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The Washington times., 1913-05-20
PAL|ANS TO
AID ALLEY FIGHT
Diocese Plans Social Center
Chain to Help DweIIers in
Washington SIums.

Backing up the general movement to
eliminate Washingtons olley slums.
the Social Service Conference of the
Episcopal Diocese today voted to cstab-
fish In Clicks alley the nucleus of a
chain of social centers.
Here the Episcopal Social Center will
seek to reach the men of the coming
generation. and instill in them the need
for change In living conditions. The
gospel Of cleanliness will be the chief
religion.
Boys and girls will be provided with
a playground. Classe In cooking, do
nestle economy, and other Industrial
subjects will be organized.
The social center will be named Sat
terlee House. in honor of Bishop Sat
terlee, and IL 1t proves as successful as
its founders believe, II will be the
foundation for string of these houses
throughout the alleys.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
FIFTY TO REFEREE
v|OLtT-ON|ON WAR
n. Clifford Bangs Names Those
Who Will Man the Water
Pals and Carry Lavender.

The Crushed violets and the Smoth-
cred Onions, warning clans who will
compete for the supremacy in Board of
Trade baseball circles at the shad-
bake Saturday at Riverview. will be
under the surveillance of a large COM
mittee that was named today by Chair
man Frank Gibson.
II. Clifford Bangs is chairman Of
this committee. which is called the base
ball committee. and fifty associates are
named to assist him In administering
smelling salts and seeing that the play
Is on the level at every angle.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
Postal Appropriation
Passed by Senate

The Senate passed the emergency ap-
preparation bill calling for $500. 1000 to
meet the extraordinary emergencies of
tie postal service. The bill was hur-
ried through in response to requests OF
Postmaster General Burleson, who feels
the service Is more or less demoralized.
Part OF the shortage is caused by the
eight-hour law for clerks and carriers.
The debate brought out the fact there
is opposition to the eight-hour law on
the part of various Senators.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
Roosevelt Libel Suit
Progresses to Trial

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio. May 20
Dispositions to be used in the libel suit
filed by Theodore Roosevelt against the
Iron Age were being taken here today
before F. r. Sedgewick. notary public.
by James r. Pounds, a Detroit attorney
Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

Ion that at once softens and makes pIant
be abdominal muscles and ligaments. Iney
iaturally expand without the slgnsest
' to nervous. twitching spells. but there is
a entire freedom from nausea. discomfort
leeplessness and dread that SO often leave
heir impress upon the babe.
The occasion is, therefore, one OF un-
'ounded. joyful anticipation. and too mucn
tress cannot be laid upon the renarkable
influence which a mothers happy. pre-,
,atal disposition has upon the health ana
ortunes of the generation TO come.
You will find It on sale at all drug stores
It 800 bottle. Write to-day to the Brad
ieId Regulator Co., go Lamar Bldgp At
aDta. Ca. for an instructive book.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

Mechanical Engineers The sessions of
the meeting will continue until Satur-
day and will be devoted to the discus
sion of many live engineering problems.
During their stay In Baltimore the
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

visitors will inspect the new high-pres-
sure fire system, also the newly COM
pleted sewage system and sewage dis
posal plant at Back river. which 70 be-
heved to be the largest and one Of the
most modern In the world.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
ALEXANDRIA WANTS
MOTOR ENGINES
Entire Fire Department May Be Changed From Horse to Auto
mobile Service City Sergeant will Benefit
From Circuit Courts Decision

tate of the late banker was only
assessed at $5S,000 while the executors
gave the amount OF personal property
alone at $23O, 900.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

child DeafuK M q y
easily be avoided. No
woman need fear the
slightest discomfort il
she will fortify her
self with tn e we'll
known and time-hon-
ored remedy, Moth
er's Friend"
This is a penetrate
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
Mechanical Engineers Meet.

BALTIMORE. MAJ 2o.-Noted en-
giEeers from many parts of the coun-
try registered here today for the spring
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

State Auditor Moore has written to
Charles H. Callahan. commissioner of
revenue. directing him to make spec
ial assessment against the estate Of the
late John A. Marshall. According to the
communication from the auditor the es-
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
AI.EYANnRIA VA NAV ~


The fire committee of city council is
considering the replacing Of all the
present fire apparatus with motor en-
gines and wagons. The city has had
very bad luck with its horses since the
beginning of the year. a number of VAL
liable anirnals having died and others
having become too old for service. Fig
ures obtained by c. ]. Summers, chair
man of the committee, show that con-
siderable saving would be made II the
department was modernized and motors
installed in place of the horses. The
whole matter may be brought before
council at an early date and an appro-
priation secured for the new apparatus.
BY decision rendered yesterday by
Judge Scott, OF the circuit court Of
Richmond, in the case of J. F. Lawler.
against the State. Robert II. Cox. city
sergeant, will be able to secure several
him. which is a considerable part of
the revenue Of his office. The law al
lows the sergeants fee Of so cents for
each prisoner locked In jail. but under
the Interpretation Of State Auditor
Moore. sergeants in cities and towns
VINO receive salaries were not perInltte0
to collect the additional fee.
The funeral Of Samuel P. Devaughan.
whose death took place yesterday fol-
lowing a stroke of apoplexy will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
from the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Services will be conducted by the Rev.
c. r. Strausburg. Mr.. DeVaughan was
seventy-four years old. He is survived
by a widow. two sons, and two daugh-
ters.
The annual meeting Of the Alexandra
kindergarten Association. which was
held last night in the Young Peoples
building was attended by a large audi
ence. The principal address Of the
evening was made by DR.. p. p. Claxton,
United States Commissioner Of Educa-
ton.
A meeting of the fire prevention COM
mittee Of the State, consisting of special
insurance agents. will meet in Alexan-
dria in the rooms Of the chamber of
commerce on Friday morning. The OBJ
ject Of the committee is to examine
all special risks and inspect places
where fires are liable to occur.
In police court today. Edward Smith
was fined 8 for an assault on Bette
Mcpherson.
State Auditor Moore has written to
Charles II. Callahan. commissioner of
revenue. directing him to make spec
ial assessment against the estate Of the
late John A. Marshall. According to the
communication fron the auditor the es-
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
Issray! Baby To
Rule the House
10 Longer Do Women Fear the Great
est Of Al Human Blessings.

II is comfort to know that those much.
aIked-of pains that are said to precede
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

In police court today. Edward Smitl
was fined $ for an assault on Betti'
Mcpherson.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20
Cut Glass and Silver For Bridal Gi

collection Sheffield Slverplate
duion of 2 This offers opportunity purchase handsome wedding
gifts at extremely low prices.
We also selling Apiece Siveped
could not wholesale this price BEAUTIFUL ARTICLES
SOLID SILVER
In glass have unique and chaste dgn-nany of them
exclusively made 1t will pay you this stock.
The Washington times., 1913-05-20

OUK UPHOLSTERY SHOP
Your Worn Furniture Made Good New Little Expense
policy this time of order keep regular force
ployed during the dull large the of
upobterng and repairing furniture We will do this work while
of and the free Of charge till
IS REDUCTION Tapestries Velours and other Upholstery fabrics
select here for work LET US ESTIMATE
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Governor Wilson Retires.

Woodrow Wilson has resigned as the
governor of New Jersey in order to
prepare for the higher responsibilities
to which he has been called by the
American people at the November cleo
ton. AS governor of New Jersey,
Woodrow Wilson has made proud
record, one that may be held up as
model to the governors of this and sue
ceeding generations. and those who
have watched his course feel that as
president of the United States, he will
do even better By way of faithful SER
vice to the people. The Buffalo IN
W Times well says: The close OF
Woodrow Wilson's administration as
governor of New Jersey has been sig
nalized by one of the most brilliant
triumphs OF his career. The seven bills
to purge New Jersey Of trusts and
monopolies and to regulate corpora
lions have passed both houses of the
legislature and will become law on
receiving the signature of the govern
or. The achievement is a superb one
and rounds out in consummated whole,
the memorable gubernatorial admins
tration of which it is the browning
work. 1t is :. splendid augury to inn
mediateIy precede the entry of Gov
ernor Wilson into the White House.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Generosity.

Old Kinks always willing to preach,
and hand out wise counsel and teach
but ask for aid when you're hungry and
frayed, end he'll stick to his wad like
leech. He's handy with proyerb and
text to comfort the needy and vexed;
but when there's plan to feed indi-
gent man, old Kink never seems to get
next. He helps, out the widow with
psalms, and prays for her fatherless
lambs; but he never would try to bring
joy to her eye with Goldfish. sauerkraut
and hams. On Sunday he joins in the
hymn, and makes the responses with
vim; when they pass around the box for
the worshipers' rocks, his gift is ex-
ceedingIy slim. He thinks he is fooIing
the Lord and IS sure of a princely re-
ward when to heaven he goes at this
life's journeys close-with which view
am not in accord. For the Lord, he.
is wise to gold bricks, and the humbug
who crosses the Styx will have to be
sharp if he captures harp; St Peter
will say to him, "Nix!s They size up
a man nearly right when he comes to-
the portals Of light; and no stingy old
fraud ever thimblerigged God or put on
a robe. snowy white. WALT MASON.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Fine Tributes.

Rev. Guthrie PitbIado, who has, been
acting rector of Trinity church for the
past four months, leaves with the best
wishes and love and esteem of the en-
tire comm unity. Few men in so briet
time have won the sincere affections
of the people of Parkersburg as has
Mr.. Pitblado. His true manliness,
coupled with his graciousness of manner
and his wholesome and Astounding love
for his fellow creatures and his ability
to seek out, recognize and appreciate
the good that is In the meanest of US,
are qualities combining to make the
ideal clergyman who lives and works
not for a dogma but for humanity.
Mr. Pitblado goes to Wheeling to labor
in field different from that in whish
he ministered in Parkersburg. His
parish there is in the mill district, and
affords abundant opportunities for mis-
sion work, line of spiritual endeaVoT
to which he IS singularly adapted.
Meanwhile, as all bid Mr.. Pitblado
God-speAd, the news of DR.. Scolly
Moore's recovery to health and return
to his pastoral duties will be received
with general rejoicing A ane type of
man is this veteran Christian soldier,
and the citizenship of Parkersburg is
glad to know of his expectancy of active
in the service of the Lord.
Sentinel
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
CORN EAR WORM.


Hundreds of farmers, in every corn.
growing section of the United States,
are losing considerable corn by the
eern ear worm. A large amount OF
sweet corn and corn grown for seed
Is damaged by It.
The corn ear worm lives ia the
ground, in the pupal stage, during the
wilter, and great many Of them may
be destroyed by thorough fall eultiva
ton. This method is most effective
when praettced by a whole. community,
as the moths fly for considerable dis.
tanees, and eliminating them from q
single field does not solve the problem,
If the crop be sweet corn or field
corn that is grown for seed or other
special purposes it may be protected
by busting with powdered arsenate OF
lead at the time when the silks first
appear and three or four times there.
after at intervals Of about five to ten
days, depending upon the weather,
This is the same insect that some.
times feeds upon tomatoes, beans. and
other garden crops, and here the
arsenate Of lead dusting Is effective.
l.. NJ. PEARS,
College of Agriculture, West Virginia
University,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
President Wilson's Appeal

President Wilson closed his Inaugural
address with an appeal to all patriotic
men-irrespective of party.
This is not day Of triumph, it is
a day of dedication. Here muster, not
the forces of party, but the forces OF
humanity. Mems hearts wait upon
us; mems lives hang in the balance,
mems hopes call upon US to say what
we will do. Who shall live up to the
great trust? Who dares fail try7
summon all honest men, all patriotic.
all forward-looking men to my side.
God helping me will not fail them,
If they will but counsel and sustain me. 2
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Fruit Crop Prospects.

Advices from fruit growers are to
the effect that so far, prospects are
excellent for a good crop this year.
In the Apple Belt in Jefferson. Fred
erick, Clark, Berkeley and Morgan
Counties, the buds present an unusual
ly healthy appearance for the season,
the mild weather of last month not
having forced the growth to danger
GUS extent. In the great mountain
peach orchards of Hampshire. Morgan
and Mineral Counties the trees are
loaded with buds and present a healthy
appearances. With a short crop in the
South, as is now predicted. West Vir-
GINA peach growers are likely to have
another very profitable year.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
William Jennings Bryan.


The news that William j. Bryan will
be Secretary of State will be gratifying
to all the democratic Democrats and
most of the other good citizens of the
country. To him more than to any
individual citizen is due the vast i'm
provement in the political morals of the
country, the higher standard of ethics
in legislative bodies and executive Of
fees and the passing away OF the
practical politician in favor of the real
statesman. Bryan blazed the path for
all the truly progressive policies which
hold the people today. He discovered
nothing new. he did more than that,
he unearthed from the political morass
into which self-interest and special
privilege had sunk the nations councils,
the eternal truths of honesty and fair
dealing upon which the republic was
founded, and he aroused the electorate
to a realization of their right and power
to demand faithful service from their
representatives. He looked on politics
as a scientific profession, and not as
game, and once slumberous people
awoke to a sense of the same truth the
victory was won. Mr.. Bryan will make
an able Secretary of State. and it is
small enough recompense for the abuse
and ridicule which he had to endure in
his long fight to reincarnate the prin-
ciples of Thomas Jefferson.
The above clipped from the Parkers-
burg Sentinel will strike responsive
chord in many hearts. One does not
have to agree with others on every
non-essential to give honest tribute to
real greatness of purpose.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
A Peoples Victory.

The virtuous, liberty-loving people of
0pF land are to be congratulated on the
passage in both Houses of Congress Of a
law prohibiting the shipment of liquors
into stata and dispe sing Of ITEM COM
trary to the laws of that state, The
plea is made that the act is uaconsti-
tutional, and using that plea as the ex
cuse for q political coup. the President
may veto the bill. In which case, how
ever, twill be passed By the next Con-
gress and become a law.
The liquor interests protest vigor-
ously against legislation which in any
way restricts their business and chal-
lenge the right of the state to enact re-
strictive or prohibitiye laws; which
translated into plain English means q
denial of the right of the state to pro-
tect its own integrity and the virtue
and safety of its people. Millions of
dollars are spent annually to d bauch
public officials and defeat laws that
would prevent the riot the crime and
suffering produced by the liquor traffic
In pursuance of this policy, traffickers
and the men they place In Office, en-
deayor by bribery ard every species of
intrigue to prevent legislation designed
to protect society against the awful
scourge. Commenting on the protest
against restrictive and prohibitjye legis-
lation The Herald and PrcsbyteF says;
The liquor business pleads for some
law by means of which it may be taken
forever out of politics. Itwishes to be
SO guarded that it may 60 on with its
work of derth and destruction. running
the lives of boys and girls. of men and
women, blasting homes, encouraging
gambling ard prostitution, and being
the headquarters for political graft,
and still never be molested. That con-
ditions can never be secured, so long as
God in his justice exists in heaven, and
good men and women live upon the
earth. They will fight against it /,
using every lawful weapon at their dis
posal, giving it no quarter and giving
it no test. The curse of the Almighty
is upon it, ard his lightning will strike
it some day, fairly and squarely, from
the skies. The weakened politicians
who want Office and its emoluments,
and who do not want tc offend dfstilfers
brewers and saloon men, want the
question taken out of politics. They
tremble for their lives lest they may
10 e Whiskey vote. Such politicians
need to be shown up as coWardly and
worthless. They would like to be
known and advised as reforners, but
they do not want to reform anything
that needs to be reformed The liquor
business must be kept in politics as
long asst lives its murderous and vicious
existence. in order that righteous men
may have the opportunity to absolutely
exterminate and destoy it. No BUSH
pess that draws its lifeblood from the
hearts and souls and lives Of human
beings has a right to any sort of pro-
lection. Presbyterian of the South,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Taft Makes A Consistent
Finish.

The outgoing President made
an inglorious finish to his career.
by yetoing the Webb bill to pre-
vent the Government from inter-
fering with State laws by allow
ing the interstate shipment OF
liquor to dry" territory.
There are those who would
like to believe in his honesty of
purpose, but remembering his
defense of "brother Charles's"
friends the Cincinnati rectifiers,
in the Wiley case, they can only
wonder.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Mr.. Vending And A
Foreign Mission.

A number of newspapers are urging
the appointment OF Mr.. Wedding to a
foreign mission. The Buffalo m. 5Y.)
News, with the largest daily circulation
Ia the State outside of New York City.
says:
The newspapers are filed with specu-
lation as to the appointments to be made
10 the diplomatic service by President
Wilson. Thus far he has been COM
pletely silent on..that subject. Those
who know him best say that he will not
send a man abroad in any capacity
whom he does not believe will reflect
creoit upon his country.
No doubt President Wilson will find
men OF the right size willing to accept
foreign missions. but he will hardly
find any to excel in every. element OF
fitness, than George r. Vending, of w
Virginia, who is one of the best known
men of the South, being man of South
ern birth, man of rare literary ability
and of charming personality,
Mr., Weddings friends are presenting
bis name to President Wilson and the
Executive will be fortunate as well as
wise if he concludes to assign Mr..
Vending to one of the more important
places abroad in the public service.
We are authorized by Mr.. Vending
to say that while he appreciates all this,
he is candidate for no Office whatever,
that he wants no place or appointment
of any kind; that he is entirely content
with his present work and his Charles
Town homei and that he would moi
| abandon either to accept any position
that the administration could give him
I He also SAYS that SO many scapable mer
are willing to take all the places to be
/ filed, that neither patriotism no,
party loyalty requires him to make tht
sacrifice which Office holding would IN
vo've.-Spirit.
We heartily say Amen |! to the wei
merited eulogiumns of our Northern
contemporary and yet hope that DR.
Vending may see his way to sacrifice
his personal inclinations to an insisten
call for patriotic service in sphere ii
which he would be the peer of any o.
his predecessors -tEBIToR
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
Col. McGraw Denies Report

A dispatch from Grafton dated Feb
ruary &c says; Reports emanating from
Washington to the effect that Col. John
T. McGraw. of this city, Democratic
National Committeeman, seeks to suc'
coed United States Senator-elect Nathan
Golf as judge OF the Fourth United
States Circuit, were denied by Colonel
McGraw. Colonel McGraw says BIZ
entertains no Judicial aspirations, and
that be has given no thought to the
iudqeshlp.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06
NOTICE.

To the Standard Lime and Stone
Company. Mrs. Susan V. Henkel and
all persons cppcerneds
In pursuance of an order entered by
the County Court of Jefferson County
on the 9th day of February, 1918, in re.
gard to the alteration of the public road
leading from Millyille to the Charles
Town turnpike, at points between A
and B on the plat filed in the I Jerk 8
Office of said Court, and the discon
tinuance of that portion of said road
between said points, if SO altered.
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
to said order and as required by
chapter So of the acts of 1909 and sec
ton II of said chapter. to Mrs Susan
" Henkel aid the STANDARD Lime and
Stone Company, proprietors and tenants
of the property which will have to be
taken as well as to all other persons
concernt d. to appear at the Court
House in Charles Tow n at II 90 A. M,
on the 9Th day of March next to show
cause. If any they have, against altera-
ton and establishment of said road as
proposed and any discontinlance of any
part thereof and for said proprietors
and tenants to designate, whether they
will accept the compensation fixed by
viewers in this proceeding.
CHAS. A. JOHNSON
Clerk of County Court,
fxJefferson Co. W. Va.