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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
Peach Shipments
From Thl. Poin. Break An Rseor.

From This Point Break All Records.
From The Hanpshsre Review ]
Che peach shipments from this place
last week broke all records. Every
day during the week the movement
was heavy, the average being more
than dozen cars daily, some days
there being fifteen cars. Perhaps.
half of these were refrigerator cars
loaded heavily, so some idea can be
obtained as to the quantity of pack
ages handled. This includes, however.
the peaches loaded from the Hamp-
shire and Romney Mountain Orchards,
at Vanderlip, on the H. S. r. R.,
which averaged four cars daily for
the week. Day after day stream of
teams came through town, hauling
luscious fruit grown east of Romney.
all hurrying to get their load on the
peach train which leaves at 8 o clock.
While there were no fancy prices
the market last week was fair. Fruit
that got into market in good condition
brought from $3.50 to $2.25 per carrier;
Delawares from Soc to 81. 10 according
to quality and variety.
For year when the crop wa sup
posed to have been winter killed this
is fairly satisfying one to the Hamp-
shire County fruit growers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
So Much Like Home!

Caleb NJ. Van Hamm, managing edi-
tor Of the New York American. was
managing editor of. the New York
World for several years.
AZ that time he lived in East Orange
New Jersey, and arrived home after
the nights work at an early hour in
the morning.
Van Hamm is an ardent Democrat.
On election morning, in 1904, he got
home about three o'clock. Mrs. Van
Hamm told him their colored man, who
worked about the house, had been ar
rested for some alleged offense and
was anxious to get out of jail SO he
could vote. Van Hamm went down to
the station house, stayed round three
hours and got the man out.
Then about seven O'Clock he turned
IN. He was very tired and Mrs. Van
Hamm lat him sleep until some time
after the polls closed.
When Van Hamm awoke the negro
man was there, radient with thanks.
Fl voted. Mistah Caleb. he said. 4
done voted.
II suppose you voted for Parker, Of
course. g said Van Hamm. who had
released the man particularly for that
purpose.
why. no, sub, the man replied;
s'rs = Publican. / done voted for
Cunnel Roosevelt. - Saturday Evening
Rooi
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
The September Outing.

Outing for September is big all
round number. mostly Fall Shooting,
but so arranged as to completely sat,
isfy all lovers of the out-of doors.
Golf Using the Wooden Clubs by
Harold II. Hilton, amateur champion
of the United States and Great Britain.
SecoAd article of a series. Wooden
club play the secret of long drives.
All golfers should read IT.,
Tennis The Attack. in Tennis by
Raymond D. Little, Outguessing the
other man. a splendid paper by we'll
known expert.
Aviation The Safety of Flight-by
Claude Grahme- White. Mr.. White
says the aeroplane is NOT dangerous,
analysing the accidents and how they
might have been avoided.
Shooting Field Work at Clay Birds
explains new wrinkle in trap shoot
ing. Echoes of the Wild Rice, an ac-
count of duck shooting twenty-five
years ago. Two Hundred Yard Sharp
shooting. Expert advice on guns,
sights, holding, etc.
Fiction that is chock full Of action.
Practical articles on dogs, poultry,
fishing, camping, etc.
twenty-five, cents will buy til $ big
number at any newsstand. Don't
miss it. Subscription price. $500 a
year.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
Held For Court.

By
The court of Justice Eugene Shugart
of Harpers Ferry was busy one las
week. and as a. result four prisoner.
were sent mp to the jail in Charles Town
Jim Butts for assault on Neville Spinks
Biltmore Brown, colored of Charles
Town and Ashby Sinclair. white, o.
Washington county, Md, charged witt
peddlng liquor at colored camp-meet
ing at Shen andoah Junction. and Robt
Washington. colored, mlIlville resident
who confessed to having entered the
dwelling of Morris Wiltshire at that
place, and appropriated twenty dollars
in Cash from a trunk belonging to Mr.
Wiltshire.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
What Is Due 70 A Boy.
He Ha. The Right To Enjoy Hi. Boy


hood
From the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The boy has a righS to enjoy his boy
hood. So let him romp and play. Don t
try 10 make a mothers darling" out
of him. Little Lord Fauntleroys are
all right in books. but not in this
world. Boys themselves call them
.'sissies. !"
The key to manage boy is TO
'tinesse' with hsm Do you remember
how Tom Sawyer got outc of white
washing the fence? He took the brush
and pail and waited until he saw a
companion approaching, Then he got
busy and piled the whitewash on with
great energy. you can't do that, .
he declared triumphantly. The upshot
was that Tom left the embarrassing to
the neighbour boy; while ne went fish
ing, Tom knew how to finesse. .
Tom Sawyer was written by grown
up boy; he knew boys and their ways.
Don't ever tell boy he can It do any
thing. If he is any kind Of boy at all
he will do it.
We have to pile whole lot of fun
in our boyhood, for the days are not
far away when we will be groWnup,
and have our cares and our response
bilities; when we will have to take up
the burdens of life, and have all too
few hours for playing
20, for the boyhood's time of June.
Crowding years in one brief moon.
But all too soon these feet must hide
In their prison cell of PRIDE
Don't worry because the boy comes
home with dirty face and torn cloth
ing. That is the natural state of boy
hood. Even black eye should be for
given by the mother, for the father
will be secretly proud of it-previded
his hopeful tells him he ought to see
the other fellow.
Yes, boyhood has its rights, and the
chief of them is the blessedness of be-
ing boy. Wise mothers know this
and while they are nervous and appre-
hensiye soon learn TO conceal the fear
of their heart.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
The Truth Out At Last.

We have it from his own lips;
let nobody dare to question It,
hereafter. The Colonel, standing
with his back against the wall
of his castle at Oyster Bay, lifts
up his voice and speaks the mo-
mentous words:
They can't get anything on
me, because I have never done
anything wrongl''
Ipse dixit. Too great to pa1ter
with modest evasion, too brave
to lie like a politician who affects
to confess his shortcomings, the
Colonel tells the truth. And
verify, doesn't he shame the
Devil?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
Commissioners Notice.


In the Circuit Court of jefferson Coun-
ty, West Virginia.
j. NJ Camden. D. Camden, Annie
Spilman and Union Trust and Deposit
Company, Corporation, Trustees
under the last will and Testament
of J. N. Camden, decd, Plaintiff
VS..
John T. McGraw, and William M. Burns.
T. C. Green and Gerard u Moore,
Trustees in Bankruptcy. S. G. Young
and Charles B. Alexander and w. F.
Alexander, the last two named as
partners trading as Alexander &
Alexander and the unknown creditors
of John T. McGraw, Defendants.
Extract from decree of July 22nd, 1912.
ut is therefore adjudged. ordered
and decreed that this cause be and the
same is hereby referred to Cleon Moore
one of the Commissioners in chancery
of this Court to take, state and report
showing:
First. All the real estate owned by
the Judgment debtor. John T. McGraw,
where situate, description ard the
quantity thereof.
Second. The liens upon said real
estate. by whom held. their respective
amounts and priorities.
Third. Whether said real estate will
in five years rent for sufficient sum
to pay off and discharge such liens and
the cost of this suit.
Fourth. Any such other matters as
any party in interest may require, the
same being pertinent or such other mat
tiers as said Commission. himself may
deem pertinent whether required or not.
A Copy Teste.
JOHN M DANIEL. Clerk
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29


If an emissary Of the liquor people
should come offering to pay money to
vote against the ratification of the pro-
hibition amendment, an honest man
would be insulted and tempted to an
swer him with the toe of the boot.
But when he comes with the PROPOSE
ton to vote against the amendment
because ratifying It might increase
taxes, some people give him respect
full hearing. Why? In principle what
is the difference in the two PROPOSE
lions? OF course thoughtful people
know, and experience has demon.
strated, that prohibition, in the long
run, will not increase, but will dimin-
ish taxes. But what is really the diff
ference between bribing voter direct
" with five dollar bill, and bribing
him indirectly with license fee 40
revenue?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
Express Company Extortion.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's report on the express monopoly
sets forth that while the express COM
panies are paying dividends on cap
italization of $100. 0OO. 900, their actual
investment is only 81. 600, 900. This re-
port also shows that the express COM
panies are all owned by the railroads
on whose lines they operate, so that
by maintaining the express companies,
the railroads simply collect q higher
price for carrying certain classes of
freight than they could collect were
they required to conduct the express
business themselves. The express graft
is one Of the main reasons for the
high cost of food. as much food stuff,
especially the fresh variety is carried
by that method The express COM
panies are the most impudent graft
concerns in the country. Exchange.
No one should be frightened at the
name OF the pending measure known
IS the Prohibition Amendment. It,
ls not q party measure. We are all
prohibitionists in a large way. Every
law against murder, larceny. BURGLARY
or any other crime, is prohibitory
law. t Is prohibition appliedslto Ger.
tain wrongs. The prohibition amend
ment simply seeks the application OF
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

0 d
Presidents, governors. congressman.
state and county officers come and go;
the people vote for them every two or
four years. But the ratification of the
prohibition amendment to the consti-
tuition. as involving public health,
safety, morals and peace, overshadows
IN Importance every other issue in
volved in this campaign. In the usual
noise and confusion of a general cam.
paign, no voter, when he goes into the
voting booth, should forget that to put
his cross mark in the little square at
the bottom of his ticket before the
words, For the ratification Of the Pro-
hibition Amendment" means more to
him and to the public than any other
vote he can cast.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

When the liquor people tell Us that
more liquor is sold in prohibition than
IN license territory, then fight prohi-
bition with all the power at their COM
mand; they lie either by what they
tell US or by what they do. Which?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

HON. B. II. HINER,
Democratic candidate for Congressman
AT Large, win open the campaign in
Jefferson county on
Saturday, September 2.
The FIRST meeting will be held in the af-
ternoon at
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION
at 8 p. M. and the second meeting in
CHARLES TOWN
al 8 p. m.
HON. WING. BROWN.
Democratic candidate for Congressman
from the aud West Virginia District,
will speak at
MORGAN'S GROVE
Y ednesday, September 4.
Tt1rn ot1t and h4ar II, q ;s.e,,..c "A ;co,,cSs II
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

Say unto him who would seek to pur.
chase your honor, your patriotism and
civic integrity with the bribery Of a
license fee, as did the Savior of old,
Get thee behind me, Satan" then vote
for the ratification Of the prohibition
amendment. Such a vote will actu-
ally put his Satanic Majesty behind
you.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
TBy Judge J. G. McWhorter.l-

Good people loathe the trade which
debauches women. Why, then. should
we loathe less the trade in liquor
which debauches both men and wom-
on -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

White high newbuck Shoes. also
White. Black and nan Slippers for
ladies. viii be pleased to show you
came. J. N. CRIcLER.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

Try Kreso for disinfectine ycur eel.
lars and purifying the air IN badly ven
tilated places. It viii do what We M.
BRoWN q HooTF. Drueghl1
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

-
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President.
WOODROW WILSON
Of New Jersey.
For Vice President
THOMAS r. MARSHALL
Of Indiana.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor.
". R. THOMPSON
of Cabell County
For Secretary of State.
HAL w. DEPUE
of Roane County
For Auditor.
w. F. ALEXANDER
of Jefferson County
For Attorney General.
THOMAS A. BLEDSOE
of Kanawha County
For Treasurer.
]GNATIUS BREMEN
of Ohio County
Superintendent of Schools.
L. W. BURNS
of Fayette County
Commissioner of Agriculture.
w. D, ZINN
of Barbour County
Congressman-at- Large.
BENJAMIN HINER
of Pendleton County
For Congress Second District.
VIM. G. BROWN
of Preston County
For Judges of Supreme Court,
VIM. G. BENNETT,
Of Lewis County.
E. G. SMITH.
Of Harrison County,
For State Senator,
G. K. KUMP.
For Judge of the 18th Circuit,
J. M. WOODS,
OF Berkeley County,
For House of Delegates.
C M. WETZEL.
For Sheriff.
j. W. GARDNER.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
GEORGE D. MOORE.
4. For Assessor.
F. L. WATSON.
Fl For County SURVEYOR.
JAMES K. HENDRICKS.
For County Commissioners;
DANIEL HEFLEBOWER,
BERNARD j: MILES,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29

To vote for the ratification Of the
prohibition amendment is to vote
against the saloon. To vote against
the amendment is to vote for the sa-
Icon Are you for or against the
the saloon. Are you for or against the
saloon? There is no middle ground.
Many will be unable to leave to their
children property estate; but by vot-
Ing for the ratification of the prohfbi-
ton amendment they can leave to
them the priceless heritage OF a sa.
loonless state. Our children are enti-
tied to at least this much considera-
ton.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-29
HON. wM. G. BROWN.


Turn out aud hear the issues discussed |
by these able speakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
GAN NB.R.,L.&P.ENTER NORTH BIRMINGHAM City Attorney Ordered to Look Up Matter and
 Report Friday

What right has the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to operate In North Birmingham?"
 That question was asked by Com missioner A O. Lane at the session him that the public service corpora tion was quietly entering North Bir- mingham with electric power and thus taking away from the citys custom CTS.
 Following the query Commissioner Lane introduced a resolution to the effect that Capt Romaine Boyd city attorney, ascertain no later than by Friday night what right the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany has to the North Birmingham field and report at once. The resolu- tion was passed.
 Judge Lane seemed to be very much wrought up over the report that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was depriving the city of electric sales in that community.
 The resolution of Judge Lane was the feature of the commission meeting yesterday. The remainder of the work was of routine nature. The commits sioners opened some bids on street work of a minor nature and heard a delegation of taxpayers protest against the location of a negro graveyard in the southwest part of the city. No ac- tion was taken on the protest, but 1t is stated that the commissioners will not allow the location of the negro graveyard at this time at least. It is stated that one is now being operated and another in the same locality would be entirely unnecessary.
 delegation from Pratt City. head cd by W. H. Bernard, member of the Legislature, appeared. asking for a park there. An engagement was made with the commissioners to visit Pratt City this afternoon to see what should be done and what can be done In con- nection with a park in that section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
CATHOLIC CLERGY
 HOLD CONFERENCE
Semi Annual Meeting of Priests of North Alabama Deanery Held in
 Birmingham Yesterday

The seml-annual conference of the deanery met at o'clock yesterday aft dneary met at o'clock yesterday aft ernoon in St. Pauls rectory. The Very Rev Henry E. OGrady, dean of the district, presided There were in at tendance the following priests: The Rev. John O'Kelley. Our Lady of Sor- rows church, Birmingham; the Rev.
 John Bratton, St. Clements church, Woodlawn; the Rev. Paul klisch, mis-
 sionary to the Poles; the Rev. Robert
 E. McQuillen. St. Anthonys church Ensley; the Rev. Oswald Stahl, Church
 of the Sacred Heart, Anniston; the Rev. Malachi E. Kitrick. St. Aloysius church, Bessemer; the Rev. John B. Canepa, San Marco, East Thomas; the Rev. Charles
 E. Reilly, Our Lady Immaculate church, Birmingham; the Rev. J. B. Kelly, and the Rev John B. Burns, St. Vincents hospital, Birmingham; the Rev. James E. Coyle, St. Pauls church, Birmingham; the Rev. Jerome M. Shultz, St. Augustine's church, North Birming- ham; the Rev. James T. Coen, St. Paul's church, Birmingham; the Rev. Anslem Spitzer, O. S. B., St. Bernard college, Cullman; the Rev. s. Muller, St. An thony's church. Ensley.
 After prayer by the Very Rev. Dean, Father coyle read a paper on the Acts of the Apostles. He discussed the au- thor of the book, explained the occa- sion of the composition, It's scopes and
 the sources from which the author drew his narrative. He also brought forward
 the opinions of Biblical scholars con corning the time and the place when the book of the Acts was written and concluded his paper with a brief ex- position of the utility, chronology and authenticity of the Acts
 Father Reilly had a lucid brochure on the sacrament of confirmation. He
 submitted argument to prove that 1t is really and truly a sacrament, that is to say, a sensible rite established by the Savior to convey grace to the soul of men. He clearly expounded the mat ter and the form of the sacrament and his paper was favorably commented on by the Very Rev. Dean.
 Father Canepa read an original Latin essay on the second Mosaic precept and particularly explained the nature of vows. He touched on the obligation of keeping strictly vows when once made and indicated how in certain eventu- alities VOWS cease to bind in conscience. His paper was followed with close at tention by all present.
 Father Kitrick discussed canon law and in tho discussion steered clear of modernism. After his paper Father Bratton of Woodlawn explained the canonical and ecclesiastical meaning of
 locum tenens As Father Kitrick could not accept the definition the debate In which Father O'Kelley and Father Stahl also joined was of great interest After the reading of the papers an in- formal discussion of mstters of church interest In north Alabama took place and tho proceedings which were re-
 garded by those present as more than i ordinarily interesting were brought to a close with prayer by the Very Rev Dean.
 1 The next meeting of the conference will take place November 19
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
ID GIVE LECTURE
 ON CIVIC BEAUTY
National Cash Register Man Gives Illustrated Address
 Tonight

O. C. Elslager of the welfare department of the National Cash Register company of Dayton, O., will give an illustrated Klnemacolor lecture at the Jefferson the atre tonight, beginning at S;15 o'clock.
 The affair promises to be of special in- terest to the people of Birmingham be- cause it shows how industrial and civic matters have been handled in Dayton in a way to win approval all over the coun- try.
 The moving pictures will be used to show how the grounds of this great com pany have been converted into a place or beauty and how this example has spread all over the city of Dayton and com verted 1t into an ideal residence city.
 Our works were originally located in' the worst and most forsaken section of Deyton,p said MT Elslager last night.
 Our welfare work has been carried on with such beneficial results that we now think we have the most beautiful sec- tion of Dayton and Dayton is very beautiful city.
 We aim with our films to show how all this was accomplished We show the IN. c. R." Country club, the promenades, sane piles. playgrounds. and all the fea- lures which have been Installed 10 make life pleasant and attractive. We show how the judicious distribution of flower seeds and instructions as to how to han de them has wrought wonders.
 "Our plants are as nearly all glass as we can get them. At first we had great deal of trouble with the boys, for they seemed to take delight In throw- ing rocks through these windows. We had to find something to keep these boys busy and amused and thus keep them out of mischief Our films show how we got them interested in gardening and in tho. playgrounds.
 "One of the most beautiful films we have is called From Bud to Blossom It shows every stage of the development of rose and was made by so arranging the camera that a picture of the rose was taken every 15 minutes from the bud stage to the full blown rose.
 There is an aeroplane film made by c. P. Rodgers, who did all his training on our grounds prior to his transcon- tinental flight.
 We snow our smokeiess engines, Which are unique in themselves. They are charged with steam and operate for about three hours without recharging.
 Tn addition to all this, we show films of the factory and the various steps in the manufacture of our product and these have proved of great interest wherever ttey have been shown and should make all especial appeal to communities in- terested in industrial matters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
MOVE INTO NEW PLANT
Roberts & Son Now Installed in Per-
 manent New Home

Roberts & Son. the big Alabama print ing, ithographing and stationery house, have now moved into tho new plant, 1Sl0- rsi9 Third avenue. occupying the four atory. double brick building and base
 snt. which has been rebuilt
 Roberts & Son have been moving new
 quipment and installing machinery in tais building for the past four weeks and operating thcir old equipment at 1922 Third avenue until Saturday. when they shut it down. opening up and operating Monday in their new plant and will follow this operation in their new plant of this ma chinery with the removal of the other machinery.
 Their stationery store at 1872 Third ave nue is claimed to be the handsomest in the United States. Roberts & Son have been established in Birmingham since the of the city itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-15
CONTINUE ARGUMENTS
 IN THE ALLEN CASE

Wytheville, Va, May 14-Arguments Is continued today in the case of Floyd AL len first of the alleged Hillsville court room assassins to- be brought to trial, and it became apparent that the noun taineer's fate will not be in the hands of the jury until tomorrow afternoon. Attorney R. H. Willis. for the defense, and J. H. Draper. for the prosecution, made their addresses at the forenoon session of court today. Mrs. Allen sat with her husband today She was dressed in black and shielded her face from the gaze of the throngs with d black bordered handkerchief