Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
ARMY ABANDONS
WINCHESTER CAMP
Gen. Wotherspoon Notifies
Representative Hay of
Decision.
VIRGINIA DOCTORS ATTEND
MEETING AT WOODSTOCK
Many at Finals of Military Institute
at Lexington-Death of ]. T.
Sager, Civil War Veteran.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
WINCHESTER. Va. June ga letter
received here day or two ago from
Maj Gen. W. W. Wotherspoon, chief of
staff of the United States Army, indicates
that the War Department has practically
abandoned its plan of reopening the
winchester camp for cavalry instruction.
The letter was addressed to Representa-
tive James Hay of the seventh Virginia
district. in which Winchester is situated,
and it was in turn forwarded to Sheriff
Luther Pannett. Gen Wotherspoon points
cavalry are now on duty in the Colorado
strike district and that the only regi-
ment available for the camp is the ID
Cavalry. now at Fort Ethan Allen, VT. In
view of the fact that the camp is ar
ranged for brigade maneuvers, the War
Department does not consider it expe-
dent or advisable to send only one regi-
ment here Gen. Wotherspoon says, how
ever. that If the two regiments now in
Colorado can be taken from the strike
region in time the plans for the camp
Will be carried out. But, he states in his
letter. there are no immediate prospects
of these regiments being Withdrawn.
Joseph WallaStein who was recaptured
at Vaucluse. nine miles south of Winches-
ter. after Slipping out of jail Tuesday,
will be placed on trial Monday in the
corporation court charged with robbing
the stores of S. H. liable and John ?.
Sartelle, May IA.
To Discuss Commission Form.
1t is probable that Winchester voters
will in the near future have an oppor-
tunity of voting on the question of
changing the present form of local
government and substituting therefor
the commission idea. Mayor Ward has
been in correspondence with the Of
ficials of many of the cities now gov
erned by commissions, and it is ex-
pected that he will address the common
council on the subject at its next
monthly meeting.
A large number of physicians from
many sections of the Virginia valley
attended the meeting of the Shenan
doah County Medical Society, held this
week at Woodstock. The program in
cluded the reading of papers by several
Virginia physicians and an address by
DR.. G. r. DuFour of Washington on
Insanity from Medical Standpoint
The efforts of liquor interests again to
obtain license on the Maryland side of
the Potomac river. opposite Harpers
Ferry, w. Va. failed this week. when
Judge keedy, holding court at Hagers-
town for Washington county, rejected
the application of the German Brewing
Company of Cumberland for beer
license at Sandy Hook. The court held
that the application did not meet with
the legal requirements.
Iunreds of people living in Win
chester. Berryville. Staunton and sew
eraI other Virginia towns. who have
been actively engaged in saving yellow
trading stamps for the past few years.
were surprised this week when the
local stores of the Baltimore Yellow
Trading Stamp Company were closed
without giving them an opportunity to
exchange their stamp books for pre-
miums.
Death Benefits for Firemen.
The executive committee of the Cum