The Washington times., 1915-01-13
LAWYERS ACTIVE N
new OFFICE SEARCH
alexandria Soon Must Elect
Civil and Police Justice.
Salary Question Up.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. 1.-the in.
PRODUCTION of a resolution In the city
council last night by Councilman Brum-
back in reference to the salary OF the
civil and police justice of Alexandria
which office was created by the last
legislature, has called attention to tho
fact that the people will be called upon
to vote for an official to fiji the posi-.
tion next November. Already there
who will enter the race.
Tho new justice will enter upon his
duties on January /, 1916, when the Of
nces OF police Justice Of Alexandria.
now held by Harry b Cation, and those
OF tho six justices of the peace. some
OF whom are elected by the people and
others appointed by the Judge of the
corporation court. will obe abolished.
ton than is now held by either kind Of
Justice. as all suits Of less than 5000
VIII be decided. there. Many of these
GSsss. which. are appealed from the
2usnces rnsnss. courts. are now heard in the
Tho law providing for the new official
gives the city council the right to fix
Lne salary, and the resolution intro
uuced last night by Councilman Brum-
nack was for that purpose. although no
specified salary was named therein.
me resolution was referred to the COM
mlttees on general laws and finance.
Ine sum OF $50 was appropriated FOR
sewer IN an alley, on Wolfe street. be-
.ween Fairfax and Royal streets. and
sSH was appropriated for general re-
pairs to streets. A resolution appro.
priating S21oo for the surface Of the
1oad IN Queen street, from Columbus
L.
as may need repairing, was referred to
inc committee on streets and finance.
no steps looking to a settlement of
and the officials of the Robert Potn PortneS eS
Sre~ing Company were taken today,
and both sides are waiting deNeioD.
ments. the brewery is still open, al
.hnt shhUtsd doSn some OF the departments are
,oWn representatives have been called
mere mere to assist in getting out orders
me union workers are expecting the
arrival OF some of the national officers
~ their associations to enter into nc
;,otiations with the manag cement OF tho
brewery.
At meeting Of George Washington
Carmen Of America, the following or
ilcers were installed by Past President
Kmresident; m W; L. Thompson, president; !;
VII W. E. Studds. vice president: E. G.
less, financial secretary: H. Spiiman,
treasurer: X. Bond. guide: William Nc.
iNaE. warden: d. w. Howland. sentinel;
=. G. Nails. chaplain: NJ. d. Boothe, c.
1..oveless. chairman: = SpilNan, Vice
chairman. and W. ". Nicklson. secre-
1ary' OF the local protective board.
In hA
I2r divorce were granted Mary E. II.
owens from Edward Owens. and John
": Mitchell from Julia A. Boyd Perry
Mitchell. Desertion was given as the
rtounds. and both plaintiffs were repre-
sented by Attorney Robinson Moncure.
The Rev. Bergman Green. DID,, pro-
fessor of Bible history in the Virginia
extended q unanimous call to the recto-
rate Of st. James Episcopal Church, OF
Richmond. by the vestry. James r.
Gordon and Murray NJ. Mcclure. two
members of the vestry. arrived in Alex
andria today to extend the call to Dr.
Green. DR.. Green is regarded us one
of tho strongest preachers I'm the Epis-
copal church in Virginia. He has twice
been elected bishop coadjutor Of the
State. When first elected he declined.
but when the honor was offered to him
second time he accepted. He was
however, on account of ill-health.
A. F. Gundlac. of 1904 Williams ave.
nue.. Richmond. Va. has claimed the
automobile which was awarded by the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company
Two coffins stand side by side at the
homo Of Mrs. Edmonia Burke. SAT North
Royal street. One contains the body of
Mrs. Burke. who dcd OF pneumonia
yesterday morning. and the other the
body Of her sister. Mrs. Susan A. Brady,
Of the Same disease. Mrs. Burke is
survived by her husband and five chill.
dren. Henry burke, Mrs. Laura Nc
Cuen, Mrs. Ella Mayhush. Mrs. Lula
Ford and Miss Lizzie Burke.