Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-16
VIRGINIA NEWS
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Wytheville-Governor elect F. Lee
Trinkle, Of Virginia, has just re.
ceived an invitation to attend the
conference Of governors in Colum.
bia, S. c., the opening session to be
held on December 5, 1921. This will
be a meeting of the governors of
the various states to consider gov
ernmental problems. Mr.. Trinkle
has also received an invitation to
address the Virginia Society of New
York in New York City some time
during the month Of December. He
could not state positively whether or
not he would be able to accept.
observation-disclosures alleging a
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment were returned Saturday in
federal court here against three ci.
william officials Of the Norfolk navy
yard. Those named in the indict-
ments were William B. Aydelotte,
chief clerk to the industrial mana
ger; Henry Pile, yard sanitation in
spector, and Oliver Bright, captain
of the yard police. Action of the
grand jury in this matter followed
an extensive investigation by de-
partment Of justice agents into al
legged irregularities in disposing Of
government property at the yard.
The three men under indictment are
accused of conspiring to defraud the
government of funds derived as pro-
ceeds from the sale of scrap wood
and lumber in the yard.
Cape Charles,-James Smith, %
years old, an agent for the Metro
poitan Life Insurance Company, re-
siding in Cape Charles, died at the
home of his mother, Mrs. James E.
Smith, of Onancock, Va, early Sat
urday morning, as the result of swal-
lowing rat poison which was mis-.
taken for medicine. Smith took the
poison in the Office of the insurance
company here one week ago. He had
hovered between life and death since
that time. He was well known on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Norfolk-Four pennies, all he had,
and he gave them to the Red Cross,
that's what q little colored boy did.
He went into the Bank of Commerce
building Saturday morning and gave
his savings to Mrs. J. 3. Stanard,
who was in charge OF the Roll Cal!
booth In the crowd and the eX>
citement the little fellow left before
his name could be learned Now
Mrs. Stanard wants to find who he
is and she would like to have him
call at her home, 22l West Twelfth
street. She's got something nice
for him.
Norfolk-An increase Of % cents
in the tax rate and reductions in sal
aries that range from g per cent
in his own downward to . per
cent in salaries between $4,000 and
So 900 are City Manager Ashburn-
er's, chief recommendations for meet
ing city government expenses next
wear that will be more than S3O0,'
600 greater than they were during
the present year.
Lvnchburg-Mrs. H. Oscar Blan-
kenship. of Big Island, who was
hurled through the wind shield of an
automobile late Saturday IN an ac-
cident at Big Island, is a patient at
the Memorial Hospital here, with
her throat cut from ear to ear,
through the windpipe into the
tongue. Blood TRANSMISSION was re-
sorted to save her life. Several vol
unteers were declined because tests
showd the wrong type Of blood. FL
nally physicians in the operating
room gave the blood the woman
needed to save her life.
Richmond-Attorncy General 10
Lane Stern announced Saturday that
Governor Westmoreland Davis had
named CAPTAIN r. l.. Purdon, COM
manding the Howitzer Company
Second Regiment, at Chatnam' alu-
dc-camp on his staff. Captain Pur-
don was injured in action overseas
with the Forty-seventh infantry
and since his discharge has been or.
paniZing the National Guard com
panies in the state. -, M,
Norfolk Arthur Smith killed two
bears in lnc Hodges Ferry section
If NorfolE county last week, one OF
them weighing 2O5 pounds and the
other 1O5 pounds. They were shot at
noint between the Hodges Ferry
road and the Virginian highway;
Mr.. Smith said bears are pIehtl1ul
in Dismal Swamp this fall, and tnat
thev are forced to the outer edge ol
the the swamp in search of water. :.
nroposed by the council of South
BOSTON the money to be used in tax
ING ND notes on street Improvement
work the carrying out of sewerage
nrorram and the purchase OF new
Site for high school.