The Washington times., 1913-12-13
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. DEC. 10


An offer to pay $4,000 in full settle
rnent of all claims against them in the
suit which has been instituted by How
ard w. Smith, receiver Of the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation, the
big Virginia banking concern which
failed three years ago owing its deposit
tors S550,0O0, has been made by seven
directors of the company whom the re-
celyer is endeavoring to hold respon-
slide for the loss of the depositors'
money on account of their negligence
In managing the affairs of the company.
The offer has been submitted by Mr.
Smith to the 1,o00 depositors. and In
case a majority o. them, both in num-
ber and amount of their claims, ratlfy
the acceptance of the compromise all
further proceedings aaginst the directors
will be discontinued.
The directors making the offer are all
prominent business men of Alexandra.
George s. French, Henry K. Field, Z.
c. Leadbeater, Thomas ]. Fannon,
Gardner L. Boothe, the estate OF John
2. Robinson, represented by his widow.
and the estate of Henry Baader, repre-
sented by his executors.
When the trust company failed on De-
cer,,ber %, 1910, it was found that the
affsirs of the institution were hopeless
ly involved through the defalcation OF
{. Jones Rixey, president of the cor
poration, who Is now an inmate OF the
Western Asylum for the Insane at
Stanton, Va. 1t was charged by the
receiver after investigating the anaira
OF the concern that the directors had
peTmitted MIR. RiXey to control the al
fairs Of the institution without proper
supervision.
Recover Smith recommends that the
6epositors accept the compromise as Of
fered by the directors. He states In
circular letter to them that this decision
was reached after consultation Win
Samuel G. Brent attorney for the re-
ceiyer.
As a result of having been bitten by
a dog suffering from rabies, seven Well
known residents Of Rosemont, are IN
Washington today receiving the Pas
teur treatment for mad dog bites. They
are c. d. Hubbard, general manager
of the Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany, his wife and child; Mrs. Victor
Emerson, Robert Graham, the young
son of City Councilman r. NJ Graham
David A. Studs, foreman OF the Rose.
mont Development Company; a colored
the family of Thomas A. Hulfsh.
The dog which made the wounds is q
pointer, about four months old and the
property of Victor Emerson, we'll
known Alexandrian. 1t strayed from
home several days ago and lurked in
the neighborhood of Rosemont AS the
animal was only A puppy, the bites
were not considered serious until later
Developments showed that the dog was
mad. On Thursday night, Mrs. Em.
erson was notified that the dog was al
Rosemont. and sent a man after II. On
the return OF the dog, in a sack, Mrs
Emerson attempted to carress il when
1T spang at her and bit her. DIR. J. j.
Garvey, deputy health officer, was call.
ed in and found indications that the
dog was afflicted with rabies. He had
it killed and sent the head to the Bu-
reau of Animal Research, i'm Washing
ton. for examination. Yesterday he re-
ceived notice that his diagnosis had been
correct and that the dog was undoubted-
" mad.
Because automobilists fom Washing.
ton have abused the privilege extended
to them by the local authorities to visit
Alexandria county for two periods OF
q week each without Virginia license
Police Justice Finney, Of Alexandria