The Washington herald., 1918-01-17
. ALEXANDRIA in GRIP
OF COAL SHORTAGE
No Relief in Sight with the Present
Supply Disappearing.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. y. knight 4 Son.
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en-63 King Street.
Alexandria. Va, Jan. 16.-The an
thracite coal situation here Is acute.
There is comparatively little of such
coal at the yards Of the dealers,
and but little additional anthracite
coal Is expected here. Consumers
will therefore. have to do with BIZ
luminous coal for the remainder OF
the winter or else use coke or wood.
The supply OF bituminous coal e
said to be ample up to the present
time.
George E. warfeld, chairman Of
the local fuel administration board.
10 In receipt Of a letter from the Ma
tional Fuel Administration Board in
which the board sets forth thar they
will not recommend sending any an
thracite coal to the territory south
OF the Potomac for sixty days, owing
to its urgent need elsewhere. but
they will not. however, oppose 1t
should any be sent here.
Efforts are now being made by
local dealers to secure enough an
thracite coal to tide their customers
over the winter.
The time limit for returning the
QucSLlOnnAlTES
ton board expired today. There
are about $50 yet to be returned by
the registrants according to George
H. Rucker. chairman OF the local
exemption board. The board Is now
engaged in the work OF classifying
the registrants-
The following persons have been
designated by Judge l. c. Barley to
assist registrants tomorrow: Judge
c. E. Nicol, F. p. Russell. G. WASH
ington Lewis, r. B. Washington,
and K. W. Ogden.
Those designated for Friday are
Gardner l. Boothe. John II. Tri-
myer. Robert L. Payne, walter U.
Yarney. and H. Noel Garner.
True bills OF six indictments pre-
sented were returned today by a
grand jury In the Corporation Court,
Judge l. c. Barley presiding. with
J. H. Trimyer as foreman. They are
. as follows: Harry Baker, John d.
Turk. Maria Hicks. ]. NJ. billiard.
violating the State prohibition law;
Hill Johnson. assault. and John Allen,
robbery.
Harry Baker and John d. Turk
pleaded guilty to violating the pro-
hibition law and were fined $50
each and sentenced to serve 80 days
each in Jail. Hill Johnson pleaded
guilty to assault and was fined SIS
and sentenced to serve six months
IN jail. ]. NJ. billiard forfeited $500
bail bond by failing to appear.
Directors chosen by the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, of Fairfax
County. are as follows: Walter Rob-
erts, John W. May. Reuben Gilling-
ham, this city; Tyson Janney, Oc-
coquan; r. W. Birch, Falls Church;
c. a. Money, Vienna: NJ. D. Hall,
Burke Station; F. H. Wilkinson and
J. n. Gibbs, Mount Vernon; o. I.
Thomas. Round Hill; Hugh 8. Lup=
ton, Winchester; ]. P. Hatcher, Ham,
ilton. and ]. P. H. Mason. Accotink.
These officers were elected: Walter
Roberts. president: Samuel E. Lind
ssy, secretary and treasurer.
In the Circuit Court yesterday.
Judge ]. B. T. Thornton presiding,
against Maurice Bennett for damages
for injuries to horse. wagon and har-
ness. the jury awarded plaintiff a
verdict for $40.
d. In the suit Of Minnie Peck McGeary
against C. Shirley Leachman. exec
utors and others, a decree confirming
tcommissf6ners report was entered.
Final DEGREES for divorce on the
ground Of desertion were given in
the cases Of Charles E. Talbot from
Edith A. P. Talbot, and Alexander
". Fisher from Lillian B. Fisher.
A number OF concrete workers and
others who will be employed at the
new sshlpbuilding plant OF the Ameri-
can Shipbuilding Company today
started to work for the Raymond
Concrete and Title Company. A pile
driver is now working at the COM
panys place driving piles
Raymond W. Smith has resigned as
engineer Of the Columbia Fire Engine
Company and the fire committee has
appointed Harvey Lunsford to I'LL the
position temporarily until a permanent
successor to Mr.. Smith is chosen.
Laurence D. Kitchell, of st. Paul,
Mimi. will deliver a travelogue on
the Glacier National Park tomorrow
night in the auditorium of the Elks'
Home under the auspices of Grace
P. E. Church.
Halph Wlliam 1elSley, O-year-Old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank z. Heisley.
died shortly after o'clock this af-
teTnoon at his parents residence, Del
Ray. Alexandria County. The fun
eTal arrangements have not yet been
. made.
I The. condition Of Harry Roland, who
was struck by a freight train last
night. is regarded as unchanged IL
was stated at the hospital tonight.
The boy sustained a fracture Of the
skull.
Funeral services for Norris J. ROurk
took place this afternoon from his
late residence. 213 South Alfred street,
were conducted by Rev. E. B. Jack
son, ID. D.. pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church. and burial was with Ma
sonic honors.
e. Z. Webb, of Statesville. n. c.
will tomorrow night pay a fraternal
visit to Alexandria Council No. ),
Order of Frsternal Americans.
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.