Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Candidates Declare Positions
on Statewide Prohibition.
TRIP PLANNED BY EAGLES
Many Members of the Alexandria
Aerie Will Attend National
Convention at Baltimore.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July %. 1913.
Should the enabling act, which aims to
submit to vote Of the people Of Vir-
ginia the question Of statewide prohi-
bitiOn, reach q tie vote in the state SEN
ate. Lieut.. Gov. ]. Taylor Ellyson will
vote dry, Lewis Fl. Machen Of this city,
an aspirant for the Office subject to the
primary which will be held August next,
will vote dry, If elected, and Alexander J.
Wedderburn, also an aspirant for the Of
flee, of this city and Fairfax county, will
vote wet. if elected.
These three candidates have, after
many delays, submitted to the Anti
Saloon League Of the state a statement
Of their views on this subject. Secretary
McAlister Of the Ant-Saloon League
made their statements pubic last night
from the Richmond headquarters of the
league.
In the 1919 session Of the general as
sembly a bill known as the enabling act,
providing that when a certain proper
ton of the voters Of the state petition
for an election on the question of state
wide prohibition 1t shall be held and the
result be proclaimed by the governor as
a law. was adopted by the house of dele
gates and defeated In the state senate.
The senate is a hold-over body. the
same members coming back this year
as last session. with two exceptions,
which does not change the result. Sem
ator Folkes Of Richmond resigned, and
Col. John S. HARDWOOD has been nomi-
mated for his seat. Both oppose the
enabling act. Senator ID. C. Cummings
has died. He was a dry man. Both the
democratic and republican candidates for
this seat will vote dry. Unless some old
members. therefore. desire to change
their votes in this issue the situation will
remain unchanged.
In view of close vote much interest
has been expressed In the attitude of the
lieutenant governor
The views expressed by the candidates
for lieutenant governor will have con-
siderable weight in the primary for that
Office August >.
Eagles Going to Baltimore.
Alva Aerie, No. ST.. Fraternal Order
of Eagles, at a meeting last night. COM
pleted plans for attending the Baltimore
convention August next. More than
loo members OF the local aerie will go to
Baltimore on that occasion. The local
ton Eagles. and will remain in the Monu-
mental city about two days. 0. H.
Daniels and T. d. Downey are delegates
from the local aerie to the national con-
vention.
The Eagles also completed plans for
its annual excursion. which will be given
to Marshall Hall August next.
Lafayette Council Of Knights Kadosh
at it's annual injecting last night elected
the following officers: p. E. Gift, COM
mander; James E. Alexander. first lieu
tenant commander; H. Noel Garner. sec
ond lieutenant commander; w. 8. Con-
nelly, chancellor: w. B. Cline, orator; W..
G. lie Hew. aiimoner; James e. King, re-
corder, and James NJ. Duncan, treasures
r. p w. Garrett has rendered his res
ignation as clerk of the United States
court for the eastern district OF Vir-
ginia to Joseph Brady, clerk Of the
United State district court.
Mr.. Garnett's successor will not be
named before next September. Mr.. Gar
nett will continue to serve as clerk to
the United States commissioner.
Since September. 1908, Mr.. Garrett has
been clerk Of this court, he having sue
ceeded the late John S. Fowler.
Six Months on Road.
Six months on the state convict road
force was the sentence imposed today in
the police court in the case of Gus Mar
shall, colored, charged with assaulting
and stabbing Lena Jackson, colored. The
affair took place Thursday night.
The complainant claimed that Marshall
had accused her OF stealing % cents,
whereupon he stabbed her. The prisoner s
only excuse was that he was drunk.
The funeral Of Mary L. Tyler. the in
FAINT daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
L. Tyler, who died at the home of her
parents. at Hunters station, Fairfax
county. took place yesterday afternoon.
Services were conducted by Rev. l.. F..
Kelly.
Sophie Hayes, colored, seventy years
old. died Thursday at her home, Ala South
Royal street, and her funeral took place
| today.
Bette Brown. colored. fifty-five years
old. died at the hospital, and her funeral
took place yesterday.
final decree for divorce on the ground
of desertion has been given in the cor
poratiOn court In the case Of Alma e..
Powell against William r. Powell.
Miss Ruth H. -Prettyman has been ap-
pointed a notary public by Gov. Mann.
Misses Elsie r. TIGER and Jessie Suth-
ard are at Colonial Beach. where they
are spending their vacation.
The condition OF Police Justice Cation.
who Is Ill at Ocean Grove, n. j., is re-
ported To be somewhat improved today.
Mrs. w. q. LIE Hew has returned after
siX-week trip othe mountains in the
valley Of Virginia.