The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-02
Thieves ROB! STORE
AND SET FIRE TO IT
Blaze in Alexandra b Discovered BY
Neighbor, Who Quickly Sum-
mons Police.
LITTLE INTEREST IN PRIMARY

Inc meat ana provision store Oh JOhr
Metcalfe, 12s South Fairfax Street, OF
provisions valued at SIS. the thief. OF
thieves. set fire to the place and ha6
1t not been for the timely discovery OF
the blaze Henry Schlichting, at I
o'clock this morning. the store and con-
tents probably would have been de:
stroyed, together with adjoining build
lngs.
Mr.. Sci ichting. who conducts bakery
nearby. was just starting on his rounds
= when he discovered smoke issuing from
the building. He at once rushed to the
police station and gave an alarm. The
police shortly afterward entered the
place and quickly subdued the smolder-
Ing fire, which had been started in one
of the bins. behind the counter. Two
bins. an examination revealed. had been
saturate with kerosene and were par
TALLY closed by the party, or parties,
who did the work, thereby retarding the
progress of the fire.
Had the fire gained Roadway at all
the building, a frame structure, would
have been quickly destroyed. as would
the one adjoining it. As it was, how
ever. there was no need for sounding a
fire alarm. Members of the police de-
partment are working on the case.
There will be a meeting Of the city
Democratic committee either tomorrow
night or Monday night, when final plans
will be made for the State primary, to be
held Tuesday next. At this meeting
judges and clerks will be appointed. and
other arrangements made.
In accordance with the provisions of
the Byrd liquor law, the saloons here
will close at sunset Monday afternoon.
and will not reopen until o'clock
Wednesday morning.
There is considerable apathy here over
the coming primary, and there is every
indication that only a small vote will be
polled. The only contest in which an in
terest is manifested here is that for
Lieutenant Governor between J. Taylor
Ellyson. incumbent. and Lewis H.
Machen. of this city.
The committee in charge of the Labor
Day celebration. to be held under the
auspices of the Alexandria Trades Coun-
Gil. at a meeting held tonight completed
plans. II will be held at the Dyke. two
miles below Alexandria. Athletic exer-
cises and speaking will be features.
William H. Gaines, an attorney of
Alexandria County, today qualified as
deputy clerk of the United States Court
for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Mr.. Gaines succeeds r. P. w. Garnett.
quired oath before George H. Rucker.
clerk of the Alexandria County Court.
Mr.. Gaines. it is announced. will prac
tice law here in connection with his
duties, and also will retain a law Of
flee in the county for a while.
Mr.. Garnet will retain his position
as United States commissioner, which
position he has held for many years.
80 Two
since yesterday morning in clearing
away the debris of Wednesdays storm
have removed much of the big trees
which Uttered the city's streets and
made traffic difficult. The work is al
most completed.
Thirty-six members of Troop No. !. Boy
Scouts, who were camping at Judge
Embrey's place. just below Fredericks-
burg, hearing erroneous reports that
Alexandria was flooded by the storm. and
that a big fire followed, picked up their
eouipment and returned home at once
Tillman Holland. colored, weighing 40
pounds, one of the biggest men in this
section of the State, is dead. Holland
died yesterday afternoon at his home at
Woodlawn, Fairfax County. following
stroke of paralysis. He was forty-eight
years old. -
His neighbor Andrew Jackson. colored.
suffered a similar stroke at about the
same time and died less than two. hours
after Holland.
The first prize for having swatted the
largest number of flies during the month
of July has been awarded to Miss Isabel
Cockrell, with a total of ST,I0 flies to
her credit The contest is held monthly
under auspices of the City Health De-
partment.
Other leaders in the contest were: Ma
omi Massey, 2+o, 300; Frances Summers,
I21.1O1; Alton Dodd. 110.50O; Julian
Chauncey. $500: Jack Sullivan, So, 200;
Ethel Jet. $500.
The funeral of Mrs. E. A. Cation will
be held tomorrow morning from the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Arthur Davis, Ida
Fairfax County, and burial will be in
Eethel Cemetery.
During thu month OF July. the clerk
of the Corporation Court issued ffty-five
marriage licenses. of which forty-one
were to whites and fourteen to colored
couples. A total of twenty-eight deeds
also were recorded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cats have re-
turned from a trip to Boston by sea.
They also spent some time in New York
Mrs Rosie G. De Vaughan. nineteen
years old, wife of Ferdinand De