Evening star., 1923-07-23
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 23 (Spe-
ciaD.-Vivian Wright. twenty-five
years old. of Washington, stepson of
\. r. Driscol, town sergeant of Po-
tomac, Arlington county, died of
i,Uison in ST. Louis Saturday, accord
ing to telegram received by Mr.
Driscol Wright who was formerly
employed at the plant of the Hender
Son Screen Company in Arlington
county, left for st. Louis last Tues
day to take a position which had
q. 6. Jacks of St. Louis. Jacks was
u companion of the dead man. They
met while overseas and corresponded
regularly. His stepfather says. he
had plenty of funds and is at a loss
TO account for his death. He has re-
taihed the services of Attorney
Charles Henry Smith to obtain the
part iculars.
The deceased lived in Washington
and is survived by his wife. The
body is expected here tonight Burial
viii he made in Arlington cemetery.
Samuel Newman. colored, about
thirty-fve years old, employed as
purser on the steamer f. Madison
Hall. is in a critical condition to-
day at the Alexandria Hospital as a
result of being shot last night while
al River View, an excursion resort
on the Maryland side of the river
d
Tor disorderly conduct when the man
shot him and fed. The bullet was
removed early today by Dr. S. B.
Moore.
Give me fifteen gallons of gas
ana be quick about it," said a young
man who drove up to the garage Of
tl|ude W. Fletcher shortly before
o'clock Sunday morning. The
citrk did as requested. No sooner
t'@i the clerk pumped fifteen gall
IN. IN fhls l.
asked for two additional gallons. His
second request was granted and then
TIE automobilist asked for two quarts
OF thick oil. The clerk went inside
10 get the oil and then the driver
gave the machine gas and the loud
noise made by the moving of the
car attracted the clerk to the front
ct the establishment before he had
time to get the oil. and the only
fhlng he was able to see was a
smoke screen thrown by the big
Cadillac as it turned on two wheels
west into Prince street. There were
three men and one woman in the
car. The clerk says the machine
pore washington tag. although he
1ailed to get the number.
y description of the car has been
detained and if the driver should
again make his appearance in this
ci.y efforts will be made to collect
Sa6s. the value of the gas taken
Ten Y. NJ. C. a. boys left this morn
ing for Camp Rust, on Goose creek
near Leesburg, Va, under direction of
g. c. Kent, local secretary Of the Y M.
G. A. The boys assembled at the
armory and the trip was made in a
big army truck of the Alexandria
Light Infantry. The boys will break
camp August 1 and return home that
day.
Those in the party are Edwin
Cockey. Grafton Cockey, Louis Goode,
Kenneth Rhodes, Erwin Brookes,
Burdge Cation, Spencer Hewins. Dom
a'd King, Joseph Deuterman and Bruce
Wallace.
The safety-first employees Of
tn Washington-V Virginia Railway Com
rany will hold a meeting Wednes-
Gay night in the 1ngomar Theater,
at which time an address will be de-
livered by J. H. Truitt. Moving pic
lures will be shown in regard to the
safety work and there will be vocal
solos. In addition to the employees of
the road and their families, Mayor
Smoot, City Manager Rich and num-
Der of city officials have been invited
TO attend.
Mrs Tessa Oster of S26 9th street
northwest, Washington, is a patient at
Tho Alexandria Hospital suffering from
cuts and bruises as result Of an
;GtcmoSi!e 9cciGent yesterday. She Is
-l.s.L.. treated ~ d.. Eopey.