Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Light Infantry BattaIions En-
gage in Sham Battle.
ERROR OF CITY COUNCILS
Appropriation for Firemen Required
TwoThirds Vote Instead of
Bare Majority.
Special CORRESPONDENCE OF The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va August ., 1910
The sham battle at George Washington
Park last evening between two platoons
of the Alexandria Light Infantry at
tracted large crowd. SO large. in fact
that it hampered the movements of
the soldiers.
One platoon was in charge of Capt. F.
/. Slaymaker. which was declared to be
the winner of the battle. First Lieut. c.
n. May commanded the other platoon.
The battle lasted about half an hour.
Second Lieut. Arthur Herbert. jr. was
the umpire
The second platoon, in charge of Lieut..
May, took charge of the defensive. The
umpire ruled that the rear attack by the
main portion of the first platoon, follow
ing feint attack by detachments of the
first platoon on the forward and right.
might have carried the hill.
Arrangements were made by the Light
Infantry for a carnival which will be
held under its auspices September o-1O,
on the old fair grounds. No more drills
will be held by the company until the
hrst Monday III September next.
Police Court Crowd Disappointed.
y large crowd which gathered in the
trial of white woman charged with
conducting disorderly house was doomed
to disappointment, for Justice Cation
cleared the court after the regular cases
had been disposed Of No evidence was
heard however. in the case, as the court
directed the woman, who conducts
mouse on Cameron street, to close her es
tablishment. She promised to do this
and In addition, it is said, she will move
from the city. This ends the case SO far
as the court is concerned.
Mayor Pan has called another meeting
OF city councils for o'clock this evening
to do over again what they did last
thursday night, when they appropriated
500 for the local committee of nremen
to assist in entertaining the delegates
who will attend the state firemen's con-
Ventlon which will be held here August
24-26 next. With only nine members
present, a bare quorum, council made
the appropriation Thursday last. Under
the law, it was stated, it would have re-
quired three-fourths of the votes of all
the members.
Announcement is made by the local
BOARD OF civil service examiners of the
following examinations, which will be
held here August 24-26: Library assist
ant, male, bureau of statistics, Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor, salary
5000 a year; aid, male, bureau of stand
ards, Department of Commerce and
=
slstant in wireless telephony. signal
service at large, salary s1.O8O a year;
mechanical craftsman, patent office,
Washington, salary $1,000 year; tariff
clerk, male, interstate commerce COM
mission, salary $1,000 a year.
Aroused by Pistol Shot.
A pistol shot fired at / O'Clock this
morning on Cameron street near Patrick
tfraa fAl Dol
bot, who, after investigating, ascertained
that resident had fired at two men to
scare them. The men, it is reported,
had another man in tow whom they
were accompanying home. A neighbor,
nearing the shot and believing that
something was wrong, blew a police
whistle.
Ru1us Webb cOlored youth was ar
raisned in the police court this morning
charged with reckless riding of a bicycle
on King street last night. Policeman
Sampson. who made the arrest. testified
that the youth ran down woman who
ahghted from car at King and Fayette
streets, and she was bruised as a result
of her fall. The officer also said Webb
had no light on his wheel The court
fined the accused So
j. Sutton Jones CT Fredericksburg. Va,
who was recently appointed local man.
aSer for the Southern Bell Telephone
Company here, assumed the duties If his
new position this morning Mr. Jones
succeeds Wythe White, who fer the pa
sixteen years has been in charge of the
local office. Mr.. White will be trans
ferred to Richmond, Va. He will prob
ably leave here next week
Tie funeral Of Mrs. Sarah E. Coghiu.
who died in Washington last Sunday,
took place at ) o'clock this afternoon
from 332 Commerce street. Rev II. NJ
Canter pastor of the Methodist Episco-
Pal Church South conducted the services
Burial was in Union cemetery
William E. Gambler was today reap
pointed deputy city sergeant and quail
fled for period of four years. Mr.. Can
der was appointed by City Sergeant r.
II. Cox.
\ well attended meeting of r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, was held
last night at its hall and considerable
routine business disposed of. A c>py OF
Stonewali jackson S Life was presented
the camp by one of its members
r. Is. Narney of Lynchburg. Va, great
sachem OF the Improved Order of Red
Men, will pay an official visit to Osceoia
Tribe. No ~. this city, next Tuesday
The altar BOYS of St. MaTys CathC-
lie Church went on excursion to
Colonial Beach today