Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
State Board of Education
Postpones Hodges Case.
CHARGED WITH MISCONDUCT
Representative Glass and J. Fred
Birrell to Speak at Labor
Day Celebration.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August l6. 1919
The state board of education at a meet.
ing yesterday afternoon in Richmond
LOOK up the case involving charges
against w. I. Hodges. superintendent of
the public schools in Alexandria county,
and at the request Of the attorneys for
the contestants a continuance of the case
vas granted until the next meeting of
the state board. which will be held Oc-
tooer 10 Mr.. Hodges was represented at
the hearing by Attorney Robinson Mon
cure of this city. The petitioners in the
cSse were directed by the board to con-
solidate their charges and furnish a copy
TO Mr. Hodges within ten days from
today
James l.. Clements of Alexandria coun-
ty presented the charges against Mr..
Hodges. They are in brief that he was
employed under contract to serve for
a fixed salary Of $1,000 a year. Later
the three school districts appropriated
altogether 5000 making his total salary
Sl,SUU. He is charged with official mis-
conduct because he is alleged to have
concealed the facts from the public.
which is denied by him and the school
board
Mr. Clements also alleges Mr.. Hodges
with having refused to recognize Vir
GINA teachers certificates i'm appointing
teachers alleging that thirty-rour Of the
forty-one white teachers of the county
arc drawn from the District Of Columbia
To Speak Labor Day.
Representative Carter Glass Of
Lynchburg and j. Fred Birrell, demo-
cratic nominee for the house of dele
gates to represent this city and county
in the state Legislature. will be the
speakers at the Labor day celebration
which will be held at the Dyke, two
miles below here on that day. The
speaking will begin at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. The affair will be under
the auspices of the Alexandria Trades
Council. ]. W. Collins. president of
the trades council. will preside and in
troducc the speakers
In addition to speaking. a program
of athletic events has been prepared.
These exercises will begin at 10 o'clock
and will be opened with a game OF
base ball between a team composed OF
machinists and glassblowcrs a see
ond game of ball is slated for o'clock
In the afternoon. when tho Cardinals
will line up against an all star team.
In addition to base bali there will be
races and other athletic events. The
complete program will shortly be an
nounced.
A continuance until Friday next at
day afternoon granted by United States
Commissioner r. Il. ". Garnctt in the
case of George -. liorninE. Il Wash
ipgton loan broker. charged with plac-
directly south Of the new Highway
bridge. The continuance WIS granted
at the request of Capt. Crandal Mackcy.
attorney for Mr.. Horning.
Fine for Vessel Owners.
4 fine of s. for each hour 4 vessel may
be at the corporation fish wharf I'M
loading it's cargo without the owner pay
ing the required wharfage fee to the les
see of the corporation fish wharf is what
Police Justice Thompson has promised to
impose hereafter in such cases as may be
brought before him. However, he holds
that owners of vessels with melons and
other cargoes on which wharfage is col
lecta BILE can unload their cargoes at other
than the corporation fish wharf, pro,
vided, however. they pay the usual
wharfage fee. which is small amount,
to the lessee of the city fish wharf.
The chemical fire engine recently pur-
chased by the ROsemont Fire Association
has arrived, and is now housed at Rose
mont This engine, together with Il hose
cart and 400 feet o. fire hose and two
emergency chemical eStinguishe:s. COM
prises the Subdivisions fire lighting ap-
paratus. Within a snort time test Will
be given, at which time Il laWn Iele p" III
be held and funds derived VIII be for the
benefit of the newly organized hre COM
p8ny of that place.
Thieves last night broke into the Of
flee of the fertilizer factory OF Arthur
I.ryant across the old canal. The only
booty secured was an old shotgun, val
ned at So 4 report of the robbery has
been made to the police. and an in
yestigation is being made.
Burned in Explosion.
Samuel Fones, an employe of the city
gas works was burned about the body
last night by the explosion Of j guam
tity Of benzol. Zones was conveyed to
his home. Ill South Lee street. where
his injuries were treated by DIR. NJ. d.
Delaney.
Two ordinances for street improve
merts which were read at the meeting
of the board of aldermen Tuesday, were
taken up at noon today and passed at
an adjourned meeting of that body. The
aldermen then adjourned for the sum-
mer until the second Tuesday in October
SUBSCRIPTIONS amounting to nearly S20O
have been raised thus far for the repair
fund at the Alexandria Hospital. Work
of repairing the damage done by the
recent storm at that institution is near
ing completion.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows held q
meeting last night and transacted con-
sjderabl business of q routine nature.
NJ F. Greene left today for the Green
mountains. n. H., where he will spend