Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-13
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS.
49, 900 Worth of Bags Stolen
From Fertilizer Factory.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 10
More than 1900 fertilizer sacks, val
ued at $4,000. have been Systematically
stolen from the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company. whose plant is To-
Gated on the river front. 1t is be-
lieved that the theft of the sacks has
| been in progress since last June.
| The big robbery was brought to
light in the police court today. when
three out of four white youths. twelve.
thirteen and sixteen years old, respec-
lively. were cited on a warrant which
had been issued on complaint of John
H. Schleuter. representative Of the
company. who has been In Alexandria
I for several weeks investigating the
case charging them with the larceny
of sacks valued at S65.
| According to one Of the lads they saw
J a colored man with horse and wagon
removing the sacks from the rear of
the establishment, and he dropped sew
eral which he claimed they sold to a
junk dealer named Bennett. the lat
ter paying them 3 cents for each sack.
Later the lads declared they found some
Of the sacks in a ditch. About forty
sacks was the total number the boys
| obtained. they claimed.
Mrs Bennett told the court that on
sacks to their place. and they were
given cents each for them. and when
on another occasion they brought more
she refused to purchase them.
| Justice Cation dismissed the boys with
a warning and imposed fine of $40
on Mrs. Bennett for failure to report
! the purchase of the sacks.
Divorce DEGREES Issued.
| In the circuit court for this city,
Judge J. 3. T. Thornton presiding. final
DEGREES for divorce on the ground of
desertion have been handed down in
the following cases: Eva V. Harmon,
from Edward James Harmon; Maude l..
Ballou, from Spencer F. Ballou; John NJ
| Orndorff. from Nellie V. Orndorff.
! Temporary DEGREES for divorce were
also given in the same court in the
cases of Elsie Mueller from Theodore
Agnes c. Fugit, both on the grounds of
| desertion. Attorney c. +. Corgan repre-
sented the plaintiffs.
A final decree for divorce on the
ground of desertion was given in the
case of Frances Rhoe Freedman. from
Louis Williams Freedman, and plaintiff
was given permission to resume the
use Of her maiden name, Frances Rhoe
Ballenger. She was represented by
Attorney r. p. Washington
| The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
! No. /, at its annual meeting held last
night, elected the following officers: j.
| II. Trimyer, president: G. NJ Myers, first
vice president: Charles GARRISON, second
vice president; J. E. Howell. aptain: j.
l.. Peed, first lieutenant: 4. Howell. sec
ond lieutenant: F. d. Moore, secretary
j. r.. Shinn treasurer; w. c. H.. Wildt
| recorder; Bernard Hamilton, commander
of hose. John Clapdore was Endorsed for
driver of the truck for the thirty-fourth
consecutive year.
Plan Banquet to Soldiers.
| A meeting of the general committee of
arrangements in charge of the recep-
ton and banquet. which will be rendered
the members of Company G, LIST Virginia
| Regiment. on their arrival home al noon
| Wednesday, will be held at O'Clock
Monday night in the rooms of the cham
| Der of commerce.
| About $50 Odd Fellows last night at
! tended the installation of the officers
of Potomac and Serepta lodges conducted
by r. E. Armentrout, past grand master
of Mount Pleasant Lodge No. 20, Wash
, ington. and installing staff Visitors
| from Washington and Falls Church at
tended and a banquet followed S. W.
| Pitts was POSTMASTER and those re-
spending to toasts were w. f. An
drews and w. NJ. MILAN. both of Wash
| ington, and Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison
and Rev. Edgar Carpenter. this city.
Harry Hammond, this city, was yes
| terday reelected secretary and treas
! urer of the second annual convention
ISOLATION, which concluded it's business
| in Richmond