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least RIVER CRAFT
GREET SHIP SAILING
UNDER U.S.A.FLAG
Whistles Toot and Colors Dip
as Brynhilda Goes Majes-
tically Down River.

Did you see her--the flrst American
sailing ship flying the American nag
that has appeared In these watets In
many n day3 She came down 'he
Sound and through Hell Gate in the
late forenoon. and everything that
moved on tho waters made moro fuss
over nor MAN II she had won n dox"n
Americas cup races. Flags wcrs
g - nrI w'...lcs footed 40 that
the Fast River and tho upper Ray
were sections OF marine bcdlam.
Some OF the real old salts OF Cor
lears Hook and Cherry Street who
remembered the days when the river
had It's full complement OF lean. SWIFT
clippers and sturdy cargo ships we're
more or less choked up as they looked
at her walking along. n bone In her
teeth and every rag flying from the
courses 70 tho moon rakers and sky
scrapcrs. She slipped through the
gray water as smoothly as n sword
fish and as proud as q prima donna.
She caine Rbeam of Tho Evening
Worlds windows about noon. and all
hands piped themselves to tho s'lls
to SEQ the strange apparition. Type
writer's stopped dead and pencils
were dropped on half finished frat
page heads as tho company FASTENED
to .he show. There may have been IA
tug fast 20 her somewhere. Dut II
must have been out on the end Of
long hawser. and II politely re-
mained invisible. rs she proceeded 90
her majestic way to tho south'ard.
Then the ship news man found out
all about her. She Is the Brynhilda.
i.+Os tons register: 2sO feet over all.
80 feet beam. and with the remark
able draught Of 2l feet 7 inches. She
was built at Glasgow In 1885. and she
was British owned until recent con-
ditions made II advisable 20 put her
under the American flag. She has
Just left an Argentine general cargo
at Boston. and she Ia now at Pier 81.
Brooklyn. to take Oh cargo OF cot
ton for Bremen. Germany. whittier she
will sail under Capt. I. 7. Schmeisser
Her owner was the River Plate Ship
ping Company (Ltd.). but her new
owner under American registry IL A.
III. Bull OF New York.
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LIGHTS OF STAGE SUED
FOR DEAD CLUBS DEBTS
al Jolson, E. r. Albee and Other
Vaudeville Comedy Club Directors
Are Made Defendants.

Lawyers for q grocery firm prodded
the ghost Of tho old Vaudeville Com
ody Club again to-day by Ming suit
in the City Court for $500. alleged 20
10 due on an unpaid bill for eatablss
and liquors. They won q verdict
once. but failed to collect. becaL .,
the receiver who was handling the
affairs OF the club couldn't scare up
the money.
Tho suit was renewed to-dny, VITA
twelve supposed directors instead %:
the club -. nv tho target. No loss
persons than these lights Of tho stage
are defendants: Al Jolson. Folk Ad-
Ter. Edward +. Aibee. James NJ. Bren-
nan, Ralph Edwards. r. ~ =.
Gray. Lee Harrison. Gene Husheo.
George LeMaire. Norman n. Man.
warinS. Francis Money and Henry
vogei.
Aibce and Jolson have answered
the suit In duet that goes some ething
like this:
I'VE never consented to bo directors
OF the club and were elected without
our knowledge" Ua- -de-da with cor
net obligato. Now the second verse:
"Since we never accepted tho Job as
directors. how can we hs made to
payY"
C. s. Pinkney. attorney for the
grocers. likes the air. but doesn't care
for the words.
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MAN IS SHOT IN BED;
ROOMMATE IS HELD
Prisoner Says He Offered Dead
Man Shelter and Knows
Nothing of Death.

John Reid. a bartender out OF work.
was found unconscious In bed at noon
to-day at No. 31+ West Forty-slx
street There were bullet wounds in
his head and back.
His roommate. John Haynes, a
theatrical entertainer. said he had
taken Reid In because he was In hard
luck; that they had been "out for a
good time" last night. and that when
he returned. after u brief absence, he
found Reid hurt, lie says SO OF his
are missing.
The police arrested Haynes for DOS
sessing the pistol with which the
shooting was done.
Reid died later and Hayes was ques-
toned by Assistant District Attorney
Deacon Murphy and the charge against
him was changed to homicide. lie
maintained that he was innocent.
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Taft Ax years ago: 81 wish that
every woman In the world we're %
situated that she did not think II wa
necessary for her to marry IL she did
not want to. That Ia a proposition
that am prepared to defend agains,
SO arranged that tho women. when
they came to decide and make their
choice. should have a full and free
choice. and that can only be reached
where that which they choose is not
a life which they select because It Ia
letter than some that they expect,
but a life that they look forward to
with unmixed happiness"
Don't you think that giving q
woman financial independence re-
moves the stigma from the estate Of
old maid p" I asked.
II hope II will do so." said Mr..
Taft, with a quick. protesting lift of
his eyebrows. "That should be an
effect. There are many single women
to-day who are accomplishing noble
work. Understand mel approve Of
marriage. and realize that It assures
the continuity Of the state. But I
think we can always leave It to ma
ture to sec that there are marriages
enough" he added, with another COM
Portable little chuckle. the laughter
tracks around his eyes deepening.
"a lie Of single bIesssdnsss. 10
certainly preferable to an un.
happy marriage. both from the
point Of visw OF the individual
and from that Of society.
Naturally. I can't tell how = girl
feels" concluded Mr.. Taft. once more
smiling broadly. "But I can speak
M a father. and It seems to me that
the father OF to-day should not fall
to encourage self-reiiance and re-
sponsibility In his daughter. 1t 10
all wrong to subject her TO the hu-
initiation OF waiting around at home
for q husband. II she is given train
ing toward some definite end she
will be less likely to overindulge her
self In the follies Of the moment.
Finally. work and financial inde-
pendence are the best possible train
Ing for the civic and political re-
sponsibilities she may be called upon
to assume one day"
All Of which should hutter the
leaves OF tho lilies OF the field, even
II they refuse to turn over nav one
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boys or an Englishman's. His fine.
thin, silky-brown hair ruffles I'D on
MS temples In true professoriaI
FASHION, and as he turned his head
toward the window. noted tbe
cleanly drawn curve Of the nose, as
perfect as any you will find on q
Roman coin. In his serious moments.
especially. there Is a certain really
splendid dignity about tho man. a
faint but unmistakable "reminiscences "a
OF principalities and powers. And al
ways he 10 90 obviously, 20 satisfy
ingly. the gentleman Of culture ana
sophistication.
Don't you think that more and
moro girls-and parents-are recos.
mixing the wisdom Of equipment for
self-supportf I suggested.
"oh. indeed do" said Mr.. Taft.
"And as consequence some remark
able work Is being done by modern
women. It 10 curious. but there seem
to be two divergent streams in
.woman's activity to-day. On the one
hand. we soc women going to greater
lengths than ever In frivolity and
folly; on the other hand women are
interesting themselves In the really
serious work Of the world"
A. you doubtless remember.
M. TAFT himself has q orown-up
daughter. And what hs prsaehss
70 put In practice In his own fam.
ily. Al the end Of her first two
years In 6ryn Mawr, coinoidsrt
with her fathers first year In the
Presidential chair. Miss Helen
TAFT had to leave college on 40.
count Of her mothers health. She
had three years Of the most dc
lIghtfut social life" any oirI could
want, for her homo was the centre
OF Washington society. Yst, two
ysars ago, Miss Helen quietly 70.
turned to Bryn Mawr to finish
her Interrupted course. She has
won many scholastic hoEors, and
whom she 10 graduated nsxt June
she will hs equipped for ssK. sup.
port.
" was vsry proud Of her when
she told mo that she wanted to 90
back TO college," her father said,
simply.
Nevertheless her decision may
doubtless be traced to his own long
held conviction.
II am going to sive my daughter
az good an education a. i can" he
said six years ago. so that she shall
marry only when she chooses to mar
ry and not because Of circumstances"
And when talked with him the other
day he told me he wanted Miss Helen
to snter graduate COURSES at Yale after
she receives her Bryn Aawr A. B.
II have several mon In sraduats
work. and I should like some women"
he remarked smil!ngiy. - see no rea-
son WY one sAx should uadsstsks
- oGb - ~ ~ o1Aaar
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WORLD'SNEWLAN
FORCES REFUNDoF|
TAN0vERcAAReE
Illinois Victim Wins Fight Heso
by Mail Under Ordinances
This Paper Urged. 3

That . square deal from the ~
awaits every over charged taxieno
passenger under the provissons q
The Evening Worlds ordlnancs -
ustrated by q case just terminsssd
by the License Department. George n.
He'll. Commissioners.
A westerner. overcharged for .
ride from the Hotel Astor to the fooe
Of West Forty-second Street. last
{ ptember. began a fight by mali -
soor a. he reached his homo tewn.
and has come out victorious.
Walter Mcclellan Allen. Master -
Chancery of the United States Dis
trict Court In Springfield. m. ea.
gagcd q taxi at the Astor and said ~
wanted 10 20 TO the Weehawksn ~.
ry. Al the journeys end the cnauf-
fcur attempted to collect size. Aiisa
protested and ended By psyiss 70
cents.
When he reached Springfield he ~.
lated the case In q letter to License
Commissioner Bell. inolosins ths
chaufYcur's number. s,7S3. -he holder
Of that license In George Thompson.
who drives for Michael Dvneila Of No.
al East One Hundred and Forty.
sixth street. Thompson denied he was
the man who took Allen TO the ferry.
Commissioner Bell got Thompson'n
picture and forwarded Il to Alien,
who positively Identified H.
That settled. tho License Commis-
sioner had his men measure the dis
tance from the Forty-fifth street side
Of tho Astor and along the route de-
scribed by Allen. II was little over .
mile. The Commissioners decided that
a liberal charge for the ride frov. the
Astor to the Weehawkep Ferry should
have been 60 cents.
Chief John brennan Of the Depart
ment Of Vehicle Licenses dned Thomp-
son ~ on the evidence received ~
mall aud further demanded that he
refund the overcharge Of 10 cents. ~
first Thompson refused 20 pay the
fine or refund the dime. Rs Was sus-
pended and finally capltulated. 4
Post Office order for 10 cents froo
the chauffeur was sont to Allen . tew
days ago.
In reply he writes the Licsnss DE-
partment: II beg % Acknowledge ~
ceipt Of your favor OF Jan. II incleo-
Ing Post-Offlce order for 10 cents.
with result Of my complaint In THE
matter and with your persisteus
method Of dealing with II.
II the law In such mattsra were
generally administered as you have
administered Il inestimable servtoo
would be rendered to the public gen.
orally"
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Dianer sos R~tirisG vetesaa relies.
vaphep TO.Nlght.

william J. Quinn. who has been N
the employ Of the Western Union Tels.
graph Company for forty years. and for
thirty years had charge Of the payroll.
to-day was retired on a pension by the
company. His friends Of the telegraph
fraternity will tender him q dinner ~
the broadway Central Hotel this sve-
ming. Among the speakers win b. u
r. Howell. Treasurer OF Serial Building
Loan Association; r. r. Grinith. super
intendsnt OF telegraphy Of the Erie nall.
road, and former Senator Walter y.
button toastma ster.
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DYNAMITE SMAsHES COURT.
Building In Kentucky Town Prac-
ticslIy Destroyed by PIotter.

IRVINE. KY. Jan. 23.-A charge OF
dynamite exploded last night under the
Estlll County Court House here. prac-
tIcally destroyed the structure. The
explosion shook the town and broke a
number OF windows Nobody was in
jured.
A previous attempt to destroy the
building. two story brick. was In
December, 1913. when dynamite was
exploded In the corridor. causing slight
damage. The authorities have no clue
to the dynamiter,
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II am not opposed to marriage.
am believer in II. But when any
marriage is forced by circumstances
conjugal life is not so desirable m
single blessedness for the woman"
went to New Haven to find out
In greater detail Just what Mr.. TAFT
thinks about Jobs for girls. First Of
all learned something about Jobs
for ex-Presidents.
Returning to New Haven that
morning from Massachusetts speech
making Mr.. Taft tarried exactly four
hours and thirty-two minutes within
tho town limits. Two hours wece
taken up by lectures In his Yalo
classroom, two hours by the dictation
Of future speeches in his once at tho
Hotel Taft, while thirty-two minutes
'. ere lavished on l""ch and two 5ou- :
neys hntwcen hotel apd ra,' ad sta
ton. When I finally captured his
he. VIOLENT attention on tho train 20
New York Zen route for Indianapolis,
the first thing I noticed was the
pounds he'd lost since his Presi1eu-
tial pictures ware taken. But I
asn't surprised.
what can do for your" he
beamed pleasantly, after adjusting
for me the chair in front of his own
30 that we were face to face.
Tell me more of your theory that
girls should be made independent" I"
I replied.
~ believe every girl should bs
trained to some ooeupa - which,
" followed, will r axe her inds-
pendent Of marriage a. . means
Of support" he replied. "Thsn
she need not marry except In
obsdisnes to the dictates Of her
heart. To-day many . young
woman accepts . husband, not
because she loves him, but be-
cause she reasons somewhat a.
follows; Y may never have an.
other chance; at least hs will
support me, and " ! find life with
him too unbsarabls ! can divorce
him.
That sort Of union carries in itself
the seed of separation. I believe ono
Of the most frequent causes OF our
frequent divorces Is Just this entrance
into the marriage state for some
other reason than love. Yet the
sanctity Of domestic life II en-
dangered whom divorce IL easy and
common. The perpetuity Of the home,
on which our Nation Ia founded. 10
rendered most precarious. For the
protection Of the home. therefore.
girls ought to be 20 equipped that
mere circumstances cannot push them
into lovslsss marriage"
For the moment the Taft smile was
In abeyancs. although IT, tracks were
evident In the myriad small creasss
Iadiating from the outer corners OF
very blue eyes. Mr.. Tsft's face 10
~ 0lnnD Aal fBeGhrea1a0o1 @ Q
.
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Then you believe all the trades and
professions should be thrown open to
women?" I asked.
They should be allowed to do any
work for which they have physical
strength. Aside from the physical
handicap. would not rate them be.
low men in their ability to take hold
I was astonished and delighted at the
way In which the native women Of the
Philippines grasped the chances for
advancement which were offered them.
After comparatively brief training,
they proved themselves admirable
nurses and teacherA Nursing ID
rather hard on q womdn's physical
strength; still the girls Of to-day have
more even Of that quality than former
ly. owing to their devotion to athletics
and outdoor hfs."
Here's Mr. Taft's suggestion Of
. new profession for women. with
lots Of room In u.
~ have often wondered" no
said, musinoiy, "why the women
Of this country do not take UP the
work Of hotel. keeping. In Eng.
land many women nave made .
great success at Il. Surely Il 10
. natural extension Of the func-
tion Of hospitality. 90 delightfully."-
discharged by the feminine sex.
Every girl. rich or poor, should be
trained for something. Suppose the
wealthy man loses his money and his
daughter Is left to take care Of her.
self with no preparation for the task
Even II It were true that the intro
duction Of women Into industry low
cred the wages Of men, | believe the
women should be given a chance.
But with the advance Of civilization
we are demanding 30 many more
things. and therefore 30 much more
work must be done that l believe
there will be enough for both men
and women"
you don't think work makes girls
unfeminine?"
oh. that's absurd" exclaimed Mr..
Iaft, with his peculiarly rich. throaty
chuckle. 1T makes them self reliant.
but personally don't care much for
the clinsing vine. Even In marriage
l think 1t Is better II each partner
can contribute some positive strength
to the partnership
Economic Independence will
not mako girls avsrss to mar.
riaos-ths right sort Of marriso.
Noth'ns can intsrf,rs with the
natural loving instinct Of q wom.
ans hear. Her s'.i' y ia take
care OF hsrssf will merely tend
to preserve her from the wrono.
unhappy union. II sssms to me
that man should prefer to marry
. ssk-supportins Girl. because in
that event hs may bs reasonably
sure no 10 chosen for himself and
not for what he could give"
And ! thought Of the admira bic
plea in a speech made by President
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RYAN SENDS NURSE TO WAR.
Miss Amy Lasbsch Sails Ts-Day
20 werk II france.

Thomas r. Ryan IL sending to ths
American Ambulance Hospital In Paris
Miss Amy Lauboch. a surgical nurse Of
this city. who sails to-day on the Tou-
raine for Havre. Miss Lauboch was
graduated from the training school Of
the Presbyterian Hospital q New York
and wns In attendance on Ar. Ryan
after he met with an accident while rid.
ing In Central Park several weeks aso
he OF great assistance to her In her
career IL she could be sent to Pari2
Miss Lauboch u going over TO remain
three months.
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Wilson Mim9ics In Art Caller,
ThrOng.

WASHINGTON. Jan. e3,--Presiden,
Wilson spent more than two hours to-
day viewing an exhibition Of oil paint
ings by contemporary American artists
at the Corcoran Gallery OF Art. The
President mingled frssly with groups ol
ar' students and school girls. and al
tnpulh ~ was I.euuently Recognised In,
crowd suowed him 10 walk about un'
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Then She Won't Haze to Marry Man She Doesn't
LOue in Order to Haze Some One Support Her,
and Her Marital Experience VIII Be Less Likely
to End in Diu0rce Court.

Economic Independence of Women viii Be Solution
of Most Marriage and DiUorce Problems That
NOW Beset American Nation, Thinks Former Ex-
ecutiue. Whose Daughter Practices What She
Preaches.
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lawyer Die. In U.s.rt.ki.s sAe,

Going into an undertakers shop At
No. isi Amity Street. Fiushins. to rest
last night. John II. Montgomery, Nifty
four years old, OF No. 23e Lincoln
Street. Flushing. died OF heart disease
NontgonieIy was y lawyer and had an
Once q No. ~ Broad 1treee New xogB
osaH - saans g = - ~ -
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Capt william J. Brennan Of the Tug
boat Bully reported to the Jamaica po-
lice last night the drowning Of Cor
Dciius sullivan. eighteen years old. a
mess boy employed on the boat While
or Fort schuyler Young Sullivan, who
lived at No. 72 Erie Street. Jersey City.
fell into Long Island Sound
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He believes American father is so rich or 30
erul that he afford to let his daughter grow up an
dler The wise student Of social and economic laws
the shrewd observer Of many strata Of American So
eiey is convinced that home life is In danger from
the Girl without job
1T is TO be regretted that many women think they
have to marry because marriage will relieve them Of
the burden Of supporting themselves because they
love the whose wives they decide to become said
Mr. TAFT recently at the Hebrew Technical School for
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BOSTON. Jan. 2S.-0ov. Walsh sub
mitted yesterday to . slight operation
made necessary on account Of an infec-
tion IN the wound caused when his arm
was fractured last september. He was
80 = hsao 9 spsakia6 sasaSensas NJ
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going avoid this condition!
economically independent Then
her him he's nothing but say
do better IS I am =
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No American girl ought to be obliged to marry for II
In dozen words that Is the substance sane wort
former President William Taft has for the moder,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-11

vention OF both parties will be held
in the west and nearer home VII add
spirit to the later contests that will
develop among patriotic democrats
who will want 10 20 as delegates, but
it is not likely that the choice OF
national committeeman will provoke
much rivalry That office is more or
less OF an empty honor in state that
has an almost solid democratic dele
CATION in the natioral congress.
Oklahoma has always held an early
convention to select delegates to the
national convention and the reasons
for doing so next year are a great
deal more cogent than those formerly
adduced.
January S, the much-loved anniver-
sary among tho der ocrats, who ack-
nowledge the tough fibroG "Old Hick-
ory" as their patron political saint
is frequently mentioned as about the
right time for Oklahoma TO lead off
and set the political ball to rolling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-11
Ad Sneakers in Print.

Advert sing is printed conversa-
ton, reserved for the convenience OF
your audience. And the reading au'
dience is not unlike the assemblage
the speaker must have an interest
ing subject familiar with every an
gle and ability to deliver in an i'm
pressive fashion advertising speak
ers must open ana close their CON
versation with swap, a vein of pep
throughout and cut the corners
plain, every day language Your au-
dience is a rapid reader, you cannot
repeat and he will not go back TO
read it over, a word Of two with a
vivid meaning. might detract his at
tentjOn to another speaker at a criti-
cal moment and tlcreby you failed to
deliver. Ad conversation should
speak right out in perfect confidence,
with assurance that every statement
is to be fulfilled by your firm-qual-
ity, quantity, prices and service. Thus
your ad speakers will be in daily
demand by progressive merchants,
and an audience measured only by
the energetic policy of publications
you speak from Curren events have
suggested to you and ! economy in all
things Safety first staple goods,
patronize old, established firms whose
reliability and manrer of courtesy and
an asset All of these remarks have
perfect reference tC my company and
my policy toward patronizing pub
lie. Every telegram, day or night
letter, every transactions is a bona
fde sale, and the goods must be sat
isfactory because | want you = con-
tinue your purchases.
w. r SALISBURY,
Manager Postal Telegraph.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-11
Hunts Planning Mill for fly traps. 80
Next Years Campaign.

It is still several months until the
national political conventions will
foregather for me purpose OF naming
candidates for next vear'g presidential
contest, but il is not too early for
some preliminary discussion of pos
sible candidates and prospective po-
litical action by state organizations
of the major political parties The
campaign is already on in the republi-
can party in this state for national
committeeman, and the control of
next years convention. but among
the democrats there appears to be a
perfect unanimity for Wilson, a strong
desire for an early convention to en-
phasize their choice, and a general
Indifference to minor details. The
that the next national con
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-11
WILSON HAS REVIVAL.
BAPTIST Church Has Been Greatly
Benefited by Meeting.

Wilson, Okla. July 1O.-The Pap
list church of this place has just
brought to a close the most success
full revival ever held here The Chris
tian people were greatly revived, with
- professions and 40 additions to
the church; received 10 by baptism.
As a town and church, we greatly
appreciate the faithful work of our
pastor, r. c. Baker, with the evan
gelistic help of {. A. Baxter, who
did the preaching ia an earnest and
practical way The meeting has done
much and lasting good for our town
and community.