The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Report on Defunct Building
Association About Ready.

Alexandria, Va, Nov. 6.-Within a very
few days the report of the expert ac-
countants on the affairs of the defunct
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
Association, which institution was placed
in the hands of a receiver January L
last, will be ready for presentation to
the court according to a statement made
to-day by Receiver Douglas Stuart
The affairs Of this concern are now
being gone over by James Bayne, Thomas
| H. Bayne, and Harry D. Kirk, expert
accountants, who are procuring data for
| Special Commissioner H. Noel Garner.
1t is not thought that the report will be
ready by November "A, the time set for
the trial Of Lewis Hooff. former secre-
tary and general manager of the con-
Germ, and for this reason his attorney
will ask for a postponement
Depositors in the savings department
! of the concern will, 1t Is thought, be the
only preferred creditors. This amounts
to about $4,000, it is reported. It was
reported to-day that Attorney John L.
Jeffries OF Norfolk. will be associated
with Attorney Lewis H. Machen IN the
defense OF Hooff-
All is IN readiness for the election here
tomorrow. The chief contest is between
State Senator R. Ewell Thornton and
his opponent, Alexander ]. Wedderburn,
Of Fairfax County and this city. Both
candidates are from the Fourteenth SEN
atorial district.
The polls will open at sunrise and close
at sunset. The sun rises at $40 a. m,
and sets at 4:57 p. m.
The Judges in the election will be as
follows: First ward, c. P. Waller, o. w.
Phillips, and c. W. Mander; Second ward,
Theodore Cook, Conrad Schwab, Law
renee F. Clark; Third ward, F. NJ. Penn,
E. ]. Fleming, and Joseph Ewald; Fourth
ward, Claude NJ. Lennon. Eugene Igoe,
and John Brenner.
The curtain was drawn down tonight
in Alexandria County on one of the most
bitter campaigns ever waged in the coun-
ty for office. At sunrise tomorrow the
voting will be begun and the indications
are that a very heavy vote will be polled.
The fight has been watched with con-
siderable interest by residents of this
city, and the outcome of the election is
eagerly awaited. Practically all of the
candidates, and there are many, are to-
night claiming victory. Tomorrow night
explanations will be in order.
In compliance with the State law the
saloons here closed at O'CLOCK this
evening and will remain closed until sun
rise Wednesday morning.
A dividend OF 50 per share, payable
November Is, was declared to-day by
the stockholders of the Alexandria Wa
ter Company at its annual meeting. The \
stockholders reelected the old board
Of directors as follows: Walter Roberts,
F. L. DainRerfield George s French
Hubert Snowden, James Roberts, NJ.
Ahern, Worth Hulfish. Officers chosen
by the directors are Walter Roberts,
president; George Uhler, secretary and
treasurer; Charles A. Power, superin-
tendent; James Eveleth, collector.
DR.. NJ. D. Delaney, who has been at
tending the Clinical Congress Of Surgeons
Of North America at Philadelphia, is
now at Atlantic City with his wife and
son.
The necessity for more comprehensive |
building laws was demonstrated to-day |
in the Police Court when Joseph Bradley |
was arraigned because Of failure to take |
out permit for alterations to a stable. \
He had made applications to the city |
engineer after he learned 1t was neces-
sary to take out a permit, and then dis |
covered that the building laws would /
require him to have the matter present.