Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
LEGISLATURE GAINS
FOR VIRGINIA VETS
Railroad Service Scored.
Strike Cuts Off Many
Trains.
HIGH PRICES REDUCED

RICHMOND, Va, August 9.-With
perhaps twenty members of the new leg
islature elected on the platform OF
abolishing the department of prohi-
bition, the vets of the state are In
high glee. There are 40 members
in both branches, and in several dis
tricts there were three-cornered
fights, usually two drys Offering. the
result being that the vets slipped in
There will be a determined fight to
abolish the prohibition department.
the governor favoring the enforce
ment Of the law by the local Officers.
This has not proven efficacious in the
past, many Of the county and city
officers failing to discover and cap
ture notorious liquor sellers. while
the prohibition officers walk in and
take the offenders red-handed. There
are indications that the republicans
a mere handful Of legislators, may
hold the balance of power.
Inspectors Harry B. Sweet ana w.
b. Dunleavy have resigned from the
force of the prohibition commissioner.
Both men resigned, it is understood,
because Of the change in the char.
acter Of the work, they being forced
to remain away from their homes a
good part of the time. Lewis H.
Machep, formerly of Alexandria, is
now the chief assistant and counsel
to the commissioner.
Railroads Are Scored.
Chairman William F. Rhea of the
state Corporation commission has
made ssan investigation of the train
servic& in this state and has called
cars ,Wust be provided to handle the
passengers, that the cars must be
cleafe4 and that the stations at sew
eral Nboints must be replaced with
places. that are mt for occupancy by
trainE Chairman Rhea says, many
ofice$s and members of the crews
are insufferably Indifferent and rude
to passengers.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has cut
on fwo trains each way between
Richsaond and Old Point. one each
way Hetween Richmond and Lynch
burg,@sand two each way between
Richnond and Charlottesville. The
clerker in the general offices have
TuesaSy their service will be dis
pensSt with. there being nothing for
themessto do because of the strike,
and erks in all station along the
line vi get the same notice. Food
stufsenly are being handled on three
of tHR lines at this time. all other
shiphkn ts having an embargo placed
asais.s them
saSing High Price Problem
The. Richmond Renters and Con-
sumeIR Protective Association, an or
gani3 lion which seeks to lower the
cost s6{ living, has arranged for
coal N1pply at about So ton under
the &lErket price and q contract has
beens.nade to furnish members of
tho qQgociatfon with the best grade
of Mn at $1.75 barrel less than
the dhlers demand. Butter eggs.
chiclQns and other commodities are
beinSpupplied at 10 to rs per cent
Reduction.
COLI storage warehouses. dry stor-
age 1tces, warehouses and stores Of
everJSFAort are stocked with foods.
Moreaehan Q million pounds Of bacon
are $6hnd in the establishments of
the sbiG meat packers which have
ofnce0sAnd storage places here. Tho
distrS attorney is making . close
iuspd 6&ion Of warehouses in the
eaStSU8 district under directions Of
the 3kforney general
Cor laints are coming from the
Shen6ndoah valley of the depreda-
tion4 n the elk brought to Virginia
threAsSpr four years ago. Ten-foot
fencs1tare NO barrier to the animals.
and a sorts of crops are being con-
sume&by them.