The Washington herald., 1916-01-05
MISS +. B. smith
MADE PRINCIP AL
Longtime Teacher Appointed
Head Of Lee Public School
in Alexandra.
LUNCH HOUR EXTENDED
Nine Indictments Returned by Grand
Jury-Hay6eld Farm. in Fair
fax County. Is Sold.
LUNCH HOUR EXTENDED

Alexandria. Va, Jan. 4-The city
school board has elected Miss Fannie B.
Smith principal of Lee public school. at
salary of $40 a month. Miss Smith for
the past twelve years has been a teacher
In this school. The place was made
vacant by the transfer OF Conrad John
son. principal OF the high school, to the
new high school building.
The board has also elected Willis
Goodrich janitor of the new high school
at salary Of $50 a month.
Pupils attending the schools will here
after have an hour and fifteen minutes
for luncheon, but must make up the ad-
ditional fifteen minutes in the afternoon
by being dismissed at 3:15 o'clock, in
stead of o'clock. The lunch hour will
be from noon until 1:l5 o'clock.
Before adjoHrning this afternoon a
grand jury in the United States Court
for the Eastern district of Virginia re-
turned true bills to nine indictments pre-
sented as follows: r. NJ. jackson, hav-
ing unlawfully in his possession a GER
tain derivative OF opium: Henry T.
Stowe, Garfield Scroggins and Robert
Long, stealing packages from mail; Jim
karas, carrying on business of retail
liquor dealer without payment of special
tax; A. LucchesL carrying on business
of retail liquor dealer without payment
of special tax: John Green. embezzling
mail packages: William Smith, having
unlawfuliy in his possession certain CO.
caine; Donald-Huss Liquor Company, in
corporated, reusing bottle without de-
stroying stamp previously affixed: Don
ald-Huss Liquor Company, incorporated,
emptying cask without effacing stamps;
Robert Jones and Rosa Jones. conspir-
scy to defraud by passing forged money
order.
Tony Palombo. charged with violating
Mann white slave law, entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to serve six
months in the Norfolk Jail
A plea of guilty was entered by Preston
E. Fowler. indicted for having morphine
In his possession. He was sentenced to
twenty-four hours in the Norfolk jail.
True bills were not returned by the
jury in five cases presented.
Hayfeld farm, containing eight hun
dred acres. located in Fairfax County
five miles southwest of Alexandria. was
sold at auction today at Fairfax Court
House, and purchased by James NJ.
Duncan and John G. Graham and
Kenneth W. Ogden.the last two named
of the real estate firm OF Graham and
Ogden, for $50. 400
The new triple combination auto. pump
ing, and chemical engine and hose
wagon was unloaded today from the car
and placed in the house of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company. The engine
was given a run on the street this after
noon.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church. con-
Quoted the week of prayer services and
preached tonight at Christ p. Z. Church.
A large congregation attended. Ser
vices tomorrow night will be held al
the Methodist Protestant Church and will
be conducted by Rev. o. w. Triplett
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church.
Mrs. Emily r. Jenkins, who lived at
40 North Columbus street, died this after
noon at Alexandria Hospital following a
short illness of pneumonia. The de-
ceased, besides her husband. Joseph w.
Jenkins, Is survived by four children
two boys and two girls.
The official board of the First Baptist
Church, at a meeting held tonight, took
up the resignation of Rev. DR.. w. r.
Watson, pastor of that church. The
board will report its findings to the
congregation at a meeting to be held
in the church tomorrow night. when
officers will be elected for the year.
The vcstry Of St Paurs P. z. Church
has elected George Washington Lewis a
vestryman to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of James Wallace Hooff.
The recently elected officers of Alvs
Aerie, No. 81. Fraternal Order of Eagles,
will be installed tomorrow night by Off
GERS of Washington Lodge OF Eagles.
With the election of Frank Ballenger
as chairman, the board of supervisors OF
Fairfax County has been organized for
the year.
Carnegie's Nephew Lauder Dead.