The Washington herald., 1917-03-27
Nutshell NeDs


yesterday, the Deseret Water, OIL and Ir-
rtgation Company loses its fight to get
possession OF $40 acres Of land valuable
for power purposes. The Supreme Court
reversed the decision Of the California
courts. which ordered the condemnation
Of the land, which il owned by the State
Of California.
order OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission divorcing the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company from its steamship line.
the Lehigh Valley Transportation Com
pany on the Great Lakes. The Interstate
Commerce Commission held that the rail-
road company and the steamship line
were competing concerns.
Upholding the Missouri law regulating
Missouri railroads which are leased to
corporations Of other States. the Supreme
Court yesterday upheld a $4,000 award
given by the Missouri courts to William
J. McWhirt. struck by a Chicago and
Alton train at Vandalia, Missouri.
The will Of David C. Reeves. filed for
probate yesterday in the District
Supreme Court, directs that his entire
estate be left to his wife. Caroline
Reeves, who is also named executrix.
The will Is dated January Il, 1917. Mr..
Reeves died March Il.
Guy Rome, one Of the two policemen
recently indicted for blackmaIl and ex-
tortion. 1t being alleged they demanded
and received $40 from two visitors to
the inaugural ceremonies. yesterday filed
q motion to quash the indictment against
him. Through Attorney James A. O'Shes,
the accused makes fourteen objections to
the Indictment
| Walter Sparshott, a minor. through his
mother. Cora May Sparshott. yesterday
Instituted suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover 5000 damages from the
Ward Baking Company. He alleges that
he was run down by motor truck
owned by the company on February IL.
1917, near Twenty-third and I streets
| northwest
Sarah V. Oehmann's will. dated june
a. 1913, and filed for probate yesterday
| in the District Supreme Court directs
/ that her entire estate be left to her
daughter. Mrs Emma F. Peck. who In
also named executrix.
! Minnie E. Sola yesterday instituted in
I the District Supreme Court a suit fo-
| maintenance against her husband, Primo
| F. Sola, an employe of the Treasury De-
partment. Mrs. Sola declares in her bill
| that her husband has neglected to con-
tribute toward the support of herself anc
three minor children.
Alvin B. Truatt yesterday instituted In
the District Supreme Court to recover
S. 900 from the Manhattan Laundry Com
pany. Truatt alleges that he was
seriously injured when a motor truck
owned by the company collided with an
automobile in which he was riding In X
street near Eighteenth street northwest
on February last. Attorney Lawrence
j. Heller appears for the plaintiff.
An order confirming the verdict Of
the condemnation jury awarding dam
ages and assessed benefits due to the
opening of Thirteenth street between
Spring road and Colorado avenue: the
widening of Spring road at COLORADO
avenue; the opening of Kansas avenue
between Spring road and Thirteenth
street; the widening of Quincy street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, and the opening of Upshur
street through parcel 81" was signed
yesterday by Chief Justice Covington
of the District Supreme Court.
| Car No. 34s, of the Washington Railway
! and Electric Company. yesterday collided
with car No. 81, OF the same line, while
| in front of 1345 G street northwest The
damage was slight and no one was IN
jured.
| Rebecca Smith, colored. q years old.
ll40 Bladensburg road northwest, died
yesterday morning without medical at
tention. Coroner hewitt was notified.
Charles Sheck. "a, 40 n street north
east, operator of a sightseeing automo-
bile, yesterday afternoon collided with
Capital Traction Car No. 10e at New Jer-
sey avenue and B street southeast The
street car was damaged to the extent or
so, and 1t will cost 500 to put the auto
mobile in good shape. Sheck was arrest
ed charged with operating an automobile
while under the influence Of liquor.
The establishment of N. H. Shea, sS2
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, was
early yesterday morning damaged to the
extent of $500 by fire which started In
the basement of the building at 4:45
o'clock The fire ate its way through the
four floors of the building to the roof be-
fore 1t was extinguished.
Eugene Chase, 122 L street northwest
! operating an automobile truck of the
Griffith Coal Company. yesterday tore
swath through the police stanchtons To-
Gated in the street at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Lafayette Park The stanchions
were slightly damaged.
William johnson, III St Pauls court
northwest, while at Virginia avenue be-
tween Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
streets northwest, yesterday afternoon
was shot in the thigh by a person un-
known to the police. The man walked to
the Emergency Hospital where the wound
was treated. He was not seriously in
jured.
Milk wagon and horse, all the prop
erty of the Swiss Dairy, were yesterday
afternoon scattered along the streets
about First and NJ northeast, the result
of a runaway on the part of the horse.
milk was spilled, cans damaged which the
driver of the wagon, Charles Delbick, says
were worth So
Four-year-old Harold Rausen s25 Twen-
| ty-first street northwest, while playing
in the street at Twenty-second and l
streets northwest, yesterday afternoon
was run down by an automobile operated
by w. E. Wilson. 1897 L street northwest.
Mr.. Wilson took the lad to the office of
a physician where he was examined. He
was not seriously injured.
Thomas Henson, colored. "a, Indian
Head, Nd. came to the city yesterday
afternoon on the steamer Volunteer suf-
fering with a bullet wound in his right
| leg. He was removed to the Casualty
Hospital. He told the police that he was
shot accidentally by Walker Washington
also colored. His wound is not serious.