The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
NOADVANCEs SHEETS
OF BOOK ON HE'LL
John Armstrong Chaloner, the Au-
thor, Fails to Keep His
Engagement.
NEWS OF VIRGINIA TOWN

Alexandria. Va, Sept. s.-John Arm
strong Chaloner. master of Merry
Mills" Virginia, and author of that
immortal expression, Who's looney
now?" who, according to a telegram
received here yesterday. was slated to
appear here this afternoon and give
out advance sheets of his new book on
He'll" containing the alleged latest
spirit messages from Thomas Jefferson
Miller, of the Manhattan Club. New
York, failed to put in his appearance.
number OF newspaper people from
his city. together with several from
Washington, waited for nearly two
hours at the Alexandria Gazette office
for Mr.. Chaloner. In addition, there
were others who also waited his ar
rival out OF sheer curiosity. All. how
ever. were doomed to disappointment,
for he failed 10 appear. Telephone
wires to the union station were kept
busy by the scribes TO learn whether
or not Mr.. Chaloner had arrived. When
IL was learned that the train was in
and he had not put in his appearance.
the scribes departed.
Some OF the newspaper people. how
ever. gave Chaloner the benefit OF the
doubt, and returned tonight to the
same ONCE, where they remained until
o'clock without seeing the master OF
Merry Mills" They .are now asking
What happened TO Chaloner?"
To Elect Commissioners.
Three police commissioners are to be
elected by the new City Council which
will hold its first business meeting Tues
day night next. The city is now practi-
cally without a board of police commits
sioners. all of the present members of
the board having been elected to other
city Offices with the exception of Com
missioner August Oehlert.
Places to be filed on the board follow:
First Ward. Robert S. Barrett. resigned
owing TO his election to City Council;
Second Ward. Thomas :. Fisher. resigned
owing TO his election as Mayor of the
city: Fourth Ward. Albert Bryan. re-
signed owing to his election. as council
man from the Fourth Ward. Mr.. FisHtr
will. however, preside over the delibera-
tions of the board. he being eX officio
president Of that body by virtue Of his
office.
The announcement OF the various COM
mittees that will serve for the ensuing
term will be made by the presidents of
the two respective boards. In addition
considerable other routine business will
also come up for consideration at this
meeting.
Investigate killing.
The stabhing TO death Of William Fer
guson. and also the stabbing of his
brother. Robert Ferguson. both Colored.
which occurred here Saturday night.
August 81. last. will be investigated by
a coroner's jury which will reassemble
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning at De-
maines undertaking establishment. The
jury was impaneled by Coroner s. B.
Moore the day following the affair, and
later testimony was heard. after which
an adjournment was taken until to-mor-
row for the purpose Of hearing addi-
tional testimony. The police now have
in custody John Bell and William Mas
sic, both colored. whom they charge with
the offense Neither has as yet. how
ever, been given a preliminary hearing.
With an increased attendance over the
last scholastic year, the public schools
of this city will be reopened tomorrow
morning at . o'clock for studies. At the
white schools the increase in attendance
on the opening day will be thirty-three
over the corresponding day last year.
is now in readiness for the
OF studies. and at several
of the schools there will be new teach
ers Conrad johnson is the new princl-
pal of the Alexandria High School.
Acca Temple. A. A. o. n. Mystic
Shrine, Richmond. IT is announced, will