Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Kari Waple. ave years old. Child of
11r- and Mrs Louis Waple. 81 Elicit
street northeast, yesterday afternoon
yas attacked by dog while playing
near his home. and severely bitten,
Both lips and one ear were lacerated
and he was bitten under the right eye
Karl and two companions were on the
street when the animal rushed from
the home of its owner and made the
attack His wounds were cauterized
by physician.
Fereiv1l J. Lee. supervisor Of Cana
aian T. NJ c. A. work in Ontario and
Quebec. inspected the work being done
By the Washington district of the war
work council yesterday.
WiIli.n Knowle. Cooper. camp gem
eral secretary for the Washington dis
frfct 7. NJ C. A war work council is
~ Garden City, N. J., attending a con-
ference Of the leaders of the national
var work council of the association.
DECLARING she had not been pro,erH
treated during the twenty years she
has been in government employ and
had not been given promotions to which
she was entitled. Mrs. May E. O. Greene.
came SO troublesome in the Treasury
Department that she was arrested by
Detective Patrick O'Brien and taken to
washington asylum Hospital for OBJ
Ms Greene Is widow and has son
living in Florida She formerly was
employed in the Interior and AgricuI-
turaI departments.
"A barn ON the farm of Harvey Hatch,
Green Valley station, some distance be-
yond Fort Myer,eVa-. was DESTROYED by
Mre yesterday afternoon. While on its
way to the fre, the wheels of No. 20
engine became locked and the ap-
paratus was thrown against the
framework of the Aqueduct bridge and
9iightiy damaged. No. is engine COM
pany went to the scene of the fire,
reaching there after the building and a
quantity of farming implements had
been destroyed
Sheds I'm rear Of 1916 Rosedale
street, the property Of James M. Comp
afternoon. The fire was of undeter-
mined origin, police reported, and SIS
damage resulted.
Ere. DouEi.a. Arix- where he 4. en-
ployed as chief finance clerk, U. s.
9. NJ c.. George D. Cockren yester-
day applied to the District Supreme
Court Tor an absolute divorce from
Irene v. Cockrell. They were mar
ried in Baltimore. Md. March IA, 1914.
and have two children Misconduct is
alleged. Mr.. Cockrell tells the court
that he went to the Mexican border
with the American troops In July
1915, and has remained in the military
service The children are being cared
&or by his father. the plaintiff states.
FreA Allison has been granted an alb
Doluee divorce from Bertha Allison The
decree, signed by Justice Siddons
awards the custody Of the child to the
father. The costs of the proceeding
end counsel fees are assessed against
the correspondent.
Charles II. Folsom has fled suit for N
absolute divorce from Mary e. Folsom
They were married at Alexandria, Va
April Is. 1915, and have no children
Misconduct Is alleged and correspond.
emit named.
Harvey LfnwooA lluHigan, 1900 Ncrtl
Capitol street.. was arrested this morn.
fug on complaint Of Amanda Strother
&3lose& 1909 LIST street. and charged
nth robbery. Amanda alleges thai
8nit4an snatch6d her pocketbook, con
t4an1Ag several dollars, while she wa,
pss0ng IS N street, about two week
aG9 He denies the charge