Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

ShOrt-circuited wires In the motor
used in operating the elevator In a
garage at 326 New Jersey evenue
caused a small fire about O'CLOCK TINS
morning. No. 3 engine company ex-
tinguished the fire before more than
$500 had resulted.
The fence about Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital caught fire about 9:o0
O'Clock last night and was damaged
to the amount of SIS. Origin was not
determined.
In row with n woman at ia
Rover court northeast last night Will
liam Adams. colored, was struck on
the head with bottle and slightly IN
jured. His wound was dressed at
Casualty Hospital.
inmate of Soldiers Home, was found
ill in Willow Tree court southwest
last night. He was taken to Elmer
gency Hospital, where he died: His
death resulted from stroke OF apo
plexy.
Harry Amer, fifty years old, clerk
in the weather bureau, was found
dead in his room, at 1924 Pennsylvanla
avenue, yesterday. coroner NEWT
disease.
washington state and Alaska citi-
Zens and former residents VIII meet
tonight in the Board of Trade rooms,
Star building. and organize society
Of northweSternerS to provide enter
tainments for soldiers from the north
Pacific coast passing through the cap
ital and war workers employed mere.
All members of the Washington con-
greSSional delegation are expected 10
be present.
william b. O'Brien, S27 18th street.
was held for the action of the grand
jury at an inquest held at the morgue
Yesterday in the case of Mrs. Hope 5.
Rathbone. GAL East Capitol street, who
was fatally injured by motor truck
O'Rrien was operating. The ACCIDENT
occurred at Vermont avenue and 18th
street August IL, and Mrs. RathDone,
Rathbone, United States engineers,
now at the front in France, died Sep
TENDER IL.
A coroners jury has exonerated
Henry f. Kane 1214 5th street north
ea st. who was arrested in connection
with the death of Edgar Yeager, 1880
10Th street Saturday afternoon. No
testimony was offered to show that
Kane had anything to do with leager
at the time he fell and fractured his
skull. Following his exoneration
Kane was released.
william H. TaIlaferro, Clinton,
Prince Georges county, Maryland, re-
ported to police of the eleventh pre-
white boys attempted to hold him up
and rob him on Naylor road near the
District line about o'clock this
morning. He frightened them off be-
fore they were able to get his money.
60, nru~a ~olored 111C lat
street southeast, was shot through
, his left shoulder last night while at
900 ONeal court southwest. James
Robertson, colored. 81 d street south
west, who is alleged to have shot him.
| was arrested The wounded man was
| taken to Casualty Hospital. 1t IS SAID
the shooting was accidental.
! Rosa Murphy, 2O8 Ball court. was
| treated at Casualty Hospital last
night FOR a cut on her left arm. She
| told police of the sixth precinct that
colored soldier from Camp Meade
i cut her.
! Miss Anna Rossiter, SO4 9th street
! northeast, has reported to the police
| the theft of a pocketbook containing
IS. an amethyst ring worth $50 and
a penknife She said the theft was
| committed in business house on H
\ street northeast.
Mahlon r. Milbnrn has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court for abso-
lutte divorce from Roberta c. Milburn
! They were married August IA. 1897
and have three children. Misconduct
is alleged.
4 Mrs. Rachael L. Strocker today Alet
| suit in the District Supreme Cour
| to recover $4,000 damages from Will
liam Palmer for alleged SANDER She
declares that August 1 at her sum
| mer home at Rosslyn. Va, the de-
PENDANT in the presence of many per.
sons made a slanderous remark con
corning her.
Dances for war workers and men II
uniform will be held tonight at thu
Thomson community center. 18th ant
L streets, and the Wilson Norma
School, 18th and Harvard streets
Members Of the Michigan Girls Clul
| will be hostesses at the Wilson Nor
NAL School. There will be an enter
tainment for colored soldiers and
civilians at the Birnsy community
center tonight