The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
Nutshell News

Oscar l.. Housel. electrical inspector OF
the District, yesterday was made assist
ant electrical engineer, succeeding W. B.
Hadley, recently made head Of the electri-
cal department. The position pays 81, coo
per annum.
Rev. William Taylor Snyder. retiring
venerable master of Kadosh. Albert Pike
Consistory. NJ. r. S.. of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite OF Freemasonry,
was presented with a past masters jewel
of the consistory, a gold diamond studded
Teutonic cross.
Emil G. Bruehl yesterday instituted in
the District Supreme Court suit to re-
cover 5000 damages from the Washing
| ton. Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway Company. for alleged election
| from a car of the defendant.
Edward Stafford. son OF Justice Wendell
Phillips Stafford, of the District Supreme
Court. yesterday was appointed by the
| Commissioners assistant corporation coun-
| sci to succeed Gus A. Schuldt. resigned.
| The appointment becomes effective to-
day
Suit for an absolute divorce from Ruth
| A. Kennedy was filed yesterday by
Thomas F. Kennedy. The kennedys were
married on August IL. 1909 in this city
where they lived together until March.
| 1911.
| The nnal renearSai OF tne boys me anu
drum corps of the Washington public
schools, in preparation for the Inaugural
parade will be held tomorrow at 2:S
o'clock at the Franklin School.
| A letter addressed TO the Secretary of
| the Treasury postmarked Portland, Oreg.,
containing the following message and $
was received at the Treasury yesterday:
| Since l have been converted to the LORD
Jesus Christ. He has kindly directed me.
IL -frAN to To IL
ton to those whom l have wronged." The
letter was signed: "A Sinner Saved ny
Jesus"
| In a collision between two automobiles,
one belonging to Z. Wilson Walker, OF
| Germantown. Nd, and operated by Will
| lam Holes, of the same address, and the
other owned and operated by Murrei
| Frazier. 1873 Twenty-third street, at Sixth
and X streets northwest yesterday after
noon, Lewis sidney, colored. 65 years old
a passenger in the former machine. sus-
tained injuries from which he died. ac-
cording to the report at police headquar-
| tiers. Coroner Nevitt was notified.
An automobile operated by James c.
| Williams, 231r Minnesota avenue south
east. yesterday collided with the machine
of George Morris, 1913 Twelfth street
northeast, while crossing the Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Bridge. Both machines
.
:! Solder valued at $3.50 was last night
stolen by thieves who gained entrance to
| the establishment OF Max Walten. 1873
! W street. through the skylight.
| The police department was yesterday
informed that Laura Proctor. "a years
old. 22l9 Nicholas avenue southeast. while
walking on the sidewalk opposite her
home. tripped over a gas stop-cock box
and was thrown. severely bruising her
face and body.
Two buckets were yesterday stolen
from the street car barn at Eighth
| and NJ streets southeast. The buckets
were sized eight and ten quarts. respect
lively Their value was estimated at ST.
William T Smith, SIS Seventh street
southwest has lost couple OF overall
jumpers valued at $50 The clothing was
stolen by negro yesterday afternoon ac-
cording to the report at police headquar-
ters.
| George NJ. Bond has been appointed gen.
eral agent of all Chesa peake and Ohio
Railway matters in Washington and sur
rounding territory. For many years Mr.
Bond has been District passenger agent
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and
also agent of the Kama wha Dispatch. to-
gether with the position of statutory
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way for the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The Ashlar Club held a dinner at the
Ebbitt Hotel last night. with many prom
inent citizens in attendance.
Harry Bergman, IS years old. 72s Fifth
| street northwest, who gave his occupa-
tion as an iron worker. was yesterday ar
rested at the corner of Ninth and q
streets northwest by Detective Guy
Walsh as a fugitive from justice. 1t is
alleged by Garnett Mayhugh that Berg
man robbed him of clothing valued at $40