Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Councilman spinks Withdraws
Candidacy for Clerk of Courts.
MANY VISIT WASHINGTON
Suffrage Parade and Inaugural De-
populates City-Civil Service Ex-
animation Called Off.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 3. 1913.
City Councilman Frank c. Spinks, who.
several weeks ago. announced that he
would be a candidate for the position of
! clerk OF the courts against Newell S.
! Greenaway, incumbent. announces his
/ withdra wal from the race.
! Mr.. Greenaway will. therefore. be with
| out opposition SO far as known. NO
| other names have been suggested for
| the Office. and neither has any of the
| other city state officers any oppos-
| ton. The date set for the primary is Au-
| gust > next
| A very large part of the city's popula-
| ton is in Washington this afternoon to
witness the suffrage parade From early
morning every outgoing train was packed
| to it's capacity in conveying the crowd
| In addition there are several hundred IN
| augural visitors in the city who Will
make this city their headquarters until
| after the inaugural ceremonies.
| Trains to Mount Vernon today were also
taxed to their capacity with inaugural
visitors
Tomorrow will virtually be holiday i'll
this city. The public schools and city hall
will be closed all day. Practically all of
the stores in the city will close at the
noon hour, and many have arranged to
| close at 10 o'clock in order that en-
|
| the inaugural ceremonies.
Knights Hold Meeting.
With twenty-five delegates in attend
ance, the annual session of the Virgin
! las, composed of fourth degree members of
! the knights of Columbus of Virginia and
| West Virginia, assembled i'll annual ses-
| sion in ST. Marys Hall yesterday after
| noon. The meeting was presided over by
| Clarence F.. Martin master. Of Martins
burg w. Va. s. J. Hodges of Shepherds
| town, w. Va. was chosen secretary
| Other officers are named by the master.
1t was decided to hold the next annual
session in Martinsburg, w. Va. February
| % next. Announcement was made that
| the next degree work will take place IN
Baltimore March %.
Following the meeting elaborate sup
per was served the delegates and others
attending at Lee Camp Hall. speeches.
| We're made by Clarence E.. Martin. Mar
tinsburg. W. Va; S. j. Hodges. Shep-
| herdstown. w. Va; NJ. j. Mcfarland, Or.
f. German and P. +. German.
Ten boys, nine of them white and one
colored, and one little girl, all ranging In
age from eight to fourteen years Old,
were arraigned in the police court THIS
morning on a charge of destroying prop
erty of DR.. George T. klipstein.
Women to Be Questioned.
Four women will be questioned by Chief
Shaffer of the Evanston police depart
ment today In an effort to clear up the
battling mystery. The cabman who drove
Mrs. Mills from the home Of Mrs. IL. l..
Stevens in Evanston to the railway sta
ton was closely questioned by the police
early in the day, after which he was
allowed to go.
Notice has been sent to every bank in
%Ixo ,t,-1y tnh nTs
lost by Mrs. Mills.
Mrs. Mills Statement.
Mrs. Mills made the following state
| ment today:
II came to Chicago last Tuesday and
| deposited my money with the Union
Trust Company with the purpose of get
ting it back IN s1.OOosb bills. in which form
l always carry my money. I have
ranch of I 80 acres, on which 1 employ
fifty men. On pay day l carry the money
myself. When I removed the money
from the bank Saturday I had it placed
in the safe of my hotel. but took it out
again last night after visiting my friends
in Evanston. / expected to take a. train
for home.
From the Stevens building I took a
cab to a station of the elevated road. II
had ridden about twenty minutes when I
discovered / did not have my Illinois
Central transporta ton with me. 1t wasI
in small pocketbook, which also con-
tanned $3.50 1 Immediately left the train
and started back to Evanston.
Arriving there. 1 started to walk back
to the Stevens residence. My feet got
cold and I went into a fruit store toi
warm them. Then / started again. After
that 1 remember only falling. 1 did not
see any one around me on the street nor
did j notice any. one following me from
the station.
The small purse containing the 81 $50
and the railroad transportation was found |
at the Stevens home after search.