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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01

All the turnpike roads of the coun-
ty are embellished with warning no
tees as to speed limits for automo-
biles. The notices are in raised LETT
tiers on cast iron plates of sufficient
size to enable the autoist to read
without imposing any strain on his
eyesisht. The West Virginia law
fixes the maximum speed Limit for
motor vehicles at twenty miles al
hour. The county has al officer
whose one special duty is to see that
the speed law is not violated And
since the warning signs are now in
position, he is ready for business.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01

We weresyOuths of seventeen. eigh-
teen and nineteen years of age. After
we raised the company, Rouss and !
called on General jackson. and told
him we had organized a battery, His
face wore quizzical expression. and
he said. Young men,, now that you
have your company, what are you go
ing to do with it" There was no re-
ply to make to this - the question was
more of q puzzle to ROUSE and myself
than to him.
jackson established his headquarters
at Winchester and remained subordi-
nate to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, whose
headquarters were at Manassas. About
this time he was promoted to Major
General in the Confederate sarvice.
At his request Loring's Division was
sent from Western Virginia and reached
him ON Christmas Day. The Stone
wall Brigade had also been sent to him,
and in short time, he gathered to-
gether 5000 men The enemy had
troops posted from Harpers Ferry to
Romney. there being at the latter place
five thousand men. General Jackson
conceived the idea of clearing this coun-
try Of Federal troops and doubtless
had in view another object. which was
70 have his soldiers see active and ar
duous service in order to season them
for the great campaigns which were to
follow.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01

The monument to the Confederate
dead in Arlington Cemetery will be
dedicated BY the United Daughters
of the Confederacy on November IL.
The memorial viii cost about $4,000,
and IS now being completed in Rome.
The nineteenths annual convention Of
the daughters will be held in Wash
in5ton November II to is.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01
Continued from last week.)

His command was increased gradu-
any until he had twenty-seyen COM
panies Of cavalry. and in addition to
this, q battery of horse artillery, or
ganized by Milton Rouss, Jim Thorn
son and myself. all cadets Of the v N.
i. and which served with him until bis
daafh
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01

Z -
General Mcclellan vas aS1sNb No. -
.immeY,ss army Of 900, 900 men about
Warh;i,s ton. and Shielt6, me ID
a6ld;er Nas plaesd "a command ot the
I tFoo1,1 from FredsHi eksbure % EonQegs
he had under his S6mmsnd etp..t -:
/ 600 men. About 1000 Fedefah hed
assembled under General Banks along
the line Of de Roton1S. Nh. Jack
~ bad zone back g hsS gtNeeu home
| snd 81 81 his baggage epa st11ee were
sent Is NJ Jackson lrgtead q retir-
ing however, JpelIn0E m6tthed his
troops through WinleF + re e.
Eecslon e ~ ~. ~ =" 8 ~ y,
It Harpero Ferry AID hie 1gn1g ~
aboat 40, 600 men With 80 pieces Of ~
tillery tlreatened General JacksOnss
devoted band. Jackson had with him
ii this time three B3gedeeo 81 infantry,
{. 90 cavalry and N guns. Khig was an
insignificant body Of troops to 0ppase
SO great an army &c that commanded By
General Banks. but his army Wes of
the finest material They had been
accustomed to hardy exercise from
boyhood. and were familiar with the
use Of the gun. The cavalry came
from the Valley and the Piedmont
country mainly, and were fine horse-
men. full OF dash and energy. As
horsemen they were far superior TO the
Federal cavalry, one Of whom said.
IT is impossible to catch them. They
leap fences and walls like deer. Neither
our men nor our horses are trained in
this way.''
~ Essfss
General Banks soon commenced isja
advance from Harpers Ferry. jackson
offered him battle on the 7th and again
ON the nth Of March, keeping bis men
under arms all day, hoping General
Banks would assail him. The latter
advanced cautiously, However, keeping
at comfortable distance. On the iIth
Jackson abandoned Winchester with
great reluctance. as he had contem-
plated night attack, and had called
together his principal officers for q
council of war. They did not approve.
his plan, and the attack was given up,
DR.. Mcclure. HE chief surgeon. says
his face. as he rode away from the
town. was fairly ablaze with wrath,
and he said in severe tone, that is.
the last Council of War / win ever
hold ;.
He fell back to strasburp. about is
miles from Winchester. Ranks satis-
gf,ed himself with occupying Finchpsv
ter He was reinforced 81 the 18th
bv Shields Division OF about IL. 600,
and that General was sent to ,Strasburg.
Iackson retired slowly up the VALLEY to
MI Jackson Ashbv with his cavalry
and battery d;snpted the advance of
the enemy from every hill. About the
m;dt,l.. of March General Banks was
ordered 70 move with the bulk of his
armv - Manassas shields with his
Division waa left At Winchester. On
March 2Oth. Williams' Division COM
menced its march Il, Manassas Junction.
/ ON the evening Of the 2lst, Ashby
drove in the p;ckets near Winchester
and received information that the Fed
erals troona were ali leaving that place.
General Shields who remained there.
had carefully concealed his DIVISION.
,,,.b 4. = ,r;th;,, : ,,,;,a - ~ civ
p;s;no ~ - !. b;ll !. i;t+ls. south "a.
w;sshas4as - canar al ch;al5s and b;s
! - we've olserved III o,,s a the oun-
-. "a = csnn,,s !. n sras :
-. 49, = - -" $500 : 49, - ~
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The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
MAY REOPEN OIL TRUST CASE
Untermyer, Counsel for Waters
Pierce, in Washington for
Conference.

New York, Sept. 24.-Samuel Inter
myer, counsel for the Waters Pierce
interests in the litigation with the
Standard Oil company, was not at his
office when the hearings were re-
sumed, and it was understood that he
had gone to Washington for a confer
ence with government officials rela-
tive to the possibility of reopening
the dissolution case against the
Standard Oil company. Dispatches
from Washington said that the gov
ernment was CLOSELY watching" the
situation
Untermyer has sought to show in
his recent oross-examination of wit
nesses that the Standard Oil company
still dominated its former subsidiaries.
AS he is also counsel for the gov
ernment in the so-called money trust
investigation. however, 1t is possible
he had been summoned to Washing
ton for conference concerning that
matter.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
LANDING OF MARINES SUGGEST.
20 lF IMPRISONED AMERICAN
IS NOT RELEASED.
REPLY is BEING AWAITED
nlpIomatic Complications May Result
From Ambassadors Note-Ten
Federals Are Amhushed
and Killed.

Mexico City, Sept. 24.-Diplomatic
complications were said to be possi-
ble from Ambassador Wilson's action
in giving out a copy of his note to
President Madero threatening to land
maripes at Tamrico if his demand for
the release from jail of an American
named Nicholson was not promptly
granted.
The Mexican minister of foreign az.
fairs released the American as soon
as the case was brought to his attsn-
ton officially, and Wilson's threat
was withheld. The ambassador now
is in the position OF having told cor
respondents of a threat he did not
make
No reply had been received up to
Monday from the governor of Ia
maulipas to Mr.. Wilson's demand that
an American named Nicholson, in Jail
there, be released on bail or trans
ferrsd to more sanitary prison. The
central government cannot interfere
in this case.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
SEDAllA GIRL, 16 YEARS OLD,
KILLS HERSELF BY DRINK.
ING A CUP OF LYE.
ONE KILLED SELF IN ST. LOUIS
Father, r. c. Dunton, in Penitentiary
for Killing Admirer of One of
GirIs-lnfluenced by Act of
First Sister.

Sedalia, Mo-, Sept 24.-Minnie Dun
ton, the third of the daughters Of
Frank G. Dunton to end her life be-
cause of unrequited love, died here
from the effect of a cup of lye which
she drank.
She was 16 years old.
Her sister, Daisy Dunton, was II
when she ended her life in 1908 be-
cause of disappointment in her love
for Emil Meyer, a street car motor
man.
An older sister, Jennie, took her
own life in st. Louis several years
ago, and it was said her act also was
the result of disappointment in love.
When Daisy Dunton killed herself,
her father killed Meyer, her admirer,
for which he Is serving a 2S-year term
In the Missouri penitentiary.
Neighbors say that the sisters were
unusually fond of one another, and
that the act of selfdestruction by the
first of the girls made deep impress
sion upon the two remaining sisters.
so that when Daisy's admirer ceased
to return her affection she was infiu-
enced to take her own life. And now
the third of the sisters has followed
their example.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
GYR0scoPE ON BATTLESHIP
Great Secrecy Maintained at Brook.
Iyn Navy Yard Regarding
Experiments.

New York, Sept. 24.-Great secrecy
Is being maintained at the Brooklyn
navy yards regarding series of gy-
roscope tests which have been going
on aboard the destroyer Worden here
for several months. 1t is said that
naval officials hope by the use of the
contrivances to solve the problem of
preventing the rolling of war vessel
while under way, or in a heavy sea.
The success of the experiment, it is
asserted, would mean considerable
increase in the speed and usefulness
of the smaller naval craft under bat
tie conditions.
The two gyroscopes are placed on
the main deck forward, one on the
port and the other on the starboard.
They are about four feet in diameter.
The type is the invention of a naval
officer, and is said to be far more
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24

active and, therefore, superior in er-
feet to the so-called passive" gyro-
scopes used with great success by the
Germans.
A torpedo boat destroyer like the
Worden has an angle stability of 80
degrees. In the great storm last
Christmas, in which feet of torpedo
boats was tossed about and badly
damaged on the way to Cuba, one of
the boats is said to have rolled no
degrees She dipped water with her
smokestacks. The Worden is 24S feet
long, 23 feet 10 inches wide and has
a speed of 29SS knots.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
MRS. ALFRED G. VANDERBILT.

Surrey, England, announcing the birth
of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G..
Vanderbilt, who were married Decem-
ber II last in England. The message,
sent by Vanderbilt, stated the mother
and child were doing we'll
The son will be the richest of all
the young American millionaires. A.
G.. Vanderbilt. to whom was willed the
greater portion of the estate Of his
father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, win re-
ceive the second half of his patrimony
on his thirty-fifth birthday, October
20. amounting it Is said, to $25. .0O0, 900.
His wealth is estimated at about &c.,
100000. The new Vanderbilt baby
has a half brother In this city, Will
liam Henry Vanderbilt, who was born
in 1901. He is the only child of Mr..
Vanderbilt by his first wife. who was
Elsie French.
The first Mrs. Vanderbilt divorced
Vanderbilt in 1908, and the court
awarded the custody Of the boy to her.
The second Mrs. Vanderbilt divorced
DR.. Smith Hollis McKim in Reno a
short time before she was married to
Vanderbilt
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
zapata's Washington Agent Held.

Ell Paso, Tex. Sept 24.-Charged
with violating the United States neu-
trality laws. Juan Pedro Didapp,
Washington agent of the Zapata revo-
lutionists in Mexico, is in cell in the
county jail here. Secret service men
are said to have found evidence in his
room which also. involves the Vasqutz
Gomez revolutionary movement in the
charges. The Warrant was issued at
San Antonio some weeks ago. Since
then secret service agents have been
trailing Didapp.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
Father and Son Have Leprosy.

Washington, Sept 24.-The health
authorities of Spokane, Wash, have
appealed to the public health service
to isolate the family of Antonio Vol
cane, on the ground that Volcano and
his 11-year-old son are suffering from
leprosy. Surgeon General Clue prob
ably will grant the request.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
Food for Isolated Girls.

Washington, Sept. PA dispatch
to the navy department from Rear
Admiral Southerland announced the
arrival of Maj Butler and a force of
marines at Granada with Red Cross
supplies for the citizens and pupils
of the French college who had been
isolated nearly 80 days.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
Federals Ambushed, Ten Killed.

Mexico City, Sept 24.-Ambushed
by rebels in Larosita Pass, in north
ern Mexico, 100 federals narrowly
escaped determination, according to
dispatches received here. They lost
ten, including Major Millareal.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
Kills Brother at Meal.

Danville, KY, Sept. 24.-AftQ a
quarrel over land trade. Percy Ha-
ger killed his brother. William. The
brothers were at breakfast when the
dispute arose.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24

Baltimore, Sept. 24.-Both Capt.
Isaac Emerson and his former wife,
Mrs. c. Hazeltine Basshor, have re-
ceived cablegrams from Betchworth,
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
Charlton Case Up Soon.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The Porter
Charlton case will come up in the
Supreme Court in the October term
Of court
The Prescott daily news., 1912-09-24
A. c. VANDERBILT HAS SON
RICHEST AMERICAN BABY is
BORN.
Father of Child Born in England to
Receive Another s25,ooo,ooo
October 20.

London, Sept. PA son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Van.
derbilt Sunday at Caesars Camp"
Wimbledon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04
CLARENDON.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
CLARENDON. Va, February 3, 1872
Miss Claudia Rucker entertained Friday
evening number of her school friends
from Washington and Clarendon Each
guest represented a character or title of
book. A book was presented to the for
tunate winner. Later in the evening re-
freshments were served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Doggett and children after a visit
to relatives in Ballston and Clarendon re-
turned Friday to their home i'm Pitts
burgh, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Thomp-
son of Chestnut street, Clarendon, had as
their guests this week Mr. and Mrs. c.
Stevens of West Herndon, Va. They re-
turned home Wednesday. Miss May
Simpson after several months visit to
relatives in New Haven, Conn. has re-
turned. Mr.. J. e. Magee and Miss Mary
Richards of Washington. d. c., were
guests this week of Mr.. and Mrs. P. A.
Magee of Clarendon. Mr.. Peter Magee
of Clarendon is visiting his mother, Mrs
Magee, of Washington, D. c. Mr. and
Mrs. w. Fries of Clarendon entertained
the members of the st. Georges Choir
at their home on Oak street Thursday
evening. There were about fifteen men,
Is.
After a musical program refreshments
We're served by the hostess MIR. b. NJ
Jenkins and family have moved to the
city for the remainder of the winter. Mr.
Charles knight of Norfolk. Va. was a
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Kelley of Walnut street, Clarendon. The
members of the Arlington Presbyterian
Church Club gave social Thursday even
ing. musical and literary program was
enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Lewis of
Fort Myer Heights had as their guests
this week Miss Lillian Lewis, Mrs. Julia
Lewis, Mrs. Clarence Bateman, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Lewis and Messrs. Won En-
inert and George McCanna, all OF Wash
ington, d. c. About twenty-five Claren-
don friends gave very pleasant birthday
surprise party to Mrs. b. A. Dyer of
Clarendon Wednesday evening. Miss Mae
Thompson Is visiting Mrs. William Elliott
of Washington. D. G. MIR. Harry Thomas
has returned to his Ballston home after
several weeks in Northampton county,
Va Mr. and Mrs. Stubenranch of Wash
ineton entertained the members of the
Cherrydale Five Hundred Club last week
The members of the Embroidery Circle
were entertained by Mrs. Wade Ball at
her Clarendon home Wednesday after
NOON The Clarendon Luncheon-B Bridge
Club will have Its regular meeting next
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04

were played. Mrs. Alison Douglas and
her young daughter. Miss EVELYN Doug
las. and Miss Frances Perry of Warren
ton have been visiting Mrs. TAYLOR Perry
on Main street, where they We're Joined
today by Miss Lulu Perry of Woodstock,
VINO VIII be here over Sunday. Mrs. Writ
Chelf left Thursday for Richmond where
she Will be the guest of her sisters. Mrs
Dreamer Neal and Mrs. Clifford Miller.
Tor several weeks. Mrs Hamilton Smith
and the Misses Schalbert of the county
spent Sunday i'm Culpeper Mr.. and Mrs
Henry o Bannon Cooper. whose marriage
wes one of the social events of last
month spent the week end with Mr. and
Miss Bradford OF Washington has been
a recent guest of Col. and Mrs Slaughter
Bradford on Jamesons Hill. Mrs Por-
ter Is home after spending some days
win MI. and Mrs Leon Male near Elk
wood. and with friends at Brandy Mrs
3 NJ. Newhouse left Yesterday for a
brief visit to her son-in-law and daueh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Brand. in
washington. Mrs Sam Rixey OF Catal-
pha. this county, is visiting Misses Willie
and George Newhouse Mr.. Lucien
blckers, who has been spending some
months in Colorado, returned home this
week, accompanied by his brother. Mr..
John Bickers. Miss Virginia Mason has
returned from a visit to Bermuda and
has been spending some days with Mr.
and Mrs. ID. James Coleman. Miss corris
Norris has entirely recovered from her
recent illness and will resume her school
next week. Miss Alice Carter was
hostess to the Blliken Club last Sat,lr-
day at the home of Mrs. Darlington Wat
klnS on Spencer street. Those playing
were Misses Taunt. Lulu Sutherlin, May
Hill. Helen Hawley. Sally Anderson,
Mary Macoy, Leila Fraley, Louise Fray.
Florence WOOlfork and Mesdames Marion
Lewis. Writ Chelf and Samuel Booker
The prize, a very dainty bit of handworix.
was won by Miss Taunt. Misses Lizzie
and Annie Jackson left the first of the
week for months visit to Mrs. Mary
White OF North Carolina, who was their
guest in Culpeper during last summer
Miss Florence Crop of Amissville, this
county, was the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Norman AShby. several days ago
and is now in Washington. where she will
spend some weeks with relatives. Mrs.
Walter Morrison was the guest of friends
in Culpeper last week and is now at her
home near RiXeyville. Mr. William
Walker was the weekend guest of his
mother at her home i'm the lower part of
the county. Miss Louise Fray entertain
ed at cards Tuesday afternoon at her
home on East street. The members
prize. deck of congress cards, was won
by Miss Macoy, while the visitors prize,
which consisted of n bunch of sweet peas
was presented to Miss Annie Bickers The
next meeting of this club will be with
Miss Fraley Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Va.

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va.
February 3, 1912.
Mrs. Joseph Letter of Washington at
tended the good roads meeting which was
held here last Saturday. Miss Vivian
Powell spent the week end at Herndon
with Miss Mary Aud Mrs. C. Vernon
Ford is recovering from her recent i'll
ness. Mrs. William Bower spent the week
end in Washington with friends. The
Guild was entertained Thursday after
Walter Tansill Oliver. who is i'm Rich
mond for the session of the general as
sembiy, spent the week end with his fam
lily here. Mrs. William Il. Graham spent
Graham spent several days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Garfield in the city.
Mr.. Thomas r. Keith spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Isham Keith, in War
renton. The Misses Nelson of hustburg
are the guests Of their aunt, Miss Jennie
Nelson, at the rectory. Mrs. Thomas
Moore entertained at dinner Saturday
evening, in honor of two brides, Mrs NJ.
p. Galloway of Washington and Mrs.
Fairfax SHIELD McCandlish The guests
included Mr. and Mrs. NJ. +. Galloway,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Rixey. jr.. of Wash
ington, Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Barbour,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. SHIELD McCandlish, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas r. Keith, Miss Susie
The literary class will meet with Mrs.
John S. Barbour Monday afternoon. Miss
Margaret Farr, who has been visiting
relatives in Washington for several weeks.
has returned home. Miss Austin OF Lees
burg was the guest Sunday OF Mrs. John
s. Barbour Mrs. Atkinson, who has
been the guest of her daughter, Mrs ROD
ert w Woolley, left tuesday for her home
in Winchester. Miss Elizabeth Jackson,
who has been visiting friends in wash
ington has returned to her home in An
Mandate Miss Ethel Richards OF AMMAN
dale is visiting her uncle in Baltimore.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Methodist Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04
F STREET, CORNER THIRTEENTH.

Maude and Mabel Koonce, who have been
on lengthy visit to relatives and friends
in Washington, have returned to their
home at Harpers Ferry. Mrs. E. Q.
ington and Baltimore on visit to
friends. Miss Nell Trammell has re-
turned to Martinsburg after visiting
friends in Washington. Mrs. +. c. Bass
ford of Washington came several days
ago to visit relatives in HarrisonDurs.
Mrs. Angus Mcdonald of Charles Town
entertained large number of friends at
cards Tuesday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Forrest Augustine Brown, who was
until recently Miss Lillian Gorham Har-
Thompson Brown of lower Virginia. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles p. Light of Martinsburg
have taken a house in Washington and
will occupy their new home about the
1st of March
Rev. William II. Cumston and his bride.
vino was formerly Miss Washington of
Riverton, n. j.. have returned from Their
wedding trip, and are now at home "a
the rectory Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church at Harpers Ferry. Miss Mary
BENTLEY, who has been visiting the Misses
Moore at Berryville, has returned to
Frederick, Md. Miss Nellie Miller of
Berkeley Springs left several days ago
to visit at the home of Mrs. It. Il. Ster-
ling in Washington. Mrs. r. Gray VIII
lians has returned to Winchester. after
a short visit to relatives in Washington.
Miss Anne Strlbl1ng OF BerryNllie mas
gone on visit to friends in Washington
and New York. Mrs. NJ. 4. Prince. who
has been visiting relatives i'm Washing
ton and Maryland, has returned to her
home at Luray. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Trammell of Martinsburg have returned
from a visit to friends in Washington.
Mrs. G.. Fred Barr of Winchester, who
has been visiting friends in Washington
during the past week. will spend some
time with her sister, Mrs. Dalgetty-kerr,
in Lynchburg, before returning home.
Miss Annie Douglas Beverley of Win
chester has gone to Richmond, where she
is being entertained by Speaker and Ms.
Richard Evelyn Byrd. Miss Ruth Jones.
who has been visiting friends in Wash
ington, has returned to her home in
Martinsburg. Mrs. Minnie Mars has re-
turned to her home in Washington. after
visiting relatives at Rock Enon Springs.
Dr. r. F. Keen and his bride, who was
Miss Georgianna White of Hamilton, Va,
and whose marriage took place this week
in Washington. arrived a day or two ago
at Lacey Springs, where they will make
their future home. Mrs. l.. b. Graham
of Washington has been spending the
past week with friends in Martinsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. Vernon Aler of Martins
burg have gone on visit to friends in
Washington and other eastern cities.