Evening star., 1923-04-23
BURGLARS RANSACK
DEL RAY RESIDENCE
Trousers Are Taken From Chair
Beside Bed Where Owner
Is Sleeping.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 25.-Bur|
glars resumed their activities on the
outskirts of the city early this morn
ing when they entered the residence
of Albert z Sheffield. Howell avenue,
Del Ray. and carried off money and
household goods and rovisions val
ued at SIS.
The burglars entered the bedroo m
of Mr.. Sheffield and removed his
trousers from chair beside the bed.
carried them downstairs and r!fed
three fountain pens. two pairs spec
taclcs and wire pliers and then clean
ed out the pantry. taking canned
vegetables, cakes and other food.
Tracks in the sand in the back
yard indicated hs there we're two ~, men men
recent robbery on the outskirts of
the city. Residents Of the suburbs
are alarmed over the boldness Of the
burglars and a warm reception VIII
greet them II they enter other houses.
The police are of tho opinion that
all Of the burglaries have been COM
mitted by tho same person.
Final arrangements for participat-
ing in he Holy Name demonstration
which will he held at o'clock next
Md. We're completed at a largely at
tended meeting of the Holy Name
Society last night in the Lyceum
Hall. The meeting was presided
over by r. A, kersey. president
companied Ta led by the ~ junior Holy Name
Band Of thirty-two pieces In addi-
tion to several hundred members OF
the local organization. many women
of st. Mary's Church and others plan
to make the trip.
For the accommodation OF those
who Will attend tho demonstration
mass next Sunday morning Will be
celebrated at o'clock at ST. MaryS
Church, instead Of o'clock. and II
IS proposed to have tho members of
the band. with members Of tho local
organization, leave on a special train
from Prince and Royal streets at 7:4o
O'Clock. Tho train. 1t is stated, Will
make the usual stops.
Upon detraining in Washington the
members and the band will march to
the Union station. and leave for
Cumberland at o'clock, arriving in
that city about I o'clock in the after
noon.
Contractors are now busily en-
gagged in the task of laying the Little
River Turnpike road between here
and Fairfax Court House. A good
part of the road has been blocked
off. and in some instances automobil-
lists are using part of the road which
has been dug up. and then detouring
on q field on the north side of the
road. However. most of those going
to Fairfax Court House in automo-
biIes went by way of Chain bridge.
A part of the concrete has been
laid. and this road, when completed,
will add another link Of fine road
way to Virginia's rapidly increasing
good roads program.
The state corporation commission
has granted a charter to the Vir-
ginia Distributing Company, Inc,
Alexandra, with a maximum capital
$4,000. Oficers are: John Heit-
mann. Fort Humphreys. president;
Leo Beach. Fort Humphreys. and J.
D. Janney, OccoQuan, with the fore
going officers as directors. They will
conduct d general merchandise bust
ness.
Deeds Of conveyance for the follow
ing pieces Of property have been
placed on record in the ONCE Of the
clerk of the court: Charles A. Parker
and wife, to Frederick Watkins and
wife, q house and lot on Wolfe street
between Columbus and Alfred streets:
Charles L. Ewald, to William e. Bow
man. lot on the north side Of Wythe
between Washington and St. Asaph
streets: n. Noel Garner, to r. e. Du-
vail. house and lot at northwest cor
ner Of st. Asaph and Madison streets.
Miss Margaret c. Cunningham. nine
years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Clifton Cunningham, while play
ing Saturday afternoon on the lawn
at the residence OF the Rev. DR.. Z. B.
Jackson fell and fractured her right
arm. The arm was reset by DR.. Ar
thur Snowden and DR.. o. A. Ryder.