Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1926, Page 17

VIRGINIA RAILWAY SOLUTION LOOMNG Receivers Hope to Announce Definite News Soon—Con- ference Tonight. \ Negotiations for the sale of !h!l hington-Virginia Raiflway syatem| i a point where the re- @ "able “to announce ite within the next 10 vas learned today. The negotiations have been carried 1 with the y of disposing { ‘the road v that its tinued under a rganization. although determined em at the earlest | pportunity, are loath to see v abandoned and its equip- are co-operating ties of Arlington ppointed opera- hand, are con- fact that the ors, r ronted with the starl oad s barely making expenses and s in dire financial straits, and they e most anxious to petition the court o end the receive ip, even though he entire property of the road should t0 be sold on the basis of its timated by engineers mately three quarters of “advised today of the in the Washing- 2-Year-Old Unhurt In 40-Foot Fall to St. Paul Pavement smocia ST. PAUL, Minn., July 27— Jean Young, two years oid, fell from a third-story window yester- day, landing on the pavement, 40 feet below, and was unhurt. She pushed a screen out of the window and fell with it. The screen apparently served as a parachute. ———e—— TWO HELD IN ROBBERIES. Colored Men Arrested After Apart- ment House Thefts. Samuel Smith and Sylvester Thomas, young colored men, the former giving his address as 1165 Sixth street northeast and the latter as 1431 Twenty-first street, his place of employment, are held by the police in connection with the investigation of numerous robberies of apartment houses on upper Twenty-first street, where Thomas was in charge of the janitor service. Smith and Thomas were arrested by Detectives Cox, King and Murpky, and are said to have told the detec- tives they first met in the Federal prison in Atlanta, Ga., where they were serving terms for offenses com- mitted in this city. Detectives report the recovery of wearing apparel and other property valued at more than $1,000, approxi- mately one-fifth of the loot taken from | the houses. Thomas says Smith visited | him, said he was without a home and | that he gave him a place to sleep, * | denylng any connection with Smith's - | alleged taking of the pro) h have been held s parties at interest. New Plan Looming. Mr. Woodcock indicated that the prospect for early settlement of the roblem was favorable, pointing out hat certain financlal interests in Alex- pndria are endeavoring to work out a lan for reorganizing the company un- ler a regime capable of obtaining new rapital and effecting economical opera- on. The railway at present supplies com- muting service between this city and ount Vernon, Clarendon, Church, Vienna and Fairfax. A committee, composed of rep- esentatives of most of those com- fnunities, was formed recently for the rpose of seeking continuation of the ice, even though of a curtalled at all costs. Church, chairman of the com- id today he was hopetul that jpresent negotiations would result hortly in & concrete plan for saving he road. He explained that Taylor tigating advisability of making | offer to the receivers for pur- the system. Mr. Burke stated : that his client as yet had reached no decision, having been un- pble to date to obtain from the present perators certain information regard- fng the company’s condition. When hese data are in hand, he added, his client will be in a position to consider naking a specific offer. Mr. Woodcock said that representa- tives of interests in Alexandria had heen in Philadelphia several days ago for the purpose of looking into the areren! situation, but that no offer ad yet been forthcoming. 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Three children were victims of auto- mobile accidents yesterday. * Edward Morsonelll, 6 years old, 82 Seaton place, ran from the sidewalk at Rhode Island avenue and First street last night and was injured by an automobile driven by Ernest Wil- llams, 19 years, 4201 Mills avenue northeast. He was treated at Sibley Hospital for a fracture of his right jawbone and other injuries. street northeast, ran-from behind a| parked car on the street near his home last night and was knocked down by an automoblle driven by Wil- llam Long, 16 years, 1435 Maryland avenue northeast, his head being cut and brulsed. He was treated at Cas- ualty Hospital by Dr. Millard F. Ottman. Viola Gray, colored, 7 years old, 613 B street southeast, was knocked down on the street near her home by the car of Themas C. Havell, 1203 E street northeast, and her right leg bruised.. Dr. Millard F. Ottman treated her at Casualty Hospital. ¥ -—e Salvador has a grosshopper plague. 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