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The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
Here Is the Very Latest
'Captain of Industry"

no you want to make the ac-
quaintance of a new captain Of
Industry" We will introduce
you to him if you will follow us to a
certain chop suey restaurant on Sd ave.
near I4th St, New York He is the
president of the "Beggars Trust" He
dresses in good clothes, his linen is i'm
maculate and the color of the leather Of
his shoes is modishly correct. He is the
recognized magnate of an established and
thoroughly organized industry.
If you had been present the other night
when the president appeared, you
would have heard him informing his
comrades that his efforts of the night
had been unusually successful and to
suhstantiate his statement he drew from
his pocket a handful of coins and bills.
His new spiel" he informed his com
rades, was q corker.
He stepped up to his victim with a
confidential smile and requested a few
minutes conversation. He then confded
that he was a civil engineer under con
tract with a great construction company
and had come to the city to take charge
of big job. He had received a liberal
check with which to meet all expenses;
but like most out-of-towners he had eX-
pended it not wisely but too well. 1t
would be both embarrassing and unwise
to draw upon the firm after the great
liberality they had displayed. Would it
be possible TO borrow a small sum? Why,
anything would do. Glad to take the ad-
dress of the donor and return it imme-
diately. Thanks, old man. Will be
pleased to do the same for you some day.
This man had the net sum to be OBJ
tanned in every section Of the other large
cities throughout the country, down pat.
He had begged his way from coast to
coast time and time again, living like
fighting cock en- route.
As evidence of the scope and thorough
ness of the work of the "Beggars' trust,
a map of New York city has been drawn,
dividing the city into districts with the
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advice, given near the conclusion of the
book:
Get acquainted with your own soul.
Know why you do this or that, why you
feel this or that. Sit quietly when in
doubt about any matter, and let the truth
rise from the deeps of yourself. Examine
your motives always. II you
do kind act ask yourself why. Perhaps
you can find even in kind action a hid
den motive of selfseeking II you should
md such a motive, do not deny II to
yourself. Acknowledge it to yourself.
Trough you need not advertise II ON the
walls of your dwelling. Such a secret
understanding will give you a greater
sympathy and comprehension in Judging
the motives of others
Strive always for the ideal; but do
not label every emotion as an ideal emo
tion IL 1t is not really that Speak the
truth to yourself. Until you can dare
to do that You will make little progress
in the quest of your soul"
The writing of the letters" accord
ing to Elsa Barker. extended over a
period of about eleven months Then
y bade her good-by, saying that he in
tended to leave the neighborhood of the
earth and visit other planets: one of
which was Jupiter. where, he said, there
Is race of beings wonderful to behold"
and advising the world as his final mes
sage to 1t, to joy in the struggle of life.
Mrs. Barker states that she expected
severe criticism of the book (Which was
published in London and New York;, and
was greatly surprised at its reception.
The immediate success Of the book
astonished me. The most conservative
old English newspapers treated it with
respect, and l was flooded with letters
from all parts of the world. Already ar
rangements have been made for its
translation into FIVE languages, the
Dutch translator, Dr. Frederick van
Eeden, being the most famous writer in
Holland"
The son Of Judge Hatch, a well-known
mining engineer of New York. affirmed
his belief in the truth of her assertions
In. the summer Of 1914, while l was
still living in Europe. a long interview
with Mr.. Bruce Hatch appeared in the
New York Sunday World, in which he
expressed the conviction that the let
ters' were genuine communications from
his father"
Had this been all, the affair would
have been strange enough The favorable
attitude of the near friends and rela-
tives of Judge Hatch, and the unuues-
toned sincerity of Mrs. Barker in her
belief that the communications were
really messages from her deceased friend,
would have made the book a subject for
speculation and serious consideration by
many, who ordinarily are not interested
in the occult. But the strangest part of
the surprising narrative related by Elsa
Baker was stin to come. After two
years of almost complete silence, we are
told tx" returned. In the introduction
to the War Letters From a Living
Dead Man. the return is described.
After the letters were finished in
1919, during a period of two years was
conscious of the presence of x only on
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Ing period of about five months. fifty
messages were written which, without
considering the problem of their truth
fulness, are decidedly interesting. These
war letters" give a purported account
OF the present European war as seen and
understood by tx" He begins:
In faraway star I neard the COM
mand: Go back to the earth, and learn
the mysteries of love and hate
He speaks of demons" who sought to
bar his way, and of white" and black"
workers in the other world those who
endeavor to bring about peace and those
who wish the war to continue. Among
other remarkable things he tells of the
experiences of the Austrian Arch Duke
after the bullets of the assassin found
their mark, and the feelings and
thoughts of the kaiser as the great war
began. He favors the cause of the allies.
and claims that Germany will. lose the
war. The surprising assertion is made
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go too far away until America passes
through her next great trial.
Mention is also made of a new race
being born in America. Wonderful prog
ress it is said, will be made during the
next hundred years by the United States,
which is called ''the great pioneer of
race freedom" In the last message "X"
says:
"A great day is dawning for America
after time Of trial. The sun will rise
from behind a bank of clouds; but in
the freshness of the dawn much labor
will be done for the new race and for
the brotherhood Of races. All over
America movements will be started for
the training and perfecting of mankind.
Give them your help, for thus you will
be working with the law"
In concluding the War Letters"
"X' states that he intends to rest for
while, as he has another service to per-
form in the near future
And now what can be said of the tes-
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ing This friend spoken of as "X" in
Letters From a Living Dead Man." is
now asserted to be one of the best known
residents of Los Angeles, the late Judge
David Hatch, who died in 1912.
Mrs. Barker who was travelling in Eu-
rope at the time, relates the circumstances
OF the giving Of the first message.
"one night last year in Paris I was
strongly impelled to take up pencil and
write, though what | was to write about
l had no idea. Yielding to the impulse,
my hand was seized as If from the outside
and a remarkable message Of a personal
nature came, followed by the signature
X"
Although the message was clear, she
was puzzled by the signature and the fol.
lowing day showed the message to a
friend, who informed her, greatly to her
surprise, that * was the name given to
Judge Hatch by group of his Los Angeles
friends. day or two later, a letter came
from America stating that Judge Hatch
had passed away in Los Angeles a few
days before Mrs. Barker had received the
automatic message Although opposed to
mediumship in general, she finally con-
sented to allow the writing to continue
AT the earnest request of my Los An
geles friend in Paris let * write again
and again. Though had periods of revolt
against acting as a medium for even so
great an ego as Judge Hatch, was too
much interested in his communications to
refuse to lend him my hand. The work
had been going on for several months
before l realized the letters were intended
Tor book My invisible COZ
respondent often mentioned personal al
fairs Of Judge Hatch which were unknown
to me; he made many quotations which
afterwards learned were among his
favorite quotations; he referred to books
which l did not know he had even read,
but which others had read and discussed
with him"
The first few letters from the supposed
Living Dead Man" are very short, he
presumably having not wholly adapted
himself to changed conditions. He be-
gins: Il am here, make no mistake. 1t
was 1 who spoke before and I now
speak again. l have had a wonderful ex-
perience. Much that had forgotten can
now remember. What has happened was
for the best; 1t was inevitable.
l am already stronger. 1t is nothing to
fear-this change Of condition"
The book is interesting alike to those
who believe in the possibility of COM
munication with spirits" and to those who
do not believe in the possibility of such
Communication The author Of the Let.
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amount each district is likely to be good
for.
Broadway from 18th st. to 23d st is
good for from 20 cents 10 40 cents an
hour; from 23d st. TO 42d St for from
so cents to IS cents. from 42d st to seth
ST. for from 60 cents TO IS cents uneN-
peCted strikes not figured. This estimate
is affected by weather and traffic and in
Creases as the night advances
Lower Broadway is not to be cOnsid-
cred at all. as il Is a business section
and the people engaged in il have no
time to listen to a spiel" of any kind.
Fifth ave. by day, from 23d ST to 34th
st. is good for only from 10 cents TO 30
cents an hour: 34th ST. to 42d st for
from ! 5 cents TO 40 cents: from 42d ST.
to 59th st. from 25 cents to so cents an
hour. This avenue was formerly con-
sidered thoroughly dependable but since
the influx OF manufacturers has taken
third or fourth place in the heCgar's esti-
mate. Too many unemployed now lOiter
on the avenue, who have nothing to give.
The only good feature which now re-
mains in the course Of a days digging"
is the ability 10 minEle among these
lOiterers and so escape detention.
The side streets vary. A noticeable
increase in the hourly rate is found as
one approaches the great artery which
borders on Central park No astute pro-
fessiOnal with a regard for the conse-
Quences will lOiter on a side street. The
crowds are thinner here and the digs
face is easily recognized upon embar-
RAISING occasions.
Wall street, east Of Nassau, is good
for from so cents to 81 an hour. not
including strikes. The short block be-
tween Nassau and Broadway cannot be
worked. as there is a traffic policeman
at each end and detectives between them.
Broad street, just below the curb market,
is worth anything from 25 cents to so
cents an hour, four hours a day, accord
ing to the way the market f1uctuates.
But the dig" must not venture into the
district too often; for the young brokers
have good memories and, despite their
generosity, they will not stand being i'm
posed upon
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timonial value of these letters? There
have been published recently, many ar
ticles and even a few books purporting
to be communications from the unseen.
but none have made such bold and def
mite claims for consideration or have been
received with so much credence. as the
asserted messages from the former Judge
of the superior court of California The
secure literary reputation and social
standing of Elsa Barker places her be
yond the suspicion Of being mere
charlatan. whose object would be 10 OBJ
tain mOmentary notOriety or financial
gain. Shall we accept the hypothesis
(which she states occurred to herr. that
the messages were the fabricatiOnS of
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two or three occasions, when he wrote
some brief advice in regard to my per-
sonal affairs. On February 4, 1915, in
New York, l was suddenly made aT!are
one day that * stood in the room and
wished to write; but as always before,
with one or two exceptions | had not
the remotest idea what he was going to
say. He wrote as follows: When |
come back and tell you the story of this
war, as seen from the other side, you
will know more than all the chanceleries
of the nations"
After a month "X'' returned, and dur
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a RE the so-called dead" actually
~ alive? Do they interest them
4 selves in the affairs of those
who are still in this world and
can they really aid them? Is the doctrine
OF Immortality, which all religions teach
In some form, to be at last scientifically
demonstrated to be true? Many serious
minded and practical men and women are
asking these questions since the publica-
ton of two of the most remarkable and
widely read occult books of the last
decade
The two books, Letters From Living
Dead Man" and War Letters From Liv-
ing Dead Man." were given to the world
by Elsa Barker an American authoress
of repute.
Mrs. Barker is both a poetess and novel
ist and has an established literary reputa-
ton, among her published works being
The Scab," The Song of Savitri" and
The Son OF Mary Bethel" which has
been called by reviewers the story of
modern Jesus" In the introductions to
the books and in an article contributed to
The Channel" "a quarterly magazine of
occultism), Mrs. Barker relates the slUry
OF the remarkable Letters"
She disavOws authorship OF the Let
ters" and claims they were dictated to
her by friend who had recently died and
were taken down through automatic writ
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

that the soul of Abraham Lincoln is
helping to guide the policies of the
United States. In connection with this
some advice is given:
DO not be impatient with President
Wilson. He is dealing with the prob
lens of the present war as if they we're
dated 500 B. C., and the long view is
apt to be the clear view.
But there is an American on guard to-
night. Who is he? Old Abraham Lin
coin, who renounced heaven that he
might watch over the land he lived and
died for. He will NOT
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her own subconscious mind? Or, ad-
mitting the genuineness Of the COM
munications, could they not be from
some other disembodied entity who made
claims which cannot be verified?
Opposed to these theories, there are
many significant facts and occurrences
related, which would seem TO support
the personal belief of the scribe; that
she was really the instrument through
which her friend wrote his messages
from beyond. There is also the confirm
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ing testimony OF close friends Of the de-
parted judge, and last, but not least,
there are the words OF his son, Nj Bruce
Hatch, who says: Overwhelming as the
thought is l cannot escape the conclu-
sion that my father did dictate these
letters and that they tell OF his actual
adventures in another world"
Are the so-called dead" really alive?
Do they interest themselves in the af-
fairs Of those on earth. and can they
really aid them? Is the belief in per
sOnal immortality, which has been a
source of consolation to most of us at
some time. to he scientifically demon
strated to be true in the near future?
Time alone will tell
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Authoress Declares That the Spirit of
Judge David Hatch, Reaching Out from
the Unseen World. Seized Her Hand and
Dictated Some Remarkable Messages
to be Transmitted by Her to Mankind.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

RE the so-called dead" actually
alive? Do they interest them
selves in the affairs of those
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-16

becoming less frequent. The sports.
men, he said, are fairly well informed
as 10 the laws, and the deputies OF tht
department have prevented many Vln'
latiOnS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-16
NE.NDINE: NT9 III
INSTITUTION
IF TIL: ". {. 4.
TO BE MAILED EVERY MEMBER TO.
DAY AND IF APPROVED TO
BE ADOPTED BY BOARD.
Proposed Laws Provide for the Opera
ton Of Humber OF Addi-
ttonal Branches.

Mrrnirrs, Of the WhenlnG CONNER
rIai Association will receive to-day By
mail Il draf; Uf an amended constitution
anI bylaws for the association. II has
hrrn necessary To amend the old consu-
tuiiun in order tht the method Of opera
ton would hc compatible with the
Fundamental laws and also to remove
som" minor incnusts tenc1es which hp-
pear III ia" c0nEtitution adopted last
March. AT the time OF the consolidation
az tho then existing organizations which
were nlnalganaetd into ono concrete
hu,i,.
rnr original constitution sought pTin-
c!pAlly ~ provide Il common ground for
III: consolidation OF four separate bdles,
witn0u, ANY regard for the methods or
.pru.rdnrr 10 be followed thereafter.
SUBSEQUENT 10 the reorganization and
III" membership campaign. the board OF
directors. realizing that the constitution
did mot properly provide for all the con-
,inrcnrirS and conditions which might
naturally arise, appointed n special com
mil:cc to draft n new constitution. This
committee spent several months study
ing the whole situation very carefully
and finally submitted a final draft TO
tho board Of directors which received its
auproval No change has been made in
nj. membership dues or In the primary
objects Of the association. The prlnCi-
pal amendments are:
New Amendments.
It provides for Il depart mentaiZed or
sanitation and for bureaus or special
service as needed; also for the open
forum. which is proving e. very popular
feature and which was not provided for
in the old constitution.
Il provides for n business IKE budget
for the distribution Of funds received
from dues and other sources, and estah-
fishes an emergency fund for the re-
tiremcnt Of any outstanding Obligations
which the association may have at the
cnd % any fiscal year: also for cmcrT-
ercics which may arise from time to
iimr but for which no provision has been
made in the regular burget-
II further provides that each or the
seven departments or activity and each
Of the six bureaus OF special service
shall have n representative on the board
Of directors ~ present. only bureaus
or special service are represented on the
board.
Under the new constitution. the fiscal
wear IS changed from January l TO JuIy
l. since the membership campaign ended
On July and all dues OF the organi2a-
lion became payahle annually in advance
from that date. The old constitution
would bring the fiscal year IN the MD
die Of the revenue producing period.
The present constitution requires 90
DAYS notice az amendments before a
vote is taken thereon. and two-thlrGs
vote IS necessary 70 affect the amend
ment. The new draft Of the constitution
i& being submitted to-day and on or
about 20 days from date. a meeting of
NJ membership will he called for the
purpose OF acting upon the new rnnSt!-
nj ion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-16
RESIDENT HUNTERS
LICENSE LAW IS IN
need Of REVISION
ACCORDING TO STATEMENT OF
FOREST, GAME AND FISH
WARDEN
Fee Of 81 Should Be Charged, As Is
Done In Most Other States-To
UrQe LEGISLATION

West Virginia needs resident hun
fcr's license law. Hon. !. a. NlqucSIoF,
state Forest Game and Fish Warden,
of Relington, declared yesterday. while
in Wheeling, on his way 10 Pittsburgh,
on business. At the last session or the
legislature, Mr. Vlquesney attempted
10 have enacted d law which provided
Tor a resident hunters license or 81
in one county or 81 for The entire
state. The law finally passed dill
fered greatly from that urged by Ar
Viquesney. providing that resident
county licenses be granted free aud
that statewide licenses cost S..
At the next regular session OF the
legislature. Mr. Nic-esney will at
tnrnpt 10 have enacted the measure
which he proposed Two years ago. Sen
timent has changed considerably dur
ing the past few years, and the need
Of such measure Is now generally
recognized. he says, and he believes
the bill will now pass.
The proposed measure would pro-
duce between $4,000 anu $4,000 in
revenue which would maintain The de-
narlmcnt, create funds 10 carry IN the
work OF fish and game propagation
and forest preservation. besides pay
Ing the bounties provided by the pres
en- law.
The present law raises between
$4,000 and $1,000, which is not suff!-
cient to carry on all the work OF the
department and pay the bountieS. The
law provides thar ion per cent of the
collections from licenses shall he
turned into fund S-pm which houn-
Ties are paid. The following rewards
or bountics arc offered: for each wild
cat, 81 for each hawk teXcept spar
row or mouse hawk. 20 cents: for
each horned owl - cents; and for
each crow. ~ cents.
However. The fund Of $1,000 or
$l,200 created under -nc present law
is sufficient 10 pay OnIntles for only
q month or two. Several hundred
claims for killing wild cats were turn
cd into tn" department last year, 50
the fund was quickly exhausted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-16
GAME IS PLENTIFUL
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Many Deer and Bears Killed, and
Wild Turkeys arc Unusually
Plentiful

Game Is plentiful in West Virginia
this year, according to Forest, Fish
and Game Warden J. A. EtQuesney.
Of Belington. who was in Wheeling
yesterday on his way TO Pittsburgh on
business. Many bears and derr are
being killed. and wild turkeys. he said,
are unusually plentiful this wear.
Deer may be hunted unit! December l,
According to reports reaching Mr..
Viquesney from different sections OF
the state. game birds are numerous.
As an experiment the game depart
rnent few wears ago placed several
Chinese rink-nerk ph"a$ants III about
:wenty counties. rh. birds quickly
became acclimateu and have multi
plied until they are now quite numer-
uus. The experiment was entirely sue
rcSsfui Mr.. FiqueSney says.
Mr.. FiQuesGev told The lntelligencer
representative that violations ot the
.ame laws are rare and each year are
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-16
CHURCH WILL
Celebrate ITS
BIRD BIRTHDAY
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH PASSES ANOTHER
MILESTONE.
VIII Hold Special Services sabbath
Morning and EveninG-.Teperal Pub
lie Is Invited.


Tho Ir-i -uit"d PrrShy IL riall r"ncrr-
cation uf Wheeling NirEtnia) TR@ Or
rani2rd in Nnvcnihcr. 1888. Continu-
uusiy since that Time. Under tho pas
jnratcs of three eminent Chri:tItn NM
i&tcrs. il has been roW"T In I'll" re-
ligiuuS life Of this city.
From 49,; II iS4H. E"V. William Wal
lace, H. H.. WIS the pastor: from lN'n ["
igpn. for hall 4 century. ii"v. j. 7. Nc
Clur,.. u. -. and from l9"i 10 the pres
mt time. I;"y. Charles II. H"h!nE"n. ~
H.. has h""u in charge.
In 1900. 70" I"'r&"n.; w!thdr"W IRON
The. First church {" form lj''' second
I-,iil..I l'r.sl.l tHTigu congregation 9!
NVhrrIinw l;"th Cun"r' Sai1"n% nave
boon hl">.:rd and pr"sr"rHd !" ~" sue
rnr,liug years. II II" present IN" NJ
membership IT ~" First church - III.
Sahh.t,, morning at iU:+H = i"l'i'-' On
jn:: IIa," viii Nr ,.l"hrat"d. lnvtiH'l"iS
ln',. h""u 'rr'vi"u'i} Hlr'"''.l :" '''I,
former member. tuti,InE in"!" :" '"'
,,r,.:,.uf ~ ..fiI - !ii" nl"S~t-" 81 :'t'"1-
~. 'rn-sr ro*p,tuS'.. VIII COIN" IT'til
ell nv,r the l'uif''I Sin;''~. ''h: som" ~
IN. former. ...u.,rtlulr"ul% az" n"" rHSl-
,j"ufe in NuStra''a.
n, ii,r ..,nrr!n.. liz. ,"HEr' ~ i"h - IN"
>.,...iri l-rir.rI PRESBYTERIAN 'huT"h has
l,..u ,,,,I;..i to- attend. 'l'd ii'H sermon
viii i.r ;,rrarifc.i In Roy. Ira -. Mc.
,'r",r. H. H.. pastor - Tie s2"'ono
church.
Thr e~n"rnj riI'i.' - invited, - al.
tend i!rsr SERVERS. Tn! "II I'' ca
r&prrial interest /" all Vii" nave IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-16
FAILED TO APPEAR
Foreigners. Charged With South Side
Cutting, Not in Court When
Trial is Called.

When the case of Alex. Cebuski and
Bronick Molarski. on a charge of stab
hing Frank WarduSki. WAS called for
lriaI il Criminal Court yesi erday morn
inc The defendants failed 10 appear
Judge Robinson directed forfeiture of
their bond and directed that capiaScS
for the missing men he placed in the
hands of the sheriff, The men are rep
resented by Attorney John 5. Ritz.
The Gaze Of John Smith was nollicd.
upon motion Of Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Frank \. O'Brien.
The Yusl law trial .? t. T.. Harper
was sci for November IS.