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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-01

Jack-But my wife handed me a big
surprise.
Harry-What was 1t?
Jack-i told her I was going to stay UP
with q sick friend and she said she hoped
would hold as good hands as he did in
the game.-Boston Globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-01
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In the conduct of modern burial
experience counts for much. We
wish to assure you that we can fur
nish you with a dignified, satisfac-
tory funeral at the price you wish
to pay.
N. P. SWANSON
Funeral Parlor. Established 1882
18th and Cunning SITS. Doug. 1860.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-01

1.-THE road to success is apt to be a long,
hard one, my boy"
Are there no short cuts, father?r
Yes, my SON. Our penitentiaries are
full of men who took the short CUTS
Birmingham Age-Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-01
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES,

what right has Louise to wear q four
star service pin?"
"She has two ex-husbands and couple
Of fiances in the army.'-Browning's
Magazine.
Traveler-You cannot tell how terrible
an experience 1t is to be lost in the desert
Johnson-Oh, yes, I can. used to live
In dry town.-Judge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02


Icy can be as an they win pay is
p their homes the May the city is
ite3dy bonded and 10 take on some
more mean that each man ina, owns
SlQ3 worth OF property owe in
JXas S- so at this time we do not
want any more burdens we can sct
water and not have So heavy a taX,
Wien the city was short OF water the
cottonwood WAS diched 10 the Cimar-
ron and though the water was going
10 run up hill and fin The cottonwood
t2at is The way some people do an
things 80 backwards but water Will
not run { hn so dredge rh6t river
south and around the bart- and dam
IL and We viii hTye all the water
We will ever need. from the looks of
the pipes over town Wa need work
or the entire water system in lots
Of places the pipes are an out and
have been for weeks. let's have water
at cost We can all afford and if the
street car and Oklahoma City want
the park then let them make il at
their own expense as we are tired of
catering to few of our SO called
q per class
Speaking of Mr. Burlngame being
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
Hho S the Man for Me
BY ZOE BECKLEY

the morrow She remembered read
ing somewhere that between the
hours Of aud 4 in the morning the
pulse of the universe is at lowest ebb
and mental terrors take ON weird 4s-
poets She shut out some Of ,he
night wind, curled up in her lit1e
couch bed and finally slept
Claire woke with bright sunlight
ON her face True to It's first seem
ing, We little apartment kept its cozN
/ cheerful air despite its disarray
claire lelt cheericr too After all
She was Young and healthy and had
lob, and the sun was shining into
her own tiny home, and maybe
Whitney would regard all that hap
pered the night before as q Joke, and
they would go back to their lriendl5-
busiucssly relations, and Claire
would draw more doorways aul
9orchcs and details of bungalows for
Whitney to use in his plans nd-aud
and everything would be all right
Claire hUnmed even as she walked
mp the avenue to tho office. Willie
the new office boy was there ahead
Of her lIut no Whitney.
Hos bib here" said William who
reminded Claire of her small brothc.
Walter, at home because ha always
bad cold in the head "bul he's cord
out lie says for you to see Blister
Gradby if he calls Ad he told be
to tell you there's subthid cd your
desk
Claire hurried to her desk There
was note and a little box The note
said; Girl O Mine! Place cen
tents of box on finger If complete
cnre is not effected in one hour, tela.
phone Doc Whitney at address be
low. If alarming symptoms dsap-
pear remain quietly until called FOR
which will be about lunchtine.
? S-This ring was built for me by
an artist friend years ago. never
wear iools myself BE good tin noon
and don't flirt with William Re-
member your responsibilities.
30 w
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
Thinks 1t Sinister Scheme

! Eaitor Leader; AS the topic of the
day at this time is the water question
md | am large property owner and
I Npayt" | feel | have the right to
say word in regard to the water
question at this time as we are now
facing the greatest crisis the coun
try ever knew and while We need
water we would not get relief this
summer from the proposed reservoir
as it would be fall before ii was
ready to hold water and then we
must wait until il rains to fill it SO
ye would 60 through the summer and
n" more water than we have now. if
il is water We want then let u dredge
the river at once and by the time the
ring rains come We will be ready
10 hold great supply Of water all
our city will over need at a cost that
all property owners could afford at
this time to pay taxes on it is a
street ear project to make rlaco to
arend the summer months at and a
days outing and the tax payers stand
the blunt then ! would say the reser-
Noir but il is water and not to make
= place for the street car to make
fi thing out Of | see an article
Lem Mr.. Curry and is a quick and
r liable way to get wate.' to su,lslv
L with water for all time to come.
When our pump house was built we
Rad a large pom Of water all time and
Penty of water, why not make il so
again by cleaning the river ont and
making several dams and wide and
deep and not vote on the already
overt taxed people a bond so heavy
ti;at we will be years in paying out
our pa. .er spoke of the price of wa
ter going TO be lowered what about
water at 10 cents whom Spencer was
water commissioner and kept all bills
aid TO and under Clothiers admin
iNdatlon he could not run it and rais-
'd it more than l55 per cent so WeA
have had water and can havei II again
'rd not vote such ! would just like
say word about the different 4
nils being in the city limits as th9e
2nly one that pays city taxes is w II
eoyle as the cotton mill and the south
ii mill are both in the country unless
hey have been added to the city very
ately, so they can easily say to vote
llg bonds as it will not hurt them
IS far as taxes are concerned and
ef by the paper that both Cook and
Douglas is in favor of The bonds
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
Vox. Pop. Presents Views
on Local Water Situation

Fer Deep Wells.
Editor Leader: Since am invited
TO suggest what think best for the
water proposition here goes: If We
are 10 have pure water there is but
Two ways deep wells and if put down
where suggested some time ago
plcntF Of water can be had know
all abcut he deep wells formerly put
down but put them down whore there
ls watcr to he had near Fifth and
Noble avenue Now there is a big
spring west Of this city, that at the
time ! saW il was flowing plenty Of
Na'or to supply this city and at i
small cost as il would necd no pumps
il baing - much higher than the CITY
il wdit'd Flow freely if piped some
years a%@l9 party took mc to See tajj
place ahd told me AT s0ulo day ho
intendtd selling this spring to The
ely Since that time have never
seen il and would want to relocate e
and look it over Would say it would
furnish 1nglc supply of water if the
people want a reservoir why not buy
the Santa l'c? | am told by railroad
men that they never use this water
unless they ave to do SO, as it is m.
III for The boilers That being The
ease reservoir would not be go.l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
WIN This Ring

EFi'i l'lo iA'll9
Just to read of such an adventure
Won 4 have thrilled Claire to th,
ma ,ow few months ago bah
home in Turner's Junction, Bein'
the heroine of it was now so far tron
pleasant that as the door closed BE-
hind Whitney Claire felt like a ship
wrecked mariner on a desert isle
II Dillon Whitney had been a Ship
that had sailed off and left her in
stead Of a man who had lust told her
he loved her and that she must fea.
nothing, Claire could not laye telt
Imoro frightened aud alone she
longod TO run after Whitney and i'm
ploro him to smooth out her tangled
mind But you can not pursue a man
at two in the morning to ask if you
are engaged TO him and explain that
you don't feel sure of your love.
Claire laughed at herself hyslcric~
ally and the laugh relaxed the ten
sion, as laughs do-which is why .
sense of humor saves almost any
situation.
she stacked up the dishes auo
glasses, which made her think whlm.
eio9''v o' the hated kitchen at Tn
ners Junction, Strengthened lho
rooms little and made ready for
bed Tten she put out the lights and
opened the windows wide Wrapped
in her bathrobe, Claire punched her
self cn her little bed and looked GU,
INTO the quiet night while the cold
air blew against her forehead sootl
ing its ache and weariness.
In the dark and silence and sharp
fresh air. the place seemed more to
belong to her. II hadn't before,
with all those people, nice as they
were, and Jolly and friendly and fine.
After all, they weren't her sort Of
people And didn't Dillon Whitney,
despite his interest, belong more to
them than to herself Claire Berton
His kiss what had that meant?
And the declaration that followed?
Was She engaged to Whitney? Er.
gagged The thought thrilled her.
hut it was shiyer Of fantasticncss
rather than Of promise He had said
nothing of her loving him NotHius
Of marriage
Oh wen Claire summoned her
old ally. common sense, and resolved
to put Off tidymg up her disordered
mind like her disordered rooms tn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

allowed to have any new factories as
long this thing exists we will only
be small city or town own roper
t. that I would like to sell.and hope
some day To see something take place
that win make things pick Mp and
property be worth something but a
town burdened with bonds never calls
any one as they look at the money 1t
takes TO carry ON any kind of busi-
ness and do not stay in a town bur-
dened to death with an kinds of
taxes. our paving is sample hun
dred br loft are being sold and no
paving tRHes eyer g9id,as the agners
cannot ply IT, lei us LOOK 10 he-w6l- wv
tart Of all cur people and not 70 any Il
Perso nor persons or CORPORATION and
then take Hp ,JAe. most and cheaper
way and wee ,alNNay we know has
novon that we had all the water we
needed and we viii have harmony
among Che people and not trying to
cater TO just q few ana some OF them
to not Pay any taxes, our mayor will
return to the service Of the street
car company as soon as his one year
Z up and We must look to The inter-
e'' of all the common herd aud be-
lieye they are the majority and no
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
TN nlplE IN rAe seMArr

'f'tH-H iiH Nv - = L.
The Bible has bco at ost quo,
cd aud wiaQuoted bo 81 he world
Even those WHO Sc / quotation
literally correct as ofn as not
blunder In the apple do II must
be edltyng therefore i find the
grave aud presumably e ned mem-
bero of the United st. IS Senate
stieklers for the verbal accuracy or
the Scriptures Z isa Tibufe To taom
also that while none was exactly
right (sonator Knox, pittsburg. VIII
be glad to note boing nearer SO Than
any Of his aollcaguc@ all displayed
moe or le familiarity with Holy
Writ
Senator CoMmu K aua. wrn
started it soems to have dragged m
the Quo'aliou without eraH "a fs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
.ouwood in case or a deficiency.

tonwood in case or a deficiency.
Guthrie is lucky to bave place
where this plan can be carried ou,
Hydraulic engineers do not like to
impolnd the waters Of stream in its
/ own channel, if that can be- avoided
The very existence of this ehanral
shows that the stream must. at some
former time, have violently removed
the obstacles to its flow, and may do
so again. In the case of the first res
eryoir ! ever saw built, HE stream
was conducted away from its bed. ana
the cmbankment was therefore never
injured But in Che ease Of the hext
one, where 1t was Impossible tb nsr
this plan the embankment was only
saved from flood destruction by very
prompt and heroic efforts. If YOU wish
tc make use of The wild horse, do not
+ try to bride or harness him out in
the open, but first get him into some
confined space, and there you NAV
more safely harness Elm. and lead On
drive him, where you will.
And SO with the stream of our Cot
tonwood which also sometimes runs
wild; you must first get it into a cor-
raj among the everlasting hills. ana
there harness it as we may say IN
banks and pipes TO be lead or driven
where we will There are still some
among us who can recall some twen-
ty years back how our stream tore IN
the Santa Fe road bed and twisted the
heavy rails into curious and fanta3-
tic shapes. Nm the course Of time t5is
will be repeated
No, there can be no successful
criticism Of the general plan of this
proposed reservoir, though we may
add or subtract a little from the con-
struction we might for instance On
tie score Of economy object little
to an expensive cement core in ths
dam or We might ask for the settling |
basin that is used in connection With |
most city water supplies, but there
are few hydraulic engineers who |
would question the soundness of tde |
general plan Go and look at the I
Santa re reservoir east of the city, !
where it was also impossible to make |
an impounding reservoir outside Of |
the bed of the stream and see what
precautions were taken to guard |
against even so small a stream The |
Old, settled embankmcnt of the Fort !
smith railway was reinforced by an |
.qual bank on either side, and an ann |
pie spillway made two or three times !
ne size Of the flood cross sections.
the cost Of this by about %
md YOU will have the amount reQuir-
ed TO so impound the Cottonwood.
repeat in spite of the expense in
.olved in the use of it, Guthrie is for.
innate in having site like this pro.
posed for a good supply of water. II
)nly every rayinc along the Cotton
wood were thus safely barricaded and
Used for irrigation we might be saved /
rom both flood and droughts to say
nothing of the more agreeable sur-
it would create, John H.
Bishop
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

When YOU have q bad taste in yom
mouth Tou may know that your diges
tion Is faulty A dose Of Chamber
Iain's Tablets Will usually correct the
disorder They also cause gentle
movement of the bowels You viii
find this to be one of the best medi-
cines You have eyer become acquaint-
ed with
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

Costa Rca may mean wol with u
revolution but hor pross agent is nos
eiftod with the burning genius of his
calling or he would have selected n
different time for the "ecme back"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02


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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

The third Liberty loan campaign
VIII be launched on thc university
Of the entrance of the United States
iato the world war April 9Th. Pres
i'Hi Lyman Gray Of the Oklahoma
'7A7te bank viii manage The drive in
Glthrie and Logan county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

1--WE given enougl to war funds"
said man this morning Think Of
the result if that spirit was wide
spread People must give until it.
hurts and then give more.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

for domestic purposes, alright tc
pringle with and use for fire pur-
poses but if we are to have fine driAh
able water it could never be gotten
from i reservoir as it would not oe
pure water | am still of the opinion
that the deep wells put down where
there is water to be had will solve tie
problem for all time to come.
We own the Vine street ditch. What
can be had from wells in it Charles
Pond dug one which they could not
pump dry Castanians have a well
that am told can not be pumped dry
These are worta considering and lei
save as we are too deep in debt n
ready j B Hall
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02
Fn Ideal Plan.

Fn Ideal Plan.
Editor Leader: see proposal
mentioned in your issue of the 22nd
10 arrest in some way the water af
the Cottonwood, long enough to get
it into the pipes supplying water 10
this city,
Tie plan, however, proposed by the
Benham &C. looks much more like tha
IDEAL one. Besides collecting the wa
ter derived from the rainfall over
10000 acres it proposes to handle
along with this the water of the Cot
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

VIM. B. Walker
DEPUTY COURT CLERK
CLERK OF COUNTY COURT DIVISION

Has had years of experience in public offices.
Three years in the County Court of Logan County.
His work is open for investigation and he respect
fully asks the voters and taxpayers to give his can
didacy for Court Clerk Of Logan County fair con
sideration The efficiency of candidate can be
s !aa. 1S41 54a--s.1E G4r al1
easily determined BY personal investigation or by
careful inquiries made of those who are acquainted
with Vhe facts in the matter
Subject to Action Of Republican Primary,
Augusta lo18
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

Oh wen Claire summoned her
old ally common sense, and resolved
to put off tidying up her dsordered
mind like her disordered rooms tin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
DlSL0YALTY CHARGE
is REfUTED BY STAR
Kansas City Paper Replies 10 Charge
of Vice President Marshall Against
General Manager Sccsted.

KANSAS CtTY. Mo. June I9.--
The Kansas city Star submitted 10
Tho Associated Press "A brief biog-
rnphy OF Ats general manager, A. f..
Secstod, to show his status as u clti-
zen. it follows.
The Kansas City Star makes this
statement concerning Vice President
Mafshalis attack on the loyalty OF
Ia general manager, a. T.. Seested.
Mr.. Seested was born In the town
OF Tondern In Denmark, In 1864. Al
tho time his father was fighting in
the Danish army against Prussia,
with the Frssian occupation Of
that part OF Denmark, SecAted, ST.
became n German subject In 1850
he and his large family Of boys came
to AmericA Sccsted, Sr, at ofic0
took steps to become an American
citizen, A. II. Soestod always be-
lieVcd thGt &C. made him an Anleri-
can citizen. For more than thirty
years he acted as such. Al the cleo
ton OF 1915 he discoVered that tech
nically he was not Tho failure Of
Seestod. Sr, TO take out final papers
before his son became OF age was
the cause. A. Il. Secsted at once
Fet about to correct the tochniC1lity
and carly In 1917 full citizonHhlp
was granted him by the United
states court In Kansas City. In the
councils OF the KAnsaB city Star he
has been for the most vigorous pros
ccution OF tho war and has given
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

war in this way-through the col
.unlns of the Kansas city star---and
Notwithstanding her great desire to
talco charge of everything, they are
going to insist that size shall not be
permitted TO do 30 earlier than
March 4, 1921. and not then II God
and the right prevails."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

INDIAHAPOLIs. Ind, June 10.
In the course Of his remarks here
today before the Democratic state
convention, Vice-President Marshall,
referring 10 LADY Theodora," said:
Lady Theodore, being loft at
home, concluded to take hand In
tho war by writing letters In derpga-
ton and criticism of its manaE n ent
to a newspaper. which newspaper
had aa It's ganeral manager a man
who was, Mt the declaration of hos
tillties against the imperial German
government, an alien enemy of the
United states, and which newspaper
published the Eose Pastor stokes
letter and other seditious docu-
monta
Some men at least are going to
object II she Is the Republican par
ty and II sho Is going to fight the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

after the war emergency is passed
under provisions of the contract
signed today by representatives Of
the express companies and the rail-
road administration.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
Instructor Killed,

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 10
Lieut. II. C. Kelly, an Instructor in
aviation, was killed this afternoon at
Benbrook. The cadet flying with
him was uniniured.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

WASHINGTON, June l9--Fuel
Administrator Garfield today re-
voked the federal license Of ]. p.
O'Connor, doing business as the
PENNSYLVANIA Coal company in New
York city, and referred to the depart
meut OF justice evidence to support
charges that O'Connor sold coal un-
suitable for use in the war zone for
ships plying between tho United
States and neutral countries.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
DissoIvs at End of War.

WASHINGTON. June 19.-The ex-
press monopoly created under gov
ernment auspices must be dissolved
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
Groves Baby Bowel Medicine.

aids Digestion. relieves Sour Stom-
ach, Diarrhea and Flux. 1t Is Just
as effective for Adults as for Chill
dren. Perfectly harmless.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

now reported wounded in action;
Private
Allen X. Moore, Fit1dals, VI.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

BRISTOW, June g.--Creelk ,coun-
ty has an increase Of l02 per cent in
acreage of small grain this season
over last, and from reports to the
county farm agent Se yield will be
excellent. There is only small
acreage of wheat on account of the
fact that most OF the farming land is
full OF stumps for close harvesting,
but what there Is It is believed Will
make an average OF twenty bushels
to the acre. There Is 75 per cent
increase In oat acreage and the yield
acre. There Is large acreage in
rye and it looks fine Cotton acre
age has been decreased about one
third, but the prospects for large
Yield is good
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

freely OF his time and money to ad-
vancibg It,"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
The Chamber of Commerce,
l29 independence Bldg.
Colorado Springs, Col.

p. S.--ot course you know that
tho United States railroad admins
tration has authorized reduced sum-
mer tourist fares from Tulsa to Col
orado Springs and Manitou.