The Washington times., 1914-01-24
City News Notes

Police have failed to trace the auto
! ! mobile of John NJ: Keyser, 71s Madison
| street northwest, which was stolen yes
! terday from Thirteenth and G streets
northwest. 1t is touring car with
black body and gray wheels.
Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Louis
lana, president Of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress. will address
the University Club tonight on THE
Influences of Improved Waterways in
Reducing the High Cost of Living" S.
A. Thompson, secretary of the Rivers
and Harbors Congress, will speak on
Waterways as Creators Of Prosper
ity."
An examining board, consisting Of
Rear Admkrals Winslow, Switzerland,
and Usher will convene in Washing
ton February 8, to examine for pro-
motion to the rank OF rear admiral
Capt. c. c. Rogers, commandant OF
the Portsmouth, y. H. navy yard. and and
Capt. Charles T. Pond, superintendent
of the twelfth naval district
A white radish that weighed twelve
pounds and was cultivated by jap
anese truck gardeners for one year,
was sent to Secretary Bryan yester-
day by the secretary Of Los An
geles produce firm. The radlsh is
three feet long and thirty inches in
circumference.
c. Adams Shaker was placed on the
retired list on his own application
Yesterday after thirty years Of service
in the artillery. He is a native OF
illinois, and graduated from West
Point in 1877.
Accidentally shooting himself in the
neck and chest with a shotgun, Mel
win Elliott, eighteen years old, OF
Walkers Chapel Va. Is In a serious
University Hospital The youth was
hunting late yesterday near the Vir-
ginia end of Chain Bridge when he
accidentally dropped his gun, Whicn
was discharged, his neck, chest: ana
part of his face being filled with small
bird shot. He was taken to the hos
pital in the Seventh precinct auto
mobile patrol.
The Boorman Orchestra, w. B. Nun
deiIe conductor. will give a concert
program for the entertainment Of the
blind at the Library OF ConsreSsss Ss2, mex
soloist, and Miss Winnie Turner
pianist, will also contribute numbers:
The concert will be held in pavilion
of the Library building.
Mrs. Henry Gannett will give Sc
lected readings for the blind this af-
ternoon at the National Library Tor
the Blind.
A dIphtheria anti-toxin plant is one
of Washington's greatest needs, ac-
cording to DR. Joseph J; Kenyoun, OF
the Health Department, in lecture at
the Y. NJ. c. A. last night Two drug
concerns persuaded the District gov
ernment to cease anti-toxin manufac-
ture, he said, and then raised the price
Rear Armiral V. l. Cattam. L. S. N,
commandant Of the Puget Sound navy
ward. wash, was detached from his
ment for age, on February l3.
Capt Harry A. Field. L. S. N will
be removed from the command OF the
numbers in rank because of the ground
ing Of the Louisiana on a sandbar
near Vera Cruz, on August 2, last.
Secretary of State Bryan has been in
yited to attend the Lincoln Day banquet
of the Sons of Veterans Club, at
Rauschers on February l3. He has been
requested to deliver an address on
Abraham Lincoln.
IanieI j. Atkinson, immigration in
spector at FL Paso, Tex, has been sus-
pended from duty pending a decision on
charges of intoXication while on duty.
II is alleged that on Jan. u he pointed
A gun at Watchman Heifren. Stephen
+. Miller. of the Seattle immigration
station, also has been suspended from
duty by Commissioner CamInetti.
Plans for the house warming of the
new Home Club of the Department OF
the Interior will be made at a meeting
Cf The officers and board OF directors
late today. The new quarters of the
club in Farragut Square will be opened, |
it IS expected, the first week in Feb
ruary.
The pupils OF Mrs. Il. d. Bucher will |
give students musical this evening at
S O'Clock at Mrs. Bucher's studio, 1927
Twelfth street.
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