The Washington times., 1922-11-23
ALEXANDR|AMAN
OUT S. EACH
DAY |NJA|L
Refusal to Connect Property
With Sewer Gets Elias
Cole In Trouble.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 23.-
Because he refused to connect his
sewer to the city's sewerage system
Elias Cole. Alexandria property
holder, was sent 20 Jail today. To
make matters worse. Cole must pay
So for every day he stays In Jail
According To health officials. Cole
was warned twice to install the
sewer In his property and given
until October 29 to do the work.
Today in police court he told Judge
Duvall that he had not yet done the
work. Duvall fined him IS and So
costs.
Cole told the court that he didn';
have the IS, and he was sentenced
TO jan and fined IS for each day
that he fingers In jail and his sewer
remains unconnected.
Charged with the operation of a
still. Nimrod jackson today was
held for the action of the grand
jury In police court. James Smith.
arrested with Jackson at the time
the police discovered the still and
five gallons Of corn" was ac-
quilted.
jackson alleges that Smith had
sold him the still and told him that
the Government had given him a
permit to operate same, all Of which
Smith denied.
w. NJ. Wooster ALLEGED forger Of
a check. will he given a hearing
tomorrow in Judge Duvall's court.
Wooster Is alleged to have cashed
a check for $25 made out to him
by X. +. Lane. local contractor.
w. V. Finks. who preferred the
charges against Wooster, testified
today that he had cashed the check.
found II spurious and had demanded
restitution.
Wooster denied ever having seen
Finks before and the case was
'assed over until tomorrow, pending
ne testimony OF n clerk In Finks'
lore, who Is alleged to have paid
Wooster the money.
Local bankers this afternoon met
nth the city council to adjudicate
he question Of bank taxation, which
was removed by a former council
and which the present council IL
now seeking TO re-assess.
A delegation from the Alexandria
Washington Lodge No. 20 will leave
Alexandria to visit the Meridian
Lodge, A. f. and A. NJ. Of Rich
mond. Va, Monday morning. No
vember % The Master Mason's de-
gree will be conferred by the Alex
andria Washington Lodge while Wis
iting in Richmond. The delegation
will number nearly fifteen.
Tomorrow evening at s o'clock
the thirty.first degree Of the Scot
fish Rite will be conferred on
class of over thirty candidates at
the Masonic Hall.
The Alexandria Washington
Lodge No. % today will entertain
the Washington Lodge No. 9 OF
St. Louis. Mo. The afternoon will
be spent in showing the visitors
the points Of historical and Masonic
interest in Alexandria. A reception
will he ho'a at the CHo'',h- - # Com
cree building At $50 o'clock.
w. A. Smoot will make the well
come address. They will then be
joined by the Fredericksburg Lodge
No. 4 and q luncheon will be
served.
A stated communication Of the
Alexandria Washington Lodge will
be held at 1880 o'clock. A reception
Of the Grand Masters will be held
at s o'clock. Grand Master Bert
NJ. Lee, of Missouri: Grand Master
James H. Price, Of Virginia. and
Grand Master c. c. Cooms, of the
District Of Columbia. will be pres
ent. The Master Masons degree
will be conferred by the Washing
ton Lodge Of Missouri at o'clock.
Addresses will then be given by the