Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-02-11
LIQUOR QUESTION
After EXISTING Campaign Ice Resosu-
ton Pssses-Appointme
Confirmed

Charleston, ". Va. Fsb. s.-The
question CT prohibiting the nanufac-
tHre and sale of liquors in West Vir-
| siffa has been taken out of the hands
Of its lawmakers. II is now up tor
the 81 ople and viii be finally settled
| by them at the next general election.
The West Virginia state senate pro-
vided for this by decisive vote Tues
day afternoon when it passed the Ice
resolution by the vote of % to as
briefly stated in these dispatches yes-
| terday afternoon
/ 1t required eleYe votes to kill it,
4 When The result was announced there
was a mighty cheer echoed up from
| re ssibIv 400 voices, mostly those OF
| ladies' for the chamber was packed
with visitors, All lobbyists for the
drys 1t was one of those impressive
scenes seldom witnessed except when
| vote Is taken on measure n which
fhe ladies' ase Interested The result
vas a surprise even TO the vets who
saw that they were defeated. The
most they ccald give the opposition
was % votes and yesterday they re-
ceiped one more
Senator Johnson OF F'ayette county,
who has heretofore BEEN opposed to-
the amendment made a. long speech,
and vored for the BILL
The bill as passed by the house
few days ago is effective July LIST,
1913, so that change Will have to
be made by one OF the bodies. 1t
is not Thought that the 81 nate will
ever pass the house resolution,
which win probably be called up
this week II is thought, however,
that the house will pass tie senate
resolution, which viii be taken up to-
morrow There is every indication
now that the amendment viii be sub
ritted.
some of Those Conferences.
Late yesterday the Senate held an
executive session and approved the dp-
pc in tments made by Governor Glass.
cock since the last session of the leg
islature. The appointments were con-
firmed iii body without dissenting
vote.
On the list CT appointments made
bv the governor which were yesterday
confirmed by tire senate are the
names of Dir. T. " Guthrie, superm-
ttndelt of the West Virginia asylum;
Dr. S. NJ Steele, superintendent of the
West Virginia Hospital fer the Insane,
DR.. A. j. Lyons, superintendent of the
to1 bo In Il
FIesher, superintendent of the West
Virginia Reform school; Hilda M.
DUNCAN superinte ndent of the West
Virginia Industrial Home for Girls:
Dr. Charles f. Hicks, superintendent
If Miners Hospital, No. 1; DR.. Ben Il.
Wheeler, superintendent Miners Hcs-
pital No. 2; Dr. J. w. Mcdonald, SUI
perintondent Miners' Hospital, NO. 8;
f. Cary Montague, superintendent OF
schools for Schools for the Deaf and
Blind; Martin l.. Brown, Warden of
the penitentiary AIbram Mccullough,
f. j. Humphreys, II. Amos hartley,
Joseph s. Roger, David A. Arnold, T.
G. Atkeson, DR. Archibald MoOre,mem-
hers of the Board OF Agriculture; Geo.
i<oEuitN VI. \. w. "a 4Nt III
cutt and John g. Fendley members OF
the Board OF Regents; James S. Lakil,
DR.. T.. B. Stephenson and Jon a.
Sheppard. members of the Board of
Control; Fred o. Blue State Tax
Commissioner; John Laing, Chief
of the Department OF Mines; Charles
p. Light, Commissioner OF Public
Roads; l. V. Barton, State Commission
er of Labor: Frank G. Baker, +. w.
Perry, NJ. B. Morris, Dr. r. d. Roller
and DR.. @. B. Graham, West Virginia
Humane Society directors; Walter G..
Price. S. NJ. Scott, Jr., members or the
Board OF Pharmacy; State Board OF
Embalcners; John Barlow, Walter H.
Farrell, Grin C. Ogden; Or V. T.
Churchman, Dr. T.. A. Hildreth, DR..
Iohn r. Koch, DR.. J. b. Chamberlain
and Or. Jules Fl. Zilliken, members of
the Beard OF Optometry
Whatever disposition thsre may
have been to oppose these sppoint-
ments or any Il them as dropped,
in view of the fact that bills are now
pending to abolish The offices to which
some Of the appoiatm nts have been
made