Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The College Equal Suffrage League
Will meet in room 920 Munsey building
Monday at 8 pm. to hear reports on
the annual convention of the National
Association of Woman Suffrage Asso-
Citations.
An autopsy performed at the morxue
yesterday afternoon by DR.. Sanderson'
pital. showed that Solomon Thomas.
colored, died from an attack of heart
disease. 1t was reported that Thomas
had been struck with a brick that fell
building, 18th and E streets, and wit
ness at the inquest. held at the morgue
yesterday afternoon, SO testified. The
verdict was death from natural causes.
German O'Neill, fifteen years old. 60
Rhode Island avenue, was taken i'll at
1st and B streets southwest yesterday
afternoon. He was removed to Casu-
atty Hospital.
Clarence III. Palmer. 1915 MARYLAND
avenue northeast. this morning about
Z o'clock was bitten on the right leg
by a stray. bulldog while in front OF
1907 H street northeast. He walked to
Casualty Hospital. and the ,, police
ter. Sadie Talbert, three years old. 245
Brothers place, was bitten by dog
while playing on Nichols avenue yes
terday afternoon. DR.. Joseph J. Mum
dell dressed a wound on her wrist.
Bertha Butler. eolored. 81 H street
southwest, was treated at Emergency
Hospital yesterday afternoon for sew
era1 scalp wounds which had been IN :
flicted with a dish used by colored
woman with whom she engaged In
struggle.
wesley Patterson. B13 9Th street.
early this morning participated IN
row with another man on I street be-
tween sth and 7th streets. and was
struck on the forehead with brick.
Dr. j.. M. Fadeley. resident physician
at Casualty Hospital, who dressed the
wound. said Patterson was not seri-
ously hurt.
No. 1 engine company last night about
9 o'clock extinguished small nre on
the premises of Leon NJ. Estaprook.
by a lace curtain being blown against a
lighted gas jet. About IS damage re-
suited.
The Y. w. H. A. II to give Its hrst
dance Of the season October II at OLD
northwest Miss Rose Hornstein Is In
charge of the committee on arrange
ments.
toThe PeriIs Of the Strong" Will be
the subject of an address by Lewis c.
Sheafe tomorrow afternoon at 3:45
o'clock at the 18th street branch OF the
Y M. C. A.
l., Pierce Boteler In attending the an
nual meeting of the National Associa-
ton of Mutual Insurance Companies
being held at Reading, Pa. Mr.. Boteler
is vice president of the national associ-
alton and a member of the committee
on national affairs.
william Heck. 1917 I street north
east. this morning about o'clock
found an abandoned male infant In the
alley In rear of 1853 H street northeast.
The infant probably was not more than
one or two hours old, 1t Is stated, and
the poIice believe 1t would have died
from exposure had 1t remained in the
alley much longer. The baby was In
basket. The police took the waif to
Founding Hospital.
Cordelia SpriKES has filed suit for
limited divorce in the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia against
John Spriggs.
That failure to heed the warning OF
stop, look and listen" had resulted In
fifty-seyen automobile accidents dur
ing the year ended June 80 at crossings
of public highways with the Southern
Railway Company Is stated In an an
nouncement just made by that COM
uany Twelve persons were killed ana
fffty-nine injured.