Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Officials to Appear Before
the Grand Jury.
MAY INDICT TAX DODGERS
Elks Plan to Attend Annual Meeting
of Grand Lodge In Rochester
Next Month.
MAY INDICT TAX DODGERS
re OF The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June . 1913.
The commissioner of revenue and the
city treasurer will be summoned before
the regular grand jury in the corporation
court Monday next Judge l.. {. Barley
presiding, to testify as to whether or not
all merchants in the city doing business
have paid their annual license tax. 1t is
expected that indictments will be returned
by the jury against those who have failed
to pay the required tax
At the present time, is is said. there are
number who have not yet paid The
liquor dealers cannot. of course, pay I'M
til the question of their license tax IS
settled by the city council: At present
it is tied up owing to the amendments
made in it by the board of aldermen.
which have as yet to be acted upon by
the common council.
Three criminal cases will also be pre-
sented to the grand jury at this term of
court. They are: James Johnson. col
ored. charged with feloniously cutting
colored, petit larceny. third Offense. AL
bert Steward. colored feloniously shoot
ing Evils Porter. small colored girl.
At noon today there had been no call
issued for a special meeting of the COM
mon council tonight to consider the
bill by the board of aldermen. The
amendments insist on restoring the
liquor license to the figures prevailing
last year. which was $50 for retailers,
and which had been increased to $3.50
Company Granted a Charter.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Christian Com
pany, Incorporated. this city. with CAPT.
tai stock of from $4,000 to 100000. Off
GERS are w. H. Mcclure. president: A. v.
Burdine, secretary; III. +. Barrett, treas
urer-all of Washington.
The real estate firm of Thompson &
Appich was today dissolved by mutual
consent. The business Will hereafter De
conducted by George l.. Appich, while
Egbert A. Thompson. the retiring mem
Der. will continue to engage in other bust
ness.
During the month of May n. S. Green
away, clerk of the corporation court, is
sued fifty-five marriage licenses. Of
which number forty-three were for whites
and twelve colored. @He also recorded
thirty mine deeds.
Plans are being made by number OF
members of Alexandria Lodge. No. 1913,
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
to attend the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge, which will be held In
Rochester, n. ", July IT, next. Among
those expected to attend are the follow
ing: Exalted Ruler James w. Bales.
Past Exalted Rulers Harry B. Quinn.
Howard W. Smith, David f. RObey. Har-
ry Fleischmann, Robert S. Barrett, all
members of the Grand Lodge.
Miss Blanche Williams, forty-nne years
old, died yesterday at the Alexandra
Hospital. The body was shipped to her
home at Manassas, Va, for burial.
Mrs. Rothery Buried.
The funeral of Mrs. Cecilia Rothery.
who died in Washington, took place to-
day from Wheatley's undertaking chapel.
Services were conducted by Rev. l.. F.
Kelly and burial was in ST. Mary's ceme-
terry.
The funeral of Louise w Beahn, the
three-mOnth-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther A. Beahn, took place yes
terday afternoon from the parents home,
800 Prince street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. c. Kelly Hobbs. pastor
of the Second Baptist Church.
James A. Cunningham. eighteen years
old "a brother of w. Clifton Cunningham
of this city, died Saturday at the home
of his parents at Rawlings, Brunswick
County, Va. The funeral took place yes
terday afternoon. burial being made in
Concord cemetery. that place.
The glassblowers of this city yesterday
afternoon decorated the graves of it's de-
ceased members. They marched to the
cemetery in a body, accompanied by the
Holy Name Band.
Senator and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson
were yesterday the guests of Representa-
tive and Mrs. Charles c. Carlin.