The Washington herald., 1913-12-22
TOWN TOPICS
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The Washington Society Of Spugs-so-
ciety for the prevention OF useless CIV
ing-has opened headquarters at 13n F
, street. The society has now more than
/ l.s00 members, and is organizing into
squads of ten, and each squad is to
bring Christmas gifts and greetings to
! the homes of the poor in their respec-
tive districts
After being confined to his home at
17e0 N street. for several weeks, suffer
| ing from a severe attach, of bronchial
asthma, Associate Justice Rorace Har-
mon Lurton, of-the Supreme Court of
| the United States, has sufficiently re-
covered to take his daily drive. He will
not be able for some time to resume his
official duties.
Friends OF Senator Stone are alarmed
over his Illness which has confined him
| to his home at Woodley, Mintwood plaet
| and Columbia road. for several days.
| Senator Stone recently contracted a cold
which developed into pleurisy. President
| Wilson sent flowers to the Senator'S
home, and Speaker Clark and numerous
ether friends are daily inquiring as to
his condition which at resent Is report
ed to be precarious.
| Special features provided for every
evening will enIiven the carnival at Con-
! vention Hall this week. "A Night in
Alaska" will be the attraction for
Wednesday night. Prize fish walks will
be the featureN tonight and Thursday
night while tomorrow night THE Dance
OF Love" will be given by Alfred Pat
ton Gibbs and Margaret X. Rafferty,.
Wednesday night will be Santa Claus
night and gifts will be distributed.
A civil service examination for those
aspiring TO nil the position of senior LAND
appraiser in the Interstate Commerce
Commission will be held on January 1s
Applicants must be under sjxty-five years
old and must have a medical certificate
OF good health.
Representative Ragsdale. of South
Carolina. who suffered an attack of
acute indigestion, had entirely re-
covered last night. He said, at his
apartments at the Shoreham Hotel, that
the last traces of the attack had disap-
peared, and that he was able to 60 out
during the afternoon.
George Ryan, ffty-five years old, of 5Is
Tenth street southeast, while crossing
+ street at Seventh street southeast YES
terday afternoon was knocked down and
painfully hurt by an automobile operated
by G. Edgar Donaldson. He was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital in Donald
sons car. He had received cuts on the
head.
Miss Mary GIasscock, of 1895 II street
northwest, reported to the police yester-
day that her home had been robbed OF
and several car tickets. and a mans
pocketbook containing 81
Esther Mann. coIored. Of lS3 Thirteen
and-a-Half street northwest, became an
cry at Adolphus Miller, colored, of 407
Third street southwest. and slashed him
several times with a butcher knife, ac-
cording to a report made to the police
by Miller. He was cut in the back and
on the left hand.
William Belcher, OF 2154 Newport place
northwest, early yesterday morning
found a gray overcoat and a brown
hat in A street, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets northeast. The owner
can get same by identifying the goods.
Sergeant c. P. NJ. Lord and Private
J. II. p. Swain. of the Third police pre-
cinct, yesterday arrested Edward John
son. colored. of al TweI third street
northwest. for running a "speakeasy."
The policemen found a large number of
half pints of whisky and bottles of
beer.
Thomas Brooks, fifty-two years old, of
81 First street northwest, had his right
shoulder dislocated yesterday as a re-
suit OF a fall from the Benning Bridge
He was removed to Casualty Hospital