Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
FRIENDS OF GEORGE ROGERS
FEAR HE WAS DROWNED.
Has Not Been Heard From Since Re-
cent Storm Of Florida Coast
General News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc sur.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, November l, 1905.
Owing to the failure to obtain informa-
ton concerning the safety of George r.
Rogers of this city, who was known to be
in grave peril during the recent hurricane
off the coast of Florida, his friends and
relatives in this city fear he was drowned.
Mr.. Rogers who was son of r. d. Rogers
of this city was with several other work
men In a house boat when the storm came
UP. The boat was lost. and It is under
stood that several of the occupants were
drowned. Some were rescued. but they
were unable. 1t seems. to give an account
OF what happened TO Mr.. Rogers. He had
many friends in this city.
Fined for Gambling.
Eight young men who were rounded up
last night in a room in a building on the
northeast corner of King and Pitt streets
on the charge of gambling were given a
hearing before Justice Cation this morning
In the police court. Chief Goods, who
corralled the bunch was the principal
witness. lie stated that he had been at
tracted TO the apartment, by voices which
indicated that men were busy over game
on the interior Calming an entrance with.
out difficulty he arrested the occupants of
the room and took charge of some money
he found on table. At the station house
the men gave their names. respectively, as
James Fegan, A. Kinchelo John Hender-
son. John Simmons. Milton Self. Harry
Downs p. Lawler and Frank Mason. Hen
derson and Mason were dismissed, but
fine of s. each was imposed in the other
cases.
New Rule for Laboring People.
Because Pearl Hawkins. a colored damsel,
doesn't care TO work more than two days
In the week and because she has been ad-
judged vag, she will have to serve out
her term of sixty days in Jail to which she
was sentenced In the police court on the
charge of vagrancy a short time ago, and
after that is finished she will have to
reside at the city's penal institution for
thirty days. After Pearl had been in dur
ance vile few days ray of hope glin-
mered in upon her in the form of an Offer
from a lady to give her steady employment
as servant If she were released. Her
promise that she would reform was readily
obtained and she was given her liberty.
But she had scarcely gotten out OF Jail
when she epunciated the doctrine that two
days of labor ont OF seven is enough for
any Woodworking person. The rest OF the
time. the officers discovered. she was put
ting in at her old haunts. She was accoru-
ingly re-arTested. and In the police court
this morning Justice Cation, az above stat
ed, sent her down for extra time.
Brief Mention.
Funeral services over the remains Of
William C. Wolf. whose death occurred
Monday, will take place this afternoon at
o'clock from his late residence 1924 King
street Rev. J. A. Jeffries of Trinity NJ. +.
Church will Officiate, and the body will
be placed in the Henderson vault.
The police are investigating the alleged
robbery of several boxes Of merchandise
from a car of the Southern railway, which
occurred Tuesday night. According to the
report made at the station house thieves
entered the car while II was being moved
from the yards to the depot in this city.