The Washington times., 1921-12-14
DESTROYS
. TWObU|[O|NGS
IN ALEXANDRIA
City Council Fixes Salary OF
Police Court Judge at
$2,5OO.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Dec. IL
Fire last. night badly damaged two
frame buildings on Fairfax street.
The buildings were occupied by j. A.
Bates grocery store and by Isaac
S. Groves paint shop.
All of the fire apparatus Of the
city was called to the scene as the
buildings are surrounded by frame
houses. The firemen succeeded in
keeping the fire within the buildings
in which 1t originated, but both build.
ings and contents were badly dam
aged.
The city council held a short ses-
sion last evening. and after trans
acting important business adjourned
out of respect to Alderman John T.
Harrison, who died Monday. Coun-
ell fixed the salary Of the new civil
and police justice at $4,000. The
office of a baliff of the police court
was created by the council and his
salary fixed at 5000 per year.
A jury of inquest summoned by
Coroner Swain, of Arlington county,
met at Fort Myer courthouse last eve
ming and examined witnesses to the
accident which resulted in the death
Of M. l.. Dinwiddie, of this city when
he was struck by an electric car at
Arlington Junction last Saturday.
After hearing witnesses the jury
returned a verdict placing the respon
sibility for the accident on the Wash
ington-Virginia Railway Company "by
reason of the fast that the proper in
structions and rules are not promul.
gated and enforced as to employees
for the protection of passengers The
family of Mr.. Dinwiddie was repre-
sented by Attorney James r. and H.
b. Cation, while the railway company
had G. l.. Boothe as it's attorney.
The public and private schools Of
this city will close on Friday, Decem-
ber 23. for the Christmas holidays.
They will reopen on January 2.
Louis Orris, the Philadelphian in
jured when his machine overturned at
the corner of Patrick and Franklin
streets, is reported by the Alexandria
Hospital to be improving. Orris, it Is
stated. Is paralyzed from the waist
down. and DIR. s. B. Moore states that
he will not operate upon Orris at the
present time
Harris Hart, superintendent of pub
lie instruction of Virginia, and Prof.
Charles G.. p. Maphis, professor of
secondary education. will deliver ad-
dresses at the chamber of commerce
tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Herbert re.
port to the police that their house in
Rosemont was entered last Sunday aft
ernoon, between and p. M, and
three rings valued at $1,000 stolen. A
reward of $50 has been Offered for the
arrest and conviction OF the thief.
- meeting OF the Retail Credit Mems
Association Of the Chamber of Com
merce was held last evening. Many
matters of interest to the members
came up for consideration.
Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, Knights
of Columbus will hold a meeting this
evening. A large attendance is re-
quested as much business Of import
ance is to come up.
A meeting of Sarepta Lodge No. 38.
/. o. o. f. will be held at Odd Fellows
Hail. this evening.
The rank Of page was conferred
last evening upon number OF
candidates at the meeting Of Oriental
Lodge No. 6, Knights of Pythias held
at Pythian Hall.
Hugh F. Loving has bought from
Mrs. Irene Nagel Pettey house and
lot, 1110 King street. The deed con-
veying this property has just been
recorded in the clerks office Of the
,ar,ara ttap court