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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
The Mystery at Woodford's

"We'd better be off, McHugh said.
"Time Barbara got quiet. Don't you
hold anything against me, young woman.
What I've just said to Wilkins is fair
enough, isn't it? Coming, Quaile? I'll
run you and Wilkins downtown"
"A few minutes after you,' Quaile an
swered, attempting to hide his discomfort.
IL want to speak to Miss Morgan about
another matter"
at is very late" she said.
The presence of the others made
more active objection impracticable, but
Quaile saw clearly enough that she
recoiled from the prospect of an inter-
view.
McHugh glanced at him curiously,
but he and Wilkins left, and Quaile and
Barbara faced each other, alone. She
would not raise her eyes.
after what happened this afternoon"
she began.
He gestured impatiently. He stepped
impulsively closer to her. She drew back
until she leaned against the wall.
"An the more because of this after
noon," he said. "But that isn't the only
reason 1 stayed. Listen, Barbara"
And, as he saw her shrink back:
IL shall call you that. The time has
come for the destruction of lot of pre-
tense between us. We're dealing with too
grave issues to dare veil what little truth
there is.
THE emotion her reluctance to meet his
eyes confessed affected him profoundly.
He was aware again of the staccato
pounding of his heart He wanted to
touch her, to draw her so close that he
could no longer see, and feel his purpose
scattered by, the uncertainty and the dis
content of her pose. He made himself
go on:
Il think you know already that II
He reached out and grasped her hands.
Barbara he said huskily, "let's be
frank. If displeased you the other night,
and again this afternoon, it was because
| love you. Surely you've SEEM
She tried to tear her hands away, but
he crushed them tighter.
mo; you'll listen to me.
She held her face averted, so that he
couldn't see her eyes; but her cheeks
were pallid again, and her lips twitched.
Each day I've been surer of it. I've
fought it; but tonight. when McHugh
sprang his brutal third degree, l knew
there was no use"
Her head moved slowly, so that at last
she faced him. Her eyes were wide.
They were like eyes that are about to fill
with tears. In spite of their proximity,
in spite of their actual contact, her voice
scarcely reached him:
"No-no-no.'
you can say what you please
She Strengthened. She struggled wildly
to free her hands. Tears appeared in her
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NH bent over the actor.
airy to think, Wilkins. You
AVA got to remember. There must
. something if you can only remember"
But Wilkins face remained blank
ven after he had fought for and won a
mblance. of control, he had nothing
ore to offer than that statement-be-
ond the bounds of reason, yet verified
ny his watch and the clocks-that he had
eft Quaile's apartment at eight o'clock;
had, as far as he knew, come straight;
nevertheless had taken an hour and half
to complete the twenty-minute journey.
Certainly the man had no purpose in
lying.
"That hours gone out of my life," he
said. "It-it makes me feel-sick.'
He arose and faced Barbara, while Me-
Hugh watched him closely.
"Could have glass of water?'
Barbara rang. McHugh continued to
study the actor.
The maid slipped in with the water
Wilkins drank it thirstily. He tried to
smile; the effort twisted his features I'M
pleasantly.
maybe you're suspicious of my habits,
Mr.. McHugh."
The managers glance did not waver.
"You say you ate dinner at Quaile's
apartment
ayes"
McHugh turned away.
Must have rotten food at your joint,
Quaile, if it puts man out like that"
He turned to Barbara, whose attitude
had been tensely Observation-Disclosures,
Quaile fancied, apprehensive.
whats become of Dolly"
Barbara sighed. At last her hands left
the chair-back.
Dolly was no use," she answered.
ave were sure there wouldn't be re-
hearsal, and she wanted to go home.
She was afraid of the-of the"
She broke off, glancing at the telephone.
whats the bluff for?" McHugh asked
harshly.
al don't understand"
al guess you understand" McHugh
said. "Arent you trying to give me the
impression you don't want Wilkins to
know about Dolly's scare with the tele-
phone?'
The protective instinct, to which Quaile
had answered before, urged him to inter
fere; but Barbara gave him no oppor-
tunity. Her cheeks, which had been as
pale as Wilkins, flushed
wasn't that your wish?'
"A lot of good my wishes dol" McHugh
scoffed. "See here, Barbara. We've
come to showdown, you and me. What
you mean by begging wilkins to throw
over the part-talking about madness and
suicide? Ell? What's the idea? Time
/ knew something about it too"
Her tone colored with an anger
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By WADSWORTH CAMP
b illustration by arthur l. Keller

vng Cowas Fare in Wodds Theater closed for Arthur
Bertrand Woodf died while playing his
perfume which Dolly Tm1en old
noticeable leading
Qe who revised Fare that he has received
that rehearsal the
McIugh
Quae half
suspicious OF his leading He rehearsal of the principals the
waiting Wilkins
Almost
wilkins will
Wilkins his Miss Moans
Gus ne the first to get there When the two return they find Wilkins
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that failed quite to hide it's perturbation.
"You saw MIR. Carlton die. You've
more knowledge of what's happened in
the theater than l have. You know as
well as do that it does seem mad and
suicidal to play that part. If you're too
selfish to tell MIR. Wilkins so yourself, I'm
not Well, I've told him."
OUAILE, expectant of riotous outburst
on McHugh's side, saw only a growth
of the mans determination before this
unforeseen defiance.
"Im the best judge of how to run my
own business he said mildly.
"Then tell me- she answered, show you
happened to overhear what said to MIR.
Wilkins"
McHugh grinned sheepishly.
"Your door was unlocked. | walked
in"
"And how did it get unlocked?' she de-
manded. "You arranged that in order to
eavesdrop.'
She spoke more rapidly-in her eager
ness, the words stumbled trihe:
at really is time we had showdown,
as you say, Mr. NlcHugh. You've gone
out of your path to be rude and unfair to
me. You almost make me believe you
suspect me of something. Can't you be
honest? What is it?"
"Now come. Now come. | never
said l suspected you of anything, Bar
bara."
"But | know you do she answered.
"After what you've said and done to-
night we can't 90 on together. If
my leaving the company puts you to
inconvenience, you've only yourself to
blame
The manager laughed shortly.
"Hoity-toity. Come off your high
horse, Barbara. l never knew you were
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04

and great people, who were
brought to wreck and ruin
through the military power of
the nation,
Wherefore, we request our
representatives in Congress and
in the United States Senate to
not pass any bill that would en-.
danger the peoples liberties.
However. we desire to put our.
selves on record as being in
favor of larger navy, one suffi.
Gent to meet any emergency.
We do not see why our navy
should not be the strongest and
best navy in the world.
Post Committee: S. F. Kelley
A. 8. Fuller
P. d. Britain
Capt. William Mcdaniel
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
Big Revival To Start

On Sunday the 18th, a revival
service will begin at the Baptist
Church on Main Street to last
for several days. The services
will be conducted by Rev. L. w.
Russell pastor, assisted by the
noted evangelist Sid Williams,
and the singing will be under
the direction of Mr.. Jolly, who
is said to be one of the best.
Mr.. Williams is one OF the
greatest evangelists in the coun.
try, and it is expected that a
great work will be accomplished.
\ Everybody is invited, and well
come to these services. The
services will be held each after
noon and evening. except Sun
day when services will be held
at the usual hour.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
Mass Convention
Barbourville. XIV.

January 81. 1916.
To the Republicans of Knox Cos
Pursuart to the Call Of the Re-
publican safe Central Commit
tee, the Republicans of Knox
County are hereby called to meet
in Mass Convention at the Court
house in Barbourville, Kentucky
on Saturday February 18th, 1916
at ! o'clock p. M. Standard Time,
to select % delegates and 28 AL
ternate Delegates to attend the
Republican State Convention
called to meet in the City of
Louisville. Kentucky on Wednes-
day March LIST, 1916 to select
four delegates. and four alter
nate delegates from the State at
large, TO the National Republi-
can Convention to be held in
Chicago Illinois on June 9TH,
1916. Al this Mass Convention
delegates and 2S alternate
delegates will be selected to at
tend the 18th Congressional Dis
trict Convention in London Ken
lucky on Tuesday February 29th
1916, for the purpose of select
ing two delegates and two Alter
nate Delegates from the 18th
Congressional District to the
National Convention at Chicago.
All known Republicans and those
who are in sympathy with its
principles are requested to at
tend.
John w. Hughes, Chairman
Knox County Republican
Committee.
B. c. Lewis. Secretary.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
G. A. r. on Preparedness
Barbourville, Kentucky

January "a, 1916.
We. the comrades of the John
G. Eve Post, No. 22l. G. A, R.
do agree that ..
Whereas, there is so much agi-
tation about the preparedness
program of the present admins
tration in the event of war, we.
the comrades of the said Post do
submit to the G. A. r. comrades
Of the United States of America
for their consideration as to the
requisite number of the standing
army in time of peace the prop
osition that our standing army
should at no time exceed the
numbered two hundred thousand.
We do not propose to dictate to
our old comrades as to any policy
they wish to pursue or express
but merely to invite their atten-
ton to the important question
referred to -and.we know that,we
all have a deep interest in our
country's welfare and feel like
they will agree with us in regard
to same. Surely they have not
forgotten the struggle from 1861
to 1865, when their attention is
drawn to the articles now ap-
pearing in the press and to the
bill in preparation and nov
being offered before the Con-
gress of the United States pre-
senting as they do conflicting
views. Therefore, we invite the
opinion of the Grand Army of
the United States in regard to
same, not only from comrades
but from Posts.
We put ourselves on record as
being in favor of sufficient forces
in our standing army to guard
our forts and our public ports.
We believe the safety of our
country depends more on the
patriotism of the common people
than in a large standing army.
We believe that the volunteer
soldiers are a safer means of de.
Tense in time of war;
Whereas, We view with dis
favor and distrust the PROPOSE.
ton to raise a large standing
army, as being menace to the
peace and to the patriotism OF
our country. We do not desire
that our children and future gem
erations should reap the fate OF
Rome, once a mighty republic
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
Farm For Sale

A $50 acre farm l0miles from
Barbourville, KY, one mile from
KnoXfork Post Office, adjoining
KnoXfork school and church.
All under fence and cross fence.
plenty of good stock water.
about one half under timber, a
good farm house and barn: also
n tenant house and, barn. about
thirty acres in meadow grass.
Price right to the man who wants
q home. Call on or address,
j. A. Stanberry, or
John d. stanberry,
g Knoxfork, Ky.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
GAVELS PRESENTED ia MES ID.
BLACK AND F. ID. SAMPSON
IN COURT ROOM SATURDAY

have contributed to purchase
this gift, and it is presented
with confident assurance that it
will be welded in the interestof
justice and right. 1t is a sait-
able memento to be handed
down to your pOsterity, and de
that your descendants, a hum
dred years from now can, with
pride. exhibit to their friends. %
And when the time comes foF
you to lay down the duties and
responsibilities of the exalted
station which you now fill, and
your successor is indicted into
Office. it is our wish and expec-
tation that he may find YOUR
official record as clean and spot,
less as this piece of polished
ivory, which, in the name of the
Sunday schools of Barbourville,
] now have the honor to present
to you. Here Brother Lyon
placed in Judge SIMPSONS hand
the gavel; Judge Sampson rising
to his feet and bowling thankful
ly).
Judge Sampson in response
spoke as follows:
Bro. Lyon. Ladies and Gentle
men,
This is indeed a beautiful CAV
ell; but what Brother Lyon has
said, speaking for the Sunday
schools and for my neighbors
and friends, looks better and
sounds better to me than any
gavel, or ring of any gavel that
could possibly be presented to
me; my friends, this is a great
surprise and / do not know how
to express myself. This is in
deed q happy occasion for me.
want to saY now, TO the Sun
day schools and churches and
other good people of this COM
munity and this district, that |
hope I may. by the help of God,
be able to so weld this gavel as
to bring about law and order; to
promote the welfare of the citi-
zenship of this country, to adj
vance Christianity, education
and morals; and so help me God,
i will undertake to do that.
wish ! had words TO express
my gratitude to YOU. Brother
Lyon, and your Sunday school
and other Sunday schools and
churches of this part of the
country; if | did, would like to
talk while hold this gavel.
And when use ii in this Court,
or elsewhere in the District |
hope its ring there demonstrate
ing( will strike terror TO the
evil-doer and criminal, and will
inspire confidence in the inno-
cent and law-abiding citizen and
teach him that he may find in
the Courthouse, the place where
we are supposed to gather for
the adjustment of our difficult
Continued on Last Pags
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
Uncle Bill Allen Ousted

Uncle Bill Allen. the Repre-
sentative from Clinton. was
busted from his seat in the Leg.
islature, Thursday morning. by
The Democrat who was contest.
ing his seat. II seems that In
Gle Bill was the nominee of the
Republican party, and that he
failed to send his nominating
papers to the Secretary of State
so that his name might be print
ed on the official ballot. and that
lis name had to be written. and
in this event he carried the disc
'trict by a large majority.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04

As was announced the gavels
that W ere procured by the Sun.
day Schools of the city through
the suggestion and efforts of DR..
c. A. Bromley, pastor of the
First M. E. Church. were pre-
scented Saturday morning at the
Courthouse at motion hour.
Lieutenant Governor Black,
having come home on Friday,
those in charge thought it more
fitting that he should be present
ed the gavel here than at Frank
fort. So at 9:15 O'Clock, Rev. j.
w Lyon pastor of the First
Christian Church presented to
Judge Sampson the gavel in the
following words
Judge Sampson. Ladies and
Gentlemen:
1t is a common fault of man.
kind to postpone saying any,
thing good about our friends I'M
til after they are dead. Homer.
the blind poet of antiquity. re-
cited his ballads from town t.
town and begged his bread from
door to door. He lived a mendi-
cant and died in obscurity and
neglect: but he left behind him
an imperishable monument in
the excellent literary work he
had produced. Long after his
death his n; me became famous.
Men began to appreciate his
work. Then seven cities con-
tended for the honor of being
his birth place.
Seven Greek cities We'd
for Homer dead, through
which the living Homer beg
ped his bread. +"
Sir addressing Judge Samp-
SOM from the day that you as
sumed the duties of the high and
honorable position which you fill.
till now. your friends and neigh
bors have watched your course
as an official; and so well pleased
have they been that they are not
willing to wait longer before eX-
pressing their appreciation of
you. They have been highly
gratifed at your firm stand for
law and order, for temperance
and sobriety. for civic righteous
ness and clean politics; and they
have decided to express their APP
prevail OF your Omclal conduct by
presenting to you a small gift.
! hold in my hand a gavel, made
of the purest ivory, banded with
silver and properly Inscribed. |
am to place this in your hand.
1t comes to you from no political
party and from no religious de,
nomination, but from your own
townspeople. irrespective of
faith or creed. II is not pre-
sented to you because of its in
trinsic value but as an expression
OF appreciation and esteem from
your home people. The differ
ent Sunday schools Of the town
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
"Watch Your STEP"
Barbourville, Ky.

boah Ah!''
January 81, 1916
Hon. w. II. Mcdonald, Editor,
Mountain Advocate.
City.
Dear Sir
The writer's attention wa,
called to a statement you made
editorially. in your last issue
which the residents of Allison
Avenue and those living on
Knox Street between College
Street and Allison Avenue. con.
slider a very huge joke. The
statement was this:
TT has been reported that
there is a bad hole near the
Depot on Depot Street. We
have not seen Mayor Wilson
yet to ask him any questions
about it, but we will bet 4
red necktie that as soon as
he sees it he will at once
have said mudhole fixed. He
is wide-awake as well as the
rest of the board Of council
men, and they are not
going to let a little mudhole
get to be an impossible pond
in the middle of the street"
1t is not the intention of the
writer to criticise the honorable
Mayor or the Board of Council
men, but as Chairman of the
Business Mems League,
re Ell 1t my duty t g
cali their attention to the
condition of Knox Street and
Allison Avenue. two streets ovel
which there is more travel, wher
they are not impossible, thar
my street in our little city
Practically no work has beer
done on Allison Avenue since il
was graded during your admins
tration as Street Commissioner,
and today it is about all 'stiked
mule team can do to drag an
empty wagon from the intersec
ton of Depot Street and Allison
Avenue to the brickyard. Be
sides the mud, water is standing
all along the way of a sufficient
depth to drown a child should i
be 40 unfortunate as to fall of
the sidewalk.
There are two things that ear
" done. one is to drain and ma
6ndcmize the street. and the 9th
I 10 70 erect q fence along thu
Ralk 20 that children AMI
I'M may not fall in and ge
nn that these sugges
- Of come help L
Y ~ City Council
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-02-04
in their efforts to improve the

Lam, very truly,
J. A. McDermott. Chairman.
Business Mems League.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-12

Some men inherit power, others ac-
quire it, and upon some it is confer
red. But mighty few are ever able
to hang on to it.
1t is quite true that it takes money
to make money, and it also takes a
wise man to get the money to make
money with. Massage your bump of
wisdom.
You can't get ahead of the small
boy. One told us the other day that
old men are like angle worms be-
u the Chickens" get them both.
And we couldn't do a thing but gulp.
n n n
Here's another kick. President
Wilson took a swing around the circle
and every newspaper in the land
whooped it up. We swing the circle
every day and not even a jaybird
chirps.
1t takes a deal of talking and
specifying to produce the where
withall for a battleship, but the mo-
ment a new spring hat appears it is
snapped up regardless of cost and the
old man pays the bill with a check and
a snort.
n u n
Quite a bunch of newspapers are
making a feature of publishing the
news of the wal "a year ago today"
But the public is so blamed busy
reading of the war today that it has
no time to waste ven on that of yes
terday.
n n *
Of course you are thoroughly post
ed on every angle of the European
war. But who is the federal secre-
tary of state? Who is chief justice
of the supreme court? Who are the
majority and minority leaders in con-
gress? Who is secretary of agricul-
ture? How many states are there in
the Union? What was the last n
to be admitted to statehood? Know
your own country first!
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-12
STATEMENT BY NEWTON
A. X. BUGBEE.

Newton A. K. Bugbee, chairman of
the Republican State Committee, has
announced himself a candidate for
delegate at large to the approaching
National Convention.
He has issued the following state
ment:
Under the revision of our election laws it
is required that MISUNDERSTANDING to the Re
publican National Convention, to be held in
Chicago in June, must be elected by the Re
publican voters of the state. Republicans
who desire to serve their party in this re-
sponsible position must offer themselves as
candidates for the approval of the voters of
their party at a primary election to be held
the fourth Tuesday in May or, in the event
of a bill now pending before the New Jersey
Legislature becoming a law the Twenty-ffth
day of April.
In pursuance of this law l desire to an
nounce that l have decided to offer myself as
publican National Convention.
During the three years Of my service as
Chairman of the New Jersey Republican
State Committee l have endeayored to ad-
minister the duties of that office with fair
ness to every Republican in the state and
with no other ambition than to promote har-
mony in the Party TO the end that Republi-
can victories might be assured. Should 1
be honored by being selected as one of the
delegates-at-large I shall be guided by the
same motives that have governed my official
acts as state chairman.
u fully appreciate the responsibility that
will be mine should | be so fortunate as TO
be elected a delegate-at-large and l pledge
myself to use my vote, and Whatever lnnu-
ence I may have in the National Convention
in accordance with the wishes OF the ma1ofi-
ty Of the voters of my party in this state.
MY personal belief is that our candidate
for president must be a man who will at
tract the support of the united Republican
Party because the selection OF such a eandl-
date will insure Republican success IN NO
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-12
Terse, Tart, Timely
Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young

Boost for good roadsi
n n n
Now let's prepare for preparedness.
n n n
Talk for Pleasantville and we'll
talk for you.
n n u
Down with war or anything else
that interferes with baseball.
u u u
If silence is golden our political
s~pellbinders must be made of brass.
u u u
The mind of a appears to
trouble everybody but the woman her
self.
u d n
Henry Ford considers that his
peace mission has been a success.
Don't laugh!
About the only rational method of
complimenting a lazy man is to forget
to compliment him.
~ " ~
A few people know of the wise
mans wisdom, but everybody knows
of the FOOLS foolishness.
q a u
To get rich quick you have only to
annex all of the money in sight and
see that it stays annexed.
n n u
Mr.. Brandeis is welcome to that
seat on the supreme court. We have
our hands full editing this rag.
q n d
The president slid into Chicago,
slid out again, and was not held up
ever once by the "boy bandits"
u u n
When you feel like kicking the cat
just kick yourself instead. The cat
will be satisfied and you don't count.
n n n
But possibly we are at peace with
the world because the rest of the fell
lows are too busy to take a whack at
US.
u d n
Swallowing his pride" is a pain
less performance with some people.
Don't ever scratch the sides going
down.
n n u
Under stress of strong emotion a
I'M can smile, laugh and cry all
in the same breath. A man cusses
and grunts.
u d u
If we can just shoe the other fellow
off for twenty years or so perhaps by
that time the boy scouts can solve
the problem.