Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-17

Home. Sd and { streets. mas reported
- inc Police that lie was robbed of $50
yesterday afternoon
Herbert Wcxer, 18th and r streets
has asked the police to recover robe
that was stolen from an automobile in
front OF his place of business last night
between so o'clock and midnight.
That an increased pound service in
this city is necessary is the opinion oil
ten by dogs in the past month. Three
children were bitten by a stray un-
muzzled dog in front of S11 D street
southwest yesterday morning. They
were Alto and Virginia Woodward, 409
9Th street southwest. and Gerald Smith
child of neighbor.
Coroner hewitt has issued a certificate
~ suicide in the case of Mrs. Alice Til
49,. thirty three years old, of Balti-
rIore. who shot herself yesterday after
noon in the temple with a pistol while
in the home of her sister. Mrs. Frank
Haggerty, 1928 18th street northwest.
She was taken to Emergency Hospital
in the ambulance and died there at $3.50
o'clock The body will be taken to Bal
Iimore for interment.
"They're following me and i am going
10 take poison James Allen, colored.
who gave his address as 926 Sd street
southwest, declared last night while at
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Allen referred to ghosts. Detective
Howard Nermillion arrived on the scene
about that time and concluded Allen
needed medical treatment Allen was
sent to Washington Asylum Hospital
be held Saturday evening at s o'clock
at the Chevy Chase Library. Repre-
sentative Hefin of Alabama will max e
an address, and there will be an exhi-
bition drill by Company K of Silver
Spring. Md. under command Of Capt.
Brooke Lee before the meeting.
Search +. being made by the police Of
No. { precinct for Maggie Brill, COL
ored. wanted to answer the charge of
etabbing and seriously wounding Ham
ilton Bryce. colored. during an alter
cation last night 1t is thought that
she escaped into Virginia. She is de-
scribed as being six feet tall and
weighing 135 pounds and wearing a
black skirt and white waist and bare
headed. Bryce's condition was said to
he serious today at the Georgetown
University Hospital. where he was
taken.
Rosa l.. Townshend has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court to recover
$4,000 DANA ges from Arson Mills for
alleged personal injury. She says a
walkway lower than the sidewalk ex-
listed at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue during the construction of the
Mills building and as she was passing
late one night she stepped from the
sidewalk onto the walkway and was
thrown into the areaway of the build
ing and sustained serious injury. She
is represented by Attorneys Leckie. Cox
& Sherier.
DIR. w. G. Fowler. chief inspector of
the Health Department. was promoted
today to assistant health officer to sue
coed DR.. John L. Norris. who was ap-
pointed a captain in the Medical Re
serve Corps and assigned to duty at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis
Ind.
Five little girls members OF St.
Aloysius Church, gave an entertain
ment Monday at IS K street for the
benefit of St Aloysius Church coal
fund. There were songs and recita-
part in the entertainment were Louise
and Eleanore Lehman. airy Cavanaugh,
Eleanore Hurley, Glare Rupert and NJ.
Fogarty.
The Central Labor Union mt It's meet
ing in Typographical Temple last night
Endorsed the candidacy of John B. Col
poys for Commissioner of the District
OF Columbia in the event Commissioner
Newman resigns and 1t is decided to
hold an election for the vacancy. Mr..
Colpoys has been active in the local
labor movement for a number Of years.
having held many Offices Of impor-
tance in the Central Labor Union. He
is the owner and editor of the Trade
Unionist. one of the principal labor
organs of this city. At present Mr..
.oipoys IS acting as concliator for the
Department of Labor
Members of the second precinct Sec
ton OF the Home Defense League are
70 drih tins evening at Convention Hall.
They will also be given Instruction. in
their various duties. A. j. DriscolI
captain OF this division. will be in gen
eral charge.