Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
IN THE OLD DOMINION
LxNCHBURa STARTLED By a
UNIQUE BOOKLET.


RICHMOND, Va, July n, 1909
The event Of the past week in the state
has been the appearance In the city OF
Lynchburg of booklet named The idea"
In which there are many .roasts'' for the
council. the members of the police force
and for the two newspapers OF the Hill city.
both OF which are owned by Representative
Carter Glass. The publication makes some
severe references to Mr.. Glass, alleging
that his papers are subservient to the cleo
| trio light and street car companies and
making serious criticism of the representa-
| tive.
The author of the publication is not given,
but 1t is alleged to have been published by
]. P. Bel & Co., one of the biggest pub
fishing houses in the state Immediately
after the appearance of the booklet Mr..
Glass consulted lawyers, employed three
firms aud at once began suit ag ainst the
publishers for alleged libel, claiming SIS 900
damages The suit has not yet been fixed
| for trial.
Right upon the heels of the notice of the
suit ]. P. Bell makes the announcement
that as soon as arrangements cin be made
he will begin the publication of daily
paper in the hill city.
Superintendent Eggieston OF the depart
ment OF public instruction has made
round of the summer normal schools of the
state and he is jubilant over the excellent
showing being made. The attendance is
large and the character of the work being
done is commended by all the teachers.
who are displaying unusual interest. This
is particularly true of the white schools,
while the colored teachers are not paying
the attention or attending well as the
school authorities had hoped.
Since the cOrDOratiOn commission re-
jected Col Button as insurance commits
sioner reports of the operations of alleged
wild cat Insurance companies are cropping
out. Within the last week the attorney
general has had conference with farmer
from southside Virginia, the farmer COM
planning that the company in question has
done large business and has done so be-
cause Of Misrepresentation by the agents.
The state officers do not see how they can
interfere.
The insurance business of the state was
committed to Col. Button as head of the
insurance department, the department being
created and to become effective on and
after July 1, and all other officers were re-
lieved of responsibility in connection with
the insurance laws after that date. The
corporation commission. while 1t rejected
Col. Button, did not name man to fill the
office, so that all matters pertaining to the
insurance department are up in the air.
L. G. Jordan of the Afro-American Coun-
ell, a national organization, Louisville,
KY. has flooded the state with circulars in
which an appeal is made to negro pastors,
teachers. churches, fraternal orders and
secret societies for liberal contributions for
a fund OF S1o0, 600 which is to be raised by
October I, with which 1t is proposed to
make test of the elective franchises of all
the southern states. The circular an
nounces that some eminent white lawyer
is to be engaged, but whether the late coun-
sci. Capt John s. Wise. is contemplated is
not known.
The promoters of the fund say that a
white lawyer is to be engaged and in doing
so have apparently deserted James Fl.
Hayes. the colored barrister, who was as
ISOLATED with Capt. Wise in the attack on
the new constitution of this state. The CIR
cular also says that the next annual meet
of the council, scheduled for Charlotte,
N. c., has been called off, not caring to
hold pink tea on southern SOIL and as
the council sis out for blood the meeting
will be held in the city of New York. Octo-
Der Oil, in st. Marks A. M E: Church.
The circular letter is dissertation on the
great wrongs done the negro. silly race
prejudice the civil and political existence
of the black man and other kindred sub
jects. The negroes of this state, about
three years ago. passed the hat" repeated
ly to raise a sum to employ Capt. Wise,
and as that money failed to AFFORD the re-
lief asked. they will probably hesitate a
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The police of this city have begun war on
the dispensers of cocaine and other drugs.
The arrest here Of white man three weeks
ago who was known to sell the stuff, and
who was given a year In Jail, transferred
the business to a negro, James Hill, who
was caught with stock a day or two ago
The name of a Baltimore druggist was
found on several of the packages. Hill got
year in Jail. and the police think they
will be able to control the matter, having
cut off, they believe, the source of sup
ply 1t Is believed that the cocaine has
been received through the mails, the par
ties selling 1t risking it rather than to send
by express or registering the packages.
The police of Manchester just across the
river. also captured a man from Petersburg
who had large quantity of the drug on
his person. He is believed to be dis
penser of the stuff. and it is thought that he
had just gotten supply from near this
city when he was detected. He was ar
rested for the Petersburg police.
Five druggists Of this city have been re-
ported for violating the pharmacy laws OF
the state-allowing other than registered
drug clerks to compound medicines for
patrons. The men are to be prosecuted un-
der the state laws, which are very severe.
The druggists say that 1t Is almost i'm
possible to get drug clerk to attend to
business. They are alleged to be utterly In
competent, unreliable Indifferent and do
not want to work The clerks claim that
they are expected to work on an average of
fifteen hours day for mere pittance, say
ing that they can earn more as street car
men than as drug clerks. There Is de-
mand for competent drug clerks in all parts
of the state H A. II.
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA