The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-09
JAIL BREAKER
CAPTURED IN
ARLINGTON
"Spike" Harris Escaped With
13 Others Last November
From County Jail

CLARENDON. Va, Aug. e.
Officer John r. Burke, and John
Wise, Of the Arlington County
police department, with the assis.
lance of James Burke, Of the
Seventh precinct, Washington, cap
tured James r. Harris, alias
Spike" an escaped prisoner since
November 3, 1923, yesterday, on
the Conduit road.
With thirteen other prisoners,
Harris escaped from the county
Jail.
Harris was tried at the October
term Of court in 1923 and sentenced
to seven years in the penitentiary
on statutory charge.
When confronted by Sheriff
Howard B. Fields and Common
wealth Attorney William C. Cloth,
Harris said he has been in George
town for some time, working under
the name Of Willie Brown.
| Wanted in Washington on a
charge of forging his wife's name
to check for SIS, j. M. Carpenter,
Of .Ballston, was arrested yesterday
by Sheriff Howard B. Fields. Car
penter was turned over to the
Washington authorities.
Reverend w. w. Snyder, chair.
man Of the Arlington county well
fare board announced last night
the board would hold a meeting
tonight at the residence Of Mrs.
4. N. Sutton, at Lyonhurst, Ar.
lington county.
| The advisory committee recently
appointed, will meet with the board
at which time general discussion
regarding the work of the board
In the county will take place.
| A conference is being planned to
be held about September 1, when
the Welfare Society of Arlington
County will be addressed by both
local and State workers.
1t was announced last night by
the Reverend W. w. Snyder, pas D..
Of the Cherrydale Methodist Church
that plans are being prepared {
the erection of an annex to the pre-
ent sunday school room at a Cos
Of about $4,000.
The building program was decide :
al a special congregation meeting
ana Doctor w. G. Monroe, Chairman
OF the board Of trustees, and E. l.
Goucher, secretary of the boarc
The board will hold another mee..
: ing on Monday night when a spe.
clai building committee will be ap.
pointed. Mr.. Snyder said last night
i. is hoped to start construction
about September 1.
The building will contain twelve
large class rooms, a large assembly
nall and a basement that may be
used for suppers.
me summer session conducted o.
the Sunday school closed its four
weeks session yesterday with a sale
81 articles made by the pupils. More
than 100 children attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Plymaic,
OF Fort Myer Heights, leave TODAY
Ior a two weeks motor trip through
southern Virginia.
Mr.. PlymAle, who is chairman Of
me Arlington district sanitary CON-
mission, said soon after his return
he would call the commission to-
gether for conference on the Dues
ton of sewers.
Radio fans will be given an op-
portunfty tonight to hear a musical
prodigy in the person Of Sudie
| Elizabeth Jones, ten-year.old daugh-
ter or Doctor and Mrs. Clarence
Porter Jones, of Newport News.
Va, who will perform on her violin
over the WRC broadcasting station.
Washington, D. C.
Sudie Is now visiting her aunt,
Mrs. N. A. Reese, at her home on
Cuk street, Clarendon.
The Clarendon Citizens Associa-
ton will hold their semi-n1onthly
meeting Monday night at the Citi-
zens Hall.
The lawn party given by the
Guild of the Emmanuel EPISCOPAL
church last night was very largely
attended.
The guild will hold these parties
each week in an effort to raise
FUNDS to assist in the building fund
now being raised for the erection of
a new chapel.
The Ballston Athletic Club will
meet tonight in the Junior Hall.
All members are requested to Mt.
tend, as final plans regarding the
newly formed Washington Virginia
Baseball League will be discussed.
The regular meeting of Arlington
J Chapter No. 80. o. +. S., of Cherry.
dale, will be held Monday night at 8
o'clock in the Firemen's Hall. Spe
cial business is to be transacted and
: large attendance is requested.
. The Potomac Civic League will
hold its monthly meeting in the
town hall at s o'clock Monday night
. Plans for active work by the
I league for the coming month will
: be discussed, several special commit
. tees will be appointed in an effort
to boost the league. All member
are requested to come out and az.
f.. sist in the work.
, Mrs. Emma Newman, fifty.sevell
years old, following an illness of sew
eral months, died this morning a,
. 1880 O'Clock at the home of her
, daughter, Mrs. w. F. Sunderman,
Oh Strickler avenue, Clarendon.
Funeral services will take place
from her late home in New Bremen
Ohio, Tuesday at .2:30. The remains
will be taken to Ohio tonight, accom-