The Washington herald., 1909-08-12
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

than probable that there will be a legal /
battle over the bills just presented 70
city Auditor Price for money due Cor
three separate coroner's inquests recently /
Leld over the bodies Of Ernest c. Grady.
Robert McKenney. and Charles Hardy,
negroes. VINO lost their lives in the Poto- I
mac. of Fort Foote, August last. when
gasoline launch on which they were /
passengers. took FIRE. When the bills for /
the inquests were presented to-day Audi /
tor Price referred them TO Corporation /
Attorney Fisher. and his decision in the |
matter is awaited with considerable in (
terest
1t is claimed by many that the negroes !
met their death IN Maryland waters, and |
that the inquest should therefore have /
been held under the auspices Of the au-
thorities OF that state
In the meantime those entitled TO their |
respective fees for services given in con- |
nectiOn with the inquests VIII, OF course, /
be compelled TO wait until the matter has |
heen dnally disposed Of 4 decision VIII, |
j; is expected, be given within the next I
few DAYS
The bodies Of the three negroes were |
recovered separately and separate juries |
were summoned In each case. although /
the verdicts given by the three different |
JLries was practically the same. being 20 |
the effect that they came 20 their death |
due 20 criminal negligence on the part OF 1
Ernest Grady one OF the occupants. who |
also los; his life with the two others.
A big autumn festival is being planned |
by Seminole Tribe No. s.. Improved order !
Of Red Men. which will be held on the |
lawn and also in odd Fellows Hall. North !
Columbus street September Is TO IS. Ac-
cording 10 the plans thus Isr formulated. |
the lawn VIII be transformed into an
Indian village, while there will be dancing !
in the l.all
The committee which viii be in charge /
Is as follows: Executive. A. l.. jameson. |
chairman, W. 5. Nickin. treasurer: 4. L. |
iinks, secretary, ladies executive. Mrs. |
+. l. Finks. chairman; Mrs. A. Il Mitch !
eH. secretary. and Mrs. J. William May.
treasurer.
The other committees are as follows: !
Donations, X. ". ogden. chairman. and
H. y. Garner. ~~~retary and treasurer. 1
Canoe J. William May. chairman: L. P. |
Woodward, vice chairman. and Roger Sui J
Hvan. secretary and treasurer. Entertain /
ment and invitations. l. p Woodward |
chairman; Miss Mary Roberts. lady chair
man. and G. II. May, vice chairman. Con-
fetu and tepee Russell Nicklin. Trad !
er' post, Y. Ii. Pelle. chairman, and Mrs 1
Starneil. lady chairman. Candy tepee. !
Mrs. Jett chairman. Hot barks" tepee.
Arthur Dawson. chairman. Fancy work
tepee, Mrs. Glasgow, chairman: prophet
esS. Miss Chsuncey. chairman dancing. /
Mrs J. William May, chairman: tirewa- |
ter, Mrs Glasgow. chairman: advertising I
and programme. ID. Z. Robey, chairman,
and r ). Barrett, vice chairman. and ice I
cream. Mrs. Arthur Mitchell chairman.
Rolling on, Rolling on, This is now the
slogan for the TWO houses which threat I
ened TO become castaways because they
were refused a haven of rest on North \
columbus street on a lot purchased by I
their owner, T. n. Cragg. The rolling-on /
process was again resumed this morning.
after a stOppage Of twenty-fOur hours.
because Of objections raised by proper /
ty-owner adjoining the lot where they 4
We're 90 have been placed
The owner. upon learning that moral !
suaslon would prove barren OF results /
late yesterday afternoon acquired two /
additional lots one square farther north l
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tween Pendleton and Madison streets. ]
and the houses are again rolling on their
way. and within the next few DAYS. after /
turbulent voyage, VIII be placed in po- /
sIt!on.
The local board of civil service exam !
iaers announce that on August o, an ex- /
animation viii be held here to make GER
tiication for filling two temporary va |
cancies in the position of inspector Of I
iron bedsteads at $l25 a month in the
quartermaster's department at large. at /
St Louis
There will be no educational test. but
applicants will be rated on their expert !
ence as shown in their application.
September an examination for ply
siciau-male-in the Indian service. pay
ing $1,000 a year. viii also be held Two
vacancies now exist, one at Nett Lake, !
Mimi. and the other al Volcan. Cal
On September 1915 an examination will /
also be held for the position of assistant
chemist In the Department OF Agricul- |
ture. There are two vacancies, and the |
position pays salaries Of from $500 to /
N,SOO per year.
pected to be present to address the mass
meeting to be held tomorrow night in /
the Young Peoples Building Of the NJ. E. 1
Church South, in the interest Of per- /
manent highway between this city and /
Washington, Commissioners Macfarland |
and West, Of Washington viii make /
brief addresses. During the evening a
brass band viii be in attendance The /
r,-o Sc Al
by a large gathering Of business men Of !
this city and Washington
Others slated to make talks I'm the in /
terest Of the project are United States |
Senator Flint, Representative c. c. Carlin, /
Commonwealth Attorney Crandall Mack 1
ey. State Senator Lassiter. President /
Tufts, of the National Good Roads AS /
ISOLATION. z. Pennybacker, OF the United |
States good roads department. and St. J. |
Wilson. State highway Commissioners.
The proposed highway was to-day trav-
ersed by Engineer Hoyt. OF the United |
States good roads department. together /
with the members of the Alexandra /
County board Of supervisors. A drawing 1
Of the proposed roadway will probably /
be submitted at the meeting which Will I
be held tomorrow night.
4 g4me Of baseball vii be played at
4:S0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon between |
teams composed OF lawyers and business |
men. The lawyers have thus far one !
game to their credit, they having de-
feated the bank clerks. They expect to !
make a better showing at to-morrow's
game.
The law forbidding merchants TO dis
play their wares on the sidewalks and |
also making * obligatory on the part of
the property owners 10 tap sewers pass
ing their respective houses. when other |