Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
REPORTED MOVEMENT OF LABOR
AGAINST RAILWAY.
Grand Jury Reports Indictments.
Looking for Missing Girl-In
the Police Court.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| special correspondence or The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, June TO- 1907.
The initial movement of organized labor
| against the Washington, Alexandria and
| Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
will be taken 1t is stat4l at meeting this
| evening of the AlexAedria Trades Council
| at its hail. corner of King and Royal
streets. The meeting will be attended. it
! Is expected, by many labor leaders Of this
| city and Washington. While the leaders Of
| this city are somewhat reticent in disclos-
| ing the object Of the meeting, it is gen.
| orally understood that the purpose Is to
discuss alleged discrimination of the rail-
| way company against union labor. 1t Is
| stated a committee will be appointed to visit
| the railway officials and discuss the matter.
| F4fty-seven employees Of the Washington,
| Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
railway several weeks ago organized a
union. Since then, it Is asserted, some of
| the Leaders, among whom were several of
| the Oldest men in point Of service, have
| either been given short runs or asked to
| sign. Furthermore, it Is declared, new men
| have been broken in and at present, it
| Is asserted most of those in charge of
| trains are men. Many OF the new en-
ployes it is explained, took charge Of trains
! yesterday. Railway officials claim, it is
said. that the men were employed because
| of increased traffic due to the opening of
an excursion resort. The union men, how
| ever, say that from the present attitude of
| the railway officials it is clearly the inten-
| ton to get rid of every man affiliated with
| the union.
Grand Jury Reports Indictments.
| The grand jury of the corporation court
| convened at II o'clock this morning with
Judge Barley presiding. Shortly before
! o'clock this afternoon the jury reported
true bills as follows: Harvey Robinson and
| Charles Markell charged with the larceny
|
| Telegraph Company; John T. Ryan, at
! tempted robbery; John Dogan. colored, bur-
| glary; George Griffin and Charles Michel,
arson; George Fl. Cluous, grand larceny.
| The jury is composed of the following:
| Henry Strauss, foreman; r. e. knight, ].
| B. Fitzgerald, Martin p Greene, E. Gold
| smith, Henry Bladder, Frank S. Harper, B.
| Baer. jr., Samuel E. Lindsay H. X. Field
| and William J. Boothe.
! nolle pros. was entered by the court in
| the case of H. b. Cameron, charged with
| robbery.
Looking for Missing Girl.
A request was made Of the Washington
| police yesterday that they assist the Alex
| andria police in their efforts to find Mamie
| Posey sixteen years of age, who was re-
| ported missing. 1t was stated that the
| girl left her home in Alexandria about 80
O'Clock Saturday afternoon to go to an ex-
| cursion resort, and that she was with a
teen years of age. She did not return home
| Saturday night, the police were informed.
| and her parents who reside at 1872 Princess
street, were greatly alarmed
All or the candidates for the democratic
nomination for Congress from the eighth
| district are vigorous in their efforts to
secure votes, and none of them is leaving
any stone unturned.
| Mr.. R. Lindsey Gordon of Louisa county,
who Is one of the candidates, was in this
l inCr of Ar h tpfn
stated that he had just returned from a
trip through the district, and feels more
certain than ever Of victory. Mr.. Gordon
| Is of the opinion that there will be more
votes cast in the coming primary than
were cast in the Martin Montague primary,
which was 1897. In the opinion of Mr..
| Gordon fully 1000 votes Will be cast, and
| he states that If the candidates. run pretty
close the one receiving between 200 and
$500 votes will be the nominee.
'Al of the candidates have considerable
following In Fauquier county," explained
Mr. Gordon.
| In the Police Court.
| 1t was an unusually busy day in the DO
lice court, and fines aggregating $40 were
| collected. The following cases were consid-
cred: Frances Hayes, colored, fined s. on a
charge Of disorderly conduct; Thomas Pei
| ton. colored, charged with disorderly con-
| duct, fined IS; Louisa Taylor, colored,
charged with interfering with an officer in
| the discharge Of his duty, fined $50; James
! Banes. colored, unbecoming conduct fined
! IS: Samuel Cant and Edward and Harrie
Davis, all colored, charged with disorderly
| conduct and fighting, the latter fined s. and
| the others acquitted; John Hughes, charged
| with drunken and disorderly conduct, &C
| quilted: w. w. Simpson, charged with as
| saulting and beating John. Hughes, fined s.;
Ann Russell. charged with being drunk in
the street. was fined $3.50; Joshua Williams
| colored, charged with assaulting and beat
| ing Virginia Fair, also colored, acquitted
| and the complainant was fined for disorderly
| conduct; William Null, William Dyke, John
Rogers Samuel Miller and Robert Mutters,
| soldiers from one OF the neighboring forts
| charged with drunken and disorderly con-
duct. were dismissed and turned over to an
| officer from the fort; Eva Baker, Fannie
kimball. Ray Moore and Mary Belmont,
charged with selling liquor without a Ii
cense. each forfeited $50 collateral; William
| Willis, colored, charged with assaulting
| Henry Richardson, also colored. fined S.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cation departed
| today for the jamestown exposition. Mr.
John D. Normoyle has also gone to James,
| town.
A meeting Of Alexandria Lodge of Elks
| will be held this evening, when candidates
| will be initiated. Later there will be
| social session.