Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Free Tuition Sought in Wash
ington High Schools.
LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE
Permits Issued to Public School
Children-Funeral Of DR.,
s. 3. Cats.
Special Correspondents Of The star.

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Special Correspondents Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. September 1, 1918.
Tho school officials Of Alexandria
county want to have the public school
children Of that county attend the public
high schools OF Washington without
being compelled to pay tuition fee With
this object In view a committee consist
ing Of Messrs. Trimyer. Handy and Up
man has been appointed to confer with
members of Congress and urge upon
them the passage Of bill granting that
privilege.
1t said that one-fourteenth OF the ter
ritory Of Alexandra county is owned by
the government. and this is urged as q
reason why children Of the county
should be permitted to attend the Dis
trfct high schools without paying tuition
fee. 1t is said the financial condition Of
the county viii not permit it at this
time to maintain a high school.
Celebrating Labor Day.
Hundreds of citizens are today attend.
ing the Labor day celebration at the
Dyke, two miles south Of here. An elab-
crate program of sports and athletic
events is in progress and many young
sters are participating.
Addresses will be made this afternoon
by Representative Carter Glass of Lynch
burg and j. Fred Birrell of this city.
A feature will be a base ball game be-
tween the Cardinals and an all-star team
silver loving cup will be awa5ded the
winner
The sports will be ended at 6 o'clock
with a race confined to married women.
and Waiting contest at o'clock will
bring the exercises to close.
A number of handsome prizes will be
awarded the successful contestants in the
athletic events
Practically all business was suspended
here today. and hundreds of citizens are
spending the day out of the city at river
and other excursion resorts. Many also
attended the celebration at Benning.
The river was today dotted with small
craft containing pleasure parties.
Lewis II. Machen OF this city will this
afternoon deliver an address at the Labor
day celebration which will be held a,
Central Labor Union. Others who will
make addresses include Henry Stuart.
democratic nominee for governor, and
Labor Commissioner Dougherty Of Wiz
ginia.
School Permits Issued.
Several hundred permits were today is
sued to white children to attend the pub.
lie schools. The work Of issuing per-
mits was begun at 9 o'clock this morn.
ing at Armory Hall and ended for the
day at ? o'clock this afternoon. They
are being issued by Harry Kirk, clerH
OF the city school board, and he is being
assisted by Harrie White.
|. The armory throughout the time. was
thronged with children. many OF them be.
ing accompanied by their parents. I'm
mediately after obtaining permits the
children went to the schools and were
assigned to the grades they will be in a
this scholastic term and had their boob
lists marked by the teachers. This will
give them the remainder of the week il
which to obtain the necessary books, al
| the schools will not reopen for studies
until Monday morning next
Permits to white children will be also
issued tomorrow and Wednesday. ano
permits to colored children will be issued
Thursday at the same hours
The public schools of Alexandria coun
ty will reopen for studies September ~
This coming session will be ten months
one or the longest terms ever before hello
by the county schools
Police Court Cases.
"A fellow just handed it to me to keer
for him after borrowing d quarter from
me while in a saloon in the northeast
ern part of the CITY," was what Jerr,
Miller, colored, told Police Justic,
Thompson in court today when ar.
raigned to answer a charge of carrying
concealed weapons. This excuse wal
not satisfactory to the court and a fine
of $50 with the alternative of spendins
| three months on the state road force
was imposed.
Other cases follow: Norman Fergu.
son, colored. disorderly conduct OF
Wesley Washington and Clarence
Green. colored. disorderly and fighting
the first named two fined S. each anG
the latter forfeited collateral; William
Marshall, colored. disorderly conduct
and fighting, continued until tomorrow
Haywood Spottswood. colored, disor.
derby conduct acquitted; Blanche Par.
| ker, colored, larceny of 1881 from Johr
Amagan, acquitted, owing to absence Of
complainant.
Smith Roy, Enoch Roy, J. L. Ashton
and Richard Price, colored, disorderly
and fighting, turned over to the Alex.
andria county authorities.
The following are the delegates from
Alexandria Lodge, No 1853. Benevolen
and Protective Order OF Elks who will
leave here this afternoon for Richmond
| to attend the seventh annual state con
vention: James w. Bales, exalted ruler
James B. Martin, esteemed loyal knight
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, state chaplain: j
Owen Lynch and p. E. Walker. An elab
crate program Of exercises for the en-
tertainment Of the visitors has been pre-
pared by the Richmond Elks
Walker BOvee, whose home is In VII
Transport, Pa, had the toes of his left
foot smashed yesterday afternoon while
attempting to board a eouthbOund freight
train near the union passenger station
Bovee was taken to the Alexandria Hos
pital, where the toes were amputated by
DR.. William M. Smith. It Is said tha
Bovee was going to Newport News. HI
is an tronworker.
Funeral Of DR.. s. r. Cats.
Funeral services for DIR. Samuel r
Cats were held at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from his home. 1922 Duke
street. They were conducted by Rev. DR.
]. w. Duffey, pastor Of the M. e. Church
South Burial was made in the Presby.
terrain cemetery with Masonic honors, the
services being read by DR.. c. E. Outcalt
master OF Andrew Jackson Lodge Mem.
beers OF Andrew jackson and Alexandria.
Washington lodges Of Masons and the
members of Old Dominion Commandery
No. II, knights Templar. attended.
The pallbearers were DR.. Arthur Snow.
den, William Lewis Allen, John G. era.
ham, Charles w. Howell, Henry k Field
Frank Tuba, a former resident of this
city, died yesterday at his home in Wash.
ington after long illness. The deceased