Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-06
Large Hotel Planned for City
by Business Men.
POLICEMEN ARE PUNISHED
Knights of Columbus Plan for
Memorial-School Board
Meets Tonight.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, June g. 1912.
This city is to have large and com
modious hotel in the near future, II the
plans OF number of business men &C
through Plans for the proposed hostel
ry, which VIII be located near King and
Washington streets. have been prepared
and the matter of financing the PROPOSE
tion is now under consideration. 1t is I'M
derstood that funds will be arranged al
a meeting 10 be held shortly.
From what can be learned of the pro-
posed movement II is planned to lease the
building when erected.
Following an investigation by the board
of police commissioners last night OF
charges preferred by Chief Goods against
Policemen James Talbot and Charles
Rowland of having remained in a saloon
at the northeast corner of Royel and
Oronoco streets May 81 last from 1890
am. until lila am, or forty-frur min
utes, the board suspended the two police
men for twenty days each and also
recommended that they be reprimanded
by Mayor Paff. The reprimand was given.
The sentence of Policeman Talbot begun
today, and Policeman Nowland's sentence
will not begin until the expiration of Mr..
Talbot's time.
The policemen admitted the charge.
saying they went into the saloon to ac-
company Edward Waters. bartender.
10 his home. They waited there while
he counted the money and fixed his
books The saloon at the time was
closed. Both denied taking drink while
in the place. Waters. the bartender. CO..
rohorated the statement made by the tvo
policemen.
knights Plan for Memorial.
At a special meeting OF Fitzgerald
Council. No. 40, Knights of Columbus
held last night at st. Mary's Hall, final
arrangements were completed for partici-
pating in the parade which will be held
in Washington Saturday in connection
with the unwilling of the Columbus me-
mortal. Members viii assemble at the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall at
12:3o o'cloc, and. headed by section of
the Stonewall Band. Stanton. Va. will
march to King street and thence to Came
ron and Payne streets, where they VIII
take special car for Washington. Mem
bers of the fourth degree will be headed
by NJ. j. Mcfarland, while the third
degree members will be nlarshaled by
A. A. Lucas.
AS result of an alleged joy ride In a
tally-ho. said to have begun at midnight
Tuesday night last AMI lasted until nearly
daylight Wednesday morning. the entire
party, numbering ten, We're arrested. 1t
was testified in court today that they
were very noisy, and also had stringed
music in the tally-ho.
AS result of the ride Irene McDermott
was fined $40 and the following We're
fined 81 each: Dolly Wilson, Clara Rob-
erts. Elijah Lomax, Henry Hammond
and Isaac Gibson, the last three named
colored: Dorothy White, Margaret Lee
and James Jones forfeited s. each. while
Maggie Bell, colored. was acquitted.
Other cases disposed of follow: John
Spillane, James Dempsey and t. p. FL
lott, soldiers. charged with .isorderly
conduct and fighting, Elliott forfeited So
collateral and the two others were &C
quilted: James Evans, colored. assault
ing Irene Pice colored, fined s.: John
Rae, drunk on the street. fined So; Thorn
ton Lucas colored. attempted assault on
Lillian Lucas with a razor, acquitted ow
ing to absence of complainant; Walter
Beckham, colored, loafing at Royal and
Princess streets, fined $50.