Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Carpenters Threaten to Strike
Monday.
DENIED INCREASE IN PAY
Mount Vernon Chapter Contributes
$4,000 to Washington
Memorial.
Special Correspondence NJ The Star

ALEXANDRIA. y a.. April 1910.
The majority of the journeymen carpen-
ters in this city will strike Monday MORN
ing, unless the contracting carpenters
meet their demands for an increase in
pay of from SO to $3.50 per day.
Contracting carpenters. when seen this
morning by a reporter for The Star. said
that they would not meet the demands,
and they could not, owing to the small
profits they make. 1t was also announced
by several that a few of the men now
employed by them would remain at work
at the old rate, Notwithstanding the
union.
This will mean that Alexandria con-
tractors will probably be compelled to
run an open shop. At the present time
there is but little work in progress in this
city. and the contractors will. they say.
be but little Inconvenience by the pro-
posed strike The contractors claim they
can secure all the help they need at So
day. There are about fifty union car
penters i'll the city. 1t is stated. The ma
jority are not now employed
A journeyman carpenter said this
morning that the contractors had been
notified last January of the proposed de-
mand for an increase, and that the jour
neymen will Monday upon reporting for
work inquire whether or not the incrSase
will go into effect. Should they be1ln-
formed in the negative they Will not
work Any one contractor who pays his
men the Increased wage scale Will be
able to get all the men he desires.
1t is understood that most of the jour
neymen carpenters in the city will take
day work on their own hook while they
are idle number may. go elsewhere
for employment.
1t is understood that many of the boys
who are employed at different glass
plants in the city and who went on
strike for an increase in wages of from
ST to $50 per week are returning to
work. 1t is the intention of some of
the manufacturers, it is stated, in the
event they are unable to secure help
here to import it from the north
Memorial Fund Grows.
The sum of $500 was last night appro-
priated by Mount Vernon Chapter, No. IA,
Royal Arch Masons, as contribution to-
ward the erection of a Masonic memorial
temple in this city to Washington, the
Mason
This makes total of 5000 already
contributed by local lodges for the temple.
the former contribution being for similar
amount and came from Andrew jackson
Lodge. 1t is expected the two other
Masonic bodies in the city will contribute,
bringing the total up to about Slo,on
Owing to the absence of quorum the
meeting of the democratic committee or
the eighth congressional district, 10 nave
been held this afternoon, was postponed
until 8 O'Clock tonight, at which time
the meeting will be held in the office of
Attorney G. L. Boothe. The object OF
the meeting is to fix date for 8 primary
TO nominate a successor 10 Representative
Carlin, if one is to be held. MI Cariin
will be the only candidate, 1t is under
stood. Should there be no opposition
there will be no primary.
After celebrating nearly three hours. a
jury in the circuit court for Fairfax coun-
ty late yesterday afternoon returned a
verdict of guilty in the case OF Lawrence
Petty arrested on suspicion of robbing
a Southern railway freight car, and fixed
his punishment at one year in the penl-
tertiary. When Petty was arrested
eighteen ladies' hats were found III his
house Bernard Petty. his brother. was
tried :. short time ago in connection with
the same case and sentenced To serve SIX
months on the county roads
The Easter german given last evening
by the Alexa ndria German Club at Nc
Rurney's Hall was largely attended. Ihe
german was led by James S. Douglas, y,
with Miss Marguerite Jones of Memphis,
Tenn.
Died in New Jersey.
William c. Wilkinson. fifty-tive years
old, died Thursday in a hospital at Cam
den y. j. The body was brought here
| TINS morning ana tu ioi pu' 'e'' -
| interment will be tomorrow in the GENIE
/ tery at Woodlawn. The deceased was
native of Maryland. and brother Oh
| Frank Wilkinson. who lives near Mount
Vernon Fairfax couIy.
The members of the various male So
/ cieties of st. Mary's Catholic Church Will
| tomorrow morning at the first mass at
/ tend holy communion i'll body. Mem
| hers will assemble at Gao oclock IN the
! Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall and
march to the church.
/ Rev c. d. Bula. pastor OF the M T.
| Church South will preach his final ser
mon at that church tomorrow Rev. Mr.
| Bulla has been transferred to BALTIMORE
! where he assumes the editorshtp of tho
Southern Methodist.
At the First Baptist Church tomorrow
| morning Rev. w. f. Watson. pastor. vii
take for his subject Lesson of thu
Resurrection His subject at the even
ing services will be "A Young Man Re
deemed
Officers of the Alexandria Light In
fantry were last night handsomely Ell
| tertained by Capt. +. L. Siaymaker o.
that command at his home, Rosemont
| west of here.