Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

1 State Auditor Z. Lee Moore mas
notified all of the court clerks in
the State that they are not entitled
| under the game and prohibition laws
of Virginia to receive fees for issu-
ing hunting licenses or for filing
h prescriptions and aftidavits of trans
portation companies and druggists.
Assistant Attorney-General Leslie
lie. Garrett has rendered Mr.. Moore
opinions on this question, which have
also been sent to the court clerks:
\ 1t is understood that the druggists
of Norfolk, and other cities, were
preparing to fight the question in
the courts, but the communications
OF the State auditor will cause the
clerks to discontinue their practice
Of charging fees.
I While NJ. Lokey was being buried
Thursday at his old home near Elk
ton, his wife, former Harris onburg
woman, was given hearing by a
coroner's jury in Youngstown, Ohio,
and held for the January grand jury
charged with shooting and killing
I.okcy last Saturday in Youngstown.
Damaging evidence against the wo-
man was brought out ut the hear
ing. Mrs. Lokey became confused ana
told three conflicting stories of what
i occurred at the time of her hus-
lband's death. The Youngstown po-
lice arc holding back part of the
! evidence, it is said, it is but known
| that another man is expected to
figure in the case. Mrs. Lokey was
! formerly Miss Dora Smith Of Har-
risonburg.
Taxed Shiota Japanese artist
living in New York city, who hal
,Eecn lost in the dismal swamp since
Thursday noon, was found last night.
Practically the entire population OF
Meyock searched for him. using
lbloodFounds. The swamp in that sec
ton is very dense and thick, and
Ghiota, wandering from the healaeu
track, was unable to find his way
| out of the mage. He was practically
exhausted when found.
A crrss libel. claiming Sio0.CO0
damages, was filed yesterday in Nor
folk again&a the British steamer
Helena b. Inc Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company whose
liner P0tg?,atan was in collision with
the Tcla:ia two weeks ago III TIC
lower Chesapeake. A 100000 libel
suit against the Powhatan, which IS
; fast on Thimbla Shoals, where she
was run aground to keep her from
sinking, was filed several days ago
by the Tclcna's owners.
Richmond had a satl;ration fog
! 600 per cent humidity yesterday
morning with temperature OF -
degrees. Street cars and automobiles
ran with lights until the fog lifted
la West Hampton interurban car
! powcd through a string Of wagons
killing four mules.
Elijah Davis, former storekceger
an! saloonkeepcr in South Richmond
shot and instantly killed his wife,
Mrs. Eleanor Davis, 50 years o!d,
while she was waiting for a street
car to carry her to her place OF en-
ployment yesterday morning. rive
shots we're fired two Of which took
effect. one piercing her heart, DAVIS
! had rot been apprchcnded last night.
Mrs. Davis recently instituted di-
vorec proceedings charging cruelty
and Davis was under Il $500 bond to
keep the peace This bond c%plreh
eight days ago. The killed woman
was married to Davis in Washing
i, ;on March II, 1898, and was his Soc
cnl wife.
| President George ". Stevens. 81
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
! Company, announced this week in
, Richmond that, effective January |.
an increase or : per cent in salary
will be paid to each employee IT
The railroad in its Offices, stations
and in the dining and parlor cars
whose salaries arc not covered by