Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07


for the purpose.
Lynchburg-The opening of swim
ming pool in Miller park by the city
has proven so popular that plans are
now being made for lake in River
side park in Rivermont next year.
The Miller park pool had paid pat
ronage last week of 240 persons daily
Suffolk-Labor Day was quietly OBJ
served in Suffolk. The stores did not
close. and business went on as usual.
The postoffice observed holiday hours
and banks were closed for the day. A
the Tidewater Fair Grounds races
were held, and the mills and factories
were closed for the day. A number
of fans motored to Crittenden and
went across to Newport News to the
ball games. Others spent the day in
fishing land visiting nearby resorts.
Norfolk-President Harding and a
party, which included Secretary
Hughes and Director of the Budget
Dawes, came ashore yesterday after
noon from the Mayflower on which
they were making holiday cruise, to
play golf at the Norfolk Country Club
The President had requested that
there be no publicity connected with
his visit and few people were aware
that he was in the city. The golfers
remained on the links about an hour
and half and then returned to the
Mayflower which was anchored in
Hampton Roads. They expected tc
leave for Washington last night.
Charlottesville-At a meeting of
Independent voters of Albemarle
County, held last night at the court
house, the Henry w. Anderson lnde-
pendent Club, formed some time ago,
was organized, and the following Of
fcers elected: President, R. N. Flan-
nsgan; vice president, Arthur II.
Lloyd; secretary, Claude r. Yardley;
treasurer, w. V. Johnson. An execu-
tive committee was appointed COM
posed of the following members: ".
0. Harrison, Frank Y. Hall, Mrs. MuI-
ray Boocock, Sol D. Kline, Mrs. Garth
Montague, l. A. Beaver, James Gault,
Arthur Lloyd, B. G. Cook and George
H. Whitten.
Lynchburg Twelve or fifteen
Lynchburg automobiles, most of them
occupied by prominent residents OF
Lynchburg, were stoned Friday night
by unidentified persons near Boons-
boro on the Natural Bridge highway
and for time the cars were maroon
ed, the occupants being afraid to re-
turn home. After short while a
motorist, who had a revolver with him
arrived and he piloted the parties
home. At the scene of the attack the
assailants were fired at and dispersed.
Some of the cars were Scared by
stones striking them: Local drivers
are now reported as arming them
selves when they go that way. A re-
ward of $50 has been offered by the
Lynchburg Auto Club for the arrest
and conviction of the assailants.
Lexington Henry w. Anderson,
Republican nominee for governor of
Virginia, formally opened his cam
paign here yesterday in a speech in
which he scored the Democratic party
as a political machine demanded a
business administration of the state
government and outlined his party's
platform. He attacked the state con-
stitution as "vicious" and demanded
it's revision, centering his fire on the
election laws of the state. He pledged
his party if placed in power to aboli-
ton of the payment of capitation
taxes six months before election as
prerequisite to the right to vote,
promised a reduction in taxes and ex-
pressed opposition to the issuance of
road bonds under present conditions.
The Republican county convention al
so held today named conditions for
the state House of Delegates.
Cape Charles-The sweet potato
season of the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia started off last week, but ow-
ing to the main Eastern markets be-
ing overstocked with sweets, condi
tions have not been favorable for
high prices. Prevailing prices of sweet
potatoes are so low that it is prob
able that many local growers will
store their sweets. Warm weather
and an avalanche of shipments from
the South are said to be the contribut-
ing factors in the present overstock-
ing of New York and Philadelphia
markets. This week the prices quoted
in New York market for sweet pota-
toes was $3.50 for bushel hampers
and 81 per barrel, with Chicago prices
being only slightly better.
Danville,- The Danville Tobacco
Association held an extended meeting
yesterday afternoon, at which the
recently amended bylaws were pre-
sented by action and were adopted
after numerous changes had been
made. A special committee presented
the new regulations governing the
market, but many of the most radical
amendments were lost. An effort was