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Women STEADY Workers.

l; used to be said that women could
not be depended upon like men to work
steadily. and consequently ought not
to expect so much pay as men employ
ed at similar work.
While it would be foolish for any
young woman to stay at work when
physically unfit. it is believed hat most
women now continue at their work con
stantly as men. Any woman who IS
unable to do so should take Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the
ola reliable medicine for woman. and
get the aid she needs to enable her to
keep AT work. AdvJ
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la TOILETTE PROBE COMMITTEE
AWAITS BRYAN'S TESTIMONY

Washington, Oct 9.-Beginning in
vestigation yesterday of the speech of
Senator La Toilette before the Non
Partisan league of st. Paul. the senate
committee in charge of the inquiry
mapped out preliminary procedure and
then adjourned until Thursday to await
further information from La Toilette
and also from former Secretary Of
State Bryan.
No public hearings will be held for
the present Chairman Pomerene an
nounced. ard the committee believes
IL possible that the investigation will
be concluded within a few days, pos
sibly without any open testimony.
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II vii, make impossible an attack Oh
uruguayan sovereignty without an NV
mediate reverberation throughout the
American continent 49,
The unsettled questions between uru'
quay and Argentina concern .ne w.
Platte. argentina claims that the river
belongs to her. while Uruguay ,ns'n.S
that she owns one.hah. The dispute
involves the complete inland of Martin
0racia. now held by Argentinn-
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Euenos Aires, Oct. s.-The Argen'
tine government IN not prepared To
follow the action Of Uruguay in sever
ing diplomatic. relations with Germany
according To foreign Minister Pueyr'
redon.
Argentina has not pledged her neu'
trality. the foreign minister added, but
is attempting to safeguard her own
interests. Relations with Germany will
bo broken II sufficient cause arises. but
AS long as Germany recognizes the
Argentine fiag ana respects the nation
and the people there probably viii be
no break.
. Much surprise has been occasioned in
political circles here by the following
statement said To have been made by
the foreign minister Of Uruguay in urg.
ing the Eruguayan congress 10 break
of relations with Germany:
Uruguay as "A small nation between
two great ones. must seek balance OF
force TO resist the possible hegemony OF
Argentina, with which nation We still
have questions which are not settled
definitely. This balance consists in
bringing closer together firazil and the
states of our connection with the great
, states of the present conflict so that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09
ECUADOR BREAKS
WITH GERMANY
KAIsERs MINISTER ExiI.ED FROM
PERU REFUSED OFFICIAL
RECOGINITION At QUITO.

Quito. Ecuador. oct. o.-The Ecua'
dorian secretary OF foreign affairs has
sent q cablegram to the Eeuadorian 10
cation at Lima. Peru. announcing that
Dr. Pearl. the German minister To
Peru and Ecuaaor. resident at Lima
VIII not be officially received by the
Ecuadorian government In case he at
tempts to come to Ecuador.
Dr. Pearl was handed his passports
by the Peruvian government saturday
II was reported from Lima that he
would 20 20 Ecuador.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09
Gen. II. NJ. Chittenden Dies.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. 9.-Brigadier Gen
eral Hiram NJ. Chfttenden. United
States army. retired. former member OF
the Seattle port commission. died early
today following a brief illness. He was
So years Of age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09

In the fiscal year ended June 30 the
production of beet sugar in America
was l.645 .452. $50 pounds. and of cane
sugar only 621. .799.3C0 pounds. Eight
years ago the two crops were nearly
equal, and never until ten years ago did
the output of beet sugar equal that Of
cane sugar.
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heins a- the response of the wns~-eafh''
10 the high cost of living Inv ""''
~ far, has greatly intensihe" e"'"'
evils and there II every prospee' '"S'
A will itcnsify them very muoh "o'''
Adding 10 Imitation.
O. far as we subscribe 10 our war
loans out Of money borrowed AT the
n,,l that Is out of AN increase Of de-
nosi, currency. and not out OF real
s.vines. we are. as has been said. mere
Ia adding 10 initiation. raising the cost
az IIyin, and making the poor pay Tor
the war. even though they be not nom
,naily taxed. Paper money has been
we'll called "a forced Loan" and deposit
infstIon amounts to the same thing
we have all become. against our "iii'
spoculators In gold and. although IN
evcry gamble. some one is bound To win'
The net effect as In all gambling. IN
distinct loss TO the community. Price
movements. whether downward or up
ward. produce "A subtle hut great ana
unjust shift nf wealth from one class
Ia another.
Some Examples.
An example or two Will help us un'
derstand the injustice. Consider
servant girl who put IA hundred dollars
IN The savings bank Ia 1896. Today, II
she has allowed II To- accumulate al
= - pcr cent interest. she has two
hundred dollars. But when she tries To
Snend hc,. two hundred dollars. she finds
,ba, cVcrvthing costs double what II
did In 1896. Thus. she gets for her en-
tire two hundred dollars today only
as much AS she could have bought for
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Holland produces 100000 pounds of
aOap yearly
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Allies Bound Ia Win.

That the allies will win the war is a
matter OF very powerful logic, but just
what the conditions Of victory will be no
one can see with certainty at this time.
The longer the war goes on the more
radical win be the changes in all the
countries.
And this is particularly true of the
United States The war has upon us
the effect of forcing process We shall
reach conditions of development which
George Washington saw 10 he desirable
and probable and of which Abraham
Lincoln dreamed
We viii become economically inde'
pendent of Europe. We will expert
ence "A more thorough welding together
OF our people. stronger patriotism
win develop. Cooperation I'm politics
and industry will be established. Our
position as world power will be as
sured.
II will be as if We had grown twenty
years in "a night: century in IA week.
These are results which will only be
intensified the longer the war goes on.
They are great results. worth even more
10 us than this war IL going To cost us,
and in that sense we cannot fail TO win
But we are going to beat Germany
lust the same and the result will be a
spread of democracy in Germany. and
though it probably will leave the small
German states in existence, II may not
be as thorough conversion OF the
people OF Germany as we would like
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Washington, Oct. 9.--The state de
partment considers the action OF Ecua
dor as practically equivalent Ia rup
ture OF relations with Germany.
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Wilson Knows.

Anyone who will read President VIII
sons statements carefully will see cleHr-
ly that he has all these things in mind.
He does not propose to destroy the Ger
man constitution or to increase the pow
er of Prussia by putting all the small
German states much more under her
control than they are at present. The
president proposes merely to change
the control Of the foreign policy and
the army and navy policy by the sover-
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Find II In the want ads.
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DAILY ARDMoREITE

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The difficulty In establishing In Ger
many what we In America and England
mean by democracy IL not ~ much
failure TO understand what We mean.
but becnuse or "A very definite beiiet
that the sort OF constitutional democ-
racy we mean In not practical IN Ger
many. Its adoption would immediate
~ destroy what great many Germans
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Make TOlcY CiUss Cough
Syrup ard SaUe Money


Better than the rcady-ma5e kind.
Easily prepared At home.
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eign states of Germany In secret ses'
sion In the Bundesrath and dominated
very clearly by the kaiser's representa-
tives.
A change In the control az Germany's
foreign affairs In the essential thing;
everything else may well remain M Il
In. This In much less sweeping
change than most Europeans have
thought necessary: less sweeping than
most Americans suppose TO be involved.
II German statesmen and the people OF
the smaller states OF Germany could he
made 20 understand that President VII
SONS proposals do not comprehend n
reduction OF the power OF the smaller
states. but an increase In their power
over Prussia instead. they would raise
fewer objections TO the change and see
the light more quickly.
The difficulty. however. In getting tho
German people In their present state OF
mind TO believe that proposals about
democracy are not meant to destroy Ger
man independence In Europe In much
greater than most people think. Adapt
ability Is not II German characteristics;
stubbornness is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09
The Power of Prussia.

The German laiserfis certainly the
most powerful executive in the world TO-
day. But comparatively little of his
power comes from his position as KAT
GER Il is as king of Prussia that he
really counts The other German states
are very hostile to the flea Of increasing
hi power as kaiser. or the power OF
Prussia. in the empire. Here Is the real
opposition to the notion that reform In
Germany is likely AT present. Reform
i'm Prussia would work great changes,
bu, they would be more than compen'
sated If It were accompanied by demo
cratic reforms in the empire.
There is. for instance, no imperial q
ministration. no imperial system OF
courts for the execution Of ordinary
laws. There are imperial ministers, of
fioials and courts. but they do not do
the work that most people outside OF
Germany assume that they perform. The
real work of administering German
laws is performed by the German states
not by the empire. The empire may
make a law. but 1t cannot enforce; the
states do that.
Now a responsible ministry or a presi-
dent on the American plan would nee
essarily carry with it the introduction of
real imperial administration which
would execute federal law s'does the
United States That would at once put
many il not all the functions now per
formed by the small German states in
the hands of the imperial machinery
and rob those states Of the real power
to govern at all,
Prussia certainly would not object. be-
cause Prussia is already two-thirds OF
Germany. She would certainly control
the new government. and would, Of
course create the imperial system by
extending her own institutions 10 the
rest OF Germany. The smaller states
would oppose this tooth and nail; they
would support Prussia perhaps as
against the rest of the world. but they
have no desire To see the Prussians
literally governing the whole of Ger
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be,ne a- the response Of the wase-earner
10 the hlgh cost of living. The war
~ far. has greatly 'n'ens'hea NV.
evils and there II every prospect '"s'
n will itcnsify them very muoh n"'e'
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lar thing that we are talking about Al
present In. the responsibility of the
executive TO the people.
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11

personally ana with bitter vengeance"
"At what timer"
"One o'clock-I must get a little
Sleep"
"To your hotel7"
"No-here. I'll call, here about
twelve-thirty to take Miss Charming to
breakfast. If we're not in, Anne will
tell you where to find u.s."
every good, Captain Parr."
The door closed behind Ryley. Too
tired to think, unconscious even of the
fact that he still held his watch be-
tween thumb and forefinger, Donald
dropped into chair to await Anne's
return. Naturally, it was impossible
Tor him to leave before he received
first-hand assurance that Patria was
resting comfortably. His eyes closed.
He was instantly asleep.
1t was high noon when he awoke.
Profoundly fatigued as he had been,
a constitution Injured to all manner of
hardship and fatigue had profited tre-
mendously by those scanty hours of
repose. If his muscles ached a trife
from resting in an unaccustomed pose,
his head was clear and all his facul-
ties alert almost with his first blink.
He started to his feet with an ex-
clamation of dismay; by the watch that
remained in his grasp the hour was
twelve.
"The deuce" he grumbled anxiously.
1t was too bad; to have turned him
self out of his lodgings to provide Pa
tria with safe hiding place from
Huroki, to have moved ostentatiously
to a hotel in order to forestall evil
minded gossip If it ever should by mis-
chance transpire that the girl had
used his rooms, and then to have this
happen Nothing, not even the ut
most liberality in the matter Of tip
ping, would prevail to stop the tongues
Of the hall attendants from clacking!
And it couldn't be remedied.
"Why didn't you awake meY he de-
manded angrily of Anne when that one
appeared from the direction of the bed
chamber.
"You were so tired, poor dear |" she
told him, with a beaming affection that
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11

disarmed his temper. II just couldn't
bear to disturb you, after all you'd
been through"
WELL" he grumbled un-
comfortably. "How is Miss
Channing?"
"Still asleep-the lamb !"
'Ill run over to the hotel. .
Or, wait minute"
A hapchance glance at himself in a
pier-glass had shown him figure
clothed in garments shockingly the
worse for close contact with fire and
prolonged immersion in salt water. He
was in no shape to be seen In the
streets.
"YouIl find a change Of clothes for
me in that hall closet" he said. "Please
fetch 1t instantly. I want to clear out
of this with the least possible delay"
The woman hustled off, brought back
all he desired, made herself scarce.
He effected the change with all possi-
BILE expedition, but was still In his
shirtsleeves, knotting his tie, when a
knock sounded on the hall door.
Donald hesitated only an instant be-
fore opening the door. This would un-
doubtedly prove to be Ryley, bit
ahead Of time. And Ryley was both
intelligent and trustworthy.
But 1t was Rodney Wrenn who
stepped in over the threshold as Don
aid opened the door.
For moment embarrassment blind
ed Donald to Rodney's condition. But
as soon as the latter spoke, 1t was un-
mistakably manifest.
"Look here, Don; I'm sorry to trou-
BILE you, but Well, it's this
way, mothers all broken up about this
row with Patria and And som
/. It's driving me mad. I've always
been foolish about her and-and all
that-and 1t seemed pretty tough to be
cut out even by you. But you were at
least white. And now the papers say
she's going to marry that damn
Greaserw
The boy paused. Donald regarded
him uneasily. There was no question
ing the evidence Of his furred enuncia-
ton, his abnormally flushed face and
unsteady eyes; he had been drinking
and drinking heavily. A dangerous
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11
NINTH EPISODE
Cats Paw and Scapegoat.
THE CONVENTIONAL THING.

That night had been sultry, a night
Of heat rendered the more oppressive
by humidity, a true Manhattan night
Of August. But the day that followed
broke upon the uneasy city in dawn
light so pitilessly clear that at least
one belated wayfarer, half dulled
senses suddenly stirring to appre-
ciate that the friendly cloak of dark
ness was no more for him, was seized
with little fit of shivering, as If
chilled.
His trembling fingers strove to draw
together the front of his coat. a fruit
less effort. Looking down angrily, he
discovered wine-spattered expanse Of
white gaping between the edge of his
dress coat-something, of course, not
built to be buttoned.
Mumbling pettishly an inane oath,
the belated one glanced furtively
round to see whether, by mischance,
anybody else were abroad to be wit
ness to the witlessness; then, reas-
sured to find himself the lonely tenant
of an empty side street, pulled him.
self together after a fashion and re-
sumed a desultory course toward his
lodgings.
This was the figure, in the role Of
rejected suitor for the hand of Patria
Charming, cut by Mr.. Rodney .wrenn
in his sober senses not inaptly to be
termed gentleman.
As his struggling feet wove their
uncertain way upon the sidewalk, a
motor car of the touring type overlook
him, rounded the next corner, and dis
appeared. Mr.. Wrenn was aware of
its transit, but was likewise sufficient
ly aware of his condition to wish not
to be seen, even by strangers. He held
his face averted till the car had
passed. Had he looked up he would
have recognized the face of the wom-
an he loved. or thought he loved, but
the recognition would have been one
sided.
She lay, with eyes closed, as If she
slept, in the arms of Capt. Donald
Parr, her head pillowed on his shoul-
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11

reluctantly relinquished further pur-
suit for the time being.
"Pll find him at his rooms" he re-
flected moodily as he turned back into
the house. "Tll make him listen. It
oughtn't to be difficult; Rods sensible
enough sOberw
AN EXIT.
It was nearer two o'clock than one
when Mr.. Ryley found Donald and Pa
tria breakfasting in the name Of lunch
con in the grill room Of quiet hotel.
'Tm sorry I'm late" he apologized.
I'D have been on the dot only for Mr..
Huroki. Looks us If he's got wind Of
these warrants already, somehow-or
else he suspects it's high time we were
taking some drastic action in his
case"
"How so?" asked Donald.
"He's been flying around pretty live
ly all morning-ever since nine o'clock
calling on the Japanese consul, visit
ing his bank and couple Of lawyers
offices, and things like that. We had a
man after him all the time, Of course.
Here's his report"
The detective offered Donald leaf
from pocket notebook blackened
with memoranda In a minute hand !;
the majority Of which was a simple,
concise record of an active mans busy
morning, all going to indicate hurried
preparations toward change Of ad-
dress, the final item alone excited un-
common interest on the part Of Don
aid.
stopped at Walton" he read to HIM
self-'lunched in grill with woman he
picked up in lobby. Headwaiter says
woman Is Iris Mayne. common to the
town. 10y: Is this the Badger
QueenO Joined at lunch by boy with
hangover whom Mayne called from
the other side Of the room. Couldn't
find anybody who knew boy. Mayne
and boy hurried away before Huroki
finished. h. then returned to resi-
dence."
'Ts he still there?" Donald inquired,
returned the memoranda.
"That's all was waiting for-to get
him bottled up. We've got cops and
plain-clothes at both ends Of the block
in addition to our own men. He won't
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11

caller. one to be got rid Of with all
possible haste.
"Well?" Donald suggested coldly.
swell just wanted to ask
You for Patria's address. She was at
the Ritz, but she's left, and !
thought you might know where could
find here"
"I'm sorry-I can't help you out"
There was little pause. Rodney's
gaze wandered past Donald and be-
came fixed. His face even more deep
ly congested.
"You liar!" he said quickly.
With groan of dismay Donald
rounded on his heel, to see, poised
lightly on the threshold of the adjoin-
ing bedchamber, Patria-a charming
vision of innocent loveliness in the
negligee which she had donned over
her nightdress when reused by the
sound of voices in the sitting room,
but vision Of disastrous omen in
Donald's sight.
$50 this-l" Rodney began furi-
ously. nat
If he failed to complete what he
WouIu nave Sdiu, IL WAS ludHhS Ouly "
the hand with which Donald forcibly
sealed his lips.
"Be quiet, you young idiotw
With an oath the boy broke away,
aimed an uncertain blow at Donald
and ran from the apartment.
Without daring to look in the direc-
ton of the girl, Donald snatched up
his coat and, struggling into it, pur-
sued.
Overtaking the younger man on the
steps outside the front door of the
building, Donald caught his arm and
held it against his struggles.
"Rodney!" he pleaded. "Listen to
me. Be reasonable. You're wrong
all wrong! can easily explain"
"Liar!"
The epithet sounded simultaneously
with the impact of gloved hand on
Donald's lips. Instinctively this last
released Rodney who promptly took
to his heels and pelted up the street.
Remembering that he was hatless
and wore an unknotted cravat, Donald
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11
SYNOPSIS.

secret service in America, conspiring to
embroil the United States with Mexico,
desires control of the great Claiming mu-
1.-THE Fighting Channngs" and sole ex-
ecutrix of the $1OO0O0.00O trust secretly
created by patriotic progenitors to COM
preparedness His schemes failing
through the opposition of Patria and her
fiance, Capt. Donald Parr Huroki in re-
vast stores of munitions in the Charming
freight yards near Bayonne-a holocaust
In which Patria and Donald escape anni-
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11

window an instant before three policei
men entered. At sight Of these Don
aid quietly showed the badge Of a
special officer Of the New York police
department.
you'll find the people you want in
there" he said. Jerking his thumb to-
ward the bedchamber door. 'aTake the
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11

ders, her body enveloped in a coarse,
damp blanket, her hair in disorderly
tangle framing face whose pnllor
was the shade Of parchment.
Captain Parr was scarcely less pale,
though his eyes were open wide and
his face set in cast Of grave solici-
tude for the woman In his arms.
With him In the touring car were
two operatives Of Miss Channing's re-
Gently organized secret intelligence bu-
reau-Mr. Ryley and n subordinate,
both showing the effects Of an expert
ence scarcely less trying than that
which Miss Charming and Captain Parr
hAd pst~atlx undergone.
Gilpin observer., 1917-10-11
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Charming.
MILTON SlLLS as Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair. -
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The confei-
cncc repor, on the war tax bill was
GIuotcd by the house today without
roll call II will he taken up In the
senate tomorrow.
Tomorrow Senator Simmons will call
IN The report in the senate, and he cx-
,ccts il 10 nc adopted not Inter than
"Wednesday. Senator Snoot and others
have indicated that they Will make
,ight on certain features Of the report.
but II is not believed they can send 1t
back tn conference. So confident are
Icudrrs :hat the report Will he adopted
in it's present form, that Democratic
Lender EitchIn tonight advised Demo-
Gratis that they were nj liberty tn 90 TO
their homes n will. He expects the
:csSipn ia end within a week or 10 days.
Virtually no opposition to the report
aI.Narci in llic house today during the
four hourg H. was under discussion. Mr..
IiitchIn explained all OF Its provisions
at length. cIurlcratirg particularly the
ucinis on which thr house won in con-
ference, ana Representative Fnrdney OF
S.irhi.ar. tn, ranking Republican men,
hcr of the cunf"rrcs. added his endorse
:Ecnt.
Representative Cooper Of wisconsin
ISuudly criticised tn" increase in sec
onG?ciass mail rates: Representative
Green Of Iowa insisted that the bill