Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
VALLEY Of VIRGINIA
Insurance Company Granted
Right to Make Appeal.
WARNING TO TAXPAYERS
Auditor Moore Gives Notice Law
Will Be Enforced.
RECORD PORKER IS KILLED
One Owned by j. A. Painter of
Mount Crawford Weighed
$50 Pounds.
WARNING TO TAXPAYERS
RECORD PORKER IS KILLED
Special Correspondence Of The star.

WINCHESTER, Va, January -, 1913.
4 message received here yesterday from
Richmond states that the Virginia su-
preme court of appeals has granted the
Loudoun Mutual Insurance Company of
Waterford, Va, an appeal from judgment
recovered in the circuit court of Clarke
county recently in the suit of Mrs. liar
riot s. Turner of Washington upon a pol
Icy OF insurance on a house which was
burned down in Clarke county. The ease
has been attracting a great deal of at
tention among insurance men in general,
and 1T now turns upon the interesting
question to whether the notice of an
nual assessments required by the insur-
ance company to he mailed to its policy
holders is sufficiently mailed when sent
out as second-claSs matter. Under the
postal laws the postmaster is not required
10 forward second-claSS matter. In this
case the policyhOlder. Mrs. Turner. who
had gone from Bluemont to Washing on
did not receive notice of her assessment
because the notice bore only one cent post
age, and the house burned down before
she received the notice. This is a novel
point which has never been passed upon
by the court of appeals until raised at
the trial of this case.
Commissioners of the revenue of cities,
towns and counties today received in
struCtionS from States Auditor Moore
advising them that his office will insist
upon rigid enforcement of the state tax
laws this year, and that assessors who
fail to make satisfactory reports will be
prosecuted. At the same time all tax
payers whose incomes are in excess of
$3.50 year will be compelled to pay Il
tax on the excess. Commissioners are
warned not TO receive any unsworn state
ment. The auditor takes the position that
the public is now sufficiently informed as
Z he .uif tI,a
year. and that all persons suspected of
lodging taxes ON real estate. personally
and incomes will be required to defend
cases in court.
and democratic politician of Frederick
county. died suddenly of paralysis the
early part of the week at Woodstock
where he was spending the winter with
his son, State Senator Frank S. Taven-
ner. and while arrangements We're being
made to bring his remains here for burial
intelligence was received announcing the
death of another brother. John V. Tav-
enner, at his home in Norfolk Both were
well advanced i'll years The former was
native of Loudoun county, while the
latter was born i'll Frederick county and
was at one time Il member of the general
assembly.
vt the instance of pure food agents,
Morgan Anderson, a young white man of
Winchester, was arraigned in court this
week on three charges. selling milk with
out a license, obtaining milk from COWS
suspected of being infected with tuber-
culosis and of selling milk below the
standard. He was fined on each charge.
and was cautioned not to sell milk from
the same COWS again, but yesterday he
was arraigned again on similar charges
ard was bonded to appear at the next
term of court.
Preventing Cedar Rust.
Upward of 100 acres of cedar trees are
being cut down on the land of James II.