Evening star., 1916-06-18
Maryland and the Virgi1ias

total population 10 ii,s23. The city
thus, under the statute, has become
ipso facto Q city Of the first class.
Martinsburg, w. va-Three persons
were killed and two seriously wounded
at Beckley, w. Va. hfty miles from
Biuedeld. when . mob composed OF
negroes attempted to take three negro
sheriffs. Mob leaders, II is claimed.
thought an attempt was going to be
made to lynch the prisoners and opened
rs hs snS Msns .ns
two negroes were killed and two
wounded. Six arrests have been made.
Charleston. w. va-The West vir-
ginia Anti-Saloon League has COM
pleted plans for making q vigorous
fight In the coming campaign for the
Legislature. Both republicans and
democrats nominated their candidates
in the recent primary and the Anti
Saloon League will fight for the elec-
tion Of those delegates who favor the
concerted plan to place West Virginia
back in the wet" column at the NEXT
session of the legislature. The league
to elect members Of the legislature who
will be favorable to stringent laws for
the enforcement Of the prohibition
amendment. to elect dry" members OF
laws 80 s,riety
and to get the state in shape for ma
tional prohibition.
SuRolk. Va-Mayor M. e. Stallings
has decided the cases in the Sunday
law controversy, and his decision was
that the sale of cigars, cigarettes and
fty nor necessity. The firms that made
test cases Of the so-called blue law"
the Nansemond Hotel, the Nansemond
Drug Company and c. S. Butler. pro-
prietor OF Buffers Cafe. weV nned $S
and costs.
Petersburg. va-The Virginia Gas
and Oil Corporation has been organised
here with capital stock amounting to
100000. fully subscribed. and a fund
has bean raised Of $4,000 as the in
ftial cost OF boring operations, which
will be commenced by July 1. The or
ganization of the corporation was ac-
tuated by the finding Of natural gas
within a short distance of Petersburg
and Hopewell, and those who are best
acquainted with the locality are Of the
opinion that within the next twelve
months natural gas for Industrial and.
domestic purposes sufficient to supply
Petersburg and Hopewell. and possibly
Richmond, can be furnished by the COR
poration.
Cumberland, Md.-Court Clerk Ed
yard Oswald has received from State
Controller McMullen statement that
each OF the sixteen hotels in Washing
ton county would have to take out IL
censes costing $3.50 each. and that the
ffty-nine saloons would have to pay
$100 more each for the privilege of do
ing business this year. These amounts
are charged in full, and no reduction
is allowed for the one month Of the
license year past. In addition, Court
Clerk Edward Oswald charges so cents
as his fee for each license issued. It
was also stated that sellers of cigar
cites have had their licenses increased
to SIS per annum, beginning June i.
and that this license is issued ratably-
that is. a reduction is allowed for the
month of May. The money raised by
the additional saloon licenses goes to
the state entirely. every penny OF II,
hotels and fifty-nine saloons, total OF
$3.50 will be contributed to help bear
the states expenses. In addition. more
than $1,000 will be raised from other
sources by reason Of the new license
laws imposed by the last legislature.
wheeling, w. va.-while' 1t has not
guinea pig plant, which furnishes pigs
for all the local hospitals and for large
institutions throughout the country.
The guinea pigs are used for expert
mental purposes by scientists and are
of great value in experimenting with
serums before they are administered to
patients in hospitals. The plant ts
owned and operated by William Ray
mond. well known resident OF that city.
Cumberland, Md.-James O'Harra. a
force. took the city bloodhounds to
Saxton, Bedford county. Pa. the other
day and in less than an hour had un-
der arrest Doyle Jones. a white man,
charged with stealing $40 from .ne
she was attending funeral Monday
morning. The trail led to Jones. ana
the stolen money was found hid IN
cowbell hanging to rafter IN sne
barn near the Putt home. n
Martinsburx. w. va-The entire
family of Isaac Samson is dead at their
home near Delorme. w. Va. as result
of eating poisonous weeds, which had
been prepared for salad. The iamny
consisted of father, mother and four
children. The mother gathered what
she took to be greens, and in a few
hours after the family had eaten tney
all were dead.
Hagerstown. Md.-Garfeld J.. Har-
man, North Mulberry street. is the
owner of two perfectly good chimneys.
from which he cannot allow any SMOKE pe
no smoke shall go up these chlmneys
was signed by Judge NJ l. keedy upon
complaint of Charles NJ. kiracofe. VINO
owns a house adjoining the building OF
Mr. Harman with the two perfectly
eood chimneys. from which henceforth.
until the matter is finally and fully
adiudicated smoke shall not issue. MI
Harman is given until July to answer
Mr.. Kiracofe's complaint. 1t seems that
Mr. Kiracofe is the owner or q mouse
adjoining the Hartman property, on
which there is q one-story. bulidlng
used by Mr. Hartman for a pretzel rae
tory. The two chimneys from the. pref
eel factory are short ones ana the
smoke that has been. coming from them
he WINDOWS
the Kiracofe residence so generously
that the second floor windows cannot
be opened. Mr.. Kiracofe charges that
he has frequently asked Mr. Harman 70
lengthen the chimneys. to prevent tne
smoke nuisance, and that he has re-
fused to do so, and the injunction is
the means adopted by Mr.. Kiracofe TO
stop the alleged nuisance. whfch ne
states has kept him from the iull en-
joyment of his property.
Pocahontas, w. va-Railroad men
at the pumping station of the Norfolk
and Western railroad here witnessed q
terrific battle between their one-eyeo
net black cat Hobo and q swarm OF
English sparrows. The battle began
when the cat caught a young bird. The
old sparrows few into Hobo and picked
him on all sides, but they were dnaliy
compelled to retreat after the cat had
killed three Of their number.
HaRerstown, Md.-Mrs. Emma Col
Inns, seventy-five years old, was killed
when she stepped in front OF Balti-
more and Ohio freight
Berkeley Springs, w. Vat. NJ. Ed