The Washington herald., 1911-09-05
Democrats Name Judges for
Coming Primary.
BIG VOTE WILL BE PoLLED
Senatorial Contest to Be Decided
Thursday ArOuses Widespread
Day Outing at the DyI<e-Line-
man Badly Hurt by Fall.


OF the city Democratic committee to-
night arrangements were completed fol-
the United States Senatorial primary
which will be held Thursday. The meet.
ing was presided over by Charles Bend.
helm, chairman. 1t was decided that
| three judges would serve from each OF
the four wards instead of four, and that
one of the judges would act as registrar
heretofore there have been three judges
and two clerks.
The judges are:
First ward-Wayne F. Byers Oscar
w. Phillips. C. P. Waller.
Second ward-Conrad Schwab, r. T
Cook, Lawrence Clark.
Third ward-John Graham, Frank Penn
William Hinken.
Fourth ward-John N. LawIer, C. NJ
Lennon. Thomas Chauncey.
The polls will open at sunrise and close
at sunset. The indications are that a
large vote will be poled.
Labor had a holiday to-day and hun.
dreds enjoyed the days vacation at the
big picnic at the Dyke, below this city
the affair being under the auspices OF
the Alexandria Trades Council
Speeches were delivered this afternoon
by William II. Johnston. ppresident OF
the International Association of Machin-
lists: Lewis II. Machen. former State
senator; Robinson Moncure member OF
the house Of delegates. and Martin Lol-
10, of the local trade council. The speak
ers were introduced by Howard T. Col
win. chairman of the committee of ar
rangements.
There were numerous athletic events.
Failing distance of twenty feet from
the crosstree Of a telegraph pole at King
and Washington streets shortly after IL
o'clock to-day. Stigg B. Faires. a line
man. sustained a fracture of the right
arm and a dislOcated rib. He was taken
to Alexandria Hospital. where his Inju-
ries were dressed by DR.. Llewellyn
Powell. Faires, who Is from Charlotte.
n. c.. said the accident was due to the
breaking of a pin on the pole
Funeral services for Oliver b. Kidwell.
who was drowned while fishing in little
Hunting Creek yesterday morning. will
be held tomorrow afternoon from his
home. Gum Springs. Fairfax County.
Besides his wife, four children survive.
KidweII was fishing from q small boat,
when he fell backward and was drowned.
His body was recovered three hours
afterward.
Rev. ]. NJ Sheridan. d. D, president
of the Maryland Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church. will be pre-
sented at a business meeting of the
Methodist Protestant Church Wednesday
night. at which time. 1t is expected, the
question OF filling the pulpit OF that
church will be discussed.
The body of John Heintz. a former
resident OF this city. who died to-day in
Staunton. Va. was brought here tonight
and taken to his home. 10 South Pitt
street. He was forty-nine years old, and
besides his wife, is survived by three
daughters. Mrs. Mason Smith. Mrs.
Eugene f. Behrens. and Miss Freida
Heintz
The funeral of Miss NJ Margaret
ernoon from her home, PA North Royal
street. Services were conducted by
Rev. P. P. Phillips. rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church. and burial was in
Bethel Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Frank Creigh-
ton. William Gibson, William L. Ram
mel, John Hancock, c. G. Miller, and
John Dwyer.
Because James Lucas stole one chick
en- valued at less than u dollar from
the stand of Mrs Bayliss. in the city
market, Saturday night last, he will
spend the next six months on the State
convict road force. The sentence was
imposed on him in the Police Court this
morning.
Funeral services for Levi w. Huff
man will be held at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning from his home 414 Frank
lin street. The burial will be In Arl-
ington National Cemetery.