Evening star., 1919-02-23
Is. LANE IN RACE
FOR HOUSE SEAT
Candidate in Sixth Virginia
!. District, Formerly Repre-
L Sented by MIR. Glass.
OTHER NEWS OF STATE
Correspondence of The Sunday star.)

rcurresponieuce Of The Sunday star.)
RICHMOND, Va, February "a
frank S. Lane of Montvale, Bedford
county, is a candidate for Congress in
opposition to Col James p. Woods of
Roanoke, in the sixth district The
election is fixed for Tuesday to fill
the place to which Secretary Glass of
the Treasury was elected in November
, Mr.. Lane is opposed to the general
platform on which Col Woods stands,
particularly that of government own
ership of railroads AID his attitude
toward labor. Mr.. Lane says he will
carve into the many unnecessary
jobs, reduce taxation and place the
school trustees and teachers on a sal
AIRY that will justify" He stands
strong for the farmers.
Flag Is Received.
The white and red flag of the Gee
choslovak republic has been presented
by Charles Pergler. the representative
of the new republic in the United
States. The ceremonies took place on
the southern portico of the state capi-
4. tol and were witnessed by large
crowd. The governors staff was in
uniform, there was music by band
and one of the features was the sing
ing of the national airs of America and
of the new republic by a party of
ten young girls in native costume.
Gov Davis made brief speech in ac-
cepting the flag, saying it would be
placed alongside that of the state and
that of the United States There was
Ia of he L hna fiOs,
over the capitol during the ceremonies.
Buys New Theater.
John Metchell, president of a col
ored peoples bank, has bought for
himself and that institution the Strand
Theater. built a few years ago, and
which has been operated at various
times by different parties, but never
with any marked degree of success.
The theater is in the business section,
the shopping center of Broad street.
The property occupies a front of sixty
six feet and the price paid was $112,0o0
On the Road Force.
Leo Kidd. the young man who for
eeverd months had repeated contacts
with the police. and who has been ar
rested many times on the charge of
violating the prohibition laws, is
working on the highways in Chester
deld county-is a member of the pick
and-shovel brigade. Kidd was last ar
rested in Augusta county on the charge
of transporting liquor. but he was ac-
quilted He had been sentenced to the
roads on two different occasions for a
similar offense, however, and the uni
taken into custody. Clad in the uni
form OF soldier, Kidds counsel de-
clared he could not be forced to work
on the roads, but Sheriff Gill of Ches-
terfield declared that he would show
that such thing could be done Kidd
has always had money to do as he
pleased He is working hard. how
ever. and gives no trouble.
Farm Labor Shortage.
Federal. state and city agencies are
devoting all their time to getting Ia
Dor for the farmers. Owners of land
are offering tenants homes. teams.
seed, fertilizers if they will come and
take up lands and break even on the
crops The demand for farm help has
raised the price for $50 to $40 a month
with board, and still the people are
declining to take this work. preferring
to wait to see il there will not be a
recurn to the erstwhile high prices for
employment in the industrial eenters.
There are many more men than there
are Jobs in this city, and the number
- increasing from time to time as
Sma01rom the Army are being released.
Found His Money.
- discharged soldier spent three
hnks here q day or two ago. He
las on his way to Michigan He had
his pay In his pocket Going to a
movie, he spent the time waiting for
q train. He started on his journey
And when twenty miles from the city
discovered that he had lost s2os He
boarded another train. went to the
theater and asked if the money had
not been turned into the box Office.
6e suggested an inspection of the
place where he had been seated A
nashHght was produced, and right in
front of the seat he had occupied the
roll was found intact. The soldier
gave the fashlight man 81 NO
wonder that man escaped injury on
. the battlefront" said the manager.
sAaSne made another start for home
Seeking speakership.
xnoush not a nomination has yet
0eHn made for the house of delegates,
IL Is accepted here that three men
WIN seek the position of speaker
this session. They are Col. Richard
La Brewer OF Suffolk, Chris J. Meetze
: OF Prince William and J. o. Norris of
lancaster All have served several
tek5ns in the house, all are candidates
to succeed themselves in that body
ME. Meetz Is business man and
lawyer having gotten his license at
a recent session of the examining
board
Machinery Is Ordered.
Machinery for the great boiler
plant under construction here has
BEEN ordered and is expected to
arrive I'm the next few weeks. The
plant viii have capacity for about
one boiler each working day The
officers say that the plant will build
boilers of enormous size, using about
Seventy-hvc tons of steel in each The
boflars viii be moved down the river
On harges when completed and
placed ia the yards of the Newport
News Shfpbui1ding Company Work
On the buildings is making splendid
pnugress-
VIII Hold Auto Show.
One week from Monday the annual
exhibit OF the Richmond Auto Show
Association wiu open it's doors for
the third display. a week ago all
the space was reserved for the deal
srs and agents. The show will be a
social event there being a large
number of new style cars coming in
oAthiS time Musir will