Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-07
Fair Weather Indicates Large
Vote at Primaries.
0FFICEH0LDERS sANGUINE
Martin-Swanson People Sure of Big
Majority-Test New
Fire Alarm
Special Correspondence of The star.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. September :. 1911.
/ 4 steady vote Is being polled here,
and at noon today approximately 400
| ballots had been cast II is expected
that when the polls close at 6:23
o'clock approximately 1900 will have
been cast. The heaviest vote will be
polled from ) o'clock this afternoon
until the closing of the polls.
From sunrise this morning the vari-
Gus workers ward heelers and others
| have been on the job. Carriages have
| been on the go conveying voters since
that time and will continue until the
hour of closing. Nothing is being left
| undone to bring out a large vote, and
with ideal weather conditions prevail
ling those interested in the Martin
| Swanson fight say there is no reason
| why 800 to 400 votes should not be
| polled.
As far as this city is concerned there
| is now absolutely no doubt as to the
outcome. it being estimated by the
| Martin-Swanson people that il 1900
votes are polled they will get 900 of
| them. If not more
In view of the fact that the primary
| here is decidedly one sided, the usual
| excitement incident to d primary is
| not evident. although the Martin
| Swanson adherents are determined to
| leave no stone unturned to roll up
| large majority for their candidates,
| and the result is they arc almost as
| active as if they had strong opposition
| on hand.
| Reports from Alexandria and Fairfax
| counties indicate that fair vote is
| being polled in both counties, favor
| able weather conditions bringing out
| many from the rural districts.
Try Fire Alarm System.
The first step toward securing for
this city modern automatic fire alarm
system will be taken tomorrow after
noon, when a representative from
| firm in Rochester. n. y. will give d
| trial demonstration of his system be
fore the members of the joint commit
| tee on finance, streets and police of
| the city council
| The members of this committee will
assemble in the city hall at o'clock
and short time afterward witness the
test of the system, which is said to be
similar to the system now used i'll
Washington.
! An ordinance having for it's object
the establishment of a modern system
| in this city is now before the council
committee. and in the event salts
factory agreement can be reached it
is more than likely that the commit
tee will make a favorable report to
the city council at its meeting in Octo-
Der, asking for an appropriation for
the installation. In the event the COM
m1ttee does submit such a report 1t is
believed that the council may adopt it,
inner the present conditions the en-
sines frequently go in opposite directions,
and the system has been declared by
many as obsolete. AS it is, a fire alarm
Is first turned into police headquarters
ana the police department sends 1t stimuli
taneousiy to the three fire engine houses.
A misunderstanding of an alarm fire.
quently means a delay in one of the en-
glnes at least in reaching the scene of
the fire.
At meeting of the congregation of
the Methodist Protestant Church which
was held last night and presided over by
Rev. j. NJ Sheridan, D. D., president of
the Maryland conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church. a resolution was
passed asking Rev DIR. Sheridan to ap-
point d regular supply minister tor the
church to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Rev. S. w. Rosenberger.
Rev. Dr. Sheridan promised to do So if
| possible. and announced that until the pull
| pit IS regularly supplied he will see that
| minister is assigned for every Sunday
to conduct services at the church
Proves He Loves City.
His love for Alexandria will cause
4 T.
| ioik, TO spend thirty days in this city at
| the jail Elliott was arraisned yesterday
| for vagrancy and given an hour in which
to snake the dust of the city from his
| feet He came back and the officers
testified he was drunk and disorderIy and
the court imposed a fine of s.. TODAY and
! In default of the fine he will serve a iail
/ term.
| Glenn Saunders, colored was fined 81
| on a charge of disorderly conduct The
| offsnse was an old one and consisted of
| biting Lorena Brooks, colored on the
check. Glen told the court he saw no
| harm i'll this, as he was just playing"
| The work of issuing permits to col
| ored children to attend the public
schools was begun this morning by the
| clerk of the city school board at
| Armory Hall. and it will be completed
| tomorrow afternoon at > O'Clock. After
| that time no more permits will be
| issued by the clerk until September is
| next, in order that the schools may be
| properly organized
| One hundred and twenty-six more
/ white chI-aren will attend the schools
with the reopening Monday next than
| did al the last scholastic year, as shown
/ by the number of permits issued by the
| clerk of the school board when his
work was completed yesterday after
noon. The total number issued was
| 1,26S. the number issued last year be
! ing LAP.
| The funeral of Thomas Walsh took
| place at o'clock this morning from
| St Mary's Catholic Church. Services
were conducted by Rev. FL. ]. Cutler
and burial was made in st. Mary's
| cemetery. The pallbearers were Will
liam l.. Rammel. Andrew Javins. NJ. A.
Ahern. Henry Blount, James Magner
| and James Goods.
The body of Mrs. Emma Arnold O.
Houchens who died yesterday at her
home. 1890 Massachusetts avenue.
Washington. viii be brought here at
| O'Clock tomorrow afternoon and buried
in Ivy Hill cemetery. Mrs. Houchens
was u daughter of the late John Arnold
of this city, and was a former resident.
| Arrangements for it's annual banquet.
| October is next. were completed last
night at a meeting of the alumni of
| ST Mary's Academy.
slight fire in "a stable in the alley
| bounded by Lee. Union, King and Prince
| streets brought out the fire depart
ment before 8 o'clock this morning.
| The blaze was 'extinguished before the
| arrival of the apparatus.
AUTO VICTIM ASKS 100000.