The Washington herald., 1922-10-27
D. 5. LOSES POINT
IN s6,Ooo,0 900 SUIT
AT ALEXANDRIA
Court Refuses to EliIni-
nate Groton Iron Works
| From Action.
SMITH TAKES OATH
Names w. .P. WoolIs Successor.
Navy Day Celebration
Today.
SMITH TAKES OATH
The Herald Bureau.
A. 3. Douiphsn.
Tl7 King street.

III kln9 etreet.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. 2e.-
Judge Edmund WaddiIl.in the United
States Court for the Eastern district
Of Virginia today refused TO grant
application of attorneys for the gov
ernment 10 dismiss the action a. to
tn the Groton Iron Works Of Groton.
Conn, in connection with the se,ooo.-
900 suit brought by the Virginia Ship
building Corporation against the
United States Emergency Fleet Cor
poration.
The move on the part Of govern
ment's counsel TO eliminate the Groton
Company was resisted by counsel for
the Morse interests.
A. Lee Rawlings, Norfolk. Va. .
certified public accountant. testified TO
an examination Of the company's
books made by him for Receiver Jos
eph L. Crupper. and said the books
showed a balance due the Snipbuild-
ing Corporation from the government
Of s5.+o5,12s.
+. A. Morse. former president Of
the corporation. testified that the plant
cost between $4,000. 900 and 80. SOC. 900.
Judge Howard w. Smith today quail
ified as judge of the Corporation
Court for this city. He took the oath
OF ONCE before Elliott +. Hoffman,
clerk OF the court Immediately upon
qualifying he announced the appoint
ment Of Attorney William p. Woolls
as his successor as States attorney
for the city.
Preparations are complete for the
parade of school children. tomorrow
afternoon at 1850 o'clock In 'observ-
ance of Navy Day. The children will
be headed by a platoon OF police. Boy
Scouts and Camp Humphreys Band.
with Robert Thomas as marshal.
The u s. destroyer Makan. in
charge OF Admiral Mccul ey, at the
wharf of the Alexandria Naval Tor
pedo Station. will be open all day
tor inspection by the public.
| The route OF the parade viii be
4 down Prince street to Washington.
| north on Washington to Cameron.
down Cameron to l.ee. south on Lee
to King and up King to Lee School.
Free moving pictures of naval
| scenes will be shown at the Idle
Hour Theater from 10 4. m. to 4
| p. m.
Firemen are still lighting the
| thus, which took FIRE Tuesday night
at the wharf OF the Virginia Ship
building Corporation. Fire Chief
McDermott said today he believed
! the ship will burn TO the waters
edge. The entire superstructure is
gone and the boat is in about six
feet of mud.
Members OF the kiwanis Club this
afternoon mad as their guests a del
! egation of members from the wash
| iuEton Kiwanis Club and officers
| from the u. S. destroyer Mahan. u.
/ S. Lambert presided. Speeches were
made ty Claude II. Woodward.
George Baker. Jack Boobar. George
| Winston, OF Washington; Admiral
| Culley. Capt. Larimer. Comdr. Fitch
and others.
FaneralN services for Mrs. Laura
Virginia Houck. who died Tuesday
afternoon. were he'd this afternoon
at the residence. 200 North View
I road, Rosemont. Rev. DR.. Taylor,
| pastor of Presbyterian church in
| washington. officiating. Interment
was in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
The funeral ~ Eorval V. Bulger
will be held at o'clock tomorrpw
afternoon at the residence of his
| daughter. Mrs. ]. r. Toy. $40 South
Fairfax street. Rev. E. B. Jacks IN.
| d. D.. pastor Of the First Baptist
Church. officiating. and burial will
be n Bethel Cemetery. Members Of
Alexandria Council. Fraternal Or
der of Americans. will attend.
A number of friends of Theodore
Harris, formerly editor of the Alex
andria Gazette. tonight rendered
him n dinner at the Hotel RammeL
He will leave the last of the week
for San Domingo for two months be-
fore returning to Alexandria.
The home department of the Alex
andria Sunday School Association
will present a home department
pageant tomorrow evening at s
o'clock in the Young Peoples Build
Ing.