Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-15

with garlic. IN truth, Orbittsllae is q
spider Of the race Of arachnldes' pc
longing to the Dipneumona tribe IN
oialn American nc is 4 garden SPIDER
and q husky member of ms tribe. IN
the vine-coyered garden Of Mr. Rowe
this spider has woven a mighty web,
IN which he has written, IN letters
plain and unmistakable. but ne
word. War" What he may add to
he talismanic word IS a matter OF
conjecture, for Orbitte.lae is still at
work. Re may add the date OF the
Impend ng catastrophe IN time Tor the
Bureau OF Printing and Engraving to
get busy OF another bale Of Liberty
bonds, OF he may be Playing pr&e-
ical Joke on that unfortunate class
who are terrorized By the thirteen
superstition. order Their lives by the
movements of the moon, or attribute
WOO 70 walking under ladder. Ger
sain it IS that the spider has writ
.,n war IT, the warf and wool Of
his home and he IS still spinning his
spencelianism.
Richmond-Scaool doors opened
wide yesterday morning for Rich
mond's juvenile population. All pub
ic schools, except Maury School
which opens October /, enrolled old
and new students yesterday morning
IT 9 o'clock With the expectation OF
an enrolment exceeding $1,000, TIM ee
new buildings have been added to the
public school system, and one other
school enlarged. Another new build
ing will be completed by January
while work on the enlargement OF
yct another school will be completed
October i. Assignment of the $50
teachers was made yesterday.
Sufolk-Out on a peninsula il
Nansemond River, about five miles
from Suffolk, and near Dumping Is
land. where, in 1908, Captain John
Smith boughtcorn from the Indians
to save his starving coionistS, NGnse-
mond County officers yesterday raid
ed the biggest steam diStiiling out
fit ever captured in this county.
Kirk Lawrence and Miles Virgins,
both colored, were running the still
and were taken into custody. and are
now in NanSemond County Jail.
Observation-Disclosures authori-
ties have been notified Of q series OF
hold-upS staged laJe Saturday night
near WaySide garage in that county
by a man attired in the uniform Of
the Marine Corps After holding up
a Stafford man named Carter, the
road bandit attempted 10 stop Ivan
II. Johnson, OF the Washington, d. c.,
Motorcycle Exchange, as he was en-
route south with his wife in car.
When the man stepped ont in the
road and flashed pistol, Johnson
stepped on the accelerator and dash.
ed by him. The pistol was not fired.
but it struck against the windshield
and smashed it The highwayman
left the vicinity before an arrest
could be made.
Richmond Backing the movement
to straighten and deepen The channel
of James River, the beard Of direc-
tors Of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon adopt
ed a resolution requesting the City
Council to appropriate $4,000, for
resurvey of the river, in order to
provide full information to all con-
cerned in the project, so they will be
in position to present the matter ia
Congress in the fullest aspect.
Council has sent representatives 20
the National Rivers and HarborS
Congress in Portland, Oregon, to
urge that body to cooperate with
Richmond in the effort to have Con
gresS authorize the Improvement
sought.