The Washington times., 1922-12-05
ALEXANDRIA IN
TAX DODGERS
ROUNDUP
Two Arrests Are Made and
Warrants Made Out for Fiji
teen Other Delinquents.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 5.-The
roundup of Alexandriais license
''slackers" continued undated to-
day with the first arrest of two
alleged tax dodgers and the serving
Of warrants on n score of others.
A. II. Agnew, real estate operator,
of 624 King street, was the first
business man to be arrested in City
Manager Rich's campaign to "either
collect the taxes or put these mer-
chants out of business"
Agnew il charged with evadins
his business tax for selling real
estate for the fiscal year Of May
81, 1922, and also for the fiscal
year of May 81, 1923. The tax for
each year was $3.50.
In court this morning, the real
estate operator, told Judge Duvali
that he had no intention Of evading
the tax. but business has been 30
rotten that I haven't been able to
make enough out Of the real estate
business to pay my taxes. he told
the court.
Gets Time On Payment.
He testified that he thought he
Scould raise the necessary sum OF
S151 In two weeks. By agreement
between City Manager Rich ana
the court, Agnew was given until
December Is to pay UP or go 10
5ail -.
proprietor Of soda fountain at sls
North Patrich street. was the sec
ond local merchant to fall in1o the
roundup that Is being made to
clean up the city's delinquent tax
HIST. ~
Bentley. who Is colored. Is
charged with failing to take out
license as a grocer and also as
soda dispenser, each requiring the
payment of q $3.50 license fee.
He plead guilty to the charge OF
not paying his grocer's license Zee,
but declared that he had not oper.
ated a soda fountain for eight
months, and that he did not owe
any tax for same. His case was
held over until noon tomorrow IN
order that an investigation might
be made.
Warrants for the arrest Of fifteen
alleged tax dodgers were issued to-
Charles T. Goods, chief Of police.
notifying the defendants to appear
in court tomorrow at nc on. An ulti-
matum to each defendant was given,
providing that II the fee In each in
stance Is paid before 8. o'clock to-
morrow morning the warrant viii
not be served.
Altogether warrants will be issued
for the arrest of 500 automobilists,
who reside in Alexandria, but who
have thus far failed to secure q
license, to operate an automobile In
the city limits, and for sixty-eight
merchants who have been doing
business without conforming with
the law requiring that they get
business permit. From the antomo-
bilists a sum Of S1,760 will be col
lected and from the sixty-eight mer-
chants total Of $4,000 in back taxes
will be collected.
circuit, last night did $40, 900 damage
to the local plant Of Swift & Co.,
according to L. L. Armistead. man.
ager. Firemen saved the meats, but
q large quantity Of eggs, butter and
lard were destroyed by the flames
and water.
Chester A. Gwinn, newly elected |
trustee of the board Of education,
will be the principal speaker ton1or. |
row afternoon at graduation 'exer- |
cises at Lee School at I O'Clock ana |
at the Washington School at o'clock. |
The exercises are being held in con. !
junction with the educational week |
campaign. now In progress.
There VIII be a meeting of the
board OF directors Of the Y. M. G.
A. tonight at 7:30 o'clock, also . |
meeting OF the automobile bureau
of the Chamber OF Commerce at 81
o'clock.
Funds for the bronze marker me-
mortal tablets have been raised to
ss1O.60 and contributions to the
Christmas seal fund have reached |
S94.73, members Of these two COM
mittees reported at noon today.
Andrew Mclean Dead.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Andrew No |
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