The Washington times., 1912-08-17

CHARGES
MUST Be PROVEN .
IN ALEXANDRIA NOW
Judge Orders Police to Get
Actual Time of Offend
ing Motorists.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, AUG. IL.


No convictions for the violation Of
the ,citys speed laws In an automobile
may be expected unless actual figures
Of the distance traversed and the time
consumed In 1T are presented as evil
dence, according to the statement made
by H. b. Cation, police justice, Friday.
The case In question was that of
Lawrence Toombs, arrested by Officer
Wilmer Scott. who asserted that the
young man was making greater time on
King street than allowed by law,
When the officer was asked for fig-
ures, he replied that he had none, but
that he was confident that Toombs was
going faster than the twelve miles an
at at least twenty miles. -
mo man Is competent to Judge speed.
IT ts possible for II to vary greatly dur
ing the course of a minute" stated
eaton. He further added that he would
dismiss all similar cases, where the re-
quirsd evidence has not been adduced.
IN order to secure this, officers will
be obliged to hold the watch on the
speeder. as he passes a given square,
passed will be supplied by the city en-
gtneer.
The League of Virginia Municipalities,
which has representation from nearly
!.
state. will meet here in convention on
September II and Is. Calls for the meet
ing have been issued by President Al
The league was organized for the pur-
pose OF collecting information as to the
various plans for municipal betterment
as adopted by the cities embraced in its
In the corporation court today a final
decree OF divorce was granted William
]. Drskine from his wife, Augusta L.
Erskine The ground for the suit was
Edward Irby. the six-months- old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Irby. died
at the family residence near St. Elmo,
alexandria county, at o'clock this
morning. The funeral services will be
held at the residence tomorrow after
noon.
The funeral OF Mrs. Harry D. Smith
took place from st. Mary's Catholic
Church at $50 o'clock this morning.
The Rev. Henry J. Cutler officiated.
There will be no services at the
Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow.
that structure being in the process Of
repair. Rev. G. r. Strausburg. the pas
tor. will conduct both services at the
Rhode Island NJ. p. Church. in WASH
ington.
Robley D. Brumback. a well-known
local attorney, and member of the COM
mon council, has returned to Alexan-
dria after an extended European trip.
Mr.. Brumback left again today to visit
relatives at Luray, Page county, Va.
Newell s. Greenway. clerk Of the cor
poration and circuit courts. returned to-
| day from a vacation spent at various
points in New jersey.
So far the threatened action on the
| part Of residents of washington street
| to enJoin the city from narrowing that
! thoroughfare has not developed, the
work progressing without interruption.
Carroll Pierce, OF the Citizens Ma
! tional Bank, has left for Salt Lake City,
! Utah, where he will attend the annual
| meeting of the American Institute of
| Banking He IL scheduled to respond
! to the address of welcome to be made
| by the mayor of that city.
A meeting of Mt. Vernon Council.
| Daughters of America. was held last
night. at which addresses were delivered
| by Mrs. Hill, state councillor Of Wash
ington. and Miss Marie J. Connor. OF
| Baltimore.
| Routine business was transacted at
last nights meeting Of Potomac Lodge
Of Odd Fellows.