Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-22

under the standardized repair and re-
building program which this rail
road put into effect some months
ago. Under the plans of the COM
pany a large number of cars are
being rebuilt, and in order TO avoid
any cessation in this plan of repair
and rebuilding, the Seaboard Air
Line is now making provisions to
have the work done in outside
shops.
Roanoke-Thomas B. Gibbons,
alias II. B. Gordon, convicted bank
robber, who, with Charles Wilkes,
escaped from the city Jail here
about a year ago, on the eve of
their departure for the Virginia
Penitentiary, is in custody at Car
linville, Ill.,, according to advices 30
local police, through Philadelphia
police authorities.
Newport News-The battleships
Wyoming and Arkansas are in
Hampton Roads taking on coal and
provisions preparatory to leaving
for the Southern drill grounds.
They will sail some time this week.
Lexington-In the final game OF
the season for the polo champion
ship of V. NJ. l., the cavalry defeat
ed the artillery by the close score
of 10 3. The game was thrilling
and we'll played throughout and
was witnessed by a very large num-
Der of visitors, including Secretary
of War Weeks. Both teams played
well and the outcome was in doubt
until the last period. Captain Rob-
ertson and Marshall played best
for the cavalry, while Ridgely
showed up we'll for the artillery.
Petersburg-Harold Money,
young white man. who was brought
back from Boston, Mass. by Cap
tain of Detectives Jefferson, to an
Swer the charge of passing worth
less checks on J. O. James Shoe Co.,
and Pitchers Jewelry Store, waived
preliminary hearing in Police
Court yesterday morning and was
sent on to the Hastings Court.
Money claims ne does not remem-
Der passing any worthless checks
in Petersburg, and if he did 50 ne
must have been intoxicated.
Norfolk-Maria Savage and Mabel
Drummond are dead and six other
colOred women are in serious
condition in consequence of a drink
ing party Saturday night in Wide
street. Paul Wright, eolored, who
is alleged to have sold the women
wood alcohol, is under arrest on two
charges of murder, and Annie john
son, colored, is held in the Jail hos
pital as an accessory in both crimes
1t is the belief of detectives inves~
tigating the case that the women
drank wood alcohol mixed with
solution of heroir. An effort will be
made to establish proof that Wright
was seen Saturday with a wal of
heroin in his possession. An up
town druggist, it is said, will be
called upon to try to identify
Wright as the man who tried to
dispose of a bottle of the powerful
narcotic at his pharmacy, The drug
gist was told by the negro that the
drug was taken from man who
had recently been discharged from
d transatlantic merchant ship.
Petersburg-Fourth district negro
republicans will nominate a colored
for congress from this
district to oppose Congressman
Patrick Henry Drewry, according to
an announcement. The district com
mittee has issued a call for con-
vention to be held on Wednesday,
June %, to be held at II o'clock, in
pursuance TO a resolution approved
April :. Organizing the district and
other matters of a candidate for
congress will come before the con-
vention. L. l.. Hurt, secretary OF
the district committee, and Thomas
II. Brown, district chairman, have
issued notices to all city and county
committees to call meetings of col
ored republicans in order to select
delegates to the convention.
Danville-Thc new. state labor
law has seriously affected the local
wire companies who employ boys to
carry messages. One company
found that ii could not employ one
of its six messengers used by day
and colored men were carrying the
familiar yellow envelopes. 1t was
said that the situation would be re-
lieved today through the securing
of necessary permits which could
not be procured in time for yes
terday.
MISUNDERSTANDING local commit
tee of the Woodrow Wilson Founia-
ton has announced that it had
raised for the foundation from
Charlottesville, Albemarle county
and the University Of Virginia, a
total of Sl,45O, just $50 less than
the quota assigned this community.
The local committee will borrow
this amount from one of the city
banks and forward the total amount
to the state headquarters in Rich
moud.
Young women nowadays" re-
marks an ornithologiSt in the en-
Dlov Of the Government, take too