Evening star., 1919-04-13
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

/ ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 12.-The
| city republican committee tonight
| unanimously indorsed Joseph l.. Crup-
per for Congress from the eighth dis
trict, and also indorsed MIR. crupper' s
policy as state chairman. Delegates
wer9 chosen to the congressional
ct~hVention. which will be held al
moon Monday. In the Elks Hall
; The delegates are: John L. ScWarz-
mann. d. f. Robey, Thomas Bayne
William Jolt. Joseph Ewald. J. A. Egg
! born. Albert Schlag. Charles Downey,
Charles Dean. The meeting was pre-.
sided over by John L. Schwarzmann
f; city chairman.
p to fill the vacancy in Congress
caused by the resignation of Repre-
sentative Charles c. Carlin The dem
ocrats of this district will hold pri-
; mary April % for the purpose Of NOM
nating candidate. The candidates
Moore and H. Eearlton Hanes. both OF
Fairfax.
William Fl. Oehlert. recently con-
victed of second degree murder In
connection with the shooting to death
, OF l-iawood kidweN. today was grant
ed new trial by Judge r. H. l.
chichester, Arguments for = new
by Attorney Edmund Burke and op-
posed by Commonwealth's Attorney
W. Smith. After hearing the arEu-
ments the court set aside the recent
jury verdict and fixed upon May 9 az
the time for the new trial.
Bail for Oehlert was reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000. Attorney Burke
. asked that Oehlert be allowed to plead
guilty to involuntary manslaughter
and accept Jail sentence. This. how
ever. was objected to by the commons
wealth's attorney
A colored man giving the name OF
John Thompson was shot to"lay by
Louis &. Rector. a special officer en-
ployed by the Southern Railway Com
pany. The bullet entered his left side,
but it is not thought that his injuries
will prove fatal. Thompson was take
to the Alexandria Hospital and treat
ed by DR.. S. r. Moore. Rector en-
deavored to place Thompson under
arrest. when. it is alleged. Thompson
drew pistol. and when he did SO the
officer knocked it from his hand and
fired. The pistol was turned over to
the police.
Post F. Travellers Protective Asso-
citation. at a meeting held tonight in
the rooms of the chamber of COM
merce. completed plans for the annual
meeting of the state associat ton
which will be held in this city May
9 and 10. 1t is expected that about
200 delegates will attend.
The state corporation commission
has granted a charter to the West
India Transportation Corporation
Alexandria. with a maximum capital
stock of 100000 and a minimum OF
$4,000
Purposes are a general sugar and
food business. officers and incorpora- :
tors are John F.. Harper. Baltimore
president: Challen B. Ellis. secretary
Andrew II. Ferguson. the last named
! two of Washington. d. c.
1t is expected that the executive
committee appointed last night to
arrange fo- circulating petitions for
a new form of city government will
hold a meeting Monday and map out
the necessary plans.
Special services will be held in the
churches tomorrow in observance OF
Palm Sunday.
The committee on Armenian. relief.
of which Robert L. Payne is chair
/, man, has issued an appeal for Alex
andria to complete her allotment to
that fund, which is $4,000.
Deputy Collector l.. N. Barton will
: be at the revenue office here next
, Monday and the following Monday
for the purpose of assisting income
taxpayers. both individuals and
corporations.