The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
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William F. Yonkee. a tailor OF 245o
Eighteenth street northwest, filed a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy yes
! terday in the District Supreme Court
His liabilities are placed at S3021.o7, and
no assets above legal exemption are
shown.
Through Attorneys Tobriner and Gra-
ham, Nellie s. Savage and Edward NJ
Savage, yesterday filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court for 1900 damages
against Sullivan J. Ross. alleging breach
| Of contract. 1t is alleged that Ross
failed to carry out the provisions in a
contract, calling for an exchange Of
properties with a cash premium
Lawrence A. Mccormick, wholesale
liquor dealer at 2z7 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, yesterday filed a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy and asked the
court to suspend adjudication pending
confirmation by his creditors of a COM
promise OF their claims by the payment
OF 20 cents on the dollar. He lists his
assets at $3.50 and his liabilities at
81. 200. Attorney George C. German ap-
pears for the merchant.
Adolphus Stahlberger and William ].
Bahr, both members OF the United States
Marine Band, were yesterday admitted to
citizenship by Justice Hltz in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. Both were born in
Germany and left there within a few
months Of the age when they would be
liable for military service. Both had
made application prior to the declaration
of war.
Fannie Smith, colored. aged s. Of so1
Twenty-flfth street northwest, was found
dead in her bed yesterday afternoon.
Laura Tobias, 1928 Ninth street north
west, yesterday reported to the police
that S14 in bills had been stolen from her
yesterday.
Mrs. Cora F. Dow, of Haddon. Conn.
stopping at 1923 Knbourne street north
west, yesterday afternoon reported to the
police that while at the National Museum
she had left a purse containing SIS on a
bench.
Five lead coils, thirty-eight feet long,
valued at s25 each, were stolen from the
shed of John Flaherty, 1888 North Capitol
street.
Mrs. William H Lauxman. High
Branch, Nd, lost a shopping bag con-
tanning SIS worth OF wearing apparel
from a jitney bus in H street northeast
yesterday afternoon.
Gertrude" has been kidnapped from
her stall in the stable at the rear of sO3
Four-and-a-HaH street southwest. The
mare belongs to Siam Herson. 1011 Four
also stole a set of harness and a green
bodied wagon with red running gear.
The horse. wagon and harness are val
ued at $50
Richard A. johnson, of 3o6 Seventh
street northwest, yesterday reported to
the police that a vacant house at Il L
street northwest had been robbed OF
plumbing and gas fixtures. The police
also received report that a vacant house
at 1872 Good Hope road had been stripped
OF fixtures.
Entering the Center Market yesterday
afternoon with a fve-dollar bill grasped
in his hand, John T. Mochabee, living
on Mclean avenue southwest. was ap-
preached by a negro who snatched the
bill and disappeared.
Not satisfied with stealing a quantity
of money and wearing apparel. thieves
who entered the home of Mrs. Mary
Kane, 1874 Thirteenth street, Monday
night, by means Of a duplicate key,
wrenched bathroom fixtures from their
places and made OF with them.
A Washington Railway and Electric
Co. work car operating in Bladensburg
road, opposite Mount Olivet Cemetery
yesterday caromed from an automobile
truck operated by NJ. c.. Kleindienst and
bounded into truck owned by the FL
deity Storage Co., operated by Benz. w.
Thompkins.
Automobiles operated by Catherine De
Maine, 3213 N street northwest, and
Frank Turner, 251s ChampIain street
northwest, yesterday collided while at
Tvhfrfaepthy and I STRAITS northwest