Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-02


Assateague, dropped like a plumb
line southwark about 10 miles from
the southeast corner Of Delaware.
Richmond-With 10 days interven-
ing before the election Of state Off
GERS and members of the House of
Delegates there has come to the front
a sharp exchange between Col
Henry W. Anderson the lily white
Republican candidate, and Senator
+. Lee Trinkle, the Democratic
candidate for governor. The whole
thing hinges on the injection of the
negro question into the campaign,
which, according to Colonel Ander-
son, is thing Of the past. buga.
boo, and that the negro is no longer
factor in the politics of the state.
Colonel Anderson seeks to have tho
colored election judges in CharlOttes
vile, named by the electoral board,
removed, and their places given to
white Republicans. Colonel Anderson
asks that Senator Trinkle use his
influence in that direction.
Richmond-Dr. R. II. Brockweli
and c. B. Norrell, of this city, fig.
ured in an accident Thursday when
an automobile in which they were
going to Charles City county on
sora hunting trip was wrecked as
he result of striking a buck deer at
urle's Neck farm. The deer leaped
ON the hedge on the roadside and
6 struck by the car which skidded
was wrecked, both rear wheels
demolished. The animal es-
|, a dog later trailing it to
River, across which the
aned buck quickly swan. The
en- escaped injury. dick"
..son was called upon in an ef-
Jrt to run down the deer. He put
MS dog on the trail, but the chase
proved of no avail as considerable
time had been lost before pursuit
was begun.
Roanoke-The Industrial Employ
ment Bulletin, issued by the depart
ment of labor copies of which were
received here Friday, states that the
employment of this city is almost
confined entirely to railroad labor.
among the ranks Of which, reports
show that approximately $500 mer
were idle. With the exception Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth, labor con-
dtions in Virginia are not discOur-
aging the report states. The bulle-
tin added that employment in Nir.
ginia is confined to railroad shops,
navy wards. iron, steel, and coal
workers.
Norfolk-A near riot by 100 car
penters working on the Western Ju-
nior High School, Spottswood and
Shirley Avenues, occurred yesterday
when the paymaster OF subcon-
tracing firm failed to put in his
appearance at the expected time to
pay off the men, A half dozen po'
lice officers were rushed to the scene
in the patrol wagon in answer to the
riot call put in by the superintend-
cnt of the general contracting firm.
who meanwhile guarded the prop
ertv with revolver. The carpen-
tiers dispersed quietly, however, on
receipt of assurances that they be
paid in full Monday morning at II
o'clock.
Warsaw-The' smallpox epidemic
which has been raging in Montross
District. Westmoreland county, con-
tinues. Until few days ago the
endemic was confined to this dis
trict, but recent cases have been
discovered in Richmond County. Dr..
Roy T. Flanagan, of the State
Health Board, on a recent trip to
this section, declared the epidemic
to be smallpox Until that time
there was some differences Of opin-
ion among local physicians as to
whether the disease was genuine
smallpox.
Norfolk-Norfolk has a colored
Ku Klux Klan. 1t is made up Of
women. And whoever they make up
their minds to get they get. Nor.
folks plain clothes men can testify
to that. The Klan promised two OF
the detectives yesterday they would
turn up a woman the police were
looking for and they kept their
promise. lHc NOIudII " "do iiILtSN'
And enough brick bats to build a
small sized house figured in the cap
ture.
Farmville-Clarence Poe, editor
of the Progressive Farmer, has con-
sented to address the second rural
life conference in Farmville, Novem-
Der Sc. An outstanding leader IN
cooperative marketing, Mr.. Poe haa
perhaps done more than any other
one man to improve rural conditions
in the South.
Danvile-The Democratic organ
izatons of the Fifth District of Nir-
ginia plan whirlWind finish Of the
campaign starting tomorrow. Speak
ers will appear every day in all sec
tions of the district, and J. NJ, Hook
er, candidate for Congress, will
speak twice and sometimes three
times a day until the close Of the
campaign.