The Washington herald., 1916-02-03
District Courts

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The Bieber-Kaufman Company, Inc
which will trade in general merchandise
at sol to 500 Eighth street southeast. wal
Incorporated yesterday with a capital
STOCK OF $4,000. divided into shares of 500
each. The incorporators. according to the
articles of Incorporation filed with the
recorder of Deeds by Attorney Alex
ender Wolf, are Samuel Bieber, Isidor
Kaufman, and Sidney Bieber.
Any person selling chances on any ar
ticle will be arrested hereafter, accord
Ing to the statement Of Assistant District
Attorney Ralph Given, who yesterday de-
clared that the public must be educated
TO the provisions of the law prohibiting
lottery. Robert N. Ponis. arrested
for selling chances on a revolver, pleaded
ignorance Of the law in the Police Court.
George W. Tozier administrator of the
estate of his son. Marall p. Tozier. yes
terday filed suit for 10000 damages
against the Potomac Electric Power and
the Washington Railway and Electric
companies In the District Supreme Court.
The father AYERS that his son, while en-
ployed as lineman's helper by the de-
| PENDANTS, suffered a shock on August Is,
lslo' In the lexington sub-station at
Fourth and T streets northeast, from
which he died. Attorneys E. F. Co,laday
| and ii. s. Barger represent the petitioner.
Justice Mccoy, presiding in the Pro.
tate Court, yesterday signed an order
authorizing Matte Belt, administrative
OF the estate Of her husband, Harry Belt,
70 compromise claim against Samuel
| J. Prescott and Company, Inc, for the
death of her husband. who fell from a
scaffold and was killed. The compromise
settlement Is 5000. of which $500 In Ia
be paid to Daniel w. Baker guardian of
George Hartley Belt, a minor
Thomas A. Martin, jr.. has filed suit for
"a limited divorce against Matilda Han
son Martin In the District Supreme Court,
alleging desertion. Attorney J. III.
Adriaans appears for the husband.
Louis p. Nehrbaus has noted an appeal
| from decree of Justice Anderson dis
missing his suit for an absolute divorce
against his wife. Julia Nehrbaus At
torneys f. l. Gies and E. B. Frey rep
| resent the husband.
Suit for $4,000 was filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday against Jacob
Minkof by Henry B. Brightheart, ad-
| ministrater OF the estate of Richard d.
Major. The plaintiff says that while Mr.
Major was crossing Executive avenue,
near tne treasury department, on
February 4, 1915, the defendant collided
with him while driving a horse ana
wagon, and Mr.. Major received injuries
from which he died eight days later.
The petitioner is represented by Louis
Gutenberg and Frederick c. Handy.
Justice Mccoy yesterday signed an
order directing Hannis Taylor, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Stanhope
Provost, to pay Chandler p Anderson,
former solicitor of the Department OF
State, s917.5o for services rendered as
chairman of a board of arbitrators which
compromised a claim against the estate.
The administrator was also directed to
pay a.44s66 to Stephen H. Tying. jr., ad-
ministrator of John Wheelwright, in
settlement of a law suit. and to William
| f. Wharton. administrator of George
| Boutwell, and Alice Prentiss, executrix of
Nathaniel Prentiss, $500 in settlement OF
an equity proceeding against the Provost
estate.
| Justice Anderson yesterday refused to
Issue an Injunction to enjoin the auction
| house of c. G. Sloan and Company
from using the "Hackett Sale" as the
designation. in connection with an auction,
of colonial furniture, Persian ruga
draperies and bric-a-brac, at the request
of Frank W. Hackett. former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and his son,
Chauncey Hackett. Attorney E. s,
Bailey, for Sloan and Company, told the
court that the plaintiffs had no monopoly
on the name "Hackett" and that there
were fifteen persons Of that name in the
city directory.