The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
ALEXANDRIA SLEUTHS
CONFISCATE LIQUOR
Automobile Had 264 Pints Conceal.
ed When Couple Are Arrested.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
z. Z. knight d Son,
6lS1 King street.

Alexandria, Va. Feb. 2.-The fu-
ture commercial activity of old
Alexandria is now assured with a
big shipbuilding manufacturing
plant under way and many other
new industries added to the city
during the past few months, and in
order TO cope with this situation
the chamber of commerce has call
ed mass meeting of business and
professional men. as well as all
citizens. TO be held Friday night at
1880 o'clock in the auditorium Of
the Elks' Home.
The entire matter will be dis
cussed by prominent speakers and
suggestions made as to how to cope
with the present situation and fur
ther build up the city. On that oc-
casion there will be a smoker
The chamber extends an invita-
ton to the mayor. members of the
city council. city officials, business
and professional men generally to
attend. Robert L Payne is presi-
dent OF the organization.
Those who have been invited to
be present and make addresses on
the occasion are Representative c.
c. Carlin, d. 3. Ryland. business
manager OF the Lynchburg Chamber
of Commerce; Marion Willis and c.
B. Slime, OF the Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce; John Wood.
secretary OF the Roanoke Chamber
of Commerce. and W. T. Dabney.
business manager Of the Chamber
of Commerce OF Richmond.
Frank Lyon, food administrator
of Alexandria County. serves notice
that during the present transport8-
tion difficulties that any price
boosting on meat by anyone, either
wholesaler or retailer. will be re-
ported to the United States Food
Administration for action.
An automobile containing s6l pints
of liquor, eleven quarts Of wine and
twenty-four bottles of beer was cap
tured this afternoon a short distance
north of Hunting Creek Bridge by
W. Z. Payne and F. 4. Keating. OF
Alexandria County. representatives OF
the State prohibition commissioner.
They also took in custody a man
and woman. the man giving the name
of F. w. Lemon and Dis companion
as his wife. according TO the police.
Both were later in the afternoon ar
raigned before Justice Thompson on
a charge of violating the provisions OF
the State prohibition law and held
for the action of the grand jury.
Mrs Nancy f. Powell. wife of Hugh
II. Powell, died this afternoon at her
residence. Windsor avenue, Del Ray,
Alexandria County. The funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
Herbert n. Young, jr.. Z years old.
son of Capt aud Mrs. Herbert Young,
died today at the Alexandria Hos
pital. The body was taken to De-
maine's mortuary chapel and his fu-
neral will take place from the home
Of the grandmother Of the deceased
in Washington Monday, and services
will be conducted by Rev. f. V.
REGISTER. D. D., pastor of the NJ. 4.
Church South, this city.
]. II. Summers, for the past three
years a teacher in the Alexandria
High School, has rendered his resig-
nation in order to accept a position
with the Emerson Institute, Washing
ton. It is expected that the city
school board will elect his successor
at its next meeting.
One hundred and twenty-five menu
bers of the Epworth League of the
NJ f. Church South tonight went to
Washington on special electric
train and attended the Billy Sunday
services.