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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
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PEACE PACT FAILS

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who is very close to the German
rown prince Recognition of the
Len.ne- Trotzky regime in Russia as a
de facto government by the entente
allies. is lrobable. according to the
.cndon Daily Chronicle. Such a
hange of sentiment, it is said, would
,e due to The threatened break in
,oace negotiations and might bring
rom the allies statement of demo-
attic policy toward Russia.
Meanwhile the question Of the con-
tituent assembly still bothers the
}olsheyM and demands are made
lat it be called at once. The gov
,rnmcnt Of the Ukraine has semi to
HE Bo. heyiki a demand that i wiJh-
draw its troops from Ukraine ana Ge-
do whether or not it is at war with
that government
Nothing has occurred TO break the
inactivity Of the infantry Of the west
om and Italian fronts Small raids
haye taken place here and there and
Tie German artillery fire continues
jrong at vital points ON the western
fronts.
England will soon be under COM
p0lsory rat.oning. In making this an
nGunecment. Lord Rhondda the fooC
controller. said the situation was moi
alarming and would improve although
jhortage i'm crctan roodstuffs woulC
continue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
NEW YEARS JUBILEE
RESULTS IN MURDER

FL paso, Tex, Jan 4-Charles Quail
ey, millionaire mining man of Mexico,
was shot and killed in front of the
Sheldon hotel here.
Wm Russell millionaire banker and
cattle man cf Lubbock Texas, was ar
rested in his room in the hotel charg
ed with the shooting, lie is said te
have admitted it,
Tho affair is believed to have beer
the outcome of new years evening
celebration which ended in a fight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
GREAT FIRE RAGING
AT IIOB0kEN TODAY
Associated Press.

Hoboken. N j, Jan T. Frehleh
United states soldiers and ciyilllns
1ded BY New York fire boats ana
-aiIroad tugs, brought a stubborn
blaze under control after q llsh ol
,oyera hours OF the industrial secuoh
9aralelmg the government -controlleu
water front here today
A siX-story manufacturing PtahV
,ontainng paper and other min sup
ol'cj owned by the Gatt- -McQuaoe
company was destroyed with an es-
imated property loss of S2ooo0o-
Numerous small fires, caused bY
srarks carried by high wind were
checked by the soldiers and citl2ens
while the firemcn almost exhausted
with their efforts at a blaze elsewhere
earlier in the morning and handicap
cd by weak water pressure toagr'
tie flames in the Gatti- McS@aaoe
building.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04

trial values should anywhere be un-
necessarily impaired In the hands
of many small investors in the coun-
fry as well as in national banks, in
surance companies, in saving banks,
in trust companies, in financial agen-
cies of every kind, railway securities,
the sum total of which runs up to-
some ten or eleven thousnd millions,
constitute a vital part Of the struc-
ture of credit and the unquestioned
solidity of that structure must be
maintained
The secretary of war and easily
agree that in view Of thrNnany com
plex interests which Mnst be safe
guarded and harmonized, as well as
because of his exceptional experience
and ability in this new field Of gov
ernmental action, the Hon William G
McAdoO was the right man to assume
direct administrative control of this
new executive task, At our request
he consented to assume the authority
! and duties of organizer and director
general of the new railway admins
tration. He has assumed these duties
and his work is in active progress.
For the present, suggest only thu
guarantees | ahve indicated and sucl
appropriations as are necessary a
the outset of this task take tn
liberty of expressing the hope ina
the congress may grant these prompt
l. and ungrudgingly We are dealin
with great matters and will, | al
: sure, deal with them greatly.
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traneuortation be fully and unreserV-
odlv thrown into common service
without injurious discrimination
AGAINST particua, properties onlN
nrder government administration eah
an ab;outely and uncmbarasseu
common use be made Of, all tracks
terminals. terminal facilities anu
e,uipmcnt of every kind Only under
that authority can new terminals be
constructed and developed wthout re-
yard to the requirements or limitations
of particular roads But under gov
ernmont administration all these
things will be possible not in.l"n'-
lv. but as fast as practical difficulties,
which cannot be merely eonlured
away. give way before the new man
agement
The common administration Will b"
carried ont with az little disturbance
Of the present operating organizations
and nersonnel Of the railways as pos
;ible. Nothing will be altered or dis
} trrbed which II is not necessary to
disturb We are serving the gublic
i,terests and safeguarding the publt
safety. but we are also regardful q
Tie interest OF those whom the grea
properties are owned and glad to aYal
ourselves Of the experience and train
ea ability CT those who have beel
managing them. 1t is necessary ina
nc transportation of trooHS ana ma
.erjals of food and Of fuel and OF ev
erv.hing that is necessary for the ful
mobilization Of the energies and re
enurces of the country, should be hrs
con ,idered. but it is clearly IN IN
aublic interest also that the ordlnar
activities and the normal indnstrE
l and cOmmerc al LIE Of the countl
( should be interferred with and dislc
j Gated as little as sossble and the pul
',c NAV rest assured that the intere
ard convenience of the lrivate shil
9or will be as carefully served an
sefeguarded as it is po sihle to serN
and safeguard 1T in the present ~
trsordinary circumstances
le Our first duty is, of course to con
lir serve the common interest and Il
La common safety and to make certa
ur that nothing stands in the way OF u
n successful prosecution OF the gre
ite war for liberty and iusice, but 1t
La an obligtion of public conscience al
an OF public honor that the private i
,ot terests we disturb should be kept 50
eu. from unjust injury and if the utmC
m consequence to the government its
by that all great financial operatio
fly should be stabilized and co-ordinal
you with the financial operations OF
'es, government No borrowing should
eet athwart the borrowings OF the fede
treasury, and no fundamental ind
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
LIFE TERM IN PRISON
FOR SLAYER OF BATTLES

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both white and colored that McGiI
would roach tho electric chair
Stewart, Caldwell and Dean arc sol
d;ers, escaped from the federal pr,s-
Oh at Leavenworth on Nov 20 last enc
covered a wide 5wath Of robblns
stouos in coming across Kansas tc
Guthrie. whore they robbed the d a
runter store on Dec 4, just monlh
AFRO. They planned, with McGill, the
isil break on Dec II, robbed tho Ma
vina store that night and the next
day attempted to kin members Of the
sheriff's minute men who carhWed
them below Nayna
Ewell Rhodes, recently manager OF
q business college was a graduate OF
the University Of California There
ure rumorcd "seapades from other
states and Of varied kinds, but ihe
officers had such positive evidence
that he quickly pleaded guilty Of for
gerry.
Abramson and Erhe arc two soldiers
who had escaped from Fi Sill but the
officers there refused to receive them.
and on their plea Of guilty of knock
ing over Joel Brown Of Edmond and
taking his car, they were sent to the
state prison They were formerly
members Of the 10Th regulars now in
France. Robert Capers and Don An
dtrson were caught on positive for
gory crimes, the former being a
chronic law breaker in this county.
II would have required at loa''t
three weeks for the court and Jurors
to have tried all these cases, and the
sma,.est estimate Of the saving to the
county by these pleas of guilty Is
over a thousand dollars. This salts
factory remls N 50 promptly bringing
Ga many Crlmlnal to qulch sentence
is largely due to the quick, tactfu
work OF the sheritfs and the county
attorneys offices Under Sheriff
Redmon is credited with some mos
effective work in handling the clues
whiel the county attorneys office raj
down and collected the positive cvi
denca which made these men willinj
and glad to llead guilty and take wha
the court gave them IT is fortunate
for the tax payers Of Logan count
trat such work is done, not only i
tlese special eases, but in so man
similar incidents, where wrong doer
have been confronted with the pos.tiv
evidence, and were glad to thro'
themselves on the mercy OF the cour
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
ME\iCA\S, HUNGRY.
.sRE N REVOLT

Laredo, Tex, Jan IA revolt is
brewing in Mexico City according to
reports received by federal officials
here today
The information states that food
supplies in the capital are short and
the people are willing to side with any
new government that might tend to
their betterment
Many influential men are said to be
interested in the plot fer Carranza' S
overthrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
CHRISTMAS MAIL IN 1917
ESTABLISHED NEW RECORD

Washington, Jan 4-Christml5 mail
last year was greater in volume than
any year in the history OF the postal
service and was handled, not with
standing unusual conditions, more
promptly than in previous yeas. In
New York City mail was 10 Ter cent
heavier than in 196 Five hundred
calloads were dispatched from Chi
cago in the four day reriod with 100
tens of outgoing parcels being handled
in one day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04

has reHeved the criminal docket OF
he next regular, March term of court
SRA great amount of tedious and cost
court work. 1t also will relieve
he voters in the county Of a great
mount of jury service at a time when
5ey would be greatly inconvenienced
having long terms Of jury service
most critical time in their spring
work.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
'j)LEY KIDNEY PILL
2g aAcXACr= tlQNEYS AND BLAO DE-


Fort Worth, eX, Jan Absent
without leave is the charge against
900 Texas and Oklahoma soldiers
here, all because Of The holidays.
These 1000 were not III the $4,000
granted fnrloughs by Major General
Greble. So they just went home any
way, for the festivities. one hundred
OF them. members of Company B, OF
the Hundred and Forty1ourth intan-
try, went to Dallas in body and
paraded. About 200 of the amen are
already in the guardhouse serving out
their terms. They say the holiday
was worth the punishment Some OF
The men lost their promotions oyel
the absence without leave charge, one
of them being Sergeant Writ Wolff
of Dallas, the tallcst man in camp.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
COLONEL BlGELOW DIES
ON LECTURE PLATFORM

Houston. Tex, Jan &--While dcliv =
aring an address upon the war in the
municipal auditorium here this after
noon, Con Charles Bigelow, retired
manufacturer ANA widely known lee
turer OF Now Haven, Conn. fell to
tie platform and within five minutes
lie had breathed his last ApopeXy
was given as the cause of his death by
physicians who attended him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04

pany, when it sold the Harold Blacks
shere farm near here, to M j Foye, a
Longford stocEman. The farm cons
sists Of 315 acres in the Cottonwood
valley and sold for $26,00C The farm
is considered one Of the finest on the
Cottonwood river, and is well balanced
for stock-raising.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
BIG FARM IN COTTONWOOD
VALLEY SOLD FOR $4,000

Cottonwood Falls, Jan 3--One of the
largest real estate sales to be made
here this season was closed recently
by the Cowley Hays Real Estate com
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04

LOST Pocket book on Elm between
Springer and Cleveland; containing
bills and receipt from Patterson &
paymal Return to Leader Off
ward.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
COTTON MARKET

New Orleans, Jan 4-Cotton open
ed steady, Opening bio; January
5000; March, S29.62 asked; May
$29.55 asked July $293S; October
$2S52.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04
BIG CANNON ARRIVE;
DONlPHAN MEN HAPPY

Camp Doniphan, Okla, Jan THE
arrival of a trainload of biz gun
made this Happy New Years for
tie t2Sth Field Artillery. Every gun
i OF the latest TIVE and came direct
from the factory The regiment is
the only one in thc division that has
received a major part of its ordnance.
Know about the war. Get late
nap, At Leader Office
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04

New York in 4-Cotton futures
opened steady January $3l5O;
March. $9O.o5, May S3O.65; July,
$3O.35; October, $2940
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-04

Savings cIup.
Join the savings club Of the Okla
loma State Bank this week.
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T .EADER WANTS BRING RESULTS
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20
What To Do With The Kaiser

No doubt you have often thought
what ought to be done with the
kaiser and what would be justice
for him, Here Is what lrvan S
Cobb, American writer and lecturer
says about 1t;
People are always asking me
what to do with the ex-kaiser.
think II would be a mistake to ex'
ecute him. The most fitting pun.
ishment that he could be given, ID
my opinion, and the most enduring
torture to which the ex.monarch
could be subjected, would be to
make him u royal vaeabond, kick
him from doorstep to doorstep Of
European nations, a royal vaerant
minus his pomp and power, wan
defing oil over Europe In the ragt
of his imperialism, carrying with
him the contempt of the civilized
world"
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20
Edwards
Nero. 60.
James C. SMITH OF EVENING
SHADE NOT KILLED IN FRANCE

Two weeks ago this paper con-
tanned a notice of the death in
France of James Coy Smith, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Smith, who re-
side a few miles east of Evening
Shade. This young man was re-
ported killed in action on Novem-
Der 10th by the official casualty
list, and his parents received tele-
gram from the war department
making the same announcement.
However, few days ago Mr..
and Mrs Smith received a letter
from their son, dated November
l4th, in which he says u have
made it through the war all right
and am In fine health" and ex-
presses the belief that he will be at
home again before very long.
The friends Of young Smith re.
joice with his family that the re-
port of his death was incorrect and
that he will return as the survivor
Of a great duty.
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20
ASH FLAT NEWS LETTER
Fraternal Orders Elect Officers For
The Ensuing Year.

DR.. j. R. StOckard is here from
Hardy doing dental work and meet
ing old friends.
Rev. Jesse Martin d elivered two
good sermons at the Methodi st
church Sunday,
Elmer Shell, a splendid young
citizen of the Franklin section, was
in Ash Flat Sunday.
W. J. Rumsey and family have
moved into town and are occupying
the Wadley property.
A few new cases of influenza
have developed in this town lately,
but none of the patients have been
seriously i'll.
James F. Carter and William
Wiles have purchased the Heath
store building, and will put in a
stock of goods.
Rev. George Rogers, well known
and we'll liked citizen of Davidson
township, was here Monday looking
after business matters and seeing
friends.
The recent pretty weather has
enabled farmers to put in good
time picking cotton, and the cir
here is literally loaded down witt
the staple.
Archie Thomas has returned
home, having been mustered out 0
[ the military service at Camp Pike
and is clad to be smoDg his hom
friends again.
Sheriff j. H. Kirtley, who wa
here summoning jurors and wit
nesses for the next term of circui
court at Hardy, spent Tuesda!
: night in town,
James F. Carter has lately mad'
some valuable improvements OF
his residence property, among
which is the erection OF a couple o
porches about the place
Cecil Phillips, who spent few
months taking training for wal
service at New Orleans, has return
ed home, having been discharged
His friends are glad to have him at
home again
Mrs. X. A. Robins, who has had a
siege Of eight weeks with typhoid
fever, is improving nicely now
Quite a lot of sickness has visited
the Robins family in the past few
months, and friends of the family
will be glad to know that they are
all about well again.
The rural telephone people are
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20
POUGHKEEPSIE LOCALS
A Few Paragraphs That Will Interest
Readers Of The Record.

William Nicely and Dave HisliT
Of Center had business in town this
week.
Bryan Hutchinson made a bust
ness trip to Batesville one day re-
Gently.
The new constitution WISE very
badly battered in this township
Saturday.
Ed Shaver of Grange waa al
this place Sunday visiting his uncle
DR., E. L. Sullivan and family,
George Price, a boarding student
in the school, visited the hoInefolks
at Calamine the latter part of last
week.
j. A. Jarrett Is putting In a sup
ply Of new merchandise, evidently
expecting business to pick up about
Christmas.
The overflow in Strawberry river
last Friday and Saturday damaged
a good deal of bottom corn near
this place,
v B. Parsley has purchased the
c. H, Justus property lately, and
will put In a jewelers. shop and
shoe repair shop.
The farmers are thankful for the
pretty weather we are having
which enables them to finish gath
erine their crops.
Tommie Biees returned a few
days ago from New Orleans, where
he had been drilling In Uncle Sans
service for a few months. His
looks show that he was we'll fed
and cared for
A large number Of our people er'
Ioyed Themselves Saturday nigh,
at a box supper, and we're free tt
spend their money, The supper
brought $85, which will be used fol
school purposes.
Our school continues to grow, Il
was necessary to borrow ehairl
from the Masonic hall to seat The
new pupils who have entered late
ly, The following boarding stud
ents have entered In the past few
days, Homer Wann of Grange
Mary Sharp and Maude Jones o
Strawberry, Harry llutehison o.
Layne, Josh Hutehiaon Of Portia
DeWafd Ritcbie Of Center
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20

figuring on putting in a line from
this place to Hardy and establish
ing switchboard there, 1t is
hoped also to interest Evening
Shade people in the matter and
extend the line down to that town.
This town has had some very poor
telephone service lately,
These new officers have been ell
ected to serve in the Odd Fellows
lodge during the ensuing term:
R A. Kemper, Noble Grand; J. F.
Rogers, Vice Grand; John L. Over
ton, Secretary; James Armstrong,
Treasurer; W. H. Estes, District
Deputy Grand Master. The re-
mainder of the officers in this lodge
are appointive.
1t is the easiest matter in the
world to tell who voted for the
adoption of the new constitution in
Richwoods township last Saturday.
Eiehty-fve votes were cast here
and all of them we're against the
constitution. This election through
out the state was certainly a re-
buke to the powers that be, which
tried to run something over the
people that they didn't want.
The Woodmen of the World
Camp here has chosen the follow
ing new officers Cecil Phillips,
Consul Commander; J. E Rogers,
Adviser Lieutenant; Richard Stock.
ard, Banker; Marvin Stephens,
Clerk; Allen Farris, Escort; ice
Richie, Watchman; j eff Armstrong
: Sentry; R, A, Robins, E, A. Huff
man, Buck Bristow, Managers The
Woodmen have strong and pros
porous lodge here.
J New officers for the ensuing year
we're elected in the Masonic lodge
last Saturday, as follows: r. f,
ISempIe, Worshipful Master; Allen
Farris, Senior Warden; Shelby Fer
euson, Junior Warden; John l.
Overton, Secretary; L j, WoIel
Treasurer; Jeff Shelley Senior
Deacon; Cecil Phillips, Junior
Deacon; J. M. Causbie, W. T Nc.
Junkins, Masters of CereInoniee;
Z, W, Goodwin, Chaplain; Ransom
Goodwin, Tyler A public instalIa.
tion of these officers will be had ON
the 9th inst, at which time the
lodges service flae will be dedira-
ed. This lodge has had IS men in
the military service, Of which mum.
Der six have gone to Europe and
one died in camp.
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20

Among those who have paid Rec.
ord subscriptions during the week
are, Elmer Lane Of Maxville, J, E
wilkinson, }, W, Bruce Of Sidney
G II. Hinson Of Cave City, Tom
Dial Of Evening Shade, j. W, Holt
Of Elmore City, Okla f, W, Moser
Of Boynton, Okla.
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20

Eastman No. 2 Brownie Camera
makes pictures 2 Lax 8 Ia, price
S275, postage extra. The Hardy
Herald.
Sharp County record., 1918-12-20
LETTER FROM CAVE CITY
Record Vote Is Cast Against The
Proposed Constitution.

Miss Ruth Matheny of Maxville
was the guest of Cave City friends
lately.
! The children of Clarence David
son and wife are suffering from in
fiuenza.
Mrs. w. H. Davidson and her
daughter, Miss Ollie, have recover
ed from influenza.
Rev. V. B. Utley. pastor of the
Methodist Protestant church, de-
livered interesting sermons here
J Sunday and Sunday night
Otto Snow, who had just been
discharged from military camp at
! New Orleans, was here one day late
ly on his return to his home at
Maxville.
! Judge Allen Gay of Strawberry
township was here one day this
week on his tour Of the county
taking the cotton report for the
government.
Tommie Biggs was here a few
days ago returning to his home at
Poughkeepsie from New Orleans,
where he had been discharged from
army service.
DR.. Elisha Gray, now residing at
Tecumseh, Okla, was here several
days last week visiting relatives
and friends. This was his first Wis.,
it here in ten years.
Very heavy rains fell throughout
this section Thursday and Friday
of last week, but the weather this
week has been exceptionally fine
for the season of the year.
Frank Mcleod, who lives on
Reeds Creek, was in town Saturday
meeting his many friends He was
mustered out Of the military SER
vice at Camp Pike several days
ago.
If Rev. W. R. Story, pastor of the
M. E. Church South, does not ar
rive to meet his appointment here
next Sunday the pulpit will be fill
ed by Rev. A. E. Horton of this
place.
M. A. Moore and Herman Nc
Claim are disposine of their proper
ty here and preparing to move to
Muskogee, Okla, where they will
take charge of hotel and livery
stable.
A number of our citizens killed
fattenine hogs the first part of the
week. Meat is splendid thing to
have in the family, but it is a cost.
ly thing either to make or to buy
this year.
Dee Sauls returned a few days
ago from business trip in the
Pouehkeepsie section, He tells US
that a number of farmers on Straw.
berry river had corn damaged in
the field by the overflow the latter
part OF last week,
Mrs. Mary E. Simpson celebrated
her 10Th birthday one day las,
week. She is in very good health,
and enjoys reasonable strength for
one ol her years, Mrs, Simpson Is
u pioneer resident Of this section Of
the county, and has many friends
who will wish her many more hap.
py birthdays,
We have lingering suspicion
that the people Of Cave township
were opposed to the adoption of the
new constitution from the fact thot
in Saturdays election III votes
were cast against the constitution
and only 8 for It, Cave township
no doubt cast the record big vote
Of the entire county,
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