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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
Children First Consideration.

Welfare OF the children is the para.
mount consideration in contention
between divorced parents as to the
possession of the children, it was held
lioy Chief Justice Rainey of the su.
preme court in the case of George f.
Aufderheide VS.. Anna Keskaddon and
Harry w kesaaddon. appealed from
the district court of Tulsa county.
The Tulsa court was upheld.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
FOR THOSE NASTY SUMNER
COlOSr

An Irritating bronchial couch
breaks your sleep and lowers strength
and vitality. Foley's Honey and Tar
soothes and heals raw. inflamed mem
branes, stops tickling in the throat,
easer ssuffy, wheezy breathing AMI Is
he best remedy for all colds. coughs,
Group and whooping cough. Contains
no opia.es. Children like il.
Sold everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
A TEXAS WONDER,

For kidney and bladder trouble
gravel. weak and lame back. rheuma-
tism and irregularities of the kidneys
and bladder. Regulates bladder trou-
bles in children. If not sold by drug
gists, mail sl.25. Small bottle often
cure. Send for sworn tentimonials
Dr. E. w. Hall. 1925 Olive St, ST
Louis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
HE WANTS 10 HELP OTHERS

II had such an awful cold" writes
Russell Deckwa, SSl Chestnut s.,
Topeka, Kan, 'Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound helped me wonderfully.
| hope this reaches others and helps
them as it did me-" Get the genuine
Foley's for coughs, colds. Group and
whooping cough
Sold everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
EPWORTH LEAGUE OF
DISTRICT AT PONCA

Inc Epworth league Of this district
VIII hold its annual convention Iune
y TO "a. The session 10 he in the
Methodist churca at Ponca CITY. Two
hundred DELEGATES are ey7ected
Counties represented in the district
are Kay, Noble, Logan. Payne. Paw.
nee Usage and Washington
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

]. f. Williams, 1895 Boulder s.,
Colorado SPRINGS Colo, writes: I
feel better since started 10 take Fo-
lev Kidney Pills. am 73 years old'
and as FAR as hat trouble | am a new
man. Foley. Kidney Pills strengthen
and restore the kidneys and bladder
20 healthy activity.
Scld everyw here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
CITY TERMINALS ARE
OF BIC BENEFIT
Overhead Expense Incident to
Maintenance of Individual
Stations Is Great; Deliv-.
cry Problem Solved.

A noticeable feature of the opera
ton Of rural motor routes into and
out OF various cities, whicn have come
under the observation of investigators
OF the bureau of markets. United
States department Of agriculture, Is
the lack OF central receiving or dis
tributing stations. In each city the
operators maintained their own lndi-
yldlal stations and each carried on
his own business independent of the
business OF others.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
Save the Best Bundle.

When you run across an extra good
bundle of wheat while you are har-
yesting, save it for the free fair this
fall.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

MONDAY Universal program,
EDDIE POLO" in "The Van
ishing Dagger, western drama,
Under Sentence, Eddie Lyons
Comedy, Hero Stuff Every
thing. Two reel western, The
Line Runners. Extra good. Ex-
ira big. And it is Only Ten and
Twenty.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

A rumor came to town, Wednesday,
that oil had been found in the Sum
mers' test on the Phares farm Sew
eral people rushed out there, but
found things as still and quiet as they
have been for the past two weeks
nothing doing
Drilling operations at the NARROW
test in the southeast of 22-20-5 started
up again yesterday, or intended to. at
least This hole is already sl26 feet
deep and ii is the present intention OF
the company to go at least 800 feet
deeper If necessary.
Things are quiet in the Veighbor-
hood southeast of town Ii
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

The physicians and surgeons N
Brest, France are demanding an $
hour day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
Overhead Expenses Big.

Where a number OF independent
routes have their terminals In a given
city, the overhead expenses incident
TO the maintenance Of individual ter
mnal stations are multiplied many
times, while the advantages of CEN
tral terminal are lost altogether.
These advantages are very real. In
the first place, central terminal for
Il group of rural routes Is in Itself
an advertisement of the services in
that the attention OF the shipping pub
lie is drawn 20 the possibilities of
motor transportation, The use OF u
central terminal encourages and facili-
tates the transfer of goods originating
on one route and destined to some
point on another route. The problem
Of city delivery, which is serious IN
large cities, can be solved by means
OF common delivery service. sup
ported by all operators who use the
central terminal. This eliminates op-
Grating heavy trucks TO scattered
points in congested districts to deliver
relatively small consignments. Last
but not least, Il central terminal effects
some very material economies, in such
items as office rental, clerical assist
ance, telephone charges, heat. light,
and related expenses ordinarily In
cured with the maintenance of ter
minal facilities.
Central City TerrSinal Favored.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

1t is only within the last fifty vears
that Turkish women have learncl 10
read and write.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

The reformaiory school system ori
ginated in France e Sac
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

This year the American peonie viii
spend more than $500 100000 for au-
tomobile tires. Aa.sEsS.vR
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
For Looks Only.

Another dealer declares that porch
furniture Is being purchased to a Ger,
tain extent. although he admits tina,
It is not as popular as It used TO BE-
He also believes that it is being
bought more to make the front porch
look honey than for the actual &C.
commodation of young couples in the
evening.
Il suppose that the automobile has
entirely supplanted the porch swing
now, not only with the young folks
but with the Older ones, Just. drive
down a quiet street some evening ana
try to observe what ages of people
are sitting in the parked cars said
the furniture salesman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

the consideration of groups of motor
truck operators who maintasn individ.
ual terminals. Possibly a central ter.
minal company can best be organized
as joint stock corporation. Expenses
may be prorated on the basis of the
volume Of business transacted through
the terminal by each sharer In the en-
terprise. 1t Is realized that competi.
tive influence might offer obstacles
TO this plan, but the operation Of such
a terminal could be made independent
Of ordinary competitive factors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
HEDeECOCK AND b|BLY
ARE GIVEN PAROLES
Marshall Young Men Freed From
Granite; Oil Tests Near Mar
shall; Harvest Is On and
Hands Plentiful.

Marshall. Okla. June 19.-The
Tribune says: Forrest Hedgecock
and Victor Bilby have been paroled
from Granite and are free once more.
Victor came home last evening but
Forrest is in hospital at Enid suf-
fering from appendicitis.
Mrs. Hedgecock and Mrs. j. L.
Hearn went TO Granite. Monday, and
brought Forrest 10 Enid. He will
recover without an operation and VIII
soon be abel TO come home.
Oklahomas big harvest is on at
top speed. reapers running in many
fields. On some farms the oats crop
is being harvested first This crop
is the best we have had for number
OF years.
Wheat promises unusually good
The grain has filled perfectly and ii
should test we'll.
Griff Thompson and Roy Baker ex-
pect to start thet harvesterthresher
about Monday.
Harvest hands are plentiful, and
they are much better looking lot
than those who were here last year
Some OF them came from as far away
as Chicago. and there are many col
lege and high school students in the
bunch The price they receive Is SO
per day and board
But just as things were progress.
ing so nicely rain came up. yester.
day. and threatens to put crimp in
things.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
JUST so

It's o dull day when somebody
doesn't ask the boss for more
money.
The cemeteries are fun of peo-
pie who no doubt would be glad
to have the high cost of living
TO worry about.
A pessimist is a man who
thinks the Lord had grudge
against him when he sent him
down here TO live.
We know landlord who
hasn't raised he rent for his
apartments in the last two years.
The tenants all had three-year
leases.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

Leader Classified Ads Get Results.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19

I Pollard
SATURDAY
ETHEL CLAYTON
"souLs ApRIFT"
Milton Siys playT opposite Miss
Clayton in this production and Il Is
an adventure production the Whole
family will enjoy Extra added at
traction. "Gaumont News" and Chris
tie Comedy.
Not the most reels for your money,
but we believe you will get value
received"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
|OLD FRONT PORCH
IS LONELY PLACE
Young People Appear to Live in
Motor Cars; Old, Quiet Eve
nings Are No More;
Dealers Talk.

The good old fashioned hammock,
which held two young people so com.
fortably on a cool summernight has
been entirely replaced by the more
modern porch swing.
That is the lament OF an Oklahoma
newspaper which has drawn it's con
clusions REGARDING the decline OF the
once popular hammock from the re.
ports OF local furniture companies
who say that calls for the porch swing
have entirely supplanted their calls
for the old fashioned hammock
Furniture dealers in Guthrie adrnssT
that no one ever asks TO buy ham
mock any more.
Hammock Awnings Antiques.
why. we haven't had hammock
in the store for two years and Aive
never had call fer one said one
furniture dealer yesterday Another
admitted that the hammock had lost
its popularity with the younger set
OF Guthrie.
However, in Guthrie, not even the
porch swing has any right TO be called
modern, say the dealers
I'VE have more calls for the porch
swing than we have for hammocks. =
said the dealer who declared he had
not sold a hammock for two years.
The young people live in automo-
biles now and the old quiet evenings
spent on the porch are a thing Of the
past"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-19
Central City Terminal Favored.

In view of these facts. the United
States department of agriculture rec
ommends the central city terminal 70
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
MRS. STEVENSON
DIES AT SO YEARS
Was Widow of III. f. Stevenson, Well
Known Cobbler - Collected Many
Dolls, Pitchers and Clippings.

Mrs Mary Edwards (Howel Steven
son. 80, widow of Hiram +. Stevenson,
died about II O'Clock last night in the
Home for the Aged, where she had lived
since Sept 16, 1912 She had been IN
failing health for some time but had
been confined to her bed only short
time. =.
Mrs. Stevenson was the only child of
Edward and Mary Howe and was born
in Brattleboro May II, 1881. Her faith
or died when she was three years old.
She was a lneal descendant of Jemlma
Howe the story of whose captivity be-
came a part of the American Preceptor,
reading book much used in New Eng
land and New York in the early part OF
the 10Th century. Jemima Howe, twice
made a widow by Indians, was buried IN
Vernon, and her grayestone with its curl
Gus epitaph still stands.
More than - years ago Mrs. Steven
son began to save newspaper clippings
which interested her, and being of
historical turn of mind she preserved a
vast amount of valuable information.
The clippings filled a large number Of
scrap books. She also became interested
in collecting dolls of different types, and
she became the posseSsor OF a large num-
her from America and foreign countries.
In addition she accumulated many pitch
ers. large and small and of a great va
riety of shapes also souvenir postcards
and quaint epitaphs. She was a mem
Der of the First Universalist church.
ON Jan. 9. 1851. Mrs. Stevenson mar
ried Hiram f. Stevenson of Brattleboro.
who died June 6. 1909. at the age of
/ So. after being in the shoemaking bust
ness 65 years. With the exception OF
one year when they lived in Hinsdale, \.
H., Mrs. Stevenson was a lifelong resi-
dent of this town. Mr.. Stevenson and
the late j. Foster Stearns climbed Wan
tastiouet mountain. opposite this village,
in Chesterfield. Y. H. Sunday. June q,
1909. to pick mountain pinks and became
separated. Mr.. Stearns returned, and
searching party found Mr.. Stevenson
IN the east side 6f the mountain the fol
lowing morning. He had died of exposure
and In one Hand he held a bouquet OF
he pinks hp had gathered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson had two chll
dren. Fred. who died at the age of seven
years. and Charles, who died at the age
If u years. For many years MIR. ano
Mrs. Stevenson's home was at 3 Cana
street. and Mr.. StevensOn'S cohbler ShoI
was upstairs in the Judge building which
stood where the northeast corner of the
Barber building now stands.
Arrangements for Mrs. Stevenson
funeral have not been completed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
SENATE CLASHES
OVER TARIFF BILL
Democratic Leaders Declare 1t Is an
Embargo BiIl-SenatOr SmOOt Wants
Wool Protected.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 27.-Repubh-
can and Democratic leaders in the senate
clashed today over the house emergency
tariff bill, characterizing the measure as
an embargo and a shocking proposition to
restrict American commerce.
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska, Dem
ocratic leader proposed that the bill in
stead of being referred as a tariff meas
ure to the finance committee be sent to
the commerce committee. He charged
that the Republicans proposed to rush
through the measure practically without
consideration.
Senator Smoot said 20,000,000 pounds
of wool was en- route to the United States.
There viii not be an American sheep
shearcd for two or three years unless
this enormous import is checked. No
measure can save half of the sheep men.
They are ruined today" lac declared.
Senator Gerry of Rhcde Island, mem
Der of the finance committee, declared the
tariff legislation was unsound fundamen-
talyl. cutting off international barter and
purchase of American product.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
MANY CHILDREN AT
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Vermont Wheel Club Entertains 300
with Trained Ponies, Movies. Christ
mas Trees. Gifts and Eats.

More than 300 Children enjoyed the
Christmas party and entertainment fur
nished by the Vermont Wheel club Fri
day afternoon in the club rooms, where
Christmas trees and Santa Claus gave
the true Christmas spirit to the Occa-
sion.
The entertainment included an exhibi-
ton by Prof. Ness's trained ponies the
singing of carols and moving pictures.
after which Benjamin y Crown took
n fiashlight picture of the children.
SHOWS orchestra furnished music
and the children passed around
through the serving room, where
an ice cream cone and cookies
were given each They then Went to
the southeast room, where gifts were
taken from the trees and presented each
child. Then as they passed to the stair
way and left for home each was given
. pair IF mittcns and n bag containing
an orange and some Christmas candy
Every child was enthusiastic over his
good time and would have been glad il
the party had lasted longer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
SPECIAL SERVICES
IN LOCAL CHURCHES
Midnight. Forenoon. Afternoon and Eve
ming Programs Rendered Christmas
Day-Others Given Sunday.

Special Christmas services were held IN
four of the local churches Christmas day:
while special program was rendered
Sunday in another.
At st. Aiichaers Episcopal church a
midnight service was held Christmas
morning with a special musical program
and holy eucharist and similar service
at 1890 o'clock. Masses were celebrated
at st. AIchaeTs Roman Catholic church
at $50 and 1890 o'clock Saturday.
Sewall Morse, cornetist. and Alison j..
Dugan violinist. assisting. GansS's Sec
ond Mass was sung by the full choir. The
last mass was followed by Benediction OF
the Most Blessed Sacrament. At the
1870 mass 46 altar boys served the mass.
At the $50 mass the children of st. Mich
ael's parochial school rendered the pro
gram.
In the Swedish Congregational church
On Strand avenue there was separate ser
On Sunday evening at o'clock a special
program was rendered by the Sunday
school, gifts were presented to the chill
dren. there was a Christmas tree and re-
freshments were served.
The Swedish Lutheran church celebrat-
ed the customary Julotta Christmas
morning Mt $50 o'clock with sermon by
Edgar Malmstrom of Upsala college, Ken
ilworth. " j. Special Christmas music
was rendered and in the evening at Z
O'Clock there was children's concert and
Christmas tree.
Special Christmas music was rendered
in the Centre Congregational church Sun
day morning and special program was
given at 4.30 o'clock, which is reported
3 elsewhere
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
BRATTLE0ORO LOCAL

John Bangs Adkins, a former West
BrattlcborO boy. now employed on the
New York WorlG,. has been elected emf
nent commander Of IvanhOe commandery,
knights Templar. of New York city. Mr..
Adkins is regular summer visitor IN
BrattlebOro.
About 60 members of Beauseant com
mandary, Knights Templar. assembled IN
Masonic temple at noon Christmas day
for the service at which the annual eX-
change of Christmas sentiment between
the grand commander of the grand en-
campment of the United States and the
communicates throughout the country oe-
CURED being timed so as to occur at the
same time everywhere. The sentiments
were read by Eminent Commander A. V.
u. PiperA Rev. ID. r. Trout as prelate
had a prominent part, and there was sing
ing by f. O. Adams. Walter ;. Stearns
and r. III. Crane.
James r. Ryan, the proprietor of Elm
Tree Inn at Pennington, Conn. who has
just died at Pennington, at 81. had been
in the hotel business since he was lad
OF 16. much of the time in western MaSsa-
chusettS. He was born at Moer.s juno
ton, " Y, and when he was 16 he went
to work in a hotel at Athol. and later to
the Revere House at Brattleboro. From
there he went to the Putnam House at
Orange. and while there he and Miss Cora
Putnam Rand were married. He left the
Putnam House to go TO the Mansion
House also at Orange. and later he oper-
ated the Lake House in Millers Falls.
Subsequently, he leased the Amherst House
in Amherst. From there he went to
Pennington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
SNOW ENOUGH TO
DELAY TRAFFIC
Morning West River River Train Arrives
at 1.15 y. m.-Street Cars Make
Few Trips-Five-I Inch Snowfall.

Snow began falling about IL o'clock
asst night and up TO noon today had
reached depth of about five inches and
caused delay in rail traffic in and out
- Brattleboro and on the street rail
way line. The snow turned to fine hail
ar rain about the middle of the fore
Eloon.
Trains on the main lines of the Bos-
ton & Maine and Central Vermont rail
soads were running about - minutes
behind schedule. while the West River
sputhb0und passenger train. which is
Iue to arrive at $50 o'clock, did not
Zach the local station until about 1.15.
rhc train was stalled a short time in
Winhal. at the Landman lodges, and
several times before it reached Newfane
i was necessary to back and get up
team to plow through the snow. This
vas necessary also between Williams
vile and West Dummerston stations.
The street railroad traffic has been
delayed to some extent. 1t was possible
so make a few round trips through the
forenoon. but attempts at anything like
a schedule were useless. and after noon
$40 trips were undertaken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
MARBLEHEAD WOMEN
WAR ON GAMBLING
Carlo of Massachusetts, and Women
Ancient Town Has Become ''The Monte
Say Vice Must Stop.

AIARBLEHEAD. Mass, Dec. 2I.-
AIarblehead is noted for more than be
ing a seaport town filled with ancient
houses and retired sea dogs For the
last. year it has enjoyed the title OF
'the Monte Carlo of Massachusetts,
This comes from the fact that more lot
teries are carried OH openly in Marble
head in proportion to the population
than in any community in eastern Mas
sac1usetts.
Rumor says that card games are
played in little rooms. in more than
score of houses every night Moreover
it rs said the winning lottery numbers
are posted on the official town bulletin
board.
Iii the town fathers shut their eyes to
this the town mothers. with the coming
of the vote, decided that the lotteries
and card games for money must end.
They are out to clean up the town and
war has started on gambling. The cam
paign is in charge of the local organic
alton of the Massachusetts League of
Women Voters. Next Thursday the
opening shot will be fired when Miss
Emma Schumacher will introduce a res
olution at meeting of the women yot-
ers demanding an end of all public gam
bling in Marblehead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

Mr.. Lynde lived IN the so-called swamp
road north of the Crosby pond, four miles
from this village, and there he and Mrs.
Lynde observed their golden wedding an
niversary Dec 20 1914 Until his health
failed he was constant reader OF daily
newspapers and kept in touch with affairs
in this country and abroad. He compre-
hended what he read, so that he was able
to carry on conversation and maintain
his side of an argument in a great variety
of subjects with men of prominence.
He was a staunch Republican and be-
fore the last presidential election he eI-
pressed the hope that he might live to see
Senator Harding elected president. Mem
bers of the family kept him informed Of
what was going on. and he retained his
mind and continued to be interested in
world affairs up to the time of his death.
Funeral services will be held In the
home at > o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. Dr. II. 2. Woodin, pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, officiating.
The burial will take place In Locust Ridge
cemetery in Brattleboro.
Mr. Lynde was born i'm Guilford Sept
81, 1910, the youngest son of Daniel and
Tamson (McClure) Lynde He was the
He lived in Guilford and in Massachusetts,
in early life and then returned to Yer
mont. He was mustered into the United
States service Sept u. 1861, at Brattle-
boIo and served three years in the Civil
war, in Company +, 4th Vermont Regi-
ment. He was in the battles of Lees
Mills. Williamsburg, Golden's Farm, Saw
age Station, White Oak Swamp, Cramp-
tons Pass. Antietam, Fredericksburg,
Maryes Heights, Salem Church, Banks
Ford, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station,
and Wilderness.
He was wounded in the battle of the
n