The Washington herald., 1917-02-10
Nutshell News

The Senate Postoffice and Post Roads
Committee yesterday afternoon recon-
mended the passage of the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, porviding ss7S, 900 for the
retention of the postal tubes In New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago. Boston and
st. Louis. one-cent postal rates on local
letters is also provided.
The national banks Of the United
States had on December q last total re-
sources of SIS, $50 ooo, 900, a reduction of
SIS, 10000 as compared with the same day
In 1915, Comptroller of the Currency VIII
liams announced late yesterday.
The police have received a report that
the store of Max Dekilboun, l227 Thirty
seventh street, was broken into and
robbed some time during Thursday night.
Entrance was gained by smashing a rear
window. The robbers secured loo Gig
arettes. eighteen car tickets, 81 in silver,
and about 100 pennies.
The automobile truck of Jake Rron-
heimer, 14os U street northwest, operated
by Jasper johnson. colored, last night at
tempted to climb the steps Of 1913 Twen-
ty-seventh street, with the result that
the steps sustained slight injury and that
the truck was damaged to the extent of
about s25. The reason for the sudden de-
cision OF the truck to make the climb was
due to the breaking of a gear.
President Wilson late yesterday ended a
bitter political feud which has waged for
months over the Chicago postmastership
by sending to the Senate the nomination
OF William D. Carlile. The appointee is
former vice president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
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way OF getting past the wartime guard,
without delays and embarrassments. at
the State. War and Navy Building. Two
Capitol attaches who know all members
Of the Senate and House are now sta
toned with the watchmen at the north
entrance to the building. Many states
men who have made hurried trips to the
building since diplomatic relations with
Germany were broken have been forced
to submit to tiresome waits at the en-
trance before being identified
Samuel Hicks, q negro doorman, was
responsible yesterday for visions Of a
bomb plot at the Capitol. Hicks brought
his lunch in a large tin box and placed
1t in a window in the room of the For
eign Relations Committee A passing
guard caught sight of the box, and imag-
ined all sorts OF things about an internal
machine. Grasping the box with great
care the guard took 1t to the basement
and dashed II into a tub of water Hicks
will carry his lunches in his pocket here
after.
Fire of unknown origin damaged the
Alton apartment house, 1925 Hopkins
street northwest, to the extent Of about
500 yesterday afternoon. The FIRE started
in the furnace room of the place. Aside
from the damage to the building, which
is owned by Mrs. Elliott of Baltimore
the contents of apartment %, tenanted
by Sidney Owens, was damaged to the
extent OF about $50.
The will of Thomas W. Holcomb, dated
June 8, 1915. and fled for probate YES
terday In the District Supreme Court, d.
reefs that his estate be divided equally
between his sisters children, James E.
Abrams. William Abrams, Roland
Abrams, Sarah Cunningham, Maggie FL
hngton, Edward Perry, Amanda Abrams
Ophelia Hunter, Hettie Bell Abrams, and
Aaron Perry. James E. H. Abrams, sr..
and George F. Collins are appointed exc
cutors.
Fire OF unknown origin in the vacant
house at 36S N street southeast about 40
o'clock last night brought the apparatus
to the scene in record time. The blaze
was quickly extinguished with but slight
damage to the building. which is in
charge of Edwin Schwartz, 734 Fifteenth
street northwest.
The home of Malinda Ness, 1903 Eighth
street northwest, last night was dauiaged
to the extent of $15 by fire which started
when curtain blew over a gas jet and
Ignited. The fire department was called
to the scene about $50 o'clock.