Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April Especially
Alexandria police made 1913 arrests
during March, according to the monthly
report submitted to City Manager Paul
Morton by Police Capt. w. w. Camp
bell today. Arrests for drunkenness led
with SO, while arrests for other viola
tons were as follows: Traffic laws, 81;
prohibition law, %; unlicensed dogs,
"a; disorderly conduct, 20; petty lar
ceny. 16; minor assault. Ia; disorderly
conduct and fighting. 10; investigation,
10; non-Support, 8; vagrancy, B.; adul-
terry, Z; operating automobile without
permit, 5: reckless driving, 6; aefraud,
5; gambling. S; contempt Of court, 4;
operating automobiles without city
license, 4; treSpassing, 8; runaway
boys, 8; abusive language. 3; felonious
assault, 8; conducting disorderly house,
g. grand larceny, 8; operating automo-
bile while under the influence OF hquor,
8; carrying concealed weapons, 2; de-
stroying property. /; deserter. /; game
law, /; dope addict, /; resisting arrest.
l.; escaped convict, /; hit-and-run, !;
seduction, /; interfering with of1cer In
duty, l: indecent conduct, /; murder. !.
During the past month articles valued
at $1,128.60 were reported stolen, While
goods valued at 81, 322.50 were recovered.
including $500 for previous months,
Three cases of garage and house break
ing were reported. one OF which was
cleared up while of the 10 reported
petty larceny cases were solved. Five
automobiles were reported stolen and each
one was recovered by police while two
other machines were recovered here for
other jurisdictions. Thirty-two auto
mobile accidents occurred here In which
two persons were injured. Twenty-one
of the cases were settled out OF court.
Three accidents occurred in territory
lust outside the city limits in which
three persons were killed and two per-
sons injured.
Elliot F. Hoffman, clerk OF courts.
announced this morning that $l,749 80
was collected during March for fnes
imposed for drunkenness and violations
of the prohibition law.
Stanley Ayers, 10, of Accotink. Va,
was sentenced to serve three months In
iail. when arraigned in Police Court
this morning before Judge William S.
Snow following his arrest yesterday
afternoon by Detective Sergt. Edgar
Sims and Police Sergt. Charles Nc
Clary on a charge Of gambling.
On a previous arraignment ayers mad
been placed on probation by Judge
Snow and 1t was the violation OF the
probation that resulted in the IMPOSE
ton of the Jail sentence. Frank At
we'll forfeited $25, on charge OF con-
Quoting a gambling house and gambling,
while c. H. Moore, %, FORGETTING S2O
for gambling. Ernest Grover, rs, was
fined So when he pleaded guilty to the
same charge.
The city council will meet Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock IN the coun-
Gil chamber at City Hall.
The annual banquet of the st. Marys
Lyceum Club has been fixed Tor
April II.
DR.. A. M. showalter, grand senior
warden, and Judge j. A. Padgett, grand
senior deacon, will make an ofnclal
visitation to Andrew Jackson Lodge OF
Masons, No. 100, on April II at the
lodges meeting in the Masonic lodge
room.
The annual meeting Of the Alex
andria Hospital board will be held to-
night at O'Clock in the Chamber Of
Commerce headquarters, at the George
Mason Hotel.
A charity dance will be given by the
Catholic Daughters Of America tonight
in the Lyceum Hall.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth
Adams, wife of E. A. Adams of 808
Ninth street southwest, Washington,
were held here today at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Travers, 402 Prince
street. The rites were conducted by
the Rev. Richard q. Koontz of Trinity
M. E. Church and burial was in the
Bethel Cemetery.