Evening star., 1922-07-09
COLLECTS $4,000
FOR FAKE LIQUOR
Stranger in Lynchburg Fails
to Make Deliveries After
Collecting Money.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, July S.-Some-
where in this broad land is young
man who wears good clothes and
has a smooth tongue who has some
Lynchburgers would like to recover
and reapportion to themselves in re-
latfon to their several moieties.
The stranger happened here a few
days ago His tale was that he was
bound from seaport town for some
where with a cargo of rye liquor. He
feared to try to get out of Lynch
burg. and for these and other reasons
he would part with his cargo at SIS
case of one dozen.
The men approached with the help.
it is said. of local bootlegger. found
suckers biting good, and he mopped
up on orders. One man bit to the
tune of $500 worth, another for $3.50.
and quite number from $3.50 to $500.
The bootlegger went out TO start de-
lfveries. but instead of making de-
liveries he collected all the checks
and disappeared. 1t took several
days for the story to get to the ears
of the public.
Thousands of visitors from this city
and from three or four nearby counties
are expected to attend a community
picnic to be held next Wednesday at
gladys, twenty-five miles south OF
mere. Dinner is to be served to all
who go. the country people supplying
the "eats" and the committee from
Lynchburg the refreshments. No ad-
dresses are scheduled for the oc-
casion, for it is simply, designed as a
community get-together
The fact that freight shipments may
be made cheaper from northern
points through Lynchburg to Durmid,
siding in the switching limits of
Lynchburg. but just outside the city
limits. than they can be made to
Lynchburg. a shorter haul. is to be
brought 10 the attention of the In
terstate Commerce Commission by a
protest from the traffic bureau of the
chamber of commerce here.
Local civic clubs are TO give time
the approach down the river BLUM to the
new bridge over the James river to
the Y. M c. A Island park. which will
for the hrst time permit automobile g
travel to the park. The Lions XII
wants and Rotary members, as well
as Boy Scouts and the physical de-
partment of the association viii give
time with pick and shovel. The work
is to be done under the supervision of
the city.
The infant death rate here for the
first six months of this year was low
er than the same period in 1921. ac-
cording to the public welfare depart
ment. Last year the rate was 95.6 for
every 1000 births. This year it was
92.2. The deaths this year were PIG as
against 224 for the first six months Of
1921
supt. E. c. Glass of the public
schools here. has announced the trans
fer of Miss NJ Lizzie Harvey from the
principaIship OF the John Wyatt
School to the new Riverside School.
which is to be occupied as public
school in September.
Rebuilding the ]. r. Millner store
here. which was burned month ago.
has been started. the interior work TO
cost about $50.O00.
Permits issued in Lynchburg for
new building since January i have
totaled s710.777 in value. this being
nearly 100000 larger than during the
first half Of the year 1921. These fig-
ures scarcely represent much more
than a third of the new work here
this year, for the major portion of
the new residential building has been
in the suburbs in Campbell Bedford
and Amherst counties. 1t is believed
that the new work here this year Will
go considerably over S2.0o0.G00.
c. E. Topping. formerly assistant
postmaster at Seneca. Campbell
county, who was arrested in Newport
News a month ago and brought back
to Rustburg to answer the charge of
burning the store there. has also been
indicted in the federal court on the
charge of converting funds of the
post office to his personal use. Top
ping is to be tried next week here on
the federal charge and Monday his
case will be presented to the grand
jury at Rustburg anent the burning
of the store, which occurred in March
1921. Topping is at liberty under bail
in both cases.
Contract has been awarded in Blue
field, w. Va, to c. w. Hancock and
Sons of this city for the building of
the Hotel Bluefield. which is to cost
slightly more than s1.000.O00
Rev William M. Jones. who for
some years has been pastor of the
Penbrook Christian Church in Giles
county, has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Fairview Christian
Church here, to take up his work
September l.
Miss Halle May Noell of Bedford
and Harry Duke of Schuyler were
married.
Ira Stump and Miss Lille willous,
both of Lynchburg, were married.
Joseph c. Nance and Miss Ada l..
Toney. both of Lynchburg, were mar
ried here.
Two completed units of the Marshall
Lodge Memorial Hospital were OPEN
ed here today with informal recep-
ton. Two additional units are to be
started In short time