The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-09
ALEXANDRIA HEALTH
OFFICER IS NAMED
Or. E. A. German Receives Is
Votes to 9 Cast for Or. 7. M.
Jones on Second Ballot.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Dec. 9.-Dr. I.
A. German was elected health officer
~ Alexandria on the second ballot at
-ho meeting OF city coancil held fast
ght After brief sessions OF the two
boards. where only routine matters
ere considered. a joint session was
Held for the purpose of filling the
'acsncy I'M the health office. DR.. Cor
man was placed in nomination by
alderman Brill and Or. T. Marshall
Jones. by President Smith. of common
council The first ballot did not result
n an election. the vote standing 70 TO
20 in favor OF German. the members
Voting as follows: For German. Mar
curry. II. Il. Burke. John Leadbeater
o.. ". Watues. James w Bales. r. l.
Monroe. John T Harrison. y. J. Law
i.r !. VI. Hill. Jacob Brill, George II.
Robinson. and James r. Fitgerald-I2
For Jones, r. d. BrumbaCk. William
desmond. 4. D. Brockett. Albert Bry-
aut. Charles Bcndheim, Howard w.
smith. w. w. Ballencer. Maurice WI
hins. c. J. W. Summers and Henry X
Field-l0
on the second ballot Councilman
Desmond changed from Jones to Cor
man. giving the latter Is votes or a
raiority of the two bodies.
The committee on streets reported I'M
oN -Fably on claim OF r. +. Myers to
4" refunded one-third the cost OF
F1'o"ements made TO sidewalks in
Frp q Of his premises on Pitt street.
"uncilman Brockett made an unsuc-
90 stul attempt to have the matter re
committed to the committee. The Cen
'ral Garage WIS given permission to
make repairs and build an addition to
. building on Washington street near
h.n=. The sem annual report of the
clerk OF gas showed that sales of gas
during the six months ended Deem
Dor ] amounted to 81. 5o5.IS. an increase
o. N.92 Is over the corresponding
poriod OF 1919.
In police court TODAY Carey Craig
as nned so for carrying concealed
weapons. Sarah Gray charged with
larceny Of a centerplecc from the resi-
''nce of Mrs George =. Hopkins. WAS
s"rtenced TO jail for sixty DAYS. and
Fred Spender. charged with l-rceay of
chickens and dishes from Max Berh-
man, also was sent to jail for sixty
days.
Yesterday was the last day for pay
mont Of poll taxes. and 1.57n citizens
had paid their quota to the city :rcns-
Hror. and will be able to vote IN the
next election At the same time last
ear 1907 we're qualified, falling off
Of thirty-seven.
Seminole Tribe. No %. Improved
order of Red Men, will initiate a class
Of fifty tomorrow night in Odd Fellows
Hall, on North Columbus street The
degrees of the order will be conferred
nv a new degree team, composed of the
z,lowing members: r. c. Sullivan. II. J
- Newton. i. &. Glasgow. II. W.
x rnents. Bedford Glasscock. Thomas
" Jones. ir., Clarence L. Purcell !
Luther KeIl. Thomas Carter. Frank /
ChiIcott. Norman Roberts. c. Ray I
mond simpson. Paul Lindsey. Earl r.
Sullivan. II. p. Brawnor. Harry
Hinken. W. Burton Richards. r. N.
owens Stanley FOltz, Charles J.
Dcah'. j--. ard Barnard Cook. A num-
her-of guests from Washington and
Vir-inia are expected to be present.
Tho Retail Merchants Association
vii be recognized tonight at I meet
ing 10 be held in the office of Has-ric
White. secretary. a credit bureau will
also bc added to the association.
Alexandria Council. No. So. Royal
Arcanum elected the following officers
AZ a meeting held last night: James Il.
Mansfield, representative to great cOun-
fl. 2. N. Prettyman. alternate to great
.HUnCil James Baync. regent. 9. I.
fIel.nuth. vice regent: Archie Nails.
orator: James L. Alexander. secretary;
" Pullman. collector: George Ghler.
treasurer: Laurence MILAN, guard: J.
IT, Bel. inside guard: Thomas Mcler-
mott. sentinel: John Watkins. Alvin
Powell. and J. G. Cockey. trustees.
The Belgian relief committee acknowI-
.Ggos receipt Of the following cOntri-
H.t'ons: Philip Dawson. s.. through
nrist Church the following sums: Miss
Mary johnson. 81: Miss Constance TaN-
.n~. 81. Miss Anne Lawson Tebbs. 81;
Tf~ Edgar Snowden. s.: Mrs Hubert
~aowdcn. SO: Miss E :. 81: Miss 3.
2. Frank Watkins. s.: contribution
.. November >. s.. The committee has
so received from Mrs. Alex Kaufman
bale % merchandise.
Alexandria Nest. No 1779. Order 81
owls elected the following officers ~
. meeting held ,ast night: r. p. White
tone. president. r u. Prettyman. VIC"
.iankiu. financial secretary. William
f. Thorpe recording secretary. Ray
-11nd Lyles. treasurer. Thomas II.
aunOck. inside sentinel: 4. Al S-nGer-
.a. outside sentinel. r. ". Pretlyman !
T. Monroe and J. +. Corsa. trustees. :
Ia corporation court today d final de-
.rne Of divorce was entered ia the suit :
# Edna :. 4. White. against her nus
no. John r White. The plaintiff was
anted the divorce on the grounds Of
,~erJi0n and abandonment
Congressman Carter Glass. Of Lyncs.-
-r-. .ruG 4. J. Montague. Of Richmond.
eye .uo principal speakers at a ban
.rt -iyeu by Post f., Travellers Pro-
tive association, at the Westminster
ling las, night. attended by 80
InbeTs and tl~.T guests. The former
ave an exhaustive and lucid eXplana-
sr ,f III, rev currency and banking
and iha latter covered "a wide range