Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-12-07

ball here this WINTER
Observation-Disclosures Garner, negro,
was arrested charged with completely
/ in robberies of garages.
Wheeling are 1,044 election
officials named to take care of the 81
precincts in Ohio county.
Wheeling.-Russell Brown saved his
life when he leaped from his car as
the machine plunged over steep
bank He lost control when Strees
car headlight blinded him.
Clarksburg. White, Of New
Fair Grounds, and G. J. Martin, OF
North View, were taken to hospital
suffering from injuries sustained when
their car went over a 60 foot bank.
istersville.-Lloyd Carr, well
known young man of Shirley, village
a few miles from this city, was IN
stantly killed when caught IN u ny
wheel at a gasoline plant. His body
was found about O'Clock and he APP
parently had been dead about two
hours.
Williamson. \ Lewis Maynard, OF
Blocton, twelve miles west of VIII
hanson. is at an Huntington hospital,
seriously wounded. following quarrel
with Wade Evans at Blocton, in which
Evans was shot and killed. Maynard
was taken to Huntington by members
of the state police on duty here.
Sistersyille.- New York avia-
tors were injured when the seaplane
in which they were riding turned over
during a windstorm and fell into the
Ohio river about Is miles from here.
A L. Prichard and B. X. Ringsdorf,
occupants of the machine, were in
jured painfully. The seaplane was de-
stroyed.
Charleston ixty-fiye children, be-
tween the ages of six and IA, who have
been living AT the Union Mission camp
in Kanawha City for some time, will
be transferred to the mission home in
the city. Superintendent Withrow an
nounced Mr.. Withrow at the same
time said that persons who desire to
adopt children may do SO by applying
TO him.
Charleston-A writ OF error and SUI
persedeas was awarded by the SUI
preme court of appeals following a
petition from the American Railway
Express Co., appealing from the Kama
wha circuit court. The lower court
had allowed damages of $91615 to A.
]. Lindenberg, of Charleston, October
10, after he had sued for damages al
lowed to have been sustained by goods
expressed to Charleston from Indian
apolis.
Charleston.-Th Charleston office
of the department of internal revenue
has commenced investigation of the in
come tax delinquents for 1919 and ac-
cording to reports from Washington,
there will be large number of delin-
quents in Charleston and vicinity.
Most of the delinquents are people Of
from $3.50 to $4,000 incomes. Letters
are being mailed out to such people
directing them to come for interviews
on the matter during the next two
weeks.
Characterization high schools
have been authorized and have proved
beneficial. The new course of study
has adopted the three-year junior high
school term and the three-year senior
high school term. There are Ga junior
high schools in operation in West
Virginia, of which Kanawha county
has six. Mcdowell county heads the
list with ten junior high schools, Ca
bell county six, Kanawha county six,
Harrison four, and the other counties
ranging from one to three.
Wheeling.-Under an order issued by
Judge Charles A. Woods OF the United
States District Court of Northern
West Virginia, United States Deputy
Marshal John Nj. Short made the big-
gest seizure of edibles ever made i'm
this part of the country. Acting I'M
der a complaint to the effect that pre-
servatives had been used in canned to-
matoes, that confiieted with the pure
food laws, 474 cases of tomatoes.
known as Collins brand Of Red Ripe
Tomatoes, were labeled and held for
the United States Government.
Charleston.-By paying 1,097, 062. so
for $1,345,000 worth of West Virginia
81 per cent &c year gold bonds at an
average price of SS1. Sc 3-5, State
Treasurer w. s. Johnson, under in
struction from the Board of Public
Works, has saved the state $247. 93T. 80.
or 1884 per cent on the face value Of
the bonds. In addition to this there
has been saved to the state 81 days'
interest at 31a per cent on $S45.O0
bonds for immediate delivery, or So
4S4.33, and IS days interest at 81
per cent on 100000 in bonds for de-
livery on December 10, or S729. These
savings total 1854, 1873.
Parkersburg.-The West Virginia
State Library Association held the an
nual meeting In this city. Among the
reports submitted was that of conn
mittee recommending legislation to
provide for state library commission
to cooperate with the schools of the
state in securing library books. The