The Washington times., 1925-06-03
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ALEXANDRIA
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Soldier Found in Road With
Skull Crushed; Woman's
Car Hit BY. Train

ALEXANDRIA,, June 3.--Victims
Of two automobile accidents were
brought to the Alexandria hospital
at an early hour this morning Sc
riously injured. A man believed to
be Sergeant Andrew j.. Yetter. Of
Fort Humphrey, Va, was discovered
lying unconscious and severely in:
jured beside an overturned machine
on the Fort Humphrey road about
three miles south of here, by w. q.
Miller, 1905 New Hampshire ave-
nue. northwest. Washington, and
rushed to the hospital where it was
found he was suffering from 9
fractured skull. Later this morn
ing he was transferred to Walter
Reed Hospital without having re-
gained consciousness Doctors hold
hut little hope for his recovery.
A collision between a freight train
and an automobile, at the corner OF
Wilkes and Washington streets. in
which Emma Ewing, colored, of ia
i. street. Washington, was seriously
Pinjured, Is being investigated by the
police. According to witnesses the
car In which the injured woman
was riding attempted to cross tho
tracks just after the train had
passed and the. train backed into
the machine, pushing 1t q distance
OF approximately fifty feet. Mem
bers of the train crew, who were
unaware that there had been an
accident until notified by a witness.
claimed that the locomotive was
derailed at the crossing and that
one OF. the couplings had become
separated, cutting the train in half
md causing the rear section to
coast backward. down a slight
grade and into the automobile.
w. A. WiIkerson, sergeant Of
police, and FOR more than twenty
fours years q member of the local
force, was promoted today to the
grade of lieutenant created by the
city council at its last meeting.
Selection of the golf team to repre-
sent the Belle Haven Golf and
Country Club. Of this city. in the
second tournament of the recently
organized Tri.State Golf Association.
June 20, at Boyce, Va. will be
made as the result Of trials to be
held on the local course Saturday
and Sunday of this week The
fifteen PLAYERS making the lowest
scores will be eligible for the team.
The first eight of these will journey
to Boyce unless challenged and de-
feated by others of the first fiftsen.
The Tri-State Association Is COM
posed of six clubs. The final tour
nament of the season will be played
here October 3. Cups win be awarded
to the winning teams.
The Right Reverend George w.
Davenport, Bishop of Easton. Nd,
will speak at the first of the final
exercises OF the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary to be held tonight
at s o'clock. Commencement exer-
cses will be held tomorrow morning.
A class of nineteen will be gradu-
ated.
Fifteen were admitted, to citizen
ship yesterday in the United States
Court for the Eastern district Of
Virginia. now in session here.
Members of the r. E Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, were the
guests of honor last night at a
celebration in Lee Camp Hall, ten
dered by the local chapter of the
United Daughters or the Confeder-
acy in honor of the birthday of
jefferson Davis. Each veteran was
presented with one of the Confed-
crate Memorial half-dollars, now
being sold for the Stone Mountain
Memorial Fund.
At the eighty sixth annual eom-
mencement exercises of the Epis-
copal High School of Virginia, held
Yesterday in Liggett Hall. class
of eleven received diplomas.