Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-19
REPORT ON PROPOSED INCOR-
PoRATIoN OF TWO SUBURBS.
Commonwealth Attorney Mackey Is
sues Statement-Visitor Fined
for Cutting Policeman.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

approval and support the question of In.
cooperating the two suburbs will be sub
mtted to the state Legislature. j. E. Sup
plee presided a the meeting and G.. R
Thompson served as secretary. The resi-
dents of both of the suburbs II is stated
are heartily in favor of Incorporating. The
committee was composed of Walter U
Narney. chairman; J. D. Ashford, anG
Robert Elliott.
According to the plan outlined in the
charter, the section to be incorporated
will follow the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon electric line on the
west. and its northern boundary will IN
clude the old Georgetown road. with the
Observation-Disclosures turnpike its
eastern boundary, while LlOyds lane will
mark its southern boundary Potomac
has been selected as the name for the
proposed town.
The government of the town. it is pro-
vided. shall be vested In a mayor and a
council of six, to be chosen every two
years by ballot the second Tuesday in
June of each year.
Statement by Attorney Mackey.
vigorous fight is in progress in
Alexandria county for the Office OF
commonwealth attorney between Gran
dal Mackey. incumbent, and Charles
l. Simms. The voters of the county
Will determine the question November
>. and the outcome is awaited with In
terest. Mr.. Mackey has, 1t is stated
the backing of the majority of the
conservative residents of the county.
and his friends point with pride to
his record in the office.
Mr.. Mackey has just issued report
to the people of Alexandria county. He
prefaces it as follows: Il am my
own platform. l put the welfare of
duty above price. The issue is clean
county government. and whoever at
tempts to make it a party matter is
the enemy of both political parties"
Mr.. Mackey sets forth that he was elect
ed to the office four years ago. AT that
time. he says. and twenty years prior
thereto the county was covered with
gambling houses in full blast, operated
every day in the year. The gamblers. he
says. ran their places openly and piled
their nefarious trade without hindrance
and without fear of molestation.
The office of commemorative attorney
was a mere plaything to be used by the
gamblers for their own ends and to OPP
press and prosecute every well-meaning
person who protested against the con-
tinuance of the shameful conditions "
Mr.. Mackey adds. Every term of court
was taken up with cases growing out oil
squabbles of gamblers, and warning FAC
tons of that criminal class fought theiI
battles and used the office of common
wealth attorney for the purpose Of pri-
vate vengeance.
THE trial of a single gambler who was
brought to the bar by a set of gamblers
cost the taxpayers more than a thousand
dollars Every effort of citizens to break
up these gambling dens was defeated by
the gam blers and their group of salaried
lawyers, whose business was not to defend
criminals, but to defend and protect crime
and to guarantee its continuance. The
law was brought into contempt by those
who had sworn to uphold it. and justice
was betrayed IN her own temple and sac
rificed by her own high priest upon the
altar of official baseness. In addition to
a dozen or more gambling resorts. large
and small there were running when
came into office. ten social fake clubs
that ran openly all day Sunday and dis
pensed liquors to the DRINKS who trav-
eled the Aqueduct bridge. Rosslyn was
every Sunday. the scene of shameless de-
bauchery."
In concluding Mr.. Mackey says: II de-
sire to sit on the lid for another term
and chiefly for the reason that l do not
wish TO see undone the work that cost the
citizens of this county so much toll and
strife and patient sacrifice"
Visitor Cuts Policeman.
w. L. steinback Of staunton. Va. cut
Policeman Steward Jones shortly after
10 o'clock last night while the officer was
endeavoring to arrest the defendant. The
latter used small pocket knife and after
making one or two jabs at the officer the
blade penetrated both legs OF his trousers
below the knee and also left light mark
on his knee. Policemen Jones and Sher-
wood succeeded In getting the man to
the station house IN a wagon.
Stetnback. when arraigned in court to-
day to answer a charge of drunken and
dlsorderly conduct and also cutting Po-
liceman Jones, stated that at the time he
was under the influence Of liquor and did
~ k yhut hn dnt hQ Nlr
said that he came to Alexandra to visit
his sister. who Is very Ill. The court i'm
posed fine Of $50 with the alternative
OF ninety days in Jail
At the annual meeting Of the Co-opera-
tive Charities Association yesterday after
noon the following officers were chosen to
serve for the ensuing year: Miss Vir-
ginia r. Burke honorary president; Mrs
J. NJ. White. president; Mrs. s. F. Dyson
vice president: Mrs. E. II. O'Brien, treas
urer, and Mrs. James E. Alexander, sec
rotary.
Chairmen Of wards-.lrs. s. S. Sipple
first ward: Mrs. Mark L. Price, second
ward: Mrs. E. H. OBrien. third ward
Mrs. S. F. Dyson. fourth ward.
Brief Mention.
Announcement is made that Rev Jo-
seph r. Sewer. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian Church, will tomorrow
night preach a special sermon to the
Maccabees of this city at the Second
Presbyterian Church.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South held a
meeting last evening. A literary and
musical program was presented The
exercises were concluded with an ad-
dress by Rev. +. V. REGISTER. presiding
elder of the Washington district of
the NJ. +. Church South on Our Ii
brary."
John Wiley died shortly after 10
o'clock last night at the home Of his
parents, near Lorton. Fairfax county
Va. The deceased had been in falling
health for the past six months. He was
forty-five years of age and unmarried
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from Lee Presbyterian Chap
Ell. The interment will be in a nearby
cemetery.
John ID. Normoyle has sold for ]. r.
N. Curtin the two-stOry frame dwell
| ing ia North Columbus street to Jon
athan Matthews. He has also sold for
Calvin Butts house T16 North Columbus
street to the same purchaser.
A slight fire In a warehouse in the
market alley at . 30 o'clock last night
was put out by Chief Puttey of the
| fire department, assisted by Ernest
| Craven. with chemical fire extin-
| guisher.
European Arrivals.