The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
ship CORPORATION
CONTEST CLOSES IN
ALEXANDRIA COURT
Judge Waddill Takes Suit
For $6,0OO,0O0 Under
Amusement.
The Herald Bureau.

ALEXANDRA, Va. Nov. 1.-The
suit of the Virginia shipbuilding
Corporation to recover $4,000. 900
from the United States Shipping
Board and Emergency Fleet Cor
poration closed this afternoon and
was taken under advisement by
Judge Edmund waddill. Judge wad-
dill stated that 1t Is highly prob
able that 1t will be several weeks
before a decision Is rendered.
The closing argument in behalf of
the shipbuilding corporation was
made by Judge William L. Day Of
Cleveland. Ohio. Those who spoke
today for the Government were
Senator Edgar T. Bracket of New
York and E. NJ. Allison.
This case was begun October %
and has been in progress every day
since.
A canvass will be made by a spe-
cial committee of the Chamber of
Commerce within the next few
weeks to raise funds to help defray
expenses of the seventeen markers
that will be placed at various points
of historical interest in the city.
The amount necessary is $500. The
tablets will be OF bronze.
Markers will be erected at the
old city tavern, now used as a store
by C. N. Rauch: George Mason's
office. southwest corner of King and
Royal streets. now Katz's shoe
store: site of the old colonial jail,
now police headquarters: boyhood
home of Robert E. Lee. 607 Oronoco
street. now the home of Mrs. Ella
r. Burson; site of the old assembly
hall. now the office of the clerk OF
the court, at the southwest corner
of Fairfax and Cameron streets;
home of DIR. Elisha Cullen Dick, 2O9
Prince street. now the home of c.
William Wattles; old Ramsay house.
erected in 1851, now Steiner's cigar
manufacturing establishment, at the
northeast corner of King and Fair
fax streets: site Of the Alexandria
A cademy, first free school in Alex
andria. erected in Alexandria in
17S5. now the site of Washington
public school: Washington's head
quarters. North Royal street, ad-
joining the old city hotel; home of
Judge George Johnston. formerly
the Citizens National Bank, at the
northwest corner Of Prince and Lee
streets, Judge Johnston being a
trustee for the city of Alexandria
from 1852 until his death in 1855:
home of DR.. James Craik. close per-
sonal friend and family physician
of Washington. 80 Duke street
now the home of ]. T.. Grim; Pres
byterian meeting house on the west
side of Fairfax. between Duke and
Wolfe streets. in which churchyard
many notahles OF the colonial day
period are buried: site of Washing
toms town house. lot adjoining
residence of DIR. Samuel H. Lunt
south side of Cameron between St
Asaph and Pitt streets: home OF
Henry Lee Gighthorse Harry. Gil
Cameron street. now the residence
of Worth Hulfish.
In observance of the 10th an.
niversary of the entry of George
Washington into the Masonic
fraternity a Joint celebration will
be held Saturday night at
o'clock in the Masonic Temple un.
der the auspices of Alexandria.
w dSnlnBlOn anu AHuGcw JdChSOI
lodges of Masons. Prominent
speakers will speak and there will
be a musical program under the
direction of Kenneth w. Ogden
Refreshments will be served b,
wome of Martha Washington
No. AZ. Order of Eastern Star
Among those scheduled to speaI
are Admiral r. f. Coontz. U.
N: Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune. U
3. NJ. C.: Merton l.. Ferson. dear
of George Washington Universit,
Law School; James l.. Wilmeth
former director OF the United
States Bureau of Engraving ant
Printing and Robert South Bar
rett. Alexandria and New York.
A large number Of gunners to
day visited the woods OF nearb,
counties. the opening of the hunt
ing season In all counties in Vir
| ginia with the exception of Fair
fax and Shenandoah. In the las
| two counties the season open,
November Is. Clerk of the Cour
Elliott F. Hoffman during tn,
past few days has issued a larg,
number of permits to both resi-
| dent and nonresident hunters.
Gold buttons marked IS. r.
the gift of Fairfax Harrison
president of the. Southern Rail
way Company. given employees fo
loyalty during the strike las
July. have been awarded the fol
| lowing on the Washington divi
sion; George r. Buddon, division
| superintendent: George H. L,
Hew. William T. Wilkins. Georg,
f. Rohr. w. L. Cowhig. T. J. Rob
inson. w. F.. Midkiff. J. w
Puckett. n. r. Richards. f. F
! Ticer. n. A. Grifith, c, G. Midkiff
J. II. Bayliss. T. f. waIdon. II. C
Aaron f. W. Bowles. W. T.