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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

and she fears that Gerald is becoming discouraged
@Wel what you beefn' about?" says I. "There's
your chance, amt, it? Jump in and cheer him up
Go round every day and drink yourself full of tea
Lug along your friends-anything Got the whole
Gordon estate back of you you know. And it's plain
Pyramid had in mind squarin' accounts for that raw
deal he handed Gerald years back, he wouldn't have
named him in the will. And if your dope is right,
judge there ought to be something nice comm to
him.
@Of course of course" says Steele. ~But you see
McCabe, expert in altruism 1 have reached the
point where longer act hastily crude conclusions
Possibly you will fail to understand, but take
certain pride in doing just the right thing in exactly
the right way
Il knew you developin' into variety of
NUT" says l. $50 that's it, eh? Well, go on"
]. Bayard smiles indugent and shrugs his shoulders
"For instance" says he @ths Gerald Webb seems to
be of those highly sensitive, decatey organized
persons; somewhat efemnate in fact. He needs con-
siderate, judicious handling
"Then why not present him with an nlaid dressin'
table and set of eyebrow pencils?' l suggests.
Steele brushes that little persage aside too Hes
doubt ideast of Sort says he, "a man with
high hopes, ambitions If only knew what they
were"
"Ain't tried askn' him. have you?" says I.
Certainly not!' says ]. Bayard. "Those things
which such persons rarely be induced to talk about
I've been studying him at close range, however, by
dropping in and then for cup of tea and Incl
can't seem to make him out. And wondering,
Shorty if you, in your rough and ready way"
up. o. Fl" breaks in.
"What?" says Steele.
"Please omit floral tributes" says I. "You Won
dern' if I couldn't what-sze him up for you?'
"Just that says ]. Bayard. "While your methods
are not always of the subest must concede that at
times your-er-native intuition"
@Top foor-all out!7 l breaks in. @You mean I can
do quick frame-up without feen' the partys bumps
or consutin the cards? Maybe l But ain
strong for mouchn around these oolong joints among
the draped tunics and vanity boxes
He's persistent party, though, ]. Bayard is, and
after he's guaranteed that we won't into any mob
of shoppers this late in the day. and urged real hard
to trail along with him and pass Gerald
one of the usual teashop joints, the Brass Candle
~ stick is, tucked away in dwelling house basement
on side street about half block of Fifth avenue
with freaky sign over the door and pair OF moltln
bay trees at the entrance. Inside finds collection
of little white tables with chairs to MATCH showcase
full of arty ewlry, and shelves loaded with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
By SEWELL FORD
Drawing by F. Vaux Wilson

TT seemed so absurdly simple N
!. ;
i at first too says J. Bayard Wr: -
Steele, tappn' one of his ~N 2 Fns,
pearl-gray spats with his wakin' M GGs.ls ~ y
stick. "But now-wel the more kA&fiKTT
see of this Gerald Webb, the 65E&XNt
less understand lEa&ce
"Then you're comm on" says -
I. an time you'll get wise to
the fact that everybody's that
way,-no two alike and everylast
one of us neither all this nor all "
that but constructed compile 81 Ia.
Gated, with a surprise package W.
done up in each one"
"Ah Some of your homespun
philosophy eh?" says ]. Bayard.
Interesting perhaps but IN
accurate-quite The fellow is "
not at all difficult to read it's =
what ought to do for him that
is puzzling.'
Which gives you line, l
pect this little debate of ours. bang at
Yep! Gerald is No. on Pyra- a shelf full of
mid Gordons list. He'd been a blue nd yellow
private secretary for Mr. Gordon pitchers"
at one time or another; but he'd
been handed his passports kind
of abrupt mornn, and had been set adrlft IN
cold world without warnin
AIN fact goes on Steele, a am told that Gordon
actually kicked him of his Office in rather public
manner too"
@Huh!" says l. a expect he deserved it. then"
@Not at ALL says Steele. ave looked that point
up. 1t was over a letter which Gordon himself had
dictated to Webb forty eight hours before; you
know, of his hotheaded, arrogant, goo-blazes re-
torts, during the thick of fight. But this happened
to be in reply to ultimatum from the Reamur-
Brooks Syndicate and by morning he discovered
that he in position to talk that way to them
Well, as you know, Pyramid Gordon wasn't the man
to eat his words
"No," says |, "that want his favrite diet SO he
made Gerald the goat, eh?'
~Precselv!" saws Steele @Called him in before the
indignant delegation headed by old Reamur himself
and demanded of poor Webb what he meant by sending
out such letter The youngster fustered that
he could only stamner confused denial He started
sniveng. Then Gordon colared him and booted him
into the corridor That should have closed the incdent
but few moments later back comes Webb, bubbering
like whipped schooboy and perfectly wild with rage
He was armed with mop that he'd snatched from an
astonished scrubwoman and he storned in whlmperlng
that he was going to kill Gordon. Absurd of course
A mop isn't deadly weapon. Some of the clerks
promptly rushed in and held Webb until officer
could be called Then Pyramid laughed it off and re-
fused prosecute. But the story got into the papers,
poked at Gordon, young Webb in for good share
And not naturally his private secretary
ended right there"
Eyes says l. "If I was takin' secretary myself
I wouldn't pick that subject to fits of mop
wieldin What happened to him after that? How low
did he fall?"
J. Bayard losses over a fancy business card printed
in three coors and carryn this inscription in old Eng
lsh letterin':
AT THE SIGN OF THE BRASS CANDLESTICK
Tea Room and Gift Shop
Mr.. Gerald Webb, Manager.
7 ,;, hoI NT,ct ba,-o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

TT seemed so absurdly simple
at first too says ]. Bayard
Ctaa1a +oD,,ir' ono Of bic
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
HELPLESS AS BABY
Down In Mind Unable to Work.
and What Helped Her.

Summit Point, w. Va.-Mrs. Anna
Belle Emey, of this place, says: 81 SUI
tered for Is years with ar awful pain in
my right side, caused from Womanly
trouble, and doctored lots for it, but with
out success. | suffered so very much,
that l became down in mind, and as help
less as a baby. l was in the worst kind
of shape. Was unable to do any work.
began taking Cardui, the womar's
tonic, and got relief from the very first
dose. By the time ] had taken IL bot
Ties, my health was completely restored.
! am now 48 years years old, but feel az
good as / did when only is.
Cardui certainly saved me from losing
my mind, and | feel it my duty to speak
in its favor. | wish | had some power
over poor, suffering women, and could
make them know the good it would do
Them"
If you suffer from any of the ailments
peculiar to women, it will certainly ba
worth your while to give Cardui a trial.
1t has been helping weak women for
more than so years, and will help you,
too.
Try Cardui. Your druggist sells il.
Wyite to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., LSdies.
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for .StecraI
hastrAetions on your case and 64-page book, Home
Treatnen for Women." in plain wrapper. NC. l2l
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
MAJORITY FOR JUDGE
ALLEN rs OVERWHELMING.

Kinsten, May 1a,-County Demo-
cratic headquarters of Lenoir tonight
estimated the majority of Judge Oliver
HI. Allen, over Henry A. Grady, of
Clinton, in Saturdays primaries in the
Sixth Judicial district, as overwhelm-
ing.
Allen will have about seventy-six
convention votes out of one hundred
and twenty-one at the district conven-
ton in Warsaw on May 26. Allen a
ried the counties of Lenoir, Duplin
and Onslow, taking about three
fourths of the entire vote. Grady was
credited with eighty-five per cent. OF
the vote in Sampson.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
NOTICE.

Hayias qualified 90 administrators
OF the estate OF T. o. Kelly. deceassd,
OF Wayne county. North Carolina,
this Is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of the said
deceased to exhibit them 10 the I'M
dersfgned at Rocky Mount, N. c., or
to Mr.. B. L. Edmundson, Goldsboro,
n. c. on or before July Goth, 1915 or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to the said estate will please make
immediate payment.
This 7th day ofNApril 1914.
J. M. FOX & FELIX KELLEY.
Administrators of T. o. Kelley.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
MUST BE USED.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.


In a hotel the other day the mana
ger, was i~nstructing a new arrival, who
hailed from Erin's Isle, in his duties
"Now, you see that sign, Gentle
men must S the %spitoon.' If you no
tice any of the guests violating that
rule report the matter to me-"
"Oi will, sor," said Pat, and he kept
a sharp lookout. After watching 6
gentleman for half an hour he went
to him and said:
Dye moind the sign owe yonder
sor?"
Yes said the gentleman.
why don't you observe it, thin?"
I'm not expectorating on the car.
pet said the gentleman, astonished.
"Oi know ye're not" said Pat, an
yer not usin' the spettune, ayther
Spit, We thaef, or Oil report yez."
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST
CONVENTION ADJQUHNs.
Protest Against a Representative Of
the Vatican Being at American
Seat of Government.

0S0O W AA'iODS
Nashville, Tenn, May 18.-At its f.
nal session today the Southern Baptist
convention adopted resolutions pro-
testing against a representative of the
vatican being at the American seat of
government. The resolution set forth
that $780, 900 southern Baptists view
ed with alarm the disposition of gov
ernmental representatives to give
sanction to the Catholic church by at
tending their services and official
functions.
The first business of the morning
session vas the report of a committee
recommending the employment of a
statistician. 1t vas adopted.
A resolution providing that the con-
vention have an exhibit at the Pana-
ma exhibition in San Francisco was
adopted. DR.. E. G. Dargan, of Macon,
Ca, was appointed fraterna1 delegate
to the northern Baptist convention in
Boston in June.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
BASE BALLS-SPORTING GOODS

We handle the biggest line of high
grade Base Ball and Sporting Goods
in Eastern North Carolina. s1.25 D
& M. Official League Balls to base ball
teams for $1.00. For Base Balls, Bats
Gloves, Mitts, Masks, Uniforms, Ten
mis- Rackets, Nets. etc., get our prices
before you buy elsewhere. Base Ball
Catalog, Score Cards, and Rule Books
free. GOLDSBORO LOAN co.
Under KennOn Hotel.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
NOTICE TO
An Electrical Lighting Exhibition In
Grant Building Tonight.

~ BuIIuIHg Tonight.
The John-Manville Co., Of Balti-
more, Md, have just placed in the
stores of the Grant building a beauti-
full new line of electric fixtures, the
latest thing in indirect or reflected
lighting.
Through the courtesy of the Grant
Realty Company, those who are in
terested in modern store lighting may
see these fixtures Illuminated this
evening, $3.50 to 10 o'clock, and a cor
dial invitation is extended them tC
call.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21

WANTED-A wash woman to do ser
vice at the Charlie Lee Laundry,
under Messenger Opera House. Ap
ply at once ct
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
ED T. EDMIJNDSON

GOldSDOroS teal Estate Hustler.
A New Jersey mayor, who is a re
publican, kicked a democratic caller
out of his Office and into the street
and BACKED both his eyes. Party lines
in New Jersey are sharply drawn.
Italy is claiming that the United
States has insulted her flag. We may
now see how it feels to be asked to
salute.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-05-21
planning MILL FOR SALE.

| am authorized to offer for sale for
a short time, at a special low price
an excellently equipped planning mill
property in the city of Goldsboro, N
c.. This mill enjoys an established
trade in Goldsboro and surrounding
country, and the field is open for an
increasing business each year., good
reasons for owners desiring to sell
Full information can be had, and
inspection of the property invited, by
aDD1ying tn
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
FROM TELEGRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF. MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST poRTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

President Wilson nominated as Col
orado postmasters Cliffird !. Parsons,
Central City and G.. E. Spicer, Edge
water.
Ralph S. Cornell. the poultry
king of Tularosa. N NJ. owning 1o.-
300 chickens, was shot from ambush
and killed.
Delegates to a convention Of the
Geneva Association. an organization
Tor the benefit of hotel men, which
met In New York. voted to construct
\ rest home in Denver.
Ralph Modjeska, son of the famous
actress. must pay his wife. Nine. Fell
cia Mahah Modjeska, $3.50 month for
her maintenance. pending the outcome
of her suit for divorce filed at Port
land. Ore.
The eighth eruption OF Mount Las
sen since 1t last became active on
May 80. was distinctly visible at
Redding. Cal. notwithstanding the
thick haze that obscured the outlines
of the mountain. fifty miles away.
w. C. Niblack, trust officer for the
Chicago Title and Trust Company, was
appointed receiver for the LaSalle
Street Trust and Savings bank. the
big Lorimer institution whose doors
were closed by a state banking exam
iner.
Citizens of Shoshone. Idaho. drove
all negroes out of that town. after Jack
Edwards, negro. while resisting ar
rest on a charge OF drunkenness, had
shot James May, the town marshal
and E. v. Bower. treasurer Of Lincoln
county.
Organization OF peoples machines"
to combat the old political machines
were advocated by Miss Margaret VIII
son. daughter OF the President, who
arrived at Madison, Wis. to attend the
preliminary conference on civic secre
taryship.
Messages received at Douglas, Ariz.,
by constitutionalist agents indicate
that Francisco Villa is In entire con-
troll OF the states OF Chihuahua, Goa
hula and Sonora and that Carranza
has been stripped of every vestige OF
authority.
'He came between me and my hus
band and then turned me down" was
the reason given at Terre Haute. Ind,
by Mrs. Myrtle Gibbons, who shot and
killed Elroy r. Smith. wealthy
movie" house owner. One pistol
shot killed Smith.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
Game Deputies Would Hang On.

Denver.-Petition for a mandamus
to compel the reinstatement OF Henry
l.. Pierce. Thomas F. Brule and Eu
gene Cummings as deputies in the
state game commissioners office and
to pay their salaries for the months
of March. April and May were filed
in Judge George Aliens division OF
the District Court. Judge Allen issued
temporary mandamus and ordered
the defendants. who are State Game
Commissioner Walter D. Frazer, the
state civil service commission. and the
State Board of Equalization to appear
June % to show cause why the writ
should not be obeyed. The petition
recites that after former Game Com
missioner James Shinn was removed
and replaced by Frazer that Pierce.
Burke and Cummings were discharged
by the new incumbent, in spite of the
fact that they belonged to the classi-
fled service and were under the civil
service regulations.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
New Mexico.

. Assays on John Hayden's new find
in Grant county, show values OF $50
in gold, $40 in silver and 25 per cent
copper.
Carlsbad, in the far southeastern
corner of New Mexico, is the center
of search for oil which, geologists
declare. exists in large pools some
where in the vicinity.
Jeff Hirsch has struck n body of
fine ore in his claim in Greyback
gulch at Hillsboro. The ore runs well
in gold and silver and has an unusual
ly fine showing Of high values in ma,
tive copper.
There are twenty-five mines being
worked at Piros Altos at present.
Double the present copper output OF
Grant county is assured by the work
which Phelps. Dodge & Co. are doing
at Tyrone, a few miles south of Silver
City. in a territory which already has
yielded millions through the develop
ment of the upper or carbonate for
maticn. before tie value of the por-
phyries was understood or a method
OF treatment had been discovered for
this class of deposits.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
WASHINGTON.

The Senate confirmed the appoint
ment OF John b. McGauran to be sur
veyor general for Colorado.
Uncle Ike" Stephenson, the oldest
senator. celebrated his eighty-fifth
birthday by appearing in the Senate
chamber wearing a bright red carna-
ton.
Prospects for Hindu and Japanese
exclusion legislation within the next
Raker of California. were impregnated
with more international entangle-
ments.
President Wilson signed an eXecu-
tive order directing that all federal
employees. wherever stationed. be re-
Quired to work only four hours on Sat
urdays between June Is and Sept 10
of the present year.
A report to the Department of Agri-
culture received from the Interna-
tional Institute of Agriculture at Rome
gives final returns for the years pro-
duction of wheat in India at 313,154,-
600 bushels. IA per cent less than last
years production.
All previous records of anthracite
coal production were broken in 1913
when the output was S1.71S.6S0 long
tons. according to figures by the Geo
logical Survey. This exceeded the
highest previous output by nearly L.
100000 tons. Last years production
was valued at 95.1S1.127. compared
with 75.322.s55 tons valued at s177.;
622.626 for 1912.
Officials in San Antonio. Tex. wired
to Washington information that the
trouble between Carranza and Villa is
the result of financial help and politi-
cal intriguing on the part OF the
Standard Oil and American Smelling
and Refining Company interests. and
that 1t is the basis of a gigantic
scheme to dominate the oil and min
eral wealth OF Mexico through conces-
sions by villa.
Suffrage Association on June % will
besiege Congress with resolutions urg-
ing the enactment Of legislation pro
viding for equal suffrage. Vice Pres
idcnt Marshall and Speaker Clark. to-
gether with congressional committees
have arranged to receive the suffra-
gists
President Wilson denied that Japan
had expressed n desire that her Cali
fornia nlien land law protest be sub
mi,sd to arbitration. He said no sug-
gesticn of any kind OF such a charac-
lar hac come to him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
Vote to Pay Wage. of Troop A.

Denver.-Payment of the 1874 opera
tors employees, who served in troop A
OF the Colorado National Guard during
the battle at Ludlow in which women
women and children of the striking
coal miners were burned to death.
was approved by the special auditing
board of state officials. Governor Am
mons, State Treasurer Leddy and At
torney General Farrar voted for pay
ment of the men in the militia Secre-
tary of State Pearce and Auditor Ken
chan voted against it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
SPORT.

The best wrestling match ever seen
in Utah. was the verdict of fans who
saw Mike Yokel win two out of three
falls from Fred Beell at Salt Lake.
In a heart-breaking finish, with the
two boats almost bow to bow, Yale
won the annual varsity eight-oared
four-mile race from Harvard at New
London. Conn.
Gunhoat Smith, the American heavy
weight pugilist, and George Carpen-
tier, the English heavyweight cham
pion. at London deposited $1,000 each
as guarantees In their twenty-round
fight to take place at olympia July 16.
For the third time within the last
two months, Earl Puryear and Harry
(Kiscus) Lub OF Denver ran dead
heat at Alliance, Neb. after twelve
rounds of the best milling ever wit
messed in this section OF the country.
Three favorites delivered for the
public at Overland Park in Denver
Friday afternoon. They were Make
Good, coupled with Wander. as the
field in the first race. which paid ~
to 10: Ruvoco. which finished first in
the sixth race, at IS to 10. and Aunt
Elsie in the closing event, at II to 10.
The best-played public choice. Paw.
finished back in the ruck. the race go
ing to Rose Ring, one of Green b.
Morris fillies, which paid S4 to 10;
Senator James. another favorite, could
do no better than second in the fourth
race. c. X. Davis, after brief stretch
run. got up in time to beat the Ort
Wells horse to the wire, and Butter
Ball, played to win and show very
heavily. finished back in the ruck in
the fifth. the winner turning up in
John Il. Clay.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
Second Victim of Cycle Crash Dies.

Denver.-Death claimed its second
victim of the motorcycle accident on
the Twentieth street viaduct, when
Miss Madeline Cunningham, 10 years
OF age. succumbed to her injuries at
the county hospital and passed away
without regaining consciousness. The
accident happened at 9 o'clock Satur-
day evening. and Earl Hanse, 81 years
OF age, who was driving the motor
cycle with the young woman on the
tandem when he crashed into a light
deliver, wagon, was instantly killed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
Wyoming.

The discovery of oil near Laramie
has resulted in flood of prosser
claims claims being filed in the coun.
ty clerks office in the court house.
Oil has been struck in rich quaint.
ties in Wyoming just across from the
Colorado border land. 1t was said oil
was struck at a depth of 1,1O0 feet,
and is of a promising quality.
The flow of the gas well recently
brought in by the Ohio Oil company
near Byron gauges 100000 cubic
feet Of gas daily. This, oil men say, is
the greatest flow of gas ever devel
oped in any field.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-06-25
FOREIGN.

Fifteen workmen were burned to
death in the destruction Of a big pulp
mill at Moscow.
Struck on the head by a skyrocket,
the queen OF Bavaria was seriously hurt
while attending celebration at Pas
sau at Munich, Bavaria.
Turkish naval officers have arrived
in England to purchase coal and trans
port vessels in preparation for possf
BILE war between Turkey and Greece.
War between Greece and Turkey is
to be prevented by an agreement be-
tween Germany and France, according
to dispatches received in London from
Berlin.
The American legation at Pekin.
flee to give missionaries in southern
Kansu protection from the notorious
bandit. White Wolf"
At Liege. Belgium. two hundred coal
miners had narrow escape from death
in the Vielle Marihaye colliery. when
fire broke out. Four hundred men
were in the pit, but 200 managed to
get out.
A terrific explosion, coming with
out warning. entombed $50 miners en-
ployed in Mine No. 20 of the Hillcrest
GOLFERS, Ltd, near Lethbridge. AL
Derta. OF the fifty rescued, only four
teen were living.
Singaivesky, a brother of Vera
Tcheberiak, who was the principal fig
ure in the trial and acquittal last
autumn Of Mendel Beiliss on the
charge Of numbering the boy Yushin-
sky. was arrested at Kiev, Russia.
At Strassburg. Germany, Magdaline
Wendell, forty-one years old, was VIC
tim to Germany's antiquated mode Of
capital punishment. She was behead-
ed, together with H. Worth, a laborer,
her affinity. for having poisoned the
Wendell womans husband At Grau-
den. Frau NJ. Hess also died by the
axe likewise for the murder OF her
husband by poison, that she might
marry her lover.