The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
UNITED STATES COURT
MEETS in ALEXANDRIA
judge Edmund Waddin Preidss To.
nerow-Internal Revenue and
Postal Law Violations.
MILK INVESTIGATION ORDERED

MILK INVESTIGATION ORDERED
Il Alexandria, Va, July 5.-The July tern
Of the United States Court fo- the East.
ern district Of Virginia, Judge Edmund
Waddill presiding. will convene here
Monday. There will be a grand and
a petit jury at this term. Many case,
which will be presented to the grand jury
are for violations Of the internal revenue
laws and postal regulations. They come
from Richmond, Norfolk, and otheI
points. The docket for this term 10 ar
unusually lengthy one. Many cases OF
| importance also are slated to come be.
| fore the petit jury at this term of court
| Cases of importance slated to be pre-.
scented to the petit jury include the fol.
lowing: Arthur Shanks, alias Arthur
| West. charged with improper conduct on
the government reservation at Rosslyn
Minnie Hahn. alias Minnie Smith, violat-
ing the white slave law; Garrison Beck
with and William Jones, violating the
civil service laws; Curtis Young. assault
committed on a government reservation:
William Bailey, violating the internal
revenue laws: Virgie Carter. mailing i'm
'oper matter: Carroll NJ. Barrack. car
ryins on business Of distiller with alleged
intent to defraud: Emma Fry, mailing
| improper matter: Thomas B. Hurst. car
| rying on business Of distiller with alleged
| intent to defraud.
Civil cases slated are Crandal Mackey
against Edward Gebway. Gale Manufac-
turing Company against John W. May
| and the Ohio Rake Company, L. Wein-
| stein and others against Edmund Jepe-
| way.
Those summoned on the grand Jury are
John G. Cockey.. Carter H. Smith. Charles
A. Howard. Oscar W. Phillips. c. p. WAL
Ter. and r. E. knight.
The petit jury summoned Is composed
Of the following: John p. Agnew. w. II.
p. Kelly, George H. Robinson. z. f.
Rowland.
An investigation Of the milk supply and
also the diaries in and near the city soon
will be made under the direction of the
City Health Department. Within q
short time a special permit, now being
gotten up. will be supplied to diaries
within the jurisdiction Of the City Health
Department and this permit will be Is
sued to dairymen supplying milk to pa
irons in this city. Those who have not
this permit will be unable to dispose Of
milk in this city.
Inspection of the dairy plants in and
near here supplying milk in this city will
be made by Deputy Health Officer DR.. J.
]. Carney. Those which are found not
to be up to the standard OF the rules of
the Health Department will be given O
reasonable time In which to conform to
the provisions of the law.
Announcement is made that the Airing
ton National Bank OF Rosslyn, Alexan-
dria County. will reorganize as a trust
company under the laws Of the State,
and that its present capitalization will be
increased from $4,000 to 500. 900. which
will be issued in small shares and sub
scribed for by local capitalists. The
movement will be made by the directors
Of the present bank. headed by E Wiley
Stearnes. who will have charge OF the
reorganization.
An abandoned frame shed in the rear
Of the plant Of the Emerson Steam Pump
Company. at the head of King Street.
took fire shortly after o'clock this after
noon and was destroyed. Boys smoking
cigarettes in the place. 1t is thought. was
responsible for the blaze.
The fire department responded. but
upon its arrival the shed had burned
down. A stream from the hose at the
with a bucket brigade, which was formed
by volunteers prevented a spread of the
fire.
Forty-five members Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will leave here at 7:3y
o'clock tomorrow morning by rail for
Virginia Beach I'd attend the weeks en-
campment Of the Virginia troops at that
place. Accompanying the local soldiers
will be members Of the Leesburs Com
pany.
There will be a meeting of citizens of
Fairfax County at 8 o'clock Monday
night at the residence Of c. o. Pullman,
Fairfax County, for the purpose of rrg-
ing the State highway commission
10 use the old telegraph road as the route
for the Quebec to Miami highway. TIE
action Of the meeting will be forwarded
to the State highway commission.
Robert g. Barrett and David E. Robey.
past exalted rulers Of Alexandria Lodge,
No. 75s, Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks. left tonight for Rochester. N
Y, to attend the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Elks, which will be in
session July Tie. The Alexandria dele.
gates will oppose the proposition hav-
ing for its object the removal Of the
national home from Bedford City, Va.
to Colorado.
Wedding cards have been received in
this city announcing the marriage OIL
Miss Grace Elizabeth Fielding. daughter
Of Mrs. Blanche Alexander Kirby, of
Pittsburgh, and Walter Edward Dienelt
Of this city. The wedding took place in
Pittsburgh, July .. Mr.. and Mrs. Dienelt
will reside in this city.
Not a single accident from the use OF
fireworks was reported in this city to-
day. This was the result Of carrying out
a safe and sane celebration. the use of
fireworks Of all kinds being tabooed by
the authorities. This IL the first Fourth
in which there have been no accidents.
The July term of the Circuit Court, for !
this city, Judge ]. B.. T. Thornton, pre-
siding. will convene next Monday, ar |
which time the docket will be called and |
cases set for trial
The body of Miss Edith Thornton, who |
died In Washington. was brought here |
this afternoon Burial took place in |
Bethel Cemetery.
The remains Of Mrs. Julia F. Web
ster. who died in Washington Friday.
were inferred in the Methodist Prot.
estant Cemetery this afternoon.
The case against william Berkeley,