Evening star., 1915-02-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Faces Possibility of Hav-
ing No Police Justice.
FOR CHARACTER BUILDING
Secretary Daniels Urges Training Of
Boy-L. Z. Kell Rescued
From Fire.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF lne Stskr'
p ALEXANDRIA, Va, February s.
T. Alexandria may find itself without a
? ,,olice justice and with trial magis-
trates without Jurisdiction. if the bill
introduced by Delegate ]. Fred Bir-
reIl, which Saturday passed the house
Of delegates. passes the state senate
today, according to well informed law
yers.
They say the bill is unconstitutional
and that, Alexandria would be in a bad
predicarflent in the event of its pas
cage The action OF the senate on the
bill is awaited with considerable in
terest. especially by members OF the
legal fraternity.
The last session Of the state legis-
Iature passed a bill providing for a
civil and police Justice for Alexandra.
This justice was to be elected by the
people and his duties were to try
criminal cases and civil cases involving
The city council several weeks ago
showed its opposition to the new law,
and requested the state senator and
delegate from this city and county 10
use their efforts to have it repealed.
Only a few days ago the matter was
again taken up, and a committee OF
TWO members of the city council went
TO Richmond and had a bill prepared,
which was introduced by Delegate
Birrell, restoring Alexandria to its
former position. or, In others words, TO
repeal the new law and let the present
police justice system prevail This. 1t
was thought, would clear the tangle.
Instead 1t has done just the opposite,
according to many Of the leading law
yers Of the city.
Build Character, Says Daniels.
II don't believe any man can lead
good life without a plan. The char
acter of the boy should be built first.
Draw your blue print of life first" said
Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment in an address delivered before a
mems mass meeting yesterday after.
noon in the Westminster building OF
the Second Presbyterian Church.
The speaker declared he thought the
world was getting better. Failures and
wrecks are caused by making a career
ra her than character, he said.
Representative Charles c. Carlin. who
introduced the speaker, declared the
United States today is enjoying the
blessings of peace, while European
diplomacy has bathed that section Of
the world in blood and. tears Mr. Car
lin said he believed our greatest guar
anty OF peace Is the navy. After the
meeting Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
We're entertained at tea by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert s. Barrett at their home.
4VS Duke street.
Washington Memorial Lodge, No. Z,
2 Scottish Rite Masons. has completed
plans for a Get together" meeting FRI
: day night
j. A Preston, secretary and treas
Urer of the chamber of commerce, will
report to that organization at its meet
ing tonight on the work done%by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States last week in Washington. The
committee on taxation also will make
its report
DR.. A. Luria of Chicago, president of
hospital appliance company. has COM
. pleted plans for the erection of a large
factory building in Alexandria, IT is
announced, and hopes to lease certain
lands near the old canal from the city
council The plans also are said to
call for the erection of more than 1orty
two-story cottages The factory, it is
said. will give employment to $50 skill
ed mechanics. John B. Terrell of Wash
! iDgton Is the architect. 1t Is hoped to
start the work of erecting the factory
about April /.
Smoke coming from the house occu-
pied by l. Harrison Kell. southeast
corner Of Fairfax and Queen streets. at
neighbors to Investigate. They found
Mr.. Kell. who was asleep. partially un-
conscious. He was carried out and
soon revived. An overheated stove
caused the blaze. The damage was
small.
Through the efforts of the finance
committee of the city council, the city
has. hoated a ffty-thousand-dollar S
per cent loan A part of this money
will be used for the erection of a high
school building, and the residue Is for
the payment of the cost Of construction
{ of the new house for the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company.
Granville Studds. living In Fairfax
county. had his left arm fractured Sat-
urday night, when horse he was driv-
ing ran away.
The Alexandria Trades Council will
hold an important business meeting
tonight