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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-03-06

Little Harpe travelled through
Hopkins county on their way to
join their wives. 1--WE quote
substantially from a sketch pre-
pared by Hon. Jos. R. Under
wood, decd, of Bowling Green,
for Collins History.)
The country on the south side
of Green river was wilderness
with but few scattered settlers.
The Harpes rode good horses,
were we'll dressed in broadcloth
coats and armed with rifles and
hostlers and pistols. The wild,
uninhabited conditions of the
country was their apology for
such equipment. They stopped
for dinner at the house of a set
tier named James Hopkins.
While resting themselves, and
enjoying the hospitality of Mr..
Hopkins, the Harpes passed
themselves as Methodist preach
ers, and one of them said a long
grace at the dinner table. After
dinner the Harpes resumed their
journey toward the Ohio river.
The first cabin passed was that
of Moses Stigall, then occupied
by his wife and child, he then
being from home. 1t is certain
that on joining their wives, they
lost no time in packing up and
leaving.
They camped for the night a
few miles from the residence of
Stigall, who owed one of the
women dollar. Stigall met
the party, and told the woman
to Call on his wife. and tell her
to pay the dollar. He said his
wife did not know where he
kept his money and accordingly
sent proper directions. One or
all of the wives of the Harpes
went to the house of Stigall and
told his wife what her husband
had said. She found his purse
which contained about $40 in sill
yer out of which she paid the
woman the dollar due her.
The wives told the Harpes
about the money, and this led to
the murders which followed.
During the following night, the
Harpes left the camp and went
to the house of Stigall, got the
money, murdered his wife and
child, and Mr.. Love who was
with them, and then set the
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-03-06

man. Mr.. Graves and his son
were making a crop at a new
place in order to move the fam
lily when the place was ready for
them. They killed Mr.. Graves
and his son, and hid them in
some brush.
Telling OF these events, Col.
Trabue says william Woods,
ESQ.,, was a bold and courageous
young man, and not even wait
ing for their horses, he and Nat
Stockton concluded they would
60 Immediately on foot to my
house, to-wit, Daniel Trabue's,
expecting the murderers would
60 there, as had store and
had been active in having them
hunted. They got to my house,
which was forty miles away,
and told the news. Col. Trabue
then lived near Columbia. He
says, Il sent out that night for
some neighbors, and made ar
engagements. We sent one man
off next morning by sunrise to
Frankfort to the Governor, that
he might have it published in
the newspapers. Mr.. Woods
and Mr.. Stockton's statements
wrote down, and had them swear
to it, what they knew of their
own knowledge, and what Rob-
ert Brassel had told them. |
sent another man down to Vel
low Banks to Gen. Samuel Hop,
kin's with the news and the
statement. l directed the man
to go as fast as he could, and
spread the news as he went.
The man l sent to Gen. Hop
kins was John Ellis. He happen.
ed to go the same way the Harpes
had taken. When they heard
of him. they pursued, and tried
to overtake him. Ellis had a
good horse, and went 90 Or 70
miles a day. The whole State
got in a great uproar, because it
was uncertain what route the
murderers would take"
Big Harpe had two wives and
little Harpe one, and after the
escape from Danville, the wives
with their children located about
eight miles from the present
site of the city of Henderson,
where they lived during the win
ter of 1889, and ensuing spring
In the summer of 1899, Big ant
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-03-06

The freight sheds of the Ad-
ans Express Co., in Louisville,
burned entailing a loss of 500,
600. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-03-06

bodies. Two men, Hudglns and
Gilmore. were returning from
the Lick with salt, and had
camped for the night not far
from Stigalls. About daylight
the Harpes went.to their camp
and arrested them upon pretense
that they had committed robbery,
murder and arson at the house
of Stigall. They shot Gilmore,
who died IN the SPOT. Hudgens
broke and ran, but was overta
ken by the Harpes and put to
death. These facts were given
after Big Harpes' death, by the
wives.
News of these murders spread
through the scattered popula-
ton with rapidity, a company
was formed, and the pursuit of
these murderers commenced.
When overtaken they were about
to kill another man, Smith. Lit
tie Harpe ran into the bushes
and escaped. Big Harpe, who
was on horseback, was pursued
for several miles and wounded.
and finally knocked from his
horse. When Stigall, the hus-
band of the murdered woman,
came up to where he was lying,
he placed the muzzle of his gun
against his body, and shot MIN
through the heart. Thus perish
ed this brutal monster.
The historian says, His head
was cut off, a tall young tree
growing by the side of the trai!
or road was selected, and trim
med of its latereal branches to
the top, and then made sharp.
On this point the head was fast
ened. The skull and jaw bone
remained there for many years
after all else had been decom-
posed and mingled with the dust.
The place where the tree grew
ras in Webster county, and is
known upon the map of Ken
lucky as 'Harp's Head to this
day."
We read in Collins History
that Little Harpe when next
heard from was on the road
which runs from New Orleans,
through the Choctav grant, to
Tennessee. Whilst there he be-
came acquainted with and joined
the band of outlaws led by the
celebrated Mason. Mason anC
Harpe committed many depre
dations upon the above mention
ed road, and upon the Mississippi
river. They continued thi:
course of life for many years
and accumulated great wealth
Finally Mason and his band be
came so notorious and trouble
some. that the governor of Mis-
sissippi territory offered a re.
ward of five hundred dollars fol-
his head. Harpe Immediately
determined to secure the reward
for himself. Finding Mason one
day in a thick cane brake, count
ing his money, he shot him. cut
off his head. and carried it tt
the village of Washington, ther
the capital of Mississippi. A
man who had been robbed about
a year before by Mason's band
recognized Harpe, and upon his
evidence he was arrested, ar
raigned, tried, condemned anC
executed. Thus persisted the
Little Harpe," who. lacking
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-03-06

Indications from Washington
are that the Overman bill, urged
by the President to give him in
creased power will not pass.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-03-06
MARSHALS AID
FOR ENLISTED
MANS FAMILY
Red Cross Home Service STANDS
by Relatives OF Uncle Sans
Soldiers and Sailors

IEDITOR'S NOTE:-This is the Seconci
of a series of five articles prepaf-i ~
Mr.. Fieser on the subject OF Red Cross
Home Service. The three rsuaintnz art~-
icles are: Financial Aid IN Home SeTv--
Ice" What Has Been Taught hNIns-
Service Workers and 'Oryanizinc and
Training 80, 900 Home SerTtcs Commit
teemen."1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
The Valuable Work Done BY
The Drama League This Year

port of the president, Mrs. Zen Ali
Haggin, which continues:
The Playgcing Committee has con-
tinued as usual, or rather not as usual,
for it has worked harder than ever.
with less apparent results. Sixty-three
plays have been visited and only eight
bulletined, as follows: Business Be-
fore Pleasure" "Misalliance,n "The
Torches" "LElevation.' Greenwich
Village Theatre first billy, 1.-THE Gypsy
Trail" "Karen" and 'The Wild Duck, ("
with notes on the following plays:
"Daybreak," Polly With Past'' and
an the Zone" Washington Square
Players).
One Of the regrets Of the committee
Is that many Of the most important
dramatic events of the year could not
be included in the bulletins because
they were produced only at special per-
formances. And yet the number OF
those special performances, growing
each year in New York City, represent
ing the best drama of the world ane
playing each year to better. houses
seems to US who have watched the au-
dience for good drama grow a mark o.
the success of the Drama League ide,
and hope Of the day when the best O.
the worlds dramatic literature will b.
none too good for large audiences il
the New York theatres
The Drama League calendar has is
sued several of its most interesting
numbers this year, but not enough o.
them. The Drama League calcnda
should be issued regularly each month
from October to May. That calenda
represents our opportunity to do yeo
man service for these performances, a
we'll as for ali dramatic lectures, read
ings, ETC., which are propaganda TO
good drama. But the Drama Leagu
membership dues are not sufficient t
. pay for that calendar. We can issu
it only when it pays for itself, throug
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

plays in which there arc Christmas or
Thanksgiving dinners. The seemingly
overloaded plates that he diaases -
1t every performance contain nothing
moro snbstantial than sliced appaes,
oranges, bananas End pineapples.
'eMan per6dous mani exclaimed
AZ investigator, who stumbled upon
his dark secret Us it fair to deceive
the public in this manner :"
aThat ain't NO decepshun No. sab,
no decepshun whatscevah.' retorted
Jolson. 4I'm bein' good to EN- two
vsys and they doan know it. In the
first place All have to sing song dur
ing that banquet and two songs later,
Do you think All could do that aftah
eating peacock's tongues, an humming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Please Don't Laugh

ing on the counter. Heartless, weren't
they? So about this time l felt am
bition burning in my heart and joined
a stock company as general utility.
''The first week I got there one of
the actors got something to eat when
the manager wasn't looking and it made
him sick, so he couldn't play the China
man. 'Ah!' said I, let me play the
Chinaman' You'll cried he. Yes
said little Florrie. So I put the top
of stocking over my head with
black yarn queue on it and dipped my
arms in the suds and washed! Oh, they
thought it was a great Characterization
You know it was one of those towns
where you have to get them in by hav-
ing coupons attached to their tickets
litter. Then you serve ice cream and
cake on the stage after the matinee.
You knowi
well, the following week I played
the wronged girl in Driven from
Home on Her Birthday Eve and had
to shoot a man-only they forgot to
show me how to cock the gun. So, of
course, the darn thing wouldn't go off
and l had to say Bang and then the
man died. Did the audience laugh?
| Did they? l should say they did. Both
! Of them!
81 never have studied my lines. l
never know what Pm going to say, and
the worst of it is none of the rest of
them know either. The authors say,
What is the use in giving you a part
to study You don't say anything that
I say, anyway
"You should have seen this part when
started with it. Not bit like it
not bit 1t changed at each rehearsal,
and as a matter of fact it is still
changing That is why the people who
are occupying 'Parlor, Bedroom and
Bath with NE laugh when they
shouldn't.
"You know, they think I am funny!
I don't at all. Why, sometimes I'm so
darned scared when I get out there
and don't know what I'm going to say
that I quake with fear, and then the
necessity Of conversation becomes ur-
gent and l say something-and every
body laughs and it's all right. Aren't
they kind to me 2"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

the book shop friend, and the man
ager expresses the hope that every
member Of the Drama League will
share that friendship. It has had to
earn its own way in the world. has
had no money for propaganda or for
advertising, yet its fame has spread.
From the month Of its opening it has
more than paid expenses, and even the
wartime slump in the purchase Of
books has not been able to drive it
back beyond the bounds of self-sup-
port. Nobody knows how word of the
Drama League book shop gets to Maine
and to California, to North Dakota, to
Texas and to Canada. and yet orders
for books and letters seeking advice
and recommendation come from all
parts of the country every week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

~ New York Centre Of the Drama
r...ue has lost = thousand members
living the last year and has gained a
shon.and-fold in strength. A good
,..nv Of them have been young men
vsc have gone OF to war: or young
women who have entered the service
fer some form Of war work Many
others are people whom the necessities
II war have forced to every economy.
INT q good many more are people to
vhom the Drama League means nothing
more than five afternoons diversion
daring the winter and who left the
league without regard to what they
.ould give to the cause Of good drama
IN America when the FIVE afternoons
verr cut down to three in favor of the
soldiers in the training camps.
Il is significant fact that 80 per
cent of those who have resigned were
members paying 81 annually. those who
we're getting in actual cash value fa,
more than a dollars worth of service
from the Drama League. and only &c
uer cent Of the supporting members
those whose membership represents in
mart at least a gift to the cause of gooc
drama in America. The league ha.
been in constant contact with the worl
Of the Commission on Training Caml
Activities and has been able to help il
many ways. direct and indirect, towar,
the entertainment of soldiers ant
sailors in training both in the canton
ments and in the cities.
The New York Centre. in cooperatio,
with the entertainment bureaus of tn
Y.M. C. A., Chaplain Isaacs of the nav
yard and other agencies, furnishe
ffty-two entertainments during tn
winter months at camps in and aroun
New York City. More than ever tn
Drama League of America has been
clearing house for information con
corning dramatic literature and events
These facts are set forth in the re
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
By Harriette Underhill

Every night as the curtain falls on
less stage director waits until they call
"Strike." and then sings out, Gre
member, everybody-pleasS don't laugh
during the performance. Let the au-
dience do the laughing" How foolish!
He might as we'll say Don't get
hungry" or Don't have a toothache"
or Don't die"
How could any one help laughing
at Florence Moore? You know Miss
Moore is not behaving like lady, and
you know that you ought to say ooh,
how you act." but you can't because
you are too busy laughing.
After seeing "Parlor, Bedroom and
Bath" we had but one desire-to see
Miss Moore. We did, and then we
knew why she played the role of Polly
Hathaway as she did. She isn't acting
That is the way she acts all the time.
'Will you come in ?" said she. 'Now
go away back and sit down in that
corner, and you sit there, and you
there. Suzette, you go in the bath
room. There. now we are arranged.
You see, l have parlor, bedroom and
bath, only they are all long and no
wide. They had two feet of space left
behind the stage box and they decided
to make it into the star dressing room.
We thought we would remember
everything Miss Moore said But we
didn't want to stop to make notes be-
cause we might miss something, anc
SO we remembered only a small part
Of it.
She scintillates. She leaps lightly
from peak to peak. You cannot follow
her. She won't give you time to enjoy
anything she says properly because She
never stops.
She finally came to tell US how she
went on the stage.
AT first, you know, when I was quite
young I used to sing in choir. Thai
was how I started out to earn my
living But after while they founc
out what was the matter with the choil
and found myself looking for anothe
job. got one-selling music in Sons
emporium, and what simple little thin,
do you think they fred me for thu
time? Why, they objected to my dane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

an advertising ch4rge Of 81 line for
notices. As result, some perform
ances Of very special interest and note,
coming in an otherwise barren month,
must be neglected, however great our
desire to pass on their message to our
members.
The person who will make that
Drama League calendar an established
fact, either by special donation to
maintain it or by guarantee of adj
vertising. for example, ten lines a
month for the French Theatre, ten
lines apiece for the struggling little
theatres, etc, will help the Drama
League do real and vita, service
The Drama League book shop began
as an experiment last year. The pub
fishers and playwrights already count
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

! Aboszt the City

The P. D. Ackerman Studins have Of
fered to build the miniature travelling
theatre to be used BY the Stage WON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Al Jolson Gorges
Agreedbly to Hoouer

Although 1 fortune is invested in the
gorgeous scenery with which "Sinbadr
Is mounted, and another fortune in the
costumes, it is strange commentary
en- human nature that neither attracts
cne-half the attention, curiosity and
comment that is devoted by Winter
Garden audiences to Al Jolson's ex-
hibition of eating at every perform
ance.
A visit behind the scenes disclosed
the fact that Jolson has craftily stolen
march on the members Of the pro-
fession who have eaten, not wisely but
too we'll, of chicken, turkey, buildings
or some other 'perishable prop" in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
Most Violent Bombardment Since Boche
Began Their Retreat From Banks
Of the Marne.
IANKEE GUNS ARE REPLYING
|Snipers Being Routed Out of Fismes While
Town is Under Fire of High Explo-
sives and Gas.

Ing and searching out tho German
lines. The eoehes are keeping the
vesle under constant machine nun
fire and patrols are doina darjno
work In crossing the river.
Marshlness Of the ground aIono the
river bank also aids the Roehes maxi
ing any movement there most dlffi.
cult The Americans are forced to
founder through the marsh to ford
able spot, then half swim and half
wade to the opposite side.
Increasing 6oche terror Of failing
into the hands Of the Americans can
be observed. A hill southeast Of
Fisres was Uttered with German
dead, all shot in the back when the
position had become -unsenabte. They
had fled rather than surrender.
Two wounded Boches who had
been hiding three days begged not to
be killed, when they were brought in.
They said their officers told them the
Americans took no prisoners.
An American balloon observer
made a sixth daring leap to safety
when Hun plane brought down his
gas bag. In five previous attacks the
Boehes had not got his balloon, but
had forced him to Jump. Yesterday
afternoon his balloon was shot down
in flames, but the observer landed
safely after parachute ride.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
Vne Hundread and Five Re-
ported Missing and Over
Hundred Killed

united Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. Eight hun
uled and seventy-one names were an
suounced by the war department today
~ ~ six casualty lists, the latest from
uN Me franco-American drive. Today's
ast brought the total losses thus far
Nanounced from the drive to 2.544.
Va today's list, 579 we're army cas-
saitles and 292 marine losses. The
my list was divided as follows:
Miled in action, 63.
Ned of wounds, Z.
ped Of disease, 1.
ned Of aeroplane accident, l.
Med OF accident and other causes, /.
Wounded severely, 3S8.
wounded, degree undetermined, 63
Missing in action, 1O5.
lows:
hii'ed in action, 81.
Lied Of wounds, 2.
wounded, severely, 80.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
INTENDS TO KEEP BELGIUM
UNTIL, ALLIES PAY INDEMNITIES

Recognition of Germany's integrity
as before the war.
Remuneration of all claim to Alsace-
Lorraine by France.
Restoration Of all German colonies,
or their equivalent.
Recognition of Austria-Hungary'
integrity, as before the war, plus ter
ritorial and economic advantages OBJ
tanned through the Bucharest peace.
Recognition of Brest-Litovsk peace.
Recognition of Courland, Lthunia,
Esthonia and Livonia and included in
Germany's sphere of influence.
PAYMENT of indemnities to Germany
by the allies.
Recognition OF Germany's solution
Of the Polish question.
Liberty Of the seas.
Remuneration by the allies of every
form of boycott against Germany after
the war.
Remuneration of Italy's claims re-
.gardina the Adriauc,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
|rsy Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
staff Correspondence

|rsy Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
staff Correspondence
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMIES
I'm FRANCE, Aug. Herman heavy
|,tiIIery 10 in action for the first time
|dnce the Boctss were driven across
HE oureq. The firing 10 now the
|nost violent sirce the enemy retreat
from the Marine.
This is the frat indication that the
herman guns have reached the line
|shere the ensmy intends TO make a
|kand. Some are probably firing frcm
|sorth Of the Aisne, bu, the main liIss
II resistance appears to be along tho
|hlchts between the AIsne and the
|fssIe.
The American rear areas are being
|eAslled and Fismes 10 under fire OF
|heh explosives and gas. Our gun.
|*u are giving az good as they re-
|.Iye or even better.
The sogpiness Of the ground, re.
|ruItine from the continued rain, TO-
| rther with the necsssity for caution,
As resulted In complete slowing up
v operations.
The southern portion Of FIsmes IL
kld In force by the Americans
lnIpers are being routed out In a
Nvse to house search. But Infantry
speratlons In the past twenty-fouI
seurs have been confined to patrol''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
Rescued From HorribH Death
On Brink of Niagara Falls
Sailors Taken From Scow Which Lodged on Shelf OF
Rock in Rapids Above Cataract

Leased Wire sd
r.,
of
$40 o'clock Lofbe
slanded dan hour
stranded eeches operating on lines
sthes by the
menco