The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-30
/ Petersburg
WILL PUSH ENFORCEMENT.



Petersburg, Va, June 29-The Pc
tersburg police. mindful of the fact
that Virginia will be added to the
"bone-dry" territory after tomorrow.
have declared their intention of en-
forcing to the letter as TAR as possi-
BILE the law agaii~ the importation Of
whiskey and other intoxicants.
They realize fully that every effort
possible will be resorted to by boot
! leggers" to bring whiskey into the
, state and at least one shipping house
in Baltimore has advised its former
patrons here to continue sending their
orders and promising to fill them
through labelling the booze for me-
dictnal purposes"
Since the first of November. when
the state prohibition law became ef-
fective, drunkenness and bookkeeping
have given the local police but little
trouble except in numerous cases where
efforts were made to smuggle whiskey
through Petersburg to Hopewel
Chief Ragland and his corps of
faithful officers have exerted every
possible effort to prevent the Illegal
traffic In intoxicants and they have
been successful in no small degree.
Bsrham VIII Is Piled.
The will of the late Richard r. Bar
ham. former widely known newspaper
man and late postmaster, OF Peters
burg, was filed for probate in the
hustings court today. Mr.. Barham left
his entire estate. valued at $4,000,
to his widow. Ellen NJ. Barham, tho
qualified as executrix under the will
The property consists of real and per
sonal property including stock in local
banks and other corporations.
Declines Temporary Office
The Fidelity and Deposit Company Of
Washington. y. C. who furnished bond
for the late postmaster. r. T. Barham,
rendered an offer Of the postma stershtp
to Secretary william NJ. Martin. of the
Petersburg chamber Of commerce today
until Mr.. Barham's successor is appoint
ed by the government
Mr., Martin declined the OFFER due 70
the pressure of business affairs and
recommended the appointment OF John
Arthur Johnston. the efficient assis-
tant- postmaster. Mr.. Martin in declin-
ing the temporary appointment. stated
that he felt that the appointment
should go TO one more familiar with
the work than himself.
Gotten seeks Postmn~tership.
Joseph G. Gotten. superintendent of
mails at the local postoffice. will. ac-
cording to report, take tho civil ser
vice examination for the local post
mastership. Mr.. Gotten has been con-
meet A-t.-ith -tite- FeStoffieA- PARTNER
continuously since 1924 and is regarded
as one Of the most courteous and eff
ficient employees OF the local office. In
point of service. he is with one excep-
ton the oldest emplove OF the local
office. He has been resident OF Pc
tershurg for sixteen years and has la
-
service in all departments of the Pc
tershurg office
Fatally shot In Crap Game.
Clarence Davis, colored died at the
Petersburg hospital yesterday from a
pistol shot wound inflicted by George
Cook. colored. in fight over a crap
game on Third Church alley Monday
afternoon. Cook was arrested shortly
after the shooting and is being held
in Jail. According TO Davis statement
TO the police soon after he was shot,
he and Cook were engaged In game
" hen Cook grabbed the pot without
winning It, Both hurried out of the
alley to a pawnshop to obtain veap-
ons and returned to the scene of the
game. Davis said he grabbed at Cook
30 keep from being shot but was uu-
able TO reach him in time,
Mrs. Matte A. Mnyes Dead
Mrs Matte A. Mayes. wife OF w Fl
Mayes, well-known and esteemed
resident of stony Creek. died at her
home. the residence Of her son n-law
E l. Beet at Stony Creek. at an early
hour yesterday morning. Mrs. Mayes
was sixty-six years of age She IL
survived by two children. Mrs r T..
Best. OF Stony Creek. and Mrs. Rosa
NJ. Dempsey. Of this city The hoAy
arrived here this afternoon and the
funeral was conducted from the Mar
ket-street NJ. f. church BY the pastor.
Rev. l.. T Williams. assisted by the
Rev, Mr.. Marks, Of stony Creek IN