The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-08
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

The police are looking for Francis
Davis colorcd who cred three shots With r.
volver at Charles Williams. also colored. Tuesday
night.
The funeral Of Frank Miller. aged sew
enty-one. q 6l7 Fifth street nor,hca-y who died
Tuesday night. win take place this raoon from
his former hone
Detective Pratt. Of the local force. has
gone TO White Plains. \. Y, 10 bring Howard
Marquette back 30 this city on a warrant charging
him with deserving his wife sHd child.
The funeral Of Mrs. Julia Cannon. who
died Tuesday night a. her home. $50 Pennsylvania
avenue. viii take place Tomorrow morning with
requiem mass az ST. Patricks Church,
RsH Clark. private Of class ?, Of the
Metropolitan police force. has been promoted 70
private. Of class g. and H. T. Buringame private
Of class l. has been promoted 10 private Of class
The Commissioners have appointed
Gustav Il. Grapp. a veterinary surgeon, sanitary
and health inspector Ia the local health depart
Elent 20 assist in the enforcement Of the milk and
pure food laws
Corporation Counsel z. II. Thomas was
directed yesterday by the Commissioners TO take the
Necessary steps for the rrnsec Of the owners Of
the Franconia apartment house for Noncompliance
with the hre-escape law.
While cutting meat in the market at
Third and n streets yesterday afternoon William
II. SpTiggs nearly severed finger Of his left
hand With a meat ceaver. He went 70 the Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment.
Mai. Sylvester received a letter from
James E. Mccarthy. Of SO Second street north
west, commanding the police Of the Sixth pre-
cinct in their efforts to suppress the alleged law
lessnesS in Madison and Chew's alleys
Joseph Mack, who was among the
crowd of negroes who assaulted policeman Jukes. Of
s1so
fined $40 or the equivalent Of thirty dsys imprison-
ment by Judge Mills in the Police Court
On the charge of attacking a young
girl while IN his place Of business Diogenes n De
Ford seventy years Of age, who conducts grocery
store at 63 street southeast arrested yester-
day BY Policeman Davis. q the Fifth precinct.
Ivy poisoning and high fever were
found yesterday to be the ailment Of the young
Italian. Payilna Antonio. who was taken from the
Casualty Hospital Tuesday night to tie detention
camp under the impression that he suffering
from smallpox.
In default of the $500 bond. Pltinato
Pasqualo. Palermo Giroboma, and Damicos Silvia
three Italian track workers who were arrested on
the charge Of ro5bug james Cosabulo Of $50 sew
eral nights ago, were yesterday committed 20 jail
to await the action Of the grapd jury.
Protest against the proposed erection Of
an automobile garage New Hampshire avenue
ABOVE VI street northwest, has been made to the
Commissioners. in the form Of a petition. signed
by 20 per cent Of the property owners, within the
radius prescribed by the building regulations
Alexander T. Davis, who was arrested
Tuesday night by Policeman Kcnney Of the Fifth
precinct the charge Of starting and participating
in three distinctive quarres in three different sec
tioHs Of the city. viii be brought before the Police
Court next Tuesday. his having been continued
yesterday by direction Of Judge Mills.
The date of the examination Of appli-
eants as resident physicians at the Washington
Asylum Hospital the Home for the Aged and In
firm, the tuberculosis Hospital as physicians to the
poor. and medical inspectors Of p1hlc schools and
as police surgeons. has been postponed from August
Is, until September Is. a resignation has been fled
that viii result in vacancy in the corps Of police
surgeons IN the near future and the certainty Of
at least appointment during the period Of eligi-
bity viii, according to Health Officer W. {. Wood
ward induce physicians to entsS the examination
who would not otherwise do 50.