The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-11
! HISS ], \, P, LEIGH
OFF THE STAGE
FORMER PETERSBURG LAWYER
ANNOUNCED UNPOPULAR sun
JECT FOR MEMORIAL
DAY ADDRESS.
STILL is DESTROYED
LAWYER ARGUES THAT SALE OF
GIN WITHOUT LICENSE Is NOT
A VIOLATION OF REVENUE
LAW.
STILL IS DESTROYED

PETERSBURG. VA. May ll.-An
day afternoon by Mr.. Lewis Young
blood. of the United States internal
revenue service. The distiilery was
discovered by Petersburg farmer on
his farm in Dinwiddie county. The
officers destroyed the still, cutting II
UP and brought the fragments back
10 Petersburg with them. No arrests
have been made.
Mr.. j. IL. i. Leigh. former al
torney~ at-law of Petersburg and now
resident of North Carolina, in max
ing q memorial address at Weldon.
N G., Wednesday vas. Kissed OF the
stsgc when he announced as his sub
Ject Those Confederate soldiers who
did not fight FOR some reason or an
other. AR Leigh resided IN Peters
burg many years and is connected with
some of the city's best families. The
Incident at Weldon will be regretted
here, AIR. Leigh having many friends
Leave For Danyilic.
Delegates from Post c, I. l.. A, to
the convention which eonvenes III
Danylile. ieft Petersburg Thursday
Tor that city. They are as follows
Robert Cabnnniss, w. +, Poole, o.
W. Mattox, X w. Price. f. +. Luns-
ford. b. w. Cooke. Franklin Smith,
j. X. Jolly. W. l.. Rahily Frank
Plummer, 5. NJ. Green. Jr. Shelton
Snort. j J.. Goodrich, w r. Baugh.
W, w Warren. l.. +. Robertson, W.
J.. MeGill. M 4. Finn. s. w. Hood.
T. p. Thweatt ana J. II. Bailey.
II Is said that Danville has ar
ranged To entertain the visitors in
splendid style and u banquet will be
served the visiting convention
\ Dolls House.
Madame Harriet I.4badie. ot Phil
adelphla, will give reading at the
duncan Brown school on May / 5. fer
the benefit OF the Anti Tuberculosis
League OF Petersburg. Her subject
win be "A polls House"
Owls lfoote Heard in the Land.
\ meeting preliminary to the or
eAntxation Of the Lodge OF owls viii
bv held Thursday evening IN A. L.
iIli Camp Hall and viii be presided
over by Mr.. f. IL. Drewry, prom
lnent young lawyer Of the city and
"a candidate for the State senate Hon.
Charles r. Bland. nf Portsmouth,
viii make au address,
Goes out of business.
The Virginia Dry Goods Company
has gone cut of business and the stock
has been purchased hy the Southern
Dry Goods Company. The new COM
pauy Will increase the stock and VIII
continue II Wholesale dry goods bust
ness here. The price paid for the
stock has not been learned. The In
ventory or stock Was completed We'd
nesday.
Attending board Meeting.
Mr. Robert Gillian, clerk Of the
courts of Petersburg. and 81 member
Of the State hospital board. IN at
tending meeting Of the board at
the Eastern State hospital at VIII
ilamSbuFE,
To Attend National Conference.
Gov rnor Mann has appointed from
Petersburg Messrs. Il. q. Egertou. e
NJ. Brister. j. j. Williams j. ".
Seward and Dr W + Drewry as
members of the Virginia delegatton to
attend the thirty eighth annual SEES
sion Of the national conference al
charities and corrections to be held
June 1tf.
Did Not Include Gin.
An interesting question was raised
tn police court "Wednesday, when
Charles r Lassjter. attorney for Bet
tie Ann White, a colored woman
charged with selling kin without d
license. argued for an acauttal on
the grounds that the State statute
tfFfitffNsi'b NA'N s-@AhE ~ A'AAtNtt a Az =
liquara without a license did not ia
cluaa gin
Attorney Lassiter argued that the
statute enumerated those ardent spir.
Us which could not he sold WITHOUT
license, nd mong them gin Ia not
mentioned. Az II other Intoxicating
liquors are expressly named. Mr. Las
sitter contended that gin cannot he
tuy,fudcd and that the woman could
not be convicted on the charge oi
selling gin Justice Piummer reserv-