The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
Nutshell News

Justice Hitz. sitting In Equity Division.
No. 2 of the District Supreme Court yes
| terday. granted an absolute divorce to
May Baldwin Williams from Walter
Bean Williams. Mrs. Williams also was
awarded the custody of their child. No
alimony was asked
| Standing alongside a church at Johr
Marshall Place and C streets northwest
yesterday proved unlucky for Harry
Gray, OF AS Eighth street northwest,
who reports to the police that he lost
sa55 In some mysterious manner. The
money, according to the man, was in
his pocket when he started reclining
against the ediface.
Ivan Anderson, from Hempster, L. l.,
stopping at local hotel, while In a
lunch room in Pennsylvania avenue
northwest yesterday morning, was touch
ed for his $40 overcoat which the visitor
had hung on a rack.
Joseph F. Harris, $50 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, reported to the police
| that his leather suit case containing
| about SIS worth of mems wearing ap-
parel had been stolen from the Central
Union Mission some time yesterday.
Lead enough to make a good start in
an ammunition factory was stolen from
the Washington Terminal Company. ac-
cording to a report received at police
! headquarters yesterday. The bullet
material was stolen some time between
$40 D. m. Wednesday and S O'Clock yes
| terday morning.
Valuable leather shoes, one pair to MT
a man, the other to fit child, are miss
ing from the establishment OF Max
| Stearman, SOC Four-and-a-haf street
southwest. according to a report received
at police headquarters yesterday. The
shoes, it Is alleged, were stolen some
| time yesterday afternoon.
Fire in the chimney of the home Of
Henner Jennings, 2221 Massachusetts, av-
enue, at 7:So o'clock last night, brought
No. q Engine Company to the scene on
local alarm. According to report, there
was no damage.
The Federal and Terminal Taxi Com
panies had a run-in last night, when a
cab operated by Anton Wolfe. of the Fed
cral service, collided with the machine
operated by Dennis Posey. OF the Termi-
nal. The smash-up happened at the in
:ersection Of Fifteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue northwest. Honors were
equally divided, both cabs being damaged
to the extent OF about $50
Look out for Norman Hacker, is years
old, FIVE feet six inches tall. weight 1l0
pounds, fair complexion, brown eyes,
dressed in blue overalls, coat and cap,
who escaped from the National Training
School for Boys yesterday morning. This
| Is the substance OF a report which yes
terday was received at police headquar-
| ters.
The Treasury Department yesterday
sent out a general order that machinery
for public buildings in the course of con-
struction in all parts Of the country be
shunted og to arsenals, navy yards and
other plants connected with the national
defense. In many cases, gigantic electric
dynamos are ready for delivery to new
public buildings. All these will be sent to
navy yards instead.
William r. Wilcox, national Republi-
can chairman, called at the White House
late yesterday and told President Wilson
that he could rely upon the strong sup
port OF the Republican party in the pres
ent international crisis. He assured the
President that Republicans everywhere
stand squarely behind him.