Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Commerce Chamber Seeks to
Have School Census Raised.
AN UNEXPLAINED DECREASE
William H. Rollins, Second Time
Victim of Mysterious Assault.
General and Personal.
Special Correspondence OF The star.

EHortS TO have the school census Tor
this city revised have been begun by the
4 chamber of commerce OF this city. \
committee from that organization. COM
posed of J. Y. Williams. Carroll Pierce
and W. A. Smoot. jr.. accompanied by
W. IL. Sweeney, superintendent of pub
lie schools. viii leave here Monday morn
ing for Richmond for a hearing on the
subject at 800 O'Clock Monday afternoon
in the office OF j. ID. Eggleston, superin-
tendent OF public instruction of the state
board OF education.
The school census is taken every five
years. That for 1910, taken a few
months ago. gives this city school pop
ulation of 2.146 whites and $50 colored.
or a total of 2.aS:,. while the census for
1905 gave the city total of 3.al0 of
which number 2.6e3 were whites and l,2l1
Icolored. The new school census, there
fore, shows loss OF 925.
This falling causes big loss in revenue
to the schools. inasmuch the state
allows approximately So a year for eacn
pupil The decrease would. therefore. he
81, 115 for a year, or total of Sl3.s15 FOR
the five years, as the present census. un-
less II Is retaken, will stand for that
period.
The United States census for the year
1910 gave this city total population OF
1898 against l4,52S in the year 1900, or
an increase OF sol In the ten years This
II is asserted would tend to show that
the number of children had increased in
stead OF decreased.
| Victim of Assault.
William II. Rollins. about nifty years
old, employed as a laborer at the Alex
andria Fertilizer and Chemical Company's
plant. was the victim OF a mysterious as
tSnr tls oh ~ {Ut,f
near Alfred and Wolfe streets Rollins
was dealt a terrible blow over the head
with blunt instrument of some sort
and was again beaten after he fell to
the ground.
few minutes thereafter Rollins was
picked up unconscious and was taken
to the Alexandria Hospital His con-
dition was serious. His injuries con-
| sisted of fracture of the skull
the left side and numerous cuts on the
head and face. II Is stated he will re-
cover. The police were notified Of the
assault and are making an investiga-
ton. Rollins assailant had not been
Unprecedented at late hour tonight
At the hospital Rollins said he did
not know his assailant, and neither
did he know whether he was white or
colored.
About two weeks ago he was the vic
tim of a similar mysterious assault
at night at Fairfax and Princess
streets while on --Is way to the factory
where he is employed. He was knock
ed in the head at that time with q
ltured over the eve, from which. how
ever he soon recovered. Rollins Is
employed as a watchman every Satur-
day night at the fertilizer plant
Anxious to Fill a Vacancy.
If the board OF police commissioners
of this city fails to elect policeman
at a special meeting Wednesday night
lit will not be through any fault of that
body. The commissioners advertised in
a local newspaper for the past week ia
order that all who desire to become
candidates for the one Job may submit
their applications. This lis the nrst
time in the history OF the city that
the board has advertised for applicants
1t is set forth In the aaSefiseme eii
that aspirants must submit the appli-
cation in their own handwriting. ana
also appear in person 10 undergo
physical and mental test. 1t Is further
stipulated that the applicants must os
qualified voters and not less than nNe
feet eight inches in height. nor weigh
LESS than 145 pounds. The age limit
Lis fixed at between twenty-one ana
forty-five years; . rao.;,. salary
Il Alexandria policemen receive saiatS
of $50 a month
Quietus on Boys Strike.
Efforts on the part of a number OF
bows employed at the various glass
factories in the city to inaugurate
strike today proved Intellectual the
walking delegates for the boys became
so disorderly, it is claimed, that at
one of the factories the police were
called upon to quell the disturbance.
and in 5, short ba oTaer the .hs lads s who had
| continued at their posts refusing 10
leave. The boys, it Is said. were o,s
satisfied with the present wage SCALE
and wanted an increase.
Street Improvements Popular.
The street improvements already or
dered by the city council have caused
those residing on other unimproVea
streets to seek them under the present
system. Already large number Of prop
| erty owners residing on the square on
| Alfred street between Duke and Wolfe
| streets have signed petition Tor ma
| cadam roadway on that thoroughfare.
In the event this work Is done IL viii
| aggregate three improved squares FROM
| King street southwark The nrst. from
| King to Prince, will be improved by vitri-
fled brick and the second, from Prince
to Duke, with macadam roadway. Under
the existing conditions the abutting prop
erty owners pay one-third OF the cost ana
the city the residue
Church Services Today.
Services at st. Pauls Church tomorrow
morning will be conducted by Rev. I. L.
Baker, rector OF st. Jude's. WATERFORD
s. c. Both services at the Methodist
Protestant Church will be conducted by
Rev. W. NJ. Jett OF baltimore. and the
| pulpit at the Emmanuel Lutheran Churcn
at o'clock tomorrow night will be filled
by Rev Mr. Schroeder of Washington.
Rally day. services will be held tomor-
| row at Trinity Methodist Church. and
special musical program will be given
Rev G. A. Luttrell, pastor. will take Tor
/ his subject at the morning services.
| ..What to Think OF the Past and How 10
| Face the Future" His theme at the
| evening services will be Look God
| ward.
/ At the Methodist Episcopal Church
| South, at the morning services. Rev. IL
| NJ Canter. pastor, will take for his sub
| ject, The Divine Glory" At the night
services his subject will be. Samson
| Shorn OF His Strength
Reasons for Sorrow will be the sub
| ject of the sermon to be delivered by
Rev. w. f. Watson. pastor Of the First
| Baptist Church. and at the evening serv-
| ices his subject will be, -Four Things TO
Know About
Rev DIR. John L. Allison will preach at
both services at the Second Presbyterian
| ChurcI, and i'm the morning his subject