Evening star., 1916-09-10
[YNCHBURG, VA.

LYNCHBURG, Va. September s.-Re-
cent attempted litigation In the circuit
court Of Campbell county has brought to
public attention tho fact that the owner
Of note or other evidence Of debt cannot
enforce collection thereof in the courts OF
the state on evidences of debt which have
not been listed for state taxation While
the fact has been known to tax off,
Gals. it has not been generally known to
the public, and 1t Is not improbable that
hereafter one of the first acts in the en-
forcement of such claims will be for at
torneys to ascertain whether or not the
instrument has been declared for takes.
New Police Judge.
After years of effort OF the part of citi-
zens, the office of mayor of Lynchburg
has been divorced from the police court
and that official no longer gives his at
tention to the daily grind OF justice in
that court. Mayor Jester Is expected in
the future to give his attention to the
administration of the affairs of the city.
S. D. Martin, young attorney. has been
made police Justice for four years.
High Tobacco Prices.
Veterans Of the Lynchburg tobacco
market are at a loss to account for the
remarkable prices being paid for tobacco
primings at this and other Virginia mar
kets. The market during the past week
sold up to $s. the average price for the
week being higher than was formerly
recorded as top price for this grade
of tobacco. Tobacco men declare they
cannot understand the price and demand.
Buyers are on the breaks for this grade
Of offerings now. who, heretofore, have
not bought, and those who formerly took
the grade have been forced Off the ware
house floors by the high prices.
The warehouse men cannot fathom the
market, for they have been unable to
reach conclusion as to what the trade
will do with the primings at prices higher
to the market during the actual tobacco
season. While the warehouse men will
not speculate. people not connected with
the warehouse but who are familiar
with the market, have expressed the be-
lief that the primings are being bought
for a substitute for Turkish tobacco
Heretofore this grade has entered largely
into the making of cheroots and stogies.
but 1t is admitted here now that some
new use has been found for the tobacco.
hence the present demand.
Many Typhoid Cases.
The health report for Lynchburg during
August shows thlTty-tnree cases OF
typhoid fever for the month. two Of which
proved fatal. August year ago there
were nineteen cases and one death The
report shows twenty-thre cases OF
whooping cough, and that there were
forty-seyen deaths here during the
month. The report Of the public tuber-
culosis nurse showed she made 1854 visits
during the month.
Bolt Makes Tree Bloom.
Charles W. ChiIdress, who returned
from a visit at Buchanan. brought with
him a large specimen of Bear river apple,
the tree on which It ripened having been
struck by lightning three weeks ago. At
the time the apple was picked the tree
was in full bloom and In new leaf, all OF
the old leaves dropping off after tho
stroke Of lightning, though the develop
ment of the apples does not seem to have
been arrested or hindered. MIR. Child
ress stated that when the tree was struck
by lightning a dense cloud of smoke was
seen to arise from the trunk. and in a
short time the leaves all withered. died
and dropped Almost Immediately. Sec
ond foliage made its appearance and
with it bloom. The tree, although matur-
ing its fruit, Is now in full bloom. and the
new leaves are about the size Of q quar-
ter The tree IL on the farm Of J. A.
Gilber. brother-in-law Of Mr. Childress.