Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
Negro Cuts His Throat.

Charles Pendleton colered, twenty-five
years old, cooper employed at the Port
ner brewery, about , o'clock this after
noon slashed his throat from ear to ear
with a razor while at the home of Irene
Sparrow, colored, 100 Queen street, where
he boarded Pendleton was not found
until o'clock this evening, when he was
taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where
his wound was dressed by DIR. Walter
Warteid. Pendleton lost practically all
the blood in his body and at a late hour
tonight it.was stated at the hospital that
1t was not thought he would live the night
out.
Pendleton remained in his room this
morning when the Sparrow woman left
for her work. He complained of being
Ill. No one else was in the house during
the day except some small children. The
sparrow woman returned home few
minutes before o'clock and called to
Pendleton, and he replied that he would
shortly be down. In few minutes after
ward a son-in-law arrived. and it was
the floor of Pendletons room. Police
Headquarters was notified and Chief
Goods went to the woman's home and
summoned an ambulance, and Pendleton
with much difficulty walked into the am
bulance. Policeman Young also investi-
gated the case. 1t was learned tonight
that Pendleton came here from the south
about six weeks ago. 1t is said he came
from Lynchburg, Va.
The officials of the corporation court
have gotten up petition, which will be
presented to the city council at a meet
ing to be held Tuesday night next, asking
that typewriter be purchased, in order
to have all records hereafter written with
typewriter. 1t is the purpose of the
court officials. if the matter goes through,
to adopt the loose-leaf ledger system. It
is pointed out by those advocating the
measure that less number of record
books VIII he required in getting up the
work, and this will also save consider
able. The records will also, it is pointed
out be more easy for lawyers to go over
In looking up work. Up to the present
time all of the court records are written
in longhand and many volumes fill the
files. 1t is regarded as more than prob
able that the new system will be adopted.
1t is expected that considerable business
of routine nature Will alsosb considered
at this meeting OF council. Among the
committees on work proposed to be done.
Teachers Association Meeting.
The annual meeting Of the Teachers
Association of the eighth congressional
district will be formally opened here in
the Young Peoples building Thursday
evening next, and will be concluded
Saturday. Fully 200 teachers and super
intendents will be in attendance includ-
all of the teachers of this city. The
meeting will be presided over by E. F.
Bickhead, president of the association
Mayor F. j. Paff will make an address
of welcome, as will also James r. Cation.
this city. Others slated to make adj
dresses are E. H. Russell, state ex-
aminer. and Representative C. C. Cariin.
The business session will begin Fri
day morning. at which time various
matters on school work of interest to
the teachers will be taken up and dis
cussed. There will also be night
session Friday. when an illustrated lee
ture on hygiene will be delivered by l..
T. Hammer of New York. r. L. Blan-
ton, Richmond, will also make an ad-
dress that evening.
Saturday the school teachers will, dur
ing the morning session, discuss school
matters, and during the afternoon they
will visit the various points Of interest
around the city, being escorted by the
local school teachers. The arrange
ments for entertaining the visitors are
in the hands of Capt. w. II. Sweeney.
superintendent of schools, and he will
be assisted by the various teachers of
the city. The visitors during their
stay here will be quartered at the
various boarding houses and hotels.