Evening star., 1914-04-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS
Receivershp of Emerson
Steam Pump Company.
CARLIN HAS NO OPPOSITION
No Apparent Rival for Reelection
to Congress in Primaries June 16
| Palm Sunday Services.
Special Correspondent. Of The star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va April 4 1914
| The Emerson Steam Pump Company,
| Incorporated, this city, was placed in
| the hands of receivers this afternoon
| by Judge j. B. T. Thornton in the cir
cult court for this city This was done
on application OF o. G. Staples and
others representing a majority OF the
/ 10000 bond
| The court named S. II. I.unt and II. B.
/! eaton as receivers. and directed them
10 take charge at once of the property
of the company. They will continue to
operate the business: giving a joint bond
in the sum of $4,000
ceivers was filed late this afternoon in
the circuit court by Attorney Gardner L.
Boothe, representing Mr.. Staples and his
associates in the proceedings.
The company. through its attorneys,
J. K. and H B. Cation. admitted the al
legations filed in the bill. which. among
other things, alleges that the company
was in default of its interest on the
bonds. 1t agreed TO the receivership.
Officers of the company are: A. w
Machen. president; Jesse H. Ramsburg,
secretary, and II. N. De Witt, treasurer
The plant of the Emerson Company,
large brick structure, is at the head of
King street a short distance east of the
manufactures steam pumps.
No Opposition to Carlin.
So far as known Representative Charles
C. Carlin of the eighth congressional dis
trict. whose home is In this city, will be
without opposition in the primary, set for
June 1s. The time limit for candidates
desiGng to enter the primary expires at
rrf1
pete have until then to submit their
names to Raleigh T. Green, chairman of
the committee. Culpeper Va
In the event there is no opposition Mr.
tariln VIII be declared the party nomi-
nee. The democratic nomination in this
district is equiva lent to election.
With special services appropriate to me
occasion Palm Sunday will be observed
in number of churches. At ST Mary's
Catholic Church palms will be blessed and
distributed at the 1890 O'Clock mass. At
the Emmanuel Lutheran Church the serv-
ice will be in the form of reunion of all
confirmed in the church. There will be
special musical program. A Lenten serv-
ice will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the
evening.
The body of Frank c. McClary. twenty
seven years old. son Of Charles NJ. Nc
Clary, this city. who was struck and
killed at Clifton. Va March "a. by a
southbound passenger train on the South
ern railway. was brought here and buried
this afternoon in Bethel cemetery When
found the remains We're not identified and
were buried at Clifton. Va The body
was disinterred a few days ago and iden-
tilted by Charles NJ McClary, father of
the dead man.
The funeral OF Mrs. Fanny Macarthur
Green, wife of Maj. John W. Green of
this city. who died yesterday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Kate NJ Williams
Pocomoke City. Md, will take place at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning from St
Paul's Episcopal Church. Services will
be conducted by Rev P. P Phillips,
rector. Burial will be in Ivy Hill
cemetery.
Parade and Pageant.
A Sunday school parade and pageant
will be given under the auspices of the
Protestant Sunday Scboo1. ~