The Washington herald., 1914-10-15

for sixteen-foot dark gray yawd
stolen sometime Tuesday night.
Irvin W. Russell. forfy-Eour year
old. q paroled patient OF the Govern.
ment Hospital for the Insane. was re,
ported to the police yesterday as miss
Ing since last Saturday.
while working At the Lincoln Ne
mortal building yesterday. Raymond
Watts. Of Hillbrook, d. c.. was badly
cut on the head by a piece OF falling
timber He went to Emergency Hos
pital.
Fire of unknown origin yesterday
morning did SIS damage at 1921 Sixth
street northwest. occupied by Mary B.
Madison.
Edward Cook. tweaty-seven years
old, 1910 F street northwest. while put
ting ont a small fire at AS PennsyI-
yania avenue northwest yesterday In
hailed the flames and had to be sent to
Emergency Hospital in an ambulance.
Herbert White, = student at Howard
University. told the police yesterday
he had been him-iammed out OF s35 in
cash and a gold watch by two uniden-
titled coIored men near Seventeenth
and H streets northwest.
with . few exceptions all the per
sons whose land will be needed to
build the boulevard between Washing
ton and Mount Vernon have promised
to donate their portions. according to
letter read to the board Of super
vfsors OF Alexandria County by Com
monwealth Attorney Mackey Tuesday.
MOnEignor CossIO, who was appoint
ha 1oNa d. -
tor OF the apostolic legation in the
United States IL expected to arrive in
Washington this week. Accompanying
him is Father Bernardine, Of Catholic
University. who experienced difficulty
in getting out Of Italy. He was liable
to service in the Italian army.
John L. Weaver, pre.Ident Of he
Washington Real Estate Exchange. en-
tertained Thomas S. IngersoIl, secre-
tary Of the National Association OF
Real Estate Exchanges. at a luncheon
in the Commercial Club yesterday.
Funeral services for Miss Augusta
Pratt. sixty years old, who has been
employed for many years at the Treas
ury Department, were held last night.
from an undertaking establishment at
1014 Massachusetts avenue northwest.
Miss Pratt. who has been on the gov
ernment pay roll for twenty-six years.
died Tuesday at Garfield Hospital
Interment will be at Catlett. Va DR..
A. L Pratt, brother. survives her.
A Socialist anti-mIIITarIst meeting
will be held tomorrow night at sis
o'clock at Pennsylvania avenue and
Eighth street northwest. Covington
Hall, Of louisiana. and Julian Pierce.
of Washington, will speak on The
in EurOpe-CauSAa
Omcers of the senior dental class OF
George Washington University were
elected at a class meeting held last
night. as follows: J. L. Carre. presi-
dent: D. D. Brewer. vice president; G.
c. Frazer. secretary; c. H. Schmidt
treasurer; D. A. White, editor and
historian.
DIR. william z. Chancellor, who Uaa
superintendent Of schools in Wash
ington in 1906. has been appointed to
the chair of political science at the
University Of Wooster, in Wooster.
Ohio. His Washington friends will
realize that he is specially fitted to the
position by his notable success in the
branches OF economics, sociology and
government.
Lieut.. Commander Hollis r. Winston
q. 5. N, residing al the BenedlcI- had
a narrow escape from being crushed
to death yesterday morning when his
automobile, unmanageable as a result
of a broken steering gear. went down
an embankment on Broad Branch
road, west of Military road. The ma
chine was damaged to the extent OF
5000. but Winston escaped uninjured-
Rev. Father Frank Z. BIschOR, OF
the Church OF the Nativity, Bright
wood. D. c., told the police yesterday
that thieves had entered the sacristy
of that edihce and stole clerical vest
ments and a gold-plated crucifix.
william SmIthsOn. fOrty-elEht yearS
old, 46S Eighth street southwest, was
taken to Emergency Hospital last
night from Seventh and streets
southwest, where he claims he had
been hot on the head with brick BY
an unidentified colOred man.
Grace BOwIes, hfteen years old. hTe
feet four inches tall, stout build. dark
hair, and dark complexion, was report
ed to the police yesterday as missing
from her home, IS street northwest
since Tuesday afternoon.