The Washington herald., 1915-02-06
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James Bryant, -. has been MISSING
from his home, 2Os Capitol avenue.
city, since January 10.
BIDS for building docks mt the new
municipal fish and oyster market will
be opened by the District next Thurs
/ day.
Byron Walters, Is, and Emory Hus-
ter. II, both of Baltimore, were re-
turned to their homes by the police
last night following their arrest. They
were runaways.
The District COmmIssIOners yester-
day appointed Rev. William ]. Kerby,
| OF the Catholic University, a member
tof the charities-indorsement commit
/ tee, to succeed Miyer Cohen.
Mrs. G. F. Davis, 437 Second street
southeast, reported to the police last
night that there had been stolen from
her home. during the last six weeks a
gold hunting case watch, valued at $50.
A certificate of death from natural
causes was issued by Coroner hewitt
last night in the case of Joseph Kid
well, sixty years old, a cobbler, found
dead yesterday at his shop, 25lOh G
street northeast.
Harry Bell, driver of n United States
man "obOhs 10 lne police
that a mail bag, containing twenty
four letters, was stolen from his
wagon while he was collecting mail
at First street and Virginia avenue
Edward J. Gray, 1850 street north
east, reported to the police that $50
in bills were stolen from his home
last night. The thief gained entrance
through rear door. which was un-
locked.
The Swedish Lutherans of washing
ton will meet at the residence of Mrs
Anna Magnuson, 1850 Kenyon street
northwest. tomorrow evening at 8
O'Clock. Rev. n. ]. Forsberg, of Rock
Island, Ill. will speak.
Commissions will be presented to
the officers of the High School Cadet
Regiment in the assembly hall of Cen
traT High School next Thursday after
noon. Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills, chief
of the division of militia affairs, will
be the principaEspeaker.
Frederick VInInE Fisher will lecture
before the teachers of the local high
schools in Woodward & Lothrop's au-
ditorium next Tuesday on Our Own
America" A series of lectures by Mr..
Fisher is contemplated for the pupils
of the public schools.
The first OF n series of illustrated
travel lectures was given for mem
bers of the Terminal r. r. Y NJ c. A.
at the association headquarters yes
terday afternoon and evening. The
lecture, which was on The Rhine"
will be repeated this afternoon and
evening.
Following the death of a man who
was run over by a Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis eletcric car be-
cause the motorman. unable to use a
headlight in the District, could not
see the track ahead OF him. street cars
are to be permitted to use dazzling
headlights when necessary.
Representative BOrIand, of Missouri,
will lecture on the "Re-housing OF
washington's Alley Population" at the
Public Library this morning at IL
o'clock. The lecture, which is open
to the public, is one of a series on
present day subjects arranged by the
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Application has been mnde at the
War Department by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company for
permission to stretch a cable across
the Anacostia River on the Anacostia
bridge. Col. Newcomer will investi-
gate to see what, if any, effect the
cable would have on navigation.
At the meeting of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry. to be held IN
the West Study Room of the Public
Library at 4:45 p. m. today, the vice
president. Mrs. Virginia del Castillo
Johnston, will read a paper on Maya
the World Dream" to be followed
by discussion. All students of phil
osophy are invited.
Bids for furnishing the various
executive departments with supplies
during the fiscal year, beginning July
1, are asked in the annual call is
sued yesterday by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. More than $1,000
900 will be expedited in the purchase
of these supplies which are classified
under twenty heads. Bids will be
opened March 10 by the general sup
ply committee.
whether Washington shall be rep
resented at the safety first conven-
tion to be held in New York February
IS will be decided at a meeting of
the Washington Safety First Asso-
citation on Wednesday. 1t is expected
the local body will send at least one
delegate The purpose of the New
York convention will be to weld va
rious local organizations into one ma
tional body.
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