Evening star., 1916-08-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

What - declared 10 ne ~tne most con-
! vincing argument against the barbarity
! of war that has been so far presented
| on the motion picture screen will be
shown tomorrow night at 8, o'clock on
/ the roof garden of the National Press
! Club. when Thomas II. Inces play.
1 Wars Women" will receive its first
/ local showing. This performance will
! be for members Of the club and their
: guests only. 1t is to be shown through
the courtesy of Samuel Cummins of New
York.
Announcing their determination of
! carrying their state for the republic
| ans. more than 125 West Virginia wom-
K en- met last night at 12S c street north
4 east. Committees were appointed to get
| into touch with influential women of
| their state These committees will
keep in communication with each
county, and several women will per-
| sonally tour the state. Mrs. Todd
| Sharp. general organizer. was present
| and took part in the discussion. Mrs.
Hester Tritipoe presided.
/, While assisting In moving a scamold
In garage at 1914 New Hampshire
/ avenue yesterday afternoon. Herbert W.
Green, 1904 Ward place, fell and broke
! his right arm He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital
/ Lawrence Beck. u fireman ON the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. was run over
by train near Laurel. Md. this morn
J ing about 80 o'clock and both legs
were cut of. He was brought to this
city and taken to Providence Hospital
where he died about o'clock His
body will be taken TO his late home at
/! Brunswick. Nd.
Two men and four ,xcr - -.
cupants of small touring car that
coiilded with wagon belonging to
Harry Hill. Chesterbrook, Va, on Canal
road last night about II O'Clock. The
wagon was much damaged. but the six
occupants of the automobile escaped
injury.
Edward MeClusky, seven yearx old.
and Raymond, Conley. twelve years old,
residents of Northeast Washington,
4 yesterday afternoon were thrown from
f.! bicycle near Michigan avenue and
: 10th street and slightly hurt. They
! were taken to their respective homes
! in pie wagon.
Harry sehwart.. Aorty six year. old.
\ 654 B street southeast was found
hanging in a shed on his premises last
night shortly after I o'clock, accord
, ing to report made by the police. He
was found by his wife. and was cut
down and given treatment by a neigh
boring physician.
Car 2ss ON the Washington Inter-
urban line this morning about 1:20
o'clock killed a horse in front of the
home of Alexander Bardwick. owner
of the animal. 1149 Bladensburg road
Motorman Z: B. Kidwell. s24 9Th street
northeast, was operating the car.
A pair of mules drawing a wagon.
the property of. Lorenzo winslow
Ritchie. Nd. last night about IL o'clock
stopped on the grade crossing of the
Chesapeake Beach railroad tracks at
Minnesota avenue and Sheriff road
just in time to be struck by a Balti-
more and Ohio engine. One mule was
killed and the wagon was badly dam
aged.
4 collection for the benefit of Jew
ish war sufferers in Europe will be
taken tomorrow. when volunteer col
lectors will visit the homes of Jewish
residents to obtain contributions for
the cause Volunteers are reQueste6
10 report tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock at 1905 sth street northwest.N
The District of Columbia state Equal
Suffrage Association is to hold it's an
nual meeting for the election of Off
GERS and delegates to the convention
of the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association Tuesday at pm in
the white parlor of the Ebbht House
The houng Women's Christtun AssO-
citation is TO hold its second moonlight
party Monday evening at Vacation
lodge. Cherrydale. Va. Escorts are tc
be allowed 10 accompany the men,
bers
"rhut There Should he Prohibition In
the District of Columbia" in the topic
TO be discussed at meeting of the
Life Problem Club of the 18th Stree,
Y. NJ. c. A. tomorrow afternoon at 3:4.
O'Clock. Music is to be given by the
club