The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 9, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 4, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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PAGE TWO
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SOLQNS MflYFI
WORK ID OAYS
III S2 STIPEND
Oklahoma City, Feb . . With •
congestion of bill |
resolution to adjourn ? >• v i I *r i<!:i
legislature continu- to .••< rap
Bixty-day-$*> period ■ eds Frida> .t
is believed tlio members will work
ten more days at $'J per da>. \p
propriation bills wen. «1 • • I .it♦ in both
houses today.
Exemption ot' storagi >il from a-
valorem taxation tin calendar • r
following that in which gross produc
tion tax was paid upon it w i ap-
proved by the lieu • in >nimitt'. '
the whole Monday afteruoon.
Representative Harry II K "i
Tulsa, turned the- tide > • 1 "'«•
I ;i by Shores of Ardmore a;?er <' - ir
"! )' o' the revenue and taxn
tlO I MU.lv. .1 ..
•"adro '"awn to cxt< ud 'It" • . ap
tion for ar after in-t. id 01 ot.l>
the year pi • «1 "
Organised i. 'a proposi ti amend
inents to the w men's compensa-
tion act were adopt in committee of
tho whole in perfum manner af-
ter desultory decision. .'••(•Hons oi
the committee bill. pro. ling for
state insurance aftej the p! prac
ticed in Ohio, were adopt- I rhout
reading.
Representative Rogers • •«1
agreement to amendments by wlmli
the employer carrying bis own ir
surance is exempted from tie < nm
pulsorv contribution to the stair fun
This will affect the largr « inpl«.
Rogers also had the waiting prri
between the injury and time ' >iii) • j
sat ion becomes avnilablr fix* <1
seven days, compared to thr«
recommended by tho commit le.
two weeks, tho presont law.
Construction of public roads wa
eliminated as a hazardous oempatam
ASSIST .\l AltSII \l I l\
ninth hi i.iu i \\oiti%
Otto W F.eatheringill, district dr
puty grand master of the Masoni<
order of OklafttThia, made an offii i.i
visit to the Marshall lodge last Sat
urday evening In the party with Mi
Featheringill were two members
three officers and five past masters,
of Albert Pike lodge, including Frank
A Derr. junior grand warden of tin
Grand lodge, who made tin principal
address of the evening. The Master
Mason degree was conferred by the
Marshall lodge under the direction of
tho worshipful master l>r H C Rich
mond, after which refreshment
served by the domestic scien< e
partinent of the Marshall high < hool
. Feb -t! Poor writing
•liool children, probably
ovcr-empha.-is ot "arm
according to a pupi i
today before the Society of
Teachers of Kducation by
oi > - -. r Fta ik X Freeman of the
veisiiy of Chicago.
I'rof -si r Freeman's work wi
o in vrs*; git ion >f "ce.* momy
tin.o i.i e lucat Ion" undertaken by
r a' it ioi. .1 ..anr'l of |. ,;...... a
Idia y of the National Edu< itlou
\ • ' iat ion Hi r. port, in par:
lotion p riu-r pliotogiapli. were.
..i. i ol i .i r wrltcr ar I g >od wr.;
: front every gra<;e ahoi. tne
j ond. I$v the aid of tile «• photograph"
Mie hand po.-i.ioa and movr::irnt . :
pupil.-; wen then tud«d.
A eomewhat larger p« r entag • ol
I these photographs the hand position
and movement of tho pupils were
I th.-n simlii il.
■ \ ->in"what larger percentage of
the t'ood writers had what would
iiiuiuotily be called a good band po-
itiosi than the poor writers, but this
was only a part of the story.
Arm and tinge:- movements wnv
th( , studied. Great stress is laid on
arm movement in teidling. The ree
ortjs indicated ,however, that the
• d writrrs used as much fingrr
mov- no it as the poor writer.-. This
may no indirae ha raining in arm
movenien should be abandoned but It
probably indicates that arm move-
• ha bee n overemphasized.
A factor which is still more hu-
ll . ai,t i tie- rhythm < : the writi ••
movement Writing is rhythmical
vhen a stroke or combination of the
stroke; is made with a (Iran sweep
>• the pen, followed by a very slight
ifii! «• before the next : troke or < oin-
hinati >:i. This v. as studied by noting
how far tho pen point moved aloug
the stroke from one exposure of the
film to another. In the rhythm of the
,<i" .' men* we i •d the cleanest dis-
tinction between good and poor writ-
: :tt t,'sn \y. M \i, «
czarina and daughtbh : i i'd. for wap.
Okmulgee, l . d Iniormation w;
lit here today that \\ F. I
rormer clerk of courts, whose term
irrice expired on Jariuat
hort at least $">10 in his acount
I'reddv, who has disappeared, admit -
I to nt b« i un n i>! I .rial- befon
he 'eft that his accounts were shoi
that amount, it is claimed. Deputy
ite Fxaminer McClure i now and
tie- missing man's books and
, .ibly repurted that I'i • -dd\
unts are nearly $20,000 short
unity Clerk drace oi ine moi
tun discovered that Predd\ « bond
insuring the counts against sh<
I ad h. -n tolen fi 'tin ihr \ aults in Hi
intv clerk's office 'The bond which
igned by John A Price, pros!
ib ni of Fir.-t National bank. There is
uspicinn that Mr Price was in
ounectid with the stealing
if the bond, but it is believed that
made ti i ,s will iiritik'
vhlch has b
I. ■
Will, e wife still
i i ■ pot te.| to lie in Cuba
n in Muskogee and
ptilpa about February 1. but
not been heard of sin
No effort has been made to appre-
hend him as far as can be learned
formerh eh rk of the countv
court here and was before that
prominent official in the mine work,
union about llenrvetta
-if*
fjjfr jJC
ha ns.
i y giaiumar
movement
i ollegi
Grand Duchess Olga
The Czarina
Grand DucIvjss Tatiam
III'.' most lereut 11 |
;arlna and her
the Dmh' ■ oi.-M
I i'e ph- '«):• i j |ih
da lighter
u.niornis of tie regin
li'i an ..iniv in wh:r||
CiruT
MILL IONAIRE iS NAMED:
TH'F.F CONFr iSES
Amsterdam.. Fe> 27—Subma
rmcr. returning to their base to
day report the sinking of 3^ sail
vesels.
I from M niieapol
1 • 11 v. i •' h
.> ndira tr a i i 1j v.
1)011(1
ompl
:' air' V oI'll
repirtr with
gainst
1 W.-altllJ
ill .11
Oklahoma City
opinion handed down by Chief
Justice Sharp in the supremo
court today, tho bill passed by
the legislature on May 14, I1M6,
providing for a three per cent
gross production tax on oil and
gas, was declared constitution
The opinion cites that the
three per cent tax on oil and gas
is levied upon the product with
out regard to the agency employ-
ed In production.
The case was that of the Large
Oil company versus E B Howard,
state auditor, on appenl from the
district court from a judgment
sustaining a demurrer to plain
tiff's petition which restricted
the collection of the tax on the
ground that the property involved
is located on wh- f ••• ,:, ; . r!
iand of the Osage Indians.
The land is being now developed
under the supervision of the De-
partment of the Interior.
est in Berlin.
\msterdam. via London
ording to a trlrgram from I'.rrlia.
thirty supporters of Admiral Ti rpil
minister oi tho navv. hav
Id meetings to discuss a cuangi
ol tier of the imperial chain-elloi
It is said to be the purpose of th
promoter of this movement to hold
meetings In all the large citiei oi i
many for tho purpose* of for. im
liange lu the head of tie govn
ment
ialist ai d liberal newspapers )
condemn this action.
hound Met
v\ lvania i laii
! I n 1 I 1 \ ,i I . • J* |.|i,| | j11 |
First
I
hours
i1 a Hit-: inei.i
> ! valii;
inchub
•' i
i sj i LtLl
Germans Still Reprint.
Military operations ot' high itui
ance are m progress in the Solium
front in northern France when
llritish continue to operate ioivn
ifter the retiring (Jemans. Cetu
•unts wei
miles from the uerman
Ironghoid at Dapauiue and thei
apparently no indication as to ho\
far the Cermans intend to retire be-
fore taking up their new lim
fen
I i' i i e r
dd th
the o\\
ni' ili
\ll tie.
I-eh L*i Marine super
ndeiits of railroads, with head
(iiarter • in this ritv. today consid
: ir ; in- sprrdy mobili/ati.)!i
for government use of the big fleet ot
railroad tugs i i New Vorl
(JM/n Ml-''.IMIIIIS Ol
11; \u
killed
I road
pa >
ii-.
r ot th
\le 11(1.
ners oi yarn's al
preparing to put their rrafts into
ominis: ion iinmediatelv for patroll
nig. nunc swt-eping. mine laying and
which th
. s availabl
I'll i \v;i- ill r e [)()■ ,■ I,, |,|)(.;|]
of Franklin I) Itoosevelt.
retarv of the navv. in a sneech
lierr last night for 10,(imo uien and 70
(II boat to a-si- t if tile urnl ai'Osi
:.-iiarding t'"j Atlantic i oa.-1
VERDUN D: fEAT CO TI
KAISER. HINDENEURG SAY
i emu
.nrouragi
! .■
i itie r
I>nd
!M . .
\i) f.noh KO Ml
H J J '« M
SHE BELIEVED IN HER LOVER
pushn
ml- ill
in F
iklahonia (UN. Frh "\\r u t
decided that we would both frrl b<-i
Iniburc h
111' o p
ter it 1 could sit in court
wife." said pretty Vcr;
ast evening just aft(
which bound her and
Wilder as man and
Irial conies up Monda\
Robert
I lainmoiid
rrin"ii\
Febru-
f th
C'JMPA
live F-r.lCtS
i rued
nbei
unusually 1«r
ling. Wilder.
leputy sheriff.
Jerk's offi
riage li
Judge Obi field performed
uiony and it will probably be h
will preside ovrr Wilder .s trial.
Wildrr in ; - * the htf bu shan
aoce.n t.
Oklahorra
•' indiiig it
• i' t i ■ d
I MM N Ml \ IvVM
• 1 \!It
iio'.: a d
!' '
< abbjigo
\t tornev
opinion to liuttur
1 i 1 • fa ir bill Ido/
private cor- Milk, ipnrt
institution forbids
f legislatui
governor will
law not-
ri.'•*,).!.ion.
A
SPANISH
S M t. L I
New York
Ph ;
y and Robert Wilder are on trial
ng two mul
t:rr,
aidiav
HjUNTY ATTORNEYS MA
PRACTIVE IN PRIVATE ,
( Hi loll-
Ill ouart
d. per loal
RIG GA'
t R I'M ENID FIELD
Chicaq
pound
I' eh-o million feet
Iru< k Monday morning at
In the Walk
I ' .-' d C I
I'o' I tot
1 him to th
s.pai
s who
m ;ii
Wil on
in th
uphold
: \i:«u i
. II \|{(.l s
\I;I tti-:iN<
feet in tb
th • I anpii e on and
Boifi wells are otf-
Champluk No i, Liie lloy gu.-h
mi:' h
TANDMRD AS
INDEMNITY
jKIAHOMAN
IN PARADE
YEARS FOR
(,! V EN
murder
Vorl
Oil company will ask
proper!ir in Rum
in tnw
St anda nl
Washington, 1
13 appointed J
Yukon Milling
uul li.'rrv Ki
Senator (
\ Kroutil
inpar.y of Yukt
lawver. of Tahl
\0 HAVE FIELD SECRETARY
FOR OZARK TRAIL < t th
f that
Marqm
hoard
CLOSING ARGUMENT
IN BON
SHOOTS CHICKENS
lolun on
OEY CASE
defendin
non
ith a shotgun. His job
II chickens lie finds on
idem
project
b -*i Fear tlut. d .ruj^-
i :i o' re!at -i 1 ■<. .* o-1 * hfclnjle^
S :it and \Wt>■-'.i^-'ilt'.ft.if r>,r' wfttrfil
mean that ae would be separated
from her hu " :*.d and child was re-
V'-aled t ■ he - au- which lead
M. Theodore Mali I " to kill her Sev-
en year old daughter. LorcFn. and
the, 1 i ' ke her own life yesterday.
When Maluike. a saloon keeper, en
t ir3 home hi • wiie'. b<- «> on the
floor with a bulh't wound through the
mouth, and ui a bedroom her daugh-
ter lay fatally wounded in the head.
The child died liter iu a hospital.
Relatives said th® woman had been
brooding on the international situa-
tion of late.
HI VI\\ HIK Tit \H
< OWI I 11\(. LINKS
\ ill- ding of the executive com-
•?u11;rr and offi. rrs a id representa-
t i\ r - of all towns ou the Ozark Oil
Fields trail will br held with Hie
Tili Chamber of C.munercr on Hie
evening of Thursday. March 1. at S
o'clock to work out plans for putting
in the connecting links on the trail
brtwren Drumright ; Oi Tulsa, to ar-
range with Col Harvey for an official
inspet lion of the line and to select a
field secretary or general manager of
organization and work.
uiSLIl
U u !.. sj
San Juan. Porto Rico. Feb L'V -So
serious is the question of food up
ply in Porto Rico that Covernor
Yager, this week called tor- th.-r tin-
larger planters of the island and
^rged them to devote a portion o?
their land to the raising of ve table
and fruits for home - u ..ntjo
In the event of war in which the
United States becomes involve ! the
governor told the planter- th t com-
munication between the island .• i
New York would be interrupted.
paralyzing commcrco and depriving
the people of food nec<- sities almost
all of which ar- now import--! It-
said at present the price , ;,n
staples wore so high that it was -1m
possible for the poor man to live.
JAPANESE POTATO KING
HOLDS 100,000 SACKS
FOR HIGHER PRICES
San Francisco, Cal, I -- u? on,
hundred thousand sacks ol p ;.;oe
are being held from th, inark« for
higher prices by G >rgo .-'hima
known as the J p •• e potato king
according to C W II : o a
wholesalo produce firm.
Shima vigorous!;, dei 'e 1 lit
cornering hi. p> <
elared lie was plan :■ 1
toes to New York '•>
shortage there.
Hunt said tho er. i
his year will be
than that or last year.
iikiu.i ij:s \\ mi ll
TO M WN 1*1 II\ I
Hercules water goes to many poin* • quah. to : pif oklahoma .
these days. Monday shlpmri Pre.-ident's «iti o mounted es< i
were: Five gallons to II N Lower,; tho Inaugural parade. Recently
Watonga; T to T L Mill- Ft Smith Sena-or Owen named Houston f
road; 5 to W A Larner. Kokomo. m i'cohec, registrar ot the treasury
ft"t() W'J Pratt. Holly, Colo; to home in Muskogee, and H L Burke
Wells Fargo agent. Drumright. postmaster at Hobart. Ther© will br
li liill'ng1' in; '!'- the shipments, lonly four from Oklahoma.
1 .ittie lie 1.. Arl<. Feb I A spr al
a n of the Pulaski county grand
j .i \ w a called at ten o'clock tills
morning for tin- purpose of making
fu\r>ti'_ation of tbr allege brib-
ing ot two members of tin* Arkansas
senate.
S< nator Iveson Burgess of Russell-
ville and Senator Samuel C Simms of
II, . rn -,vi r 1 a: rested by the police
Friday night, clvirged witli accept-
bribe - 'l hr > were released early
tod; en bonds of $10,0 m pending
I reliminary examination, Monday.
Police say they saw the two sen-
a.ioi's : • -erpt packages containing $1.-
"i o each when tin* arrest was made
Friday night in a dark alley in a
down town business district. The*
money was given, the police charge,
-o mre support against a bill in-
troduced by Senator Burgess which
would place a tax of $100 a year on
firms using trading stamps or coup-
ons.
SenatorSim I - hairman of the
< •nunittee on public service corpor-
ations to whom the bill had been
referred for recommendation. He
reported for the committee at four
o'clock ou the Friday following, with
a recommendation that the bill do nor
p \ milar unfavorable report
wa - made on another hill by Senator
I'.urges- introduced earlier in the ses-
•1 n which would prohibit any firm
fiom using trading stamps or coup-
on-. Senator Sims also made that
leporf for the committee.
Neither of the two bills could be
found in the senate files bv Secrc-
tai\ Ira c l.unglev. Saturday, al-
though he had a notation of giving
Senator Sims the bill which the po-
lice «ay wa taken from John C Me
Garvey, held under a charge of giv-
ing two senators the bribes.
other's premises,
• ring all" tlx
state board di missed the charges
against Marquess, holding they were
. uot sut&ained.
7 \ field seeretar
ed as a result of a
Ozark Oil Field Trail
• Ibis week, to take . _
road work on this Closing arguments in the Bonfoey
'■ : in the Ozark Trail casr wen bring mad* Monday after-
i> t fever boat and this noon by .\ torne> pet i. It i, tlioug)
e\11(• • to be .i successful com- tin- <,|.,. will he in the hands of th *
p«titor for the official road, jury Monday night.
\ uis nut i ommo\
srilOOL MiridMAS
Oklahoma Ciiv, Feb L'r. Rules and
■ ns governing the annual ex-
it i ma! i- n for common school diplo
i of pupils who finish the eighth
grade < ourse of tudy, have been la-
I' d by the tate board of education.
These examinations will be held und-
■ r the upcrvision of the county sui>-
erintMub-nt- Ih.roughout the slate,
e first on April U and lr. Tind the
econd May IT and IV Tho state
board has pro\ aled that the holder
ofan eighth grade diploma is entitl-
ed to entrance without examination,
i the university preparatory schools,
college for women, ehool of minoi.
v & M eoii. re. district agricultural
bo 1 ami tin tfltr normal schools.
I'.oys are required to take the rx-
aminat ' ti in agriculture and the
girls in dome tic science. Pupils
who have made a satisfactory gmd^
a demonstration club for one year
ma* lilts'it mi sii'% grade in lieu of
an examination on agriculture or do-
mestic science.
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POTATOES $1 PECK
Chicago, l-'eb L"J Potatoes touched
$ a peck today. Cabbage sold at 10
- ' ' a pound and onions at I >
cents. Other vegetables were pro-
iu rtionately high, A
. J. . 1JL J
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