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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07

DO not want 70 BE- misleading ia the
direction Of optimism. / have been
speaking ~ lhe Hughes speech that
thrilled the world aud the degree Of
its fulflllment II Is true that the
Hughes speech was about capital
ships only II Is true his speech was
accompanied by detailed plan in
which similar proposals were made
about auxiliary ships. submarines, and
the like.
II is true also, that this Hughes
plan about submarines and other AUX
iliary ships was pretty badly shot 10
pieces by the action Of France. which
for motive Of forcing Great Britain
into bargain tried, as Hughes said.
TO turn the conference into one not
for the limitation Of armament, but
fcontinasd> on Page a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07

Washington. Feb. IF You want
fo judge the value Of these naval
treaties and Judge the success as il
has dealt with naval armament. the
best way to approach il is this; First
90 back 10 the opening speech that
Secretary Hughes delivered on the
first day Of the conference. Recall
the feeling the world had on that
Saturday night.
Then take that opening speech IN
which Hughes told what it was pra-
rosed to do and compare it item by
item with the naval treaty today that
tells what has actually been done
Here is what you viii find Hughes
proposed to scrap: 30 capital ships Of
the United States That proposal is
adopted and 80 capital ships Of the
United States will be scrapped.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
To CALL ELECTION FOR
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
City Board OF Education viii
Ask For 100000 To
Relieve Congestion"
In Ward Schools

Tho city board oi cducai on AZ a
meeting last night took up the matter
-oi new hieh schcoi building ana
The need of relicsing congestion IN
the ward schools
II was sec'ded 20 caa an election
to vote ssoo.ooo in bonds for a new
high school building and to "renosat.
and improve the ward Buildings
More than 100 new rurils will en
ter the High School next year Thas
building Is siready ovororowded AMI
Il Is imperative that instant steps o-
taken TO care for the stuaton.
Cal for the election viii le isfue4
next week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07

London. Feb THE approachin
end Of the coalition government
which has controlled Great Britain's
destlnles since early in the ~ar vas
seen In the rcassenb.ing al nooa
to-day OF parliament for ~hat is re-
garded on all sides as is last ses-
sion.
The sitting Was 20 be opened b.
the king and queen with the CUSTOM
airy formalnies. The speech from
the throne was expected TO include
IN appreciativo reference 90 the sue
cess OF the Washington conference.
General interest. however. Vas less
takcn with any specific sabject
which might come before the two
houses than with the question Of tho
duration Of the life of the present
parliament. aud the government 3
tenure II office.
The newspaper Of all party al
filhiions. except The few definitely
supporting the government for 2
long tine have been cuafelirs The
administration or It's alleged de.iu-
quencies each purity organ having
It's own ground Tor attack Accas-
tlons of extrasagance and failure 10
grapple with the question OF nation
al economy we're among the fore
most Nniic Others arose from the
discomfort regarding Ireland. the
employment situation and the
several minor matters
The uncertainty OF the immediate
parliamentary IN ure is emphasized
by political writer's in the morniny
newspapers. some OF whom take the
view that such dissatisfaction with
the government viii be revealed st
an early date that it's resignation IS
insi able
one writer declared that the gov
ernment's attitude toward Ulster
had so strengiheld the supportea
cf northern Ireland that an almost
complete wi hdrawai OF the con
serys Ewes lc1 the coa'sslcn was
possible. forcing Premier Lloyd
George to resign This extreme
view was not ienersl.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
FINDINGS Of FACT
IN GAS HEARING
Opinion and Order of Corpora.
tion Commission In Making
Raise OF Natural Gas
Rates

The iocsl ras comraas fes iusl
eoiscdfa cory a it f.aa mrs fac
opin'on ana o5drr 90 the Corporation
Commission realifa lo tba appgeA-
tion lor iaefoaso in Town rori,r Gss
cost ~ this Uff tha commits lon
decarcs itself ~ hc the oplnlon
tnat miurd eae eret luxury
and that there has hsea stoaiy
incr0a.ing damsHa ihs .uf ftom
y thou, as well within the state
Oklahoma las hrlnr 1d irom
Kansas Clly Niss 20 Dallas reAas
Tho commlaslop has no authority io
FIX the prlce AZ which 4 .fndoeer shaa
sell his fas it ssya of ans authority
to confinv the uso - Oklah ma raa 60
Oklahoma Tneeommicsion fayH thar
u must tx rafe which VII aay
al costs actually anl nee ssrari'y in-
Cured In procuring traag o9t'nr and
furnishing of taF. AMI eash CONSUMER
viii have to determine foo hmse {,
as to whether he ssliue ~ tbQ yer
vice received hy him laet.fiAs tnl
continued use thereof
Tn. commiss on Is &. the opinion
that the present rates have NOT seen
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Continued on Page ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS LIVELY SESSION
Plans Perfected For Years Cam.
paign and Ways Provided To
Procure Financial
Help

The Chamber OF Commerce held a
well attended and enthusiastic meet
Inc Monday nIsat and disposed Of q
lot of business Il was the las.
monthly business meeting before The
annual election of new drcctos.
witch viii le held March FIRST n
WAS decided.io send Representative
to san Antonio 90 inspect the naen.
inery. etr. which a IL propoccd q
bring % Guthrie a. tho initial equip
'ment for the froposed '-sumeat face
tory An expert from the Enid fae
tory wili also 80. and q refoF, will
soon be ready. after which the def
mite. tangible roposiiion WI be pre-
scnicd. and Guthrie people VIII then
decide whether they really mean busl
ness when they ask for industries 10
come TO this city.
The secretary reported tho dcfic.t
for the year at noarls s2.ooo and az
ter a full discussion OF the matter =
was decided that The present board
of directors sh1uia ARRANGE 20 turn
over the affairs TO the new board and
officers free from debt
II was shown that the tuik Of the
deficit Is from the county tree fsir
and Il was unanimously voted 10 ra-se
enought cash to pay overy cent OF
indebtedness There was not dollar
OF debt that could have been avoided
under the condlt ons. and those prea-
ent made liberal subscl.. tions and
a good COMMITTEES was selected 70 can
on al business men and they Fhou. d
be ready TO meet the committee and
help pay this honest hsm. not ceu.
ci which can be questioned
i = proposed to start the new
admin 'stration with c'aan slate.
with the hopc that the coming year
will see a strong and efficient SET 81
workers IN charge. and that tn com
ing year will bring many good thinss
a the result o. their work The
Chamber OF Commerce i the city's
business club. and II anything IS doae
u advance the interests OF the cry
il must be started and carried or
BY this business organ zat.on.
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proportions uiil be- maintained. with
slight increases IN the limits set
These are substantially the only
things Hughes actually mentioned IN
that speech which thrilled the world.
The proposals in his speech have been
adopted to the extent II more than
95 per cent
The only difference between what
Hughes said at the opening and the
naval treaty today IS that japan has
been permitted to keep the Muisu. and
this has made certain minor readjusf-
ments necessary as regards Great
Britain and the United States These
readjustments are less than , per
cent variation from the proposals in
The Hughes speech
France Damaged Auxiliary Plan
Said press correspondent: Now
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
Trapped
III Hotel
Fire

Richmond Va rab Five Ie--
seas ara known 10 be dead. aad a.
least tweniy 4i,e lnluFed ln lire
here early today Which destro,sl M
Lexington hotel and several aaio'n
ing hn 'dlngs with a loss o,iimaied
a. ssooe
A wall a. the fife eseaIc collapsed
AID Is believed - have entomh,a
several persons Many wers a. med
hy leaplug from Windows
Two o. the dead are 81 FoN
Wiluamspof,, Pa. ncck broken. and
siiram = Austin. Fncast.,. "a, who
d.cd on the way to the hos nal )
\. Thomas. sheriff ~ Alhsfulaiic
county. virginia. was erons those
aiso reported dead
Among the injured ~af Mflan
O Bailey. New York. hadis burned
about TIE face raal nieone New
York. lractu I'd hlp. whHNH T. tl-
tie. Portsmouth. Va and ! a wehb,
A. II Harrison 81 ioala.
Aio.. fractured lcg and .assfstisn-
on head
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
SAYS LEADER Aovsarlslse
aalnes RusUlrs

"My Mia says i.eadsf advertising
pays,s remarked Judge nieref to-
day Mrs. nlercr lost very pretty
sik handkerchief shat had bsen
glyen har aa pfesant and aha
valued a very hlshly pofa Tor re-
solloeliona sarroundlng Tho gltt than
the intrinsic value A single insef-
tlon of an al ln the Leaders want
column brought the lost article 20
our home All honest people are
not dead yet he added
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
THREE WICHITA BOYS
CAUGHT WITH STOLEN CAR

Three Wichita boys. Fred Ayers.
Is. era whitten ls erd Dws. .yne
White. ~. are in jail here charged
with stealing a Dodge touring car
in Wichita and driving it here.
The boys aduit i,'ksng the CIR
and say they intended 10 retura u
but ran out OF gas and nad no money
TO buy more
Officers James and Evans made
the capture and will divide a reward
cf sz5. The boys will v- returne7
10 Kansas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
LATE GILBERT PRICE

The funeral services of ths late
Gilbert l.. Price viii be held tomor-
ros afternoon ~ o M. at the real.
deneo of ls,s daughter Mrs. Tom Tar
rants. sIs last villas Avenue
Rev. John A CsllAn ol the f'lrst
Methodist Episcopal ehursh viii
have charge q the services
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
Bonus
To Cost People
More Than ? Billion

~sshlneson. Feb THE se'S
lers bonus would coat she gosen'
nent approximately two billion Tive
hundred million dollars On ere GA
Sc o. esslmatrs prepared tecay
FOR the House ways ard means con
ristee By financial offiesrs Of the
army and navy sno marine cerrs.
This total Is predieatsd upon the
assumption that 50 per cent os the
men who served with the army
ard IS per cen, 0; these ~ho sers
ed with the navy ana marine oorps
will take cash.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
HARDWARE MEMS CONVENTION
OPENS IN o. c.

Oklahoma city. Feb THE
.oaer floor 81 the city auditorium
which has been transformed into a
series s booths FOR dis..ay of
= Rholesale hardware goods. was IN
readiness today for the opening Of
the nineteenth annual conven ion OF
oklahoma Hardware and implement
Dealers association. which viii con
tinue through FRIDAY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
MADDEN LECTURES
DRAW BIC CROWDS
Meetings Hereafter To BE Held
In First M y. Church In
Order To Accommodate
People

An over ruadol church mAie "a
rorssairf laal plsh' 10 announce a
ehanfr Il place fnr the lInddon
ueetines All available seating IN
enc Firt rreatytefian church eaa
t..kon last ulrht snd many we're
compelled to stand These meet.
inss are attracting cl'Y wldn aiten
tion Tho drawing powcr az The
mbie. as presented hy pr lladaen.
IL immense The meetings VIII all
tc hcld at ibo Flra' ~ H. church
hereafter
~ MADDEN spoke 10 largo ardl
oaoc SUNDAY afternoon and Al might
tho Mcthodiut church Was nllea 10
ihs SUNDAY school room lie bflnss
to llght new facts from the script.
gres aud be- must DO heard % be
aipre lated
IN Difference 20 many requests pr
llaldcn announced 80 would sige bis
Christian Silence adifrsa Nednes
day nieht instead q Thursday after
noon 50 many butlucua men hal
requested this change that be made
thia Announcement last nifht
Thls afternoon he spoke upon The
Problem ~ Jonah and tonight viIl
Goa bne hla two addresses on rht
Warfare nf the Ages
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
rtxAs UnauxxLrR IS
OrAo m CALIFORNIA

Port Worth. Texas. Feb Mao
J.. Woods. at one lime Vie pfeal.
dent ~ natlonsl bank In Fort
Worth. and confessed cmbetsler or
ilss.9oo of the banks funds. dlea
few iays ago IN California. accord
Ink 10 word received here Woods.
on his plea of gullfg m federal court
aaa glsen slAyear term a
ieayenworth. lie ~as sentenced IN
1915
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
Dyed Her Pets To
Match Her Dress

Sew York Feb Mss Margaret owen. -, singer.
hus freedom lodoy hecausc she has promised Magistrate
Hating that She will again dsc her eats 10 iarmonife
with house lfapcrcs the sshuel clothing she
Hiss owen haled before the magistrate when agents
society for the Prevention 81 Cruelty Animals esii
fled she had dyed valuable pet feline blue to match the
dalcrcs ia her home The animal died. Witnesses testified
II ! consent 40 be lenicn .Dd Magistrate Hating
u want you 70 back 70 Florida and stop dyeing eats
She promised
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
BaSkET BALL GAME
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

The local high school basket bal
team has another central conference
same here at the City Hall Friday
night. with the Enid team as visitors
This wcck's practice vii f1i the loys
IN up-top shape,-they are expecting
a victory. season tickets ara good
for this game and the single admis-
sicn Is hec.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
WOLF CHASE H.
CtRDID ron ~ \DN

Farmers " iron Mound township
viii stage coyote and ialhli hunt
All who desire 90 join in
the chase viii gather at The iron
Mound school hoAse a. 2 o'c.o h
sunday morning shet-guns AMI
dogs will he used IN Ga round up
No flf,cs or tesolvet1 aiil be- a''e-.
ed.
Farmers n liat part - fhe cppa'y
have been heavy lpscfF on cunt
of the poaching Of fhe wolsea and
coyotes on chicken pens and Ia tho
killing ~ young lt,s AMI shcc1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
MANY SILK 70 our
STATE AoMusrgAps

Land office officials hera report
thA. more than 500 inquiries ~ero
received during January fegardms
vacant homostcad land in Oklahoma
Many "a the inquiries cumo from
distant states
Nearly every county Ia the state
has some vacant Homestead land Al.
though most of Il Il 10 small tracts
ranging from rive ~ forty aeroo, the
land office reports A number of
claims have been flied ulon tho paai
month. II eas sold
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
IN FINE HEALTH" IiE
SAID: THEN DIED

Kansas City Kansas. Feb
Called here because OF the critical
illness OF h's sister Mrs Rhoea
Frances Brown. Matthew Wrlls r1-
Tired FARMER OF Weston. Mo. died
suddenly last night shortly after o.
had seated himself At hts sisters
Sedside.
How are YOU he asked his sis
ter. DO you know me-
Yes. you are Brother Matt. she
replied
lie remarked that his h alth was
fine and sat IN chair A feW
seconds later he faa dcad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
DIit \kI\ 0SAsE INDIAN
STEALS CAR: CAPTURED

Ben Harrison. IN ogige indian
was captured after 4 chase last nigh'
by Sheriff Robertson and ralfoimcn
Par onhelmcr and WILLIAMS after ~
had stolen Ford coppc from ln
front of the AfrNnas residence
1896 East Villas
Harrison lstd been drinking epi
was pretty grosey Whcn taken The
car belonged 20 NcNlnus
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
Dago Who Killed
Niece To Die On
st. Patrick S .Da,

MeAlester, Okla. Feb. 7..-Steve
Saho, condemned slayer who was
convicted at Coalgate Of the NUT
der 81 his niece Sophie ssbo. has
not yet been brought to the penl.
tentlary where he will be executed
March II. Ssbo is still IN jail a.
coslgste as resui, Of the quar-.
sniire that has been IN effect q;
the state penisentisry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
elLL rrGa RETURNS FROM
SHOOT VITA TROPHIES

William Ifeey has returned from
Houston, Texas. Aherv he partl-
eipaled Ia tao bis amateur clay
pigeon contests. Out of 200 shots
Herr missed ouiy four. thua annex.
Ing hlsh eeofe In field % experts:
he ~ ~on second place IN the
handl - y the sunny south ,ourna.
mcnf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07

a. the White House
The president. n vas said. already
ordered anslsnaion 81 ~ork On addl.
Ncnai .,rtsflcnloaa ca the iniasi
q Yuma. likewise Developments
under way "a tho raslfc islands.
taAlns his action In view - the
clause ~ the naval treaty txlns the
status of lhe islands u The United
states
Tho treaties resulting frem ,ha
arma conference. Il waa said AZ lhs
White iloaae. arr expected % o.
ont a. the senate tho laat of lhis
worA. although this will depend ou
lhs submission og ne report of N
American delemtion 20 the pres
ient
Nr Harding. ii eag aided. had no
de,liod whether he ulll present ihe
treaties IN person os BY letter
The pfralden, was represented "a
u the bellsf that some reductions
IN the personnel ~ shu army ant
asyy ~culd result by the arms con
ference dlaagreementa but u 'fea-
sonAblr felaiisities
Tho navy In his opinion, "a waa
said. should not 90 holcW eleht
thousand mnn tho loweat possible
minimum Zoe safety
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
5il6y ESTATE. $4,000 900
SUED BY EDWARD slLsY

Suit q Edward Biiby against his
brothers. growing ont o. the diyis.nh
Of sio.9eoAoo estate left BY tho
father Of the boys began in iiaskogee
today Edward was disinherited. lie
seeks to break the will
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
LAND OFFICE HrAo rAMro

Wa hlnetol Feh President
Harding has aeat thc folowlaE noml-
nation % thc fonate
r. he reglstfes % enc land 0filca "a
TopelsA. Kanaaa Charles " Miller
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
rGR USE or WHIP
LEADS TO HOSPITAL

Ncw York. Feh. Mrs Rcrrar-
dina Coriey. Eho attempted to chas /;
use tao dentists within a week Lc-
cause she wasn't satisfied with a set
OF teeth which had been made for
her. Monday VAS sent 10 Kings
county hospital. by Magistrate short
for observation ssto her sanity.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
eRIrisH EXCHANGE
CONTINUES TO Riss

New York. Feb. 7--Exchangs on
London continued It's persistent rise
rallylng after the close OF the stock
markoi TO sts3 is for demand bills.
The previous hish quotation OF the
past two and hall yeazv ma Slas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07

Fighting Bill" with william Fair
banks taking the lead and a 2-reel
comedy is the offering of the Gem
for today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
REPAIRING STREETS

City Commissioner Mitchell has a
big gang Of men At work repairing tac
East Oklahoma Avenue paving.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
Enghnd's
Premier
To fall?


London. Feb. 7.-Premisr liesI
George speaking IN the opening se--
sion of tne House OF Commons that
Afternoon termed the Washlneios
eenferenee one of the greatest aen'
ieyemerts ever registered in the MS.
tory of the world.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07

Hughes proposed that Great Britain
should scrap ~ capital ships. That
proposal has been adopted, and Great
Britain viii actually scrap u capital
ships.
Hughes proposed that japan should
scrap II capital ships That proposal
has been adopted and Japan will scra2
II capital ships.
Holiday Actually Lengthened
Hughes proposed that there should
be naval holiday for ten years. That
proposal has been adopted and aetu-
ally extended.
Hughes proposed that Great Britain
should not have at any time more
than 100000 tons of capital ships, the
Unied States 100000 tons and Japan
100000 tons. The principle of that
proposal has been adopted, and these
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-07
Work On
Ships To
{ ,tinue

rrb u preadea,
saspenalon of
IA noe belaw butt
fnAtei 60 The scrap
w. treaty bat Issued
Tor dla oatlnaaasa
nn the treaty a
A. "a waa said today
The Washington herald., 1922-06-19
Port Jervis, N. Y,
Is Flood Stricken
Rising Waters Put Town in
Darkness as Rain
Continues.

PORT JERvIs. N. Y. June 1s.-
Many of its streets a torrent of
rushing water and the entire resi-
Dental district of the city flooded
as the result of a six-inch rainfall
last night. Port Jervis was practi-
cally' isolated from the rest OF the
world. and tonight the city Is in
darkness.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
of damage was done.
The community's situation. seri-
Gus from the lack of potable water.
light. and gas, was made desperate
by renewal. late today, of the
heavy rainfall of last night. This
second downpour within "a hours
started just when the flood waters
gave a promise of abating.
At midnight the reservoir flood
gates were opened and a great VOL
ume of water poured into the city
overflowing banks of the already
swollen creeks.
The waters swept away hundreds
Of yards of Ontario and Western
railroad tracks, a new bridge at
Milford and flooded the residential
district of Port Jervis to a depth
of six or seven feet in places.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-19
MRS. JOHN FOSTER
DIES HERE AT 81
Widow of Former Secretary
OF State Will Be Buried
In Evansville, Ind.

Mrs. John w. Foster. widow Of
one of Americas foremost diplo-
mats, died at her residence, 1923
Eighteenth street northwest, yes
terday.
with~her at the time of her death
were her two daughters, the only
survivors, Mrs. A. NJ. Dulles. of AL
bany, N. Y, and Mrs. Robert Lans-
ing, wife of the Secretary of State
during the administration of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Mrs. Foster. who was 81 years
old, was born In Salem, Ohio. Au-
gust IA, 1S40. She was married to
the man who later became a power
in foreign countries as well as in
this country, in 1889.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence at 4 o'clock this after
noon. The body viii be sent to
Evansville. Ind. for burial.
John Foster. who, died in 1911,
had a long and brilliant diplomatic
career. He served as Secretary Of
State under President Harrison
from 1892 to 1893, and then served
as United States envoy to Mexico.
Russia and Spain. He served with
the union forces throughout the
civil war and was the author Of
many books on diplomacy.