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Reception mt Prohibition Headquarters.

bri1Ilant and enjoyable reception
was given last night at 115 North Fifth
Prohibition League OF America. in celee
bration of the fourth anniversary Of
the organization and in honor OF its
president, Mrs. J. IT, Jobson. The
event was attended by members OF the
league and many of their friends. The
rooms were tastefully decorated in
nowers-the leagues colors RE-
freshments were served and an excel
lent musical program was rendered.
Following an address by Rev. j. Ar,
thur VIM, Mrs. Jobson was presented
with handsome bouquet Of yellow and
white crysanthemums
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Thousaudx Dead of Starvation.

WASHINGTON. December 7.-Dire
need of food among the people of Al
bania and Palestine was reported by
Ambassador Morgenthau to the State
Department to-day. In these countries,
the report said, more than 100000 peo-
pie are facing famine. and $4,000 have
already died OF starvation. -
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Alleged Hold-Up Man Arrested.

Robert Johnson. colored, one of the
men said to have held up BenJamine
Harvey with revolver last Saturday
night, and to have beaten him when 1t
was learned that he had nothing of
value on him, was last night arrested
by Patrolman TAFT. The man is being
held at the First Station and will be
a:raigned in Police Court to-day.
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MORRIS ELECTED
Succeeds Floyd Ross Az Worthy Grand
Mnster of True Rcformers,

At mass-meeting held last night in
Reformers' Hall. the action of the
board of directors of the Grand Foun-
S. S. Morris. pastor OF the Third Street
African Methodist Church. as worthy
grand master. to succeed Floyd Ross.
was approved. A further meeting OF
the board of the True Reformers will
he held to-day
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Charged WIEN Stealing Coal

George Minor, colored. was last night
arrested by Policeman Brennan charged
with stealing two small bags Of coal
from E. T. Long. Minor Is said to be
employed by Long and to have taken
the coal home with him when he
etop p @ar work' Fhe arrest was made
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NO PAIN FROM HUNGER

CHICAGO. December 7.-Hunger,
even to the point OF death by starya-
ton. causes little pain other than
psychic. accordingly ito DR.. A. u. Carl sdil
of the University OF Chicago. who, tui
day related to members OF the National
Academy OF Sciences conclusions he
had drawn from Ave days OF voluntary
fasting. l g
The pain caused by starvation is
almost purely imaginary" said Dr..
Carlson. ,e4tS4
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AT ExhibIt,op.

On account of visitors In town this
week attending various conventions,
the Sheppard exhibition of paintings
Will be continued at the Art Club
throughout the week.
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Charged with Stealing watch.

John Gray, colored. was last night
arrested by Police Sergeant thinner
and Patrolman Williams on warrant
charging him with the theft Of n $40
watch from Harry Greco. The case
will be heard before Justice Crutchfield
TODAY.
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Contcmpt of Court Charged.

Charles Ostrander. forty-two years
old was yesterday arrested by Police
men Smallwood and Manoley on war
rant sworn out by Justice Crutchf1eld
charging him with contempt Of court.
He was bailed for his appearance in
the Police Court this morning.
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tho audiences at the Bijou this season.
Others who furnish fun are Sam Carl
ton. German comedian; Bobby Ferns,
made up I'm black and for the most part
acting like some negroes; Pauline Pal
mer, pretty and blonde. and pednlly-
but she's clever; Harry Peterson, us
Count Pompia; Pauline Palmer. as
Goldie Film; Lillian English, billed as
the leading lady, which she "ain't";
Eddie Dale, as Heintz Kiutzz. very
clever and sometimes very funny:
Hugh Sicily. as King Cole, Miss Mae
Lorimer. as Miss Vassar, and Evelyn
Keller. az Miss Highlandfiing.
There are many musical numbers.
and the electrical effects are far and
away ahead of anything shown at the
Bijou In several seasons. 1t is the last
week Of buriesQue. and the show de-
serves far greater patronage than
other performances have received,
through the sheer worth OF the per-
Torrance offered. Next week the
Grayce Scott company Will be found at
will have made It's exit.
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to show to what length the v,lliStsss
Will go TO manufacture fabrications
that they believe may be OF assistance (
to them In this country"
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Stock Companies Reviewed Tomorrow.
ro og rhs Girl From 3ut Yen
der" at the Colonial Theatre. and the
Lucille La Verne Company's presenta-
ton Of Mrs. Temples Telegram" at
the Empire Theatre. will be reviewed
in this column tomorrow.
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Acndemy-Motfon pictures, UArctic
Hunt" md with Colonel Roosevelt I'm
ColOninl-Grnycc Scott Company, In
~fhe Girl From Out Yonder," matinee
and night.
Empire-LuciIle In Verne Company,
I'm sMrs. Temples Telegram" matinee
md night.
Lyrlc-Populnr vaudeville, matinee
md night.
Bijou--1rhc Charming Widows, bur-
leSque, mntinec and night.
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Gordon Smithfeld Hams

A delightful remembrance. We
ship them, already cooked, to any
part Of the country. Order now
to be sure of prompt delivery.
Fresh Fruits in Glass: Apricots,
Red and White Pitted Cherries,
Peaches, Pears, Raspberries,
Pineapples.
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Picture.-Old and New.

This notice will be marked lead
theatres" when 1t is sent down to the
composing room; but only as 4 matter
OF Music, not In the least because of
the relative Importance Of tho enter
placed by. that standard, indeed. II
would follow the reference to the re-
view tomorrow Of tho two stock COM
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-11-06

despair He shook his head helplessly
and let his hands bangle idly between
his knees.
With no way on her, the lifeboat
drifted with a current of unknown set
and strength.
What can we do?" Rose implored.
I'VE must do something. We can't
! leave him Oh, when think
of him there, in her hands, | could go
mad!"
IF only knew" Barcus protested;
but my hands are tied, my wits are
as helpless as my eyes are blind.
There's nothing to go by-except the
bare possibility that the reef she
spoke of may be Nortons. 1t doesn't
seem possible, but we may have made
that much southing In that case
we're about three miles off the main
land, somewhere in the neighborhood
of Katama island, little, rocky, DESC
late bump of earth, inhabited mainly
by fishermen"
The girl wrung her hands. But
how could Judith get there-and with
her men-and ammunition"
Don't ask me. Going on my expe-
rience with the lady, I'd be willing to
bet that she was picked up by the
steamer that ran us down, and pro-
ceeded to make a prize of it-or try
to. One things certain-she must
have found or stolen a boat from
somebody; they couldn't have made
Norton's reef by swimming too
far. That's the answer; they were
picked up, stole a boat, and piled it
up on the reef"
And there's no hope"
"Only Of the fog relenting. If we
could make the mainland and get
help >,
His accents died away into discon-
solate silence that was unbroken for
upwards of an hour.
So slowly the current bore the life
boat toward the beach and so still
the tide that Barcus never appreciated
they were within touch of any land
until the bows grounded with slight
jar and a grating sound.
With a cry of incredulity he leaped
to his feet - Land, by all that's
lucky!"-and STOPPING, lent hand to
the girl aiding her to rise.
Hardly had Rose had time to com.
prehend what had happened, when
Barcus was over the side and wres-
Ting with the bows, dragging the boat
farther upon the shoals.
She was, however, more than one
man could manage; and when her
stem had bitten a little more deeply
into the sands, Barcus gave over the
attempt and, lifting Rose down, set
her on dry land, then climbed back into
the vessel, rummaged out her anchor
and cable, and carried them ashore,
planting the former we'll up towards
the foot of the cliff.
And as he rose from this last labor
he was half blinded by the glare of the
westering sun as 1t broke through the
fog.
In less than five minutes the miracu-
lous commonplace was an acorn
plished fact; the wind had rolled the
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throttle down the carburetor and jump
out of the engine-pit.
But in that small space of time the
lifeboat and Alan Law had parted com
pany as definitely as though one OF
them had been leyitated bodily to the
far side of the earth.
1t could not have been more than
a minute after the accident before
Barcus was guiding the boat over
what, going on his sense of location
and judgment of distance. he could
have sworn was the precise spot
where Alan had disappeared, but with
out discovering a sign of him.
And for the next twenty minutes
he divided his attention between at
tempts to eoothe and reassure the
half-distracted girl and efforts to
educe reply from Alan by stentorian
hailing-with as little success in the
one as in the other.
"Alan!" he shrieked at the top of
his lungs. Allan! Give hail to tell
us you're safe!
There was a little pause; he was
racking his brains for some more NOV
ing mode of appeal when the answer
came in another voice--in the voice
of Judith Urine, clear, musical, effer-
vescent with sardonic humor:
BE at peace, little one-bleat no
more! Mr. Law is with us-and safe
oh, quite, quite safe!"
In dumb CONSERVATION Barcus
sought the countenance of Rose. Her
eyes, meeting his, were blank with
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fog back like a scroll and sent 1t spin
ming far out TO sea, while the shore
on which the two had landed was
deluged with sunlight, bright and
beautifully warm.
He showed a thoughtful and eonsid-
crate countenance to the girl.
You're about all in?"
She nodded confirmation of this,
which was no more than simple truth.
Where are WEI" she added.
He made her party to his own per-
plexity.
You're not able to travel" he pur-
sued DO you mind being left alone
while take a turn up the beach and
have a look round? We can't be far
from some sort of civilization; even
if it's an island there are no desert
isles along this coast. I'll find some
thing soon enough, no fear"
By tacit consent both avoided men
ton of Alan, but each knew what
thought was uppermost in the others
mind.
There's niche among the rocks
up here" Barcus indicated, almost a
cave. You'll be warm and dry enough,
and secure from observation overhead,
Maybe you can even snatch a few
winks of sleep. :"
She negatived that suggestion with
a weary smile; no sleep for her until
sheer exhaustion overpowered her, or
she knew of Alan's fate.
And so, reiterating his promise to
be gone no longer than absolutely
might be needful, he left her there.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Masked Voice.

For matter of twelve hours the
able as the dominion of evil, had
wrapped the world in an embrace as
foul and noxious as the coils of some
great, gray, Shiny serpent
Through it's sluggish folds the pom
derous power-impelled lifeboat crept
at snail's pace, it's stem parting and
rolling back from either flank heavy.
hearted sea of gray.
In the bows a young woman rested
in a state of semi-exhaustion, her eyes
closed, he head pillowed on a cork
belt life-preserver, her sodden gar
ments modelled closely to the slender
body that was ever and again shaken
from head to feet with the strength
of long, shuddering respiration.
Seated on the nearest thwart, Alan
Law, chin in hand, watched over the
rest of this woman whom he loved
with a grimly hopeless solicitude. He
was in no happier case than she, SO
far as physical comfort went-he was
In worse, since he might not rest.
Premonition of misfortune darkened
shadow.
In the stern Tom Barcus presided
morosely over the steering gear; and
Law was no more jealousy heedful Of
his sweetheart than Barcus of the
heavy-duty motor that chugged away
so purposefully at its business Of driv-
ing the boat heaven-knew-where.
Lacking at once a compass, all no.
ton whatsoever of the suns bearings,
and any immediate hope OF the fog
lifting or chance bringing them either
to land or to rescue by some larger
and less comfortless craft, Barcus
steered mainly through force of habit
the saltwater mans instructive feel
ing that no boat under way should
ever in any conceivable circumstance
be without hand at the helm. 1t had
seemed impossible that it could long
escape repetition of the disaster, but
somehow, it always did escape, and
that by wide margin; never once
had it passed near enough to another
vessel to see 1t.
And now for more than an hour the
silence had been uncannily constant,
broken only by the rumble of the mo-
tor, the muted lisp Of water slipping
down the side, the suck and gurgle Of
the wake.
Forebodings no less portentous than
Laws crawled in the mind of Barcus.
1t was as likely as not that the life
boat was travelling straight out to sea,
And gasoline tanks can and oftentimes
do become as empty as an official
weather prophets promise of fair
weather for a holiday.
More than this, Mr.. Barcus was a
confirmed skeptic in respect of ma
rine motors; on terms of long and
intimate experience with the ways of
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For some time Barcus struggled
vainly with his bonds. As for Rose.
she wasted no strength in struggling
perhaps had none to waste. When he
looked her way he saw her exquisite
profile unmarried by any line of fear or
doubt, sharply relieved against the
darkness of the rising flood. Her level
gaze without tremor traversed the
shining food to its far horizon.
He noted that already the waters
had risen more than an inch.
Humbled even in his terror by that
radiant calm that dwelt upon her, he
ventured .diffidently; Rose = Miss
Urine"
She turned her head and found the
heart to smile. Rose" she corrected
gently.
I'm sorry" he said-which was not
at all what he had meant to say, I've
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Already the Waters Had Risen Over
an Inch.
ing in her eyes, Judith superintendent
the business till its conclusion, then
waved the men away
Quietly, like well-trained servants,
they turned their backs and marched
off
And again, after a brief wait, the
woman laughed her short and mirth-
less laugh.
THE tide will he high" she said,
precisely at sunset You may time
your lives by that. When the sun dips
into the sea, then will your lives go
down with it."
She turned on her heel and strobe
swiftly away, with not SO much as
backward glance, overlook her men,
and passed quickly from sight around
the farthe. TAas ct ag
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1914. by Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.

The of Hearts is the death sign en-
ployed by Seneca Urine in the private war
of vengeance which, through his daughter
Judith a woman Of violent passions like
his own, he wages against Alan Law, son
of the man NOW dead whom Urine held
responsible for the accident which made
him helpless cripple. Rose Judith S
twin and double, learns of her sisters
campaign against Alan and leaves her
home to aid him, whom she loves. I'm
der dramatic circumstances Alan saves
Judith's life and so wins her love. But
failure to shake his constancy to Rose
kindles Judith's jealousy and settles her
in her homicidal purpose. She is largely
responsible for a shipwreck in Nantucket
sound, from which Alan and Rose escape
with their friend Barcus in powerfully
en- lifeboat
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-11-06

the demon of perversity that tenants
them one and all, he knew that the
present sweet-tempered performance
of the exhibit under consideration
was no earnest whatsoever of future
good behavior that when such a COM
plicated contraption was concerned
there was never any telling
In view of all of which considera-
lions he presently threw open the bat
terry switch.
And the aching void created in the
silence by the cessation Of that uni
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-11-06
CHAPTER XVI.
The Island.

The Island.
Not more than twenty seconds could
have elapsed before Barcus recovered
from the shock of the motors treach-
cry sufficiently to reverse the wheel,
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-25
WHO WILL BE NEXT POPE?
WORLDS EYES ON CONCl.AVE

umes on the subject But he is non.
the less churchman- He Is native
of Corte olona and is in his fhty-tfyh
year Plus y. frequently invited HIM
TO Rome TO remain in an official
capacity. but the people OF Pisa
begged him TO stay.
The learned Gasparri. because OF
his sound doctrinai views and his pro-
found piety, is put at the head OF the
list of the acceptable. His have been
the brains of the work of codihcation
of the canon law of the church, in
Itself a superhUman effort at an
orderly arrangement of the entire
body Of laws.
Cardinal de Lai is sixty-six He -
noted for his executive ability and
his knowledge OF all branches of
ecclesiastical government
Cardinal Lualdi is fftysix.
These are the men who at the pres
| ent moment seem most likely to he
conspicuous in the first canvass Gas
parri it has been propheSled. would
| be another Leo XIII; Ferrata an
| ether Plus X
Wish Peace With Italy.
| During the reign of Plus X, the re-
| lationS between the Holy See and the
| Italian government have been cordial
| For reasons bound up with the ques-
| tien Of temporal power these who
| HluSt SuppoIt tHc supreme oHIlH IN
| guiding the affairs of the church
wish a continuation of pleasant re-
atoms with that government
| In the present makeup of the Sac
red College the Italians have 33 mem =
| bers France l. Austria Hungary G..
Spain 5, Germany 2, South America 2,
Portugal 2, Belgium /, Holland L. the
| United States 3, England 2, Canada /,
and Ireland /.
Contrary to the popular notion
there have been some changes in the
method of electing a Pope. Under the
new order proclaimed by Plus X tie
members of the conciave will vote
four times daily, twice in the morn
! ing and twice in the evening. This II
thought, along with other reforms
will tend to prevent a long delay in
selecting a successor.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-25
"AND WOMEN MUST WEEP"
To Them War Does Not Mean Glory,
But Misery and Heartacllc.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
In the streets Of Paris and of Ber-
lin and of ST. Petersburg, along with
the throngs of men, filled with what
they fancied to be the spirit of pa
triotism and shouting wildly, were
crowds Of weeping women and chill
dren. War had been declared and
war, to women, does not mean glory.
To them it means parting from hus-
bands and sons from brothers and
lovers, possibly forever. 1t means
heavy fear and dread it means heart
ache and misery; to multitudes it
means poverty and want because OK
the taking away of the bread winners:
1t means for uncounted thousands
widowhood and desolation. Whether
to the waiting, fearful wives their
warriors are brought home dead, or
are left unknown, on the battle field:
whether they come MANNED and
broken, OF whether they return.
finally, living and well, but with their
place in industrial life lost-which-
ever is any soldiers fate, the women
who love him suffer
1t is greater and more bitter suffer.
ing than any ruler has a right TO in
nlct upon them save for a most right
| eous cause, and no such cause exists
| IN Europe today. When such a cause
ARISES, as IN our civil war, women are
| ready to make supreme sacrifices and
| to give up their nearest and dearest
for their country's sake But more
| ana more they are coming to resent
| the wrong that is done them in wars
| for which there is no excuse but po-
| 1t1cai ambitions. At the time Of the
boer war this feeling found strong
! expression in England Women OF
humble and high degree alike cried
out against giving up to the sword
the sons they had borne in agony and
hnF
guns of the enemy
| Inc revolt is likely to be more Bit
ter and OF greater force in this need
less Conflict that is now convulsing
| Europe Women have been helpless
ntherto, they are helpless now but
theiI voices raised in solemn protest
must be heard. The time will come
when governments cannot go to war
at lhelr pleasure at the cost Of wotn-
ems bleeding hearts.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-25

The area of the nine Northeastern
States is 1850 square miles. as COM
pared with 425,4 square miles in
the States of the Southeast, a diff
ference of 252,826 square miles.
The census report shows that of
the total area of 264,05S,880 acres in
the nine Southeastern States only
169, 9,174,373 acres, or 64 per cent. is
in farms and of this only S2,S31,
3S4 acres, or AIS per cent. is in i'm
proved land in farms. Thus only 31.3
| per cent. of the total land area is in
| improved land in farms" AS a re-
| suit of this great abundance, prices
| for farm land, in proportion to pro-
| ductive value and accessibility of
| markets, are generally lower than in
other parts of the United States.
! Senator Hoke Smith in a recent
| speech said that the Southeastern
States could, even with a population
the entire population of the United
States.
| Georgia could support one-ffth of
it," said Senator Smith. Georgia can
grow every variety of agriculture
product with profit Carried to the
| highest degree Of culture, our lands
could feed and clothe 2O,O00,00O peo-
pie and produce much to be shipped
out of the State the sale of which
would pay for many commodities
| brought in
Georgia has less than one-eigth OF
the area of the Southeast, and, fig
uring on Senator Smiths calculations
the nine States mentioned could sup
port no less than $50 000,0 persons
The present population is IS 900, ,00f
and this could be multiplied seN era
times and still leave plenty of room
Cattle Breeding in the South.
Cattle breeding Is not an expert
ment in the South, and the farmers
who now think of raising beef cattl'
will not be undertaking anythin,
hazardous in its nature. S. D. Cros
OF Chester, S. c.. has made his here
of Herefords famous all over tn
E Southeast.
For many years the beef cattl
producers thought the Middle an,
Western States were the only one
where beef cattle could be profitab1
t produced" MIR. Cross said recently
t About ten years ago some Souther1
d farmers imported some of the bes
s beef cattle from the West and nov
s are producing as good registered cat
4 tie as can be found in any part G
s the country. This is being done /
= the South at much less cost than j
8 the West.
e THE natural pasture of the Sout
, furnishes grazing for the cattle froI
the middle of March to the midd
g of November. BY planting fields {
le Winter grasses and clovers green pa:
- ture for cattle may be had all til
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-25
Campaign Bill Favored.
tBy Tn. As.ncix,rd Press

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug 22-The
1NoeEef Dill 10 regulate publicity OF
In PiaiSn contributions and limit cam
palsh expenses OF candidates for Con-
sreSs. which has passed tho Honsa
was favorably reported todav to tho
Senate.