The Washington herald., 1911-05-26


pending against the directors Of the de-
funct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation will have to be filed after
the petition of c. NJ. Kemper is amended.
according to a ruling of Judge L. c..
Barley in the Corporation Court this
afternoon after hearing arguments in the
case of S. r. Donahoe. State auditor: w.
H. Broughton, and others on a petition
seeking to hold the directors responsible
| for the deficit in the assets of that
corporation.
The court announced II would stay fur
ther proceedings in the case of Donahoe,
Broughton. and Hutchinson petitions.
and sustained the demurrer in the kem-
per petition. with leave to amend.
Col F. L. Smith and Gardner L. Boothe
represented the directors. an dthe petit
TONERS were representa- by Attornys s.
B. Whithead. Of Lovingston, Nelson
County. Va, and Samuel G. Brent. Of
| this city.
Tho annual license bill for the year
beginning June l and ending May 81.
1912. was passed by the board of alder
men tonight after that body had passed
on thta part Of the bill relating to liquor
licenses. The new bill shows ageneral in
crease in all licenses. ranging from 10
to so per cent. and the raise in liquor
licenses will. it is said. yield the city
about $1.6o0 additional annually.
COMMON council will hold a special
| meeting within the next few days to act
| on the bill. which will become operative
June next. The increase on retail edal-
ers is SIS a year, the old license being
| sl25. The wholesale liquor license Is in
S1nSr he old nceDSa bein0 S12o
An increase Of 800 is placed on retailers
and shippers, II being raised from SIS
| to sos. and the increase on the sale OF
malt liquors is 500. being raised from
| $50 to $50. Hotel licenses have also been
increased SIS. the old license being s25
| for a hotel. with $50 where liquor Is
| dispensed. The new license. in addition
| to the $25 is $115. A raise OF 500 is noted
| for all agents for the sale OF lager beer,
porter, or ale manufactured out of the
city and sold here. the old being SO, while
the new is $50.
Committees announced as appointed by
William B. Smoot, vice president of the
Mount Vernon Avenue Association, fol-
low: Finance. w. B. Smoot. Thomas
Nelson Page. John r. Mclean, NJ. B.
Harlow. and Joseph E. Willard: press.
A. J. Wedderburn, Robert S. Barrett,
Hubert Snowden, John r. Mclean.
Frank A. Munsey. Crosby S. Noyes.
Henry L. West: legislation. James E.
Clements, James r. Cation, r. Walton
Moore. Robert E. Lee, ]. X. NJ. Norton,
Charles Bendheim, and Lawrence Wash
ington: right of way. James r. Cation,
NJ B. Harlow, r. Walton Moore.
Gardner L. Boothe. A. D. Brockett DR..
J. Tabor Johnson, and ]. Norman Gibbs.
1t is announced that monthly meetings
of the executive committee of the asso-
citation will be held hereafter.
c. S. Carter. real estate dealer. has sold
for John T. Slower to Claude r. Violet
house 426 North Alfred street. He has
also sold for Sarah c. Kenna, to John
R. Harding house N5 South Fayette
street.
DR.. Vivian P. Berry has purchased from
DR.. H. S. Hunt the three-story brick
dwelling house on the east side Of Wash
ington street, between King and Prince
streets.
John Hunter and others have pur-
chased from Albert Harris and wife a
house and lot on the north side Of Wolfe
street, between Columbus and Alfred
streets.
Alexandria Council, No. >, Fraternal
Order of Americans. will next Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock formally present
flags to Washington public school for
boys and Lee public school for girls. The
presentation will be made by either John
H. Trimyer or Judge c. E. Nicol on be-
half Of the order. and speeches Of accept
ance will be made by DR.. w. NJ. Smith,
of the board of education, and Conrad
johnson, principal Of Lee school.
A meeting of the Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety was held in the rooms Of the Cham
Der of Commerce tonight, when ad-
dresses in the interest Of the work being
done was made by several.