The Washington times., 1913-06-25

Report has been made to. the WASH
ineton police of the loss of $4,000
Diamond brooch belonging TO Mrs.
Caroline A. Wilson. of Hollins' Hall
farm. near Alexandria. Va.
Singers recrpifed from choirs all
over the city for the Independence Day
chorus will hold their second rehearsal
at the Mckinley High School tonight
The chorus is composed entirely OF
adult voices. most of them professional
singers. They ere being trained by
Prof. Heinrich Hammer, with Mrs.
Frank Byram at the piano.
Catching his right hand In one Of
the machines at the plant of the
Schneider Baking Company, where he
is employed. Matthew Koerner. thir-
ty-five years old. of 512 Fourteenth
street northeast, had the tips Of four
fingers cSt off. He. was taken to
Emergency Hospital.
Charles howard, colored, Of SO NJ
street northwest. walked into the Sew
enth precinct police station early to-
day and complained that he had been
held up at Thirtieth and r streets
and robbed of SIS in cash and a suit
of clothes. According to Howard. the
highwayman made him undresS and
exchange clothes, at the point OF a
revolver. -E.
Boys between the ages of nine and
twelve years will have an opportunity
to receive free instruction in the Ma
tional Cathedral school for Boys
through becoming members of the
f..r 90
receive free scholarship in the Cath
edral School. Mt st. Adams. Applica-
ton should be made in writing to Ed
gar Priest, director of choir.
Poultry and pigeon fanciers of the
city will gather at the monthly meet
ing of the Capital Poultry and Pigeon
o'clock at the Public Library. Ninth
street and New York avenue north
west. William A. Craig will give a
talk on breeding of Rhode Island
reds: o. c. Carver, on white wyan-
dottes. and J. Henri Wagner will read
paper on Hereditary Character
istics in the Production and Reproduc-
tion of Guinea Pigs"
"Home and the Ballot, will be the
subject Of a lecture by Miss Grace
Isabelle Colbron. dramatic critic and
lecturer at Belmont Fourteenth and
Clifton streets northwest, tonight.
The lecture will be followed by a
lawn fete. Miss Colbron will speak
at George Washington University.
2023 G street northwest at o'clock
tomorrow night on Private and Pub
lie Housekeeping
Columbia Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch
Masors. will hold the center of the
stage in Masonic affairs this week.
Charles c. Coonbs, high priest Of the
chapter, having arranged for two
special convocstions. the first to be
held tonight and the second Saturday
night. The Royal Arch degree will be
teams will be used at each of these
convocations. 4 banquet will be serv-
ed after each event
Charged with the theft Of q bicycle
from in front of the Southern rail-
way building, William J. Flamer,
twenty years old, of San Francisco.
was arrested today by Detectives
Grant and Armstrong after an excit-
ing chase. A short time after the
wheel had been reported stolen, the
detectives saw Flamer with it at
Sixth street and Louisiana avenue.
They started after the man, but it
was not until after a chase of about
three blocks that they overlook him.
The detectives say the youth told
them he was stranded and took the
bicycle to get money to carry him
part way back home.
Accidental death was the verdict OF
the coroner's jury at the inquest to-
day over the body of Beatrice Bing-
ham, a five-year- colored child,
who was killed by an automobile of
the United States Bureau of Stan
dards, and driven by Noble E. Thomas
in front of her home, 81 Virginia
avenue southwest. last night Testi-
mony showed that the girl, who was
playing in the street with a number
of other children, ran against the
mudguard and was thrown under the
Thomas was driving at
a Sneed and able n