The Washington times., 1916-01-25
ALEXANDRIA FACTORY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Building in Montgomery Street,
Between Washington and st.
Asaph, Burns Down.

| ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 25.-The two-
story frame factory building on Mont
| gomery street. between Washington
| and St Asaph streets. formerly oc-
| Cupied as basket factory, was to-
| tally destroyed by a fire which com
menced shortly before o'clock this
| morning. The building burned ike
| tinder and great columns OF flames
| and smoke poured heavenward. After.
| the fire had gotten under headwaN,
before the arrival of The apparatus,
| there was no possibility of checking
| the flames and the efforts OF the nre-
men were futile.
The building was two stories in
| height and "a feet broad by l2O feet
| long 1t was owned by w. \. Smoot
| & Co. having been built by that con-
| Germ for a basket factory which was
| in operation there several years ago.
! 1t had been unoccupied until about
two weeks ago when It was leased by
| lierfurth Brothers. cement p.ock
manufacturers. They had completed
day and had expected to commence
| operations this week. The machinery.
| molds and an automobile truck were
| completely destroyed and the firm
| incurred a loss Of $1,000. There was
no insurance as ARRANGEMENTS for in
| SuranCe policies were pending with
! local agency. The building likewise
| was not insured and the damage Is
| estimated at $4,000. The police be-
leve that the fire was of incendiary
| origin.
| Mrs. Maria NJ. Woodward is in a
| South Lee street. She suffered a
! stroke of paralysis yesterday after
| noon.
|
| of appeals of Virginia in the suit of the
| Washington and Old Dominion Railway
| Company against Icll's administrators
were completed yesterday, and the
| Alexandria attorneys Interested have re-
| turced home from Richmond. The case
was appealed from the circuit court of
, Alexandria county. where verdict
was rendered in favor of Zell's admin
istratriX for $500 damages, resulting
! from the killing OF Ernest Zell by n
| railway locomotive of the railway com
| pany on September :. 1919. Zen was
| a passenger in an automobile driven by
! William H. Peck. of this city. The
| machine was struck b. tho locomotive"
at Hume's Crossing. two miles north Of
this city. and both Peck and Zell we're
killed. The principal ground of the
| railway companys appeal is that Zell
| was guilty OF COntrbutory negligence
in failing to jump from the automobile
before it was struck. The railway COM
| pany WAS represented by Attorneys W.
j. Lambert. of Washington. and G. r..
! NicOl. of Alexandria. and Xell's admin
istratriX by John NJ. Johnson. OF this
city. and Crandall Mackoy. OF Alex
andria county.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
corporation court today by Carrie
| Kicker from James l.. Kicker on the
ground OF dcsertion She is represented
by Attorney Samuel G.. Brent
a Tina decree was granted in the suit
OF Ida ID: Isel from ". C. Isel on the
ground OF desertion; The plaintiff was
Alexandria county, and w. A. Coombe.
of Washington.
In the suit of John r. Harrison and
others against r. J. Harrison and
others. {. Keith Carlin was appointed a
special commissioner to ascertain the
facts in the case.
The fourteenth anniversary Of the or
CaniZation Of Alexandria f<,,lge of IIks
is to he observed by n lanquet the
evening OF February O. in the EIks'
Home Plans for tn" observance OF the
anniNcrsarv wcr' made n .. meeting
committee was appointed to take
charg" of the mater and this commit
te" will hold its first meeting tomor-
row night in the Elks' Home. i is
Comnoscd of Jacob Brill, Charles G.
Carlin. Thomas A. Fisher Herman
Friedlander. Robert S. Barrett. John
E"ald, George W Rontz. Rertine Ent-
wistlc, Iamcs w. Bales, Clarence John
son, Morris Lowenback and Harry
SimnsOr. A number Of prominent speak
cTs OF the order will be invited to make
addresses.
The I'arents-Toachers' .Associa tior
mot in the rooms Of thu Chambe: OF
Commerce last night, Stanley .
lilantor. president. presided and intr? =?
duCod tho speakers. who were DR.. 4 J
Iielvay, Southern secretary of thc
Chl1 Labor bureau. and Dr. w. II
stout. pr. McEcl"av made plea f"l
the passage Of the "hilds labor law
and urcCd those present to petition then
representatives in Congress to vote f"I
the measure. Dr. Stout smoke on dis
eases OF 'hc eye among children.
CO.., p. +. IIoIz, "rovincinl officer for
tho Atlantic Coast province. Salvation
Army. with hoaduuarters in Philadcl
, uNia. delivered nm. addrcs: Mt the NJ
l accomr~nicd by staff capt. G. =. Camp
: boil. OF philadelphia. ava Brieadie'
=. Escott. Of Washington.
]. Fred Rirrell member OF the hous
| Of delegates from Alexandria city AM
county. has introduced bill providinI
for the repeal Of the charter Of the tow
r of Potomac. Alexandria county. -, TIL
town. which is composed or the village
of Del Raw and St. elmo halfway be
c tween Alexandria and Washington wa
. chartered In 1908. The citizens now de
sire to give ~ tEoir Narter aud :"
u back under the Jurisdiction OF tn
!; authority Of Alexandria county.
y Funeral services for George w. Car
II ter will be held tonight from the home
l. 1301H Prince street. by the Rev Edwar
r. Kirklev. pastor Of the Methods
e Protestant Church. The BODY will b
a shipned to Brownsville. Md. for buria
n The funeral of Mrs. Emma Jan
ar Hunter took place this afternoon frof
n the home $40 Duk" street The Rev
I. W. Duffny pastor of the Washingto
street NJ. L. Church. South. offciatcd.
It The body Of Josiah Millard ninet
wears old. who died in Baltimore. wa
o. brought here today and inferred in tn
IS Union Cemetery.
l. The funeral Of George T. Murray too
al pIaCc this morning from ll3 Primo
street and was conducted by the Re-
! w. ]. Morton, rector of Christ Church.
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