The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
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is the amount of a policy issued to her
husband by the defendant, and which
she claims is unpaid. She also asks IN
terest on the amount. She claims the
policy was issued to her husband, Sam
uel K. Wright, who died from accidental
injuries.
Della J. Cramer has named the Capital
Traction Company defendant in a suit
to recover $4,000 damages. The suit has
been filed in the District Supreme Court,
She alleges she received personal injuries
while attempting to board a car Of the
company.
Denying charges of misconduct, Mrs.
Kate Mueller has filed her answer in the
District Supreme Court to the petition
of William Mueller for divorce.
She has entered a cross-bill for limited
divorce in which she alleges cruelty and
nonsupport.
Alimony to the extent of SIS a month
has been granted by Justice STAFFORD
pending the disposition Of the case,
Joseph F. Mulhall. Francis ]. Mulhall
and Mary Rose MulhaII have inherited
the entire estate of their mother.
Mary c. Mulhan, according to her will,
which has been filed for probate. The
Two sons are named executors.
The order that Harry A. Orme should
pay Thaddenia w. Orme 500 a month
temporary alimony was yesterday set
aside by Justice Stafford, of the District
Supreme Court. A new order was issued
by the court requiring Orme to pay $50
month pending the outcome of the
case. Orme petitioned the court to set
aside the original order on the grounds
he was out Of the city when it was is
sued and that he had no notice.
Justice Stafford. OF the District Supreme
Court yesterday issued a new rule against
Samuel ]. Masters and John B. Kim
near. giving them until September l to
show cause why they should not be
adjudged in contempt of court for fall
ing to believer to the receiver of the
Royal Life Insurance Company certain
assets. The two men are officers of the
life insurance company. When the case
was called 1t was found that service had
not been obtained on Masters. This was
the cause of the postponement
The Coast Guard Cutter Tanpa a..
sea. yesterday afternoon reported here
that she had the damaged steamer Mary
Olsen, 800 tons. OF New York, in tow and
was bringing her into Norfolk. The Mary
Olsen was damaged when off Cape Hat
teras Thursday night.
The South will be advertised as the
ideal farming country at more than twen-
tY-ive fairs and expositions in the North
ern States this fall, by the Southern
Railway Company and affiliated lines in
cluding the Mobile and Ohio Railroad ana
the Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
way.
The Post once Department has been
operating its own automobile trucks at
Chicago, Philadelphia, St Louis. Detroit.
Washington. and indianapolis during the
past year with satisfactory results. and
Postmaster General Burleson has Just dt-
rected that government-owned autono-
bile service be installed at Pittsburgh
Pa, and Nashville, Tenn, November /
Complaint has been made to the Inter
state Commerce Commission by the Com
mercial Gable Company that the Western
Union Telegraph Company charges full
rates for delivering deferred cablesran,s
to interior points with which the Postal
Telegraph Company does not connect, but
only charges half rates to the Marooni
Wireless Telegraph Company, ana The
Central and South American telegram
Company. Reparation of S, $50 is asked
Funeral services for Maude Chester
Manning will be held from the Melrose.
1915 Clifton street northwest. TO-DAY at
O'Clock. Private interment will be AT
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Funeral services for ]. c. Albert Roy
VIII be held at the residence of his par
ents. 457 Massachusetts avenue northwest.
today at o'clock. Interment will be
made at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Attorney General Gregory yester-
day afternoon left Washington for
Portland. Ne. to take part in the
campaign in interests Of the Democrat
ic party He will speak in Portland,
August 2s.
The State Department this after
noon announced the appointment of
William Walker Smith, assistant chief
Of the Division of Western European
Affairs in the Department., to be sec
retary Of the American legation in
Copenhagen.
Basil Miles. who for the last tbres
years has been one of the chiefs of
division OF the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States. has been ap-
pointed by the Secretary of State to
take charge, in behalf of the United
States, of military and civilian relief
Of Germans and Austrians in the Rus
sian empire.
Secretary Of State Lansing yesterday
afternoon announced the appointment
of Madden Summers, acting chief Of
the Latin American Division of the
State Department, to be United States
Consul General at Moscow. Russia.
The Navy Department yesterday an
nounced that John ]. Kenny and
Frank E. Shute. chief machintsts'
mates, Michael Grimes, chief water
tender and Curt McAvoy, fireman, of
the gunboat Terry. have been COM
mended for bravery for their action
when that warship went on a reef off
the Dominican coast, June 10. They
remained at their posts in the ensfn.
room despite the fact that 1t was
flooded with water and the vessel in
danger Of sinking. the department
stated.
The new municipal playground at
Eighteenth street and Columbia Road
northwest, will be dedicated this aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock. Miss Susie
Root Rhodes, supervisor of play
grounds, win make the dedicatory ad-
dress. Folk dances and games by the
children from Mt. Pleasant Playground