Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
VALIDITY OF ORDINANCE RE.
srRICTING SALE OF COCAINE.
Called in Question in Police Court
Motion Overru1ed-School Teachers
Appointed-Briefs.



ALEXANDRIA, Va, August S, 1901.
The validity Of the corporation ordinance
restricting the sale of cocaine was called
in question in the police court this morn
ing at the hearing in the case Of Mr.. John
w. Entwisle who conducts a drug store
on upper King street, charged with selling
the drug against the provisions OF the Or
dinance. His attorney, Mr.. Lewis H, Ma
chen, moved to quash the warrant on the
ground that the city law was an enlarge
ment upon the state statue governing the
sale of such articles, and was therefore,
without force and vigor. His contention
was that while the Virginia legislature
had only gone to the extent of restricting
the sale of cocaine in the pure state, the
city council had framed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the sale of compounds containing
the drug, thereby exceeding the state law
and becoming invalid. He claimed that
the act of the legislature did not compre-
bend articles containing cocaine as part
of compound, but that such would be IN
cluded under ordinary Interpretation OF
the city ordinance.
Justice Cation saw no Inconsistency be-
tween the ordinance and the state law, he
said, and announced that he would over
rule the motion. The evidence tended to
show that cocaine had been purchased from
Mr.. Entwisle's store during his absence.
Justice Cation imposed fine Of $40
School Teachers Appointed.
The board of school trustees for Jefferson
district, Alexandria county, has appointed
the following teachers for the coming ses-
sion: H. S. Petty, principal at Mt. Vernon
avenue school, in Del Ray Miss Ella Davies,
teacher of the intermediate grade and Miss
Margaret j. Bashford, teacher of the pri-
mary grade. Miss Emily r. Peveriil was
appointed teacher Of Humes school. Inc
Edward c. Hoffman, Jefferson schooi'
Thornton Gray, Scott school:
The regular monthly meeting OF the city
school board was held last evening IN Pea-
body Hall. All of the teachers employed IN
the public schools were reelected for the
ensuing term. 1t was decided to open the
session September 10. For nnanclal Fea-
sons the board reduced the term from a
ten months session to one of nine months.
The outlook for getting sufficient money 10
run the schools the regular time was SO
poor that this action was deemed neces-
sary The proposition to abrfdge the term
was seriously discussed before the close VI
the schools this summer
General and Personal.
Miss Alice Lewis and Mr.. Frank L. Smith,
well-known young people OF this CITY, were
quietly married last evening at o'clock at
the parsonage of the NJ. E. Church SOUTH
Rev. j. P. Stump, the pastor, officiating.
Mr. Gustav Reinecker, uncle of Mayor
elect F. j. Paff, died last night at his home,
1913 Duke street, after a long illness. he
was seventy-two years of age. The funeral
will take place Sunday afternoon at )
clock.
ARRANGEMENTS for the annual convention
of the State Firemen's Association, which
will meet here the 18th, are being rapidly
pushed. massive silver trumpet, which
will be the first prize in the hose contest
has reached this city and is now on exhlbl-
ton A meeting of the committee on en-
tertainment will be held Monday night in
the Hotel Rammel.