Evening star., 1924-08-03
FEW VIRGINIA
VOTES co ASTRAY
Old Parties Strong This Year,
as in Past, Say Leaders.
Two Congress Contests.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August RE
ports that labor voters in Virginia
are turning to the third party ticket
are not generally accepted by Re
publican and Democratic leaders. 1t
is not believed that the total vote
for the third party in Virginia will
reach 10000, which is far short of
the claims that have been made. Vir
ginia voters rarely depart from their
people have arisen and forced pol
itics and movements in local affairs,
but they do thus inside of the party
lines, and not against parties. Lead
ers pay heed to this and the lines
are kept intact. With Carter Glass
declared the nominee of the Demo-
Gratis to succeed himself in the Unit
ed States Senate there are no con-
tests in Virginia for CongreSS-in the
primary-save in the fifth and sixth
districts. Three candidates are in
the race for next Tuesday in the
fifth district-State Senator Marshall
b. Booker. Of Halifax; former State
Senator Joseph Whitehead of Chat
of Danville, an insurance agent and
business man. That contest is on
in dead earnest. Whitehead and Tu-
dor are expected to split the Pittsyl-
er going strong in Halifax, Charlotte,
Henry and Patrick.
Warm m the Sixth.
C. A. Woodrum of Roanoke is hav-
ing a warm fight on his hands for the
retention of his place in Congress,
being opposed by Senator S. S. Lam
beth, jr., of Bedford. The fact that
amendment is the basis of the op-
position to him, The district is large
ly made up of farmers.
Taxes are being paid by school
teachers in large numbers this year,
due. to the enactment of. the law
which forbids the issuance of per-
mits to teach in the public. schools
or the State-supported institutions
unless such taxes shall have been
paid prior to the issuance of such
certificate. In the past not more than
25 per cent of the teachers paid at
tention to. this duty. and not more
than per cent of the colored teach
ers gave any part of the pay to the
support of the government, 1t has
been a revelation the way in which
people seeking licenses, permits, reg
istration, or eertification are COM
plying with the law, and 1t is being
enforced with uniformity that
brings up many applicants with a
jerk when they find that under the
law they are not to be allowed to
pay a license or be registered for
any purpose until they produce their
tax receipts. The State will collect
half a million dollars from this
source thus year.
War on Speed Traps.
In several of the counties of the
State the supervisors have enacted
regulations regarding the use of the
highways, railroad and highway in
| tersections, giving to the eonstahles
| and magistrates the power to see that
| the laws are enforced. This is being
| done. Fines are being imposed and
| the usual fees for such arrests paid.
The fine and the costs make bit
| usually pay this rather than go to
| court and be delayed.
The matter has attained such pro-
portions, however, that autoiStS both
| of and from outside of the State are
| making such: protest that the law
| is to be amended if not entirely re-
pealed. The fee men usually fire.
quent pieces of road over which the
| drivers pass, and before they can
slow down for the road Intersections
they are hailed to court or summoned,
and the drivers are given the op-
tion of gong to. court or submitting
| to the code of the roadside court
and paying up and proceeding. The
| enforcement of the law is being car
| ried to such extremes that the men
who are fattening on the process
are cutting their own throats and
will be out of luck soon after the
LEGISLATURE conveneS-uplesS the fee
coterie is too strong to permit re-
peal Of the law.