Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-29
VIRGINIA NEWS

William McWhirt,, 10 years Old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Nc
Whirt, Of Stafford county, while rid
ing on the runninghoard of a heavily
loaded truck, fell under the wheels
and was instantly killed.
Physicians. of Harrisonburg and
Rockingham County announce an in
crease in charges for service, effec-
tive May i. Minimum charges are
to be 81 for Office calls, 81 for per-
sonal visits, with mileage Of Is cents
| extra for each mile in excess Of the
first.
Saving their way into the Dinwld-
die county Jail, thieves Tuesday night
| made away with s1,700 worth of con-
fiscated whisky The liquor was
stored in section Of the jail not &C.
cupied by prisoners and those incar-
| cerated in the lock up were not dis
turbed by the robbers.
Smallpox has broken out in. the
winaze--of Newport Page county, 1o
miles south of Luray, and business
| in that section has been brought to
standstill. Farmers living in that
part Of Page county are afraid TO
90 to the village of Newport to do
their trading. County health offie-
ials. are taking steps to prevent the
disease; from Spreading T s. I:
worley Wells and Harvey Agee
| night policemen of Norton, charged
with killing II yearfold' Amos ,tCeu-
dan, mail, carrier, in that city on
Saturday, night, were granted Sl5r
600 bail yesterday Wells succeeded in
making the bond and 'Agee was, re-
turned to his cell; ;Thestwo? officers
claim that the; tragedy occurred
when young, Coudan' attempted 70
| pass them latter they had halted
him, thinkiug that he was. an escaped
! convict from the Wise, county Jail for
| whom they. were watching, i, =,
An investigation into the alleged
conduct Of fire; truck drivers Of Win
chester in.going at'yery slow speed
in responding.'to alarms recently in
| order to bring a recent city, ordinance
limiting speed to is miles per ahopr
into disrepute, was begun TUESDAY
BY Mayor. Ward. All fire truck dirty
ers testified, those OFF, 'Rouss and
Sarah: Zane. companies saying they
sought to complyrwith the law, while
the Friendship co1npany's driver, said
his company had reduced the speed
to IL miles after: the City; Council
had prescribed Is, miles. The driver,
Garnet Affleck, admitted; he: had
been ordered by The eSecutiye COM
mittee' to buy; black crepe and drape
the, apparatus and fire hall: He5said
he took his orders from those who
employed him, and did not know the
law gaye;Sthe mayor control over the
fire department .,..,;. !.;3..: :::5
An automobile, alleged to; have
been lost asa stake. ina poker game
in Richmond last week by a young
man who gave the name Of c. Spen-
Ger Hamilton, was turned over yes
terday. to Col. Clarence Hoison, bank
er and broker of New York and East
Orange, N. j. Chris E. Papolas,
Baltimore travelling man.; said he had
won the car playing poker, but it
was proved to belong to, Col. Hodson,
from whom it was reported TO have
been stolen.
Superintendent Hepburn, Of the
Apt;-Saloon League, .announces tlat
he has secured 'FlsseyfootT? johnson
for a series of addresses to be deiiv-
erred in Virginia probably, about the
second Teek IL Jqasr. The itinerary
Of the speaking toor Includes addses-
ses at Richmond, Roanoke, 1Snch.
burg, Petersburg, Norfolk and New