The Washington herald., 1916-07-22
WARNS Police
OF ALEXANDRIA
Commissioner Tells Men that
Dry" Detectives Will
Appear in Fall.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. z. knight q Son,
6N-69 King Street

THE HERALD BUREAU,
R. Z. knight q Son,
s1-s3 King Street
Alexandria, Va, July a.-At the an
nual inspection Of the members of the
police department made this afternoon
at police headquarters, by the board of
police commissioners, Commissioner r
f. knight warned the members Of the
police department that in November,
when the State goes dry, things will be
changed and that detectives will be here
| to see that the laws are carried out.
Mr.. knight said he simply threw this
out as friendly warning. In conclusion
he told the men to look out for the
rules and regulations and stand by them.
Twenty-three members Of the police de-
partment were present for the inspec-
ton and were highly complimented by
the commissioners.
Secretary Shinn congratulated the po-
licemen for the manner In which they
worked at the fire of the Alexandria
Coffee Company today.
Attending the inspection were Com
rnissioners schwarzmann, shinn and
, Knight.
Damage estimated at Sc, 900 was done to
the stock by water as the result OF fire
shortly before 10 o'clock this morning at
the plant of the Alexandra Coffee Com
pany S07 Prince street, owned by Claude
r. Yates.
The fire started on the third floor and
Is believed to have been caused by sparks
from the chimney.
When the firemen arrived they were
hampered by smoke. They got the fire
! under control in a short time and con-
fined it to the floor in which It originated,
although the stock on the first and second
floors was badly damaged by water. The
loss is covered by insurance.
Funeral services for Capt. Mark L.
Price, retired railroad conductor. who
died shortly before l o'clock this morn
ing at his home, the Virginia Apartments.
AS Prince street, will be held at 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the residence of
his son-in-law, James s. Smythe, 639
North Washington street. and will be
conducted by Rev. P. P. Phillips, D. D.,
! rector OF St Paurs P. E Church Mem
oers Of Alexandria Washington Lodge of
hasons and r. z. Lee Camp, Confederate
veterans, of which organizations he was
member. will attend the funeral.
Capt. Price was IS years old and a son
Of the late Ellis L. and Judith r. Price.
Besides his wife. Mrs. Mary Price he is
survived by daughter. Mrs James S.
Smythe. and two sons, Mark L. Price. Jr,
and c. Marion Price. and a brother CITY
Auditor E. F. Price, and a sister, Mrs.
John R. Zimmerman
Capt. Price was taken Ill last Monday.
For about q third OF a century he was
employed as a passenger conductor on the
old Washington and Ohio Railroad and
retired fifteen years ago.
During the civil war Capt. Price served
in the Confederate army being a member
OF the Alexandra Rifles OF the Seven
! teenth Virginia Regiment.
Members Of the local board of tax re-
view today met and went over the mer-
chants license taxes. Attending the
meeting was w. \. Lipscomb, examiner
Of records for the Sixteenth Judicial Dis
trict
A crab feast was given tonight by
Alexandria Lodge. No. 75S, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.
The Columbia Fire Engine Company
tonight gave a crab picking at the COM
pany house.
In the Corporation Court today the
Rev. Joakim Alexopoulos. of the Greek
Catholic Church. Washington. was
granted permission to perform the rite of
matrimony.
Funeral services for Edward B. Kim
ball were held this afternon at
Wheatley's undertaking chapel and were
conducted by Rev. Edward T. Krkley,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church.