Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

the committee from the federation. The
action OF the committee is being censur-
ed on all s'des. and 1t is believed in some
quarters that the Reputation will cost
Mr.. Brown heavily when the date of the
election arrives. Papers throughout the
state have taken the matter up. and are
discussing the sudden advent of the two
bodies into fractional politics.
Defeated two years ago in the state
senate, the anti-liquor forces of the Old
Dominion are preparing for another at
tack at the coming session of tho leSls-
lature. This time they are to seek to
enact a law which will prevent the ship
ping of LIQUOR from wet town to a
dry section. That is the report
which is being circulated. The LIQUOR
men are declared to have lost their
standing when they clamored for local
option for every part or the state 10y
continuing to ship liquor there when a
majority of the people have decided
against the sale. Now the Legislature Is
to be made to face the music and to con-
slider a bill which will have the effect OF
making dry il fact as well as III name
all parts OF the state which have shut
out all forms of intoxicants. | IS being
said that when the legislature meets
several of the erstwhile opponents OF
statewide prohibition will change front.
having had chance to talk to their con-
stituents and to sound sentiment, oelng
informed that their vote against the
proposition two years ago does not meet
with the approval of the majority. That
is the contention of some OF the dry
folks. AT least one man who voted
against the measure while in the senate.
now a candidate for tn, house, has de-
clared unequivocally for statewide vote
on prohibition.
Off for Encampment.
Tomorrow the Richmond Light Infan-
try Blues will leave here for Basic city,
where they will spend a week in camp.
The site is one Of the best to be found
high, dry, with an abundance OF water.
pure air and ample grounds for drill
formation. Maj Z. w. Bowles has is
sued orders that every man must be IN
line and report for duty the entire week,
sickness being the only excuse The en-
tire battalion leaves here about ? CLOCK
and will reach Basic City about noon,
going direct from the train to the camp,
where dinner will be served.
There is some talk of Maj. l.. L. Price
Of the local battalion OF the LIST Reslmehl
having to answer to his superior officers
for his criticism of the state camp and
rife range at Virginia Beacn. III there
Is to be an investigation or the analr'
then practically every man IN the three
regiments will have to face the music:
the camp-its water, drainage. sanitary
facilities, lack of space for drills, ana
lack of ground for target practlce-
H. T. Fuller, a veteran or Lee camp
Soldiers Home is locked up ON charge
of felonious assault by him on X. r
Gold. another veteran Gold and Fuller
occupied the same room. Gold IS SAID
to have snored and Fuller objected Goid
has a stump of a leg They had
tight Fuller attacked Gold, 1t Is aileg-
ed, and threw him to the floor, breaking
the stump Of the leg and sending him TO
the hospital. Fuller is seventy-seven and
Cola 10 sixty-nine. Fuller is to answer to |
the court.
Thomas Grant walker has sued all the !
members of the family OF his bride. |
formerly Miss Elizabeth Ratclife, for
$4,000 heart balm. Married in April. |
they left here for a honeymoon trip. |
" hen less than twenty miles from the
city telegram was handed the bride !
saying her mother was III. She returned.