The Washington herald., 1917-03-11
Nutshell Neus

Inc need OF additional cars on the
Rhode Island avenue section has been
pointed out to the Washington Railway
and Electric Company by the Public
Utilities Commission, with instructions to
remedy the situation. Observations made
by the commission during the month Of
January convinced officials that the serv-
Ice was not up to the standard adopted
by the commission.
Alleging that Mrs. Annie c. Chambers
came to her death as the result of being
run down by a motor truck owned by the
Arcade Fruit Company, M. Russell
Hardy. administrator of her estate yes
terday filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages. Attor-
ney Perry B. Turpin appears for the ad-
ministrator.
The Washington Terminal Company
was sued yesterday for 5000 alleged dam
ages in District Supreme Court by Jere-
miah A. Cullinane. who alleges his prop
erty at 42S New Jersey avenue southeast
has been injured by smoke and fumes
from the corporations tunnel Attorneys
W. Fl. Montague and ]. E. Padgett ap-
pear for the plaintiff
The will OF the late Commodore Rich
ard T. Mulligan. L. s. N, dated Decem-
ber Is. 1915. has been filed for probate
He leaves his entire estate to his cousins
The National Savings and Trust Company
i and Woodbury. Blair are named execu-
tors.
Horatio N Tapin, by his will, dated
April Il, 1909. and filed for probate in the
District Supreme Court yesterday, left his
entire estate to his wife. Lille T. Taplin,
who is also named executrix. The tesla
tor expressed the wish that his wife leave
the property to charitable institutions at
her death.
The campaign to raise the IS 900 expense
budget of the Boy Scouts is being pressed
by the boys OF Washington. The boys
who are collecting and selling old papers
yesterday made the third collection Of
the campaign. The paper will be sold in
Washington.
In spite of the small number Of Ma
tional Guardsmen remaining on the
border, there was a high death rate last
week, the War Department announced
yesterday afternoon. There were thirteen
deaths in the militia. FIVE from pneu-
monia. Twenty-one regulars died, four
teen Of these from pneumonia.
Run over by a truck that he drives
daily about the streets of the city, Rob-
ert West. chauffeur for a downtown store.
yesterday was carried to Emergency
| Hospital suffering from a mashed head
and shoulder. West was lying on the
! ground in front of his truck adjusting a
! steering knuckle when for some unknown
! reason the truck started.
William z. Ruble 519 l. street north
west, parted with $s6 early yesterday
morning, said sum leaving in the COM
pany of young colored woman he In
vited for a spin in his automobile. He
| told the police he made the acquaintance
Of the girl at a garage and took her for
ride. After the girl left him Ruble
missed his sss and notified the police with
a request for her arrest
Something familiar attracted the atten-
tion Of Detective Boyle while he was
strolling around Center Market yesterday.
1t was an expensive automobile, corre-
/ spending in every detail, but the paint,
to q car reported stolen from the Chevy
Chase Club more than a five months ago.
the property Of Isaac T. Mann, of West
Virginia Looking around for the driver.
Detective Boyle arrested Thomas D. VIII
liams. formerly connected with a local
automobile concern, on a charge OF bring
ing stolen property into the District. His
hearing was postponed until March 16.
He gave $4,000 bond.
A thief broke the show window Of the
candy store of Miss Sue j. Maloney, 1852
NJ street northwest yesterday morning
and walked OF with 81 worth of sweets.
Thieves entered a vacant house at 20
I street northeast yesterday and removed
brass spigots and all the gas fixtures in
sight.
Fire OF unknown origin did $50 damage
to the home Of Caldwell Davis, 6S2 Acker
street northeast, yesterday morning.
Using the front door, thieves entered
the home of Henry Huntington, s14 New
York avenue northwest yesterday morn
ing and stole a pair Of tan shoes, valued
at "a, and an amethyst stickpin valued
at S.
Twenty-four dozen eggs, crate and ALL
were stolen from the auto truck OF Will
lam A. Brandenburgh, Of Mount Airy.
Md, while the truck was standing on B
street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets yesterday morning. The thief
also took a pair Of scales valued at s.