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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16

joke for Hiram Mrs Berton re-
earded the visit conplacenuy 1t
added luster to the situation to have
her daughter go to New York for
her trousseau"
Bess was not eager TO tie her fry
olous self to house running But
when she learned that Miss Cowan ]
Hannah was coming daily and that
there would be for herself a weekly
gift of spending money, her mind
changed abruptly
So Claire in due course found her
self back in the little flat she and
Brownie had shared so happily if 50
briefly Once in the city a hundred
temptations rose to torment her
Every shop lured her, Every "want
ad' she chanced to see in the news
paper stirred in her ambitions she
thought were laid The charm OF
the little apartment got into her
blood The crowds, the refulgcnt
streets, the zest and movement in the
very air, whispered to her "Doat &C
back Stay with us This is whore
you belong"
Whenever she spoke Of going home
it always happened that Miss PruC
had tickets to the theatre Or .
motor ride to some wonder place was
planned Or Jane had inyitel friends
for dinner and Claire must help
From day to day the return to VIVA
Jane called the backwoods' was pu
off until finally Claire resolutelJ
packed her bag and announce ST.,
was taking the 5:32.
At A o'clock Brownie came hom,
Unexpectedly, bundle of papers un
der her arm, on her face d worrie,
look.
"Clare, I'm in the awlulest ness!
Jane threw off her hat and bange.
her armful down upon the table dis
tractedly
"Three Of our best young men nav
been drafted, and look at this buncl
of work that's been showed onto me
Waist and coat designs for fourteen
pages of our new catalogue to b
done, and not living soul to help IN
draw them. I'm crazy The girl tina
usually helps me is sick What shal
/ do Oh Claire, if you had a grail
Of pity you'd stay over a week AM
help me out You cAnld do thos
pictures as easy as pie. And ear
enough money to buy yourself de
cent wedding outfit
Jane rumpled her hair and looRe
really demented.
Claire's heart melted.
She telegraphed Hiram she'd b
away another week. impera'iy
business; letter follows"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16
In tho sense IN which we have

In tho sense IN which we have
been wont to think of armies
there are no armies In this strug
ole; there are entire nations
armed. Thus the men who remain
to TIL the soil and man the fac
tories are no less part Of the
army that Is in France than the
men beneath the battleflags To
this end the people must draw
close to one compact front against
q common foe. This nation needs
all men, but It needs each man,
not In the field that will most
pleasure him, but in the endeaVor
that will best serve the common
pood.-Woodrow Wilson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16

At Toledo, Ore, herring packing ia
g new industry.
The cattle tick alone is said to
cause more than 100000, 600 loss each
year.
Robert Bruce was born in Farm
berry castle, on the coast Of Ayrshire.
Scotland
The first lead pencil, or graphite
pencil, was made in England in tho
reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Light is known to have an injur.-
Gus effect on bacteria; hence it is im-
Iportant hygienic factor
TO let food rot or decay or even to
let frost get at potatoes is now
criminal ofrense in England
The serious shortage of fodder in
Germany has made it necessary to re-
sort to leaf hay as a substitute
A Chinese woman, GO years old, has
recently learned TO read. so that she
may better understand the Bible
Investigators in Bavaria have founi
that the more bread school children
eat the better the condition Of their
teeth b
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Documents proving Germany ready
10 strike seven months before the
war began are nothing o vha. Ger
many's condition viii BIZ seven
Aonths after the war
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Lloyd Georges remark that Amer
cans may determine the issue in the
big battle seems to be the German
idea, too, judging by their despera-
ton to hurry through before we get
into n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16

~ouR COuNTRYI lN HER IN
TERCoURSE VITA FOREIGN Ma
TIONs MAY SIZE ALWAYS BE IN
THE RIGHT; BUT OUR COUNTRY,
RIGHT OR WRONG"
STEPHEN DECATUR,
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Do you Steep WeIl7

To be at his best n man must nave
sound, refreshing sleep When wake
ful and restless at night he is in no
condition for work or business during
the day. Wakefulness is caused by
Indigestion and constipation. and is
quickly relieved by Chamberlain's
Tablets, Try a dose of these tablets
and see how mucr better Won feei
with a clear head and good diges-
tion.
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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS.

The Associated Press ia exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to i
or not otherwise credited In this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
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For any pain, burn, scald or bruise,
apply DR. Thomas Eclectic Oil-the
household remedy Two sizes SOC and
G0c at all drug stores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16

Whooplng Cough.
Give Chamberlain Cough Remedy
to keep the cough loose and expector-
alton easy. IT is excellent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16

"HELP WIN THE WAR" CuS
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-16

WHERE YOU CAN DO WAR WORK.
Red Cross Rooms, Federal building.
Red Cross Rooms, Masonic Temple.
City Bank, Federal Park.
Dieteties, High School bldg (night)
First Aid, High School bldg (night.l
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THE BAILY LEADER
BY LESLIE q. NIBLACK.
DALI sURsCRIrTION NAIEs.

MEMBER or ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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Per month, by carrier .,.............$ .4V
Per year, by carrier, I'm advance .... I.&l
Per year. by mail I'm advance ...s.... 5OO
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At Toledo, Ore, herring packing ia
g new industry.
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OKLAHOMA CWEEKLY) LEADER.
Biz months ..,,............-...... - 80
One wear ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
A Dutch View, Of Neutrality.

A writer in Vragen des Tijds deals with the
subject of neutrality and international law. What
value resides in international iawl Those who have
studied the question in the past have realized the
worth of it, but the majority of the people OF the
civilized world have awakened to the true value
of it only through the experience of the present
gigantic struggle.
International law is valueless unless there is
power enough behind it to enforce its DEGREES; up
to the present time it has been moral force only,
something that could be upset quite easily by a
strong power With respect to neutrality, where
does Holland stand? She has remained neutral
under very difficult conditions and her neutrality
has been infringed to small extent more than
one occasion; according to international law, she
should be able to 60 about her own business in
peace but ever since the outbreak OF the conflict
she has been obliged to maintain her army mo-
biized and ready to defend her soil against possible
German invasion.
The writer parenthetically laments the decline
of Holland as great power and her conentment
at playing the part of second-rate state. Hol-
land has colonies and il is essential that she should
be able to send her ships to and from those colo
nies as we'll to and from foreign countries; yet
she is most decidedly hampered in so doing. Be-
fore the war there was, he says, freedom OF the
seas for every one ...
He quotes German writer who makes the
same avowal and follows it with an extract from
a speech by Herr Haase, the German Socialist. to
the same effect. In view of the efforts of the Ger
mans to persuade the people of the Netherlands to
be hostile to Britain, such remarks these in an
important Dutch review are valuable.
1t is to be hoped that the British propaganda in
neutral countries will be pushed with great vigor
for the Germans have done much in Holland to
SOW discord between the Dutch and the English.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
White House Staff Of
Work to See George Creel
Filmed as Supervillain

The official staff OF the White
House, headed by Joseph P. Tumulty.
secretary to the President, knocked
off work yesterday afternoon to wit
ness a private showing of a one-reel
wild Western film drama entitled
The Heart OF a Cowboy" Judge AK
son. the Presidents brother-in-law,
was one OF the party.
Interest to the White House staff
in this thrilling melodrama centered
about the fact that George Creel,
chairman Of the Committee on Public
Information. played the villain in the
piece. He proved to be the most VIII
lainous villain ever filmed.
The history of the one-reel thriller
that has had several private showinss
in Washington to the great amuse-
ment of friends OF Mr.. Creel in official
life, is that William Anderson was
producing his Bronco Billy wild
Western stuff just outside of Denver
in 1909. Mr.. Creel, then editor of the
Rocky Mountain News, rode out to
location" one day and found Ander-
son in despair. His villain had be-
come suddenly III. Mr.. Creel was
seized upon as a substitute and was
soon posing before the camera as
Steve Peters, cattle rustler and all
around bad man.
Mr.. Creel was never asked to pose
again because he took the play away
from the star and walked off with It.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
Save! Save! Save!

Do not forget to practice thrift and economy
seven days every week.
Read what happened in England:
Furniture to the value before the Of 81 900
costs $4,000 Manufacturers costs are higher,
but so are profits The workman who got Is cents
hour before, now gets so cents and sometimes
90 or 10 cents.
Dry goods stores are doing we'll. A million
women who previously earned nothing now
engaged in gainful occupations Those who did
work getting better wages. This accounts
in part for increased dry goods demand in spite
of increased prices.
Secondhand pianos command higher prices than
their original cost in prewar days. High wages,
separation allowances, etc, make collections good.
Business prospers. .
Business in America is just entering on the
stage prevailing in England. Wages will con-
tnuc high-perhaps go higher-for the duration
of the war.
Twenty thousand million dollars government
expenditure in this country during the coming
year will make for decided activity in all businesses
allied with the war essentials.
The end of the may be years may be
only months away. With it will come demobza-
ton of workers and of soldiers radical read
ustmcnt of industries, and return to lower wages
and incomes.
Save your share now in the period of high
reward against the inevitable swing of the pendu-
lum to lower return for effort and lower return
for investment.
Save now. Invest now in the countrys safe,
sound, tested securities and be fortified against
after-the-war conditions
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
Uncle Ichabod-His Hail Storm.
By EDMUND VANCE COOKE.

"I've seen some weather in my time," said Uncle
Ichabod,
"But once, when was farmin some miles east of
old Cape Cod,
We had little hail storm that hesitate to men,
tion,
As some folks might consider it subject for con-
tention.
"our corn had Just been planted and the way them
hai-stones fell!
They drove that seed corn deeper than an ordinary
well.
So it was most astonishin the crop we had that
year;
II sturdy in the stalk and bulgin' in the ear
But when l stripped husk of, well, sir, as sure
as you born,
All set in rows like kernels there was hail-stones on
the corn!
"But the summer was hot one and the town was
short OF ice ass -
And 80 ! sold that corn crop for a very pretty
price,
And every ca,in' place in town was pestered BY a
OF ho, and hungry people eatn' hsil,.,ones on the
lcopytisht l9Isl
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
HUN PRESS SCATHING
ON WORK OF PALMER

German propagandists who have
been set the task OF infaming the
German people with hatred for the
United States are devoting great at
tention TO the work of the Custodian
Of Alien Property inthe United
States.
A recent dispatch from Berne.
Switzerland. TO the Strassburger
Post refers to the brigand of the
Maison Blanche" evidently refer
ring TO President Wilson and
charges that America IS converting
to its own purposes all German ana
alien properties available. The
dispatch is printed under the cap
ton the thief with the stars and
stripes" a play upon the fact that
prison inmates wear striped uni
forms.
A democratic paper published at
Berne makes a spirited reply to the
charges. pointing out that the
United States is not confiscatinc
property. but is only sequestering IL
that the enemy may gain no support
through it during the war. II then
points out that the Germans have
seized Alsace-Lorraine property
which has been in the ownership of
old families OF that region ever since
the territory was taken from
France by the Germans
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
For a Better Aero Mail Service.

The importance attached to the establishment
OF the airplane mail service and the confidence felt
in its development is shown by the resignation of
Capt B. B. Lipsner of a commission in the regular
army to take charge Of its operation, and by the
action OF the War Department in accepting his
resignation for this purpose.
The service has gone far beyond the expert
mental stage; its practcability has been thoroughly
established by the record made since its Inaugural
ton between Washington and New York on the
18th OF May. The many problems to be worked
out are such as pertain to its improvement eco
nomical operation and further economy in time
Capt Lipsner's surrender Of an army commits
Sion to undertake this work is in anticipation Of
the very wide extension of the service which he
and others who have made a study of the ques-
ton expect to come with the termination Of the
war. when hundreds of airplanes and many avia-
tors who have been in the military service will
be available
Capt. lipsner is specialist in automobile en-
gneering, aeronautic and mechanical maintenance.
The military service which he renquished is the
department of military aeronautcs. He is an engi-
neer graduate, member. of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automo-
bile Engineers, and various other technical organi-
zations. He is also author of several books on
mechanics and contributor to leading motor
journals, specializing mechanical maintenance.
He has been connected with the automobile indus
try for eighteen years, and is inventor of several
mechanical devices of importance. He has made
an extensive study of fuel and lubrication and in
addition to his theoretical knowledge, he has bad
experience in every practical branch OF mechanics
His study Of all the conditions attending the use
Of airplanef for carrying mail inspires him with
complete confidence that the service will De, in
every way successful, and will ultimately be very
widely extended
After the war, and even before. the United
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
PRICE
FIXINGCAUSE
OF HOT TALK
Senators Vexed at Whes|
Veto Criticise Men
from South.

Price fixing of cotton IL again be-
ing talked about I'm governmental cir
cles. The recent defeat Of $40 wheat|
through the Presidential veto has in
cited Senators from the wheat States
to criticise Southerners for ',standlngI
by cotton and refusing to stand By
wheat" This was evidenced yester-
day in the Senate debate when Seua-
tor Gore. of Oklahoma, made such a
charge against Senator Fletcher.
At present there are I'm washingtou
three groups Of men who are talking
about cotton prices. One Of these
groups Ia composed Of farmers ana
producers who object in the most
strenuous fashion to any price fixing,
or TO governmental regulation. They
assert that the only real advocates OF
price fixing are cotton spinners in the
East who wish to force the market
prices low 30 that there may be a
large profit on manufactured cotton
goods.
Another group IL made up Of the
spinners and Eastern bankers who IA
vor a price-fixing plan. a warehouse
system. and the purchase OF the sur
plus crop through Federal aid.
stin another group is comprised OF
Southern bankers who take care Of
much negotiable cotton paper ana
securities. They would like TO see
some sort OF price fixed, IL not too
low. the idea being to stabilize the
staple.
The three groups have had some
conferences with Governor Harding.
Of the Federal Reserve Board. ..e is
credited with being in favor OF a price
between 2 and ~ cents IL a price is
eventually fixed
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

New York, July 15-He Is OF the Latin
peoples-a writer-and he Is pay
ing his first visit to Manhattan. He
was struck with the ugliness OF lit
erary women he met. or course he
had not seen Mary Roberts Rinehart
or Irving Cobb standing side by
side. and while IL is true that there
are very few Lillian Russels among
women writers it is also true that
there are quite a number who are
strikingly beautiful.
But the South American scribe has
discovered one peculiar. phase of
New York life and 1t perhaps exists
in nearly all cities. He could not
find one waiter who wore glasses. \
scout from a Sunday newspaper, act
ing on the suggestion, went out in
search OF q bespectacled garcon. He
secured the Cafe Belt and the table
dhotes on the side streets but all
apparently had perfect eyesight
The waiter who wears glasses is,
as a Western Congressman said.
"rara avis bird" Walters have
most of their Affections centered in
their feet Nearly 90 per cent have
fat feet or bunions. "Buggs" Baer.
irritated at the leisurely manner OF
a waiter, once remarked Zero from
his bunions to his dandruf."
Older New Workers. however. re-
called one waiter in the Sinclair
House years ago who wore glasses.
and he would use them when he
came to write the bill for the tripe
and oysters which attracted the
pious on Sundays. after church.
But the Sinclair House is gone and
the elderly waiter may use his
glasses on an income tax report now.
He was an exception and the waiter
without spectacles is the rule. There
seems to be no prejudice against, or
superstition about, the wearing OF
glasses, spectacles or monocles. by
walters.
The fact remains that they do not
wear them. 1t may be so strange,
however, for an investigation of near
ly all OF the writer's In New York re-
veals that not one of them has fiat
feet. On the other hand FIVE out Of
six wear glasses.
The Friars gave a dinner the other
night to Billy B. Van. the actor. lie
Is known up and down the Rialto as
the man without an enemy. Mr..
Van lives up In New Hampshire
now where he is a justice Of the peace.
He has saved his money and he lives
the life of . gentleman farmer.
There is a store near Greeley
Square that deals only in wooden
shoes. II is quite a revelation to
know that thousands OF wooden shoes
are worn In New York. The primi-
tive foot coverings are known as
clogs" In the large hotels all the
French cooks wear them Over near
Hoboken. there is a section known as
Duck Holland" where people who
emisrated from their native Holland.
Nearly all of the residents OF this
section wear clogs" The clogs are
on display in all the shoe stores near
the section and they are stacked
neatly like cordwood from floor to
ceiling. They are often all wood, of
one piece of wood. but there are some
more ornate with black or russet
leather tops.
Fred Schaefer has returned from the
Press Humorists' convention IN
Chicago with a silver loving cup,
presented for writing the best limerick
at the convention. Here is what won
the prize;
There was a man In our town
Who had the suicide bug. ...
He went out to find a watery grave
But he came back and complained
''Alack.'
'.The grave would not stay dug"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
FIVE WILLS
FILED HERE
FOR PROBATE
Mrs. Ellen S. Adee Leaves
$4,000 Each to Two
Daughters. =

Five wills were filed for probate
with Register Of Wills Tenner yester-
day.
Mrs. Ellen s. Adee's two daughters.
Mrs. Constance Adee Tyler and Miss
Lucy A. X. Adee. were beneficiaries
under their mothers will to the extent
Of $1,000 each. of an estate said to be
worth more than $4,000.
George w. Davis. who died I'm this
city July II, left a will dated Deceru-
Der 20, 1915, In which. after directing
that his body shall be buried in the
National Cemetery at Arlington. Va.
70 the lot assigned by the War De
he leaves most Of his prop
erty in trust to Philip G. Mumford.
his son-in-law. and the American Sc
curity and Trust Company, for the
benefit of his unmarried daughter,
Miss Elise Atocha Davis.
Mrs. Betty Stern, who died here
July u. left a will dated March IL.
1911, In which her three daughters.
Gertrude. winifred and Blanche. are
made sole legatees.
Mrs. Cynthia Force Stead. who died
in Washington July il. in a will dated
June "a, 1915, makes her stepchildren,
William Force Stead. Robert Stead,
jr., Manning Force Stead, Edward
Stead, Mary Stead, sole benehciaries
OF her estate.
BENJAMIN c. Spransy, who died here
July IL. left a will dated January IL.
1915. His brother, George Spransy. Is
left the property at 40 N street north
west: Joseph W. spransy, q nephew.
gets the premises at iSS NJ street, and
Brewer C. Spransy. another nephew.
10 given 4s6 N street northwest The
residue is to be divided between Mrs.
Martha E Spransy, a sister-in- law,
and Milton R. Spransy. a nephew.
The latter is named executor Of the
estate.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
RECITAL GIVEN
FOR MEN AT MEIGS

The weekly musical recital by
Washington artists was given at
Camp Meigs last night under the di-
rection of Walter S. Jackson, mali
ager Of the E. F. Droop music store.
The corps Of Washington artists who
entertained the soldiers gave a va
ried program of popular airs.
Capt. Lee A. Stone will exhibit the
film Fit to Fight to the soldiers
at Camp Meigs tonight. He will also
lecture in connection with the exbibi-
tion OF the picture.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
As You Save You Serve.

In ordinary peaceful times our merchants were
inclined to be bit wasteful in the matter of de-
liveries, return of goods, credits and multiplicity
of sales people. This they did to please their
toners. 1t cost money. 1t wasted time and labor.
1t increased the cost of living
But these are days. The government in
sists that saving is prime ingredient in good
Amercansm; that waste is pro-Germanism. We
must save time, money, labor. We must help
others to save time, money and labor. Then there
will be time, more labor and more money for
war winning efforts
Every parcel carried home saves time, labor and
money. Every purchase returned to the store
wastes time, labor and money.
Time money or labor lost decreases the ma
tons war efficiency. This is just as true whether
you lose them or aid your merchant in wasting
them.
American waste here at home wastes American
lives over there.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

States win see rapid development in cross
country flying. but this development viii result
only from most carefully regulated and thorough
mechanical maintenance system. the establishment
Of which win be given special attention under the
supervision Of Capt Lipsnef.
The possibilities Of the service are almost i'm
measurable. and incidentally with the practical
carrying of mail win come scientific observations
valuable to the Weather Bureau. of service to our
coast defense. and more complete Typographical
knowledge of country.