The Washington herald., 1916-11-04

have elected the following officers: Presl-
dent Rachel Murphy; vice president
Florence Roche; treasurer, Lillian Green's
burg; secretary, Mary Cooper. The cluo
is under the leadership of Miss Mary X.
Lamberton and Miss Hazel Griffith.
A wagon OF the Royal Laundry Com
pany, driven by Frederick ]. Plant, was
badly damaged yesterday in collision
with Washington Railway and Electric
car No. 634 at Mount Pleasant and La
mont streets northwest. No one was in
jured.
black leather pocket book containing
$3.50 and some car tickets was snatched
from the hand of Maggie Porter. 1854 Fiji
teenth street northwest, while on her way
to work at Fifteenth and Euclid streets
northwest yesterday morning. by a dark
skinned colored man.
Alarm box No. 764 was pulled for a fire
in street car No. 500 of the Tennallytown
line at Massachusetts and Wisconsin
avenues about O'Clock yesterday after
noon. Twenty dollars damage was done
to the car. The fire was caused by over
heated wiring.
An envelope containing SIS in bills was
dropped on the street last evening by
Miss May Allen, 500 Third street south
east. A gas bill and receipt book in the
same envelope were later found by two
boys at Third and F streets southeast.
but the money was missing.
Two prisoners of the District Jail. James
Sanders, q, convicted less than a month
ago of housebreaking, and John c. Lynch.
g, convicted Of housebreaking last April,
escaped while the evening meal was being
served Thursday afternoon. So far no
trace of the two men has been found.
A yellow Jersey COW with a black spot
on its forehead was arrested on the front
lawn of 633 Florence street northeast yes
terday by police Of the ninth precinct.
The COW was said to belong to George
Nicholson, 2602 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, two of whose animals strayed
from his place. S. B. Shipman, on whose
property the COW was found. notified the
police who held her for the owner.
While walking near Dupont Circle
Thursday night Miss Mary Harold, OF
1926 Riggs place northwest, had her pocket
book snatched from her hand by a boy
1G years old. He was later Joined by two
other boys, who were caught by the
police. The three boys are said to have
lcdNlnS pOCheI DOOk III an
alley near Twenty-second and Q street,
where it was found. The three boys, ali
of the same age. gave their names as
Leo Carr, William Owen Stevens, and
Wilton Augustus Mills
One hundred dollars damage was done
the house occupied by William Kenney,
1908 Linden court northwest. by a fire
that originated from spontaneous COM
bust:on yesterday afternoon.
The loss of a school teachers check for
$50 was reported by Mrs E. Van Ness
Duvall, 1211 1 street northeast. She said
she left 1t in a black leather bag on a
street car at Eighth and streets north
EAST yesterday evening. A 81 bill and
some valuable papers were also in the
bag.
The police were also asked last mig hit
to locate a dark complexioned white man,
giving the name and address of Hanlii
Murray. 1115 Fourteenth street northwest,
who hired a Halloween costume from
Mrs. r. L. Bean, GO l street northwest,
Tuesday last and failed to return II. The
costume was an Arabian costume, valued
at $50, and understood to have been worn
by a woman who accompanied Murray.
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