Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-06

Lynchburg-Tran 1875, the South
ems mail and express, yesterday
afternoon Sideswiped 4 northbound
freight at the junction of the two
lines in the southern part OF the
city, deraillng and wreckng twelve
cars, but injuring no one. Railway
men said the freight train, which
was on the main line had the right
of way.
Norfolk-Private A. Mcdonald, of
the marines, acting sergeant OF the
guard at st. Helena marine bar
racks Tuesday night, and Privates
T.. l.. Martin ana A. Emerald are
under arrest there today, after Nc
Donald took his TWO buddies away
from civilian officers in Berkeley
Monday night at the point Of pis-
toll. They had been arrested Tor
fighting and were being taken to
the lookup when Mcdonald took
them away near the barracks gate
Observation-Disclosures by Col. w.
s. Copeland, of the Daily Press,
Newport News, and eX-Judge Chas.
n. Feidelson, of the Richmond Even
ing Dispatch, will feature the SEES
sions Of the thirty-fourth annual
convention of the Virginia Press
Association, to be held in Stanton
July 2O-21, according to the pro-
gram announced today.
Harrisonburg-That the action OF
the Election Committee OF Con-
gress in recommending the unseat-
ing of Judge I. ". Harrison, a
Democrat, as the Representative Of
the Seventh Virginia district, will
go u long way toward promoting
"honest elections in this State and
will put Democratic election offic-
ials on their guard to carry out the
letter of the law in the registration
Of voters is asserted by Capt. John
Paul, Republican, whose contest
against Harrison has been approved
by a majority report of the Con-
gressional committee hearing the
case.
Colonial Beach-Armed with a
tape measure and badge of au-
.hority. which glistens from brand
new uniform, Detective Tom X.
Boulware, whose correspondence
school methods of sleuthing made
him famous during the investiga-
ton of the sensational Eastlakc
murder case. daily paradcs the
beach in front Of WAGER vampS
whose bathing costumes appear to
have shrunk to daring brevity. The
detective apparently is not elated
over his new job, which has all
the earmarkS of being dangerous
at times, but there arc some men at
the resort who have Indicated q VIII
lingreSs to relieve Boulware of his
duty with a handsome booty thrown
in. Boulware's job is easy enough.
AL. he is required to do is to walk
along the beach in front until he
discovers a maiden whose bathing
costume does not conform 10 the
new regulations promulgated by
the town council. With nonchalant
air he walks up TO her, pulls the
tape measure from his pocket ana
proceeds to ascertain II her tights
are within one inch of her knee. II
not she IS told to leave the beach
n3cwo I'd M tm ~ mod On.d
and warnc. not TO return until she
is more legally CARRIED.
Culpeper-The second day Of the
annual meet Of the Culpcper horse
show and racing exhibition was
even more a pronounced success
than that of the day before, with
larger crowd in attendance. Only
one accident occurred during the
two-day show, that of q race rider.
sam Harrison, who was seriously
injured yesterday when thrown
from a horse in one of the races.
The fire drill of the United States
government horses was brilliant
feature of the show and elected
much applause.
Pe.ersburg-Thc pos,o1icc at
Burkeyille on the Norfolk and Wes-
tern Railway was broken into Tues
day night and robbed Of $500 in
war savings stamps. United States
certificates and other valuabics.
The robbery is alleged 70 have been
committed by four convicts, three
white and one colorcd, who escaped
from the convict camp at letters
vile. Amelia county.
DaNville-Samuel Holley has been
arrested and is under bond to ap-
pear i'm the police court tomorrow
+ for sssaulting CLYDE Strickland. q