Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-06

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Nd. May g. 1918
The municipal election took place here
yesterday, and William H. yenneman
was elected mayor. defeating Albert D.
Rust jr., by - votes. W. Waldo Stevens
received votes. In the first ward John
Klein defeated A. ". Reed, the vote be-
ing Al for Klein and 81 for Reed. Gilbert
w. Hughes was reelected in the fourth
ward. There was no election in the Sec
ond and third wards, the present council
men holding their jobs for another year.
Councilman-elect Klein succeeds Council
man Frank NJ Proctor, who declined a
OF Councilman Proctor and Councilman
elect Klein was compelled to make q
strenuous campaign to win. The polls
here opened at 6 o'clock in the morn g
and closed at O'Clock In the evening
After the result was announced the
friends OF Mayor-elect Venneman were
entertained at the home Of r. Schulz
me mayor-elect Is foreman at the Ma
tional Museum, and has been a resident
Oh Mount Rainier for seven years. He
served on the council in 1901. repre-
sent.ng the third ward. He organ red and
financed the volunteer fire department.
and purchased a chemical engine at a
cost or 700. He was reimbursed through
PoPuioi SUBSCRIPTIONS ana by means OF q
carnival held under the auspices Of the
town authorities. He is now chief Of the
nre department: is manager of the Mount
RAINIER base ball club. and also pilots the
AgIlcultural Department club in the De-
partmental League In Washington.
Result in Hyattsville.
Special Correspondence OF The star.
HYATTSVILLE. May 6, 1919.
alnrfinn hor
and members OF the council from the
hrst' second and third wards was q
tame affair. the only contest being in the
,h,rd ward; where George NJ. Mcfarland
de1eated Edward Keegin, the vote being
Io6 TO 20 for Mcfarland. The fact that
heeSin had not resided in the town for
TWO years as required by the town char
Ter INITIATED against his chances, as the
legality OF any action taken by the coun-
Gil OF which he was a member would
have been questioned.
There was 20 opposition to Mayor
Harry ". Shepherd in any OF the wards.
ana he received practically every vote
eas.. 1ohn FAINTER, IT.. who has served
as acting mayor and councilman from the
nrst ward. was elected to council without
opposition. the present member VILLA n,
A. Dorr. declining denomination. In the
second ward John c. Brooke was elected
to succeed o. A. Greager. who was not
a candidate for reelection. The Judges
are required to certify to the mayor the
result within two days after the election,
and the common council will convene May
l. TO receive the returns.
Capitol Heights Election.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md. May 6. 1913.
Charles Sweeney was elected mayor
OF this place yesterday. defeating Ly-
man J. Laughton. the vote being IS to
~ Mayor-elect Sweeney had the back
Ing OF the democratic club OF Seat
TIeasant district and of tie Capitol
neignts citizens Association. He will
serve Tor one year. The following
one year: w. H. NcGinniss Leon +.
Litz and Rufus Gibbs. William Beay-
ers. walter Oliver and Harry Adams
were elected councilmen to sery. f,r
Two years. L. Johslson Fletcher ,.s
reelected town treasurer witno:,t ar
position. =
The municipality of Caoi.ol Hair,,.
was created under an act OF the Msrv
iand legislature OF 1910. but the act
was declared to be ineffective. ana a.
the session Of 1912 a new act OF incor~
poration was passed in which the ofyi.
cess to serve until the election held
yesterday were named These wers
Henry A. Holmes. mayor; l.. Johnston
Fletcher. treasurer. and william III.
McGinniss. George A. 4-dams, Lyman ].
Laughton, Charles L. Sweeney, James
w. Beavers and Rufus F. Gibbs coun.
cilmen. Mayor Holmes declined a re-
nomination. The councilmen re-elect-
ed were VIII m Il McGinniss. james