The Washington times., 1912-08-01
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA,, VA, AUG. 1.

Guests at the Hotel Rammei today
are strongly of the opinion that
man who registered there early Thurs
day evening is none other than G. b.
Morse who is wanted by the police in
Washington for a $500 swindle perpe-
trated on Boss q Phelps, real estate
concern.
The man, whose name the hotel men,
prefer not to make public, arrived at
the hostelry Saturday evening and
asked for a room, without meals. This
was given him. and little was seen OF
him until the next day. when he. asked
one of the proprietors, Robert White
stone to be directed to barber shop.
He was sent to place, directly across
the street. The proprietor, George
Brown, who, with the hotel men, Is
equally positive that the photographs
printed Yin Washington newspapers
greatly resemble the man, remembers
that the man had his side whiskers
shaved off, He is described as well
dressed, elderly man OF medium
height. His only baggage was small
satchel.
Saturday night. the room was found
to be unoccupied, the guest leaving
without settling his bill. It is thought
the man must have taken a train for
the South.
1t is thought that this discovery may
give the police an important clue to
the mans present whereabouts.
The court of appeals at Richmond has
granted an appeal in the case of {. 7.
Blunt against the Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association, which
failed In January, 1910. Blunt had an
tn g.
funct institution, part of which Special
Commissioner H. Noel Garner rated as
a preferred and part as an unpreferred
claim, the money being divided between
department. This ruling was upheld
by Judge. J. B. T. Thornton. in the cir
cult court.
Brent, attorneys for Blunt, claim that
the total amount represents a savings
account, and is, therefore, entitled to
preference, and at once entered" the
appeal A hearing on this will be grant
| ed. later.
A meeting of former slaves was held
in the Liberty Baptist Church last
night in the interests of the movement
former bondsmen Addresses were
made by James w. Poe, of Washing
ton; Rev. Parker Morton, Henry Willis.
| Isaah Brooks. and others. -
attend the national convention of form
| er slaves, in Washington, September
| 26, "a, and g. at which time Congress
will be petitioned to grant the request
| That there was an unusual activity
in real estate transactions in Alexandria
during the month just closed Is shown
in the report of Newell 8. Greenaway,
clerk of the courts. During that period
| forty-seven deeds Of bargain and sale
| were placed on record. A total OF forty
SIX marriage licenses weret also issued
during this time, thirty-fve to white
| and eleven to colored couples.
| About forty members of Alexandria
| Troop No. !. Boy Scouts Of America,
| left today for Marshall Hall, where
| they will have an outing lasting for ten
days. The boys are under the direc-
| ton of Scout Commissioner Harry w.
| Rudd, and during their stay will be
| given practical instruction In wood
! craft.
| The Rev. C. r. Strasburg, pastor of
the Methodist Protestant Church, Is at
! tending the annual summer conference
! of the Methodist Protestant Church at
Westminster, Md.
A special meeting of Lafayette Coun-
Gil, knights of Kadosh, Scottish Rite
Masons, will be held Friday night for
| the purpose of installing the newly
elected and appointed officers.
But two applicants have so far pre-
scented themselves for the teachers ex-
amination at Lee school, or the two,
one is a white man, the other a color
ed woman.
| A civil service examination for the