The Washington herald., 1918-05-07
FIRE engine COLLIDES
With Freight train
Alexandra Firemen Have Close
Call in Answering Alarm.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight q Son,

automobile IRE apparatus. while re-
spending to an alarm Of fire at IL
o'clock last night, eollided with q
Southern freight train. at Alfred
and Wilkes streets. Several fire..
men were slightly injured and
narrowly escaped death. The mud
guard and ladders Of the IRE engine
were damaged.
Miss Margaret Pattie Finks,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs William
Leveritte Finks. tnis city. and
Charles B. Bailey. winston-Salem.
N. c.. were married at o'clock
this afternoon at the residence Of
the brides parents, s14 Prince
street The ceremony was perform
ed Rev. l. r. Kelly. Of St Mary's
Catholic Church. The bride was
gowned in white Georgette crepe,
and wore q corsage bouquet OF bride
roses and lilies OF the valley. The
bride was attended by Miss Irene
Pullman. this city. and the bride
groom had for his best man. his
brother, Frank Bailey, Winston
Salem. n. c. Only the immediate
relatives of the families represented
attended the wedding. A reception
followed the ceremony after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey left for At
lantic City and New York, where
they will spend their honeymoon.
John G. Ffel, who was employed
at Camp Humphreys. Va. and who
Was arrested several days ago
while at that camp because II was
alleged he had violated TIE espio-
mage act, was acquitted today follow
ing a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner William
P. Woods. 1t was alleged that Fiel
had made dislayal remarks about
President Wilson. The accused
emphatically denied the charge.
DR.. George Savage, Phi. D. c.
s. c., a French lieutenant, who has
just returned from the Western
theater of war. formerly a pro-
fessor at the Catholic University Of
America, was a guest yesterday after
noon at st. Mary's Academy here. DIR.
Savage was in Paris on Good Friday
when the Germans bombarded
church. He reports having had a mar
row escape from being a prisoner OF
war. his unit being ordered away from
territory which two days afterward
fell into the German hands.
For more than three years DR.. Sau-
wage has been on the firing line with
French and British troops and was
decorated for distinguished bravery by
both France and England.
DIR. Sa wage expects to deliver an
address on war scenes at st. Mary's
Academy within the next few weeks.
Mrs. Bette Bradshaw. wife of Philip
NJ. Bradshaw. dropped dead at her
residence. 512 King street, at ST."
o'clock tonight. Heart trouble Is
thought to have been the cause of
her death. The deceased was decend-
ing the stairway Of her residence with
some butter and milk to put in the
refrigerator when she fell dead. A
few minutes afterward her body was
found by her sister. Mrs. Mamie E
Schafer. The deceased was a Miss
Murry and is survived by her husband.
Philip NJ. Bradshaw. a well-known
shoe merchant.
Charles H. Keith, s. years old. a re-
tired manufacturer, died yesterday at
his residence, Lorton, Fairfax County.
4hC dSScdSSu was IldliNt OIL YER
mont. The body was shipped by I'm
dertaker Demaine tonight to Ceve-
land. Ohio. for burial
The funeral of George r. Iden took
place this afternoon from his late
residence, 1901 Duke street. Services
were conducted by Rev. Edgar Car
penter, rector OF Grace P. z. Church
and burial was made in Bethel Gene
terry. Members OF Alexandria Council,
NO. s. Order OF Fraternal Americans.
attended.
Andrew Jackson Davis died last
night at his residence, Prince and
Fairfax streets. The deceased was a
baker by trade, He Is survived by his
wife.
c. B. Durrett, of Fredericksburg.
Va. reports to the police that his
pocketbook containing SIS was stolen
from him while he was q passenger
on q northbound steam train this aft
ernoon. Three men were taken In
custody by Policeman Roland and
committed 10 jan for I'VE days for in
vestigation.
A total Of about 800 was collected
in fines and collateral In the Police
Court today by Justice Thompson.
slas2c. 4ixs3 pounds. sasoc: turkeys. nearby,