Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Wholesale Vaccinations Follow
Discovery of Smallpox.
OFFICIALS ACT PROMPTLY
City Council to Meet Tomorrow
Night to Consider Appeal in
Annexation Suit.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, January %, 1913.
seventy clerks employed at the Potomac
transfer. Potomac railroad yards, Alex
andria county, many of whom reside in
Washington and the remainder in this
city and in Alexandria county, We're vac
clnated yesterday afternoon. The whole
sale vaccination followed the discovery of
clerk suffering from what was diagnos-
ed as a pronounced case of the disease.
1t is said that the clerk lives in Wash
ington, and was subsequently quaran-
tined by the District authorities after it
was ascertained that he was suffering
from the disease. Last night the offices
at the yards were thoroughly fumigated
by DR.. r. j. Yates of Alexandria county.
DIR. Hardesty of the District health de-
partment, accompanied by DR.. r. j. Cor
bett county health officer and DR.. r j.
Yates. the latter of Del Ray, Yesterday
afternoon went to the railroad yards and
vaccnated sixty of the clerks employed
at the transfer. and fumisated the place
Ten others We're vaccinated last night
by DIR. Yates, who again fumigated the
place where the clerks are employed to
prevent a spread Of the disease.
The WashinStOnians employed at the
transfer We're vaccinated By DR.. Har-
desty, while the residents of Virginia were
looked after by Drs. Corbett and Yates.
The health authorities of the county,
having taken such drastic steps to pre-
vent a spread of the disease, do not an
ticipate any further trouble and the en-
plOyes who We're vaccinated feel per-
fectly secure, all having returned TO their
desks today.
Engine Company Elects.
The Reliance engine company No. 5,
at its annual meeting. held last night,
elected the following officers to serve
for the ensuing year: L. E. Uhler.
president; J. Sidney Douglas. first vice
president; w u. Taylor, second vice
president; II. Brooke Arnold. treasurer;
Frank Glasgow, secretary: Eugene
Rogers, assistant secretary: A. Il. Sulli
van. recorder; w. II. BOntZ, ST. w. II.
BOntZ. jr., John ". Schofield, executive
committee; A. ID. Grimes, captain; X.
". Ogden. first lieutenant; W. NJ. Glas
cow second lieutenant; Conrad Schwab,
commander Of hose.
Reports of the officers Of the company
were read, showing the company to be
in good condition. One application for
membership was received. A commit
tee was appointed to arrange for an
oyster roast to be given by the COM
pany shortly, TO which officers OF the
other active fire companies of the city
will be invited, together with the
mayor, members of the fire committee
and newspaper men Of the city.
President F. F. Marbury of the board
of aldermen has issued a call for a Spe
cial meeting of both branches of the
council for 1:3O o'clock tomorrow night
at which time the question of whether or
not the city will appeal the annexa ton
suit of the city, just handed down against
the city, will be taken up and disposed
of There are some members of council
who are opposed to appealing the case
and others favor it. 1t is expected that
the question will bring about considerable
debate.
The lawyers and members of the spe-
cial committee of city council held a
meeting last night and informally dis
cussed the question. but took no further
action. 1t is expected that they will ma e
some recommendation to council at it's
special meeting tomorrow night
William Bailey, cOlOred, who was ar
rested Saturday last under q capias On a
charge of retailing liquor without a gov
eminent license and subsequently placed
by United States Commissioner r. P. W.
Garnett, followed an order from Judge
Edmund Waddill of the United States
court for the eastern district of Virginia.
upon furnishing bail bond In the sum of
500. ]. NJ. Hill became his surety. Bal
ley will be given hearing at the July
term of court.
Eugene E. Fisher, arrested yesterday at
Falmouth, Va, by Deputy United States
Marshal William Schoeni, was brought
here today and placed in jail on a charge
of sending improper matter through the
mail. Fishers case will also come up at
the July term of court
Personal Tax Returns.
1t is expected that within the next
month Commissioner of Revenue Gala
han will receive blanks from the state
auditor for personal tax returns to be
distributed among citizens These blanks
were first distributed last year, and
created a little excitement among those
who were required to give a sworn list
of their incomes AS result the states
revenue was considerably increased
The Retail Merchants Association held
a meeting last night at the rooms of the
chamber of commerce and transacted
considerable business. A number of bills
We're audited and ordered paid.
The special committee recently ap-
pointed by the chamber of commerce to
confer with the officials of the Washing
ton and Old Dominion railroad, with q
view of obtaining better service on that