Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-22
VIRGINIA NEWS
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Norfolk Preparations are fast be-
ing completed for the reception of the
u. S. S. Leviathan in Hampton Roads.
The mooring buoy will be moved from
its position in the Navy Yord annex
to the foot of Drydock No. 2, where 1t
will be loaded aboard lighter. The
buoy, with other paraphernalia for
mooring the huge liner, will be taken
to Newport News, from which point
the apparatus will be sent out into the
man-o'-war anchorage. Eight pat
tleship anchors, Weighing about !hooo
pounds apiece, will be included in the
outfit. Sixteen shots of chain, whose
link metal is three and a quarter
inches in thickness, will be loaded
along with other great chains ana
the material which will go to make up
the tackle. The mooring buoy Is to
be anchored and made ready II the
ship should arrive in the Cares during
an announcement blow Of wind. Rather
than run any risk of damage to the
ship in maneutcring in bad "ea!heT'
the ship will be made fast until such
weather will have SUBSIDIZED.
Richmond - Governor Trinkle
granted the first pardon Saturday.
The clemen~v Of the executive was eX-
tended to Charles Shackleford, who
to year in jail for assault. Shackle-
was sentenced about six months ago
ford is said to have been very good
prisoner during his incarceration. In
granting the pardon, Gov. Trlnkle
Stated: "This conditional pardon is
granted in consideration Of the prls-
oner's youth and the service of nearly
half the term to which he was SEN
fenced, also upon the recommendation
of the trial Judge and upon the advice
of the commonwealth attorney"
The sentence was imposed by Judge
Wells.
Richmond-Its first work being the
rebuilding Of eight heavy locomotives
for the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, the Richmond
branch Of the American Locomotive
Works will resume operations in the
near future. according to announce
.aent made Saturday afternoon. The
order involves several hundred thou
sard dollars, and it's significance is
greater than its size indicates. 1t
means the reopening of the great
plant, which. going at full capacity,
employs 5000 or more men. Once the
plant again is on working basis,
the company, it is understood, will
make every egort to keep it in opcE-
alton steadily.
Winchester-Commercial apple or
chards in the Winchester district are
being insured against frost, it was
announced Saturday by an insurance
agency, which said it was the first
time such policies had been authorized
by any company. Similar policies,
however. have been carried for some
time in Florida and California orange
districts. Frederick and Clarke
counties, Virginia, were said to have
been selected by the company as ex-
detrimental sections for the new risks,
which cover frost damage between
warren III anu may ~, anu NHNtit tii'e
grower at least one barrel OF apples
from each tree of bearing age. The
apple crop in Frederick County last
year was not over $4,000 barrels, due
to freezing weather early in April,
when trees hlossomed 80 days earlier
than usual. The previous year the
crop was approximately 100000 bar
rels. Under favorable weather con-
ditions crop of round 100000 bar
rels is probable next fall.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT several prom
inent men CT Staunton were granted
immunity from prosecution by the
State authorities when they went on
the stand recently in the Augusta
County circuit court and admitted
that they had engaged Tony Tisdale
to make "lnoonshine" brandy Tor
them. they may yet be prosecuted in
the Federal court. Robert A. Full
wilcr, Federal prohibition director for
Virginia, with headquarters in Rich
mond, indicated today after his return
from Staunton. where he was engaged
for several days in making investi%a-
ton into the alleged "ring."
general chairman; Mrs. Llewellyn