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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-20

ing. sir" he said appearing with a
box under his arm. 'if there hasn't
been a mistake, sir These things
came from the tailor's an hour ago
and there's nothing but those two ov-
ercoats you discarded a while ago"
THE dickens!"
member you laid out three of your best
suits to be pressed. put them in
a box and told Della to give them to
the tailor's boy. This is what came
back. sir"
1.-TWO overcoats. you say. Why,
know now! l promised Mrs. Wilson
to send some warm things to the dis.
pensary, and on your day off gave
them to Della and told her to give
them to the boy who would call. Evil
IDENTIFY they have got mixed. My three
new perfectly good spring suits are
probably making some poor fellow mis-.
cradle in the fresh air camp, while
my tailor is evidently in despair at
having customer who wears over
coats year out of date. What shall
do, Clemens?"
Cant you call the lady, sir?" -
yes. l can do that. But I think
I'll go instead. They're open all even.
ing, aren't they?"
a should say all the time, sir, for
work like that"
so should /. Clemens. It's funny,
isn't it, that the suits l ordered for
travelling should go travelling without
ME. l wonder where they are. Id
like to find them, it's such a nuisance
to be fitted for others
The dinner, as far as the game was
concerned, was failure. There were
many women, beautiful ones, witty
ones. and all fashionable ones. But
no one had anything like the features
OF Peggy. nor the sweetness, nor the
alluring smile. One thing he remem-
bered about the girl OF his youth. An
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-20

ter's growth and the great life adven.
ture.
Whenever l think of Alma l am
very likely to talk too much about her,
for not only admire her but love her
perhaps more than any other living wo-
man.
AS l sat there that day in Washing
ton, writing Now is the time for all
good men to come to the aid of their
party over and over again, there was
hurried knock at the door, and |
heard Jeff's voice saying Alma, Paula,
may come In?
Without waiting for an answer he
pushed the door open and before !
could say anything Il had impulsively
risen) found myself in JEFF Perry.
green's arms.
Il think my first impression was one
OF surprise and then, Margie, found
/ out liked 1t.
AS soon as / had this sensation, |
drew away, for it seemed to me to be
almost a sacrilege to allow any man to
kiss me after had given my kisses to
Earnest Lawton.
There's the horrible part of not
knowing, Margie, what is coming after.
had kissed Earnest Lawton innocent.
ly, believing I was his promised wife,
and now must feel soiled If l allowed
any other man to kiss me.
Paula, Paula said JEFF, do you
love me? Does this mean that you will
be my wife?'
81 caught my breath. Had commit.
ted myself? And then said demure-
ly, 1T means kind sir, that you took
me by surprise and pressed an unfair
advantage
NO he answered, Il pressed the
fairest girl in the world
Then we both laughed, and the
strained situation settled into the old
comradeship that had grown up be
tween Jeff and me.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-20
:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE :

Il called Immediately on Mrs. Smith,
whom 1 found quito as much excited
as her husband and who, much to my
amusement, was running baby ribbon
through great pile of lingerie. She
seemed to feel called upon to treat me
very much like an upper servant whose
duties were to fetch and carry for her
as we'll as to do her husbands secre.
;arial work. Then went back to my
little room and sat down at Alma g
typewriter" Paul resumed her story.
In the year that had elapsed since
had begun to earn my living l had
often amused myself with the type.
writer's of my friends. In fact, at one
time tried to write a play and once
had rented typewriter to put it in
shape. had gotten so could write q
very good looking page If did it slow.
ly. ! think should never have dared
to accept the position of secretary to
Congressman Smith If Alma had not
said to me:
"'of course you can do it. l know
Frank Smith we'll and it takes an hour
for him to dictate letter. II you art
smart you will make him think the
thing to do is to dictate right to the
machine, or get him to use a dicta.
graph. have never known him since
his graduation from college except
when a clever woman could twist.him
around her little finger. l don't mean
that he is any more flirtatious than
any other man, but he just can't say
mo" to a woman if she asks him right.
You see, Paula said Alma, az
much as the feminists talk about get.
ting what they want on its merits, you
cannot eliminate the sex equation. A
man will give you what you ask for
twice as quickly because you are a
woman and say pretty please" as he
will If you demand 1t because you
know it is your right and he does, too.
Frank Smith loves his wife-or
thinks he loves her-in the calm, i'm.
personal way that every man loves the
woman to whom he has been married
ten years-if he doesn't hate her be.
fore that time
you see, Margie, Alma Huntington
had had her experience, and although
she was in some ways one OF the most
SlAPiS dIlu uusOpul5L1CdLeQ BlTl6 udu
ever known, in others the greatest fem.
mist in the world could not be certain
of the methods of man with a maid
than was this splendid little newspa-
rerwoman. Her favorite epigram was:
"A man and woman may begin with the
discussion Of the philosophy Of Berg.
son but they always end with an aH'
tation of their own emotions And
after five years OF newspaper work.
where she had been thrown with all
sorts and conditions Of men-and wo.
men-she still retained her sweet dis
position and sane outlook on life.
''I did not realize at the time, but ]
have come to the conclusion since that,
more than any other woman, Alma In
fluenced my life and influenced It for
good. She did not side-step one sordid
fact; she did not underestimate one
single temptation, and all the while she
KEEP. It before her that all her expert
onces. all her emotions, all her connlu.
kionE were only = Part Of her charAe-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-20
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Hunting for Peggy.
BY OLIVER GRAY
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)

ANOnopdpCl oguulCdJcJ
I Ohm SALISBURY OLIVER put
down the evening paper folded to
y the closing stock quotations and
took out. his watch. He had a dinner
engagement and 1t was time to dress.
Ordinarily he would have been bored
for the fine edge OF his spirit had
been wearing dull OF late at all affairs
OF the sort. He had wearied OF ca.
1oling and flattery, artful mothers and
fond daughters, for, having made UP
his mind at twenty that he was going
to be rich, and declining never to mar.
~ until he was, he had spent almost
half of his life in peaceful solitude
And having made good his decision
OF getting rich to the amount of seven
figure, one can easily understand his
popularity now
This particular evening, however,
was different. He was playing new
game, and the game was this: He
had decided to marry at last. 1t seem.
ed that the office was running with.
out him these days; he had become
sort Of fifth wheel-not even of the
sort to be tied on behind in case of
emergency, for he had organized his
business so well that there was never
an emergency. He felt keenly his
usefulness in his own office.
And 80 in his loneliness it occurred
to him to travel, And the thought
Of travel suggested a companion, and
companionship suggested marriage,
and marriage Of course demanded a
woman. That was the new game-to
find the person he would choose for
his wife.
It all sounds much more simple
than it was, for John had an ideal.
Not an airmy-fairy fade-as.you.touch
ideal, but real one. He wanted some
one as nearly as possible like Peggy
Mcclure, the merry, teasing little com.
panion of his boyhood. He would new.
er acknowledge even to himself that
he regretted having let Peggy slip
out of his life, but in the last few
years there had been many moments
we'll, anyway, photographs Of Peggy
had suddenly bloomed upon mantle,
dresser and table. and Della had par.
ticular orders to care for them in dust.
ing.
For the first time John began real,
ly to notice women. There was no hope
of searching for Peggy herself The
family had moved years ago TO Eng.
land-he knew not where. Besides.
more than likely she had been mar.
ried. So he contented himself with
studying the women he met and hop,
ing that there would be some one like
her soon.
He rang for Clemens to come and
lay out his things, equalize the show.
ed to 20 and Arrange articIec For zboy
ing. The real ceremony of barbering
and dressing he attended to himself.
Clemens came in. I'm just wonder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-20
eRocERs PLEDGE SUPPORT.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, April 90
The West Virginia Wholesale Grocers'
Association adopted strong reso!u.
tons declaring their support Of the
President in the present crisis. Off.
GERS were reelected, as follows: Pres.
ident, W. c. McConapghey, of Parkers.
burg; vice president, Allan Brock, OF
Wheeling; secretary, w. C. McCon-
aughey, of Parkersburg; treasurer,
John B. Stevenson, of Huntington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
BRITAIN'S FIGHTERS
WANT AMERICANS
ON WESTERN FRONT
Good Soldiers Can Be Made in Six
Months. Might Specialize in Avia.
ton and Machine Guns.

(From a staff correspondent OF the
Associated Press)
British Headquarters I'm France,
April g. via London There is much
speculation in the British army as to
what assistance In a military sense,
America might render the allies. Re.
gardlcsa OF what theorists might say,
practical fighting men here believe
that the United States would want
to nave representation with the allied
army on this front and would send
over a considerable fighting force with.
in six months, provided the war lasts
that long.
One basis for this belief Is that both
Germany and Great Britain are fight.
ing with new armies. Britain. be.
cause she did not have an army in the
European sense, before the war began.
and Germany because her forces are
largely made up Of classes called to
the colors since 1914, a large proper.
tion having only five months training
II ~ generally figured now that a
good soldier can be made within six
months The organization behind the
fighting force must be built up by
genius, but it is thought here that
America can easily meet that emer
gency
IL is also argued in army circle.
that America might well specialize ii
such branches as aviation and machiu,
, gun detachments. The aeroplane'
would have to come up to a high stan
dard, however and must make at leas
lj0 miles an hour to take rank witt
the best English and French machines
one definite thing expected is tha
America will undoubtedly increas,
manifold the hospital and medical as
sistancr which she is already volun
tlrily rendering the allies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
WHEN WILL NEW
ADMINISTRATION TAKE
CHARGE OF CITY?
Mayor Elect Roberts Points Out Mul-
len Precedent But Prefers First
Monday In MAY

"ayor-E'eot hope-'7 ro'','o , W, WIZ
len r'ecseenI ou' r,1'e's ''''
. "oo1at u" may. ,....5
"heh VIII ,i' U.'',''' ,,. 5 wv.
's'''! ''"C ,.i.,' was [ wy, VI
Nayo''eIe'' I'o''''S. W ""i'' "' 80
W!eu' , ..5... ....t
IL we ioI'o" ,le ,l,,, p, el'''u. en- so ~. ~,
I''neo D! 'iayoI Nulle" W. ".' 80 III
oS ,'7 soon az we qua''l.' "n'5n J ''' @ pe,
"'''' s'''" d ''''., vi '',. "", +','
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
MORE COMPLAINTS
OF JUNK THEFT
oil Field Infested With Thieves Who
Strip Rigs-May Provide
Special Protection.

"Thc oil field Us infested with the
biggest bunch Of junk thieves that
have ever assembled In the same area,
and II is one continual complaint after
another coming to my office for war.
rants of arrest and iniormations filed. %
said County Attorney Hardy yestor.
day after anoter victim had made
complaint
Junk dealers have been buying from
this fraternity, and It was only re-
Gently that any restrictions were
thrown about the purchaser The re.
cent legislature passed a law compell-
ing the purchaser OF junk to keep a
record Of the sale, the name of the
party from whom It was purchased,
the amount paid for II. and like de-
tails, making the purchaser, If he fail
TO do so, a party to the crime, II crime
was committed.
A fayOritc means OF revenue I'm the
oil fields Is to steal drilling cable.
brass and copper valves, and fittings
from steam boilers and well pumps
II has been q matter OF record with
the county attorney that two $4,000
barrel tanks OF oil were allowed Ia
run into the rayinc because thieves
unscrewed the brass valve at the bot
tom Of the tank which would bring
them about 2j cents each on the junk
market Brass valves from boiler,
and pumps are not safe after night
fall unless properly guarded and IN,
problem Is getting TO be- a serious on,
with operators
Another iayorite stunt with IN,
vandgls Is 10 take drilling cable which
costs on the open market from 30 {,
80 cents per pound. cut Il into shor
lengths with an axe, and sell il {,
junk dealers at approximately S35
per hundredWcight
Four are In the county Jail on thii
charge and Sheriff Garrett and his
men insist they are going 10 make d
lively for all who attempt 10 operate
along these lines IN the future. Coun
ty Attorney Hardy stated this morninl
that ne is going 20 push the prosccu
tion Of all such TO the limit "Thc drill
crs are going 20 hc projected" said No.
'it IL becomes necessary tu maintain
a special force OF men 90 On, field {,
do IT,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
NOTICE OF SALE OF OIL AND GAS
LEASE.
State Of Oklahoma. Carter County. S.

State Of Oklahoma, Carter County, SIS:
In the County Court. Probate.
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
Of an order of the county court of Car
ter county, state of Oklahoma, made
and entered on the 2nd day of April.
1917, the undersigned guardian will
offer for sale and sell at public auc.
tion to the highest and best bidder
an oil and gas mining lease on the
llth day of April, 1917, at 10 o'clock
a. m, the following described lands
situated in Stephens county, state Of
Oklahoma, to-wit: The 20 acres Of
lot 3; the Sc 10 acres Of lot 4: the
NE4 Of SW4 of NWf; the 81 Of SW4
Of NW4; the SEA of NW4; the NW4
OF SW4 of SEA, 40 acres, section 3,
Twp. 3s, r. 5w, and also the NE4 Of
SW4; the NJ of NW4 of SW4: the
SEA Of NW4 of SW4; the NE4 of
SEA Of SW4; the W. of NW4 of SEA.
being 100 acres; all Of the said 210
acres being except 10 acres elsewhere
all in section 3, Twp. IS, r. 5w. Ste.
phens county Oklahoma. whether
properly described as above or other.
wise.
Said oil and gas lease will be sold
on the following terms and conditions.
to-wit: Cash upon confirmation OF
lease by the court, and the delivery
.of same to the purchaser, and for a
bonus Of not less than two dollars per
acre.
Said sale to be held in the county
court room of Carter county, Oklaho-
ma, at the time above stated
Dated this 2nd day Of April. 1917.
GROVE Il. CHASE, Guardian.
BOT BY j. b. Champion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
ENLISTMENT STIMULATED
BY SOME NOVEL MEANS
PACIFISTS STILL FIGHT
Posters and Election Signs on 5roau-
way. Telephone Girls Offer serVi-
ees as Recruiting Anents.

CeS as recruiting RpentS.
New York, April 6.-Enlistment in
the army and navy was stimulated to-
dsy by display OF posters in shop win
dows and by electric signs on Broad
way and in the theatre district Ho-
tells, restaurants and stores posted pa.
triCtic appeals Several thousand teI
ephone girls have offered their ser
vices as recruiting agents to the navy
department
The pacifists, under the leadership
Of the Emergency Peace Federation,
announced that the action OF the SEN
ate in adopting the war resolution
would not change its campaign A
meeting of peace societies, church or
ganizations, womens clubs and other
bodies opposed to war was held here
today to elaborate further plans. The
Emergency Peace Federation an
nounces that it will give free legal
aid to persons who are arrested for
opposing war and fight every effort 70
curtail personal liberty and free
speech
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
BELGIANS PLACED
BEFORE. BIG GUNS
BY GERMANS

Bcrne, April Via Paris, 1925 a..
m.-An article In French and Swiss
papers questioning the reports that
Belgian dcportations have stopped has
led Americans TO assert that the re-.
ports are probably untrue They say
that In addition To deporting Belgians
90 Germany the Germans have placed
many thousands not far from the
front In northern France, where they
are empolyed In building roads and
railroads and digging rear line trench.
es. Rclgians TO the number OF 10000
or 10000 are said TO be working within
range OF the big guns OF the allies
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
MINISTER WHITLOCK
SAVING HIS TALK
FOR OFFICIAL EARS

Berue. April & via Paris Minis
ter Brand Whitlock who has been be.
sicged by newspaper men OF all ma.
tionalities since his arrival here. has
taken refuge In brief formal state.
ment announcing that he will talk on
no political subjects and expressing
his appreciation Of the treatment civ.
en- him by the Germans on his depart.
urc from Belgium and of the hospital.
ity OF the Swiss Mr.. Whitlock was
given dinner aud reception last night
by Pleasant A. Stoyall United States
minister 10 Switzerland
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
RADIO STATIONS
ARE TAKEN OVER

Pittsburgh Pa, April 6 The radio
station at the University OF Pittsburg
has been taken over by the govern.
mont and nearly 400 amateur stations
in the ritshurg district have been
closed and partly dismanued. It was
learned yesterday The station at Car.
nogic Institute OF Technology, one OF
the most powerful In this vicinity. is
still In operation but It's use has been
offered TO the government
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06
EVENT UNPARALLELED
SAYS FRENCH PREMIER
Memorable Address in Chamber Of
Deputies Grcet5 Entrance Of Grea
Republic Into World War

Paris, April 6-"Wo all have the
feeling that something great, surpas,-
iug all proportions OF q political even,
has lust been accomplished" said
Premier Riot ibn an address before
the chamber of deputies
Entrance into the war with us Of
the mos, pacific democracy i'm the
world Is q historic fact without equal "
The premicrs address was delivered
in the presence of William G. Sharp.
the American ambassador. aud the
other members OF the diplomatic
corps The ministerial benches and
members seats weer filled and the
galleries werC crowded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06

18th day Of April, 1917, and the con.
tract will then be awarded to the low.
est and best bidder who will undertake
to perform the work, furnish the ma.
terials, execute the bonds and con.
struct said improvements according to
the resolution aforesaid, and plans and
specifications filed in the office of the
city clerk Of the city of Ardmore,
and comply with all other terms and
conditions Of said resolution.
The mayor and commissioners re.
serve the right to reject any and IL
proposals that may be received, if for
any reason the same shall be unsatis.
factory.
G. H. BRUCE,
(SeaD City Clerk
First published March 30, 1917. 3O.10
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-06

limitations and ineffective substitutes
be sure to get Dr Caldwell's Syrup
Pcpsin See that a facsimile Of DR..
CaldwclIs signature and his portrait
appear on the yellow carton in which
the bottle is packed A trial bottle,
free Of charge can be obtained by
writing to DR. w. b Caldwell, ass
Mashingt0n ST. MonticeIIo. Illinois.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-24
F0REIGN.B0RN
kElP RED CROSS

Arc the foreign born residents Of
Seattle more patriotic than those Of
American BIRTH
Maybe 20 and maybe not bat stiil
u u a fact that ma joriiy % those
who stop IN from % Red Cross head
quarters AZ 1884 Third ave. 80 take
out membership. speak broken
English Ana ~ H. also a fac; that
those who look Ike they could best
afford 20 donate a dollar 20 the
cause are th. ones who are most
likely 10 pass b. withou; stopping
Whether or no, ono Joined during
the drive makes no difference In The
present campaign The desire %
tho organization ~ Go have every.
ono hold \ Christmas 90 Christmas
membership. ~ this object ~ at.
tanned. an incaiculabis amour, of
money. time ana effort will be saved
10 tho Red Cross
Olris % help the work along arr
needed badly. and any number can
b used. Any riri who can. and T.
willing 10 lend her aid - urged 20
apply AZ headquarters. 1889 Third
ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-24
Far andNear
News by Telegraph
and Telephone

W J. owinn and James Dawson.
arrested for assault on Deputy shef
~ Abrams. two week. aKn. were
sentenced b. judge or. nfinksr 90
serve i've and six months. respse.
lively. In tho county stockade. Fri.
day.
Tho Gamma mi BETA sorority
will not rive its regular herAar and
fair this year AZ tho University Of
washington.
George a. Tenant. q Seattle after.
nsy. and brother % Capt. Charles
Tenant. % the dstective Depart
msni. has been commissioned a lieu.
tenant In the national army AZ the
Pfesidio
". u. spsnsisy. 4. vas taken 20
the city hospital Friday ~ith = hfok
en- rih. whom hla team ran asaY from
him. az tho northern Pacific freight
sheds
\ %. Nichols - Yakima. who IL
stopping AZ the Idaho hotel. has no
ufiei me police o. hunt for Seius
j. sheldon. Co. who u SUPPOSED 70
10 vnrsinE IN q doetorH offics IN -
attic. Ter mother in Eastern wash
lnxtan has lus, died
Hsv ~ T. YarEsr. n. - ~ Chi
-nEn. and Rev Henry g Funk san
Francisco. will install REV g. D. "
slower a. pastor % So Fauls Ens
ilsh Lutheran church. SUNDAY
Thomas shackieford VAS santenc
"a O. serve On months in the county
stockads hy Judge ouH hrinker. ri.
DAY. when o. was found Fuiitf -
petit larceny for pass.ns teo alleged
worthless checks
salvation Army kettles viii -
placed on seattle street corners to
LAY. - raise money Tor work among
the American troups In France
a lump q coal weighing half a ton
ls on exhibition at the Chamber -
Commerce ~ was in the fret shir
ment Or Tho Chickaloon section - the
Mat1nunka fields. in Alaska
The four day carnival - fts Mfr.
no chapter. order ~ TIE Eastern
star which D. being bella az ths 40
hambra building Weetiaka ave and
Pine 81 VIII close saturday night
Tho funeral 81 ruth Ei.xabet lee
The funeral u Ruth Elizabeth Lee
pital. will he not held until Maurice
Leehey. tho father. arrives from
Alaska.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-24
Sees Burglar Take
Money Out Of Her
Hubby's Pocket

just &c Mrs. s. Taksmoto. eisb
sixth ave- g.. awok~. Saturday
morning. she saw a biz negro reach
under the pillow on which her hus'
bands head was resting. take on, $50
IN bills and "A check book. coun, tho
bills open the door and walk out
; " bryan. 3soi West View
drive. reports tina, bis home was en-.
tered Friday night and two gold
chains. ring and - silver spoons
were taken
4 Peterson. Hotel Craig. ilifr
Third ave. told tho police Friday
night that his room was entered and
so suit OF clothes taken. Officers
sea rcfed room 80. occupied by Alfred
jacobson. ~. and found Peterrons
suit % clothes. lie Was taken 10 tho
detention home.