The Washington herald., 1922-08-17
AlVDRIA COURT
ZEN JlJRISDICTIoB|
DIVORCE CASE
! Returns Verdict in
Favor Of Wife in
Unusual Case.
Low OLD Law
Company to Seek Men
To Fin Places Of
Strikers.
-HE HERALD BUREAU.
A: 9. Douiphsn.

A. 9. Douiphan.
IN King Street.
kLExANDRIA. Va, Aug. 1s.-rhs
estion Of domicile and residence
the Issue involved today In the
y. before a jury of Mrs. Garnet
Warren against Isaiah 7. War
whom she is suing for divorce.
After a half hours elaboration,
e jury returned verdict In favor
Mrs. Warren. which means that
Corporation Court will have
risdiction to handle her suit for
Iivorce.
The hearing had no bearing what
oever on the divorce question, and
Fiil not In any manner prejudice
Der divorce case
The husbands attorney held that
MIS- Warren was not q resident Of
virginia and that the court was
without Jurisdiction. In order to
determtne the question q jury trial
was demanded
The case was tried under an old
Virginia statute.
The Warrens were married In Bal
timore August 20. 1918. The hus-
band lives In Washington
Mrs. Warren was represented by
Attorneys +. @. Duvall and Ashby
Bladen- Attorney Alfred sB. Smith.
OF Washington represented the hus-
band.
The board of police commissioners
AT their monthly meeting tonight
elected Luther +. Hayden a member
OF the police force to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Joseph
h. feAo
Hayden was nominated by Commits
sioner R. e. knight. There were no
other nominations. Mr.. Hayden will
assume his duties tomorrow. He was
formerly a member of the force.
A letter from W. A. Smoot. MEM
ber Of the council-elect. accepting the
invitation Of the board to attend the
annual inspection Of the police force
next Monday afternoon at O'Clock
at police headquarters was accepted.
Chief Goods submitted his monthly
report. showing that 1876 arrests were
made.
A concert will be given by the
Thirteenth Engineers Band from
Camp Humphreys at Washington
and Prince streets at o'clock to-
morrow night The engineers, num-
berfng about 800. will 60 on a march
TO Springfield tomorrow. They will
camp on the farm of Hunt Roberts,
just east of Telegraph road II ID
proposed to stage a sham battle in
this city tomorrow morning.
DR.. l. E. Foulks, city health Of
ncer. and superintendent OF Schools
W. H. Sweeney announce that they
desire to have all children who viii
attend the public schools vaccinated
by september. The work may be
done at the city health office and the
only charge will be ten cents for
material
Tne southern Railway official,
mere have been advised to advertise
Tor men to take the places of the
snopmen who walked out on a
strike July 1. The. representative.
OF the union when questioned re.
garding the possibility OF. new men
being taken on to NIL their places
said there would be no violence or
their part toward the men bu,
moral suasion would be used.
The Woodlawn Community Play.
ers. under the direction Of Mrs
David j. CARRIER, will present a
farce comedy entitled Safety First
at Odd Fellows Hall, at Accotink
Friday night. for the benefit of the
= woodlawn Community House.
n The meeting of the Washing gtor
r. division Of the South Gate Clut
scheduled for tonight was post
-poned at the request of the presi-
dent of the club.
Mrs. Duncan. wife of Mayor J. M.
Duncan, is reported to be critically
> Ill at the Alexandra Hospital.
The Salvation Army is seeking
donations for its outing for 100
children and so mothers to be given
shortly to Marshall Hall.