The Washington herald., 1913-12-19
TOWN TOPICS.
/ ERSELY TOLD.

i other nouItry for the Christmas holidays
In washington Sailing vessels OF the
oyster feet are assisting in freighting the
poultry 10 this city.
/ Senators and Congressmen who are able
to play some kind of instruments were
rounded up'' by the National Press Club
YESTERDAY and asked to assist in the pro-
gram to be given tonight at the musical
Entertainment under the auspices of the
club. 1t was expressly stated that swan
songs were barred.
washingtonians and persons Throughout,
the country who feared they were the
victims of counterfeiters because they dis
covered in their cash drawers two differ
ent kinds of the buffalo-Indian head nicke
were assured by the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday that such Is not the case.
IT was learned that after several hundred
thousand new nickels had been put into
circulation a complaint to the effect that
the words five cents were not plain
enough was found justified, and that a
new disc was made.
The national board OF management OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton yesterday announced that the debt
on Memorial Continental Hall has been
reduced by $4,000 since last April
Only a half months salary will be ad.
vanced to the members of the police and
fire departments and to the teachers oi
the public schools. Christmas envelope.
for the police and fire department mem.
bers will be mailed today, while the
teachers will get theirs December g.
| According to a message received BY
Maj Sylvester yesterday William A.
Pouers. twenty-five years old, said to
be Washingtonian. engaged in the the.
atrical business, was shot and killed
| in Gurdon, Ark.
| The War Department will not take any
action just now toward the construction
Of roads on the reclaimed land on the
south shore of the Anacostia River, for
the connection Of the proposed ferry
across the Anacostia River from the
foot of South Capitol street with existing
highways in the suburb, according to a
| letter received by J. H. Adriaans, Of this
| city, from the Secretary OF War The
| letters state, however. that the construc.
| tion Of a temporary road over the flats
| to connect with the streets in Anacostia
might bo considered, IL the company will
agree to certain terms.
His mothers heart is nearly broken, I"
says a letter received by the local Y.
M. c. A, from the London (England)
branch Of the association. asking for in
formation regarding the present where
abouts OF 7. Morisey Taylor. believed to
have been recently engaged in news
paper work here. The letter requests
that any information regarding the miss
ing young man be forwarded at once to
the local branch OF the Y. NJ. C. A
Filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal
substance" is the verdict of the DEPART
ment Of Agriculture regarding thirty-six
bags of chestnuts, 10 cases containing
tomato pulp, and shipments Of apple
cider and macaroni, freighted here from
various points, and seized by the de-
partment under the food and drugs act
"Wanted-A victrola, by the Y. w. C.
A" For the benefit Of the more than
2,ooo young women AFFILIATED with the
association, efforts are being made TO
obtain the gift OF such a musical ma
chine. 1t is hoped hat some kind-heart-
ed citizen will play Santa Claus and
donate one.
Keep the pot a-boiling," the familiar
Christmas appeal Of the Salvation Army,
is again being heard on the streets of
Washington. Blue-bonneted women in
charge Of kettles are stationed at busy
corners and nnkling bells invite the
passers-by to contribute to the Christ
mas fund for the poor. Free entertain
ments at the Cosmos and Howard thea
ters are planned by the Army, and 1t is
expected that 500 baskets and 1cO pairs
- -K.E
Army officials are endeavoring to OBJ
tain a $4,000 appropriation from Con-
gress for the erection Of an army medI-
cal school on the government reserva-
ton at the Walter Reed Hospital. The
new proposed institution would replace
the present army medical school.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has dismissed the case OF d. E. Stephan
Of Highland Park. Md, against the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, the corporation having agreed
to give Mr.. Stephan or any one else so
situated q direct wire connection with
the Cleveland exchange, without charg-
ing subscribers who wish to get his
telephone, an additional rate Of s
cents per call
George r. Browder, formerly assistant
traffic manager Of the Southern Railway
in Washington, and later vice president
in charge of traffic of the Brazil Rail-
way, with headquarters at Sac Paule,
has accepted an offer to become manager
of the Corrugated Paper Patents Com
pany of Chicago.
A number of prominent speakers are
invited to make addresses at a meet
ing called for tonight at Israel A NJ. E.
Church, First and B streets southwest,
prejudice. A musical program will be
given.
Henry T. Burlington. for more than a
quarter of a century an employe Of the
government, and special agent of the
Bureau of Statistics, died yesterday at
his home, 1926 Eleventh street north
west. Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at $50 o'clock at the chapel of
Thomas S. Surgeon, 1011 Seventh street
northwest, interment to be at Somerset,
Mass.
In response 70 nationwide demand for
gold coins as Christmas presents, hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in new
gold coins are being distributed by United
States Treasurer Burke among the banks
Of the country One Of the largest ship
ments recorded during the last few days
was one sent to the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company of New York, whose
1900 employees are to receive S gold
piece each as a Christmas present.