The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-27
Petersburg

| Especial to The Richmond VirRinian)
Petersburg. Va. June 26--Judgtng
from the number OF robberies In the
city recently, the community Is In the
| grip OF an epidemic OF burglary.
Thefts OF nearly all grades are being
committed from the pilfering hen
roosts to the cracking OF safes by
professional yeggs.
| Wednesday morning. before day
break. the home OF Charles T. Nor
Kiss, on Liberty street. was entered
and, while the family slept. valuables
representing $3.50 were taken from
the home. Among the articles stolen
was gold watch worth much more
than its intrinsic value. The apart
ments of DR.. Haney Bell, in the Nor
riss home. were not overlooked by the
thieves. who made away with DR..
Bells watch. worth SIS, and some
cash.
The home of Wesley Martin, on
| High Pearl street, was also entered
and Martin sustained the loss OF ar
ticles valued at about $50. This
makes the NTH burglary reported
! since Monday morning.
! The board Of supervisors of Ches-
terfield county. have offered a reward
of $500 for the apprehension of tho
yeggs who cracked the safe of w. T.
Sherman, in Ettrick. Monday morn
ing and got away with sl5,oeo in cash
and securities, Pinkerton detectives
arrived here yesterday to aid the
local police in running down the
thieves.
Enlistments Mt Camp Lee
| The total enlistments at Camp Lee
since voluntary recruiting began IN
March reach $50 and will pass tho
1 900 mark by July
BY July, 4, the base hospital will
/ De deserted so far as overseas
wounded men are concerned The
500 patients now under treatment
there will be sent 20 Atlanta. Railway,
y. j.. Fort McHenry and Spartanburg,
). c. The base hospital will then he
used for soldiers stationed at Camp
Lee. which will be permanent army
post.
Salaries of Commissioners.
Il The committee appointed to Ak the
salaries of the commissioners who are
10 act under the commission form Of
| government have decided to break the
secrecy OF their meeting OF Tuesday
| night and they announce that the sal
airy OF the commissioners will be $500
per annunl each and that Of the mayor
| VIII be $500. The next question to he
decided Is Who will work for this in
these days of H. c. L. The comr1is-
sioners Will elect the city manager
! Inspect Petersburg Graya.
The Petersburg Crays were inspect
ed and mustered in last night in the
| Virginia warehouse nv Captain Ker-
nan. OF the United States army Eighty
seven men took the oath OF office and
| volunteered for active service for three
years and for three years in the re-
serve. Captain Herman was later en-
tertained at dinner at the Petersburg
hotel by CAPTAIN Lanter and Secretary
Martin.
one-Man Car. Please.
Additional "one-man" cars have ar
/ rived and are doing duty on the wash
ineton street line. Twenty-Five more
cars of the same type will arrive here
within the next ten days and will
/ Immediately so into commission The
PUBLIC is pleased with the experiment
and the old STYLE OF heavy two
crew car VIII soon be thing OF the
| past
Results Are Gratifying.
Final reports for the Methodist cen
tenary drive in Petersburg are in and
arc very gratifying. The quota for
the district was s25o,ooo Presiding Ell
led Colonna reports that s325.5s4s 50
was pledged without credits. and $7s,-
a4,,o5 with credits. making total Of
s4o3.s1I.sa.
Lchmond juniors Attend.
Two hundred candidates will be inl-
uated tomorrow night into the Wiz
ginia council. Jr. O. Il. A. NJ. No. g.
More than 200 Juniors will come from
Richmond to witness the ceremonies.
Fined for 'eToting" Gun.
r., c. Wood. former major in the
United states army a Camp Lee was
fined $40 and costs in police court this
morning on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons He was arrested
last night at the Stratford hotel by
Detectives Eanes and Chandler. both
OF whom testified against him this
morning Detective Eanes said that
he and Detective Chandler went to
the ex-major's room in the hotel in
search Of whiskey. According to the
detec''"e only quart was found but
the 1rge OF carrying a concealed
wea' was lodged against him.
Lieutenant RayhNck. Of the military
police. was also a witness against
Wood on the pistol charge
Young Girl Missing.
Since she left the home OF her
mother on Cox Road. Dinwiddie coun-
I ty, on Tuesday night, to come to this
city. Alder Baker. eleven-year old
daughter OF Mrs Hessie Baker. has
not been seen or heard from. and the
local police have been notified and
asked to locate her.
Alder Baker Is about four feet eight
inches tall, weighs about 100 pounds
and is rather stout. She has fair
complexion, blue eyes and dark hair.
Ivey-Cox Nuptials.
George T. Ivey and Miss Ruth Cox
were married last night by Rev: W. P.
Shamhart OF Washington Street Chris
tan church.
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