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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-27
BY sGthnos Lailllier.
The Distinguishes Frsneh AssrOloi

me BiaNn9AteIr2 FFaNlN NsNolNbeTs
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we call m3es, although they appear
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dsnt. are lever'hsl'-s o. enc utmost coass-
qgelcs a. regards ths.r Size. color. agsfc,
position. and 90 o.. They ere really ieucrs
In the book Of fate. ln order 90 resd them
accurately u is necessary 90 know their
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appearance. and 20 on The larger tiU
mole The greater S. its sgnlhtsuCc. tE"
.-aaar The mole the lees effect docs Do
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crate share ~ fO.-urat0 events. @. Gn1liar
q gives mixture OF good and evil. 'nr
detLgr che s0.ur tsr moro D.. aur..r rs
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either
The following t0sle shows The meaning
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location ~ various parts rf t.r body.
Arm friEEt CO 'Hr'I.NHan a uriP 49,
pears on either arm 3. o. sign % reso.u.
f.on. success and fidelity. you aIl probably
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Hfe V.U. on enc EhoIt H7 happy and for
tun .fa.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-27

WIZ HAT do you think the Jury
" will give him? Give who?
" OH well. IL you haven't
heard about Mr.. Griffin, OF Washing
ton, and his damage suit against an
actress who kissed him. then here
are the facts. No. no, the actress
isn't suing Mr.. Grinin--we haven't
got II twisted this is something
new I'm damage suits-defenseless
man attacked right in the orchestra
OF a theatre by a little girl and
robbed OF a kiss.
This damage suit has been
brought in Washington within the
last few days by a MAN who. with
out his consent or approval, was
bereft of a kiss by a young woman
with whom he was unacquainted
thereby. as he says, being subjected
20 ridicule before the community"
Ordinarily when a young man is
kissed he views the occurrence at
least with philosophy. Such things
Will happen. But In this Instance IL
was different. The victim, as he con
siders himself. declares that the kiss
caused him great pain and anguish
Mark thati Mere pain did not ex-
press the idea; II caused him
anguish to be kissed In this ruthless
and unexpected way by a female
person who, though physically Of I'M
deniable attractions, was a total
stranger to him.
Shall there be no defense tor the
uiorOtected mRls7 Ipdssd, yes. At
all events. x MT. Mr.. c. Mason Grit
IN. OF Washington, ID. O., proposed
to know why ana wherefore not. 10
Is TO settle Just this question that he
has brought suit In the courts.
The tragic incident-suroly that is
aOt toe strong a wOrd-occurrod at
the Casino Theatre in Washington.
The playhouse in question - home
0f hlgh-claas vaudeville There
could be no more absurd mistake
than 20 suppose that the manage
nent had in contemplation any such
outrage ss u.at TO Witch NJ. 0nfiih
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-27

publicity. which 60 always 10 de
tasteful f1 ladies in our profession.
EHu understand"
How much do Won think how
much iamasss viii the jury auara
Nr Gr.finH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-27

squarely on mis- fore
head. Miss Norman
is called Babe be-
cause she has just
passed the age
limit for a child
actress.
You see. II was
like this: Four very
attractive girls, who
composed the Choir
us OF the Honey
boy" left the stage
and danced. singing
Wont YOU kiss
me?" down the
aisles OF the Casino
Theatre. II happen
ed quite naturally
that they alighted
upon Mr.. Griffin
not knowing. OF
course. that Mrs.
Griffin was with
III
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-27

The manager OF the theatre was
sitting In an aisle seat. taking notes.
& was the tOboggan for theirs. In
other words. they would be cut out
of subsequent performances.
The "ROsebuds" did make good,
as IL would appear. all but the kiss
Ing part. This was a feature or
which the manager OF the theatre
himself had not been warned In ad-
vance. II had gone" first rate ia
various small centres OF population
In which the company had previous
ly exhibited. But what Is a go IN
small towns may not necessarily DO
a success In a city like Washington,
which possesses an element Of popu-
lation highly conservative.
There were four OF the giTls-all
OF them very young. not one OF them
over eighteen years OF age. The
youngest OF them was Olive Nor
man-a maiden Of sixteen. rather
small IN stature and Of "A childllks
slenderness. AS above stated. IL
was she who made the final, the de
Evening star., 1915-07-11

didn't have much color, little grimace
twisted her lips; $50 they named me that.
hated it."
at could be shortened to Ann," sug-
gested McIlvane
Sobs looked up with a pink spot in
each cheek.
al like my other name better she said,
"my-office name"
Mcllvane stared aghast.
"Don't you think know my nick
name?' she asked, smiling.
"Forgive us. said McIlvane sheepishly.
"We're lot of unprincipled brutes. We'd
nickname saint. We call the boss Per-
simmons, you know, and-you really
mustn't mind"
"Nind? like it!'
"Why?'
Because it makes me one of you. a
part of the paper, a part of the shop.
I've never been part of anything be-
fore. I've always been on the outside,
watching and wondering how it would feel
to belong. You've seen that excruciatingly
thin little girl who stares into shop win
dows around Christmas time? Well, I'm
that little girl. grown up. 1t isn't so much
that | want to write or do things. just
want to belong. was born on FARM
the seventh child,-and never belonged
to anything in this world but blue china
dog and Maltese kitten with the mango.
When got my job-my job!-on the
Gazette thought should die Of happi-
ness. And when l found out that you
had actually given me nickname-a
dear, silly old shop title-l-l cried
"Good Lord!' said McIlvane.
"VOU probably think it's unutterably
silly; but you don't know, you never
will know, what it means to me. Why, go
to sleep nights with that dear tumble of
noises in my ears! The rattle of the tele
graph instruments, the chatter of type
writer's. the voices yelling for copy, even
Mr.. Elton's swear words,-they all help
to fill big emptiness in me somewhere.
can't tell you how it is. but know it's
what I've wanted all my life, and | think
Evening star., 1915-07-11

l should die if lost my job now!"
@Lose your job? Nonsense! You're
turning out some bully good stuff. Err
everybody says so."
"Oh," she cried, "do you really mean
it?"
McIlvane nodded vigorously, finding
his white lie exceptionally pleasant.
"That is the most beautiful thing have
ever had said to me, gasped Sobs. @And
to have you say it! Why, l have read
your stories day after day"
"How did you know they were miner
"As though any one wouldn't know! And
when got blue told myself that was
working shoulder to shoulder with the
best newspaper man in the city. Right
in the same Office"
Somebody has been stringing YOU"
"It's true. Every one says so. You are
splendid! And now to have told me what
you did-to have given me your friend
ship"
She was looking down at her plate, and
her lips were trembling.
"You'll probably be sorry when you
know how silly and sentimental l am.
But you stand for all that is best in it,
for me-
@You must not say such things said
Mcllvane with unusual gentleness.
"Very we'll. | won't-after this. But
l had to tell you. l think, she added,
"that the newspaper life is the finest, the
bravest, the most beautiful existence in
all the world!'
McIlvane could only stare at her.
"There is so much of laughter in it,
she cried, "even when the rest Of the
world is dying of grief. We brush ell
bows with death every day. We see mis-
cry and poverty and sorrow. love and
pride and wealth, tears and hope and
despair. We see children playing, and
women toiling under burdens We see men
of all sorts and conditions,-vagabonds,
dreamers, laborers, saints, murderers,
hypocrites We make comrade of life.
and walk close at the side of death. And
through it all we manage somehow to
sound the one note of laughter that brings
Evening star., 1915-07-11
S0bs
By DANA BURNET
Illustrations by Robert Amick

~ nickname think, came with her,
like the invisible crown in the fairy tale.
The staff, glancing through the damp pages
of the first edition that Monday morning,
perceived with unerring eye the traces of
newcomer to the fold; then, looking
about, saw her sitting at cast-off desk
against the files, very strange and white
and miserable.
Said Billy Mcllvane, departing to un-
ravel the days leading mystery: "A sob
to see it! Why don't we scent the copy
paper and tie ribbons on the city editor?
Good-by-and heaven help us ALI"
Then Mcllvane departed to discover
who put the bomb in the cathedral, or
the Democrats in Congress; departed
sadly, knowing that the old order of things
had passed. The employment of the sob
sister is the sign manual of ultra-progres-
sive journalism.
McIlvane was not hysterical when he
said @Heaven help us all!' The paper
had changed hands some two weeks be-
fore, and ever since that electrifying event
we of the staff had been fidgeting on the
edge of nervous disorders wondering when
the heads would begin to fall. The new
owner had chosen to remain mystery.
No one knew who or what he was. But
it is an accepted thing that when paper
changes hands it also changes personnel.
So we fidgeted.
But not head fell. Instead one head
was added, and that of a revolutionary
nature.
As an ornament Sobs would have done
,,:n t>,,< xynrlyi
doubted her.
COBS belonged to the Special Page. Her
opening paragraphs alone would have
driven the city desk to absinthe She
began her stories on the back doorstep,
where some member of the human race
invariably sat sobbing, and slowly, through
a maze of hyphenated phrases that she
trustfully called her vocabulary, led the
reader to the poverty-stricken garret and
the fact that a certain deserving family
needed work and underwear. Sobs would
have lasted thirty minutes as a reporter;
but on the Special Page she did very
creditably although the staff knew with
in week that she would never write
decent story so long as she lived.
When this fact became firmly estab-
ished in the minds of the shop there oc-
cured subtle change in the atmosphere
of the Gazette's reportorial rooms. The
gentlemen of the lobster trick, for in
stance, always put their collars on before
eight o'clock, so as to be civilized when
Sobs arrived. Elton, the assistant man.
aging editor, stopped swearing out loud
except on stories over two columns. But
the greatest concession was made by Billy
McIlvane, the original scoffer.
One morning he came in very early.
took copy-boy by the scruff of the neck.
and with threats of immediate extermina-
ton succeeded in persuading that child
of leisure to move Sobs' desk out of un-
speakable darkness into the light. Con-
versely. this necessitated the translation
of Mcllvane's desk from the light into the
darkness,-no mean sacrifice. Then Nc
llvane swore his fellow consprator to 81
lence with u quarter and proceeded to
thump his asthmatic old typewriter in the
soled yellow glare of dangling electric
light bulb.
When Sobs arrived and saw what had
Evening star., 1915-07-11

almost an hour she sat staring at a
gray heap of copy paper, the stump
of pencil gripped helplessly in her
small white fist. Then she rose, swal-
lowing at a lump in her throat, and
walked overto Billy McIlvane's gloomy
habitat.
"I'm very much Obliged" she said,
trying desperately to keep the quaver
it, you know"
"Beg pardon?'
Billy unfolded his six-foot bulk from
the broken-backed chair and stood up,
smiling innocently.
"This light" said Sobs, breathing
fast, "it-it's bad for your eyes,
McIlvane shook his head. "l'm used
to it," he declared. "Fact is, much
prefer it, asked the Old Man to let
me swap places with you. Daylight
gives me stigmatism. Didn't think
you'd mind. Didn't think"
Sobs stood gazing at him with her
solemn gray eyes. "You did it because
you were kind" she said.
am telling you-' began McIlvane,
irritably. Then he looked down and
filled with tears. So he growled at her,
in the british manner of a man
whose good deeds have returned to
bore him. lam bully and tyrant,"
said Mcllvane sourly. al go about push
ing innocent persons desks into strange
corners and curding the papers esprit de
corps. | always pick on some one smaller
than myself. Appeals to my better nature
are entirely useless. Now you know what
l really am"
Sobs put one hand to her breast;
dropped it again. al know" she said,
and walked back to her desk by the
window.
So McIlvane fell into the habit of bully
ing the sob sister, which is dangerous
habit as men and women go. One after
noon he leaned on her desk.
al am coming for you tonight at six,
said Mcllvane. "We will have dinner to-
gether, and then we will go to theater
that is operated by a friend of mine"
"No!" said Sobs.
"At six. said McIlvane, and went out
to determine. in the interests of his fellow
man, whether certain ex-President of
the United States would or would not
run again.
THAT night. throned in one corner of
small table 'hote restaurant typical of
the spaghetti renaissance, Sobs and Me-
llvane came to be chums. She was dressed
in trim suit of dark blue, with her best
hat to top it off, and she looked unusually
ornamental (thought McIlvane) as she
bent toward him in the imitation candle
light. Her gray eyes, he found, were ex-
ceedingly expressive and sparkling when
she smiled.
"By the way" said McIlvane. al have
front name. and it is William. find
it very useful. | wonder what yours
isl"
"lts-Anemone. said Sobs, flushing to
the roots of her hair. "and it isn't useful
at all.
Mcllvane was accustomed to strange
confessions, in any and all circumstances.
"lt's very nice name, | think.
"Oh. do you really?' she cried. her eyes
Frightening. "l always thought it horrible.
You see, all the children in our family
were named for flowers, and suppose
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
BILL MURRAY STANDS FOR
DEFENSE APPROPRIATION

A plan of national defense that will
Immediately supply the United States
with about 300 submarines, two bat
tleships a year and coast fortifica-
tions that will be as difficult as the
Dardanelles, is the idea of Congress
man w. II. Murray of Tishomingo.
Mr.. Murray sees in the navy and the
coast defenses the solution of the
problem of national defense. He
says he would not increase the stand
ing army very much, but would do
something to benefit the national
guard and would double the capacity
both OF the United States Military
Academy and the United States Nav
al Academy.
"With the right sort of navy and
coast defenses." said Mr.. Murray,
"ttis country could not be invaded,
and we would have only secondary
need for an army"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
EXECUTIVE MEETING OF
|. P. A. OF OKLAHOMA

Saturday afternoon at 2:15, the
executive officers of the lntercolegi
ate Prohibition Association OF Okla
homa met in the Terminal Building
in Oklahoma City, in semi-annual
business session.
The officers are the following:
Paul " Beck, president, OF A. 4 M;
j. Kelsey Mcclure, vice president, OF
o. M. U.; Otto A. Brewer, secretary
treasurer, o. u; and Rex +. Harlow,
travelling secretary, o. U.
In the absence OF the president,
Paul " Beck the viee president, J..
Kelsey Mcclure, acted as chairman
OF the meeting AT this the first
business meeting OF the school year
1856, plans were formulated for
this years work Among the more
important matters taken up was a
plan to get in personal touch with all
the local organizations, broadening
of the work Of the travelling secre
tary, whose business it is to visit,
not only the colleges of the state, but
the high schools and normals as
well, and last but not least was the
for the state annual
convention which will be held in Nor.
man at o, U. some time next spring.
the exact date, as yet not being fix
ed. 1t is the aim Of the executive
committee to have present at that
some Of the leading pro-
speakers Of the United
States, and in this way give to the
many college and high school stud
ents who will be present some Of
the vital facts regarding prohibition
Of our state and nation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
WILL CONSULT WISHES
OF COLONEL ROOSEVELT
VICTOR MURDOCH SAYS CON
FERENCE WAS UNANIMOUS
IN IT'S CONCLUSIONS

New York. Sept. 27.-At a confer
ence today OF national leaders of the
progressive party, held in the AID
street building, it was agreed that the
party should put presidential ticket
in the field next year. Whether Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt is to be the
nominee was left to the future to de-
termine, but the majority present were
clearly in favor of him. Victor Muir
dock, chairman of the national COM
mittee of the party, said after the
meeting:
I'VE shall nominate a straight pro-
gressiye ticket in 1916. The senti-
ment of ali the leaders today was
unanimous on that. To be sure. we
have had some losses during the last
year, but the heavy enrolment we ex-
pect to get and the unpopularity Of the
old parties make us believe that we
can put ticket into the field that will
appeal to the people"
"Will Colonel Roosevelt be the
presidential candidate?" Mr.. Murdock
was asked.
"The colonel is still in the wilds,"
was the reply.
''Well, will the colonel have any
thing to say about next years plans?"
"Oh. yes. He will be consulted. Of
course" said the national chairman
Mr.. Murdock was asked II there was
any possibility Of Mr.. Roosevelt being
the candidate of the republicans, and
he replied that the progressives would
make no alliances or deals with the
that the party would sit
tight until the time came and then
put straight out and out progressive
ticket in the field
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
sCHOFF IS APPOINTED
RECEIVER FOR KATY
(By Associated Press

st Louis, Mo, Sept. 27-Charles E.
Schaff, president, was appointed re
ceiver for the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad, by Judge Adams Of the
United States circuit court, following
the filing of suits by the Railway
Steel Springs company, of New Jersey,
with claim of sixteen thousand dol
lars and D. B. Hussey tie contractor,
with a claim of one hundred and
twenty thousand.
The suit was friendly one and the
financial situation of the road was
presented to Judge Adams by the rail
road officers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
| ONDON STORY
HINTS At GREAT
N { VI OFFENSIVE
ENTERPRISE MAY CHANGE
MAR ON. NEST; BRITISH
FLEET IN ACTION

Paris, Sept 27-lEngland at last
has shown her "hoe card" During
the past ten days thousands of fresh
troops have been sent to the aid Of
the French in Western France.
Great quantities Of ammunition
and many heavy guns, both field and
machine, have been sent to France
from England. A number of the
new, powerful mortars, designed to
throw heavy shells short distance
have also been received in the al
lies trenches. These latter machines
are of new type and have long
been needed. Great things are ex-
pected to happen during the next few
days.
The development of events in the
and on the Belgian coast,
Of which the general public has. only
the haziest knowledge, now monopol-
ICES attention, even the Russian front
Continued on Page sevenA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
FALL OPENING AND FASHION
SHOW TO Be BIC EVENT

One OF the features of the fall open
ing and fashion show to be given by
the merchants Of Guthrie, Wednesday
evening, October 6, will be a reception
in the new federal building. The en-
tire building will be thrown open for
the reception of the public for the
first time that evening and every citi-
zen of Guthrie and Logan county is
invited to visit and inspect the differ
ent departments.
There will also be band concert
and parade and the dry goods and
millinery stores will show living
models All of the leading stores in
the city will participate in the show
with receptions, demonstrations and
special window displays and shows
and the occasion promises to eclipse
the very remarkable success of the
fashion show OF last spring.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
FORMER LOVER, JEALOUS,
KILLED MEMPHIS COUPLE
DETECTIVES THINK THEY HAVE
SOLUTION or SENSATIONAL
MURDER MYSTERY

Memphis, Tenn. Sept 27-A former
lover of Marguerite Favar actress
and one-time wife of Creatore, band
master, is believed by Memphis police
to have been the murderer of the
woman and her wealthy paramour, J..
G. Crowell, of Greenwood, Miss The
crime was committed in an apartment
house here Monday night.
1t is believed that the man lay in
wait in the Fayar apartment and that
ne struck the actress from behind with
hammer when he saw her in a com
promising position. Detectives think
that Miss Favar was killed and that
Crowell then was attacked and beaten
into insensibility. Setting fire to the
bed clothes is thought to have been
the next step in the tragedy AS the
fire approached him Crowell is be-
lieved to have rallied and grappled
with the assailant. Then his throat
was cut from ear to ear, detectives
think.
The bodies of the actress and Gro
well were nude when found.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
FARMERS DONATE
SIX MILES Of
GOOD ROAD WORK
WITH LIMITED ROAD FUND
COMMISSIONERS ARE Op-
TIMISTIC NOW

The various roads over the county
are fast receiving expert attention
from the county engineer, county com
missioners ana their excellent co.
workers, the farmers along the scv-
eral routes.
Last week saw the finish of six
mile stretch of road from Meridian to
Merrick 'and the beauty of it is" said
Commissioner Oliver today, "it didn't
cost the connty penny. The farmers
Ialong the route paid the bills. That's
what call economy"
The commissioners are not fully de-
cided yet as to what method will be
finally adopted in building the main
highways through the county. They
may buy tractors. "We are now fig
uring on that proposition" said Jack
Langston, chairman of the board, to-
day. I'VE are all in favor of employ
ing home labor as much as possible
and we may put on teams and men in
place of tractors, but at this time we
have not decided on the matter"
The Guthrie-Meridian road will be
one of the most important roads in
the county, as it will open up new
trade territory and give farmers in
the cotton belt a good highway to the
Guthrie markets. So far more than
5000 has been subscribed to the road
by the farmers along the route. 1--WE
expect enough in donations to pay for
the actual construction of this road"
said l.. NJ Oliver. Il just want to say
that anyone who thinks the farmers
Of the county are not reused over the
road and bridge matter this year, have
another guess coming"
The north and south highways will (
be started just as soon as the state
commissioner gives the COM
a clearance. A protest has
been lodged against the north road
and that is now being threshed out
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-27
HOGS CREWED Off CH|LD's
ARM; MOTHER TO RESCUE

Muskogee, okla, Sept. 27.-The 2
yearold baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Griffith, whose home is in
the oil fields of Mcintosh county,
strayed from the yard into the rough
hills back of the home and was at
tackled by hogs. The screams of the
child brought its mother to the rescue.
Though she arrived in time to save her
baby's life, the hogs had chewed off
one of the infants arms.
Less than a week ago Mrs. Griffith
rescued her child by shooting two
large rattlesnakes which had crawled
into her home from the wild, rough
country behind the house.