The Washington times., 1914-06-20
TART DRY PETITION
IN VIRGINIA MONDAY
lexandria Prohibitionists Be-
Iieve Names Enough Obtain
able to Force Vote.

! ENANDRIA, Va. June Go.-The
o. Of obtaining names TO petitions TO
b. governor Of the State asking him TO
a special election, on september
or the purpose Of voting on the
U, stion OF Statewide prohibition, will
ommenced on Monday in every sec
O OF the State. The enabling act.
h gives the people Of Virginia
3, to vote on the question of State
|ic rrohibition, went into effect yes
Er.-y. The law empowers the gov
rrrr to call the election. provided he
ctitioncd by one-fourth o. the per
|ors Who voted in the Cuberndtorial
| ? tion last November. In this cleo
o. there were 12,24l votes cas:, making
Qecessary 10 secure 1916 qualified
|oi rs People who are familiar with
b. situation are confident that the
|rrnibitionists will obtain much
ErEer number of signatures than this
, the petition.
J our violators Of the traffic ordi-
srcss were fined in police court this
|no ming.
Mrs Francis Blackman Nourse. wife
y Rev. James NJ. Nourse, of Vienna.
Fs rfaN county, died at tie home OF
|e- daughter. Mrs. A. q. Brockett SIS
Eouth Washington street. yesterday
[fternoon. Mrs. Nourse had Just fin
shsd lunch when stricken with ap-
plrXy. She is survived by six children,
|Grs A. .. Brockett. AleNandria: \.
Homer Nourse, Brooklyn. y. v; Clar-
nee Nourse Atlantic City: Mrs. Jessie
kidu.ell Myers, Westminster, Nd; J.
Ire acis Nourse, Philadelphia and Mrs.
r. arsl services will be held on Sunday
flernoon at 4 O'Clock from the Brockett
- dence.
. meeting of the committee 10 enter-
. the Virginia editors Was held last
Pr sident Marshall will be the. principal
re ker at the banquet to be held next
h -1nesday night. The city council OF
Hs -risonburg Va, at q meeting last
ElL passed 4 resolution asking the
fdirors 10 meet in that city next year.
iIliar Trigger. who shot Joseph
IL dsrson in the leg on June Is. Was
fvsn q preliminary hearing by Police
'u-t!ce Cation this morning and hell Tor
n action Of the grand jury. Accord =
tC 20 the testimony. Trigger shot AT
ssr derson while the latter was stand
rs At the bar in a saloon in the south
10 srn portion of the city. Four shots
Fsrs fred, but only one took effect.
z coroner's jury was summoned this
nc-1Ins by Coroner T. NJ. Jones, to view
h. remains of Frederick +. Scnweich-
r. 2 brakeman of the Washington and
NJ Dominion railway. who died Eester-
. y al the Alexandria Hospital from in
urIss received while coupling cars at
bills Church. The jury adjourned uE-
I June %, without arriving At YER
iCt. Schveichert's remains were sent
o Gordonsville for burial this after
Iccn The jury was composed of J.
D Grown, John II. Fisher, John F.
SUCBley, VI. r. Norris. \. A Paul and
,harles ?. Waller
LeSis H. Mschen. former State Sen
stOr. who was recently named by Gov
'rnor Stuart as director Of the legisla-
tive bureau Of the Virginia legislature
lss removed his residence to Richmond
The Rev W. J. Morton. rector ci
list Church, who was chairman OF
hs committee to notify the Rev DR..
: lam Cabell Brown OF his election
= shop -coadjutor OF Virginia, has re-
. sd cablegram from DR.. Brown ac-
thu ToSifioD