The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-10
Especial TO The Richmond Vlrginian.)
ICE SHORTAGE MAY
BE BUT TEMPORARY

Petersburg is suffering from an ice
shortage which ice manufacturers
say is only temporary. The shortage
Is due to the fact that about so per
cent. of the total output of the three
plants here has been commandeered
by the military authorities at Camp
Lee.
The government ice plants at the
camp have broken down and while
they are undergoing repairs. the local
plants have been taken over and are
now furnishing Ice for the camp. The
repairs to the government plants will
probably be finished within the next
few days and the entire output of the
three local plants Will be available
for local consumption.
Honor to Fred Landram.
Among those cited for courage
and determination and disregard Of
personal danger" on the field in
France IS Private Fred Landrum. Of
this city, who, through courage and
devotion to duty. carried messages to
and from the front line over a field
continually swept by shell fire and en-
abled the battalion commander 10
keep in touch with his command.
Held Without Bail.
Cecil Saddler. alias Professor
Binancio Vilaneuva. a West Indian
negro magician. who shot and dan
gerously wounded another negro in
Pocahontas on the night OF July 40.
at a show in negro church. was to-
day sent on 10 the hastings court for
trial. He is held without bail for the
September term OF court
The wunded negro was struck
twice by bullets from Saddler's gun.
and was taken to the hospital In a
dangerous condition
Labor Board Chosen.
AZ meeting of the board OF gov
errors of the chamber OF commerce.
held last night Charles f. Plnmmer.
a prominent attorney of this city. was
named chairman of the local labor
board. following the action Of the
meeting of the manufacturers Of this
city, held several nights ago, at which
time IL was decided that the board If
governors of the cramber OF com
merce select and recommend the
chairman OF the local board, who Is
TO represent the government.
A. ]. James was chosen by the
State Federation OF Labor as the rep
III PttSt rs QIi tIiC posAa u.
Thomas h Maclin, of the Maclin,
thinner. McGiil Tobacco coma pany.
was named the official representative
Lieutenant Alley Receivers.
Liutenant Alley Receivers.
| Lieutenant william l.. Alley of this
city. who was severely wounded while
| under fire somewhere In France is
rapidly recovering and is now in a
| hospital In Paris,
4
| r. W. Underwood. of 617 Mingea
street Blandford. has volunteered for
overseas Y. NJ. c. A work. Mr.. Tn
derwood IS a well-known sign painter
and is prominent in the business life
| of the city.
! With the enlistment OF MI Under
wood for this work. nine men have
volunteered for this work from this
| city. Fifteen have been asked for
| from this city by John Garland Pol
| lard.
Funeral of Mrs. Philips. =.
| Mrs. Sarah Ann Philips died
| this morning at the Petersburg hospi-
/ tai following an attack of sunstroke
The deceased was seventy years OF
age and is survived by four children
| Mrs, r. E. Spain. Messrs, Thomas and
| William Philips, of this city. and
John Philips. Of Philadelphia.
The funeral will take place ton1or-
row afternoon o'clock from he
| Old Blandford church. he Rev. 4. r
Love. pastor OF the West End Bap-
1 list church, officiating.
Rural Carrier Examination.
| The United States civil service com
mission has announced an examina'
ton for the county of Dinwiddie. te
| he held at Petersburg on Sept. IS
1918, TO fill the position Of rural car
rier al Church Road and vacancies
! that may later occur on rural routes
from other postoftices in the county
| The examination will be open only
TO male citizens who are actually
| domiciled in the territory OF a post
Office in the county and who meet The
other requirements set forth in form
! number 1917. This form and appli
| cation blanks may be obtained from
the Offices mentioned above or from
the United States civil service com.
mission at Washington, u c. Appli
cations should be forwarded to tht
commission at Washington at tbs
earliest practicable date.
During the continuance OF the
! present war the commission will, If
| accordance with the request of tbs
postoffice department. admit womeI
to rural carrier examinations upor