The Washington herald., 1913-05-08
TAX LEVIES SYSTEM
Will Be INVESTIGATED
Retail Merchant Association win
Bring Matter Before Lesisla-
i've Candidates.
ANOTHER DIVIDEND DECLARED

ANOTHER DIVIDEND DECLARED
Alexandria, Va, May Following
the recommendation of special com
mittee appointed by the Retail Mer-
chants Association to investigate the
system of tax levies in the State. ina.
association will take the matter up
with the various other associations IN
the State and will have them pring ing
matter before the various candidates
for legislative honors. They VIII %
urged TO give their support to the
measure. 49,.
Leopold Ruben announced at inc
meeting Of the association that ne hao
interviewed the two Candidates III
the Legislature from this city anu e"e'
favored the measure.
This committee is composed OF Leo
pold Ruben, president; John w. Moh-
roe, and % 3. Hopkins
Harrie White, secretary or the asso-
citation, was chosen delegate 10 .he
meeting of the State association
which will be heldSin Lynchburg May
14-15 next. He was instructed by the
association to bring the system OF 'AA
levies before that body
Cbecls for a third dividend OF per
cont we're today sent out by Receiver
Howard w. Smith to the depostors in
the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation.
This dividend entails total distriou-
ton of sec, 40. as there were deposits
on hand at the time of the collapse OF
that institution amounting to SSS.0Oo.
This makes a total of 80 per cent re-
ceived by the depositors in the defunct
concern. The first dividend was 20 per
cent and the second was TO-
Receiver Smith stated today that he
expects a fourth dividend will be de-
cIared before the affairs of the concern
are wound up.
The local board of civil service exam
liners announces the following examina-
lions to be held here June 2, 4. and
next: Model maker, male; associate
physicist, male; qualified in mechanical
or civil engineering, associate physicist.
male, qualified in electrical engineering;
aid, male; nautical expert, male: dental
inferno, male; map colorist, laboratory
assistant in ceramics male; assistant In
animal pathology, male; physical laho-
ratory helper. male; laboratory ap-
prentice, male: superintendent of farm
and transportation, male; testing ma
chine operator, male; physician. male:
dentist, male; practical papermaker.
male.
Final DEGREES for divorce on the ground
of deserton were entered in four cases
in the Circuit Court for this city today
They are as follows: Florence Agnes
Fletcher Mclean against Edward L. Nc
Lean, Daniel c. List against Clara r.
list, Sarah Holmes against James o.
Holmes. and Mary NJ. Blue against Dan
ieI Blue. In each case the compliments
were represented by Attorney Crandall
Mackey.
The session Of the Second Presbyter-
ian Church has elected the following
board of governors to manage the new
Westminster building. located opposite
the church, at the Northeast corner OF
Prince and ST. Asaph Streets: G. W.
Kennedy, William A. Moore. F. l.. Stay
maker, T. Clifton Howard, and ID. Mox-
ley Lowe.
The Odd Fellows of this city are &C.
lively planning for a trip to Roanoke
to attend the annual meeting of the
grand lodge which will convene in the
Magic City Tuesday next. About twenty
five members of Canton Alexandria, No.
Odd Fellows will leave here Saturday
and Sunday next for the meeting.
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Marks. whose death occurred Sunday
last, were held at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
They were conducted by Rev. II. j. Cut
Ter. pastor, and burial was in st. Mary's
Cemetery.
Those serving as pallbearers were
James Roche, John McKenna, James b.
Martin. William Desmond, and d. c.
Richardson.
II. Kirk d Sons, incorporated, this
city. with a capital stock of $4,000, has
been granted a charter by the State
Commission. The officers
are H. Kirk. jr, president; o. III. Kirk,
treasurer: Harry ID. Kirk, secretary, all
of this city This concern is engaged
in the wholesale grocery business here.
A large delegation of members of
Post +. Travellers Protective Associa-
ton, left here tonight for Lynchburg to
attend the annual State convention.
which will convene tomorrow in the
IIilly City.
The Washington Utilities Company will
open its new freight station at Royal
and Franklin Streets May IS. On that
date il will abandon its freight station
at Royal and Prince Streets.
Richard Greenwood has purchased from
Herbert Phillips house and lot on the
east side of Lee Street north of Greene
Street. A deed of conveyance was placed
on record today in the Office of the clerk
of the Corporation Court.
+. +. Downham, of this city, repre-
senting Acca Temple, of Richmond, left
today for Dallas, Tex, to attend the
annual meeting of the Imrerial Council,
Mystic Shriners, which Will be in session
in that city May 1915 next
]. W. Bales, exalted ruler of Alex
andria Lodge of Elks. has appointed
James B. Martin, Herman Friedlander,
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. and James b.
Fitzgerald a committee to cooperate with
the Washington committee Of Elks in ar
ranging for the outing for the orphans
at Marshall dali, June H.
A fine of $40 was imposed on Charles
Lewis, colored, in the Police Court today
on a charge of cutting William Berkeley.
colored.
The Teacher the Real Statesman.
From the Troy Record.
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