The Washington herald., 1922-09-12
WORKMAN KILLED
TNSTONE ELEVATOR
NEAR ALEXANDRIA
Henry Grundy Mangled,
Death Being Instan-
taneous.
BIRCHROD IN ACTION
Public Schools Reopen With
Attendance Of About =
2,750 Pupils.
BIRCH ROD IN ACTION
THE HERALD BUREAU.

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Henry Grundy. employed by Lane
Brothers, contractors. got caught
yesterday In the elevator of q
screening machine and practically
every bone in his body was
crushed. death being instantaneous.
The accident occurred at AMMAN
dale. Fairfax County. about six
miles south of here The man was
about IS years old. He lived at
nda. Va. The body was taken to
Vienna Va, for burial.
With an attendance of approxi-
mately. 2.75o pupils. a slight in
cyease over last session. the pub
lie schools reopened this morning.
The schooIs for white children are
overcrowded and about $50 pupils
will attend only one session until
the completion of the new school
building. which will hardly be
ready before the middle of Decem-
Der. The white pupils number
about 2.250 and the colored about
soc.
A prayer followed by a short
talk was delivered by Rev. W. J
Morton, L. d.. rector of Christ
Episcopal Church. at the opening
OF the Alexandra High School.
In the Corporation Court. Judge
Robinson Moncure presiding. the
case of j. w. Lucas. colored, whose
l.
and fatally injured Clarence Wood
yard. was set for trial September
19. The case of Webster Churchill.
colored. charged with shooting and
killing William A. ("Dunk"D Dade.
colored. was set for trial Septem-
Der 81.
The grand jury Friday returned
not a true bill In the case Of AL
bert Brawner. charged with in
fraction of the prohibition law. II
was incorrectly reported that the
jury had returned a true bill in
this case.
Remus Beach. charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law. pleaded
guilty today and was fined $50
and costs. Vernon Wolfford, in
dicted for assault on Melvin Tur-
ney. pleaded guilty and was fined
were set for trial this month.
A petition urging establishment
of free public library in this city
was presented to City Manager
Wilder VI. Rich by a committee rep
resenting the Senior Young Peo-
Rle's Society of the NJ E. Church
south today. Names signed to the
petition were Miss Margaret Ger
mond. chairman: Miss Bertha Alli-
son. Miss Coralie Greenaway, Miss
Ruth Spinks and Mrs. Julia Davis
Myers. City Manager Rich was out
of the city when the petition was
filed.
A coroner's jury called by Jus
tice Of the Peace F. W. Troth Of
Fairfax County. summoned by Con-
stable F. ]. Wease, also of Fairfax
County. today viewed the body OF
Miss Madge Elizabeth Lucas. who
died Saturday of injuries sustained
by being thrown from an army bus
en- route to Camp Humphreys last
Thursday. when the bus and lum-
ber wagon came together. The jury
adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning at Pulman's
Twenty-four cases were called for
trial today in Police Court and fines
totaling s137 were collected.
The Business and Professional
wornen's Club will resume its
monthly meetings tomorrow night
in the auditorium of the chamber
Bf commerce. A supper will pre-
-ede the business meeting.
u Clarence Blackwell. colored. was
fined 500 for speeding on the Camp
Humphreys road by Justice F. W.
Troth, of Fairfax County. a jail
sentence of thirty days was remit
ted on payments of $50 additional.
Herman Thomas COlored, VINO was
with Blackwell. was fined $50.