The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
Nutshell Neus

Suit for a limited divorce was insti-
tuted in the District Supreme Court yes
ferday by Irene A. Ries from her hus-
band, Edward NJ. Ries, a baker of this
city. They were married in Alexandria,
Va. February T. 1917 and separated
March %. Ahmony Is asked by the wife.
The membership committee of the Board
OF Trade met yesterday noon in the
rooms of the organization, Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. and six new names were intro
oueed for membership. The chairman
OF the committee, George. Macdonald.
4 said the committee will announce action
on these names at the next meeting.
Monday. noon, May 2,
Federal agents are compiling CEN
sus of Hgloaters," or persons whose
sympathies are believed to be with
Germany. They include-persons who
"gloat" over the sinking of Ameri-
can ships by German submarines.
letter from Theodore Roosevelt.
read yesterday at the hearing before
the United States Geographic Board at
the Forest Service, urges Mount Ta-
coma" as a better name than Mount
Rainier for the highest peak in the
State of Washington.
Officials are considering the advisa-
bility of enforcing an old law passed
by Congress in 1851 prohibiting the
sale OF liquor to soldiers. A test case
probably would be necessary to en-
force the measure.
The fish markets at the Eleventh
street wharf are moving to new quar-
ters on the District wharf at Twelfth
street southwest. The old buildings
are being torn down.
A Red Star sightseeing automobile,
operated by Charles H. Beaver. aged
"a. 73O Tenth street southeast, yester-
day afternoon at Fifteenth and Penn
lsylvania avenue northwest. collided
with an automobile operated by John
Kelly. '142s L street northwest The
latter machine was damaged to the
extent of 500.
George Baldwin, a trusting visitor to
the city from Youngstown. Ohio. stop
ping at the Harris Hotel yesterday
sent his suit of clothing out to the
presser's. He left two $50 bills in the
suit. When the clothing came back
the money was missing. He reported
the matter to the police.
A tub of lard valued at S1o.So, the
property of the Bishop Provision Com
pany, Center Market, was yesterday
reported to the police as having been
stolen from a wagon of the company
while 1t was in front Of S31 Sixth
street southwest. yesterday morning.
An automobile operated by r. n.
Brown, $40 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, yesterday coIlided with a Capital
Traction street car while at Seventh
street and Massachusetts, avenue north
west
Patrick McQuade. aged 46. 1901
ITwenty-fourth street northwest, died
yesterday without medical attention.
| Coroner hewitt issued a certificate of
death due to hemorrhage of the lungs.
George Franklin. colored, janitor Of 1924
K street northwest. yesterday reported to
the police that Annie, his wife, aged "a.
had on last Sunday night taken a guam
| tity of bichloride Of mercury tablets
with suicidal intent. The woman was
treated by DR.. LeConte, of the Champlain
apartments and was later removed to the
Emergency Hospital.
Giuseppiva Chiabrando, aged Is, 1853 r
street northwest. who took quantity Of
| carbolic acid Tuesday afternoon with al
legged suicidal intent. was yesterday re-
ported as having died shortly after her
arrival at the Emergency Hospital