The Washington herald., 1916-09-02
Nutshell Ne,Ds

NICHOLSON son. manufacturers OF avn
inss, tents and fass, yesterday fiied ap-
plicatton for bankruptcy In the District
Supreme Court. The petition states that
the company is located at $40 street
northwest. Liabilities of $54.34S.7s and
assets Of $2s.ss4bS are claimed.
Alleging that he received personal in
1uries while employed as carpenter by
Bates Warren, John J. Ward has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court to re-
cover 5000 damages from Warren. Ward
states he fell down a stairway which he
says was slippery and worn.
Manuel 9. Klawans. through his father
and next friend. Frank Rlawans, filed
suit in the District Supreme Court yes
terday against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company for $4,000 dam
ages. He alleges he received serious in
juries by being struck by a car belonging
to the defendant company.
Eliot wadsworth, Of Boston, yesterday
took over active executive management
Of the American Red Cross headquarters
here when he became acting chairman.
succeeding Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray. U.
S. A. (retired). He was chosen for the
place by the Red Cross executive COM
rnittee.
Funeral service for George w. Choate.
who died Wednesday will be held at his
late residence, 1919 G street southeast, to-
day at 1870 o'clock. Private interment
will be made In Congressional Cemetery.
Funeral services for John w. Sinclair,
ST., who died Thursday, were held yester-
day at 2:3o o'clock. at his late residence,
l2l1 Thirtieth street northwest.
Funeral services for John Winter
Graves, who died Wednesday in the S2d
year Of his age, at his residence, 1908
Florida avenue northwest, were held at
Oak Hill chapel at go yesterday.
George II. Van Buren,. chief of the d.
vision of vital statistics. Bureau Of Cen
sus has rendered his resignation, efec-
tive October !, and will become assistant
statistician for the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company in New York.
Ross F. Garrison, son of Mrs. Susie
Garrison sos c street southwest, Of the
city, was one of the five victims of the
tidal wave at Santo Domingo Tuesday.
Admiral Pond reported yesterday that
Garrison, ]. F., Priest, and J. R. Sey-
mour of the gunboat Castine's launch.
were drowned. and A. J. Anderson and
W. Planck died from a steam pipe ex-
plosion on the cruiser Memphis.
The Sunday and holiday service de-
partments of the Library of Congress
will be opened from p. m. to 10 p. m.
on Labor Day. All other departments
will be closed all day.
The War Department yesterday an
nounced that Mai Gen. Goethals, COVER
nor general OF the Panama Canal Zone,
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slide in the canal at Cucaracha enamel
was not serious The report, dated August
80, stated the channel could be reopened
| in two days.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church has
| erected a new tent temporarily on its
lot, corner Thirteenth and Fairmont
streets northwest, to take care Of the
open-air services held there on Thursday
and Sunday nights. The large tent used
| by them this season was completely de-
stroyed by the windstorm last Sunday
| afternoon. Evangelistic services Sunday
at o'clock. Christian Endeavor at
o'clock in the new tent.
The War Department yesterday after
noon ordered Maj Gen. James B. Ale
| shire, Quartermaster general of the army.
| to appear before the army retiring board
| soon, when II is believed he will be re-
tired on account of physical disability.
| He has been on sick leave for several
| months.
Spiritual services for the second annual
Laymen's Retreat which opened a.
Georgetown University last night. were
conducted by Rev. Eugene Mcdonnell
former president of Gonzaga College. The
retreat will continue until Monday morn
ingram will be attended by about thirty
five laymen, all of Washington.
Capt. E. p w. French. quartermaster
at Fort Myer. set as the probable date
for the paying Of the District troops
Wednesday or Thursday of next week
All pay rolls are not in yet and the
troops cannot be paid until then.
The trial by general court-martial OF
Charles A. Petit of the Machine Gun
Company. charged with striking his su-
| perior officer, being absent without leave
| and drinking in quarters was ended yes
| terday. and the decision which will not
be announced until approved by the De-
/ partment of the East, was sent to Gov
| ernors Island
Albert Luckett was the only recruit to
the District National Guard at Camp
Ordway yesterday. He was enlisted in
the Third Infantry.
| The Third Infantry, District National
Guard. worked out another tactical
problem between Red and Blue armies
yesterday. and the men got their first
taste of trench digging, when shallow
fire trenches were dug by one force.
| The commissioned officers of the Dis
| trict Guard gave party at the Officers
| Club at Fort Myer last night.
The athletic field day that was sched-
uled for Labor Day afternoon has been
postponed until next Saturday afternoon
by the committee in charge, consisting
of Capt. Brian and Lieuts. Schlosser and
| Smithson.
Funeral services for Alvan T. Tracy,
who died Thursday will be held at his
home, 1906 Sixteenth street northwest this
afternoon at o'clock. Interment in
| Glenwood cemetery.
I Mr.. Tracy was 70 years old and has
been a resident Of Washington for thirty
four years. He was an employe Of the
Pension ONCE.
Clarice 2. Long yesterday filed suit in
the District Supreme Court for divorce
from Garrison R. Long. The petition
| states that they were married in 1915 and
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