Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
William HeymeI Acquitted of
Exceeding Speed Limit.
MAY NAME NEW PASTOR
Close of C.. E. Convention-Action
on Cases in the Police
Court.
special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. October ~ 1911.
IF automobiles run over dogs that roam
the streets and kill them it will be the
best thing that ever happened, thereby
Kidding the city of many worthless ours.
was the remark of Police Justice Cation
in court today when Policeman Scott was
testifying in the case of William Heymel
who was charged with exceeding the
speed limit with his automobile.
Mr.. Heymel explained that his muller
was Open as the automobile was being
tested. and in all probability the police
man thought the speed limit was being
violated in view of this. He asserted that
the machine was not making more than
twelve miles an hour.
Justice Cation thereupon dismissed the
charge.
| 1t was following this that Policeman
Scott testified that some time ago a ma
chine of which Mr. Heymel was an occu-
pant ran over and killed a dog while on
South Alfred street. Justice Cation then
made the statement concerning the kill
ing Of dogs on the street
May Name New Pastor.
| Rev. DR.. ]. M. Sheridan, presiding elder
of the Maryland conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, will preach at
| the IL o'clock services in that church to-
| morrow. when it is expected he will name
preacher to fill the pulpit until the an
| nual conference elects pastor for the
church
| This church has been without a perma-
nent pastor since the resignation of Rev.
| S. w. Roserberger, which went into eff
feet September i.
The patriarchial degree of the order will
be conferred on two candidates by Mar
ley Encampment of Odd Fellows Mon
day night.
will be taken toward a reorganization of
| the Canton.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows last
night conferred the first degree of the
order on one candidate.
There will be a meeting of Sarepta
Lodge of Odd Fellows Tuesday night,
when the second degree of the order will
be conferred on two candidates.
Police Court Sentences.
Cases disposed of in the police court
| today follow: Dennis Napier and Ella
Jones, colored, disorderly conduct, the
former acquitted and the latter fined So:
James Cohen, Albert Harris, Eugene
Parker and Nellie Jasper, all colored.
disorderly conduct. fined s. each: George
d. Wood and Connie Nails. disordery
conduct, fined S. each; John Washington,
Lille Brown and Fannie Brown, colored.
disorderly conduct, fined So each; IL.
Barnett, nonresident, charged with in
terfering with the passage of the street
sweeper, forfeited s. collateral.
Close of C. E. Convention.
The fall convention of the local union
of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Methodist Protestant Church ended
last night with an address by Rev. f.
T. Benson. Conservation services were
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Coe. j. III.
Trimyer delivered an address entitled
| Our Pledge" The night services were
under the auspices or the Vienna So
ciety, and special musical program
Tate.
At the Second Presbyterian Church
| last night musical and literary pro-
gram was given under the auspices of
| the Westminster League of that church.
There was also an organ recital by
Charles Woodward of Washington.
Firing a pistol into the ceiling OF lit
tie frame house, 81 Wolfe street, at 4:3o
o'clock yesterday afternoon, cost William
Oden colored. $50 in the police court to-
day Policeman Wilkerson testified that
the shot attracted attention, and when
he rushed to the house he found Colored
woman lying PROSTATE on the floor, and
took Oden into custody.
True ReformerS Get House.
In the corporation court today deed
was placed on record conveying from
Richard F. Robinson, surviving trustee,
and others to the Savings Bank of the
Grand Fountain, United Order of True
Reformers of Virginia, a house and lot
on the south side OF Prince street be-
tween Lee and Union streets.
EVELYN Florence GarVey five wears old
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. James j. Gar
vey. died shortly before midnight at the
home of her parents, 1913 KING street,
after short illness
William q. Plaskett of this city, a
postal railway mail clerk. is i'll at Provi-
dence Hospital, W ashlnSton-
Several Alexandria Ians who have been
in Philadelphia several days, awaiting
the renewal OF the worlds series, have
returned home disguised with the way
the weather man mas frowned down on
| the games. Few of the Aiexanorians ex-
pect to return to see the lin .Sh.