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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
& THOU SAND MOTORCYCLES
FOR NATIONAL GUARDS

Washington. June i7-Orders we're
issued today by the War department;
setting ASIDE nOre than six thousand
motor vehicles for the national guard
Distribution OF the equipment will be
supervised by tho imotor transport
corps on approval OF the militia bn
reau. II includes 324 automobiles,
4.652 trucks Of various sizes, sS
tank" trucks. l.952 motorcycles,
1890 bicycles and 1900 trailers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
THIEF STOLE HER
CLOTHES, LEFT JEWELS

Kansas CITY Mo, June lT-A
naushty thies stole all Of Mrs Helen
Crawford s clothes while she wa
bathing ~ an amusement n0rx mol
Three diamond rlnys, wris wltsal
snd bank book We're untouched.
The rool management allowed her 10
keep the bathing suit she wore loaned
her al apron and sent her TO inr no.
tel IN motor car. Mrs. Crawforl's
home is in San Diego. Cal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
Fear of Farmer
ImpeHS Boy
To Slay Him

Shreveport. Ia. jsne w e-siN@fgft
phillea ~ wwhaser rar8r hAN
transfsrfvd ReY AsasAlY. ~ ~ q
Jan here owiaa 70 a fsslia swnslNs
hlaa against Nins MeGlNsy @Nt as
rested yesterday en ehA W Us
numbering John a Miller. sseitta
% 'aftner % stfNa russdAy Nlaht
According % the sheriff vauaa Ne
Cltty haa confessed 90 ~ Sitting
claiming snas Miller shreasrrsd FIm
two months sgo tne sirs, tle's shsy
had met since last year ~nsa a tsI
said M.liee accused Nsm ~ v.sltipp
his uellan patch
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
GAPS FAILED 10 iIlUI
CHRIS PRETTY tt'RIs

NlchV Fails Tes. june iuby
Cay n aad blclp Albright "
Amerllio afh ~ iho iuvcnli guar.
tfrs hnra peadins word ff5W fela.
iyMs
TAey allghlrd from a ffe'eht train
hero yesterday aitlrcd 10 oFefsils aua
with capa lightly drawn over iAclr
pretty euriE
The irnmps bad r0ta tae
rods fr0al Fort Worth They snd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
SCIENTIST FINDS NEW WAY 70
MAKE PAPER: USES coTreN

Petersburg Va. June i1-
After experiments lasting over 4 per
iod of three months the snmsgo't
company Of Howell. announced today
ihat process of making pager uip
from cotton fibre has been developed
and steps toward production wouiG
bpMn Immediately
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
WILSON WiLl SIGN
MONT BILLS SOON

Washington. June r lf---prssident
wilson's action on the water auwef
bill and ten other maasuras passed
AZ the close OF the last sesslon d
consress and which Attorney t,e1era.
Palmer ruled could De slgnca within
ten days" was expected to ba an-
nounced today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
Speculotors Get Car,
and Keep Them


While the business of tha coun.
Try was a. the psraiysts D anf
. fer lack o. freight cars 50 "a,
loads o. sugar were shifted a-oarg
20 Chicago sideifacks for two Yceaa
70 keep thom out Of the bsria I'd
federal sgenis
In ono recent day ont. seven
cars could be spared for fit, ssun
try elevators IN Kansas
II would be interesting 80 know
just how many cars lof suga aec
potatoes have been, or ar- esng
kited around on sidctracka fat var.
ious Epecuiators while mills ana
factories close down fer rsrt 81
shipping facilities
" the railroads wish 70 hage tf-
pood viii ot the pscslc lAsy viii
find means 70 end this araties
iieIiin- Tio rerhsias aa D en
.pnYoked for Juno gt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
KANSAS CITY MARKET.

Kansas City. June I7.-CATTLE.
Receipts. io.o10; weak TO si00 lower;
yealers. 1890. pulk. $i2.00Ni2.50;
others steady TO 25c higher
HOGS. Receipts, $500, mostly
steady; tops. sl550d 1895.
SHEEP Receipts, 1000; ianiby,
soc to sl0o under yesterdays aver
age; top. $500.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-17
G0MP[Rs TURNED DOWN
ON PLUMB PLAN PLEA
DISORDER I\TERRt PIED
ROLL GALL AND DEI.EGt-
TONS KISSED Al WHEN
VOTES w ERE AN
N0t Need: RAIL
WORKERS For
PLAN
BULLETIN.

Montreal. June R.--Govarnmen.
ownership with democratic operation
OF American railroads was sndorssd
'ocay BY the American Federation 81
Labor convention here today after
Bitter fight.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
5000
Near Park Road

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION :
Perfect condition; 2-story bnek; 6
rooms and bath; Arve garage.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

lumbermen to reduce their prices
in accord with the steady drop
which has taken place In wholesale
lumber prices since last February.
For example: a New York State re-
tail firm in a large advertisement
stating that lumber II reduced
says: During the war and after the
wsr prices jumped by leaps and
bounds. We follow the wholesalers
at each advance. but the trend IL
now downward and we must keep
faith with the public by being az
prompt to reduce our prices as We
were to increase them. Already our
prices on house building lumber
have been reduced from 10 TO 80 Ia
Per cent. The lumber market has
reached q low level. 1t Is a safe
time to build. We honestly believe
price declines In lumber have gone
practically to the bottom In al
most the same words and convey
ing exactly the same thought a re-
tail firm In the state of Michigan
has announced its price reduc-
tion In q full-page advertisement.
Similar announcement Is being
made by q prominent Louisiana
dealer and SO throughout the coun-
try there Is to be found q steady,
strong movement to reduce the
price OF lumber at retail to cor
respond with the reduction Mt
wholesale. This 10 having the re-
suit In some sections Of reviving
Interest in building and reports in
dioate an increasing demand for
building, especially for moderate
priced houses"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
DULL BUSINESS AND PRICES
MAY HIT LUMBER SUPPLY

-Duy5ng Of lumber continues on
restricted basis" says the Ameri-
cAn Lumssrman. Of Chicago, "and
o1tsids Of the few speciality woods
vices have shown . slight down
r1rd tsndsney during the week.
Lomber producers know costs bet
~ now than ever before and there
u distant tendency to refuse fur
1Her price concessions and to close
Nrn operations unless business
INCREASES. This tendency Is par
.tfculafiy notable in southern pine
t<yrftory. This week one OF the
4aFgest producers issued a new and
rrtduced price list 10 it's statesmen
ND letter to them which says in
K4rt: We want to keep our mills
k4nning and our organizations in
<tct and to accomplish that end we
.f1D. IL need be, as temporary
~iRasure, sell our lumber at cost
.rdt We viii not sell II for less. 1t
Pertinent to say here that the
.ltlce list we are sending you today
II based upon our actual mRnufac-
f1ring cost. The figures shown are
@le absolute minimum at which we
&ill accept further business An
-rther equally strong manufacturer
% southern pine. in taking similar
-stetion, says: We are not willing
10 sell our lumber for less than cost
of production, II prices decline
,fnrthef II will be necessary for us,
aaud we will, shut down our mills,
There Is q strong tendency
Irroughout the country for retail
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

and, to the south, looks past the
giant naval radio towers to the Po-
tomac River. The roadways will
wind in between the hills, thus pre-
serving knobs for homes which will
give a commanding view OF the sur
rounding country and of the Poto-
mac River.
Recreation facilities have not been
overlooked. for three acres have
been dedicated to a public park. The
landscape gardener already has been
on the ground with his plans, and IL
will not be long before they will
take shape.
Plan ArtinciaI Lake.
In the parking scheme. SO far as
it Ia planned. a beautiful spring
house will be erected and the outlet
of the spring will be damned to
form an artificial lake. There is to
be a community house and a public
school house on this land. and the
virgin shade trees. of years stand
ing. will be preserved.
The subdivision is within the cor
porate limits of Clarendon.
Lyon Park is but twenty minutes
ride from the center OF the business
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

section via the wAshinston-old vir-
ginia Railway.
sites Are Elevased.
The ground lies $50 feet above the
level Of Pennsyivania avenue in this
city, and by airline II "a miles from
the white Houss, ana In . direct
line with New York avenue north
west. extended.
Frank Lyon. a promfnsnt lawyer
of this city and Lyonhurst. . besnu-
full manor in the section. has been
engaged for thirty years in the de-
|ysiopmsnt Of virginia real estate,
particularly the section Just across
the river. and the most attractive
subdivisions there stand as nonu-
ments 70 his ideal Of communitiss
worth while.
c. w. Fitch. a graduate Of Cornell
University. and a civil engineer, has
charge of the engineering features
of the development. as well ss the
building. He entered the United
States service during the world war.
He went overseas among the hrst
ldetachments Of the Seventeenth
Engineers - . private and came
back after the war - a iieutenant
lcolonel Of enGinsers.
Also engaged with the frm in the
development IN Charles w. Smith.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
State Realty Association
To Cover Pennsylvania

Active plans are under way TO
promote growth OF the reorganized
Pennsylvania State Real Estate AS
ISOLATION. 1t Is hoped to have the
body represented in every county in
the State and to have each mem-
ber also a member of the National
Association OF Real Estate Boards.
The newly reorganixed State as
sociation," said Thomas shallcross,
jr.. former president OF the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
will be able to give the state leg
islature expert and accurate infor-
nation whenever any matters per-
tanning to real estate are under
discussion. In that way IL should
prove especially valuable because
LEGISLATORS are dependent for de-
tailed information on experts In the
subject thoy are considering"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
Beautiful New Suburb Growing Fast
Across River in Virginia; Prices Low,
Sites Attractive and City Advantages

Rich in the beauties of Jack
Frost's autumnal touch. aided and
augmented by the practical planning
of the engineer and the graceful
touch of the landscape gardener.
Lyon Park, the biggest and most
beautiful subdivision in nearby yir-
rinIa IL -apidly growing into one
OF the most popular tracts OF the
Old Dominion. 1t is a development,
not with the speculative purpose in
mind. but with the idea OF making
it the most attractive section OF home
owning colonies.
Though portions of It already are
in a high state of development, and
much building now is going on. there
Is n great deal of virgin territory
yet to be opened. The work of pre-
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
VIM. H. SAUNDERS & co.
S07 18th Street N. w.
Lyon
Park

The improvements and conveniences in
Lyon Park equal those offered you in city
properties and in addition you have the beauty
and healthfulness of the country. There are
original shade trees and pure water-schools,
churches and stores-cement sidewalks, sew
ers, gas and electricity deliveries and
mail by carriers. The owners of Lyon Park
have set aside approximately three acres for
public park This park site will have the larg-
est spring in Arlington County. A beautiful
lake is also contemplated near the center of
the park and close to the rustic spring house.
Lyon Park will be made more and more beau-
tifu by its owners as this is permanent de-
velopment. Twenty high-class houses have
been built during the past year and more are
planned. Special attention is invited to our
class of construction.
The prices and terms on which building
sites in LYON Park are offered add the final
attraction to what is already subdivision of
the utmost desirability. They can be bought
verv reasonably and monthly payments
amount to SIS to SIS with no interest or
taxes to pay.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
$500
Park View Section

A 2-step and cellar bn<k; CO.
ionial type: s rooms and bath; fur
lsee beat: elsetne hshn: VA
CANT.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

pairing II for the coming of the
home -owner is being rapidly pushed
but the engineers are keeping to
the forefront the purpose of retain
ing the natural beauties OF the
land. Attractiveness and comfort.
not haste. are supreme in the minds
Of those in charge of the develop
ment.
Opening New Addition.
A new addition to Lyon Park
just being opened and perhaps the
most attractive in the whole opera
tion, will be limited to residences
costing not less than 5000. accord
ing to presen. plans OF the devel-
opers, Lyon and Fitch. II is on the
highest point in the section. 1t
overlooks Fort Myer to the north
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
$2,5oe
Near 22nd St. N. w.

OCCUPIED BY WHITE TEN
ANTS-A cory and modern home:
5 rooms and bath; front porch:
large front yard; easy terms.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
$500
Half Square Ga. Ave.

Colonial type hone; 2 story sod
cellar biek: 6 rooms and bath:
furnace heat; white neishborbosd;
possession.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
$3.50
Bloomingdale

Splendid chance 10 sseus . com
bined home ssd investment; a two.
fsnib apartment: 5 pooas and
bath on each fIees: s1eelest 10
eaEp; attractive terms.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
$1,000
Georgia Ave. Corner

Suitable for business or resi-
1esee; 2-step and cellar bnek:
sir rooms and bath: furnace heat:
laundry tubs.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
$3.50

Downtown Section
csnvenient TO Peasiss okcs and
Uniea Sta6eh: . 3stsp b,ick;
contains " rssas ssl bsth; on
corner Of alley.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

formsriy . washinstea lawyer. vhe !
opment 0 ftkis beautifsi trsct
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
Lyon
Park
Locate in Lyon Park

1t does not matter from what standpoint
You view the attractiveness of Lyon Park, you
are inevitably convinced that it is 1000 de-
slrable. Take the location for instance-the
accompanying map shows you just how con-
venient it is to the center of Washington.
There IS exceptionally fine Car service - the
Falls Church cars of the Washington Virginia
Railway from 10th and Pennsylvania avenue
reach the property in twenty minutes there
are also cars via Georgetown and Rosslyn On
both lines you can obtain communication rates.
There is a macadam road to Georgetown via
the Key Bridge and to Potomac Park via the
Military Road through Fort Myer, Arlington
and Highway Bridge.
Lyon Park is just three miles west of the
White House and one mile west of Arlington
Amphitheater. Its elevation of eco feet above
Washington also adds considerably to the at
tractiveness of the location
Bearing all these unusual advantages in
mind you will, no doubt, agree with us that
more desirable and ideal location could hardly
be found.
The Washington times., 1920-04-25
Maurice Otterson,
Killed in Cold Blood
by-a Desperate
Thief or His
Brothers Wife?

taken until just before they left the house
and Il was taken by the man who held
Mrs. Otterson on the floor and not by the
one who shot Maurice and later ransacked
the rooms upstairs. Even II this had not
been the case, why should the robbers
have felt II necessary to leave behind this
valuable part of their booty when there
was nothing to hinder their escaping
with It? .-..-.
Perhaps Mrs. Otterson In her excite
ment forgot that she was not wearing the
ring when the bandit seized her. But In
the search she made of the house to see
what the robbers had taken would she not
have been sure to look In the place where
she was in the habit Of hiding the ring
when 1t was not on her finger? -
The Prosecuting Attorney believes that
she did not forget about the ring or over
look Il in her search. When the case comes
to trial he will undertake to prove that
she had the strongest OF reasons for wish
ing It to appear that the ring had been
carried away by the bandits.
The same bureau where the ring was
discovered also revealed something else
which promises to prove one OF the strong
est links in the chain OF evidence against
the accused woman.
It was a pistol-a pistol fully loaded,
save for one cartridge which. according to
experts, had been quite recently fred.
And the bullets in the chambers OF this
pistol we're OF the same calibre and OF
almost exactly the same weight as the one
found in Maurice Otterson's BRAIN,
This pistol was the property OF Howard
Otterson, brother of the murdered man
and husband Of the accused woman. He
was with the Sheriff when II was found
and he expressed surprise that one OF its
chambers should be empty. They all held
cartridges when he last saw the pistol, he
declared, and he had no knowledge OF Its
having been fired. . - 49,. ..
Was this the weapon that killed Maurice
Otterson? II so, how did II get from this
bureau drawer, where II was always kept.
to the room below, where the murder was
committed? And why was the pistol car
risd upstairs again and carefully put away
after Il had done its deadly work?
II seems hardly likely that bandits as
bold and desperate as the pair Mrs. Otter
son describes would have had no weapons
OF their own. In any event they could
hardly have gone upstairs and secured this
pistol before the shooting occurred.
Perhaps II was Maurice Ouerson HIM
self who carried downstairs the weapon
that killed him. Perhaps he seized IL
when he heard the sounds Of his sister-in-
laws struggle and perhaps Il was wrested
from him by the bandit who confronted
him in the living room.
But II this Js what happened, why on
earth did the bandit bother to return the
pistol to the room upstairs' Why didn't
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

contend the crime was the result Of her
anger. over his refusal to respond to the
passionate advances which she Will be al
legged to have made. :
According to another report, the prose
cution will produce evidence to show that
Mrs. Otterson fired the fatal shot in de-
Tending her honor against the unsought
and unwelcome advances OF her husbands
brother. .' " g.. ~
Over a month after the murder new
element OF mystery was added to this
strange case by a threatening anonymous
letter which was received by John otter
son, father of the dead man. ... ...
The envelope bore a Portland. Maine,
.postmark When Mr. Otterson opened it
he found a sheet OF paper covered, with an
apparently meaningless array OF numbers.
He was about to throw II away as the
work Of a crazy man when his attention
was arrested by the sinister outlines OF
dagger, revolver and deaths head which
appeared at the bottom.
He turned this extraordinary communi-
cation over to his lawyers After q little
study they found that the letter was in
simple CODE the various numbers repre-
senting letters OF the alphabet-one, A;
two, b, and so on.
When decoded, the letter was found to
read as follows: ..... ..
"otterson, " you were smart, you
would get good detective; for " you
don't you will 90 the same way Msu-
rice went. Your whole family ls
marked and sooner or later will 90 the
same way. Howard will be the next;
dam him. He ought to have been the
first. Now take warning"
eren Batain Rights RterSed.
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

he slip this vital evidence of his crime
into his pocket and carry 1t away with
him? And how did the stranger happen
to put the pistol back in exactly the place
where II was always kept?
The Prosecuting Attorney thinks It very
doubtful II Maurice Otterson armed him.
self with the pistol. II suddenly alarmed
for the households safety, he would have
been far more likely to seize his own
loaded automatic revolver, which was un-
der the pillow on his bed. And even II
he did take this pistol from the bureau
and carry 1t down stairs, the prosecuting
terious bandit who took II from his hands
and held the muzzle close to his head
Within few days after the murder Mrs
Otterson was arrested. and ever since
then has been held in fail without bail.
Very soon now a Judge and Jury will be-
gin trying to determine whether this re-
fined, pretty young wife has been hiding
all this time the real secret Of how and
why Maurice Otterson met his death.
II the prosecution is able TO convict Mrs
Otterson II will have to establish her
motive for the crime. II Ia limited that
the prosecution will try to prove that the
motive was the result Of an Illicit passion
"a passion which would have wrecked
the happiness of the whole Otterson fam
lily had II been allowed TO have It's way.
According to one report, the Prosecut-
ing Attorney will try to show that Mrs.
Otterson had long been infatuated with
Maurice otterson--younger than her hus-
band, good looking and with all the fas-
cinating glamour OF n returned soldier.
II she killed him, the prosecution will
tc) 1920. International Feature Service Inc.
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

not known to have had any enemies. The
only evidence that he lived in deadly fear
OF some one is the fact that ever since his
return from France he had always slept
with his loaded automatic under his pill
low.
Seldom II ever have the criminal courts
had to deal with a more puzzling mystery
than that which came into being when
Maurice Otterson fell dead with bullet
In his brain.
At whom would the murdered man him
self point his accusing finger II his spirit
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

That was all
no signature,
no clue to the
origin OF the
letter except the
rubber stamped
postmark an d
the written ad-
dress. The lat
ter, handwriting
experts say, was
written by a
man and with
painful effort to
disguise his pen
manship.
Neither tn o
older 0tterson
nor his son nor
any other men,
Der OF the fam.
lily KIN o W s OF
anyone who has
any reason for
wishing I h-e m
harm. The muir
dered man Ia
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

could return from the world beyond the
grave?
Would II be at his brothers sweet
faced wife, or at some hardened criminal
of the underworld, or at bitter enemy
who pursued him perhaps from far over
seas7
Or would the ghost Of Maurice Otterson
turn that spectral finger toward his own
breast and admit that although another's
hand pulled the trigger, he met only the
fate he deserved for having wickedly
coveted his brothers wife?
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

e@1
watch.
But the prosecuting
attorney insists that
the story OF the two
masked bandits is all
a fabrication. There
are, he declares, many
reasons why no such
explanation OF Maui
rice Otterson's death
can be accepted.
Mrs. Otterson de-
clares that one of the
bandits took her dia-
mond ring. But in a
search Of the house
the sheriff found hid
den under a layer Of
newspapers In q bu-
reau drawer upstairs
a ring that answers
exactly the descrip-
ton Of the ring she
says was stolen.
II this is the same
ring Mrs. Otterson
was W 9 airing that
night, how did 1t find
its way to that bureau
drawer? Who hid 1t
there-and why?
According to tn e
theory that bandits
committed the crime
the ring as not
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

Mrs. otterson Maintains That Two Masked
Bandits Entered the House, and That Will
One Held Her by the Throat the Other
Murdered Maurice otterson. But the Prose-
cutting Attorney Declares That Il Was No
Bandit but Mrs. otterson Herself Who
Held the Fatal Pistol-Thst Her Hand
Fired the Shot Which Killed Her Brother
in-Lsw. A Judge and Jury Will Try to De-
eide Which of These Versions of the Sur
prisins Tragedy Il to Be Believed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-12-02
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers OF the Bank Of Grantsville will nc
held at it's banking rooms. I'm the town
OF Grantsville, County Of Calhoun. and
state Of West Virginia. on the 9th day
of December, 1920 at ten O'Clock n. m.
Tor the election of directors to serve for
the ensuing year, and for tho transac-
tion OF such other business as may
properly como before the meeting.
ARTHUR G. MILLER.
Cashier.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-12-02
SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR TAXES

heeN gwen thai the Following
county calhoun which delinquent
1918
TEA ~ H."
hd much to the
tor:h in the following
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-12-02

OF tue aforesaid be
Undersigned sheriff before the " Wv
Given under my hand this oath OF November 1o20
NJ a @ BOARD. sheriff,