Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01
ALEXANDR|AAFFA
Prisoners Escape Through
Window of Police Lookup.
LYCEUM WILL CELEBRATE
Committees Named by Head of
Chamber of Commerce-Firebug
Reported to Be Still Active.
special Correspondence Of The star.

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| ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 1. 1918
| Removing small iron bar of a window
in the south wing of the station leaving
an opening ten by twelve inches, two
prisoners, both charged with minor Of
lenses. and one lodger, against whom
there was absolutely no charge. escaped
| from police station shortly after Z o'clock
this morning. The men are George Will
ams. twenty-six years old. whose home
is said to be in Baltimore, detained for
Alexandria county authorities on suspi-
cion Of knowing something of the sup
posed robbery of a passenger on a train
yesterday afternoon; Carmede Nails, this
city. charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. The name of the lodger is not
/ known.
An alarm was sent all policemen to
lookout for the escaped men. The police
| expect to apprehend Nails later in the
| day.
| The Young Mems Sodaity Lyceum will
/ tomorrow night celebrate the tWenty-fifth
anniversary of It's founding with a ban
| quet at it's hall. One hundred members
| are expected to attend. Prominent speak
/ ers will be present and make addresses.
| among them being John Burke. treasurer
| of the United States. former Governor of
| North Dakota; p. I. Moran. national di-
rector of the Ancient Order of Hiber
| mans: Joseph u. Sullivan. district presi-
| dent of the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
! and n prominent member of the Jesuit
Order of Washington NJ. J. Mcfarland,
chairman of the entertainment committee
Will preside and act as POSTMASTER.
Two Fires Reported.
] A firebug is still actively at work in
this city, despite the efforts of the police
to run him down. Two blazes of incen-
diary origin. one late last night and the
other early this morning. are attributed
to the activity of such a person
| The first occurred shortly before IL
O'Clock last night in Friendship alley, and
was started among some barrels and
boxes. 1t was discovered by Policeman
Rawlett, who extinguished it without
/ turning in an alarm. The fire shortly
| after ! o'clock this morning destroyed a
| stable belonging to L. j. Fannon in the
alley in the square bounded by Duke,
| Wolf, Patrick and Henry streets.
The following committees have been
named by Carroll Pierce, president of
| the chamber of commerce, to serve for
| the year:
| Executive-W A. Smoot, jr.. chair
man; G. s. French G. d. Hopkins w.
". Ballenger. a. d. BrocFett. Business
enterprises-George D. Hopkins. chair
man: r. l.. Payne, William Jorg, Henry
| K Field W. w. Domaine. Insurance
and legislation-J. Y. Williams, chair
man; Gardner J.. Boothe. John w. May,
| E. f. Downham. c. r. NlcoL Trans
portation and expressly. r. Smoot,
| jr. chairman: J. NJ Duncan. .. II.
beaten Conventions and celebrations
7. c. Smith, chairman; Charles w.
King, George L. Appich, p f. Gift,
D. c. Richardson. Reception and en-
Robert F. Downham. John T. Worth
| ington Thomas W. Robertson, w. G..
Harvey. Arbitration-R S. Jones,
| chairman; Walter Roberts John Lead
beaten. DR.. Hugh Mcclure l. NJ: Ervin' Ad-
yertising and trade-C. S. 7. Burke, vice
chairman: E. H. Gentry. +. L. Slaymaker,
s w. Pitts River and navigation-G. ).
French chairman: w. A. Smoot, ST., H.
K Field w. NJ Rearior, I. W. Watties
Municipal-W W. Ballenger, chairman
]. Y. Williams, K. S. Jones K. NJ. Ora nam
b. Wheatley.~ Membership. NJ. Dun
can. chairman; W. A. Smoot. jr.. William
Jorg. c. D. Hopkins. j. William May,
Lorenzo Wolford, P. Mex. Baldwin
streets. roads and parks-A. D. Brockett,
chairman: w a. Smoot, jr.. &. T.
Nicholson, j. NJ Duncan. Dr. Hugh
Mcclure Postal. telephone and tele-
graphic S. 7. Burke. chairman. Charles
w. King ii. ID. Kirk, W. W. Bal
leneer. c. D. Hubbard. Credits and col
lections-John Leadbeater, chairman; III.
E. Gentry, Harry Hammond. T. NJ Petit.
J. T. Preston. f1nance-NOrln f1uiHSll,
chairman: c. l.. Warfield, w. b. Smoot,
n. p. Wilson. r. S. Jones. Agriculture
and immigration NJ. Duncan, chair
man: r. McMenamin, 5. Cooper Dawson.
f. l.. Slaymaker Robert S. Barrett
Held on Suspicion of Theft.
w. II. Bonkemeyer of Randall. n. c.,
reported to the railroad authorities
yesterday afternoon that he either lost
or had stolen from him between $50
and 500 while riding on southbound
passenger train between Alexandra
and Washington Special officer Rand,
employed by the railroad company,
subsequently took in custody three
men giving the names of Charles ).
Berg, Samuel Bowman and George Will
liams on suspicion OF knowing some
thing of the robbery.
The following is a list of the speak
ers who will make addresses at the
supper which will be held in the West
minister building of the Second Pres
| byterian Church the evening of Octo-
Der 7: A. VI. Chesley, director of boys
work Y Nj c. A., Washington, who
viii speak on The Boy; &. Edward
! Beckett physical director, \. M. &. a.,
| Washington. whose subject Will be
| ..'rhe Better Man" and Rev. Paul *.
! IIickok of Washington, whose subject
wln ne ...rhe chur6 Imam. Capt. r. L.
slayraaker will preside over the ban
quet.
! Reports Seeing Missing Boy.
! ~, ~ % Sfralsburg paStOr of the