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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
-FOUR BROTHERS IN
FIGHT FOR ESTATE
Surviving Heirs of G. NJ. Nicho-
las of Rockingham County.
Va, Interested.
LEFT ABOUT $25O,OOO,
EVIDENTLY INTERSTATE
Miss Ella McClendon of St. Louis
Claimant Under Alleged Will.
Maneuver Tracts Leased.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
WINCHESTER, Va. January "a, 1914
The first skirmtsh in fight for posses
sion of the estate of the late George NJ.
Nicholas Of Rockingham county. which
is valued a about S25o.00o, with his four
surviving brothers on one side and Miss
Ella McClendon of ST. Louis on the other.
has been won by the former, who have
had an injunction issued restraining at
torneys for the Missouri woman from
taking the alleged will of Nicholas be-
yond the jurisdiction of the circuit court
Of Rockingham county, at Harrisonburg.
According to the official report of
chemist. Nicholas died of arsenic poison
ing, after drinking coffee containing the
poison at breakfast one morning in Au-
gust. 1912. Several others who drank of
the coffee felt the effects of the poison,
but they recovered
Nicholas. 1t appears, left no will In his
home county, and shortly after his death
his brother, Charles Nicholas, was APP
pointed administrator.
While he was proceeding with the work
of settling the estate the commonwealth s
attorney received through the mails a
document purporting to be the will OF
Nicholas and one of the chief provisions
"
a cash beauest of $4,000 to Miss Nc
Clendon and also turn over to her abso-
lutely q farm in Rockingham county
valued at $4,000, it being stated In the
alleged will that she had befriended him
when he was injured in street-car accl-
dent in ST Louis some years ago.
Relatives declare Nicholas was never In
ST. Louis. and they are seeking to nave
the document pronounced fraud and d
forgery by the court
A telegram received by w. L. Fultz
from Maj. James A. Logan, jr.. of the
Quartermaster Corps and also of the gen
eral staff of the United States Army,
states that the Secretary of War has APP
proved the lease of tracts of land owned
by eighteen residents of the southeastern
section of Frederick county, containing
upward of 1850 acres. upon which 1t Is
the intention of the War Department TO
hold its second annual camp of cavalry
instruction during the coming summer.
Capture Nearly All the Prizes.
AS was expected, the fruit growers OF
Frederick county. who exhibited CONNER
cial grades of apples at the fruit show
held this week in connection with the an
pual convention of the Virginia Horticul-
tural Society at Richmond. captured fully
nine-tenths of the prizes offered by the
society in cash. silver plate and ribbons,
as well as about the same per cent OF
snecial prizes offered by firms and lndl-
vidualS. -,
Arrangements are completed for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

the faculty and student body OF Massa-
nutten Academy at Woodstock. which Is
under the patronage OF the Potonac
Synod of the Reformed Church. Among
the speakers were Representative Fess OF
Ohio, Rev. a. NJ. Gluck of Washington.
Rev. b. X. Hay of Mount jackson. Va.
Rev. n. II. Skyles of Woodstock, Va
Rev. I. X. Cromer OF Winchester ana
Rev. L. n. Wilson OF Toms Brook, Va.
Fred r. Crawford. seventeen years old.
an orphan, formerly OF Wilmington. Del
respondent. committed suicide by hang
ing himself on tho farm OF Robert Van
Meter. in Berkeley county, W. Va, where
he was employed.
Militiamen Aroused.
Many Of the officers OF military COM
panies in the Shenandoah valley section
of the state indorse the exceptions taken
by Adjutant General Sale of the Virginia
militia to the arraignment of the Old
Dominion citizen soldiery contained in
the annual report of Brig Gen. Mills.
chief Of division OF military affairs OF
the War Department and particularly i'll
the matter Of property shortages. Gen.
Sale declares that the statement Of Gen.
Mills that Virginia is responsible for the
loss within the last decade OF equipment
valued at 100000 Is erroneous. and that
the estimate should have been cut more
than half.
The largest year-old baby in Clarke
county is j. W. Norous. jr. OF near Ber-
ryville. who began his second year this
week and he tipped the scales at twenty
six pounds on his birthday. The child
can walk without assistance and is
| picture of health.
| \ committee of the Winchester common
| council on leasing the theater portion OF
| the city hall has accepted the propose
ton OF the highest bidder. Fred May OF
Washington. who offered 81 .62J a yeai.
| Fred IL. liable of Washington is the pres
ent lessee, and his term expires Marc,
]. but he will be associated with Mr.. MAJ
| In mana ging the theater
! Silas Hoover and James f. Beazeley.
| both of whom served in the Confederate
| army, and who were neighbors for many
| years. died several days ago at EdnburG
Il. Powell Page of Boyce has been re
| elected president and Charles Mullikin OF
| Washington secretary of the Clarke
| County Horse and Colt Show Association.
| under the auspices OF which the annual
| Berryville horse show Is held. Reports
| Of officers show the society to be in =
| splendid financial condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
Railroads War on Liquor.

PITTSRtf RICH. January alt became
known TO-DAY that railroads in the Pitts
burgh district are waging vigorous war
fare against drinking by its employees. J.
Il. Yohe. general manager OF the Pitts
burgh and Lake Erie. was quoted as say
ing that forty trainmen had been dis
charged from that railroad for breaking
the anti-drinking rule, and announce
ment was made by officials of the Buffalo
and Pittsburgh that seventeen trainmen
had been discharged from that service for
the same reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
OHIO PROCRESSVES
FACE VITAL PROBLEM
Desertion of Active Workers in Party
Threatens Disintegration of
That Organization.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, January 2i-Though
the state convention of progressives held
here early this month was largely at
tended, disintegration of the organization
that conducted the campaign of that
party last year is evidently in progress
{. l.. knight of Akron, who was mem
Der of the state campaign committee of
the progressives. and y. NJ. Massie of
thillicothe. who was active AS pro-
gressive i'll the 1912 campaign. have made
announcement of their return to the re-
publican party. In addition there have
been many similar announcements by less
prominent progrc ssives. Dan r. Hanna,
owner of the Cleveland Leader. and the
chief financial supporter Of the progress
ives in Ohio in the 1871. campaign came
out for reunion with the republicans i'm
mediately after the election that Year
and has been conducting movement
looking to the merging of the two fac
tionS ever since.
One thing alone will probably prevent
the abandonment OF the progressive or
ganization in Ohio now. That is the CO.
operation that has been established be-
tween Gov. Cox and Walter T. Brown,
the controlling spirit of the progressive
the lions share of the state patronage
due the minority party to progressives.
1t is presumed that this arrangement
means that in consideration of the recos-
milton of the progreSSiVeS by the gov
ernor the progressives are to see that
there is a full progressive state ticket
in the field this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

just kept spreading until it
began to look serious. 1t
first appeared on my face as
a small spot itching and burn
ing and it gradually spread
until it got over my face and
head. Wherever it went it
would leave the skin with
white scales. l was compelled
to scratch and that irritated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
Mrs. Wilson Gives Scholarship.

ROME, Ca. January 24.-Endowment
by Mrs Woodrow Wilson of the Edward
W. Arson scholarship in the Martha
Berry School for Mountain Girls here was
announced yesterday on the occasion Of
the celebration of that institutions
twelfth anniversary. The money for the
scholarship, endowed in honor to the
memory of Mrs. Wilson's brother. was
raised by the donor through the sale of
pictures painted by her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
Takes Federal Job in Washington.

Edgar Sydenstricker of jefferson coun-
tv. who has been managing editor of Rep
resentative Glass afternoon newspaper.
the Lynchburg Advance. for the past five
years. resigned and is now connected
with the federal immigration bureau in
Washington.
Senator Gray Silver of Berkeley conn
tN, W. Va. has been reelected president
of the Shenandoah Valley Railway Com
pany. the principal office of which is at
Martlnsburg. Former Senator Watson
was reelected vice president. J. O. Wat
son of Fairmont. treasurer. and Frank
+. Wilson OF Martinshurg. secretary.
These and other capitalists of West Nir-
sinia. PENNSYLVANIA and Washington are
back OF the proposed electric railway line
TO be built from WiiiamSport. Md. south
ward to Harrisonburg, Va. which, ac-
cordinS to the plans, is to have branch
extending from Winchester to the vicin-
ity of Bluemont. Va, in order to connect
with the Washington and Old Dominion
Company's system.
Relatives We're given quite surprise
in Charles Town. W. Va. and Alexan-
dria, Va. when il was announced that
Miss Alice +. Davies of the latter city
had been welded to Eugene s. Feagans
OF the former place. Both are members
of old and well known Virginia families.
Founders day exercises were held by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
Many New Measures Proposed.

With the sessions of the legislature ten
days old there are already some 200 bills
in the senate and some 300 in the house.
Every subject imaginable is contained in
these proposed measures, and the patrons
are demanding that each of them shall
be given first consideration. Among the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

How did you get along at the auction
bridge party Not well. The wife
insisted on bidding more than she ought
TO just because they called ii auction"
Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
Planning for Burton's Seat.

The only other democratic candidate
for the senatorship now is Attorney Cen
eral T. S. Hogan. He has been pushing
his claims for the honor for some time
His second term as attorney general will
end next January However, it is be-
lieved that John H. Clarke of Youngs-
town, lawyer and owner of the Youngs-
town indicator, will contest with Mr..
Hogan for the senatorship. He held a
conference with Gov. Cox here this week
and it is supposed that the senatorship
was one of the subjects discussed. To
the direct inquiry as to whether he had
announced his candidacy for the senator
ship. Mr.. Clarke gave the significant
answer, Not yet
1t looks as though Senator Burton
would have no opposition for the re-
publican nomination for senator unless
the movement for the return of Senator
J. B. Foraker to the Senate, which is
in the uncertain stage now, should de-
velop into real campaign.
A bill is now pending in the special
session of the legislature and will no
doubt become a law providing for the
popular nomination of candidates for
United States senator, so that the candis
dates for this honor will no doubt have
to go into primary elections to secure it
If such primaries are held they will no
doubt come in August. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

ceiahrot;or 81 A. hi,.hIa. = 49, -.
Charies Pno ~ wy Oh .iauas VI .ls lsae
and w. Va. 10 Nouss 81 iiieile ,,..
cn,,,r - N, os we .naries houss r,e
nisht ~ E VI .nils ei,y WIN banquet 'he
ID NJ Sa - neA.:
y. X: Dye Formerly of near AleNan-
80, q, ~ .ha. &c OF winchester Ma
T. oiia' te..ie'e,S s,'lce me dea'h OF Key.
-. :. LEWIS, LOT ier superintendent mas
oee!, Pronioteu 10 the superlntendency
% INC ceiieteIS AT ehattanoosa, Tenn,
one or the ARREST IN the world, and ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

Now as ever the office which seeks
the man stands a goodiy chance of get
ting lost in the crowd.-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

Now they say that alcohol causes
deafness"
Maybe so. 7 never knew anybody TO
fail to hear an invitation to drink" =
Pittsburgh Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
SCALY R|NGWORM'
ON FACE AND HEAD
Kept Spreading. Itching and Burn
ing. Hair Fell Out. Disfgured
Very Much. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Cured.

r. r. D. No. !. Pocahontas. Tenn
II took something resembling ringworm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
No Walkaway for Smith.

The adherents of Covington are de-
Tending him against the attacks of his
political enemies and insist that his work
in Congress in behalf of the state and his
constituents entities him to another term
They assert that the fight now being
made on Covingon is due to the position
the Talbot county man has taken in
several primary fights. The first district
nomination may yet prove a pawn in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
Get-Together Meeting February 20.

OF course, with considerable element
of the republican strength drawn off to
the progressives in this way. the re-
election of Gov. Cox will be practically
assured. If this be the agreement it
will be impossible. of course, to break
up the progressive organization this year,
and there will be three principal party
tickets in the field again. The repub-
lican leaders and a number of the prom
nent progressives have arranged for a
general state meeting here February
26 for a get-together movement. Both
Knight and Massie. the progressives
above referred to, are on the committee
of arrangements.
Former Gov. Judson Harmon will not
be candidate for United States senator
this year to succeed Senator Burton. In
fact. it has developed that the boom for
him that ran through the press of the
state last week was wholly unauthorized.
and his friends are charging that it was
exploited by Mr.. Harmon's political enc
mies-those democrats who. in an or
ganized way. opposed his candidacy for
the presidential nomination in 1912. How
ever this may be. it is evident that Har-
mon will not be candidate, and it is
likely that he is done with politics for
good
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
BREWERS TO HELP
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALL RETAILERS IN MEMPHIS ARE
ADVISED TO SURRENDER
THEIR LICENSES.
CAN SHIP FROM THE STATE
Eleven Breweries Decide They viii
Not Sell Beer In Memphis or
Make lntrastate Shipments
After March list.

Memphis.-Eleven breweries doing
business in the city of Memphis at a
meeting held in Louisville, KY, decid-
ed to sell no beer in the city or county
after March /, advised all retailers to
surrender their liquor licenses on Feb.
%, and offered to do everything with
In their power to assist the authori-
ties in enforcing the liquor law in Ten
nessee. It also was decided to make
no intrastate shipments after March
l. However, it will be legal for them
to ship from Memphis to wet points
outside of Tennessee.
A committee of three was ordered
named. That committee will assist
the authorities in every way in pre-
venting the violations of the liquor
laws and will report all possible ille-
gal sales to the authorities, and if pos
sible aid in the conviction of the Of
tenders.
This sudden move of the brewers do
ing business here is the first united
act on the part of liquor men in re-
gard to the law which becomes effect
i've March /. II there is any doubt in
the minds of Memphians that the city
will not go dry March l, the action of
the brewers should dispel it.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
WOULD SIT DOWN
COULDN'T GET UP
And This Lady Would Do a Little
Work and Have to Go to
Bed for an Hour.

Columbia, Tenn.-Mrs. Jessie Sharp
Of this town, says: Il was a sufferer
from Womanly troubles for five years,
and it got me down so, l could not do
any of my work. Would have to lie in
bed nearly all the time. When !
would sit down, couldn't get up, with
out pulling at something to help me.
would do little work, and have
to go to bed for an hour.
would have those awful trembly
spells, and a swimming in my head. l
surely felt that had rather be dead,
than be in my condition.
finally wrote to the Ladies Ad-
visory Department, Of the Chattanooga
Medicine Co., and they advised me to
try Cardui, the woman's tonic, for my
troubles. l did and now I am sound
and well Of all my troubles. The Sec
ond bottle helped me so much, that I
didn't have to 60 to bed any more.
certainly feel that Cardui is worth
its weight in gold to every suffering
woman"
If you, lady reader, suffer from any
of the ailments so common to women,
try Cardui.
For more than so years, Cardui has
been used with entire satisfaction, by
hundreds Of thousands of weak and
ailing women. 1t will surely help you.
too.
N. B.--Wrtk To- Ladies' Advisory Dept. chatta.
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. for
ment for Women" sent In plain wrapper. on
request Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more
goods than others. Adv.
Magnesite.

Magnesite, mineral which is over
50 per cent. carbon dioxide, the gas
which is used for charging soda wa
ter, ginger ale and similar beverages,
Is found in greater quantities In Cali
fornia than in any section of the coun-
try. California magnesite is probably
excelled by few, If any, of the for
eign deposits, and is superior to much
that is mined abroad. Considerable
interest in the domestic production
of magnesite has been aroused of
late in anticipation of the possible
advantage that may accrue with the
opening of the Panama canal, in the
hope that this new route may enable
California producers to reach the east
ern ports at sufficiently low freight
rates to allow them to- place thei,
product on the eastern market.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
MAY FORCE RECORDS EXHIBIT
U. s. Attorney-GeneraI Commences
Suit Against NJ, C. a ct. L. r. n.

Nashville.-Suit has been filed in the
office of the clerk of the United States
district court, through Jas. c. McRay-
nolds, attorney-general, against the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway, praying the court to issue a
writ mandamus commanding the rail
road company to comply with the act
of congress, which requires that the
United States be given free access to
the accounts, records, correspondence
company, and to also comply with the
act by giving the agents and exam
liners of the interstate commerce COM
mission opportunities to inspect and
examine such accounts and records Of
the Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railway company as may be neces-
sary to secure information sought by
the commission.
The position of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga e st. Louis railway officials
relative to the suit filed by the govern
ment, is that the law in regard to "ac-
counts, records and memoranda" re-
lates only to such accounts, records
and memoranda as may be prescribed
under the power given 1t, and that such
examiners have the right under the
law to examine such accounts, records
and memoranda to see If they are kept
in accordance with regulations; that
there is no authority upon the part
of such examiners to examine any &C.
counts, records and memoranda made
prior to the effective date of the Hep
burn act-that is, August 20, 1906
and that subsequent to said date the
examiners have only authority to ex-
anime the accounts, records and memo
randa relating to the movement Of
traffic and the receipt and expendi-
ture of money. 1t is insisted by the
railroad company that this does not
include unlimited access to correspond.
ence files, which are not required to
be kept by the interstate commerce
commission.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
Philippine Prosperity.

The report Of the director of the
bureau of agriculture at Manila states
that the rice crop of the last year
was the greatest which has been re-
corded for many years in the Philip
pines, being 100 per cent. greater
than in the previous year. AS a direct
result of the bumper crop there has
been decrease of rice imports of
more than 176,000.000 pounds, repre-.
senting in value over $2,500,O00. There
was banner export crop Of hemp for
the year, marking the highest point
which it has reached in the history
of the industry. The exports amount
ed to 144,567 tons, valued at $23.044,
744.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
DIZZY, HEADACHY,
Sick 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in.
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
PROTECTION OF HOME.

Our chief object is the protection
Of the home from whatever hurts or
destroys. We have learned through
the stern yet ofttimes pitiful logic of
events that alcoholic drink is the
great Misunderstanding, heart breaking
evil. We are working for the over
throw Of the legalized liquor traffic.
Our last national convention unani-
mously voted to use its extensive
equipment and its utmost influence in
the effort to secure an amendment to
the national constitution in accord
ance with the resolution introduced in
congress by Hon. Richmond Pearson
Hobson Of Alabama, prohibiting the
sale, the manufacture for sale, trans
portation. Importation or expectation
or sale Of beverages or foods contain
Ing alcohol. Lillian M. N. Stevens
president National W. G. T. u.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-02
VIEWPOINT OF THE ENEMY.

We always scan the liquor papers
with interest and growing satisfaction.
They indicate from the viewpoint Of
the enemy the very encouraging ad.
vance Of the temperance march, and
the reports from their watch towers
strengthen our faith and increase our
courage. What is meant for note Of
warning to the liquor interests comes
as word Of cheer to the teetotaler.
indeed, If 1t were not that we object to
supporting the liquor trade by sub,
scribing for its periodicals, we should
say to every anti-liquor man and
woman, especially to the weakened
among US, take a liquor journal"
Their news columns and their editorial
writings do not mince words when II
comes to setting forth the situation.