The Oklahoma Leader (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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ron THE HOME AND
THE OKLAHOMA LEADER
*«■■■ ikiiiaaasai
m CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS
ft OF OKLAHOMA.
VOLE ME 28
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA,
KM>AY. JAM \I,'V 1H. l'MM
NUMBER 48
Open Season For
Kings In Paris;
Revolts In Berlin
WITHOUT POMP OR CEREMONY THE BODY OF
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IS TAKEN FROM SAGAMORE
hill FOR LAST RITES AT VILLAGE CHURCH
queens, flags and Hindenburg To
brass bands are in j d TrootJS
best of taste in Against Poland
the gay capital,
but in germany
red rebel wild
fire is spreading
as the bolsheviki
forces gain mo
mentum; berlin
government is
blamed
—Copenhrgen, Jan 15—F. *ld Marshal
vcn Hindenburg scon will take
c mmnnd of the German troops op-
posing Polish forces in Fat-tern
Germany, according to advices re-
ceived here from Bromberg, quot
ing newspapers printed Iri the
province of Posen.
' I MEN CHARGED WITH
Ebert Blamed.
Viennn, .I.-iti I". AmItnriliiN in
other German cities Illume lite
Horlin government tor pei'inillinu I
ilu. V|iread «if I'.nlslieviMii Ilir iiiuil- Thtec Face Theft Charge of
$38,940 In France; Charfie
Will Be Pushed By the
Authorities
Paris. .!:in. I"> If became ' no'/'n
;o la\ ihat Farce Youm- Men's < hvis
Can association workers arc unler ar-
rest in Paris charged with defalcation
(.1 funds of the association. T e men
aro C.eorgc fcehoeffel. former secretary
il :ho chiimber *oi commerce of I! tell
er, N Y ; the I * • * v It Atki'i-. of
Magic Pass. Texas, and Mansfield,
sail! to have heen a former secietary
of the Sailors' union 0f Now York city
Tie total amount alleged to have
heen misappropriated approximates
l".'S.}>40, most of which -had he m re-
covered. In connection wl:h 'he al-
V ed defalcation. K. c Cart r sec-
retary of the American expeditionary
otoe of the V. M. ('. A , today made
■lie following statement:
"Out of a total staff of more 'hojl
•5.O00 workers, three have heen charg-
ed with defalcation up to tais ; me."
out t he count r\. ••♦•ports, iv.eivetl
from variois sources iiuliciitrct '
liny. Tbcv tnko tin1 ;i11 it tn!* ihu
t'luuteelloi Khcrl's repivs.siv
jnensiiia's were not severe enough
at tlie outset of the IJerlin revolt.
.Munich is reported t<> lie near a
panic, through fear of liolshcvil.
uprisings. Thousaiiils « i* persons
staged a demonstration in from
of Jv'trt Issuer's headtpiarter> In
cipient t tots resulted in the
of four persons and the injur, nl
seven others. Kims wen' M.arle<|
on the banks.
Communists utnler Spartaeau
leadership stormed the \ olkes
Knitting plant at bresden. I hey
"Were dispersed %<>\eminent
troops, who used hand «rretunles.
Twenty weiv killed and many
Avoutided.
Stuttgart and other south (jer-
man cities are 1 ijfkitin«r disorder-
which have arisen from the Spa-.1
tacan movement, started in Berlin.
The city officials are sen litur an
j ry protests to the IJerlin viovern-
ment against the latter s iailui •
to keep the Bolshevist movement
confined to the capital.
PARIS IS' AGAIN GAYEST PLACE
IN EUROPE.
cy.i Mings and Queens and CaVuges!
These thrilling days in Pari ;
The last named one. you will a-iree.
Of these great heads, most ran is.
(By Cable.)
Paris. Jan. 1" Three kings am! two
queens in a perfectly good pa' hand.
with Paris drawing yet anothe- king
or two there's siaiply no limit io the
game, though there may be a i'.j.
So far the king and queen of Monte-
negro. the king of England an! the
king and queen of the Belgians have
aonored the city with their royal
presences and now with the i< tig ot
Italy and the kings of Servia and ltu-|j;u |,y one hundred and forty feet
mania popping in on us any minute, i ,jl(, pjans 0f which are being drawn,
it's just one darn king after an >* her : This auditoriun/ will have a seat in.-1
Some how or other, it's jus a bit ' capacity of about UMK and will lit
pathetic to me, li"<;e falling leaves in devoted to putting on the degrees to
autumn, Hr a sort of final rallying of'.that Masonic body.
j liU.| disappearing species o: ani- ' At Convention Hail, many inr rove-
mals. Take buffaloes, for instance. ()r: ments are now under way. The hall
the almost extinct vicunas. I being painted and needed improve-
ft musi'make them 'dizzy to be un-1 ments installed. ,It is the Intention
kinged so quickly. too. Heretlie nt 'to
pour old king of Montenegro hardly
nicely settled in our midst, when zip.
bang! his throne chair's pulled right
out from under him.
BEGIN HERE IN SPRING
Plenty of Worlf In Sight For Home
Labor; Many Improvements To
Be Miicle; Rentable Residential
Property Scarce Now
i This spring will see much activity
j along building lines :n this city. Noth-
ing in the shape of a boom, hut bull-
i ness blocks ay<i residence property
| to meet the demand for more room.
At Masonic Tenvle, the grounds
! recently acquired l v th- Scottish Rite
| will /be improved by an auditorium.
People Starving
In Petrograd,
Rebellion Rifi
— Stockholm, Jan 15—Hunger nots
?. ok place in Pet' grad on Saturday
and Sunday, according to advices
ic.'eived here. Ten thousand p-so
pie paraded through the streets
shouting for brerd and were fired
upon by Bolshevist troops. whn ar •
said to have been Letts Crowd
are reported to have asked *he sol
diers to foe upon them.
Ti> despatches state that not a
simjU- piece of Oread is to b° f«Jii"d
now in Petroorad and tha* un
ground oats are being given to the
people.
>A-
i nirchi'.l. th
Ii' I' 1 'I i. lit !f! 'ti l.iu
111!1 Il
nit ion •
I• ai^11. i at lif finally retorl
n'v a man, but not an encycl
ludient • was composed
!v nl '.voioeii and i aeir her!
Highway Building Won a Decisive
Victory At the Polls In
Sucker ' State;' $50
C0.1.C00 1)1 Bends
.Mjil in;
audiem
ee.lrd that ot tin
VillilU
-snip
pasiMi
M le t
i Tin
be la;.I
beautiful plot
on w a
if honor from t
lice Department, of which Mr. It
1^0 Was contiu
adopted a resolutiot
amlidiu
liarph. i
i ort ue;
which ;
mm is
wav to?
Great Britain Is
\ head o f U. S. In
Demobilization
WORK OF RELEASING
TOMMIES FROM THE
SERVICE IS BEING
PURSUED UNDER
SYSTEM THAT UNCLE
SAM MIGHT WELL
ADOPT; DISCHARGED
MEN ARE BEING
CARED FOR, EACH
MAN GIVEN MONTH'S
PAY AND $10 IN CASH
!.oil': n. .1 I I'hf As ;ocbited
l) tn. m i'/.t on of the Brit*
•^h ■ j• i\ now . mil swing. I'
'" 1 he pre ent im a total >!' gO.OOil
ne *i have | is,. ,t thi \ :\\ the six dis-
■ ' -il anoiis in Kugland and Seot-
■ • . • a'-e UeitM
n rapidly in •
"•on fifteen dis-
!"• m operation,
capable <if dea'-
very twenty -fou"
Some of Xhe Noble Animals, Offing
To the Lack of Shipping
Facilities, May Be
Destroyed
London Jan ! • •
Pressi Owing io
bring them to Kugl
rd mules of the Br. ish arm\ in the
eastern theaters ot \v war are to be
sold to the Arabs o,- i« iroyed. Tha:
announcement has b - n made by Maj
-4ft*n -Str—il H i'vlx-eu. director OT
r« mount • lie in: :.! -> -taicd ihat
of the P.ritish army'> total ot i.nc ■
horses In HSuvope, a largt number ot
which were puf ha.. ■ d in the I'nit* u
States only those ihut are sound and
under twelve years old will b«■ ship-
ped here.
About l-'.'iini wa; honys are to b>
brought to -England, and Helium is to]
have jii.ooo for reconstrue-ional work.
(iencr.il lJirkbeck sa'< : "We wane to
distribute tbem all over ihe country
by big sales, in cities up to 100 ani
i.: a Is, and to small r towns up 10
twenty-live. There is an unaccount-
able prejudice :. at!.-' mules ill th;
country. \i present we have in Eng-
land lO.Oao mules, many of which w«
want to sell, bin people don't seem
inclined to buy them. Th nuil«* is
an economical animal which does not
eat so much as a horse, and for ev-
STATE [[[CI HEADS
Chief Mitchell Lands Treasure-
ship and a Life Membership;
Will Fight For Better
Laws For Oklahoma
lust
il,. I
cry horse that goe;
half a mule is sick."
tlvm j
(Viei Will Mitchell Returned
flight from Oklahoma City, wnt
has be. 11 hi attendance on the annual
meeting ot' ihe State !>eace () '; i. ■•rs'
association
Officers for Ihe ensuing term were
elected as follows:
President. John II Hurneft, of Kl
j Reno.
mn w rioN \\ 11111\
! Secretary. Chief W it Nichols, of
Oklahoma City, '
j Treasurer, Chief W. H. Mitchell, of
^ j (Iut Itrie.
\TA I - • HOI US | jj|,, uKMiiherships were voted to r<
Within twentv-four hours, possibly, t ,rjn.; pr.-ident. Emmet (Jregg, Chief
cooner, the United States will bave xiehols, of Oklahoma City, ami Chief
been vcted dry by action of the leg ; ,.|| ,.[ t|,js
islature of thirty-six states which
constitute the peveety-five per cent Punds were raised, and a romn ittce
necessary to rend prohibition into the j named t() appear before the IcgMeture
constitution. Up to one o'clock this and urge tin' bill prepared for piehib-
Pefi-v rTTfiTO *1
'•on ; union and opened th
lie < onstruct ion of a $
iem in that ptHte, >; which :.mu mile
of Lincoln Highway will receive at
tent ion.
In local commuuiUea, in othe.
states, the fc-ame te deney toward r«-
inoviiig thi resiriclions of mud road
has mad. itself felt
■ There i--. in tlie November election
j a le <on to public officials :.,cnerall>
j •• >«! the • 1i,m\ ig in hand fhe ad
j minisiraiion of iiignwav affairs, and
aal I- - soil l ha : the .iieople, under
ihe strain of tra-Hporlation defi-
. iencies so clearly disclosed by war
conditions, are in no humor to longei
trifle with old type5 of road, and tr>v.
that peace has come and the bars on
highway con-tructi. • are lifted, ili
public ha • a r ii .. assum.- th, t
sli ps will ininn ii:. *>'•■ be tak«-n to
carry out in mai.da;e; for durable
highways.
land and . Killc i wt
returned to bullishv
creasing numbers. :
pet sal stations will
each ot which will I c
ing with :'.' ai) then e
hours.
According to Maior (Jeticral H F
Hurnett -lliirhcc I;, director general of
ckled by lae women j deniobilization. who at Camp Wmbl"-
-po'.M i0 nee town don unlay explained to a represon-
parIi ancillary 1 am lative of tin- AsMiciPted Press th" tlc-
"1 am tails of the work, it will be a long
>edia time before ihe demobilization limit
\clu- has ht en reached The question of
1 g ex ; the number of men c,.eh of the asso-
ciated government i- to leave the ene-
my countries for occupation purposes
niri'hill had appealed to will be determined at Ihe peace con-
wonien to s op qu ///.ing 1 'in so, ference.
The following da.1 es are being de-
! mobilized en bloc here:
( Mine: u k and Aounded soldiers,
1 convalescents. 1 a n vep ti who were
| 1 led up in ih« la.v draft, "pivotal'
or leading men 11 industry, studenU
and teachers.
j Those that will Ii t he demobilize !
for the present are the railway pcr-
■ onnel in Eram e. men having to do
' with transportation generally, and
those in charge of hotses.
Many ph\ ielans aavo been released
bin a > nffieien force will be retained
1 o ( ire for the .viO.QAO siek and wound-
ed now under treatment.
(Jener.il Hitchcock, has been work-
ocia 1 en J im<j on deinobili/ali m plans for 1*
t'r—1 h William HoherzolN rn. tic ] mom\\> prior to t'a • signing of the
former (ierman • tupeior. should trv i artnisiice, and Ins niachinery was as
to spend tht remnart of his career on nearly ready for its work as iho ex-
Hard For tlie Former Ruler
All German People To Find
a Safe and Welcome
Harbor
'orfu, Jan
1 r he
the Island of Carta
reports indicated, h"
recent
pfternoon the l#*gislatin es of thirty
three states had ratified the amend-
ment and one house of two legisla-
tures had voted to ratify it.
Lots of amateur uardeners will de-
vote their energies 10 grape grow in
hereafter.
ity commissioners to use the
Hall as a central s -liool, as soon as
it is available, the crowded condition
of the present seHov'l buildings mak-
ing this necessary. It is especially
, ,. situated for this purpose, and will fur-
Just to prove their antithesis to the ... . . . . .
dllsl 1 nisli the city wi'h needed schoolroom
ephemeral fleetinMiess o .111 <ai j expansion without expense
ly reign, however, the heavens con-( (| runionM, jhu ||l(i ((Wner& of
tinu to rain unceasingly and |r0ilf.r,y at lis West Harriso"
kings and ex-kiti"s alike, al ..out.h i|V(,nu0 wjjj ns HOOn weather mn-
they fail to quench Parisian spoil* ditions permit, erect a comodious
Paris indeed is gay in honor < . hei huild'ing on i.'v lot, espcciallj
kingly vision, in spite of leaden '-.vies. (j0Hjjrn,M| nn(j finished a a moving
She makes a fete for them no matter, plctlire theater, and that it has al
what other fate may await for them, ready been leased for lliat purpose
She has donned her gala at♦ ire and k js ideal location for a theater,
doffed hehr sackcloth and ashes, or an,i 1 bo building will be modern in
ra her her sacks of sand, an i blot.-j every respect.
somed out in flags and festoon- of all; There have been a number of im
the allied colorings. j port ant deals in the residential sec
Her streets, cut mostly on lli'i bias, lions, and partu s who contemplate
are very full this season, with bands. 1 building homes in the spring are se-
brass and otherwise, running all curing site . Iih* me great need of
a round Troops of lancers, heir Hie city is more modern home build-
pennants flving, bisect the -rewd-i. ings, as it is almost impossible n
like insertion run with varl-colored rent a hou.se in (iuih,rle. .Many
, .• „ i„|r vvp'ir Par - houses ore to have modern fixturi ?
ribbons, and for eveninK we.u 1 .11
actually has gone so far'al 10 take installed, and wi-b the new residence
out n lew of In r ■i™1' existing will lie relieved. I A-la Minor and olh r matter- affect-
has elnsped a neeklaec of rleetrlc
lights around her throat and fastened (Juthrie presents more and bette
it ing the sale of narcotics, and met i-
ods for pr'even ing automobile thefts,
and apprehending the auto the ves
Mrs II L Hunter and Ivr thte
daughters, Lucile, Hahn and Dorothy
| are very ill with the flu at their hotm
I 120S West College.
j Durable roads and a greater mile
j av 1 oil connect d, through highway
i systems mean more sales prospect ••
j for the maker and urcaier opporiun-
j ities of profit to the 11-er of cars and
j inerej'sed farm values to the fahner.
I A new highwiy era is dawning in
I these 1 Inited States.
\ sr ,on« ri \sio\ \ on:n
1 ok mis noosi vn r|
Washington. Jan i"> The senate to-
day passed a resocition authorizing
the payment of a p sion of $.".,tni!) :
year and the extend.ng of mail frank-
itig pt v ilegt s to Mrs Theodore Roo «■.
veil. Ii now Lai- -, 10 ihe house.
as soim
would not be re-
ceived by the natives with any great
show of hospitality or cordiality. The
villa lien which he last occupied in
the summer of 1 '• !4 and which lie
owned, is now used is a military Ipos- j
pital and floats the French flag. Kven i
the espicially build dock on which he j
was accustomed to land is now used j
for military ;>urpos« s.
The (Jreek and Seraian po'illation,1
many of whom are refugees, realize
well ihe misery and suffering tha'
ueneies of the wa. permitted. The
main outline of his scheme were bor-
rowed from the m asures taken by
the Japanese after their war with
Russia.
"The actual number of units to 6t
got ready for demobilization," said
General Hitchcock, "is 17,000. There
are nineteen categories of men, each
category hiving dif.'erent legal rights
to be safeguarded.
"The rate of demobilisation depends
upon transroria'ion facilities. More
and mere ships are being converted
France is now bringing over troops,
some from the fro it. The bulk of
them aro miners. 2.'>,b00 having been
(Continued on Page Seven.)
1 Tohienzollcrn caus< .1 the world and jn;o transports and rhey soon will ex-
are in no mood to receive him even <•. . «| bi'rth accomino-iiitions at the va-
;i,j temporary visitor. ions ports from wai h the men aro
"Achillion Palace, his villa, stands being sent home. Kvcry ship from
high up on the roc.v coasi of Corfu
amid a wealth of -s 'i« >nd
overlooks the iiictu-esque Ionian S 'a
The snow-cappid tnauntaiys of Alba-
| nia are only a short distance tiwa
; The villa has been occupied lately by
1 a number of disabl d allied oldi?rs
• including an Amen an sailor from
! Hrooklyn. When the Associated Pres.-
! correspondent visited it the other day
j the funeral of a C. ted States naval
! officer, Ensign Youag of Detroit, Mich
' who -died of preu .ionia
\YOI \m i> HOYS AT
howii: ro r.o.^iK iiome
Fort Worth, Texa?. Jan 15—Wound-
1,1 Titans and Oklahomans who are
in the Camp Bowie base hospital may
contracted taken to the homo of relalives if
Armenia Problem Is Serious
Pari.;, Jan 1" - Comments in cer-
tain Italian newspapers on the ea.1-
rn policy of Frame, in which ref-
.ence has been made to Italian in •
crests that should be considered
have attracted additional attention
here to thi questi m of Syria, Ar-
menia and other «astern countrie;-.
he future oof which probably will
e decided by the peace conference.
On the supposition that the con-
vention of KM" between France,
to be erected, the crowded conditions (Jreat Britain and Kussia regarding
conference at Marseilles are awaited i
with great interest The view oin:
ion. I
Wliether these questions will orj
j here is that Syrian, as w II as French j wjj| no, delay the completion of its'
task is supposed «o depend on the
plan th- peace eon'erone? adopts for
its work. It i.^ not known whether
it will establish a general ; rinciple
, on which the future status of all
sire- of the Syrian people will be j ^
made through, I hei, delegates
Difficult Question.
It is pointed on' that the whol
while on duly, was being held jus guarantees of proper care and treat -
outside the villa gaps and ihe sim- ment are given to the authorities here,
pie casket, draped .villi the Stars and
Stripes, was being lowered in its rest-
ing place on the sunlit side of the
sloping mountain.
ing relations betw *11 entente pow-jflfRIution.
ers must have been communicated tc
r,7^;"lvi,nlras f residential city than]tl,p ,la,ian government it is not
any other city in OWahoma.
(location, natura! drlinage,
It's fine
beautiful
Berlin just now is getting about all parjtS| pure wa er, schools and col-
Jt wants of bolsfcevl .in.
I nrehended that ther will be any ser-
, ioi.s conflict of ofi\ ial views.
Developments in the discussion of
delegates went to hat conference toj
discuss the question on the theory I
of an extension of French influence I
in that country. P is expected thai !
some definite expression of the do- 1
BILL FIGHTING IS
was announced today on tho au*
Ihorlty of the war department.
M WOll II Ml I'M \\ IS
0\ THK .Hill AGAIN
Mayor llartman, who liaa been in
the Methodist hospital for the past
week, suffering trom a relapse of in-
fluenza. Is back at his desk this
morning. He is smiling, and outside
of feeling somewhat weakened by his
illness, says thai he will be on the
, job this time an I thu he has positive- „
SI i out to decide etch case by itself. Federal District and territories under j (u| J]r Innu,,nZft oEf visiting,
III the latter case, 'lie conference, in | t), eontrol of 'lie central government, tjgt
ai-arrtt trr"jsti ~
countries will be settled, leav- Mexico City. Jan. 1" . Bull fighting
| ing the details to commissions, or win remains under an official ban ;n the
! likely to lie a !ong one.
[iJjk Hat
re %st.
Hat 125 Vears Old.
Oil
to rescind t ie presidential decree pro- j «>\yea
instance, will be scarcely able to work I While representatives of Armenia J bibiting this sport ha\ing been de- ^ jjats are
out their own line of action soon | have been suppised to favor an inter- feated by one vote. Ihe deba e was
enough to present i definite program national protectorate for their coun • J enlivened by the pleas of Juan diverti. J THE WEATHER.
nf future eovernment fnr ennaldfvrn-I trv. the nrohahilitv of n nrooosition ft noted toreador, who appeared in the, —
I New Orleans. Jan 15—Tonight fair;
tion by the peace conferences, unless for a protectorate oy a single power chamber to argue in favor of resuming
(Contiaisd on F«ft rifs.> Syria's future at t.>e Franco-Syrian j tho latter is held n protruded sea- ^ is being discussed,
the custom.
'Thursday, warmer.
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