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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
John BarIeycofn.

John Barleycorn is a liar. In his
ceaseless battle for death, hell and the
grave, ore Of his favorite lies is
the assertion that more whiskey is
drunk in dry territory then in the do
main OF the open saloon. His constant
repetition of this fabrication is kind OF
q nerve brac.r for him as he sees his
malign power successfully attacked and
curtailed in the enlightened communities
Of world He thoroug hly understands
that 1t Is lie Of the who cloth but he
Cannot flourish on the truth and like
the liar that he is, he dies hard
John Barleycorn is thief. He
steals from Flooding wife. and from
tne children of her home. the music and
the fuwers and the pictures thai might
have been theirs, in order to furnish
tie money to feed ths consuming lust
for drink of some man in whom he has
planted the seed of consummate self
ishness. He has robbed many boy
an girl of an education. HeLas stolen
from the domestic hearthstone more of
happiness and Of peace than all the
other banisoi NOR burglars COMBINED.
He IL IN league with the thieves of lust
and gambling and vice, and he robs the
no ne to repenish the insane as, lum,
the hospital, the penitenliary sid the
cemetery lie is Viking d, hose
cheeks are new mantled VI it'll the blush
of shame. He is loafer in the mar
ket.paces of the world, and never
cara an hunest ccliar since he wss
distilled.
John Barley corn is murderer, Tn.
agent OF death, ne lov, shining
ma X H. fraterniz,s esp c.aly 4 ~
the bright and promising Young man.
He dro WIS his memory He und.reuts
the entire moral structure of his beirg
He d1lls his no3.er impulses ard III
finer sAnsi,.i tiles, and cuts away ths<
vision an he power of Oh mag
nation He sent Robert Burns to thu
silence of the Gust at tEirty-stvens
after he had dsti!ed and debauched thts
sweetest and mos gift d sorg- writer
that the world has ever known Even
in the shadows of the tomh he lies ard
detectives; he whispers that man
shou {. n;roI himself, he While he
robs him Of all wer of self-controI
with consnmmate and terrible swift
ness. Bleak eyed and lee ing, his hel.
lish form and face bloom in the back
yard OF many of The worlds creates
tragedie:. He still m 4kes Nero fiddle
while Rome burns,
John Barley corn is an outlaw. The
sworn enemy Of the home. he is ais
the foe Of the school and the church
He cannot pitch his tent under the
shadow of the steeple He d, files the
pure, brutalizes the gentle, enervates
the in'u str.ous, and tries to dcpopulate
the celestial city Of fine minds Touch
him lightly he is Il friend, ana some
times familiarity with him breeds vile
contempt. He whispers of life while |
he holds high carnival in the halls of
death. There is way which seeme,h
right unto a man; but the end thereof |
are the ways of death. Charleston
Gazette.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
Cause OF Earthquakes.

That the webbing" of the north
pole may be responsible for the earth.
quake that devastated central Italy, OBJ
literating many of the towns, killing
approximately 10000 Of its inhabitants
and doing damage to property in ex.
cess Of $60,000,000 on January 13, Is
the latest theory tentatively advanced
by scientists for such an upheaval of
the earth's surface It is generally
agreed by investigators that many
Quakes are caused by volcanic action.
Many of them are also due, according
to- generally accepted theories, to
slips" or sudden Establishments of the
deep-lying rock strata which form the
) foundations of the earth. There are,
however; many earthquakes that can
not be attributed to either of these
eauses, so far as scientific investigat-
ors have been able to demonstrate,
That these Quakes, or some Of them,
are In some way connected with the
variation of the earth's axis from it's
normal position, has been suggested
BY some excellent authorities. In an
Illustrated article the April Popular
Mechanics Magazine says: !,
Recent study of these polar aberA
rations has demonstrated that the axis
Is constantly moving about in spiral
course, in much the same manner as
top travels when it is spinning on
slightly uneven surface. BY astronomi-
cal observations this path has been
traced and the discovery made that
the axis returns to about normal po.s
sition approximately every seven
years. It has been found that when
the axis makes sharp turn in its very
irregular course, seismic activity Is
materially increased. From this it is
reasoned that the movement of the
pole probably sets up stresses in the
crust of the earth which result in VIC
lent upheavals along faults and
ridges.
"The recent upheaval in Italy cen
tered its force in the mountainous
province Of Abruzzi. The shock last
ed "a seconds, but in that brief time
the whole countryside was changed
into burial ground of cities and
region of famine and suffering. There
was succession of lesser shocks fol-
lowing the quake which were felt from
the southernmost part of the peninsula
into certain parts of France and Swift
erland, causing serious avalanches to
occur in the Swiss Alps which isolated
villages and destroyed large forests.
These disturbances, In the opinion
of some, indicated that the quake was
not of volcanic origin
Avezzano, a town of $4,000 inhabi-
tants, lying less than seventy miles
east Of Rome, is now dust-laden heap
of crumbled stone, with here and there
a tottering wall In all, there were
nearly score of towns which we're
wiped out completely, and more than
one hundred where severe tolls of both
Hta and property were reported"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

for a gallant youth, fighting at the
front for their emperor. Then an
American appears on the scene and
makes love to the girl, but all comes
out right in the end. You see along
the road" the happy. picturesque PEG
pie, and you are given portrayal Of
their customs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

after the years of gallant warfare In
this lecture she relates delightful per-
sonal "reminiscences Of many of the
noted men and women of both north
and south, people who played impor-
tant parts in the heroic hours Of the
war between the states. 1t was her
good fortune to be personally acquaint-
ed with these people, many Of whom
she knew before the war and others
Of whom she met afterward by reason
of the prominence Of her soldier hus-
band.
Grant, Lee, Lincoln, Davis, Stone
WALL Jackson, Mcclellan, Beauregard,
Johnston and many others Of those
who guided the destinies of the counr
try In those gears were her friends.
Her childhood was passed on Vir-
ginia plantation, and 1t was while she
was still girl in school that she met
the gallant George e. Pickett, then
lieutenant in the United States regular
army. Today she is a woman Of strik-
ing personal charm, gifted with all the
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

TERMSSinge s
per Day s $25
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
"A JAPANESE MUSIC PLAY.

1t Is announced that two japanese
entertainments to be given on the
second day of our Chautauqua. In
the afternoon An Afternoon In ia
PAM will be given, and at night along
the Road to Tokyo" will b. produced.
These entertainments are to be given
by japanese; Mr.. and Mrs. AIichitaro
Ongawa and accompanist.
During the progress of the entertain
ments number Of japanese folk songs
will be given III the native tongue The
costuming will be absolutely correct,
the costumes having been brought from
Japan. All stage effects will be care
fully planned, so that the public is as
sured of a perfect picture Of the poetic
side of Japanese life.
along the Road to Tokyo" tells the
story Of the love of Japanese maid
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
WHEN LAsALLE coRBELL
NET GEORGE E. PICKETT.

LaSalle Corbell Pickett. who Il to
lecture here on our ChautaDqua on
Friends of Yesterday" is the widow
Of the famous Confederate general.
George E. Pickett, who was a lieuten-
ant In the United States regular army
when she met him. In her book, 'The
Heart of Soldier" she tells of their
first meeting thus:
Early in LIES morning knew and
loved him, and from my fi1Et meeting
with him to the erd | always called
him soldier my soldier l was 81
wee bit of girl at that first meeting
! had been visiting my grandmother
when whooping cough broke out in the
neighborhood and she took me on Il
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

Old Point Comfort to visit her friend,
Mrs Boykin. l could dance and sing
and play games and was made much
of by the other children till suddenly
developed the cough, and then l was
Stunned and isolated.
''One morning while playing alone
on the beach l saw an officer lying on
the sand reading -lnder the shelter OF
an umbrella. | had noticed him sew,
eral times, always apart from the 9th
ers and very sad. could imagine but
one reason for his desolation, and In
pity for him crept under his umbrel-
la to ask him If he, too, had the whoop-
ing cough. He smiled and answered
No. But as l still persisted he drew
me to him, telling me that he had lost
some one who was dear to him and he
was very lonely.
And straightway, without SO much
as a by your leave, / promised to take
the place Of his dear one and to COM
fort him in his loss. Child as was,
believe lost my heart to him on the
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

eloquence for which her Virginia ID
notable and with. voice that. easily
carries to the required distance, though
. 1t never loses its musical tone. She
has achieved a phenomenal success
upon the lecture platform, and her
success In the field OF literature is no
less marked. As a writer of both
poetry and prose she is justly celebrat-
ed for her brilliant and graceful pen,
and in her writings on war subjects
she is, known especially for her ac-
curacy and unprecedented courtesy.
The coming of Mrs. Pickett should
be matter of more than passing mo-
ment TO our people. and doubtless 1t
win be.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

spot. At all events l crept from un-
der the umbrella pledged to Lieutenant
George q. Pickett, U. s. A., for life
and death, and l still hold most sacred
a little ring and locket that he gave
me on that day.
1T. was under that umbrella in the
days that followed that learned,
while he guided my hand, to make my
first letters and spell my first words.
They were Sally and 'soldier.s"
( It was three years after their first
meeting that she saw him again. He
had just been commissioned captain
and was sailing for Puget sound,
where he was to be stationed at Fort
Belingham.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
FRIENDS OF YESTERDAY
lecture by Widow Of Famous confsd-
crate General to Be Given on
chautauuua.


Our Chautauqua program is to be
graced by one of the best loved wo-
men of America-north or south-La-
Sale Corbell Pickett. 1t was her hus-
band, General George E. Pickett, who
carried the fortunes of the Confederacy
to their flood tide by his charge at Get
tysburg, a charge that still remains as
the greatest infantry attack known to
history. Mrs. Pickett will bring to us
Friends of Yesterday a lecture that
= remarkable in many ways.
It is quite probable that Friends OF
Yesterday has done as much as any
other one address to strengthen the
1ieS Of friendsfie letHeenaahe states
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
FATHER o. j. cRoNlN.

One of the lectures that are expected
to be of unusual interest Cbautauqua
week is "The Weeds and Flowers Of
Literature" by Father D. J. Cronin Of
Nebraska, man who has been making
a most pronounced success on the Red
path Chautauquas, where he has been
lecturing for three years. He is man
of broad vision of lifes affairs, and the
high esteem in which he is held in his
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12

DR.. Berton O. Wire, son of the late
Robert +. Wire, Of Ransom. has been
appointed physician to the Jail Hos
pital in Richmond, Va, by the authori-
ties there. DR.. Wire is recent grad
uate of the University School of
Medicine in Richmond and the posi-
ton to which he has, just been APP
pointed is one much coveted by
youlg physicians.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-12
CONDUCTOR VsEYoR.s BAND, COM.
ING TO cHAUTAUQUA.

The union picnic of the colored
Sunday Schools of Charles Town,
Winchester. Martinsburg and inter
vening points was held at Island Park
Thursday. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad run a special train for the
occasion, selling over 400 tickets from
this station.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

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The Washington times., 1915-12-16
CONDEMNS LIQUOR
SALES IN STORES
DRY Party Lawyer Says Young
Get lntoxicants Unknown
to Parents.

A branch OF the Anti-Saloon League
was organized In the Fifth precinct, ano
steps taken to organize another IN tne
Ninth precinct, at a meeting OF tne
Washington Civic Association last nient,
which was attended by number OF the
local league delegates and workers.
A. f. Shoemaker, attorney for the
local saloon foes, made an address Az
the meeting, which was held IN the
Metropolitan Presbyterian ChurSh
Fourth and b streets southeast. ae
condemned grocery stores which 90 Q
bottled goods business, and send liquor
TO homes. saying that often younger
members of the family got liquor IN this
way without their parents knowledge.
The annual election resulted In HEM,
T.. Lowe succeeding himself as ,pres,'
dent. The vice presidents are John ~ ~
Mahoney, James w. Mcclure, ana NJ
NJ. Blackburn. .Ashby Jump Is secretary
and Albert l.. Baldwin treasurer.
J. II. Hollinger was made temporary
president OF the. Fifth precinct Anti
saloon League, and c. X. Hoover, tenn
porary secretary. The work OF organ
izing the Ninth precinct branch will be
in charge Of E. L. Loving.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
SURVEY PLANNED OF
BIRTH LISTS HERE
District Included in Area in
Which Census Bureau Will
Gather ST.. .isticS.

The district OF Columbia In Included
In an aren in which the Pureau Of the
Census will collect birth Statistics.
The choice NJ tho District and OF num-
ber Of states. was made because they
arc In advance OF the rest Of tho United
states IN their registration Of births.
Resides the District. strtistics will he
gathered in Maine. New Hampshire.
Vermont. Massachusetts. Rhode island
Connecticut. New York. Pennsylvania
Michigan, and Minnesota. The data viii
show birth rates for the ponulation as =
whole, as we'll as for the white ant
co'orcd races.
The area to be covered represent,
only 10 per cent Of the extent OF the
c"ntinerta! United States, tut 81 PEI
try.
Fx the act authorizing the collection
or the statistics only those States whicl,
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Urges Uniform Measure
To Control Lading Bills

LEGISLATION to provide for Uniform
bills of. lading, changes in reserve re-
puirements aud a provision that accept
anoe based on domestic business may
be rediscountad by reserve banks were
urged by representatives. OF the nation
al bank section of the American Bank
ers' Association at n hearing given them
by the Federal Reserve Board yester-
day
Although the hearing was arranged
to give the bankers opportu 0ity to s,ig-
Rest amendments to the Federal re.
serve act and other legislation which
would have an indirect connection with
board has not yet decided whether it
viii recommend any changes to Con-
gress,
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
l,OO0-FOOT TOWER
SPRINGS FROM TOUCH
Washington Mans Invention Gets
Consideration of the Navy
Department.

Push A button. and-Presto! you have
tower 1900 feet high
Joseph Raes. a native OF Belgium and
resident OF Washineton. carries In his
pocket n letter from ID. w. Taylor. chief
constructor. United States navy. saying
that such device, invented bv Raes. Is
under consideration by the department.
The tower. Of which Mr.. Raes has
made small model. Is constructed OF
steel tubing. like a gigantic. collar psible
fishpole. It can be mounted on a con-
crete base. and small towers are de-
signed to be attached to motor trucks.
To each tower is attached guy wires
with powerful springs. The wires coil
up as the tower goes down. When the
button Is pushed and the tower goes
up" the guy wires and harp strings are
sperad automatically
The tower Is strong enough to sup
port search lights. machine guns and
signaling apparatus.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
MILLION MEN IN us.
FOR ARMY NUCLEUS
Large Force Could Respond in
Some Form Of Military Use.
fulneSs II Call Came.

( There are a million men in the nited
Mates who could respond to the colors
in Some form of military usefulness, II
the call came.
These are national guardsmen and ex-
national nuardsmen still of military
age cE ri gular army men now in civil
no, tho majority of the Spanish war
training under authorized army officers
in universities. There also are young
men drilled under military men in high
and private schools. and former United
States marines who have mad land train
ing.
Officers of the Quilted States army ad-
NIT this would he highly convenient
army nucleus in time of emergency, but
the Government doesn't know where
any of these men are except the ma
tional guardsmen.
Roughly estimated there are 500, OOt
national guardsmen and ex-national
alumni between 10000 and 200. .0O(
Spanish war veterans, and 5000 college
cadets.
Ear Department figures show there
.le now sos officers and 12o,693 enlisted
men in the national guard. In the
Spanish war, 20, ,235 volunteer officers
and enlisted men served. In the colleges
last year, there were $1,000 who had
drill, and In the last ten years 1000 mer
nave been graduated who had beer
trained two years. Figures for ten years
behind that easily make up the esti,
mated total of 5000. army officers say
AS to the regular army alumni, ar
average of 1900 fails to re-enlist each
year. The total Tor 1914 was 14,349. Ever
with the loss through deaths since dis
charge, Interpretations, removal to Other
countries and old age, the figure fol
twenty years should be 10000 to 200. ON
men.
Recent plans of enlistment in the Wal
Department call for three years will
the colors anch four in reserve. Before
that, once a mans term of enlistment
was up. the Government gave no more
attention TO him,
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Republicans to Rally.

A rally OF the Republican clubs ol
the District Is being arranged to take
place early in January, when. 1t is an,
nounced, Chaplin Brown. will be IN.
dorsed for reelection as national com.
mitteeman from the District The com.
mittee that has been appointed to look
after the arrangements for the rally
S. Williams, John A. Moss. J. Lee, p
NJ. Mitchell James Conway Jackson
c. r. Barkley, John A. Love. DIR. W
S. Richa rdson, James .. Holmes, K. K
Manning, DR.. W. l.. Board. DR.. J. "
Smith and John Kibble.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
w. 6. T. u. Asks Pastors
To Curb Preparedness

Members Of the District Womcn's
Christian Temperance Union have ad-
dressed letter to all clergymen Of
Wa ashington asking that they employ
Peace Sunday. December 20 in urging
moderation and deliberation before
changing our national policy" in regard
to preparedness
The letter contains poetry referring tc
the Christmas season, and Ia signed by
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, president
Of the District w. c. r. u. and by Lucy
c. Patrick. superintendent of the peace
department
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Mew Treatment for Bronchilis,
Asthma, Catarrh and Head Colds

passages TO the lungs. In addition,
Hick's IL absorbed through the skin,
relieving the tightness and soreness.
vicks can be applied over the throat
md chest and covered with warm
flannel ciotb--or a little put up the nos
trils-or melt a little in a spoon and in
hale the vapors arising. Also for Asth-
ma and Hay Fever. rub Vick's well Over
the spinal column to relax the nervous
tension. 25c, soc. or 500.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Slade Is President.

William A. Slade. of the Library Of
congress. was elected president Of the
District of Columbia Library Assoca-
ti1n at a meeting of that organization
at the Public Library last night. Otner
officers are II. F. Worley and Miss Alice
Matthews. vice presidents: Miss Alice
ATWOOD. secretary. and Miss Frances
Ndams. treasurer. A motion picture ex-
libition of how a magazine is printed
md circulated was shown by Charles S.
Nrossman. of Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Race Fete Is Planned.

orative Society will observe the hftieth
anniversary OF the adoption of the thir-
tecnth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States at a meeting at
1918 Thirteenth street tomorrow evening
Addresses viii be made by several men
of prominence. and there will be a
pageant illustra ting the progress OF the
colored race during the last half CEN
tury.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Vick's "Vap-O-Rub" Sslve Relieves
by Inhalation and Absorption.
No DOSING

No need to take internal medicines or
habit-forming drugs for these troubles.
When vick's "Vap-O-Rub'' salve Is ap-
piled to the heat of the body, soothing.
medicated vapors are released that aye
inhaled all night long through the air
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

have records OF sufficient detail are 10
be included in the survey
In provision for birth registration, " s
stated. the United Stntcs has Jagged Tar
behlnd number of leading countries OF
Europe. Including England, France
Norway and Sweden.