Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
All Hoosiers are invited to attend

All Hoosier> invited to attend n
social meeting of the Indiana Society
to be held Tuesday night at the New
Ebbitt Hotel, ]. w. Thompson, the
president. announces
..The Evolution and Development of
Head Shapes" is to be the subject of
lecture by DR.. y. W. Shefferman before
the y. VI. c. y. tonight at o'clock.
meeting of the spring bird class of
the Audubon Society is to be held to-
morrow from 4:30 to $50 o'clock at the
Thompson School, 18th and l. streets
Herbert Quick of the federal farm
loan board is to he the speaker at the
meeting of the Ohio Society of Wash
ingtou to be held Monday evening at s
o'clock at Rauschers. There will be
music and dancing.
The Federal Watchmen's Union. No.
1851, is to hold meeting Friday morn
ing at $50 o'clock in Moose Hall, 9TH
and u streets northwest.
At the regular meeting of the
Biological Society of Washington, TO
be held saturday evening at O'CLOCK
at the Cosmos Club, Lafayette Square
and II street, Alexander Wetmore and
Francis Harper will talk on the
Information of the mud-turtle. Botanic
ing in the Hawaiian Islands is to be
the subject of an illustrated lecture by
"A. S. Hitchcock.
Presidents Own Garrison, No. 1O4,
Army and Navy Union, met in G. A. R.
Hall last night and pledged it's support
to President Wilson in the crisis now
confronting the nation. Lewis A
Strother was elected junior vice COM
mander to fill the vacancy caused by
Comrade Oliver Allen being called out
with his regiment, the Sd Infantry.
District National Guard. National corps
dol
adjutant general; Col. w. L. Hull. aid
de-camp: c. O. Howard and T. H.
Harris, national deputies
Special Policeman Arthur Miller. who
shot and killed Frederick Briggs,
colored. near 31st and K streets, Mon
day afternoon, was eXonerated by
coroner's jury at an inquest held at
the morgue yesterday afternoon. Wit
nesses testified that Miller was as
saulted by the colored man. and the
Jury reached the conclusion that he
used his weapon in self-defense.
Bicycle Policeman {. F. Ehlers of the
second precinct yesterday fell from his
bicycle near Massachusetts avenue and
9Th street and broke his right arm.
The accident happened while he was
pursuing an alleged speeding auto
mobile, and Wallace Plemmons, who
was operating the car, stopped and
took Ehlers to Casualty Hospital. A
charge of speeding was preferred
against Plemmons, and he deposited SIS
collateral for his appearance.
Mrs. Lucy v. Jones, seventy years
old. 1915 18th street northeast, was
taken i'll near 18th and streets yester
day afternoon and died while being
conveyed to Emergency Hospital. Fer
death was due to stroke of apoplexy
Austin Carlson, thirteen years old.
rear of 1850 goth street, yesterday
II hx,
automobile owned and operated by John
Fisher, 1915 18th street, while running
across 18th street, near New York
avenue, to get away from n companion.
He received injuries to his head and
shoulders.
DIR. David Starr Jordan. chancellor of
Leland Stanford, jr.. University, is to
deliver an address at a meeting and
luncheon of the alumni of Stanford
University to be held at the Ebbitt
House tomorrow afternoon at 1890.
Robert West, cOIOred, nineteen years
old. sc L street, died at Emergency
Hospital this morning as a result OF
injuries he received three weeks age
when he was run over by a motor truck
at 18th and Buchanan streets. Wes
was lying on the ground repairing the
truck, 1t is stated, when the vehicle
started. passing over his head apc
shoulders. Coroner hewitt is investi
The excise board announced t0da,
that it has refused a barroom license
10 Joseph Schladt at 1898 Wisconsin
avenue northwest.
oliver Watson and James Muller
young men from PHILADELPHIA, were
found asleep early Sunday morning in
an automobile on Massachusetts avenue
near Lovers lane. Philadelphia de-
sajd tba cor bs,d -, - 49,,
Philadelphia without the consent of IFS
owner and took the boys and car n