Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28


Kingsboro Heights Wallace stone, son
OF j. II. Stone, merchant OF SUFFOLK,
ran into a live wire across the street.
which disabled and almost killed his
horse and knocked him out of the
buggy. Mr.. Stone lay unconscious for
some time and finally on regaining con-
sciousness managed to get his morse
to the stable. The animal was found
to have a dislocated shoulder.
Baltimore, Md.-The Maryland League
for National Defense has launched
campaign In behalf of the universal
military training. and has prepared
petition with the purpose OF securing
at least $4,000 signatures to be submit
called upon the newspapers throughout
the state to give much publicity TO
the matter as possible. The petition, as
drafted by the league and which Is De
ing given wide circulation, READS as
follows:
1--WE, the undersigned. citizens OF
Maryland, strongly urge the adoption
by the United States Of system OF
universal military training and serv
ice, providing for a reasonable amount
of training for young men prior 10
their twenty first year. with subsequent
liability to service.
Huntington, w. Va.-The quarrel for
years between Wheeling and Hunting
ton as to which was the largest city IN
West Virginia has been decided by the
bureau of census in Mashihston' "nie. .
in bulletin 1913 puts Huntington in first
place with population of 45.629,
Wheeling second with 43.3I7 and
Charleston third with 29,941. Hunting
ton shot ahead by annexing surround
ing territory.
Fredericksburg. vn.-Miss Margaret
ST. John Herndon. daughter of Charles
Herndon Of this city. and Mrs. Rosalle
St. John Herndon, who now makes her
home in Richmond, has inherited from
her great uncle. ]. C. st. John, of New
York, who died recently, fortune OF
100000. The conditions of the Will
stipulate that Miss Herndon is to have
the interest on the fortune. real and
personal. until she becomes of age.
when the entire estate Will be turned
over to her in fee simple. The estate
consists mainly of securities, but there
is some real estate.
Cumberland. Md-The city council
has voted 1000 toward an expense funo
to be used in the campaign to have the
government armor plant located here.
Richmond. Val. FentresS of Nor
folk. was elected president of the VIZ
ginia Ice Cream Manufacturers Assocla-
ton at the annual meeting OF that or
ganization. Other officers are .. l.. Oar
ter of Bristol, vice president, and Wal
Ter Wynne of Richmond, secretary and
treasurer. The meeting adjourned 10
meet in Roanoke, February IS, 1918,
during the dairy convention.
Norfolk. Va.-Five out of seven of the
popular soft" drinks placed on the
market since the prohibition law be-
been declared by Chief of Police Kizer
of this city to be sold in violation OF
the Mapp act. Maj. Kiser made this
declaration, following an exhaustive
analysis of the drinks made by chem
lists at his instance. He is agreed with
in his findings by Guy T. Horner OF
the prohibition commissioners depart
ment, and o. L. Shackleford, common
wealth's attorney for Norfolk. Several
individual dispensers of the beverages
in question have, on their own initia-
tive, caused analysis to be made. and
the results obtained, they say, are at
variance with those of the police de-
partment. To settle the question and
have the correctness of the analyses de-
termined by the courts. Chief Kizer has
forbidden the sale of the soft drinks
in question and will prosecute taose lg-
noring the order. 1t is certain that test
cases will result.
CIarksburg. w. yn.-So alarming has
become the spread of infantile paralysis
here that the health authorities have
begun systematic destruction OF what
they term disease carriers. This in
cludes all toys, dogs and cats. Health
officials will make a house to house can
vass in an effort to destroy all play
things which may carry disease germs.
and the dog catcher will enlarge his
force in an effort to extinguish all ca
nine and feline life.
Charleston, w. Va.-Earl Henry. chief
of the department of mines. has an
nounced that 375 miners were killed
in the-Inines of the state during 1916.
OF this number 119 met death in Nc
Dowen county, sixty in Fayette county
and forty in Raleigh county. While
the mining department has received
notable aid from the federal bureau
of mines after a number of explosions,
movement has been set on foot for
the creation by the state of rescue
body to be provided with It's own car
and train crew modelled after the United
States standard.
wheeling. w. Va.-Two suggestions
have been made by State Senator Ben
L. Rosenbloom. who advances joint
session of the two houses of the leg1s-
lature to discuss measures for the pay
ment of the debt at the present session.
One of the plans suggested by Senator
Rosenbloom, which he believes feasible,
would be the exchange of franchise
for the development of the use OF
water power in certain of the streams
of the state to an organization
that would issue bonds which would
be accepted by the holders of the Fir-i
xinia debt certificates in lieu of the
debt certificates. Another plan sug-
gested would be the issuance of GER
tihcates by the state which could be
used as collateral in the state in the
investment of the state funds. to be
redeemed in amounts not exceeding
million dollars per year
Richmond, Va-State Auditor c. Lee
Moore has notified all of the court
entitled under the game and prohibit
ton laws of Virginia to receive fees
for issuing hunting licenses or for
fling prescriptions and afiidavits of
TRANSFORMATION companies and drug
gists Assistant Attorney General Les
lie c. Garnett has rendered Mr.. Moore's
opinions on this question, which have
also beer sent to the court clerk.
Fairfax, Vn.-What started out with
the expectation of being fox hunt
wound up in deer chase one day last
week. when Holly Barnes, hearing the
VILE, rode to Join them and discovered
that the dogs were in hot pursuit OF
fine antlered deer. The deer led the
chase across the Warrenton pike sew
eral times near Rock Run and finally
succeeded in wearing the dogs out, and
made his escape in the Big Woods,
near the home of ]. d. Garrett.
Leesburg. Va.-Rev. George McLarin
Brydon, formerly of st. Pauls Prot
estant Episcopal Church of this town,
but more recently engaged In mission
ary work and editing a church paper.
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