Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Valley Of Virginia.

principal address on Decoration day
in the national cemetery here this year
is to be made for the first time by a
!! woman, Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball, asso-
cfate editor of the National Tribune Of
Washington. the official organ of the
Grand Army of the Republic. The ex-
ercises will be held the afternoon of
May 80. under the auspices of Mulligan
Of the cemetery will be master Of cere-
monies. There are about 5000 United
States soldiers buried in the national
cemetery here. There are about 5000
. Confederate soldiers buried in Stone
wall cemetery. which is separated from
the other military burying place by
two cemeteries of the kind in the
United States that are SO close to-
gether.
The alleged wretched condition of
w. Va. and the Williamsport and VIM
chester turnpikes in particular. has
| caused automobile owners of Martins
burg and vicinity to inaugurate a
campaign for extensive Improvements.
The motorists have banded together
and will lay the matter before the
county court. and it was stated today
that unless that body takes action ap-
plication will be made to Judge J. NJ.
Woods Of the circuit court of Berkeley
county for an injunction restraining
the tollgate keepers on the Williams
| port and the Winchester pixies from
collecting toll from any one. The
| county has financial interest in both
the roads. The Automobile Club Of
Maryland recently posted notices on
the Maryland side of the Potomac river
bridge at Williamsport and has sent
out thousands of bulletins advising
those contemplating a tour of the
shenandoah valley to go by way of
! than by way of Hagerstown, williams
port and Martinsburg
Many OF the democratic politicians
OF the second West Virginia district
lncluding those Of his home county of
Berkeley. are making an issue of the
fact that former United States Fish
Commissioner George M. Bowers, who
! was recently elected to fill out the
| unexpired term of the late Representa-
| tive William G. Brown, voted against
the passage of the shipping bill 1t is
claimed that during the campaign Mr.
Bowers declared that, If elected, he
would use every effort to forward the
interests Of Berkeley county Many of
the leading fruit growers of that sec
ton of the state declare the passage
OF the shipping bill will be Of vital
concern to them. 1t was stated today
mat the growers who have exported
thousands of barrels Of apples recently
nave lost much money by reason of the
fact that the fruit was taken out Of
refrigeration and also greatly DELAYED
IN reaching the other side. The fruit
industry is one of the leading enter
prlses in Berkeley county. and the
ers cast his first vote in the House
against the interests of the West Vir-
ginia fruit men.
Associate Supreme Court Justice Adam
{. Carson Of the Philippine Islands,
who is spending vacation in Win
chester. has accepted the invitation of
the General Alumni Association of the
University of Virginia to deliver the an
| nuai address before the association
during the week of this years finals.
which will begin June H.
Ine commencement week of Fort LOU
doun Seminary of Winchester, of which
Miss Katharine R. Glass is president,
began this afternoon with field dav ex
erclseS and the alumnae reunion at the
seminary. and continued this evening
| in the Presbyterian Church, when di-
plomas and certificates were presented
| by the pastor. Rev. DR.. j. H Lacy. The
| tomorrow in that church by Rev Harry
NJ. Moffett of Charles Town, W. Va. Sew
erai recitals will be given next week
David W1ngerter, sixty-seven years
| old. native of Lancaster, Pa, and for
many years a prominent Winchester
merchant, was stricken with heart
disease while asleep a few mornings
ago and expired before physician
| could be called. He had retired ap-
| parently as well as usual He leaves
Ia widow, formerly Miss Mary Malissa
Davidson. daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs David Davidson of Washing
ton and Winchester: one daughter. Mrs.
Miller Jenkins of this city, one brother
and three sisters.
| DIR. j. Aspinall McCuaig of New York,
widely known reformer and preacher
of social and civic righteousness, whose
lectures last winter stirred West Vir-
ginia and the city of Cumberland, will
tomorrow close a week of meetings in
Winchester, which have been attended
by large audiences.
John William Finnegan. forty-four
years old. eldest son of Patrick Finne-
gan. well known retired official of
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad died
a few days ago at the home of his
| parents at Stephenson. near Winches-
ter, of erysipelas. He was confined to
his bed only one day. He leaves his
The need of reasonable prepared
ness" on the part of the United States
was discussed in an able manner in
Winchester Wednesday evening by
known Philadelphia lawyer, who. in
addition to his law practice, has given
much of his time and attention during
the past year to military matters He
spoke uHueT the auspices OF the free
lecture course of the John Handley
memorial library.
Although he never attended a mill
tary preparatory school, Corp. Paul
Crum Spillman of Company /, I'd Vir-
ginia Regiment, of Winchester. has
qualified to enter the United States
Military Academy at West Point The
appointment was made on the recon-
mendation of Capt. Robert Y Conrad
and in compliance with a recent act of
Congress. Corp. Spillman is an alum
nus of the John Kerr High School of
Winchester
large party of officials of Green
brier county, W. Va, travelling In
motor cars. was in town a few days
ago on their way to Washington and
vicinity for the purpose of inspecting
various types of roads. They made a
thorough inspection of the Shenandoah
valley pike between Stanton and Win
chester. Greenbrier county expects to
spend large sums of money for road
Improvement in the near future, and
some of the members of the party
stated that they intended to construct
the best roads possible. Special atten-
ton Will be given to highways that
Will stand the wear and tear of auto
mobile traffic. The famous White Sui
phur Springs are situated in that
county. and the authorities expect to
do everything possible to attract more
tourists to their section from Wash
ington and other eastern cities.
Three additional passenger trains
will be added to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad service between Winchester
and the main line connection at Har-
pers Ferry, w. Va, when the summer
schedule goes into effect May %, one to
leave here at o'clock in the morning
ana returning about $50 o'clock in the