Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-10

ing Judgment for $2,445.16 against c.
H. Zimmerman. and wife in the suit
OF the Austin-Westerni Road Machin-
cry Company, originally brought
against the husband and amended
after his death to include his widow
as a party to the suit.
Charleston.-Thomas Carnes, head
Of the United States employment
service here, announced that
they were experiencing an unu-
sual call for unskilled labor.
Several newly opened mines near the
city and the arrival of long-delayed
materials at some of the large fac
tories which have new buildings I'M
der way has caused the demand.
Charleston. w. Dudley, print
er, 81 years old, was injured as the re-
suit of runaway accident at the steep
hill on the South Side. The horse at
tached to the wagon in which Mr.. Dud-
ley was riding became frightened at a
passing automobile and bolted down
the hill. Mr.. Dudley was badly bruis-
ed and scratched by jumping out OF
the wagon, which was seriously dam
aged.
Charleston.-LOcal army recruiting
officers are cooperating with the fam
lily in an effort TO ascertain the where
abouts Of James P. Robertson, former
member of Company c, 150th infantry,
reported living and In France" by the
adjutant general, in recent letter to
his parents. Robertson has not been
heard from locally, so far as can be
learned, since the beginning of the late
war.
Wheeling.-Little Irene Eisler.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Els
Ter, of 1902 Wetzel street, died In the
Ohio Valley General Hospital, due to
the burns suffered when she fell into
a tub of boiling water while playing
while she was playing with pet dog.
The child tripped and fell backward
into the tub which was filed with
scalding water.
Huntington.-Dropping into space at
an altitude Of over $500 feet from the
landing gear Of Bob Shank's airplane.
Gordon Holder made a hit at Kyle's
field. His parachute opened after he
had fallen about one hundred feet.
gradually lowering him to earth. Sew
eral thousand people assembled at the
field to witness the event at three
o'clock. Holder sat in the forward
cockpit with his parachute attached
under his shoulders.
Huntington.-Com of alleged
excessive valuation of farm land in
Grant district was made to the board
Of tax equalization and review which
went into annual session at the court
house 1t was stated that satisfac-
tory adjustment Of the claims was
made Members of the board do not
expect any radical departure from the
books as presented by Assessor c. G.
Leap, according to the statement.
Some minor adjustments. corrections
and equaliZations are expected.
Parkersburg.-F. p. Simpson has
had several speed trap signs made
which will be erected ON Avery street,
Staunton avenue, East Seventh street
and Murdoch avenue. The signs warn
motorists that q speed trap is laid
and if, after this warning, the speed
laws are violated, it will be much cas-
Ter to prove a charge Of speeding
against the offending motorists. Some
known distance will be marked off at
each sign and policeman with a stop
watch will be posted near the signs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $3.50, 900
Is the consideration involved In the
sale Of the properties Of the Gilbert
Creek Land Company to the Guyan
Galleries Company, a new corpora
ton. the moving spirit of which is w.
p. Tams, of Stanton, already a big
coal operator in the West Virginia and
Virginia fields. The sale contract has
been closed and deeds are being pre-
pared and delivered as soon as sur
veys are completed. The land iii-
volved includes about 1000 acres, with
the price at or near 500 per acre.
untington.-Revision of the state
game laws so that West Virginia may
develop and preserve her fast disap-
pearing fish and game and at the same
time provide means for enforcement
of already existing laws, will be taken
up at conference to be held with
Governor John ]. Cornwell by Hunt
ington sportSmen In the near future.
Concerned over the alleged lax man.
ner in which the laws are enforced,
Huntington fishermen are laying plans
to secure the appointment of a state
forest, fish and game commission, COM
posed of three members, to replace the
present system which is under the d.
rection of one man whose activities are
closely limited because Of inadequate
funds.
Morgantown.-At a meeting of the
county board of education, reports
were submitted from two of the seven
districts of this county. The board
of Morgan district has engaged about
half of its teachers for The coming
school year The salaries of the teach
ers in this district will be 800 for a
teacher with first grade certificate,
and $50 for one with a second grade
certificate. This is an advance of So
a month. The board reelected w. Fl.
German as secretary of the district
board, and increased the school term
from six to seven months.
Martinsburg.-At a special term of
circuit court at Berkeley Springs,