Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-16
VIRGINIA NEWS
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interchangeable county police here
have the badly dccomposed body Of
a white man, which was found near
the city yesterday morning, after
the man had been dead several days
and they have been unable to iden-
tifv the man. Apparently the mans
skull was fractured, but foul play is
not suspected because $40 was
found on his person. His shoes
were missing when the body was
found. Near the body was partly
filled hottie of corn liquor.
Prohibition Agent c. s.
Cooley and posse seized a still not
far from here during the past
week that was being operated by a
party of four boys A short dis
tance from the still the Off ;cer's
party found the boys enjoying them
selves in pole cabin with a bed, a
banjo, and other modern" conven-
fences.
They were taken into custody
and one of the officers party detail
ed to guard them while further
search was being made for another
still supposed to be nearby. when
the BOYS broke guard and fled. Sew
eral houses were searched the night
following, but no trace could be
found of the youthful Violators. 1t
is reportcd. however, that they
have decided to surrender them
selves to the authorities.
Winchester-Cadet Major Bcver-
ley Wright, of this city, vas in COM
mand of the battalion Of Fishburne
Military School, Waynesboro, Va.
when it was inspected recently by
United States Army officers to de-
termine it's eligibility as one of the
ten "honor" preparatory schools OF
the United States, and a telegram
from General Bailey, commanding
the Third Corps area, Baltimore,
states the War Department has Sc
lected FiShburne as one OF the
honor schools.
The personnel of the War Me
mortal Commission, created by the
Mills resolution, adopted by the
recent General Assembly, was COM
pleted yesterday when Governor e.
Lee Trinkle named the following
men to serve on the commission
with the members from the Senate
and the House: Robert B. Adams,
of Roanoke; Thomas Fl Wilcox,
Jr., of Norfolk; c. Keith Carlin,
Of Alexandria; Grecnlce d. Letch-
err. of Lexington: and DR.. Stuart
Mcclure. of Richmond. The Senate
members of the commission here
tofore appointed are Senator'S Nor
ran r. Mills and G. Walter Mapp,
and the House of Delegates mem
beers are 7. Gray Haddon, Wilbur
c. Hall and A. c. Smith The
commission is authorized to inves-
tigate the cost and other necessary
matters connected with the erection
of a nonutilitarian monument tt
the service men of the World War
The commission will report to The
next session of the General Assem-
bly,.
Danville-Horner Burt, of Eden
ton, Ga. was reported today a
LeakSville, n. c., on his way Nortl
looking for his two children, DO!
and a girl, who are reported to have
been kidnapped from his home
Burt's story, according to advice
received here is that the childr
were on the public road, near hi
house, when they were overtakel
by an automobile, one of the occu
pants forcing both children
20 enter it after which the machin
put on speed and drove away. Tn
was some weeks ago, and nothing
has been heard from the childre
since.
Evaporation of the oceans woult
leave a LAYER of salt 295 feet thick,
In travelling westward around tn
! world day is gained at the interna
fiOral date limo in the middle of tn