Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-24
Strike Still Unsettled.

| hoC\eHtJ -etShl eJnplOSeS Oh the plant
OF the Robert Portner Brewing Com
| panE, who walked out January. II. are
still out At the present time there
appears to be but little hope of set
| tlement. it is said The union men.
| however. are firm in their demands and
mold meetings each day in the hall over
tne Alexandria National Bank build
| ing.
| There was report in circulation to-
| Gay 70 the effect that a compromise
| might be effected by means of arbitra-
ton. knowledge of such was. how
ever. denied by brewery officials
| The Joint committee on finance,
streets and general laws of the city
| council has under consideration the ap-
| piica ton of the Chesapeake and Poto-
| mac Telephone Company for a franchise
by which it is to lay conduits on
king street from Lee to Fayette
| committee has thus far been unable to
get together on its report because it is
said the putting into operation of this
| system would only decrease a small
NUMBER OF wires on King street.
High School in Competition.
| The Alexandria High School will he
represented at the third annual inter-
scholastic defamation contest to he
held jim Richmond February 20. A rep
|
! school February 3. and the following
have been selected to enter the nre.
] urinary contest: Ashby Baden. pres
| ldent OF the High School Literary So
Glety; Waller Barrett. Gus Pohl, Tom
Wattles, Miss Caroline West, William
| Leadbeater
| Oficers chosen by the stockholders
OF the W. T: Walker Brick Company to
S Ir Tor the year are: William H
! walker. president: Charles H. Laven
| der. vice president; Harold c. Clark
secretary and treasurer.
/ NO trace has vet been found of Ralph
johnson. missing from his home near
huntlns Creek. Fairfax county, since
/ December "a. Johnson was last seen
| that night. apparently on his way to
! his home -
Residents of this city are eagerly
awaiting the decision of the state court
of appeals in Alexandria's annexation
case. An opinion may be handed down
| Thursday by that tribunal
General Mention.
| Gen. f. w. Bradford and star OF
| Washington will make the annual in
| spectfon of Canton No. /, Alexandria
Odd Fellows. Monday night. Following
the inspection a banquet will be serv-
ed by the Ladies' Auxiliary.
| An automobile operated by Charles
Owens skidded on the wet street at
King ana Alfred streets shortly after
o'clock this afternoon colliding with
the tireplUg at the corner and was
badly damaged. The plug was slightly
injured.
Mr. and Mrs j. Wilmer McNIinamer
we're hosts to a number of friends at
ii dinner at their home, 1925 Duke
street, Friday night in celebra ton OF
their eighth wedding anniversary, and
also concentrating Mr.. McMinamen's
birthday. Those present included Mr.
and Mrs. e. F.. TIGER. Mr.. and Mrs.
James p. Padgett. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
a. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brooke
Arnold. Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Car
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude W. Fletcher,
Messrs. Harry Meeks, William Meeks
and Harold Clarke.
:. H. Lunt. auctioneer. today sold at
public auction a house and lot on the
south side of Queen street between
Washington and st. Asaph streets. 1t
was purchased by Robert p. Torbert
for $4,000