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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14
Is SIMPLICITY itself: I'm going to buy

It's simplicity itself; I'm going to buy
him"
| BUY Maxi
| "BOdy-artistic SOul-and breechrS,"
Whitaker affirmed confidently.
impossible :"
You forget how well fixed | am.
What's the use of my owning half the
gold In New Guinea if it won't buy
me what | already own by every moral
and legal right?'
He won't listen to you; you don't
know Max"
I'm willing to lay you small bet
| that there will be no first performance
at the Theater Max tomorrow night"
You'll never persuade him"
I'll buy the show outright and my
wife's freedom to bOot-or else Max
will begin to accumulate the local
color of a hospital ward"
Ember smiled grimly. You're be-
ginning to convince even me. When,
may ask, do you propose to pull off
this sporting proposition"
DO you know where Max can be
found tonight!
AT the theater-"
"Then the matter will be arranged
at the theater between this hour and
midnight"
Il doubt if you succeed in getting
the ear of the great man before mid
night; however, I'm not disposed to
bubble about a few hours"
"But why shouldn't II"
Because Max is going to be the
busiest young person in town tonight.
And that Is why I've been looking for
you. Conforming to his Gus
tom, he's been giving an advance
glimpse of the production to the crit
les and few friends in the form of
a final grand dress rehearsal tonight.
Again, in cOnformance with his Gus
tom, he has honored me with bid.
I've been chasing you all day to lind
out If you cared to go"
Eight o'clock and bit after"
Whitaker interrupted briskly, consul
ting his watch. Here, boy" he hailed
q passage page; "call taxicab for
me-" And then, rising alertly: Come
along; I've got to hustle home; and
make myself look respectable enough
for the occasion; but at that, with
luck, fancy we'll be there before the
first curtain"
This mood of faith, of self-reliance
and assured optimism held unruffled
throughout the dash homeward, his
hurried change of clothing and the
ride to the theater. Nothing that EN-
Der, purposely pessimistic, could say
or do availed to diminish the high |
buoyancy of his humor. He main
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14

tanned serene faith in his star, q
spirited temper that refused to recog-
nize obstacles in the way of his de-
sire.
In the taxicab, en- route to the Thea
ter Max, he contrived even to distil a
good omen from the driving autumnal
dOwnpour itself.
ION such day as this" he told his
doubling friend, 81 won her first; on
such day shall win her anew, final
ly and for all timer
From Broadway to Sixth avenue,
Forty-sixth street was bright with the
yellow glare Of the huge sign in front
of the Theater Max. But this night,
unlike that other night when he had
approached the stage of his wife's tri-
umphs, there was no crawling rank of
cabs, no eager and curious press of
people In the street; but few vehicles
disputed their way; otherwise the rain
and the hurrying rain-cOated wayfar-
ers had the thoroughfare to them
themselves. e. And even this he
chose to consider a favorable omen:
there was not now public to come
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14
Listen to the Uplifter.

We think rural people are pretty
good-natured, especially when the
chautauqua comes to town. There's al
ways man there who comes on the
platform and scolds the audience. He
usually calls himself a community ex-
pert, or ''town DOCTOR" or something
of the kind. He is almost as bad as an
editor about giving advice, and isn't
half as polite about 1t. II we scolded
you as frankly as recent town doctor,
that we happened to hear, scolded
his audience, you would probably say.
"Stop my paper" Yet the audience
was paying the town doctor for telling
them what misguided NUTS they were.
Probably he told them the truth, In the
main-or what seemed to be the truth
and maybe it was good for their
souls, as he declared. 1t seems almost
pathetic to us, sometimes, this eager
ness with which we benighted country
folk will sit at the feet Of the uplifter,
who comes from afar to point out our
faults and tell us how to remedy them.
Yet we could probably get the uplifter
on a bench and stand up on the plat
form and roast him just as delightedly
and truthfully as he has been roasting
us. Only we never do 1t. The game
isn't played that way.-Farm Lifa
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14
cHAPT TER Xxx.
Black Out.

The auditorium was in almost total
darkness. A single voice was audible
from the stage that confronted it like
some tremendous, moonlight canvas in
huge frame of furnished gold. They
stole silently round the orchestra seats
to the stage-box-the same box that
Whitaker had on the former occasion
occupied in company with Max.
They succeeded in taking possession
without attracting attention, either
from the owners of that scanty scat
tering of shirt bOSOmS In the orchestra
the critical fraternity and those in
Inmates hidden by the manager to the
first glimpse of his new revelation in
stagecraft-Or from those occupying
the stage.
The latter were but two. Evidently,
though the curtain had been up for
some minutes. the action of the piece
had not yet been permitted to begin
to unfold. Whitaker inferred that Max
had been dissatisfied with something
about the lighting of the scene. The
manager was standing in mid-Stage,
staring up at the borders-a stout and
pompous figure, tenacious to every de-
tail of that public self which he had
striven so successfully to make unfor-
gettably individual; figure quantity
incongruous in his impeccable morn
ing coat and striped trousers and flat
brlmmed silk hat, perched well back
on his head with his malacca stick
and iemon-colored gloves and small
and excessively glossy patent-leather
shoes, posed against the counterfeit
of moonlit formal garden.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14
Mr.. SMOOTH'S NEAT GETAWAY
Insurance Agent With Keen Eye to
Business Came Near quitting
His Foot in It,"

Slipping on an untcnanted banana
skin, the homely young woman sat
on the pavement with an unmuscal
splash. With efficient presence of
mind, Eustace Smooth, agent for the
General and Particular Insurance com
pany slipped on another peel and sat
down beside her, with two muttered
curses.
Accidents will happen on the best
regulated pavements, won't they?" he
observed with snarl. "Oh, well,
luckily l happen to be an Insurance
agent, and l can insure you against
slipping on banana Feelings or even on
IA cake of ice for the small sum of $14
q week, and the first time you slip af-
ter being insured, one of our automO-
biles, with absolutely no advertising
matter on the outside, will take you
home for $7,29 or, if you prefer, to
any old hospital"
''The idea!' scoffed the enraged
woman cts too much !"
But think of the risk we rum" pur-
sued Smooth. "Now, other kinds Of
insurance, such as insurance against
being bitten by wild beasts come as
low as $40 a month"
'I'll take one Of Them" she said
promptly. Il always was great one
for bargains" And she handed him
her card, which read: mile. Kutie,
Wild Animal Trainer, Lions, Tigers
and Leopards Speciality"
Excuse me moment, I gotta see
4 man." stammered Eustace Smooth.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14
Fireman's Rescue Saddle.

The Indian woman carries her pa
pooSe strapped in a basket-cradle on
her back because she must needs have
her hands free for other things. The
same idea has been utilized by Will
liam De Lude and Albert III. Steele of
Kansas City, Mo-, in the construction
Of saddle to be used by firemen in
rescuing unconscious or helpless per-
sons from a burning bulding.-Popu
lar Science Monthly.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14
Getting the Thing Down Fine.

Blondine-Gerry Giddigad certainly
has the shopping habit developed to
science.
Brunetta-Likes it, you mean?
Il mean that she always insists on
going where she can get the most. for
her money"
That's natural, isn't it?'
I'm most cases, yes, but there are
some exceptions"
'Td like to know what they are"
"Well for instance, the other day |
found her in an arcade trying to as
certain which machine would give her
the most for her money when she
weighed herself on the penny-in-the-
slot scales
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14

between him and his tove-oniy Max
and her frightened fancies.
The mau at the door recognized En-
Der with a cheerful nod; Whitaker he
did not know.
Just in time, Mr.. Ember; curtains
been up about ten minutes"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14

Delicately favored tea Is packed and
compressed by the bare feet of Chinese
lamselS.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14

After girl gets married she begins
to lose interest in curl papers and love
stories
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
cHAMPl CHAMP CHAMP

In % qmudap sit thinking old Mi.
sou of you,
And of what has sent our congress.
men astrlN
We have interviewed the FOLKS all
the hills and holloWs through
And We find they want couscrip
tiou AN the way
Champ Champ Champ The state b.
voting
Cheer up. boys the thing is done
From the canvas We have made old
Missouus not afraid,
Though they have our bunch In cor
grcss ON the run.
We have ntimatcd plainly that thcs,
men are full ut pruncs,
And have turned to old Missour
near and far,
There has not been such a rousing o
the folks IN many moons,
And the patriotic answer is. thci
are
Champ Champ, Champ The thing Il
silly,
Whore they get It We don't know
We have Interviewed the boys, uU'
we're guessing from the noise
That ven all 30 In together whol
We 50.
one would think to hear them tell /
by the old rotomac's flood
That Missouri is timid thing 4
heart
one can see her carry smelling salt
against the smell ot blood
Now where In he'll did that impro.
sion start
Champ Champ, Champ lt isn't So
boysl
This is one of Freedom bets
lts enough to make one yuss that "
have 10 speak lor us
Such u bunch ot terror stricken sul
irarcts
St Louis Post Dispatch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
WELCOME

The Nrdmurcltr. ON behalf of the
citgcus vt Ardmorc. yoiccs % welcome
to the officers delegates aud visitors
to the Fourth District of Oklahoma
Federation of WomouH clubs I'm ses.
sion here this week Tonight the free.
dom ol the city viii be- rendered the
visitors formally Ardmurc is proud
of this opportunity tu have within it's
borders 'OO ur moro women who rep
resent the hest ol woman's efforts in
the state and nation
The Federation of Womcns Clubs,
IN every state. has been responsible
tor many valuable reforms \ detail
nf the benefits that have accrued from
the efforts ot these women NJ the m.
tlon. the nation over would, scoming'
lN. hc without end In every walk Of
lie their influence has been felt More
particularly has the effect ut thoir ot.
forts been seen In education but the
guarding and preservation ot public
health has made much progress In the
last few years and much of this pro
Ercss has been due To the uutirug
work ot women who are represented
at this weeks meeting Baby Week
the object ol which is the preservation
nt the health aud promotion uf tn,
welfare ut the youugs,er who win b,
the mani and the woman of tomorrow
has been q work in which the FEEDER
alton has been heartily Interested
Sanitation, just nov . timely topic II
Ardmoro. is another branch of Fedora
tinn work Gardening. in which m,
entire nation today is vitality concern
ed has commanded much VI its ntton
ton civic Improvement and cit,
Identification ia one ot the foundation
stones VI the Federation In fac
when made aware ot the scope q
Federation activities one wonders hoy
time is found sufficient To promote IL
many and devious works. lmt. as II
business. it is organization and organ
iacd cooperation that has made 1
possible Tor the cluhWomcu of Amer
ca to vigorously prosecute toward
satisfactory conclusion the Fedora
tiou's aims
Welcome may YOUR visit tO Ard
more hc pleasant. may your confer
cuccs bring forth fruits the hoNcs
OF which means better cities. bette
,it1cus. better an thugs which y
to make mp the ideals ot uto
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
Observation-Disclosures
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
BOMBS WRECK
DUTCH VILLAGE

Ta, HAGUE May THE Telscrat
o' Amsterdam. states that the bombs
which were dropped iu o raid on Z.,r.
iszst did such extensive damage that
%, villas, d, 90 rains, more than 100
houses being smashed or damaged A
t.-rlt', panic prevailed in Oh, town.
say, the newspaper intensified by o..
play u Oh, search lights operated hy
the ai-w,a
I, SIS declared that the bombs were
not cropped ty mistake ,h, r.l,r-s8.
adds. out were purpossly launched
The nationality O.; The alrp'an, has
not been established
AdNlge> from SluyskIl state ,ha,
las, evening. tao German air planes
appeared above Ea>yeuesut ana dis.
appeared .u O. s1u,hv,si,r'y direction
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
CLIFFORD PINCHOT
TOURING SOUTH
IN FOOD CAMPAIGN

Atlanta. Ga. May L. Plans for the
marketing OF food crops and TO stim.
luatc production in the present war
emergency are to he discussed at a
meeting Of the Georgia farmers union
here today
Clifford PinChot. president Of the
National Conservation Society. who is
making q tour through the South. urg
ing increased food crops, is to be the
principal speaker
Wednesday Mr Pinchot will contin.
Ne his tour which will take him
through Georgia Florida. Alabama
and possibly parts OF Texas. He will
be accompanied hy Chas. 5. Barrett.
president OF the National Farmers Tn.
ion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
WIRELESS OUTFIT AND SITES FOR
SUBMARINE BASES HAVE
BEEN DISCOVERED.
CONTROLLING TRADE
Teuton Merchants Doing Well Despite
Difficulties Of War Under Peculiar
Arrangements-Trying to Keep VEN
ezuela Neutral.

Caracas. Venezuela, April 22.-tCor-
respondence of the Associated Press.
THE confscation by the government
of a wireless outfit found in the trunk
of a German who recently arrived at
Puerto Cabello is a fresh illustration
of the great activity among German
agents and residents in Venezuela.
Germans form an important part OF the
population Of the republic and have
lately been using all their influence 20
induce Venezuela to maintain its neu-
trality in the world war
The owner of the confscated wire
less outfit purchased plot of land in
the neighborhood of the coast shortly
after his arrival and another German
has just paid a high price for a simi
lar piece of property east OF the port
of Laguayra. To the west of the port,
there are several coffee and cocoa es-
tates owned by Germans which could
afford facilities for submarine bases If
their efforts were that way inclined
The leading merchants OF Venezuela
are mostly Germans and the importa-
tion Of dry goods and the export Of
coffee is almost entirely in their hands.
! These merchants were hard hit at the
! beginning of the war but were aided
by New York export house with gen
erous credits and substantial advances
OF funds They also succeeded in OBJ
tanning in one way or another supplies
Of dry goods and hardware even from
England and through third parties dis
posed Of their coffee in Europe
President.eect Gomez is understood
to have large sums of money on depos.
it in Hamburg banks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS

Seven billion dollars would build
twenty Panama canals
Seven billion dollars Is seven times
the public debit OF the United states.
Seven billion dollars would buy oNcr
100000 of the most modern austccl
Pullman cars
Seven billion dollars would require
l33lN Years for lbs spending Jt thH
rate of 81 a minute
Seven billion dollars is $4,000 Ooo.
ooo moro than the total supply ot car
rent money iu the United States
Seven billion dollar, is but small
pan, ut the wealth of the Uuitol
States. which is iu excess oI 100000.
100000
Seven billion dollars is more than
three time. the total investment ut
One telephone companies of tlc world
Seven billion dollars would keep
man busy 90 setting rid OF &c. it bc
spent 81 every minute until the yeg-
l,-'5
Seven billion dollars would pay v.
a u1p to the suu 40 the rate OF So,
U milo luH Hrr fr#..frr v.srf1 -ft..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
SENATOR GORE
REPLIES TO QUERY

81 love American democracy too
much 90 exchange d FOR German auto.
oracy Let us give patriotism a
chance before adopting Prussiauism
u has not been q great while since
the presideu, himself declared. I am
una,'erab,y opposed 90 compulsory en-.
listment This is the telegram sent
oy [. ; Senator Thomas =. Gore 10
L. T ReNroat OF Arimore. former
state representative. who had asked
the senator Tor an opinion concerning
compulsory enlistment The telegram
was sent April s>
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

Sixty prrrrnt or fine volunteers lc'
Colonel Roosevelt. proposed army II
vision arr from tine southern state.
This show. how Nar has Ipgclcd party
frucc. and elevated the .iandard ~
patriotIsm.
RruubII,ang ul the New York lca.
"a gcrpmandcr Of the aldcrmanc di
trlcts of New York City for the pur
pose of extracting some Of the Tam
many tigers teeth
The mayor of indianapolis has yc.
locd uu ordinance passed by the ciig
council providing for fine as punish
mcut for any person displaying CON.
tempt for the president, tho govern.
mcut or army and navy
the expenses of the Democratic MAJ
tionnI committee during the last cam.
pairn B. etill dangling before the state
committee Missouris part OF the
shortage iS IN excess of AloOoo ami
oi I'M. amount ih'r' Is yet something
Ike N'O,oOo To be raised.
the element lhal lS opposing 7''''
i've ronaoripuon IL the same element
that supported the proposition To Keep
Americans ana American 7hlpa OFT 'N'
/ hEl sea" ana uppufru pIAhh luI pre-.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
ARMY BILL AGAIN
PASSED BY SENATE

bin for the one which passed the
house.
An attempt to amend the bin to
recruit troops for the present emer-
goncy,' instead of the existing war,
v1H beaten, as some senators did not
feel they would authorize a draft in
other than a war with Germany Sen
at0r La Follettes amendr mt for a ma
tional conscription refo ndum was
, opened when the sena'. recessed to
receive NJ Niviani an MARSHAL Jot.
fire, Of the French mis- N.
Niyiani who deliver. a stirring ad-
dress in French, was roundly applaud
ed When he concluded and the party
started to leave the chamber, the sen.
ate to a man, scores of representa-
/ tiYes who came over from the house,
/ and the crowded galleries arose and
cried "Joffre! Joffre! Joffre!" The
gray haired marshal Of France return.
ed to the rOstrum and in an instant
the chamber was quiet Then waving
his cap before him, he bowed low and
/ said
81 do not speak English; vie la
I AmeriQue.'
Cheer after cheer greeted this and
they ceased only when the hero of the
Marne had left the chamber
The French party was escorted to
the chamber by Senators Hitchcock
and Lodge as committee. As they
crossed tn threshold of the chaIuhe'
two small pages saluted gravelv and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01

N. .h.u 100000. Hu".h .h|gnpr
... ......... aHa a,u. starvation
.. . ..... n. .a. MAT urN raising n
t...r.
-" .rr wt.anl au.. .hc American
N...r.N a. N'.NfyVr UtyrEg Na>hHG
tor .y.a.ri thaf the service Which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-01
ODDITIES IN NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boot OF Ala
uoda cal, celebrated their golden
Wedding by climbing Grizzly Peak ard
having q picnic on t.e lmmit.
Au cishtmonth.old baby Of Media,
p.. win get itt start m life by spend
ur the next eighteen months TO two
years In the penitcur1r It's mother
Mrs Mary Lupponur.1 has been civ.
cu that sentence for manslaughter.
/ After an alcohol rub. Miss Hester
Rosenfcld Of New York undertook to
sngc hair from her arms. She wll
probably die
/ Alice Mccain, nineteen years Old
4 appeared at the naval recruiting str
/ tion In Omaha few days ago and
said she would like To- be a yeoman
/ If she didn't have 10 wear trousers.
a constituent wrote 10 his congress
. man. Sorry to hear that Uncle Sans
. free seed bap IS pupty Didn't care
so much about the flower seed and the
hay seed but ! was hoping You would
send me bushel of potato seed and
% few pccks Of beans
I Detectives of Mount Cory. Ohio, are
looking for large footprints Burglars
entered % store there and stole nothire
but number eleven shoes.
4 Vornout shoe saved the life OF
James Cassidy. who lost his hold a-
hc was riding ON freight train
Ills foot caught In step. and hr wa.
being dragged along 'Ur ballast whom
his shoe gave way and he rolled free
Siyaria Hopl,inson of lliou. y. Y.
was married to Charles Monroe
window opened from his room. He /.
In bed with scarlet fever Quarantm,
officers watched 10 see that the law
was strictly observed THE Rev. f. i
Wids substituted for the bridegroom
in placing the ring ON the brides fin
. ger and also gave the kiss at the clos,
D. to shout part of the service. while tn
. bridegroom gave acauicsccncc by Nm,
sign language.