The Washington times., 1925-05-16
ROOKIE COP HAS
HECTIC NIGHT
On JOB
Officer Duty, New on Alex
andria Force, Lives Up
to His Name

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10
Clayton D. Duty, a new policeman.
took his blackjack and gun for the
first time last night at 10 o'clock
and went forth to make Alexandra
Just a bit more law-abiding. About
3 o'clock he limped back with MS
purpose accomplished.
This morning the court collected
the cops initiation fee and tounc
that it amounted to $74.5O, the fine
placed upon Rotchford Kirby, iO5
wolfe street, for being drunk AMI
for interfering with an officer.
The fun started at King and
Columbus streets when Officer Duty
and Officer Andrews started 70
lock up three men. The men got
in the car and started to the sta
ton house. They went past the ap-
pointed spot and threw Andrews
off the running board
Then someone in the machine
shouted. We'll take this one to the
ark and kill him there" Duty told
Judge Duvall. Near the plant ,sf
the electric lighting company. half
a mile past the station house. the
three men left the cop, unceremcn-
iously.
Duty emptied his six-shooter in
the direction of the fleeing men
They kept on going. Kirby was
arrested later in the morning and
the others are still eluding can
ture. Kirby says he didn't do
anything, but he paid the court
$50 for resisting arrest and $24.5O
for being drunk.
Duty is wondering n the job
of being cop is the "softest" in
the world.
"If all of that happened within
the first six hours. what might not
happen In six months or a year,"
he asked, skeptically.
Claims amounting to $50, ,004.57
against the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation were ordered paid yes
terday by Judge Edmund Waddill,
in United States court for the East
ern district of Virginia The CLAIMS
are for supplies furnished during
the building of a number Of steel
ships here by the Morse company.
The claims bear interest at 8 per
cent from the filing Of proof Of the
claims. The case has been in litiga-
ton since 1921.
Claims which were paid by checks
drawn on a Richmond bank and
secured by funds derived from the
sale of the vessels by the Shipping
Board are: Asiatic Petroleum Com
pany, Ltd, New York, against the
steamer Venada, $50, ,809.40; Gran
dali Packing Company. against the
steamer e. A. Morse, $1O5.89t Col
gan Manufacturing and Supply
Company, against steamer Clement
c. Morse, $7O3.35; Bernard B. Smith.
assignee, against steamer H F..
Morse, $801.S3; Asiatic Petroleum
Company, Ltd, against steamer z.
A Morse, $15,851.41; CrandalI Pack
ing Company, against steamer Jen-
ME r. Morse, $515.66; same COM
pany against steamer Annie E.
Morse, $173.29; steamer Clement C.
Morse, $1,077.14; steamer II. F.
Morse, $298.35; steamer Colin H.
Livingstone. $725.65; S. c. Loveland
Company against steamer Clement
Dock and Repair Company against
the steamer Clement c. Morse.
$S.675, and Rees j. Evans against
steamer Annie E. Morse, $4,355.0
Charles Edward Kimball, fifty
seven, well-known carpenter, died
suddenly yesterday while at work
on the new George Mason Hotel.
Heart disease is given as the cause
OF death. He was unmarried and
is survived by five brothers. Funer-
al arrangements have not been com
pleted.
Two Alexandrians were honored
by the State Association Of Retail
Merchants which has just closed
Its sessions in Danville. They are
Claude w. Fletcher, eelcted a direc-
tor, and c. Page Waller, who was
chosen vice president for the Eighth
Congressional district.
Edgar Warfield. Sr.. and E. c.
Graham, representing r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, left
last night for Dallas. Texas. where
they will attend the annual reunion
which begins Tuesday. They will
be poined in Charlottesville by
George w. Herndon, who also rep
resents the local camp.
Mrs. Percy e. Gift has been elect
cd worthy grand matron OF the Vir-
ginia Grand Lodge. Order Eastern
Star. Virgil c. Davis. also Of Alex
sndria, was elected worthy grand
patron at the meeting which was
held in Richmond