Evening star., 1924-02-07
ALEXANDRIA,

! ALEXANDRIA, Va, February Z
Especially Dan King of Arlington
| county was released on $500 bond
here last night after he had been ar
rested by Sheriff Howard B. Fields on
warrant sworn out by Alexandria
| police, charging him with violation
or the prohibition law, reckless driy-
( Ing, speeding and operating an auto
! mobile under the influence of liquor
| He viii be given a hearing Satur-
day. Detective Sergt. Campbell en-
| street Tuesday afternoon. When he
| attempted to make an arrest King is
| SAID TO have driven away. Motor
Cycle Policeman Magner gave chase,
| put failed to stop King, and the war
| William L. Swan. fifty-three years
old, senior member of the firm of
swan Brothers. died early this morn
ing at his home, 123 West Walnut
street, Rosemont, after an illness of
/ many months. He had not left his
bed since November following an
operation. at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital.
Mr.. Swan was born in Waynesboro.
! Va, but went to Washington as a
young man. In Washington he was
employed for a number of years by
woodward q Lothrop. later going
into business for himself. With his
+.
he purchased the store of John r.
Chapman here about twenty-five years
ago. Out of this business the present
store, the largest department store in
the city, has grown
Besides his wife, Mr.. swan is sur
v1ved by daughter, Miss Elizabeth
. swan, and by two sons, w. Everett
Swan and Stanleigh Swan.
Funeral services will be held at
! the home Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, and will be conducted by the
Rev. Ernest NJ Delaney. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, Mr..
Swans church, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. William Jackson Morton, rector
Rock Creek cemetery, Washington,
and will be private.
City Manager to Report.
Financial reports covering the pc
riod extending from June l. 1928, to
January /, 1924, will be made to city
| council this afternoon by City Mana
Employment of a night watchman to
make the rounds of school buildings
was authorized at a meeting Of the
| school board held last night. 1t was
| decided that Supt. Reece c. Boyton
should be sent to the National School
Superintendentsb convention, to be held
in Chicago late this month. Miss Lynda
Carver was elected to the position Of
substitute teacher for the high school.
"Boney' Foley. arrested last Satur-
day. charged with owning a still, was
dismissed after his case was heard In
police court this morning. He testified
that the still taken by the officers in
the raid on his houseboat at the foot
Of Royal street had '1oated in on a
piece of ice during the recent cold
snap" John Cockrell corroborated the
testimony.
John Miller was fined s1oo and given
/: thirty days in Jail, charged with gam
bling.
| Charles E. Meades was held for
| action OF the grand jury when he was
having had whisky on his person.
He was arrested on street car near
Prince and Royal streets late last
night.
Memorial Meeting Plans.
The program for the fourteenth an
nual convention of the George Wash
ington Masonic National Memorial
ASSOCIATION. to be held here February
20, Il and 70, has been mapped out.
The sessions will begin at 10 O'Clock
February 20 and will continue
/; through until the annual celebration
of Washington's birthday by Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge, a feature of
Masonic bodies of the entire country
since 1898, when 1t was first observed
in Gadsby's Inn
Senator James E. Watson of In
diana and the Rev. James Shera
montgomery chaplain OF the House
of Representatives., will deliver the
principal addresses on this occasion.
HI. w. Corbett, architect of the So
100000 temple. will address the body
on the night of February 81.
Investigation of the case of Walter
T. Belt, world war veteran. held for
the action of the grand jury in po-
!, lice court yesterday, was started last
| night by Capt. T. M. Hamilton, com
| mander of the American Legion. Can't.
Hamilton declared that IL the mans
! story issfound to be correct the legion
will endeavor to effect his release
Arrested by Special Officer f. C. Sher-
| ertz Belt had a gill Of whisky and
/! two raZors. He declared he was on
| his way to a hospital in Washington
, The will of Charles NJ. Schwab was
| admitted to probate today. 1t names
Mr.. Schwab's daughter, Mrs. Virginia
| Maddox, as chief beneficiary and as
! executrix. John D.. Normoyle was
mentioned in the will as one Of his
best friends.