Evening star., 1909-06-02
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
AGENT FOR THE STAR AN
NoUNCEs A VOTING CONTEST.
Plans for Trial of Dick Pines, One
Of the Defendants in Schultz
Murder Case.
pccial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va June ., 1909.
A voting contest for the most popular
young woman in this city who reads The
Star. will be inaugurated tomorrow by
A. S. Doniphan. agent for The Star In this
city. Announcement is made by -Ir.
Doniphan that three prizes will be award
ed at the conclusion of the contest, which
will terminate at 10 O'Clock the evening of
July 4. The prizes are a quartered oak
folding desk. an upholstered Morris chair
and Stllman non-explosive parlor lamp.
The conditions are that each THE Even
ing Star heading clipped from the first
page will count as two votes, while each
''The Sunday Star" heading will count
as five votes.
The prizes are on exhibition in the
window at Mr.. Doniphan's place of busi-
ness, corner of King and Columbus
streets
Plans for Pines Trial.
Evidence will be presented at the
trial of Dick Pines, colored. charged
with the murder of Walter F. Schultz
additional to that in the Johnson case
when Pines is placed on trial next Tues
day.
1t is also understood that attorneys
representing both Pines and James Dor
sey will offer evidence to prove that the
statement by Henry Smith. who turned
states evidence, that he cannot read is
incorrect This and other testimony
will be offered for the purpose of break
ing the weight of Smiths testimony.
The jury in the case of Pines will
be made up of residents of Fairfax
county. This was decided on today 1t
will be drawn the latter part of this
week. Fifty talesmen will be sum-
moned.. Pines was yesterday afternoon
returned to the Alexandria county Jail.
Plans have been completed by the 18th
Daughters of the Confederacy, for a
reception tomorrow evening in Lee Camp
Hall in observance of the birthday of JEFF
ferson Davis. All the southern organiza-
tions in the city have been invited to at
tend. and the latest to accept is NJ. d.
Corse Camp, Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams. During the evening crosses of
honor will be presented pusical and
literary program is prepareds~
New Fixtures for Post Office.
A quartered oak separating mail case
was today installed in the post Office here.
1t is arranged SO the distributing clerk
stands in the rear. From the other side
the carriers remove the mail.
BY the will of the late Eliza c. Adam,
admitted to probate in the corporation
court relatives of the testatrix are be-
uueathed an estate valued at $1,000 Al
fred Thomson and G. B. Slye qualified as
executors. The court appointed G. Will
liam Ramsey, George Wise and Laurence
Stabler appraisers.
The remains of William Conner, who
died yesterday morning at his home, III
South Fairfax street, were today sent to
Washington. The funeral will be held in
the latter city tomorrow afternoon.
Brief Mention.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Fisher,
who died yesterday. will take place to-
morrow afternoon from her late home,
313 South Patrick street
The police have been requested to look
out for colored man who escaped from
the state convict road force at Culpeper
May 81 A reward is offered for his ap
prehension.
Judge Barley of the corporation court
has gone to Deertield, Augusta county,
Va, TO remain a week
Mrs Sampson. wife of Policeman Frank
Sampson. is critically i'll of typhoid fever.
A meeting of the Society for the Resto-
ration of Historic Alexandria scheduled
for last night was postponed until next
Tuesday eXening.