Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-26
VIRGINIA NEWS


! $50, 900 barrels this fall, according e
cxpert. estimates made. The crol
!of 1916 was about $4,000 Darre::
while that of last year did not GO
over 100000. barrels.
J William T. Hicks of Fredericksburg
fell from ladder at the Germanla
mills Monday morning and was St
badly injured that he died two hours
later. His skull was crushed and M
never regained consciousness. lie wa.
!60 years old.
Within The last 10 days II deserter
have been arrested by Federal agents
in Patrick county. Some of the mer
had been at large since November
hiding in the mountains and receiving
outside assistance. All of the men have
been taken to Camp Lee and mer
charged with aiding and abetting the
fugitives are being kept in the Pat.
rick county Jail to await action by the
Federal grand jury.
Following a search OF several hours.
the lifeless body of John Sechrest,
aged sixty years, was found Satur-
day afternoon in half reclining pos
ture against the wall in the old chair
factory building on Seventh street ex-
tension with bullet hole in his head.
A 32-caliber revolver at his feet, with
one cartridge exploded, furnished ev2-
dcnce Tor the belief that be commit
! ted suicide.
The police commissioners of Peters
burg held a special meeting yesterday
! evening to consider the resignation O
Chief Of Police James Brockwell.
Chief Brockwell's resignation was due
to statement alleged to have been
made by Capt. E. L. De Camp, pro
vest marshall of Camp Lee, in Thic::
he was quoted as telling the police
commissioners that Brockwell was no.
qualified to hold the position. Actor
,, on Chief Brockwell's resignation wa:
deferred to later day.
-Four special train; bringing approx
mately 2,Q0G men from Pennsylvania:
Virginia and West Virginia, ma
iority of whom were from Pennsyl-
vania, reached Camp Lee yesterday,
OF those from Virginia 125 were from
Norfolk. Thirteen hundred Virgin
ians arrived at the camp Monday
evening, 500 of whom were fron
Richmond. Pennsylvania is to furnish
. 1000 men and Virginia and West Va,
5000 each in this new movement.
There are now at the veterinary train
inc school at Camp Lee about 100 in
structors and about 1000 men.
Six members of the Richmond police
fore who have been indicted werc
temporarily suspended by Chief
Sherry yesterday. This is the ou.-
come Of the recent grand jury report.
Former Chief Sowcll, who had been
denoted to the ranks and granted {
furlough of thirty days, expiring ye=-
tcrday and who had signified his IN
tention to resign, has been given .
fiftecn-day extension. Every mem
Der Of the force against whom charges
have been made will be given trial
Evidence will have to be submitted a;
these trials of such nature as vii!
sustain action by the court or the
mayor.
Through the efforts Of G. NJ. lnman
of Richmond, special agent OF the
United States Department Of Labor
the farmers of Frederick, as well "a
those of any other county OF the
State, have been assured of ample Ia
Dor to harvest the seasons crops. MI.
Inman who was in Winchester yester-
day, stated that any farmer desiring
help can get it by making application.
through the local draft boards, to the
furlough officer at Camp Lee, who
will at once send the required nuli:-
Der of men to the farms for the num-
,, Der of days indicated in the applica-
ton. Practically all the red tap
heretofore encountered had been cut
away, Mr.. Inman stated, and he urg-
ed farmers not to hesitate to place
their applications at once.
Promo Christopher, an agea negro
! woman, and her thrce-year-old grand
child, Lucille Smith, were killed yes
| .erday afternoon by being struck by
IN airplane from Langley Field at
| Hampton. The machine, N which
were Licutenants Addington and Ed
| wards, was forced to make landing
lust on the outskirts Of the town ow-