The Washington herald., 1913-05-15
new LICENSE MEASURE
To INCREASE REVENUES
Alexandra Council May Pass Law
Prepared BY the Finance
Committee.
DR.. W. N. SMITH MARRIES

/ Alexandria, Va, May 14.-If the new
| license law for the coming fiscal year,
as prepared by the finance committee OF
| City Council, Is passed at the next meet
! ing of that body 1t will mean an in
creased revenue of approximately $500
a year for the city. The new law is
supposed to become operative June
next.
The majority of the increase in rev.
| enue will be from the liquor dealers, as
| the retailers license is increased from
| $50 to $3.50. or 800 increase a year.
Other changes noted follows: Whole
! sale dealers, from SIS to SITS: shippers
| LIQUOR license. from s225 to $325: retail
malt liquor, from 500 to $40; wholesale
| malt liquor, from $50 to $50; hotels
| where liquor is sold. from $l75 to Sis;
! rectifiers' license, from $l25 to SIS; agents
| for larger beer. from $50 to s25e.
The private bank or bankers license
| is changed as follows: With a capital
of so5.ooO. a license of 500: with capt.
! tai of $4,000, license of $50. and ex-
ceeding $4,000 a tax of one-half of l
per cent on the amount of capital en-
| ployed.
Other changes noted follow: Pawn
! brokers, from $50 to $40; billiard rooms,
| increased from S. to SO on each table:
| bagatelle or other table. increased from
IS to so; steam Nlaundries, from s. to
| SO; barber shops, changed from $3.50
| to 81, and 81 additional for each chair
| in excess of one; commercial brokers'
license fixed at $40; brokers lending
money on salaries or furniture fixed at
$50.
Wagons and buses owned by licensed
| livery stable keepers are exempted from
| taxation.
! Welded In Washington.
| A wedding of considerable local interest
. (which took place in Washington today
at the Church of St Michael and All
Angels was that of Mrs. Annie Staunton
Cox. daughter of Rev. Patrick Murphy.
| rector of that church, and DR.. William
| NJ Smith, Of this city. Rev. Mr.. Murphy
was assisted in performing the ceremony
| by Rev. p. p. Phillips. Of this city, rector
| of st. Pauls Episcopal Church. Only the
| immediate relatives and a few intimate
| friends attended the ceremony. The bride
was attended by her sister. Miss Marian
| Murphy, and the bridegroom had for
his best man Judge j. X. NJ. Norton.
| of this city. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, John Henry
Murphy, of Washington. She wore
gown of cream satin brocade yelled in
marquisette and a tulle veil caught with
orange blossoms. brooch set with
| bridegroom, and a gift of the latter's
sister. was the brides only ornament.
Miss Murphy, maid of honor. wore
gown of pale blue marquisette and car
ried bridesmaid roses. wedding march
was played by Mr.. Alfred G. Eldridge.
choirmaster of St. Margaret's Episcopal
Church. Following the ceremony DIR.
and Mrs Smith left for Atlantic City,
where they will spend their honeymoon
and while away they will also visit
sister of the bridegroom, Mrs. st. Clair
Hobbs, Pelham, y. J. DR.. Smith is a
well-known practicing physician here,
and is president of the State board of
health and also president of the board
of school trustees of this city.
Ruling i'm school Case.
The board Of school trustees of Alex
andra County has written to the State
Board of Education. protesting against
the recent ruling of Attorney General
Samuel W. Williams that division school
superintendent must be residents of the
localities they are chosen TO serve. The
letter sent is signed by all OF the school
trustees of the county, who ask the
board not to be guided by this decision
They think this would be . backward
step on the part of the State Board of
Education.
The following school officers have
signed the letter: r. A. Wilkinson, chair
man; George w. Zachary. clerk; John II.
Trimyer. Jefferson District; Frank Up
ham, chairman; Z. NJ. Shreve, clerk; B.
G.. Foster Washington District; Charles
B. Munson, chairman: w. A. McShea,
clerk; Ralph Baldwin. Arlington Dis
trict.
For the second time the case of Z. c.
Richardson, William Power, and William
r.y,l
tried tomorrow in the Circuit Court for
this city. Judge ]. b. T. Thornton pre-
siding The object of this suit is to re-
cover damages in the sum of $1,000 as the
result of a triangular automobile collision
at the south end of the Highway Bridge
November 10. 1912. Attorneys Judge c.
| f. Nicol, A. y. Nicol, and II. Noel
Garner represent the compliments. and
the defendant is represented by Attor
ney Samuel G. Brent This case was
tired two weeks ago in the same court
and the jury was unable to agree.
Other News Notes.
The annual meeting of the Alexandria
Free kindergarten will b. held Monday
night next in the Young Peoples Bul6-
ing, at which time DR.. P. p. Claxton.
Commissioner of Education of the United
States, will deliver an address
Announcement Is made that the regu-
lar Monday night dances will be con-
tinued at the E,lks' Home under the di-
rection of Erwin George Schwarzmann
and William Miller.
The Enterprise Land and Improvement
Company, Incorporated, of this city. has
been granted a charter by the State cor
poration commission. with maximum
capital stock of 5000 and a minimum of
$500. The officers are w. n. jackson,
president: 7. NJ. Watson, vice president;
F. II. Rich, secretary, all of this city.
feature of the banquet Of Mount Ver-
non Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, last