The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-05
FEDERAL COURT
OPENS MONDAY
One If The Most Importast Cases on
The Docket Is hat Of Arthur
Shanks, Alias West.

Alexandria. Va. Jan. IAN Is in readi-
ness for the opening Of the January term
of the United States Court for the East
ern District of Virginia. which viii con-
vene at IL o'clock Monday morning next
In this city, with Judge Edmund waddill
presiding. The petit jury will not as
semSle until Tuesday morning.
A number Of important cases will be
presented to the grand jury for Its con-
| sideration, among them being several
| from Richmond and Norfolk.
| Among the cases which will go to the
Grand jury at this term are the following:
Arthur Shanks, alias West, charged with
improper conduct with a young girl on a
government reservation; William Bailey.
charged with dispensing liquor without a
| government license; Raymond White.
drunk and disorderly on a government
reservation. and Walter McGruder,
charged with retailing liquor without q
government license.
The case of A. Randolph Howard, of
Fredericksburg, formerly cashier for the
Conway, Gordon and Garrett Bank. Fred
ericksburg. Va, is also slated to be pre-
| scented to this grand jury, although It
| may be settled out of court, it is re-
ported
Many cases will come before the petit
jury. The first slated to be tried Tuesday
is that of II. L. Wheatley. formerly MALL
ing clerk at the city post-office, charged
with purloining money from a letter.
The alleged offepse occurred April last.
Wheatley will be represented by Attor-
neys S. G. Brent and Charles Z. Corgan.
The government will be represented by
United States District Attorney d. Law
renee Grcner, of Norfolk, and he win be
assisted by r II. Talley. assistant district
attorney. OF Richmond.
Other cases on the docket to come be-
fore the petit jury include the following:
William II. Mitchell, assault on a gov
eminent officer; Virgie Carter, sending
obscene matter through the mails; Gar
rison Beckwith, violating civil service
laws; Arthur Young. fighting at the gov
eminent workhouse at Occoquan: Charles
Young. fighting at the government work
house at Occoquan: William II. and NJ.
A. Quinn, violating the internal revenue
laws; Theodore Johnson, extending his
building on government line at Fort
Myer. The case of the Gale Manufactur-
ing Company against John W. May and
the Ohio Rake Company. alleged infringe
ment on patent. is also slated to be called
at this term Of court for trial.
To Install Officers.
The recently elected officers Of Sarepta
AouSC VI Ouu cllONs Will NC
Wednesday night by District Deputy
assisted by the past grands OF Potomac
and Falls Church Lodges.
Thursday night many Odd Fellows OF
this city will journey to Falls Church TO
witness the installation of the officers Of
that lodge. The ceremonies will be cor
Quoted by Mr.. O'Meara, assisted by the
past grands of Potomac and Sarepta
Lodges. this city.
oficers OF Potomac Lodge will be in
stalled Friday night, and this also will
be done by Mr.. O'Meara, who Will be
assisted by the past grands OF Sarepta
and Falls Church Lodges. The officers
will be escorted by the members OF Can
ton No. ]. Alexandria
Mrs Minnie L. Pote, deputy, last night
installed the following recently elected
officers OF Friendship Council, No. q.
Daughters Of Liberty: Mrs. Emma Fear
son. councillor: c. r. Herbert, associate
councillor; Miss Elsie johnson. vice coun-
cilor: william z. Dawson, associate vice
councillor; Mrs. Flora Courtney. record
ing secretary; Miss Lucy Pettey. asso-
ciate recording secretary: Miss Sadie
Basin, financial secretary; J. r. Petty,
treasurer: Miss Abbie johnson. guide:
Charles Henry, inner guard: Miss Eta
Nails. outer guard; Charles Henry, trus-
tee Tor eighteen months, MrS Kate
Grimm, trustee for twelve months;
George Crump, representative to State
council for two years; ]. F. Pettey, rep
resentative to State council for one
year.
Mayor Thomas A. Fisher has received
letter from 9 l. Brown. of Fort
Worth, Tex. in which the writer, who Is
a personal friend of Mr.. Fisher, states
he saw his picture, together with other
Alexandrians, in the moving picture show
in that city. The picture displays the
placing of a memorial wreath on WASH
ington's tomb at Mount Vernon Decem-
Der Il last by andria-Washington
Lodge OF Masons.
Building Freight station.
Workmen have begun the work of
erecting a new freight station for the
Washington-Virginia Railway Company
at the extreme end of South Royal