The Washington herald., 1922-10-01
.ALEXANDRIA JURY
FINDS BOY'SDEATH
WAS AVOIDABLE
Poison Gases at Vinegar
Plant Blamed for
Fatality.
J. J. GREEN DEAD
Funeral Will be Conducted
Tomorrow by Old Dominion
Commandery.
Ths Herald Bureau.
A. Doniphan,
TT King Street.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. Sept. 30
9After investigating the circum-
stances of the death Of Frederick
Hensley. Is years old. an employe
of the National Fruit Product Com
pany. who died of the effects Of poi
sonous gas fumes while in a tank at
the companys plant at 1880 o'clock
this morning. a coroner's jury to-
night gave a verdict that the boy
died of suffocation caused by inhal-
ing the fumes and that his death
could have been avoided by proper
precautions.
The verdict was given after toe
testimony of thirteen witnesses had
been heard.
Others who were overcome when
they tried to rescue two men wno
were in the tank. were Linwood
Torpe. James Young. Leeke Dame
ron, Nelson Howell, ]. B. Brown and
NJ c. Bailey. They soon were out
of danger after getting the air.
Hensley lived at 404 Franklin
street and was a native of Manassas.
His mother and two sisters are
living. The body will be shipped
Monday morning to Manassas for
b srial.
- ]. Johnston Green, So years old.
v2fied at noon today at his residence
in the Rosemont apartment after a
long illness He is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Roberta Green. and two
childr>n. Mrs Kenneth W. Ogden
and Robert F. Green. both of this
city
The funeral will be held at
O'Clock Monday afternoon at St
PauIs. Episcopal Church Rev. Percy
Foster Hall. d. D., officiating. and
rurAal will be m Ivy Hill Gene
terry with Masonic honors.
Eor trirty-five years Mr.. Green
was assistant cashier at the First
National Bank. He resigned about
four years ago owing to declining
health. He was prominently identi-
fed with the Masonic fraternity,
being past grand commander of the
knights Templar of Virginia, past
master OF Andrew Jackson Lodge
No. 20. this city: past high priest
of Mount Vernon Chapter No. IA.
Royal Arch Masons: past grand
commander of Old Dominion Com
mandery No. IL. Knights Templar,
and also Identified with the Scot
tish Rite bodies.
Old Dominion Commandery will
assemble at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon to attend the funeral.
Constable A. ]. Wease, Of Fair
fax County, and Policemen Magner
and Durrer, of this city. yesterday
captured a thirty gallon
Still, six gallons of cora liquor and
hree barrels of mash in Fairfax
ounty, five miles south of Alex
ndria- The still ami liquor were
Nought here
AT Christ Episcopal Church at IL
clock tomorrow morning. Rev.
illiam ]. Morton will administer
Div communion. He will preach
tine evening service at o'clock.
rvices at the Second Pres5y-
N Church will be conducted to-
row night by Rev. Jonn Alien
Lean. jr, of Morganton. n. c.,
was recently extended call to
pastorate of the local church.
potomac Lodge No. 3s. Odd Eel
Tvs. Will attend services at IL
clock tomorrow morning at Po-
lick Episcopal Church in honor Of
yRev. Z. W. Mellichamps, rector. wao
will leave in November to assume
new charge in Halifax
The Holy Name Society. at a meet
ing which will be heIu at o'clock
tomorrow night at the Lyceum Hall,
sgiIl complete arrangements for par
ticipating in the demonstration
which will be held in Washington
mkt month.
y Four persons had a narrow escape
while in an automobile driven by
Mrs. George Parsells to the Fairfax
County Fair Tuesday when the car
ran into a steel cable. Mrs. William
III. Duncan, Of Ar.in-tUn County.
received cuts and bruises, and Mr..
Parsells, Mrs. George VI. Reynolds.
and Mrs. Schoolfield were shaken up.
The top of the car was demolished
Rally-day exercises will be held
tomorrow by both the Sunday chool
of the First BaDtist Church and the