Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-22

Cleveland, Ohio, attending the CONVEX
ton of the Baltimore and ONO rail-
way surgeons He will return to Wash
ington tomorrow.
meeting of the College Equal suf-
frage League is to be held Monday
evening at o'clock at 1926 Rhode
Island avenue.
Assistant United states Attorney
Ralph Given has entered a nolle pros
in the case of Miss Eloise Pennock,
twenty-three years old. who was chars-
ed with the embezzlement Of s61 from
her employers. the w. NJ. Freeney Com
pany, Gil 18th street. The young wom-
an has returned to her former employ
ment. She was arrested at her home IN
Rochester, n. Y, and brought here by
Detective Evans and Policewoman Far
ling.
While boarding a Capital Traction chr
at New York avenue and 14th street
yesterday afternoon Grace E. Clements.
1920 Harvard street, was knocked down
by a car on the tracks of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company. She
was taken to Emergency Hospital and
treated for shock
While on duty ON Little Falls road
this morning about $40 o'clock Motor
Cycle Policeman A. L. Peck of the
seventh precinct lost control Of his ma
chine and was thrown to the roadway
He received a slight injury to his leg
and his speedometer was damaged.
Morrt. Fisher, 1880 soth street. was
bitten on his hand yesterday afternoon
by a dog owned by w. L. Dunlop, 3O12
n street. The wound was dressed by a
physician.
Walter Blackwell, cOlOred, eleven
years old, 1907 S street, last night about
Z o'clock was slightly injured as a re-
suit of a collision between his bicycle
ohr OF q
and 18th street. He was treated at
home by a physician from Emergency
Hospital
Firemcn yesterday afternoon extin-
guished small fire in shed in rear
of 1875 18th street, the property of
Harry Wardman. The damage amount
ed to $40.
Complaint has been made to the po-
lice of a theft committed at Park View
School. The building was entered We'd
nesday night. the principal reported,
and a reader and arithmetic stolen.
An unidentified young man, wearing n
brown suit and straw hat, was seen
leaving the residence OF Robert
Cochrane, 1896 Meridian street, yester-
day afternoon about 2 o'clock. Mrs.
Cochrane returned home about 2:30
o'clock and discovered that the house
had been robbed of a watch and chain
ana OlauOuQ PIN.
Samuel Urban, S13 F street southwest,
died at Emergency Hospital this morn
ing as a result of an injury to his head.
received last night while he was work
ing in the machine shop of the Wash
ington Steel and Ordnance Company. It
is stated a casting fell and struck him
on the head. Coroner hewitt will hold
an inquest at the morgue at II o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Clara Morrison has filed suit in the
Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia against the j. G. McCrory Com
pany for $4,000 amages. The plaintiff
claims that May IL, 1917. while she
was in one of the stores of the defend
ant company as a purchaser. a large
box. projecting into one Of the aisles,
caused her to be thrown violently to
the floor and that she was seriously
injured about the body and that her
nervous system has been permanently
impaired.
Contests Involving the estate of
Zachariah Buckler and his wife. Susan
]. Buckler, have been compromised, 1t
Is stated. and a decree signed by Justice
Stafford paves the way for the admis-
sion to probate of the two wills. George
Buckler, who filed caveat, is to re-