Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-07
VIRGINIA NEWS
For the slayinr Of Detective l. A.

For the Staying CT Detective L. A
Mann in LyncEburg. March %,
when another detective was wounded,
Lee Jordan. colcred., two gun man.
sought in Grecrville for killing two
policemen, will die in the electric
chair July { This veriict was given
in corporation court today by Judge
Frank p. Christian after u two day
trial
Two large blacksnakes were Killed
by Miss Cora Bowers, whose home
is on the Shenandoah river, in Page
county. Miss Bowers was in. her
garden working with q hoe. Hearing
kissing Sound or the side Of the
garden. Miss Bowers went to make
an investigation She found a five
foct bla.ksaake He was full CT
fight. Tire yourg woman CAV him
a blew with the hc". aN! he died. In
short time she found another snake
of the sam. species. Miss Bowers
soon la. this enc lying rs Il trophy
at her feet.
Arrargen, ents had been mad" for
the urvoiiiag 81 the Mosby mora
msnt to take place on Me noral
DAY. 1t i ncw considered dc'ibtfu!
if the mom:mer.. vii! he reaa: by
that TING. III" Black Horse Chap
te~. U. y. C.. decided Wv!nes ~ II
give dinner. CT that Gar thr
Confederate vrt'.%.'. scrs { vet
Grams an,! -! iera e the wnr!G war.
Mes. John r. BgnM>r. and Ms, Sal
lie Wood wrc elected delegates t"
the district mc;tir, N AIcXaIdlia.
NIo,t. than 81 G0n.nGD WORTH Of
flour abs been handled through the
municipal docks ii Norfolk since the
army base piers were taken over IN
der lease By III. city government.
Tobacco is the Sc .oni largest il m Of
export commodity that is being
handled ut th. docks and warehouse.
Rapid progress is hcn~ made on
what engineers Sly VIII 10 the !,rg-
est concrete cotton mill in the Unite!
States. which is aCW being construct
Cd for the Dan R:vlr Mills al Dan-
VILE The structure measuring so
feet " 40 fr.t will Ne thrr" stories
hi-h ana will embrace : seventeen
acres of f'lno" pace when !, 5. cam-
prtcd. Nearly %.GGo carloads Of ma
te,ia w.l 81 required t. bait. an;
: &c GEO y&riS ci concrete VII! b,
pcurcI. The labor situation has
proven the Most serious obstacle thus
far. the small army IF workmen. 80
in all, being ma"nct f"r Northern
labor agents who, ii is ci!ar@2: havc
made raids o.. th> works ana in&uc.
many to-l,%vc. - Offset this !tai-
ianS ,abe.crS are atin- brought in by
the contracting firm. Tn nall.
which will represent an Investment Of
81 5U0GDU,. is Eaing bull! ~ 4 cost
plus" basis and will hc finished by
October
1t is generally ccrcsie.; thA; Class
an, Davis Wi b" TWO Of tn" d -iC-
gates at lary' from Virginia l. the
Democratic National Convention.
The third prCbGbly will be Senator
Swanson. hut il is r"c!lrmat!cal as
to who will he the remaining del rate
COMPRISING the big -Four. Slice
ton Of The fnu,tA ir>gatc- IS likely
to provoke Lively strap in the,
Forthcoming Stat" convention at
Rcanoka. If the DaviS-Tucker torccs
get the upr2r han! Harry St. G@org>
Tucker. cf Lexington, gube:natorial
aspir"n!. will land III" honor. If the
prohibitions forces gam ii" ascend
ency. it is Thought that CONGRESS
man Henry Flood Of the Tenth dis
trict. in which Lexington is Heated
will he sent IL san ;'r"nciSco.'
Stock in tn, adding company r>-
Gently formed hy the Roman Eagle
Lodge Of MaScMS ri Danvill>. to
finance the building Of their proposed
ten, story utfi>2hu!lci:n@ and temple
is being scld rapidly. the finance
committee h>ing prepared 10 report
next Monday that $3oo,0oo has been
invested Il is unlikely that amy e.
fort to rrbuil viii. be made before
the Coming autumn.
John nrnM.n. 4 d;n:Mw car cook on