Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-16
The Elkins' Troubles Aired in Court

}, Mrs. Mary kcnna Elkins, divorced
wife of Blaine Elkins, son Of the late |
United States Senator Stephen B
Elkins, OF West Virginia, told Justice |
Hitz in equity court in Washington last
Friday that she had been reduced to
penury, while her ex-husband is main
tanning an apartment for another
woman IN that city who figured in III.
Elkins divorce proceedings last sum
mer.
) II became known Friday for the first
! time that Blaine Elkins made a settle
ment OF Sl20,OO0 in industrial bonds
upon his wife at the time she was al.
lowed an absolute divorce by Chief
justice Mccoy. This sum she accept
ed in lieu OF her dover right in the
Elkins property and any further ali
mony. Now. she told the court, these
bonds are OF no value to her, because
the interest upon them, supposed tn
amount to $4,000 a year, Is not paid.
she asked the court In a separate pc
tition for increased maintenance that
she be allowed a greater sum, and one
from which she can derive enough
properly to support herself and her
J son, Stephen B. Elkins Sd. The for
mer husband through hi, local at.
torneys asked the court, in another bill.
TO allow him the custody OF the child on
the grounds that Mrs. Elkns is not the
proper person TO take care OF il.
Mrs. Elkins came back with a cross
petition, alleging that Elkins is livinr
: dissolute life in Washington now and
has no claim upon his son. She took
. the witness stand to deny that Mrs.
Stephen b. Elkins, the child's grand
mother, has any affection for the bov
stating that the lady's affairs are large
ly social and she has no time to hook
after the boy
4 Mrs. Joseph Letter. wife OF the Chi
cago grain operator, declared on the
9 witness stand that Mrs. Elkins had
been kept penniless by the action of
her former husband in giving her a lot
OF worthless bonds. Mrs Letter said
she had known Mrs. Elkins for many
years and considered her fully capabl~
n OF looking after the affairs OF her bow
: She stressed the fact that rumors had
q been circulated OF the alleged infatua-
tions OF Blaine Elkins for the mani
cure girl known as frankie Miller. tho
q correspondent in the divorce action
y which Mrs Elkins started.
; haven't a penny" declared Mrs
E,klns, when questioned by Judge
Hitz, 81 have jMst had to borrow and
n Keep on borrowing in order 10 ger
: monev to buy food and other neces-
!, saries."
Once, she declared, she was reduced
O TO the necessity Of asking her maid for
= loan OF $50, and on another occasion
y went to her lawyers. who loaned her
$50.
), Justice Hitz stated that In view OF
= the contentious made on both sides
1 OF the case he would take the case un-
der advisement and in the meantime
take further testimony
Quarries Close Down.
The quarries Of the Standard Lime
:. :. and Stone Company at Kearneysville
have closed down, and the horses
mules and carts used there have been
, sent away. The workmen have dis
persed to various Sections-some 90
, ing to Blairton, some to Millville, and
o others to Pennsylvania or wherever
they can find work. Fifty or sixty
II men were discharged in all. The cleo
!, trio pump is still kept going to keep
u the water out Of the quarries, and az
long as this runs there is a chance that
I work will be resumed.
Work at the quarries OF the South
y ern Limestone Company at Engle has
been suspended. throwing about 40
? men out Of work. For the past two
winters operations at the Southern
quarries have been continuous, tho
J. stone gotten out going to the Bethle-
hem Steel Company's plant at Spar
y rows Point near Baltimore for fux-
ing. A couple OF weeks ago notice
came from the Bethlehem Company
& that they had an abundance OF huxinp
S stone for present needs, and that no
c more should be shipped until further
y notice.
II The Potomac Lime and Stone Oom-
o pany's employing about 40 men near
II Engle's closed down December lst, a
S month earlier than usual this year
J. Until this year the Potomac Company
j. has been in operation Up to Christmas.
A few Of the men from these two oper-
c atlons have secured employment a,
h Bakerton, doing the same kind OF work
r University Has Large Programme.
: The West Virginia University asks
: appropriations OF Sl,750.OOO for the
u ensuing fiscal year, and practically the
! same amount for the following year.
o Among the items are the following
O Salaries next year. S470,40O, for tho
! following year. S5Ol 800; current ex.
! penses first year, Sl75,l0O, second
n year, S160,000; repairs and improve
mnts each year, $4,000; agricultural
and home economies extension frs.
year, 100000. second year, 100000,
mining and industrial extension, $50
600 each year. The sum OF 5000. .OOC
!. for each year is asked for building
:. purposes: For chemistry building
!: 100000; education building, 100000
auditorium, S25O,OO0; girls dormitory
a 100000; medical building, S15OOOO:
" home economics building, $4,000:
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