Evening star., 1918-04-09
Gradual Ebbing of Prices.
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
peeia1 Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 9.-Ray-
mond Devers. t%enty-three years old,
who was injured last Friday evening in
an automobile accident while returning
from Baltimore on the Baltimore
! Washington highway, died at II o'clock
last night at St. Agnes Hospital, near
Baltimore.
According to reports received here of
| the accident. the steering gear of the
| automobile went bad and the machine
turned turtle, pinning Devers beneath
the machine His skull was crushed
and he also received other injuries.
Devers up to few weeks ago was
employed as a mail carrier at the city
post office. but recently resigned to look
after the work of big truck which
, he owned and which was engaged in
hauling government material He had
been to Baltimore on business in con-
nection with his truck and was return
Ing at the time of his accident.
Devers is son of J. w. Devers of Del
Ray, Alexandria county. and is sur
vived by his wife. who formerly was
Miss sso Ruth Priest ,dso this city The dc de-
body was brought here today and pre-
pared for burial.
Heavy Demand for Liberty Bonds.
The allotment for the liberty loan
for the city of Alexandria is approx
mately 100000. This is almost $780,
600 less than for the second liberty
loan. On the last campaign Alexandra
fell short S44.190. but no such result is
anticipated this time. All of the banks
report heavy demand for the bonds.
At meeting of representatives of
the local banks yesterday a uniform
plan was adopted for taking subscrip-
tions. They will take cash subscrip-
tions with immediate delivery. or they
will sell the bonds upon the govern
ment terms, which are as follows: Five
per cent when application is made: 20
per cent May IS. 1918: 35 per cent July
Is, 1913; 40 per cent on or before Au-
gust Is, 1918, with accrued interest
from May on the deferred INSTALL
ments.
The committee today received 200
emblems from Richmond which will be
given purchasers.
The meeting of the committee to
have been held tonight has been post
poned. The Alexandra county commit
tee will meet at the county courthouse
tomorrow night. Chairman Ball an
nounces.
Rev. DR.. f. V. REGISTER. pastor Of the
NJ E. Church South, this city, who for
the past year has been pastor of that
church, has been returned to this
charge by the Baltimore Conference OF
the NJ E. Church South, which met in
Baltimore.
Rev. A. E. Speilman, pastor Of Trinity
NJ E. Church the past year also has
been returned to his charge by the Bal
timore Conference of that church.
Indictments for Dry Law Violations.
In the corporation court yesterday
afternoon. Judge i c; Barley presiding.
a grand jury with J. II. Trimyer as
foreman returned true bills to twenty
five indictments for alleged violations
Of the state prohibition law. Twenty
two entered pleas of guilty and were
fined $50 each and sentenced to serve
thirty days each in Jail.
The jury acquitted Henry Albert and
George Devers, charged with violations
of the prohibition law, returning not
true bills in their cases.
The newly elected officers Of Alexan-
dria Lodge, No. 758, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. were installed
last night by Clyde Jennings of Lynch
burg, Va. district deputy grand exalted
ruler. Afterward social session was
held in the rathskeller. A number of
visitors were present and made short
addresses. The new officers are: A. A.
Paul exalted ruler; Clarence F. John
con. esteemed leading knight: R. F.
Green, esteemd loyal knight: George
Klaus. esteemed lecturing kni9ht:
George w. Bontz, jr-, secretary H.
tiler; c. M. Lennon. esquire: Rev Edgar
Carpenter, chaplain; Hubert Donnelly,
inner guard: Henry wildt, M. W.
Gaines and Courtney Acton, trustees.
Recent Deaths.
James A. Stoutenburgh, sixty-one years
old, retired carpenter. died at 4:30
o'clock this morning at his residence. 429
North Columbus street. The deceased was
stricken with paralysis last Sunday. He
had been in declining health for some
time. In addition to his wife he is sur
vfved by two daughters. Misses Marie and
Esther. and a son. James a Stouten-
burgh. jr.
The funeral of Mrs James c. Roche,
who died Sunday afternoon, took place at
$50 o'clock this morning from st. Marys
Catholic Church. Services were conducted
in st. Mary'S cemetery. The pallbearers
were Messrsl Lee. Howard and Chester
Fannon, Harry Maulding, John Roche and
F. s. Jackson.
Mrs. Julia Desmond. sixty three years
old. died Sunday night at her residence in
Fairfa1 county, about three miles west of
this city. Her funeral will take place at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church.
General Mention.
W. H. Whitaker. who recently remod-
eled the Hotel Rammel, which he leased,
and who has rechristened 1t the Hotel
Belvoir opened rooms in the hostelry Hast
night for guests. He expects to have the
hotel completed soon. and also the old
Tontine Hotel. which has been rechrist-
ened the Hotel Humphrey. both being op-
Grated by the Alexandria Hotel Company
At 2:30 o'clock SATURDAY. afternoon Ken
meth Clarke, musical director at Camp
Meade, will give a series of songs sung by