Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.


| WINCHESTER, Va, January ia
committee of the board of trustees OF
the Handley fund has been appointed
for the purpose of visiting the prtnci-
pal industrial schools in various seq
lions of the United States and consult
ing with educational experts regarding
plan to be adopted by the trustees for
carrying out the provisions OF the will
of the late Judge John Handley OF
Scranton, Pa, who left the bulk OF his
estate to the city Of Winchester for
the erection and maintenance OF
schools of that character. Winches-
ter's portion of the estate is now valued
at more than s1.5o0.ooo. consisting
mainly of real estate in the heart or
coal mines and gilt-edge securities.
| which are constantly increasing In val,
use. In addition to the Industrial
| schools. the trustees will be enabled TO
build and maintain branches for hlsh-
| err education. and it is expected the
public schools of the city will be con-
solidated with the Handley schools
There will be no cost whatever to stu
dents.
United States Commissioner A. j.
Tavenner and Deputy United states
Marshal w. NJ. Utz returned yesterday
from Greensboro, n. c., to which place
they took Thomas Price, alias Olo
Tom Dowd," the noted crook, who was
captured while asleep recently IN a
house near Winchester. and who Will be
tried in the United States district court
at Statesville, N. c., in the near future
on charges of post Office robberies IN
that state.
Former Representative Harry st.
George Tucker of lexington, who has
been visiting at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. John Randolph Tucker, In VIM
chester, was asked day or TWO ago
whether he intended to become can
didate for the United States Senate IN
opposition to Senator Claude A. Swan
son, but he replied that he had nothing
to say at this time. Mr.. Tucker salo'
howe ever, he was opposed to the propo-
sition to move up the state primary for
the nomination of a senator to May,
declaring that the people of the state
had a right to pass upon the matter.
| Mr. Tucker is on his way to 1ale.
where he will deliver one of his series
of lectures before the law school OF
that university.
About 10000 acres of mountain land.
situated in Augusta and Highland
counties, Va, and Pendieton county.
w. Va, have been sold to the United
it's Shenandoah forest reserve. The land
| was sold by the Virginia Mining ana
Improvement Company. which is owned
principally by Philadelphia interests
and the consideration was nearly $lze.,
600. The deed, which has been recorded
at Stanton. Va. covered f1fty-four
pages. and required s126 in revenue
stamps. The property is known as the
| Hollingsworth survey. and was deedeo
by the state of Virginia in 1894 to Levi
Hollingsworth of Philadelphia. Some
of his heirs are members of the Vir-
ginia Mining and Improvement Com
pany, which will go into Liquidation
after distributing the proceeds among
| hn ctr .lY hn1 nGf n w
| Philadelphia.
The twentieth annual convention OF
the Virginia State Horticultural So
ciety was held Wednesday and Thurs.
n. Thompson of Harrisonburg, presid-
ing. The attendance was unusually
large, and the fruit show was the big
gest ever held in Virginia. The major
were captured by the apple growers OF
the Winchester section. who have won
about ninety per cent of the prizes
offered during the past seven or eigh,
years. The society decided to continue
its advertising campaign in many sec.
| tions of the United States, and also ir
Central and South America and other
foreign countries, and additional funds
were set aside for the purpose Over
100 newspapers in Virginia are print
! ing apple recipes furnished free by the
state society. which recently issued q
booklet. giving no less than POT recipes
for using apples.
A statement published several days
ago throughout the state. to the effect
would not be candidate for re-elec-
ton as chairman of the democratic
state committee. has been denied by
evidently misunderstood when inter
viewed. He will not be a candidate
again for national committeeman, but
will. for the present at least, continue
as state chairman, a position he has
held for the past quarter of a century
| large number of persons. including
woman, were found guilty in the
United States district court at Char
iottesville this week of violating the
liquor laws. and were heavily fined
and in some instances jailed. c. c. Coles
was given eighteen months in the
Moundsville prison for violating the
bankruptcy act. Judge Henry c. Nc
Dowell Of Lynchburg presided. and the
government was represented by Dis
trict Attorney Richard Evelyn Byrd OF
Winchester.
The publication of the essence of the
VIII OF the late David Dunlop. the mil.
iionaIre tobacconist and turfman, the
early part of the week, caused COM
ment because of the fact that no ref.
erence was made in the will to Mrs
| Dunlop. who was formerly Miss Nena
Davis of Petersburg, and who has TO,
several years been in a sanitarium near
Baltimore. Inquiry disclosed the fact
that several months before his death
Mr.. Dunlop made a settlement upon
his wife, whereby she waived all claim
TO her dover rights. and a commission.
er has been named to act for her
After leaving $1,000 a year to his nurse
Miss Anna B. Chamblin of Bluemont
Va. for life or as long as she remains
unmarried, Mr.. Dunlop left his entire
estate to his two sons, John and David
Dunlop. who are students at the Uni.
versity of Virginia.
Col. Vernon f. Johnson of Berkeley
Springs. w. Va, announced a day OIL
two ago that he would in the nea,
future make formal announcement OF
his candidacy for the republican nomi.
nation for member of Congress from
the second West Virginia district. HI
has served three terms in the legisla.
ture. and is now speaker of the house
of delegates. 1t is also reported tina,
former United States Fish Commission.
err George NJ. Bowers of Martinsburs
will also seek the nomination at the