The Washington herald., 1912-06-05
NEWS0FALEXANDRIA
City Stands Second in State for In
crease in Manufactured Prod
ucts for Last Five Years.

crease in Manufactured Prod
ucts for Last Five Years.
stands second in the State for increase
in valuation Of its manufactured prod
ucts for the five years from 1904 to 800,
according to the advance bulletin OF the
Census Bureau, just prepared. Ahead
Of Alexandria in increase of It's manus
/ factured products during that period
stands Lynchburg, the latter city being
/ the leader in the State during that pc
riOd The announcement by the govern
ment statisticians was received with
much ratification by business men and
citizens generally.
According TO the report, the value Of
Alexandria products in 1909 was 81, E9,56
against S2.1S6.65S In 1904 In the year 1893
II was only $I,53S,S7l This shows that in
ten years the value of its manufactured
products has Increased threefOld.
PrOportionately, there is also shown
an increase in the number of wage earn
eTs. The total number for 1903 is given
At l,47O; in 1891. l.29l, and in 1893. s5s The
therefore, shows an Increase Of Gil, al
though the last census for that period
shows but an increase of sol in popula-
ton.
According to the report the most i'm
pCrtant industries in the city are glass
factories, manufacture Of fertilizer, the
brewery, and the tanning OF leather
The report gives the statistics as fol-
lows: Number of establishments, 81: per-
sons engaged. LIB: salRried employees,
lsl: wage earners, l.i70: horsepower used,
$50; capital invested, SLGS7000 salaries,
So. 900; wages. S579.000: cost Of materials,
s., 73l COO: value OF product. $3.50. .O01: value
added by manufacturer. N,sS9,OC0.
The increase in salaries paid to en-
plOyes in the city in 1879 was S57LOOt,
while in 1893 1t was $4,000.
After more than seven years the mur-
DER of Richard Mills. colored, which oc-
CURED in this city November ., 1895, is to
be Investigated by a grand jury at II
o'clock Monday next, when the case Of
Samuel, alias shorty Allen. culored,
arrested in Richmond. February -, will
be presented to that body on that date
for its consideration.
Final plans for participating in the
parade in Washington Saturday next will
be made tomorrow night by the mem
bers Of Fitzgerald Council No. 459,
knights Of Columbus. at a special meet
ing which will be held at St. Mary's
Han.
The plans provide that the members
Of the order assemble at 1870 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the Young Mems
SodaLty Lyceum Hail. and from there
march in a body to the electric train.
which will leave here at ! O'clock Ar
irving in Washington they will disem
bark at the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. and there be Joined by the
Virginia delegation. which will be head
ed by the StOnewall Band. StauntOn, Va
At the meeting tomorrow night badges
and pennants will he distributed to those
who will participate in the parade.
4 special meeting Of the board Of po-
lice commissioners has been called for
to- morrow night by Mayor Pan to in
vestIgate charges against two members
Of the police department for alleged in
fractions of rules governing the work
ing Of the department. They were
referred to Chief Goods. II is also an
nounced that the mayor will tO-mOr-
row investigate a disturbance which |
occurred last week between two en-
pIoyes at the Columbia FIRE engine
house.
The programme OF closing exercises !
published in The Washington Herald !
to-day was carried out in detail at Ar ,
lington Institute this afternoon. DipIO- !
mas of graduatin were conferred on /
the following: Misses DoXie Doniphan. |
Mary Lillian Darley Mary Ellen Harri- !
man. Clarence Anita Howard, Louise |
McGirr Paff. The exercises were at !
tended by the parents and number of |
friends of the graduates.
Charles H. Callahan. secretary OF the |
national memorial committee of the |
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Association. the object of which is to /
erect a memorial temple 10 Washing |
ton in this city, who with W. 1. An
drews. Grand Master of Masons of Vir-
ginia, attended a meeting OF the Grand ,
Lodge of Michigan. has returned to
this city Already the work of raising
funds for the temple has been begun
in Michigan, and more than $1,000 has /
been subscribed by four lodges, It is
The project was Indorsed |
by the Grand Lodge of Michigan some
time ago.
Announcement is made that Alexan-
dria Lodge, No. 1853, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks will observe
flag day. in accordance with an annual
custom on June IA. The lodge has ap-
pointed the following committee to
perfect the plans for the celebration:
Frederick P. Russell, Howard W.
Smith and George L. Appich.
The concert given tonight by the
quartet, Of Washing
ton. in the Young Peoples Building.
was largely attended, and an interest
ing programme given. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the First |
Baptist Church and Sunday school
Mary Allen, colored, who, IT is alleged.
was present the night Policeman Bell
was shot. which occurred recently, was
arraigned in the Police Court to-day be-
cause it was alleged she melted the riot
incident to the shooting. The woman
was sent to jail for sixty days under the
vagrancy act
Miss Leona Sullivans funeral took
place at $50 O'Clock this morning from
Kelly officiating. Burial was made in
Bethel Cemetery. II
John Fur, who has attracted atten-
ton for several days by wearing wom-
ans coat, was sentenced to serve sixty
days in jail in the Police Court to-day
for begging on the streets. The coat was
dent-..ed by Emma Coles as her prop
srty. and it was turned over to her.
A divorce, on the ground of desertion,
vas granted in the Corporation Court TO-
lay in the case Of Robert T. Palmer
n nal