Evening star., 1909-04-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Miss Fannon Wins in Carnival
Queen Contest.
CROWNED MONDAY NIGHT
Almas Patrol of Washington in Ex-
hibition Drill.
FARMER IS STRUCK BY TRAIN
Thrown From His Wagon and Badly
Injured-Young Woman's
Strange Actions.
FARMER IS STRUCK BY TRAIN

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 24.-Miss
Marie Fannon won the contest for
queen of the carnival which terminated
last night with a vote of 43,616. Miss
Fannon for the past few days has been
leading her competitor by several hum
dred votes.
The announcement of the result was not
known until after I o'clock this morning
and it was received with general satisfac-
tom The winner Is the daughter OF
Thomas j. Fannon and is well known
and popular. She is also a member of the
Elks' Dramatic Club.
The five other leaders received the fol-
lowing votes: Mrs. P. Won de Westiaken
Al 6l6: Mrs. CIetia Whitehead. 22,911;
Miss Marie Drew, 36,oi4: Mrs. A. y: Mon
tier, LISA, and Miss Caroline Wedder-
burn, 1,027. The winner will receive a
diamond brooch valued at $225, and she
will be crowned Monday night by Harry
Fleischmann, king.
Pageant Monday Evening.
With the crowning of the king and
queen of the carnival Monday night be-
tween T:30 and s o'clock the home-com-
ing week festivities will be ushered In
with pomp and dignity The king and his
attaches. including twelve mounted war
riors, will arrive on bark at the King
street wharf attired in Roman costumes.
Their arrival will be signal for the ring
Ing of fire bells and footing of whistles.
The party, led by mounted warriors, will
proceed up King street on float. ac-
companied by the Almas Patrol of Wash
ington. The entire party, consisting of
pages, sauires, jester and others, will
make a halt at Washington and Princess
streets, where the king will meet his
queen and the crowning will take place.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter rector of Grace p. E. Church.
which will be followed by an address of
Mayor Paff in which he will formally turn
the keys of the city over to the king.
The queen will be accompanied by six
young ladies who Will be mounted and
who will be accompanied by equal
complement of flower girls. Following
the ceremonies there will be a display of
fireworks, after which the royal party
will turn back into King street and pro-
ceed up the latter .thDroughfare until they
reach the head of King street, where the
king Will fasten the key of the city to
its gates. Prior to this, however, an ex-
hibition drill will be given in the court
by the Almas Patrol. After the king
fastens the key to the city's gates on the
columns erected at the west end of King
street the entire party will return down
King street and be entertained at the
EikS' Hall. Many other events are being
planned for the remainder of the week
in connection with the festivities, which
will terminate next Saturday night. The
carnival company which will show here
during the week is expected TO arrive to-
morrow night
Injured by Electric Train
George Struder, about fifty years old,
an employe of the Fairview stock farm,
conducted by William +. Downey, Fair
fax county. is at the Alexandra Hos
pital tonight in an unconscious condition
AS result of being thrown from the top
of his wagon at King and West streets
at 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon, which was
struck by a southbound train over the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver-
non electric railway. AT the time of the
a&cident Struder was driving a team of
four horses attached to a large wagon,
and two of the horses had gotten across
the tracks when the wagon was struck
by the motor car. Struder was thrown
from his high seat to the hard Vitrified
brick street, landing on his head. and
the horses succeeded In extricating
wheel or rear horses were injured one
tn the eye and the other on the side and
leg. Following the accident, Struder was
conveyed In an ambulance to the Alex
andria Hospital, where his injuries were
dressed by DR.. W. NJ. Smith. He has a
large lump on the back of his head and
a cut over the left eye. 1t has not vet
been determined whether or not his skull
is fractured. AT a late hour tonight he
was still in an unconscious condition.
AS a result of the accident the wagon
was considerably damaged. The injured
horses were taken to Harrington's livery
and afterward sent by Mr. Downey to
lis farm for treatment. Conductor c. w
Simpson was In charge of the train and
Hubert Kelly was in the motor cab. Mr.
Struder is a resident of Fairfax county
and lives with his wife and family near
the Fairview farm.
Roderick Jury Disagrees.
After delberating four hours a jury
in the corporation court this afternoon
announced its inability to agree in the
case of L. c. Roderick, indicted for EN-
bezzlement from the Alexandria Elec-
tric Light Company, of which he was
formerly superintendent. The jury was
then dismissed by Judge Harrison OF
Winchester, Va, who presided. The
ease was begun yesterday morning and
arguments were concluded at 12:3C
O'Clock. At o'clock no verdict had
been reached, and the jury returned II
, 80 and discussed the case until 4:3t
o'clock. 1t is reported that there Were
eleven for acquittal and one for con
Nicton- Whether or not the case vii
be again called for trial is not known.
Miss Nellie Chew, the pretty nineteen
--ycar-old young lady who wandered into
the Alexandria Hospital this morning
Stitution have been endeavorinG Il
learn something about her former home
explained this afternoon that she hat
been living with her aunt at IrvinSton