Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Maryland and the Virginias

Harrisonburs, va-Threeir iron bridges.
to cost $4,000 each, will be erected on
the Valley turnpike, one at Mount Craw-
ford. Rockingham county, and two near
Mount Jackson. Shenandoah county. Inc
contract was awarded to the virginia
Bridge and Iron Company Of Roanoke
This step is notable in that the last OF
the old wooden bridges on the pike viii
have to go. The old bridge at Mount
Crawford was built in 1871. and ten years
ago a famous lawsuit grew out OF an
accident when a traction engine weighing
many tons crashed through the structure
down into the river below.
Norfolk. Va.-Every one of the fifty
nine members Of the Tay1or-Higgins
Camp United Spanish War Veterans. put
themselves on record Wednesday night as
being willing and ready to volunteer Tor
the United States government in connec-
ton with the Mexican situation. The
camp received a letter from l.. c. Dyer.
War Veterans. asking the members how
many of them would be willing to answer
the call to the colors. The camp volun-
teered as one man.
Richmond, Va.-The National Associa-
ton of Insurance Commissioners is to
meet in Richmond at the Jefferson Hotel
September Is to 30. Col. Joseph Button,
state commissioner of insurance, LETT
Wednesday afternoon for st. Louis to at
tend an adjourned meeting of the asso-
citation. Col Button is chairman OF the
committee on arrangements for the Sep
TENDER meeting.
Sunolk-"Dipping watts or no dipping
vats'' is still the burning question in Nan
semond county, and Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at Cypress Chapel 200 farm
ers of this county. mainly living IN Cy-
press district, met and formed an or
ganization which they called THE Farm
ers and Stock Raisers' Protective Asso-
citation of Nansemond County"
Richmond. va-An innovation in
moving pictures. has been established in
Richmond, whefe the Seventh Street
Christian Church has installed a
movie" outfit, and Friday night of
each week pictures are shown free of
cost to the public. The pictures shown
are of an educational and religious
character and are given with the idea
cheaper films that sometimes find their
way to Richmond. Large crowds are
attending the shows each week.
Charleston, w. Va-Physicians of
West Virginia will be prosecuted by di-
rection Of the state health commission
unless they comply with the statistics
regulations concerning deaths, births,
l.
c. r. Werlich of Wellsburg, a member
of the commission, has been detailed by
DR.. S. l.. Jepson, health commissioner,
to investigate conditions in the various
cities of the state and report wherein
the officials are lax in carrying out the
health regulations. meteorological
laboratories in the various cities must
be provided and an inspector of diaries
and dairy products must be appointed.
The commission suggests that free anti
ho Ia hnr
tories. that vaccinating be done there
when necessary and that other medical
treatment be given when the conditions
warrant 1t.
D Huntington. w. va.-Deputy Fire
Marshal F. S. Cherrington reports that
there have been fewer fires than usual
and much less loss SO far this year. lie
said that business conditions are i'm
proving, this always being responsible
for fewer fires. Arson and hard times
go hand in hand. The deputy said Mar
shall John S. Koran would be here
slider the establishment Of Huntington
branch of the state marshars office.
There is now branch at Wheeling.
Midland. Md-John NJ. Cunningham,
age twenty-seven years, son of William
Cunningham, who resides at Lord, this
county, was killed Wednesday night at
Irwin, Pa. by a Pennsylvania railroad
HleT. cunningham was a brakeman IN
the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad
and was running on freight train. He
stepped off his train to signal his en-
gineer and stepped on another track in
front of the passenger train. s-a-
Richmond. Taking the lead
among the counties of Virginia, Green
vile and the town of Emporia, after
May Is. will have trained sanitarian as
health off1cer to devote his whole time
to the work. DIR. E. L. Flanagan, one
Of the district directors of the state
board of health, has been named for the
new position, and will take Office next
month.
Small Point. Vac. c. Garrett, yard
foreman of the Virginian railway, in
an effort to save child pursued by a
bull, was almost killed. When Mr.. Gar
rett ran out to stop the animal 1t turn
ed on him, caught him on his horns and
carried him across the yard. Mr.. Gar
rett managed to struggle on the bulls
neck. Holding on wiin one hand, he
tore his clothes from the animars
horns. He escaped with bruises on his
arms, but his clothes were nearly torn
off,
Newport News. Naturalization OF
the fires which have been started sew
eral times in the past few weeks in the
Augusta Hotel led to the discovery that
bellboy had been starting them. He
confessed. but gave no reason for the
offense. 1t is thought that his idea of
excitement was the Cause. He was sent
to the Home and Farm for Homeless
Boys near Covington.
Elkins. w. Northumberland has
been made of the election by the board
OF directors of the Coal and Coke Rail-
road Company of Richard c. Kerens to
succeed the late Senator Henry CASA
way Davis as president of the road Mr.,
kerens was for many years the bust
ness partner and personal friend of
Senator Davis.
FairmOnt. W. Va.-Walter Wyer.
twelve years old. fell Ave stories in a
department store elevator shaft here and
was killed.
Clnrksburg, w. Va.-A special cleo
ton has been called by Mayor L. c.
Oyster of Lumberport to decide on the
issuance of $4,000 in 6 per cent bonds
for street paving.
Wheeling. w. Va-Frederick Stroebel,
twenty-five, fell out of a second-story
window and received injuries which
resulted in his death. He is supposed
to have been walking IN his sleep.
Huntington. w. Va-Federal steam
boat inspectors reported that the re-
suit of their investigation of the cause
of the explosion of the Ohio river boat
Sam Brown. which occurred here sew
eral weeks ago. in which fifteen men
lost their lives. showed that the steam
er's safety valve was weighted down,
causing excessive steam pressure to
burst five boilers. The boat sank and
the bodies Of some Of the victims have