Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Proposed Changes in Police
Force Command.
MAYOR PAFF'S SUGGESTION
Meeting of Civic Improvement
League-Compromise in
Damage Suit.

The officers Of the police force may
hereafter consist of a chief and two
sergeants, known as first and second
sergeants. instead Of a chief and lieu
tenant Preliminary steps to have the
state legislature change the provisions Of
the city charter along these lines we're
taken last night by the board Of police
commissioners
A suggestion for the change was made
by Mayor Paff. After it had been de-
bated 1t was decided to ask for a con-
Terence with the committee on police of
the city council.
should an agreement. be reached be-
tween them the city council will be asked
TO pass the measure, which will then be
forwarded to the state legislature and
probably acted upon at the coming SEES
sion of that body
Should the change be made the two
new sergeants VII be elected by the
board Of police comm SIS oners and chosen
from the present force. Mayor Paff was
requested to notify the chief of police
instruct the patrolmen, If they
have not already purchased their winter
helmets. to procure caps. such as are
now worn by members of the police de-
partment in other cities.
Civic Improvement League.
Rlcnard b. WatrOuS, secretary of the
National Civic Improvement Association
of Washington. will deliver an address
tomorrow night at the annual public
meeting of the Civic Improvement League
of this city in the Young Peoples build
ng Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Prizes will be awarded to school child
for the best kept yard in the city during
| The summer, and also a prize for the yard
| moving the greatest Improvement.
What Can l Do to Help Keep the City
Clean and Beautiful Is te subject on
which many children have written and
he winner of the prize essay will be also
announced at this meeting
| Proposed Distribution of Assets.
The report in the case of s. R. Donahoe,
auditor. and others against Thomas w.
Robinson and others has been filed in the
circuit court of the city of Richmond
by r. D. Brumback, special commits
sioner.
This suit Is for the purpose Of dis
posing of 81, 500 of Alexandria city bonds
TO pay off certain creditors OF the de-
.unct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation. The claims allowed amount
o about $4,000.
The creditors who will participate in
he distribution of funds from sale of
bonds under the terms of the decree are
W. A. Bickers estate, Culpeper; board
If supervisors and board of school trus-
tees OF Nelson county, auditor of the
state Of Virginia, and Mrs. rank R.
Jersey. the last named of this city.
bid of 1854 for stock of the Abe
marie Railway Company of Charlottes-
Vile, the par value of which Is said to be
$31 $50. will come up before Judge L. c.
barley in the corporation court this after
noon and probably be decided upon. This
Did was made by W. o. Watson Of Char
lottesvile This stock is now held by
the receivers of the defunct Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation. An upset
bid OF $1,000 for the stock made Monday
by Charles Walker and Fred Turyman of
Charlottesville, Va, was withdrawn.
i Damage Suit Compromised.
A compromise has been effected in the
case of j. HI. Trimyer, this city. against
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
. ernon railway. Mr.. Trimyer sued for
5000 damages for injuries sustained as
result of collision between Southern
railway locomotive and an electric train
at Cameron and Henry streets February
q, 1905.
Il He obtained a verdict for $500 on the
first trial. The second trial resulted in
the plaintiff getting verdict for the full
the higher court. where it is now pending.
T compromise was effected yesterday
afternoon.
The need or improvements in the police
courtroom is becoming more and more
apparent. The matter will be brought to
the attention of the committee public
property of the city council. general
overhauling is needed.
The crew of a northbound electric train
which left Alexandria at O'Clock last
night found an unidentified white man
lying across the southbound tracks near
Four-mile run and removed him from his
perious position.
Representative Augustus o. Stanley
of Henderson. KY. will be the orator
of the evening at the coming memorial
services of Alexandria Lodge. No 75S,
gram Is being prepared by the memo
rial committee.
i Death of Mrs. Mountjoy.
Mrs. Ascytha Mountjoy. sixty-nine
years old, former resident of this
city. died yesterday afternoon at the
Columbia Hospital Washington. Mrs.
Mountjoy was the widow of William H.
Mountjoy. The body was brought here
today. and the funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon from Wheatley' s
undcrts ing chapel. Services will be
conducted by Row. W. E. Luttrell. pas
tor Of Trinity Methodist Church.
Il Funeral services for Miss Alice E. Rox-
bury, who died Monday, were held this
afternoon from her home. l1O7 Prince
street Services were conducted by Rev
H. NJ. Canter, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. and burial was
in the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
The pallbearers we're G. William Ram
say, Robert r. Beckham, Georee w
Keys, Capt. w. H. Sweeney. William I
wilkins and Andrew Fisher, the last
named of Washington.
i Funeral services for Robert NJ. Ora
ham, who died in Asheville. N. c., were
held this af ernoon from Wheatley's I'M
dertaking chapel. Burial was made in
! Bethel cemetery.
FAMINE THREATENS RUSSIA.