Evening star., 1922-03-11
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March l1.-Ths
body of the man struck and kliiei
February by southbound SoutherI
railway passenger train about tWt
miles south OF Alexandria. in Fairfax
county, has been identified as j.
Bra nnon, formerly OF 4s West Hunte,
street, Atlanta, Ga. according to
letter just received from that city b,
J. Herbert Taylor, chief of the navi'
cation department of the Navy De
partment, who lives in Alexandra.
Efforts are now being made to trac
the relatives Of the deA man, who's
body still lies unclaimed at the un
dertakinx parlors of Demaine & Son.
Mr.. Taylor today received iette
from the George Muse Clothing Com
pany of Atlanta. Ga, from repre-
sentative of that firm who worked OF
the case and succeeded in establish
ing the identity of Brannon.
Mr.. Taylor had Undertaken Demain
ship to Atlanta the suit of clothe'
worn by the man. In addition 4 de
scription of the man also was SEM
along by Mr.. Taylor and also a
photograph.
According to the writer of the let
ter, nothing at this time is known
concerning the relatives of the dead
that q former roommate of the man
is looking UP some registration pa.
pers with the hope Of finding Out
something about him. The lettea
stated that Brannon was in Atlanta
for about five years. and the laundry
marks, II. X. /. "" were identified by
Mr.. Claire. a roommate of Brannon
ing to the letter. Claire says. nc
doubt the man is Brannon." The
writer OF the letter. however. is not
quite certain as to the photos rapt
on account of the fullness in tho
face.
would be buried in a grave marked
unknown" Mr.. Taylor became inter.
ested in the case February %. and he
sent out q description of the man, to.
gether with photograph, and made
the search nation wide. Responses
since then have been coming from
every quarter of the country of per:
friends. The Atlanta police at the
time were unable to find any clew
concerning Brannon.
When the body was first found II
was stated that the mans name was
Brannon, he having told Mr.. White
station agent at Burke. Va, that was
his name. and, in addition. he stated
that he had = brother who was EN-
ployed in Massachusetts. He also
told Mr.. White that he had been en-
ployed as shipping clerk in At
1anta.
The body will be held until the au-
thorities in Atlanta find some trace
of the relatives of the dead man.
The King Lumber Company OF
Charlottesville. Va. which concern
recently was awarded the contract
for the erection Of the new school
building, has q force Of men here and
has broken ground for the building.
The men, however. have been ham,
pcred in their work by rain. Active
operations Will be started Monday and
the building will be rapidly pushed:
As heretofore stated. the building
will contain seventeen rooms ana
will be two stories high. and 1t is to
be erected on the lot OF the Alex
andrfa High, School. The new build
ing will be completed and ready for
occupancy when the schools will be
opened for studies next September,
after the annual summer vacation.
The board Of directors Of the cham
Der OF commerce will hold a meeting
at S:30 O'Clock Monday afternoon,
when a number OF matters Of i'm
portance will be up for consideration.
The Alexandra High School Midgets
last night defeated the Triangle Sport
Club in q game Of basket ball played
in the auditorium OF the Alexandria
High School by q score Of ~ to ..
The board OF directors Of the cham
Der Of commerce will hold q meeting
at $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon.
whom q number OF matters OF impor-
tance will be up for consideration.