The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
ARE POOR
FOR WINCHESTER CAMP
Letter From General Wotherspoon
Makes 1t Apparent Virginia City
VIII Not Have Cavalry This Year.
TROOPS ARE IN COLORADO
Joseph Wallastcin Captured After
His Escape From Jail-Voters
May Decide IL Change I'm Plan OF
Government Is Feasible.
Especial to Tho Times-pispatch.l

winchester, va, June 2I.-A letter
received here from Major General w.
w. Wotherspoon. chief-of-staff of the
United States Army. indicates that the
War Department has practically abnn-
doned its plan Of reopening the Win
chester camp for cavalry instruction.
Tho letter was addressed to Repro
sentative James Hay. of the Seventh
Virginia District. In which Winchester
Is situated. and 1t was In turn forwn cd
cd to Sheriff Luther Pannett. General
Wothcrspoon points out that the Fifth
and Eleventh Regiments OF Cavalry
are now on duty In the Colorado strike
district, and that the only reCin cnt
available for tho camp is the Second
Cavalry. now at Fort Ethan Allen, VT
In View OF the fact that the camp is
arranged for brigade manoeuvres the
War Department does not consider 1t
expedient or advisable to send only
ono regiment here. General Wothcr-
spoon says. however. that II the two
regiments now in Colorado can he
taken from the strike region In time
tho plans for the camp will be carried
out. But. he states In his letter. there
arc no immediate prospects OF these
regiments being withdrawn. He adj
"ises that tho people Of this vicinity
suspend all expenditures or labor
which they might otherwise undertake
relative to the encampment.
Goes to Trial To-Morroy.
Joseph Wallaetein. OF Washington
who was recaptured at vaucluse, nine
miles south OF Winchester. after aim
ping out of Jail on Tuesday morning.
VIII be placed on trial on Monday in
the Corporation Court charged with
robbing tho stores OF S. II. Mable and
John p. Sartellc on tho night OF May
IL. Wallasteins' capture was brought
about by his desire to get something 10
ear; ne entered tho store of j. f.
CaGwailader, at Vaucluse and asked
Tor FOOD. which was given him, and at
inc same time he was placed under ar
rest. ABOUT score of villagers sur
rounded the man and another covered
him with hugh Colts army revolver
WINE others telcphoned to the police
mere. While he was being detained
at Vaucluse. the desperate made two
attempts to get away. Mrs. yyalla
stein, who was arrested when her hus
band ran or from jail and locked up as
an accomplice. was liberated yester-
DAY. and at once left for her old home,
at Woonstock Va, declaring she was
, zone win Waiiastein. She says she be-
iieVes no is guilty of all the crimee
charged against him in Winchester.
and elsewhere
Nny Change Government.
IL is PROBABLE that the voters of Win
chester VIII in the near future have
an opportunity of voting on the uuea
tion OF changing the present form OF
local government and substituting
therefor tho commission idea, which
haL been adopted by a large number OF
cities and towns In recent years.
Mayor Julian i. Ward has been in cor
respondence with the officials OF many
OF the cities now governed by com
missions. and It is expected that he
Will address the Common Council on
the subject at Its next monthly meet
ing. several years ago Councilman
John NJ Steck fathered the city man
aser plan, similar TO the system given
trial in Stanton, Va, but the Conn
Gil voted the proposition down
Physicians HIVE Meeting.
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 progress In
Guided the reading OF papers by sew
eral Virginia physicians and an ad
dress by DR.. G. II. DuFour. of wash
ington. on Insanity from u Medical
Standpoint"
Charles w. Boyer. OF Hagerstown. q
well-known theatrical manager, who
has operated the Academy of Music in
that city number OF years recently
bought the Central Opera House lease
In Martinsburg from Fred K. liable.
OF Washington. and is also the owner
and manager of three other playhouses.
Boyer's New Theatre In Chambersburg,
Pa; the Colonial at Annapolis, Md,
and the new opera house at Hanover,
Pa. He acquired the latter property
this week.
The executive committee of the
Cumberland Valley Firemens Associ-
alton, at recent meeting in Martins
burg, resolved unanimously to report
a plan for death benefits for active
members at the next annual conven-
ton. which Will be held in Chambers
burg. Pa. the latter part OF July.
A number OF taxpayers OF Stanton.
VINO formerly rented property to LIQUOR
dealers have been notified that all
liquor signs painted or erected on such
buildings must be removed at once,
now that the saloons have been closed
as n result of the recent local option
election. There is clause In tha Byrd
liquor law stating that mo liquor
signs shall be Displayed on any build
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