The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
Ole Down Gr.er

Fire OF unknown origin caused e3ot
damage to buildings In the rear of 81
and SO Prospect street northwest yes
terday.
SOmethInE new In lost property cir
cles was brought 10 light yesterday
when an automatic telephone was
found on the White Lot. 1t was taken
to the First precinct.
james O'Bryan. of Bethesda, Nd
died Of lockJaw at Garfield Hospital
wednesday. He contracted the disease
from an injury to his foot, received
when he stepped on a nail
Henry Taylor BOuRhtOn and AdoIph
Charles Streitz. both Washington men.
were among the six successful candi-
dates for the United States navy, ex-
amined at the Baltimore recruiting
station last week. Out OF forty-four
applicants only six were admitted
Mrs. Mary Adams was found uneon-
scious in her room at sos Seventh
street southwest. yesterday. suffering
from gas poisoning. Mrs. Adams turned
on the gas jet accidentally. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where
IL was said she win recover.
Abe Rosenberg. al seventh street
southwest, reported TO the police yes
terday that a white man wearing light
working clothes gave him a check for
S12 in payment for 50 pair OF shoes.
The purchaser was given $40 change.
The check proved to be aflse.
The War Department yesterday re-
ceived from Gov. Goethals a cable that
the further slide OF last Saturday had
shipping to pass through Culebra Cut
channel again Tuesday afternoon.
Roger Lyons, driver of q bakers
wagon, was seriously injured yester-
day when the wagon which he was
driving oOllided with a street car at
Third and T streets northwest. He
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital,
where it was said he will recover.
Detective Warren, of police head
quarters, will be sent to Los Angeles
to bring back to Washington Arthur
C. Mccartney. indicted here for forgery
and embezzlement. McCartneys ar
rest was reported yesterday. 1t Is
charged that Mccartney. as the en-
ploye OF a vacuum cleaner company.
indorsed and cashed checks paid to
him for cleaning machines sold.
A massive ph0tograph twelve feet
long and six feet high Of the proposed
memorial to George Washington, to be
eTeELGO OH lLc blAC VI lhC OAu ChuoyA-
vania depot at Sixth and B streets
northwest, yesterday was placed on
display in the show window of the
Globe wernicke Company. 121S-1220 F
street. for the purpose of arousing in
terest in the plan.
ComptrOIIer of the Currency VIII
liams issued a statement last night
upon the volume of clearinghouse
certificates outstanding in the various
cities of the country. His statement
shows that outside Of New York, Fhila-
deIphia, st. Louis, Baltimore, Louis
VILE and Detroit, there are no certifi-
Gates outstanding and that progress is
being made in all these cities In the
work of retirement.
The Children of Ingram Memorial
Church participated in a Tom Thumb
wedding, under the direction of WILL
lam Starnell, in the Ingram-Church
School last night. Among those rep
resented in the cast were President
and Miss Wilson, Secretary of War
McAdoo, the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. and the Japanese minister
and his wife.
sSoeiaI Life and Amusementn for
Girls' win be the subject of an address
to high school girls and their parents
at N Street High School by Mrs.
Coralie franklin Cook, of the board
Of education, tonight. This will be the