Evening star., 1924-05-06
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May s CSpe-
ciaD The old game of policy has
been revived in this section. Streets
Carter, colored, was sentenced to serve
ninety days in Jail and to pay a fine of
$50 when he was convicted in police
court of having been a runner. More
than 200 AlexandrianS are said to have
been playing the game. Carbon paper,
books with numbers in them, dream
book and other paraphernalia Were dis
covered in the colored mans house
Carter admitted the game, and said that
it was being played under head
quarters in Georgetown He would
not divulge to the court names of any
who had been playing, and would tell
but little of the operation.
Fire protection is being provided
the Old Dominion Glass Company north
OF the city by the Improvement of the
the old towpath The road is being
rebuilt by Charles Bell. policeman.
VINO is working a gang from the city
jail. Several disastrous fires have
visited this company within the past
few years. and on each occasion the
city fire department has been greatly
hampered by not being able to get
close to the plant Director or PUBIC
Safety Morton is directing the work
Clennie Boone, who claims his resi-
dence as Kingstree, s. c., was today
given his fare back TO Wilson, ". G.,
whence he was brought here sus-
pected of being Charles Robinson.
who on october = 1922, shot and
killed Charles Stanton, colored.
The man was first taken to Wilson,
charged with having been the man
who shot Jack Skies, member of the
police force there
Oil Steve Causes Fire.
Fire starting when an oil stove be-
came overheated yesterday destroyed
a building in the rear of the home of
"a al 10 pro6 nt<
which was used as servants quar-
ters. Work of the tiremen saved the
building next door.
Mothers day will he observed by
the Kiwanis Club at it's weekly lunch
con Thursday afternoon A special pro-
gram is being arranged
Four thousand four hundred and
eighteen citizens paid their poll taxes
prior to Saturday and are therefore
qualified to participate in the cleo
tions this fall This number IS $50
less than the number of voters who
qualified last year.
The Belle Haven Country Club com
mittee last night decided to allow the
It was found when an incomplete re-
port was made last night that still a
few more were needed To complete the
160 charter members sought
Two automobiles. operated by Jack
1>u1loch and Frank A Steele coI1ided
last night at Queen and Column bus
streets. Both were damaged, but the
occupants escaped injury.
DR.. j. NJ Gaines, who was graduate I'd
from George Washington University
in 1922. has opened his Office here at
LA North Alfred street. Since his
graduation he has served in several
hospitals in Washington and New
York
Circuit Court Compenex-
Circuit court convened here yester-
day, Judge Samuel G.. Brent presidfng z.
An extremely small docket was called
and cases set for hearing.
Alexandria Post of the American
Legion will hold special meeting
Friday night to arrange for Memorial
day exercises. The post will deco
rate the graves Of soldier dead. In
the afternoon they will visit Ariing-
ton and participate in the exercises
there
City Manager WilderM Rich is this
week completing the budget of the
city for the new year, which starts
June l. The first draft OF the budget
VIII be presented to eouncilmen
Thursday and will bestaken up at the