The Washington herald., 1914-09-18
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from his home at I'LL street south
east.
w. A. Avery, rs East Capitol street,
was taken to Casualty Hospital yes
terday suffering from disiocation OF
his right shoulder caused by fall at
Union Station.
Mrs. HuIda Aekerman. sixty-ave
years old. OF Bladensburg road. died
yesterday. without medical attendance.
The coroner gave Q certificate Of death
by heart trouble and old age.
The Federal Suffrage AasOeiatisn WIN
hold q meeting for the consideration
OF important business, Saturday at 8
p m. at the home Of Mrs. Perkins, 1880
Columbia road.
st. Mary's Catholic Church viii give
a benedt supper and dance for the
European war sufferers the afternoons
and evenings of October and at
the Parish Hail. Fifth and H streets
northwest.
James AddInston Boyd, secretary of
the wholesalers Credit Association of
Sacramento, Cal, but formerly of
washington, who has been visiting
friends here. left for his new home
last night
Harry RIEEIes, \1OOs Massachusetts
avenue northwest. fell from q Le Droit
car yesterday at the curve At Fourth
street and New York avenue. He was
injured about the head. and was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
The automobile Of r. J. Richardson,
SIT Pennsylvania avenue northwest, was
damaged 325 yesterday when II collided
at Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest with an automobile of the
Metropolitan Coach Company.
Marion c. HarErove reports that ex-
penditures by the District government
for supplies and materials during the
fiscal year ended June 80. was il,s4s,-
55s.5s, a saving Of many thousands as
reported the year previous.
Fred e. woodward Will lecture to
the members OF the Woodward and
Lothrop Twenty Year Club this even
ing in the auditorium of Woodward
and Lothrop's on the expOfiences of his
recent trip in England and Scotland.
Corporation Counsel Syme made his
nEbl Nl6ll. gCbNCAOag ~ NAS
Court building at 203 / street north
west. Mr.. Syme expressed his pleas
ure at the improvement over the old
court In F street near Eighteenth
street.
GHow We Got Out of Europe" will
be the subject of discourses to be given
by several. Senator's, representatives,
department officials. and college presi-
dents, at an experience meeting. Sat
urday evening, at . o'clock, at Uni
versity Club.
II took eleven minutes to shift
bridges over the Tidal Basin outlet at
the foot OF Fourteenth street south
west last night. The old bridge that
was used by the Pennsylvania freight
trains was swung aside to make room
for a MODERN passenger train bridge.
A memorial to the Twenty-nfth New
York Cavalry. who lost their lives In
defense Of the nations Capital in 1854.
will be unveiled at o'clock Saturday
afternoon, in Battle Ground National
Cemetery. Gov. Glynn, of New York, is
at the head of the monument commits
sion.
Gel. L. ". COnOly, q Confederate war
veteran of Gueffort Miss. who claims
TO be one of the SUCCESSORS Of the re-
union at Gettysburg last year. has been
in this city for the past few weeks TO
appear before Congress in behalf OF
the Choctaw Indians Of his State.
Jobp III. sherman, superintendent OF
weights, measures, and markets, Will
organize the first of a long list OF
household economic. classes in Park
View, October .. President McGrath.
of the Park View Citizens Associa-
ton, is making arrangements for
record-breaking class.
The agent Of q Washington express
company reported TO the police yes
terday the theft on July 20. of pack
age containing a one carat diamond
set in an Egyptian scarab. The ring
is valued at $500. II was on its way
from Oak Ridge, Va, to the Tiffany
Company in New York
Some one EcIeaned mp the nutoms-
bile Of Capt. Elliott, u. S. A, Of Fort
Myer, yesterday. Capt. Elliott left the
automobile in front of the theater. In
IL were a rain coat, an overcoat. two
ladies' coats, two shawls, a blanket.
and two inner tubes. Nothing was left
but the seats after the performance.
Ell Barnes, n member of the Dis
trict fire department. was enjoying
sick leave yesterday, and was riding
a bicycle near Twelfth and H streets.
He collided with an automobile driven
by Henry Woodward, 604 Eleventh
street northwest. Barnes was removed
to Emergency Hospital. He suffered
Commissions of the face and abdomen.
He is assigned to duty on the hreboat.
w. ID. Hunter, tobacco expert of the
Bureau of Entomology of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, yesterday stated
that Southern tobacco growers are in
much better shape to Withstand pres
sure as a result Of the European war
tnan the cotton growers. Tobacco
credit is on a more firmly estab-
lished basis, says Hunter. and as a re-
suit, the tobacco producers can hold
their crops indefinitely.