Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-06
Deferred Items.

John Bunny, famous the world over as
comedian in moving pictures, died al
his home in Brooklyn on Monday, aged
81 years.
In Charleston the other day prohibition
officers dumped into the city sewers los
pints, los quarts. 4S half pints and len
one-galIon jugs of wfliskey that had been
confiscated when brought into the State
illegally.
Ten carloads of Congressman and
members OF their families are on junk
citing trip TO the Hawaiian Islands, among
them being Congressman Brown and his
wife, OF West Virginia. The territorial
government OF Hawaii is paying the ex-
penses.
The Germans atingagainstthe Eng
lish, French and Belgian troops along the
western battle lines are now said TO be
using bombs filled with poisonous gases
against their enemies. This is against
the rules of civilized warfare, but the
ferocity of the Germans seems to stop at
nothing.
They are very gentle TO the saloon
keepers at Hlghlandtown, that unsavory
suburb OF the city OF Baltimore. A whis-
key seller there by the name OF Lloyd
was under the law deprived ofhis license
few days ago when he was convicted
the second time of selling liquor illegally
But his saloon goes On just the same, for
complacent clerk of the court imme-
diately issued a license to Lloyd's wife!
Boys and girls held in county jails
throughout the State who have been SEN
fenced TO the State reformatory institu-
tons are being released because West
Virginia has no money in the treasury
with which TO pay transportation, owing
TO the last Legislatures failure to provide
sufficient funds with which TO pay the
States operating expenses. There are
numerous cases where insane persons
are not admitted 10 the aSylums for the
same reason-no funds with which to pay
transportation charges.
In the circuit court at Morgantown, this
State, a few days ago, L. w. Joseph plead
guilty TO selling whiskey Illegally, and
Judge Sturgiss, with tears streaming down
his cheeks and voice so choked that al
times he had to pause, imposed sentence
OF 60 days and fine OF 5000. Joseph be-
gan serving his sentence at once. Judge
Sturgiss told those in the court that eX-
IRENE pressure had been brought to bear
on him in the case. He said more influen-
tial men than had ever before addressed
him appealed to him in Josephs behalf.
He told OF the affidavit OF the Joseph
family's physician, stating that member
OF the family would likely lose life or mind
if Joseph was sent 10 Jail. He said that
he had listened TO all, but that like pictured
Justice he must be blind, and carefully
weigh on the scales the guilt or innocence
of the prisoner. He said that it was al
ways thus, that the innocent suffered when
the guilty were punished.
Acting upon petition submitted by
nonresident security holders OF the Mar
tinsburg Power Company, Federal Judge
Aston @. Dayton last week appointed
H. H. Emmert and c. E. Martin, of Mar
tinsburg, and James H. Harlow, Darling
ton, Nd, receivers for the company. The
receivers will proceed Immediately with
the reorganization and financing OF the
company in accordance with the agree
ment entered into several weeks ago with
Day & Zimmerman, OF Philadelphia.
Eighty three per cent OF the stockholders
are committed 10 this plan of reorganiza-
tion, and the transfer of the property will
be approved by Judge Dayton. The ap-
pointment of receivers by the federal
court was secured in order to forestall
action in the State court in suit brought
against the company by the Peoples
Trust Company, OF Martinsburg, for pay
ment on notes aggregating S22, The
trust company also sought the appoint
ment OF a receiver inimicable TO the re-
plan. The name OF the
power company will be changed to the
Potomac Light and Power Company.
The capital stock will be increased to
81 900, 900. and the two plants on the Po-
tomac river and the one in Martlnsburg
will be enlarged.