Evening star., 1919-08-30
Happenings in Nearby
Virginia and Maryland
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 30.--The
200 shopmen employed by the southern
Railway Company in this city and by
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad Company al the Poto-
mac yards have voted unanimously to
turn down President Wilson's PROPOSE
ton Tor an increase of 4 cents an hour
There are 800 employees at the South
ern railway shops in this city. including
laborers, and there are 400 men AT the
Potomac yards.
Men at the Southern and Potomac
yards have just been on a strike. The
employees at the Southern shops went on
a strike August / and the employees at
the Potomac yards followed suit Au-
gust 1.
All returned to work August L. 1t
was announced that this action was
taken pending the outcome OF the ef-
forts being made to have their wages
increased.
Before further action is taken il is
expected that the men will await word
from the national headquarters of the
American Federation of Labor
Joseph Brodus. jitney driver. Civ
ing his address as 3os eth streat
bound, gagged and robbed, and his car
stolen at midnight last night by three
uhloehtiHed white men while en- route
TO Alexandria with his passengers.
Broadus was found lying in the road
by {. j. Winston OF Braddock Alexan-
dria county. Mr.. Winston placed
Broadus IN his machine and brought
! MN TO Alexandria. where a report of
| the affair was made to Police Sergt
William j. Wilkinson.
According to Broadus. the three men
hlred him to bring them to Alexaudria
and he took them in his machine al
pennsylvania avenue and 18th street
All went well until he noticed the
men covering their faces with hand
kerchiefs. Then each man pointed a
pistol IN his face and they took him
OUT OF the machine and securely bound
| and gagged him and also covered his
eyes with handkerchief They then
MADE on with his new Chalmers ma
chine- BEFORE leaving. however. the
robbers rif1ed his pockets and secured
50. watch and some cigars.
Broadus told the police that the men
| started toward Washington but soon
turned about and went south, evident
| ~ intending to lead him to believe
they had gone toward Washington.
He could tell by the sound of his en-
Sine that the machine was headed
! south.
Three horses were burned to death.
and eight buses, hacks and other We
nicles were consumed in spectacu-
lar nre AT 4:45 o'clock this morning
which DESTROYED three stables iocated
| In the square bounded by Cameron
! Payne, Queen and West streets
| Inc stables were the property of
! Moses Stevenson and Henry Smith.
| ST.. both colored.
| The three horses that were burned
| in the blaze were the property OF
| Walter Smith Six horses belonging
TO Henry Smith, ST., and two to Moses
| Stevenson We're rescued.
| The fire also destroyed number of
! outhouses in the rear of number
| of small frame dwellings located on
the east side of West between Came
| ron and Queen streets. The origin of
! the flre has not beeo determined. A
1 large crowd was attracted by the
blaze. which illuminated the western
| heavens for many miles. The loss is
! partially covered by insurance.
| On, Labor day fifty marines from
T, Quantico will come 10 this city and
be entertained at the War Camp Com
, munity Club. The marines VIII come
here on submarine chaser and be
chaperoned by Mrs. L. A. Dodds Of
I the conyalescent Red Cross Hospital
Quantico. Luncheon will be served
| in the War Camp Community Club
and a dance will be given at o'clock
| in the afternoon. which will be chap
eroned by Miss Ida Mclaughlin.
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these dances are invited to attend.
| The public school schedule of eX-
| aminatons for grades will be held
Tuesday and "Wednesday in Lee School.
and will be conducted by different
| teachers. The examination on Tues
day will be in arithmetic. geogra ply
and spelling. and on Wednesday in his
tory and English.
! Funeral services for Miss Ursula
Greene. former resident of this city.
: who died yesterday, will be held at
=, o'clock this afternoon al the residence
| of her nephew, DR.. Louis 5. Greene.
| 1925 Connecticut avenue, Washington.
Burial will be made in Ivy Hill ceme-
terry. this city. Miss Greene was
| daughter of the late Edward and
! Anne Greene. this city.
The Naverian School for Boys.
! Washington and Queen streets, will
reopen September ,. The curriculum
at present includes from the fourth
grade to the first year high school.