Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Defunct Trust Company Ac-
counts to Be Restated.
EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT
Closing Programs in City Schools.
Church Services Today-Dredge
Employe Injured.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, June II. 1911.
After hearing arguments on the ex-
ceptions filed in the corporation court
this afternoon to the report of John NJ.
Johnson. special commissioner. in the
case of T. ]. Fannon and others against
the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration, on behalf of the Second Ma
tional Bank Of Culpeper and the District
National Bank of Washington. the court.
without RAISING on the exceptions filed,
referred 1t back to J. NJ Johnson. special
commissioner. to forthwith restate the
accounts of the above mentioned banks.
Judge Barley expects 70 enter a general
decree on all of the exceptions Thursday
next.
The special commissioner was instruct
ed to take exceptions into consideration
in restating said accounts and also re-
port upon the petition Of II. Fl. Miller.
filed today with leave Of court, which is
also referred to the special commissioner
for report.
Alleges Preferred Claim.
The exception made by G. L. Boothe.
representing the American National
Bank Of Washington. according to the
petition filed. showed that the bank had
an agreement with the trust company
for the collection of the items OF the
concern at the points where 1t had its
branches located. settlement of all
items collected UP to each Wednesday
was made every Friday. The week prior
to the closing of the trust company, De
cember %. collections to the amount of
rs were forwarded by the Wash
ington bank and in turn collected by the
trust company
1t was claimed by Mr.. Boothe that c.
Jones Rixey, the managing director of
the institution. knew that the trust COM
pany was insolvent December 8, 1910,
when he had an interview with State
Bank Examiner Barkdale, therefore the
amount collected for the American Ma
tional Bank was a preferred claim. Com
missioner Johnson In his report refused
to put this amount in the preferred claim
column.
Decision Will Affect Others.
Should the exception Of the American
National Bank be confirmed it Is said
Mr.. Johnsons report will be completely
overrued. as all persons who deposited
with the bank, If the officials had knowl
edge that the bank was insolvent. would
become preferred creditors to the amount
deposited. 1t would then be a question
of fact, 1t Is stated, as to the time Of the
knowledge of such insolvency, which
would entail a large amount of litigation.
The exceptions were opposed by Attor
ney S. G. Brent, representing large
number of creditors Of the trust company
and the commonwealth. The exceptions
of the common wealth to the report of
Mr.. Johnson were afterward presented.
In his petition he stated that the state
was a preferred creditor to the amount
of It's deposits.
Closing Exercises in Schools.
The closing exercises Of Washington
Public School, for boys, and Lee Pub
lie School, for girls, will be held at
and 1920 o'clock. respectively Mon
day morning next The colored pub
lie schools will close Tuesday. At
o'clock the same morning HalloWell
School. for girls, will close, and at IL
o'clock, Snowden School, for boys, will
close.
At the George Washington High
School, taught by Col T. II. Ficklin.
diplomas Of graduation will be con-
ferred upon William Barnett Eral c.
Wells. ]. Frank Hill and Irving Lind
sey. The girls of Lee High School
have arranged to hold their exercises
in their building at o'clock Monday
night in the school board room.
At the school diplomas of gradua-
ton will be awarded to the following
pupils of the school. taught by Con-
Atkinson. Helen L. Bowman, Eunica
De Silva, Margaret E. Entwisle, Vera
NJ McDermott, Josephine S. Peverill
and Grace n. st. Clair
The program Of exercises as an
nounced for this school follows:
Prayer. school; salutatory. Miss
Very McDermott: instrumental solo,
Miss Helen Bowman; address.
Robinson Moncure; class history.
Miss Grace ST. Clair: instrumental solo.
Miss Agnes Plaskett; address. John NJ
Johnson: class poem, Miss Eunica De
Silva; Instrumental solo. Miss Nellie
Pferpont; class prophecy. Miss Jose
phine Peveriil, which will be followed
by the awarding Of the diplomas and
certificates: instrumental solo. Miss
Corinine Reardon: valedictory. Miss
Helen Bowman; Aud Lange Syne"
Services in Churches.
Children's day services will be held to-
morrow night at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South and also at Bethany Meth
odist Protestant Episcopal Church At
both churches elaborate programs have
been planned.
Services at the Second Presbyterian
Rev. Henry NJ. Woods. D. D., a mis-
sionary from China. who occupied the
pulpit at that church Sunday last.
Leg Crushed.
George Wanzer. colored. employed on
the dredge Dewey, who lives at J22 South
Pitt street had his left leg crushed by
being caught between the Duke street
wharf and a scow. He was taken to the
Alexandria Hospital. where his injuries
were dressed by Drs. Smith and Moore.
1t is thought that amputation may be
nee essary.
Henry Neal colored, of Fairfax Court
House, Va, when arraigned before United
States Commissioner r. P. w. Garnett
this morning to answer a charge of VIC
lating the internal revenue laws entered
plea of guilty. and was held for the July
term Of the United States court. Neal
was released on furnishing bond in the
sum of 500 for his appearance.
Alexander Williams, alias David John
son. colored, who was today turned over
to the authorities of Fairfax county to
answer a charge of the theft of horse
and buggy. the property of J. NJ. Duncan,
this city, will be given preliminary hear
ing before the Fairfax county authorities
Monday next.
Brief Mention.
1t is understood that the work of build