The Washington times., 1914-05-04
ALEXANDRIA COURT
HEARS PUMP SUIT
Attorneys for Various Interests
Argue Emerson Company
Receivership.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 4-An"'her
chapter in the tangled-up affairs ~ the
Emerson Steam Pump Company o. wN'rh
Iol. Orrin G. Staples. of W2ShinSton,
is tho principal owner. is being aired
IN the circuit court today where an
effort is being made to have Judge
J. &. T. Thornton revoke the order
appointing receivers for the company.
There are now two sets of receivers
seeking to obtain possession of the as
sets. Harry B. Cation and Samuel IL.
Lunt were appointed by Judge Thorn
ton on the application of Colonel
Staples, and Malcolm Hufty and How
ard W. Smith. appointed by Judge Louis
4. Barley, on the application of r. j..
Eckloff. of Washington. a minority
bondholde1. Arguments by attorneys
representing the different interests will
De heard today.
The company has been in the courts
for the past two years. Defaulting on
its bonds, 1t was placed in receivers
hands. Bankruptcy proceedings fol-
lowed in the United States circuit
court A settlement with the creditors
on the basis of a payment of 80 per
sponsible for the dismissng of the
bankruptcy proceedings.
The company is represented by James
r. and II. B. Cation; Colonel Staples
by Gardner L. Boothe, and r. J. Ec-
kloff by Edmund Burke.
Cleanup week. was inaugurated in
Alexandria today under the auspices
of the city heath office. DR.. L. \.
German, health officer. and Dr. J. }.
charge of the campaign. Citizens have
been asked 20 see that their yards. eel
lars and alleys are cleaned up. and all
debris will be removed. Merchants will
cooperate with the health department
by lending their wagons 10 haul away
the refuse. The assistance of the
Municipal Improvement League and the
children of the public schools in the
effort to make Alexandra a spot
less town has been promised.
The young ladies Of Alexandria who
have been the guests of the Alexandria
German Club during the past season,
VIII give return dance tomorrow night
at the Elks Auditorium.
A large delegation of members of Post
F, Travellers Protective Association,
will leave Thursday evening for Nor
folk to attend the annual State conven-
ton to be held on Friday and Saturday.
In the circuit court tomorrow. Judge
]. B. T. Thornton, presiding. the suit
of Nora Barker and Elizabeth Hans
brouch against the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company, for SIC, 900
damages each, for personal INJURIES
VIII be commenced.
The Alexandria Hospital fund yester-
day had reached the sum OF 81. 454, and
there were several good subscriptions
today. $1,000 every day until the end
OF the campaign is now the slogan OF
the executive committee.
A heavy fine to break up disorders on
the electric cars between Washington
and Alexandria was imposed by Police
Justice Cation this mornin gon 4. l.
Ramer, of Washington, one of the
three men arrested Saturday night. He
was fined $40 and sent to Jail for three
months. One of his companions did not
appear in court on account of the ILL
ness OF his family, and another was dis
missed for lack Of evidence.
Japanese musicale will be given
tonight at the Lee Camp Hall. under the
auspices Of the Seventeenth Virginia
Regiment Chapter, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, for the benefit of
the Alexandria Hospital fund