The Washington herald., 1921-05-26
DEMOCRATS OF
ALEXANDRIA PLAN
FOR PRIMARIES
City Committee Fixes As
sessments on Aspir-
ants for Offices.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 9. Doniphan,
TZT King street

TT King street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 25.-hl
the candidates for office In the
democratic primary. which will be
held August 2, appeared tonight De-
fore the city democratic committee
at meeting held in the office OF
Smith q woolls. which was presided
over by Charles Bendheim. city
chairman
The candidates who made their
appearance were; P. T. German. an
cunbent who will be opposed Tor
the Office of tax collector by George
8 French; Howard W. Smith, COM
monvealths attorney. who Will De
opposed by w. SNOW Fredefick
DuyalL. Frank STUART and Aylett
NicoL candidates Il civil and police
justice; Charles Henry Smith and
J. W. Collins. candidates for the
sfats legislature; Fred w. Eohardt.
incumbent, clerk OF gas. who will be
opposed By Carter H Smith and
Frederick H Schneider. Other can
didates present were Newell s.
Creenvay, clerk OF the court;
Thomas ". Robinson, city treas
urer; Robert H Cox. city sergeant;
Charles Il Callahan. commissioner
of revenues. who are unopposed-
The assessment made by the COM
mittee for the various off1ces fol-
lows: Collector taxes, $40; city
auditor, y32; city treasurer, S4e; city
sergeant, $40; clerk Of the court.
SEQ; corporation attorney, $40; COM
nonvealth's attorney, $50; legisla-
ture, SO; civil and police justice,
t14-4o; constable, 81; commissioner
Of revenue, $50.
Candidates for the clerk of gas
will pay 2 per cent of q years
salary for the ONCE
Contestants have till June 2 in
which TO dle notice of the candi-
dacy and pay the required entrance
fee to the city treasurer.
when a stranger fell and cut his
head last night at the corner Of
King and Peyton streets, he was
taken to the Alexandria hospital
and later brought to police head
quarters, where $500 was found in
his pockets He gave the name Of
Gus Norwood. Al years old He
was released and later rearrested by
the policemen walker and Durrer at
nnion station, where he was re-
dseming a ticket for Roanoke, Va
; Again questioned at police head
quarters he admitted. the police say,
that he stole the money from a man
named German, at Camden, n. j
On his second arrest he gave the
name of Frank Spottswood. The
police have notified the Camden au-
thorities-
A life-sized portrait of George
Johnston will be unveiled at
o'clock next Monday afternoon at
Johnston served in the Virginia
house of burgesses from 175S-17S5.
The presentation address will be
made by Francis e. Johnston, of
Washington . great-great-grand-
SON,
Firebugs are blamed for two fires
at the bottling house Of Ernest OFT
Rammel, 4os Princess street. The
building, owned by H. T. Black and
Brother. was damaged to the extent
of about $500. The first FIRE oc-
CURED at 1880 o'clock, and the sec
ond at $3.50 o'clock. Kerosene was
used by the firebugs in starting the
first blaze, and wall paper was used
the second time. The loss to Mr..
Rammel will be several hundred
dollars.
Miss Maud Cockriff and Raymond
Lyles were married last night at the
by Rev. Robert Browne
Of the Methodist Protestant Church.
a Mrs. J. n. Mansfield. a representa-
tive from Samaritan Rebekah lodge
Of Odd Fellows made a report to-
night on the state convention held
in Staunton-
The Kivanis club will hold its
weekly luncheon tomorrow after
noon in the Westminster building.
Gardner L. Boothe last night ad-
dressed the league of women voters
at a meeting held in the rooms OF
the chamber of commerce.