The Washington herald., 1911-07-08
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Patrolman Removed by Po-
lice Commissioners.
TWO VACANCIES ON FORCE
}. w. Kerns Appointed PatroIman.
tiOns-W. A. Anderson Appointed
Lee High School PrincipaL-New
Teachers Chosen by Board.

| Alexandria, Va, July 7.-Following
a session lasting until nearly midnight,
the board OF police commissioners after
! investigating charges preferred against
Policeman John F. Sampson. recon-
mended dismissal from the Service for
cause" to go into effect tomorrow
morning. The board appointed J. w.
Kerns a member of the force. The
board announced that they would fill
two vacancies on the third Wednesday
| IN July.
The applicants who presented them
selves for the position of policemen
were as follows: J. w. Kerns, Henry
Burke, w. l. Hayes, Arthur Slsson,
Henry A Taylor, Frank Cockrell. and
Herbert Knight, the latter a former
member OF the police force. who re-
signed
with the opening OF the public
schools here in September. Lee Public
School for girls will be known as Lee
High School. with four grades for CO.
education. This was decided upon last
night by the city school board, and W.
A. Anderson, of Bristol, Tenn, was
elected principal to succeed Conrad
johnson. His salary was fixed at 81 400
a year. The board elected w. H. Cook,
of the University of Virginia, teacher.
at $3.50 a year, and S. G. Blanton, of
Ashland, teacher at $3.50 a year. The
board reelected former teachers with
| the exception of Mahlon II. Janney and
Miss Alice Thomas, at the same sal
aries.
The board accepted the resignation
of Capt. Herbert Bryant as chairman of
the school board, and elected DR.. w. NJ.
Smith temporary chairman. The board
also reelected all school janitors to
serve for the ensuing year.
Unless the claims pending against the
packet steamer Trenton, owned by the
Potomac Navigation Company Of Wash
| ington, amounting to more than d,1Oo,
are paid by July q the steamer will be
sold at public auction on July "a next,
according to a decree handed down oy
Judge Edmund wsddiIl in the United
States Court for the Eastern district Of
Virginia this afternoon.
| A decree was also entered by Judge
waddfll for the settlement for the funds
due the heirs of Philip Otterback for the
Belvoir or White House tract, which was
recently condemned by the government
as site for District reformatory. The
decree directs a payment Of $1,000 TO
all the heirs with the exception Of one.
| Arrangements have been made by the
members Of the Old Dominion Boat Club
for its annual regatta, at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. The starting point
will be OF Jones Point. and the finish
will be OF the clubhouse of the boat
club, a distance of about seven-eighths
of a mile. The events include four-oared
shells, single gigs first and second class;
double gigs, first and second class; ingle
and double canoes, swimming race, and
tub race.
Charles H. Kane, seventy-eight years
old, died this morning at his home. 112
South Washington street. He IS survived
| by his wife. For nearly a quarter OF a
century he had been janitor OF Trinity
NJ E. Church. He was also janitor Of
the chamber of commerce. He served In
Kemper's Battery and the Fifth Virginia
Regiment during the civil war, and was
member OF R. E. Lee camp, Confed-
crate Veterans.
Harvey L Peck's funeral took place
at 2 o'clock this afternoon from Sharon
Church. Fairfax County. Services were
conducted by Rev. w. ]. Morton. rec
tor OF Christ p. z. Church. and burial
was in. the cemetery at that place.
John scanlon. thirty-two years old, son
Of John scanlon. died last night at his
ihome, i1o5 Duke street. His funeral will
take place at $40 o'clock tomorrow
morning from st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
wilbur H Evans. infant son Of Mr..
ana Mrs. John h Evans, died to-day at
his parents home at the Braddock
House. and the funeral was held this
afternoon.
Funeral services for william l. Powell.
son Of Dr. and Mrs Liewellyn Powell.
were held this afternoon. Rsv w. J.
Merton ofdciating.