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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-12

the tram WIS cnanblnH crews 1T tne
station. last week. must have had an
awful "pucker" in her lips when she
started To the depot.
licAlester News-Capitai: The Ger.
mans have not celebrated any victories
since Haig took command on the west
ern front. Hindenburg could not offer
them anything more to celebrate than
his birthday.
Drumwright Derrick: The kaiser
says "Gott only knows" how America
got hold of all the underground CORE
spondence of her diplomats Must be
Bin and Gott are not such fast friends
and allies as they formerly We're.
Camargo Comet: Must be guy
named Gore down in Argentine. There
was only one senator voted against sew
ering relations with Germany.
Bartlesville Exeminer: An Alva pa.
per expresses the belief that the Ger.
man trooper that takes the first United
States soldier prisoner will need the
three weeks vacation promised him By
the kaiser
Boston Transcript Every time Won
Bernstorff went TO dinner party in
Washington it must have kept his host.
ess up half the night counting the
spoons.
Sherman TexasI Courier: Some one
Is always saying that the true facts
are wanted VIII some one kindly
state what kind of facts are not want.
ed?
Oil and Gas Journal: General For.
rests idea OF military tactics was ex.
pressed by him In this fashion: cit the
most men thar fust: them you can't
whip. outrun." Practical and not COM
plicated was the Confederate command.
er's homemade military science
St Joseph tAIoJ Press: Gerard has
been honorcd by King George and can
be called Sir" But now that he has
got the title he prefers plain "Mr"
Washington Star: Some of the mon.
~ sent by Berlin to this country may
have been accompanied by "sink with
,ut trace" instructions
Christian Science Moniltor1 A west
'rn editor recently referred to n
herd" of sheep, and he was promptly
by another editor. who as.
'ei ted that he should have called the |
herd" flock. Most people will be |
disposed to side with the latter. anu
'et. how are they going to explain the |
act that the person who takes care
4 flock Of sheep Is a shepherd?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-12

One OF the last acts Of the special
session OF the sixty.fifth congress was
the report of house committee on elec.
tions that Samuel w Beakes. Demo
crat, who contested the seating of Rep.
resentative Mark u bacon. Republican,
Is entitled TO be seated M represents.
tive from the second Michigan congress
sional district. No action viii be taken,
II was stated, until the December ses-
sion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-12

AcAlester News-Capitai: The Ger.
mans have not celebrated any victories
since Haig took command on the west
ern front. Hindenburg could not offer
them anything more to celebrate than
his birthday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
CHRISTMAS FEAST
FOR TABAR|N GIRLS
Visiting layers Had Party
At Rousli's Main Street
Restaurant.

Real Christmas cheer reigned at
Roush's Main street restaurant last
evening at o'clock, when Dave New.
man, manager of Tabarin Girls. en-.
tertained his troupe at dinner party
at which all of the delicacies of the
season were served. One of the uni
que feature was the greeting ex.
pressed on the table; Merry hrst.
mas Tabarin Girls Company. of 1917,
which was constructed OF number
of little red radishes. There were
Thirteen covers laid, but as the com.
pany had no mishaps in Fairmont they
have not felt superstitious over this
hodoo mineral.
Harvey Paist. manager OF the res.
taurant. served an excellent menu,
which was composed of the follow.
ing: Chicken soup. roast turkey
cranberry sauce. baked potatoes,
vegetable salad, creamed asparagus
tips toast. ice cream and cake. The
guests of honor We're MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Fisher. Mr.. Fisher being the
manager Of The Hippodrome theatre
in which play house the troupe is
piavrg an engagement. "Old Stager"
OF The West Virginian was unable
to attend the affair and sent his re.
grets.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
PERSONALS

Mrs. Bernard L. Martin and
daughter Leslie are spending the day
with the formers mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Sturm, near Falrview.
Arlie Grimes has returned to Great
Lakes, H., where he will resume his
training for the navy after spending
Christmas in this city with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. f. w. Grimes, of Maple
avenue.
Cecil G. Rice, superintendent OF the
James A. Gallery company of Pitts.
Gurgh, spent Christmas with his par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Rice, OF CUT.
:ey street.
Miss Vera Francis spent yesterday
il Clarksburg with friends and attend.
ed matinee dance at the Waldo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Sharp, of Reeds.
vile. are the guests for the holidays
OF their daughter, Mrs. w. II. Fisher
on Ogden avenue.
j. IL. Rownd spent Christmas in At.
lantic City with his wife and the lat.
ter's mother. Mrs. Sarah Cunningham
who are spending several months
there.
Miss Viola Hall has returned from
Morgantown where she had spent
Christmas day with relatives.
r. NJ. Abbott. of Kingwood, was a
visitor in the city on Monday going
from here to Clarksburg where he
spent Christmas with Mrs. Abbott. who
& the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edgar
Davis.
Misses May and Audia Davis. OF
Warrington, spent yesterday in the
city the guests of Mrs. Bert Davis. on
bridge street.
Mrs. Joseph Ridgely, of Colorado
Spring, Col. is here on visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Bell
On Chicago street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26

A. STORY is going the rounds at
~ Balboa studio, that Herbert War
4 Aren, who Is scenario editor IN chief
OF the Arbuckle Comedy Company now
operating at Balboa, bought four we'd
ding rings when he and Valerie Ber-
gore, famous Orpheum favorite, were
married recently. Fatty" Arbuckle
lad jokingly suggested to Warren that
4 Il would be strange indeed should he
happen to forget which pocket the
wedding ring reposed in, when the
preacher came to ask for 1t during the
ceremony.
y The idea stayed with Warren and
he found himself continually conjuring
up scenes wherein the beads of per
sp.fat!on stood out upon his brow while
he searched desperately first in one
pocket and then another, with his
friends looking on In amusement. He
was unable to concentrate on anything.
Even his appetite failed him. He
thought Of fastening the wedding ring
within the palm of his hand but he
afterwards gave up this plan in favor
OF another. He bought four wedding
rings exactly alike and placed one in
each pocket. After this was accom-.
plished, Warren began 20 have that
peace of mind that passeth all under.
standing. His appetite returned and
he was able to resume business. When
the time came that the fateful words
were said, he had only to put his hand
in his pocket-in any pocket, and he
could pull out wedding ring.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26

according to the public prints. have
iaulcted the unwary public out OF mil
lions Of dollars. Some Of the sensa-
tional exposures OF the blackmailers in
the larger cities also figure. The meth.
DDS .employed by the swindlers in trap
ling the unwary are rehearsed and
cannot but be educational William
A. Pinl:erton has stated that the best
cure for blacHmail is publicity and the
screen now carries a strong warning
against the crooks. An all-star cast in
cludes Tom Santschi, Vivian Rich.
Bessie Eyton, Ed. Coxen, FRITZ Bru.
nctte, Eugene Besserer, AL w. Filson
ard others. Colin Campbell directed
the production. The lighting effects
and sets are beautiful.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Entertained at Dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. John higgins entertain
ed at dinner yesterday at their home
in Monongah in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. E. Timbers and daughter, Virginia,
Of Charleston, who are guests here
'rhe guests included Mr.. and Mrs. +. f.
Dent, of this city, and Mrs. |. j. Dent
and daughter, Miss Ora Dent, of Man
nington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
charleston Social News.

Mrs. c. ". Swisher and Mrs. 7. o.
NJ. Davis have returned from Hat
tiesburg, Miss, where they went to
visit their children, Capt. and Mrs. T.
Colburn Davis.
The Misses McCabe are the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. McCabe
At 'Dalgain' Tor the holidays. Mrs.
McCabe is also their guest.-Charles-
ton Mail
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Christmas Dance.

A Christmas dance. the first of a
series of dances which is under direc-
ton of committee of young men,
vas held last night at The Fairmort.
Between 60 and 20 couples were pres
cnt ard the event was delightful one.
The committee in charge is composed
of john Jones. Clyde Baker, Dorsey
Love and Jackson Ahern.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
To Arrive tonight.

Mrs. Edwin Brooks will arrive here
ttis evening from Martinsburg, where
she had spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Brooks. Mr. Brooks who
spent several days there, returned to-
day to his home at Newark, n. j. Mrs.
Brooks will spend several weeks here
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. c. O..
Henry, on Fairmont avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Married in CITY.

Jesse Lee Gump and Miss Ruth A.
Looman, both of Warrington, were
united in marriage in this city on
Christmas eve at the home OF the Of
f.ciating minister, Rev. c. d. Mitchell,
Of the Central Christian church. On
Christmas eve Rev. Mr.. Mitchell also
emitted in marriage at his home. Miss
Jessie Straight and Thomas Henten-
ger, both of Warrington
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
"cLosE.uPs"

Herbert Swift, minstrel, and BOYLE
Brothers, comedy juggling act, all of
whom were formerly with the Fisher
& Fleming tent show last season, were
topliners on the vaudeville program
offered at the opening of the New
Earnes Theatre, Ellwood City, recently.
Monte Jacobs is still pursued by a
linx. When his company THE Mar.
guerite Clark Musical Comedy" played
a week at the Hippodrome this season
1t met with such poor appreciation that
the company was reorganized here and
started out as the Million Dollar
Beauty" show. Now word comes from
Ohio that Jacobs Musical Comedy Com
pany,, "Monte's,' latest effort, was
forced to close out there.
Grace McCloskeys overtures are
Popular with Hippodrome patrons, and
so is the pianist herself, fact which
caused the audience to applaud when
she walked down the aisle last evening
to her post.
Friday night will bring novelty
to the Hippodromc. Dave Newman has
planned what he terms peep behind
the scenes" The company will Assem-.
BILE on the stage in street attire, with
the stage scenery all down. Tho audi
Cnce will view the settiug of the stage,
The making up" of the performers and
all the preliminaries to the regular per-
formance. This will occur only before
the first Friday night show.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
missionary Society Meeting.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the First NJ. L. church will
meet on Thursday afternoon at 2:30'
o'clock at the church. The meeting
was postponed from Tuesday until
Thursday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Party at mY.,
A Surnrlse Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eber d. Morgan, two Of
the best known residents of Marion
county, were honor guests on Sunday
at surprise party at which their chill
dren. grandc. 'ldren and other relatives
were guests. A dinner was served at
noon at which 25 guests were seated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Smith, of Benoni
avenue, have as their guests Tor the
holidays their sons and daughters.in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, Of
Parkersburg, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Smith, Of Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26

Mrs. NJ. j. G. Evans is devoting her
talent as an actress to assisting vari-
GUS war relief funds in England. She
was Camille Clifford. the actress. be-
tore her marriage to Hon. Lyndhurst
Bruce who was killed early in the war.
She then married Captain Evans, of
the Royal Flying Corps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
June Elv!dae in pixie Feature.

1.-The Marriage Market" scheduled
at the Dixie today, serves to show now
exceedingly disagreeable wealthy
husband may be if he really puts his
mind to it. While the situations al
intensely melodramatic they are dcyc.
oped with enough regard Tor probab!..
ity to hold the sympathy of the audi.
ence. This is especially true OF the
character OF the abused wife, which
might have been exaggerated into
:naudlin absurdity, but which was play,
ed by June Elvidge. with touching sin
cerity and restraint.
The plot deals with the afflictions of
a young wife who has sold herself as
wife to the highest bidder in order to
save her father from prison. When her
POSITION as chattel in her husband
kcme becomes intolerable. she at
tempts to free herself by selling some
o. her property to an old admirer, who
puts the worst Interpretation on her
appearance in his apartments at mid.
right. In the struggle which follows
she is led to believe that she murdered
him though the shot was really fired by
her husband, who appeared few mo-
n:ents later.
Carlyle Blackwell gives perfect sup
port to June Elvidges reserve and
poise in acting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Happy Freyer,PIays Santa Claus.

Around little Dorothy Newman cen
tered one of the best Christmas eve
parties the members of he Tabarin
Girls company. now playing at the Hip.
podrome, ever enjoyed. After the show
Monday night little Dorothy was tucked
away in her little bed and MIR. and Mrs.
Newman, assisted by members of the
troupe arranged an elaborate tree and
dressed Happy Freyer UP to look like
Santa Claus himself. When the
Ecene was all set little Dorothy was
awakened from her dreams about the
dear old friend of all good children.
Her little eyes beheld Santa and she
was a wee bit frightened because it
was the first time she had seen real
live Santa In her own room. However
she fastened to inform the old fellow
that she had always been good girl
and after while seemed quite chummy
with her new found friend. She was
presented with everything her little
heart could wish for and then the big
folks began the exchange Of tokens and
the seasons greetings. Among the
highly priced results was beautiful
watch Happy Freyer got from Mr..
Newman, and a pair of diamond
studded cuff buttons which Mrs. New
man gave to her husband.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
To Washinaton.

Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Watson and
family leave next week for Washing
ton, d. c.. where they will spend the
remainder Of the winter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
LOCAL. SOCIAL EVENTS
Guests In CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Warder Cresson, for.
r1er residents Of this city, now OF
Swarthmore, rP.. are guests for the
holidays at the home of the latter's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Brobst on Wal.
nut avenue.
Party at "Y.'
Members of 1.-The STATS OF the Y. NJ
C. A. and OF the Young womans de,
partment OF the "Y" entertained at a
Christmas party on Christmas eve OF
which event Christmas tree with
gifts was feature. The tree was set
in the living room OF the Young Wo
mans department and gifts were dis
tributed. The gifts which were OF
trifling intrinsic value were accom-.
panied with verse OF poetry and ere
ated much merriment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
tclviIizatlon" Last Time Tonight.

The final showing of the big Ince
spectacle "N>ilization," will begin at
$3.50 tonight at the Grand theatre.
The picture is tremendous production
and Is more thrilling than the Several
other big. film features of similar char
ecter. The battle scenes are marvels
OF the cinema art and the photography
excellent The story that runs through
the play is gripping and the actors are
entirely adequate in the various roles
assigned to them. Special music is
provided by an orchestra.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26

Beware efstransers" at Princess.
Beware OF Strangers" showing at
the Princess for the last time today, is
tased on the human birds Of prey. who
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Four Part o'Henry at Nelson.

WI ~ - ''S'' - 'sN'SS''
1t is not the easiest thing in the
would to TRANSLATE an O'Henry story
to the screen because, principally. the
slightest error in production or cast
ing would mean the loss of the strong
quality that grips you in the authors
works and the wrath of the lovers OF
the stories would descend on the pro-
Queer for destroying an ideal. In
screening Blind Mans Holiday"
which is featured at the Nelson today
Vitasraph has successfully sliated over
this thin ice. OHenry has been truly
visualized.
Those who are familiar with this
slice OF life will recall the large
amount Of vivid humanness it contains
and its adaptbiiity to motion picture
purposes. And they also know the
strong appeal in tho story of the young
man and woman who meet and marry
after the girl. who has listened to the
confession of the mans burning con.
science over the only theft in his life
makes up story to tell him so that
lie will think that she is no better than
he is. Following the marriage cerc.
mony, slight suspicion of the girls
mode OF earning living enters the
mans mind and the Priest takes him,
unbeknown to her. and shows him her
clean life of secluded sacrifice. The
atmosphere is delightful. The cast.
ing could not have been better. The
piarers represent, perfectly. o'Henry
types and they act with ability
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
ADDED ATTRACTIONS.

Hippodrome-Universal picture.
Dixie Chaplin comedy.
Nelson-"Pals," Bruce and Price
comedy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
voaeI,s Ministries Not coming Here.

VoaeFs MinstreIs NOT Coming Here.
sVogel's Minstrels will not play Fair
mont next Friday as originally sched-
Lied for the very good reason that
thar are no sech animal" There used
TO was" minstrel show by that name
but 1t went out OF business at Barnes
vile, Ohio. on last Saturday night, &C.
cording to a letter received from John
w. Vogel by Manager Morgan, OF the
Grand, The reason assigned for the
closing was the inability to keep the
ranks Of his performers filled up.
All the dates have consequently been
cancelled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
Newman's Company Better Than Eve,

NeWman's Company Better Than Ever.
The highly satisfactory company of
vocal artists which Dave Newman pre-.
sented to Hippodrome audiences in
November is back at this house with
few changes in the personnel OF the
troupe. Richard Lloyd and Harry
Alderman both. left one night stand
shows and joined Newman's Tabarin
Girls to I'll 1.-The vacancies caused by
several of the company leaving at the
close of.the previous engagement here.
Whether by accident or design, matters
not, but 1t is a demonstrated truth that
the change has added even more quail
1ty to Newman's show, and that is not
fobbing those who left the company OF
any due credit, for they were artists
OF pleasing talents. Lloyd and Acker-
nan along with Mr.. Nelson and Happy
Freyer make up a quartette Of splendid
harmony and ,well.balanced voices.
AS was noticed in the former run OF
the show here the outstanding features
are in the singing department The
girls harmony trio, the male Guartettc
and a mixed sextette are again pleas.
ing crowded houses, and upho:c,us the
reputation established hers several
months ago. The bill for tonight is
"a Day at College," which was one of
the most pleasing of the repertoire Of
fered before. Happy Freyer and Dave
Newman are taking care Of the fun
making end in capable style, and little
Dorothy Newman, the little three.year-
old, is now full Pledged performer
and does her little part like well.sea.
soned artist. In the first bill Of the
week she appeared as Miss Columbia
waving a string of flags of the allied
rations and sang the words OF the song
In perfectly audible tone. She was
properly encored and proved one of the
bright spots Of brilliant show-a
show with quality written into every
thing offered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26
I'M THE
FRONT ROW
HEIApLINERs TONIGHT.

Hippodrome. ........A Day at College
V PhotopIays.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-26

store occupying the position provder community
OF many thousands of people Fresh
needs arise every DAY hundreds of homes
postponed made after Christmas
To-Day and the our
ads but easy to find when you come
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
MlDDLE-AGED MEN SUPERIOR
They Have Training and Experience
Impossible for Youth to Have
Obtained.

What are the accumulations which
ought to make fifty filter to exercise
authority than twenty-five? Book
knowledge partly, but for the most
part thoughts, a writer in Harper's
says. BY the time he is fifty man
who is to amount to anything should
have come To II few large, seasoned
convictions that are part of the fiber
of his mind.
Convictions of that sort are not
blithe!y obtained out of books. Books
may have to do with them, but they
are acquisitions of the spirit, and
though the rudiments of them may be
cohe by In youth, they need TO be tenn
pered tried ont and adjusted to prac-
tice by years of thought, talk, observa-
ton, effort and experiment with life.
Washington at twenty-five had in him
the rudimentS of the Washington that
was to be, bat had nearly twenty years
of training before he took command
of the Confederate armies, and he was
first president at fifty-seven. Lincoln
in early manhood groped his way
through grievOus distress and perpleXi-
ties, but by the time he married, when
he was thirty-three. he had come, it
would seem, TO a clear sense of the
fundamental convictions that made
him. Eighteen years more he thought
and read and talked in courts anu
taverns, and pleaded on the stump the
faith that was in him, and travelled
variously, and then at fifty-one he was
elected president. Pitt, prime minis
ter at twenty-four because England
was short handed and couldn't wait
for him TO get his growth, broke down
in the middle Of his job and died at
forty-seven. Napoleon was first con-
sui at thirty, had completed his ac-
tivities Mt forty-six, and died at fifty
two. Alexander at thirty-three had
done eVeEgthiLy that seemed to him
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Greeks Had No Standard.

The ancient Greeks had no standard
although they venerated the emblems
on their shields as we our flag The
first flag used by the Greeks was dee
Grated with a two-headed eagle and
was used in the revolt against the
Turks in 1864. In the revolution 01
1869 white flag with blue cross was
raised. In 1903, when Ali Pasha WAS
ravaging Thessaly. John Stathans lea
a f1Otilla into Skiathos under a faS
which was the same as that in use at
the present day-blue with while
cross. The first flag of the great reNo'
luton was raised by Marco Botzar'S'
on October -, 1920. II was white win
an icon of st. George. On January l.
1892, the nationa. assembly in Epidau-
rus, at the foundation of the indepenu-
ence of Greece, defined the Greek nag
as follows: On the land, nine horizon
tai stripes. a plain blue flag in f"ur
quarters. with white cross in the mld-
die. to be called the LAND flag. ou
the sea, nine horizontal stripes, hFe
blue and four white, with biue
square in the corner in four quarters
on which is white cross. Nhis is tIle
flag known as the Greek flag today
The blue ground is very dark.