Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
| burg; A. A. p. Neel, Marshall; J. H.
Kuhlman. Sterling; L B. Atkins. Deco
guam; C. B. Sutton, Fauquier.
Candidates Cat Checks Back.

burg; A.. A. p. Neel, Marshall; J. H.
kaufman. Sterling; L. 3. Atkins. Deco
guam; c. B. Sutton, Fauquier-
Candidates Get Checks Back.
The various candidates for city and
state offices in the coming primary to-
day received checks for so each, the
amount each which they had contrib
uted toward defraying the expenses of
the proposed primary. The money was
returned by City Chairman Charles
Bendheim as the candidates are with
out opposition.
Chairman Bendheim will call a
meeting very shortly for the purpose
of declaring the incumbents the nomi-
nees. and calling off the primary fixed
for May 20.
Bids for the Improvement of seven
squares with modern roadwayS are to be
considered this afternoon by the street
committee at meeting of that commit
tee which will be held at the office OF
City Engineer Dunn. The proposed i'm
provements will cost about $4,000 This
will mark the opening of the spring and
summer street Improvement mapped out
by the city council.
The state corporation commission mas
granted a charter to Albert NJ. Keen,
merchant tailor. incorporated. of this city.
with a maximum capital stock of SJO,0Oo
and a minimum Oh $1,000. Officers are A.
VI. heen, president, f. H. stephens, VICE
president; Norris Needle. secretary and
treasurer, all of Washington.
Old Dominion Club Smoker.
A smoker was given last night by the
members of the Old Dominion Club, at
their clubhouse. A feature of the en-
tertainment was battle royal between
four colored men from Washington. Sc
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Ideal Mandolin Club. and there were vo-
cal selections. by X. W Ogden, Forrset
Birrell and Mr.. Spaulding, the latter of
Washington.
The Cardinal base ball club of this city
Melted sos 3 as a result of the game
yesterday with the Nationals. This rep
resented one-half of the receipts less eX-
penses. Last night the youngsters en-
ioyed banquet at the Hotel Ramnel on
their return from Washington The boys
sWapred stories after dinner on how 1t
feels to play with professionals.
meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Rosemont Citizens Associa-
ton will be held tonight, at which
time plans will be formulated for
obtaining fire protection for this
report to the association, which will
hold meeting Saturday night at
Rosemont.
To Give Exhibition Drill.
The Alexandria Light Infantry at a
meeting held at Armory Hall last
night accepted an invitation to give an
exhibition drill at Odd Fellows Hall
Friday night at the bazaar Of the
Alexandria Musical Association now in
progress. G. c. Trenary has received
his commission as second lieutenant
of the company.
In the case of the United States against
Theodore Johnson, Judge Waddill yester-
day afternoon gave a verdict for the de-
PENDANT after hearing the arguments and
borne by the government. Johnson was
charged with building on the government
reservation near Fort Myer.
He was represented by Attorneys John
s. Barbour and James e. Clements, and
the government was represented by Dis
trict Attorney Groner.
Application will be made to the state
court of appeals the latter part of this
week for a writ of error and supersedeas
in the case of City Councilman Julian
Y. Williams. who recently was held to
be Illegally holding his seat in council.
according to decision handed down in
the corporation court. Attorney @. l..
Booth stated today that he has just
about completed the record in the case
for the appeal.
n. 8. Greenaway, clerk of the corpora
ton court. during the month of March
recorded forty-one deeds and issued fifty
two marriage licenses of which number
forty-one were to white and eleven to
colored persons.