Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

be singled out. The fact is that road ap-
pied to the federal courts for a restraining
order against the commission, which was
granted by Judge Pritchard. That will be
heard June q at Asheville. Not only are
the proceedings brought in this state, but
counsel for the roads in North Carolina
joined In, and the railroad interests in
Alabama have done the same thing. The
night Is to be a protracted one, and there
Is no telling when the end will be.
Inc people of the state are not in
frame of mind to be trified with by the
railroads. The general assembly has
right to direct the election of the commits
toner's by the people after 1870 and there
Is reason to believe that there will be an
should be elected by the people the chances
are that the body would be a radical one
and would enact legislation and regulations
that would be far more hurtful to the in
terests OF the transportation companies than
would be the case were the members named
by the governor, and conservative and i'm
partial men placed in charge Of the duties
OF the commission
No Interest in Local Politics.
For the first time since the civil war, the
candidates for offices are not sufficient to
fill all the places in this city. The election
of city democratic committee will have
to be made in June, and there are so few
candidates that the committee will have to
elect men to fill the places. There Is no
pay attached to the position, and this may
De one reason for not offering. The candi-
dates have to pay an assessment to get on
the ticket, and serve for two years. Eff
forts are now being made to get men to
stand for the honor, but they are slow in
responding. Out of a voting population Of
more than 1900. the registered vote of the
city Is but little more than 33 per cent of
that number. The voters have shown no
interest in the coming election, when men,
bers OF both branches Of the general as
sembly are to be chosen.
Gov. Swanson has been appraised of the
desire of the people of the state of Georgia
to have the body of Gen. Henry Lee of this
state removed to Virginia. Gen. Lee died in
1918, having been taken i'll while returning
from Bermuda to Virginia. The ship in
which he was sailing put in at Georgia
port, where the soldier died. He was con-
spicuous for his services in the revolution
was the father of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The
Georgia Society of New York took the in
1tiative In the matter, and while they deem
It an honor to have the body of the illus
trious soldier and patriot lie in their state"
they think that his native state should haveS
that honor. The Georgians express a will
ingness to make contribution for monu-.
ment to Gen. Lee, and they have asked the
country toward raising the money for the
monument. The society suggests that in
case the removal Is agreed upon the general
assembly Of Virginia shall ask that the
the battleehip Georgia proceed to Savannah
and take the body aboard and convey 1t to
Norfolk. The place for the burial of the
body is to be left to the members of the
family Of the dead soldier.
Notes.
Senator Martin, who returned about ten
days ago from a long tour abroad, having
gone with Mrs. Martin for the benefit Of
her health, has removed his residence from
Scottsville to Charlottesville. He was here
yesterday, having preceded Mrs. Martin to
Charlottesville, gotten the house in shape
and came here to meet his wife and chill
dren and go to their new home. Mrs. Mar
tins sister, Miss Grace Day, accompanied
Mrs Martin and will remain in Charlottes-
vile some time.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac road has ordered an issue of about
100000 in bonds to pay for improvements
in this section. This will include a double
track around the city and also for improve
ment to the present terminal facilities in
the city limits.
Forty white girls employed in the plant
of the American Cigar Company quit work
Thursday because the superintendent trans
ferred the forewoman of the department to
another building. The girls said they would
quit If the lady was not reinstated. The
manager was obdurate and the girls posi-
tive. Their places will be hard to fill. All
were In the packing department.
w. B. Pettus, the white man who killed
a colored woman ten days ago by cutting
her throat from ear to ear, and who later
attacked white man and came near de-
CAPTIVATING him with Q knife, has been ad-