The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-09-09

ttSoAo'll WILSON yesterday dIIcrflOoii
ordered the remittance of the 5000 fine
imposed with two-year prison sentence.
upon c. M. Mcmahon, of Philadelphia.
convicted with six others In 1913 of using
the mails to defraud in the International
Lumber Company case.
Secretary of State Lansing yesterday
formally notified the Danish government,
through Danish Minister Brun here, and
American Minister Egan at Copenhagen,
that the Senate had ratified the Danish
american treaty for purchase of the
Danish West Indies for $25,0O0OOo
Eldbrooke Chapter, knights of St.
Paul, had an installation of officers last
night at Tennallytown. The chapter,
which IS new one has forty-oue mem
bers. Officers installed last night were
Herbert Fawcett, Elmer Goebel, Russell
Birch, Charles Derrick, Robert Scrog-
gins, Lawrence Harry, Gilbert Vaux.
FREDERICK Robey. and John Walther.
The monthly report Of the ONCE of
Markets and Rural Organizat ton, De-
partment OF Agriculture, on the cold
storage holdings OF creamery butter
shows lO2,S43,s 22 pounds held by 1855 firms.
One hundred and forty-three firms re-
ported holdings of this year to be 100,
sS9'SI6 pounds, as compared with 1o1,
66l'68 pounds last year. The reports
show lo.6 per cent more butter III storage
than on August l.
Employees OF the Treasury Department
yesterday presented to Warren Bickford,
nfty years an employe of the depart
ment a gold watch and chain, and a
diamond studded Masonic charm, in
token OF their esteem and regret at his
departure. Mr.. Bickford resigned with
the completion of his fftieth year of
service in the Treasury Department
The Department of Commerce, in CO.
operation with the Lumber Manufacture
ers' Association. is planning TO send a
board of experts in forestry SD lumber
ing to Europe to build up trade in
lumber at the close OF the war Exami-
nations for the four or five positions on
the board will be held throughout the
country on September %.
Josephine McLaren. yesterday Med
suit for $4,000 in the District Supreme
Court, against the Capital Traction Com
pany for alleged damages. The plaintiff
charges that she was injured when
thrown to the floor of one of the COM
pany's cars when 1t was suddenly
stopped. Attorney Wilton ]. Lambert
appears for Mrs. McLaren.
The ]. Maury Dove Company was yes
terday named defendant in a dana ge
suit for $500, filed in the District gu
preme Court by Henry c. Page, through
his attorney. Frederick X. Whippler
rage claims that while employed as a
yardman for the defendants he received
blow on the head from one Of tho levers
connected with the coal schutes around
which he was working. He alleges that
as a result he is suffering from impaired
eyesight and memory. and that he has
been unable to work since the accident.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Car.
michael Castelar,. who died at the home of
her daughter Mrs. W. D. Green, Char
lottesville, Va, aged IS years, will be
held a Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel today
at II o'clock. The interment will be pri-
vate.
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Me-
dora Chapman, who died Wednesday.
residence. 3l3 Seventh street southwest
today at 1870 o'clock. Interment will lie
made at Alexandria, Va
Funeral services for James ". Chap
pulear, who died Wednesday at lhe resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Rubenacton.
1870 East Capitol street, were held yes
terday at the Church Of the Nativity.
Private interment was made in Congress
sionsl Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Brooke
Clokey. who died Thursday, will ne held
at the residence OF her daughter, Mrs
Henry L. Staurfer. 1744 r street north
west. today at o'clock. The intcrment
will be private.
Funeral services for Florence L. Good
rick, daughter OF Eugene and Lydia
Goodrich, who died Wednesday. will Re
held at her late residence, Ia Carroll
street southeast, today at o'clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie NJ.
Prout, who died Thursday, will be held
at Wright's Chapel today at 2:S0 O'Clock.
Interment will be private.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cristine Son.
nemann, who died Wednesday, will be
held at her late residence, 1896 Fifth
street northwest. today at $50 o'clock
Members of the Women's National
Democratic League have raised over 81, 800
for the Wilson campaign fund Besides
this the league has donated 500 to the
D'ieiaii IelIel' 90 10 the mix 1und Tor
poor babies of Washington, and 100 kits Of
supplies to soldiers on Mexican duty.
The undergraduate school Of the
Georgetown University which was to open
next Wednesday, has postponed it OPEN
ing to Wednesday. October 4, on account
OF the infantile paralysis epidemic in
this section. The students are to report
the preceding day.
A statement made public by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission shows the
net revenues earned by sixty-seven of
the largest railroads in the country was
sA ,SS5,S1 for the month of July, COM