Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BirreII Victor in Race for State
Legislature.
LOW MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Defeats Julian T. Several
Indictments Are
Returned.
LOW MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Special Correspondence of The Star

speclal Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 9, 1913.
BY plurality of 612 in the city and
county j. Fred Birrell, member of the
common council from the third ward,
won IN the primary election held here
and in Alexandria county yesterday for
the purpose of nominating candidate for
the state legislature to represent this
city and Alexandria county in that body
Mr.. Birrell swept every ward in the
city, having a plurality of 6S2 here.
Maj. E. W. r. Ewing, an attorney of
Ballston. Alexandria county, carried
Alexandria county with a plurality of
only seventy over his two opponents,
the third man in the race being O. p
Angelo. Southern railway locomotive
engineer of this city.
The total vote cast in the CITY was
l,12O. and the total vote cast i'm Alex
andr1a county was ESQ.
Elected to Council,
ID. Monkey Low was last night elected
a member of the common council from
the fourth ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Council
man Charles B. Swan
Mr. Low defeated Julian T. Burke
Tor the position by vote Of eight to
seven. Mr.. Low was nominated by
Councilman Chauncey and Mr.. Burke
by Councilman Marshall
hoDert r. Gronau was reelected fire
Ghlef or the city fire department and
Joshua Sherwood was reelected SUI
pernntenaent OF the city almshouse
several other small matters were
acted upon by the council.
Testify for Shanks.
The examination of witnesses for the
defense was begun today in the United
States court for the eastern district of
virginia in the case of Arthur Shanks.
alias Arthur West, charged with improp-
or conduct with young girl on the gov
eminent reservation at Rosslyn, at the
south end OF the Aqueduct bridge
ABOUT forty witnesses have been sum-
moned When court opened this morn
ing attorneys for Shanks argued to have
the case taken from the hands of the
Jury and let the judge decide the case.
This was overruled by the Judge The
government completed it's case yesterday
afternoon.
Indictments Returned,
After returning the following indict-
ments the grand jury was discharged
yesterday afternoon in the United
States court for the eastern district of
Virginia: Davis w. Arlington opening
letter and removing contents; W. r.
Trusler. opening letter, plea Of guilty
and fined 500 and costs; F.. w Harper.
carrying on business of distiller and
attempting to defraud United States
Of tax on distilled spirits, removing
spirits without paying tax, ETC.; j. T.
Harper, removing spirits on which in
ternal revenue tax had not been paid
Eugene Myers and Henry McDaniels,
int mol
revenue tax had not been paid: Joseph
II: Barton. allowed opportunity to dis
tillers to defraud United States while
acting as storekeeper gauger; w. f..
Jones, G. NJ. Lilies. William F. Graves,
Ellis Brewer, William T. Reed. carry
ing on business Of retail liquor dealer
without having paid special tax; w. l..
Young. larceny of interstate shipment.
hour in the Henrico county Jail, he
having already served six months
while awaiting trial.
Will Install Officers.
r. l.. Merchant, deputy state coun-
cilor, will tonight install the recently
elected officers of Ballston Council, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Arlington Trust
Company, Rosslyn, Alexandria county,
with a capital stock of $4,000 to 500. 900.
Officers are: f. Wiley Stearns, president
Washington, ID. c.; w. c. Wibert, vice
president. Arlington, Va: c. T. Mer-
chant, secretary and treasurer, Wash
ington, u. G.
The body of Henry l.. Currier, a South
ern railway section foreman, who died
yesterday at his home at Lincolnia Fair
fax county. was shipped today to Damon
Albemarle county, Va. for burial.
Funeral services for Thomas j. Bruffey
who died Monday, We're held this after
noon at his home, Del Ray, Alexandria
county