Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City and County in Contest
Over Collecting Taxes of
Southern Railway.
S0OALITY WILL CELEBRATE
Banquet to Mark Twenty Fifth An
niversary of Founding of
Institution.
S0OALITY WILL CELEBRATE
ecial Correspondence of The Star.

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ALEXANDRIA. Va. September s. 1913
The state corporation commission
will, Wednesday morning next in Rich
/ mond. hear arguments on the location
| of the principal offices of the Wash
i ington-Southern Railway Company,
which principal offices are now sup
| posed to be located here. this city re-
| ceiving the taxes from them.
Alexa ndria county claims that the
, principal offices of the company are
| located in that county and want such
to be declared by the state corpora
ton commission Mayor 7. A. Fisher.
| Corporation Attorney S. +. Fisher and
| Commissioner of Revenue Charles H.
Callahan will appear before the COM
mission on behalf of the city. while
| Commemorative Attorney Mackey, to
| gether with several members of the
| board of supervisors will appear for
| the county.
| The rolling stock of the railway COM
pany is now assessed by the city for
| Slo6 $40. netting the city taxes amount
ing to s4.OS49o. Under the new state
| law, which recently became operative,
| the city where the railroad company s
| principal office is located Will only re-
| ceive ~ per cent of the taxes paid by
| the company, the residue being distribu-
ted among the county or counties
| through which the road passes. After
| this year Alexandria city. regardless of
| the decision Of the commission Will lose
! annually S;.Oti,t 80 as a result of the new
F., state law on the subject.
Lyceum to Celebrate.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
has arranged for a celebration the
evening of October = next at its hall
in nhS of 10 o.
curing anniversary Of the found.ra
of that institution.
The celebration will take the form
of banquet and during the evening
All address will be made by Rev. p
J. Conway. vice president of George
town University who was close per-
sonal friend of the late Rev D. J.
Okane. founder of the institution
A committee has been appointed by
this organization to complete the plans
for the celebration which promises to
be y very elaborate affair.
! The circuit court for this city convened
at 10 o'clock this morning Judge j. r.
T. Thornton presiding. The docket was
called and the cases of William Des-
mond and r. G. Richardson against Jo-
seph Hcyman. growing out of a triangl-
, lar collision at the south end of the
Highway bridge. were dismissed "A jury
some time ago awarding a verdict to the
defendant.
Ire case CT The Washington Southern
| Railway Company against Charles King
& Son. Incorporated was fixed for trial
November ).
The case Of the Central Metal and Sup
ply Company against the Emerson En-
CINE Company was fixed for hearing Fri
day.
The corporation court for the city
Judge J.. {. Barley presiding, convened
at nOon when the docket was called
and cases set for trial.
Injuries Result in Death.
The body OF Robert r. Holland sixty
seven years old. who died at mdni : hit
| Saturday night, from injuries supposed
| to have been caused by being struck by
a steam railroad train north of this
| city at an early hour FRIDAY morning
was shipped today TO his former home
| at occcuuan. Va, for burial.
Holland during the civil war served in
the Confederate army and was Il farm
or by occupation.
When taken to the hospital it was not
thought that he was seriously hurt. and
he was treated for cut on the fore
head. decorations about the face and
fractured collar bone together with
bruises and contuSionS the arms and
legs.
After it's annual summer recess Alex
! andria Lodge, No 75S. Benevolent and
| Protective Order of Elks, will tonight re-
| ing a lodge of sorrow will be held for
the late William II Peck. and arrange
| ments will be made for attending the
| funeral.
| At meeting of the alumna of ST.
| Mary's Academy held last evening at
| that institution it was decided to hold
| its sixth annual banquet and reunion
| October II next at the academy. The
| meeting was largely attended. The ban
! quet is annually attended by large
| number of members of the alumnae, in
| GLIDING many from out of the city.
/ Public Schools Opened.
With an increased attendance of more
| than l0) pupils over the last scholastic
! session. the public schools of this city
| reopened for studies this morning.
| The scholars We're assigned to their
! lessons and at 1879 o'clock We're dis
missed until this afternoon when they
/ will get down TO the task of studying
| for the coming school year.
The Old-Time Merchants Association
| of Baltimore will spend the day at
| Mount Vernon next Thursday Arrange
F., ments have been made for the accommo-
| dation Of 20 of its members, who will
! have dinner at the place which will be
served by r. f. Ellis.
| \ delegation of members of Alexandria
| Lodge Of k,lks, headed by James W.
| BALES exalted ruler yesterday attended
| the clam bake given at River View I'M
der the auspices of Washington Lodge of
| E.lks.
| Courtney Acton and Erwin Sehwarz-