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STATES aNpR9aaarHo M
cuarRAL srupgHr aoor

Gs ~ lhs 70 c8aa ia - osiahamt
afs Represented In lhs siadsni bptF
- Central stats Tsashfrs eolirns
AZ Fdm0uj
IN addition % ihAf u states oat
side oslshoma have seat thsif atas
dsats 10 central % pfepara f0r ths
lesehlng profsaa'ea
~ ihs outside representation.
= saa isads ia lhe nambsr suFelisd.
is ramlng from ths Lone staf
state Kansas u nfKt with
Wnh the fsespiieu u Oklahsfa
county fhs home eaaatr of he n
sfiisslon cania.sn lsaaa an either
spantles "a. Canadians iotL -
closely fllowra - % aad "a. from
Lincoln and Logan counties. F~s-
peetissir Prom al m ooantisa.
and states hire are total - sss
sf.afnis in ~ insliiallon. IN aaii.
tiaa b about iso in no Training
school
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Advertising Made Little Concern In State Million Dollar Business

and building material, mems furnish
ings. shoes. womues ready 10 wear,
piece good confeciions aud tobacco
and produce The latter department
Is devoted both TO buying and selling
chickens. eggs and cream. and ae.
cording 10 Bob Mooney, i one ~ the
largest of them.
Asked for an explanation a. TO bow
business Of more than a million dol.
lars annually has been built up in
town Of less than 1000 persons, Mr.
Mooney explained that il was largely
through mail orders and the result Of
honest service 70 customers, adver-
iising. buying from merchant near
home and cooperation Of the forty.five
persons employed by the store.
I've advertise at all times direct
to our customers, using farm journals,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
JENKINS AGAIN NAMED
OFFICER OF Antics
Annual Convention of A. II T A.
Held At NJ Reno. Was
Largely Attended Mock
Chosen President

Dvasns jenkins - this clIy haf
re arned from NJ Reno SHIRE he tf-
tend / the sessions - uhe anti
hordhier association The annual
CONVENTION closed Wodfradsy 4,
ihs selection of w n Mcch %
earn sic a. president y N
Armould. m Reno. vice president
81 r whest, Clion geeriay and
W n cmme, of okmulfee troas-
urer
The executive committee ets also
chos N. tha old u2mbara being re
ialned nwayno jenkins - Atf
cit " " Prico and w W Frni
of Chandler compose fhe commit
tee Haskell was named as me
next meeting place.
Ther. arr about 2ooo momhfra 10
The otlahomA division Of The ma.
ilonai horse hlof association Tho
meeting was an unusually Interest
ing one ard was well attended
The Oklahoma division according
70 Mr. Jnkns lost gsg0o1 in the
failure n an okrulsee hant uhIsa
vas the depository G. tae assr,.a-
tion.
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newspapers and hotel publications.
Mr. Mooney said we try 20 nlas.
trate the merchandise We are selling
iust exactly a. It should be- We keep
the kind of merchandise our trade DE-.
mands. have IL displayed 70 they can
see what we have. have II marked IN
plain figures and sell 20 each and
everyone ~ the same price "
Mr Mooney said that he attributed
the growth Of The store to the fact
that a man or woman has been placed
in charge u each department with
full coutrol over il
Buying from jobbers near At home
was declared by Mr. Mooney 10 have
aided materially in that il enabled
the store 20 carrg a better assorted
stock on less capital lie explained
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Over the Wire


Rome Italian Premier fAeia
and hls sntir. nlnla,rf rsaign efter
alt matam from iasclan and rom
promise ls soash % awu raola
uou
GLASGOW NJ ionaf iAa
praises Lloyd q uorfo a. grsat pef.
sohal and Prime Minister aus
q sls ne vn Invite nfalih domiu.
Ions % conference % promau
empire uudt
psns froneh Minister ~ -
nance rromlfoa France normal
budget and tells Chaabcr thal a.
vm he adjusted within two er
.thrt years
Dab.n Repahiiean momhsrs II
De- Dial Al siosft meeting can upon
Eamonn De vs'sa a. resume prssl
q nee e. ne Irish republic aud fe.
.ofunHs ihr gayefnmfut
Washington prcsldent Harding
ln lsltlr l. Secretary Weeks ds.
,srfr mii mlsr army Of izs.plo
mtn ls aa email a. should De- cen
tenn liua ln present world ceudl
tlen
Washington Internal revenue
Officials rrpou nation Wda att mgl4
hf bus.nfha rsn 4, defraud Fos
ernment hy claiming hcnloas
lostts 90 income ms returns
Alexandra. Vs. ya Attempts
~ eoy,nmenl esunfel TO withdraw
conspiracy aud fraud charres
aga|nai charels " Mous nn in
federal court.
Washington rnlted States Nili
avoid direct parliclpa ion ~ Tau
siuno nelr east peacs conffrsr~
bat VIII probably De repr's uted by
official Obs ner
Charleitown. w Va Strike IN
Nlpamfon. " VI. aef' coal frld
called of bI rnlisd Nine WORKER
~. .eaiUr. Gsorsia CeorsA bis
tarlsns or United Daughters of uaa
cenfedcncy holds Abrsbam lin
coin responsible FOR ne civil War
siockhrden Mass Mrs Andrew
carhtgie ssns shadow brook eiials
Z, Nw England isuits for uso a.
seminary
Kansas city Tho widow q
John D shaw. sNitehman. "a ally
injured IN the chIcago and Alton
yards - Roodhoase. ili received
verdict Or fs5h damarss
Chicago lilr. Hanson. sahaoi
trustee released from the county
JAN after serving three days Tor
contempt ~ court
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Temple. Oct. 27-There are two Of
them. brothcrs-Bob and Otho Mooney.
Fifteen years ago Bob was punching
cattle AZ $l5 a month and Otho was
clerking in a hardware store at $3.50
a week Together they borrowed
- 300 and established a little general
store The store was opened here
because the Mooney boys lived here.
and felt that home was ss good a
place 70 try their luck as any.
That was back in 1906 Today Bob
and Ohio Mooney are president and
secretary respectively of the B. & Q.
Cash Store. incorporated. which did
a retail business. according 70 their
statement. Of 81 10000 in 1921.
Home proved a good field for the
Mooney boys. although the atlas re-
veals that the B. & o. Cash Store has
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CONGRESSMAN SWAMI
TO SPEAK HERE

congressman y h swank - ih
Guthrie today looking after ms
political fences. Il find conditions
in my dls'rlct IN good shape. ohof
han a fight On Walton the demo
cratic tcket seems ~ safe a.
usual" be added Congressman
swsnk will make number OF
speeches in Lozsn county and viii
speak here Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock In front of Democratic
headauart,rs. corner Of oklahoma
and Division. fIe will speak in
support Of ihe dsmocraie STATE
ticket.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS END WORK
Guthrie Chosen "A Next Meeting
Place Much Enthusiasm
Shown BY Large
Assemblage

The ioran County sunday H,h0ol
Association held lls annusl ronvtn
u'n az 1FaHcsnt yesterday an
paris % the county and ~ dfnom
nations Ners rpresfnisd Tails
n a very imposing nature ~erv
riYtu On an phases u SUNDAY
School eofk Am dsleeataa were
we'll pifastd with iho use xsnsral
Secretary j. 81 Peter uho pre
tenfsd ia three addresses uanr
new suFrtssiaua for SUNDAY school
work
Crescent showed what oouia b.
done iu tha way ~ Hospitality ~
= rYinF a hounufui dinner aui sup.
cor ln ihe basement u ths crsi.
ian church
Tho following offrtla utfs elect
"a rresldsnt. Hiy pfsee yici
pfrnld nu D. a. Myers. Guthrie
Mr q q nrldai Marshall. Mr.
Prank msra Fivn Sunday school
Nra } r pfnmmrf. Crescent Nrs
nen noha0n. CoYlei lille noNN
.Orando. Nfa Chta nobln aan. Ma
tlna. So Wshi Naihan Nm
~ r covert Harm snf ehufch
Rfcr,iav Treasurer Miss ranar
putkln Guthrie Committeeman.
chalmfu 0Iff0n This vac lhs best
au nded convention ever hfm in
ihe county coo people wsra in At.
tendance
Tho following resolutions ~sfe
Adopted
Whereas. the organ .sailan ~ hs
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Is 1891
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gsmetnS % fseas = boy a. AAfsa.
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e Fantls lla9Flastnn. Paeii
sifsst uaile Napiana. az IN -
haf alsd i'itmellnr 10 aass miner
from drowning at Butte August ,
1850
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Gary Says
US. Must
Be Paid

~" iHths RtL - - Another
international peace conference in
Washington for the fall and
frank discussion Of all unsettled
financial, commercial and indus.
trial questions IN which the
United States is interested. was
suggested by Elhert II Gary.
chairman OF the U 5. Seel cor
poraiion IN a speech today al the
semi-annual meeting Of the Amer
lean Iron and Steel institute Of
which he is president
Such a conference. he said,
should he participated in hy able,
open minded, well disposed rep
resentatives from the different
nations, such as those who ap-
peared al the recent limitation
Of armament conference
III there shall be such a meet.
ing, he declared. "and the dele
gates are all Of the type referred
20, there will result inealeulahlc
good 10 all who are parties They
would not decide or discuss how
10 abolish or overcome the old
established law Of supply aud dc
mand. how 10 avoid or repudiaie
existing obligations. but rather
how and when 10 fulfil them
without irreparable injury 20 any
one or the sacrifice of principle
While il is true that members Of
such a conference would be com.
PEELED 10 consider and IN large
measure be governed by the
wishes Of their respective con-
siituncies. il is believe that the
large majority of the populations
making up such constituencies
would be considerate and honest
Cancellation Of Europe's war
debts TO the United States was
opposed by the speakers The
debts. he said. were voluntarily,
openly and fairly contracted and
cannot be cancelled or disposed
Of on any other basis. without
doing violence 10 well recognized
principles Of justice and rule Of
propriety.
Americans generally would not
he content with governmental ac-
iion which relieved from debt 1
the citizens Of n foreign nation
hy increasing the burdens of the /
former Likewise, foreigners gen
orally win oppose any enforced /
act Of charity Certainly il would /
be abhorrent 20 the business man |
aud women of both countries
he said.
The attitude and conduct Of
p nation. he said. should not be
different from that Of an indi- /
vidual
IF your friend is in real need 7
and is honest and Trustworthy /
h. continued. you viii assist I
him by donation or hy loan. or
both. but IN the latter ease You
do not expect him TO turn the /
loan into a gift when he Is IN |
any way able 70 pay II he az /
iempts this your respect for him
vanishes To retain your conf /
dence he must use every effort I
M 10 the limit Of his ability and
opportunity to owe and pay.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
Strong as Pirates
By Poor at
Running Ship

tsshssrs. Oct "A qaaFtss of
aoth cen ury pirates climbed 'ro~a
their ro~bess aboard tn motor
ssheonsr Bsrths in the lover Eies
yesterday. ana - bread daylight
suhdaea the captain ard hls eoesN
ard started Down she stream ~,th
the vessel They ~Srs he ser
pirates thar nasleators and soon
ran the vessel aground causing lts
dsstroetien and The loss 81 ia
cargo q aysbraehs vaiued a. %.
oo0.ooo rarss
The four pirates bound the cap
tain a. ssen as they 90, aboard
ard a',sr soaring the er.~ BY t.r-
inc their psio'a Imprisoned them.
Then the feur intfuders put on
ssamens clothing. holsted the
aneher and set off toward me sea
When the ship went aground
the prospect o. drowning In she
~reekaee 80 frightened them that
they climbed the mast and signal
led for help from passing
Schooner,
Once the rescuerw were aboard
the sehoonad the skipper tipped
them oh cf The capture Of the
four men Who were seemingly in
charge of affairs They were
taken into custody and identified
as having eseap. 4 from the Ham
burg jail.
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Soon In
Hall Case

New Brunswick. \ J Get. "a
Wilbur 4 Mott, special dep.
MY attorney general. who has
taken over the inquiry into the
l,all-Mllk murder mystery. ex.
pecied 10 interview a prominent
elnrclmar today Ia an effort a.
corr horatc statements If Mrs
Jane Gibson. eyewitness Of the
aoglle slnyiHg
Mott indicated that he intend
ed 20 cause the churchman's AZ.
rest unless h. agrees 20 become a
witness for the prosecution
Failure If the man. said 90 have
beea near the scene Of the mur.
der. 20 aeluaint the authorities
with his alleged conducting -
the affair, has laid him liable 60
arrest. Prosecutor Mott believes
Mott is said 90 be Ia possession
a data showing that this same
man had discovered The letters
of Mrs Eleanor Rcnhardt Mills,
slain choir leader, 90 the Rev
Edward Wheeler Hall. who WAS
killed with her and that he
showed them 20 Mrs Frances
Stevens Hall. the clergyman s
wife
Ills ear i said 10 have been
parked near the crab apple tree
on the OLD Phillips place aud iis
headlights made Il possible for
Mrs Gibson 20 see the battle
ended N the death Of Dr Hall
AMI Mrs. Mills
Attorney Timothy \ Pfeiffer
representing Mrs Hall denied
last night that either Mrs He'll
or her brother, Henry Stevens.
wege present when the clergyman
aud his choir singer were killed
IIe reiterated that Mrs Hall did
not leave her home that nigh,
between : y m and ? a. N aud
that Henry Stevens was fishing
in the ocean ai l.avaletic, \ J
Mr. pfeiffer's statement FOL
lowed the disclosure that Mrs
lIall' and Mr.. Stevens were the
persons named b the sworn
statement Of Mrs. Gibson
Prosecutor Mott indicated that
arrests we're imminent bat that
he preferred 10 wait until he had
an iron clad case
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
MAYF|ElD LOSES IN HIS
FIGHT FOR BALLOT PLACE
Man, Who Beat Ferguson, Spent
$4,000 In Excess OF Legal
Limit To Win u. s.
Senate Nomination

Corsleanl. Texas. Os iI-The
jury which heard the injunction suit
to keep the name Of Earle q May
ntld. democratic nominee flr United
States senator, off the billot IN
next months election Thursday
nlght returned verdict against
MayflAd on thirteen or the twenty
one questions propoanded By Judge
Scarborough
Verdict is Instructed
Judg Scarbrough in instrucing
the jury 10 bring a verdci agaias,
Mayffld told the Jurors that the
'und'spuiablo and unc9niradlcted
testimony showed beyond doubt
that tn six QUESTION: upon VII oh
tho plaintiff attorneys based their
reques, hat ths jury should b. in
structed IN Us verdic' should be
answered against the defendant
After the jury had bc'n In
s'ructed Judge scarhrough said that
the 'uncontroycrts evidence
showed ihat large amount OF
money was spent in Mayfiolds be-
hali In The primsry oaupiien. Tho
court presented figures which total
led 5000 The iaw provides that
only $4,000 may be- spent by a
candidate Tor the senate IN a pri-
mary clmpaign.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
cIuP PARADE STAGED
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT

Arrangements have been pertec'-
cd fer a parade Of n, supporters
and members of she Andy Gump
for Congress clab Saturday night
The parade viii start from the
Carnegie Library az 9 o'clock. ths
line OF march vii b. wesi on OK
lahoma Avenue 70 Frst street then
south on Firs. 10 Harrison, east on
Harrison T. Broad The committee
on arrangements J. r Joyner. G.
II Conray. I'd Gahi. c. J. Nelson
and T. Kelloeg. have ,hings vel IN
hand and a b.g parads ls ex1fcted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
FIRST NATIONAL
INTO NEW HOME

At the close 81 business this al
ternoon he First National Bank
commenced moving out of thflr
prcssni banking room into the new
building on the norh half of the
bank block where tou.,,o quar-
ters vii NJ maintained until the
new bank building on the same
block - completed. which viii b.
sc ne time early next spring.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
OPEN II0t ~ At BILL
TELEPHONE SATURDAY

Southwestern Bell Tel phone
compsuy never lets a hoildae pass
without observance.
This tine Is Halloween. You
are invited 70 cal al he local Of
fees between the hours q and
10 >. m. Saturday evening. October
1sth- Miss Margaret Dial viii be
delighted to nee. and greet you and
you wiil Be royalty entertained by
the hello girls o. the local exch-
snge. Don't mis- g.
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Nep Method of
Finding the Booze

Modesto. Calf. Oct. III
Usins long steel probing rods.
deputy sherlffs pierced the hay
stacks of the fields heresbouts
and found more than 5000 gal.
Ions of liquor
Further investigation disclosed
two 2o.bsrrel stills running 10
capacity. -Four ranchers were
arrested.
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grown ont of oil proportion 70 IFS inn
mediate surroundings Temple num-
bcrs as is entire citizenship but 906
persons The map indicates its loea-
tion with only the usual small-town
dot by the side Of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific railway, in Cotton
county. not far from the Texas Dor.
der.
In Brick Ruilding
The b. & O. store occupies the most
prominent place in the single business
block IN the small town II is housed
in two-story brick building covering
nearly one-fourth Of the business area.
II is a department store in every sense
Of the word. having ten ditinci de-
partmenis, ecah under a different
division head These departments are
groceries. hardware, furniture, lumber
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oror INDIANA TO DANCE AT
poNcA cirfs nARol oHAs

l'anei CiiH oct 81 Oioe Ia.
dams uui provide he fuaiure aauc
ing for fonca tstys Nafdi xrss
ilaiies en- ebtsfxAnes. neat Tues
dar srsnins which has been
ehristsned ths wai-ehe .ga aha Or
Ehost dancs. n1~ pFohibltsd b. lhe
government and other lrlbai aud
rsi'g oas dances The prosrsm for
ihs esiebraiion includes also a
styie sho~. au.omobils parade. in.
dastral paradf. street dance AMI
other events with a wat-che-Ta xha
queen q lnaakuaite the dance.
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Mrs Flora wills lsft lat night
Tor the eastern and nor heru mark-
ets and wiil buy q largs line of new
flrniipre. rugs and other goods
She wlll also ylsit relatives in
Omsha. before returning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27

Pratt Kans-The town swelt-
cred under a temperature OF %
degrees with a heat wave general
over western Kansas.
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st Loais-ssnafor Spencer q
Missouri. who voted for the voi-
stead act. sars ths dry law vas
unnecessarily harh.- asserting
that he would offer suggestions for
modification.
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PEGGY TO TELL HOW
CLARA DO "

BY Tho Associated rusfl
Los Angeles. oct 81 Mrs pcTgy
Caifee. former chorus F.rl chum of
she defendant again ioday took the
witness stand AZ the trial ~ Mrf
clara Phillips, charged with muir
derlng Mrs Alberta Tr'malnf
Meadow. with a hammer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-27
GUTHRIE HIGH BOYS
PLAY BALL AT oKMULoEr

Guthrie high school foot ball
team w.ll play ball 81 okmuiFse
with he fast h'gh school team of
that city
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ccou'luasa on Pass -
The Washington times., 1922-11-12
- BY III. l.. MENCKEN

witnesses to the outrage and to
his resistance.
The English officers facing such
resolution retreated forthwith and
went ashore. where they appar-
emily spent twenty-four hours In
consultation with London.
When they came out to the shib
again 1t was to apologize to tn,
bold diplomatic gunman. The rest
of US of course, had to submit to
the search.
1t was useless to protest, for
Washington had already given the
English free permission. as various
blabbers have since revealed, to
work their wicked will upon all
ordinary Americans.
When I got to Copenhagen |
wrote an account of the episode
and sent 1t home by mail.
It never got to the United States.
the English seized It on the high
seas and suppressed II. Here again
protest was useless.
The Washington times., 1922-11-12

current superstitions, are very
likely to be accepted by the un-
biased historians of the future.
To wit. that the American pre-
tense OF neutrality from 1914 to
1915 was dishonest and ridiculous
that Woodrow began roofing for
the English almost from the start.
and that toward the end his def.
milton of international law be-
came indistinguishable from def
milton of whatever was most favor
able to England.
Yet. again, that the casus belli in
1817--the Reputation by the Ger
mans of submarine agreement
was a pure invention, inasmuch az
the Germans not only made no such
agreement as that which was al
legged. but specifically protested
against 1t.
The Washington times., 1922-11-12

pletely the delicate fattery OF En-
giish magnificoes converted him
into q pulling and extravagant An
glomaniac; his state Of mind. In
the end. was indistin guishable from
that of an American social pusher
noticed by Lady Astor.
had personally remarkable
proof Of the fact early in the year
1917. was at that time pas
senger on Danish steamship
bound from New York to Copen-
hagen. and. along with all the
other Americans on board. was
taken into Falmouth, in the Ork-
ney Islands. and searched and
cross examined by the English
q palpable violation Of the most
elementary international law.
Among my fellow passengers
was an American diplomatic Off.
cer-an embassy secretary pro.
ceeding to his post at Vienna, In
Austria, a 60. ntry with which the
United States was then still at
peace.
To the astonishment Of every
one on board. the English pro
posed to search this diplomatic
officer also. despite the well-known
immunity Of men Of his office. and
when he protested they told him
categorically that they had the
consent Of DR.. Page to the search.
immunity or no immunity.
believe that they told the
truth. Page was apparently 30 In
sanely pro.English that he was
quite willing to sacrifice the honor
OF his corps and Of his country
to British interest.
Hut the Vienna secretary was
not one to be victimissd by such
desradsd bootiicking. Instead OF
yieldins politely when, the Nm.
s,ish officers invaded his cabin.
ne drew q revolver. J IA II across
the top Of his trunk and informed
them that he would shot the first
one Who touched hts basssss.
Meanwhile. he had sent for me,
ane FOR another journalist who
happened 10 b aboard. 70 oct %