Evening star., 1923-07-21
CHILD DANGLING
FROM ROOF SAVED
Pedestrians, go Feet Below,
Shocked as Youngster
Faces Death.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 21-A one
year-old child dangling from a man
sard roof sixty feet from the ground
at the apartment of 919 King street
caused pedestrians to shudder shortly
before o'clock last night as they
saw the child. The child was Louis
Laurris Wey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Wey.
The little one crawled on cot be-
side the window and unlocked the
wire screen and soon was out on the
slanting three-foot roof. A snow
break on the roof, although badly
battered, saved the little tot from
plunging to the sidewalk below. Many
pedestrians passing on the south side
of King street were attracted by the
periious plight of the child and some
turned their heads In horror, expect
ing momentarily 10 see the child slip
on the side where the snowbreak did
not extend
AT the time the mother, Mrs. Ade-
line Wey, was in an adjoining room
and when she entered the front room
| ana round her child gone. she fran
tlcally rushed to the window saw the
screen being knocked on the floor
and quickly pulled her child to safety.
spectators gave n sigh of relief as
the mother rescued the little one.
Death Held Accident.
coroner's jury, summoned by DR.
b. II. Swain of Arlington county.
which met last night at the Arlington
county courthouse and investigated
the fatal killing by an automobile
truck of Morgan Jones, twelve years
Old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Jones. gave verdict to the effect
that Edward j. Hudson of Washing
less, holding the accident to be an
unavoidable one. Testimony was
that Hudson did not see the boy until
after the accident.
The funeral of Jones took place this
morning from the residence Of his
parents, on Raymond avenue, Del
Ray. Services were conducted by
Rev. j. Raymond Wood, pastor of the
Del Ray NJ. E. Church South. Burial
was in Pohick cemetery
Police Get Clock.
A Western Union clock has Just
been installed at police headquarters.
The old clock which for many years
past adorned the west wall at the
desk OF police headquarters has gone
into the scrap heap. The installation
of the new clock will be source of
satisfaction TO the members of the
they are called on the telephone by
persons who sought the correct time
The police department never hereto
fore had clock carrying the correct
time, but now such information can
! be given up TO the second.
Herbert NJ. Lambert of Bellefont
avenue. Del Ray, Arlington county
| who was injured near RoSslyn last
Tuesday in a motor bus accident and
| treated at a Washington hospital, has
| been removed 20 his home.
Parking Banned.
| Hereafter no parking, except to the
residents of that block, will be per-
mitted on the 100 block, North Alfred
| street The street was posted today.
| This was done by the authorities be
| cause of the complaints made by
! residents of that square that. espe-
! cially at night. they We're unable to
get their machines into that block.
Parking on the right-hand side of
| the 100 block South Alfred street from
| King street TO the alley is prohibited.
| Approximately 1.500 persons la st
! night attended the band concert given
| by the Citizens Band, at the corner
| of Washington and Prince streets
| Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
! last Thursday night honored Simon
/ Blondheim on the occasion of his
| fiftyseventh anniversary as a mem
| ber of the lodge. Mr. Blondhein1
! who is eighty-nine years old. was pre-
/ sented with flowers and felicitated
by the members on his long mem
! certificate of membership.