Evening star., 1907-10-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN
MIDST OF CAMPAIGN.
Mayor Explains Failure to Affix
Signature to Bills-Other
News of Interest.

Special CnTrrs spondeuce of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. October II. 1907
This Is the final day for candidates for
office in Alexandria country to file their
names in connection with the election No
Vember = The principal fight will be for
commonwealth's attorney. The incumbent
Crandal Mackey, Will be opposed by
Charles l. Smms, and both candidates are
already engaged in vigorous campaign.
The friends of Capt Mackey predict that
he Will he elected by large majority.
For sheriff. William II. Palmer. incum-
bent. Will he opposed by J. f. Bin ch.
Friends Of Mr.. Palmer also predict that
he will win out.
The candidates for supervisors in Jeffer-
son district are Walter n. Varney. Joseph
W. Walker and Edward Duncan. Arling-
ton district-F. S. Corbitt. j. K. HaG
and ". y. Smith. Washington district-O.
J Cosieilow, Geo. W. Donaldson and w.
y. Febrey. one supervisor will be chosen
10 represent each district. The only in
cumbent standing for rec ection is W. n
Fehrey OF Washington d strict Among
the members of the board of supervisors
who will not enter the contest are ID n.
Rust, representing Jefferson district, and
w. W Douglas of Ar -ington district.
The slate for constable is as follows
Jefferson district-John II. Cornell. in
CuiltDt4tt- ana James burke. Arlington
district-Edward f. Ve:tch. incumbent.
and J, Harry Collins Washington dis
trict-J w. Evans, incumbent. and w. H.
Payne
position.
Statement by Mayor.
When asked today why he failed to affix
his signature to the bill presented to the
city council for the sum of S37s 2S rem
dered by the Pinkerton detective agency
for services In investigating the Curtin
murder case Mayor Paff said:
The finance committee saw fit TO CEN
sure me for doing what l thought. and
still think, was ght. Had they investi-
gated the matter. as they should have
done. | feel sure they could not but help
making the appropriation without censure.
However. as legal proceedings were about
TO be instituted against Tie city, | con-
cluded not to veto the bill but to allow
the matter to pass. and if lne comm ttee
feels that it has done what is right I am
sure that | feel that / have also done
the same, and, of course. all must be sat
isfed.'
In reference 10 his failure to afix his
signature to the appropriation for the
lire department Mayor Paf said: II am
heartliy IN favor of an annual appropria-
uon for the companies, as has been the
custom for some years back. as a slight
token OF our appreciation of their sery-
Ices. and l don't see that il makes any
difference to the city whether they spend
the money in attending the state firemen's
conventions or whether they spend the
money In festivities at home In short
] do not see why any one company should
be Disseminated against-in other words.
each company should receive equal
amount In the event they do not IL
Is calculated to cause dIssension among
our faithful fire laddies. and l want the
public to know that l do not favor it,
Declines Money Allowance.
BY unanimous vote the Relief Hook and
Ladder Fire Company at meeting last
night declined to accept $50 rendered it
toward d-|raying its expenses on It's trip
10 the firem~n's convention, held recently
at Newport News, Va, and the secretary
or the company was instructed to return
the money with letter thanking those
members of the council who voted in
FAVOR OF allowing the company SO, the.
amount allotted the Columbia and the
Reliance companies.
Alexandria now has what is virtually a
free night public school for boys 1t was
opened last evening at the Lee Public
School building under the SUPERVISION of
Theodore II. Ficklin. Ten scholars re-
ported and the preliminary work of the
school WAS outlined by Mr.. Ficklin. 1t is
announced that the school will hold ses-
sions every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day evening.
Owing to the fact that the city council
only appropriated a small amount of
money for carrying on the work 1t was
found necessary to charge a slight tuition
fee.
James O'Neil. who claims he is work
ing his way from the jamestown exposf-
tion. was charged in the police court to-
day with selling goods without a license al
though the real cause of his arrest was
that. ii Is alleged he obtained money
from two citizens by telling them hard
luck stories and afterward inducing
them to purchase alleged 'phoney'' jew
eiry. Justice Cation fined the accused s5
ONeil had SO in his possession. His al
leg d victims were reimbursed and the
defendant was thereupon released with
out payment of the fine.
Brief Mention.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. McDerrnott. wife of Thomas F. Nc
Dermott, were held at st. Mary's Catholic
Church at 10 O'Clock this morning Rev
Father l.. +. Kelly. assistant pastor. Of
fCtated. The interme nj was in ST Mary's
cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Jane E Glachet
whose death occurred Sunday afternoon
last. took place at . o'clock this afternoon
from her late home, 219 South ROYAL
stree. Rev. Chas. d. Bulla. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. as
sisted by Rev. f V. Register presiding
elder of the Washington district of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South con-
Quoted the services. The interment was
In Union cemetery.
lecture was delivered by Mr.. John
Barrett last evening at the Second Pres
byterlan Church. Mr.. Barrett was greeted
by large audience. The lecture was