Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Head of Correspondence
School Under Arrest.
MINISTER HIS ACCUSER
Prof. Holler Charged With Unlaw-
fully Receiving Check.
TAUGHT HOMEOPATHY COURSE
April 80 Set Aside as Holiday for
Dedication of George Wash
ington Park.
MINISTER HIS ACCUSER
TAUGHT HOMEOPATHY COURSE
cial Corresnondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February %, 1909.
Prof. Helmet P. Holer, thirty-seven
years old, who claims to be Lutheran
minister and who is president and cor
responding secretary of the Oriental Uni
versity. with Offices over the Bachelors
Club, Alb King street, was arrested at
IL O'Clock this morning by Lieut.. Smith
on states warrant, issued on complaint
Of Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G..
Brent.
He is charged with unlaWfully receiv-
ing a check for $25 from Rev. ]. J. May,
pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
whose home Is POI North Alfred street.
The prisoner had not given bond in the
sum of $500, the amount required, at a
late hour this afternoon and was still
held at police station. He admitted he
knew comparatively few people here and
said he doubted whether he would be able
to secure bondsman.
Prof. Holler will probably be given a
preliminary hearing in the police court
tomorrow morning. The warrant on which
he was arrested is dated February 90.
1909. although it was not served until
this morning. Rev. Mr. May. together
with two Alexandria physicians. has
been summoned to testify in the case.
Prof. Holler says he can prove to the
satisfaction of the court that his business
Is perfectly legitimate. and he declares he
feels confident Of acquittal. He explained
that Rev. Mr.. May was taking a course
in homeopathy.
REV. Mr.. May came to take a medical
course" he said. II told him from the
beginning that we were not registered I'M
der the laws of any state. He, however
insisted on taking preparatory courses in
homeopathy. We then agreed.
LAS he was a minister, I gave him the
course for about one-half the usual fee
After a surprisingly short time he pro-
duced papers that he had studied the
courses, and he passed
Prof. Holler explained that Rev. Mr.
May had paid him probably $50 or more
and duly completed the course. He was
unable to give the exact amount paid he
says. without his books.
According to Prof. Holler he started
the same school under the name of the
Oriental Seminary in Boston in 1908. later
locating in Gowanda. n. Y. He came to
Alexandria in November. 1907. where he
opened a resident and correspondence
school.
He had his university Incorporated I'M
der the state laws. with himself as pres
ident and corresponding secretary and
his wife Mrs. Louise n. Holler. as treas
urer, and other officers. Several Alexan-
dria physicians, whose names were added
to the faculty, recently resigned.
Prof Holler claims that he has forty
two professors in different parts of the
country. Examination papers for the re-
spective studies are submitted to them
They pass upon them before diploma
of the school is granted.
He also claims to have about sixteen
scholars in Alexandria. who are now TAX
ing up various courses. He says that he
and young lady assistant do most Of
the teaching for the Alexandria depart
ment.
Washington Park Dedication.
Mayor F. J. Paff today issued a procla-
nation declaring a holiday on April 30,
the day set apart for the dedication of
the George Washington Park. He re-
quests that all business on that day be
suspended at noon.
The proclamation reads:
''The George Washington Monument
Association Of Alexandria. Va, has set
for the dedication Of George Washington
Park. which park will undoubtedly fill
the long-felt want in our community
THE association has arranged for quite
fete during the week preceding dedica-
ton day in the way Of a homecoming
week. during which time it is confidently
hoped and expected to see in the portals
of our city large numbers of our native
and former citizens whose business in
terests have carried them away and
caused them to make their homes else
where
I'm conformity with the action of the
association and, 1 believe. the wishes of
the majority of our community, 1 hereby
invite our citizens to set apart April 30
as holiday, and request our manufac-
turers and merchants to close their
places Of business at II o'clock noon on
that day IN honor of our most illustrious
citizen. George Washington, the ami
versary Of whose 10th Inauguration oc-
ours thereon
Eliza Hackley. colored, about seventy
two years old. who. it Is alleged, was as
saulted on February IL by Mary Douglas
colored. died at ; O'Clock this morning at
her home. 224l: North Payne street.
The Douglas woman was to have been
given hearing Friday On charge of
having committed the assault. Owing to
the Womans serious condition the Dou-
glas woman Wa srearreSted yesterday aft
ernoon and is held without bail pending
the result of a coroner's inquest, which
will be held at o'clock this afternoon
at the office of Dr. S. B. Moore
1t is said that the Hackley woman has
been confined to her bed since the alleged
assault and that she developed pneu-
monia. Whether or not the alleged as
sault was the prime cause of her death
will. of course. be determined at the in
quest DR.. Moore deemed an autopsy UNI
necessary.
The accused. following the assault, was
released on $40 collateral for her appear
ance Friday.
Her husband. Able Douglas, out on
bond in the sum of $3.50. is charged with
assault with a razor on Isaac Hackley.
son of the dead woman. The alleged
assaults occurred following some valen-
tine pranks by children of the Hackleys.
Masons Honor Washington.
At the banquet given last night by
Alexandria, Washington Lodge of Ma
sons at the young peoples building of
the NJ. F. Church South toasts were re-
sponded to by the following: Senator's
Owen of Okla homa and Johnston of Ala
bama: Walter Smith of Beverly Lodge
Beverly. Mass: Mr.. Yen of the Chinese
legation, Mr.. Blanks o. Petersburg, and
the following from the local lodge: X
Kemper. NJ. l.. Dinwiddie. DR.. w. NJ
Smith and J. Edward Shinn
The banquet was attended by 22j men,
bers of the craft. The POSTMASTER was
r. w. Fuller, master of the lodge.
The visitors returned to Washington on
the palace car Mount Vernon. accom-
panied by delegation Of the lodge.
Ellis West and William Jackson, both
colored were arraigned in the police court
this morning on suspicion of stealing
pany at the Potomac freight yards. West
was fined $40 and Jackson was acquitted
West told the court he found the brass
on a commons where tramps had been
uuartered, although it was testified that
when he disposed OF 1t to junk dealer