Evening star., 1914-04-19
License Fees From Auto 0wnels
Swell Fund for Virginia High
ways-Mrs. Stuart Recovering.
Special Correspondence of The star.


state. to go to the polls in September.
vher they would. in great many cases,
have remained away from the polls. They
Will stand by Mr.. Wendenburg almost
20 Il man. but the fact is THAT he has
practically forced the discussion of the
l;qUor question in every part of the
district
'tEere is another phase of the matter
W lich the dry" men have discovered in
connection with the candidacy of Sem
ator Wendenburg. They make the state
rlent that this is a move on the part of
tie liquor men of the country to get all
the men possible who favor their side of
the question into Congress i'll order to
head off and prevent the enactment Of
legislation that would be Injurious to
them. The contest viii be an interesting
one in every way. with Senator Wenden-
b,rg having mach of the 'abor vote with
'-''. practically AL of the liquor vote.
ard Representative Montague having the
"arTi-.ug element. the ''drys' and Il very
-ge elemen, of the business men OF
the lily.
BOT. candidates are in the race have
paid their fees. and the campaign will
begil4 at once. Representative Montag
has very good organization. is very
popular in the country districts and has a
large personal following. Senator Wen
denburg is the man who prosecuted the
Should he succeed in defeating Mr.. Mon
-agae he and the judge-Representati
Watson-who presided in the famous
case. will have seats and represent ad
Joining districts i'll Congress.
Candidates to Succeed Stuart.
True there is a good deal of time in
tervening before successor 20 Gov.
Stuart is TO be chosen. but from all that
h.. tl,i
certainly three men who will stand for
the nomination. They are, according to
well defined reports. Richard E. Byrd.
district attorney for the western district
of Virginia: John Garland Pollard. at
1orney general for Virginia. and Judge
Frederick W. Sims of Louisa. one of the
candidates for the position of judge Of
the supreme court of appeals. Mr.. Byrd
has already made an avowal of his can
didacy. and the others ara understood
10 have been made in tentative way.
Mr.. Pollard is the champion OF the pro-
sressive policy in the state, and Mr..
Byrd occupies the unique position o.
being the leading champion of the poll
cies of President Wilson. and he IS at
the same time the very best terms
with what some are pleased to call the
organization. Judge Sims is supposed 10
be just a democrat who wants to be
governor of the Old Dominion. without
any reference to facuonal lines.
T. L. Gates. now in the city Jail at
Portsmouth, bears the distinction o.
being the only man who was sentenced
10 serve ten years in the Jail Of his city
for an offense against the peace and dig
nifty of the commonwealth. Some four
years ago Gates was arrested on charge
Of attempting to assault little white
s.rl. He was tried and given fifteen
years in the penitentiary. The judge set
tnat verdict aside The second trial
resulted in a verdict Of twelve years II
the penitentiary. and the supreme court
of appeals reversed that and remanded
THE ease for third trial. That time
he Jury gave him ten years in Jail. ana
- was affirmed by the supreme court.
I..r man has spent more than three
years in one narrow steel cell, rot
Ia .ns eft the room in that tune. he
has developed tuberculosis. y bill was
passed by the last Legislature to permi,
the transfer of such men TO the state
farm for treatment. There is probably
rot another case on record of a man
having been sentenced to such long
term i'll Jail juries usually sending
them % the penitentiary.
10 Honor "StonewalI' Jackson.
Co Stuart has designated and set
apart Friday. May |. as the time when
Nircauans at home and abroad shall
hon3r the memory of Gen. "Stonewall''
Jackson and in proclamation ne re-
cites that it will be the fifty-tirst ami
versary of the death of the great Con
federate military genius. He also COM
.nends TO the patriotism of the people OF
Virginia the duty of making a contri-
button to the fund for the purpose of
building to him a monument which shall
represent the love and admiration of the
people OF his native state for the man
of peace. the great soldier and devout
Christian. The governor asks that con
Jributons be sent to the Daughters OF
the Confederacy in this city for the
monument.
So far this year there has been col
lected for the highways of the state
SI2614..D from owners of automobiles.
This sum was collected from January
to April !. and the licenses are still being
issued at the rate of fifteen or twenty
each day. Under the laws of the state
10 owner can drive or operate a machine
until he has obtained license for such
purpose Penalties are provided for all
who fail To get a license and costs will
lie about three times that of a license
collector James is confident that the
total this year will greatly exceed 500.
%. all OF W hich will 90 to the road fund
Secretary Mastiu of the state board OF
charities and corrections is preparing to
nave the state provide farm for the
working OF all prisoners sent to the
jails of the state for any period. He il
debating the feasibility of compelling
farm and requiring the jailers to have al
prisoners, white and black. male ano
female. assigned TO work on the place
to make them self-supporting.
To Award School Book Contract.
Next Monday contracts for state pub
lie school books for the four years com
mencing next September will be award
ed. Agents OF publishing firms hav'
been here 70" soIrc time. and they have
been camping on the trail of the mem
bers of the STATE board of education
There is not firm of consequence il
the country which has not made a bic
on some book. and there are not les:
than one thousand books of all sort
which have been submitted for inspec
ton and adoption. The contract is worti
good deal to the successful bidder
there being more than 100000 pupils il
the state.
One of the most interesting letters re
ceived by Gov. Stuart is that which cam
TO him few days ago from Col. Rerke
ley of Haymarket. Va. Col. Berkele
wrote TO ask that Gov. Stuart wouI
name his friend. George c. Round. to
trusteeship of the state normal schools