Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Half Million Flies Killed in
First Week of Campaign.
HEARING ON STREET WORK
Three Police Sergeants to Be Sc.
leoted MISUNDERSTANDING for
Motor Boat Regatta.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July ID, 1912.
The end of the first week In the fly
swatting crusade under the auspices of
the city health department shows total
| of more than half million flies killed in
| that time. This count includes insects
| inturned In to the health department by
noon today. The total number swatted
since Monday last by the fifty eight con-
testants in the field was exactly 5S5 coo.
Heading the list of swatters is Charles
King with $500 flies to his credit Next
comes Willard Finnell with 67,eOO and
third on the list is Russell Trowers with
mark of $4,000
Standing of Contestants.
Other contestants in their respective or
der follows: Helen kersey, %, 700; Hilda
Noonan, %, 700: Frank Summers. %. 800.
Milton Penn. 24,4OO; Alma Jones, 1920;
Blanche Merchant, 1880; George Wells,
$1,000; Purvis Downham, 1850; French
Groves, $1,000; Thelma Nails. 1880: Ro-
sina Howell. 1890; Julian Chauncey
S,eoo; Mary Whitton, 1900; Abbie Brown,
gooc; Clarence Roland, 5000; Everett De
Vaughn, $500; Clifton Wood, $500; Fran
els Lash, 500; Jack Morgan. 1900: Anne
liza Schlichting, $40: Nellie Peyton, 1850:
Roy Draper, 5000; Bessie Simpson. 6,4Oo;
Clarence Dyson, 600; George Rice, $3.50;
Mabel Todd. 4,so0; Kathryn Richards,
400; Catherine Bradley. 1900; Tearon
Hugh, 1000: Mary Fennell, $500: Helen
Bladen' 5000; Frank Davis, 3,4OO; Annie
Sorrell. $500; Kenneth Moore, 1910:
Frank Fegan, 1900; Brent Morgan, 1890:
Donald Freelander, 5000; Walter Sulli-
van, roo; Dorothy Wells. $500: Asbury
Barnett, 400: Edgar Cook, 2.4OO; Charles
Poss. 400; Lille Cradlin, 200: Ellen
shall Struder, 1900; L. P. O'Neal, Loco;
Roscoe Kissell. 1900: Dorothy Martin,
LOO; Earle Sullivan, LOCO; Harry Meeks,
500; Richard Collum, ESQ: Ethel Meades.
500; Rose Smith. 500: Raymond Lash.
400; Mildred Lacock, 40
Prizes will be awarded by a committee
at the end of each month for those swat
ting the largest number of flies in that
time. A total of ten prizes are to be
awarded every month, the contest ending
October l.
Hearing on Street Work.
There will be called meeting of the
| street committee Of city council at 3:15
| o'clock Monday afternoon, for the pur-
pose Of hearing the requests of property
owners living on Washington street be-
tween King and Cameron streets relative
to the proposed reduction of the road
way on that thoroughfare in connection
with the improvement of four squares
| from Queen to Duke streets The prop
erty owners on this particular square are
opposed to a reductio nof four feet on
either side of the roadway, thereby
widening the sidewalks. They favor only
reduction of two feet on either side.
The question Of the nature of the i'm
provements also will be brought to the
attention of the committee The original
plans provide for a vitrified brick road
way, while many on this square are said
to favor asphalt block.
1t is commended by some that the road
way on the upper end Of Washington
street, when recently improved. was only
reduced two feet on either side and in
view of this fact they think that such
will be ample on the square in question.
After hearing the views of those who
Will appear before the committee the lat
ter body will take the matter under con-
sideration and report their recommends
ing of that body. The hearing will take
place in the chamber of the board Of al
dermen.
Oppose Ficklin's Reduction.
City Councilman Charles B. Marshall
has received a large number of letters
commencing him for his proposed action
TO prevent decrease in the salary of
Coz Theodore H. Ficklin, principal of
Washington Public School for Boys. as
already made by the city school board.
Councilman Marshall at the last meet
ing of the city council served notice that
he had just been informed of the action
Of the city school board in reducing the
salary of Col. Ffcklin from $3.50 year
to $1,000 a year. He will offer a resolu-
ton at the coming meeting Of council for
that body to regulate Col. Ficklin's
salary.
Announcements published regar riding the
proposed action of Mr.. Marshall in the
matter brought forth letters from every
section Of the country, most of them from
former pupils of Col. Ficklin, .heartily
commencing him for his action. Many of
the writer's CAprecate the action of the
school board, and ask if they can be of
any assistance in the matter of prevent
ing a reduction in the salary.
To Name Three Sergeants.
Three sergeants of police will be chosen
by the board of police commissioners at
a meeting of that body which will be
held Wednesday night at 7:3O o'clock.
This will be in conformity with the recent
change in the city charter as made by
the state legislature.
Those mentioned for the three positions
are Lieut.. Frank ]. Belts, and Police
men John T. Roberts, William iWilker-
son, Charles Roland. Jefferson Beach and
Christopher Gill.
There will be meeting of the Alexan-
dria Motor Boat Association Monday
night next at s O'Clock for the purpose
of arranging for the regatta which will
be held July q next. 1t is expected that
a large number of boat owners will par
ticipate Some interesting events, it is
stated. are being prepared for the oeca-
sion.
Union church services will be held to-
morrow night at Trinity NJ. E. Church,
and will be conducted by Rev H. NJ.
Canter. pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South
Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, will
preach tomorrow morning at Sherwood
Hall. and services at the Second Pres
byterian Church in the morning will be
conducted by Robert Q. Lucke
Resident clergy will occupy the pulpits
at the other churches.
The preliminary motions in Alexandria,
annexation suit will be made at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning in the circuit court
Tor Alexandria county, Judge Bennett T.
Gordon OF Nelson county, Va, presiding
1T is thought the case proper will not be
heard before next fall