The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-13
Petersburg
MAKE FINE RESULTS
. IN WAR STAMP SALES

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Petersburg. Va, May with to-
tai sales amounting to more than
SIS 600 and reports from the various
booths still incomplete, indications
are that Petersburg will surpass the
$50, goo mark in the Thrift Stamp
week" campaign. The accurate and
full returns viii hardly be available
! before Monday on account OF many
school children having large sales re-
ported, but it IL certain that this city
will go over the top in the weeks
campaign.
I The sales Friday. as a result of
/ the schools closing early in order that
/ the children might be more active on
/ the streets. took a remarkable jump.
i the total sales for the day being
greater than the total for the first
| four days
! The high school. which sold $4,000
/ in stamps. has already passed the
$4,000. with indications that this
mark will be greatly increased by the
missing reports. The reports from
THE other schools OF the city arc way
above the quotas allotted them.
| Policeman Kills Negro.
While resisting arrest. an unidenti-
| fed negro was shot and instantly
killed last night about II O'Clock in
a negro poolroom on Railroad ave-
nue., in Hopewel. by Patrolman Ed
ward McGorry. OF the Hopewell police
force The negro made three at
tempts to stab the officer. who had
entered the poolroom to place the
man under arrest. before McGorry
drew his gun and fired.
! One of the balls from the officers
pistol passed through the negro's
neck and second bullet struck him
just over the left eye. killing him in
+ stantly. A coroner's jury in Hopewell
today exonerated the officer.
The negro went into the poolroom
and caused disturbance and the
officer was called in ny the proprie-
tor of the place
Local Soldier in Wreck.
Sergeant NJ. G Farrell, brother
Of J. Marvin and Vernon Farrell,
prominent business men Of Peters
burg was among the soldiers on the
troop train carrying soldiers which
was wrecked near Columbia. 5, C, as
II was leaving Camp Jackson.
Sergeant Farrell WAS uninjured in
THE accident and assisted in the res
cue work after the wreck
Becomes Policeman.
/ Another member was added to the
police force TODAY when David W.
/ Wilkerson. vell-known hricklayer
Of the West End. was sworn in as n
member by Justice c. @. Peasants.
Mr. Wilkerson will serve as a substi-
tute until promoted 10 regular duty.
On Casualty List.
David + Bryan. of HopeweH whose
name appeared on yesterdays casu-
J aNy list of American soldiers in
France was formerly employed at the
Du Pont plant in Hopeweii and was
among the first 5 per cent Of the
drafted men to be forwarded to Canp
Lee from Hopewcll last September
lie made his home in Hopewell. where
his father and mother now reside. He
was originally from North Carolina.
Bryan In believed to have been
among the number Of national army
/ who were transferred early last win
ter to the regular army divisions 10
bring them ur to war strength, He
is thought to he the first of the men
who passed through their training
Z period at Camp Lee to he killed ir
action in France.
Tells Of Travellers Aid.
Grin c. Baker. Of New York, gen
teral secretary of the National Trav-
elers' Aid society. visited this city yes
terAav and addressed at the Army