Evening star., 1917-05-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme Court
by Maud NJ. Sturgis as administrator
of her husband. Thomas H. Sturgis,
against Raymond B. Dickey. Mr. Dickey
was the owner of an automobile which
figured in a collision at 10th and E
streets northwest March 1 last with a
bicycle ridden by Mr.. Sturgis. who died
the next day. Attorney Chapman w.
Fowler appears for the plaintiff.
Now that the spring fisheries are over
Washington and Alexandria fishermen
are planning to start summer fishing,
and the overhauling of the boats and
nets for the work will be started short
ly. AS soon as steady warm weather
comes the summer fishing craft, with
large crews aboard, will leave for down
river to put the nets overheard.
Mabel l.. Day has been awarded by
Justice Stafford of the District Supreme
Court an absolute divorce from John F.
Day. The decree gives the wife Gus
tody of the child. She was represented
by Attorneys E. Hilton jackson and
Robert H. Turner.
DR.. Charles w. Allen Is to give his
third lecture on First Aid" this even
Ing at o'clock in room 103, District
building. All employees of the District
are invited.
A demonstration Of the canning of
fruits and vegetables is to be given
before the Parent-Teacher Association
of the Grant-Toner- -Weightman schools
tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Mr..
Danziger and Miss Smith of the De-
partment of Agriculture are to be in
charge of the demonstration. This will
be the last meeting of the season of
the association.
Charged with having inveigled Louis
Williams into game of so-called lemon
pool and won SIS from him, Walter
Smith. colored. was under arrest in Po-
lice Court today on charge of larceny
by trick. He was arrested by Detectives
Jones and Beckley following Williams
complaint of the loss of the money.
Mrs. Kate W. Barrett. national presi-
dent of the Crittenton Homes, will re-
late her experience in the home work
tomorrow evening at the Langdon
Methodist Episcopal Church.
DIR. U. L. Houston il to speak ON
meeting of the Medico- -Chirurigical So
ciety to be held tomorrow evening at
the 18th street branch, Y. NJ c. A.
Members of the Mckinley Manual
Training and Eastern High School
Alumni associations are to join in an
excursion to Marshall Hall June s.
Members of the companies of Tech
which won first and third honors in the
competitive drill this year and members
of the companies of Eastern which woI
first and second honors in the compe.
tion last year are expected to attend.
Joyriders last night participated In
short trips about the city in the auto.
mobiles of ]. w. Schaffer, 420 Columbia
road. and Frank Shore, 1928 New Yorl
avenue. The formers car was takeI
from in front of George Washington
University Hospital and abandoned a
I'd and + streets. Shores automobile
was taken from in front of Nationa
Theater and abandoned at Sth and E
streets
Alleging that her husband, John ID
Nets. an employe of the government
printing office, has mistreated her il
every known way short of actual VIC
lence, and that he is now packing hi.
belongings preparatory to leaving he,
without support, Ella c. Nets has file(
suit in the District Supreme Court fo
limited divorce. They were married
in Baltimore October 3, 1907, and hay,
no children. Through Attorney Nelson
Wilson the wife asks alimony of 81
per month.
At the regular meeting of the singl,
Tax Association of the District t
be held this evening at o'clock a
the Public Library, Andrew Furuseth O
the Seaman's Union is to speak on "Se;
Power"