The Washington herald., 1920-09-16
Alexandria.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. DOniphan.
727 King Street.


727 King Street.
Alexandria, Va. Sept. I5-Sccrc-
tary of War Newton D. Baker and
Representative Il Walton Moore. of
the Eighth Congressional district
Of Virginia. will fire the opening
guns OF the Democratic campaign
here at mass meeting in the
Opera House the night Of Scptcm-
Der "a.
Mr. Moore is a candidate to sue
coed himself in Congress and it &
expected he will tell OF some of tn"
work accomplished since he entered
Congress a few years aco.
Immediately following the meet
ing Coz. Roosevelt and Moore
Club will be organized. Later tho
women Of the city are invited to at
tend. the meeting. Music will be
furnished by the Citizens Band
Favor PoIicemrn's Raise,
Mayor James VI. Duncan tonight
presided at his first meeting Of th,.
R0ard OF Police Commissioners.
Following the transaction Of the
regular order of business there vas
q -vHoTaI discussion among tho
members. all Of whom f,vorcd al
increase in pay for the members Of
the police force now pending be
f"~r ~" city r".Hr,L
Charges preferred by citizen
r,'r. m, mborS Of the police
force for alleged violations OF H..
rules will b" heard at a special
meeting next Wednesday al 7:45 p. m.
Hereafter all complaints lodged
against policemen will lave to be
presented in writing. MAJOR Dunca n
said. The monthly report submit
ted by Chief Goods showed that
during the past month Il total Of
IS arrests were made.
1t was decided to hold tho semi
annual inspection Of the police force
tomorrow afternoon at . O'Clock at
police station. The commissioners
also will request of council an ap-
preparation for two motorcycles.
one Of the present machines to be
exchanged for q new one
4 cannot write, and wish you
would write a note for me" a
strange colOred man requested Of
Edward Brice. colored, VINO lives at
435 South Columbus street. Bricc
was Obliging, and put his hand in
his inside pocket to procure a pen
ell. As he did so the stranger
grabbed and made off with Bricc's
pocketboOk containing S196 which
BTiCG pulled out with the pencil.
Tho robbery occurred on Princess
street, between Alfred and Patrick
streets.
Hold Chinese in Opium Case.
lie" Sing. charged with having
opium in his possession, following
IL Ia u Ffr.t-
noon before United States Commits
sioner William ?. Woolls. was held
for the action of the grand jury.
lie was remanded to Jail. under
$1,000 bond for his appearance be
fore the United States Court at the
January term.
Charles Lee who was taken into
custody at the same time. was ac-
quilted. Government agents and
the police, in Il raid made last
night on the place of sthe men, on
st. AsaPh street. between KIM; and
Prince streets. arrested the men and
seized a quantity of opium and pa
pers.
Women Pay Vote Tax.
One hundred and seventy
women Of this city thus far have
bdlu JNClE tdDltdtlOu lax OI $l.JO
tC City Treasurer Thomas W Robin
son. Most of the women who have
paid have already registered and
will cast their first ballot in the
Presidential election next November
The time limit for the payment OF
the poll taxes expires October .. Ft
is expected that several hundred
others will pay between now and
that date,
Deeds of Transfer Filed.
Deeds of transfer fer the follow
ing pieces of property have Just
been placed on record in the office
of the clerk of the court: Hugo Her
furth, jr., to John c. Marscher and
wife, three-story brick dwelling,
125 North Washington street; L..
Morgan Johnston ana wife to Thea
A. Smith and wife, house and lot Is
section ), RosemontS James r. Cation.
ir., special commissioner. to Oscar
J. Myers and wife. house and lot on
the west side of Pitt between Duke
and Wolfe streets; Richard &.
Washington ad wife to John c.
Marscher and wife, house and lot,
6lg South Lee street,
Gaines-Dceton Nuptials.
Miss Jennie NJ. Dceton, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. /. W. Deeton. and
Maury W. Gaines. both Of this city.
were married this afternoon al the
parsonage OF the Methodist Episco-