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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04
BUSINESS MEN FEEL
NEED Of ACTION
III Nd on SIN TIIOt SAND
NECESSARY TO EQUIP
RO NDS \\D GEip THEM
N REPAIR

Good roads sentiment for Logan
grows and funds for the Trail and
road repair mount upward.
Chamber of Commerce committees
have not been idle since the big
Ozark meeting Tuesday night Bust
ness men feel that the time for Lo-
gan interests to unity and get busy
is now and more funds will be forth
coming within the next few Gays
The strictest economy will be ex-
ercised in the expenditure OF road
funds A special commission will
see that there is no graft or squan-
derng of funds
The improved roads germ is work
ing throughout city and county and
immediate resulta will be felt o
Farmers Want to Know
e S Elliott, south Division farmer
writes. We farmers are glad to see
Guthrie coming across Some of the
boys said Guthrie would not do It.
viii Mr. Wenner please furnish us a
list OF guthrie sqNst.iD iDefs We want
know the live ones and govern our
selves accordingly
The Trail fund today at noon was
rs follows:
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE TRAIL
$50000
+ o Lut2 d G Co.
$3750o
Rucker- Burton D G Co.
$25ooo
First National Bank.
Arkansas Lumber Co.
$4,000
D VanIIoozer.
$i75.oo
Oklahoma State Bank.
$4,000
Leader Printing Co.
Guthrie Savings Bank
$t25.oo
J Abell.
Logan County Bank
Williamson Halsell Frasier.
$4,000
Operative Printing Co.
Guthrie Cotton Oil Co.
Ruemmeli Braun Co.
T. l. Hirschi
$500
lone Hotel.
|. H Matchett.
Tom jenkins
II f Knebel
Gardner & Soehl
$4,000
Olson & Burnsdale.
Dooley & Armstrong.
Ball Bros. ~
c. w. White
u. \
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04

In this diagram is shown the radi-
alton Of Great Briiains foreign in
vestments, or the lines on which the
English people for many years have
been exporting their capital Each
line followed to its end will show the
estimated British holdings Of securi
ties in the railroads, the business
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04
TW|STER KILLS FIFTEEN
SCHOOL CH|LOPEv


Associated Press.
Muskoeee, Jan 4--Fifteen school
children were reported killed when
tornado destroyed the school house
seven miles south Of Blocker today
about noon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04

Oklahoma city Jan A A bill pro
viding for free textbooks in public
schools according to the recommenda
tions of state Superintendent Wilson
is being prepared by Representative
J p Speer of Comanche county to be
introduced early in the session. The
bill is along the same lines as mea
sure by the same member in the last
legislature. The bill makes the schoo
district the unit to determine whether
a tax shall be levied with which t,
purchase textbooks.
Warehouse Law Urged.
Oklahoma City Jan 4-Efforts OF tn,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04

Farm demonstr alton expense.
Federe It removal fund
Park ~ pdC Vcment fund.
To meet deficits incurred by en-
tertainments of church conference
Sarmers' sales day, Boys clubs, etc
In order to keep alive town and
county spirit, promote trade and
advance ne interests of the coun
ty in general. the Chamber Of
commerce contracted for a county
fa,l 4monsirator bought HIM q
cal lnc equipped him for a cam
paign which has been productive
Of great good McPheeters has
organized forty farmers clubs
brought in thoroughbred cattle
aroused interest in the fair aad
helped The city thousands Of dol
lars worth. The fund for this
work and the other items enum
Grated is exhausted Membership
dues will not pay it, The Cham
Der has no other resources than
what is contributed by the people
IN asking people to buy a one
dollar ticket, the Chamber gives
value received in amusement. and
the buyer helps the town one
dollars worth besides The real
town booster will buy ten dollars
worth Of tickets at a clip.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04
r. r. X II T. 81 81 a. 81 e. a. - n y
FOUR BIG SHOWS
FOR CiTY'S BENEFIT

M E Church, Friday, Jan 5.
Opera House, Friday, Jan. 12.
M E Church, Friday, Jan, 19.
o M University, Friday. Jan 26 g.
Price for 4 shows, one dollar.
Local and professional talent.
Fund goes to town promotion,
Charity and deficit.
81 q. u u Is q u u as 2. n n "a ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04
LAWSON, UNDER OATH, To GIVE
DETA|LS Of LEAK NARRATIVE y
WHAT G. OF C.
SHOWS \W FOR

The four entertainments to be given
January s. y, lq ana - oy ne
Chamber Of Commerce. at ue dol
lar for ,lt four are promoted 10
the express purpose OF town pro
motion work, VIZ.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04

corporations the banks, the mines
and the industries Of that particular
place Besides each foreign securi-
ties held in Great Britain, there is a
very large amount of British capital
privately and directly employed in
foreign enterprise which does not
show here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-04

lContlnued ON Page Two.)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
Onion King.

Frank Schutter, of Des Moines, Ia. is
known as Americas onion king. He made
his fortune by growing onions on a small
tract of land. Schutter, who is the son of
the founder of the great onion-growine
colony of the Mississippi valley, began grow
ing onions when a small boy. To-day. if
ne chooses, he can sell out his holdings and
retire to a comfortable life on a fortune
built up on onions.
Two years ago Schutter cleared S6.2O5. 20
on his 16-acre tract of ground the richness
and producing qualities of which warrant
It's being valued at more than $1,000 an
acre During an average season Schutter
has made at least $4,000 for his summers
work despite the fact that until recently
his entire crop was disposed of at prices
placed at rldlculously low figures by whole
sale houses, ranging anywhere from 25 to
SO cents a bushel. Due to a cooperative
system of marketing the entire crop of the
community fostered by Schutter the price
OF onions has been raised to a level which
makes the business of growing the nations
hnest onions extremely profitable. The
onion growers now sell their products at
from so cents to s. a bushe! on a market
which cannot get enough to supply the
worlds rapidly growing demand The larg-
est onion crop harvested by Schutter was
IN 1899, when IA acres yielded 1O.500
bushels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
Alaskan Graves.
By James Hamilton Byrd.

The Alaskan Indian tribes have various
methods of ''burying' their dead In some
of the tribes there is no fixed custom, the
most handy way being employed in indi-
vldual cases. What strikes the traveller at
hrst glance as strange is that the dead mans
last habitation is always above ground. This
is explained, however, on a moments re-
Election by reason of the fact that it is prac-
1cally impossible to actually bury a BODY.
The ground is never thawed more than a
few inches and to dig a regulation grave,
with the crude native implement, would
be next to an impossibility About all that
the natives attempt is to provide the bodies
OF their dead against the attacks of ma
rauding animals by placing them on elevat--
ed platforms, but even this is not always
possible in Far Northern Alaska owing to
the absence of sizable timbers. Graves are
often found fiat on the ground, the bodv
covered with the skin of deer or of some
sea animal, held down by stones.
The various personal belongings of the
deceased Indian are usually found at his
slde-his spear, bows and arrows, knives
and clothing, and these are safe from hu-
man molestation, for no Alaskan Indian will
touch anything which belonged to a dead
Indian for fear the ghost of the dead man
will haunt him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
THE NEGRO AND NEW SERVICE

At present there are but three officers of
the negro race in the regular army of the
United States, one Of whom is lieutenant
colonel (his name is Strong), and he was
with Pershing in Mexico. It is evident, how
ever, that the plans of the new and larger
army we are to have contemplate share
of the negro race. Negroes within the des-
1gnated ages of 81 to 81 were registered
Tuesday for the selective draft the same as
whites
Added to this is the evidence found in
press dispatches that large number of col
ored men are to be trained for commission
ed officers presumably as first and second
lieutenants) for service with the coIored
troops that will be enrolled as part of the
greater regular army of the future The
training camp for the negro officers will be
open to negro men between the ages of
q and 40 who are educated, strong ply
sically and of good moral character. This
IS an opportunity that will be appreciated
no doubt, by those who are affected. and
let us hope that they will make good and
do their race credit.
The two negro regiments now in the repu-
lar army (the Ninth and Tenth) have white
men as commissioned officers, and nearly
all Of them Southern white men at that.
These two regiments have been in the SER
VIC half century, and each has record
for efficient service. 1t was the Tenth cav
airy, so old Joe Wheeler declared, who saw
ed Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at
San Juan Hill in Cuba, and these same ne
gro regiments fought bravely under Fun
ston and Pershing in the PHILIPPINES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
High Class Printing
By The Rainey Press.
From the Industrial Index.

From modest beginning, catering to
only limited local territory, The Dawson
News has built up one of the most extensive
printing establishments in this section of
the South, with a patronage by no means
confined to Georgia.
just as The Dawson News has long been
recognized as one of the best weekly news
papers in the entire South, with typo
graphical style and finish that would be a
credit to any metropolitan daily, so has its
printing and service department. now wide
ly known as THE Rainey Press" achieved
thoroughly deserved reputation for Quail
ty printing. The Rainey Press turns out
warehouse, bank and general commercial
printing of distinctive and notable quality,
and manufactures loose leaf systems, forms.
etc.
Mr.. Rainey was asked for statement as
to how his enterprise, beginning pretty
much the same as the printing department
OF the average weekly newspaper, had been
developed in such conspicuously successful
manner His explanation is interesting.
Established in 1888, having the usual
horse equipment found at that date in
all the country printshops, we have steadily
grown IN size and the art of better print
ing. We are frank to say that our business
has been built by quality and not much So
netting. By strict attention to business, max
ing every job personal one, we have put
ourselves before the people None but ex-
pert workmen find jobs in our shop. Moth
ing but the best material is used in our
product"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
OUR BIRDS

Do you know that there are about five
birds to every human being in the United
States? At least, that is what the govern
ment asserts. The gigantic task of count
ing the number of birds in its borders
was carried on by lovers of the feather
ed tribe all over the country, and it revealed
the fact that there were 25O,0O0,00O pairs
of birds, or about pair to the acre.
Each bird counted was responsible for an
area of land not less than 40 acres and not
more than 80 acres in extent, and the CEN
sus only included the birds nesting in that
area.
In giving out the exact number of birds
the government failed to take the public in
TO its confidence as to how it was ascertain
ed. 1t was certainly marvellous work
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
SOMETHING TO sHUDDER OVER.

From the Albany Herald.
The Dawson News shudders to think whs
would happen if the CHASTITY secrets of tn
waste basket which fills to Overlooking eac
day, as it waits under the editors desk wer
made public:
eff the local newspaper should some
day print the contents of the waste
basket there would certainly be a riot
IN homes of most of its readers. There
would be arrests in many directions,
shotguns in others, and trouble ali
around. But the patron never sees the
waste basket; he only chances at the
printed pages, and growls if there is
one letter upside down, or one name
happens to be wrong; growls because
the editor did not take his advice about
things, and he is generally disgruntled
He knows his share of the waste bask-
ct, but if he could see the contribu-
tons to that receptacle he would be
thankful for the existence of man who
does not print all he knows, and tenn
pers that which he does print"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
SUGGESTS A HALF HOLIDAY
THURSDAY OF EVERY WEEK

Editor of The Dawson News: Why can
not Dawson fall in line with other cities and
towns by closing places of business at one
o'clock on Thursdays for half holiday?
This would give much needed recreation this
hot weather to those who have to spend so
much time within brick walls, and when
once understood would cause no inconven-
lence to shoppers. Our neighbor, Albany
and many other busy centers think it worth
while to take this time off and certainly Daw-
son would be all the better for adopting the
custom. All reasonable people would en-
dorse the movement, so let somebody take
the lead in the matter at once. SHOPPER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
THE OUTGO OF GOLD.

mere - nothing surprising about the an
nOuncement that the influx of gold to the
United States has ceased, and that the nor
NAL trend is now toward moderate outgo.
When the United States entered the war it
had accumulated gold to the amount of
S3,721,OO0,OOO, the largest store of gold
ever accumulated by any country, compris-
ing one-third of the worlds supply. The
american gold hoard had been swelled dur
ing the war by payments for goods shipped
TO the allied countries; bills must be paid
largely IN cash owing to wars interference
with European production. Just as soon as
1he united States cast it's fortunes with the
allles and decided to extend virtually I'M
united credit to their purchasers the force
inducing the inflow of gold lost its power
cold IS now going to Japan, and there may
oe small shipments in other directions. II
announced that it win be the policy OF
1he government for the present at least
70 keep the greater part of present colo
hoidings in this country. Conservative fl
hahelal circles are relieved rather thar
alarmed by the change in the gold situation
CONTINUOUS piling up of gold meant con
S.aho temptation to imitation. AS matte
sound international finance it is not sal
'@ry mat one country should hold NOR
than reasonable share of the worlds SIM
ply of gold.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Few are the persons who have not yearn-
ed for ownership of United States govern
ment bonds. The desire to clip coupons is
well nigh universal but seldom has anyone
except the rich had opportunity to satisfy
it. Now the hour has struck when the clerk,
the artisan, the mechanic, the laborer may
acquire government bonds, and, eventually.
enjoy the capitalists privilege of cashing in
on them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

The administrations food survey bill ap-
propriates fourteen million four hundred
thousand dollars, available at once, for get
ting facts as to food supplies, and it enables
the government to go into the storage con-
Germs and find out who is boarding and who
is specializing" Uncle Sam needs that kind
of search warrant. Let US hope it will not
result as the usual government investiga-
tion-the expenditure of great wads of
money without accomplishing beneficial re-
suits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Many men, too many, in this country sing
hymn of hate" after the manner of the
verse we print on this page today 1t is
easy to locate that type of man. Everybody
knows them. They stand around and cuss
and egg on the boys who are willing to go
and fight but they never go themselves
not they. Every war develops such men
and how easily they could be spared.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

An elaborate program of entertainment
for the American party in London was drop
ped In response to a request from General
Pershing that there be minimum of any
thing In the nature of a reception of a So
cial character" In view of the fact that
the Americans have crossed the Atlantic to
fight, General Pershing may be credited
with having tapped the right nail squarely
on the head.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Cut out extravaganza, steer clear of
wastefulness, keep within your means, but
don't let anyone persuade you that we as
a people, need to be afraid to do in the way
of business or daily living just what
we would do if no war was on hand Sup
pose that everybody starts to stinting and
unnecessary self-denial because of the war.
What would become of business and indus
try and enterprise? We can live as well now,
undertake as much as we could before war
was declared There will be more money in
circulation in Georgia this year, circulating
among all classes of people, than in any
year of the past. What we most need now
is confidence, courage and cheerfulness. We
can live and do business as we ALWAYS did
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
YOU'RE CORRECT.

From the Dalton Citizen.
If there is any farmer in Georgia
who does not know just how to run his
farm 1t is not because he has not been
given enough advice.-Dawson News.
Perhaps the farmer needs less advice and
more information
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

The man who has registered and who
doesn't just exactly like the idea of taking
what may be handed to him can still exer-
else limited degree of discretion by visit
ing the recruiting office and making a volun-
tary enlistment before the final selective
drawing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Be treasured. No matter what article
of food you may be deprived of the labora-
tory sharps will prove to you that it con-
tanned far fewer bone and muscle building
elements to the pound than sometime else
that is still available.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

President Wilson's address on Flag Day
was a clear cut and forcible presentation of
the United States complaint against Ger
many Every true American welcomes the
sentiment expressed by the president.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

A contemporary points out that after all
of the bunk T. R. has given to the nublic
about what he and his sons and son-in-law
would do in case of war none of the out
tit have offered their services to the country
except as officers, while the sons of William
H. Taft have enlisted as privates.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

The diligent censor is adding 70 1ifo,s Ht-
tie laughs For instance, we were informed
that General Pershing had landed at an un-
named British port, and that he was well
coined by the lord mayor of LivernooI
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
WHAT WAR BRINGS

We have all read about that stern father
of ancient Sparta, who gave his son to the
judgment of law, knowing that death might
be the penalty. We cannot make oath that
the example of that father ever won our
admiration. Patriotism, loyalty to ones
country, is a most commendable virtue, but
it is not pleasant to read of an episode like
this found in recent issue of daily paper /:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 3.-The
son of a railroad official, whose name
has not yet been made public, caused
his own fathers arrest on the charge of
reasonable utterances. The son advis-
ed federal authorities that his father
had in his possession large amount of
anti-draft literature. The house was
raided and the names of number of
other anti-draft conspirators secured
Five arrests were made.
We do not care to comment on this. 1t
will doubtless be accepted as one of the
many developments of war. And if war was
hell in the time of old Tecumseh Sherman
(and that is what he said of it) it is probably
worse, more hellish than hell, now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

When the Americans left Constantinople
necessaries of life were still obtainable, but
the prices charged for them were exceed
ingly high, which is not radically different
from the situation found by the travellers
when they reached their own country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

1t is claimed that there are more than a
million acres Of lettuce in the United States
While we don't believe it, it is very pleas
ant to contemplate, Think of every person
in this country being turned loose to Craze
on pasture twenty feet square To say
the least, it would reduce living expenses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
AND THERE'S STILL TIME.

From the Pelham Journal
The Dawson News appropriately calls at
tentlon to the fact that for those who pre-
fer to decide for themselves where they will
serve there is still time to transact business
with the recruiting officer
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
TOO MUCH PESsIMIsM.

The administration and congress both ap.
pear to want to make the war as unpopular
as possible. The administration seizes every
opportunity to tell the people about the sac
rifices they must make, and the suffering
they must undergo. Congress insists that
every measure it considers should at once
be made as drastic as though the war were
in its critical stage, and answers criticism
with "the worst is yet to come" AS con
temporary well says:
$50 far the only effect of all these
dismal forebodings is to create in the
public mind grave doubt of the ability
of the administration, cabinet members
and congress successfully to grapple
with the menacing conditions which they
describe. Everything smacks too much
of pessimism, savors too much of little
ness. There is no opportunity for OPP
timiSm, nothing to cheer. There is not
even that confidence, expressed or i'm
piled, of ultimate success because of
the business of the cause. How do they
expect the people of this country to
take hold of this war as they should,
if only the dark side is presented to
them? It's about time somebody at
Washington painted wartime conditions
in different colors"
What purpose will constant picturing of
the dark side serve? Has the time come
when pessimism is to be preferred to opti-
mism? Is there no silver lining to all these
clouds? Is there not one crumb of comfort
fer the people?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCF7

From the Savannah Press.
A Dawson negro in jail and under SEN
tenee of death was the first man in Terrell
county to register for service in the army.
de says he would like very much to 90 to
France. %
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Either you registered or didn't REGISTER.
II you didn't register and are of the right
age they'll register you anyhow. Being reg
istered, either you'll be drafted or Won will
not be drafted. And so on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

What has become of the merchant who
used to stick potato on the spout of his
customers oil can?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Uncle Sam is going to spend 800 OOO,.
600 for horses. It's sure thing, too, and
not an ordinary tip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

It seems that the east and west needed a
little poking up about the liberty loan bust
ness, too.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

Terrell county hams are still supplying
the tables of town folks. A great and grand
county is this.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19
REFINEMENT's HALLMARK

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Gentle speech is the accompaniment of
true womanhood; and a soft, well modulated
voice is everywhere mark of culture and
refinement.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-19

1t ought not to be overlooked, either, that
some OF our most heroic material is mar
ried. Think of the ones who married for
money.