Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-13
VIRGINIA NEWS
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Harrisonburg-In 1909 the Vir-
GINA State Normal School for Wo-
men at Harrisonburg opened up
first session with an erOllment OF
so students This week diplomas
were given to 1873 graduates and
the degree of bachelor of science to
five OF that class for efficiency In
home economies. These were Misses
Rosa Huldenburg, Rustburg; Pen
elope Morgan, Danville; Dorothy
Fosque, Marc Sprague, Elizabeth
Wing, Harrisonburg, and Mary
Phillips, Bedford.
Norfolk-The Irish potato crop,
mainstay of the agricultural inter-
ests in this section, has been cur
tailed by % per cent. already
through excessive rams, and each
day cuts down the yield further, OF
ficials of the Truckers Exchange
announced today. They forecasted
almost complete humiliation OF the
crop if the rains continue for an
other week.
Norfolk-"Mv husband wanted
ME to go and | will go anywhere with
him., Mrs. Emily Beaumont, ar
rested Monlay in Baltimore with
her husband, Faust Beaumont, for
the robbery of the home of Mrs. W.
Fl Wales here June /, sobbed out
in a confession of completely in the
robbery after a grueling eXamna--
ton by detectives on the arrival OF
the couple from Baltimore today,
Beaumont had previously confessed
to Inspector Of Detectives Thomas
Petty that ne robbed the Wales
home but declared his wife knew
nothing about 1t.
Richmond-A jury in law and
equity Wednesday vindicated j. +.
Ratio, assistant fire chief, of the
charge of alternating the affections
of Mrs. r. w. Garvey The nus
band Of this woman sued for SlO,-
600, but was allowed nothing. A
letter signed "G" and alleged to be
in the handwriting of Garvey, was
submitted as evidence that the suit
against Ratio was an attempt at
blackmail The letter read, in part:
81 want a loan. | want $500 and l
want it quick. So no monkey bus
mess. | have got five witnesses to
swear that they saw You run out OF
nv house" While the damage
suit was being argued the grand
Jury i'm hustings court returned an
Indictment against Carney for vio-
lation of the prohibition law.
Fredericksburg-Jose Pujol and
Willie Jefferson, two prisoners in
the Fredericksburg Jail. escaped
from police headquarters last night
by prying an iron window BAR open
They forced two thick iron bars
lightly apart and squeezed through.
Basic-Undaunte by the refusal
of the town authorities of Waynes-
boro and Basic to allow them the
use of a public building for organ
ling, those about to be initiated IN
to the wailing mysteries of the Ku
Klux Khan met Monday night un-
der the starry skies near Basic and
formed a chapter of the Khan, ac-
cording to reports received here.
Monday afternoon WayneSboro was
visited by klansman from head
quarters, of high degree, who
sought to take WaynesborC citizens
into the secret order, but his appli-
cation to hold meeting in the town
hall was refused by Mayor Hudglns
Not to be blocked, he crossed the
bridge to Basic TO meet similar re-
buff on application for the school
house, which was placed under
guard, so still undaunted, he and
his followers in the dark of night
left the corporate limits of both
towns behind them and at the lithia
springs, he explained, 1t Is said,
the purpose and methods of the khan
before fair sized crowd of curious
onlookers. 1t is understood that
organization was effected and sew
eral citizens of that town and vi
cinity were enrolled on the secret
lists,
LeXingtoR-Prominent men Will
take part in the exercises incident
to finals weeks at the Virginia Mil
itary Institute June 1921, among
them John W. Weeks, secretary OF
war; Major General c. j. Bailey,
United States army, commander OF
the third army corps area: c. Bas-
com Slemp, member of the house OF
representatives who graduated at
the head of his class at the institute
class of 1891, and John L. Lee, Of
the Lynchburg bar, who will de-
liver the Grafton at the dedication
of the athletic field and stadium,
the gift of the alumni in memory of
those sons Of the institute who lost
their lives in the World War.
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