The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
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Getting on car No. 1884 OF the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company on @
night. Alfred T. Burgess q, of 407
street northwest. was thrown to the
ground and received bruises on his head
He refused hospital treatment.
An automobile owned by James z. Will
liams, 3s11 Minnesota avenue southeast,
knocked down Pauline Pignapella, 215 @
street northeast, as she was crossing an
alley way on Second street. near C street
northeast. She was removed to her home
in the machine. and treated by her family
physician for slight injuries received.
President Moran, OF the Chamber OF
Commerce has been invited by the Wal
nut Street Business Association, Of Phil
adelphia, to act as one OF three judges
of a night window display competition,
to be started Monday in Philadelphia.
His colleagues are; Edwin A. Seidewitz,
president of the Rotary Club, of Balti-
more, and Robert Grier Cooke, president
Of the Fifth Avenue Association, of New
York City.
Daniel Webster was knocked down and
his side hurt while crossing Nichols ave-
nue. southeast last night by an unknown
person In a top buggy. Webster, who Is
80 years old, went TO his home, Wilson
Park, Congress Heights, unassisted.
In collision at Fourth and L streets
northwest between the motorcycle he was
riding and an automobile owned and
operated by Coster G. Brown, 434 Third
street northwest, William Dillon, %, OF
74 L street northwest, fractured his leg.
He was removed to Homeopathic Hospi-
tai in Browns machine.
A wooden steamer robe. valued at IS,
was stolen last night from the automobile
OF NJ f. Myers, 1895 Biltmore street north
west, while the machine was standing
in front of los Seventh street southeast.
Funeral services for Mrs. James Ryan
will be held in her residence, 29l1 Thir-
teenth street northwest. tomorrow morn
Ing, with requiem mass in the Sacred
Heart Church at o'clock. Interment
will be in Mt Oliyet Cemetery.
Three $ bills and three 81 bills were lost
along the country produce line at Center
Market yesterday by Louis Trentafillos
1874 Seventh street northwest. Two 81
| Dllls anu % cents IN CndIBe were lOSL
wholesale row by Mrs. Mary Bowers, $50
Cedar street, Takoma Park.
A brown pomeranian dog. 9 years old
Is missing from the home Of Mrs. I. Irwin
1856 X street northwest.
gold bracelet watch belonging to Miss
Elizabeth Phillips was lost on the street
yesterday. The watch was valued at $50
Miss Phillips has offices at zoos Munsey
Building.
DR.. Paul Burrage. of the United States
National Museum, gave an Illustrated lee
ture on 'Mollusk Collecting in the Philip
pines as the feature OF the bi-monthly
meeting OF the Biological Club held at the
Cosmos Club last night. w. P. Hay pre-
sided.
Word was received here yesterday Of
the death, in Japan, of Mrs. Eliza Cath
crime ScidmOre. at the age of 30. She
resided in Washington for many years
and left for the Orient about twenty-five
years ago. to reside with her son.
Chairman Charles w. Clagett, Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, has called the
schools comittee together for Tuesday
afternoon at 4'3O o'clock.
the house committee OF the Chamber Of
Commerce, for the reception and buffet
supper for members Of the Arkansas on
Wheels train, which reaches here to-
morrow.
Clara Ferster, 30. ran in front of
Capital Traction car at Fourteenth and
L streets northwest, last night. and was
struck by it. Her arm was slightly in
jured. but she refused hospital treatment.
and later went to her home, 1886 Six
teenth street northwest
A leather pocketbook containing s62 N
bills was taken from the home Of Rachel
Walker, Livingston road, near the Dis
trict line. southeast. last night The
money was in four $40 bills, four $ bills,
and one 81 bill.
Nine dollars in bills and a bank book
of the Franklin National Bank were stolen
from Patrick GILL 1886 Twenty-ffth street
northwest, while he was in the vicinity
of Thirteenth and D streets northwest,
last night.
Thomas Rupert. OF Center Market,
yesterday gave a 13-year-old boy in Boy
Scout uniform a meat order to deliver
to Maddens saloon in Four-and-a-half
street south. He said the boy delivered
the meat, Dul IdlItu 10 with inc
$5.45 he was paid for it.
all previous export records were broken
in September the total being $512,S47-
957, and about 100000 in excess of the
August figures, the Department of Com
merce announced yesterday. Imports de-
clined sharply amounting to 1854, ,12S,64,
or $35, 900, 900 less than in August.
Because OF the growth of the scope OF
the department, the Public Utilities Com
mission has been obliged to move into
new quarters in room 800, District Build
ing. The old quarters of the Commits
sion were in room 33s. The old quarters
will be retained by the Commission for
private business, while all business of a
public character will be conducted in the
Chairman Louis Gutenberg, of the
Chamber of Commerce, reports the fol-
lowing applications for membership:
Soterios Nicholson, attorney; J. Clinton
Tribby, Jeweler; ]. c. De Vilbess, Office
devices; knight Bros, patent attorneys;
Newcorn & Green, merchant tailors; Louis
Hodges, cafe proprietor; NJ. ]. Cook, Geo.
s. Rees, real estate; A. B. Lacey, attor-