The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
ALEXANDRIA SUIT
GOES TO ENGINEER
Testimony to Be Taken in Water
Rate Complaint.
TIE HERALD BUREAU.
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Alexandria. Va, May IA contin-
oance until May IT was granted to-
day by the State Corporation Com
mission. sitting here, in the suit OF
certain water consumers against the
Alexandria Water Company. The
commission referred the complaints
to Judson C. Dickerman, engineer of
the board. TO take such evidence as
either side may require and make
his report to the commission. The
water company desires to increase
the present rates, in their counter
petition fied last year. Attorneys
Howard W. Smith and Samuel q.
Brent appeared for the water con-
sumers OF this city, and Walter U.
Varney for those Of Alexandra and
Attorney Gardner L. Boothe for the
water company.
The hearing of testimony was be-
gun this afternoon in the suit of e.
3. White and others against the
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way Company. the purposes of which
are to secure better service and also
relative to track facilities at Lees
burg.
The commission. at Z o'clock, ad-
1ourned over until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning, when further testi-
mony will be heard. The petitioners
are represented by Attorneys R. Hill
ton Jackson. Washington, and Frank
l. Ball, Alexandria County, and the
defendant company by Attorneys
Wilton J. Lambert, Washington, and
Judge C. z. Nieol, this city.
Members Of the commission present
are: Judge C. B. Garnett, chair
man; William F. Rhea and Alexan-
der Toward; ]. c. Dicksrman. cleo
trieal and gas engineer; Burton Ma
rye, civil engineer; Sam W. Bigger,
bailiff; E. E. Cone. special repre-
sentative.
Accused of DislOpaI Utteranees.
A man giving the name of John G.
Fell. about So years old, arrested
Monday at Camp Humphreys. where
he was employed, because, it is al
legged. he uttered disloyal remarks
about President Wilson, and also be-
cause, II Is alleged. his remarks were
calculated to discourage the sale of
liberty bonds, was committed to jail
this afternoon at the instance of u.
s. Commissioner William P. Woolls
in default of a bail bond of $5,00O,
pending a preliminary hearing Mon
day. The accused denied the charge,
entering a plea Of not guilty.
John F. Elliott, 81 years old. a re-
tired dairyman, died late last night
at his residence on Duke street ex-
tended He was a native OF Scotland
and graduated in law at oxford Unit
versity.
The Monday Evening Music Club, of
Washington, assisted by local talent,
tonight gave a concert in Norton
Memorial Hall OF st. PauPs p. E.
church for the benefit of the Rector's
Aid Society.
Twenty-Five Selects Summoned.
The local draft board today sum-
ToRed twelve men in Class /, of
which ten will leave May 10 for
Tort Thomas. Kentucky, two of
hose summoned being alternates.
six colored men also leave at 6:13
o'clock tomorrow evening for Fort
Wayne. Mich, near Detroit. Ten
we're summoned. four being alter
mates.
The white men to whom notices
were mailed today are: Solomon
Watson. South Washington, Alex
sndria County; Dennis E. Ramsay,
III Cameron street; Frank E Dur
kin. 611 Eighth street northeast,
Washington; Peyton Tapp, Airing
ton; Thomas ]. Cockrell, 9o5 Prince
street; Edward 8. Fox, Arlington;
Clarence Shreeve, Clarendon; Ken
T nm GnnIfh ENoirfax
street; Paul L. Moriarity, Del Ray;
irwin J. Ketland, 1918 Franklin
street; Fred Puncochar. 427 North
Columbus street; Lee You, 62s King
street, the latter a Chinaman.
The ten colored men summoned
are. Isham Dudley, Walter H. Por-
ter, Theodore z Carter, Jerry Bud,
william Giglsr, Raymond ]. Mat
thews, Thomas Chapman. John
Madison. Hugh R. Lyon and John
Terry,
there was q double wedding at
the Second Baptist Church at $50
O'Clock in which a sister and
brother ware participants. The
couples married were Miss Annie
Elizabeth Thomas and Charles B.
Bender, and Miss Mary Louise
Bender and Raymond Windsor
simms. The bridesmaids were Miss
Nav Carlson and Miss Elsie Corn
well and Howard Simms and Pres
ton Merchant were the best men.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Owen p. Lloyd. pastor. A
recsption followed at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George X. Bender,
i23 North Alfred street.
LIeutenant Takes Bride.
Miss Nettie Theresa King. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs George King, and
Lieut.. Lawrence Gardner, OF Camp
Mcclellan, Admission, Ala, were mar
ried Monday at st. Mary's Catholic
Church by Rev. Lawrence F. Kelly.
ASSISTANT pastor,
Miss Marie E. studds, this city, and
Clyde II. Rennoe. Manassas, Va,
were married last night by Rev. Ray
mond w. White, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church.
Newell s. Greenaway, clerk OF the
Corporation Court, during the month
of April issued sixty-one marriage
licenses, Of which fifty-three were
white and eight colored. He recorded
forty deeds.
NO NEED TO HAVE
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