The Washington herald., 1917-03-22
Nutshell NeuDs

| The Public Utilities Commission will
conduct a hearing this morning at 10
o. clock In the District Building to deter
mine upon the necessity for an extension
Of the underground conduit and mains of
the Potomac Electric Power Company for
electric lighting and power purposes In
advance Of the road building program in
Sixth street northeast. between H street
and Florida avenue.
Harry Rock. 35 years old, a roomer at
b1b Sixth street northwest, was found
dead In his bed from the effects of illumi-
mating gas yesterday morning. The police
report OF the affair states that 1t is not
known whether or not the man committed
suicide. Coroner hewitt was notified.
John Piland. white. 56 years old, s1s L
street northwest and Louis Stewart coll
ored. Is years old. Of Chain Bridge road,
while at work yesterday morning on a
stable at 45 Lowell street northwest fell
| from a scaffold. Piland sustained a
broken rib and severe cuts and bruises.
Louis was only slightly bruised. Both
men were removed to the Georgetown
University Hospital.
The store of William F. Bell 10s East
Capitol street, was entered early yester-
day morning and robbed of SIC worth of
cigars, cigarettes and tobacco Entrance
was gained by breaking a catch from a
| side window.
Ann Smith, colored, 30 years old. AS l
street northwest, yesterday was kicked in
the stomach by Charles Williams, white.
20 years old, COZ Sixth street northwest,
according to the police. The kicking was
at Fifth street and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. Anna was removed to Cas-
ualty Hospital. Williams was arrested
charged with assault.
Frank Buttini. 622 Franklin street, Bal
timore. who wears a size seventeen col
lar. yesterday reported to the police that
| while he was In the Union Station early
yesterday morning he was relieved of his
handbag containing linen valued at IS.
Herman Ryan. 420 NJ street southeast,
| while on his way to work early yester-
Gay morning, found a dead infant in the
alley at the rear of 321 H street northeast
He notified the Ninth precinct. Coroner
hewitt was called.
| The shop of Horace Jarboe. Sixth street
and Massachusetts, avenue northeast, was
entered some time Tuesday night or early
yesterday morning and robbed Of about
$12 worth OF smoking material The mat
ter was reported to the police.
The State Department was advised
yesterday of the death of william
| AlScTs consul
mala. Consul Alger was 81 years old
in the consular service in Mexico
during most of the revolutionary
| trouble there.
To canvass the aeroplane manufac.
turing resources OF the nation repre-.
sentatives of the leading manufactur-
ers Of aircraft from all over the coun.
try will meet officials of the War anC
! Navy Departments here today. 1t il
expected that the conference will lead
to a vigorous building campaign tc
strengthen this arm of defense.
A new era of mutual good will be
tween the government and the nations
greatest Industries was forecast BY
officials here yesterday. following the
announcement that the copper pro.
ducers of the country are to supply
the army and navy needs for the next
year at one-half the price they gel
for their product from the warning
nations Of Europe. A movement along
similar lines Is now expected from
the great steel producers.
! As another earnest of the increa sing
| good feeling between the American
and Mexican military forces at the
| international boundary Gen. Bell and
his stan were entertained at luncheon
|
Juarez yesterday. Later the Mexican
officers witnessed a review of cavalry
at Fort Bliss in honor of the COVER
nor OF New Mexico.
Morris Pien. of the Reclamation Ser
vice, delivered a lecture. illustrated by
| motion pictures and colored slides, or
The Deserts Awakening" at the Home
! Club last night. Mr.. Pien explained the
] unique features of the government work
in cultivating the desert.
1 Mystery surrounds the identity OF tn,
/ 23-year-old man who was picked up a
| Ninth and n streets northwest suffering
from convulsions Tuesday morning. TIL,
man was carried to the Washington Asyl
um Hospital for treatment. He died yes
| terday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
j Howard Magruder, Al years old of Gler
| Echo, Md, while a passenger aboard
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany street car at Thirty-sixth street ant
Prospect avenue northwest, was thrown
against window of the car when thu
vehicle came to a sudden stop. Mr.. Ma
| gruder was cut on his wrist. He wa!
i treated at Georgetown University Hos
| pital.
i Silverware to the value OF 800 is beinI
searched for by the local police. Th'
| service, which according to report wa!
lost en- route from this city to Harper
j Ferry, w. Va. Is the property OF J
Tharp. of the latter city.
! The automobile OF Wilton Lambert. op
Grated by Charles NJ. Barber. 623 Corco
i ran street northwest, was yesterda!
! struck while near Fifteenth and I street
northwest by a Terminal taxicab oper
ated by Lincoln Harrison, E5 Fifth
street northeast. Both machines wer,
! slightly damaged. but no one injured.
| Mrs. NJ. I. Smith, 60 years old. OF tn,
Granda apartments. 1888 T street north
west. yesterday afternoon was taken II
on the street In front of 33s Pennsylvani,
avenue northwest. She was removed T.
! Emergency Hospital in the ambulance
James o. MdNamara, 3o7 Eleventh
street southwest. yesterday reported tc
the police that his houseboat. lying op
poste Twelfth street southwest. had bee-
entered during the past month and ran
sacked. Goods to the value Of SIS wer,
! stnIeU