Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-17
ALEXANDRIA AFT AIRS
Contractor Begins Work OF
Macadamizing Roads.
EXPENSE TOTALS $4,000
Death of Magnus Schiller, Founder
of Beef Company-Residenee
Damaged by Fire.

SPECIAL Correspondence. 81 Tn" sta.
ALEXANDRIA. "a. May 6.pIrIltui-
nary work of the construction Of thirtN
three miles OF tar macadan roads in
Mount Vernon district t'airfax county.
has been begun by tine contractors. The
entire work when completed. viii cost
f6,'"' This. will give the district the
fuest roaGways in This section of thr
"@'utt.
t'reehuIders - the dstr5et November !
last. 5y majority Of for,, seven, voted
800. bond tSs;t- in HE SUM If $4,000.
rA~ stat" "f Virginia vii. Contribute
so.d"' to~ard tn. impro'eme.ts and the
I nred States government VIII cnulrih-,te
St';ao
N:ue'Is she roads To be improved ; the
MAIN thoroughfare Ger iIGnting creek,
leading "a Mourn Vernon This will be
= Zig benefit z, automobilists as the
present rolh to Mount Vernon is ut III
good condition
.Mssnus Schiller Dead.
Masnus Schuler. one Of the - Known
ttchers in the city anG. founder OF The
y Schuler Beef Coul1ny died q, .
clock this afternoon NJ his home 12i1
Ming sfeet. after "a pIotrac.ea illn.~s.
NJ. Sohule:' mad blen II f.,ili,.g health
for the past two years. being a sufferer
from heart trouble. Two nrnths ago he
WIS proStratex
Mr.. Sckulet< was seventy-sour years Old
and was native -of Saxe-Weimar. Ger
many. .He came &c. America, i'll 1870 and
located in Baltimore III 1917 i~-ramt 10
Alexandria and catered tt< butchering
business. building up a large trade. For
many gears he conducted a si@hd If the
,jty market. Owing 10 he infrmities
incident IT, his age he had retir~d from
active participation in business Sf-lirs.
Mr.. Sckuler was II member of fitzSeIAld
Council. knights of Columbus and of
the ROYAL Arcanum.
Besides his wife, who was Miss Bar
bara Wechter. he is survived by thres
children. Frederick and Niliiaa j.
Schuer and Mrs. Christina h. 'aief wife
OF James W. Bales.
His funeral will take place AZ 3:3"
o clock Monday morning from St sMary's
catholic Church.
Iust Have Voted Last November.
Alexandrians are considerably interest
ed in the opinion just handed down by
Attorney General Pollard of the state of
Virginia. in which it is held that only
persons entitled TO vote in the last gen
eral election. November 1919. can legally
become sisners of the petitions calling Cor
= statewide election next September
Petitions are now being circulated il
different parts of the state 70 obtain the
reqired number of signatures calling upon
the governor 10 hold a statewide cleo
ton in September.
Fire Damages Home.
Fire at $50 o'clock this evening consid-
~, i,,ta Of fh.
deuce of Charles H. Zimmerman Market
space adjoining his place of business.
The fire started in a bedroom on the sec
ond floor and went to the attic on the
third floor. The house was flooded with
water before the fire was subdued. The
loss will be several hundred dollars, COW
cred by insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown
The committee i'll charge OF the
rangements for the Sunday school parade
he held here the afternoon of June IL
Is preparing a program. it is expected
there will be 2,O1p children in line of
march. Tableaus will follow the parade.
The north end of the old Braddock
House is being converted into modern
and up-to-date hotel and apartment
house which will he known as the Wagar,
in honor OF the owner of the establish
menJ. Workmen are now engaged in the
work of remodeling the building
General and Personal
A number of members of Mount Vernon
Chaptsr. ROYAL Arch Masons, will 80
TO Fredericksburg Monday To attend the
triangular couyocation Of Orange. Fred
ercksburg and Culpeper chapters
Officers chosen by Mount Vernon Chap
ter. Daughters of the American Revolu-
lion, are: Mrs. W j. Morton, regent
Miss Caroline Wise. vice regent: Miss
Lola Ashton. recording secretary: Miss
Margaret MEG. AShbS. CORRESPONDING
secretary; Mrs. w. Il. Smoot. treasurer;
Miss Caroline Striblinc, registrar: Mrs.
Mary G.. Powell. historian.
The committee recently named for the
purpose of arranging for entertaining the
delegates who Will attend the twenty
sixth annual session of the Virginia
Press Association. will meet Wednesday
night in the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce for the purpose Of completing
plans.
William Desmond has purchased from
subdivision bounded By Commerce,
Prince and Peyton streets. \ deed Of CON
NeEance was recorded today.
Mrs. Ella +. Payne and daughter. Miss
Annie : Payne % Baltimore. and Miss
Lorraine Holder % Georgetown. p q.
are visiting Mrs \. f Service OF Prince.
street
y large number of hieNaudrians TO-DAY
attended the uuveiliug ot the Barry
statue in Washington.
\ meeting of Alexandra Lodge of E.lks
will be held Monday night next II its
nome.