Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-25
VIRGINIA NEWS E, Il

While enjoying the surf at Ocean
View Thursday afternoon, Hugh FROST,
a sailor from the U. S. S. Pocahontas,
lost his life.
The members Of Broadus Memorial
Bible school of Richmond have decided
to sacrifice their annual picnic, and
make their contribution to the Red
Cross.
DR.. Richard Saunders Martin, OF
Stuart, Patrick county, prominent
physician and member of the House
of Delegates at the last session OF the
General Assembly, died Sunday in
North Carolina, in his ifty-eighth
year.
The Georgia Minstrel, under the
leadership of John Sullivan, colored,
which showed in Roanoke Monday
night, was investigated by United
States authorities and three draft de-
linquents were found and arrested.
The grand jury investigating vice
conditions in Richmond for the past
few weeks, late yesterday afternoon
recommended the removal of Chief OF
Police Sherry, recently appointed by
Mayor Ainslie, to succeed Chief of Po-
lice Sewell land says the Mayor is not
fitted to be at the head of the police
department.
Worth Smith, age twelve years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, Of
South Norfolk, was almost instantly
killed one night last week on the
Money Point boulevard in Berkley by
being thrown by truck behind whicr
he was riding on his bicycle.
Though an investigation yesterday
by Fire Chief Joynes of Richmond
failed to reveal any tangible clue to
the origin of the fire that destroyed
both the buildings and equipment of
the Virginia Baking Company and the
Spotless Company, there was said to
be strong suspicion of an incendiary
cause.
With minimum temperature of Sc
occurring early yesterday morning
yesterday was the coolest June "a on
record in Richmond, and the coolest
of any day in June, except the 1Otn.
in 1913, when the absolute minimum
was As. Outside sofi that, yesterday
was the coolest of any day in June in
this vicinity. At Wytheville yesterday
morning a minimum of 46 was reach
ed, and frost was averted only because
the weather was cloudy. Crops
throughout the State are suffering for
lack Of rain and warmth.
Frank Jackson, a colored deckhand
on the steamer Calvert, at the wharf
at Fredericksburg, Sunday, was talk
ing with Blanche Whiting, the colored
chambermaid on the steamer, with
whom he was il love, when he grabbed
the woman and jumped into the Rap
pahannock River, dragging her with
him. The Waterman and others ran
to the assistance Of the pair and ST..
ceeded in rescuing the woman. The
man was drowned. The woman stated
that Jackson was to report shortly for
the draft and insisted on her marrying
him before he left. This she refused
to do.
The French government has confer
red the croix de guerre upon Charles
D. Fox, Jr., Of Roanoke. Young Fox,
who is member of the University of
Virginia ambulance unit, received this
honor for exceptional bravery in the
battle of LOGON, May S. In that en-
gagement Fox was ordered to the
front to repair two ambulauces which
had been damaged by German shells
while removing French wounded.
Completing his assigned task he learn
ed of another ambulance in a more
ders to repair it also,, not being pro-
pied. He went forward without or
ders to repair ia also, not being pro-
vided with gas mask. He had just
completed his task when he was over
come with gas and was removed in a
serious condition.