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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS New Map Prepared for Chamber of Commerce. ANNEX IS ALSO INCLUDED Historical Points and Manufacturing Concerns Shown, Along With Other Data. Special Correspondence of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 12. 1912 lithograph map of this city, that part of the the desires to annex, has including A handsome city territory just which been prepared for the Chamber of Commerce. Proofs of the map were received today. The map was drawn by H. L. Peyton of the city engineer's office, and is regarded L. an excellent piece of work. H. as Bowen of Washington arranged for the lithographing of the map. The map also shows all of the points of historical interest, together with manu- of facturing concerns. A short review Alexandria's facilities as a manufacturing city and other statistics are given. Two Threatened With Ax. John Britt, colored, fifty-two years old, was today adjudged to be of unsound mind by a lunacy commission composed of Justice Harrie White and Drs. E. Britt A. Gorman and Walter A. Warfield. will be sent to the asylum at Petersburg, Va. efforts were made yesterday frame aftevict Britt from a ernoon rear of house 529 house When in to the small estate Wilkes dealhe threatened two real made a street with an ax, whereupon they was ers from the place, and Britt afterward retreat taken in custody by Policemen Bell and Rawlett. Lieut. Louis N. Duffey of the Second Infantry, Virginia Volunteers. Mann. today 1st his resignation to Gov. that Lieut. in his letter to resign on he with the business forwarded is compelled Duffey interefering duties. explains account perform- of of ance of the military served on the staff Lieut. Duffey E. King, and it is understood that Maj. Conrad James Johnson, this city, will shortly be appointed to the position. Odd Fellows Install. J. T. O'Meara, district deputy, of this last night installed the recently of elected city officers of Falls Church Lodge Odd Fellows. the ceremonies were the of Alexandria with members of members Attending together Canton, Fellows, No. Potomac 1, this this city, and Sarepta lodges of Odd their Members of the canton wore city. The Alexandrians went on of a uniforms. car. Following the installation followed special officers there was a banquet making the speechmaking. Among those grand by were W. E. Latham, past Stansaddresses patriarch of the state, and D. state. R. past grand master of the bury, Griffith Uhler was knocked over street while on a radiator in a King of the sitting store during the progress stunned. storm drug last night. He was slightly Civil Service Examinations. board of civil service examthat July 29 next an iners The announce local position examination will be held for the of steel bridge designer, male, at a salary of from $2,000 to $2,500 a year. the same date the commission will of hold On an examination for the position salary of concrete building designer at a from $2,000 to $2,500 a scheduled year. for August Two examinations strain gauge operator, male, at 3 next are of $1,000 a yeaer; and gardener, at male, a salary at the Phoenix school, Arizona, e a J. salary G. Cross, of $720 for a year. many years connected at the department e with the transfer, accounting Potomac yards, agent AlexPotomac county, has been appointed place, andria the Potomac transfer at Joyce. that Mr. succeeding for the late Edwin C. duties. Cross already has assumed his Cases Acted on by Court. In the corporation court yesterday in case of T. J. Fannon and others the the Virginia Safe Deposit and the against Trust Corporation petition Charlottes- of the Jefferson National Bank of enwas granted and a 30 ville, Va., certain decree pay tered directing the receivers to notes. to the bank on others per cent case of F. C. Cowie and the Towles Schofield dia decree was arIncorporated against In the entered certain Company recting the receiver to sell ticles and pay overruled wages. arguments on the & Son demurrer The court to the declaration in the the South- case against of J. Railway Dreifus Company. In the Southern case of ern Ernest H. Recker against the deCompany the argument on declaration was decree for divorce was the court Railway murrer A final to today sustained. granted in in Elizabeth Yerkes of case Watts Yerkes on the Arthur the of corporation Grace ground against desertion. following cases were disposed Banks, of The the police court today: Robert Katie in assaulting and beating colored, colored, fined $5: Lizzie Porter, fighting, colFord, disorderly conduct and fined ored, $5: William Butler, a non-resident, drunk and disorderly, fined $5.