Evening star., 1909-08-29
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
MarshaIs Are Coming After
James and Davis.
ARE ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Winchester Will Soon Have Natu-
raj Gas.
WILL TAP BIG PIPE LINE
Oil Is Killing Bass in the Upper
Potomac-Other Items
of Interest.
WILL TAP BIG PIPE LINE
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, August IS. 1909.
United States marshals are expected
here in a day or two to take Clyde W.
James and Morton Davis to Birmingham.
Ala. where they will be tried in the
United States court fer the northern dis
trict of Alabama for violating the postal
laws and regulations. and also for con-
spiracy to defraud. The men were re-
Gently arrested here by Deputy Marshal
c. e. Gentry of Staunton, Va, and Post
| Office Inspector j. L. Pemberton of
Knoxville. Tenn. the latter having spent
several months in tracing their move
ments from Gadsden. Ala, to this city.
where they recently opened a dry goods
store.
The men declared they were not. the
ones named in the warrants, but at a
hearing held this week before United
States Commissioner A. J. Tavenner here
they were promptly identified by ]. D.
Stanfield, a hotel man. ]. j. Moore, as
sistant postmaster. and r. s. Aiken, reg
istry clerk of the Gadsden post office, as
the same men who had transacted busi-
ness there In a suspicious manner.
Their practice, 1t is alleged. was to
| order large consignments of goods from
wholesale houses and never pay for
them. 1t is charged that money was OBJ
tanned under false pretenses by the use
of money orders. Post Office Inspector
Pemberton said he had about bushel of
money orders to offer as evidence. The
government claims to have strong cas- =
against the men. James is a young man,
and said to be an expert accountant, and
held good position before becoming in
volved with the Alabama concern. while
Davis is a grayhaired man of about
sixty years, and almost blind.
Positive assurances were received this
week that a big natural gas line from
the heart of the West Virginia gas fields
| to Baltimore will be tapped about nina
| miles north of Winchester and the prod
uct piped to consumers in this city. c..
| D. Sublett of Kentucky, who is in charge
| of the right-of-way department of the
| company, called on many property own
ers in the north and northwestern Sec
tions OF Frederick county. and encoun-
right Of way through private property;
In fact, the taxpayers were anxious to
give the agent all the encouragement
| possible.
Will Use 14-Inch Pipe.
Fourteen-inch pipe will be used, and
the line will cross the counties of Min
eral. Hampshire Berkeley and Jefferson.
in West Virginia; Frederick. Loudoun
and possibly Clarke. in Virginia, and
Montgomery, Howard and Baltimore. in
Maryland. r. T. Barton, local counsel,
stated today that the charter had been
prepared, sent to Charleston, w. Va. for
the necessary signatures and will then
be forwarded to the Virginia corporation
commission at Richmond which. will au-
thorize the new company to do business
| In this state. 49, ----.s~
| It is stated that there will be no con-
test made by the Anti-Saloon League of
the result of the local. option election
| held in Harrisonburg, the seat Of Rock
fngham county. this week, the majority
being forty-three in favor Of continu-
ance of the saloons. 1t was the first
| election of the kind held in nineteen
years. the last one having also been car
| ried by the VETS. and although there
was intense interest manifested at this
weeks election, it was orderly and de-
void of parading women and children
with banners. Harrisonburg is the only
| tween Charles Town, w. Va, and Roa-
nOke, Va.
A movement has been started by a
| number Of wealthy men of Strasburg and
vicinity to buy the Fishers Hill battle
| field grounds from the present owner. c.
H, Estep. and make extensive improve
ments, the intention being to convert the
grounds into a large park. The Southern
through the grounds. has been interested
in the matter, and 1t is stated that Mr..
Estep has made the promoters a liberal
offer and indicated his willingness to take
large Share of stock in the company
intended to be organized.
When Miss Pearl Jones of Grafton. w.
Va, moved to Elkins. that state, six
years ago. she left behind Howard Hite.
| who loved her, but as time wore on their
| ardor cooled and she married Joseph
Orsi. who died of fever after brief mar
ried life. Taking up nursing as a liveli-
| hood the comely young widow happened
| to be assigned to nurse Mr.. Hite. Iwho
was brought to the hospital for medical
treatment, and upon recovering they were
| married, the old flame having been re-
kindled as soon as she entered his room
| for the first time. They are now spend
| ing their honeymoon with his father,
Councilman D. A. Hite, at Strasburg. Mr..
| Hite is descendant of Joist Hite. the
| first white man who settled in the lower
Shenandoah valley. near Winchester.
Minister Will Remain.
Rev. John s. Douglass. for many years
rector Of Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church at Martinsburg, w. Va. who re-
Gently accepted a call to a large church
at Cheyenne, Wyo., was rendered another
call this week: by the Martinsburg con-
gregation, and has been prevailed upon
to accept it and remain at Trinity Church.
Edward Orndorff. aged twenty-five
g., II
home of his, father, Hamilton Orndorff.
near Woodstock. as the result of having
one Of his arms and legs badly mangled
by falling against large circular saw at
a stave factory while waiting for his load
of lumber to be inspected. It is feared
blood poison is about to develop. The
young man was recently kicked in the
head by horse. causing mental trouble,
from which he never fully recovered.
The town of Berryville. Clarke county.
which has had a great deal of trouble
with its large water main. which runs
through the Shenandoah river at Castle
mans Ferry. has decided to lay double
main through the river. and the pipes
have been ordered. The water is supplied
from large reservoir on top Of the Blue
Ridge mountains and furnishes heavy
pressure.
When Freight Conductor r. r. Hodges
attempted to- put two negroes of a train
near Charles Town the other night he
was set upon and badly beaten by the
men, one Of whom struck him in the face
with bottle The injured conductor was
given medical attention at the Charles
Town Hospital. and railroad detectives
are on the lookout for his assailants.
The annual meeting of the Cumberland
Valley Firemen's Association. which was