Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-17

More than one hundred prmOlnent
business men will make the trip.
Newport News.-Petitions calling
for the removal of City Manager L. G..
Thorn on the grounds that he is a high
priced man, was secured from the
"outside," and his office could be fill
ed by some Newport News man at
less money are being circulated in
East End Just how far the petitions
have gone or who is circulating them
could not be learned this morning.
Fredericksburg.-J. W. Payne, Of
Stafford County, has very unusual
stone ring which he plowed upon his
farm. The ring was apparently cary
ed from an amber colored stone, and
was in the shape of signet ring.
Mr.. Payne stated the ring was found
on spot where the Sixteenth Penn
sylvania Cavalry camped in winter
quarters in 1863. The jewel is quite
a curiosity.
Lynchburg.-The William H. Folkes
scholarships at the University of Fir-
ginia will be used the coming year by
two Lynchburg students and two from
Campbell county--Fendall L. Gregory,
of Lynchburg, and Mike Jones, Jr., OF
Campbell county, having been reap
pointed and Preston Nowlin, of Lynch
burg, and W. NJ Bass, Jr., of Ewing
ton, newly arrcinted by the commit
tee yesterday.
Sickness III the family is
an excuse for speeding, Mayor Harry
Wooding ruled so today in dismissing
a charge brought against r. l.. Ira
Wis, road foreman, who on Saturday
passed through Danville at rate of
50 miles an hour. Police Officer 0. 7.
Cook seeing him, pursued him and
overlook him five miles from the city
and hauled him with a drawn revolver.
Travis brought with him today a coun-
ty physician who testified to the
critical condition of his wife, whereon
che mayor destroyed the warrant
commencing the officer at the same
time.
Newport News.-Aftcr many cars
have been smashed up and several
persons injured, Warwick and York
County authorities are on edge to find
out why these accidents occur on their
highways. Just last Sunday there
were four or more accidents and while
no one was seriously hurt they had
hair-breath escapes. Motorists are
most interested in the state regula-
tions concerning autos on the roads,
and every effort is being made to
disseminate the news.
Newport News-A delegation of 20
business men from Newport News,
Norfolk and Portsmouth will leave
here September II for the meeting
of the Hampton Roads Port Commits
sion in Norfolk and Bristol, Septem-
Der 13 and II, respectively, accord
ing to announcement made today BY
the secretary of the commission. For
mer Governor Henry c. Stuart, E. Lee
Trinkle, Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor and 4. Bascomb Slemp, Repub-
lican representative from the Ninth
Virginia District, expect to attend the
meeting.
Norfolk.-A letter, from Police JUS
tice Bruce Simmons, denying rumors
that fees attached to his office
amounted to several thousands of dol
lars per month and giving detailed
| statement showing that the fees and
salary combined over a period of two
years amounted to little over S12,-
900, was read to the council and then
ordered tabled until the city manager
can get similar statements from the
city attorney and the judge of the
Juvenile court as to the fees attached
to their offices.