Evening star., 1921-02-13
VIRGINIA TO ELECT
:. SCHOOL OFFICIALS
Over Hundred Division Super
/ intendents Will Be Chosen
! March 8.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Ss1SdMOND, va, feprudry IL
March has been fixed by the state
board of education as the time for
the election Of division school super
intendents of the state, there being
more than one hundred of these to be
chosen for a full term of four years.
The election this year will be at
tended with much interest. seeing
that the fiat Of the board is that
every person elected must give entire
time to the discharge of the duties
of the position. That is not all; the
requirements of the candidates have
been raised by the board SO that ap-
plicants will be forced to present
credentials showing fitness. training
and general efficiency, along with ex-
perience.
Women Coming to the Front.
That the women Of the state are
coming to the front and are asking
Tor a decent share of the public
places is believed. and to emphasize
this. Judge Richardson. of the COR
poration court. has named Mrs.
Eugenia Il. Jobson of this city to be
a member of the city electoral board
She is the first woman in the state
to hold that office.
Reducing Tobacco Crop.
Farms of the state have agreed to
cut their tobacco crop to half this
year. the union 10 which they belong
calling for this. and there Is no Ques-
ton that many of them will do SO.
There are reports to the effect. how
ever. that many of the farmers con-
template Cultivating large areas this
season. hoping TO recoup on the losses
this year. This report is being de-
MED by the farmers. who say that
the report is being disseminated in
order to force the farmers to distruSt
each other and have them all prepare
for large crop. One thing is GER
tain the farmers will not have to
buy as much bacon, beef and other
commodities this year as they have
increase wheat and corn acreage and
to raise their food for home.
Boost American Legion.
Officers of the American Legion are
making a drive to increase the men,
bership of the Virginia division to
not less than $4,000 before the first
day of next month. To this end they
have launched a campaign to have
every man in the service-whether
overseas or detained in this country
to become affliated with the organ
5xation. and the active men are down
hard at work and they are meeting
with much success in their new move.
Sold Water for .Booxe."
William Bullock. colored. has been
, sentenced to serve thirty days in jail
for swindling Pete Morris, another
colored citizen. Pete had need for a
little whisky in a medicinal way, and
he sought the marts Of the boot
logger and gave the distress signal. to
which William responded. William
gave Pete little taste Of real liquor
and then sold him half a gallon of
water for SIS. Pete reported and
William was arrested and then two
lawyers engaged in the prosecution
OF the man who had defrauded Pete.
MasOns Have Great Year.
virginia's Grand Lodge of Masons
met here this week in the 143d ses-
ords and the meeting proving to be
one OF the most harmonious in his
tory. The reports from the odicers
snow that. there were more than
5000 ADDITIONS last. year. The Ma
Masonic Home. William w. Gait of
tion asskrand L. stu
zsAions OF the state
are making protest to Gov. Davis
axsinst the establishment Of a print
ing ONCE in the state penitentiary
for the employment. of the convicfs
and for the training of inmates to
become members of the craft. They
say there are other lines in which
me inmates could employed without
11estlng the free labor of the state.
Red Men OrEnnizing.
The Indians of this state have asked
that they be given charter to be
known as the Rappahannock Indian
Association. for the purpose of cul-
tivating closer personal relations be-
tween the sevaral tribes, for their
education. the preservation OF their
tribal customs and the language.
FEDERAL officers are making an in
quiry into the case against c. w. An
gel OF Washington and Bessie Reese.
also OF that city. They were arrested
mere on complaint of the wife. Mrs.
Angel stated to the officers here that
she had been attacked. by the woman
arrested here with hen husband. hay-
ing been cut and 3 thsn had yitriol
thrown on her by the Woman -oN