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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
Two Kinds of Cripples.

There are two kinds of street Grip
pies. The kind that would really welcome
d chance to do honest work in an institu-
ton or shop, and the kind that are
natural-born buns and hoboes, and use
their deformities as a method of getting
money without stroke of work. That
kind sleeps in the woods at this time OF
year They sell enough to keep full of
rum. and in general are nuisances. They
are professional hsggars, and move from
town to town to beg rather than to stay
anywhere and get job. l have seen
them in New York by the hundreds. SELL
ing fake soap. fake tooth paste. fake
everything rather than sell an honest
article or do bit of honest work.
However, it is hard enough for a
whole man to get a job. to say nothing
of cripple: and yet If man is IN
earnest and leads the right kind of
life he will get job of some sort.
Paper Selling Legitimate.
Selling newspapers is legitimate
occupation. and cripples who cannot
do other work can certainly do that.
And a cripple can sell twice as many
papers as any other man because peo-
pie deal with him out of Kindness.
Capt. Charles Peck of the first police
precinct in which most of the beggars
and street vendors locate, said his men
had never bothered crippled NendeFs,
because of the futility, OF II.
Unless they become nuisances our
men have let them alone. because in
reality they have been few in number
up to date. We have three old fellows
in this nighborhood that have to live
somehow If we lock them up they
will go to Occoquan for time and be
an expense to the District and will be
at their places again in little time.
Whenever we arrest one of those fell
lows there is a terrific howl from the
kind-hearted folk, and in general it
has never served any good purpose
to be harsh with the legless and arm
less street vendors. If they overrun
the street corners We will have to
adopt stricter measures, | suppose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
Several New Ones in Town.

There are several new ones in town
already, however. and it may he on
account of the exodus from Philadel-
phia. One of them has lost both feet.
and was selling the cheapest kind of
pencils for a nickel apiece on 1th street
yesterday.
How were you hurt?" he was asked.
Coal mine. Motor engine hauling a
train of coal ran over me.
Didn't you get pension?
I'D like to see any one get pen
sion out of some coal companies.
Did you ever hear of the workmens
compensation act?"
NO. Never heard of that. My law
yers tried to sue the coal company. but
they gave it up as a bad job
This crippled pencil salesman is an
extremely Intelligent looking young
man. and if he is in earnest about
wanting to make living, an institu-
ton where he could work with his
hands and did not require his walking
about would get person who lat least
on his face. appears to be honest and
clean. If he really was run over in d
coal mine and never heard of the work
mans compensation act he is indeed a
ren1arkab BILE coal miner.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-12

Look! he exclaimed, pointing.
We crowded about the window.
There was an aeroplane passing over
the city.
Just watch that warehouse over
there"
We riveted our eyes on it 1t was
an anxious moment.
Already. had We known it. Sing Lee
had quietly let himself into the loft.
taken the glasses from the cupboard
and leyeled them at us in the labora-
tory
Meanwhile. Sprague. Of whom we
learned later. had started his aero
plane flying from his hangar in the
suburbs. and was now speeding over
the city As he passed he peered
down, looking eagerly for the target
the white circle.
With expert precision he let so the
bomb. and the deadly engine OF de
struction swooped down.
Straight to It. mark it went
The old warehouse across from US
rocked with the detonation 1t seemed
as If the whole top OF it were blown
10 pieces.
The bomb that had been meant e
destroy the laboratory had by the
quick change Of the white circle, de
stroycd the hangout and the emissary
of ;hc Serpent.
Half an hour later. Long sin was
neryously reporting to Wa Fang IN
the secret den in Chinatown.
THAT white devil. Kennedy has de
feated us again, master" he said dep
reeatingly
Again >" demanded WI his face
ltYid with anger
Yes master He saw the circle
wiped it out-and painted a new one
on the warehouse. The bomb fell or
4 that and Sing WAS killed
Someone shall pay for that. Kissed
+ WI
Far uptown. ON the East side
Sprague led WI and Long Sin to a
little machine shop kept by a for
eigner. Anton Schmidt
What can | do for you. gentlemen
asked Schmidt.
4 wish you'd show US your new
gyroscope stabilizer," asked Sprague
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-12

Schmidt proudly led them to cor
ner In an aluminium case VAS pc
cullar little rs wheel set on gimbals
50 that IT. could rotate In any plane.
Tho inventor started 1t revolving.
Press down OH il, suggested
Schmidt
Nu did 80 The uuc-uny little
wheel sc. med actually 20 resent being
forced e move out Of the plane in
which IL had been started rotating
You know explained schmidt to
8u. that When the gyroscope Is start.
ed rotating 10 one plane. n tends al
Mans To- kasp ia that plane
with tat steaas.ns my airship.
PIT lH Spraeue there viii be no
chance Tor mistake the next time.
Ne can am perfect4
III b., G. 'hea agreed W.. quick
- prod lg.Hg Gle money
After the explosion IA the ware.
haae Kennedy thoroughly alarmed
f.f che safety % Elaine. had ordered
me a. acc1W pany her on another visit
ta trr ceasia. MARY nroWn. at their
estate. RutkIrtge. near LakeW God,
aHle he STAYED IA tho cts TO help
Lieutenant Waters trace doSn the rob
trre 90 the fort. II pussible
Elaine vas easily recouciled 70 the
haHisaueHt naN that the weather Was
aHe and decided q - a litile sketch
Iag 10 the tolnfrg She had loaded
ms foan 9th The pleasant burden Of
ber painting NJ sketch bax. folding
saert clua char AID a large and
Faray sHH umbrella Jennings fol.
loasi us 81 tAs car Nth The luggage.
A ve entered the ear We were all
Loo happy AZ Gle idea of a holiday 20
notice that down the street vas ali.
ether youaF Chinaman ~ the same
tonE an slug Ice
No had all seated ourselves and
Jennings hal Fone back iuto the house
when san skalked af0und back OF the
car and. EeFgeailike. as Vas his mas
ter. Wa. wrEglea ever. crOuching
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-12
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by a
series OF murders and other crimes The
principal clue to the criminal Is the
warning letter which Is sent the victims.
signed with "clutchinE hand " Tho
latest victim OF the mysterious assassin
Is Taylor Dodge. the insurance president
His daughter. Elaine" employs Craig
Kennedy. the famous scientific detective
TO try TO unravel tho mystery. what
Kennedy accomplshes is told by his
friend. Jameson. a newspaper man. AZ
ter many fruitless attempts To put Elaine
and Craig Kennedy out of the way m"
Clutching Hand is at last found To- b.
none other than Perry Bennett. FLAMES
lawyer and the man she is engaged to
marry. Bennett fees to the den 81 one
OF his Chinese criminals The Chiuatuau
forces from Bennett the secret - tie
whereabouts Of 100000 Then he gives
tile lawyer a potion which Will suspend
animation fer months Kennedy reaches
Benefits side just after In las lost con-
seriousness
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-12
managed 20 sneak back of the shadow

managed 20 sneak back Of the shadow
of the cars
Between two Of tho cars sat de-
tective OF the secret service smoking
and hating his job The Chinaman
had passed the first line OF defense
lie now managed 10 sneak up behind
the second He raised Chinese club
aud brought il down on the head Of
The HHsIspeetiHg detective. knocking
him out
Tho sentry paced by on the other
side OF the train. Quickly, after he
had passed. the Ghinaman went
through the detectives pockets until
finally he found bupeh OF keys lie
detached one from the ring. still keep
ing In the shadow as the sentry paced
up aud down. looked stealthily about
until no saw chance. then unlocked
the door OF the car and entered, clos.
ing II safely.
\ few minutes later. laden with as
much of the trodite as he could we'll
carry and bundle of heavy aero ar
rows lie stole away as silently as he
had come.
Il was we'll after midnight when
Kennedy and | were preparing to
leave the laboratory | was just about
TO switch of the lights when Kennedy
raised his hand to stop me.
The far away look on his face told
me that he had heard peculiar noise.
lie looked quickly At the ceiling.
Listen. Matter" he continued
did There was nesc above us
on tho roof. apparently as though
someone had slid of
Craig switched out the light himself
and went quickly over to the table
where he had left the periscope
Carefully putting it together again. he
tiptoed over To the window. put the
periscope out and slowly raised 1t to
the roof
We Fazed through the eyepiece. \
large white circle had been painted on
our roof
What does II mean Queried
Kennedy VAS in a brown study.
suddenly he clapped his hands.
/ think have 1t. he exclaimed.
Walter take this turpentlne. Go up
and scrub the circle out II you need
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-12

more get it. Only remove ever
trace ~ tho circle
While vas scruhhirg away frr
dear hsr a. TIE fresh paint oH eur
roof kennedy secured a large can ~
white paint AID brush and stealth
ily made lis Nay O. the rear - the
old W4rehouse across the street
Kennedy found a she'd from which
Il MAS easy to set "a the roof There
he set 10 work tao. Immediately. paint
ing q large circle ca TIE W@rshaus"
exactly like thar on eur oWu roof
which Was erasiug
We went home. ard / At ieast.
thought little more. about he matter
Quite early the ucNt morning how
ever. We got around "a tAs laboratory
again to prepare for the visit o.
Lieutenant Waters lH RESPONSE O.
Kennedys cordial invitation ta Wit
ness the experiments etth ircdste
Our speaking tube sounded finally
and answered to Il vas Elaine
Aunt Josephine and Lieutenant Na
tiers. Who had all arrived al the sane
time.
Most peculiar thing. kculodk TO-
marked the lieutenant after the greet.
ings were over. We had a robbery
at the fort last night-or rather. not
exactly at the fort. for that would D.
impossible. but from freight car ia
the yards
What did they get" asked craig
Some trodite enough 60 biaW up
house. and some Of those roplanc
arrows.
HIN" considered kenHedy. gazing
Involuntary AZ the ceiling and gaiak
ing doubtless Of the white circle that
had been on the roof
Listen" cautioned craig
Outside We could hear a buzz. as
though a gigantic cicada werc predict
ing warm weather. Il was a peculiar
sound. and Kennedy seemed 20 recog
nize it instantly. lie sprang 10 the
window and strained his eyes up az
the sky.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-12
down In the rear OF the top, which


was down and overhung the back of
the car.
Go over the Forty-second street
ferry, Francois" directed Elaine to the
chauffeur Then Wen tell you just
how to strike the best roads to Lake
wood"
The spying Sam waited to hear no
more but glided quietly up the
street as We shot down along the ave
nue. to the ferry.
Rockledge was a handsome estate,
and the house was one Of the show
places OF Lakewood. Accordingly,
Elaine lost no time in taking adyan-
tage of the recreation In the country
which she had promised herself
l had scarcely set down the art
paraphernalia when she announced
that she was going to use it right
| away. For several minutes l stood on
the veranda overlooking the bright
green terraces, holding the sketching
kit and the umbrella and admiring the
view
Elaine came tripping gayly out on
the porch in the ueatest of little
sketehins costumes.
Some parasol" | bantered, opening
the gay green and white striped shade
| shouldered it and paraded of with
il, while Elaine followed. laughing
Here" she cried at last. I'm go
ing to do a landscape Isn't that bit
| Of hill beautiful l want you over
there-hke that
l took pose where she directed,
and she started to sketch
Outside his hangar. rough shed
with a runway Before It. Sprague was
| standing. talking to WI and Long Sin
Master interrupted low voice,
! deferentially
1t was Sam. who had hurried to the
hangar after watching Elaine and
the rest Of us ride eff
Well demanded WI.
The girl with another. her cousin,
/ has gone with that slave Of Kennedy
to a place they call Lakewood across
| the river
Though they did not know it. Kennedy
| had net been IDLE With the aid Of an
acne. of nri,.ata do,eetiyes Witch ha
had often cmnIo,ed for routine iohs
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service men he had located and set
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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18

ored and Invite ,a.ilsi su1 labor into
the state to develop su,h resources.
16. Expressly reserving the right OF
all Republicans TO vote unon the ques
tion of womans sutrave, rs they sec
AZ, we favor tho adoption by the next
General Assembly Of resolution sub
hitting this question 10 the people for
decision al the election of November,
1917.
II. The Republican Party In Ken.
lucky is responsible for, and deserves
the credit for, the county unit law. In
1907 we declared definitely for the 10
cal option law, with the county as the
governing unit. In 1911 we again de-
clared for the county unit law in &C.
cordsnce with the constitution We
now declare our continued adherence
to the county unit law, and we do
hereby indorse the present county unit
law Of Kentucky and pledge ourselves
to it's strict and riEid enforcement. and
we favor the adoption Of such amend.
ments thereto az may he necessary 20
make IL effective beyond question.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
Fair Warming

And now, they say, they are
going to prohibit pink lemonade.
The psychologists, or whoever
it is that are always discovering
that something particularly dear
to our hearts is deadly and dan
gerous, the PSYCHOLOGISTS say
that it has more germs than
Heintz has pickles. So it must
20. Well. all right. But by
he great Central Pole of the un-
verse; we want to warn you
scientific ginks, right here and
now: don't go shopping around
and discovering that it is unsani-
tary TO feed peanuts to the ele-
ohant! For if you do, and you
Try to have any laws passed pro-
hibiting that pinnacle of pastime,
the great American public will
rise up on its hind legs and hurI
he whole horde of you, with hid
,ous ruin and combustion, down
to bottomless perdition!
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
The Old HCme Town.

Do you remember the lazy fe!-
low who used sit around in the
implement store and the barber
shops in the old home town and
predict the failure OF every boy
who tried to poke his nose above
the common herd? Up in the
village of Salem they used to
crack lots of jokes at the expense
of a lank and ungainly young
fellow who clerked in the village
grocery. poled flat boats OF the
river and split rails for a living.
They called him Abe in those
days. He became the president
of the United States and thous-
ands from far places on the earth
have visited his tomb at Spring
field to do him honor. They used
to make fun of Bill McAdoo back
in the home town. OF course
you've heard of Bill. He dug a
tunnel under the Hudson river
and is secretary of the treasury
now. But there are lot of old
tads back in the old home town
who sort of hope that Bill will fall
over son ething yet and land in
the consomme. And Orville
Wright was a regular joke in his
old home town. 1t is the old
home town itself that is the joke.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
Ordinance No. 2OS.

Be it ordained by the Board of
8ouncil of the City of Barbour
yille: That it shall be unlawful
for anv person to jump or clint
INTO an automobile while same is
running, and anyone violating
the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction. be fined
Sl.O0
This ordinance shall be in eff
iect on and after its passage and
publication.
iSigned)
w. c. Faulkner, Councilman.
Approved June 18th, 1915.
J. NJ. Wilson. Mayor.
Attest:
Chas. G. Cole. City Clerk
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
CHEER UP
That Tired GrOuchy Feel
ing Means a Lazy Liver

LlN-VER-LAX will clear you
out. and make YOU feel fine and
dandy again. II is Just as eilec-
tive as calomel. but has none of
its well known disagreeable after
effect.
LIV-VER-LAX eliminates poi
sons. cleanses the system. and
relieves constipation in a thorough
but pleasant manner. A little
taken regularly, means consest-
ent health and no doctor bills.
GUARANTEE. Every bottle
bearing the likeness Of l.. X.
Grigsby, is guaranteed to give
satisfaction or your money will
be returned. For sale by all
druggists in soc and 81 size bot
ties.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
Ordinance No. 2O9.

Ordinance No. 200 Providing
FAX for 1915.
Sec. l. An ordinance levying
md providing an ad valorem tax
IN all property subject to taxa
lion by the City of Barbourville.
and poll tax on each male resi-
lent of said city, twenty-one
years old or over. for the year
1915.
Sec. 2. Be it ordained by the
Board of Council of the City Of
Barbourville. that the al valorem
tax levied for the year 1915, be,
and the same is fixed at seventy
five (75) cents on each one hun
bred dollars of all assessed anG
assessable property of every kind
liable for or subject to taxation
by the City of Barbourville.
Sec. 8. And there shall be and
is hereby levied for said year
1915 a head or poll tax of one
dollar and fifty cents upon every
male resident of said city twenty
one years old, or over.
Sec. A. A penalty of 6 per
centum shall be added to and
collected on all taxes that shall
be unpaid and delinquent after
the 3lst day of October. 1915.
Sec. 5. All ad valorem tax
and poll or head tax and penalty
tax collected shall be applied to
the general fund Of the city.
(Signed)
John w. Hughes, Councilman.
Josephus Moore, Councilman.
Approved June A, 1915.
j. M. Wilson. Mayor.
Attest!
Chas. G. Cole, City Clerk.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
We are authorized to announce
Hon. +. ID. Sampson

as a candidate for the effice of Cir.
cut Judge OF the "a Judicial District
of Kentucky. subject Ia the action
OF the Republican arty, at the Glen
erai Primary % b.. held Al ust nh
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
e authorized to annouuce
X. l.. Moore

of Marion, Ky. Ms IA candidate for
the Republican nomination of State
Treasurer. subject To the action OF
the Primary to be held August 7th,
1919
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
We are authorized tn announce
S. III. Jones

as candidate for the Office of Clerk
OF the Knox Circuit Court. subject
to the action of the Republican
Party at the primary to be held
August 9TH 1913.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
uthorized 10 announce
II. s. Rose

as n candidate for the office of COM
monwealth's Attorney of this district
subject to the action of the Republic
can Party AZ the Primary to be held
August 9TH 1919.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
The United States mot
as a Military Nation

1t is high time that we of the
smaller communities consider
some of the graver national pro-
blems in our local publications,
written by local writer's. The
great city dailies are beginning to
waken to the shocking condition
of the country's military system
and the press is somewhat tardily
endeavoring to convince the peo-
pie of the military impotency of
the United States. This is a diff
ticult thing to do because of the
firmly fixed but false and ridicu-
lous notion Americans have about
the warlike preparedness of the
country. The idea is false for
the country is not prepared. OF
the great powers we are the least
prepared for war.
But we may hear the objection
did not the United States defeat
England. mighty England. twice.
Oh yes but during the revolution
England was engaged in a Euro
pean war with France. Spain and
Holland besides "A revolution in
Ireland and divided opinion at
home. The greater part of the
of the English people were a
gainst the American war. so much
so that England actually had to
hire Hessian troos for the Amer
lean war" The English people
absolutely refused to volunteer
for service against their brothers
in America to whom they were
united by ties of kinShip and mu-
tual sympathy. The total num-
Der of Americans engaged in the
American war were 400, 900: the
British $50, 1000" Why then was
the war so long drawn out? Be-
cause the $50. 900 British were all
trained soldiers while the Ameri-
cans. the brave were unframed,
most of them, and had seen no
military service.
The second war with England
in lSI2-Did we defeat England,
then? In a way. England was
preying on our commerce much
as Germany has been doing lately
and we went to war. We had a
great ally. The great Napoleon
was also at war with England
right at home. England did not
have time to prosecute a war a.
cross the sea when concerned
with a war against a power that
threatened the very existence OF
the British empire. She could
afford to lose the lesser TO gain
the greater object. Besides we
haven't SO much TO boast about
in the war of 1872. For instance
the General Hull incident at De-
troit and the burning of the
United States government build.
ingS at Washington, wherein
$500 English regulars were en-
gagged against $500 Americans
of which number. however. only
1000 were trained soldiers. Total
British engaged in this war SIS, OOC
(trained). Total Americans ell
gagged 527, 652 of which only a
small per cent were trained.
The next war against the
Creeks: as. 600 Americans against
1000 Indians. Then the Mexi-
can war: l05, 900 Americans a.
gainst 10000 Mexicans. Then
came the civil war: 2.672. BAL
Americans against 1000. 600 con
federates. The civil war. of
course. also found us unprepared
with regular army of II. 900 men.
Had we had an army of a size
the civil war would not have last
ed six months and the battle of
Bull Run would have been the
first and last great battle of the
war.
Then came the wsr with Spain:
281. SOB Americans against about
200. 600 Spaniards. Let US dis
credit patriotic lies and have the
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to announce
J. Logan StiIlwell

as n candidate for the office of Sup
eiiutendant Of Public Instruction
subject to the action of the Republi-
eau party in The August I, Primary
1913.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18

Hon. James Price

of Ctrbin as candidate for the
Republican nomination for Repre-
sentative Of this the 69th District,
subject 10 the Primary, Ia be held
saturday, August 9TH, 1915
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1915-06-18
Hon. w. X. Henry

of Williamsburg, Whitley County,
AS IA candidate tor the office of Com-
monwealth's Attorney for tine 3ith.
Judicial District OF Kentucky, sub
Ject 10 the action of the Republican
party at the Primary TO be held
August 9Th 1915.