The Washington herald., 1916-09-28

points.
Col. D. L. Rice, of the National Tri-
bune. with Commissioner OF Pensions
Gaylor NJ. Saltzgaber. left yesterday
| for Pittsburgh in the Commissioner $
car on a business trip.
| DR.. and Mrs. Merrill E. Gates have re-
turned from a three months stay in the
White Mountains, New Hampshire, and
are at their home. 1909 Rhode Island ave-
nue..
Funeral services for ]. William Dicker-
son, who died Monday, will be held at
his late residence, Ill street southwest
this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Interment
will be in Congressional Cemetery.
Funeral services for Oscar l. Carpen-
ter, "A years old, who died Monday at his
residence, 1903 Seventh street, will be
held at Lees Chapel this afternoon at
o'clock. 1nterment will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Cora L. West, administrators Of the
estate OF Arthur H. West. yesterday
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
against the Federal Taxicab Company
for $4,000 damages for the death of West
that West while riding a motorcycle,
was run into by a taxicab and fatally
injured. He was survived by his widow
and a 3-year-old son. The plaintiff is
represented by Attorney Mark Stearman.
Mrs. H. Theodore Deahl, who WAS re-
ported missing from Berryville, Va,
since Saturday, has been located in a
| boarding house conducted by Mrs. Le-
vinia King. 2S22 N street northwest. Pa
trolman A. l. Peck. who rooms at the
boarding house. notified the police, and
her husband, a guardsman at Camp Ord
way, of her whereabouts.
The first meeting of the season Of the
Birst Control League of the District Of
Columbia was held last evening at Per
petual Building Hail. Eleventh and Z
| streets northwest. Activities of members
during the summer were reported and
plans for the season discussed.
million votes is the aim Of the Pro-
hibitionist party in the coming election.
Oliver W. Stewart, chairman of the ma
tional Prohibition campaign committee
in letter addressed to the members of
the Anti-saloon League of this city, urges
all Prohibitionists to unite and pCli such
vote as will assure the passage OF the
prohibition amendment to the Cons:itu-
ton during the next administration.
Figures made public yesterday show
an expectation Of l,sS6,S46 gallons Of
gasoline during August. This is an In
crease OF more than 100000 over Au-
gust, 1915. The increase in price more
than doubled the revenue Of Augult, 1915
The annual flower show of the Petworth
Citizens Association closed last night.
The flowers will be distributed TODAY In
hospitals by a committee headed by John
F. Daily.
Charles De Sales Wheeler, formerly
student at Central High School. here, has
| been nominated by the Democratic party
for justice OF the peace at East Phoenix,
Ariz.
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
| Capitol building and grounds, will con-
| fer with members Of the District Supreme
Court Saturday on temporary headquar-
ters for the courts now using the City
Hall. while the building is being re-
modelled.
Final tryouts for places on the teams
! to compete in the national shoot at Jack
sonville, Fla, will be held Saturday at
the Winthrop Range at 9 o'clock. Com
petitors will have to go by rail to Win
for the matches.
Miss Norma Schwendener, an expert
enced trainer of young women in athletic
| work, has taken a position with the local
| Young Women's Association. She will be
assisted in the physical department by
Miss Ellamay Blakemore, of Washing
ton, D. c.
Rabbi George Silverstone will deliver
| lecture on the Jewish New Year this
morning at 1880. at the Above Sholem
Temple, Fifth and I streets northwest.
Detective Baur last night arrested
| Richard Harrison, a negro, q years old,
charged with grand larceny. He Is av-
cused of stealing jewelry valued at 400
| from his employers, Shaw & Brown.
| jewellers, on F street. Harrison has
worked for the jewelry firm for about
five years as porter. The police say he
has confessed.
While playing at Fifteenth and Chaplin
| streets yesterday with Leonard Inghsr.
James Carson was cut on the head whom
his playmate accidentally dropped a
hatchet fr2m tree, striking MIN
A willow steamer trunk, belonging to
Mrs. ]. W. Breckons, was stolen from
tne nan HI Ihe wagner apartments, 1914
@ street northwest yesterday Mrs,
Breckons told the police the trunk con-
tanned wearing apparel valued at s1o0.
Elmer Smith. rooming at IA Sixth
street northwest, reported to the police
last night that someone had entered his
room and stolen an Elgin watch valued
at so.
Henry Shugart, paperhangcr, living
AT lS U street southwest was injured
yesterday when he fell from a ladder al
53S Sixth street southeast He was cut
about the head but refused hospital
treatment.
Walter Bern, of 1857 Potomac street
northwest, was delivering Ice at So d
cake fell and struck him on the bead. Es