The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
Petersburg
CHAMBER or COMMERCE
DISCUSSES STATE TAN

tSpeeiat TO The Richmond NlrEInian.}
Petersburg, Feb 1s.--At a meeting
Of the board of directors Of the Re
tersburR chamber Of commerce. TO be
held tonight in the rooms Of tho
chamber, the question Of the proposed
increase of the state taxes Of twenty
cents on real estate and other intau-
gibles will be discussed,
Captain r. r. Heath. president Of
the Petersburg Savings and Insurance
company received a wire today from
Oliver j. sands Of the Richmond
bankers committee opposed to the
measure. asking that the local busl-
ness men go on record as against the
proposed measuEe. soon after receiv-
ing the message from Mr. Sands. Cap
tain Heath called the meeting for to-
night.
Catholic Mission 40 he Conducted.
For the coming two weeks a Cath
ollie mission will be conducted at the
ST Joseph'x Catholic church by the
Rev Fathers Turner and Bryne. OF
the Eedemptorist order. THE first
week OF the mission will be held for
women and the second week for men.
The services VIII be held At and
50 A. NJ each day and 7.3a O'Clock
each night The services last night
were attended by a large number Of
persons. many Of which were men
from camp Lee. who are attending the
services in the church AeEe regularly.
"wednesday Music CIab Meets.
= The Wed ntssday Music club VIII
meet at the home os Mrs. Witherspoon.
on Marshall street. tomorrow after
noon. some Of the leading musicians
Of the state Will appear on the pro-
gram and the meeting IS one OF the
most important Of the year.
Minstrel show saturday.
The Minstrel show to be given at
the Academy Of Music on Saturday
might. Marcn 9Th. by the men OF the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth +ntan-
try regiment promises TO be one 81
best amateur performances seen IN
this city In a long time
The men of the minstrels are being
trained by John r. Driscoli. division
song director, and Captain 5. ]. Ray
mond. adjutant Of the Three hundred
and Eighteenth regiment hoth OF
these men are veteran theatrieal men
and some of the men under their train
ing can hardly be classed as amateurs
they having seen service on the pFo-
fessionai stage,
The proceeds Of the show Will go
10 the regimental fund, More than
eighty men of the regiment. when Is
composed of Virginians VIII take part
in the show In addition to the regi-
mental hand. which IL considered one
of theN>best In the state,
Held for Grand Jury,
Charged with disorderly conducs
and with assaulting each other, Ethel
Blackburn and sam Davis were held
for the grand jury In the police court
of Hopewell this morning.
J. l.. ElIentry and ], 5. Williams
the latter being Richmond man
were held for the grand jury in the
police court of HopeweN this MORN
ing. ON the charge Of transporting
eighty pints OF whiskey into Hopewen'
The men were arrested yesterday as
they were nearing Hopeweh IN an
automobile.
williams claims that he did not
know that Ellentry had whiakey IN
4he ear. but that he had been hired
by Euentry TO bring him from Rich
mond in the car to Hopeweu Tor Wv
Both men were released on bail
working Fiim-Eism Game.
Charged with working the nim- nam
game on country negro working AZ
Camp Lee several weeks age, wyatt
white a negro weilknoWn In ponce
circles OF this city waS sent on 10
the hastings court in the police court
of this city this morning.
The old game of fndins pocket
book containing a large sum or money
and asking to have the money changed
resulted III the country negro losing
$s7 to the willy negro of this city