Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-01

dli0 DiliiS Otiicl 1lIiinaiS. NOHS oii {.
farm were bitten and several head OF
cattle along with sheep! and hogs had
to be killed.
Mr. Reginald Z. Dudley, aged six
teen, son OF Mr.. J. E. Dudley, Of
Charlottesville, a Southern Railway
conductor, died Saturday in a Phila-
delphia hospital from the result of
injuries sustained while running as
an express messenger fro mWashing-
ton to Philadelphia.
If facilities permitted, the Virginia
Military Institute could probably en-
roll for next session 1000 to 1000
cadets. The outside limit is about 600
that can possibly be accommodated.
That number was reached six weeks
ago.. General E. W. Nichols, super
intendent, said last week that the
correspondence continues to Be very
heavy from parents who are eager to
have their sons enter at the next
session.
A dispatch from Danvile says Miss
Mary Windsor and Raymond Barbour
were killed instantly and Miss Nellie
Bolen and Jeff Burton died early Sat
urday in Greensboro, n. c., hos
pital as q result Of an automobile
accident Saturday morning between
Reidsville and Greensboro. The party
was returning from Greensboro when
a seven-passenger Hudson, in which
they were riding, collided with
freight train.
Replying to the criticism of the
special grand jury of the Hastings
Court directed at him for his man.
agement of the police department.
Mayor George Ainslie, of Richmond,
has issued a statement in which he
declared that the city charter placed
him only over the chief of police, and
that he was not generally in charge
of the department. He called atten-
ton to the changed conditions in Rich
mond as result of the massing of
soldiers near here, and resented the
charge that this city is degenerate
with vice. gambling and bootlegging.
Charged with interfering with
Plainclothesmen NJ. F. L.mpkin and
NJ. R. Brown in the discharge Of their
duty, w. r. Newman, Waterman of
the Main Street Station, in Richmond,
was Saturday placed under arrest,
carried 10 the First police station and
there bailed for his appearance IN
police court. The arrest of Newman
resulted after Police Lumpk!n and
Brown, in search OF five trunks of
liquor reported to be in the baggage
room of the STATEN, had been elected
BY Newman. The five trunks OF whls-
XIV were later seized and taken to the
First station.
". w. Thompson. aged twenty-four
years, son of farmer of Dinwiddle
county, residing Short distance from
McKenliey, was found dead with a
bullet wound in his left breast near
the heart and a recently purchased
pistol lying on the bed near his side
in room at the Central Lodging
House, on Sycamore street, Petersburg
Saturday forenoon. He was g men,
Der OF the Fourth Company, First
Battalion, Infantry Replacement,
Camp Lee, and was forwarded 20
Camp Lee by the local exemption
board three or FOUR weeks ago The
deceased left letter addressed to tho
captain of his company, in which it
is thought he explained his reason
for taking his life.
Governor Westmoreiand Davis has
appointed his colonies, twcnty-four in
all. They are carefully selected from
the various cities and communities
throughout the state David II. Leakc
is chief of staff. The list follows:
David H. Leake. Richmond, chief Of
staff; lie Roy Hodges, Petersburg; 5.
L. Slower, Norfolk; W. Madison Scott.
Richmond; Thomas Henry Noting
ham, Eastville; Gordon Blundon,
Reidsville; F. Nash Bilisoly, Ports
mouth; G. S. P. Holland, Jr., Suffolk:
B. Morgan Shepherd, Ashland; ".
Frank Powers, Richmond: Horace l..
Smith, Petersburg; d. l.. Holcomba,
Danville; John 7. Trout, Roanoke; W.
L. Maupin, Jr., Charlottesville; Don
aid Richards, Warrenton; Cecil Con-
nor. Lessbarg; Harry I. Harrison.
Lcesburg: L. E. Garrett, Lessburg;
Dan Slaughter, Culpeper; Buford Will
liams, Pearisburg: Napoleon Bond,
Coeburn; 7. N. Dobyns, Dublin; Steve