Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Judge Barley REFLECTED to
Corporation Court Bench.
LONG TERM AHEAD OF HIM
Mercury's Downward Dip Causes
Suffering Among the Poor-Gen-
eral and Personal News.
LONG TERM AHEAD OF HIM
peeial Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, January Ii, 1912.
Judge Louis c. Barley was yesterday re-
elected by the state legislature as judge
of the corporation court for this city for a
new term. Judge Barley will, therefore.
continue as judge of the local court for
the next ten years, eight being for the
new term and two years of his unexpired
term.
Judge Barley was appointed judge of
the corporation court of this city in 1902
for an unexpired term and Is now serving
under his second appointment. His new
term. which will begin about two years
hence, will. therefore. make his third on
the local bench. Judge Barley succeeded
Judge j. K n. Norton, who resigned
Judge Barley was today the recipient of
numerous congratulations on his reap
pointment to the bench. He has, it is de-
clared, given eminent satisfaction during
his administration.
Mercury Down to Zero.
Alexandria found its-lf this morning
in the grip Of one of the coolest spells
of the winter. The thermometer at 6
O'Clock in this city registered at the
zero mark, and even in some places it
was reported to be several degrees below
zero.
The result was that Alexandria people,
unprepared for the sudden drop. suffered
no little amount of Inconvenience. The
cold snap struck water pipes the heayi-
est blow, hundreds being frozen even
where precautions had been taken to cut
off the water.
Suffering among the poor is pro-
nounced. Many bread winners who were
engaged in outdoor employment were
compelled to quit work owing to the
snow. and it is these people whom the
ladies Of the Cooperative Charities
Association, together with the various
other charitable organizations, are en-
deavoring to assist.
The cold snap has brought everything
to a standstill on the river 'front.' which
today presents a desolate appearance.
The Norfolk steamer is the only one
which is now able to plough the way
through the thick ice on the river. 1t
arrived In Alexandria about 6 o'clock
this morning. being two hours behind
schedule time.
His Forty-Seventh Term.
For the forty-seventh consecutive term
Capt. r. NJ. Latham was last night elected
captain of the Relief Hook and Ladder
fire company at the annual meeting of
that organization. Capt. Latham is the
oldest active fireman in the city in point
Of service. At the present time, how
ever, he is incapaciated. being i'll at Prov
idence Hospital, Washington.
The other officers elected by the conf
pany follow: J. II. Trimyer, president; r..
c. SprinkS, first vice president; A. h.
Smoot, second vice president; L. Steuart
Smith, treasurer. John Waddey, record
ing secretary: Frank Sem, secretary;
Charles F. DeMoll first lieutenant; Il. {.
Wildt, second lieutenant.
Property Restored.
The two missing silver links which had
been substituted in a gold chain for gold
ones were not found in the chain which
Frank Pyles had in his possession, and
which Mrs Charles Gillian believed was
her property. This was determined by a
jeweler, and when the case was again
called in the police court this morning
Justice Cation returned the chain to Mr..
Pyles, adding that there was insufficient
evidence TO show that the chain was not
his property.
Members of the Bar Association of the
sixteenth judicial circuit are this after
noon enjoying themselves at their annual
banquet at the Hotel Rammel. Prior to
the banquet officers We're elected to serve
for the ensuing year. The election was
held at the Office of Col. +. L. Smith.
Many members of the association are in
attendance.
Week Of prayer services which began
Monday last at several of the Protestant
churches in the city were ended last night
at the Methodist Protestant Church. The
services were conducted by Rev. w. Z.
Landlord pastor of the Second Baptist
Church, who preached sermon.
Slight Blaze in Cellar.
A slight blaze in the cellar at the. resi-
dence Of w. n. Gerlacher. 307 South
Washington street. brought out the fire
department shortly before 8 o'clock last
night. Spontaneous combustion was re-
sponsible for the fire. Chemical extn-
guishers were used i'm subduing it. The
ceiling of. the cellar was damaged.
Considerable excitement was caused on
King street late yesterday afternoon
when a horse attached to a sleigh ran
away. Before the animal was stopped it
travelled over several streets. There was
no damage done. No one was in the
sleigh.
"Public HaaAhi' VIII be tho subject OF
an address under the auspices Of the