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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-03
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Help Yourself by Helping Your
Fellow Men.
GUARANTY STATE BANK
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-03
LEWIS CHARGES LODGE AND
KNOX WITH DECEIVING
THE PUBLIC.
TO MAKE TRIP USELESS
Illinoisan Tells Senate the Repub-
lican Leaders Are Trying to
Thwart Wilson's Purposes by Civ
ing Europe False Impression that
Senate Opposes His Plans,

Washington, Jan 2.-Senator
Lewis, democrat, OF Illinois, speak
ing today in the senate, charged re-
publican leaders with conspiriug for
political honors to discredit Presi-
dent Wilson abroad, to thWart his
purpose, by giving European nego-
tiatorS the impression that the sen-
ate opposed his plans, and by deceiv-
ing the American public. Their OBJ
jcct, he declared, is to prohibit the
president from accomplishing any
thing.
81 do not object to Senator Lodge
or Senator Knox qualifying for the
support OF Colonel Roosevelt and
his following for the nomination for
president by catching the expression
OF opposition OF the colonel and
then echoiug. so say we all OF us "
said Senator Lewis, but do object
TO the country being deceived as the
design and the president dishonored
by false political pretenscs to ac-
compli,h the purpose
The speech was in reply to recent
utteranccs Of Senator's Lodge OF
Massachusetts and Knox OF Penn
,ylyania, both republicans, CRITICS
/ ing certain of the presidents n prin-
ciples OF peace and urging that con
sidcratiou of a league OF nations
/ freedom Of the seas and other qucs-
tions be deferred until after the
peace conference.
THE concurring assaults by Ger
tain leaders OF the republican side
yJon everything that President VII
son has attempted in europe, satC
Senator Lewis, 'discloses, as
charge, conspiracy to discredit hin
and to defeat any design he enter.
upon by giving the European nego
tiators to understand that the sen
ate is opposed to the president; tha
it objects to his measures, and tha
1t is speaking with the power to re
wise, reverse and rcpudiatc him
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19
next year you'll be laughing at your

next year you'll be laughing at your
self for feeling down."
NO, WON'T" growled Cowles.
I've done my best for three good
years and I've been decent when |
didn't have to be decent and I've
been straight with myself and the
game. 1t don't pay I'm going to
cut loose now and take things as they
come"
Miss Cargill studied the ugly blaze
in his eye intently and shook her
head. The hard lines in her face be-
came more rigid.
Cowles reached for his glass She
stopped him
No., she said, Tets all start even.
/ want to know your friends trou-
bles."
Never mind about NINE" said
Roberts, looking away from them
both. He was almost, but not quite,
surly. Cowles shook his head at her
surreptitiously.
Don't be afraid" she murmured.
II won't make any breaks. And he
needs help more than you do" She
turned to Roberts again. Married."
she asked him.
How did you know that?" he
asked. his face still turned away.
ooh. knew she said
"Well?" he said.
You've been having trouble at
homer
Roberts nodded
Tell me! What about?" She
leaned across the table toward him,
speaking very softly with misty eyes.
Roberts did not raise his head
Christmas presents he said
She drew back her head and
laughed, just three or four pearly
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my crouch isn't with anybody care
boot about, anyway. But you,
Bobs-'
Drop it, Charley! Drop it," Rob-
erts laughed bitterly. LET us pro-
coed with that stirring melodrama
which suppose you would call The
SOGse's Christmas Eve" He
glanced again at the girl whose face
he could see in the mirror Il know
who she is, Charley" he said. THE
girl opposite you, mean. Do you
remember Sadie Cargill? The girl
who sang 'Coraline' and If You
Wouldn't-Then ] Would at the
Casino about five years ago? Don't
you remember that everybody was
crazy about herr"
COwles looked up cautiously.
"Sure!" he said That's who she
is. But what in the world is she in
this place for? Sadie Cargill in Big
Jimmy's! Whew, what come-down!"
Il seem to remember somebody was
saying the other day that she had
gone pretty well to pieces said Rob-
erts. Didn't take care of herself.
Whoever it was said he Lad seen her
in the chorus of a fy-by-night musical
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COPYRIGHT 6Y VIC. CHAPMAN

comedy out Kansas City way and that
she seemed to have hit bottom"
Yes" said Cowles, studying the
girls face, 1T is Sadie, all right. She
seems to have kept all her good
looks, too, except that her face has
hardened terribly Don't you remem-
Der what soft-cheeked, innocent,
merry little thing she always was?"
Roberts nodded and looked again
into the mirror. He shook his head
at what he saw Yes he murmured,
she was. And now, before you rec
ognized her, you called her bronze
haired and brazen-faced,' and she is"
Il hope" spoke up the young wom-
an, with startlingly distinct voice and
with unlimited acidity of information,
that the next time you two see me,
you'll remember me! Take a good
look"
Both men sprang to their feet.
snatching off their hats
Il beg your pardon" said Roberts.
earnestly. but really | didn't realize
that you could see from the mirror
how I was staring at you. I'm awful
ly sorry and very much ashamed.
Really | am-we both are"
Miss Cargill looked him over with
approval and was obviously Modified
"Oh. that's all right" she said, with
tired smile. I'm sorry | parked at
you that way. A woman is a good
deal of a fool to make kick when a
man looks at her in Big Jimmy's.
But I'm sore on the world tonight and
kind of cranky. Come on over here,
both Of YOU. Perhaps you can talk
me out of it,
COwles and Roberts looked at each
other and laughed. And because
Sadie. despite the hardening, was un-
deniably charming with the old gra-
ciousness of the Casino days. they
carried their glasses to her table.
Cowles smiled as they set them down,
still full, beside hers
1--WE were afraid, too" he explained
You in trouble, too?" She sighed
well, I'm used to it. Better tell your
old auntie your poor little sorrows
Maybe really can do you some good"
She turned to Roberts. First off.
what's biting your"
Cowles interrupted precipitately.
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Let me tell mine he urged "Im
the worst case I've just lost my Job.
I'm newspaper man and I've never
/ been noted for my saving disposition. .
Miss Cargill nodded with a smile
which seemed reminiscent. Almost
involuntarily she hitched her chair
over little closer to Cowles. The
instinct of the stage lady to cuddle
up to the youth who may some time
get her name in the papers" is as
imperishable as the instinct of self
preservation.
We'll" continued Cowles, my rent
comes due in week. Also all the
bills Also it is the, Merry Yule Tide
when the young blood gets square
with all the nice girls who have been
especially nice to him. And I've been
canned! Fired! Lost my job! And
by the latest count have on my per-
son just thirteen dollars and forty
cents good and lawful coin of the
United States and nothing more CON-
ing to me. That's all"
Roberts took up the story.
mo, it isn't all, Miss Cargill-I beg
your pardon" he cried as he saw ne-
vince.
It's all right" she said YEARLY.
Don't bother. It's all right haven't
used that name for some time and
kind Of hoped nobody would remem-
Der it. Fact. I'd rather like you boys
to call me that tonight. Christmas
ewes kind of different. Go on"
Charley didn't tell you how he lost
his place. He lost it because he took
the blame for a bad break made by
another mantle other man had
flock of kids. and Charley wouldn't
see their Christmas spoiled-that's
why!"
Nice boy" she said softly. Mice
boy!" And then, after moment:
And. anyway, this is the first job
you ever lost, isn't it? Thought SO.
It's nothing when you get used to it.
know" Her voice was even: but
her foot was tapping the floor under
the table. It's when you get used to
it, and think you can always get an
other and one day find that nobody
will believe you when you say that
you're going to steady down and be
good-that's what hurts. This time
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tiful and good that most of us have
come into the way of thinking that his
memory and everything presence and
influence are exclusively the property
and the privileges of the righteous,
of those who abide in ways and places
which are clean.
But it is nevertheless true that the
soft tug of the Little Child's baby
hands is felt today by folks who are
not very nice and who live in places
far more deplorable than ever was
that Nazarene stable. Wherefore:
Cowles and Roberts watched the
waiter set down the glasses and turn
away. Then they laughed, each at
the other. but without gladness.
"Bobs," said Cowles, you, don't
seem to yearn for your medicine"
mo. Charley" sneered Roberts,
land l don't observe an absorbent
haste on your part. What do you
suppose is the matter with us?"
"We're 'fraid, Bobs," said CoWles.
That's what's the matter with us.
We're 'fraid. 'Fraid of starting in.
You've seen the kids on that slide
thing down at Luna park. They
hunch themselves along toward the
start and then hang there until some
body from behind pushes them off.
That's the way / feel. I'm waiting
for somebody to come along from be-
hind and give me start Cause
know, just as those kids know, that
am going to get bumped, and
scraped. maybe, good and plenty be-
fore | reach bottom"
Right" said Roberts. That's just
the way l feel, too" He looked around
the room critically. And as yet no.
body seems at all inclined to start us
along on the descent What's the
matter with the old place, Charley?
Here it is half past nine o'clock,
Christmas eve, and there are less
than twenty people here-and all of
them cross. What are you looking
at?"
There's a bronze-haired, brazen-
faced little person sitting right back
of you, Bobs-don't turn; she's look
ing right at you. I've seen her be-
fore. | ought to know who she is.
But l can't remember for the life of
me-"
"One of those 'Where-have-I-seen-
that-face before situations?' Roberts
cautiously looked obliquely into the
mirror and studied the woman's face.
I'll bet you know her too,' retort-
ed Cowles. she is probably the lady
desk at us languishingly when she
gave us our change for our beef and
beans-before you got plutocratic and
married and shook all your friends.
BY the way, how is the family? This
is a lovely joint for a six-months'
bridegroom to be in on Christmas
eve. But I've been SO long watching
you young men, reformed by mar
riage'-beg your pardon. old man."
he cried, as he looked away from the
hauntingly reminiscent face of the
woman opposite and caught the hurt
look of his friend What's the mat
ter? You're not having any trouble
at home. are you? You haven't been
scrapping with Rose?"
why do you think I'd ask you to
meet me at joint like this, tonight
of all nights. if there wasn't trouble
with Rose?" grOWled Roberts I'm
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notes and then became grave again

notes and then became grave again
sincerely grave
Nov. see hera" Roberts blurtea
out. looking slraish; into the woman's
plying eyes. Il IN gcing TO tel
you about it. know it isn't decent
But haven't told anybody and
know Pm right anyway, mere right
than she Island you've been up
against things lot and want to
tell you about it,
That's right" she whispered as
gently as though she had been petting
a curly head at her knee.
Well, he recited in monotone,
she asked me to meet her at Tiff
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not fit to be married to a girl like
Rose, or any girl, anyway, Charley.
and +" his voice broke a little he
caught himself and went on Lets
drop it, Charley"
They both stared at the table. for
a moment.
''Bobs.'' said Cowles, after awhile,
speaking slowly and low, you can
kick me for being fresh if you like.
| know it's none of my business. But
| like you too much not to tell you
that hate to see you starting out on
tear because you've got a crouch On
your wife. Now, I'm hopeless and
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any's to-day and / did. And she picked

anys lSaey and did. And she picked
out ring and | told her couldn't
come within Ave hundred dollars OF
paying for it unless-unless | broke
my promise to increase my brothers
college allowance. And she was hurt
and then she was angry and she said
things You don't know-but there
was mana rich man-an old man
over in Brooklyn and-when she
first met me she had almost made
UP her mind to marry him. Anyway
she said things and said things
and both of us were nasty-and bit
ter. This was all going uptown in
a cab And when we got to the door
she said she wasn't going to get out
that she was going back to her own
people in Brooklyn--and said didn't
care And | DON'T" @His voice broke.
even on the defiant note. but it
hurts and don't you think I
was right?"
Cowles was staring at him some
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LONG about two thou
sand years ago a Little
Child came into this
world through a stable.
Probably stables weren't
very clean and sweet
two thousand years ago
mot nearly as nice as
they are today. But the
things that Little Child
brought to the world
xxya1sa CO daor apl honJ,
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Continued on Page I'D
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-20
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE:
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate to
Put on Firm Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, VigOr
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
and treatments which are continually
being ADVERTISED for the purpose of making
thin people feshy developing arms.
neck and bust and replacing ugly hollows
and angles by the soft curved lines OF
health and beauty. there evidently
thousands of men and women who keenly
feel their excessive thnness,
Thinness and weakness usually due
to starved nerves. Our bodies need
more phosphate than Is contained in
modern foods. Physicians claim there
so well as tie organic phosphate known
amongst druggists as bitro-phosphate,
which is inexpensive and is sold by Clark
& Brainerd in New Britain and most all
druggists under a guarantee of satisfaction
or money back. By feeding the nerves
directly and by supplying the body cells
with the necessary phosphoric food ele-
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a welcome Transformation in the appear
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being astonishing.
This increase in weight also carries with
it a general improvement in the health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of
energy, which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness, soon disappear. dull
eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health.
CAUTION: - Although bitro- phosphate
is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness, 1t
should not, owing to its remarkable
flesh growing properties, be used by any
one who does Iot desire to put on flesh.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-20
STOLEN ORDERS COMING.

Stolen Orders'' the big William A.
Brady production, in eight mammoth
reels is announced for showing at
F'ox's Thursday, with the usual four
acts of Fox vaudeville, and no in
crease in prices,
Six famous stars-Kitty Gordon,
Carlyle Blo ckwell, Montagu Love,
June Elvidge, Madge Evans and
George McQuarrie-all appear in Will
liam A. Brady's sensationally big pic
ture success, Stolen Orders which
on Thursday will be shown at Fox's
theater. The immensely and strength
of this tremendous production can be
judged from the extraordinary assem-
b1age of stars secured for the pre-
sentation of this exceptional attrac-
ton.
Stolen Orders is a big picture In
every sense of the word. 1t is
gripping drama and Is a spectacular
treat. The last reel in which a fight
in the car of a dirigible balloon is
staged and in which the two comb
tants tumble into the ocean below Is
one of the most thrilling ever shown
on the screen. Picture fans who re-
m ember Mr.. Bradys big picture sue
cess, The Whip" will be interested
in knowing that in Stolen Orders"
Mr.. Brady has created an even bigger
production than The Whip" The
new picture has all the thrills and ex-
citing drama of THE Whip" and la
filled with even more spectacular
scenes than The Whip Stolen
Orders is in eight reels, cost $780,
900 to produce and in addition to the
all star cast mentioned above, twenty
thousand people actually took part in
some of the big scenes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-20

quick wit and physical strength Of the
woman he Is trying to use in his viii
famous schemes. William Fox has
provided Miss Traverse with an ex-
cellent cast and has built some gor-
geous scenes for the staging OF the
production. Miss Traverse Is we'll
known in stage circles, and to her
screen work she brings all the ability
which was responsible for her success
at the footlights. In Regeneration"
we have the powerful story of the
awakening of the soul Of Bowery
1oafer whose better instincts are
awakened by the appeal of woman's
voice. There are several exciting
scenes in Regeneration" including
the steamboat fire, 4 thrilling fight
between rival gangs of wharf rats and
theregeneration of the hero. The
latest Pathe News with exclusive pic
lures Of the American Army of occu-
patton in Germany, and Topics of the
Day conclude the film bill. The four
acts Of Fox vaudeville include Frank
Cole, a monO1ogist; Cole & Ross,
comedians; the Liberty Trio, in a,
novelty offering, and the Great Luigi
Troupe, the famed aggregation of
singers, dancers and acrobats, Matt
nees will start at o'clock all this
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-20
EOX'S THEATER.

Foxs offers a bargain bill. the first
half Of the week. with two excellent
features, Madame Traverse in The
Danger Zone and Regeneration" an
exciting five reel drama Of the New
York Bowery.
1.-The Danger Zone" in which beau
tifu1 Madame Traverse, the newest
Fox star made her first New Britain
appearance today, and her success in
this picture can only be described as
a triumph Beauty, with which this
actress is SO bountifully blessed, is
aided by historical ability of very
exceptional order Miss Traverse in
the story has won fame as a singer
and has captured the heart of a mil
1ionaire. A man who knew her and
tried to gain control over her before
she was famous, then left her, tries
to use her in her prosperity as a meal
ticket and he is doing things highly
pleasing to himself when his line of
work is suddenly cut short by the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-20
LYCEUM THEATER-
THEATER BILLS TONIGHT

ertcan millionaire who is visiting il
Japan. His word of honor to the girl
he loved to watch over her little child
after she was gone was a more pow
erful motive than Akira S desire for
freedom or his love of life. Akira is
arrested and little Blossom does not
understand why he should stay in tho
big cage in the 200" as she calls tho
prison. She writes him a note tell
ing him that she is lonely. In max
ing his escape he is shot by one OF
the guards. Wounded and drenched
Akira rushes into Blossoms room and
finds her gone in search for him. lie
carries her back to her room and
tries to amuse her. His every move
sends pain through him. He slowly
weakens from the loss of blood; his
head sinks on Blossoms pillow and
the child thinks he is asleep. The
faithful Akira has entered THE Tenn
pie of Dusk
The three acts Of vaudeville which
have been booked include Mack and
May in a, singing and dancing Of
fering. Thomas Potter Dunn, one of
the best single comedian on the stage
and Absolam Shariff troupe, six
Arabs in a novelty wIlirlWind offering.
On Thursday Dustin Farnum will
appear in one of the greatest of all
features, The Light of Western
Stars
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-20
II SUFFERED
SEVEN Years"
Was Eventually Cured by
Lydia E.. Pinkharn's Vege-
table Compound.

Philadelphia, Pal suffered for
seven long wears with a lame back.