The Washington times., 1914-01-16
City News Notes

O1Iy NEWS 1NOISS|
An absolute divorce and SIS a month
slimony was awarded to Mrs. Katie M.
Krous from Henry !. krous by Justice
Gould in Equity Court No. today. The
decree was entered on a cross bill filed
by Mrs Krous.
John Popkins, arrested Sunday for at
tempting to rob the restaurant of John
pleale not guilty in the Police Court to-
day and was bound over to the grand
jury in the sum Of $1,000.
E. s. Martin, superintendent of play
grounds, will tell of the Wider Use OF
the School Plant" at the meeting OF the
Home and School Association of the
Eastern High School this evening.
Frank NJ. Finley filed a suit in the
District Supreme Court to6ay for an
absolute divorce from Mary A. Finley.
He names a Correspondent in his Pc
ution, and charges tnat his wife is
addicted to the excessive use of intoxi-
cants.
Answering the petition off his wife,
laura J. Farmer, an employe of the
Bureau of Fisheries, for maintenance,
Henry 7. Farmer, locomotive fireman,
alleges that the continual nagging of
Mrs. Farmer at meals has practically
ruined his digestion" lie ADDED that
she had threatened MS life, and that
he was afraid to eat a meal prepared
for him on December !.
The Washington police have been
asked to aid in the search for Edward
Schultz fifteen year old, who. has been
missing since last Monday from his
home In Jersey City. The police re-
zceived a letter today from +he Jersey
had written to a boy friend saying he
came directly to Washington, and stay
ed for one day at the Metropolitan Ho-
tel He also said in ne letter that ne
was going to Texas. The police made
inquiry at the hotel, but found the lad
had left there Tuesday, and 1t Is
thought he is now on MS way South.
At meeting of the Lineal Society Of
the Spanish War, held at S31 Third
street northeast, on Thursday, these
officers were elected; Mrs. Harry Wash,
president; Mrs. Lawson, secretary; Miss
Ferris, treasurer; Mrs. Allyn K CAprons
past national president.
Pay Director S. L Heap, q. S. N,
presided at the annual dinner of the
k T. R. Society at Rauscher's on Thurs
day night The members present from
out of town were Lucius NJ Cuthbert, of
Denver, Col; Col. j. M 7. Particle, U.
s. A; George W. Upton, of Warren,
Ohio; Charles Page Bryan, former am
bassador to japan, and Senator-elect
Blair Lee of Maryland.
Plans for attending the annual con-
vention OF the Merchant Tailors' As
sociation of America, which will be held
at Richmond, Va, next month, were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Merchant
Tailors' Exchange Of Washington at a
meeting on Thursday night at 1411 G.
street northwest
DR.. and Mrs. Abram Simon and Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Peyser were chaperons
at the subscription dance Of the Col
legiate Club at Elks Hall Thursday
night In the receiving line were the
Miss Lucy sandberg. Miss Helen
Schwartz. Frederick NJ. Pelzman, Harry
o. Sandberg, and Samuel Coppersmith.
The following officers Of the Wash
ington Academy of Sciences have been
elected: DR.. David White, president;
George K. Burgess, corresponding sec
secretary; E. W. Parker, treasurer; and
A II. Brooks and L. o. Howard, board
Of managers.
An oyster roast at Eagles Club, at
Sixth and E streets northwest, Thurs
day night brought out several hundred
members An entertainment program
that included william Busy, Joseph
Stranley, Augustus Brill. Arthur Nor
gan and others was given
Falling as she stepped from the plat
form Of q car at Connecticut avenue
and NJ street Mrs. Louise Weber, fifty
i've years old, OF 1154 Seventeenth street
northwest, was badly bruised about the
right shoulder. She declined hospital
treatment
william Pollock, hfty-four years old,
Of S6n Forty-second street northwest,
had two fingers and the thumb OF his
left hand cut OF in q machine at the
Navy Yard Thursday night He was
taken to Casualty Hospital in an am
buIance.
Fire Thursday night did 5000 damage
to the building at 4o1 First street north |
west The first floor is occupied as a |
Chinese laundry and the two upper
floors as a colored rooning house. The
blaze was confined to the upper part Of |
the building.
George ]. Knapp will address the |
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners ]
on How ! Secured the Single Tax for 4
Pueblo at Typographical Temple, 49,
night
A lecture on The Songs Of the Amer
can Cowboy" will be given by ]. A. /
Lomax, Of the Texas State University. |
before the Congressional Club at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
At the request Of the Philomathean |
Society, Of the University Of Pennsylva-
MIA, the George Washington University /
team has agreed to postpone until Feb
ruary q the debate on the subject Of
minimum wage legislation, that was i
scheduled for February z. Announce
rnent has been made by the faculty OF |
the university that the mid-year exam |
nations will commence Monday, Janu-
ary Is, and continue during the week. |
during which time the regular classes |
VIII be suspended.
Richard s. Howard fled a suit for |
an absolute divorce from Marie c. |
IN the District Supreme Court |
today. A correspondent is named in /
the petition
Winter lectures at the Catholic Uni |
versfty were resumed Thursday after |
noon the lecturer, William II. De Lacy, |
D. c. L, treating of the temperance |
in America