Show RIOT I VIRGINIA Two Factions Contend Over a Polling Booth oot Norfolk Va Nov 2 A riot was almost al-most precipitated in Berkeley this morning There are two Democratic factions in the county The Cole faction fac-tion seized the polling place of the Ner bern faction on Berkeley avenue but left the books in charge of the regular clerks who after an excited discussion discus-sion retired to the mayors office and opened a new voting place They left the crowd in possession of the booth Mayor McCoy requested that a company com-pany of Portsmouth military be held in readiness to await a call from him This was done but it is not thought that its services will be needed as the excitement excite-ment has quieted No one has been injured or arrested Three Killed at Crooked Creek Louisville Ky Nov 2A number of tough characters created a disturbance at the Crooked Creek precinct near Mt Vernon this afternoon Sheriff Mullins attempted to restore order when a general gen-eral shooting affray took place between the sherif and his deputies and the disturbers dis-turbers thre of the latter being killed |