Evening star., 1909-02-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Prof. HoIIer's Case Goes Over
Until Tomorrow.
GRUDGE IN PROSECUTION
Accused Says He Is Conscious of
No Wrong.
HOURS FOR CITY OFFICERS
Greensboro IN. CO. Man Wins Motor
Boat Prize of the Late Masonic
Bazaar-Police Court Cases.
HOURS FOR CITY OFFICERS

president and corresponding secretary of
the Oriental University of this city.
charged with unlawfully receiving
check for so from Rev. ]. ]. May,
pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. was postponed in the police
court until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. owing to the absence of impor-
tant witnesses for the state. Prof. Holler
was released in bond in the sum of $780,
given by Mrs. Sarah A. Groh of Wash
ington yesterday afternoon, which she re-
newed this morning. Prof. Holler has re-
tained the services Of Attorney Lewis H.
Machen to represent him.
Commonwealth Attorney S. G. Brent
admitted this morning that he can only
prosecute Prof. Holler on a charge of
petit larceny Mr.. Brent. however, said
that he proposed to take up quo warranto
proceedings in the corporation court for
the revocation of the charter of the uni
versity at an early date.
He also said that the case of Prof Hol-
Ter was taken up following a letter
celVed February 10 from Attorney Gen
eral Anderson. Richmond. in which was
lnclosed Photographic copy of a diploma
granted Adrian Ros for dental surgery.
San Juan. Porto Rico. The diploma is
dated June 20. 1908. He said that the
owner secured the same following cor
| respondence course with the Oriental
| University. for which he paid $50 The
photograph Of the diploma together with
a letter from Manuel V. del Vale. DDS.
dated December l. 1905. president of the
| board of dental examiners of San Juan.
p. r.. telling about the matter was also
submitted to the attorney general. and
the latter referred the entire matter to
| Mr.. Brent
| In the letter submitted by Attorney Cen
eral Anderson regarding the case to Mr..
Brent the writer explains that quo war
ranto proceedings could be instituted for
| the revocation of the charter.
Three Students Reports.
Attorney Machen belives that Prof. Hol-
| Ter will be acquitted of the charge He
| has in his possession three students re-
| ports purporting to be signed by Drs
| LleWellyn Powell. Walter A. Warfield and
r. Lee Wilkins, certifying that Rev ]. j.
| May had passed certain examinations
Following each subject the word passed
! is marked thereon. together with the per-
centaSe given for the respective sub
jects Mr.. Machen proposes to prove by
these that his clients business has been
perfectly legitimate one. 1t is under
stood. however. that several if not ALL
of the foregoing physicians some time
| ago severed their connection with the
university.
| Mr.. Brent said that If he cannot con-
VII Iiol. f1OIieT on the cnarSe IN QueS-
| tIon he may possibly send to Porto Rico
| Tor Mr.. Ros. who secured diploma, al
though he admitted he did not care to
| put the state to that expense.
When informed that counsel for the
defense has certain papers purporting to
| be signed by the three foregoing physi-
| clans. Mr.. Brent was rather surprised
and said he knew nothing of the matter
None of the students reports signed by
| the physicians bears any date This,
however, will not, it is thought, have any
bearing on the case.
The Oriental University was granted a
charter bs the state corporation commits
| sion March II, 1908. and it is alleged that
the money paid by Rev Mr.. May was
given February 20. 1908.
Prof. Holler's Statement.
Following the postponement of the case
Prof. Holler went to the office of his at
torney, where he held a conference rela-
tive to his case. Afterward Prof. Holler
| made statement in part as follows:
This prosecution. which has been in
stituted upon the complaint of Rev John
}. May. is evidently the result of some
dlsa agreements between DR.. May and my
self. which resulted in his severing his
connection with the Oriental University
This university. of which 1 am the head,
was duly incorporated by the state cor
poration commission of Virginia February
%. 1908 and is empowered to furnish in
a
correspondence.
I'm the local instruction | have had the
cooperation of number of professional
men in Alexandria and in Washington.
DR.. May was one of the students in the
medical department. and received instruc-
tions from number of physicians in good
standing in Alexandria, who certified to
the work which he had done and he was
given credit for this work and received
| his degree in due course October 10 1905
n irn in,
| my dealings. and do not believe that the
criminal courts of this city can be sue
| cessfully employed to accomplish the sat
| isfaction of private grudge''
Changes in Health Department.
Sweeping changes in the health depart
ment of the city were recommended in an
| ordinance presented at a meeting of city
council last night by Councilman How
ard w Smith. The matter was referred
to the joint committee on finance and gen.
eral laws. 1t provides for the election by
April 1 next of health officer at $500 per
year, whose duty shall be to look after
| the general health of the city and render
| a monthly report to the council. He shall
| also serve as physician to the city pris-
oners at the city jail and look after the
INDECENT sick of the city. Another mpor-
| tant recommendation made is that the
| health board shall consist of two MEM
| bers from the council and two from the
board of aldermen. representing the four
respective wards of the city. Four differ
ent policemen shall be named every
month to cooperate with the health Off
Ger in seeing that the city is in sanitary
| condition Provisions are also made for
the general enforcement on the part of
| the health officer of the laws regarding
| the general health and sanitation of the
| city. Following the reading Of the Ordi-
nance Councilman Smith said he doubted
| the validity before the courts of that part
of the ordinance relative to the health
| board
| In conformity with a recommendation
| of Mayor Paff in his inaugural address
last July, relative to regular hours for the
city officers. the general laws committee
heretofore from am until 3 pm. They.
however. recommended that the city en-
| gineer remain in his office from until 10
a m. daily, and that the mayor also spend
one hour each day in his Office for the
transaction of business.
| An amendment was added to the fore
going. and passed, to the effect that when
the mayor is unable to discharge the
duties of his office or is about to leave the
| city at any time he notified someone
during his absence in order that the latter
may act in his stead.
City Bonds Due in July.
| A commune alton was received from the
finance committee concerning the $4,000
of bonds bearing interest at $50, which
fall due July next. vt was shown in the re-
port that S576OOO of bonds have been ex-
changed for new ones and $1,000 of new