The Washington herald., 1917-04-01
Nutshell News

Ten packsges of 100 10000 bills. and a
smaller package, making up total OF
Sl0sOO. COO was turned over to the United
states Treasury in a bundle yesterday:
1t represents payment by the Federai
Reserve Board for an equivalent Naiue OF
3 Der cent Panama bonds, previously
owned by the national banks of the Unit
Cd states and deposited with the United
states Treasury as security for nauonai
bank notes In circulation.
The pulpft of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church Will be adorned in the future oy
a large silk American flag. given by the
daughter Of Admiral John H. Upshur,
dean of the United States navy, to Rev.
Robert Talbot. rector OF the church.
The Capital Traction Company is named
defendant in a suit to recover SlO,OoO DAM
ages for alleged personal injury, nleo
Yesterday In the District Supreme Court
Mackey and w. c. Ashford represent the
plaintiff.
The Washington and Obi Dominion
Railway Company is named defendant in
a suit to recover $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injuries. filed yesterday in
the District Supreme Court by Lille N.
smith.
BY the will of the late Frederick Pohn-
dorT. filed for probate yesterday, his
wife Manuella Bentez Pohndorf, now
resident Of Spain, inherits the estate, with
tive directions that at her death the es-
tate is to he equally divided among his
rhildren-Frederick G. Pohndorff. of Eng
land. and Dona Emilia de Ojeda and
bona Cecilia DaniIa, of Madrid, Spain.
The testator. a citizen of this country,
lied at his residence in this city, TOO
Mount Vernon place, March 2S last.
Mrs. Marie Hunt. widow of DR.. Arthur
l.. Hunt. who died of infantile paralysis
while engaged in combating that scourge
last summer Yesterday instituted suit in
the District Surreme Court to recover
$50 from the General Accident, Fire and
Life Insurance Corporation. of Perth.
Ireland. Mrs. Hunt contends that her
husband died as the result of an accident,
and that the corporation should pay her
the TOlicy taken out by DR.. Hunt in the
event of his death by accident.
All bids submitted to the Treasury
Department for the remodeling of the
Bridgeport, Conn, Federal Building
were rejected as too high" yesterday.
The Treasury Department will ask for
new proposals.
Carl limerick IA. 1917 Calvert street
northwest. fell from his motorcycle yes
terday afternoon at Eighteenth street
and Florida avenue northwest and was
rendered unconscious. He was treated 1T
the drug store at 1888 Florida avenue
northwest by DIR. f. c. SCHNEIDER and
later taken home by his father.
Frederick Crown. II. 14O1 Euclid street
northwest. and Francis H. Berger, 10.
III Euclid street, were yesterday after
noon bitten by a dog alleged to be the
property Of James J. CahilI, 23l9 wyom-
ing avenue northwest Young Berger was
treated at the Garfield General Hospital
Crown refused treatment.
Violet Mckee, of the Portner Apart
ments. Yesterday reported to the police
that her hand bag containing 81 was
stolen from the window OF her apart
nlent Yesterday afternoon.
Edgar Vincent. s.. 3O22 Cambridge street
northwest. was burned about the face
and arms early yesterday morning in a
fire which for A time threatened the
pickle factory of RennO Bros. rear of 1929
+ street southeast The injured man was
removed To the Casualty Hospital for
treatment. His condition is not serious.
The fire damaged tho factory to the ex-
tent of 500
Thieves who have been stealing edibles
in the several sections of the city yes
terday secured cook stove valued at
$40 from the vacent house at No Wilcox
court northwest.
Oscar r. BlantOn. &c VI street north
west. was yesterday arrested at Four
t"enth street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue
northwest. charged with colIiding Blan-
ton. according to the police report was
operating his automobile when it coIlided
with the machine of T. J. Murtaugh. The
latter machine was considerably DAM
aged.
An automobile owned by the Miller
Stove Co. and operated by John Light
foot. collided while in front of 1428 K
street northwest yesterday with a horse
owned by John Houser. 1898 Bladensburg
road. The horse. which was slightly in
jured. was driven by William Colbert
shed on the property Of Mrs. John
Murphy. Scott Station. was Yesterday
damaged to the extent of $500 by fire.
The shed caught from a brush fire in
the section.
Half a barrel of beer was stolen yester-
day from the Heurich Brewing Co. wagon
operated by John T. Linkins, while 1t was
standing in FouI-and-a-hof street near
virginia avenue southwest.
Scott Garland. 469 School street south
west, yesterday received a present of a
load of furniture but he doesn't want II
Scott and his team were In front Of the
Bond Building when a negro man came
up to him and told him to load hfs van
with the goods. The negro told Scott his
boss, a white man. would call and tell
him where to deliver the furniture. Scott
waited until nearly dark for the appear
ance of the owner of the load. then re-
ported the matter to the police.
Fire of, undiscovered origin in a waste
psper basket in 800 Thirteenth street
northwest. occupied by Mrs. L. s. Nc
Gran, last night brought the fire fighting
apparatus from the downtown section
Of the city to the scene. The blaze did
no damage.
Roland Jones, n. 1133 Euclid street
northwest, was yesterday afternoon
slightly injured about the head when he
was struck by an automobile operated
by George Ryan. 1870 Fifth street north
vest The accident occurred in f street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest Jones was treated at the