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I JOHN BARLEYCORN
I NOT SO VERY DEAD
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Rumors to That f!ffect Have
Be Proved to be Exaggerated
Says Leecn.
By U HARPER LEECH.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 13.?
Bpf?;1- ' "Peeling line, thank you."
This cheery greeting is from Old
- John Barleycorn, rumors of whose
Bgrfef' death have been widely circulated dur|
lug the recent heated spell.
B:/ 7 The rumors were "vastly exaggerated,"
as Mark Twain said on a similar
occasion.
National prohibition, as an amendment
to the food bill or as an emergency
war measure, has been defeated.
Although the Senate has passed a
resolution for a dry constitutional
j?.* amendment, that must go to the House,
Uo;: and then 36 states must assent to it.
?{ John's friends are confident they can
hold at least 13 commonwealths fast
for booze for many years to come.
?[ :; g? Manufacture of whiskey or distllleo
liquors is prohibited for the period of
g?:. the war?but the practical effect of
wf :, this is to enable the whiskey trust to
j7/-v raise prices id three or four times
their normal level. The trust has
f enough whiskey to supply booze consumers
for three years. Distillers securities
stock rules higher on 'change
than aver before.
The big distillers will not worry
about not being able to manufacture
drinking whiskey during the war.
: ' .Their plants will be kept going at full
speed to make alcohol for explosives.
The same thing that puts the kick In
ffi' grog puts the kick in smokeless pow
f' der.
Industrial alcohol corporation (munitions
branch of the whiskey trust)
has just declared a dividend of 16 per
cent.
Whiskey Is being withdrawn from
government bonded warehouses at the
rats of over 1,000,00 0 gallons per day.
Prices have been raised In every bar
room.
While the President is authorized
to commandeer whiskey In bond and
to redistill It for munitions, If this Is
necessary to save foodstuffs which
would otherwise be made into alcohol
for munitions purposes, there is little
probability that the President will
seize this stuff. Alcohol for munitions
can be made from corn at 35 cents per
gallon. To redistill whiskey into industrial
alcohol, and to pay its owners,
as provided by law, would cost the government
around $1.20 a gallon, and the
government would lose $2.20 in taxes
On each gallon seized.
Probably nothing gives Old John so
much pleasure as the plight In which
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Inls raise irienas ine nrewers uuw imu
themselves.
The brewery lobby In Washington
made a great tight on whiskey, favor
ing prohibition of all distilled liquors.
They hoped this would give them more
business and also placate the prohibitionists.
Taxes on beer have been doubled in
the new revenue bill. With the new
bone-dry law prohibiting shipment of
beer into dry territory, many brewers
will face bankruptcy
Baseball at a Glance
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Chicago, 3; Pittsburg. 2.
Cincinnati, 7; St. Louis, 0.
Cincinnati, 7; St. Louis. 6.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet.
New York 65 32 .670
Philadelphia 52 44 .542
Cincinnati 5!) 54 .522
St. Louis 56 52 .516
Chicago 55 53 .506
Brooklyn 49 52 .435
Boston 43 55 .436
Pittsburg 33 70 ,32(i
Today's Schedule.i
Pittsburg at Chicago.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at New York (2).
Philadelphia at Boston.
I AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
I- "Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 3.
Detroit, 8; St. Louis, 0
No others scheduled.
"13 Innings.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet
Chicago 6S 42 ,618
Boston 64 41 ,61t
Cleveland 60 62 .536
Detroit 57 52 .523
New York 53 52 .505
Washington 48 58 .455
Philadelphia 40 63 .3S8
St, Loui3 40 70 .367
Today's Schedule.
Chicago at Cleveland.
St Louit at Chicago.
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
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HUNTINGTON, W. Va? Aug. 13.?
Ma], H. D. Hatfield, former Governor
Of West Virginia, has been assigned
to active duty by Adjutant General
McCain at Washington, and directed
to begin Monday a tour of the principal
cities of West Virginia to examine
applicants for commissions in
tha Medical Reserve Corps of the
United States Army. Lieut, William
C. Schlnser of Bluefleld was directed
to report to Major Hatfield to assist
to ti? examinations. Major Hatfield
Vae directed to visit the following
aUies: Parkersburg, New MartinstJHe,
Wheeling, Weston, Buckban on,
Martinsburg, Grafton. Morgantown,
Keyser, Fairmont, Clarksburg
H , and Huntington.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
: J. P.: "to pyorrhea curable?"
T?,tt treatment is begun early und?r
fit* direction of & competent den til
wt Twite yearly examination of the
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WALTER JOHNSON EXPE
OF 1917 RECORD TO SAVF
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JOHNSON ^
By PAUL PURMAN 1
Walter Johnson has come to the
point where he must 6erlously consider
the possiillty of not winning 20
games this season.
For Johnson, this is unheard of. .
He fell elow that mark in 1909 it (
Is true, but that was his first year
In big league company. Since then he
has always been well above the 20game
mark.
With less than two months to go
Johnson has won 15 and lost 18
games. For the first time since 1909
he is below the list of .500 pitchers at g
this stage of the season. t
With the exception of Joe Bush J
of the Athletics he has lost more
games than any other American v
league pitcher. a
In former' years it has been true
that Johnson has lost gams because c
of poor support and weak hitting. In c
the height of his career a consider- 1
able number of his losses were due to a
his club being unable to make a run
or two. s
But this has not been the case n
this year. Johnson has lost many d
games when his teammates have t
piled up half a doxen or more s
runs behind him.
To break in to the class of 20 win- c
nlng game pitchers this year Johnson, a
If he pitchers no more frequently thnn a
he has. must win four out of five of
his games. s
It is scarcely probable that he will s
pitch in many more games this sea- h
son. This means that ho must pitch 1;
super-hall and must not save himself, f
All of which brings up the question:
| Is Johnson going back'; ui
1 This cry is often raised when a ball- t
I player does not come up to high i:
marks of other years, but in this case
j I would say no emphatically. h
I Johnson has been experiment- ii
| ing. In this case the experiments c
j were costly to his record, but not
j particularly to hin.. e
Johnson had reached the point f
! where he realized his mangnifi- ii
speed could not be entirely depended
upon for many years. It s
was up to him to devise other
means of .winning ball games. t
Johnson has not lost Ills bullet-like
speed?he is just conserving it. In e
the meantime he has been developing g
a good slow ball, which in years to Ii
come may rival Matty's fadeaway. He f
is spending a great deal of time per- c
footing his curves. a
Watch Johnson go through a ball t
: American Valves \
Prevent Water Waste 1
i
| "'Tis an ill wind that blows nobody J
1 good" is exemplified in one result of
the torrid wave which marked the latter
part of July. 1
Hundreds of communities were affected
by a water shortage due to excessive
use of water for sprinkling and
cooling purposes and in some places
the municipal authorities forbade
i sprinkling under penalty of a heavy
! fine. In discussing this matter PresiJ
dent C. C. Wedding, of the American
; Valve and Tank company, states that
ordinarily one-sixth of the water supply
in any community is wasted and
any device which will curtail the waste
i is given more favorable attention dur|
ing water shortages.
| The advertising campaign of the
American Valve and Tank company
! includes a series of personal letters to
municipal authorities, architects and
- property owners calling their attention
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RIMENTS AT EXPENSE
I ARM FOR YEARS YET!
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;ame and notice the difference beween
the Johnson of today and the
olinson of three or four years ago. ''
Then every ball zipped by the plate ,,
rith terrific speed. The batters as "
. general rule were waiting warily. Now
there is an asortment of j,
urves and slo wballs and very oc- .
asionally a burst of old time speed. ?
'he batter Isn't wary. He has taken ,
toe hold. *
During the first month of this -seaon
Johnson had not reached a max!- 1
aum efficiency in using his new pro- e
uct. But he refused to try to go
hrough games using nothing but d
peed and his averages suffered. t
But Johnson has developed his _
urves and speed to a high efficiency '
nd his latest games show he still has r|
lot to keep the batters guessing . e
Johnson Is not going back. He has f
everal years before him, and his re- f
olution in taking up curve and stow g
all pitching show tnat ne is serious- (
y interested in pitching winning.ball
or many reasons. The
best ot American league batters y
eclare Johnson has as much stuff on ,:
he ball as he ever had, but is not us- t
ng so much Bpeed. j
Clark Griffith told rae recently that
e expected Johnson to be as effective
i 1918 as he has ever been in his
areer. J
Eddie Ainsmith, who always catch- 11
s Johnson declares he has all of his J1
ormer speed, when he wishes to use |
So much for the stories that John- c
on is going back. ;
Stories that Johnson haB not been
rying may also be dismised.
Walter Johnson is one of the most
arnest, hard-working players in the J
ame. When he is on the mound he
s always putting forth his best eforts.
Also Johnson's high-priced
ontract expires this year and he has
dditional incentive for being out
here trying.
0 the fact that American Valves and
fanks save from 25 to 40 per cent, of r
he water ordinarily used for closet '
1 ishing purposes. A water shortage
ends extra weight to these letters and
esults in increased orders for the cominny's
product.
Pour Arrested For ?
Robbing a Junk Man >
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Harry Jackson, Dan Robinson, Dan
Jonday, all colored, and Jessie Jamson
are all locked up in the county
ail awaiting a hearing on charges
if robbery. They were arrested Satirday
by Acting Chief of Police Seanan
and Deputy Sheriff T. V. Buckey.
They are charged with stealing several
articles from the Junk shop and
iecond hand store on Water street
iwned by Thomas Harden. They will
le given a hearing before one of the
:ounty Justices in all probabilities
ate this afternoon. 1
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Newspapers United m Big
Plan to Present Facts of
This Conflict
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I J.1C WWiTU, two TT%> wvw ?V . n "-Sjy
he restJk of w*Bt wart > aift^tueb
it-tending causes hare made it.
Up to the present the. public, or
whom the burden of wstr falls, hat
lad only the dispatches arid press
lews of what is happening across the
\tiantlp. These first reports are of
en denied or distorted by later re
jorts to such an extent that they
ause great confusion in the minds
if our people, and wonderment as tc
just what is authentic.
The West Virginian has striven tc
he best of its ability to give the la
est news of this great conflict as tost
is it could bo gathered. But at best
tews and authentic history musl
ary.
Ever awake to the enlightenment
if its readers the West Virginian in
tonnection wtih other large dailies
;ought diligently for the best up-lo
late book it could find which would
>e absolutely neutral, and setting
ortli the facts as they will go down
n history.
Wo discovered a remarkably com
ilete book entitled "The Nations at
Yar,'' by the well known writer, Wilis
J. Abbot, author of other standard
looks on inte rnatlonal subjects who
ins acquired recognition as an unirejudiced
historian.
This volume, just oft the press, coy-rs
every event from the assasslnaion
of Archduke Ferdinand up to
he American declaration of war.
This magnlficiently illustrated $3.00
olume contains nearly six hundred
iliotographic reproductions taken on
he scenes of action, supplemented by
0 beautiful full-page color plates.
By taking its quota of the entire
rst edition, however, The West Virinian
is in a position to distribute
Mc infavoatlno' hiftforv tn its readers
t a big discount from its regular
3.00 price. Read the cash discount
oucher printed elsewhere In this pa
ler. Then get your copy at once.
Every page is beautifully lllustrat
d, showing graphically the deeds ol
alor, devastation of modern Europe,
estruction of historic cathedrals and
he diabolical havoc created by the
trim cluth of war, with its billions
if cost and mighty harvest of death
The pictures have been taken wher
iver the events occurred by the brave
ihotographers who risked their liver
n order that everyone may actuall;
ee what the nations at war have donr
n the gigantic conflict.
The books are arriving in largt
luantities and the presentation wll
iegin this coming Wednesday. In a
ew years this unbiased history o
he world's greatest war will be price
ess.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wllfong, 01
'ittsburg, have returned to theli
iome atfer attending the Hildebrani
eunion. While in this city they weri
he guests of Mr. Wilfong's parents
,Ir. and Mrs. Charles Wllfong, of Lo
ust avenue.
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Wirt WtKt BUM
MUCH IMPROVED
Told Druggist How Nerv
Worth Did the Excellent
Work.
There is no sign that the tide of loca
ind neighborhood Nerv-Worth salei
ivcr will cease to flow. Here is <
itatement which strengthens the sup
losition:
Burke's Drug Store ? I have hai
itomach trouble for a long time am
vas tired all the time and felt miser
ible. 1 have tried different kinds o
nedicine and none of them seemed ti
lo me any good until I started to taki
yerv-Worth and it has given me won
lerful results.
I feel like a new man. My tired feei
ng all gone, it (Nerv-Worth) has alsi
lelped my wife for headache. TH1
MUST MEDICINE THAT HAS DON!
TER ANY GOOD. And it has stoppei
ler headache.
Yours truly,
J. D. ANDY,
iVorthington, W. Va., R. F. D. 1.
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: Two Foreigners Lose Lives
in River Just Below the
Hoult Lock.
Joe Rateschie, aged 24 yean, was
1 drowned and big companion, John
' 'Yanseckl, aged 26, also lost his llfo In
the Monongahela river Sunday afterL
noon at about 1:30 o'clock when he
( attempted to save the lite of his couui
tryman.
, The accident occurred directly oppo.
site the new Dakota mines and a short
distance below the Hoult lock.
Neither man could swim, and when
i Rateschie stepped off the cribbing of
i an old boat landing into 15 teet ot water
he was helpless. Yaneschl seeing
i the plight of his countryman, although
he could not swim himself, made frantic
efforts to rescue his friends and In
so doing he also fell Into the water j
I both men drowning before help could
reach them.
The Dakota mine company has re-;
cently constructed a bathing house
platform, spring board, etc., for the '
use of its employes and yesterday quite ,
a number enjoyed the pastime of swim- j
ming. The two victims of the accident!
came to the beach and securing an old
boat rowed to the east side of the
river. The men decided to try to learn
to swim and Rateschle stepped from
the boat Into what they supposed shallow
water, instead he Btruck a hole
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bole in attempting to rescue bis friend, tii
Dr. L. N. Yost, who waa In tbe ndgh- se
bodhood was summoned to tbe scene et
and worked untiringly with the two w:
men while tbe city lungmoter waa being
rushed to tbe scene. Both men W'
were dead, however, heyond any help. nt
Tbe bodies of tbe unfortunates were
taken to the Cunningham morgue
where they were prepared for burial a'
following the finding of the coroner th
that their deaths were caused by accl- a*
dental drowning. No funeral arrange- Et
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rival of relatives from Latrobe, Pa.
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Mrs. Margaret Wilson's lung
Was Punctured Friday ,
Morning Last.
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wife of C. H. Wilson, died Sunday af-j
ternoon at Fairmont Hospital No. 31
from injuries received on Friday |
when she was the victim of an automobile
accident which occurred near ^
Itivcsvillo. Mrs. Wilson and her son,
Cecil, who is also a patient at the (
hospital, suffering with injuries re- r
ceived In the same accident, with
Mrs. John Brannon and her son John ]
were en route for Lowesville to gath- ,
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The deceased Is survived by he?
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The body was prepared for burial
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ill be taken to Calhoun county
here Into rment will be made.
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Read what "Old Stager"
ivrites about the headlin- j
;rs at all the local theatres. *
The expert reviews will
lelp you to pick the play
ind the stars you like best ,
;o see.
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