The Washington times., 1917-03-07

Judge LOUIS Z. barley yesleIudg lOE
alleged violations OF the State pro-
hibition laws. The parties named
were James Treakle, Jack Ryan,
Thomas Buckley and Arthur Welch,
white, and Peter Mason, John Wa
bash, John Haskins, Connie Washing
ton and William Lomax, colored.
Treakle, Welch, Mason, wabash, Has
kins, Washington and LomaX entered
pleas of guilty and were fined $50
each and given sentences of thirty
days in Jail. The case of Ryan was
set for trial on March is, while that
of Buckley was continued over to the
April term. Isaiah Paris and James
w. Berry, who were indicted last
week for alleged violations of the
prohibition law, pleaded guilty and
were fined $50 and sentenced to jail
for thirty days each.
A true bill was returned against
Kemp Lewis, colored, charged with
shooting wicklit Jackson, colored.
Henry Johns0l, colored, pleaded
guilty to shooting L. 8. Gross and
Anna Slaughter and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for FIVE years on the
first charge and one year on the
second.
Judge Louis C. Barley presided over
the circuit court yesterday in place
OF Judge ]. B. T Thornton, who was
unable to attend. The docket was
called and the cases were continued.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth degrees
were conferred upon a class OF six
candidates by Washington Lodge of
Perfection, No. T. Scottish Rite Ma
sons, last night.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret
Mitchell, aged fifty-two, who died at
her home in Mt Ida Monday night,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the residence, the Rev. John
c. Marshall, of Washington, offciat-
ing.
Ivan Marshall Green, seven years
old, died this morning at the residence
Of his grandmother, Mrs. Catherine
Makeley, 706 Duke street. He was the
son Of the late Rev. Ivan Green.
The contest for new pupils put
on by the ]. r. N. Curtin Bible class
of the First Baptist Church was won
by the blues. They obtained thirty
six, while the reds procured twenty
eight. There were 105 in attendance
at the session of the class on Sunday,
which is a record for the city. The
reds are to give the blues a banquet as
a penalty for losing the contest.
The Red Cross rooms at the corner
Of Washington and King streets were
opened for work this morning. A
general appeal has been sent out for
contributions of old linen and outing
flannel to be used in making band
ages.
Pa, a former resident of this city, is
the guest OF friends here.
The Southern section of the Hunt
ing creek bridge is reported to be
unsafe and in need of immediate re-
pairs.
Lieut. Gov. ]. Taylor Ellyson and
Mrs. Ellyson and Miss Betty Ellyson,
of Richmond, have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Doyle Brockett,
at their home on north Washington |
street
The Chamber of Commerce has ap- |
pOlhltu lilt SOAh
mittees for the present year:
Executive-R. S. Jones. chairman;
w. A. Smoot, jr., r. L. Payne, G. d.
Hopkins, A d. Brockett, c. s. T. |
Burke, Carroll Pierce.
Business ENTERPRISE. NJ. Duncan,
chairman: Gardner L. Boothe, J. H.
Trimyer, +. l.. Slaymaker, Harry Ham
mond. K. w. Ogden.
ArbitrAtion-CarroIl Pierce, chair
man; c. T. Nicholson, T. NJ. Erwin, G.
<. Nicol. S. w. Pitts, George Wise.
Advertising and trade-G. d. Hop
kins, chairman; John G. Graham, fl.
f. Gentry, Z. F. Ticer, +. l.. Slsy-
maker, J. V. Davis.
Insurance and legislation-R. L.
Payne, chairman: Gardner L. Boothe,
NicoI.
River and nsvigation-Harry Ham
mond, chairman; o. II. Kirk, II. X.
Field. r. NJ. Graham, e. w. Wsttles,
II. Bryant
Transportation and express-W. A.
SmoOt, jr., chairman: Carroll Pierce,
o. II. Kirk, G. T. Burroughs, c. w.
King. w. II. Thomas.
Municipal-R. NJ. Graham, chair
man: A. d. Brockett. r. S. Jones, Wal
ter Roberts, o. A. Reardon, d. H. HUI
fish.
Conventions and celebrations-H. K.
Field. chairman: p. Z. Gift, ]. Louis
Loose, r. A. Steele, ID. N. Hulfish, J.
II. Trimyer.
Membership-K. w. Ogden, chair
man; w A. Smoot, jr., c. w. King,
J. NJ. Duncan, J. William May, r. l..
Payne.
Reception and entertsinment-F. T.
King. chairman, J. II. Burroughs, c.
J. Sobotka, b. Wheatley, Thomas W.
w. G. Harvey, Lorenzo VOL
ford, G. H. Beuchert.
Credits and collections-W. A.
Smoot, tr., chairman: II. +. Gentry,
Harry Hammond. F. NJ. Gould, Calvin
Butts. J. T. Preston.
Streets, roads, and parks-A. d.
Brockett, chairman; J. II. Trimyer,
DR.. Hugh Mcclure, A. S. ManlSin,
George II. Schwarzmann, w. A.
Moore, jr.
Postal. telephone and teIegraph-C.
5. T. Burke, chairman; c. w. King, II.
d. Kirk, w. II. Thomas, c. d. Hub
bard, Wallace Lindsey. +. F. Ticer.
Finance-Worth Hulfish, chairman:
G. f. Warfield. William b. Smoot, w.
A. Moore, jr.; r. S. Jones.
Agriculture and immigration-A. d.
Brockett, chairman: Wallace Lindsey,
J. Louis Loose, C. II. May. r. NJ. Ora
ham.