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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURTS
DECISION PREVENTS SHIPMENT OF
LIQUOR HEREAFTER INTO STATE
«EST VIRGINIANS WILL HAVE TO VISIT A NEIGHBORING
OVSIS TO SATISFY THEIR THIRST—DECISION WAS
BASED ON JAMES CLARK DISTILLING COMPANY
CASE AGAINST THE CARRIERS—ORIGINATED IN
CUMBERLAND IN SEPTEMBER, 1914—WAS TWICE
\RGUED BEFORE THE CIRCUIT COURT AND THE
HIGHEST COURT.
According to the decision of the
Vnitod States Supreme Court yester
dgv, West Virginians, who desire to
procure liquor, will have to visit a
neighboring oasis because it cannot
be shipped to them. The decision fi
nally ended the long-drawn out rase
o( the James Clark Distilling Com
pany. of Cumberland, against the
.American Express Company and the
Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany. which refused to transport, a
shipment of liquor consigned to Par
sons, W. Va., in September, 1914.
Since that time only such wines,
whiskey and other spiritous drinks
percolated into this arid state as
were personally conducted. The de
cision of the highest court continues
this state of affairs in conclusive
fashion, by holding constitutional the
Wehb-Kenyon law, designed to pre
vent liquor shipments from ‘wet” to
“dry” states, and the W,est Virginia
prohibition amendment prohibiting
citizens from receiving liquor for per
sonal use shipped by common car
rier in interstate commerce.
The federal tribunal's decision was
made by a 7 to 2 vote. Justice Mc
Reynolds concurring in a separate
opinion while Justice Brandeis and
Justice Holmes filed a dissenting
opinion.
“The all-reaching power of govern
ment over liquor is settled,” said the
chief justice. "There was no intention
of congress to forbid individual use
of liquor. The purpose of this act was
to cut out by the roots the practice
of permitting violation of state liquor
laws.
“Wte can have no doubt that con
gress has complete authority to pre
vent paralyzing of state authority.
“Congress exerted a power to co
ordinate the national with the state
authority.
“Under the VVebfi-Kenyon act there
is no power in interstate commerce to
ship liquor from one state into an
other to enable it to be used in any
way prohibited by the state.”
Started in Cumberland, 1914.
The case upon which the far-reach
ing liquor decision was handed down
yesterday was docketed in Cumber
land September, 1914, and argued in
the United States circuit court there
before Judge John C. Rose Septem
ber .20. At the hearing the James
Clark Distilling Company asked for
an injunction to compel the carriers
to receive a shipment of a gallon of
alcohol consigned to a citizen in Par
sons, W. Va. The state of West Vir
ginia had itself made a party to the
suit in which Judge Rose handed
down a decision granting the dis
ti'ding company the injunction sought.
In January, 1915. the United Slates
court of appeals in a case sent up
from one of the counties of West Vir
ginia analogous to this case decided
exactly contrary to the Maryland
judge, who soon after called together
the counsel in the case for a reargu
ment, and in courtesy to the higher
judiciary reversed his previous judg
ment. The attorneys for the Clark
Distilling Company immediately ap
pealed from Judge Rose’s court to
the supreme court of the United
States where a first argument was
made in May, 1915.
At this time no law existed in the
state of West Virginia which prevent
ed a carrier from taking liquor into
the state. An interpretation of the
West Virginia law ,as it then stood,
which would permit shipment into
the stae from wret territory appeared
a foregone conclusion. Probably
realizing this an extraordinary ses
sion of the West Virginia legislature
was convened and an amendment
adopted in June, 1915, to the original
Yost prohibition law, making it a
crime for a common carrier to take
any liquor consigned to a citizen or
citizens of West Virginia and a crime
for the consignee to receive the li
quor.
Special Session.
Shortly thereafter, at the request
of counsel for both parties in the
suit, the supreme court, restored the
case to the docket from a reargument
for the reasons, first, that the West
Virginia legislature itad amended the
prohibition law and a derision cover
ing the case to date was desired and,
secondly, because one of the justices
had died and Mr. Justice Brandeis
had been appointed his successor in
the interim.
A reargument was held in Washing
ton November 8, 1916, and it was on
this presentation of the case that yes
terday’s decision was made. The de
cision virtually leaves the question
of the shipment of liquor to the vari
ous states and holds legal the West
Virginia law which, therefore, makes
it incumbent upon the citizens of this
state to journey to the nearest “wet”
territory to gratify their desire and
bring back with them liquor in such
quantity as the law allows for per
sonal use.
The state of West Virginia was
represented in the case Fred O.
Blue, prohibition commissioner, and
the James Clark Distilling Company
by Walter Capper and J. Philip Ro
man, of Cumberland, and Lawrence
Maxwell and Jos. F. Clayton, of Cin
cinnati, the latter two representing
the interests of the National Whole
sale liquor Dealers.
reduce their size
AND INCREASE RATES
The Parkersburg State Journal
notes nearly every newspaper in the
state has reduced its size, and all of
them have increased their subscrip
tion or their advertising rates or
both.
*o raan ever brings suit against
^he assessor for underrating his
worth.
Peh!! Itch! Itch!—Scratch! Scratch!
Scratch! The njore you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan’s Ointment.
For eczema, any skin itching. 50c a
box.
HAGERSTOWN FAIR PEOPLE
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Saturday evening the Hagerstown
Fair Association elected the following
officers:
For President—T. A. -Potrenberger.
Vice-President—William H. Arm
strong
Recording Secretary—D. H. Staley.
Corresponding Secretary—Palmer
Tennant.
Treasurer—Thompson A. Brown.
Directors (first 10 elected) W. Mer
rick Huyett, Milton W. Potterfielt,
W. D. Clarkson, Vernon N. immons,
J Chalmers Reed, Dr. J. H. Wade, W.
IW. Seibert, H. K. Beach ley, Jacob E.
Fisher, S. P. Angle, I^ncelot Jacques,
If. E. Baker, Dr. R. H. Smith, Isaac
Ankenef and Edgar Keefer
Mrs. Quinn improving.
Mrs. Martin Quinn, of South Maple
avenue, who recently underwent an
operation at the Kings Daughters hos
pital, is reported a little improved to
day.
Sweet Florida Oranges.
While they last the remainder o* a
special 100-box shipment of Sweet
Florida Oranges, at 15c, 18c and 20c
a dozen, by the box all sizes |3. See's
Market. 1 9 2ts
Any person can half-sole his own
shoes with recently invented soles
that are attached by clamps around
the edges.
The »New Zealand government is
considering taking up the scientific
fostering of the oyster industry.
SENATE VOTES
(Continued from Page One.]
» »■— — ■!
I decision of the United States Supreme
Court Monday sustaining the consti
tutionality of ihe Webb Kenyon law.
j which prohibits the shipment In in
I terstate commerce of liquor from
j “wet” to "dry” states. Roth the court
opinion and the Senate action are ac
I knowledged victories of great impor
tance for the “dry” forces and have
encouraged them to believe that a
I nation-wide amendment may be adopt
ed in both the House and Senate at
this session.
The Sheppard bill Is not as drastic
j as that adopted in many states and
j not as drastic as it was when it was
j first presented to the Scnnte. In its
(original form it rigidly barred spirits
| from the District and went as far
| as to make unlawful the possession
by private individuals of spirituous
drinks or the use by Government bu
reaus or others of alcohol for scien
tific purposes.
Early in the fight the Anti-saloon
League forces realized the original
bill would never pass. It was there
fore withdraw and overhauled In many
important particulars and reintroduc
ed. As it now stands it allows the
possesion and use of liquor by pri
vate individuals, permits the use of
alcohol where it Is needed for scien
tific research, and generally liberal
izes the effect of the original meas
ure.
What Bill Provides
The prohibitng language of the bill
says that after November 1 “no per
son or persons, or any house, com
pany, association, club or corporation,
his, its, or their agents, officers,
clerks or servants, directly or indi
rectly, shall, in the District of Co
lumbia, manufacture for sale or gift,
Ini]>ort for sale, offer for sale, keep
for sale, traffic in, barter, export, ship
out. of the District of Columbia or
exchange for goods or merchandise or
solicit or receive orders for the pur
chase of any alcoholic liquors for bev
erage purposes or for any other than
scientific, medicinal, pharmaceutical,
mechanical, sacramental or other non
beverage purposes.”
Another section says the measure
shall not be construed to prevent “the
manufacture, importation, exporta
tion, or sale of denatured, methyl al
cohol or of ethkl alcohol for scientific,
medicinal and like purposes, but their
manufacture and sale are limited to
licensed druggists or manufacturers.
The so-called locker system is speci
fically forbidden.
Imports Rigidly Forbidden.
All common carriers bringing in
toxicants into the District are requir
ed to keep a record of the shipper
and consignee, who must make affi
davit that they are for personal use.
The law declares that no property
rights shall exist in alcoholic liquors
illegally manufactured or brought into
the District makes every place that
violates the law a common nuisance”
and gives the right to any citizen to
sue to enjoin such nuisance.
(Heavy penalties are provided for
violations, including a provision aim
ed at physicians who prescribe liquor
for patients without cause. A right
to sue for damages from the person
who sells liquor to a person who is
injured "in person or property” in
consequence of intoxication is given
to blood relayves.
Efforts to absolutely forbid manu
facture in the istrict and export from
it were beaten without a record vote.
An amendment b Senator Phelan,
which would permit sale of “wine, ale,
beer and porter,” also was defeated.
Many Senators Explain Vote.
The vote was preceded by little de
bate on its terms, but many explana
tions were given by Senators of their
reasons for voting for and against the
Underwood referendum amendment
Under the agreement for the vote yes
terda.v speeches were limited to a
few minutes. There was evident a
spirit of bitterness on the part of
many Senators and a feeling of ten
sion that was only broken a few times
when amendments were offered or
suggestions made that the Senate
and the galleries thought humorous.
The crowd was particularly pleased
with an amendment, proposed by Sen
ator Martine to forbid the use or
manufacture of tobacco in any form
in the District. There were loud
laughs when it was read by the clerk,
and once again when, after Senator
Reed had made a technical point
against it, the New Jersey Senator
remarked: “I know you are against
it; you chew tobacco.”
During the several hours after the
bill automatically came up and before
the vote was taken, every seat in ev
ery gallery except that reserved for
the diplomatic corps was filled, and
scores were standing or sitting in the
aisles. About half the spectators
■ were women.
Vote Heartily Approved.
The c'-owd made only one real dem
I
_ -i- '
onatration, that ot hearty approval
when ti«e Anal vote was announced.
Twice during the debate, however,
the noise became Vo great that Presi
dent Pro Tempore Saushtiry had to
threaten to clear the galleries. When
the clerk announced the bill had car
ried the crowd* applauded vigorously,
but no effort was made to stop the
noise, and the galleries quickly clear
ed without further demonstration.
It has been known for some time
that the "dry*" were in a large ma
jority in the House For that reason
the "wets” have concentrated all their
strength upon the Senate in the hope
of killing tho bill before it was
brought up in the lower body.
If the District goes dry many at the
Washington liquor men may be ex
pected to rush to Prinee George's
county, in Maryland, which adjoins
the District on the south and east,
Virginia being dry. I*, is assumed
that most of the wholesale interests
will go to Baltimore and engage in
the mail-order business.
While the Sheppard bill was under
consideration in the Senate legislation
to prohibit liquoi traffic in Hawaii
was urged before the House Territor
ies Committee by representatives of
tho Anti-Saloon League of America
and the Woman's ^Christian Temper
ance Union. The committee tonight
will hear arguments in favor of a
drastic liquor prohibition law In Al
aska.
HEARD IRN MARTINSBURG.
How Bad Back* Have Been Made
Strong—Kidney III* Corrected.
'AH over Martinsburg yon bear it.
Doan's Kidney Pills are keeping up
the good work Martinsburg people are
telling about it—telling of bad barks
made sound again You ran believe
the testimony of y ur own townspeo
ple. They tell It for the benefit of
you who are suffering. If vour back
aches, if you feel lame, sore and mis
erable, if the kidneys act too fre
quently. or paKsbges nre painful,
scanty and off color, use Doan’s Kid
ney Pills, the rem dy that lias helped
so many of your friendn and neigh
bors Follow- this Martinsburg olti
zen’H advice and give Doan’s a chance
to do the same for you.
T. W. Rhinoman, .shoemaker, .102 N.
Queen St., Martinsburg, says: “Sev
eral years ago, I used Doan’e Kidney
Pilln and they were of great benefit
to mo. I took tlton for weakness and
acting across the small ot my back.
The kidney serrations were too fre
quent in passage, also. It didn’t take
many Doan’s Kidney Pills, which T
got at Gilbert’s Drug Store, to help
me. They relieved all the annoy
ances. I gladly endorse Doan’s Kid
ney drills, for 1 believe them to be a
| reliable remedy.”
Price 50c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Rhinemnw had. FoBteWMilburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
JEREMIAH ZEPP
(Contlued from page 1.)
Recently Mr Zepp suffered a par
alytic stroke, and owing to his advanc
ed age it was evident he could not
long survive. During the past few
days his condition became critical,
and his death was not unexepected.
Mrs. Zepp died several years ago,
and since then he resided with his
son, J. Albert. The following chil
dren survive: Jacob W., of North
Second street; Andrew, of North Ma
ple avenue: J. Albert, corner West
Race and North Raleigh streets; Mrs.
L. Zimmerman, and Mrs. Isaiah Ste
phens, of Baltimore; Mrs. Robert
Thompson, of West King street, and
Misses Hattie and Jane at home A
large number of grandchildren and
great grandchildren also survive.
Friday afternoon from the home the
funeral will take place, the Rev. r,
W. C- Taylor, of the First Baptist
church, officiating, and interment will
be made in Green Hill cemotery.
David Fuss.
David Fuss, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Fuss, residing near Johnson
town, died Monday night of pneu
monia and quinsy, with which he had
suffered only a short time. The young
man possessed many admirable traits
and was held in high esteem by the
people of that section of the county
He was born and reared In the conn
In addition to his parents, the de
ceased is survived by the following
brothers and sister: Thomas, Oeorge,
John, Harry, Kdgar and Martin, and
Miss Elizabeth, all at home.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock
| the funeral will take place from Sny
der’s church, the Rev. Isaac Smith,
an evangelist, officiating. Interment
will be made in the church cemeteiy.
Abijah DeHaven.
Abijah DeHaven, a prominent and
life-long resident of Frederick coun
ty. Va., and known by many in Ber
keley oouuty, died Iasi night at K
o'clock at his horre. itc was paralys
ed last Thursday, after which It was
certain that death would soon he
the outcome
The deceased was born 1n IteMnv
en 6ft yeais uen and had spent his
entire life in that town Mr was
known for miles around ns being an
honest and upright citizen and his
many friends are sorry to learn of
his demise.
Surviving are his wife, who former
ly was Miss Mary Stauh. of Omen
Spring. Va.. and three sisters. Mrs,
Charles Orokc and Mrs. j. L. Rraiih
walte. of Martinshurg. and Mrs. Jo
seph Harney, of Olongary, this coun
ty. Two brothers, James DeHaven
and C. DeHaven. of DeHaven. also snr
vive.
The funeral will take place Friday
morning at 10.H0 o'clock from the
Pine drove church, of which ho was
a member, following which interment
will he made In the adjoining ceme
tery
Miss Margaret E. Cowle.
Miss Margaret E Cowle, following
an illness of several years' duration,
many of which she was an invalid,
expired today at noon at the home
of her brother, Dr. C. S. Cowie, 2*iS
South Maple avenue. She had been
in a serious condition for some time
and n few days ago it was seen that
she could not long survive.
Miss Cowle was born in Washing
ton city 62 years ago and for sev
eral years had been making her home
with her brother, the family having
moved here from Richwood, W. Va..
about, one year ago. She was a faith
ful member of the Presbyterian
church and led a Christian life
Though she had been a resident of
Martinshurg hut a short time, she
had made many friends.
Resides Dr. Cowie, she is survived
by the following brothers and sis
ters: Admiral Thomas J. Cowie, of
the United States navy; L, T. Cowie,
of Chicago, 111.; Frederick Cowie, of
Milwaukee, YVls.; Mrs. Robert Shot
well, of Chicago, 111.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed but the funeral will
probably take place Saturday from
the home. The service* will he con
ducted by the Rev. Dr F. M. Woods,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, fol
lowing which the remains will tie tak
en to Washington for burial.
Henry S. McDonald.
Word has been received from Bal
timore of the death of Henry S. "Mc
Donald. which occurred Monday at
his home in that city. The funeral
will take place Friday morning with
a High Mass of Requiem in St. Bene
dict’s church. The deceased formerly
resided in Martinshurg and is well
known here. His wife, who survives
him, was formerly Miss Roberta Da
vis.
ASTOUNDING REPORT
FROM MARTINSHURG
The wife of a merchant had stom
ach trouble so bad she could e*f. noth
ing hut toast, fruit and hot water.
Everything else would sour and fer
ment. ONE SPOONFUL buckthron
bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Ad
ler-i-ka benefited her INSTANTLY.
Because Adler-i-ka flushes the EN
TIRE alimentary tract.it relieves ANY
CASE of constipation, sour stomach
or gas and prevents appendicitis. It
lias QUICKEST action of anything
we ever sold. Leap-Worthing Ltd
druggists.
The belle in the church choir calls
more young men to worship than the
church bell in the steeple.
Woman Finally Recover*
From Nervous Breakdown
Impoverished nerves destroy many
people before their time. Often be
fore a sufferer realises what the
trouble is, he is on the verge of a
complete nervous breakdown. It
is of the utmost importance to keep
your nervous system in goo& con
dition, as the nerves are the source
of all bodily power. Mrs. Rosa
Bonner, 8.25 N. 18th St., Birming
ham, Ala., says:
“I have been suffering with nerv
ous prostration for nine or ten
years. Have tried many of the best
doctors in Birmingham, but they all
failed to reach my case. I would
feel as if 1 was smothering: finally
I went into convulsions. My little
girl saw
Dr. Mile*’ Nervine
advertised in the papers and I at
once began to take It. 1 continued
to take it for some time and now I
am well.”
If you are troubled with loss of
appetite, poor digestion, weakness,
inability to sleep; if you are in a
general run down condition and
unable to bear your part of the
daily grind of life, you need some
thing to strengthen your nerves.
You may not realize what is the mat
ter with you, but that is no reason
why you should delay treatment.
Dr. Mile*’ Nervine *
has proven its value in nervous dis
orders for thirty years, and merits
a trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed to help you.
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fail* to benefit your money *l» returned
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¥ i-'iltr 1 i^WWiriWt v • Jt'
VICE-PRESIDENT OF
THE OLD NATIONAL
ELECTED TO THAT POSITION
AND ALSO CHOSEN DIRECTOR
TODAY.
HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE OF
INSTITUTION FOR OVER SO
YEARS.
THREE OTHER BANKS ALSO
ELECT DIRECTORS AT MEET
INGS TODAY.
Four local banka, tlio Old National,
the Hank of M^rtinaburg, the Cltl*en*
National and the Peoples Trust Com
pany. held their annuel election* of di
rectors today, and one, the Old Na
tional. also elected officers for (lie en
suing year.
The Old National Bank.
At the meeting of the stockholders
this morning all of the old directors
were re-elected, and Cashier fleorge
S. Hill was chosen director and also
first vice president.
Mr. Hill has been in tho employe
of the bank for nearly fil years and
has rendered efficient service, and the
stockholders and directors knowing of
his ability, selected him to fill the
place of the late Decatur Hedges,
who had been a director and llrst.
vice president for several years. At
present Mr. liill Is confined to hi*
home on West Burke street with nn
attack of the grip, and the board
therefore appointed a. committee,
composed of W. W. W'esfphal, J. B.
Chnmberlain and K. B. Creque, to
notify him of his election, and also to
present him a bouquet of flowers, the
gift of the directors.
The Directors.
The stockholders met and elected
the following directors; H. a. Gard
ner, J. G. Welsh, H. 11. Emmert, D.
S. Griffith, M. G. Tabler, O. H. I,e
Fevro, A. M. Gilbert, ,1. It. Catrow,
W. W. Wiestphal, Kinsey 11. Creque,
Sr.. Jacob II. Milller, C. G. Smith. J.
William Stewart, Frank Dennis, J.
MlcKco Sites, It. G. Horner. J, ft,
Chamberlain, F. C. Foreman, George
H. Shaffer and Georgo S. Hill.
The Officer*.
Following this the directors met and
elected the following officers:
Prfsident.-nH. ,H. Emmert.
First, vice president.—George S.
Hill.
.Second vice president W. W. West
phal.
.Cashier-George S. Hill.
Assistant cashier—William F. Mc
Aneny.
Salaries Increased.
Wfliile the stockholders decided
that the salaries of the employes
should remain the same, they adopt
ed the following resolution:
“The cost of the necessities of life
having increased from 10 to 50 tier
cent, mainly on account of the war,
and whereas the stockholders of the
Old National Hank recommend for the
efficiency and loyalty with which its
employes have served the interests
of this Institution during the past
twelve months, therefore be It re
solved that the stockholders of the
Old National Hank of Martinsburg In
general meeting assembled recom
mend to the board of directors that
they provide for the temporary in
crease in compensation to be paid to
each of the employes of said bank
the rate of 10 per cent of the salar
ies of said employes paid during the
current year of 1916, the said tem
porary Increase to continue at. the
pleasure of the board, and to last, at
least, during the continuance of the
present war, and to be paid to each j
of said employes on April 1st, and
quarterly thereafter.’’
The general review of the business
at the bank shows it to be steadily
increasing, and the deposits also
show a large gain, comparing them
with last year.
The Citizens National Bank.
The Citizens National Hank at the
annual meeting or the stockholders,
held today between 11 and 12 o’clock,!
re-elected the old board of directors
as follows: Dr. J. Whann MLcSher
ry, Wliliam A. Thatcher, Joseph B.
VanMetre, W". H. McDonald, Whiter
J. Lambert, James G. Dillon, Smith |
G. Stuckey, John W. Hollida, Henry '
S. Butts, J. Wesley Welshans, Peter ;
S. Sperow, John L. Williamson and
Wade C. Kilmer. The clerks and j
tellers -were C. A. Miller. Thomas M.
Turner and John Lyons. Next Tues
day the directors will elect officers
for the year.
During the past year the Citizens
National Bank has enjoyed great
prosperity, the deposits having grown
to $477,939.71, or an increase of $127.
196.48 , The bank has remodeled its
home, which is conceded to be one
of the prettiest in the city.
The Bank of Martinsburg.
At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Bank of Martinsburg this
morning, the following directors were
. .. " ■-—!
I elected for the ensuing year: W. T.
j McQttllkin, Lewis H, Thompson, J.
! R. Poland. Frank A. Minor, Charles
R. Frankenberry, Thomas R. Kline,
A. F. Feltner, Joseph Daiutn. W. W.
Downey. Charles W. Hess. Charles
W. Shipper and Dr. A. J. I^emaster.
All of the above with the excep
| tion of Messrs. Kline, MicQuilkln, Ship
| per and Lemasfer, are new directors.
The bank fs In a prosperous condi
tion. the deposits having increased
luring the past year from $142.003
I to IlSfi.OOO, a gain of $$44,000.
The People# Trust Company.
At a meeiing of the stockholders
of the Peoples Trust Company at 1
o’clock this afternoon, the following
directors were elected for the ensuing
yerfr: George M. Mowers, Frank S.
Rmmert, VV. A. Gurrl. R. C. Henshaw.
J. O. Henson, Wi R. Keller, John H.
Lemon, John M. Miller. W. A. Roiish,
H. H. Rutherford, George Ryneal, Jr.,
C. J. Seibert, R. C. Shepherd. R. L.
Snodgrass, K. H. Tabler. Charles W.
Thatcher. Wilbur H. Thomas, George
P. Walters. Cecil W„ Wood and John
L. Daniels.
The annual election of officers will
be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The hank is now in a flourishing con
dltion and the deposits at this time
are much larger than at. the close of
the year 1315.
The M. A F. Bank.
Owing to the reincorporation of
the Merchants and Farmers Bank,
which occurred a few months ago.
there was no election today.
KITTLE WILL CARRY
THE STATE’S VOTE
Barbour County Man, Oldest of the
Electors, Is Highly Hon
ored.
George M. Kittle, of Philippi, har
bour county, was delegated by the
other presidential electors of West,
Virginia to parry the certified result
of the last general election in West.
Virginia to Washington The meeting
was held in I lie office of the governor
on Monday. Charles R. Carrlgan, of
Wheeling, wns the chairman. Walter
S. Itnllanan. private secretary to the
governor, was secretary.
A vote was cast and seven of the
eight to which WeBt Virginia Is en
titled were chosen for Charles Evans
Hughes and Charles W. Fairbanks,
for president and vice-president. The
other vote was for Woodrow Wilson
an<l Thomas R. Marshall. The Demo
cratic vote was that of Orlando ML
Depue, of Mineral county.
The selection of Mr Kittle was
made as a courtesy because «f his
being the oldest of the electors from
West Virginia.
SALE OF BANKRUPT REAL ES
TATE.
By authority vested in the under
signed Trustee, by an order of Refer
ee W. H. ThomaH, entered on U10
26th day of December, 1916, I will
offer for sale, free from liens, at the
front door of the Court House of Ber
keley County. West Virginia, between
the hours of 1 o’clock and 4 o’clock
P. M., on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27. 1917
the following real estate: Two cer
tain lots No. 12, block 4, 44 feet by
150, and lot No. 11, block 9, 50 feet
by 160 feet, located on North High
St., and the same lots which were con
veyed by deed to W. E. Crawford by
A. G. Keesecker dated March 28, 1911.
recorded in deed book No. 1125, page
378. [
Also a one-fourth undivided in
terest In Lot. No. 17 Block’ 3, Strine
Addition fronting 50 feet on Third
Street and running 200 feet to Mad
ison Avenue, Deed recored in Deed
Book No. 129, Page 34; and also a
One-Fourth undivided interest in lots
Nos. 16 and 17 N. High Street, which
property was purchased at a special
Commissioner's Sale, by Allen, ; B.
Noll, C. E. William, R. H. Boyd and
W. E. Crawford, for which a deed has
not yet been made by the Special
Commissioner, but all the purchase
money has been paid.
TERMS OF SALE.
This property will be sold for cash
on day of sale.
Also one-fourth undivided interest
In Skating Rink, the same being a
corporation chartered under the laws
of West Virginia, but no stock has
ever been issued. This is a going
concern and this interest will be sold
for cash-.
JOHN H. ZIR4CLE, Trustee.
Estate of W. E. Crawford, bankrupt.
W—1 3 10 17 24
ARRESTED AT CUMBERLAND
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
William Swayne, of Williamsport,
was arrested last night at Cumberland
on a charge of assault with intent to
murder Frank H. Dulaney, on a canal
boat near Sharpsburg, Sunday, De
cember 31, 1916. He was locked up in
jail to await the arrival of an officer
to take him to Hageratown. It is al
leged Swayne cut Duiaiiey’s throat
with a knife.
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