The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Nutshell Neus


! The grand jury Of the Southern District
OF New York is about to begin an inquiry
| into alleged combinations IN restraint
OF trade in the news print paper industry,
according to an announcement made by
the Department Of Justice yesterday.
Brain food has gone up in price. The
war is to blame. We have the high cost
OF living on every side, but now as an
! additional result of the European war, We
have the high cost of learning. Chemicals
have advanced, so that George Washing
ton University may raise the price OF
the medical and dental courses The in
| creased tuition will not affect students
! already enrolled. but will affect future
enrollments.
Thomas AIIeger. SIS, 143 L street
northwest was overcome by illuminat-
/ ing gas yesterday at noon while at
work in his print shop. First aid
treatment was rendered by Policeman
r. NJ. Cox and the Emergency Hospital
ambulance was summoned. The physi-
clan in charge of the wagon pronounc-
I ed the man out of danger when he ar
! rived.
Some person unknown evidently bent
on securing food for that lost hound dog
or their family yesterday relieved Walter
! A. Hunter. No. Conduit road OF three
| Ions OF pork valued at $3.50. The chops
! were stolen from the wagon of Mr.. Hunt
+! er, while he was attending to some busi-
I ness i'm the vicinity of s25 Louisiana ave
nue..
A. ]. FeaIy. No. g. New York avenue
northwest. while operating his automobile
in Eleventh street near Euclid street,
colIided with street car number ., Of
the WASHINGTON Railway and Electric
lCompany. The automobile was damaged
to the extent OF about $50. No one was
hurt.
Sneak thieves, operating in broad day =
light, entered the home Of Jessie Allen,
20 street northeast, yesterday after
noon. and stole women's wearing apparel
to the value Of slo7.
strayed from her home with Mrs. Sarah
Griggs in Conduit road. has returned %
Guty, according to a report received by
the police yesterday afternoon.
Two mems shirts, valued at 81 each.
were lifted from the clothes line in the
| yard Of Emma Hughes. S23 T street north
west, some time last night.
Al Porter, colored, said TO live in Jack
son Hall alley, fell in front of IS K street
northwest, shortly after / O'Clock Yester-
day afternoon and died while on the way
to Casualty Hospital in the ambulance.
The coroner was notified. 4
Fire. sad to have its origin from a
lighted cigarettes csrelessly laid on a ta-
BILE by A. A. Spier. tenant In the house
at 1871 New Hampshire avenue. started
fire which resulted In so damage yes
| terday.
Thrown from his wagon when his team
became frightened at a switch engine
passing along the railway track at Ben
ming road northeast. and started to run
away late yesterday afternoon, Anton
Schroth. rs. l45 Anacostia road, is in
Casualty Hospital today, battered and
4 bruised.
! housebreaker, with a sweet tooth,
visited the fruit stand of Nicholas Koirch-
apoIis, Ninth street and Louisiana ave-
nue. Friday night and took 81 worth of
raisins, figs and dates.
| Traffic was blocked in Ninth and +
streets northwest, yesterday afternoon at
40 o'clock when the fire department was
called out to put out the blazing automo-
tbile OF David e. Roberta who Is stoping