Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A plea for cooperation between labor
and capital was made by Miss Marie A.
ID. Madre. district president of the Ma
tional Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs, in an address before the Woman
Wage Farmers Association. at 704 T
street. Following this address Mrs
Violet Kaufman urged fuller co-opera
ton on the part OF the colored house
wives of Washington with the plans of
& the food administration.
Z Mcbride wa. elected delegate TO
the peoples conference to be held in
Minneapolis September l at a meeting
of the Washington local of the Peoples
Council last night at 1911 I street. a
letter from Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor
condemning the council as being pro-
German and un-American. was read.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee Of the Federation of Jewish Organ
ixAtions of Washington is to be held
this evening at the headquarters of
the 7. NJ. II. A. 1347 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. to discuss plans for reception to
the Jewish men at the next officers
reserve training camp.
A number of soldier. and sailor. were
entertained by the Capitol Hill branch
Of the W. G. T. L. last night at 1i1S
PENNSYLVANIA. avenue Mrs Ida. Bal
ments were served The committee in
charge consisted OF Mrs. Perkins Mrs
Rollins and Mrs Ballard
Tired of living" was the reason
given by Samuel Ryan. thirty-five
years old. 1101 1Ith street southeast
for taking his own life. He was a
photographer. resided with his mother
and sisters at the 18th street address
and. 1t is stated. had not been in good
health He was riding Capital
he became unconscious and died before
reaching Casualty Hospital. Coroner
hewitt gave a certificate Of suicide
Physicians said he had taken poison.
Charles HenninE. sixty-three years
old, last night ended his life by In
haling Illuminating gas in his room
ON the fourth floor of 3ss Missouri
yoomers, detected the odor of gas
forced an entrance to his room and
found Hennfng with the end of a gas
tube In his mouth Physicians from
Emergency Hospital who were sum
moned applied pulmotor without sue
cess
Miss Lille Smith. thirty-four years
old. yesterday afternoon was overcome
by illuminating gas in the basement
of her home. 724 Maryland avenue
Hospital. where physicians assured her
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old, go Florida avenue. is under treat
Tnent al Emergency Hospital for
broken leg and minor cuts and bruises
he suffered about 1890 o'clock yester-
day morning when he was struck by
automobile. He was crossing F. street
between 9Th and 10th streets when. it
il said. an automobile operated by
William F. A. Hermann, 742 10th
street southeast. knocked him down
and injured him. 1t was said at the
hospital this morning that the pa
tents condition was favorable.
road. Anacostia. late Saturday night
was bitten on the hand by dog while
IN front of a store near his home. He
dressed the wound at home
Fire I'm the stable of the F. G. Alex
ander Company, rear of s45 r street.
yesterday afternoon about o'clock,
company The fire was of unknown
origin. according to the police. and
500 damage resulted.
BESSIE Bowie. coIored. eigh, years old.
Foote and 4sth streets northeast yes
terday afternoon was struck by a street
car at Dean avenue and 4sth street and
injured about the head and legs She
was taken TO Casualty Hospital
Joseph Jones. coIored. AL Temple
court southwest. was treated al Finer
gency Hospital yesterday afternoon for
bullet wound in his left shoulder Po-
lice are looking for neighhor Of the
wounded man who is alleged to have
shot him.
Mrs. Eulalia Shugars and her child.
who were reported missing from their
home at 607 o street have returned
home Police Of the second precinct
we're told that mother and child were Wis
iting friends only short distance from
home.
A moonlight dinner for Thursday
evening IS on the program Of the Arts
Cub Newspaper Nonsense and Edi-
torial Pipe Dreams" will be the subject
of tpost-prandiai discussion. Rudolph
De Zapp will preside. Mrs Anne T.
Gaynor and Miss Maud r. Morris viii
be hostesses. Supper was served a ii
pigs IS pigs last night. The attend
ance was large
Miss Macy Glenn Bioodworfh. seven
- teen years old. is reported missing
from her home al De Tuniak Springs.
Fla, and the local police have been
asked to apprehend her should she APP
pear In TINS CITY II is stated that she
mas red hair. freckled face and may be
logged our in male attire The police
nave no reason to believe that she is I'M
this city.
Mrs Marie Thompson. Is Grant place.
yesterday was told that a girl who
registered at the Margaret Louise
Home. New York city, week ago and
sdiu she was a runaway answered the
description OF her missing daughter,
Marjorie Thompson. The mother is sat
isfied that the girl was not her daugh-
ter.
The Junior League of Washington,
which aids the ccnsunptives' sana
forum in Denver. Col, is to give a
moonlight trip down the Potomac river
this evening for the benefit of the Dem
ysr Institution.
New Atrocities in Serbia.
TIE Serbian legation has announced
thai the Dutch section of the Neutral