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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
American Consul Marriss.

Florence, Italy.-W. Roderick Dor.
sey. the American consul, and Miss
Isabelle Kirch were married here.
The Marquis Marcarni presented the
couple with a silver tray on behalf
of the foreign consular corps. Fran
els B. Keene. American consul-gen-
oral at Rome, and his daughters were
among the guests.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
No Seat Large Enough
for 216-Pound Pupil

The regret of Walter Winkley
Of Little Rock, Ark, over re-
opening Of school was turned to
Joy when he found he would
have a couple Of days of fishing
and swimming until a special
chair could be constructed for
him. Walter Is sixteen years
old and weighs PIG pounds. T.
@. Abbott, school superintend-
ent, tried to find the new pupil
a seat, but all were too small,
and an effort to fit Walter in
sidewise was likewise unsuccess-
full, so a chair was ordered built
to at Walter.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
no Hello LLOYD George.

Dublin.-A. w. Cope. assistant un-
dersecretary for Ireland, the official
mainly. responsible for the Anglo
irish treaty, has resigned and left the
civil service TO accept the post Of
chief organizer Of the electoral cam
paign of David Lloyd George.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

'aThe Reformation" Is the name
given to the great religious revolu-
ton Of the Sixteenth century. which
resulted In the establishment Of
Professionalism throughout q great part
Of western Christendom. Although the
Reformation originated during the
Renaissance, 1t did not assume detl-
Mite shape until 1917. The Reforma-
ton achieved It's greatest success In
Germany, Switzerland. Holland. Den
mark. Sweden. Scotland and England.
II Spain and Italy Il was crushed BY
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Annarnlis AAntInuated }

Brunswick, Me.-President Kesneth
C. M. Sills Of Bowdoin College in an
address at Navy Day exercises at the
college said that the instruction at
the naval academy at Annapolis was
antiquated. He was a member Of the
board of visitors of the naval acad-
emy for five years and president Of
the board for two years.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Little Bear Is Forced to Seek Peacs
In His Tepee Through
Divorce Court.

Chicago Chief Henry Rice Little
Fear on the. warpath, stropplng his
scalping knife the while he gave the
Cherokee battle yell, swas a real In
dian, but the softening influences Of a
four-room fat In the city have pulled
his teeth.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

Between his tri-weekly beatings the
chief has been posing as a bronze
Apollo for commercial artists. He ad-
mits he possesses the strength and
cunning to handle his wife, If the laws
Of the white man would only permit
him to 60 about tanning her In his
own way and in the only way she can
understand. but as this is not permit.
tedNhe seeks a divorce and peace.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

WoodviIle. Wash.--Tom Fulda, a
timber cruiser, caught a rainbow
trout in Holt Greek which had just
swallowed a small chipmunk The
trout was about % inches long. 1t lis
presumed the animal was attempting
to swim the creek when he was COB
hled up.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
.unabIe to Land.

Queenstown.-owing to the heavy
seas, the White Star Line steamer
Celtic, which arrived here from New
York, was unable to land her pas
sengers and proceeded to Liverpool
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

Wilmington. Del. Announcement
has been made that the directors of
the Hercules Powder Company have
declared out OF the surplus earnings
a stock divideId Of 100 per cent on
the common stock Of the company to
stockholders Of record November rs.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Expenses More Than Receipts.

, Brussels. Premier Theunis has in.
troduced the 1923 budget in the
Chamber of deputies. The estimates
show that the expenses viii be s.
$4,000, 900 francs and the receipts g.
942.O .O0O, 900 francs.
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Must Return cara.

Washington Railroads west of the
Mississippi have been instructed by
the American Railway Association to
discontinue using freight cars owned
by eastern roads and to return them
to their home lines as soon as loads
could be found.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Indne w 81 Ramsay Dies.

Dallas, Texas.-Judge William +.
Ramsey, federal agent here and chair
man Of the board of directors Of the
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, died at
his home here.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
PIeasanter TO Live.

Chicago.-''Passing from this world
is not so pleasant. as one would
think" scrawled Nelson Stevens as
he was dying from poison self-admin-
istered.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

East St. Louis. Leroy Hollins, ne
gro. has confessed. according to po-
lice. to participation in the killing
last week Of Alphonse H. Dehon, a
salesman. TO participation in about 25
holdups, and in assaults on six white
women in the last six months.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Girl Persistent suitor.

Brighton, Eng.-James Ruhl asked
the police to protect him from young
woman who had made love appeals to
to him for seven months and threat
ened to strangle him.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
owl Wrecks Room.

Surbiton, England.-An owl which
entered the home Of Herbert Baker via
the chimney completely wrecked the
furnishings Of, a large room in its fren.
zied efforts to escape.
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To Vote Friday.

Santiago, Chile.-Petro Rivas Eicu-
ma, president Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, says that in all probable
ity the House will vote on the Tacna-
africa protocol next Friday.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
ROYAL Economy.

London. king George, instead Of
effecting economies amounting to
100000 in the royal household has
devised means of saving nearly $780,
mn
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

The manufacture OF COCOA and
chocolate. one Of the principal indus
tfies Of Holland. vas introduced into
that country as long ago as 1919,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

the InQuisitlon; In France It give rise
to the Huguenot wars; while n Bo-
hemla and parts Of Germany Its dayel,
opment was greatly retarded BY the
Thirty Years. war
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Prairie Fire Traqedy.

Adrian, N. D.-Lying in narrow
strip Of plowed ground to escape the
flames of prairie fire, seven mem
bers of the Holman family were sur.
focated,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
DAMAGE CLAIMS HEAVY.
Dublin Property Owners Want $780,
100000 for Irish War injury.

Dublin.--No fewer than s12 claims
for compensation for malicious dam
age to property in Dublin have, been
listed for hearing in Dublin. The to-
tai amount of the claims exceeds g.
00O, 900 pounds, and most of them
arose out Of disturbances since June
Is when the bombardment Of the
Four Courts commenced. The hear
ings win begin in December.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Robs Renef..c,resa,

st Paul, Minn.-Mrs. Emma WeEb
nursed Miss Elsie Wright for three
weeks and fed and clothed her. Then
the girl ran away with 5000 Of Mrs.
Wright's money. -
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

Pasadena, Cal William Mckinley,
~. colisin Of the late President Nc
Kinley. died OF heart trouble here
while seated in a BARRIERS chair.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
kiIIs Five For Bread.

vienna.-Carl Tischen killed five
members OF the Klapper family when
he was discovered stealing their bread
Tor his. starving children.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

Florence Motoring to the home Of
young man who had Tilted her. Sig.
nora Maria Cortassa shot him dead.
Then she killed herself
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

Don't get all puffed Up II people
usually remember you there are same
faces that Just can't be forgotten.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

a NmFae which will burn without
plotDeel1E under wafer. and which cuts
lisaes IL slnSen vessels. Is now 10 use
by sl1ptsniYera
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Roval Favora for Bovs.

London. Sunday games for youths
win be permitted hereafter in the
royal parks.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

You wouldn't expect humor in a die
tionary, but 1t defines salIies" as per-
sons or states united.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

The osteopaths started something
last year when they began to search
for the most perfect back in the world.
As soon as they had discovered what
they thought was perfection, some one
always came forward with back a
little better In order to make last
Ing decision 1t was necessary to hold
an elimination contest, and Miss Rose
Harvey Of New York has scored first
prize in four out of FIVE of the con-
tests she has entered in different parts
Of the United States. Today she is
conceded to have an absolutely perfect
back.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
England Fears Smallpox.

London.-Numerous cases of small
pox have aroused feras Of a serious
epidemic.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

FIeetsr Than Wings Of Truth.
A lie has no legs and cannot stand,
but It has wings and can ily far and
wide.-W. Warburton,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
FREIGHT SERVICE ON
COTTON BELT TIED UP
Trainmen and Switchmen Q-it
Their Posts Last Night After
An Engineer Is Shot
BY Guard

nlmo. Mo- Aug. ie-Freight SER
vice On the ST Louis Southwestern
gCcston Rs.n railroad at the a0csl
terminal wss tied na today following
the walkous of 900 trsinmen AMI
swttchmen last night after john
Turner, an engineer, hs1 been shot
in the lsg 70 a disturbance near The
railroad yards al Mo-nselt. nsar here
The men wani ON strike declaring
that sporadic shooisngs and thS
presence ot guards AZ various points
along fhe lime hsse endangered d their
lives II was believed that a strzF =
shot struck Turner while he was oil
ing his engine preparatory to start
ing None OF The participants in the
disturbance could be identified
Passenger se-vice at the lIizno ter
minzl IS not expected to be affected
bg the wzikoat a. only two passan-
GER iraiEs are operated through here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16

Havana. Arg B1s mess tlc-
rnents in Cuba forsec serious effects
Of the United States Senate-s action "a
voting for stlli higher tariff duties CT
Cuban snEars-
Tie f1blicstion here Of the predse-
tinns Of 4. r. Atkins. President OF the
Punta Allegro Sagsr Ccmpany. met
with widespread approval The ser
ions situations predicted for workers
In the United States already exit =
Cuba, according to La Psenss- Ehicn
fortnight ego warned that there
are thousands Of families without
money enough 10 buy q piece 0.
bread
The Havana Post today prints Mr.
Atkins summary on the first page
and the Herzido de Cuha carries the
following:
The weli-knoEn sugar nagn2s !
Mr. z Atkins President OF the Punia
Allegro Sugar Company states that
the Increased duty ON sugar will oh
lige the refining companies 10 pledge
themselves TO n greater extent by IL
crezsiag their loans end this signifies
= considerable loss cue 10 payment c.
interest Mr.. Atkins preoscts that no;
only VIII there be a scarcity Of sugar.
hut also hunger and hack OF living
necessities win be the result This
situation viii be experienced in tie
United States during the latter months
ct the current year. Mr. Atkins also
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
Twelve Orplans Lose
Lives When Jewish
Boys Home Burns

Morsreai, Ass. i6--Firmes
uearvhIns srreoisersra rsras es m
ss~ssh soys orphsnaee at shs~-
e~sdce, Quebec. which va ssessTcy-
ed BY fire sAss night placed shs
nur,eer cs cead tcSsy 1t twelve.
Rel eali was not srs~ersd hy
eight q tire sissy-slse yesss or
phsrs ~ho ~<re lnrrstes ~ the ar-
ss,sussen. IA sdsltion - these,
Tsoras Leoaaic. tire esrtsksr,
his wife and t~o children i'npris
onec by flames IN lower rcors
were buns 70 death.
Before the discovery 81 the fire,
the slares hao caught OF tire es.
eape cf the orphans They were
r,arshzled quickly in top rconS-
Tire cider ecys ssardins tire
younger coes rnsce rope ladders es
bed sheets. Their tire flames
through the eorridors ard the slt-
tie eeys were LET down fsrxt from
an cgsSoe eslecns ard later their
rescuers by the same route.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
THE PRESIDENT MUST
SEE IT THROUGH

The hopes for an early settle
men; of the rail strike have been
dashed to the ground The EN-
phxfic refusal of the managers IA
accept that provision Of the
Harding plan which would rs-
store seniority rights to the
striking employees has ihwarseCi
the President 5 efforts
President Harding closed his
appeal to the managers with tins
solemn warning; IF there is
good reason why the managers
cannot accept. they viii be obj
gated TO open direct negotiations
or to assume fnll responsibility
for the situation
Does this mean that President
Harding has played ms last card
and that be viii follow a policy
Of wafchful waiting Ii Is 10 be
hoped that the President Is moi
50 easily discouraged and that be
VII not try TO dismiss the mat
ter in such sn off-hand manner
In point of fact, he cannot
wash his hands 50 easily of the
strike. Ii is incredible that tins
transportation tie-up VIII he per
nified to drag itself out to q
finish fight 1t must he settled
and i, must be settled soon unless
industry is TO receive q hackset-
OF course, President Harding
is justified in feeling somewhat
nestled BY the cavalierly manner
in which The managers rejected
his proposal They might have
done him the courtesy OF accord
inr the plan more extended con
sl6erstson.
Mr.. Harding, however mnsi
Sc, The matter through He can
not abandon il at the first re-
buff. The country looks 10 him
to keep the door of negotiations
siar and ia bring about some
settlement al the dispute He
may he justified in practising a
hands-off policy for a few dags
but he cannot Grade ms duiE
outright He must set has Jaws
tighter and tackle the problem
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
NAIT]NG on
HlRD|Ae's MEssle[
Strike Situation No Better
Many Roads Tied Up; Big
-Four Hen Out In
Spots

tHl A1f As&oN2Akf~ @'r1Sr ~ fg
Washington. Aag. Is.--WhiIeA the
ps1hsic awaited PresidsH Fzardsngs =
message to congress in Which be VII
present an facts as 70 the sirnatic>
and sn which be Is expected to ex-
sress determination 70 throw the
tnll snpSort o. the federal govern
msent behind efforts for maintsnsncs
Of railway operations throughout the
ccuntry. chiefs ot the eznpioyes'
unsoas confined today with the.
plans for direct settlement q shs
rssl strike. These chiefs chsirnasF =
cf the train service br0shsrhoods,
not On national strike were piansnr
their hope to negotiations they be-
gan yessierdav for conference o.
striking shopmen's leaders Snd the
railway executives in New yors
Thursday and from which they hope
some SORT al compromise agrssnsa:
woal3 be forthcoming.
The presidents message was ns'
expected TO he sent to congress to.
day though there was 8 POSSIBILITY
Mr.. Harding rasrhs cozplese il late
in she day. Whether the president
woaad suggest any sort al action o.
recommend legislation TO desl VIII
The rail sssuasioa was said to depsna
nn developments today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
|c0ll MINERS lGR[EllElT
DOES NOT INCLUDE 0kl.
Coal Operators Of he Southwest
VIII Not Accede 10 Demands
Made In Comprcmiss
Proposals

Kansas City. No. AnE as--Ccal
operators ., tAe southwest VIII not
be soanl hs any agreements reached
a. Cleveland in drawing up : wase
1greernens FOR the Kansas. Missouri.
oklAhomA Arkansas fields Harry =.
Taylor. president o, the Southwest
err Operators Association told the
Associated Press
| he added thai this Information
would Ne ssleg-sphed 70 Arch Helm,
George Peck and John Wilkinson.
district presidents u the United
Mine Workers os America in Mis-
souri,, Kansas and okiahcms.
Taysor saia he hsd received tsle-
grams from these oftsciAls today
seeking a conference. In reply ~
stated h. woald wire that nsxt
;sTNesdsy In Kansas csty would suit
him for jcsnt Conferences. TAYLOR
said his wire would inciude the tn
, formation that the operators would
oct consider ihsmSslssas hound oy
| anv Agrcsmsn: reached at clevs-
! land
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
Cuban Business Men Forsee Dis
tess In u. S. High Sugar Tariff

adds that the Ame ican refiners viii
pay the consequcnces-
Il Mercurio nrges fetaliatosy tariff
action BY Cuba Ia Discussion de-
ciares.
After Crowder has been two years
trying to naoralize Us and make us Of
DERBY and we struggle ON. the Fordney
isw against which we have protested
so mach is going TO be imposed.
The whole American press combas
this bill unanimously and declares II
Is an injustice toward Cuba
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
LONG LOST SON
FOUND BY MOTHER
After SIS Years Mrs. Mary
Roper, S3, Is Successful and
Is Now With Her
Boy"

Kansas City. Mo-. -AnE 1s.-Mrs
MARY Margaret Roper. So. who has
lived al the Jackson county home 70,
the aged for le yearE, soday was OF
her way 70 Columbus. o. to 1--we
with her son. Joseph. s. ysars oil
She has not seen her son since hs
was four years Old. Constrained sc
make and sell Cults A. the hone, as
she said 10 provide against burial
n the pottsr's field Mrs Roper
had. before she ieft. been assured by
fhe G. A. r. that she is entitled to
and soon VIII have in her posses
sioa sle.ape. thirty wears back pea
saoa, resulting from the services o.
her husband. James Roper. now dead
10 the Civil Wan Y
Fifty eight years ago. Mr.. Roper.
following his return fron the war
became angered st srnefhing whSch
she said. Mrs Rorer declared before
departing and left her. taking win
him two children. four and one years
Cd who wsre born during the war
That happened IN Springfield. o. she
said Overwhelmed By grief. she
was III nearly . year at the home Of
her sister. Then her ester died and
Mrs. Roper xent to Lees Sun1if.
Mo. where she lived sewing and do
ing house work for living. tin she
was u Fears cid. when she went u
the coar1y hone.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
MAN WHO KILLED SHERIFF
DIES m JAt

laaeel. Okla Aug ls--ciaysoa
Thcz psou. 30 al wrighs CITY. sho
slew Sheriff Bad Felkcr. az McCar-
tain county, and seriously wonrdea
three ether men when they tried to
arress him Monday for killing twO
men near Wright City ths might be
fore. died late yesterday in the
county jail here, Physicians an
ncHrced today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16

their efforts directed against has
promotion IN The Senate
~ln this connection, he said.
|"I feel il my dnsy TO say that
they arc more strongly entrched
in governmental affairs thar a
great many people realize. l
have wondered at the influence
they have over certain members
|of congress. only to find later
,ha, there was reason They
sceE 10 be able to employ the
friends and relatives of members
|of congrc-sS in war that gives
them friends in high places
embers high in administrative
circles are either stockholders in
.hese monop0listi~ companies. or
who have relatives who are, and
/ have ceased 10 wonder that
they sometimes get fsvors from
unexpected quarters
Renewing his charge of aisi
August thar the tandard. Doheny
sd ROYAL Dutch he'll companies
were seekin gto noropcliEe oil
production IN fhis country, Sen
s,or Harreld saia that SINCE this
time. the Royal Dutch Shell had
aiken over the Union on com
aany of Delaware. thus getting
ronfrol Of S75.o00,ooO worth Of
properties: that the Standard and
Doheny companies had scqulred
valuable holdings IN California
and Wyoming ard the Standard
of Indiana had acquired ~ per
-cns of the stock of the Mid West
Refinery company
The Cklahonas senator also as
serted sAas during the pass yaAs
when Oh prices were the lowest. the
nonopolists succeeded IN purchasing
he holdings q grcst many inde-
genasns operators at Prsctically
forced sales and at small percent
age Of their value.
Charging that the three companies
he named had . monopoly CT pro-
aucs5or al OH ia Mexico, MIR. Hsr-
reid tod the senate il WAS their
policy to charge al that the tariff
would bear ana thsi consequently
the Price xunld mn be affected by a
tariff
he argned that On the other hand
the tariff ucnid bring 10 the govern
nens a huge amcuni q revenns sni
at the same time prcsecs the shous-
sn6s OF small independent produe
ers In the Uassed States
Mr. Tisrreld said that the fsct thar
the Representatives cf ths companies
had not appeared before the finance
committee Ia or9ose rhe proposed
rates on petroleum ard fusl on
shows how completely aud shrsvdly
thess people Operate
They had consumers of snel
appear before the con-nitte-e~ he
ccnfsnned. IN the iorm a railroad
cunupsn les. Represented NY one Mr
Thorn, ara various csher users of
tnel Oh from various rs-ts OF the
country. and oppose the imposition
q. his tariff
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
WALTON TO STAND Pa-

tContir1e5 from Page ID
dren and prorsdi1g q special attar-
nsy to enforce same; limiting the IS
suA1ce Of iasunctlOns: Troridsne fc-
the union Label o. state printing: i
car limit Law, effective facorr anc
T-ailroad Inspection for the sa-ety oi
workers and pat-ons.~ WIS adopted
after TIE union label feature Rad been
stricken out
Plank No g. wAich reads
Amending the constitution so &c ,c
tax the gross earnings of public ser
Vice corporations the proceeds to r.
10 the common schools and to amply
On solcsers bon1s. was amended s6
read. We favor INST and eQusss bio
TAX oa earnings, az public service ccr-
2o-atlons, the proresds 10 70 L. The
public schools and soldiers bonns.~
Plank No q which read. To saim-
mate Troii.esrsng between the 7ro-
dDcsr and the consumer os cosi Ess.
Agss and other similar public nsces-
sitses was amended TO inclnds food
and adopted
Plank NO. 90. Supporting Ill State
institutions u the interest of psansar
educaficns and at ieast seven rnonrhs
term for al coun0R schools. WA
adopted without change.
othsr Eirh; Pasrks
The other eighi slanks In thp
Shawnee program we're all adorseo
without amendment They are us
II Listing OF an personal vr0perr.
for i2xstion- Extra expenses TO be-
paid by property 0wrer.
IL Preventing tax dodgers from
suring In their lzn1s personally Oh
ihrongh dummies for sny amount less
thxn total tzxss pins expense CT sac
to county.
State Printing Plant
is- We demand that the state Y.ur-
lixh text books and sell them 10 ne
school district al ccss and the school
districts furnish them to the pursA.
'ree-
L. We favor a definite policy fixes
By Law for ths cOatBcs CT state pena.
and sleennnary institutions , pro
riding for wages less cos; Ct nainter-
znoe 70 Se paid dependenl CT con-
ricts-
~ We favor the maintenance OF al
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-16
CARD or THANKS

We thank our many friends for
sheSr Kindness and haau1fxul floral
offerings dnring the death o1 oar
beloved son and brothe~.-Mr. ana
Mrs T. L. Oden and family.