Evening star., 1913-12-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Delivery of Mail Wanted
by Residents of Del Ray.
DAMAGE SUIT is ARGUED
Case Against Southern Railway
Company Before State Court
of Appeals.
,...is, Correspondence OF The s,a-.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 4. 1913.
city delivery mail service is wanted
i'y the residents OF Del Ray. Alexandria
county, which place is a part Of the
town Of Potomac. incorporated. There
IS a'so considerable rivalry over the
point from which the mail shall he dis
tributed in the event such service is
given.
Residents Of Del Ray, it is stated. are
working hard to have the mail sent
rom the post office known as Potomac
located al st. Elmo. Residents of Cot
tage Park Braddocl7 and others living
in the adjoining territory want the
mail sent from the Alexandria post
Office.
old. who was arrested In Washington
yesterday afternoon by Policeman Will
liam y Ferguson. this city. on a
charge OF stealing coats and other ar
ticles from the boarding house of Airs.
Louise Lirdner. SIS King street, was
held for the action of the grand jury
Following = preliminary hearing at q
special session of the police court con-
Quoted by Justice Cation last night
Tucker is also wanted in Washington
Tor theft, il is stated. Detective Bur
}inSame came over from Washington
joday and talked with the prisoner
AItcE UCFSF was brought here PO-
Ic"man Ferguson returned to Wash
inEtOn and recovered the alleged
stolen articles. consisting of three coats
and hat.
The special committee appointed by the
chamber Of commerce some time ago to
consider the tentative plan of segrega-
ton of objects OF state taxation. made
- report last night. through J. ". May
chairman. and was heard. Tie commit
tee practically recommends the adop-
This report will be submitted at the
HortiiT meeting OF the chamber of
eem.rerce. which viii be held Monday
night next
Two Companies Chartered.
The state corporation commission has
,-gstnted a charter To ". II May &. Son.
incorporated. this city. with maximum
capital stock Of $1,000. and u minimum
= $1,000. TIE officers are: John w
Mag president {. r. NAY. secretary.
i charter has also been granted by
tine commission 10 the National Freight
Rate Auditing Company. Incorporated,
-tieEs snlr.a County Court House. The sum
- SJ.tsp is naraed Is tn. capital stock
ire officers are: G. J.. Garrett. president:
Ben n Rawling- secretary. both of
Washington.
final arguments were made today be-
fore the state court Of appeals in the
ease OF MCMS1SHlll sl7alilSt the southern
Railway Company The suit is TO recover
DAMAGES IN the sum Of $3.50 for injuries
alleged to have been sustained to the
home of McMenamin AT the southeast
corner Of Duke and West streets. by
smoke and SCOT from the roundhouse and
engines os the defendant company
The suits of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York against the r. r.
Beard Motor Truck Company, incorpo-
rated. this city. and the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York against
the Board Armstrong Company. this city.
are next on the docket. Both are from
the local courts.
Alva Aerie. No. s11. F'raternal Order o.
E-asies 1T its annual meeting last night
elected the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: john F. Travers, prest-
dent: II. J.. Chapman, vice president,
Raymond Hedrick, chaplain; j. II. West,