The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-07
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

The Commissioners yesterday accepted
The resignation Ct Policeman Z. !. BraWner Of the
Second precinct
William T. Griffith. a dsiryman, was
fined s. in the police cont yesterday fo- failure TO
properly rinse his milk cans
Charged with permitting gaming on his
premises. James VIM, Of Hillsiale, D. C.. was
brought before Judge Mills. in the Police to5Tt,
yesterday and nned SO
Miss susan c. French. formerly super
intendent Of nurses at the Washington Asylum Hos
pi,ai has entered upon similar duties az the Tulane
iuhunary. New Orleans.
According to the report Of Postmaster
BarEes. the total receipts Of the local once for
the month Of July was so 81 i, az increase over
the preceding month Of Su.s25l5.
Ernest Berry. twenty-five, and Spencer
Lee forty. both CoiGrtd. taken 70 the Freed
mems and Casualty Hospitals respectively. yesteT-
day suffering from heat postTations.
Yesterday an attachment was issued for
Edward Belt colored. whose presence is desired in
she Police Court to answer the charge Ct throwing
brick at Rachel Waught an eight-year-old coloretl
sHl
Dir. Richard F. G. Harlan, son of JUS
tice Harlan, q the United States supreme Colrt.
Is in Europe as a special representative IN the IL
terest q the extension Of the George Washington
University.
The contract for changes and repairs in
the plumbing at the BeFrett school. Fourteenth and
Q streets northwest vii be awarded 70 the DUNCAN
Plumbing Company whose bid Of s 9e5 the low
est received.
Rather than face the charge Of knock
ing down a colored woman named Mamie Nelson.
Joseph Swan failed 10 make his appearance in the
Police Court this morning and accordingly forfeited
s. collateral,
Or. Gustav H. Grapp. a veterinary sur
seon has been appointed as q sanitary and TODD
inspector in the District health department TO assist
in the enforcement Of the milk and pure food laws.
The compensation is S0oo year.
Roscoe Ramshurg, a conductor on the
Old Dominion Railway who arrested on Mon
day night fer 1ourishiDg a loaded revolver IN the
street. failed to appear in Police Court yesterday
and accordingly forfeited his So collateral.
/ The receipts Of the Office OF the sealer of
weights and measures for the month Of July were
81 so IS. OF this amount $500 was derived from
the District markets. $50 % from weights and meas
ures and SsL35 as rental for the ThiTtieth street
wharf
The police are stiH looking for Thomas
Wormley. colored. whom SaphEonia Turner the col
oTed woman who was found By the police at the
/ house III street southwest yesterday suffering
from stab wound in the side claims is responsible
1 for her injuries
The Commissioners have under advise
ueut tAe-case Of j. T. c. Newson, colored. the pro
rrietoF Of an employment agency. who is charged
with the alleged failure 30 return registration fee
after being unable 10 obtain employment for Ger
trude smallwood also colorcd.
Request for the Improvement of the
roadway Of street, between Rhode Island avenue
/ and Second street northwest is made 90 the Com
missoners By thirty property owners OF that neigh
borhood. The request was placed on the improve
ment ME for future consideration
On Saturday morning John H Johnson.
Philip Claxtou. BENJAMIN Bailey. David Alexander.
George Robinson Thomas Blackburn, and Robert
Railey, all Louisiana avenue produce and meat mer-
chants viii have TO answer in Police Court 10 the
charge CT net having propeTy screened food offered
fer sale.
The failure on the part Of Robert Lee.
the rropristor Of a barber shop at Eleventh street
and Rhode Island avenue, 10 clean up his shop
utensils at the conclusion Of work Saturday night
caused him to be brought into court Yesterday morn
ing by Health Oficer Gallagher and fined $ by
! Judge O'Neal.
At the request of the Commissioners, a
competitive examination viii be held by the Civil
Service Commission August Is 70 hll the vacancies
in the corps Of fire and police Surgeons. oolorcd
medical inspectors OF schools substitute physicians
to the poor and assistant resident physicians at the
Washington Asylum Hospital
on the charge Of selling liquor without
loense, Dennis Murphy and Robert Hoffman.
who were arrested at the Virginia end of the High
way Bridge on Saturday evening By sheriff Palmer
Of Alexandria County were fncd 50 and costs aud
so and costs respectively before Justice suppee.
/ In default Of TIE fines the men we're remanded Il
sail.