The Washington herald., 1922-10-05
ALEXANDRIA COURT
CLERK WINS FIGHT
AGAINST ELECTION
Court of Appeals Upholds
Moncnre in Denying
Petition.
FINISH MORE ROAD
Shipbuilding Plant May Be
Leased to Concern EN-
ploying 800 Men.
The Herald Bureau.

The Herald Bureau,
A. 8. Doniphan,
7e7 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. s.-The
state Court Of Appeals has refused
the petition for a mandamus to cal.
a special election November to fill
the vacancy alleged to exist in. the
office of the clerk of the Corpora
tion Court. This. therefore, means
that Elliott F. Hoffman, insumbent.
named May by Judge Robinson
Moncure to MI the unexpired term
Of the late Newell s. Greenaway will
continue as clerk for more than
eight years. He will not only I'LL
the present term which expires
February /. 1923. but also the term
OF eight years from February /.
1923, for which Mr. Greenaway was
elected.
On June a number of voters
through the law firm Of Cation and
Cation petitioned Judge Moncure to
call a special election to fill the
purported vacancy. Mr.. Hoffman
was represented by Attorney John
S. barbour.
This application was refused by
Judge Moncure and the case then
was taken to the Court of Appeals
lower court was made June Z.
Mr.. Hoffman Is a native of this
city. and prior to his appointment
as clerk OF the court was in the
accounting department of the Soutn-
ern Railway in Washington. Dur
Ing he world war he served over
seas with the Rainbow Division and
during its offensive at St Mihiel. Ar
gonne. and also was with that a.
vision in its advance on Sedan, ard
with the army Of occupation on the
Rhine.
This In the third time the State
Court of Appeals has upheld de-
cisions handed down by Judge Mon
cure in the Corporation Court.
According to a report made to tina
automobile bureau OF the Chamber
OF Commerce last night, two miles
OF the Little River turnpike between
Annadale and Fairfax has been
completed and the grading has been
done. This pike will extend about
fourteen miles, connecting with TIE
corporate limits OF the city. A COM
mittee will he named by this bureau.
which was presided over by F. S
Jackson, for the purpose of CO.
operating in the matter Of closer
relations between the merchants Of
this city and the people living in
the suburban towns.
A committee also Is to be named for
the purpose OF helping collect funds TO
defr,-y the expenses incident to the
purchase Of tablets to mark the points
of historical interest in the city.
II the plans under way are consum-
mated tomorrow the plant of the vir-
ginia Shipbuilding Corporation will be
leased by Joseph l. Crupper. receiver.
to ]. n. Bards. general manager Of
the Western Salvage Company. San
Francisco. This concern will use the
plant. II is said, for the dismantling
of 226 wooden ships recently pur-
chased from the United States Ship
ping Board. most OF which are said
to be at present in Virginia waters.
The work. according TO reports. will
require at least two years and II is
said the company would give en-
ployment to at least 800 hands.
When team of mules he was
driving ran away this morning at
George Washington Park, where ex-
cavating Is being done for the erec-
tion of the Masonic Temple, John
Bell colored, was thrown from the
dump cart and his stomach crushed.
He was taken to the Alexandria
Hospital. where he was pronounced
dead. A coroners' jury summoned
by DR.. T. NJ. Jones tonight at L.
maine's mortuary chapel gave a ger
dict to the effect that Bell came to
his death from the foregoing and
that In its opinion his death was due
to an unavoidable accident. Bell
lived at 400 North Patrick street.
He is survived by his wife and four
children.
Work of finishing up the nineteen
squares Of bitumininous macadam
roadway ordered by the old city
conucil Is now about completed.
The new street work is now used
extensively by automobiles. Tho
streets improved follow: Four
squares on Washington between
Duke and Franklin, one on Pitt 5e-
tween Prince and Duke, eight ON
Prince between Royal and Fayette
six on Duke between Royal and
Henry. exclusive of the square o.
posite the hospital between wasn-
ingto and Columbus streets, which
was improved before this work was
begun. All of this street work was
under the direction of City Engineer
z. c. Dunn.
A grand jury will meet at 10
o'clock Friday in the Corporation
Court at which time a number of
criminal cases will be presented.
The jury is composed of J. H.
Newell. Edward Howell, James B.
Williams, j. Brooke Carter, j.
Raymond Gaines. Clinton H. Brown
and c. Marion Price.
Admiral W. S. Benson will be
the chief speaker at the Columbus
Day exercises which will be held
the evening Of October IL by Fitz-
gerald Council No. 459. knights of
Columbus, at the K. of C. Home.
The affair will take the form OF
a ladies' night celebration and the