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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12

ment. Roberts stared at the paper
with dimmed eyes; they cleared and
he looked up quickly. 1T didn't get
out" she explained, because l really
cared. / didn't want any press agent
foolishness about him. Besides, was
going to quit the business, anyway. |
did, all right, all right" She laughed
sourly and went on. He was just
out of college, and was lot younger
than l am now and Different was
sort of different from anybody around
the Casino, guess" Her voice
caught, but she tossed her head and
continued And that made him like
me- And l liked him and we were
married and went away. But as soon
as he came to know me better he
found (what I'd known all along) /
wasn't up to his family standard He
knew he would have to tell them about
our being married, and that when the
time came and they looked me over
/ wouldn't exactly stack up with his
people-manners, you know, and when
to do things and how to do them and
the sort of people / liked. And he
tried to tell me. And | got mad-and
we came back on different boats. And
if I'd told him how much l wanted to
learn to be the way he wanted me
if he'd told me that he wanted me to
try-why then-why then it would
have been just one of those funny
little married tiffs. But / was mad.
l said | didn't care. Not even when
they came and took my baby. l didn't
care. I've never cared.
swell, that was just starter.
And after the very first, /
didn't care any more. Something
broke and all the care dropped away
from me. You've got your troubles
of where to eat and sleep and drink"
she said to Cowles. And you've got
heart that's pretty near to break
ing-and maybe will" she said to
Roberts. But as for me, I've had all
those troubles for years and haven't
cared. Because haven't any heart"
Her eyes began to shine and her
eyelashes became wet suddenly. AT
least thought l didn't, until today.
II live about twenty blocks uptown.
You know what these New York fats
are. And in the fiat under me there's
some respectable married people. with
a baby. A little girl about five. And
| she's been sick. And / guess the
father hasn't had job in a long
time. Anyway, the other day l saw
| him taking a china clock under his
| coat-it looked like wedding present
and guess people don't hook their
! wedding presents until pretty near the
4 last. And the floors are so thin you
can hear everything that goes on
| down there. And the baby-anyway,
the little girl began asking two weeks
ago about Christmas tree. And yes
terday they told her that Santa Claus
| was getting snobbish nowadays and
wasn't interested in poor people-or
| poor peoples little girls-not even
| when they were sick. And she cried all
day. She was crying when came out
last night. She was still crying when
l got home this morning. She's cried
| all day today. And I'm broke. I've
only got ten dollars between me and
the river. And my rents two weeks
overdue and I've got to pay that be.
fore | quit, because the landlords
| been dead white to me. And I've
never cared before for four years, but
IL care now-l care-I can't help it.
| do. | do"
She dropped her hands to the table
aud her head on them. She sobbed;
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12

not fit to be married to girl like
Rose, or any girl. anyway. Charley,
and r." his voice broke little; he
caught himself and went on Lets
drop it. Charleyi"
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
a tear because you've got a crouch on
ysnr ys5a Now. I'm hopeless and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12

eager Roberts in the middle of the
sidewalk.
Tell me about it," demanded Rob
erts. How was it,"
Cowles' eyes were brimming.
I'VE had to wake the family up in
the fiat below" he said. AT first they
were sleepy and kind of mad, Thought
we were patronizing them. But Sadie
was so everlastingly tactful and sweet
pretty soon they began to
cry, and | thought we'd never get
the darned old tree up. for the moth
er's hugging her. Say. it was the
grandest looking tree since the Gar
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12

they were long, dry. heartbreaking
sobs.
Don't cry, Miss Cargill," urged
Cowles. patting her shoulder clumsily.
Don't cry-Sadiel" She jerked away
from under his hand and cried on
Miss Cargill, said Roberts, lean
ing over toward her and speaking
very softly, you have been very kind
to both of US. VIII you let US be kind
to you. Please stop crying. Please!
And then try to tell me just how much
money you need"
She lifted her head and glared at
him.
What good will money do that poor
baby when she wakes up tomorrow
morning and finds" She gritted her
teeth and reached for her worn and
rusty gloves and then for the long un-
touched glass.
''Waitl" cried Cowles in tone that
made them all start His voice fairly
rang Wait, wait, wait!" he repeat
ed, pulling out his watch and looking
at 1t. They were both staring at him
curiously
ITS Christmas Eve" he said. THE
stores are open until midnight It's
only little after ten o'clock Come
on for cab and Eighth avenue!
Here's where we knock the eye out of
one set Of troubles!"
The fat little proprietor Of the
Eighth Avenue Five and Ten Cent
Emporium was galvanized from weary
| somnambulance into new life when
two young men and very fluffy (even
| though a bit shabby young woman
leaped out of cab to his counters.
He bounced around and scolded his
| clerks into state of thorough irri-
tation. But their work-sick wrath
gave way to curiosity and then hilar-
! ity as the three customers went laugh
ing, quarreling and consulting. up and
down the disheveled counters. The
| fat proprietor went down into the eel
lar and came up with an armful of
pasteboard packing cases in which
two clerks especially detailed laid
away each toy as it was singled out.
There were dolls and tin railroad
trains and whirligig things and rattles
and stuffed rabbits and woolly dogs
! that squeaked, and more dolls and
building blocks and flying machines
and Noah's arks and little stoves and
dolls furniture and more dolls-to
say nothing of candelholders and sill
vered angels and shiny balls.
Thine! Call the game a minute!"
cried Cowles. Lets count up. How
much have we bought?"
The fat proprietor, exuding greasy
appreciation, made figures on a pad.
Fifteen dollars and thirty-six cents"
and with a burst OF generosity, added:
"Tll throw on the six cents"
Roberts laughed. but Cowles was
serious.
"Bobs," he said, I'm afraid we've
gone far enough. Half of fifteen is
about as far as really ought to CO."
"But where" insisted Miss Cargill,
gently shouldering between them.
do come imp
She thrust five-dollar bill into Rob-
erts' hand.
NO" said both of them in a
breath. She flushed, and in the next
breath they both cried: why, yes,
of course"
Thank you" she said quietly.
In hanson laden with bundles
and a Christmas tree cut away from
the sidewalk decorations of the EN-
porium, Miss Cargill and Cowles de-
parted northward. Roberts couldn't
go because there wasn't room after
the Christmas tree had been put in.
"Ill meet you," he called to them,
"at Big Jim-no, not there, At the
little drug store on the corner above.
Merry Christmas to the kid"
1t was nearly twelve when Cowles
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12


stiful 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,
"and 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
bunch 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 a start Cause l
know, just as those kids know. that
j 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 bach
of you, Bobs-don't turn; she's look
ing right at you. I've seen her be
fore. l ought to know who she is
But / 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
cashier who used to smile across hel
desk at us languishingly when she
gave us our change for our beef ant
beans-before you got plutocratic anC
married and shook all your friends
BY the way, how is the family? Thi:
is lovely joint for 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 mani
he cried, as he looked away from thu
hauntingly reminiscent face of tn,
woman opposite and caught the hur
look of his friend. Whats the mat
ter? You're not having any troubl,
at home. are you? You haven't beer
scrapping with Rose?"
why do you think I'd ask you Il
meet me at a joint like this, tonigh
Of all nights, If there wasn't troubl,
with Rose?" growled Roberts. "T'n
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12

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
were so dear and beau
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
"a Believed Lost
In Sinking of Lake
Steamer Muskegon
Trunk Washed Ashore and
Report of Additional Pas
sengers Increases the List
of Missing i'm the Disaster

MUSHROOM Mich. Oct. % Search
of the wreckage of the lake steam
ship Muskegon, which pounded to
pieces in gale and sank in Muskegon
Harbor yesterday, and investigation
by Crosby Line officials to-day brought
he probable death list to twenty four
Fourteen are known to have lost their
lives and six bodies have been recov-
cred
A trunk picked up on the beach to-
day bearing the name of Rosie Rogers
whose address is unknown here, led
Edward Nanderuval, purser. to be-
lleve the owner was aboard the ILL
fated vessel Word received from Mil
day night. indicated that Alvin Baum,
o. that city, and Miss Marion Schen-
del, nurse of Cleveland, also were
passengers.
1t is possible, the purser declared,
that the passenger list may have been
larger by reason of some persons
travelling on return tickets sold at
Nu keGon, or on passes This can be
only established through relatives or
II ends, tor the ships register was
los'.
Divers and coast guards to-day
searched the hull, which lies in fifty
feet of water. and the shores of the
lake for additional bodies, but none
was found. Tomorrow officials will
drag. the bottom of the channel and
another search Will be made Of the
wreckage.
Captain Fred Memo, Of Detroit, Fed
eral Steamboat Inspector for this dis
tllct' day began an investigation OF
the accident.
George Robinson. chief engineer Of
the Goodrich Line steamship Arizona.
who was q passenger on board the
Muskegon, declared Fe chad present
iment that all was not right on the
Muslegon' soon after tie vessel left
Milwaukee, and went below tc look
at the engines. lie withheld further
comment say .ng he expected to testify
at the Federal investigation.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Rabbi Wise Calls
Untermyer's Act
Disgrace to Jews
Denounces Candidates Ac.
ceptance Of Nomination
Refused to Newburger.
Tried and Proved .juris.

III d spirited address before large
audience in Cooper Union last night
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise pleaded for the
defeat Of Irwin Untermyer, Tammany
candidate for the Supreme Court, ard
the election of Justice Joseph Z. New
burger, turned down for renominatio!
oy Charles F. Murphy. Rabbi Wise as
serted that the entire status and dig
nifty of the judiciary was at stake in
this campaign. He called upon the Jews
Of New York to defeat Untermyer to
vjndicate their honor
Rabbi Wise's address was cheered bv
the large and enthusiastic audience
the cheers lasting for more than five
minutes when Rabbi Wise concluded.
he was followed on the platform bv
dec Colby and John De Witt
Warner.
II Corporation Counsel Archi-
ba d K. Watson presided at the meet
ing Miss Helen Varck Boswell. a
prominent suffrage and Republican,
worker, said the Republican women
voters will stand solidly behind
Justice Newburger, who is Demo
crat, nominated by the Republicans
The meeting was under the auspices Of
the Independent Non-Partisan judiciary
Committee.
at is interesting TO learn from Mr.
Untermyer's law partner and from the
bill posters, which rather widely and
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Honest Ballot Count
Sought in The Bronx
Re-, ,cii,.isan Chairman Asks CO.
operation to Foresiali
Court Controversy

Pictard " Lawrence. chairman Of
the Republican County Committee. Of
The Bronx and president 6 the Y. NJ.
c. A, after conference Of Republicans
yesterday at the headquarters in East
fremont Avenue issued q statement
saying ne had asked the National Re-
p rN'io"o Cluh end the Honest Ballot
Association 70 ~ i've to prevent dis
honesty at the polls.
we are nor afraid Tammany Hall
will stce the election from US " Chair
man Lawrence said. Far be il from
US to make such 4 charge against Mur-
ply. But we are taking no chances
'Never mas there been better op-
portGn.ty for Republican success
Never. IN my opinion, has the time
been more opportunc for The voters to
express then selves on those principles
of Pm ~rica7ism which Roosevelt So
ardeptly advocated
we want Il free and unbiased ex-
preston Of the voters On whether one
man or Clique shall be allowed to PICK
the Judiciary Of Ncw York. The only
wy wc can ct free and unba ed
expression is through honest casting
and counting Of ballots
We don't want to have 10 70 10
cour, - get fair coun. Of the bal
lots" Chairman Lawrence concluded.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

frankly proclaim his virtues, that he
IS IN oxcel.ent good health, in con-
trast With judge Ncwburrer, who is
NOT so young nor SO vigorous physical
~ SAID Rabbi Wise "One is almost
mpted to ask the Question-if ais~
Ontermyer is in such exceiI~-' -
heaIth, why was that ceil1..~ lood
tealth not used and ready to be spent
IN service in which brawn was great
~ needed two years age?
zee que ton ras been raised. Why
s,ould jew and a rabbi take sides
when two Jews are candidates for
once and the election OF either would
De an honor to the Jewish people? |
deny the premise. Jews were honorad
Vhen Judge Newburrer was denied a
renom nation by Tammany Hall and its
super-boss, but Jews are disgraced
the hands of Mr.. Murphy.
40 - ue at 49, question all goes
hach to the unwisdom and the unit
'sS OF choosing JUDGES on a basis of
NArty service rather than personal
merit or public distinction. And the
,llcstioA ia3 been addressed to me,
W ny should one not tight the system
instead of attacking a man named
0nder it? We are fighting the system
n insisting on the reelection of Judre
eIewIburger. would fight the system,
for Murphy is the embodiment of the
system at its WOr t "
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Mrs. CornelI's Furniture
And Tapestries Seized
Sheriff Lcvies to Satisfy
S25,fl2 Action Brought on
Merchants Claim

Mrs. Claire J. Cornell, Of 927 Fifth
Avenue and Newport. r. l.. is again the
defendant in suit brought by a ner-
chant TO recover money alleged to be
due for merchandise sold to Mr.. Cor
neil. In t~o actions brought by Harry
7. Persons on assigned claims Sheriff
Knott yesterday sent his two diplo~
matte deputies German and Kane, to
she home Of Mrs. Cornell 70 foreclose
two liens amounting TO $17450 and
81 9e2 lien grew out Of pur-
chases made By Mrs. Cornell from
Henry Bendcl, Inc, who assigned his
claims to Pier OPS.
The deputy sher,lfs levied on the fol-
lowing and placed keeper in charge
A Flemish Louis NV tapestry. valued
al $500; Lou S XiN 'ape t~o. $3 o0O;
Louis Ky tapestry, $1,000; four verdure
tapestry Chairs, ~ Cob anc oae s.een
Rena ;ssance chair, $500 One Of the
actions brought by Mir Persons called
Tor =" seizure o. some furs. bat Mrs,
Cornell still has those in storage
free years ago Mrs. Cornell was
sued by "a Fifth Avenue jeweler for
Sll,407 The suit later was withdrawn.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Police Strike
Issue i'm Bay
State Election,
Continued from page K

the refusal of Governor Coolidge to
prevent d strike when it could have
been avoided and when the police we're
willing to give up all union connec-
ton
Other "Mair Issues"
Nor did Mr. Long stop there with his
definition of the main issue" He
mentioned:
"The deserton" of Governor Coolidge
during the strike, an accusation which
has been denied time and again;
THE fa'se statements' of his oppo-
nents with regard to the Congressional
Enquiry ioro Mr. Longs thirty million
dollar war contracts:
"1he suppression of free speech" and
the
"Importation" of campaign speakers
by the Republicans from her states.
Among the things Mr.. Long did not
say Was just how he intended to cor
soo-.o,. police. That the "striking'
policemen have some inkling of his in
tention is indicated b the fact that
scores of them have taken the stump
for him.
When asked directly this morning
what his intentions were concerning
the police. Mr.. Long looked at the floor
and locked at the ceiling, wagged his
head wisely and said:
Come back at = O'Clock or 2:30 end
I'll give you q statement on that. Nov
be sure to come"
Failed to Answer Question
That was at 10 a. m. At 2:l5 p. m. q
Tribune reporter was waiting at Mr.
Longs Office. AT 2:30 Mr. Long arrived
and was informed Ia The Tribune
man was waiting for an answer. AT
$3.50 Mr.. Long departed unobtru lively
without answering the question. Yet if
he was of the same opinion as three
weeks ago it won not have taken
long TO answer it. He SAID then, at the
Democratic ratification meeting:
My position in the matter as Gov
ernor Will be that the policemen whose
TO their positions, providing they give
Up their connection with outside or
garizatlons"
The hope that he extends to the
oustod po icer.en has united all scon-
tented union men for him He attracts
adhersnts OF the Sim Fein by the
slogan on Long posters. determi-
haticn Tor ireland"
State-owned electric roads and power
sources arc lurc to the Soc alists.
The announcement of his purpose to
TAX the ricA man and relieve the poor
man Of his burden is designed to at
tract 4 a'most anybody that has not
yielded to the ker bats.
Expect Democratic Vote
There appears ~ be slight possibility
Of anything Ike the normal Democratic
Tote bein~ cast Tor Mr.. Long. His
party in this state has recorded Itself
as opposed 10 an unamended treaty.
The Republicans have irdorsed the
treaty and 'he LEAGUE There is no
doubt that fhis vii win them many
votes normally Democratic.
So. between the police issuc and the
league Of nations, the Massachusetts
rote cannot he classified this year
either as Republican or Democratic.
Mr- Long sn'r ;.n anarchist, Bol-
shevist OF . syndicals.. he says Mostly
he's q wealthy shoe manIfaot. rer. who
.s conducting q political campaign in
much The SAME way he would conduct
an advertising 7mpaign.
The Democratic candidate is man
who made nearly $500 coo in war con
tracts. ACCORDING to his own testimony,
while the Republican cand date is the
son Of farmer and lives ia the ground
Aoor OF two-family house up in
Northampton
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

The law describes Intoxicating liquor any beverage CON
tanning much hall Of per of alcohol volume Thiss
contrary the fact for drinks containing seven times that amount
of alcohol are known to be non-intoxicatinp
The Eighteenth Amendment contains clause aeferring is
operation until year after the date OF its ratification This was
agreed upon order allow manufacturers and dealers raso,
able time in which quidae business and wind I'D Their
affairs The Votead A in continuing war prohibition at this
time clearly violates the pledge hed cut By the amendment Hence
its many other iniqu;tes be added deliberate and ccs-
lated breach Of faith It thus that prohibition introduced to
the American people,
Ryerveys Board Of Trade
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Clubs to Indorse Ticket

The Hamilton and Roosevelt Repub-
lican cubs, of the 11th Assembly Dis
trict. viii ho'd joint meeting to-
n ht at the Hotel Clcndenning. 103d
Street and Amsterdam Avepue, to in
dorse the candidates of the Republican
ticket. County Chairman Koeng said
last night that, barring a few Rcpub-
lican voters who were dissatisfied with
the nomination Of Judge Newburger.
and had started new organization.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Nun Removes 20 Girls
During Fire at Mission
Notifies Neighboring Institu-
tions of Danger; 1000 Reused
From Bed for Drill

Awakened by the odor of burning
paint, shortly after midnight yester-
day morning, Sister Charles. in charge
of the quarantine station at the Mis-
sion Of the Immaculate Virgin, Mount
Loretta. Staten Island, removed twenty
girls to safety, theh sent alarms to
ST Elizabcth's convent and to a neigh
boring institution sheltcring small
boys. Sixteen hundred boys and girls
were promptly marshaled in fire drill
formation and marched out Of their
respective dormitorles, although the
flames were confined to the quarantine
station and we're eXtingushed with
out difficulty and with small loss.
The fire started in q cellar heating
plant Sister Charles gathered up two
or three babies from their cribs and
got them outside, after which she re-
turned and awakened the other chill
dren in the building.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
JhurEcr Heads Phone Co.
Vice-Prcsidcni Advanced a
Meeting of Directors

y. meeting n the board of ii
rectorz Of the New York Telephone
Company yeatcrday u. f. TharDer.
y'@e preh,dent, waa elected president of
fhr company
The new president bae been gicc
constituting the Eastern group If ,hc
Bel syaten telephone companies.
Wnich include the New Yofx Tclcphof.s
Company, tbs Bel Telephone Company
~ Tsylyanla.1 and She ltesapeaEe
sas.~~~~~ fAT fS.eyEs.la s1mpan2.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Greek Steamer Arrives
First One TO Dock Here in Fou,
Years

The first Greek passenger steamer to
Hrrlve at an American port in four
Years, the Megali Hcllas, docked at
Per p. Brooklyn. yesterday, with 1872
passengers. The vessel former was
the King Constantine and had been
used as sospital ship and transport
under French government control.
NJ st of the passengers had been
wa ting months to secure passare to
INC United States. Forty seven Of them
were held by the immirra ION auth r.
ties because of Irregularities in their
passports and other papers and we're
sent to Ellis Island for hearing.