Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

/ ner, to whom she was married In An
| napolis in 1905, and custody OF their
| two children is asked by Mrs Isabel
| Werner in a suit filed in the District
Supreme Court. The petition charges
| that the husband has shown repeated
cruelty toward his wife and his Oldest
| SON, George, aged ten years. Several
| times, says the wife, she has been
| compelled to leave him, but has re-
| turned on his promise to mend his
\ ways. Mrs. Werner also says her hus-
band, who is an insurance agent. has
| never given her more than SIS a week
| for expenses and that for the last sew
eral years she has been working. She
is represented by Attorney Walter c.
Balderston.
That 1t has NO jurisdiction over ice
\ companies will be the reply of the
public utilities commission to the
citation, which recently complained to
the commission that local ice COM
! panies are deliberately forcing up
prices Ice companies are not public
utilities within the meaning of the law.
George II. Wilson has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court asking
81. 900 damages from Margaret S. Zim-
melee on the ground that he was
knocked down and severely injured by
her electric automobile May IA last.
The plaintiff says he was crossing at
18th street and New York avenue north
A
that his injuries kept him in the hos
pital for two weeks. He is represented
by Attorney r. T. Strickland.
/ Replying to q suit for nm accounting
brought by Charles I. Greer, William
McDougaL in an answer filed in the
District Supreme Court, denies that an
erstwhile partnership between the two
men for the manufacture and sale of
portable garages exists any longer. On
the contrary, the answer says that
Greer has abandoned the manufacture
of the garages and that the business
relations between them have been set
tied, so that an accounting should not
be ordered Greer, it is stated, is now
employed in the War Department Nc
Dougal Is represented by Attorney H.
s. Matthews.
Walter Green, I'll South West street,
Alexandra. Va. complained to the po-
lice that two unidentified colored men
robbed him of $40 yesterday. He met
them in front of saloon at 4th and K
streets. he stated. and they pretended
| they had found a pocketbook contain
ing large sum of money. Green con-
scented to advance them $40 to assist
| them in making change. and the strang-
ers disappeared with it, He had not
heard of such a swindle being perpe-
trated in his home city.
The coIored man who was crushed to
| ueatn IN an elevator IN the racine
| building. 622 F street. yesterday morn
i ing was Howard L. Warren, 752 Lamont
street. Coroner hewitt yesterday after
i noon held an inquest over the body at
the morgue, and the jury reached the
conclusion that the accident was due to
| the operators lack of care
| One of Maj. PuIlman's "silent police
fman," a semaphore for the guidance of
| traffic at Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
Sfr 10 at nj o. al II n
| knocked down by the automobile of
| William E. Stewart, SIG Massachusetts,
avenue northeast. 1t was demolished.
| Five correspondents, besides others
unknown to the plaintiff, are named in
the suit for absolute divorce filed in the
District Supreme Court by Mrs. Grace
Parker Reeve of this city against Z. M
Reeve, formerly a captain in the United
States Army, but who was dismissed
| after court martial in Texas last
| January. All of the women named in
Mrs. Reeves petition lived in Texas.
and her husband is now supposed to be
in Texas City. The plaintiff, who is
represented by Attorney F. E. Neubeck.
| asks to be given the custody of her
| two children, who are now with her.
She was married TO Capt. Reeve in 1903.
| Miss Mary O'Brien. n graduate of the
Wilson Normal School of this city. has
! accepted a position as principal of a
public school in NogaIes. Ariz. Last
| winter she taught in the Indian service
in Oklahoma.
] The frst mid department of the Dis
trict of Columbia chapter of the Red
Cross has moved its Offices to 1908 l
street northwest. the former Totten
A number of first aid classes are being
| formed, and all those desiring to join
any of these classes should promptly
communicate with its chairman. DR.. d.
Percy Hickling. at the above address
ny direction of the librarian. the sew
eral divisions of the Library of Congress
composing the Sunday and holiday serv-
ice will be open on Labor day from 2
pm until 10 pm. The other divisions
of the library. including the copy
right office. will be closed. The library
building will be open to visitors from
pm until 10 pm.
The lectures conducted by Rev. Albert
H. Zimmerman at Great Falls Tent City
during this week on THE Bible and
Nature" included the following sub
jects: Gods Message in the Dew"
"wednesday; Gods Message in the
Rain" Thursday. and Gods Message
in the Rainbow" Friday. DIR. thinner
man will preach on The Bible and the
World War" tomorrow. John Temple
Graves is expected to speak on THE
Bible and Literature" tomorrow even
ing at 1880 o'clock in the pavilion. Spe-
cial music will be furnished by the
Tent City Quartet at the meetings at
and 1880 o'clock.
picnic and entertainment is to be
given this afternoon and evening by
the colored clerks and letter carriers
of the city post Office at Greenwillow
Park, Anacostia. Dancing will be one
Of the principal features Music will
be furnished by the Monumental or
chestra.
During the annual convention of the
| Young Mems Hebrew and kindred as
sociations tomorrow and Monday head
quarters of the organization will be
maintained at Hotel Harrington. ac-
lcording to an announcement made by
the president, Alfred Schreier.