Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-18
News Cuttings
FROM WEST VIRGINIA


Charleston.-The board Of education
Of Frahkford district, Greenbrier coun
ty, has notified the state department
Of schools that the citizens Of tina
district voted six to one In favor Of al
issue Of $4,000 for the erection of {
high school building and the estab
lishment of high school at Frank
ford, In an election held In the district
Huntington.-By unanimous VOTE
the West Virginia Association amend
ed Its constitution to make the mem
bers of the official family of the Won
ems Missionary Society ex-officio mem
bers, of the state executive board. The
new members met with this board TO,
the first time. They are to be known
as the fourth class of members In the
board.
Huntington.-City commissioners, ir
regular session, voted to postpone de
cision on reopenlng of the city hospital
In West Huntington. The postpone
inent. followed the suggestion Of Com
missioner Miser that some arrange
Eaent might be made whereby the city
could secure rental for the hospital
buildings while being used for city pa
tients.
Clarksburg.-John S. Horan, Of
Charleston, State Fire Marshal, com
pleted arrangements with local schoo
authorities for the inclusion of q
course Of study on fire hazards and
FIRE prevention measures in the cur
riculum Of the public schools here
There win be two classes week. The
arrangements have been approved by
the state department of schools.
Wheeling.-In spectacular fire thai
cut off the escape of Mr.. and Mrs. w
H. Ward, on the upper floor of the
Critics Auto Accessory store, at Chap
line and Seventeenth streets, firemer
braved dense clouds of smoke belch
Ing from the windows and rescued the
couple who were almost suffocated
while the building was damaged to the
extent Of more than $1,000, confined
largely to interior effects.
HuDtington.-Fifty organizers from
the Kanawha coal field, who left Hunt
ington for Man, Logan county, where
they intended to establish a tented
city to serve as union headquarters
while continuing their work of organi-
cation among the miners, returned to
Huntington without having set foot
from the train. The men declared the
train was run one mile above Logan,
where 1t was stopped by armed men.
Charleston.-The jury In intermedi-
ate court that tried the case Of Milton
Adkins against the United States di-
rector general of railroads, and the
Kanawha & Michigan Railroad Com
pany, returned verdict in favor of
the plaintiff, awarding him Judgment
for $3.50. Adkins sued for that amount
of damages for loss of a mule killed
by a Kanawha & Michigan train on
the railroad track near his residences
at Lock Two.
Wheeling.-Steel strikers Of the
Wheeling district put the ban on "red'
and all other radical literature, ac-
cording to a statement made by Jack
Peters, leader of the fifteen thousand
workers. Peters said: politics has
no part in the American Federation
and no socialist or other political lit
erature will be distributed at meetings
In the Wheeling district. Organized
labor has definite object and refuses
to mix in politics"
Charleston.-Judge Henry X. Black
is continuing his arraignment of per-
sons under grand jury indictments in
court, setting their cases
for future hearings, and disposing Of
pleas Of guilt. Walter White was SEN
fenced to two years In the penitentiary
at Moundsville on his plea of guilt in
a box car robbery case. VIII Brown
was given five@ years penitentiary
sentence on his plea of guilty to an
indictment for breaking into and rob-
bling the home Of John Beatty on
Cabin Creek.
Wheeling.-While II Is not likely
that the city of Wheeling will take ac-
ton against the street contractors who
have reduced their wages to laborers
from 81 to $685. city officials wish to
have 1t known that they are much OPP
posed to the reduction. when the
contracts were given the contractors
estimated their labor cost at 81 day."
City Manager Ephlin stated. "Now
by taking advantage of the large num-
Der of men idle on account of the
strike they are hiring workmen at
1925. This may be legitimate bust
ness practice but the city adminlstra-
ton does not approve Of 1t.
Charleston.-An attorney at law en-
ployed to prosecute or defend a suit
has implied authority to agree to a
continuance thereof, when such contin-
uance Ia in the interest Of his client,
or in the attorneys judgment will ex-
pedite hearing; and such continue
ance Is not an extension of the time
Of Payment and does not discharge a
surety. This was one of the declara-
tons of the supreme court of appeals
In affirming the judgment of the circuit
court of Ohio county in the case of
Board Of Commissioners of Ohio
County against Clemens and others.
Huntington.-To be hailed into po-
lice headquarters, twice on the same
charge was the experience of G. w.
Wilson, of Omar, w. Va. Wilson was
picked up first by Patrolman T. Bail
for driving an automobile without Il
tail light. He was liberated on Sill
bond and then went out, intending to
take his car to garage. AS he was
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