Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
Branch of Biscuit Company to
Be Established.
BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
Colored Man Who Escaped From
City Jail Five Years Ago
Is Arrested.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

prise. in the shape OF a branch agency
for a biscuit company. to be erected on
the lot at the northwest corner of WASH
ington and Wilkes streets.
Permission will be asked of the city
council at a meeting tonight to build a
spur track on the north side OF Wilkes
streets. for the purpose of backing
cars into the main entrance of the pro-
posed building. which will face Wilkes
street on that thoroughfare
The structure will be 45 by 1875 feet and
will be a one-story brick affair. The
Washington street side of the building
will be used exclusively for Office pur-
poses.
1t is stated that the depot to be erected
will be used exclusively for supplying the
trade. not only here, but also at various
other points in Virginia and the south
should the branch prove a success. the
company, it is understood. may eventually
open branch factory in this city. 1t
is reported that the concern has leased
the lot in question from J. Clinton Smoot
and that Mr.. SmOot will erect the struc-
ture and that the company will take a
tWenty-year lease on the building.
Offers to Improve Street.
At meeting of the city council to be
held tonight G. L. Boothe a director Of
the Washington Virginia Railway. will
submit a proposition from that road Of
fering to improve two squares On Royal
street from Prince to Wolfe. in connec-
ton with the bid of the company for a
twenty-year lease for the use Of Royal
street.
One of the propositions of the company
provides for paving absolutely free of
charge. with vitrified brick, the square
al Rnv9l Prince IN a
street. and the other is to contribute
81 600 toward the improvement with tar
macadam of the roadway on Royal street
from Duke to Wolfe street.
Several weeks ago the lease for the
use of Royal street came up before coun-
Gil. and the street committee of that body
took up the proposition Of having the
railway company improve the two squares
in question, and the railway, after con-
sidering the matter, submitted the fore
going.
AT the meeting of council tonight the
franchise for the use of Royal street
from King street southwark to the cor
poration line Will come up. The commit
tee will recommend a twenty-year lease
TO the company at an annual rental of
81. 600 year, or total of $4,000 for
that period
Clarence Grady, colored, who escaped
from the city Jail exactly five years and
one, month ago today. while serving a
twelve-month sentence for petit larceny.
was arrested yesterday when he arrived
here by Policeman Nicholson. In court
today Grady was remanded, and the
court will fix his sentence at future
date
Grady was convicted on two counts of
petit larceny for having stolen type and
type metal from the printing Office Of J.
NJ. Hill & Co, where he was employed.
He was sentenced in January, 1907, to
twelve months in Jail, six months being
for each count.
He became "trusty" being permitted
to do odd work around the place. Hoe
took French leave June q, and all trace
Of him became lost to the local police.
Reception to Missionaries.
Preparations have been completed for
farewell reception to be given the thirteen
missionaries of the Presbyterian Church
who will sail Saturday next for Africa.
The reception will take place at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow night at the Second Presbyter
ian Church, and II is expected that at
least ten out of the thirteen missionaries
will be present, among whom are two
women. They will be accompanied by
Rev. c. II. Pratt Of Richmond, secretary
Of the laymen's missionary movement Of
the Presbyterian Church, that city.
The exercises will consist of the sing
ing of hymns and addresses by the mis-
sionaries, after which there will be re-
ception on the part of the congregation
of the church. The missionaries will sail
from Philadelphia Saturday.
Forty members of the Alexandria Light
Infantry will leave here tomorrow night
at O'Clock for the annual ten-day en-
campment at Gretna Green. The men,
bers of the company will be in command
of Capt F. l.. Slaymaker and Second
Lieut.. II. Noel Garner.
Members Of the Leesburg company Will
accompany the members of the local COM
pany on the trip The Leesburgers will
arrive here at o'clock and march to
Armory Hall. accompanying the local
Woman Is Pardoned.
Sadie Ross colored who was convicted
In the corporation court here of uttering
worthless check on DIR. George T. Kip
stein and sentenced to serve a term of
two years in the state penitentiary. has
been granted a conditional pardon by the
board of pardons of the penitentiary. The
woman had served one-half of her SEN
tence.
1t is announced that the recently Or
ganized council of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics. at st. Elmo
Alexandria county. is making rapid
success for the order. On this occasion
sufficient number Of names were Sc
cured for the institution of a branch of
the Daughters of Liberty.