The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
NutsheH NelUs

Evidencing their kindly feeling Tor their
teacher, who has been indispesed for the
past few days. twenty-five Of the pupils
at the preparatory department,of the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Boys. yes
terday sent TO Miss Evelyn Ward. prtn-
cipai Of the department. q handsome
bouquet OF flowers. To each bud In the
bunch was attached a, little greeting In
the form Of note to the teacher fnore
each OF the boys. .s-s, :. ~
The home OF Leo c. May. eaao Twen-
tieth street northwest. was entered some
time Monday and the first two. floors Of
the building ransacked. The thief secur-
ed only 81 In currency, according TO the
report received at police headqusrters
yesterday.
Number 10 nre engine company. yester-
day responded to a sill alarm OF Gre. IN
the frame kitchen Of 7ss Morton street
northwest. The building. occupied by
Matte Tolliver, was damaged 10 the ex-
tent Of SIS. . ---s "
Fire in 4s Fourth street northeast oc-
cupied by william Douglas, yesterday
! afternoon damaged the building to the
extent Of 500. The cause Of the blaze
10 as yet undetermined. --, --H.
Even the dump at Massachusetts, ave-
| nue. and Lovers Lane, In Georgetown, IL
! not exempt from thieves According to
yesterday afternoon James Bean. 100 NJ
street northeast. has been relieved OF a
log chain twelve feet long, valued at tS.
II you want to get ."cussed in.''- come
| to the board room Of the District Build
ing this afternoon about As O'Clock
Chairman Odeil Smith. OF the inaugural
| committee on obstructions has sent this
word broadcast throughout the city in
| order that members OF his committee
II - NI.ES
swearing in which will make them real
policemen for the inaugural period.
An automobile truck. operated by J. N.
| lided with a George N. oyster dairy
wagon. driven by Milton Meyers, near
| Fifteenth and L streets northwest, There
was a grand scattering OF milk and bot
ties, but no one was injured.
Thieves, It would seem, are about to
give q banquet of all the high priced
food commodities which they have gath
cred in the past few days. Yesterday 1t
was reported to the police that the Old
Masonic Temple had been robbed of
knives, forks and spoons valued at %.
Number 10 precinct had an automobile
of the roadster type added to it's flock
Of conveyances yesterday. The deserted
car was picked up unattended in Mount
Pleasant street, near Lamont street,
about $50.
The family wash Of Mrs. Alice Finch,
bl3 ID street northeast. valued at s. was
yesterday afternoon stolen from the ves-
tibule Of her dwelling. according to a
report received at police headquarters
last night
Street car No. "a OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company yesterday
afternoon while passing along II street
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
northwest. collided with an automobile
belonging to Mrs ]. 9. Harding. OF the
Shoreham Hotel. The machine, which
was operated by II. Jansen. was slightly
damaged. No one was injured.
Bad Dogs caused Charles Bradley.
colored, 50 years old, Of smithfeld road
southeast. to pause for a nap yester-
day afternoon In front OF lbs Good
Hope road. The old fellow tarried so
long that passersby went to his aid and
finding his feet in a deplorable condi-
ton they summoned the Casualty Hos
pital ambulance and treatment was ad-
| ministered.
A musical thief visited the John Or
mond Wilson Normal School In Har-
yard street yesterday and walked OF
with the ten-dollsr violin of Max Field
man, "a Ontario road.
Rev. c. c Mclean. pastor Of Douglass
Memorial NJ. z. Church. gave an illus
trated lecture last night at Union NJ
E. Church, Twentieth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. on The Wonderls nd
OF Arizona and New Mexico
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