The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
ALEXANDRIA REGATTA .
WITNESSED BY MANY
Annual Event Of Old Dominion Boat
Club Includes Close Finishes
Four Dared Shell Wins.
WOMAN'S SPEECH Is HALTED

Alexandria, Va, July ia large crowd
this afternoon assembled on the river
front and witnessed the annual regatta Of
the Old Dominion Boat Club. consisting
Of five events. The most exciting was
the race between the centipede and tie
four-oared shell, which was won by the
latter by less than ten feet. The crew
Of the shell was composed Of the follow
ing: c. j.. Mueller, first: James Roberts,
jr., second: Charles Dienelt. third; James
Douglas, jr.. fourth. stroke, and the crew
of the centipede was composed Of H.
Wingate, first; A. Callahan. second;
Frank Hill. jr., third; Bryan Pitts. fourth.
stroke The tub race between w. H. r.
Brooke and w. E. Spofford. won by the
first named. proved a rather amusing a.
fair
Other races follow: Senior single gig.
Charles Dienelt. first: James s. Douglas.
jr., second: James Roberts, jr., third.
Single junior gig. G..rpett Pitts. first.
William E. Spofford. second; Douglas Mo
Lean. third. Double outriggers. James s.
Douglas, jr. and James Roberts. jr.. first;
Garnett Pitts and Charles Dienelt. second.
Oficials Of the affair were as follows:
Edward Fawcett. judge: Arthur Herbert.
jr.. referee: c. ]. Mueller. starter. The
toat of E. A. Garlock was used by the
referee.
Mrs Myra McHenry, calling herself the
kansas Live Wire.'' blew into Alexan-
dria early this afternoon. and had planned
to make two speeches on Woman Suf-
frase." She, however. made none. and
left Alexandria thoroughly disguised and
dissatisfied with its rigid laws on pub
tic speaking.
Mrs. McHenry first visited police head
quarters and interviewed Chief Of Po-
lice Goods on the subject. The latter
told her she would have. to obtain per-
mission from Mayor Fisher before she
would be allowed to ospeak on the streets.
She saw the Mayor shortly afterward.
The Mayor informed her that the rules
could not be broken, adding that no ex-
ceptions would be made in her case.
Before departing. however, she gave
vent to her feelings and thought 1t rather
outrageous that she could not have the
privilege OF addressing citizens.
Residents of Mount Vernon District,
Fairfax County. are circulating a. petit
ton calling upon Judge ]. B. J. Thornton.
of the Circuit Court for that county, to
calie a special election to determine
whether 100000 shall be borrowed for
road improvements. At a recent mesttEg
in the interest Of the proposed highway,
held at Sherwood Hall, that county, the
signatures of twenty-five freeholders
were obtained to the petition. II the
bond issue is carried four roads. with a
total mileage Of thirty miles. will be con-
structed. 1t Is stated.
Wilhelm Freighap. thirty years old, was
struck by Seaboard Air Line train a
short distance south of Alexandria short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning and lad
HIS left foot mashed. Freighap vss
placed aboard a passenger train and
brought to the Alexandria Hospital.
A number of citizens interested In the
Proposed new savings bank met to-
night, and matters pertaining to the
starting Of such an institution were tis-
cussed. An oficial announcement will be
r,ede Monday. '@
The funeral Of William c. Bell will be
held at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the residence of his parents. "a 1-2 North
Alfred Street. Services will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian Church. and
burial will be in Bethel Cemetery.
Gov. Mann has appointed Robert H.
Cox and Harry 3. Cation as delegates to
the American Prison Association q be
held In indianapolis. October. lila