The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-11
DRIVER OF wHISKEY CARS
GETS HEARING THIS A. !

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Petersburg, June 10.-H. H Mar
tin, the driver of the car containing
ESQ pints of Cascade whiskey, which
was stopped by the military police late
Saturday night just outside of Etterick
and within the Ave mile zone around
Camp Lee, will be given hearing be-
fore Magistrate Cousins in the Ches-
terfield court tomorrow morning.
When the car was stopped by the
military police, Martin denied all
ownership or knowledge of the whis-
key and said the car belonged to
Bob" Jones, of this city. w. y.
Rahily, who was caught in the car
when it was stopped. was taken to
the provost marshal's office in CON
nection with the Importation of the
whskey
United States District Attorney
Richard n. Mann, of this city. accom-
panied the military police when they
stopped the car. which had been traced
since IT left Baltimore on June s
G. Jaegg. who was arrested by Lieu
tenant David Dunlop early Sunday
morning with his wife in an auto
mobile containing $40 pints OF whis-
key on the Petersburg turnpike. will
also have a hearing in Chesterfield
tomorrow morning.
Rests WciI After Attempted Suicide
Mrs. L. Is. Butler, of 1919 Liberty
street, who attempted to take her
life yesterday afternoon a her home
10y shooting herself in the left breast
with revolver, is not out of danger
but is resting well at the Petersburg
hospital today.
Mrs. Butler, who is young mar.
ried woman, having been married only
ii few months. placed the revolver
against her left breast and fred the
bah going entirely through the body
and stopping IN the out-clothing The
bullet was found by local detective
who went to the scene. and it is now
IN the hands of the local police
Dependency is the reason given by
the woman as the cause for her at
tempt on her life.
To Post Bankhcad Road Signs.
of7cial signs for the Bankhead Ma
tlonal highway win soon he prepared
AMI posted along the route Of the pro-
posed National highway from Wash
inEton TO Los Angeles and which
passes through Petersburg. These
signs viii he permanent and will mark
the entire route of the highway.
Injuries Only Slight.
The injuries TO j. 5. Schneider, a y.
& ". employe. and white fireman,
whose name could not be learned. and
who were injured at HopewelI yester-
day morning in train accident, were
found TO be only slight and the men
were able to leave the hospital to-
day.
The two men were IN the caboose
on the rear end OF one train when an
other train was backed into the ca
boose, injuring the men, They were
taken to the hospital In Hopewell
Naturalize Soldiers.
More than 1000 foreign born SOL !
dierS Of Camp Lee We're naturalized
today at a special session of court /
held by Judge Waddill,. of the federal /
district court. The court vas held
IN front OF division headquarters and .
several prominent men. including
United States District Attorney r. II.
Mann OF this city, delivered addresses .
to the men
Most OF the men naturalized TODAY
we're Italians and Greeks. with several /
Scotch, Irish and Russian. They all |
were memb ers of the depot brtgades /
and replacement units
Hold Patriotic Meeting.
Tomorrow evening a great patriotic I
citing will be held in Central park
ny the 7 NJ, c. A. and the Y. W. c A /
The melting will be preceded by a /
band concert by the depot brigade
hand of Camp Lee and DR.. James r !
scott prominent war speaker of /
Petersburg, W. Va. will be the chief
speaker of the evening
The meeting will he presided over
by Charles T, Lassner. ana several
hundred members of the two organ I
cations are expected to take part in
the meeting
Elected 10 Zion Meeting.
At A meeting Of the Bradeia Zion
society, held last night. Harry Sol1od IL
chairman Of the Zion society in this
city. was elected delegate from this 4
city to the national convention to be
held in Pittshurg this month
DR.. Goldberg. of Norfolk, the prin
opal speaker of the evening. spoke on
the patriotism of the Jews and the