The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 14

WEDNESDAY EVENING i iVi. APRIL 20. 10152 ELEVEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COORT True Reach Total of 93 I as Jury Resumes its Investigations Continued from Page One) $10. In producing the $10, he revealed that he had a total 'of Judge Mcdintic collected $20 and dismissed the charges against the two Other Cues and Charges Disposition of other cases and charges in each were as follows: 15 old Sand j-caia um, oana Lick, making liquor, charge dismissed; Will Arrinjton, Negro. Logan county, possession, case set for trial; Pearl Watts, Negro, possessing untax paid liquor, charge dismissed: Isaac Newton Legg, 55 years old, Charleston, possession and sale, case set for trial; Elmer Ramey.

27 years old. possession charge dismissed; Isaac Simmons, years old, Logan county, making liquor, and Harry Carter, 16 years old. Negro. Charleston, possession and cases'set for trial; Gustava Barnes, Negro, Marlinton, possession case set for trial; Guy Hichwood, possession, case for. trial; Elihu McCourt, Webster Springs, possession, case taken under advisement; Dolly Meadows and Ethel Culver.

Richwood, possession, cases aet for trial. Joe Nord, Negro, Fayette county possession and sale, case set for trial; Leo Frazier. Charleston, selling liq- tior. cass set for trial; Curtis Geary Duffield, selling liquor, case set for trial; Pearl Criddle. possession and and Otho Cottritle, Clay county, possession, cases set for trial; Mrs.

Trances Tarter, of Charleston, pos- and sale, case taken under advisement until November 14; Jimmie Ball. Summers county, possession and case taken under advisement until November 14; Basil Adkins, Summers county, possession and sale charge dismissed; Mack Hughes, Birch River, possession and sale, case under advisement until November 14; Robert Beane. possessing property designed for making liquor, case set (or trial: Valentine Kcssinger, possession, bond forfeited; Thelma Johnson Davis, Charleston, possession and case set for trial; Walter Patrick, Summers county, sale, case set for trial; Harry Peters, possession and sale, bond forfeited, and George Richie, sale, case under advisement until November 14. List Indictments Indictments returned by the grand Jury and charges in each case are as MAYOR DOCKED FOR HIS TRIP TO EUROPE SALEM, April 20 George L. Baker of Port- land'was ordered yesterday by the court to return to the city treasury one month's salary paid him while visiting France with a group of American mayors as guests of the French government.

Mayor Baker was away two months. The supreme court ruled the Portland city ordinance provides that 'pay of the mayor shall cease after 30-days" absence. The amount to be returned'is $010. Bernard Adkins and John Truslow, Charleston, transporting liquor; John B. Bragg.

Davis Creek, transporting liquor; Carshall Boggess, George Wertz. transporting liquor; Ira Brogan. possessing untax paid liquor: F. Ribble Browning. Whitesville.

selling liquor; Henry Cales. Hinton. possess- ing.untax paid liquor; Charles Cantrell, Big Sandy district, possessing tintax paid liquor; John W. Craigh, R. McCrosky and Howard Casto.

of Spencer, transporting liquor: Jess Canterbury. Coal Fork, possessing untax paid liquor; Luther Cales, Julian Cales and Stewart Rccd. Hinton. manufacturing liquor; Cooper, possessing untax paid liquor; Herbert Corbett. transporting liquor; larl Dandridge.

Charleston, transporting liquor; Mont Z. Elkins, and Grace Fetters, possessing untax paid liquor; Louis Nelson Fried, transporting liquor; Otto Hall and Charles R. Wise. Charleston, liquor; Wood Hancock, Witcher's creek, pos- xessing untax paid liquor; James T. Hambrick and Cecil Knapp, possess- ing untax paid liquor.

Dewey Hobson, Harrison and Ralph Harrison. Pocataligo. manufacturing liquor: Robbie Brown Hill and Moses Brown. Charleston, possessing untax paid liquor; Charlie Holsey and Catherine Shucks, transporting liquor: Tom Howard, possessing untax paid liquor; Flavy W. James and Ray Broin, possessing untax paid liquor; Colwes street, charged with violating the narcotic laws by employing the ingenious scheme of smuggling narcotics into the Charleston city jail in cigarettes, was placed on three years probation.

Her husband. Lewis Ivan Melton, who supposedly received the cigarettes while he was being held in the city jail, received a sentence to the Leavenworth penitentiary at the Bluefield court term. Warning that rum runners from Ohio who bring liquor into West Virginia are not entitled to the slightest consideration for invading the "sacred territory" of this state, the judge sentenced George V. Klassing. 31 years of a contractor, to serve eight months in the Pocahontas county jail.

Klassing pleaded guilty to the transportation' of 120 pints of liquor with Roy Green, of Sypress. Ind. Green was sentenced to serve 60 days in the Kanawha county jail. Roy Ginger, of Marlinton. drew six months in the Cabcll county jail for possessing and selling liquor.

Robert E. Hippert. 29 years old. cf was sentenced to nine months in the Mercer county jail for selling liquor. "Bond Means Come" Ray Donohuc.

19 years old, and Taft Donohue. 21 years old, brothers, of Clay county, appeared in court to answer charges of possessing and transporting liquor. The court asked Ray Donohue why he had not come to court on the day that his bond was returnable. The youth replied 'that he had been ill with appendicitis. "When a bond says come, it means come." the judge remarked.

Ray Donohuc was fined $25 and the charge against' Taft Donohue was dismissed. A last minute appeal by T. J. Lilly, an attorney, of Hinton. to save the bond of Mrs.

Jennie Wilson, of Summers county, charged with violating the liquor laws, from being forfeited, failed. The attorney came into the courtroom as the case was being called and advised the court that the defendant was ill of typhoid fever and TEMPORARY SLASH ASKED BY UTILITIES Assessment Board Told That Concerns Will Report if Business Picks Up (Continued from Page-One) ing that the Natural Gas company's revenues for all those companies, stat- as compared with i930. while the Cumberland and Alleghcney net revenue decrease amounted to 10.6 per cent and the Manufacturers Light and Heat revenues showed a "decided Amonr the Petitioners Other companies which sought reductions, and their assessments for 1931 were: Eureka Pipe Lines company Postal Telegraph. Seneca Trail lines, Clay District Telephone company. $15,000: Lewis Upshur Telephone company.

Harrison and Doddridge Telcpnonc company, $5,000. Beginning its conferences Monday the board has heard representatives all classes of utilities operating in the state. Briefs filed on or before May 15 will be considered by the board in making the assessments. Decreased revenue was cited bv S. Clark, who appeared for 'the Charleston Intcrurban Railroad company, in asking for a decrease in His company assessment of $1,500,000 He said he did not think that lines would be abandoned because they xvould have to be maintained provide transportation for those; persons who do not have automobiles.

Other companies whose representatives appeared before the board Tuesday afternoon and cited decreased revenues in support of requests for lower assessments and their assessments in 1931 were: Clarksburg-Columbus Short Route Bridge company, Proctor and Gamble Transportation company, Sr. Albans Public Service company. Wheeling Public Service company. Midland and Atlantic Br'dge corporation, which operates a toll bridge between Kcnov.i and Catlcttsburg. $380,000.

COMMITTEE WOULD AUTHORIZE CHANGE Reorganization Favored for Certain Phases of the Government RAILWAY EXPRESS SEEKS TO OPERATE ITS OWN BUS LINE COURT AGAIN WILL REGISTER VOTERS Evelyn Jackson, possessing untax paid liquor; Harry Jenkins, Charleston, and George Sommers. possessing untax paid liquor; Lillie Johnson, J. Frank Johnson, Llewclliii and Press Johnson, all possessing untax paid liquor; Walter Johnson and Virgil Fraley, transporting liquor; Fred Jordan. Henry Skilcs, Clint Horton. John Lynch and George Jordan.

Charleston, possessing untax paid liquor. Other George Lucas, transporting liquor; Albert S. Lyons and Joe Marshall, possessing untax paid liquor. Norvcll Mallory. Henry Martin, possessing un- paid liquor; Andrew Martin and Handy Ann Calloway, 'possessing un- lax paid liquor; Preston Martin.

Seth. selling liquor; Frank Paul Miller. Charleston, transporting liquor; Burl Paintriff. Braxton county, possessing untax paid liquor; Lube Pritt. Jennings Thomas.

Elmer Fisher. Wood- card's branch, manufacturing liquor: White Racer. Theodore Racer and George Racer. Scott's depot, manufacturing liquor; Lesley Richmond. George Stanley.

Herman Clay. Clate Tatum and Henry Richmond, illicit distilling: Charles E. Richardson, Osborne J. McDougle and Mike Aide. Charleston, illicit distilling; Virgil Richards, possessing tintax paid liquor: Charles G.

Spangler and Russell Mnynard. transporting liquor; William Shrcws- bury, Charleston, paid liquor. possessing untax Slater. William Burgess ant) Floyd Ferrell. Kanawha City, manufacturing liquor; Henry Skylcs.

Charleston, possessing untax paid liquor; Ernest Smith, Canaugua, and Ernest Hoover. Belle, transporting liquor: Clarence B. Spruce and William Wallace, Charleston, possessing tintax paid -liquor; W. M. Wilson and Lillfe May Treadwell, possessing un- tax paid liquor; Harlow Bennett, and James Howard Goodwin, possessing property designed for making liquor.

The court Wednesday afternoon began calling new indictments and taking the pleas of defendants named in the true bills. The jurors, in a partial report, after feeing in session four hours Tuesday afternoon, returned 55 indictments, mostly charging violations of the llqUor laws. Pending reports from the jurors. Judge McClintic disposed of nearly 75 cases he has had under advisement since the last term of court. were presented to the grand Jury cxpcditiously by Okcy P.

Keadlc. of Huntington. assistant United States district attorney, as more government witnesses arrived in the city Wednesday morning. Officers arriving included Trooper C. A.

Thompson, Logan detachment of state police; Trooper J. E. Childers, Oak Hill detachment state police; A. and A. C.

Allman, federal dry agents. Huntington; C. B. Miles. Everett L.

Roach and W. H. Chrisley. federal dry agents, Bluefield; R. M.

Peters. Ronceverte, post office inspector; Trooper R. C. Dilley. Leewood detachment, state police; Deputy Marshal John Hunt.

Welch: Frank of Hinton, former federal dry here. that he had certificates to that effect from physicians. Mrs. Mary Mooney. of Raymond City, the mother of four children, told the court that she had sold liquor only 60 days when arrested by federal agents.

She sold the liquor, the court was informed, so that her children might have food and clothing. The judge took the case under advisement until November 14. Guy E. High, 410 Reynolds street, admitted to the court that he had been selling four pints of liquor daily at $1 a pint He added that he paid $3 a gallon for liquor. Upon inquiry by the 1 court as to whether he found such sales profitable.

High said that the pints he sold were 12-ounce size. His case was taken under advisement until November 14. Six Months Sentence Earl Gross, of Winifredc, was sentenced to six months in the Kanawha county jail for selling liquor. K. M.

Perdue and L. A. Halstead, both of Carbondaie. were fined $25 each for possessing liquor. The cases of Steve Bascho, and Steve Bascho.

of Charleston, charged with manufacturing liquor, were set for trial. Thomas K. Gwinn. 306 Clendenin street, was fined $25 for possessing liquor, as was Howard Goldsmith. The case of Extra Mullins, of Apgah, charged with kicking down a rural mall box was dismissed.

Fines of $10 each for transporting liquor were imposed upon Burl Jarvis, Herman Rogers and Richard H. Boggs, all of Ivydale. Thomas Herold, Clay county, was fined $15 for possessing liquor: Elisha Hannigan, 26 years old, was fined $25 for transporting liquor. Arthur Wines was fined 523 on a liquor charge. Buford Jarrell.

of Charleston was fined $50 on a liquor charge. Chester Woodfoolk. a Negro, of Hinton, was placed on three years probation on a charge of selling liquor. Other cases disposed of included: John W. Schoolcraft.

45 years old. and Duffey Stewart, 37 years old, of near Bickmore, Clay county, illicit distilling, under advisement until November 14; J. D. O'Neal, Huntington, transporting liquor, under advisement to May 13; Roy Wiggins, 31 years old, Kanawha Falls, making liquor, under advisement until November 14; Ida Truslow. Charleston, charged with making liquor; Frank Weeks, charged with transporting liquor; Luther Fos CITY DAY BY DAY --S.

R. Painter, of Dunbar. was discharged from the Kanawha Valley on Tuesday. --Amos Kryder. of Dana, is a patient at the McMillan hospital.

--Betty Jane Hughes, of Marfork, underwent a minor operation at the McMillan hospital on Tuesday. --Mrs. W. R. Adkins.

of Comfort, is a patient at the McMillan hospital. --Mrs. A. I. Win go.

of Indiana avenue, was admitted to the McMillan hospital on Tuesday. --Mrs. A. L. Broylc.

of Dunbar, is a patient at a Charleston hospital. --Charles Bumpus. of Charleston, is recovering from an operation at a local hospital. --Miss Evelyn Terry, of Hughcston. is a patient at the Kanawha Valley hospital.

--Henry Hill, of Notominc. and F. Pritt. of Charleston, admitted to the Kanawha Valley hospital on (Continued from Page One) tions from Andrew W. Mellon, then secretary of the treasury.

Patman added: "The Mellon connection has made the name offensive. The name has been changed to veterans committee to reduce the cost of peace. Patriotic hands but Mcllon's voice." Briadicr General Frank T. Hines will tell the committee tomorrow of the possible effects to be expected from the payment and Charles G. Dawes.

head of the Reconstruction corporation, will testifj- Friday in opposition to the payment. New Tariff Drive A new tariff drive opened before Ihe senate 'finance committee today with the appearance of a group ot westerners to lay down their arguments in behalf of import taxes on lumber and pulpwoods. Like the copper tariff advicales who appeared yesterday, the said their industry was hard hit and 'the duties were needed to hold back foreign competition and retain jobs for American workmen. Arguments for the levy were presented by several fifteen minute speakers who appeared in the stream of witnesses that came to oppose the sporting goods and other taxes written into the billion dollar revenue bill. SOUTH CHARLESTON Change to Truck Freight Service, Requested After Fifty Years, is Asked for Clarksburg and Fairmont Route; One Protests Application, Three Favor It For half a century the Railway Express agency has been identified with the railroads.

Wednesday "its application for permission to operate a truck freight line between Clarksburg and Fairmont was heard by F. O. Sanders, supervisor of transportation of the state road commission, who took the case under advisement. Discontinuance of the trains between the two cities has made ihe operation of a trucking line necessary, said E. T.

Williams, of Charleston, general agent. His company, he asserted, will conduct a station-to- station trucking service if the application is granted, and will operate trucks on schedule. Three other witnesses supported the application. They were F. M.

Swish- cr, an official of the Grasselli Chemical company of Harrison county; J. M. Riley, who operates a grocery store in Harrison county, and G. S. Wilkinson, of Fairmont, an officer of the Consolidation Coal company.

The Monongahcla West Penn Public Service company, which operates street and freight cars in the territory, opposed the granting of the permit. A hearing also was conducted by Mr. Sanders on the applications of Fred D. Gatten and H. S.

Anderson, of Washington. for permission to operate truck lines between Wheeling and the Pennsylvania state line near Mount Morris and between the Pennsylvania state line and Clarksburg. Session May 3 Required New Code, County Attorney Says by The county court must sit again on May 3 to register voters ho have not previously registered, it was revealed Wednesday by John C. Blackwood, president of the county court. According to R.

G. Kelly, county attorney, the second registration session by the court is required by the new code. It had not previously been announced that a second session was to be held. The second date also was overlooked in the calendar of election events prepared by the attorney general. The court met Tuesday to register voters, adding 116 names to the regis- Tucsdav.

--Eucll Hoskins. of Arnnld.sburg, underwent an operation at Stoats hospital on Tuesday. --Miss Margaret Smith, of Newton. Wednesday underwent a minor operation at the Staats hospital. --Mrs.

C. L. Hudkins, of Comitsvillo. Roane county, was admitted to Slants hospital on Tuesday. --Mrs.

F. E. of Fayrttc street, is-a patient at the Slants hospital. --Mrs. G.

U. Hackney, of Ilipley. is in the Stpnts hospital. --Mrs. 'Mary F.

Fields, of Elkview. was admitted to the Staats hospital on Tuesday. --Miss Melvinn LimUey. of Jackson street, is a patient at a Charleston hospital, where she underwent an operation on Wednesday. --Fred O.

Blue, a Charleston attorney, will be the speaker at the weekly Masonic forum luncheon, 'Thursday at the Shrine mosque. --F. D. Conderman, of New Bern. N.

post office inspector, and Ell Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Evans entertained at their home in Montrosc drive.

Tuesday evening, with a surprise birthday party in'honor of Mrs. A. S. Wolfe. The hostess was assisted by Henry Wcddington.

Mrs. Denver Hcnson, Mrs. L. C. Sturgill, Mrs.

J. H. Meadows and Mrs. A. G.

Barlow, Mrs. R. O. O'Dell had charge of a program of entertainment. Others present were: Mr.

and Mrs. A. W. Willman, Mr. and Mrs.

S. O. Bird, Mr. and Mr.s. Everett Evans.

Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Fitzwntcr.

Mrs. J. M. Price, Mrs. F.

A. Nichols. H. A. Snodgrass, Mrs.

L. W. Tyler. Mrs. L.

B. Robinson, Mrs. A. V. Shoinn.

Mrs. Ruth Hcnnen. Mrs. M. M.

McClannhnn. Mrs, Robert lavender, Mrs. H. B. Crawford, airs.

5. C. Baker. Mrs. Clarence Dudding.

Urs. Voras Meeks, Miss Georgia Wolfe. Vliss Irene Evans, Miss Frances Craword. Mr. Charles Wolfe.

Rev. A. S. iVolfe, Mr. George Brown.

Mr. Leslie Svans and the following children: Jetty Lee Willman. Alice Willman. Mary Jo Evans and Anna Marie Evan. Circle No.

1 of the Kin-t Methodist church will hold an all day meeting ind quilting party Thursday, at the jomc of Mrs. A. W. Willman. in -ory drive.

The J. O. rla.s of the First Bap- i ist church will present a comedv. I "The W. W.

A. Al. club." at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, in the auditorium of the Thomas A. Kdiiou school. The action of the play centers around a boarding house for spinsters and the quest of each lor a man.

Interest is added by the use of local Channing Pollack, and Mrs. Fred Price Schwender, accompanied by Mrs. W. R. Craig, sang.

"My Task" and "Spring." Mrs. Thomas Roper, the new president, appointed the standing committees for the year as follows: program committee, Mrs. R. L. Bryan, Mrs.

W. R. Craig, and Miss Bessie Grose; din- icr committee, Mrs. W. W.

Draper, Mrs. Ritlc and Mrs. Philip Allen; press chairman. Mrs. C.

J. Clarkson. Mrs. Clarkson was also appointed delegate to the state convention of edcratcd clubs which will be held nt Huntington in May. Miss Ella Murphy was named alternate.

Those present were: Mrs. Philip Allen, Mrs. Robert Mrs. C. .1.

Clarkson, Mrs. Virginia Connor, Mrs. O. F. Daubcnspcck, Mrs.

W. W. Draper. Mrs. L.

M. McNerny. Mrs. Frankic Smith, Miss Ella Murphy, Mrs. Roper, Mrs.

Craig, Mrs. Schwender. Mrs. W. Wilson, Mrs.

W. G. Moore, Mrs. Ross Dodson and Miss Ella Murphy. The junior world wide guild of the First Baptist church will meet at 5:30 Wednesday evening, at the church, for supper.

Prayer service will be held Wednesday evening at the Baptist church followed by choir rehearsal at 8:30 o'clock. Members of Girl Scout troop No. 15 will go for a hike Thursday afternoon, instead of holding an indoor meeting. A Sunday school banquet will be given nt the First Methodist Episcopal rhurch Thursday evening, making the conclusion of an attendance mi. i cii i i i i i i i i contest between the men and women the towns.

DISCONTINUANCES OF MOTOR LINES ASKED Further Decreases in Earning Cited by B. and O. Further decreases in revenue from the continued operation of motor trains- Nos. 41 and 44 between Morgantown and M. and K.

Junction were cited by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Wednesday before the public service commission as a reason why permission should be granted for the discontinuance of 'the trains. The commission reserved its decision. Some testimony on the application, which is being protested by Preston county citizens, was heard a month ago. At that time the commission ordered the railroad to continue the operation on a changed schedule for a month and then report. That report, submitted Wednesday, was that the revenue has further Three Kingwood residents Before the commission that, although the continued operations of the trains might not be a public convenience or necessity, the trains would be necessary during the winter months when lighways are blocked with snow, to carry mail and express between the For two days last winter, it was brought out, the highways were blocked.

Trains would be operated if such emergencies arose again, officials of the railroad company said. The protesting witnesses were Charles P. Wilhelm, mayor of Kingwood; H. S. Wetzcl, publisher of the weekly newspaper, and C.

C. Pierce, state adjutant general. Busses now arc operated between A Republican clerk the registration said tration books. who aided in that 61 of those registered were Republicans and 55 were Democrats, but Democrats claimed their figures showed 57 Republicans and 59 Democrats. There was no official record.

SCHEDULES FOE NINE TRAINS ARE CHANGED C. and O. Order is Effective on Next Sunday Changes in the schedules of nine trains were announced Wednesday by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company. The new schedule will be effective Sunday. Changes in the schedules of cast- bound trains are: No.

2 will leave Charleston at 10:28 p. instead of 10:23 p. No. 4 will leave at 3:28 a. instead of 3:38 a.

No. 6 wilt leave at 3:43 p. instead of 3:50 p. leave at 8:49 a. a.

m. and No. 14 will instead of 8:45 Westbound train schedule changes of as the Sunday winners of guests of the men. scl aol. The women.

1 the contest, will be i PASSOVER PLANS APPROVE GAS RATES Wednesday Evening Services names. Miss Helen Thncker will piny several violin selections. Mrs. Russell Foglesong is the director. The men's Bible class of the First Baptist church met for dinner.

Tuesday evening, at the church, Mr. Russell Foglelong was the toastmnstcr. Watkins. of Bluefield, a state prohibition agent, arrived in the city Wednesday to attend federal court. Government engineers reported Wednesday that the work of installing new lock gates has begun at lock No.

17 in the Ohio river. Harry P. Hcnshaw. a member of the state road commission, and ter, Boone county, charged with possessing liquor; Russell Madison, charged with selling liquor, and Norman McHenry, Pocahontas 1 charged with possessing liquor, cases all set for trial; Ervin Mills, charge of selling liquor, dismissed. Other Dispositions E.

H. McLemore and Charley Combs, liquor charges, dismissed; Jim Edcns, charge of possession and sale, dismissed: charged Guy with Calvcrt. possessing Charleston, and transporting liquor, bond forfeited; Everett Jones, Negro, charged with possessing untax paid liquor, case set for trial; Viola Miller, charged with selling liquor, case set for Friday; Kelly Cook, charged with possessing untax paid liquor, case set for trial; Eugene Grass, Davis Creek, possession and transportation, under advisement until -November 14; Mary Galloway, Charleston, charged with possession and sale of liquor, case continued to May 13; Charley Harrison, Campbell's creek, possession, under advisement until May 13; Ellis Pritt and Rosa Miller, Charleston, charged with possessing untax paid liquor, cases set for trial; Elmer Dorsey, charged with Illicit distilling: Howard Gay. charged with transporting liquor, both cases set for trial: HcrscheL Barker, of Dartmont, and Fred Barker. Emmons, possessing untax paid liquor, under advisement until May 13; Scott Maynard, Boone county, transporting liquor, under advisement until Jake Martin, charge November 14; of possessing property designed for making liquor dismissed; Attalcc Blankcnship, Boone county, charged with transporting liquor, dismissed; John Kopeck and Julian Kopeck, charged with illicit distilling, cases set for trial.

Paul Lilly, Summers county, possession and under advisement until November 14; Domonic Laptronc, William S. King and Vince A. Ledsome, all charged with possession and sale, bonds forfeited; Joseph Knapp, liquor charge, bond forfeited: Houston Jefferson, Negro, Pocahontas county, possession and sale, under advisement until Nox-ember 14; Rube Jackson, Negro, Pocahontas county, charged with sale of liquor, case set for trial, and Wood Hnncock. Witcher's rrock. mak- E.

White, commission secretary, have returned from Newport News, where they inspected supplies which the road commission was contemplating purchasing. The supplies, principally wire rope to use In guard rails, were rint satisfactory. Articles of voluntary dissolution have been filed with the secretary of state by the Big Creek Gas company, of Charleston Dr. R. H.

Paden. of the health department, is ill of influenza at his home. Commissions as notaries were issued Wednesday through the office of the secretary of state to L. W. Baylor, of Hinton, and Mrs.

Velma Cotts, of Charlesotn. OBITUARY Rev. II. S. Burjcss Rev.

Homer Sylvester Burgess, pastor of the Higley avenue Adventist church, died at his home in Forest street on Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at the church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, under the direction of Rov. John Elmore. Burial will be in the Blue creek cemetery. Rev.

Mr. Burgess wan 33 years old. He is survived by his widow, Mis. Vacla Burgess; four sons. Hunter.

Donald Edgar, Charles Raymond and Roy Edsel Burgess; liis mother; six half-sisters. Mrs. Dolly Slater. Mrs. Rosie Coleman.

Miss Bessie Vance, Miss Bertha Vance and Miss Gladys all of Charleston, and Mrs. Martha Jones, of Akron. three half-brothers, Richard Vance. John Vance and Orda Vance, all of Charleston. Rev.

J. B. F. Yoak. pastor of the Elizabeth Memorial Methodist Episcopal church.

South, of South Hills, was the chief Short talk.s were given by Dr. J. B. Radcr and Mr. J.

W. Ixmdcrcc. At the conclusion of the dinner, which was by members of the ladies aid society, of dart baseball were played. The "Yankees." defeated the "Athlrtics" and the "St. Louis Cardinals'' defeated the "Cincinnati Reds." Covers were placed for: Rev.

Yack. Rev. H. Llovd Parkinson, J. R.

H. Hall. W. J. C.

Bryant, Dr. Roy Hay. Ted Pauley. W. P.

Adams. J. W. Paulry. W.

H. Millt-r, O. L. Bowyer. M.

H. flyers. W. E. Sknggs, Russell Fojjlesong.

L. W. Lou-! de-rue. W. Cunningham.

C. L. Wrifjht, Charles Donnelly. Al- i Inn Schtiltzc. Hnddon Smith, W.

N. S. H. Harrison. Paul Mradt.rc, J.

B. Hastings. J. K. William Shea, H.

H. Higginbotham. J. H. Rifr, D.

L. McConihay. Fred C. Wintz. K.

E. Robcit Brvan, J. Kid- Arnold Braddnrt. L. H.

Wchrlr. O. H. Sheets, Walter Green, R. A.

Davenport, G. J. Lucbcring, S. Parsons, Frank Spencrr. Wnvnc Hastings.

B. Halstead. H. U. Clay, John W.

Newton. B. E. Edwards. Franklin Young.

C. C. Harbaugh. Wilbur Bays. William Martin.

R. W. Hill. Doyle Scott, D. W.

Frcy, Dr. J. A. Smith E. R.

McCandlcss, William Ray, William Foglesong. The Colonial club met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Yvonne Rifle. Miss Laura May Haughwout gave a rending, "The House Beautiful" by New Schedule is for Northern Part of the State An optional rate for industrial ron- Mimcrs of the Hope Nntur.il Gas company in the southern section of the state has been established by the public service commission. It may be effective from May 1 to October 31.

The present rate for industrial concerns is a straight charge of 38 cents for each 1.000 cubic feet of gas used per month. The optional rate is 38 cents a thousand feet for the first million feet, 32 cents a thousand for the second million. 28 cents a thousand for the next million. 27 rents a thousand for the next 15 million, and 22 cents thousand for all over million cubic feet per month. Begin Jews' Celebration Special services commemorating the beginning of the festival of the Passover will be Wednesday evening nt the Virginia Street temple and at the State Street synagogue.

The fcs- al lasts seven days. A vesper service will be held at the temple at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, and a special service on Friday evening at 7:45 o'clock, when Rabbi Ariel Goldburg will speak on "Hope are: Train No. 5 will leave Charleston at 1:25 a. instead of 2:25 a. train No.

47 will leave at 9:40 p. instead of 9:42 p. train No. 1 will leave at 3:52 a. instead of 4 a.

No. 3 will leave at 11:10 a. instead of 11:38 n. and train No. 13 will leave at 4:40 p.

instead of 4:43 p. m. MAN BOUND OVER Negro Held to Grand Jury on Grand Larceny Charge Talc Smith, a negro, charged with the larceny of $80 from H. A. Wilson, also a negro, was held to the-grand jury Wednesday in municipal court.

Richard Young, Eugene Cooper and Luther Cooper were arrested Wednesday by police and charged wilh the theft of a wheel and tire from E. G. Smith, The case is set for trial Thursday in municipal court. Harry Toothman was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail and was fined $25 on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor. evidence found by the firemen, the house might have been set on fire.

The state fire marshal has been investigating the fire ever since occurred. A suit In chancery was entered Wednesday in common pleas court by Rika F. Barkus against L. C. Carter and others.

Another was entered by Margaret Y. Dickinson against the Fidelity Investment association, -for $10,000. TAKENEROM Negro Faces Creenbrier Trial in Jewelry Theft James Jackson, 35 years old. Negro who was arrested here on Monday in connection with the theft of jewelry from guests at a resort hotel at White Sulphur Springs, was taken to Greenbrier county late Tuesday by Greenbrier officers. According to Chief of Police Ramsey, of White Sulphur Springs, who escorted Jackson back to Greenbrier county, another Negro is in custody in connection with the case and considerable evidence has been developed in it.

Local police were told, however, that none of the jewelry taken, which was valued at several thousand dollars, has been recovered. Most or all of it, police believe, wwt disposed of in Charleston for about $1,000. LOAN AGENTS NAMED Five Field Men Appointed- for Crop Financing CLARKSBURG. April 20 (AP)-- Field agents to aid in the adminiatra- 1 tion of 1932 crop production loans Ja West Virginia have been appointed in Washington, D. and assigned to territories in this state, according to i word sent I.

O. Creeger, in of the state office here. They are: Huntington area, A. Thompson; Wheeling area. Peake; Lcwisburg area.

W. D. Ji former seed loan agent ui this state; Martinsburg area. John P. Quartet: Charleston area.

H. T. Ramsey, formerly in the legal and review section" of the Washington crop production, loan office. synagogue. Rabbi M.

J. will conduct a service at At the Frecdman sundown Wednesday evening and at 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Services also will be held Thursday eve- nine at sundown and Friday morning at o'clock. SPRING ARRIVES AND OFFICER DOFFS COAT Spring arrived Wrdncsdav. and Traffic Officer Johy Larkins doffed liis coat as he went on active duty at 10 a.

m. It was the first official'coat i of the season by a a i of- ficrr. His attire above the waist, was a tan shirt and a black tie. Traffic officers white shirts last summer. T.

DELAYED BY COURT PHIL1PP1. April 20 to the poor health of T. H. Lake, president of the Barbour county court, his trial on eight felony indictments, including a forgery count, has been continued until the next term of circuit court. An afTadavit was submitted by Dr.

H. E. Sloan, Clarksburg physician, who examined Lake upon request of the circuit court. For Your Comfort And Only $850 Damages are Awarded in Fire Believed Incendiary A verdict of $850 for Mrs. Margie summers, of 228 Truslow street, was returned by the jury in the common picas court Wednesday in her suit against the Automobile Insurance company of.

Hartford to recover on a $3.000 tire insurance policy, for damages to her house at 207 Truslow street by fire. Testimony at the trial, which began on Monday and lasted through TUPA- o'ay. showed that the house caught tire about 3 a. m. August 4.

Firemen who responded to the alarm and extinguished the bla7c found two o- gallon cans of oil in the house and some oil-soaked paper and rags on the floors. Mrs. Summers testified that she was in Pomeroy. at the time of the fire and admitted that, according the SECTIONAL MEETING PROGRAM IS LISTED The program for a meeting of the second ward section of the County Women's Republican club Friday evening at 8 o'clock has bean announced. The meeting will be open to the public, and will be held in the Tiskelwah school.

The program: Instrumental music by the Rialto Syncopaters, Herbert Carney, director; opening of meeting by the chairman. Mrs. Uriah Barnes; address of welcome. George H. Ewing; Vienna Boys." Imperial quartette; The Big Balloon." Imperial quartette; address by Judge D.

Dawson; accordion solo, Edith Hill; add nna Casio; Old Gaits of Mine." Imperial quartette; address, Robert E. Hughes; miscellaneous by candidates and others; music, refreshments. FOSTER SUIT AGAINST CITY SET FOR MAY 3 Arguments on the application of W. n. Foster for a mandamus to compel the City of Charleston to pay $5,863.09 Wednesda ot er owners arguments was set Foster claims that the should reimburse him and the other property owners for money paid i ln and avl street en which their property abuts.

MARRCAOE LICENSES Carl Mains. Hilda Grose. Kenneth Whitlock. Marie Bum's. James T.

Joy, Grace M. Joy. W. Keenan. Hazel Martin.

Painting Decorating Paper Hanging 25 Reduction Q. Waiters 558 ss. Alma Melton, 32 years old, yt 23. ing liquor, under advisement to April i Ferdinand sorvicr-j for Ferdinand Hodges. HK-ycar-old Confederate veteran of th: Civil war, will be held at o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Hrrnshaw Mcthodi.st church.

Burial will be in the met cemetery. Rev. Earl lii.ssorn will conduct the rites. Mr. Hodges died Tuesday night at his home at Hernshaw.

He is survived by four sons. David L. Hodges and G. R. Hodges, of Hernshaw: Noah Hodges, of Kanawha City and Romic Hodges, of Charleston.

Anna Brown--Services for Anna Brown, colored, who died Sunday nt her home at 521 North Rand street, will be held Thursday afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock, at the Harden and Harden chapel. Burial will be in the Spring Hill cemetery. Surviving arc a brofhor and aistcr. THE MODERN BEAUTY SHOP SPECIAL Drautifiil PUSH-UP WAVES $2.00 Flrisrr 50c Frederic Eugene or Kera-Tonic Permancnts $5.00 Phone CapTjOZl For Appointment and Othrr Sit miners St. Oxford: Strap: Pliui Toe; Soft Kidskln; Onn Inch Heel; Blueher styles; 4 to 8.

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