 70 be
heard before the honorable King Dyke
man, presiding Judge OF said court. in
Department no. l. In the King county
court house Mt Seattle. Washington. on
Friday. the 23rd day of March. 1917, at
the hour Of nine-thirty o'clock in the
forenoon of the snid day and all persons
Interested In the premises shall appear al
the said time and place and make objece
ton, il any they have. otherwise a decree
will then and there be made and entered
by the court dissolNing said company.
Witness the Honorable King Dykeman.
presiding judge Of the said court and the
seal thereof this 18th day of January.
1917
tseaD Clerk of said Court
BY w. T. HIATT, Deputy Clerk,
Date OF frsi publication. jan is, 1917.
Date Of last publication. March S. 1917.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
Cove Comments


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na,ar lono NOV IL 500 W. mode ,be
s,rrr il .o',d time not vet re,lly d,y.
1inh, Thara,s so,n.th,rg wo;rd rot
,ina aboard a stoamer in ,ha dark.
foeIs lilo ooino IN an ,dvontnre Tho
AMI silent 50, and Tho loom Of Tho
dr-cl.d shoree made one fool az II no
yere ,,oiny 10 cross the stvx instead ~
ia sornd Ar,;voa AZ nes Mo,nes
Aear nago,iat,ry tbroe or fam nilcs
~ ron.,b road we struck tba hric,, nav.
mo a iov to an antois,s and reeled of
,be miles in ouick shane tho ..six,,
bnrrving ike Giant toncat glaa to no
al;ye R-r-r-r-bS Inn, Il was cold es-
nec,ally when We dived tbrouoh ,bose
lakes If white mist in the bollows
coffee was slowed where ii did the
most good. Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle went
TO visit the old folks and we did d little
shopping. After lunch we went to the
Coliseum to see charming Mary Pick
ford in the Pride Of the Clan" Lit
- t-s
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
Southern Heights

We are all very glad that the
Elys are with us once more The
white house has looked lonely all
winter. And her schoolmates are
delighted TO have little Frances
back again.
Mrs. John Williams is visiting
the Elys.
Mr.. A. l.. Teagarden of Rose
City, Oregon, is visiting Mr..
Holmes.
John Berry came home Thurs.
day and stayed over until the
next day, enjoying brief holt
day from his machinist job at
Tacoma.
The following bill has been in
troduced before Congress by Rep
resentative Albert johnson. He
writes Mr.. Sheffield that it is
now in the hands of Rep. Skal-
lenberg of Nebraska, chairman
of the House Committee on In
dian Affairs. A favorable report
has been written, and as soon as
it can be approved by the whole
committee it will go on the house
calendar. Some delay has been
caused by the committee being
loaded down with bills of nation
al importance, but Mr., johnson
hopes the bill can be passed be-
fore adjournment, March 4th.
A BILL
Providing for the abandonment of the
vashon Island Military Reservation,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the
House of Representatives. Of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled. That the Vashon Island Military
Reservation, on Vashon Island, in see
tions l. and 3, all in Twp. 81. north
r. ., east, Willamette meridian, in the
County of King ard in the State of
Washington, be declared an abandoned
military reservation, and that the De-
partment of the interior shall cause
said lands in said reserve to be survey
ed and subdivided into tracts and lots
of 10 acres each more or less, and rs
far as is practicable, according to sur
yeys made of said tracts now being
lawfully leased by tenants thereon.
Sec. .. That after said survey and
the approval thereof by the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office. the
plat thereof shall be fled in the Office
Of the Register and Receiver in the
manner provided by law, and thereafter
any lawful lessee in the actual oceu-
pancy OF any OF said portions of lands
described in Section hereof who made
actual.settlement thereon in good faith
under the terms OF lease by the War
Department shall be entitled TO pur-
chase for the appraised value one Of
such surveyed tracts so occupied, no
tract so purchased to exceed ~ acres
in body, according to government
surveys and subdivisions thereof, upon
the payment TO the government at tho
time Of entry Of sum Of money equal
to the appraised value thereof, such
appraisement to be made as provided
by law; provided, that payment to the
government may be made in one sum or
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

Bang For the moment we thought
the house was being dynamited. How
ever. IL was only "A bunch OF boys bent
on charivaring Mr.. Abe Abramson and
bride, Sunday evening, to the music Of
COW bells. This eased our mind. After
a short visit the boys departed in good
spirits.