Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Movement Taking Form Against Alleged
Gambling at St. Asaph.
The Legislature to be Asked to
Abolish BOokmakinE-Gener
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. TT King st.
Bell Telephone No. 106.
Bel TeIephOHe ND. IOO-
Va, May IS, 1899.

ALEXANDRIA, va, May TO- 1919.
Those in this city representing the church
people and anti-gambiing element are agi-
tating movement against the alleged
gambling at st. Asaph. Although horse
racing was discontinued at this track a
few years since by act of the state
legislature, it has never ceased. 1t is
claimed to be rendezvous for sporting
men. Scores Of them visit st. Asaph daily
and bet on races occurring at distant points
The main point which Proprietor Hill
and his associates depend in conducting
their business, 1t is said Is that bookmak-
ing Is not pool selling Another point Is
that while the law prohibits transmitting
bets to tracks where races take place the
bookmaking Is claimed to be sent to Wheel
ing. w. Va. where no races occur. BY this
arrangement exemption from the provision
of the law is said to be easily effected. 1t
Is claimed by the race track opponents that
the bets are not transmitted anywhere. but
are made and pocketed at st. Asaph.
The matter may be brought to the atten-
ton of the courts as soon as plans can be
perfected, but In any case 1t is declared to
be the intention of those Interested to make
an effort in the next Legislature to have the
st. Asaph bookmaking abolished.
Attention is also being drawn to the fact
that the government. which rents the
tracks, allows Its employees to be closely
associated with alleged gambling traffic.
Complaint of this state of affairs, 1t Is
stated. will soon be made to the quarter
masters office In Washington
City Electoral Board.
At meeting Of the city electoral board
last evening Il. Alton Moore was chosen
president and w. J. b. Duncan secretary.
E. e. LAWYER was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of J. Nj. White.
All arrangements were made for the COM
ing election. the 18th instant. except the
appointment of n judge of election to sue
coed John II. Greene, who will be a candi-
date for common council.
Church Entertainment.
The friends and members of the NJ E.
Church South in Del Ray gathered In large
numbers last evening at that edifce to at
tend lawn party. A delegation from
Mount Vernon Place Church in Washing
ton and one from the NJ. L. Church South
In Georgetown swe1led the attendance
Kew. f. l.. Day. pastor of the Del Ray and
Georgetown churches. and Rev. Dr. j. H.
BOYD presiding elder of Washington dis
trIct' We're also present. 1t is expected that
new seats will be placed In the Del Ray
church some time this week.
General Affairs.
In the circuit court yesterday Judge Nicol
granted a charter to the Washington Dental
College and Hospital of Oral Surgery The
capital stock is to be between 81 800 and
$4,000. The president is W. w Evans of
Washington. and j. T. Callahan is local
agent.
Cecil Violet, the nine-year-old daughter OF
Mr William Violet was severely injured
last evening by Il blow from base ball
bat in the hands of Wesley Davis DR.
klipstein rendered medical aid. The affair
was purely accidental.
AT recent meeting Of Davis Post G. A
X, 1t was decided to have no parade or
Grafton on Decoration day, the Both instant
me exercises will be confined to the gath
ering of the veterans at the National Gene
terry. when the prescribed services win be
read and the graves of the soldiers deco
rated with flags and flowers
Several persons from Alexandria attended
| the annual public contest between the
| Grady and Franklin literary societies of
| Randolph Macon Academy at Front Royal
held last Friday evening. J. Frederick
Peake of this city was awarded the orators
medal, his subject being THE Qualities of
True Statesman
Episcopal High School have a base ball
game scheduled for Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock on the grounds Of the latter in
stitution.
Rev. J. II. Thacker of the Second Presby-
terrain Church preached at the railroad
reading rooms last night, and was assisted
in the services by Revs. C. c. Smoot of
California and +, V. Register of this city.
DR.. Bechtel rendered a solo. The services
this evening will be conducted by Rev. J.
t. Cameron of the +. NJ. Church.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson fined Henry Stevens. colored. $40
on a charge OF assault Stevens Is the man
who was badly shot and cut last summer in
a fight at Motley Hall.