The Washington herald., 1917-01-25
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The will of Lillian E Swayze, dated
July 10, 1916, and filed for probate yester-
day in the District Supreme Court, leaves
500 each to her sons. John Mcfarland
Swayze and ]. Clarke Swayze, jr., and
the remainder of her estate to her hus-
band, ]. Clarke Swayze. sr.: who is
named executor
| Suit was instituted yesterday in the
District Supreme Court by Elizabeth E.
Meyers to recover $4,000 damages from
the Capital Traction Company. Mrs
Meyers alleges that she was injured on
February 3. 1915, when a car she attempt
ed to board at Seventh street and Penn
sylVania avenue northwest was set in
motion before she got on the platform
Attorneys ]. Barrett Carter and Francis
L. Neubeck appeared for the plaintiff.
+ Punch and other drinks have been
barred from all formal fraternity func-
tions at Georgetown University. The ac-
ton is in line with a request some time
ago from the Interfraternity Conference,
in convention at New York. recommend
ing that members among the Greek let
ter chapters give serious consideration to
the matter of prohibition.
| A bill for absolute divorce from Chris
topher M Rooney was filed yesterday in
the District Supreme Court by Nellie
Irene Rooney. She alleges bigamy and
says her husband was convicted at De-
troit on January s, 1917, on this charge.
| Mrs. Rooney asks permission to resume
her maiden name and have the custody
of her child. Attorneys Topper & Gusack
represent her.
The Home-school Association of Lang
don and vicinity at its January meeting
| indorsed the teachers retirement bill ana
ordered resolutions sent to the Senate
and House committees, the District
Commissioners, and the Board of Educa-
ton.
The National Society Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. the Dis
! trict of Columbia Society of the Sons
| of the American Revolution, and the
Sons Of the Revolution in the District
| of Columbia, have organized joint COM
mittee. of which Brig. Gen George Rich
ards, U. S. NJ. c.. is chairman, and Miss
Dorinda Rogers is secretary, to arrange
for a public celebration at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall on the 1S anniversary of
the birth Of George Washington, Febr-
uary q.
The Gospel Mission, IA John Marshall
place, was crowded last night, when Rev.
| NJ.
Dixon, the famous Canadian tenor, both
evangelists held the audience spell-bound
| for two hours.
Judge Pugh, in Police Court yesterday,
assessed a fine OF $40 against Lewis D.
Noetzel. who was arrested by Policeman
J. E. Boyle and charged with operating
an automobile at speed of between
forty and fifty miles an hour in Four
| teenth street.
Turner Payton, 81. colored, is locked
up at the Seventh precinct charged with
assault Payton. the police allege, be-
came involved in an argument with Paul
| Markle, also colored, at 1898 NJ street
| northwest and punctuated his remarks
| with a shovel. Paul's head became dam
| aged during the discussion and he was
taken to the Georgetown Hospital for
! treatment.
An unidentified thief, wandering about
| the northwest section OF the city in the
! vicinity of Hobart street early yester-
day morning in search of something to
| steal caught sight OF an innocent park
| bench in the yard of j. z. Curtis at 40l
! Hobart street and took it away. Mr..
| Curtis reported his loss to the police.
While driving a delivery auto wagon
! along Rock Creek Church road yesterday
Walter Sinclair, &c. of 64S Q street north
| west, lost control of the machine at
| Harewood road northwest and collided
with a nearby tree. damaging the auto
mobile to the extent Of SIS.
Graduating exercises of the eighth
| grades of the public school in the Dis
| trict are too elaborate, declared Superin-
| tendent of Schools Thurston yesterday
! afternoon. 81 should rather see these e1-
! ercises grow more simple, rather than
more complex" he declared.
The police have been furnished a COM
| plete description of a five passenger
| dark green automobile that was stolen
| from W. v. Boyle, of 1724 Lamont street
| northwest. Mr.. Boyle returned for his
car. which he had left parked near the
Treasury building about o'clock last
night, to find it gone.
c. B. Kiferstein, of Stoneleieb Court
and John J.. Williams. 1915 Q street north
west, escaped injury yesterday when
their automobiles collided in Connecticut
avenue near the Connecticut avenue
bridge. Mr.. Kifersteins automobile was
slightly damaged.
An evening session of the day cls sses
of the Cardozo Vocational School will
be held this evening from 1880 to $40
o'clock. This evening session has been
arranged to give the parents and
friends of the pupils an opportunity to |
see the classes in full operation. DR..
John Van Schaick will deliver q short
address