Evening star., 1914-04-26
Trouble With Mexico Likely to
Prevent Assembly in VIr-
ginia Valley.
FRUIT GROWERS PROMISED
CHEAPER FREIGHT RATES
Prediction of Frost Created Panic
in Orchards. But Wind Saved
the Buds.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence of The star.
! WINCHESTER. Va. April 2, 1911.
| Unless the war with Mexico is of short
| duration. it is mot expected that any
| United States cavalrymen will be sent to
| Winchester this summer to continue the
new maneuvers mapped out by the gen
eral cavalry board of the army. which
! were tried out here last summer for the
| first time. Although official an
| nouncement has been made that the
| Winchester instruction camp will be
! abolished or the maneuyers postponed,
nothing has been done in the way of ad-
! vertising for bids. for furnishing the
supplies
| Ordinarily. preliminary arrangements
would now be in progress under the di-
rection of the uuartermaster' depart
ment. 1t was learned from reliable
/. source this afternoon that member of
| the general army staff. who was in
charge of the work of obtaining supplies
for last years camp brought the matter
to the attention of the War Department
| recently. but the authorities there. it is
stated. directed that the whole question
be left open for the time being. The gov
| acres of land two miles southeast of
Winchester from the various people who
own the property. and the owners recelv-
ed their copies of the contracts several
months ago. There is. however clause
in each contract to the effect that the
owners will receive. one-half the amount
of the lease if the land is not used by the
army.
1t has been the intention of the War
Department to send cavalrymen here
nrrln
and from several other forts. making
about 600 troopers in all, and Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. until recently chief OF
staff. had been selected to act as uEl-
pire during the first month of the camp.
Local reople are hoping the trouble in
Mexico will be settled speedily. so that
the soldiers will come again for their
war games.
Crowd at School Fair.
| The largest school fair ever held in
| the Virginia valley attracted large
| crowds to Winchester yesterday. Every
| school in this city and Frederick county
was represented in the display, which
was made up of over GOO exhibits in the
departments Of domestic arts and
sciences. Upwards of 1000 BOYS and
girls. led by their teachers and school
| officials. marched in a parade. headed
~ q diu III tnc AFTERNOON mon
ster educational rally, was held in a
local theater. Addresses were made by
! City Solicitor r. Gray Williams Rev
! W. D. Smith. Supt NJ. NJ. Lynch of the
| county schools and others. The school
| fair is to be made permanent.
Police Chief Charles Feltner of Berry
! vllle Clarke county, is in a critical con.
dition as the result of being shot with q
revolver through the abdomen and righ
| lung by a negro gunman named Jack.
ono Of oyfX- of ffrn I,r
are charged with robbing the stores OF
J. D. Wiley and r. E. J.. Metz at Berry.
vile early one morning this week. The
| officer was shot while he was in the ac
| of arresting two of the men near Wheat
land Jefferson county. W. Va. The
negroes have been caught and are in the
Berryville Jail They will be tried il
Clarke county for robbine the stores and
| in Jefferson county. W. Va. for shooting
| the officer.
Changes in School Books.
it will be necessary to buy new sets OF
books for their children before the little
ones can be admitted to school next fall
The state board of education. in session
this week in Richmond, decided to make
a great many changes. Some of the
books now in use were adopted only q
/ few years ago. but they are said to be
unsuted for present needs.
Men of voting age are being urged b!
political leaders to pay their poll taxes
on or before the I'd of May in order tt
qualify to vote in the regular November
| election. The voter is also told to bea,
in mind that if he desires to vote for
members of the general assembly ant
city and county officers in 1915 it will
be necessary to pay poll taxes for thos'
privileges. too.
| Grace Lutheran Church of Wincheste
is shortly to be equipped with complete
set of chimes. costing 5000. which wa:
left for that purpose by the late Davit
s. Glaize, a wealthy resident who dice
recently. and whose will has just beer
recorded. They are to be known as thu
"Brevitt Chimes in memory of his son
David Brevitt Glaize. whose death occur
estate is left to his widow Mrs. Elizabeth
B. Glaize.
A romance which started twelve year!
ago in Rockingham county, when thu
principals attended school together, cul
minated day or two ago in the mar
riage of Miss Primrose Beery. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Beery of Noun
Clinton. and John Archibald Hopkins o
Minnesota. The young man has beer
living in the west a number of years.
In their eagerness to be first to get OF
the new pension lists of the state man,
Confederate veterans, the widows of vet
Grams and others entitled to pension.
have technically violated the law by fl
ing their applications several weeks be
fore the same are receivable by the pen
sion officers. Under the law applca
tion can be filed before May IL and pen
sions are not payable until September
yet there are hundreds of applicant!
clamoring to be listed at once. Those
who have sent their applications will
have to go through the prescribed form
again next month.
Better Rates on Fruit.
Although the interstate commerce com
mission has not yet given it's decision il
the matter of freight rate adjustments
prayed for by eastern shippers, particu
larly those dealing in apples and othel
fruits, it was learned today that the ma
jority of the eastern railroads have as
sured apple and peach growers that bet
ter rates will be given when the shippin.
season begins.
The main complaint came from tn,
apple men. as very few peaches grown
in this section are shipped by freight
!, Attorneys for the shippers presented evi
dence showing that the railroads hat
been charging more for short hauls from
the Shenandoah valley and contiguous
territory than they did for long haul
from New York state. and that the Vir
ginia growers were. as result unabl,
successfully to compete with those of thu