The Washington herald., 1922-07-06
| 2 ALEXANDRIANS
to, ACT AS GUARDS
In RAILWAY YARDS
Judge Groner, in U. S.
Court, Imposes Fines
In Liquor Cases.
BRAKEMAN KILLED
Automobile of Washington
Hacker Attached in Suit
For Damages.
TUE HERALD BUREAU.


III King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July AT
the request of the Southern Rail-
way Company. the board of police
commissioners at a special meeting
tonight in the office of Mayor ]. NJ.
Duncan swore in twelve special ofh-
GERS to guard the company's prop
eTty during the railroad strike.
It was stated that other officers
probably will be sworn in later.
Those sworn in tonight follow:
John w. Connolly. jr.. Z. C. Payne,
Roy Grover. S. F. Rumler, L. ]. Hoy,
C L. Fletcher. Richard McBlair, H.
W" Rose. W. A. Crsddock. j. w.
Nowlin. c. c. Burnett. and w. c.
Robinson
The board suspended Policeman
Thomas Snellings for thirty days
for alleged abusive language to-
wards his daughter-in-law. The
testimony of n number of witnesses
was heard. SneIIings said IL he
made the remark attributed to him
he had no recollection of it.
In the United States Court today
Judge d. Lawrence GFoner disposed
of a large number of liquor cases.
Fines ranging from SIS TO 800 and
a few Jail sentences were imposed.
The petit jury was discharged
subject to call of the marshal.
Twenty-six cases were transferred
to Norfolk and two to Richmond.
Court was adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
After viewing the body of Ed
ward o. Coffman, 26 years old, a
freight brakeman who was killed
last night while coupling cars at
the Potomac yards. when his skull
was crushed. DIR. H b. Swain, Balls
ton. Arlington County, coroner of
tha. county. deemed an inquest un-
nessary. The dead man is sur-ved
by his widow and one a young son
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Conman. 12S South Royal street. of
Alexandria. Coffman had been en-
pioyed as brakeman since March
The body was taken to Wheatley's
nortuary chapel from where the
funeral will be held at 1870 O'Clock
Friday afternoon. Burial will, be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
The situation here among the
railroFd men. who walked out SGT
urday morning. remains practically
unchap ged. The men claim that
the Southern Railway and Potomac
yards are about tied up and that
comparatively few men have taken
their places. 1t a mass meeting
az thefatr5ory today the men were
addr ess<d bg a number of the Wash
ip1tuH DEsBz among whom were F.
RTityelI. - ?. Hayes. J. Anderson, d.
Sullivan, Tice and w. Peyton.
Erred ~kFoll,fa Washington hacker.
giving his address 1T 80 z street
northwest was fined $50 in the Po-
Ice Court t9day following the in
vestgatiOn made of a collision
WITH -,twod other cars on Russell
rc5sSd, . fsPoEt5 distance north of the
I'm alta st{f2acfhment Il lent for $500 against
ErolI,s, cT vas z-served on behalf of
Morris. Rub 1Htein. whose car was
dana ged, 'SEEt Cox took posses
sion of KEelLs car and had it i'm
pg9Pdsdr bending hearing of a
Sui'Tu"Ilru o.
anpQqncement is made that the
sun nle.Ts-- session Of the public
sch92Iss Yi4 begin July 10. Regis
tratfo9- may he made tomorrow
and Friday. Four teachers will
look 'ESD9T the classes 1t is pro-
possd"ttdh continue the school six
weeks for the accommodation Of
those I~ho failed to MAKE all of
theisrlasses at the last session.
TaE
Charles Jackson warIe. Il months
oldE son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James R
WApIe. died Monday and was buried
yesterday from Demaine's mortuary
chapel Services were conducted
by Rev EdEar Carpenter. rector of
Grace Episcopal Church.
Elizabeth Simpson. years old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Edward
Simpson, 5o4 South Patrick street.
was knocked down today by an
automobile but escaped injury