Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 2

State Ct Cttr Twc State City Richmond TimcfrDigpalch Saturday September 3 1938 Woman Freed After Hearing On Shooting Ethel Liver-man charged with shooting George Lundie last Monday night was dismissed by Police Justice Clements yesterday when Lundie testified that the shooting was accidental The victim was shot in the left arm but not injured seriously Lundie said that the pistol discharged when the woman opened a drawer to look for keys She was arrested after the shooting but was released on bail Pending the hearing The shooting occurred at residence on Bolllngbrook Street according to Police Elliott Backs Lesion Drive Over Pensions Glenn Elliott adjutant of the Virginia Department of the American Legion yesterday stoutly defended as humane and right the act of the recent State Legion convention in moving to make government pensions available to thf World War veterans now totally disabled by venereal diseases The convention suggested by resolution that the national convention at Los Angeles support a bill which would abolish the as a bar to the receipt of pensions by those men who gave full military duty and were discharged honorably The resolution was adopted unanimously at the Charlottesville convention after reading by Roby Thompson of Abingdon past department commander and resolutions committee chairman Adjutant Elliott taking cognizance of editorial criticism said the matter was considered fully by the committee before it was presented on the last convention day when more posts were represented than on any other convention day The resolution asserted that Spanish-American War veterans disabled by venereal diseases receive pensions and asked that World War veterans receive the same Mr Elliott who served In the medical corps at Fort Thomas Ky at Camp Crane at Allentown Pa and in overseas hospitals at Brest and LeMans said it was his firm belief that many men who believed themselves cured before enlistment suffered recurrence of diseases in the service because of the hardships they underwent He said he knew a cases where symptons were noted when there had been no chance for recent exposure Avoided Furthermore he said that many Dran Hoffman (Loft) and John RHu Old amd Nose Heads of Phi Delta Theta Phi Delta Theta Selects New Yorker as President Four Win Scholarships In Biology Four students of biology at the University of Richmond have won graduate scholarships to continue their studies in other schools Dr John Wendell Bailey professor of biology at the University of Richmond announced yesterday The Commonwealth scholarship at Tulane University was awarded to Robert A Carsley The scholarship carries a grant of $1000 year for four years' study and $1500 at the completion of the course for the purchase of medical equipment Mr Carsley was one of six college men Invited to New Orleans for interviews at Tulane regarding the scholarship A graduate of Mississippi College Mr Carsley earned his degree at theUniversity of Richmond this summer James Wilson another Mississippi College graduate who came to the University of Richmond has been awarded a graduate in-structorship at Brown University He will do work in physiology on a Rockefeller grant Going to University John Strickland of Petersburg who received his A degree at the University of Richmond last year will undertake graduate study on a scholarship at the university of Virginia Robert Murrill of Richmond who was graduated In June has a scholarship for graduate work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Rhoda Cornish of Greenwich Conn and Lewis Goldstein of Paterson two other outstanding biology students will remain at the University of Richmond for graduate study Court Amends Vaughan Charge The original charge of disorderly conduct and threats filed against Harold Vaughan of Winston-Salem by his uncle George 8 Kemp Richmond financier was ordered amended by Judge John Ingram of Hustings Court yesterday to charge the defendant with being a not of good The case which has been In and out of courts for more than a bond over objections of th SlJSFHhMw as has to Hustings Court Poole to the resolutions committee In a brief talk Mr Faison pre dieted that can make Vir glnia a Republican He urged members to work for advancement of their clubs spd the Republican Party to achieve ed secretary and treasurer respectively Emmett Junge Lincoln Neb and Rear-Admiral Wat Cluve-rius commander of the Philadelphia Navy Yard were named members at large of the general council to succeed Ballou and Debanks Henward Syracuse Speakers at last banquet were Admiral Cluverius and Justice Harry Hague Davis of the Canadian Supreme Court John Tigert president of the University of Florida was toastmaster Man 60 Confesses Wounding Agents During' Still Raid NORFOLK Local politicians anticipate further head chopping in view of the reorganization meeting of the City Council Thursday night when five city officials including Mayor Taylor and City Manager Thomas Thompson were displaced By voting for himself Council-of toM wliocontracted cases dur- man John Arch Gurkin 50-year lng enlistment avoided treatment old electrical contractor was by Army physicians because they elected mayor Colonel Charles feared the and dis- Borland director of public of guardhouse confinement I safety was elected city manager and later segregation under Gen- effective September 16 eral Order 45 I Alfred Anderson was named to The swm sensibilities he said I succeed John Sebrell as city made mny men avoid the public attorney George Stevens prophylactic stations of the camps deputy city sergeant to succeed after exposure nd made them William Moore as high cons seek duties elsewhere at the time table and Hume Taylor to suc-of weekly medical Inspections ceed Harry Kanter as assistant think any one will deny Pohce Juftfce 4 that war-time feeling was such as Colonel Borland has indicated to encourage young men in their number of changes in ad-actions outside he con- ministrative personnel may he ex-tinued whole physical I training was such as to intensify their desires for sexual relation-1 ship and they acted as humans 1 22JS22L ent nd will secretary OFF TO William Kyger Bing teacher at Gor-donsville High School since his graduation from the University of Virginia two years ago and former State 4-H Club president has accepted a position on the faculty of Clemson College He left his home at Free Union yesterday to take up his new duties Political Ax May Swing In -Norfolk Cottrell Ngmed 8TAUNTON (JV-George A Cottrell was elected chairman of the City Council and mayor of Staunton yesterday to succeed I Curry Carter retiring from the counciL Jesse' Bratton was named vice-chairman and vice- mayor Mr Cottrell is a veteran in serv-I ice having been a member of council for years although not continuously He also has served previously as mayor Halloran President CLIFTON Halloran year is scheduled to be reopened PULASKI (ff) I HustingsJ3purt on September Attorney Alton I Crowell reported Attorney Spencer bearded 60-year-old Gray Haddon reported that since mountaineer of the Weldon sec- July 1937 when Vaughan volun-tion of Pulaski County confessed tarily submitted to arrest here on lt nlht th shoot! ot SS-Gravely an ABC inspector and I guard Wiley Faw a Pulaski County I At the first trial In Police Court deputy sheriff during a raid on a Justice Polkes imposed the peace Virginian Dies In New Jersey Triple Crash One Virginian was killed an- i other was injured and three trucks were destroyed yesterday in a spectacular fire that was caused by a triple crash on superhighway Route 23 in New Brunswick New Jersey State troopers said the trucks and cargoes were worth over SI 00000" Isidore Bolen 27 of Kemstown Va driver of a trailer-truck carrying a load oi silk and rayon was injured fatally He was thrown from the cab of his vehicle when its gasoline tank exploded State Trooper Edward Stumvoll said Bolen died of a fractured skull and severe burns soon after admittance to a hos-pllr! His helper Power Sutler 30 of Winchester suffered first-d'gree burns of the face hands and neck but was released from the hospital after treatment The drivers of the other trucks James Miskeil of Philadelphia who said he was carrying a load of silk worth $70000 and Lin-wood Powell 25 Negro of Portsmouth Va transporting a load of watermelons leaped to 'safety Stumvoll said Three fire companies battled for over an hour before bringing the fire under control according to the Associated Press Traffic on the highway that ronnrets New Jersey with the metropolitan area was tied up for two hours Stumvoll said Both trailer-trucks were headed for New' York A man identified as John Bow-land about 25 of Ravenna Ohio was killed instantly yesterday when the motorryclc he was riding crashed into an automobile on Route 21 12 miles north of WytheviUe at the foot of Walkers mountain HU Carve State PoUreman A Roberts aid the motorcycle hit an automobile driven by Miss Nida Hud on of Ceres on a sharp curve Bowland was identified by papers on his person which also revealed that he had been a seaman until recently Lorenzs Kimball of Miles Store was in Marine Hospital Norfolk yesterday suffering from injuries received Wednesday night when his motorcycle crashed Into the partially wrecked automobile of 8 James on the highway near Mathews A wrecking truck was on the way to remove the James car from the road when the motorcycle ran into it Mr machine had collided with a car driven by Gilbert Diggs Neither Mr James nor Mr Diggs was hurt Sterling Armistead of Hudgins accompanying Kimball on another motorcycle crashed into the same automobile but was not injured John Josrph White 29 mechanic with the United States Air Corps at Langley Field was injured seriously early yesterday when the automobile he was driving ran off Government Road near Raleigh Street He received a fractured skull fractured shoulder and numerous cuts and bruises Harold Guestler 30 also a mechanic at Langley Field received a slight knee Injury in the same accident Fred Jenkins Jr IS and Paul -R Davis 24 both of 2226 Bain-bridge Street received cuts and bruises when their automobile ran off the Petersburg Pike near Stop 3 and rarshrd into culvert They were taken to Memorial Hospital where attendants said their injuries were slight Berkeley Jenkins 2200 block Balnbridgr Street reported by police to have been driving the automobile said he was forced off the road while attempting to pass an- other car Tlie automobile practi rally was demolished Motorist Warnetl On This Week End A warning to the public to the other fellow" was given yesterday by Colonel 8 Battle dirertor of the Division of Motor Vehicles as he prepared for the extra heavy traffic expected on the highways on Labor Day Day he said the most dangerous traffic a any week end of the year Because of this it is important that drivers use every precaution And remember no matter how careful a driver is he still is in clanger of the other Of the three principal holiday Memorial Day Fourth of July and Labor Day Colonel Battle said Labor Day will have the moat traffic on the road because of persons who will go away for a final fling and also because of families returning from the beach and mountain resorts In line for the drive for a no-acctdent weekend Baldwin safety engineer of the division made a talk last nigh over WRVA on "Good Driving Over Labor Day Heal Pupa Popeona SALEM really been not in Salem To prove it Julius Dreen exhibited an ear of popcorn with several grains popped pen found in his garden IHCttl 35 I JMMKBR Cod amd CbmortaMe R9SI PUTI SKOAL 65 la KvmSTH OJu i I 1 his an two off his at to of moonshine still early yesterday His left eye shot out and with I shotgun slugs in the head body left arm and left leg Gravely was in a serious condition in a Pu- laskl hospital Faw also a Jtlent in the hospital one arm shattered from a bullet Is not seriously wounded Spencer was arrested shortly after 5 at the home of a neighbor approximately two miles from his home and the still where the shooting occurred by town county and ABC officers Dr John Wendell Bailey To Direct Research Dr Bailey Given Leave of Absence Dr John Wendell Bailey professor of biology at the University of Richmond has been granted a leave of absence to work as director of biological research for the Chesapeake Corporation at West Point During his absence his position at the university will be filled by Dr Carl Hagqulst of Brown University Dr Bailey will give his full attention to the problem on which he has been engaged since last summer the effect If any of mill waste on aquatic life an he said we will be able to give a complete and satisfactory answer to this question before the passage of another His investigations thus far have carried him to Cuba Canada and Louisiana Price to Attend Tobacco Festival Governor Price announced yes terday that he will attend the National Tobacco Festival at South Boston during the second day of the fete September 9 Traveling by automobile he will go there during the morning have luncheon at Berry Hill and review the parade in the afternoon He will not remain for the pageant that night but will return to Richmond after having dinner with Watkins Jr of Halifax A number of State officials Including State Treasurer Jones State Comptroller LeRov Hodges and Colonel Kemper executive assistant to the Governor also will attend the festival Queen to Go Wednesday WASHINGTON Senorita Erma Castillo Najera daughter of the Mexical Ambassador Dr Francisco Castillo Najera will leave Washington Wednesday morning for South Boston where she will reign as queen of the National Tobacco Festival Miss Castillo Najera will be escorted by a party representing festival officials Including Mr ami Mrs James 8 Easley and mim Mary Harrison Vaughan A representative of the Governor of Virginia also Is expected to accompany the party Mound in Bedford Yields Indian Relics Two toma hawks bits of Indian pottery a tone chisel several- spearheads The whole thing was not to contract a disease' If they did and the matter became known they were placed in the guardhouse and later relegated to certain part or the camp for treatment Soldiers felt keenly the disgrace of being a and would even try to reach 36 IVrmits la Thirty-six building permits with a total value of 654933 were issued in Petersburg last month the monthly report submitted to City Manager Broome yesterday disclosed One permit alone that for the construction of a Negro elementary school was valued at 648208 Permits and their total value approximately doubled the number of permits and their values issued in August of 1937 the report said Heads Delegation Mayor John Jolly former president of the League of Virginia Municipalities will head delegation to the league's annual meeting in Hot Springs on September 11 12 and 13 Accompanying Mayor Jolly will be Councilmen Arnold Alexander Hamilton Jr John Weeks George Harlow City Manager Broome City Engineer Hatchett and Police Chief Jefferson Chief Jefferson will attend the annual session of the Virginia Police Executives Association on September 14 and 15 and deliver an address on for Determining Councilman Arnold will address the league on September 12 on "Problems Facing a Metropolitan Bishop Cannon Urges Embargo on Munitions Bishop James Cannon Jr yesterday released a letter to Cordell Hull in which he told the Secretary of State that the United States should such pressure upon Japan as to Wring to and end her unprovoked barbarous warfare upon Bishop Cannon urged tha diplomatic relations between the two countries be severed and that an embargo be placed least upon all trading in whatever can be used as munitions of believe that with the possible exception of some profiteers in munitions the great mass of the American people would appreciate such positive persistent peaceful pressure in accordance with the principles enunciated in your recent address Bishop Cannon said CCC Worker la Shot Richard Bigger Negro 6 was being held at Henrico County Jail last night on a charge of shooting Richard Bagby a Negro CCC member Bagby was taken to St Philip Hospital with a wound In his foot Henrico police investigated said they believed the shooting was accidental of A Moves Yesterday was moving day for Progressive Council No 51 Daughters of America The council moved 1U headquarters from 534 North Harrison Street to Rm-temal Hall 2049 West Broad Street formerly known as Colombo Hall Meetings will be held at 8 every Thursday LABOft DAY vcYiwirm 5 or tic South Jeff Cox 70 was arrested I at the Hotel Jefferson and elected earlier yesterday In connection I numbers to represent with the shooting Officers said district on committees Cox was picked up near the stM YouiW RepjAUcan State which was in full operation Convention here sptmbr 1 The wounded officers were brought to the hospital here after I Asa Faison chairman of the Faw man his way out of the I Richmond Young Republican Club brush near Weldon and notified was elected to the State executive a highway crew of Graveley's con- I committee governing body of Vir-dition Iglnia Young Republicans Edward Graveley said Cox fired at him Collier Third District chairman from the brush aftes the two of- I to the convention nominating ficers had watched the still all I committee Claude Banes to the night in the hope of catching the I constitution committee and Frank physicians before going to Glenn ElUett Army doctors did not have the same chances for care and precaution I Courtney they would have had at home and vice-president Meeks was In peacetime I chosen clerk Despite all this many went on Other city officials re-elected by to fight for their country Possi- the council were John-bly because of their own actions son city attorney and Win-and possibly because of the cir- 1 97 Jr city auditor cumstances in whidh they found J- w- Huffman was re-elected themselves they allowed diseases chief of police: The election of to hold other members of the police de- a small percentage of was not held the matter these veterans suffeT from Wind-ness and other effects which leave them without ability to a living They cannot receive vet- SIiSe21rtielt thn STSw members elected a bad way And If veterans them- I Junel4 took seats on the council selvm are prepared to give them I They were George Snead benefit of the doubt I think a Hutcheson and Lawrence the Government ought to do so disease is a war risk Just as much as bullets and member of the City Council for the last 30 years was reelected president of that body at the reorganization meeting Dr Edmond was elected operators Hopewell School Boundaries Set OLD POINT COMFORT Pi-Delegates to the forty-third general convention of Phi Delta Theta heard addresses last night by two banquet speakers after a business session yesterday at which they elected John Ballou New York publishing executive president of the general council Mr Ballou was named for a two-year term to succeed Dean Hoffman Harrisburg Pa-newspaper publisher Bernard Moore Minneapolis and Charles Oaches Seattle were re-elect Architects Revise State Library Plans At Meeting Here Alfred Oithens and Francis Keally of New York consulting architects conferred here yesterday with local architects and Wll-mer Hall State librarian over the final revision of plans for the proposed new $1500000 library to be erected on the Ford lot Mr Hall said the New York architects will remain here until the revision is completed but added that the work probably will be brought to a close by tonight Many details remain to be set tied the State librarian reported but none of these are of major importance Aftef the revision is finished the plans will be turned over to architects to execute Judging from present develop ments Mr Hall estimated that general excavation work for the building will be started by October A contract for the construe tlon however probably will not be let until next March The detailed plans will be drawn by the Richmond firm of Basker ville Sc Son while the architectural firm of Cameal Johnston Sc Wright will let the contracts and will plan heating and ventilation systems An application for a FWA grant of $818000 has not been approved but the Library Building Commission Mr Hall said feels i sured it will be authorized On this basis conference was concerned only with plans for a $1500000 structure New Williamsburg Route Is Completed Shirley State highway commissioner announced yester day that the last section of the Charles City Road between Barret's Ferry and Williamsburg has been completed giving a new hard -surfaced route from Richmond to Williamsburg Work on the road which will supplement Route 60 has been under way at various periods for several years Mr Shirley also announced tnat department plans to build bridge across the Chlcka hominy River as a part of this route to replace a ferry now at that point South Side Worker Loaeg 2 Fingers Clarence Rudy Moneymaker 34 employee of the Miller Manufacturing Company had the first fingers of his right hand cut yesterday by a machine Moneymaker was moving some timber when he sliped and his hand came in contact with the machine Jeffries Verlander 40 2202 East Marshall Street had a part of nose torn off when he fell down the steps at his home last night Memorial Hospital attendants said they would resort to plastic surgery in treating the injury Rev Whitaker Found Dead in Bed HAMPTON The Rev Waiter Claiborne Whitaker acting rector of St Episcopal Church here since April was found dead in his bed yesterday morning Death of the 76-year-old Knoxville Tenn cleric was attributed to heart seizure Dr Whitaker had been residing an apartment since Thursday when his wife left by automobile drive to Knoxville Funeral services will be held la Knoxville probably Sunday Junior Chamber to Meet JThe Richmond Junior Chamber Commerce will meet at 6:30 Tuesday at Cafeteria Plans for a be discussed HOPEWELL Boundary lines for cty schools were announced I ment! yesterday by Superintendent Rich- Robert Waitt Jr who presided ard Copeland in the absence of Chairman High school pupils will attend I Collier pointed to growth the Hopewell High School as here- I in the last few years" and de-tofore Pupils in Grades 1 to 71 dared that a few years we inclusive living on Twelfth Ave- will be able to challenge the Demo-nue west of Twelfth and north I cratic Party in the of the Norfolk and Western Rail- The coming convention will be road as far as the City Point largest State convention In Road thence down City Point I the history of the Republican Road to and including Fourteenth I Party in the he added Avenue and from Fourteenth ex- Last meeting he said had tended to the Appomattox River the largest attendance In the his-and including all pupils west of I tory of the Third District Young this line will attend the Du Font Republican organization School Those pupils living east of the Would Discontinue Stop boundary setup for the Du Pont I School will attend the New Pat- rick Copeland School which will open its loors for the first timet I dlscoPtlnug Also attending this school will be those pupils living south of the Norfolk and Western Railroad in south VU1M0 ud th Pbnt SSLStotTh? plained in its application that It Pupils from Grades 1 to 4 in-1 planned to remove the elusive living in the Highland shelter shed at Radford and to Park subdivision south of the allow the present East Radford Norfolk and Western Railroad I station to serve both that point will attend the Highland Park and Radford School Those in the Fifth Sixth and Seventh Grades of this subdivision will attend the Du Pont School Checking Credits Boys and girls entering Hope-well High School from other schools will report to the prin- office in the High School NORFOLK Seeking an end to what they describe as Building next Tuesday between 9 disturbance of the in their neighborhood nine residents of and 13 A so that they Belmont Place filed injunction yesterday in Circuit have their credits checked nHi 1 Court against the Sanctified asking that they be enjoined assigned to classes Former minus from a nuisance in and about the neighborhood by dap-ofthis school who plan to re-enter Ump-ln feet Jumping and at the beeinnin nf the The are members of an unincorporated association 8 win report atthat time uuftST Hartfield said to be the leader of the group is named co-defendant from Hopewell and Prince George June of this yasrr the County elementary schools who I MU of complaint sets forth already have filled out their sub-ldd defendants have disturbed ject choices for this session will I Hu Peace quiet and happiness of not report until 0 A Thursday the complainants and other red-official pwnw date dents of the community known Bimnnunt th tiTw Belmont Place for the said de- Bironmmt at the New Patrick fendanU conduct themselves In a noise and tumult to wit: the School win have 1 ping of hands In unison the stamping of feet and Jumping in 550 while Highland unison together with shouting as expects to enroll loud as the human voice will about pupils with three teach- IcmpUfy 1 Tbs bill states tnat the defend competitive two-party govem- and 88 arrow points were found by George Shiflett of Waynesboro and his nephew Carlton Harris of Bedford when they excavated one of more than 30 Indian burial mounds they found near Moneta Bedford County recently The mound opened was over six feet high and had been made by piling large stones in vault fashion above the ground and then smaller stones on which soil accumulated All of the relics have been cleaned and mounted on cardboard display charts WPA Fund to Be Used On County Fairground to Hie Works Progress Administration in Virginia yesterday announced the allocation of $6139 for additional Improvement of the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors will add 63265 to thh sum for buildings concession stands an addition to the grand stand and Installation of an electric system The NEW Dunlap WANDERER Husband Foiled Continued Rom First Page She had been afraid to scream for help while he was near her but once he was down she cried out she said Keeling Saunders one of the highway group rm running up the tower with Ashberry right behind him Both Mrs Ashberry and Saunders who also testified yesterday eld that Ashberry became violent nd attempted to pick her up bodily and hurl her from the tower Officers Called Saunders Interfered he said Mid managed to hold off the husband until others in the highway crew came up Then they persuaded the husband to descend Saunders said Once they were on the ground Ashberry attacked his wife again she and Saunders testified He struck her on the nose she said Mid otherwise beat her in an effort to get her In the car Meanwhile officers had been called and Deputy Sheriff Aldrich and State Officer Robert South arrested Ashberry It was testified in court yesterday that a medical examination of Mrs Ashberry showed she had suffered a broken nose loosened teeth and that her arms and legs were covered with bruises 1529 Bay Tax Stamp A total of 15229 Individuals or firms doing business In Virginia bought special tax stamps during the fiscal year 1938 as compared to 14839 for the preceding period according to a report from the Treasury Department in Washington yesterday The department! also announced that purchasers of all classes of liquor medal taxes Increased from MTS la 193T to 7297 In 1999 about the 'smartest hat see this season! The new matriced edge holds the brim smooth the full taffeta silk lining gives character to the crown which is slightly lower A quality felt new to the $500 field! With Dunlap styling Gewib dri tnttmsm- tatMft1 ifr $9nrvi6i iV.