The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
ALEXANDRIA JURY
HAS ASSAULT Case
Prisoners on Tnsl for Attacking
Guard at 0ceoqusn Jail.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. Z. Knight a Son.
a Mfo King Street.

@~ e%1As SNaoS~
Alexandria. Va, January "A Jury
in the United States Court for the
Eastern district Of Virginia. Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding, today
was engaged in hearing the case Of
Harland Palmer and Raymond o.
Swarztbaugh. indicted for felonious
assault on a guard at Occoquan. The
Judge overruied q motion to take the
case from the jury on the ground
that the United States Court had no
Jurisdiction. II 10 expected that the
case will go to the jury tomorrow.
The accused are represented by At
torneys Dudley Field Malone. former
collector Of port Of New York. and
Judge J. X. NJ Norton and Samuel
G. Brent. the last named two OF this
city, and the government Is repre-
sented by District Attorney Richard
II. Mann assisted by Hiram Smith.
assistant district attorney.
John P. Myers, of the National
Headquarters Of the Recreation As
sociation, tonight delivered an address
before the members Of the local as
ISOLATION in the rooms OF the chamber
Of commerce. Judge L. c. Barley is
chairman OF the local committee and
John W. Herndon is secretary.
Judge c. z. NIcol. who Is food ad-
ministrator for this city. has ad-
dressed a letter TO the Clergy asking
their cooperation in conserving food
by observing meatless Tuesdays and
wheatless Wednesdays.
There will be a special grand Jury
in the Corporation Court, at 20 o'clock,
next Wednesday morning. Judge L. c.
Barley presiding, 10 consider a number
Of cases now pending, among them
being several for alleged violations Of
the State prohibition law. together
with others.
Sergt. r. II. Cox today summoned
the following TO comprise the jury:
John II. TTimyer. ). r. Buckc,.. W.
IT, Sweeney. c. W. lowell, Moses
jana. Roger Sullivan. SllaS Dcvera,
Joseph ". Cornell and Charles B.
Swan.
Mrs NJ. z. Herndon. chairman OF the
Alexandria women knitters Of the Rcd
Cross, today received q letter OF
thanks for the sweaters, wristlets,
helmets. cans, etc. sent ny the Alex
andria women TO the Alexandria SOL
diers at Camp Lee. Va TIe letter
came from c. W. PIncl.ney.
The writer asked that in the event
Alexandrians do not call for all sent,
that permission be granted TO place
the articles in the general fund. II
was stated in the letter that the fol-
lowing AleXandrians thus far have
received them: r. ]. Sweeney, Martin
MrNa~
I. Gerlacher w. s. Smith. Fred Nal
lon. Eugene wilburn, J. o. Theimer.
/. s Allen, T. Buckley, J. W. Dwyer
and c. H. Grimes.
The local exemption board for this
city and Alexandra County this aft
ernoon mailed the last OF the oues-
tionnaires TO the registrants. making
a grand total OF 2.4e0 sent out
Practically all OF the questiouaaires
will be returned to the board by next
Wednesday. Judge L. c. Barley. chair
man OF the local legal advisory board.
hns designated the following persons
10 assist the egistrants tomorrow in
filing out their Questionnaires: Judge
c T. Nicol, ". S. Greenaway, F. Z.
Russell, G Washington Lewis. X W.
Ogden, r. B. Washington. Those who
will assist Friday are Gardner l..
Boothe. Walter L. Varney. V. Ward
Boswell, E. J. Fleming. ]. II. Trimyer
and R. l. Payne. the last named two
being at Mr.. Boothe's office.
Robinson Moncure will be at his
office, III South Royal street. every
night this week and also next week
TO assist the registrants. and Leo p.
Harlow Will be at his Office, 1Is South
Fairfax street, every night next week
from S until II o'clock for the same
purpose.
Two OF the national banks today
elected officers 10 serve for the year as
follows: First-Gardner L! Boothe,
president: NJ. B. Harlow. vice presi-
dent: George Z. Warheld. cashier; J.
Johnston Green, assistant cashier
Citizens'-Edward L. Daingerheld,
president; Carroll Pierce, vice presi-
dent; Richard NJ. Green, cashier; NJ.
l.. Dinwiddie, assistant cashier.
The Alexandria National Bank will
elect officers tomrrow.
Miss Mary z. Rodgers died this
afternoon at the Alexandria Hos
pital at an advanced age. The de-
ceased lived at the residence of
Mrs. Thomas H. Fegan, 412 South