Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-22

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premium lists.
Frcdricksburg-At the request CT
the State Democratic committee,
Senator C. O'Conor Goodrich, of this
city, will open the political CAM
paign at Stanton next Monday, Sep
tember 26, and address the people Of
that city and of Augusta County
On that day.
Richmond-Maior H. L. Opie, IF
Staunton, prominent in the Amer.
lean Legion ard one of the party of
Virginians who recently represented
that organization abroad, is under
stood to be slated for appointment IS
colonel Of the second Virginia reg
ment. the formation of which has
been completed in the last few weeks
Danville-The large two story brick
building, owned by the Dan River
and Riverside Cotton Mills, and occll
pied by the Park Place Mercantile
Company. was damagegd by fire t
the extent of nearly $4,000.
Petersburg-The Petersburg
bright tobacco market opened 20
day with 500 growers present from
all sections Of southside Virginia.
Offerings were very large and the
prices rendered by buyers was good
The quality of the leaf was said to
be better than ever offered here.
Charlottesvil!e-The bronze statue
of "Stonewall' Jackson, gi1cn to
Charlottesville by Paul Goodloe NJ"
Initre, has reached the city after
considerable delay. This week it wall
be mounted upon the pedestal in.
Jackson Park. The unveiling eX9r-
cises will take place October l9, the
second day Of the annual meeting OF
the Grand Camp of Confederate Vet
erans cf Virginia and Sons of Vet
erans. This work Of Charles keck
is probably his masterpiece. It IS a
meaning and impressive portralt1re
OF the great soldier, expressing il
feature and pose alert vigor, stern
purpose mad prompt, forceful action.
misunderstanding on the sig
nficant text. Blessed Are The Peace.
Makers" in Old st. PG-l's Episcopal
Church. Rev. w. Russell Bowie, ID,
D., the rector, made the climax Of
his sermon an appeal to his congre-
cation to use their utmost influ,
ence" TO see to it that no such paraGe
as that of the Ku Klux klan's OF
Saturday light shall ever be allowed
in Richmond again. Permitting mPH
who will rot show their faces and
whose name and insignia carry a
vcilcd threat. said DR.. Bowie, &c
Darade the. streets of Richmond
would Dc tc outrage every sense CT
justice.
Richmond-F2lling distance of -
feet down the side Of a 1000 foo5
nrecinicc in the Andes Mountains,
when her m1le lost his balance, a.
most buried in piles of fresh snow,
dug out by half breed Indian guides,
amidst the howls and yaps of the
accompanying dogs, and escaping
without; a single injury, IS the story
which Mrs. James E. Cannon today
relates in regard to her trip to South
America. Mrs. Cannon arrived in
New York Friday on the steamship
"Orbita. I" During her trip she visit
ed Chill. Bolivia and Peru. Three
hundred mules and Indian guides
and dogs conducted a party Of which
Mrs. Cannon was member a dis.
.ance of six miles over the Andes.
Mrs. Cannon is the wife OF State
aator Cannon, Of Richmond.
Lexington--The annual report Ct
General q. w. Nichols, superinterd
ent of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. has just come from the press.
General Nichols discusses 4 number
of topics of interest to the institute.
its alumni, patrons, faculty and "a
diets. Among them is the question
of size of the corps. In the last
few years there has been such de-
mand to enter that facilities 70 az;
commodate cadets have been taxed
to the limit. General Nichols points
out that with more than 900 cadets
now on the rolls, one of two things
should be done-amterlally TO DE,
crease numbers or provide atdluona.
facilities. The requirements for aa-
mission. now fourteen academic UNITS
will probably soon be advanced t"
fifteel. But each time the entrance
requirements have been raised ar-
plicationS for matriculation have IL
creased with each successive aca-
demic year.
Norfolk,-That lump and egg bit--
m!nous coal can be delivered to Nor
/ folk homes a. a price of ST.. below
that fixed by the local Retail Coal
Association. i; being demonstrated
by local independent dealer whose
advertisement appeared in Norfolk
ewspapers. Substantiating state
ments made in the Virginia-Pilct
that the profit made on this grade
of soft coal by the retail coal COM
bire OF the city. fixing the price
ard aGhering to it, is between orc
and two dollars too great, this
dealer declares that he IS able to cut
the associations price 81 50 per ton,
( 5aliyer, coal in quality s,,nprior +o