Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-01-26

For six months which he has described as "six eventful months" he was the editor of newspaper in a southern town, whose locality shall not give here because of certain crcum- stances connected with the case. There it was another crusade against municipal ring and another of being compelled to edit with a revolver in the hand and also to walk with a gun exceedingly handy. The ring eventually was broken into bits, but meanwhile MT. Woolley had lost his newspaper
 the editor of the San Antonio Light in Texas Then he went back to New York and entered upon really notable career as magazine wrlter He was sent on many assignments throughout the country for of the best magazines Tn the United States, and then he became one of the Washington correspondents of the New York World position which he held for about two years Then again MT. Woolley turned to maga- zine work, and in the year 1911 he became the chief investigator of the congressional commit tee appointed to look into the affairs of the Unit ed States Steel corporation. This committee was known as the Stanley committee.
 Because of its widereaching effects, 1t IS prob able that magazine article entitled, "The Plum derers of Washington" the most notable contribution to the news and information or the day" which MT. Woolley ever wrote This artlcie was preceded by an intmaton that anyone men toned and who chose to do might know that he had recourse in the courts. In other words.
  was tested in advance This article was called by the press of the time fearless. It dealt with some of Washingtons big bankers and real es- tate men and with good many officials
 Wooley was writing just as he wrote when he was attacking municipal rings in smaller towLs of the country It is not too much to say, per haps that the article largely was responsible for a complete change in the manner of men ap- pointed to positions of high trust in the muni- cipal government of the city of Washington, TOT Washington in a way has municipal government, being under the rule, of course, of congress, but having board of District commissioners aS responsible heads
 In the year 1912 MT Woolley was the editor and compiler of the Democratic Text Book" and was chief of the campaign of publicity bureau of the Democratic national committee. He also coTo- piled the text book of 1914. His political ahHa- tions at this time however, newspaper men be- Ieve, did not have anything to do with his ap- pointment to office. His efforts along liberal and progressive lines had attracted the attention of Woodrow Wilson. MT. Woolley was appointed first as auditor for the interior department, an office which despite it's name, is under the control of the treasury department. Then he was given his present position as director of the mint. He is filling it.
 am writing this article with feelings of per sonal admiration and liking, perhaps even of af- lection, for have known Woolley for years He is tried man. He is one of the newspaper fa- ternity. and after nearly quarter of century of close acquaintance know that can say that he is an honor to it. Robert Wicklffe Woolley lives just outside of Washington in Fairfax. Va. It Is this little town which has possession of the wills of George and Martha Washington and some parts of the bill of rights of George Mason. It is good place for Democrat of strongly pro gressive tendencies to live.
 Mr. Woolley married Marguerite Treholm of Winchester Virginia. They have four children,
 lr{vA 0N. counted ideal. In the books Mir. Woolley Is put down as Robert Wickliffe Woolley. but newspaper men from coast to coast and from the Canada iins to the Gulf know him much better as Bob"