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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
ARRESTS SALE ON
 Wh|SKFY CHARGE
FRtfMANS PROSECUTORS
ALLEGED THAT TERRY BRIDGE FIGHT WAS CAUSED BY L.
 M. SALES LIQUOR.

l.. M. Sale, proprietor of an Oak street wagonyard, was arrested yes terday afternoon by Sheriff w. w Bishop on a charge of selling liquor
 The arrest was an outgrowth ot the fight at Terry bridge on Cadror creek Monday night, in which Jame. Ford was shot and seriously wound ed and Sam and Tom Freeman were slightly hurt.
 The men were drunk when the fight came up, it is stated, and when Sher- if Bishop arrested Sam Freeman, who is said to have shot Ford, he and Tom are said to have told the officer that they obtained two quarts of whiskey from Sale before leaving Conway Monday afternoon. On his return to the city with Freeman Sheriff Bishop obtained a warrant from Justice G. M. Easterwood and arrested Sale. He made bond for his appearance at trial to be held next Monday. Sale has several times be- fore faced similar charges here, but has not yet been forced to pay a fine.
 Under the new statewide prohibi- tion law it is made a felony instead of a misdemeanor to sell liquor and a fixed penalty of one year in the peni- tentiary is provided for conviction. Section 8 of the Newberry act, which was passed by the last legislature, reads as follows:
 Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provis- ions of this act shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a period of one year. No court shall suspend sentence or permit plea of guilty to be entered and continue the case for a second offense of the pro- visions of this act"
 James Ford. according to tele- phone message from his home in Mat thews township today, is resting well and it is believed he will recover from his injuries, unless pneumonia should develop in the wound in his right lung.
 Sam Freeman's preliminary hear ing is set before Justice Easterwood for Friday, but it is thought likely that it will be continued at that time, as there is little probability of Ford being able to be out that early.
 It was rumored here this after noon that Ford had died from his wounds, but a telephone report from Greenbrier said the report was groundless.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
PLAN THOROUGH
 CLEANUP IN CITY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
TO BE ENLISTED IN WORK OF CLEANING AND BEAUTI-
 TYING NEXT WEEK.

Every citizen of Conway, man, wo- man and child, is to be enlisted in the work of cleaning up Conway next week, if the plans of the special committees appointed by Mayor J. C.. Dawson are carried out. The com mittees, which consist of one alder man and two ladies from each ward, met yesterday afternoon with May or Dawson and spent more than an hour outlining plans for the work.
 In order to get it prominently be- fore the public every pastor in Con- way will be requested to make an nouncement of cleanup week in his pulpit. Sunday and Mayor will make the announcement before the school children at the public school Friday morning As a special inducement to the children, each one who performs as much as four hours labor in any
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
GUY BOY IS HELD
 ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Owen Rowlett, IF, of Guy, Califor- mia township, was brought to Conway today by Constable Pirtle on com- mitment issued by Justice of the Peace J. L. Hooper, charging Row. lett with carnal abuse. The prose cutting witness named in the papers is Alma Kessinger, 13-year-old daugh- ter of Charles Kessinger. Rowlett is son of T. J. Rowlett, we'll known farmer of California township. Jus tice Hooper fixed his bond for ap- pearance before the grand jury at $500, which was made after Rowlett was brought to Conway and he was released.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
ULT|MATUM IS SENTCFRMANY
 BY PRESIDENT
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
 Washington, D. C., April 19.-Be- fore joint session of congress as- sembeled in the house of representa- tives this afternoon President Will son solemnly announced that he had sent an ultimatum to the German government, to the effect that unless an immediate reply was received stating that Germany would change her methods of submarine warfare in accordance with the contentious of the United States, diplomatic rela- tions would be severed.
 The president asked that the ad- ministration be given the united SUD- port of congress in the gravest crisis that has arisen since the outbreak of the European war.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
U. s. EXPERT TO
 YACCINATf HOGS

An expert from the United S&s&as department of agriculture VIII si~e public demonstration of the treas- ment of hog cholera at the farm ef Rupert H. Weems. two midas north west of Conway. on Friday afternoon, April 28. Thirty pure brsd hag hened spotted Poland China hogs and pies will be vaccinated with the double treatment. It is expected that . tares number of farmers and o$hars inter ested in live stock will bs present The demonstration will start shortly after noon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
CLUB WOMEN TO MEET TOMORROW DISTRICT FEDERATION TO ASSEMBLE AT CONWAY FOR
 TWO-DAY SESSION
 THURSDAY.

The semi-annual meeting of the Lit tie Rock district of the Arkansas Fed eration of Women's Clubs will con- vene here tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, in the high school auditori-
 um, Mrs. John w. Conger of Con-
 way will preside over the Thursday
 morning sessions. Mrs. Clio Harper of Little Rock is president of the dis trict organization. Two delegates
 from each of the AT clubs in the dis trict are expected to be present The
 towns included in the district are
 Little Rock. Hot Springs, Malvern, Beebe, Argenta, Morrilton and Con way.
 The following is the official pro- 1gram of the meeting:
 Thursday morning, 10 a. m.- Song, America; invocation, Dr. F. IS. H. Johnston; welcome address for the city, Mayor J. Clarence Dawson of Conway; for the clubs, Mrs. Lu- |cille Bailey; for the schools, Dr. John w. Conger; response, Mrs Clarence Rose of Little Rock; presi- dents message, Mrs. Clio Harper of Little Rock; whistling solo, TO a Wild Rose," and "An April Morn,"
 Mrs. Cecil Baker of Malvern; re- ports of officers: vice president, Mrs. |C. c. Sparks of Hot Springs; record ling secretary, Mrs. R. Y. Phillips of
 Malvern; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ed. Meeks of Little Rock; treas urer, Mrs. John w. Conger of Con- way; parliamentarian, Mrs. Lula
 Markwell of Little Rock; piano solo, "Ballade in G Minor" Miss Norma
 Wilson of Conway; announcements. Thursday afternoon, 1:30 o'clock. l-Meeting of credentials committee i; piano solo, "Grillen" and "Valse in
 c Minor,' Miss Priscilla Brassler of
 Malvern; minutes; reports of com
 mittees: Art, Mrs. Bertha Sumpter
 of Malvern; civics, Mrs. Virgil Bee
 son of Morrilton; library, Mrs. Ella
 Wright of Hot Springs; legislation,
 Mrs. L. M. Stacey of Little Rock :;
 home economies, Mrs. Earle Hodges
 of Little Rock; civil service, Mrs.
 Hugh Garrett of Beebe; health, Mrs
 Sam Heiligers of Conway; educa- tion, Mrs. Lucille Bailey of Conway;
 social and industrial, Mrs. John w. Gates of Lonoke; drama league, Mrs.
 Avis Crawford of Little Rock; con- servation, Mrs. Pearle Rainwater of
 Morrilton; violin solo, "Viennese
 Popular Song," Miss Sallie Harton |of Conway; reading, "The Arkansas Girl," Miss Mary McCabe of Little Rock; club reports.
 Thursday night, o'clock, at Gen. tral College-Address, Mrs. H. c. Gibson; solos, "The Hindoo Chant,' 1.-The Shepherd Lad" and Goodbye, Sweet Day." Miss Willie Shields of Little Rock; "Arkansas,' Mrs. J. w. Barnett.
 Friday morning, 9:30 o'clock Minutes; conference of club presi- dents on finance; Health Needs of Little Rock District" Mrs. c. w. Garrison of Little Rock; piano solo, Miss Allie Merle Conger of Conway; address, School" Miss Marcella Ar thur; piano solo, Miss Laura Harton |of Conway; plans for state endow- ment, Mrs. A. Retan of Little Rock; closing words; reception, from to |6 p. m., at Mrs. Joseph Frauenthals home, by the Conway clubs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
TEACHERS MEET LAMBS
 TOMORROW AND FRIDAY

The State Normal team will clash with Arkansas College tomorrow and Friday afternoons, on the Normal field. Wood. Arkansas pitching won der, who is barred from playing in the Athletic Association on account of charges of professionalism, will pitch the opening game for the team from Batesville. Matthews will hurl for the Normal. The games will be- gin at 3:30 o'clock
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
DEMONSTRATORS DELAYED.

County Demonstrator J. l.. Phil ips desires to announce to his dem- onstrators, co-operators and club boys that he has been delayed in making his visits to them, on account of numerous calls for land terracing, vaccinating hogs and building dip ping vats. He states, however, that he will begin his regular visits as early as possible.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
HORSE STILL MISSING.

The fine horss of RAv. Peter Zsll pastor of St. Joseph's Cathohe church, which was stolen frou A3s stable on April 2. has not yet ben recovered. No tract of the animal has been found since hs wss traced as far as Little Rock ths uornanG after he was stolen.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
FIRST HOME GROWN
 BERRIES ON MARKET

The first home grown strawberries of the season were marketed in Con- way today by Mrs. F. P. Hawk, who lives at Caney, three miles southeast of Conway. Mrs. Hawk said they had three acres in berries and would have an abundant supply by the first of next week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19
TO ORGANIZE COUNCIL.

Everybody interested in the work of the Boy Scouts and CAackea Scouts. and especially the IfathssA are urged to attend . meeting Thurs day night at James Business Collses. when a local council wiii be organ. ized. The council will oversee aA Scout work.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-24
EIGHTEENTH EPISODE
The Green-Eyed God

'T thought you had discarded that theory. Captain Brackett," Margery Golden said in surprised tones. "I know you discovered some strongly convincing evidence, but when, with our own eyes, we saw both David Manley and the Laughing Mask in the same room at the same time. it stands to reason they must be different per sons" Then she added softly to her self. And I am sorry it turned out that way"
 Just then one of the captains men entered the room with news of star ting character written large on his face.
 Well Jenkins, what is it?" tersely demanded his superior. and then as the eself-important sleuth glanced at Margery. he added. "AIiss Golden is in on this as much as any of us."
 "Well, you see it happened like this" he began in a meditative voice, ''I had been dOin' a fOur-hOur stretch down at the four corners. It was the blackest kind of night and there wasn't even a stray rabbit for com pany. I hadn't seen anything that looked suspicious, so when Donovan comes along to spell me off, thought I'd stop in minute for a chat with Parker. the head gardener down at Wilken's place. I found the old man and his son, Joe, in the kitchen and they gave me a little sOmethin' to take the dust out of my throat. We was settin' there quiet and peaceable, when all of sudden I seen old Par ker starin' at the open winder with the eyes bulgin' out of his head. l took a squnt myself and I'll be blamed if that slippery customer with the comic mask wasn't lookin' right into my eyes.
 "'JenkinS,' ho says, quite calmlike, you're good man in your way, So I thought I'd tip you off that couple of the Iron Claw's-second-stOry workers are pullin' off job right in this house While you're guzzling your beer. If you nab those two pOrch-climbers.' be says, it ought to help that promotion we're lookin' for"
 Then he gives a little laugh an with that he was gone. I thought he was kiddin' me along and was pretty
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Anxious to do anything which might tend to clear up the harassing doubts preying upon her mind, Margery will lingly acquiesced in this plan. A lit tie later the speedy, gray roadster containing the determined police cap tain and the troubled-faced girl~'drew up just around the bend of the road beyond the Kicks homestead, where David Manley had taken up his abode since his abrupt departure from the manor house of his former employer.
 Suddenly Margery felt her heart quicken as she saw familiar figure, with dejectedly dropping shoulders, cutting across the fields in the direc- ton of Seven Oaks Hill. The keen eyed officer caught sight of his quarry at almost the same moment.
 There's our man now" he said quickly, "and it's up to us to keep him in sight every minute"
 Stealthily the slender girl and the burly captain, slipping from cover to cover, shadowed the abstracted Man ley, who was apparently too occupied with his thoughts to be at all on his guard. He finally reached the sum- init of the hill and made straight for the lone powder, where on previous occasion the Laughing Mask had mys- teriously eluded the hotly pursuing police captain. His trailers lodged into a nearby thicket and breathless- ly waited the outcome of this strange procedure.
 Nor had they long to wait. 4 few tense moments elapsed after David Manley disappeared from view behind the powder and then another figure emerged from in back of that stone concealment. The features of the new comer were shrouded by yellow and grotesquely laughing mask.
 Through that opening the two shad- overs of tine Laughing Mask saw him advancing toward a rose-mantled sum merhOuse at the end of shaded walk. They saw graceful girl, her fiowerlike face aglow with eager ey- pectation, suddenly emerge from the Summerhouse and run to meet him with outstretched arms. Then as the two figures met for moment in close embrace a sharp cry of pent-up anguish burst from the white lips of Margery Golden.
 As that soul-racked cry reached his ears. the perfidious masker broke from
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"They Were as Full of Fight . the embrace of his companion and stood gazing in startled surprise in the direction from which it came. At that moment thick-set figure came catapulting through the hedge and bore down upon the Laughing Mask like human cannon ball. The eXas- perated police captain, realizing he could no longer hope to take his enc my by surprise, had staked everything on this sudden rush. But the nimble- footed fugitive was off like a sprinter trying to beat q record, and by the time he reached the road he had gained q wide leap Over\his numbering pursuer, who shortly gave up the chase and slowly retraced his steps, blowing like winded truck horse.
 'This is the second time you've har- bored that criminal" he parked at the proudly erect young woman who stood facing Margery Golden, ''an' as an of ficer of the law 1 give you warming it will be worse for you if you don't tell us where he keeps himself under cOver."
 ''I shall tell you nothing answered the openly defiant girl, your bully ing threats do not frighten me in the least, and I shall see that your in- sulting conduct is reported to the proper. authorities"
 With this parting shot the unruf- fled girl deliberately turned her back on the raging police captain and, with quiet dignity, made her way toward the white-pillared mansion. Nothing remained for that utterly routed arm of the law but to withdraw from the field of this disastrous verbal battle with the best grace he could muster, but already, in his somewhat limited rnngc of mental activity, he had de viseI new scheme for trapping the elusive masquer3der, whose immedi- ate capture he was more crimly de- termined upon than ever.
 To his surprise MarEery Golden promptly and steadfastly rebelled at the part which he had chosen for her to play in the consummatioD of this scheme. which sdVored to q certain degree If interruptions trichery. It was only by flaming the smolderlng jealousy of the sorely tried girl :Eet he was at last able to wiring from her d reluctant consent to do his bidding.
 'The chances arc heewont leave that good-lookin' doll for minute. even though he thinks you are in ter rible danger" had been his argument which finally carried tho day. Fear ing that his hcSitating confederate might exercise her W"nian'S prcrc-a- five of suddenly changing her miui, the wiiy strgtcsist imlnediately put
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5 2 Couple of Kilkenny Cats"
 rcpellent lawbreakers left their cover when the thicket was again occupied by stealthily moving figure.
 The newcomer. straining to over hear the conversation between Jules Legar and Dutch Frank. wore that familiar and derisive mask of yellow
 "lt's a trap to get our masked friend down to Wharton's quarry, where the bunch is waiting to gather him in," said Lcgar
 q haven't got any love for that med ding masker, but this is too good n chance to miss. I've got some hcav- fer scores than his to settle, and right now is the time to do it."
 With a cold chill of apprehension the Laughing Mask remembered he had no method of reaching the dis tant quarry except by foot. and long before he could hope to reach his destination Legar would have had ample time tO carry out his ficndiSh puTpOSe. But anything was better than this maddcning inaction, and although realizing the futility of his course Inc raced frantically along the road through the dust clouds raised ny the black automobile, fast diSap- bearing in the distance.
 That swiftly moving conveyance bearing Lcgar and his vicious follow er turned oT into seldom used wood road and shortly aftcrward came to q stop little way back of the steep walled granite quarry As Lcgur peercd over the edge of the perpen- dicular cliff. from which great blocks of stone had been shearcd away by powerful explosives. an evil smile uf triumph distorted his Scar-furrnyvcd face. For just beneath him were tho figures of the portly police Capinir and two "f his mcn crouchinc behind ponderous upright Slah of granite. Standing little apart from the others was the sohcrfaced daughter of his louc-haiod enemy.
 Hc saw thc authoritative officer mo- tion the doiectod girl into the hiding place. aud as with apparent reluCt- aUce she obeyed this mute signal the irouclgwed spy drew back from the clih-rdcc and rcioinod bis companion. who was waiting by the automobile.
 They're dowa ;hsre, all right" Lcgar savagely eX.lted, in response tO the qucstiouin.> look of Dutcb Frank. and when we blow out tlie side of that Ilif they are going to get crushed like rats in a trap".
 "'rhcn we can croak that bunch whenever you'rc ready. gov'nor.' nu- swcred the blond g,mman with thc Ted lust of murder in his eyes. T hs-i
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SYNOPSIS.

On windward Island Palidori intrigues Mrs Golden into an appearance of evil which causes Golden to capture and tor ture the Italian by branding his face ana crushing his hand Palidori floods the is land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter Margery. Twelve years later in New York a Masked One rescues Margery from Le- gar and takes her to her fathers home Legar sends Golden a demand for the chart. The coveted chart is lost in a fight between Manley and one Of Legar henchmen, but is recovered by the Laugh ing Mask Margery rescues the LaughlpS gery not indifferent to his love. He saves her from Mauki's poisoned arrows. Man ley plans a mock funeral which fails to accomplish the desired purpose the cap ture of the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar
 gery is saved from death at the hands ot the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask An attempt by the Iron Claw to blow up the O'Mara cottage is frustrated in the nick of time. The Laughing Mask discloses his identity to Margery. Mareery over hears the police's plan to take the Laugh ing Mask prisoner and hastens to warn him. They escape both the police and the Iron Claw. Later the Laughing Mask is almost taken while with Margery at her home He eludes capture; Margery's father tells her that the Mask has met death. A mysterious woman frightens Legar's henchman into a promise of con fession to clear the Laughing Mask. She meets Margery and discloses herself to that young lady as David Manley. Le- gar and his gang get possession of some loot and escape. taking Margery with them. The Laughing Mask adds to his mysteriousness by once more saving her from death. Margery rescues the chart of the Van Horn loot. The police attempt to arrest David as the Laughing Mask. The Mask appears on the scene. David saves Margery and her friends from Le- gar's henchmen, one of whom loses his life trying to escape. The police captain teaches Margery the heliograph. In an by Lecar. The Laughing Mask comes to her aid. The code saves them. David discovers a diagram which is the means of averting the deaths of the Goldens and their guests at a lawn banquet.
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inc hrst part of his plan into execu- ton. He went to the small mahogany writing desk standing in one corner of the gunroom and busted himself in clumsily guiding the pen held in his thick fingers over q haif-sheet of notepaper.
 'This ought 10 do the trick if any thing will" he complacently an- nounced, swinging about in his chair after few moments of laboriOus ef- fort. "now let's get this thing straight. I've signed Legar's name to this here billydoo. and it's just about the way he'd have written it himself. It's ad- dressed to Dutch Frank in New York. and it says Legar has rigged up a plant to decoy you down to Wharton's Quarry at four o'clock this after noon. an he wants a couple of his strong-arm men sent right out to help pull off the abductin' job. and carry you back to the city. Now we'll take this fake message out to that big rock where we've seen the Laughing Mask iltliiEAI dluuil ali UI u ili lAfAliA sight. kind of careless like. as though if had slipped out of Legar's pocket. Then if our man comes along an he ain't too much taken up with his new lady friend, he's pretty likely to swal- low this bait, hook an sinker. an if he goes down to Wharton's quarry at four o'clock this afternoon to give you a hand like he used to do he's goin to get the biggest surprise party of his life"
 When the stOclSy captain of police having planted" his forged decOy in a conspicuous spot near the lone powder. returned to the waiting girl in the lOw-slung car, his face was unmistakably stamped with self satisfaction.
 The jubilant police officer might have lost some of his confidence in the success of his plan had he known that from behind sheltering thicket two pairs of evil eyes had watched his every movement from the time the gray car had stopped by the road side. Now that the coast was clear there emerged from that thicket q man with wOIfiSh. Scar-marked face. lieutenant retrieved the white slip Of paper intended to entrap the Laugh ing Mask. But scarcely ihad these
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sore by that time. 1 makes q dive through the winder with Joe close behind me, but that masked Jerry bad disappeared like he always does.-
 We did the best we could, chief, an you ought to Laow it ain't DO cinch to round mp the Laughin' Mask. Well-as l was sayin's he made n clean getaway and me and Joe decid- ed to take look through the house to make sure he was only stringin' Us. We went up them front stairs like a couple of gum-shoc artists an then We seen sOmetiIin' was wrong