The Washington herald., 1913-03-14
DEMOCRATS TO HOLD
PRIMARY IN AUGUST
Virginia Municipal and State ORieers
Must Face Voters to Sc
cure Reelection.
OTHER NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST

0kAAN NAV y NOl6oo Va HNA AANkSA
Alexandria, Va, March 1S-Plans for
primary to be held in the early sum-
mer for the purpose of nominating mu-
nicipal and State officers and also the
plans for the State primary to be held
| early next ugust will be discussed at
a meeting of the city Democratic COM
| mittee, which will be held next week.
Charles Bendheim chairman of the city
committee, announced to-day that he
would issue a call for a meeting of the
committee for one night next week for
the foregoing pdrpose.
| Under the new primary law II is nee
essary that candidates seeking the va
rious offices file a declaration of their
intention with the clerk of the court
| sixty days prior to the primary. This
being the law the committee will hardly
| fix the date of the primary before the
| latter part of May or the 1st of June, il
! is thought.
So far as known not any Of the in
| cumbents will have opposition. In that
event the incumbents will at the proper
| time be declared the nominees of the
party by the city committee, thereby OBJ
| waiting the necessity of primary.
window Smashing Costly.
Smashing windows for amusement and
doing damage to the extent of SIS was
the manner in which Michael Sullivan
and Hamilton Sibbald. soldiers from Fort
Washington. Md, ended up drunk at
. o'clock this morning. The windows they
smashed included the handsome plate
glass display window of the store of San
ders & Stayman, 6l1-5l3 King Street val
ued by John NJ. Reed. local manager. at
Sl75, and the window of the glass show
case in front of the store of r. l.. Carne
q Co, 703 King Street, valued at IS. The
sound of the breaking of glass attracted
Sergt. Scott and Policemen Roland and
Nicholson, and they soon had the soldiers
in custody.
In court this morning they We're fined
so each, with the alternative of spend
ing ninety days each in the city jail.
The window of Sanders & Stayman was
broken with big brick. Sullivan ad-
mitted doing this job. and his only excuse
was that he was drunk. The window of
the show case Of Carne e Co. presumably
was broken by Sibbald. although he de-
clared he had no statement TO make. An
empty whisky flask was used in breaking
it. The loss on both windows is covered
by insurance.
The Mutual Ice Company of this city.
has just completed the work of erecting
an ice manufacturing plant at the Po-
tomac railroad yards. Alexandria County.
Operations will he begun at the plant
Saturday morning. This plant has
capacity of manufacturing fifty tons ice
daily.
All of the ice manufactured at the
plant will be used in reicinC cars of
Armour and Company. going both north
and south.
The ice for these cars was formerly
conveyed by cars from the plant of the
local concern to the yards, and trans
ferred to the cars.
to the city gas works has practically
been completed. and will be used for the
first time Saturday.
The construction of the trestle will
obviate the necessity of hauling the coal
for the city gas works a considerable
distance in wheel har1ows. Now it will
be dumped from the cars into the hin.
The cost of the trcstlc will be about
ss.2Oc. One half of the cost will be
borne by the city and the other half
by the Southern Railway Company.
1t is estimated that the city will save
sufficient within three years to pay its
share of the cost of the construction of
the trestle.
In the Circuit Court for this city to-
day. in the case of Frederick ?. Russell
against the Colonial Portland Cement
Corporation. decree was entered con-
firming report of NorveIl L. Henley. spe:
cial commissioner. and naming him to
convey property to R r. Skillman. at
James City County. Va, for $i15, and
also directing distribution.
In the same court a final decree for
divorce. on the ground Of desertion. wa =
given in the case of Flora VI. Beach
against Charles d. Beach. She was Civ
en- the custody OF her daughter.
Eugene F. Fisher. arrested some time
ago in Fredericksburg. Va. on p charge
of the nonsupport of his wife, and who
was released on furnishing bond in the 4,
sum of S1,0H0, to-day appeared before |
United States Commissioner r. p. w. !
Garnett and renewed his bond for. sixty
days until requisitio papers have been
made in Washington. Fisher will be !
tried, it is stated, in Washington.
Miss Hilda Adele Hayden. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Hayden. and
Mr.. Harry B. Gray. the later OF Round |
ried tonight at the parsonage of Trim
ity NJ. f. Church. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. G. A. Luttrell pastor.
Thomas BlGgett. of Accotink Fairfax
County reports to the police that while
in this city to-day he was jostled in a
crowd and 81. which he carried in a |
shot sack, stolen from him.
The st. Mary's Sunday school base
ball club is arranging for an entertain
ment which will be given April next
at the Young Mems Solidity Lyceum
Hall Proceeds will he for the athletic
fund.
William Helms and wife,N Margaret,
have purchased from Phoebe A Mankin
the store and dwelling at the northwest
corner of Lee and Wolfe Streets.
The March term OF the Circuit Court
for this city was closed to-day when
Judge ]. B. T. Thornton came here from
Manassas to sign a number of papers.
The members of the Columbia Fire
Engine Company are arranging for an
oyster roast Monday night at their
house.
]. A Kelly. of Washington, has ac-
cepted a position with the Mount Vernon
stables, which he formerly held.
CONVENTION SITES SHOWN.