Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
VIRGINIA

Special trains. arrived at. Camp Lee
yesterday bringing about $500 draft
! ed men out of $4,000 expected from,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
; Teachers who sign up for the yeai
in Richmond public schools mus;
swear their loyalty. The new con-
tracts, just issued in conformity =
recent action of the board of educa-
ton, contain this clause: "The said
teacher hereby swears or affirms allie
gian,e or loyalty to the government
of the United States"
It was announced in Danville yester-
day by the Southern Railway that eff
fective next Monday, the office Of the
general superintendent Of the Northern
division, embracing six divisions, will
be moved to Danville from Richmond.
The transfer is being made in order to
get into closer touch with the main
line. Forty families are affected by
the transfer.
Fines and costs aggregatingS5G
were imposed on the Danville Cream
cry Co., Inc, of Danville, and A. S.
Barksale, of Randolph, in the police
court Tuesday. Both concerns were
charged with adulterating milk. Evil
dence in the form of a letter showed
that Barksale had watered his milk
and tests made by state dairy in
spector showed similar results when
the local concerns milk was tested.
Women can now serve as rural mali
carriers, according to an announce
ment received from John A. Nc
Ilhenny, president of the U. S. civil
service commission. The announcement
came as a result of a carrier at
Charles City resigning to enter war
service. The civil service board in
Charles City has been notified that
women would be permitted to take the
rural carriers examination and serve
during the war.
Robert J. Summers, common
wealth's attorney for the county an
nounces that disposition of the James
Canter case would be made within the
next few days, when it will be deter
mined whether or not Canter will be
released or subjected to a seventh
trial. The Supreme Court of Ap-
peals recently reversed the decision OF
the Washington County Court in find
ing Canter guilty of murder in the
first degree and the case was remain
ded for another trial. Canter has been
confined in the Jail at Abingdon, for
three years on the grounds of being
implicated in the murder of Mrs. Maud
Wilson. near Bristol.
Mrs. Fannie Perkins, of Petersburg,
and her two sors, William and Ed
ward,~were seriously injured when a
buggy in which they were, was struck
by passenger train on the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway at the Hawk
street crossing in Petersburg about
noon yesterday. Mrs. Perkins was
driving across the track in front of the
approaching train, and becoming
frightened checked the horse in the
middle of the track. Mrs. Perkins
right leg was so badly crushed that 1t
had to be amputated and her son Will
lam had his skull fractured and was
injured internally. The condition OF
both mother and son is regarded as
critical. Edward, aged II, escaped IN
ury. :.
Although recommended for dis
missal from the Richmond police force
Chief of Police C. S. Sherry still IS at
It's head Mayor Ainslee having retus-
cd to remove him. Custer proceed
ings are being initiated against HIM
bv Judge D. C. Richardson in the hust-
ings court by recommendation OF the
grand jury. Similar conditions sur
round Capt. George E. Pollock, secre-
tary of the police force, Detective Ser
peant Louis Bertucci and Patrolman
c. A. Strain, all Of whom were recon-
mended for dismissal by the grand
Jury. The four will be tried in custer
proceedings next week. H. T.. Price,
alleged king of bootleggers IN Rich
mond, and against whom seven indict-
ments have been brought by the grand
Jury, has disappeared from the city.
Detective Sergeant Waymack left yes
tcrday for Lima, Ohio, to bring back
r,r,or potroIn1an r 6 Waller lnu!ct-