Evening star., 1921-07-17
IR|NKLE Confident
! Of HIS SUCCESS
h Spirited Contest With st.
George Tucker for vir.
qinia Governorship.
Noecial Dispatch to The Star.

Gratis for the office Of Governor OF
Virginia at the hands Of the voters
next month" said Senator E. Lee
9rinkle, who made an address here
Thursday night. He said that he had
been to practically every county IN
the state, that he had made speeches
m all of them. that he had been ac-
corded enthusiastic receptions at every
bpint, and that he had every reason
TO believe that he would win.
have had thousands of people come
10 me and to assure me Of their sup
port, because ] am opposed to issuing
bonds for roads. because 1 want 10
see dollars worts OF service ior
avery dollar expended. because ! am
10 favor of reorganiZing the nlgn~ay
department, because l want oetle.
schools and for the other very gooo
and substantial reason that want 10
see In fact a business admtnlstratioh
of the affairs of the Old Dominion.
.>Senator Trinkle is showing the ei
fects of the six weeks of tireless toii
on the huStingS, but ne appears u oe
in excellent shape.
sHarry St. George Tucker Is losing
no time, but is making addresses at
Snany points Mr.. Tucker is great
6andshaker and mixer, has happy
Faculty for greeting people ana al
WAYS is in good humor. His manner
is Infectious, and when on the stump
he has to inject many anecdotes 10
relieve his system of laugh. he is
working hard and is fully conndent
that he Will win.
Three Candidates In Field.
p There will be three candidates Tor
governor on the ticket to be voted
ha =
nj this time The democrats Will
have up their man. Col. Henry w.
anderson of Richmond will be the
hofninee of the lily white republicans
and the colored republicans are to put
arp a ticket. That Is the report tnat
eomes to this city after the colored
delegates had been denied particlpa-
tion in the Norfolk state convention
They are said to be determined TO
Nominate a full state ticket, and tney
are said also to have reached tnls
Conclusion for the reason that by
having a straight contest between the
two factions of the republican party
Il will be easy to ascertain VINO con-
Stitute the bulk of the party IN rh-
einia. The colored voters know that
they have not chance on earth TO
win, but they will be able. they say,
70 let the national committee judge
which faction in the state casts the
vote.
RedistrictinE for Congress.
= What is believed to be a move on
The part of certain gentlemen with
congressional aspirations is being
humber of candidates in certain dis
Iicts for the legislature. There Is
Before a commission on redistricting
Hpr legislative representation plan
f6r state purposes. but the scheme
shat some seem to think Is in the air
II much opposition to the plan that
has been suggested. Under the legis-
htiye scheme there will be many
Rpublicans added to the membership
Gf the House and of the Senate, but
9ot as many as the republicans IN
Sst they are entitled to in the state.
@here are democrats who oppose the
acheme, and there may be q plan
devised that will be productive OF re-
nults that will lead to a redistricting
wishes of the gentlemen who are
nursing congressional aspirations.
= Teachers Are Plentiful.
: There were many teachers who re-
signed their positions in the school sys-
4 I'm Of the state when their pay was
pt given the increase for the coming
Kssion that they had asked and which
they said had been promised them;
There were many who quit the local
schools. and the belief was that the
force for the state would be shot to
pieces before the beginning OF the next
session, which begins in September. But
something has happened. and TO-DAY
there are more applications for positions
zs teachers than there are vacancies.
The closing down Of many large enter
prises, the reduction OF clerical forces
and release of many who were IN the
flush" times has resulted in stedying
saatters. and those who declined to
ieach have found that the normal schools
and the colleges and universities have
turned out many men and women VINO
1uust have employment. and as many OF
those who are graduated are under con-
{fact to teach a specified time in the
:atate, they have sought and have been
Kiven the places.
y Crop Conditions DiscouraginE.
The general crop conditions OF the
2ate are discouraginS. due to the ex,
Eessively hot weather and the continued
Nck Of rain. The corn Is poor. the to-
backward and making little or no
progress in growing and filling" The
rotato crop, the second for the sea-
aon, Is not as good as could be desired.
md the dryness preventing growth or
Footing. One result Of the protracted
1routh has been the increase in the
Erice Of vegetables of all sorts. and milk
ind butter again are on the upward
Erade, with eggs jumping Is cents
6ozen in ten days.
= Murder Trial in October.
gsElijah Davis. arrested in Jackson
TSlle, Fla, q week ago. is in the city
AN. The man is charged with the
,Aurder Of his wife nearly five years
Sxo, the woman having been shot to
6eath as she was boarding a car to
10 to her place Of employment at an
Early hour in the morning. There are
Hew persons. if any, who are likely
3o have witnessed the crime. the hour
neing early and heavy fog cover
Ing the city. Davis. 1t is charged.
Malked away from the scene Of the
erime and was not seen again until
arrested by the Florida officers. He
aenied his identity, sought release on
Eabeas corpus and did everything pos
Sble to prevent coming to this city.
q.he case will go to the October term
fhe docket being so crowded that 1t
cannot be reached before August. the
month in which the courts take a
bAcess.
3: Express Employees May Gait.
announcement that the pay of the
amployes of the American Railway
Express will be reduced cents an
hour on and after August ! Is ex-
6ected to mean that the men here
will not accept without fight. There
IRE 265 men affected by the order of
he Railroad Labor Board, but as the
Akpressmen did not attend the con-
{erence the chances are that when
The reduction becomes effective the
men will object, especially when no