The Washington herald., 1922-05-17
LAUNCH CRUSADE
ONALEXANDRIA'S
UNLICENSED DOGS
Game w ardens Claim
4 1,200 Owners Delin-
quent on Fees
FINES AWAIT THEM
Will Be Hailed Into Court as
Fast as Names Are
Obtained.
FINES AWAIT THEM
THE HERALD BrREAu

727 King Street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 16.-G.
W. Bontz. local game warden. as
sisted by a State game warden.
launched crusade against the own
ers OF unlicensed dogs today.
Within the next few days. after
the namees Of owners of such dogs
are obtained. they will be cited into
court and upon conviction will I've
fined. Part Of the costs 60 to the
game wardens.
II is estimated that there are be-
tween 1900 and 1900 unlicensed dogs
In the city. Thus far only about s25
owners of dogs have taken out IL
censes.
II Is within the province of the
game wardens to kill all untagged
dogs. The license was due Febru-
ary /. although the law given the
owners Of dogs until May /.
In the Police Court today James
Wood. who conducts a place Of busi-
ness on lower King street. was ar
raigned on a charge of violating the
State prohibition law. The arrest wa
made by Policemen Magner, Durrer
and Triggere. who testified that they
found four half-pint bottled filled
with what appeared to be corn liquor
and 125 empty TASKS. Wood denied
ownership of the liquor. John Doran.
employed by Wood. said the whisky
was his. Justice Duvalvan held both
men for action of the grand jury in
bond Of $500 each.
The first carload of Georgia peaches
arrived at the Potomac Railroad
yards last night and left for New
York by fast freight.
A large number of persons regis
tered today. Those who failed To
do so will be unable to vote in the
election on June 13. when five coun-
cilmen will be chosen.
Rev. Percy Foster Hall, rector OF
St. Pauls Episcopal Church,
rounded out his first year as pastor
last Sunday. Resolutions express
ing confidence in the strides maze
by the church under his direction
were adopted by the congregation.
The fund being raised by the
three volunteer fire companies now
amounts /" se,275. The amount
sought is $4,000.
The children's Fairgrounds on the
north side of Queen between WASH
ington and Columbus streets was
opened for the season today. They
are in charge of Miss Louise Sull.-
van. OF Washington. The hours
will be from l p. m. until p m.
A delegation of AIexandrians lett
tonight on the Norfolk steamer for
Newport News to attend the annual
meeting OF the Great Council of Red
Men and Degree of Pocahontas,
which will convene there tomorrow
morning. The Alexandrians will
return Saturday morning. Those in
the party were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
r. Sullivan. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r.
Padgett. Mrs. Mabel Roop. Miss
Marguerite Davis, f. L. Hawes,
Norman f. Simpson. ]. A. Tisdale.
Arthur ]. Butcher. w. ]. Garrett
and Roger c. Sullivan.
Bids will be opened Thursday af-
ternoon by D. ]. Howell and Son,
engineers. Washington. for sewer
ing the town of Potomac, which
embraces Del Ray and st. Elmo.
Bonds will be issued to help to
defray the expenses OF the work to
run for thirty years, callable in ten
years.
An historical pageant will be
given by the graded schools of the
city on the campus of the Alexan-
dria High School at 8 O'Clock FRI
day afternoon.
Rev. W. ]. Morton, D. D.: Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. Rev. Percy Foster
Hall. d. D.; Mrs. Hall. Arthur Her
bert, c. c. Lamond and Frank T.
King are in Richmond for the an
nual meeting of the diocesan coun-
Gil Of the Episcopal Church o. Vir-
ginia. which will meet next year In
this city,
Jack Howard, formerly a student
at the Alexandria High School, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. t. Clifton Howard
who is attending Fishburne Mill
tary School, has been selected as one
of the four debaters to take part in
the hnal debates there next month.