Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Valley Of Virginia.
Special Correspondence of The star.

WINCHESTER, Va. February 10
Practically all the city and county con-
ventions held recently by the republic
ans Of the seventh congressional dis
tricts for the main purpose of electing
delegates to the district convention to
be held in Luray March % and to the
state convention In Roanoke March 20
have also gone on record as indorsing
Representative C. B. Slemp. who is
state chairman, and National Commit
teeman Alvah H. Martin of Norfolk.
This action in favor of Slemp and Mar
tin Is declared by many republicans to
be in the nature Of q rebuke to that
element OF the party which recently
sought, it is alleged, to belittle Mr..
Slemp and weaken him politically.
Former Postmaster General Hitchcock
Is said to be back of the faction that Is
opposing the state chairman. but poll
ticians predict Mr.. Slemp will be re-
elected state chairman at the Roanoke
convention by an overwhelming ma
Jority. He, 1t is pointed out, Is the
strongest man in the party in Virginia
today, and it is claimed for him that
he Is the only man who can carry the
republican ticket through in the ninth
district. which he has represented in
Congress ever since the death of his
father.
Representative II. D. Flood of the
tenth Virginia district, who is chair
man of the House committee on for
eign affairs. has written letters to
practically all the voters of that dis
trict with view of ascertaining how
they stand on the question of national
defense. Mr.. Flood states that there is
a strong sentiment in the country for
what is called preparedness. and that
there is also strong feeling the other
way. He thinks the citizen Is vitality
interested and that the people should
He asks their views on questions re-
lating to increases in the army and
navy. of how to raise the necessary
revenue, whether by bond issues or
increased taxation, and, IL by the lat
ter. upon what should the tax be levied.
According to message received yes
terday by relatives at Bridgewater. Va.
Mrs. r. B. Hoover of that place. who
was recently poisoned while visiting
friends at Stone, KY, is now out Of
danger. 1t Is expected she will fully
recover from the effects of the poison,
which was given to her by mistake by
a physician, who, 1t is stated, thought
he was giving calomel
The Winchester and Frederick Coun-
ty Teachers Association has gone on
record in favor of the establishment
of college for women at the Univer-
sity of Virginia. During lull in the
a day or two ago the question was
sprung from the rear of the hall, and
the president was asked to put 1t to
a vote. Immediately a number of men
clamoring for recognition. and the
question was discussed for some time.
The woman teachers outnumbered the
men, and the vote was about two to
one in favor of a coeducational col
lege.
Stricken during the night with heart
disease, Mrs. Anna A. Hobson, seventy
four years old, a well known retired
aigh school teacher, died at her home
here before medical assistance could be
called. She was the widow of John
Hobson and was formerly Miss Anna
Deahl. One brother and one sister
survive.
Circulars have been received from
ington, giving detailed description
of William F. Benchoff. the missing
clerk of the Hagerstown post office,
who, the circular states, is wanted for
the embezzlement Of post ONCE fun on
and stamps to the amount of $1.12o.
The shortage in Benchoff's accounts
was discovered recently, after he had
obtained a months leave of absence.
The new state road bill. introduced
early in the present session of the gen
eral assembly by Senator H. F. Byrd
of Winchester, and which was later
amended by its patron. has been
passed by the senate. and, according
to information received here today. it
in the house. The bill gives more flex-
Utility to the present law and more at
tention is given to the matter of main
tanning the roads after they are built.
Different types OF roads. to suit diner
emit sections of the state, are also pro-
vided for, and the boards of supervfs-
ors and the state highway commits
sioner are brought into more intimate
relations Local authorities will have
the right to decide upon the type of
road to be built or improved in their
respective localities, and each county
will get an equal distribution of the
state automobile license tax fund.
Winchester republicans may not win
many offices this spring, but 1t is like
ly they will give the democrats good
chase, for it has been practically de-
cided to call a convention for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for all
local offices to be voted for at the June
election. The republicans have fire.
quently elected mayor. and some of
their candidates for common council.
and many of the leaders Of the party
are of the opinion they can turn the
trick again this spring.
Although knocked down and her
skull fractured by horses foot, little
Helen May. two-year-old daughter of
Milton May of Bunker Hill. has
good chance to recover. according to
child wandered away from her mother
and went into the barnyard. where
she was kicked by horse. She was
found some time thereafter uncon-
scious and bleeding, and her skull was
badly mashed. Doctors declared the
blow would have killed a grown per-
son.
The Virginia Sunday School Associa-
ton, which will hold it's twenty fifth
annual convention in Newport News
February 21-23, will probably be in
vited to meet next year in Winchester
At a meeting of the local executive
council yesterday committee was ap-
pointed to take up the matter, and 1t
is expected the convention will be
urged to hold its 1917 meeting here.
over three hundred delegates usually
attend the annual conventions. One
meeting will be a Sunday school ex-
hibit. in charge of C. j. Dorr of Wash
ington.
The official register of the Virginia
Military Institute at Lexington. which
was issued day or two ago, shows
that the historic old military school
oas an enrolment of 1856 cadets. with
50 in the first class. 70 in the second,
1876 in the third and $50 in the fourth
class. Twenty-Five states and three
foreign countries are represented.
The city of Charlottesville has won
it's case in annexation proceedings.
which were recently instituted. and un-
der a decree of the court the city will
take in all disputed suburbs. with the
exception Of the grounds Of the Uni-
yersity of Virginia, which will remain
in Aibemarle county. Some of the