The Washington herald., 1913-07-04
FORMER ALEXANDRIAN
DROWNED. IN MEXICO
HIS BODY NOT RECOVERED

Alexandria, Va, July 3-william p.
Graves. jr.. thirty-four years old. son Of
Willard p. Graves. Of this city. living
at 623 South Fairfax Street, was drowned
from steam launch in the River Tam
pico. Mexico. June %. according to In
formation just received here. Mr.
Graves body was not recovered, and
from Information obtained there Is but
little hope Of recovering II.
A few days prior to the drowning Mr..
Graves had accepted a position with an
oil company in Tampico. which concern
operates q plant six miles from that
place.
On the night OF June 20 at o'clock
Mr.. Graves. with a party Of others, was
In the steam launch returning from the
works when the accident happened.
The launch belonging to the oil COM
pany set out to rescue another launch
which was entangled with buoy
short distance away. When the oil
company's boat reached the other launch
Mr.. Graves got up for the purpose Of
throwing a line to the boat In trouble
and lost his balance, falling into the
river. The water was running like q
mill race. and all the efforts of Mr..
Graves friends to save him proved I'M
availing. With the swift current he was
soon swept into the Gulf Of Mexico.
this city. His father. Willard p. Graves,
is now on a trip in the Dakotas.
Final arrangements for the primary
next Tuesday for the purpose of nominal
ing a candidate for the State Legislature
to represent this city and Alexandria
County were completed tonight at a
meeting Of the City Democratic Com
mittee. held at the Hotel Rammel.
rhn AhaIr Nhot cd
and r. T. Cook served as secretary.
Others present included S. p. Fisher
and Oscar W. Phillips. These members
practically completed the list of judges.
three to serve from each ward, one of
whom will act as a clerk in each ward.
Tho cost of the primary will be so. and
this money has been received by Chair
man Benheim.
All candidates. it was agreed. are en-
titled to have representatives, at the
polls.
o. p. Angelo, one Of the candidates,
appeared at the meeting and announced
that he would give any assistance within
his power to the committee. Suisse
quently ]. Fred Birrell, another candi-
date. also put in his appearance.
The candidates are ]. Fred Birch.
member Of the Common Council from the
Third Ward o. p. Angelo. a Southern
Railway locomotive engineer. and Maj.
E. W. r. Ewing. an attorney, Of Baliston.
Alexandria County.
For the first time since primaries in
the State have been legalized. the saloons
here will be closed on the day Of the
primary. in accordance with the pro-
visions OF the Byrd liquor law.
Independence Day will be observed
quietly here. The usual noise-making
by the discharge OF frecrackers, cap pis-
tolls. and other such devices will be
tabooed by the police. orders having
been issued to that effect by Mayor
Fisher. A large percentage Of citizens
will spend the day out of the city. and
many will take three-day trips. remain
ing over Sunday.
The banks, city and government Offices
will be closed all day. as swili most
places Of business. The usual holiday
hours will prevail at the city postoffice
There will be a delivery Of mail at
s o'clock in the morning and two collec-
tons, one in the morning and one in
the afternoon.
The recently elected officers of Falls
Church Lodge of Odd Fellows were in
stalled tonight by District Deputy Grand
Master W. d. Studs, of Alexandria Dis
trict No a. Accompanying him were
members of Potomac Lodge and Can
ton, No. /, Alexandra.
John Dye. a young man, claiming Stat
ford County. Va. as his home. reported
to the police today that he was robbed
Of S while in a house in the northeastern
section of the city last night.
Fire last night destroyed the pump
house of the Southern Railway Com
pany. at Cameron Run. causing a loss
Of 5000 An explosion Of gasoline was
for the blaze.
Lewis H. Machen. candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor. has just returned from
a trip TO Harrisonburg. Roanoke, Bed
ford City, Danville, and Richmond. Va,
in the interest of his candidacy.
A sentence of thirty days in Jail was
imposed in the Police Court today in
the case of Archer Harris. colored.
charged with assaulting and robbing
Willie Parker. colored. Of g. Harris
denied the charge.
A picnic will be given to the Dyke,
two miles below Alexandria, on the
electric line. tomorrow by James w.
jackson and Belle Haven Councils, of
the Junior Order Of United American