Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Trust Company Depositors
May Get Another Dividend.
DIRECTORS READY TO PAY
Dog Bites Seven Persons and All
Are Suffering From Hy-
drophobia.
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Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December Is, 1913.
A further dividend of : or S per cent
may be paid the depositors of the Vir-
sinia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation.
which failed. if they ratify the compro-
mise between Howard w. Smith, receiver.
and certa.a of the directors whereby a
certain number of directors of the con-
Germ are to pay the receiver in settlement
of al claims against them the sum of
$4,000.
Receiver Smith today mailed a circular
letter to the 1000 depositors, who have
already received a total of So per cent in
dividends.
As soon as replies are received by Re
ceiyer Smith from the depositors, in
Guiding those scattered throughout the
state, he will make his report to the cor
1oration court. 1t is believed that ma
jority of the depositors will favor ratify-
ing the offer. The suit was originally
brought against twelve directors, severa'
Of whom are dead, and the payment of
the $4,000 is to be made by seven out of
the twelve or their executors.
Those who agree to pay the $4,000 are:
George $. French, Henry X. Field, G. G..
Leadbeater. Thomas J. Fannon, Gard
ner l.. Boothe. Margaret J. Robinson,
administrators of the will Of John p. Rob-
inson; Caroline Bladder, executrix, and
William Baader, Henry Bladder, Douglas
Stuart, executors of the last will and
testament of Henry Bladder.
Dog Bites Seven Persons.
Seven persons, victims Of bites by a
dog pronounced to be suffering from
hydrophobia, today hurried to the
United States Marine Hospital, Wash
ington, to take the Pasteur treatment.
Six of the victims live at Rosemont.
west of this city. Those who were bit
ten are Mrs. Victor Emerson, ST., this
city; c. d. Hubbard wife and little
daughter; Edwin Graham. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Graham: Mr.. Studs,
an employe at Rosemont, and Leila
Parker, colored, employed as a cook al
ing to William Shepherd, colored, was
also bitten by the dog.
DR.. J. J. Carney, deputy health officer
of this city, upon hearing of the case
at once had the dog killed. The head
was shipped to the bureau of animal
industry. Washington, in order to see
if it was suffering from rabies.
George Young. well known Fairfax
county farmer, dropped dead few min
utes after 10 o'clock this morning at the
Royal street entrance to the city market
Heart trouble is thought to have been
the cause of his death
Mr.. Young was about eighty years old
and besides his wife is survived by sew
eral children. During the war he served
in the Confederate army He lived al
Pohick. Fairfax county, where he had a
small farm. The body was taken to an
undertaking establishment.
After January / next all automobiles
from the District of Columbia entering
Alexandria county must have a Virginia
automobile license, otherwise the owner
will be subject to arrest and the i'm
position of a fine. The foregoing has
been decided upon by r. Gordon Fin
ney, police justice Of Alexandria county.
Senator j. K. Vardaman of Mississippi
will be one of the speakers at the an
nual banquet of r. E. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, which will be held
January 19 next at Lee Camp Hall in
observance Of Gen. Lees birthday.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.