Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
IN THE OLD DOMINION
FEDERAL EFFORTS TO BREAK UP
SHANGHAING
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, December I6, 1905.
The federal authorities are making Wig
orous efforts toward putting an end %
shanghaing' of men in this state There
is one case pending at this time-that made
by William Gallagher, formerly of Bal;1-
more, against Capt. William March of the
schooner Ethel Ruth of Reedville. NORTH
cumberland county. Gallagher found a
means of communicating with his relatives,
and the federal authorities were informed
Deputy Marshal Sam Bendit of this city
went to Lewisetta, Northumberland county,
and took the man off the boat. Then Gal
lagher made oath that he had been mis-
treated, denied proper food, had been work
eu against his Will, and had been assaulte1
by the captain. Four other men were on
the boat and they begged to be taken Off,
ana when the officer came to this CITY ne
was at once sent to get the men I'm order
that they might be held as witnesses In
the case brought by Gallagher. But Can't
March, desiring to facilitate matters, de-
clded TO tie up the vessel at once and %
go 10 the court, then in session at Norfolk
ana TO have a speedy hearing. In the
meantime the four men wanted as witt
nesses were put ashore and sent TO Balii-
more, from which place they Were said TO
have been ''shanehaied." The case has been
transferred to Alexandria, and viii come
up in the court there in January. The Off
against March.
For the Supreme Court
Some time ago statement was printed
to the effect that Judge Thomas w Har-
rison of Winchester would be a candidate
for the supreme court of appeals of tie
state, In opposition to Judge George NJ
Harrison. Judge Thomas Harrison denied
1t. But now it is stated that Judge Thomas
Harrison is a candidate for the bench, ana
a telegraphic inquiry to him for a state
ment as TO his candidacy brought the reply
that be had no statement whatever TO
make in the matter. The full court has to
be elected by the general assembly early
in the month OF January.
No Race Suicide.
For several days the state board of c6u-
cation has been investigating the enormous
school census for some of the counties IN
the southwest end of the state. In Wise
county the census-whch is taken each five
years-the increase was more than 100 per
cent The state board demanded an IN
vestigation. II is said by weIl-known peo-
pie that the county has grown wonderfully
In the past five years and that the census
did not give all the school children in tina
county. The new state constitution places
the ages at from seven TO twenty years
instead of five TO twenty-one. as heretofore.
and in the face of that the increase has
been so enormous as to bring a protest
against any charge of padding" the lists
In that section. There has been an In
crease in the number of schools in that
county within the past seven years of from
65 to 105. and there is stu demand for
additional room. There two or three
other counties in that section which are
In the same condition, though, instead OF
there being an influx of newcomers, there
mas been reduction in total population
and an increase in the number of school
children. Race suicide. of which SO much
was heard recently. Is unknown in the
great southwest. which is growing in every
direction.