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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
Railroads
Plan To
Cut tRateS

Ne9 York \ 4. oct 20 fol.
loA ne a meeting ia Ce.esEa. o,t "a
1871 q ihc pfssidsnis 50 Aea., sN
he leading railroads IN ihr coaaif,
Nj Thomas ne Wit CuA.ei. chair
nian oi thv asso, ,lauea - fanwas "a,
sssnsss made ,he io.ior ina stale
usnl
Al mesting o. the association x
railway executives fodst u vas Dc
iermrei bf The railroads ol The
rlled Sisfes. io scsk so D. Inl about
s frauciioa Ia rates. and ss means
10 faal end 90 sssk fed4euoa n
pfesenf railroad vases vhlth have
compelled maintenance of ihs pres
snt ftles
An application vfl b. made lm
medlsiely 70 fhe tnllsd States fsll
road labor beard Tor 4 reduction ia
wages az train service employees. sut
fe.sul io remove the remainder ~ the
increases made b. ihe labor board.
tecislon OF Jup ~ 1890 (which
would involve further reduction ~
approx maieiy ten percentl and ior
reduction ia HE ~A.ss 81 an other
iassea 81 railroad labor to mo eoinx
rate fof fuch labor IN several feru.
.ofles where the carriers operate
70 Rsdoes Rates a. Wages oe Down
The iofegoing action Is upon ne
audors landiue that concurrent, with
,s,h reduction IN wages the bensrt
81 he reduction thus obtained shall
Nith ihe concurrence ~ the interstate
commerce commits ION b. passed on
% Toe public in the reduction % cs.
stlng railroad fAiaa except ia so fer
IS 'tis reduction shWli have been
s.sde 81 the meantime.
The managers have decided upon
ilns coufse Ia view of their rsali4a
ton of the tact that the wheels ct ln'
auslflA activity have been closed
iovn % point whieh brings depres
sion and distress 10 the entire put
gr ana that something must be done
p start them apaln N operation
The saas,ion shieh con 'fonis The
railroads IN extremely cuuea The
railroads IN 1880 realized net rail
~ay operating income of about So
500 600 upon property Investment
81 over slso0o ooo 900 and even this
AMOUNT of s2ooa.eeQ Includes back
rail pay for frior Years received from
he government ~ approximately sbt
900 GOO thus showing when The opera
lions ~ that yeaf alone arr consid-
fred an actual deficit before making
my allowance for either interest or
dividends The year ended 10 serious
depression In ali branches of Industry
md IN marked reduction of The fAfh.
Il demand lor and ihe prices of hps
& commodities, resulting IN a very
CONTINUED on rasa 81
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
TAXPAYERS WILL PAY
LESS HERE THIS YEAR
This Year the Rate Is S4846 on
the 81 ,000; Last Year Ii Was
S5l.S0; City Levy Is
Higher
This Year the Rate Is s4s.46 on

Taxpayers OF Guthrie viii pay less
taxes this year than they ia last
year The difference II the rate pr
$1,000 valuation is s334 Last year
the rate vas s5i so This year $iS as
IS the rate This reduction Is a re-
suit Of the decision OF the state equal
ization hoard yesterday when one
mill levy for state purposes was f'xed
The oity levy this year ls - mills
for general fund and IT'S for sinking
fund. IN 1890 the city levy aas 71s
for the general fund and l7o f5r the
s.n ing fund. In 1919 the city gem
eral fund was mills and the sinking
fund 81 mills
The county levy this year Is u for
roneral fund aud mill for sinkin
fuud In 1920 the general fund levy
VAS IL and sinking 2 o. mill
The assessed saluation Of the per-
sonal and real. FOR 1921 is si7.Sss.-
s07.
The state levy is io0 per cent lover
than for 1920 and Is the lowest levy
in the history OF the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
In.
Gtg
Into
mess

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-. ......t 80. +. -.a...
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......a .. M, ~.
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...... ........... -. ".
49,. -. a... ~.
safsasiiao or r,H..i.m rsan ,.tsr.
sstea f.sms .at ....sa.
80. . .,. -. $500
.a. r.t.a .,s "a. -, t..,.
......, I, ,...... ,.,.. 40
+. t..t. e,,.. ,,s.. a., 4, ,..,,.
~. t.t....,.., $500, a.. y..,.
- 49,. 49,. 49,. 60 ....s
va. ........ AZ, - -.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
Robbers
Battle
Officers

kansas c.i,. No. OF 20 rae
State nsna 81 Asceola l1~A uas
robbed last nlfAt hy foar bsns.is
uan came IA meteor saf and are
supposed 10 have driven O. oaseelA
from hers. lhe police here anneaaesa
thls nofnlp3 A bricf mersase ffan
n,roela sala there haa heon llsgaf
nfht ans two - the hsnalts eers =
ported ahai
one man vas hllird sns talee
nhefs dAu0elonsi, voundet near
oseeols lows. iast nisat vhea 3 &
West ot,enlA sheriff attempted 6
seafsh an aalonobilr for liauaf in
mesaAee Is tae Nanaaa CTS paiiss
sheriff west sala she four men esre
eami'ed hg tie side ol lhc road shen
Do approached ~nh h.s psriy ue
sali Nat believing they vert lIgaof
funners ha oflofcd them to bold
up their haHas and submit 10 sfan.a
and that they responded hs upealaN
are The shooting ~ ufrvd ane
miles south ~ OHcrpia the sherff
said Nhaflea Jones' 4 fafmef iislH
near the scene 81 tho shootlnk vas
hllea ln ihs ffnf and pr W1lam
Fuller. a veterinary sarroon 81 Nnf
fay iapa. and john Miller oi osteala
vefe Aausvruss wounded George
Baton Murray. inNa was Aikhils
gnnled
i.0a1ne hi injured enmpnlana
into hl. touring car ihe sheriff fuH
eued tie supposed liquor RUNNERS
thirty m|ies Hruth to Mount AT IA
where ae iesi ihsif lrali
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
MINERS WILL NOT FIGHT
KANSAS AN.


pittsharf Kan. oct 2u Canff-
nation Of reports that the Illinois
miners would not provide funds Tor
use IN the fight against the kansas
iaN came In letter from VA r
Neshitt.- secretary -treasurer Il tac
Illinois district TO Thomas Harvey
provisional secretary treasurer ol the
Kansas district, and formerly secfc-
tary-tressufer Of the suspended Kan
sas district calling foi the return 20
the uilaols treasury OF sga 600 tae
balance lett Of the fund ~ $40 .ooA
which the Illinois miners sent % the
Kansas minefs about eighteen months
aso
Neshlii and other officials of the
Illinois district. recently were IN the
Kaasaa field returning 70 Illinois
ahou, week aso % Is understood
that the officials then thought Of the
return ~ the balance of the fanf
Ma 81 the fund sen, hs the Mn
ols miners was used IN tho political
campaign 10 Kansas last year n
" alch iiaWst and hlf followers sought
to defeat Governor Allen for re-elec-
ton as governor and Ia elect lesls-
lators opposed to the cou,t iaN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
He Dressed Up
Like a Party,
Then Killed Self

oslsnoma CITY. oct. 2o.--com-
peisiy dressed and ~lth eiarse4
ard hat %. the booy of = " Nj
nams % wayne. o. snoma. 49,
founs early to-day N she bath q,
IA room a. . down to~n notei
here
a ~ Williams eorone5. sfte-
an examination saia ne teiesea
willa had been dead fronl
t~sNs q fourteen hours. fns
cause % rs death ras not been
determines. Police hc~sver. afe
lnvessiaatlns the tAeoy that ne
nigh, have fallen snd fractured p 5
ssul fte rad Cd profvseiy from
the noae
The clerk At the hotsl SAID VII
Hams reo.sssrsa SUNDAY evenif..
Pagers found IN his room Indicate
police ssio. that Ne nAo wife
Mary W. llans. a. Wayne WI
hams wore a masonle rine. and pa
pers were found showing him -
hold mereersh . IN that ordsf
here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
SCOTTISH RITE MEN
ADVANCED BY COUNCIL
High Scottish Rite Body Con.
fers the Thirty Third and
X G g " Degrees on
Many
- fAIl. I..-lar

Washington b e. o,f Tha
sunfemr tnaafi aenliish Rlt. VA
sons ln sossl4s hers thls sock ti iha
White remplr 'ssi nisht .lsrtrt if
shlfp third desfas Nasons ani
thEt tpo apa halt teNfee Nasor.
knoen as kn'Nht# Commander guar
~ Honor AT eapfeme esAn, 4
a~aria Afe nr1s fsf wu.A
Scottish ltla Nssaas of the .fnf
deeror m uHthge advanced ta ,hs
ifi desfrs afe
John W uIekei q Coot C..ie q
ipham Charles IS wrsh,
Klirman in Guthrie hd tan,oi ta X
81 q N ate
Afihur neYsf Ndaiah n iAaAt
ine v 30 nssefua puo w rvath
eflnsln Emu i lliutht ue'am .
lobua 81 " NecoY Itot q a.
Nthols l.hn . s0eef. Napainaa b
Wallace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
UNABLE TO OF smos.s MAID

Miss Mildred swanson. hurt IA
chicago motor car accident vas an :
able 70 act a. brides maid at ths
stark Fnpla nuptials While dr.vias
with Rex stark the car Ia which she
vas riding wss IN collision. Shat
tered windshield class cut her sew
erely, neeessltating the taking OF sev ,
'entsen stitches. Miss swanson legs
the hospital sunday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
JOHN DRAM WHO HAa
DrEN vFpY III ntT~Ua

John paea ebo haa been caa
fnei n hls home here nador car,
of three doeiara ana a trained nurt
fee the past seseral days e. fnpar
'sa much be'ier had probably eQt %
danger For time hla VIE was das
ra|red ~ a ~ Dean. prnmiaent
Kansas cty basness msa. director
- she Liberty Trsst sompauy N thH
e.iy "a hsre aud another brother 4
banker wll arrive Friday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
miss CASEY hrHF TO
DIRECT "spnfsGrlmrs

Mlaa Mary Jams Casey director %
sarlneilms has arrived 10 unlhus
ana rehearaals have bgeun AN
<founs ave flied and wnrk pr0
RresaIne u.rch Nias casey "a very
enthoslasie oFsf ihe lt'rni shs
fnda Ia Cnihris T. sprnsiims aaf
g. nfc ), viii he . sisnsl sureess
The entire eaaf Is asFea 60 te a. ,he
t'ss ilau promptly 81 O'Clock fr
day evening far assignment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA
ARE VERY GENEROUS
This Applies More Particularly
TO the Auto Owners. Who
Are Usually Good
Fellows

'ioN reneroas arc tn people %
Amer ea. and estecialig TIE antomo
hiie tourists
Who are The -gCoa fellows" VIE
offer iift. and do they cNitt over
the connir, of are they uercl, pro
duets Of SOME particular vicinity of
localiy'
J x CArlstian of Chicago is at
tempting to find on and has beea
convinced 80 Tar. after Twelve lay
lnYestigation. that pelp,e over -
middle west aia good scouts and
always Wiling to help out" he sal
here an ne stopped tor day after
proceeding Tor cne thousand FIVE
hun~red mlies from Chicago BY
Waxing aud obtaining rides from
motorists. without paying ont cent
of money
Ern bis meals have been offerei
aad accepted gratis, he stated. and
on only one OCCASION 80 far has hs
been unrew ardel h asking Tor fcol
Christian after making MS ayeras se
.ntl th.s time of more ttlu one han-
drad miles day has 90 ono ia rd
a. his task complete,
As a par, Of his initiation into tae
AAsenturers club OF Chicato, ho 'va
waerrod that he could not 'cave CHI
cago ponulless. and without spendns
any money. and thelt riding ira nss
have proceeded three thousand mi'e1
from Chicago At the end OF thirty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
Strike Cannot Be
Postponed, But
May Be Settled

chl ago. Oct eo~rAs praa es
sise rallreas ssfise eannos be rosi
onsa Dat u car be ssttlsa ,ne
president % the switch Nen uni5n
sala after conferenes thls wern
les. ., which a ~ss learned. thsy
naa Gems oersd al petsiele phasss
- tne situation 40 might be pfes
snted a. the hearing this afternoon
of the unlssd states raslreaa lapof
beard
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20

FneALmGRs our eaAvE
oIcoIHs on STRIKE

Nadrii. OCT SO 4 Eeu~rai s,riks
q undertaken ~orkers a. naycelons
makias t Impossible 80 bury the
dead. 1foaEht about . serious sitn4
alton 10 that city today
Grave aixEers thfeatsa gym.
pathetic strike aud the nanlclpal
eoaacll pas summoned to taka emer-
geueY measures Ths trouble 70
suited from dismissal of SONS work
ers after demand for increased wages.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
vlaIron 10 rAkr eAar

Mss Helen Robinson ~ Green
burg ra who Is spss, of Ns
iaa'a Sam9aeli aad nhs ls possrss
ed ~ fine s0ies ail take part 'n
"srrlngilms Other Vtlnoipais are
Nfa rhlllip Tmhaud Miss Margaret
Dean. Mise Vera kefly NeH Cart
Taefau iahn anil Uene irHani and
other 81 Guihnes Foof fure Nfs
Robert Nelten slll have fhtrss uf
the muslr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
CITY POLICE NAkI.
coon BOO/I Iiiti

chief Nn hsll ard OFFICER iames
arrested ~ slHdreli,h Metro ~ap
saSs he lives oh farm near, Nsr
f'mNe thls morning Iae noslo uss
dflsns nen Feri ani had tys
gallon keg 10 tse il.Nvef wtl0a
VAS fura vah three rn eufa
whlhby
Tho hpoNn tisHensvf wAa Jailed al I
the tsr and booze eautlsestsi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
COUNTY ltli. FILLED
WITH FEDERAL. PRISONERS

There are uow twenty federal pfs
'onera ia the county iail five more
s.aving arrived since yesterday Most
~ the federal prisoners are brought
= re from oeage county whore there
is much trafllclng IN bOoze. and a.l
are charged y iih sci Ink whisky ant
drugs 10 the Usage Indians
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
TEMPLE BUILDING STATUS
TOLD BY MASONIC BOARD
Statement Covering Funds Es
pended In Building and the
Amounts Necessary Given
To Rite Members

n r Sweaunson president of tho
Masonic nundiur Association haA
issued the following statement 10
tainna Is the nov eatt.sh Hlte
tetpsl TIN statement IS addressed
10 members oi the Ri'e hat vl'l De-
" Interest 20 Che reueral public
we the noari % Directors y tao
Masonic naidins Asso. alion fot the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish hlio
Masons 81 Oklahoma herewith make
report of our dolnss. under the au
thafhe - the Resolutions 81 your
respective Bodies duly passed on ,be
Is,h day Or May 1912
81, sllne of that authority = maie
a contract with Hawk a parr Ar'hi-
teots 81 Oklahoma. fos she prepara
tlon of plans and specifications ior
d New Temple which shan ~ la az.
cord with the dignity and wealth ~
fHIe Afi*As ~ Ii' 'Aff w th t"f 'ff
capitol grounds at Guthrie Okla
hama The Oli capitol grounds
comprises ten acres % Krouna aud
tAe old capitol hnllalnx o. tho eist
edge II the eity having been aanaiod
to the Fraternity by re Cltf of
Guthrie f8f thbt pu pose
a contract was then made ~iih
James steauu Go IN fof the
construction or ,he New Temple
Tire plane far the neR bulldins Wefe
adopted az meeting held ny thc
hoard On April 22 1920, and work
was Immediately started by the con
tfa tor That our efforts have been
Of await may be witnessed by the
appearance OF the building On O-'-
obef J. 1921. see picture ia Noeember
issue of eOklahoma Conslstefy
On June 30. 1920. the foloRiu &
funds we're In the treasury ~ the
building Association
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
PoxANA HAS FISHING JOB
AND LABOR TROUBLES

The Roxana oil tcst Is beset with
lost casing in the hole and labor
troubles. Al s.70i feet the casing
parted. Drillers refused 10 stav At
the plant unless paid fall operating
scale. Superintendent Derby said.
"Its bad mess We are going 10
experience great difficulty in getting
out cf the five-iRch casing at 3.70l
feet. We may not be successful
The agsravat,ng thing about the mat :
ter IS the ugly disposition Of tn-
men Who want full time while wat
ing until needed machinery can ne
obtained
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
JUDGE INSTRUCTED
JURY TO CONVICT. THEY
ACQUITTED PRISONER

Ponca city. Oct 2o--After receis-
ing instructions last n.sht to find
Bert Davis either guilty Of murder
or first degree manslanghier or aequit
him. the jury al four o'clock this
morning returned a verdi.t Of ac-
quittal afieT being out since . O'Clock
last night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20

Michigan has new law which re-
quires bill Of sale title 10 automobiles
The Object is TO put ont u business the
dealers IN stolen ears The law is Of
such recent application that not all
Michigan automobile owners have had
time TO comply with il. yet the auto
mobile thieves and dealers in stolen
ears have found a way TO beat il by
counterfeit and forged bills of sale.
The purchaser, Of course, gets no valid
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
DOT III 10 NDiH FOOT
BAL .tui IIii,I FRIDAY

There Nill tr iHHhls hsaaaf faot
hai game befs Friday GalArsa
first isam eil meet the strong N9e
man faam Ant nal sssoud team SIT
aunbat tHs Edmond seraaa team The
genie til De- called at a'eiaeh ia
place ~ 139 10 order that ne two
sames eaA be- played before darkness
falls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20

transportation. would have warm
sympathy for the mendieant who has
hecn knocking at the door Of capital
today II IS the grandchild Of his
railway waif and like il is child Of
poverty.
Nor Is the plea Of the grandchild
less piiifully true than was grandsire s
in 1911
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
ACCUSED okMUlcEe SHERIFF
WANTS AIS CASE TRANSFERRED

Okmuleee. Oct 90 THE appl.ea-
tion FOR a transfer OF the case Of Lon
Kuhn. suspended sheriff OF Okmulgee
county. wao twice has been tried in
the superior court on charles Of mis-
conduct in office, to the district
court Will h. made. u was announced
hy r N Garter. counsel for the de-
fense
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20

TIE eleven so-eailsd standard
unions marked time TODAY vsitIaf
the outcome of fhs labor bosfi
mesiius while . fee e taslr
general chairman mef 50 dif,uss
strike pians. thc mamfs efpptlea
lae hearus rooms "a fAv lahuf
ConuKned "a rass q,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
MANS MISTAKE SAVES
FlE.a $4,000 IN CASH

Chicago. oct -l-James Pcsc'ge
secretary 81 bni ding and loan as
ISOLATION. ulssntmiudedly put the 81 :
HnN reeeltts - the society ~ d Z
poekei after meeting of the asso-
cat Oh last nisht and then carefully
locked the minutes ln strong box
-Four automot.l .le baudits held him
up as he left the bBii.ng ard soize {
the box They got the minutes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20

stand the enormous value Of these
securities. their unchalIcnQeable safety.
the certainty II interest payments
The last thing that farmer would
care ~ sacrifice when short Of cash is
his land Next 70 that no doubt, ~
his Liberty Bonds They have the
solidity Of the land itself
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
6e0t0Na

since that time we have received
from the treasurer OF the Lodge o.
Perfection. the business body ~ tle
Rite. about s3S7oozse There ro-
mains. AZ this time. IN the treasury
si54.7o0 90 par value in Liberty
Bonds aud War SAVINGS STAN in
amount Of sss0 90. total par va.uc
fisr $500 The above amount. f3S7.
oo2 30. represents approximately the
net amount of revenue derived from
fran,fnt.ad ~ 9.vn p i
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
First Fatality OF
Hunting Season

Nas.eess. OF = -rhs Nfsf
fatsi hsntlna Assiasnt % trs 80
son ceesffed ieaAs ~sfn oeefos o
Murphy ~ fefwsf wsinhsf ~ tNe
a. a. y. ~as kisa ~ 80 gun
fhs weapon ~aa discharges ~Nif
Murphy as psf~.tilno q a. sns~
down stsee ersaan. 10 =
companion
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20

Most of the Liberty Bonds bought
by the farmers still remain il their
hands In some sections. il has been
learned, no bonds held by the farmers
have been sold The argument is
made from this that il i untruc that
the farmers are short Of cash There
is perhaps another plausible conelus-
ion. This is that the farmers, prob
ably more than any other class, under
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
No More
Coin For
A.HOu,at
BULLETIN

Pl,,bors. Ksns- Oct .o.-Fiasn
eial sUpeors Ger Alexander -o.sett
and MS followers ~ their fgrf
against tne Kansas Industrial eours
la~ has been withdrawn py shs lnl.
nois miners
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
STATE LEVY FIXED
AT ONE MILL

Oklahoma city. Oct PA hall
MI state tax levy. the smallest sinc>
statehood. was decided upon BY the
state board OF equalization here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-20
WEATHER

New or cans. La. Oct eo.-To
night fair co.der frost, Friday fAi.
warmer.
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Continued or Pace q
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Continued on Page
The evening world., 1921-03-04

asked. "A human one. or Ouija
board, or automatic writing"
Never" she replied. Il have q
wonderful picture of him. l just look
at IL and think and long for him-and
he comes to me. He never fails, and
we talk togethcr-nut aloud. you
know, but our thoughts talk % each
other. l know that he comes TO me
from a beautiful place, where he has
everything for which ne expresses
wish and whore he is doing great
work. think the work Of preparing
other minds to believe IN spirit sur
vival. But he is interested i'm me and
in what l am doing and | know hc
helps That s why I want his name
always signed with mine.
For instance | had to write a book
about dying. and I know nothing,
nothing at all, about the mechanics of
1t. | said to myself that | would
write it and then submit II for cor
rectiOns to an aviator. Tdid just that
and yet he told me that all the ny
ing terms used, which seemed just 10
come into my head as l wrote, were
absolutely correct, that not a change
was necessary. Who helped me, If
my husband did not? He was
trained to be an engineer and he was
deeply interested in the mechanics OF
aviation and knew so much more
about it than l.
1T is so wonderful" l wish l
could describe adequately the shining
look on Alice Williamson's little, deli
cate face as she spoke.
Yet am sure every woman
who greatly loves a man can have
the same experience" she added.
That's why ] cannot understand how
she eun marry again-if she really
loved her first husband. have a
friend who adored her husband, but
he was killed in the war and she was
so lonely that she married Il man
who had loved her a long time. And
il is terrible-she simply. cannot feel
that she is married to the second
man. She will say Yes my husband
always does'--oh, something or other
and then she will pull herself up and
look stricken and murmur. I mean my
FIRST husband
IF one couldn't believe in the
presence of the man one loves, 1t
would be 80 hard to live, wouldn't it,
when he seems TO die?' appealed Alice
williamson. her nhle ewes fillirg her
smile twisted WIN pam. Nut II a
womar ewes ne can return TO ner
she NJ. no other help. He WILL
return - she calls he will answer.
Isn't @ 20 lover"