Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA PARTY FENCES DOWN
Giant Lumberman Accused OF Politics in West Virginia in
Murderous Assault on Wife, Mixed Condition.
WOMAN TO BE GOLD MINER SURGENTS ON BOTH SIDES
Mrs Cooke Buys Land in Orange Democratic Legislators Against
and Spotsyvania. Caucus Nominees for Senate.
HID MONEY UNDER HOUSE REPUBLICAN RANKS DIVIDED
Grower Left Fortune in Gold Leaders Party
Mined in California Where He However, Rapturing
Went as Forty-Niner in 1912
Giant Lumberman Accused of
Murderous Assault on Wife.
TO BE GOLD MINER
Mrs. Cooke Buys Land in Orange
and Spottsylvania.
HID MONEY UNDER HOUSE
Fruit Grower Left Fortune in Gold
Mined in California, Where He
Went as a Forty-Niner.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, February 1, 1911.
James Dawson of Mount Jackson. q
lumberman of giant physique. Is in the
Shenandoah county Jail, at Woodstock.
awaiting the outcome Of injuries he in
f1icted upon his wife, Mrs. Cecil Dawson.
one night this week, while in drunken
rage. The man had recently been let out
of jail on bail for his appearance at the
next term Of court. charged with mis-
treating his wife.
It is claimed that he went home drunk
the other night, attacked her with a
butcher knife, cutting her throat from
ear to ear, choking her. and then leav-
Ing her for dead. She managed to get
to the home Of q neighbor. where she
remains In serious condition, but with
chances OF recovering. Later in the
night Dawson returned to the house,
locked all the doors and went into the
garnet armed with q shotgun, Winchester
rifle. two pistols and several knives and
razors. at the same time hurting def
ance to the officers of the county After
a severe mental strain Of three days his
brother got into the house, and while
engaging him in q conversation the
officers came In and arrested him.
lost his mind entirely. and although
muscular and weighing over two hundred
pounds, he was meek and almost ex-
hausted by his long and sleepless vigil.
He is being constantly watched In the
Jail to prevent him doing injury to him.
self.
Will Mine for Gold.
Mrs. Mildred J. Cooke. formerly of
cided to engage In gold mining in this
state, she having purchased a largo tract
Of land in Orange and Spottsylvania
counties, known as the Melville gold-mine
tract. for which she paid $4,000 cash.
Gold has been taken out for a number
of years in paying quantities.
Raymond c. Martzs member of well
known Rockingham county family, who
has been on trial nearly a week, charged
with attempting to criminally assault his
first cousin, Miss Bertha G. Martx, has
been convicted, and was sentenced to
serve three years In the penitentiary.
TOnawanda Tribe, No. Al, Improved Or
der Of Red Men. Of Strasburg. was Wis
tied Thursday night by a number Of
United States, including Great Incohonee
George B. -Griggs Of Texas, Past Grand
1ncohonee w. A. s. Bird Of Topeka.
Kan; Past Great Sachem Thomas J.
Jenries of Georgia. Great Sachem James
w. Allison of the District Of Columbia
Virginia. Large delegations OF the order
from many sections OF the Shenandoah
valley attended the meeting. The visitors
returned to Washington yesterday.
Minister Hurt by Fall.
Rev. ]. David Miller, pastor OF the Re-
formed Church OF Shepherdstown and one
OF the most widely known ministers Of
that denomination in the Virginia Chassis,
has been In quite a serious condition at
his home for the past week as the result
OF falling on a concrete sidewalk and in
juring his back.
Figures compiled this week from the
warehouse receipts OF the Cumberland
valley and the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
roads in Winchester show that during the
past fall no less than 241,OOO barrels OF
high-grade apples were shipped from
frederick county to foreign and domestic
markets. Although many counties Of the
state are much larger. the shipments
from Frederick county were greatly in
excess OF any other country, and It rep
resented One-fourth of the entire crop Of
the state, which was less than 100000
barrels The apples kept for local con-
ures.
The Martinsburg city council has voted
down Mayor Caskeys proposed high
license ordinance, but has passed ono re-
curing all screens to be removed from
doors and windows at closing time, and
that light must be kept burning in sa-
looms from II pm. until Is o'clock the fol-
lowing morning.
For Additional Water Supply.
At special election held this week the
voters of Lexington. decided by q large
majority to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for an additional water supply
The water will be obtained from springs
James P. Snyder. q wealthy fruit grow
err. who died this week in Page county,
has, it has just been discovered; left q
large fortune in gold which he brought
with him when he returned many years
ago from California, where he went in
1919 For long time it was -secreted
under his house, and shortly before his
death he called his housekeeper. Mrs. j.
{. Southland, and told her the secret. He
w1lled the fortune to her, and his will has
been admitted to record in the clerks
office. He would not trust banks, and 1t
is said that he never went to bed with
out having number of guns and pistols
near him.
Bonds for Good Roads.
4 petition is being circulated in Au-
gusta county calling upon the board Of
supervisors to issue bonds in the sum OF
$i,OCO,OOO for good roads. The petition
is receiving a large number of signatures,
and il will be presented to the board this
month. 1t is the largest petition of the
kind ever circulated in Virginia.
Politics will be lively in this section of
the state from now until next fall. A
large number OF county and legislative
offices are to be filed, and already a large
number Of candidates have announced
themselves. The campaign for two United
States senators is also looming up sooner
than many had anticipated, and all the
forces are being organized for the pri-
maries.
The republicans in the Shenandoah val
ley are beginning to look upon United
States Internal Revenue Commissioner
Royal Cabell as the chief dispenser of
federal pie in the state, now that he has
suggested a number of men who have re-
Gently been appointed postmasters. Some
of the old republicans think Representa-
tive Slemp should be retained, in view
of the fact that he has gotten the party
on Its feet in the state, but they appear
to be accepting the new dispenser with
out much grumbling.
Question 10000 Words Long.