Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Number of Congressional Can
didates in Eighth District.
IN HANDS OF THEIR FRIENDS
Successor to Representative Rixey
Will Serve Full Term.
TO EXTEND RAILWAY TRACKS
Woman's Hair Catches in Moving
Belt-Corporation Commission to
Hear Complaints.
IN HANDS OF THEIR FRIENDS
TO EXTEND RAILWAY TRACKS

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, February o. 1907.
| Announcement of the death in Washing
ton this morning of Representative John
| E. Rixey, who for ten years had been in
| Congress from this district, was received
| here today with general expressions of deep
regret. Mr.. Rixey was highly esteemed
| in Alexandria. Many people from this
| city will attend the funeral services tomor-
| row afternoon.
| BY the death Of Mr.. Rixey full term
vacancy is left in Congress. and Gov Swan
son of Virginia will, it is understood
order special election for the pur-
pose of selecting his successor, to be
held prior to the coming fall. On ac-
count of the widespread belief in this dis
trict that Mr.. Rixey would not live to serve
out his term the question of who is to
succeed him has been generally discussed
| here. Although no one had formally an
nounced his candidacy a number of per-
sons have been mentioned for the office
and it is expected that these and others
I will formally enter the race at an early
| day.
| The friends of Mr.. r. Walton Moore of
| Fairfax, who represented that county in
| the recent state constitutional convention
| have urged him to enter the field, and 1t is
| understood that Mr.. Moore will announce
| his decision in the matter in short time
| 1t is declared by his supporters that If he
| enters the race his election is as good as
| assured.
Judge Charles E. Nicol of Manassas has
also been prominently mentioned as a prob
able candidate. His name is connected with
\ Mr.. Moore'S in a statement made by
prominent local democrat, to the effect that
| If Mr.. Moore does not run Judge Nicol as
suredly will. The person quoted is under
stood to be in a position to speak concern
| ing the intentions of both.
| Mr.. c, Z. Carlin of this CITY iS being put
forward prominently by local supporters.
| Others mentioned are ]. F. Ryan of Lou
| doun, formerly speaker of the Virginia
house of delegates; Col. Robert E. Lee, jr.,
and Capt. s. r. Donohoe of Fairfax; Mr..
George Shackelford of Orange, Mr.. Lindsey
Gordon of Louisa, and Judge White of Fau-
Quier.
Electric Railway Extension.
| proposition with view of the extension
of the tracks of the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon electric line west
ward on Cameron street so as to connect
with the double track system beginning at
| Spring Park will. it is stated, be submitted
| by the company to the city council at its
meeting next Tuesday. The company de-
sires to secure the right to lay tracks on
| Cameron street westward from Payne street
| to a point on the old fair grounds, thence
south to King street and thence westward
| to Spring Park.
According to the proffer the company
| wishes to pay to the city $50 annually for
| the franchise and to grant to the city all
rights and title to the property on the north
side of King street west of West street
recently acquired by the company, but sub
| ject to the privilege of the company to oc-
| cupy that with its tracks. Furthermore,
| the company guarantees to grade Cameron
street whenever the city shall determine
| to extend that thoroughfare westward from
| West street. Ninety days after the privi-
| lege shall have been granted, it is stipu-
| lated, the company will construct a spur
| track on King street from Hooff's run to
| the eastern embankment of the Washington
Southern railway, and will inaugurate and
maintain local car service between the
| ferry wharf and the approaches to the new
| union passenger station. 1t is also stated
| that the company is willing to extend the
local service mentioned by constructing a
| spur track allowing closer connection with
| the passenger station if permission for that
can be secured from the county authorities.
Suffered Severe Injury.
! Suffering from severe scalp wound, in
| fiicted in an accident which nearly cost her
her life. Miss Grace Wink is being treated
| at her home on Gibbon street between
| Washington and Columbus streets. Miss
Wink, who is employed at the Paff shoe
| factory, was standing near section of
| the machinery of the factory last Wednes-
| day, when in some manner her hair was
caught under a rapidly moving belt. She
was in imminent danger of being drawn
| between the revolving wheels to her
| death and only escaped by an exertion
| which tore her hair out by the roots She
| received surgical assistance from Drs.
| Arthur Snowden and Walter A. Warfield.
| While painful, her injuries are not of
| an alarming character and she is expected
| to resume her work In few days.
Session of Corporation Commission.
| In response to request from Judge
Beverly T. Crump. chairman of the state
corporation commission, Judge Louis C.
| Barley of the corporation court has placed
| the use of the local court room at the dis
| posal of the commission for Friday next
| when that body will sit to hear complaints
| against the Washington. Arlington and
| Falls Church Railway Company. Changes
| affecting the passenger service of the line
| the arrangement of the schedule and
| other matters in connection with the OPP
| Grafton of trains were registered with the
| commission several months ago by num-
| Der of the commuters of the road The
| commission may require more than day
| to complete the investigation. it is I'M
| derstood that several witnesses will be
| called.
jamestown Exhibit.
A collection o. relics associated with
| events of colonial and revolutionary times
| will be sent to the jamestown exposition
| by Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters of
| the American Revolution, of this city
| The members of the chapter are now en-
| gagged in gathering together articles of
| that description from various sources in
| Alexandria. AT the services which will
| be held under the auspices of the chapter
| in Old Christ Church February %. in cele-
bration of the anniversary of the birth
| OF General Washington, Bishop Robert A.
| Gibson of the diocese of Virginia will de-
| liver an address. The ladies of the So
cety are making arrangements for special
| music on that occasion
Funeral Of Mrs. Fannie Thomas.
Funeral services over the remains Of
| Mrs Fannie G. Thomas, whose death oc-
Cured last night at the residence of her
son-in-law, DIR. Samuel B. Moore, 812
| Prince street. were held this evening at
o'clock and were attended by many
| friends and relatives of the deceased. Rev.
| Father Kelley, assistant pastor OF st.
| Mary's Catholic Church. officiated. The
| remains will be conveyed to Fairfax Court
House tomorrow for interment in the family
grounds there Mrs. Thomas was the
| widow of John Thomas, and was in the
| fifty-hfth year of her age. Three daugh-
| tiers survive her. They are Mrs. Samuel
| b. Moore and Miss Rubie Thomas of this
city and Mrs. B. Saffel of Washington.