The Washington herald., 1917-12-08
ALEXANDRIA PLANT
IS ORDERED SOLD
Big Ship Building coneen Now
Seems Assured.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. Z KNIGHT q Son.
2 GS1 King Street.

Marine Railway and shipbuilding
Company. better known az Agnew's
shipysrd. at the foot Of franklin
street. was entered today In the Cor
poration Court In the suit Of John
p. Agnew and others against Fred
eriok Mertens and others. John W.
johnson, Gardiner L. Boothe and
James r. Cation were appointed COM
rissionerx OF sale and Mr.. Cation as
bonded commissioner gave q bond IN
the sum Of 100000.
This n said to be one Of the steps
which may result In locating the pro-
posed big shipbuilding plant IN
Alexandria:
Parties interested In the establish
rnent Of the plant here declared to-
day that there were no new develop
ments In connection with locating
the plant and that the negotiations
are still pending.
An automobile containing two cases
OF liquor and several quarts Of
liquor, together with satchels nIled
with beer vand ale and several Jugs
OF wine was captured by Chief Of
Police Goods and Sergt. Scott early
tonight in Poor House lane, ana the
police also took IN custody two coll
ored men. one giving the name Of
Colbert Ellis, who says he lives at
4ls North Patrick street and is a
Pullman porter. and Arthur @. Wood.
colored, Of Washington, giving his
address ~ ss H street northeast.
Wood says he is owner Of the
machine and that It broke down.
He denies ownership Of the liquor
and says two colored men hired the
machine from him to bring them,
together with packages, to Alexan-
dria, and he says he was unaware
Of the contents. The police have
been unable TO locate any third man.
When the machine broke down, Ellis
came TO q garage opposite police
station, and Sergt. Scott, who was
present, notified Chief Goods, and
both accompanied the proprietor to
the broken-down machine and made
the capture. The men win be given
hearing In Police Court tomorrow
morning
George z warfeld, chairman Of
the local fuel commission, has been
notified that the period for making
afhdavtts in order to obtain q quar-
ter Of a ton or more coal has been
extended untfl Monday. Beginning
Monday. persons desiring q quarter
Of q ton or more will have to make
afndavit that they have less than
two tons on their premises. The
same affidavit will, however, do if
additional coal 10 desired by the
householders, It Is stated.
A grand Jury has been summoned
for IL o'clock Monday IN the Corpora
tion Court, at which time a number
OF criminal cases will be presented
for its consideration Those sum
moned on the jury are: T. II. Ander-
son, ]. C Gates, II. 3. Chisweu, W.
w. Ballenger. John n Reed. Luther
9. TIL LORENZO wolford. LleweIlyn
Dyson. 7. ]. Fannon, 7. I. Carter,
George I. BurrouehsY J. Frank Ny
era
Christmas holidays for the public
schools will begin the afternoon Of
December 2 and the schools will not
reopen for studies >untl January 2
This was decided upon by the city
school board at its meeting last night.
Luther H. Thompson, for the past
q years a member OF the board. has
rendered his resignation owing TO the
fact that he recently was appointed
police Justice.
Masses in observance Of the feast
Of the Immaculate Conception will be
celebrated at St Mary's Catholic
Church at 6. and . O'Clock tomor-
row morning. After the last mass
large number of girls will be en-
rolled in Society Of the Children Of
Mary. There also Will be services in
the evening at 7:3o O'Clock which
will be conducted by Rev. DR..
Thomas J. Gasson, Of Georgetown
University. who tonight conducted
the holy hour OF alteration.
Canton Alexandria, No. ], Patriarchs
Militant. has elected these officers:
W. L Martin. captain; c. r. Gaines,
lieutenant: G. c. Trenary. ensign; A.
T. Sullivan. clerk; W. z. Latham.
ST., treasurer.
Arrangements have been made for
what Is to be known as a shadow
party which will be given Saturday
night at Potter's Hill schooIhouse un-
der the auspices OF the Potter's Hill
Community League OF Fairfax Coun-
ty. Funds derived from the affair
win be used toward purchasing
Christmas gifts for the enlisted men
from Mount Vernon district, Fairfax
County.
Mrs. Underwood. wife Of william H.
Underwood. died shortly after Z
o'clock tonight at her home. sl6 North
Patrick street, at an advanced age.
The deceased had been seriously I'll
wood, in addition to her husband, It
wood. in edition to her husband is
survived by q daughter, Mrs. william
J. Wilkinson, wife Of Police sergt.
Wilkinson.
Mrs. Tillie Kidwell. wife Of Zedekiah
Kidwell, died last night at her home,
1918 Prince street. Sho is survived by
her husband. The funeral win take
place at $50 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon from the residence. Services will
be conducted by the Rev. L F. Kelly,
OF St Mary's Catholic Church. Burial
will be made In Bethel Cemetery.
Mrs. Theresa Roberts, about S.
years old. died yesterday at the