The Washington herald., 1916-10-19

charge to accept a position with a
mining company in Douglas. Artz.,
where the hospital is awaiting trans
portation back to Washington.
Funeral services for Charles F. NAL
lard, son OF Annie l. Mallard, who died
September 10 at Rial, P. L. will be
held at Arlington Cemetery tomorrow.
Nurses of George Washington Uni
versity Hospital are conducting the
sale Of tickets for the benefit perform
ance at Polls Theater next Monday
night for the fund of the Nurses
Alumnae of the hospital. Tickets are
on sale at various florist shops, the
hospital and the George Washington
Medical School
The women's Wilson Union is re-
ceiving donations for the campaign
fund Of the union. Announcement has
been made that any surplus that may
accrue will be given to the Democratic
National Committee. Contributions
should be sent to the officers, Mrs.
James H. Boggs. Mrs Robert o. Jones,
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner, or Mrs.
Mary Wright Johnson, at Fifteenth
and F streets.
Joseph G. Herbert, a carpenter, has
OleQ suit IN the DlSIrlCL supreme Court
to recover $4,000 damages from Win
field Preston. Herbert alleges that he
received permanent injuries when a
porch collapsed at 619 Upshur street
on June 9. He declares that he was
employed by Preston. Attorneys W.
Brent Young and Eugene A. Jones rep
resent Herbert.
Funeral services for Zophar Hunt a
vi
tomorrow in his home, 1875 Thirteenth
street southeast with interment in
Glenwood Cemetery. For a number of
years he published the Georgetown
News, and for many years worked on
papers in the Middle West Recently
he had been employed in the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The annual meeting Of the District
Branch, American Red Cross, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock in the rooms Of the Washing
ton Chamber OF Commerce.
French military authorities have Sc
Iected the most expert workmen and
scientists from among the German
prisoners taken on the western front
and have started an industry for the
manufacture Of medical thermom eters
instruments for the supply Of which
France heretofore has depended en-
tirely upon Germany. according to
consular reports received yesterday.
French school children, while on
their vacation. are being put to work
on farms to make up the labor short
age due to the war, according to off,
ciaI reports to Washington yesterday.
An arrangement for the employment of
practically all the school children of
the nation has been perfected by the
ministry of public instruction. the
ministry of labor and the military au-
thorities-
The George Washington University
Dramatic Association will stage their
first production Of the season early in
December. The proceeds will be given
The school activities and the uni
~ hospital
Charles W. Darr Is a candidate for
Police Court judge. to succeed James
L. Pugh. Endorsements of Mr.. Darr
have been filed at the Department of
Justice and Secretary to the President
Tumulty is said to favor Mr.. Darr. |
should Judge Pugh leave the bench
northwest, yesterday gave a colored
messenger boy a SO bill to get It
changed The boy failed to return
with the money.
No. 10 Engine Company responded
to local alarm yesterday morning for
a fire in a shed in the rear OF 1913
Duncan street northeast. The shed was
owned by H. y Taplin. Two dollars I
damage was done.
Fred. voelker, %. Of s21 Twelfth
street northeast, yesterday was report /
cd missing from his home
Box $50 was pulled for hre yestsr-
day in a couch on the second floor of
1115 Euclid street northwest, owned
and occupied by Bladen Forrest The |
"ause Of the FIRE is unknown.
Suffering from pneumonia. Jacob
Holmes, colored, walked out Of his
house Yesterday morning in a delirtous
state to the corner Of Delaware avenue /
and N street southwest. He fell there, |
and when the Emergency Hospital am
bulance responded, the physician at
tending pronounced him dead. DR.. NJ |
W. Lucas was attending him for pneu- !
mOnia.
\ gold watch and other articles of
jewelry, valued at $50, and $3.50 in |
cash were stolen from the home of !
avenue northwest. early yesterday
morning by thieves. who gained en-
trance by a duplicate key and ran
sacked tie house.
In the absence of United States
Treasurer Burke in North Dakota and .
Assistant Treasurer Fort in New
Orleans Deputy Assistant Treasurer
7. H F. Thiel is acting Treasurer Of |
the United States. Mr.. Thiel came to /
Washington with former United States
Treasurer Treat several years ago.
Anson n Gift and his brother, Earl
E Cliff. II and II years old. respec-
lively, yesterday were reported miss
ing from their home. s21 Third street
northwest. They are believed to have
gone to Laurel race track.
A loose-htting green and brown
overcoat was found in the driveway
of Potomac Park yesterday by william
Lancaster, 828 New Hampshire avenue
northwest.
An unidentified person visited the