Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Brewing Company to Erect
New Bott|ing Department.
POLICE BOARD DEADL OCKS
Selects One Sergeant, But Delays
Choice Of Others Owing
to Tie Vote.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August %, 1912
The Robert Portner Brewing Company
today began excavations on the east side
u st. Asaph street between Pendleton
and Wythe streets for modern building
to house it's bottling department. 1t will
cost $4,000. The work of excavating will.
it is expected, be completed next week.
after which the actual work Of construc-
ton will be begun.
The new structure will be 165 feet long
and ninety-five feet deep to a side track
in the rear 1t will contain one story and
basement, and will be built of reinforced
concrete, brick and iron. 1t is provided
that the work will be done by union labor.
and local mechanics will, it is announced,
be given the preference.
1t has not yet been fully determined
what use will be made of the present
bottling department which now faces
Washington street
Belts Made Sergeant.
At a meeting of the board of police
commissioners held last night B. Frank
Belts, formerly lieutenant of police. was
unanimously elected first sergeant in con-
charter. The commissioners. however.
deadlocked on electing a second and third
sergeant The deadlock was between
Policemen John I. Roberts and William
j. WilkerSon, both of whom received two
votes each. Seven Intellectual ballots We're
taken with the same result. A motion to
adjourn was made and apparently had
carried, WhereupOn the board receded from
it's action and went into executive session
with a hope of breaking the deadlock.
This, however. proved futile. after which
the board adjourned until 7:3O O'Clock
Saturday night next, when the election of
the second and third sergeants will be
taken up.
Commissioner Oehlert placed in nominal
ton Mr.. Belts. Policeman Roberts was
nominated by Mayor Paff. While Secre-
tary Fisher nominated Policeman Wilker-
son.
Applications of the following for the
positions of sergeants We're read: b. f.
Belts, for first sergeant; ]. Christopher
Gill, William j. Wilkerson, Charles B.
Roland, w. A. Scott, Jefferson d. Beach
and John 7. Roberts
Report of Police Head.
The report Of Chief Of Police Goods for
the thirty days to July II showed that
IT, prisoners were taken into custody
during that time, and from thence until
August u the total number taken into
custody was go. In both instances the
chief reported the order of the city as
being good.
According to the report of the chief
three policemen were absent without sick
certificates, among them being Policemen
holland, Scott and Roland. The chief later
appeared before the board and explained
that Policeman holland was suffering
from a bad leg, while the two other po-
licemen had been granted permission to
go down the river and were detained be-
cause of the lateness of the boat.
In the police court today Webster
Quander. colOred. arrested because he
collided several weeks ago with Eugene
Talbot was acquitted. Quander was driv-
ing a team and Talbot was riding a
bicycle. The accident occurred at King
and Royal streets and Talbot received
injuries necesSitating hospital treatment.
The court in dismissing the case de-
clared there was no evidence to show
criminal negligence.
Oehlert Is Acquitted.
William Oehlert. charged with stealing
a spark coil from the southern railway
was acquitted in the police court today
| 1t was testified that the coil was worth
| SIS and belonged to a motor car and
| was supposed to have been taken from
| the car at the cOmpanyS shops. Mas
| ter Mechanic kadie thought the coil was
/ in position July IL, when he inspected
the car Randolph Ramer. however, tes-
| titled that he purchased it from Oehlert
for $ last May or April. being uncertain
! which month
Elmer Nightingale testified that he and
| Oehlert. together with others, found the
coil in question behind railroad ties
which they were lifting while at Duke
! and Fayette streets several weeks ago.
Oehlert was represented by Attorney
| Howard w. Smith.
| James Haslip. fifty-two years old, died
| last night at his home at Braddock. Alex
| andria county. The deceased is survived
/, by a wife and several children. Mr.
Haslip up TO the time of his death was
| employed as a night Waterman at Rose
mont.
Mrs. Monaghan Succumbs.
Mrs. Monaghan. wife of Thomas B.
Monaghan, died this morning at her
home, 1O7 South Patrick street, after a
short illness. The arrangements for the
| funeral have not yet been made.
| Terry Gibson, twentyfour years old,
| died this morning at the Alexandria Hos
pital of typhoid fever. The deceased was
unmarried and lived at Archdale. near