The Washington times., 1914-11-25
R|KEY TO APPLY FOR
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
Former Alexandria Banker to
Appeal to Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 20
Jones Rixey. former president of th'
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration. which went into the hands ci
receivers four years ago, will apply tt
the supreme court of appeals of Virginia
for a writ of hbbeas corpus on t'rIda!
Rixey is an inmate of the Western As!'
lum for the Insane, at Staunton, va
Eleven indictments charging the banker
with false entries and embeZzlement are
.tiu pending. Rixey will be represented
by Attorneys James r. Cation, OF AleT'
andria. and John l.. Jeffries, OF Nortolk
The United States Supreme Court re-
Gently decided that the Virginia law con-
firing a person in hospital lor tne
criminal insane previous to his cohNlc-
ton was unconstitutional, IN a sun
brought by RiXey's counsel.
Thanksgiving tomorrow Will De op,
served in Alexandria as genera
holiday. The banks, manufacturing
plants, and wholesale houses VIII
close for the entire day and the re-
tail establishments will close at noon
Union services. in which the congre-
cations of the Second Presbyterian
the First and Second Baptlst, the
Methodist Southern, Trinity Methodist
will Join, will be at IL o'clock in Trla'
ity NJ. Z. Church. The sermon Will bS
by the Rev. O. W. Triplett, of the
Second Baptist Church. The offering
will be fore the Children's Home. NJ
st. Mary's Catholic Church there VIII
be masses at $50 and $50 O'Clock
The latter will be a high mass ana
the celebrant and preacher OF the
sermon will be the Rev. H. j. Cutler.
At Grace Episcopal Church there will
he services at 1890 o'clock and al
Christ and St Paurs Eplscopa!
o'clock. At the three Episcopal
churches the collection will be for
the Alexandria Hospital and the FUND
for disabled clergymen. Thanksglv-
ing services will be held tomorrow
night at the Free Methodist Church
at 1880 o'clock and will be followed
by the quarterly meeting in charge
of the Rev. II. w. Hodgd. Tomorrow
afternoon there will be the dansant
given in the ballroom % the Nagar
apartments for the benefit OF the Bel
gian sufferers. The day will be OBJ,
served at the Alexandra hospltal
an dthe Children's Home.
After seven ballots last night the city
council adjourned without electing
health officer. The candidates were DR..
e. A. German, the incumbent, and DR..
teen votes to elect. For the first six
ballots, DR.. German led, lacking but a
single vote on two of the ballots. On
the last two members of council
switched. giving Jones II and German
10. Councilmen Marshall and Des-
Tnond and Alderman Fitzgerald were
absent.
Dr. German was placed in nomination
by Alderman Brill and DR.. Jones by
councilman Smith. On the first ballot
the vote was as follows. For German,
Marbury, H. r. Burke, c. S. T. Burke,
wattles, Monroe, Harrison, Lawler,
Summers, Brill, Hill, and Robinson-l1.
Brockett, Bendheim. Bryan. Smith,
Field, Wilkins, and Ballenger-9.
On the second ballot Leadbeater
changed to German, giving the latter
y votes to Jones' g.
On the third ballot Leadbeater
stood German /, Jones 8.
On the fourth ballot Summers voted
for Jones, making the vote stand 10 for
each candidate.
On the fifth ballot Bales arrived from
A hunting trip and voted for German,
making the vote IL for German to 10
for Jones.
On the sixth Brocket changed from
Jones to German, giving the latter u
90 his opponents 9. On the last ballot
{. S. t. Burke and Brockett switched
from German to Jones, giving Jones II
votes TO for German.
George II. Schwarzmann was elected
70 succeed himself as police commits
sioner from the third ward and Court
nev Acton was elected commissioner
from the fourth ward to succede ~
J. Lawler. Luther II. Thompson, from
the first ward j. NJ. Bradshaw, from
the second ward, and Carroll Pierce.
from thir ward, We're reelected school
iustees Samual J.. Monroe, was elect
ed "A school trustee from the second
ward TO fill the uneXpired term of c.
w. Wattles. Dr. S. y. Moore was elect
ed from the fourth ward over Thomas
j. Carter, the incumbent, Is to s. The
following officers were elected without
opposition: DR.. Walter a. Warfield,
physician to the poor; William Lee
Craver, steward of offices; Harry Cal
Ian. dispenser OF medicine, western dis
trict, and Edgar Warfield. jr, dispenser
OF medicine, eastern district.
Retail merchants of Alexandria dined
last night in the Wagar apartments.
J. William May was toastmaster and
The following responded to speeches
w. A. Clark, OF Richmond secretary
OF the State Retail Merchants AS
sOciation. N. VI. Pamsay, of Roanoke;
i. l.. Knight of Alexandria. State vice
president: Harry Hammond, president
Of the Alexandra association; Carroll
Pierce. president of the Chamber Of
Commerce: J. y. Preston, secretary OF
the Chamber OF Commerce: Harrie
White the retailer; Leopold Ruben. and
others.
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