The Washington herald., 1919-05-14


reelection. according to word receiv-
helm. chairman OF the City Demo-
cratic Committee.
In his letter Senator Thornton says
he is now doing his bit as major in
the office of the Judge Advocate.
Washington. and as result Of his
duties will be compelled to withdraw
from the State senate.
II Is expected that Chairman Bend
helm shortly Will call a meeting of
the committee from this senatorial
district for the purpose OF arranging
for q date for primary. The cleo
tIon will be held next November.
james r. Cation. II Is understood.
may be a candidate for the office.
Julian d. knight has been award
ed a contract for the erection of
twenty-four houses to be erected in
West Rosemont by Messrs. l. Nor
gan Johnson. OF Washington, and
George II. Rucker. of Alexandria
County. The house. II Is stated, will
cost S175.O00. Ground for their erec-
tion will be broken tomorrow morn
ing
The l07 carpenters employed in
the naval torpedo assembly plant.
who quit work yesterday because of
an alleged Inference in the wage
scale. returned to work this morn
ing. a satisfactory settlement hav-
ing been effected.
Sixteen years each was the sentence
/ imposed today, in the Corporation
1 (sAnrt hxr n harley in the
cases of Henry Brodus and James
I Grant. alias Columbia Kid" both
colored. indicted for highway robbery.
/ Both entered pleas OF guilty in two
different cases. and the sentence OF
the court was eight years for each
case.
In the case Of Grant a nolle PROSE-
was entered in a third Indictment
charging him with highway robbery.
On the night of April . these men
held up and robbed at the point Of a
pistol Ray c. Fahnstock and also
William Lyles.
Rebecca Mason, colored. indicted for
robbing John Mcleod, was sentenced
occurred March ., while Mcleod was
in the northeastern section of the
city.
James Diggs, colored. also indicted
for alleged participation m the rob
berry. entered n plea of guilty to as
sault and battery and was sentenced
to serve a term OF six months in jail.
James Jones entered a plea of guilty
to two indictments charging him with
grand larceny and was sentenced to
serve one year each in the peniten-
tiary for these offenses-
F. W. Reynolds, charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law. was fined
800 and sentenced to serve three
months in the city Jail
Edward Hamilton, colored, charged
with violating the provisions OF the
State prohibition law, was sentenced
to serve one month in Jail and pay 4
fine OF SO
Willie Williams, colored, was turn
ed over to the military authorities at
Fort Myer on a charge of desertion.
A meeting was held tonight at the
chapel of the Good Shepherd at
Franklin and Fairfax streets in the
interest of the council-manaEcr plan
of city government
The marriage of Miss Gertrude FL
len Tannehill. of this city. and Nor
uldn a. oillOOlr VI IoON
place last night at the parsonage of
the First Baptist Church. Rev f. L.
Jackson, DID. pastor. officiating.
Representatives. of Martha Washing
ton Chapter. No. a, Order of the
Easter Star, who are in Roanoke at
tending the annual meeting of the
grand chapter. are Mrs. William B.
Davis. worthy matron; ]. f. Shinn.
worthy patron; William A. Moore,
Mrs George E. Schwarzmann. Mrs.
Percy F. Gift, past matrons; Mrs.
Laurence Risheill. Mrs. Harry w.
Wade. Mrs. J. E. Shinn and Mrs. A.
Sidney Mankin.
Rev. John Lee Allison, DID,. this
city, today was elected chaplain of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows at
the annual meeting in Richmond.
Mrs. Ella Smith. SO years old.
wife OF Thomas Smith. OF Hume. AL
exandria County, died this after
noon at her residence at that place.
Her funeral willtake place at $3.50
o'clock Thursday morning from St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Col. W. L. Martin. OF Alexandria.
has been elected grand patriarch at
the annual session of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows in session in
Richmond
The condition of Jesse Ralph, who
was shot yesterday afternoon while
in Rosemont by D. Worth Stanton.
tonight is reported to be critical at
the Alexandria Hospital.
Rev E. B. Jackson. D. D.. pastor
of the First Baptist Church. and
Judge E. c. Nicol. a member of that
church. left today for Atlanta to at
tend the annual meeting Of the Bap-
tist convention which convenes to-
morrow. They were accompanied by
Chaplain Bennett, Camp Humphreys.