Evening star., 1914-12-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
No Further News as to Ralph
Johnston's whereabouts.
CHILDREN ENJOY SKATING
q. S. Court to Convene January 4.
Decision in Annexation Case
Expected Soon.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, December. .26.-No
positive information has been obtained
concerning. the whereabouts Of Ralph
Johnston, twenty one years old, who
has been missing from his home across
Hunting creek, Fairfax county, since
Thursday.
Two theories are advanced by the
boys father, John. Johnston. concern
ing his sons disappearance. and one is
that he slipped off Hunting Creek
bridge and was drowned. The other
Is that he was attacked. robbed and
thrown into the creek.
Hunting creek is now frozen and Il
would be a hard task to drag for 4
body under such conditions.
The finding OF Johnston,s gold ring
a short distance from where there was
a hole in the ice sufficiently large foE
a mans body may be explained by the
fact that Johnston a times carried the
he dropped it when getting match
from his pocket. ~---'~-.
If Johaston's body. lies In the creek
it'can be learned ultimately whether he
amount of money in. his pockets. II
was learned today that when he LETT
the southwestern section OF tho city
for home he had So in his pockets. He
had sl1 when he came to Alexandria
for the purpose of making some Christ
mas purchases. Some of the candy
found near Hunting creek answers the
description of that carried by Johnston
when he left Alexandria.
-. Court to Convene January 4.
The. January term of the United
States court for the eastern district OF
Virginia, Judge Edmund Waddill pre-
siding, will convene here at moo:
January = t.. 1t Is, expected there will
be both a grand and petit jury.
At this term OF the court numbe.
OF cases for violations of the revenue
laws. will be up for consideration.
1t Is expected that Judge Waddill viii
announce the appointment of deputy
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of William H. Gaines Mr. Gaines
Will. continue his law practice in this
city.
a decision in the Alexandria annexa-
tion case is slated to be handed down
early next month by the state court
OF appeals. This suit was some time
ago argued and submitted to that tri-
bunal.
Alexandria desires to obtain part
Of Alexandria and Fairfax counties
Its efforts were defeated when Judge
B: T. Gordon Of Nelson county, Va,
after an extensive hea aring, which took
place in the circuit court of Alexan-
drla county, handed down a decision
adverse to the city. An appeal was
then taken. Since then the case has
been in the courts. The decision OF the
higher court Is awaited with consider
able interest.
Large numbers of children today en-
joyed skating on the creeks and ponds
adjacent to this city.
The intense cold has caused addition.
a suffering among. the poor Of the city
despite the fact that large numbers
were looked after Christmas eve by
the many organizations as well as In
dividuals. The lack Of fuel has caused
considerable suffering among many
poor families OF the city.
Seminole Tribe, No. 35, Improved
Order Of Red Men, has arranged FOR ;,
large class initiation Tuesday night ~
Odd Fellows Hall. Following the tni.
ttatlon general business will be trans
acted.
The public schools of this city will
reopen for studies January T.
Christmas music will be repeated in
many Of the churches here tomorrow.
euchre will be given Tuesday night
at the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
Hall by the Temple Sisterhood.
dance was given tonight in the
auditorium of the Elks' Home for the
benefit Of the Red Cross work.
William Knowles Cooper, general
secretary of the Y. II. c. A. of wash
ington, Will address a mems meeting at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Westminster building Of the Second
Presbyterian Church.