Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Electric Railway Company Ac-
cused of Discrimination.
SPECIAL INQUIRY ORDERED
Court to Hear Objections to Local
Accommodations Court De-
fendant Hysterical.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 10. 1912 :
The chamber Of commerce Of this city
alleges that the Washington and Old
Dominion Railroad Company, on its Blue
mont branch. discriminates against this
city In its passenger. mail and freight
service, and for this reason the chamber
announces 1t will call public meeting. to
be held at its rooms at o'clock Monday
night, for the purpose Of hearing COM
plants Shippers on that line, together
with others interested. viii be invited TO
be present or send in their statement OF
grievances by mail. After the matter has
been thoroughly sifted steps will be taken.
1t Is announced. to have the matter
brought before the state corporation COM
mission for adjustment.
The action was decided upon last night
at a meeting of the chamber of commerce.
In addition, reports were received from
a number Of committees and considerable
other business Of q routine nature was
disposed of.
Moves to Set Aside Assessment.
Arguments will be made in the corpora
ton court tomorrow morning before
Judge l.. C. Barley to set aside the as
sessment made by the state. of S2OO.OOO
on the city gas plant and $4,000 on the
city hall building. Attorney General
Samuel w. Williams. who was expected
to be present will be unable to be here.
The state will be represented by Com
monwealth's Attorney Samuel q. Brent
and the city will be represented by Cor
poration Attorney S. p. Fisher.
The building committee In charge OF the
nj f0r fhA NJ
at a meeting last night looked over
sketches for the proposed work prepared
by Architect William Hamilton.
Bell Always Rings for Him.
Every time the telephone rings in the
third ward it is for me-" dramatically
declared Abe Douglas. colored. when ar
raigned in the Police Court this morning
for disorderly conduct Amid tears and
sobs Douglas made a long harangue to
the court, exclaiming, XIII me and let me
die: would rather die than have adj
vantage taken OF me-"
Douglas became SO hysterical that his
case was continued until tomorrow.
Martin Cornwell, colored, also arrested
with Douglas, had his case coEXnued
Both were charged with disorderly con-
duct.
Donald Ross and Edward Pinckney,
colored, sixteen and thirteen years old.
respectively. admitted the. theft Of twelve
loaveS OF bread from a bread box, and
the former was fined s. and the latter
ordered thrashed by his grandmother.
Deeds Placed on Record.
The following deeds Of conveyance
were placed on record today in the office
of the clerk of the corporation court:
Alexandria Construction Company, to
Thomas Wilson. house ga North Wash
ineton street; William J. Shuler and
others, to David B. Arnold, house and
lot on the north side of King street
west Of Peyton street: H. Noel Garner,
special commissioner. to Frank A. Bay
liss. house and lot on north side OF
fred streets; George Jones. ST.. to
George Jones, jr., house S15 North AL
fred street.
Enter Pleas Of Guilty.
Pleas of guilty were entered in the
corporation court yesterday afternoon by
Charles Veney, colored, charged with
feloniously and maliciously stabbing
Samuel Scott. colored. and Ike Edney.
colored. petit larceny, third offense. They
were sentenced to serve a year each in
the penitentiary, and the case Of Robert
Jones. colored, indicted for dispensing
cocaine, was fixed for trial December IL
next.
General and Personal.
Rev. DR.. r. H McKim of Washington
will Friday night next deliver q lecture
entitled Historic Homes Of Virginia." at
the parish hall Of Christ p. e. Church.
under the auspices OF the Cameron Club
Of this city.
Alexandria Council, Royal Arcanum,
will hold its annual meeting and elect Of
f1cers at its hall tonight.
Seminole Tribe Of Red Men will hold an
election at the Alexandria National Bank
building tonight.
A supper will be given Thursday night
for the benefit Of st. Rita's Sunday School
at Del Ray. Alexandria county.
City council will hold a meeting tonight.
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