Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-21
Ask $4,000 Damages Apiece.

Suits to recover damages in the sum of
$1,000 each from the Potomac and Ches-
apeake Steamboat Company and the CO.
lOnial Beach Company have been insti-
tuted in the circuit court for this city by
Elizabeth Hasbrouck and Nora Baker The
memora ndum in the case has simply been
filed, no particulars being given. The at
torneys for the plaintiffs are Finey 4
Ball and C.. Vernon Ford.
Elizabeth Frederick. May Evans. Flor
ence Williams and Ella Asher, the four
women who have been held at the Flor
ence Crittenton Home, Washington. as
material witnesses in the of Minnie
Hahn, alias Minnie Smith, who is charged
with engaging in the white slave traffic,
were released yesterday afternoon from
custody on furnishing a bail bond in the
sum of 500 each. The Hahn case will
come up for hearing at the July term of
the United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia.
The first prosecution under the new
health laws. which make it illegal TO dis
tribute dodgers. came up in the Police
Court today when j. H. Steloff was fined
81, the minimum fine. for the offense, on
complaint of Sergt. Wilkinson.
A part of this law reads as follows:
mo person shall deposit or cause to be
deposited in any street or public or pri-
vate alley any filth, garbage, ashes, rub
bsh or other such things. and the words
rubbish or other such things shall be
construed to include small hand bills.
generally denominated dodgers, for adj
vertising purposes as well as waste pa
per-.
Fines Levied on Fighters.
Edward Dean charged with assaulting
William Trigger with shoe last, was
fined $40 in the Police Court and a sim
liar fine was imposed on Trigger. the evil
dence showing that both had engaged in
fistic encounter while at work several
days ago. Nellie Brooks, cOlored, charged
with cutting Albert johnson, colored, was
fined $40.
Fines of 81 each We're imposed in the
cases of Bette Pearson, Celia Cole, Ed,
alias Alabama Smith and Louis Bal
timore, colored, charged with dsorderly
conduct and lighting, and Gilbert Price,
Joe Timbers and Pearl Jackson and Wal
ter Moore. charged with the same Of
Tense, were acquitted.
The 18th Company. Coast Artillery
Corps, last night gave a military bal
and banquet which was largely attended
Among the guests were a number from
Washington. The affair was he'd at the
auditorium of the ElkS Home, and the
banquet was held at the Hotel Rammel.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Etchison Con-
struction Company. incorporated, this
city, with capital stock of from $1,000
to $4,000. The objects are a general
contracting business. The officers are:
Howard NJ. Etchison. president; William
y. Mills. secretary, and these with Will
liam l.. Lanning constitute the board of
directors, all of whom of Washington.
Services in observance of Good Fri
day held at the Catholic and Episcopal
churches today were largely attended.
The public and private schools of
this city have closed for. the Easter
holidays. Many students of out-of-
town schools are here for the Easter
holidays. The schools will reopen for
studies Tuesday.
Albert J. Buechel was arrested yes
terday evening by Deputy United
States Marshal William Schoeni on a
charge of selling liquor without a Ii
cense in Alexandria county. He was
committed to Jail pending a prelim
mary hearing.