Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
VOTERS FAIL TO REGISTER FOR
FALL ELECTION.
Large Proportion of Residents Likely :
to Be Disqualified - Good
Friday Services.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, April u, 1903.
The question of the constitutional ouau-
fications which will entitle citizens to cast
their ballots in the November elections Is
engrossing the attention of democra tic
party leaders in this city. A prominent
democrat this morning expressed the opin-
ION that a large proportion of people who
make up the estimated voting strength. of
the city VIII be disqualified on account of
not having complied with the provisions of
the new constitution requiring the payment
o. poll taxes before registration He stated
mat surprisingly large part of the adult
male population is not credited on the books
of the city treasurer with the payment Of
capitation taxes
In one precinct, he said the names Of
those ineligible TO vote on this account were
almost as numerous as the names of those
who had paid their poll taxes This con-
dition of affairs, he thought would have
marked influence upon the result of the
election in this city 1t is his opinion that
the deficiency would not be greatly de-
creased between now and Saturday, Nav G
which Is the limit fixed by law for the
payment OF poll taxes as a prerequisite to
voting in the fall
The requirement of the law Is that every
voter shall have paid all state poll taxes
assessed or assessable against him for the
years 1908 and 1894, and that such pay
ment shall have been made personally at
least six months before the election II Is
explained that the personal PAYMENT
clause means that man shall pay his cap-
Uation taxes with his own money
Services in the Churches.
Services in observance of Good Friday
were held this morning in the Catholic I,u
theran and Protestant Episcopal churches
of this city At st. Mary's Catholic Church
the mass of the sanctifed and the adora-
ton of the holy cross were celebrated. The
officiating priests We're Rev Father Cut
Ter, pastor of the church. celebrant: Rev
Father Sullivan of the Catholic University.
washington, deacon. and Rev. Father Pat
rick OF Warrenton. subdeacon.
Morning services were held at Grace
Episcopal Church at 1870 o'clock and a
three hours service began at noon PRAYER
services will be held this evening at 7:3O
o'clock and an address will be delivered
General Matters.
The funeral of Mrs. Babette Haas. whose
death occurred Wednesday night, took
place this afternoon from the residence of
her daughter, Mrs B. Well. on South ST.
Asaph street. Rabbi Stern of Washington
conducted the services. which were attend
ed by large number of friends and rela-
tives Of the deceased The interment was
made in the Jewish cemetery
MI Moncure Daniel Conway of New
York paid a brief visit to his venerable
aunt, Miss Margaret c. Conway, at her
home. S01 Duke street, yesterday afternoon.
The Episcopal High School base ball team
and the team representing Rock Hill Col
lege. Maryland, will pay a game tomorrow
afternoon on the high school grounds near
this city.
Passengers on the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon electric road are
complaining about the absence of chairs.
benches or other seating facilities at the
new waiting room of the road in Washing
ton.