Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-24

| q 1lOck Oh young pdi u IuESS, '"N'
in number, attempt to fly across.
They fell in the fater, and Mr.. Bourne
went after them in boat and brought
them to land, where ne liberated
| them.
Richmond.-Senator Julien Gunn,
of Henrico, did not speed nearly so
much cash in his race for lieutenant
governor that some of the candidates
reported. His statement filed today
| showing that in his fight to gam the
honor he disposed Of S3,274.92.
! Norfolk-rwo Norfolk policemen
W n. Dalby and R. E. Long, LETT
their beats, it is alleged, to partlci-
rate in crap game, which was RAID
ed ry other policemen, Sunday morn
! ing The two officers were suspend
cd bv Police Chief Borland, pending
their trial before the Board OF Ponce
commissioners.
! Fredericksburg-At a meeting OF
the school trustees electoral poara
of King George County, held at klng
George court house, three new school
trustees were elected as follows: Rob
ert A. Bullard, of Potomac district;
Mrs. Henry Mason, of Rappahannock.
district: Mrs. Ernest L. Payne, OF
Shiloh district. This is the first time
women have been chosen as members
of the board.
Roanoke who entered the
urinary of August to select the
nominees of the Democratic party to
be voted for at the general election
November 8, 1921. are pledged TO sup
port all the nominees of the party IN
Guiding the nominees for city offices
whose names did not appear on the
primary ballot, according to resoiu-
ton passed by the city Democratic
executive committee at meeting held
last night in the law and chancery
c,urt room of the Municipal building.
Lexington.-The "big noise" has
commenced in Lexington, because the
town is full of fire-fighters, here for
the opening tomorrow of the Virginia
State Firemen's Convention. Repre-
sentatives are here and coming tomor-
row from all parts of the State, from
the Valley, from Tidewater, from
Piedmont, jolly, beauty specimens
with abundance of spirit, OFT Tor
good time, and the exploitation OF
Virginia volunteer firemen.
Richmond.-It developed today that
Governor Davis has no authority over
the action of the board of visitors OF
the V. Nj. l. in dismissing Col. Robert
IT. Kerlin of the department OF Eng
lish from the faculty because of his
general activities in inter-raclal mat
ters." The law gives the board full
power to deal with the professors as
il sees fit. Howcver,~it directs that
all reports dealing with such matters
be forwarded to the governor Tor ms
perusal. The impression here was
that the governor had the power OF
approval of disapproval.
Danville.-J. Murray Hooker has
announced that he will be candidate
for the vacancy in congress from the
Fifth. Congressional district. lie Is
the third man to enter the race, the
others being Thomas G. Burch. OF
Henry county, and Joseph Whitehead,
of Pittsylvania. Mr.. Hooker for years
has been leader of the party IN Pat
rick. He was commemorative attor-
rcv for some years and represented
Patrick in the constitutional conVen-
ton in 1901. He is member OF the
state Democratic committee and Tor
some years had a large law placfice
| in his native country.
+; Norfolk.-Norfolk may become the
Headquarters for wholesale rose
growing industry to supply roses to
ali parts of the country. The brG;k'
Robinson company, of Lexington,
Mass, one of the largest florist cor
Germs in the country, has been expert
plenting with roses on ten acres ut
the city home this year. The :;.nd
was lea< ed fron> ;s.e :ity through tie
department VI l,i!''jc welfare. Ia cE.
pertinent vas .:C successful tL.at tie
company has liked for the lease Of
IN add;r:cnal rlri Il ground to con
rinue the w"'S.
! Norfolk.-The women Of Norfolk
are up in arms about the market in
that city. They want a new one and
they want it on the site of the pres
crt one. The Norfolk Housewives
League will appoint committee Of
IS to join a committee of the Norfolk,
branch of League of Women Voters
to appear before the city council to
urge the women's demands on the city
fathers. The women say they are de-
te-mined in making this demand 10
Law stress upon their rights as voters
ever more than upon the fact that i
is the women of the city who do tile
marketing. In other words, they afe
not asking so much as demanding 5ae
market reconstruction.