Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRlST
Jim CROW" CAR QUESTION AGI-
TATEs MARYLAND PEOPLE.
Important Suits Filed-New Industry
for the City-Game AssOcia-
tfons to Meet.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, August q. 1900
What is known as the lin crow" law Is
causing much discussion in railroad circles
here. Attorney General E. p Bucker or
West Virginia is in receipt Of a commune
cation from Mr.. Joseph ]. Doran of Phila-
delphia, the general counsel of the Norfolk
and Western railroad, relative to the right
of that road to enforce the Jim crow law in
West Virginia. The law being a Virginia
statute there is a question whether its pro-
visions can be enforced outside of the limits
of Virginia, on the ground that laws have
no extraterritorial force. Mr.. Doran. how
ever, is of the opinion that under the inter
state commerce law the state has right to
enforce this law in states through which
the road may pass after leaving Virginia.
The line Of the Norfolk and Western pass
ing through West Virginia has one terminal
in Hagers;own. Colored passengersr who
do not board the train in Virginia or ride
upon 1t when in that state object very
strenuousy to being subjected to the en-
forcement of the law of another state.
which, 1t is contended, can have no force ex-
cept where 1t is passed.
Two suits of great Importance, and the
decision of which will be awaited with con-
siderable interest, were filed in court here
on Tuesday by the commissioners of Wash
y,
Loan and Savings Institute of Hagerstown
and the other against the Mutual Insur-
ance Company of this county. for the pus-
pose of testing the Maryland mortgage tax
law, or. more particularly for the purpose
of having it determined whether the law ap-
plies TO mortgages made previous to the
passage Of the act The total amount sued
for in the former case is 81, 700 and in the
latter H.1OO. This is three-fourths of the
gross income at per cent. the other fourth
going to and to be recovered by the state.
the right of both to collect being denied by
defendants. Some thirty or forty additional
suits will be brought against holders of
mortgages who likewise refuse to pay the
tax, some cortending that the assessment
law enacted in 1896 is unconstitutional.
while others insist that the law applies only
to mortgages made after that date. If the
court Of appeals. to which the two cases
already instituted will finally go. decides
otherwise there will be considerable money
turned over to the state and the different
counties.
Hagerstown Is to have another industry
that for the manufacture of bed room
suites exclusively. 1t will be located in the
southern section of the city in a large brick
building, formerly used the Surbridge
bicycle factory. From seventy-five to 100
hands will be employed.
Business on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal has picked up wonderfully since the
Georges Creek coal strike Is over. Nearly
every boat on the water way Is on the
move and the few remaining at the docks
penters and laborers are giving Dam No. 4
a general overhauling and making extern
sve repairs. The work will consume two
months.
State Game Warden John w. Aviritt Of
Maryland, and DR.. w. P. Young secretary
Of the District Of Columbia Game Protect
i've Association. have completed arrange
ments for meeting at Washington In Sep
TENDER of the game associations of Mary
land. Virginia and the District Of Column
bia.
A project is on foot TO build a 200-room
Harpers Ferry.
Among the arrivals of Washingtonians at
Hagerstown are: Miss Clara Bouchea Miss
Ada Miller, Mrs. Jennie Bell. Miss Doris
Bell. Miss Nellie McIntire, Miss Jennie
McIntire. Miss Bertha Keyser. Mrs. VIM
Dunn and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Wiles.