The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-12
'ALExANDRIA'S POLICE
SOLVE AUTO MYSTERY
Machine Which Turned Up Unexpeet.
edly Was Stolen from Newark. N.
J., They Find Out from Boy.
TELLS OF ADVENTUROUS RIDE

Alexandria, Va, Sept. n.-According TO
a telegram received today by Chief Of
Police C. T. Goods from n. T. Long,
chief OF police, Newark, N. J., the auto
mobile the police have in charge here
was stolen last Wednesday from L. Bam-
gerber. Of that city. It is expected that
Mr.. Bamgerber will arrive here tomorrow
and take charge Of his machine, which
Is q seyen-passenger car, bearing the H.
cense No. 30765 The machine was brought
to the Central Garage yesterday after
noon by two men, who left Il to be
cleaned and stored until today, when
they said they would call for It.
The story concerning the machine which
led to its Identification by the police was
II given out by Paul Sankler. seventeen
years old, OF Orange. N j.. employed as
a caddy by the Essex County Country
Club. According to the boy. he was
accosted In Orange Wednesday after
noon by two men, who were In the ma
Lchine. They asked him to direct them
I over the road to Philadelphia, telling him
to get in. He claims he did so, and that
he finally went to sleep. awakening when
/ the machine reached Baltimore. While
In the Monumental City one Of the men
\ told him he would give him money for
/ his fare back Instead of doing SO, how
ever, he says that they drove on through
to Washington and thence to Alexandria.
While In Washington they sold two tires.
| Arriving here, the boy says they pro-
| ceeded to the garage, telling him they
would get the machine later and take him
back.
Sankler Gays th.t he was suspicious
from the start. and a short time after
the men stored the machine he reported
the matter to the police with the result
that Chief Goods first wired the author
titles at Trenton, N. J. He learned the
machine had been stolen.
The police will arrange to send Sankler
back to his home. The men, according
to the boy. were about twenty-five years
old each and well-dressed
| Arrangements for the formal transfer
OF the square of ground bounded by Co
lumbus, Alfred. PendIeton and wytne
streets, which will be the site Of the
new Alexandria Hospital. will be COM
pleted at a meeting OF the hospital
trustees Wednesday night at the rooms
OF the Chamber of Commerce.
Worth Hulfish, president OF the board.
has named the following committee TO
arrange for the governing into cash Of
the pledges given by citizens: Julian Y.
Williams. g. L. Boothe. Carroll Pierce.
Arthur Herbert. jr.. W. A. Smoot jr.,
Harry Hammond, W. A. Moore, Jr., and
James Bayne.
The fight for Statewide prohibition will
be ended in Alexandria September %,
when Representative Richmond P. Hob
son, Of Alabama, will make an address
In a local theater under auspices Of the
Willard W. c. T. U. An invitation TO
Mr.. Hobson was rendered some time ago
by Miss NJ. Blanche Rotchford, and to-
day she received a letter Of acceptance
from him.
Another address in the interest Of
Statewide prohibition will be delivered
Sunday night in the NJ. Z. Church South
by Prof. Charles scanlon. head of the
Presbyterian Church temperance depart
ment, Pittsburgh.
wIlbert H Underwood. twenty-five
years old died at O'Clock this morning
at his home. 131 South Fairfa&N street.
after an illness of five weeks He was
a member Of Alva Aerie, No. 81. Fra
ternal Order Of Eagles. His funeral will
take place at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
from the residence.
Arrangements have been completed by
the Richmond assembly for its first dance
of the season which will be given Monday
night IN the hall OF the New Richmond
Theater.
The assembly has been organized with
the election of these officers: r. NJ.
Perry. jr., president; Samuel Wade.
| treasurer: William browns, vice presi-
dent; William Hyman. secretary; Richard
| Ale, floor manager.
An amendment has been granted by
the State Corporation Commission to the
charter Of the Union Apple Company.
increasing its capital stock from 900
to 10000 and changing its principal
ONCE from Alexandria to Stanton, Va
Through Graham and Ogden, real es-
| tate dealers. D. z. Bayliss has sold
to T. Mark Cragg two building lots on
the east side OF Columbus street between
Oronoco and Pendleton streets.
A total OF aG permits was issued today
! to colored children to attend the pub
lie schools. OF this number 165 were to
boys and ~ to girls. Work of issuing
permits to colored children will be COM
pleted tomorrow.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
| Of the late Miss Madeline L. Martin
have been adopted by the 1914 class OF
the Alexandra High School.