Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15

BrlStol.-A crusade against bflStol
bootleggers, based on program
that is expected to relieve condition
that has become serious is promised
in the next week by a number OF
leading men. Several organizations,
including the Chamber of Commerce
and the ministerial association, are
planning to take hand in the cam
paign.
Stories of boys in their teens, ard
in some cases young girls Of the tet-
ter families, drunk in automobiles late
at night, have aroused the people here
to propose drastic measures to rid
the town Of the whisky ring" The
authorities do not deny that the forces
at their disposal are inadequate to
meet the situation and mass-meet-
ing may be called to discus means
for starting the campaign.
Staunton, Va, September l3.-That
England wants the friendship of
America, and that the sooner this
country realizes it is best for her
and for world relations to "stick by
our buddy on the other side in all
big questions" the better it will be
was the message Albert ShultZ
brought to Staunton Rotarians to-
day.
Mr. Shultz has just returned from
the International Rotary Convention
held in Edinburgh, Scotland, and in
a brief address he gave his fellow
Rotarians an interesting report of
the social side of the convention and
glimpse of conditions in Europe as
he saw them through personal OBJ
servations and through the eyes of
Rotarians of keen insight into such
things.
Charlottesvile.-The University OF
Virginia will open its first session
following its centennial celebration
last June with what is expected to
be the largest enrolment in the his
tory of the institution. September
Is, 16 and II are devoted to regis
tration and lectures in all "f the six
departments will begin September 10.
Advanced applications submitted to
the office of the dean are consider.
ably in excess of the number of ap-
plications for the same time last
year. During the session of 1920-21
the institutions enrolment reached
1921, with thirty-eight states and
seven foreign countries represented.
This session the number Of students
is expected to reach 1000, according
to James NJ. Page, dean of the uni
versity.
Newport News.-Resident of the
nearby town of Kecoughtan, Elizabeth
City County, are battling an epidemic
of chicken thieving. Roost after roost
has been completely cleaned during
the dark hours Of the night within
the past several weeks, and attempts
to put an end to the thieving have
thus far proved futile.
The unemployment situation is
blamed by some for the activity of
the chicken thief or thieves.
Petersburg. September 1.-the
Norfolk and Western railroad, through
J. R. Ruffin, freight traffic mana ger,
announced today that the railroad
would make a reduction in its freight
rates on domestic grain and grain
products originating in the central
west.
Richmnod, Va, September 14.-Po-
lice Headquarters received word yes
terday Afternoon that Edward Mean
ley, seventeen, jumped from train
and was killed while being taken to
Baltimore to attend an Industrial
school.
1t is reported that he so disliked
going to school that it was deemed
best not to force him to attend
school here He was member o. a
prominent family.
Richmond September l4.-Owing
to the absence from the state of one
of the jurors, the coroner's inquest
into the death of Mrs. Sue Tinsley
Hadley, wife of DR.. Wilmarth Amos
Hadley, whose body was found in
James river, near the Westham
bridge in Henrico county, on Decen-
Der 80, 1913, was postponed TO-DAY
by County Coroner j. Fulmer Bright
to Wednesday, September q, at noon,
Staunton, Va, September l4.-Just
how much colored women can wiggle
the shimmy without overstepping the
border line of ladylikeness into the
forbidden realm of disorderly conduct
was put squarely up to the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals for de-
cision at the opening session of the
court here yesterday morning in the
case of Pope against the common
wealth.
Pope is the owner of negro dance
hall or cabaret in the city of Nor
folk; To stimulate patronage, 1t is
said, he procured cabaret dancers OF
color to shake themselves for the de-
lectation OF his patrons The scheme
APPARENTLY worked very we'll until it
came to the attention OF the Norfolk
authorities. At this juncture Pope
was arrested, tried, and convicted OF