The Washington herald., 1916-09-15
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Ira H. Stewart yesterday filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against the
Washington Terminal Company for IS 1000
damages. Stewart alleges that while
working as a dining car cook in the
Union Station he suffered personal In
turies, due to the negligence of the de-
fendant. He says he was injured while
on one OF the terminal company's elexa-
tors, carrying provisions from the sta
ton commissary to his car.
! Minnie A. Burnstine was sued yester-
day for absolute divorce by Abraham
| Burnstine. Burnstine alleges that his
wife left him in 1914. He asks custody
Of their four children, ranging in age
| from to Is years. The plaintiff is rep
resented by Attorneys Daniel Thew
Wright and T. Morris Wampler.
A free night school for girls. in which
a general business course will be given,
will be conducted by the Volunteers of
America at the home maintained for un-
employed girls by that organization at 221
D street northwest. The school will be
supervised by Stan Capt. and Mrs. J.
Percy Sawyer. commanding officers for
the District OF Columbia.
There will be an all-day exhibition to-
day at the Georgetown Playground, at
| Thirty-third street and Volta place, of
industrial work: crocheting, basket weav-
ing, etc Prizes will be awarded.
Work has been started to raise dredge
No. g. belonging to the Columbia Granite
and Dredging Company, which was cap
sized In Oxon Run, near Alexandria, last
Sunday night. The extent of the dam
age cannot be determined before the
dredge is raised The work is expected
to take three days.
Promotions for fifty or more employees
of the Department of Agriculture did not
take place at the beginning of the fiscal
year, July !, as had been expected. but
had to await until the appropriation act
actually passed both houses of Congress,
is the decision from the Comptroller of
the Treasury.
A countrywide appeal has just been
made by the American Red Cross for
comfort kits foy the soldiers on the Mex
lean border. The appeal was made fol-
lowing the request of the Red Cross sup
ply depot at Ell Paso, Tex.
Attorney A. L. Newmyer, for the New
Taxi Service Company, yesterday filed
an appeal in the District Supreme Court
from the decision of the Municipal Court
in which the lower court rendered a
judgment for $50 against his client in
favor of William NJ. DuvaH, jr. The
plaintiff. through his father, William NJ.
DuVall. ST., sued BENJAMIN H. Brill,
Leon Brill, jr., Harry NJ BraIove and l.
J. Klein. co-partners. for 500 for in
juries alleged to have been received
when he was hit by bicycle belonging
to the defendents.
Fall activities of the 7. NJ. c. A. are
scheduled to start September Is when the
opening Of the association schools. in
| cludtng the army and navy prep" col
lege preparatory. commercial and day
grade schools. The school OF accountsncy
| will begin its sessions September 2. The
gymnasium will be opened September Is.
sigmund Kaufman. a merchant at il24
Seventh street northwest, yesterday fiIed
| petition in voluntary bankruptcy in
the District Supreme Court He lists his
assets at s2.5l3 and liabilities at H.232.
kaufman is represented by Attorney
Alexander Wolf.
News has been received from the Rich
mond Soldiers Home of the death Of
Frank Talbot So years old, q veteran
Of the civil war. Talbot. who served in
Company Fl. Thirty-eighth Alabama In
|
States Confederate Veterans, OF Rich
\ mond.
The Boy Scout contests which were
scheduled for Labor Day. but postponed,
will be held Saturday morning at 10
o'clock in Potomac Park The American
| Automobile Association has offered sew
eral prizes for the troops. Only those are
eligible who competed in the Labor Day
contest
At the meeting OF the Brightwood
Nativity Church Holy Name Society
Wednesday night, R. T Donovan was
elected president and J. B. Glover, vice
president The society will send at least
| 100 delegates to Baltimore to participate
in the Holy Name parade on October Is.
Reports were persistent here yesterday
| afternoon that Secretary of Commerce
Redfeld would soon resign to become
| chairman of the new tariff commission
| created in the last days OF Congress. DIR.
E. E. Pratt, chief of the Bureau Of For
eign and Domestic Commerce Of the de-
partment, is slated to succeed Secretary
Redfeld.
The membership committee Of the Board
OF Trade will take an automobile jaunt
to Endicott, Nd, Saturday, September
S, returning to the city the next after
noon. About thirty-five members will
make the trip.
Robert H. Mahoney, 90 years old. while
leading the colored Odd Fellows parade
yesterday, was injured when the horse he
rode dropped dead on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Sixth and Seventh streets.
The horse belonged to Matthew Clair,
Mahoney was thrown to the pavement
and his leg was slightly injured.
A thief Of the old school, who made a
speciality OF silverware, yesterday entered
side window of the residence of Mrs.
Sophie Christ, 1913 Kearney street north
east, and made his way to the dining
room Mrs. Christ upon investigation
found that the looter had gotten away
with sixty-two pieces of silver and eleven
cut glass tumblers, and a blue chinehiIla
overcoat.
The fund for the relief of the families
Of rnilitiamen is still $500 short of the re-
quired amount. That sum. Is urgently
needed, say representatives of the .Citi-
zens' Welfare Association of the District
of Columbia. There are several espe-
cially worthy cases which need prompt