Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 81 (Spe-
cialJ City automobile license plates
have been placed on sale at the Office
OF City Collector PurviS Taylor and 1873
have been sold. The rate is based on
the weight of the car at 20 cents for
each 100 pounds plus so cents additional
on each tag. The license Is the same
color and length as the State tag and
is approximately 2 inches in height,
made to fit above the Virginia plate.
Business and professional men who
have not paid their city and State liz
cense fees must do SO today. A penalty
of 10 per cent viii be added by the
State il returns are not made to Com
missioner Of Revenue C. II. Callahan to-
day. A penalty of per cent will be
added to all unpaid real estate tax bills
after tomorrow
Station Keeper to Leave.
Stationkeeper L. z. Brown Of the
Alexandria Police Department is serving
his last duty today His resignation be-
comes effective at midnight and ton1or-
row he will return to the employment
OF the Southern Railway. Co. Patrol
man Charles Summa will succeed
Brown as stationkeeper Police Capt.
w. w. Campbell has also announced
that Patrolman Clarence McClary has
been transferred to the motor cycle
| squad ~
The new term of the public schools
will open tomorrow and pupils will re-
| port to their home rooms and be as
signed to the new work. No sessions
were held in the public schools yester-
day or today in order to allow teachers
time to correct examination papers.
Promotions will be announced tomor-
| row morning.
The automatic traffic lights at Duke
! and Alfred and Prince and Alfred
streets were wired yesterday. so that the
red or danger light will flicker on all
Tour sides to warn motorists Of the ap-
proach OF fire apparatus.
The new fire siren installed at King
and st. 'Asaph streets to warn motorists
and pedestrians of the approach of
flre apparatus was given its first test
during an actual fire last night, when
NO. a engine company answered an
alarm of chimney fire at the home
OF Charles e. Cabell, Sill Cameron
street.
Cadet Meeting Tomorrow.
A meeting of parents and students
| interested in the formation of q cadet
corps at Alexandria High School will
pc held tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
in the school auditorium. Mai Nc
Neill, u. s. A., retired, will speak
Mrs. Lucinda Llyod, widow of I. j.
Llyod,. died Tuesday at the residence
of j. L. Robey, $40 Wolfe street. Fun
efal services were held this afternoon
at her late residence and burial was
in the Union Cemetery.
Through the efforts of Police Justice.
w. S. Snow of this city, member of
| the State Game and Fish Commission,
| $50 Mexican quail will be released Fri
| day in Fairfax, Prince william, Stat
| ford and Fauquier Counties.
| Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth
Cook, 7-year- old daughter Of MIR. and
Mrs. L. E. Cook of S Cedar street, who
died Tuesday at Childrens Hospital.
Washington, were held today at the
home and interment was in Bethel
Cemetery.
A joint banquet OF the Alexandria
Tent, No. 2. Maccabees, and Alexandria
Hive, No. 2. will be held in March.
Funeral services for Mrs. Celine Wise.
| 81, widow of L. e. Wise. and q native
Of France. were held this afternoon
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
H. z. Mccullough, 603 North View Ter
race, Rosemont Interment was in
Bethel Cemetery.