Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-27
STATE NEWS

activities in the Eastlake murder case
) shifted Yesterday to Montross, whert
Tuesday Miss Sarah +. Knox and
| Roger d. Eastlake, husband of tn"
slain woman were indicted by a grand
Jury, to this place, the scene Of the
killing. The defense lawyers arrived
early yesterday and began a minute
investigation of the Eastlake homo
and grounds, checking up testimony
! given before the grand jury. Thomas
/. Hunter, of King George County,
| who has been retained by residents
Of this place to aid the prosecution,
also was here today in an effort to
gather additional evidence. After the
indictments were returned yesterday
at Montross, Judge Chlnn set the date
of trial for December l3.
Newport News--I. Thomas New
some, candidate for attorney general
on the colored republican ticket, made
the following comment last night on
Colonel Anderson's Norfolk speech.
He said if anything were needed to
solidify the negro voters against the
lilv-white ticket in Virginia Colonel
Anderson supplied it in his Norfolk
speech. file takes the democratic
party TO task for allowing negro re-
publican judges to act in an election.
He condemns that party for simple
act of constitutional justice which
carried no possibility of negro de-
nomination. He says if he is elected
governor he will put the negroes out
My reply is that the same day that
he is elected governor Of the grand
old state of Virginia I shall be a mil
lionairc."
Winchester-The right to hold a
ceremonial dance in connection with
Greek wedding here OH Sunday was
questioned by number of members
of the Winchester Ministerial Assocla-
ton and some of the Law Enforce
ment League, it was learned ycster-
day, but the wedding and dance were
held lust the same and without police
interference. The principals were
Steven Yeatras, a prosperous Greek
merchant. an dsMis Stella Papadopo--
lus. of New York, both natives OF
Sparta, Greece, and the ceremony was
performed by a Greek priest from
Washington.
Lynchburg-Henry ". Anderson,
Republican gubernatoriai candidate,
here. before an audience Of about 900
white people: last night stated that
he had ordered resort to the mandam-
US to rid thirty-two precincts Of the
State. four of which ne charged are
in Charlottesville. and the remainder
in Eastern Virginia, OF negro election
Judges. If unsuccessful, he said ne
would pillory the Democratic party IN
every part of the State until they
are removed.
Richmond - Announcement was
made Monday that the Presbyterian
General Assembly's Training School
for Lay Workers had purchased seven
and a half acres of the lawn of Lab
ornum," the home of John Stewart
Bryan, upon which there will be
erected the $l,00O.000 school build
ings as provided for by the plans
adopted by the last general assem-
bly,.
Richmond-Thcre appears to be
little doubt that the "old men" in the
next house of delegates will be in
position to organize that body in the
caucus-to name the officers and to
thus be in position to control what
shall be the course Of the body in the
main. There will be not less than fifty
of the old men, the old democrats,
who will come back.
Richmond-Acting on the recon-
mendation of the memorials commit
tee the Virginia Methodist conference
yesterday adopted memorial to the
general conference petltionlng that
the word South" in the Methodist
lChurcha South, be eliminated and
that some other suitable title be So
lccted to retain the distinctivcness of
the southern church.
Danvile-The death toll from ty
phoid fever epidemic was yesterday
increased to four when James ". Shell
horse. we'll known mechanic OF this
city passed away at his home. He
was "A wears of age and had been i'll
for three weeks. His sister. Miss Mat
tie Shelhorse, is also critically i'll
from the disease.
Lynchburg-The City Council here
acting upon recommendation of City
Manager Beck, has decided not to join
Norfolk, Richmond and Petersburg in
the move for a central State tax equi-
lization board.
fredericksburg d. Flood. chair
man of the State Democratic Commit
tee, has appointed Mrs. j. Garnett
King, wife of Mayor King. of this city,
as member of the State executive
committee for this district.
Harrisonburg-Belief that the con-
ference on the limitation of arma
ment will be successful was expressed
by William Jennings Bryan, in / lee
ture last night delivered to the larg
est crowd assembled in the opera
house here.
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