Evening star., 1923-12-26
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 20
Especially. - Christmas was observed
he e more quietly than in more. than
twenty years, 1T was said at police
headquarters today, despite the fact
that twenty-one cases were included
on the docket of police court this
morning. The cases, however, repre-
sent several old ones which have been
postponed from time to time. Only
five age for violations yesterday.
Wilbert Rogers, Accotink, was ar
rested by Constable Dove, charged
with drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct, in addition to resisting arrest.
.Robe--t Griffin, colored, was arrested
on a charge of being drunk and DIS
orderly and assault with q deadly
weapon in the course of an argument, {,
he is alleged to have shot Ella TIM
bers, also colored, in the hand with a
revolver.
Edward G-eaney, a former resident
of Alexandria but now of Washing
ton. was locked up last night on a
charge of operating an automobile
while under the influence of whisky
and for carrying concealed weapons.
Other cases of minor Importance
will be brought up in the court today
The quietness of the celebration of
Christmas is attributed TO the absence
of bad liquor" which was in gree
part eliminated by many raids which
have been made here during the past
few weeks,
Unconscious Ninety Hours.
For nearly ninety hours Joseph
Souls has remained unconscious in
the Alexandria Hospital. where he
was carried after an automobile ac-
cident Saturday night. While no
skull was badly fractured in addition
to internal injuries, the authorities
seem puzzled at his condition.
Prisoners In the city jail-one
dozen of them-were served yester-
day with large turkey dinners, the
annual gift of City Sergt. Robert II
Cox. Mr.. Cox has made this his an
nual custom for many years, to the
delight of the inmates. The dinners
were prepared in the kitchen OF the
Hearing of the case of r. A. Cana
way, whose car. it is alleged, ran down
and killed Arthur Nanchon at the south
end of Highway bridge on the night
Of November so. will be he'd in the
Office OF United States Commissioner j.
Barton Phillips here tomorrow morning
at 10 o'c'ock. The hearing was post
poned until this date because Of the in
ability of the wife and the little daugh-
ter of Vanchon, who were injured at
the same time, to be present and testi-
fy at the hearing set earlier In the
month
Andrew Travers, John Allison and
Henry Eimore, indicted for alleged rob-
berry OF a railway car from which near
Is two hundred sacks of flour were
taken early this month. will be brought
to trial in the corporation court to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
In the preliminary hearing before Po-
ice Judge Duvall, the men testified that
they We're so drunk at the time OF the
theft that they knew nothing Of it.
The flour was. found In Travers' garage.
900 Auto Tags Issued.
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Issued to date, according to William L.
Sullivan. The clerk has been rushed
for the past week and another rush
until far past the first OF the year Is
anticipated.
The office is at the head Of the
immediately inside the Royal street
entrance. and is open from, am.
until 4 pm. The office may be open
cor several nights next week. This,
however, has not been officially an
The board of directors of the
chamber of comnKerce will meet to-
morrow afternoon to consider sew
t'al propositions which VIII be
meeting of the board, which is to be
held January IA. This Is the only
,ceting scheduled for the chamber
this week.
vans Club, which ordinarily would
have been held tomorrow. has been
.allad off on account OF the holiday
reason. The first meeting Of the
.ew year, when the newly elected
off1ccrs will take charge, will be held
January 8.
Younger Alexandria enjoyed itself
last night at a dance held In Elke
Hall. TIE rro~eeds IF the dance will
90 to one of the poor families Of the
e.ty. More than 100 courles. 'nc'ud-
ing many vi-itors here for the holi-
Alexandria Council. No, 8, Order
Eraternal Americans. will hold a
special meeting this evening in the
Knights OF Pythias Hal to confer
work for the year The past year
has been one of the most prosperous
a., the existnncA of the local connc.fl