The Washington herald., 1915-02-25
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J. ID. Carroll, of 1875 Kilbourne
street northwest, reported to the po-
lice last night the theft off Buick
automobile from in front Of 514
Twelfth street northwest.
Funeral expenses of army and navy
officers may be paid out of the United
States Treasury provided they do not
exceed SIS. Comptroller of the Treas
ury Downey ruled yesterday.
Eleanor r. GoodaII, seventy, of I'D
Indiana avenue northwest, was struck
by an automobile at Third and d
streets northwest and bruised about
the body. She was taken to her home
The President sent to the Senate
yesterday the nomination of Melville
J. France. assistant corporation coun-
sci of the city of New York, to be
United States Attorney for the Eastern
district of New York.
Payday for government clerks will
be March l. Monday, and not February
%, the last work day or the month.
as generally believed. February be-
ing short month" is the cause of
the temporary schedule.
The Senate Postofnce Committee
yesterday withdrew from the postoffice
appropriation bill an amendment pro-
viding for biennial instead of annual
promotions. This action favors $4,000
clerks, letter carriers and railway mail
employees.
A general peace resolution that il
to be considered in a Socialist con-
vention in Chicago the latter part of
this week will be discussed by the
Socialist Union of the District at a
meeting at 639 Eighth street north
east Friday evening.
The subject for discussion mt the
meeting of the Women's Alliance, to
he held Friday morning at IL o'clock
in the lecture room of the All Souls
Unitarian Church, will be The Open
Mind" DIR. Clara Ludlow will be the
speaker. Mrs. Gershorn Bradford will
be hostess. All women are invited.
David Maston. TO Barry place north
west, reported to the police last night
that early in the evening two colored
men entered his store and ordered a
piece of meat and some groceries. AS
he was wrapping the groceries, the
men ran off with the meat. he de-
clared.
Lawrence Williams. seventeen, OF
1919 l street northeast, while riding
a bicycle between the trackc of the H
street car line, was struck by WASH
inGton Railway and electric car. His
arm was broken and he was hurt
about the head. williams was taken
to Casualty Hospital
The plaxn awards commission has
issued n check for s4.926 to the estate
of James W. Heron, owner of lot IL.
square 121. which was purchased by
the government for the proposed eX-
tension of the Union Station plaza.
Other combinations of the commission
will be filed with the President this
week for approval
c. II. Mcconnell, Chicago drug
store proprietor, has offered to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the construction
of a monument in honor of the TWEEN
ty-fourth Michigan and Twenty-sixth
North Carolina regiments, which
fought a desperate hand-to-hand bat
tie during the first day of Gettysburg
The shaft would be erected on Gettys-
burg field.
George Washington University In
trying to arrange debates this spring
with Cornell and Georgetown univer-
stiles. Among the debaters at George
Washington who expect to try out for
the team are S. p Jones, 2. B. More
house. r. c. Shaw, A. B. Jones. former
Princeton debater. and Charles ].
Shaw, winner of the District scholastic
championship.
Domestic science exhibits and girls
working at dressmaking will be fea-
lures Of a public reception to be given
by the trustees of the Neighborhood
House froll until 10 o'clock this
afternoon. Miss Genevieve Clark and
Miss Agnes H. Wilson will receive in
the kindergarten room. in which they
are particularly interested. In each
room girls will be busily engaged in
some housekeeping work.