Evening star., 1911-06-02
ALEXANDRIA
Closing of the Public Schools
Will Begin June 19.
DISAGREE OVER LICENSE
Board of Aldermen Non-Concurs in
Amendments to Law Made by
the Common Council.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 2. 1911.
The public schools will begin their
annual closing exercises June 10. The
boys school will close on that day and
the next day the girls school will hold
its closing exercises. The school for
colored boys will close June 21 and the
next day the girls colored school.
These dates were selected by the city
school board at it's meeting last night.
The board accepted the resignation
of Conrad Johnson as principal Of Lee
public school for white girls to be-
come effective with the closing of this
school team. Mr.. Johnson has been
principal for the past two years, and
the board accepted with regret his
resignation.
AT the July meeting of the city
school board teachers will be elected
for the ensuing year. and 1t is expect
ed that a principal will be chosen to
succeed Mr.. Johnson.
Disagreement on License Law.
BY vote of to 3 the board OF alder
men last night non-concurred in the
amendments made to the new license law
bill by the common council. which was
SuDDOScQ IO nave D6COInc c1eCClNe yes
terday.
The bill will now have to be returned to
the common council. and that body will
doubtless ask for the appointment of a
committee on conference The motion to
non-concur was made by President Mar
bury, and those voting with him, incIud
ing himself were Aldermen Field, Ogden
and Summers. while those against his
motion were Messrs. Brill, Ballenger and
Fitzgerald. The common council will not
act on the matter until its next regular
meeting, June 13
A motion ef Alderman Brill to amend
section 3, which increases the retail liquor
dealers license from $125 to $15O, was de-
clared out of order
Suits Against Directors.
According to decree entered in the
corporation court yesterday afternoon in
diyidual creditors Of the defunct Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation can
not sue the directors of that corporation
separately. but must join in one suit.
The decree was given in the case Of T.
j. Fannon and others against the cor
poration, in which the demurrer to the
petition Of c. NJ. Kemper. who seeks to
hold the directors responsible for alleged
negligence in the conduct of the affairs
| of the corporation, is sustained.
hC pctItioHcI IS given SlAty OdyS
within which to amend his petition,
which the court directs shall be in the
nature of creditors bill.
When James Burke, resident Of the
from work yesterday afternoon he read
in The Evening Star of the arrest in
Alexandria Of John Franklin Landrum
and of the recovery of carpenters and
timers tools from him. Burke had
he thought those taken from the
prisoner belonged to him.
Burke went to Washington this morn
ing and identified the tools. They had
been taken from an unfinished house
near the south end Of the Highway
bridge. The tools were surrendered to
him by Detective Burlingame.
Alexandria Notes.
John McClosky, aged seven years. son
of John McClosky Of 414 New York ave-
nue., Washington. who yesterday wan
dered away from his home. was found
last night near the dyke. two miles south
of this city, by William Ketlin, who
brought the lad to this city and carried
| him to police headquarters. The parents
| of the boy were notified and a sister took
| him home.
The funeral Of John G. Pettey. who died
Tuesday. took place at 10 o'clock this
morning lIOIl tHc HOIuc oi IlS
daughter. Mrs. Mamie McCauley. Del
Ray The services were conducted by
Rev. W. ]. Morton, rector Of Christ p. f..
Church.
Lieuts Louis n. Duffey and C. H. May
| of the Alexandria Light Infantry. who
have been attending the camp Of instruc-
| ton at Luray. Va. have returned.
David ". and William Worth Hulfsh
will sail from New York tomorrow for q
two-month European trip.
n SnffharG
been confined to his home by illness, is
cOnyaleScent