The Washington herald., 1914-01-24
TOWN TOPICS
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The police are waging q relentless cam
paign against persons violating the dog
muzzling law. The Tenth precinct yes
terday preferred charges against william
J. Dante. 1854 Columbia road; Morris
Wesley, Executive apartments. Sixteenth
and Newton streets northwest; Henry
story, IS Sixth street. Takoma Park. and
Horace Whiteworth, 1874 Monroe street
northwest
Melvin Elliott. eighteen years old. Of
walkers Chapel, Va. Ii at Georgetown
University Hospital In q serious cqpdition
as result Of accidentally shooting him.
self with gun yesterday at the Virginia
end OF Chain Bridge. His screams for
help attracted attention and passersby
called the Seventh police precinct. The
police patrol took him to the hospital.
where II was found q load Of shot had
entered his neck and chest.
Charged with selling morphine. Edward
Haines pleaded guilty In the Police Court
yesterday and was fined 800 by Judge
Muilowny. He was arrested Thursday
night at Ninth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, by Pharmacy Inspector
r. A. Sanders.
Chicken thieves continue to operate
about the city. Twelve flne Plymouth
Rocks were stolen some time early yes
terday morning from the back yard of
Philip Clark, Eighteenth and Webster
streets northwest.
Wealthy wa$hington relatives of
Thomas E. Johnston" an oficer In the
American Rescue Workers." who died
In pal k~9~ -
by the local police. According to the
Rev. E. s. II. Cans. of 4N II street
northwest. Johnston" joined the WASH
ington branch OF the workers several
years ago. and the name he gave IL said
to have been fictitious. II ts said he
comes from a well-known family here.
Joseph c. Findley. twenty-eight years
old. bricklayer, OF eoe street southwest,
was arrested yesterday by Detective ].
G. Walsh. of the Seventh police precinct.
on charge Of issuing several bad
checks. 1t is alleged by that police that
John O'Neal. of Jefferson and II streets
northwest, and Simon Gordon. ;4os N
street northwest. cashed checks for
Ffndley, two Of which came back mark
ed no good
The next regular meeting Of the West
End Citizens Association will be held
Monday night in Kidder's Hall. S2e Twen-
tieth street northwest. A number of i'm
portant committee reports will be dis
cussed as well as completing the final
arrangements for the annual dinner at
the Powhatan Hotel on Monday, Febru-
ary ..
An Overland automobile, belonging to
northwest. was stolen yesterday from
Thirteenth and G streets northwest. Up
until a late hour last night the police
had not recovered II. The machine has
a black body. gray wheels, bearing Dis
trict license No. 1917.
While playing about 2 latrobe at his
h. -, J.. ces not tII'.Gs., ;, .G.I-. A
Il. Williams. five years old, yesterday
received burns which may prove fatal.
According to a report made to the police
the boy put some newspapers in the
latrobe, and his clothes igniteS when the
papers caught fire. His screams attract
ed his mother. who smothered the flames.
Dr. ]. II. Diggs. of sos First street north
west, treated the boys burns.
Claiming he had swallowed several
bichloride of mercury tablets. Albert
Young. a soldier at Fort Washington,
walked into 1903 C street northwest last
night and told Of his act. saying he
did not expect to live long. At Emergency
Hospital, where he was taken. physicians
after pumping out his stomach were un-
certain whether he had swallowed mer-
curry.
The annual religious services of the
Orient Commandery. No. .. knight
Templars, will be held at the Trinity
Methodist Church tomorrow evening,
January 3.
The next regular bimonthly meeting
Of the North Capitol and lexington Citi-
gems Association will he held in Ecking-
ton PRESBYTERIAN Church, January q.
''Teepee Life with the Kiowas" was
the subject of an address by James
Mooney. of the Bureau of Ethnology. at
the meeting of the Indiana Society in
the Players Club rooms, 1910 New York
avenue, last night. The meeting opened
with the Indian Song" lead by Miss
Mabel Stonebrake. OF Frankford. Ind.
The musical program included vocal
solos by Miss Lillian Chenowith and Ar
thur Pierce and plano selections by Mrs.
Dorothy Houchen Baxter.