Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
COMMUTERS GET AssvAANcE OF
BETTER RAILWAY SERVICE.
Result Of Negotiations Reported to
Meeting Held Last Night-Gen-
eral and Personal.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April r. 1904.
meeting of the Alexandria and Wash
ington Commuters Protective Association
was held last evening in the, rooms of the
Business Mems League, when Mr.. T. II.
Netherland the president, made report
Of recent conference between the officials
of the association aad representatives of
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railroad Company relative to the
improvement of the facilities for travel on
the electric line between here and Wash
ington. He said the discussion had result
ed in an arrangement which, he thought,
would prove highly satisfactory. Accord
ing to this plan, which was put into effect
yesterday, during the rush hours of the day
two trains will be run each way morning
and evening that will seat 104 passengers
and three trains will be run each way with
a seating capacity each of 49, passengers.
Mr.. Netherland said that the arrangement
was advocated by Mr.. Colvfn, superinten-
dent of the road, who suggested that the
points at issue might be settled in that way
II the state corporation commission would
agree to suspend it's order requiring three
cars on certain trains. request to this
effect was transmitted to the commission by
the representatives, and the order was sus-
pended for thirty days from April 9, thus
giving fair opportunity for the testing Of
the plan.
tatives of the road had showed sincere
desire to bring about an improvement of
the conditions by any reasonable means.
He said their treatment of the officers of
the association had been extremely cour-
teous. The principal ends sought by the
commuters are: Sufficient seating capacity,
adequate heating of the cars in the winter
time and an Improvement of their sanitary
condition. The railroad company it was
stated, was determined to enforce the laws
against expectorating in the cars. and Mr..
Netherland urged his hearers to cooperate
with the road officials in the matter.
Corporation Court Proceedings.
The grand jury term of the corporation
court, Judge L. c. Barley presiding, opened
yesterday. In addressing the jury the court
called attention to the frequent statements
as to an alleged unrestricted sale of cocaine
and suggested that the jury make an inves-
tigation into the reported abuses Of the
drug. Charles Baker, colored, indicted for
unlawfully entering the Hotel Appich,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. A plea of guilty
was also made by H. o. Harris, colored,
indicted for bigamy His sentence was four
years The grand jury suggested to the
court that an investigation by the police Of
the alleged abuse of cocaine would be
necessary before any definite action could
be taken by the jury.
General Matters.
Funeral Director William Domaine. who
took charge of the remains of a sailor
known William Wescott after his sud-
den death several days ago, aboard the
schooner Lula Qullin. has received a tele-
gram from Petersburg, Va, asking him
to hold the body until friends could reach
here from Petersburg to claim 1t. In the
message the dead man was referred to as
Sam Rice. A letter found on his person
was sent to Petersburg which. 1t Is sup
posed, resulted In his identification.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Ella J. Thomas took place this morning at
$50 o'clock from St. Mary's Catholic
Church. Rev. Father Cutler officiated, and
the interment was made in ST. Mary s
cemetery.
At meeting of Fitzgerald Council,
knights of Columbus, last evening it was
agreed that the members of the council In
divdually will go to the Catholic University
in Washington tomorrow to atteh the eere-
monies of the presentation Of $4,000 to the
university by the knights of Columbus of
the United States.
The funeral of Claude Carter, who was
killed in a railroad accident near Baltimore
Saturday took place this morning at IL
O. clock from the home of his brother, Mr..
Thomas Carter, on King street. Rev. VIII
liam J. Morton of Christ Church conducted
the services and the interment was made In
the Presby terrain cemetery
The funeral of William Chichester whose
death occurred Sunday, took place this az
ternoon from Grace Episcopal Church. Rev.
c. e. Ball. the rector, conducted the serv-
ices and the interment was made IN the
Methodist Protestant cemetery.
In the police court this morning Margaret
Nelson. colored, was assessed 50 on the
charge of stealing small sum from Maria
Coleman, also colored.
The funeral of Ernest Lee Germond,
whose death occurred yesterday morning,
will take place this afternoon at 4:3o o clock
from his late residence on South Fayette