The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
'HOPfW[lL COUNCIL
EI0nERAIES Gotten
AFTER FEDERAL LAND BANK
Campaign In Launched at Supper
Given by Chamber Of Commerce.
Antoine Huber Dies in .Waveriy.
Dark Tobacco Primings Sell Well.

Petersburg. Va, Sept. 1s.-Tonight,
without hearing defense witnesses. the
City Council of Hopewell. probing the
conduct OF Chief of Police Gotten.
rendered a decision generating the
chief.
Mayor Camp and the city Council
Of Hopewell commenced at $3.50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon to inves-
tigate alleged malfeasance in ONCE by
Chief of Police Gotten. The investi-
CATION was held at the request of Chief
Gotten, as the result of certain ru-
nors which had been brought to his
attention with regard to statements
alleged to have been made by for
mer members OF tho force, Taylor.
Nufer and Wrenn. to the effect that
they had received instructions not to
interfere with the illegal sale of in
toxicants by certain persons without
first consulting the chief. Numerous
witnesses were examined, whose tes-
timony was very damaging. but Attor-
ney Samuel w. thinner. of Peters
burg, counsel for Chief Gotten. sue
ceeded in a large measure in breaking
down the testimony of several OF the
witnesses.
Campaign Is Launched.
Petersburgs campaign for one of
TIC NWSiSt tdcl al Aaiih "tNS
formally launched at a supper given
In the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation by the Chamber of Commerce
last evening. President Charles T.
Iassiter, of the chamber, presided
Speeches were made by Ex-Governor
William Hodges Mann. chairman of
the subcommittee appointed some
days ago: Charles Hall Davis and lie
Roy Hodges. After a full discussion
Mr.. Lasster announced the chair
men of ten subcommittee on coop
= alton. as follows:
No. /. Robert Gillian. sr.; No. 2.
James Riddle. Delaware; No. 3. f.
c. Kent; No 4. p. II. Drewry, Mary
r. p. Wilcox, West Virginia: No. Z.
Walter Edward Harris: No. 8, z. r.
J. whitmore, North Carolina: No. 8.
J. NJ Quicke: No. 10, Paul Petit, OF
South Carolina.
Antoine Huber Dead.
Antoine Huber. one of the most
widely known citizens OF Sussex Coun-
ty, died at his home in Waverly last
evening. aged sixty-flve years. Mr..
Huber was a native Of Germany, but
had spent the most of his life In this
country, coming to Virginia from
Columbus o. He was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him
Besides widow. he is survived by
three SONS
Indicted on Murder Charge.
( w. K. Terry. arrested by the Hope
we'll police some days ago upon
suspicion of the murder Of X. M
| Curlee, was indicted by the grand
Jury at yesterdays session of the Cor
poration Court OF Hopewell Mr.. Cur
lees death In said to have resulted In
a hotel on Railroad avenue when
three men became involved In a DIFF.
ficulty over a woman. The other tive
men are being held. but have not beer
; indicted
Society Is Organized.
Under the auspices Of the Christian
Endeavor Union OF Petersburg. q
Christian Endeavor Society. with q
membership of more than a dozen
was organized last evening at st
Johns Episcopal Church with Mis-
Grace Beasley as president, Thu
Christian Endeavor work In Just be
ginning to grow in Petersburg ant
numerous other societies are expect
ed to be organized.
Tobacco Sales Large.
The sales of dark tobacco printing
during this week were the largest o.
the season and prices ruled good o,
, all grades, s0ne offerings bringing a.
, high as ss,255 per hundred.
Methodist Union To Meet.
| The regular monthly meating O.
the Methodist Sunday School Union O
. Petersburg and vicinity will be hell
: with the Wesley Church at 4 o'clocl
tomorrow. afternoon. Owing to tn,
, favorable weather of the past fou
Sundays, reports from the severa
, sschools comprising the association ar,
expected to show a large attendance.