The Washington herald., 1915-02-11
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An overheated stove caused n fire
doing damage of $1,000 to the resi-
dence at 435 X street northwest early
yesterday morning. The house Is oc-
cupied by Charles B. Taylor.
The Young Woman's Hebrew Asso-
ciation will hold its next regular busi-
ness session at o'clock this evening
at the headquarters, 1880 Tenth street
northwest. Refreshments will be
served.
Comptroller of the Treasury Downey
yesterday ruled that the electrical de-
partment OF the District should not
be charged rental for the use OF space
in Georgetown Market, as both are
adjuncts of the District government
An operation will be performed Mt
Providence Hospital this morning
upon John S. Button, bank cashier OF
La Plata, Md, who shot himself in
the head Monday. He was reported
slightly improved yesterday.
George Newman. of 1000 seventh
street northwest. reported to the pO-
lice yesterday that a colored boy
about seven years old snatched a
purse containing SO from the hand Of
a six-year-old child on NJ street, near
Seventh northwest.
Michael RONALD, nine, of 827 Eight
zenith street northeast, walked to
Casualty Hospital yesterday and was
treated for a broken shoulder, which
he received while playing at the Glow
School, Benning, d. c.
DIR. l.. r. KebIeT, chief of the d.
vision of drugs of the Department Of
Agriculture. will deliver an illustrated
address on Protecting the Public
Health" tonight at the Public Library
md 81 ha
form Society.
the White Cross Milk Company at the
annual meeting of the directors yes
terday. He takes the place of ].
Selwyn TAFT, who has held that office
for a number OF years. J. z. Con-
sidine was chosen vice president and
W. +. Gordon secretary and treasurer.
Search for the owner of q valuable
set of Shakespeare, composed OF
forty-one volumes. Cxpensively bound
in green leather, is being made by the
police. The books were taken from a
man giving the name of c. c. Car
ter, 80, who was arrested three days
ago by Central office Detective Ser
geant Frank Bauer.
Central Office Detective MuIIIn will
leave for Richmond. Va, this morning
to take into custody Miss Loys
Brooks, of 1908 F street northwest, a
young woman employed in a down !
town department store. charged with |
having stolen clothes and jewelry val |
ued at S75 from Miss Bertha Young, |
OF the same address, the complainant. |
Miss Mary q. Lacy, of 1924 Harvard
street northwest. reported to the po-
lice last night that burglars had en-
tered her apartments by means of
l,,rN L.,
ued at $3.50. The heaviest items of
loss were two photographs of her
father and mother painted on ivory
and valued at $500.
The study Club OF the Drama League
will hold its third meeting in the
course on technique of the drama
in the children's room of the Public
Library this evening at sis. Papers
illustrated by plays will be given by
William Bruce King on the obligatory
scenes, and by Paul Green on char
acter treatment
Declaring he had been sold in Aus
tin. Tex, and that he came to Wash
ington to get details of the transac-
tton Strengthened out by the Depart
ment of Justice. John Allen, colored,
40. stopped at the First precinct po-
lice station yesterday morning to in
quire the way to the departments
office. He was taken to Washington
Asylum Hospital instead, where he
will be kept under observation.
Joseph Douglas, six, 225 Ninth street
northeast, was burned severely yes
terday noon when his clothes were
ignited by a bonfire around which
he and several children were playing
in an alley near the Douglas home.
The child's sister, Miss Augusta
Douglas, 19, received burns on the
hands and arms when she extin-
guished the flames. Both were treat
ed at Casualty Hospital and returned
to their home.
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdOO
and Herbert NJ Martin, of Danville,
Va. grand scribe of the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity, will be the honor guests
and principal speakers at the annual
banquet of the George Washington
University Chapter of the organiza-
ton to be held February 20 at the
University Club. Secretary McAdoo
is an alumnus of the fraternity. More
than 100 active and alumni members
will attend. The committee in charge
is composed of James e White AMI