The Washington herald., 1907-06-27

hoiulng snort session for routine bus
mess.
The committee ON retail trade of the
Chamber OF Commerce will hold its in
itial meeting tonight at s o'clock at
GUIDE Hall.
Telescope men are beginning to take
advantage OF the clear summer nights
TO sell people views of the moon on
Pennsylvania avenue.
Assisted by the United states Ma
rine Band, Mrs, NJ r. Waldecker and
her pupils will give concert at Car
roll Institute Hall tomorrow night
An excursion Is to be given I'm the
near future by the Allied Building
Trades, as decided at meeting IN Ne
chanlcs' Hall last night, The place and
date have not been determined.
That the employees of the government
printery Will be released at noon on
Saturdays during July. August. and
September. Is the substance Of an order
posted IN the big Office yesterday.
George u. Chlttenden, living nj 3401
Seventeenth street, reported TO Inspec-
tor Boardman yesterday that q ladys
watch, valued at SIS. had been stolen
from his house.
The state Department has ordered n
change Of posts between Frank r.
Mowrer Of Ohio. consul general at
Leghorn. Italy, and Ernest A. Man. OF
Florida. consul general at Copenhagen.
Nicholas Warner. coIOred. was held
for the action Of The grand jury ut "a
COrOner's inquest yesterday for the
death Of Adam Lawson. Lawson's
throat was cut Monday night in Logan
place.
More than $50 was raised for q new
church fund, at an ice cream social
given by the Christian Endeavor So
Ciety Of the Minnesota Avenue Baptist
Mission, on Floral Hill lawn Tuesday
evening.
Frank r. McNiIlen, of Boston, who
Will. on July !. succeed Capt William
r. Smith as chief Of the Washington
division Of post-once inspectors, Is IN
/ the city. Smith will be transferred TO
= Chattanooga
Accused of ne2leetiDg 90 support his
wife Dee f. Carlin. formerly Of SCI
/ Four-and- a-half street. was arrested In
Auburn. y. Y. Yesterday at the request
1 Of Inspector Boardman. Carlin will be
/ brought back by Detective Mullen.
Patrons Of n weIl-knOUn IOcnI bar
/ received q scare yesterday when Leo
p. Randolph whipped out a revolver
and threatened 70 shoot up the place.
/ Policeman Nolan was called in. and
/ placed Randolph under arrest.
Forty permits TO battle in the Rock
/ Creek pool, north Of the Military Road.
were issued to small boys yesterday,
I the season having opened. Applica-
cations for permits are made al the
Office OF the Engineer Commissioner.
c. VI. StOy, who hns heen connected
with the managers department Of the
/ business Of Moore & Hill for the past
seven years. has been promoted to a
position IT. the sales department, where
he will continue to serve the company.
Thomas 4. PouIton has entered suit
for $4,000 damages against the City
and Suburban Railway for alleged per-
sonal injuries received when a street
car ran into his wagon Yesterday and
demolished it. throwing him out and
breaking his jaw.
Robert WntchOrn, Commissioner of
immigration at Ellis Island spent yes
terday in washington. He was in con-
ference with officials of the Department
Of Commerce and Labor. Commissioner
Watchorn came here to discuss purely
administrative matters at Ellis Island
Leo Hart, a boy living at 1917 North
Capitol street, attempted 10 catch a cat
Yesterday The cat ran up tree. Leo
also started to climb, He fell, was rem
dered unconscious, and was taken home
by friends. The cat got down unin-
jurcd.
Julius Leech, aged seven years. who
ran away from Alexandria, was taken
home yesterday. He was picked up on
the streets by the police early yester-
day morning The boys mother lives
at 726 Sixth street, this city. He has
been living with relatives in the Nlr-
ginia town.
Henry J. Hunt, Sd, who has recently
been appointed general agent at Wash
ington of the Metropolitan Surety Com
pany. a prominent bonding corporation
of New York City. is the son of Lieut.
Henry j. Hunt. jr.. late of the United
States navy Mr. Hunt was born in the
city of Washington some twenty-One
years ago.
The state Department announces that
an examination will be held in Wash
ington on August Il and Is, TO fill a
considerable number of vacancies in the
student interpreter corps for duty in
China and Japan. Candidates must be
between the ages Of nineteen and TWEEN
ty-six and unmarried.
Detective Charles Mullen left for Al
bany, \. Y. yesterday TO get d. E. Car
lin. a Pennsylvania Railroad fireman,
who is to be brought here TO stand trial
on a charge of nonsupport He is said
70 have deserted his wife and eighteen
moaths-old baby some time ago. The
Car'ins live at S21Ia Hour -and-a-h half
street southwest
The miniature race war which oc-
CURED in the Office Of the Supervising
Architect will not be thoroughly inves-