The Washington times., 1913-05-31
DECISIONS SOON N
ALEXANDRIA CASES
Supreme Court of Virginia Ex.
pected to Hand Down Find
ings Thursday.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MAY 3.

ALEXANDRIA. VA. MAY 81.
-Four important decisions in cases
which have been pending in the lex
andria courts for several years will be
handed down in the supreme court OF
Virginia Thursday, according to advices
received here today. The supreme court
will meet in Wytheville on Tuesday
morning.
The Alexandria cases which are due
for settlement are al follows: Urban
s. Lambert's appeal from the decision
OF the corporation court awarding
seat in city council from the First
ward to Robert s. Barrett; Biunt
against the Mercantile Railway Build
ing and Loan Association, appeal from
the circuit court; Camden against the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration, appeal from the corporation
court; Rocker against the Southern
Railway Company. appeal from the cor
poration court.
At a special meeting OF the board Of
aldermen last night the proposed in
crease in the license for liquor dealers
was defeated by a vote OF 20 . The
law carrying increases OF " on each
dealer In liquor was passed the COM
mon council Tuesday and no, hing will
be done until council ho.Gs another
meeting and either comes to an agree
ment with the upper board or asks for
q conference committee for the purpose
the latter action will prevail and q COM
promise will be agreed upon. The men,
bers Of the board voting to retain the
present license were Aldermen Hill.
bury. while the two favoring the In
crease were Aldermen Field and Ogden.
st. Mary's Academy will hold its final
exercises in Lannon's Opera House on
June 1a. at 3 o'clock. The Rt. Rev. d.
]. oiConnell. d. D., Bishop Of Rich
mond. will make the address to the
keardon Goods. Julia Virginia Downey,
Pauline Agnes Hellmuth, Maria Teresa
Graumann, Rose Elizabeth Penn. Esther
Rosenblot Helen Louise Bowman and
Bertie Mae Petit. A feature Of the
exercises win be the presentation Of the
operetta THE Rose and the Pearl"
By one hundred little girls In costume.
Diplomas were awarded today at the
Arlington Institute to the following:
Misses Lucy Merchant Anderson, Julia
Anna Duncan. Mary Louise Howard.
Caroline Victoria Emerson. Margaret
Virginia Emerson. Virginia Chauncey
ran 6uu Lucy DIO"u Shtci- Lie phPnS
presented Goldsmith's comedy. SHE
etoops 10 Conquer" last night.
The remains of Charles n. Steele, who
died in Washington yesterday. Will be
brought here for interment tomorrow.
The deceased Is survived by the widow
and one daughter, Mrs. Fred Schuler. Of
this city.
A special meeting of the city council
WaS held at noon today. when action
was taken approving the resolution au-
thorixing the finance committee to bor->
row tA.e0o to pay the running expenses
James johnson. colored. was held for
the action Of the grand Jury by Justice
Cation In police court this morning.
Johnson is charged with assault on
Daniel Tate. also colored, on May 6,
and Tate has just been able to leave
the hospital. Tate was struck on the
head with brick. alleged to have been
thrown by johnson. and his skull frac-
tured- AS result OF the blow the boys
vocal chords have been affected. and he
u unable to talk.
For the first time In several years the
CoHingwood Club. an organization Of
Alexandra business men, with a club
house on the Potomac six miles south of
this city. has several vacancies in Its
membership, and an election will be
held tomorrow to fill them. There are
large number Of names on the waiting
HIST The use OF the club house during
the summer also will be apportioned
among the members
In the corporation court today d de-
cree was entered confirming the sale
Of the residence at 619 South Lee street,
to r. b. Washington In the same
court exceptions were filed by the
Southern Fire Proofing Supply Com-
pany. to the report of L ". Duf1ey.
special commissioner in the suit of
Henri T.. Field. and others against L.
Oendheim & Sons.
At a meeting Of the bushes promo
6on committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. held this morning, steps
pere taken to inaugurate a movement
- obtain the location OF the Govern
0nAH ra1o