Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Suffering from a knife wound across
the top of his head, Robert Lee, COL
ored. e23 I'd street southwest. early this
morning was taken to Emergency Hos
pital. He told the police he was slashed
! with knife by an unidentified colored
man while engaged in a row at the
home of neighbor.
Fatrick Murphy, 2431 n street, fell
on the pavement at 10Th and NJ streets
last night and received cut over his
left eye. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital
Mrs. S. G. Gates, 5 10th street north.
east, fell from moving street car on
i4th street between and G streets
last night shortly before o'clock and
received an injury to her face. Her
injury was dressed at Emergency Hos
pitaI.
Grant Thomas, co!Ored, fifty years old,
229 10th street southeast. was taken
suddenly i'll yesterday afternoon while
at LIST and 1 streets southeast He died
while being conveyed to Casualty Hos
pital in an ambulance. His death re-
suited from natural causes.
While participating in game of
basket ball in the gymnasium at k.oi-
phany Church last nigh: SAMUEL Line,
-nor.der. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
A mail box Mt Wisconsin avenue and
Warren street was demolished by a
four-horse team yesterday afternoon.
The breaking of the box wSs caused by
the horses becoming frightened at an
electric car and shying to the sidewalk.
The recent passage of a presidential
suffrage BILL giving the women of South
tial elections. is to he celebrated Feb
ruary 4 by the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. The
senator's and representatives in Con-
rress from the state are to join with
the association in the celebration.
There will be a reception and the wives
OF the members of Congress from South
Dakota will be in the receiving line.
Hugh L. Cooper of Stamford. Conn.,,
delivered a lecture this afternoon be-
fore the student officers of the Army
War College at Washington barracks
In regard TO the great power dam on
the Mississippi river at Keokuk, Iowa.
one of the biggest engineering achieve
ments in the United States.
Suit for maintenance has been insti-
tuted in the District Supreme Court by
Augusta c. Torrey against Sumner Tor
rey. They were married at Baltimore
August S, 1909. and the wife alleges
that her husband deserted her April
%. 1914. After the alleged desertion an
agreement was signed by the couple In
which the husband agreed to pay his
wife SIG per month. She tells the court
he has neglected to make the payments
recently. Attorney ]. J. Buckley APP
pears for the wife.
John l.. Warren has filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against the I'M
known heirs Of Susan Decatur and
others 10 quiet the title to a strip of
fnZ ,,-iIn faa. Il
along the site of the large apartment
which he is erecting at 18th and NJ
streets. In previous proceedings to
clear the title to other portions of this
property this one-foot strip appears to
have been overlooked. Attorney S. f.
Taliaferro appears for the plaintiff.
The condition Of Joseph Ferrero. who
acute appendicitis. was much improved
today and his physicians are hopeful
that he will be about within the next
week. Sir. Ferrero is at his home, 1850
Columbia road
Chemical Theories on the Origin of
Life Will be the subject of a lecture
tefore the Chemical Society of George
Washington University on the night
q. February II by DR.. F. Alexander
:icDermott of Mellor Institute. Pitts
burgh.
An illustrated lecture ON .south
America and the West Indies was
gwen By II. L. i5oeSch al a meetirl,
II the Washington Navy Yard branch
II the American Society Of Marine
Craftsmen last evening In Mort beast
Temple, sth and r. streets northeast.
Matters of Importance to the COM
Tunity are scheduled 10 come up for
consideration az "a meeting OF the Nj
i'!easant citizens Association tomor-
rot' evening At o'clock at the Brown
Betty Inn, lcth street and Park road
4 ..round table discussion of high
school problems IS 70 10 held ~ the
A, G. A. by members Of the student
bodies OF The various Iott.l high schools
- o'clock This evening Ia ad-
oition. several men viii speak and pre-
"fathcr-and-sor' social is 10 be held
: dance IL 10 be given by the Women.s
Wilson Union this evening at O'Clock at
It's headquarters IN the oxford Hotel
Charged with housebreaking. JAIME,
lsrt&cc". c0lored. WAS held for the &C
Con Of tAe grand jury IN $500 bonds
yesterday On the Police Court The .ie-
tsudart is alleged 10 have broken into tho
; r"rr Uses ~ George Kent, 1917 2sth
street. "Wednesday and to have stolen 2,
clock and other articles lie denied the
charge.
Option Given Wander listers.
Walk lovers going on the weekly out
ing Of The wanderlusters Sunday after
noon win have the option of either a
four OF six mile walk. l. ". Holland
10 70 conduct the hike. The start is 10
he made from Chevy Chase Circle ~
go o'clock, proceeding northeastern
across fields and into woods, passing
through or adjacent To two golf rounds
Upon reaching the Chew Chase cars Il
.cCord time those wishing to walk six
miles are to continue west for III.