Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12
Frederick County Grand Jury
Gives DeIinquents Until Oct.
81 to Correct Returns.
WINCHESTER BAR BACKS
JUDGE T. w. HARRISON
Few Men Offer to Enlist at Camp
Recruiting Stations Because of
New Laws Exactions.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va. October II, 1913
1t is quite generally believed that the
grand jury of the October term of the
circuit court of Frederick county will
report indictments against several
wealthy residents of the county who fall
/ ed to properly answer certain questions
asked them recently by commissioners
! OF revenue in reference to incomes re-
ceived from capital invested in other
states. Last year the grand jury simply
glanced at the tabulated lists in the
| books of the revenue commissioners and
| approved the same, but this year Circuit
Judge Harrison charged the jury to
make a thorough examination of the
| books. The grand jury has been in ses-
sion nearly all week, and some of the
most prominent and prosperous farmers
and fruit growers of the county have ap-
peared before it as unwilling witnesses.
The books show that only four persons
in the northern district of the county
have made oath before the revenue COM
| mssioners of that district that they have
incomes in excess of the 5000 exempted
by law. and there is only one such per-
son in the southern district and he is a
member of the grand jury.
There appears to be an inclination upon
the part of the jury to be as lenient as
possible with delinquents. and it has ac-
cordingly adjourned until October 81, at
the same time giving notice that persons
whose tax returns were not made cor
recuy can come forward during the in
term and file corrected statements. This
privilege is being taken advantage of by
many county people who have incomes
in excess of 81 600, and it will result in
such property owners not being indicted
by the grand jury.
Before taking its recess the grand jury
returned an Indictment against John
Gantz. q young white man, charged with
attempting to criminally assault Miss
Bessie Carlisle, daughter OF the late
Alexander Carlisle while she was walk
ing through a strip of woodland from
tie home of her mother TO that of
neighbor recently.
The Winchester Bar Association at a
special meeting held a few days ago.
unanimously adopted resolutions indors-
ing Circuit Judge T. w. Harrison of this
city for election by the Virginia general
assembly next January as a member of
the supreme court of appeals, to succeed
Judge Buchanan, who recently announc-
ed his intention of retiring from the
bench. Richard EVELYN Byrd speaker
of the Virginia house of delegates, spoke
on conditions in general in Virginia and
urged the peculiar fitness of Judge Har-
rison for the highest court in the state.
Judge Harrison has received many mes
days from all sections of the state lrg-
ing him to come out as candidate.
Mayor of Winchester Resigns.
Charles w. Ramsburg. prominent i in
republican politics. elected mayor of
Winchester last fall on an independent
ticket, resigned this week and the resig-
nation was accepted to take effect No
vember ).
William III. Baker. millionaire choco-
| late manufacturer, who is president of
the council, will be mayor until sue
cessor is chosen at the next regular
municipal election In June. 1914.
Rev. w. ID. Smith. rector of Christ
Church of Winchester, is in New York at
| tending the general convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church as one of
diocese of Virginia. Rev. Smith. just be-
fore leaving here. said the Virginians
were opposed TO any change in the name
of the church. Bishop Gibson of this do
cese is also opposed to any change. and
the votes of practically all the southern
dioceses, taken at their annual diocesan
councils. show the same attitude.
Out of total of eighty-five applicants
thrty-five men were accepted for service
in the United States Army at the six sta
tons in the Roanoke recruiting district
during September. While this is consider
ably less than 80 per cent of acceptances
from the total number of applicants the
record is equal to better than in re-
cent months. While the 10th, 18th and
10th Cavalry regiments were in camp here
during the past summer an army recruit
ing station was maintained al the camp
and there was also an office in Winches-
ter, hut few men offered themselves for
service. Many of the troopers whose
terms of enlistment expired while here
declined to re-enlist on account of the
new law, which makes them liable to be
called upon at any time for military duty
four more years after three years of ac-
tive service. Many declared they would
have re-enlisted had it not been for that
clause of the law.
Wine ri