Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-13


legged, closed roadway that was an
outlet to her property.
Charleston.-Gassed when ,chemI-
cal tank of a South Charleston cfemi-
cal plant exploded, Wilmer Ellis, Of
st. Adams, is in critical condition at
his home and it is said that he is
| not expected to recover, double pneu-
| monia having developed, which with
the effects of the gas, renders his con-
diticn alarming. Details of the explo.
sion could not be ascertained.
Parkersburg.-Two new cases of
students of the public schools smoking
have come to the attention of Super
intendent Odgers. These boys will be
| taken before the prosecuting attorney
| to give the names of the person or per-
| dealers who sold them the cigarettes
| will be subject TO q fine if they do not
wish to stand trial. Most of the deal
ers have preferred to pay the fine
| rather than stand trial.
Charleston.-The Lawson Airplane
Company, of Milwaukee, Wis. has
| written to Charleston to obtain infor-
| nation necessary for the location here
| of an airline station. According to
the letter, it is the company's Intention
to establish great trunk airline be-
tween New York and San Francisco
and desires to determine If it can OBJ
tain here landing field that is high
and dry, fiat, at least a half-mile
| square and near the city. \
Charleston.-The supreme court an
nounced the appointment of James
w. Ewing, of Wheeling, as member
of the state board of examiners, In
place of B. M. Amber, appointed a
| few weeks ago, bat who notified the
cept place on the board. The court
handed down SO opinions in the cases
decided during the fall term, 1t was
reported by Clerk William B. Mat
| thews after the courts adjournment.
harleston.-HowarS J. McGinnis, a
| teacher in the Fairmont State Normal
school, has been elected by the state
board of education as president of
West Liberty State Normal, at West
Liberty, it was announced here by NJ.
+. Shawkey, state superintendent of
schools, and chairman of the board.
Mr.. McGinnis will not take charge as
the West Liberty executive until July
l, next year, having arranged to spend
the time between January / and that
date in doing graduate work.
Huntington.-U. S. Deputy Marshal
Donovan, of the marshal's office in
Cincinnati turned ovento the local fed
eral officers Harry Massie, who is
wanted in Princeton, w. Va, for post
Office robbery. 1t is alleged that Mas
sic made way with over $500. He
has been brought here for trial. Mas
sic was caught by the Cincinnati Off
cial in the grand union depot at Co
lumbus. At the time, Massie had
ticket in his pocket for Jacksonville,
Florida. He had a thirty-eight cali
Der revolved in holster but submit
ted to arrest without a struggle. Ac-
cording to Marshal Donovan, the gov
eminent has been after the boy, who
is only twenty years of age, for some
time.
few indeed will be extended 16 al
legged radicals who will commence the
first leg of their journey from Fair
mont to Russia. The privilege afford
ed will take the form of a special car
to be attached to an evening train
bound for Pittsburg, but the only dig
nifty marking the occasion will be for
nished by the party of officials repre-
senting the United States bureau CT
immigration, the department of JUS
tice and Marion county deputy sher-
ifs engaged to assist in conducting
the excursion. immigration officials
received deportation certificates for
16 of the Russians who were taken into
custody during recent raids in Marion
and Monongalia counties.
Charleston.-Replica to the an
swer of the state of West Virginia in
the Steptoe Gas controversy has been
filed in the supreme court of the Uni
ted States by the states of Ohio and
Pennsylvania, according to word re.
ceived at the office of Attorney Gen.
eral E. 7. England. The states claim
their original bills filed with the SUI
preme court are true, certain and
sufficient in the law to be answered
unto by said defendant, and that the
answer of said defendant is uncertain,
evasive and insufficient in law to be
replied unto by this replicant." The
replicants further state that they are
ready for the case to be called. The
states of Ohio and Pennsylvania filed
original bills in the supreme court at
lacking the Steptoe law passed at the
regular session of the legislature deal
ing with the transporting Of gas out
of West Virginia.
Wheeling.-Earl D. Pinkerton. of
Moundsville, who was arrested here
on charge of being a deserter from
Camp Dix, N. J., was taken back to the
cantonment by an officer who came
from the camp. Pinkerton is a fine
looking young man and apparently Is