Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Motor cycle policemen ON the county
roads are paying moro than the oroi-
nary amount of attention to speeding
motorists and to those who are using
glaring lights. More than score "
arrests have been made on CONDUIT
Benning and Bladensburg roads the
past two nights.
Members of the Ladies' Benefcent So,
ciety and members of the Sunday school
of the First Presbyterian Snurcn nav
Just completed a lot of fifty com1ors
hays to be sent abroad for use In tne
hospitals blythe Red Cross Society. An.
other lot now being made Is to be sent
later.
Marine craftsmen have demon
strated their patriotism. Out OF a resi-
dent membership of eighty-two draIts
men in the Washington navy yard
branch of the American Society OF Ma
rine Craftsmen eighty have subscrin ,t q
to one or more liberty loan oonds. ne
Red Cross expansion movement also
has received the attention of the So
ciety, practically every member OF the
navy yard branch having taken out one
of the forms of membership.
An ambulance belonging to Emer-
gency Hospital, operated by Charles
Ford. colored. yesterday AFTERNOON
Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street.
Slight damage to the ambulance re-
suited.
124 Fl street southwest. last night was
knocked down by a motor cycle ridden
by Donald Seller. 1910 South Carolina
avenue. near Sd and c streets SOUTH
west. She was slightly injured
A motor truck owned by Jo.eph
Chicca, 1902 Meridian street, and
Capital Traction car were damaged
yesterday afternoon a result of
collision at goth and NJ streets. Dam
age to the truck amounted to 500, Whlie
damage to the car amounted TO va.
One hour later the truck collided with
an automobile belonging to James
Broadhurst, Alta Vista. Md. on Wiscon-
sin avenue near the District line, and
slightly damaged 1t.
Mexican linen table cover and .
green skirt, valued at $50. disappeared
from trunk in the basement at 1878
Kalorama road during the past month.
Their disappearance was reported to
the police by Mrs. Ida Williams, 3403
saith place.
All contestants in the second annual
tennis tournament of the Y. NJ. H. A.
are to meet at O'Clock tonight at Oil R
street northwest.
A compromise of the contest over the
estate of Frank H. Fletcher has been
effected. Mr.. Fletcher by his will left
his entire estate to Miss Mildred E.
Wise. A caveat was filed by a brother,
Charles Fletcher. and a nephew. Her
bert Marshall Fletcher. The caveators
were represented by Attorneys Levi H.
David and G Clinton James Attor-
neyS Irwin H. Linton and Irwin B.
Linton appeared for Miss Wise.
The johnson and Petworth schools
celebrated Flag day yesterday. The
principals of the two schools were pre-
scented with souvenir medals struck by
the American fund for French wounded.
Arrangements for the entertainment
Of delegates to the thirty-hrst annual
encampment. Maryland division and
auxiliary, to be held Tuesday and We'd
nesday at the New Ebbitt House. were
on arrangements of the Sons of Vet
Grams, L. S. A.
Aloyxius J. Barnett, who recently in
herited $4,000. but was in arrears in
his alimony payments. has been ordered
by Justice Stafford of the District Su-
preme Court to pay $4,000. being the
amount due his wife, Cecilia E. Bar
nett, under decree to pay SIS per
month for her support. Justice STAFF
ford notified the husband that the ali
mony order, although twelve years old.
was still in force and must be obeyed.
Attorneys Hawken & Hayeu represent
the wife.
Guy w. French. a policeman. and Mrs,
Cora I. Bahr, recently arrested on a
charge of adultery, were acquitted yes
terday by jury in Criminal Division 1
before Justice Gould and were released
from custody. The jury took only six
minutes to reach decision. Attorney
Robert /. Miller represented the ac-
cused.
The Woman's Federated Council ON
Employment in the District Of Column
bia, cooperating with the Department
OF Labor. is to meet this evening at
7:45 o'clock in the boardroom of the
District building. After a short BUSH
ness session the meeting will adjourn
to accept an invitation from the Wom-
ans National Press Association to hear
Representative Jeanette Rankin and
other speakers discuss food conserva-
ton and the Rankin bill. now pending
In Congress. The Press Association
meeting will he held at the Raleigh Ho-
tel, headquarters of the association
Maj. Pullman today received n mes
sage from the Baltimore police telling
of the sudden death of a man named
George Wilson. VINO is said to have
sister residing on Virginia avenue, this
CITY Her name was not stated.
Ffremen received a call yesterday
nre on side porch had caused a fire
scare Painters burning paint from
the porch started the fire, according to
the police, and the damage amounted
to $500.