The Washington times., 1913-10-30
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
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ALEXANDRIA. VA. OCT. 80.
Serious difficulty is being encountered
by the electoral board OF the city OF
Alexandria. which will have charge OF
Tire State and municipal election to be
held on next Tuesday in securing
judges to preside at the election. Three
of the regular judges. Oscar Phillips,
of the First ward; William Moore. of the
FIRST ward. and John G. Graham. of
the Third ward, have resigned and
there is disinclination on the part of
several others to serve.
The dissatisfaction on the part of the
judges is the result of the reduction
in pay by the State. Under the present
law the judges receive only 81 a day,
and they are compelled to serve from
sun-up to sun-down and after that for
several hours in counting and tabulat-
ing the ballots. In the Democratic prf-
maries. where the expenses are borne
by the Democrats city committee r e
judges are paid So day for their serv-
ices.
The board will endeavor to persuade
the judges to serve on Tuesday on ac-
count OF the difficulty In securing sub
sttutes and may ask the city of Alex
andria to allow the judges additional
pay from the city treasury. Similar
action was taken in Richmond, where
the judges receive s. per day for their
services.
4 big rally to be held tonight at
Potter's school. Mt. Vernon district,
Fairfax county, will wind UP the cam
paign which has been in progress dur
ing the past three weeks for good
roads for that district. bond issue of
$4,000 for this purpose is to be voted on
next Tuesday. At tonights meeting
the principal speaker will be P. st. John
Wilson. of Richmond, State road COM
missioner. At the conclusion of the
! meeting Commissioner Wilson and the
committee which has been working for
the bond issue will be entertained at
! the residence OF A. ID. Brockett, in tn s
| city. meeting was held in the IN
| terest of the bond issue last night at
| tendance. George d. Pickett presided.
The speakers were Superintendent
Whitaker. of the District workhouse at
! Occcquan; A. ID. Brockett, Julian Y.
| Williams, Walter C.. Foster, and Ed
ward 5. Leadbeater, of this city.
| DIR. Alexander johnson, of Vineland
! ". j., addressed the board of managers
of the Children's Home at its meeting
| today. Tonight he will deliver a lee.
| ture at the Young Peoples building un.
| der the auspices of the Anti-Tuberculos.s
| League, on the subject of The Mother
| state ana her w eaker Condition The
! lecture will be illustrated by stereopti.
| con slides, and will be free to the pub.
| lie. An invitation to attend has beer
| accepted by the members of the city
| council.
| An attempt was made by thief Il
| rob the garage of Myers Bros. on Pit
| street, last night. One of the owners
! who returned to his office found a Io
| of automobile parts and brass article.
: tied in a laprobe in the middle of tn,
| floor He telephoned to the police sta
| ton, and although Chief Goods respond
ed quickly. the thief made his escap,
| through back entrance
] Tomorrow will be patrons day il
| the public schools. and preparations ar,
| being made to receive a large numbel
of the parents and friends Of the pupils
| There will be no exercises of a specia