The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

The Commissioners have appointed
Frank Lawlcr and W Z. johnson az special r-'.---
men
Fred ". Dudley and William T
Dcy were appointed Yesterday a. priTares q
of the Metropolitan pOliC3 fECr, VICE D. y
and J. c. Calhoun promoted
Col Harry F. Hodges. the PURCHASE
agent II the Isthmian Canal Commission. left her,
yesterday foT New York from which city he win
sail today for the Canal Zone.
At his OWL request. Thomas Luxen,
eighteen. was Ommiited 20 Jail yesterday By Judge
| MullCwuy He was charged with larceny but au eX-
animation Of his mental condition will he made
Trustees OF the Pythian Temple. on
Ninth street. near Massachusetts avenue yesterday
morning protested to the Commissioners against The
/ order 10 erect at their expense IN the temple
water meter.
Benjamin Cohen. Ferdinand F Rup-
/ pert Nathan Book and George B Farluhar each
forfeited S collateral IN the Police Court yesterday
rather than answer the charge q selling aduteTated
milk and cream.
Miles Torryson. eight years Of age, Of
rs Pennsylvania avenue. fell frum horse while
riding the street yesterday afternoon and was
rendered unconscious. After receiving treatment he
vas able TO 20 to his home.
DR.. Kan Ichl Asakawa. a japanese
graduate Of Dartmouth. aud professor 4 japanese
history az Yale left Washington yesterday after
having registered his marriage 20 Miss Miriam Ding
wall, Of New Haven. at the Japanese EmbaSsy.
Employees Of the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing PLAYED che part q freuen yesterday
afternoon when car q the Washington. Arlington
and Falls Church Electric Railway caught FIRE Just
opposite that building The flames were quickly
/ extnguished.
Commissioner Mcfarland has officially
he n
Market be converted into a public playground upon
I condition that the Washington Fairgrounds Asso-
citation equip Il for the purpose without expense 20
the District.
Harry Miller. Of 30 K street northeast,
| fell from a bicycle while riding on North Capitol
street yesterday afternoon. and struck wagon be-
longing 10 Saks & Co He sustained a slight injury
n bis arm and was sent TO the Casualty Hospital
| for treatment
The Forest City Freight Bureau, Of
Cleveland Ohio. complained 10 the Interstate Com
| merce Commission yesterday against the Baltimore
and Ohio, and ffty-eigbt other railroads. charging
an improper classification on wire coat hooks in
cases less than carload lots
Capt. Boardman received word from
| New York City yesterday that brother Of William
Early. who killed Monday by a fan from
an electric crane IN the Potomac Electric Company ;
power house at Benning. d. c.. was coming 10 this
! city 70 take charge Of the body.
While at work on the new Sixteenth
street bridge yesterday afternoon Antonio De Bar
/ tolO, eighteen years Of age. Of 81 Fenton street
northwest had his left foot badly crushed BY a
piece Of iron rail. which fell upon him. he was
taken to the Garfield Hospital for treatment.
| George Jones. fourteen years OF age. OF
II Ninth street southwest, while riding bicycle on
| + street yesterday afternoon. struck and
/ knocked over BY an automobile said 10 have been
operated by J. N. Stoddard Of Twenty-second and
O streets He received slight injury 10 hts knee,
but refused hospital treatment.
Inhrepiy TO several inquiries as 10 why
the work Of re-surfaCng Pennsylvania avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets does not extend TO the
curb In front Of the post-0fice, c. B. Hunt en-
gineer Of highways. said yesterday that the inter
section Of street and Pennsylvania avenue at that
point was resnrfsced several years ago. and is re-
garded practically new.