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


Charlottesville grand total balance
In the state treasury at the close of
business September 80, was $9,S11,-
95S32, including investments of S..
247, 900 from the workmen's compen-
sation fund and $685. from the
state school fund. A total cash bal
ance in all funds of s2.572, 1882 was
shown.
Charleston.-Wayne district Of
Wayne county has arranged for a Sc
ries Of parent-teacher association meet
ings throughout the district, according
to information received at the state
department of schools. The purpose of
the meetings Is to arouse the interest
Of the parents In the progress of the
schools and create public sentiment for
still further improvements, 1t was said
Charleston.-Out Of list of 81 cities
which the department of labor has
been investigating relative to the high
rentals reported from there, Charles
ton Is placed as the 2Sth. These CAL
culations are the result Of an effort to
discover what the average family
whose income varies from $1,000 to
81, 800 pays out for rent. Bridgeport
is first on the list with an average of
$240.58, as against $4,000 for this city.
The average rental for the 81 COM
munities was STA.
Wheellng.-SheriffH Howard Hastings
of this (Ohio county, declares no safe
ty committee will be formed here In
response to Governor Cornwelps sug.
gestion. sWhen the steel strike
broke" the sheriff said, "there was
lot of talk about riots and disorders.
but it did not worry us any and Wa
did not take steps to quell any imag.
mary troubles. 1t can be seen that we
were right in our conclusions, because
there has not been single fist fight
let alone riots.
Wheeling.-Alleging his son was not
given the proper care in recovering
from broken leg, Assistant City Man.
ager Lafayette Graner instituted suit
in the circuit court for Lafayette Gran.
err, Jr., as his next friend, for $4,000
against DR.. ]. r. Caldwell, one Of
Wheeling's most widely known and
popular physicians. The plaintiff al.
leges that the accident occurred Oh
September 20, 1918, and that the boy
did not recover from the injury, due to
alleged lack Of care by the physicians.
Huntington.-Mrs. Rena Sidebottom
was awarded damages of 5000 In cir
cult court against the county court OF
Cabell county, in her suit which has
been pending in circuit court for near
ly three years. The allegation on
which the decree was based claims Sc
rious injury received by Mrs. Sidebot.
tom when the carriage she was driving
fell through bridge near Barbours
vile. The plaintiff held that the
bridge planks were decayed, and that
the county court was responsible fol
the accident.
Charleston.-Tony Stafford, interna.
tiOnal organizer of the United Mine
Workers, took the stand in his own be.
half in his trial in the Raleigh crimi-
nal court for attempted murder and
denied that he was implicated or par
ticipated in the violent attack on that
mining community which endangered
the lives Of hundreds of people two
years ago. Stafford said that he had
been In the United States for IA years.
that he had never been admitted to
citizenship and had made no effort to
be naturalized and that during the
strike at Glen White he was in charge
Of relief work.
Charleston.-Due to the extensive
advertising campaign which the state
department Of agriculture has been
carrying on, thirty-five thousand acres
of timber land will be converted into
sheep and cattle ranches. The Glenn
Ford Timber and Land Company, OF
Preston county, is the section when
will be used. About one-half of this
tract is unused land the timber on 4
will soon be cut down to make room
for the resumption of the sheep rails
Ing industry in this state. Negotia.
lions are now under way for the pur-
chase of the stock which will be placed
on the ranch.
MISUNDERSTANDING to a report
received by the police, an auto driven
by an unknown chauffeur struck a
horse and buggy in which Arts Bruce,
of 14th street, was riding. The au.
tomobile struck the buggy from the
rear, breaking wheel. but the cal
did not stop. The accident occurred
on Fourteenth street near Adams ave
nue.. This Is the second accident
which has come to the attention OF
the police in which the automobile
causing the accident tallies with the
description of a car stolen few
nights ago. The patrolmen have been
instructed to arrest the person driv.
ing the car the next time he Is seen.
Charleston.-A dragging chain In the
rear of light delivery truck was
cause Of a peculiar accident in Wash-