The Washington times., 1914-04-30
BAN|SHES RESORTS
FROM ALEXANDRIA
Judge Barley Serves Notice
Segregated District win Be
Closed on June Is.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 3O.-Aiex-
sndria's segregated district located
for more than half century on the
same street. is to go. June Is is the
date fixed for the final evacuation Of
the district, and after that time severe
penalties will be meted out to any
person who establishes a disorderly
house in Alexandria.
The determination to close tho dis
trtct came as a surprise. not only to
the persons affected. but to Alexan-
drians generally. Yesterday Judge
Louis c. Barley. of the corporation
court. announced that. following a
conference with various city officials
ne had determined to break up the
segregated district Later in the dsy
Iu9ge BARLEY completed his plans and
following his suggestions, Mayor
flSher and Charles T. Goods, chief of
ponce, arranged a program
Yesterday afternoon thev notified
the proprietresses of the houses that
tney must leave the city by June I5
Many begged the mayor to extend
the time.
OF futher grace would be allowed.
Judge Barley has had the closing of
the district under consideration for
several months. When the Kenyon bin
went INTO effect in Washington tn. sit
uatlon in Alexandria became acute At
mat time Judge Barley served notice
that he would not tolerate the coming
% Alexandria of any women from
Washington. His instructions were car
ried out. Later. however. another nroh
Lem arose due to the influx of men
from Washington and soldiers from the
iorts IN the vicinity of Alexandria Tho
presence of intoxicated men on the
street cars and late trains between
q q m OF rOr,
unpleasant for the regular patrons of
the road. The railway company was
compelled to employ five special officers
u ride the trains at night and the oity
sutnor1ties placed half dozen police
men in plain clothes on the trains on
saturday nights. when the travel was
the heaviest. A number Of arrests and
trains 0 >'N
Several disturbances in the red-Iirbt
district recently brought the matter
again to the attention of the court. Jere-
miah H. Crilly, well known wholesale
grocer, was badly beaten up in front of
his place of business by three Young
White men who had spent the afternoon
IN houses on Lee street. A week ago
Tour men came over from Washington
In an automobile and after 4 tour of the
red-light district tried 10 shoot up the
town, A colored woman was shot in
the face and several citizens were fred
on and had narrow escapes from being
killed ~ -.
Judge Barley conferred with the city
officials and while there was some op-
position to the plans. the notification
TO the women to leave the city follow
ed. =.
Before notifying the women, Judge
Barley, yesterday afternoon, had
conference with Mrs. Emma L. Robert
eraI superintendent of the National
Florence Crittenton Mission, with
headquarters in Washington: Mrs.
Robertson agreed on behalf of the mis-
sion. to take charge Of any of the girls
mode of life. HomeS VIII be provided
for them in the various inntitutions To-
Gated in different sections of the coun
try, and such other help rendered as
may be necessary. Two trained work
next week to make a survey of the dis
trict and find out the condition of each
of the girls. The expenses of the sur
vey. as well as of caring for the girls,
will be borne by the Florence Critten-
ton League of Virginia
4 canvass made recently by Chief of
Police Goods shows that there are nine
houses in the district with fifty-eight
inmates The majority have lived in
Alexandria for a number of years.
Miss SaIIie Butler. seventy years old,
died last night at the city almshouse.
where she had been d resident for more
than twenty-five years. Her funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon
from Wheatleys chapel
In the corporation court Yesterday
Judge l.. G. Barley, overruled the de-
murrer of the Emerson Steam Pump
Company. denying the right of r. J.
ECkloff. of Washington, to make appli-
cation for receiver for the company.
On Monday, i'm the circuit court. Judge