The Washington herald., 1917-07-17
.DRY-LAW VIOLATORS
GIVEN 3O-DAY Term
Alexandra Court Sends Ten to
Pay Heavy Penalty.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
Il. +. Knight & Son,
6N-6S King Street.

Alexandria. Va, July ia grand
jury, in the Corporation Court to-
day, Judge /. C. Barley presiding,
returned true bills in ten out of elev-
en- cases presented for violations of
the prohibition law. Two other in
dictments were also returned by the
jury making twelve indictments re-
turned.
Those against whom indictments
were returned for violating the pro-
hibition law were: John Towers,
George Jones, Ora Dove. Aaron Jack
son, Louis Harris. Samuel Scott,
James Sullivan. william Eyper. John
Crutchfield and George Turner.
All OF these appeared except Turner
and entered pleas OF guilty and were
fined SO each and sentenced to serve
thirty days in jail. LlewelIyn Lane.
held for violating the prohibition law
was released.
The jury also returned true bills
in the cases OF Arthur Grigsby, for
burglary and Kate Applen for larceny
and their cases were continued by the
court.
William P. Taylor, II years old.
proprietor Of Taylor's Pharmacy, SIC
King street. died at Gas O'Clock this
evening at the Alexandria Hospital.
Last Wednesday he underwent an
operation at the hospital for an
liberated stomach and his condition
apparently improved until today.
The deceased is survived by a son.
Irwin TAYLOR together with his mother
and several sisters and brothers. He
has been engaged in the drug busi>
hnrn nra.fiaall,y all ~ t.
He was a member of Andrew Jackson
Lodge OF Masons and Alexandria
Lodge. No. i5S. Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks.
The BODY Of Leonard NJ. Hall, who
was drowned yesterday afternoon in
'he river off Shepherds wharf while
diving from a row boat of which he
was an occupant, was recovered this
morning by the Washington harbor
police boat. taken to the Washington
morGuc and afterward brought here
to Wheatley's undertaking chapel
from whence the funeral will take
place at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
A mission will be opened Thursday
night at 8 o'clock at st. Rita's
Catholic Church, Mount Ida, AleXan-
dria County. for the soldiers and
sailors in this neighborhood. The
mission will end Saturday night.
Samuel jackson, colored, was fined
800 in the Police Court today be-
cause it was alleged he was a labor
agent. 1t was claimed that jackson
solicited labOrers at the new South
eTn Railway Toundhouse to get them
to go to Pennsylvania to work for
railroad 1t was reported that he
expected to have twenty-five men go
to Washington and meet representa-.
tive of the railroad company who
would see to the payment of their
transportation.
Last rites for City Marketmaster
Lambert u. Lykes were held this af-
ternoon at o'clock at the NJ F..
Church South, Rev. f. V. REGISTER
pastor, officiating. Members of Al
exandria Council. No. 5. Order of -
ternal Americans. attended.
The funeral Of Eddie Scrivener took
place this afternoon from the hlme
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. 4.
Scrivener, 213 North Pitt street. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. MI
White pastor of the Methodist Prot
estant Church.
John w. May, president. and J. T.
Preston, secretary and treasurer of
the local chamber of commerce, will
be guests of the Washington Cham
Der OF Commerce on its outing to
Chesapeake Beach tomorrow
Gov. Stuart has appointed Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, of this city, a MEM
Der of a committee to cooperate with
the State authorities and the war
Department in safeguarding army
camps against vice,