Evening star., 1916-10-15

! tee which WAS named by the national
| democratic committee to solicit funds
! for the national democratic campaign
| has secured about $500. 1t is expected
| Staunton and Augusta county will con-
| tribute twice this sum. Some of
! those on the list have been very liberal
and the committee also has a number
! of smaller contributions which have
| been forwarded. The national treas
| urer will acknowledge all funds and
| the donor will receive due notice.
| Martinsburp. W. Va.-W e. Whit
| man. prominent farmer of Kentucky
I district Nicholas co>:--'y. W. Va, is
dead Of injuries received when thrown
| off wagon by a team of runaway
| horses He vas fifty-siX years old and
| leaves a family.
| I<eyser. W. Na.-As Erston Mont
! gomery started up the street near the
Rocks the other evening large cop
perhead snake entWined itself about
| his les. He had a scare, but managed
! to shake off and kill the snake before
| he could be bitten.
! Cumberland. Nd.-Thc Wyatt Coal
| Company. with headquarters at Char
| lesion. announces that ii Will spend
| $500, 900 III improvements before its
program Of operation is carried out.
Much OF the work Of Improvement is
under Way. Eight new mines will be
! opened
Bristol. Vn.-The two-hundred-thou
sand-dollar branch plant OF the Davis Hos
| iery Mills. just completed here. began
operation this week. when trainers start
ed upon the task of teaching 800 girls how
to make hosiery. The Bristol Chemical
Works. recently organized with capi-
tai of 100000. began work on its plant this
week, and expects 10 be in operation by
November !. Machinery has been pur-
chased and is now en route here.
Cumberland. Md.-viola, nine-year
old daughter Of T. l.. Moreland, was
hurled forty feet Oh the National pike,
near the Six-Hile House. when struck By
an automobile driven 10y F. NJ. Blowers
of kice's Landing. The child is al the
Western Maryland Hospital. where hopes
are held out for her recovery. She was
out with her parents gathering chestHuts.
and when warned TO get off the trolley
track stepped into the road in front of
the approaching machine.
Charleston. W. Nn--By an edict is
sued by Fred O. Blue. state commits
sioner of probation. Il ban has been
placed the sale of near beer"
which has been retailed throughout
West Virginia under various names.
Commissioner Blue sent to the state
chemist at the experiment station
Norgantown. bottles of the various
brands on sale and the report of the
analysis shows that each bottle CON
tains more alcohol than the prohibitory
laws of West Virginia permit to be
sold.
Richmond. Na.-Despite the fact that
during the fiscal year just closed the
state, for the first time in its history.
released to the localities practically
the entire tax on real estate--a sub
lect that brought into the treasury of
the commonwealth $1.2S0000 during
the year preceding-the income from
other sources viii. in all probability.
be more than large enough to offset
This loss and leave a substantial bal
ance in the states exchequer. At the
end of the states fiscal year there was
book balance in Auditor Moore's Of
flee of S43S,3ll.47 On September 80, |
1915. the closing day of the preceding
fiscal year, the book balance was $751; |
7I1.33. This apparent shrinkage is !
accounted for by the absence this year !
of the vast volume of real estate taxes !
and the fact that important revenues !
from new sources of taxation provided |
by the last Legislature have not yet |
been reported.
Cambridge. Md.--Lack Of funds with |
which to pay for the new assessment |
of property in Dorchester county is |
causing the county commissioners no
little concern, and they are at a loss
as to how TO comply with the reaSSesS-
ment order of the state tax commission.
When the county commissioners met
here Tuesday the proposed reasSess-
ment came up for discussion. and sug-
gestions were made for appointment of
assessors. Then it was recalled that
no appropriation had been made to
cover the salaries of the assessors. and
definite action on the question had to
be postponed. Just what to do next
is puzzlng the commissioners The
new law governing the acts of the
forhiCS
Indebtedness in excess of the county
levy.
Hagerstown, Md.-John Anti has in