The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-01
Petersburg
AUToIsT INJURED IN
HEAD-ON COLLISION

George wooten, of Mobile, Ala. was
taken to the Petersburg hospital early
this morning. suffering from severe
In iuries sustained in an automobile
accident on the concrete highway near
I.akemont Park. between here ana
Camp Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Wooten ana
two. friends had made the trip from
Mobile to this point en- route to Hope
we'll Their car was struck by another
car going in the opposite direction
said TO have been running at great
speed. Latest information from the
hospital is to the effect that MRS
Wooten was resting under the lnhu
ence OF opiates. No information coulu
be obtained as to the extent OF her
injuries.
High school Starts Session.
Twenty-Five teachers attended the
first meeting of the high school fac
ultv in the new high school building
yesterday afternoon and heard an IN
teresting address by superintendent
Martin upon the problems OF the
years work.
The high school will open tomor-
row morning in the handsome but I'M
finished new building, with indications
OF the idEEHSL gill All SiiS ALAS
tory of the school. The faculty for
the ensuing year is as follows:
Principal, H. D. Wolff; mathematics
department, j. @. Scott, Miss Ethel
Pitcher and Miss Pattie Percivall;
English department, II. A. Miller, Miss
MARY s. Goode, Miss Bess Wright, Miss
George Wine and Miss Hattie Thomas;
Latin department, Miss Mollie Rives
and Miss Julia Kibler: modern lam
IL rYH
Clara Hays; history. +. G. Thompson,
Miss Leila Sellers and Miss Mary Mall
low science Miss Cornelia Segar, Miss
Annie NJ. Cooper and Miss Bell Pot
ter: commercial, Miss Nettie Leftwich
and Miss Flanch Cousar; industrial
arts. H D. Sharp, Mrs. c. NJ. Basker-
willie and Miss Russell, arts. Miss VAN
deNenter
Many new pupils have been taking
the entrance examination during the
past few DAYS
Alleged Slackers Held.
c. T.. Harris colored, a notary pub
lie of this city, and Mac McKinnen.
colored. were before United States
Commissioner Bartlett Roper for this
district yesterday. the latter charged
with making a false adavit to secure
exemption from military service and
the former with aiding and abetting
case of Mckinnon was continued,
while Harris was held in $1,000 bond.
Both went TO Jail. unable to furnish
bond.
Mckinnon, 1t appears, appealed
when Exemption was refused him by
the local board, claiming a wife, one
child and an adopted child as de-
pendents- He was supplied with an
exemption blank, left the office of
f'9nt3fO patfaxnr Th "A iry nf s
board, found Harris. who accepted the
signature of McKinnon's wife. though
It had been signed by McKinnon him
self. II is further alleged that Nc
kinnon has not supported his wife and
that she knew nothing of the exemp-
ton papers, A summons has been
issued for the appearance of the wo-
man, but she has not been located.
Harris has not made 81 statement with
regard to the case. but it is believed
that he accepted the false acknowl-
edement, fully pretending the step
he was taking. McKinnon when ar
rested was heavily armed evidently
expecting trouble. This is the first
arrest here for violation of the draft
law,
Successful Soldier
Patrolman r. 3. Owen, of the local
police department, is in receipt of a
letter. from hts en4neteenyear old son.
,Iaseh Owen. OF tire Seventh regular
army infantry, TO the effect that he
has just been made top sergeant.
Young Owen Joined the colors four
teen months ago, when trouble was
threatened with Mexico. He was sent
| from Richmond to a training camp.
from where. after thirty-five DAYS, he
was ordered TO Ell Paso. He soon be-
came corporal, and later distin-
Eulshed himself as a sharpshooter AT
Gettysburg he aided in drilling other
recruits. and after little more than a
month ne won his sergeantcy. Dick
Is now at Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long
Island, N. Y. engaged In drilling the
boys from the Bowery and other sec
tlons OF New York. Friends of the
| elder Owen are congratulating him
upon the success OF his son
Sale of Liberty Bonds.
petersburg banks will organize to-
morrow in the interest OF a. campaign
Tor the sale of the second issue OF lib
erty bonds. All of the local banks
/ We're highly successful with the sale
or bonds of the first issue, and, due
70 the enormous sum of money which
Is IN circulation In this section now
the second sale is expected to exceed
| by far the first sale
| Elks to Give Minstrels.
! Petersburg Lodge of Elks has con-
/
tracted with a large minstrel produc-
! tlon company to present the annual
performance here at the Academy OF
/ Music about the middle of October
for several years the Elks' Ministries
nave attracted large crowds at This
.ocai playhouse. A large cast of the
best local talent will take part con.
sisting of many prominent men and
women Committees are being an.
pointed and organization will be per,
| iected at meeting to be held in the
iooge-rooms tomorrow (Mondsyl
night.
Death of an Infant,
margaret Lee Turner, the hftran.
year-o!d daughter OF Charles r. ana
palsy b. Turner, died at her parents
nome. III Guarantee street, early hi,
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Turner were
formerly OF Dendron, but have nass
many friends in Petersburg since corn !.
ihs mere TO make their home. who will
| -s x with them in the loss a,
tneir enid. Funeral services wAr.
conducted. at the gravA ~ pra.xs.