The Washington times., 1911-04-11
ALEXANDR|A'S TRADE
ORGAN|zAT|ONSEEKS
FERRY RATE REVISION
Present Schedule Thought
to Be Hardship on
= Team Drivers.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEX XANDRIA VA April, II


At a largely attended meeting Of the
Alexandria chamber of commerce last
evening, the matter Of ferry rates be-
tween this city and Washington was
taken up and roundIy discussed, especial
consideration being given to the rates
for the transportation Of vehicles.
The members feel that this matter is
Of especial importance to the commerce
Of Alexandria. The present rate for an
unloaded one-horse wagon and driver
is 80 cents: II the wagon is loaded. B
cents, while an empty twe-horse team
with driver is Is cents; loaded 81. In
many cases 1t Is felt that these rates
might almost be considered prohibitive,
the merchant probably preferring to
drive over the road to the Capital,
rather than patronize the ferry, and as
the principal revenue Is derived from
this source, a more equitable adjust
ment Is urged.
An invitation was extended to c. Yer
non Ford to hold future meetings rela-
tive to the erection OF the overhed
bridge at Telegraph Crossing in the
rooms of the chamber.
the memory of the late ]. r. N. Curtin,
president Of the Alexandria Iron Works.
were adopted.
The Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company was admitted to
membership In the body.
Full committees for the ensuing year
were then named by the president.
Testimony was heard in police court
this morning from various persons
concerned in the free for all night on
North Lee street Saturday night in
which Coleman Joyce. a soldier from
Edsa!ls Station was badly beaten, and
S. L. Brown and William A. Smith
soldiers from Fort Hunt. were locked
up. accused of infiicting the injuries.
all concerned were intoxicated, and
that in a fight over a cigarette. Joyce
was struck over the head by Brown
with q quart bottle of whisky. JUS
on Brown. and IS on Smith. stating
that he believed that Joyce had al
ready received sufficient punishment.
other cases disposed Of in police
court were: Mrs. James Lee. disorder,
Grayson. and Nellie Grayson. both
colored. s5 each. disorderly conduct;
Raymond Sutton. white boy, charg-
ed with throwing stones at the house
of Lucy Schafe. IS. The case against
and William Doherty. same charge
were both dismissed.
Lieut.. Louis N. Duffey. of this city, is
ing Major Taggart. U. s. A, in the in
spection of the military company there.
A sentence Of one year in the peniten-
tiary was imposed by Judge L. c. Bar
ley. in corporation court, Yesterday.
upon Theodore Jones. indicted for
breaking and entering a storehouse in
the nighttime: Walter Stewart. break
ing and entering a dwelling and COM
mitting larceny therein, and John Will
son, petit larceny. third offense. All
three are colored. and pleaded guilty.
up for consideration Friday, April Il.
Lafayette Chapter. Royal Arch Ma
sons, of Washington. will this evening
be guests Of Mt Vernon Chapter here,
and will confer the Royal Arch degree
upon a class of three candidates. The
Washington Masons will leave the Capt.
tai upon a special train Of the Wash
ington- Virginia electric line, leaving the
Twelfth street station at p. m.
Arrangements for the Mystic Shrine
initiation, to be conducted by Acca
Temple, of Richmond, tomorrow even
ing, are completed. About twenty
candidates are expected to be on hand,
and will be fnducted into the mysteries
Of the ofder with full ceremony. The
potentate particularly requests that the
candidates be on hand by 7 o'clock. or
earlier, In order that the perilous jour-
ney over the hot sands may be started
as early as possible. and extends his
personal assurance to them that abso-
iutely nothing in the Shrine work Will
be omitted. The ceremonies Will take
place in Elks Hall, Prince and Royal
streets. Members Of Almas Temple. OF
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