Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
FRANK HELLMUTH INJURED
BY FALL FROM TRAIN.
DR.. Alderman Delivers Address on
"The American Boy''-Funer-
ais Yesterday and Today.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

| Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRA. Va, November II. 1907.
Frank Hellmuth, twent Y four years of
age. plumber helper. who resides G
street between I'd and streets. North
east Washington. Is at the Alexandr a
Hospital suffering with number q
bruises he received at a late hour Satur-
! day night last by perhaps falling from
a train over the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Electric railway when
north of Arlington Junction. The crew OF
the southbound train. which left Wash
ington at 1870 clock this morning, saw
Hellmuth lying beside the tracks. He was
picked up, and after being placed aboard
| the train conveyed to this city and taken
to the hospital. Hellmuth stated he left
Alexandria on the train which left there
! at lilo O'Clock Saturday night, but had
no recollection of how he was injured.
His injuries are not serious.
Clarence Bright and Bernard Pettey
were charged in the police court this
morning with the larceny of beer from the
saloon of Joseph Wiedman. 14S Duke
street. At the instance of Policeman
Nicholson the case was continued until
tomorrow morning, owing to the fact that
1t was stated an important witness for the
prosecution was absent. Mr.. Wledman
stated that he missed six or eight dozen
bottles of beer from his ice box late Sat
urday night The police testified that thy
( recovered eight bottles of beer from the
/ accused. 49,
DR. Alderman's Address.
The American Boy as Leader in the
Next Generation" was the subject of an
address delivered by Dr. E. A. Alderman
president of the University of Virginia.
last night in Lggett Hall. before the stu
dents of the Episcopal High School. Fully
two hundred greeted DR.. Alderman. in
Guiding many from the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary. and his address was well
received. Rev. William J. Morton, rector
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
delivered an address yesterday afternoon
n the lecture room of the Methodist Epfs-
Copal Church South, before men, entitled
rs the World Outgrowing Christianity
Suspect in Custody.
Chief Goods today received d letter from
James 1. Donaghy, captain of detectives
of Philadelphia. stating that George Tay-
Tor, about eighteen years of age, who is
suspected of the larceny of a suit case
and contents from the Hotel Rammel,
this city, had been taken in Gust dy, but
had escaped from the house of detention
for juveniles. The writer. however. stated
that he had taken up the case with the
lads adopted father. and would inform
the local officials of the outcome. The al
legged theft occurred Several weeks ago.
Funeral Services.
Funeral services over the remains of
John W. Burke, who died Friday morn
ing last at his home. 2oS Wilkes street.
were held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church. Rev W. J. Morton. rector, as
sisted by Rev. DIR. S. A Wallis of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. con-
Quoted the services. and the burial was
made in Ivy Hill cemetery. The pail
bearers We're Capt Herbert Bryant. HUI
bert snowden, r. L. Lee. jr.; ]. P.
Robinson. l.. 4. Chler, Lawrence Wash
ington and f. McJones.
The funeral of Joseph NJ. Petit, who
died Saturday morning last, occurred
at o'clock this afternoon at his home,
1901 Pendleton street. Rev. w. J. Nor
ton. rector of Christ Protestant Epis
copal Church, conducted the services,
and the interment was made In Bethel
cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Gertrude Craven, wife of Mr.. VIII
liam l.. Craven, took place at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at her late home
81 South Lee street. Rev. CT. l. Hum
phries, pastor of the Methodist Prot
estant Church. conducted the services
| The pallbearers were Milton Sell, Louis
Rollins, George Craven, Ernest Craven
Fred Eyerhart and Robert Evans.
Carey Davis. one of the beSt-k known
riVermen in the city died this morn
ing at his home, 50l Prince street, after
Il long illness. The deceased recently
suffered Il stroke of paralysis, which
was the cause of his death. Mr.. Davis
was tifty-four years of age. His wife
and four children. Enoch, John Carney
and noble survive him. Arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been COM
pleted
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Wake
field. who died Saturday morning last
at her home Annandale, Fairfax county
Va, occurred at > o'clock this afternoon
from her late home Rev. George w
Williams of Annandale and Rev. Charles
D. Bulla of the NJ E. Church South of
this city conducted the services. The
burial was made in the cemetery at