Evening star., 1918-07-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

rule on Albert L. Elmore, eteno-
grapher in the war risk bureau. to
show cause July 1s why he should
not pay alimony to his wife, Martha
A. Elmore. The courts order is based
on suit for maintenance filed by
the wife. in which she charges cruelty
and descrtion. They were married
June IL, 1910, at Harrisburg, Pa.
and have no children.
Alleging that her husband. Jacob
Brtnsky, a painter, compelled her to
sleep on the floor, refused to pay a
doctors bill and otherwise treated
her cruelty. Mrs. Jennie Brinsky has
filed suit for limited divorce with
alimony. She also asks the court to
require her husband to give a bond
not to leave Washington pending the
disposition of her suit.
John Marquette. sixteen years old,
457 street southwest, last night par
ticipated in a delayed Fourth Of July
celebration at his home and wounded
Annie Newkfrk. his sister. twenty one
years old The boy exploded a cap on
the kitchen stove by pounding 1t with
an iron, and when 1t exploded a piece
Of the metal wounded his sister In the
gency Hospital, where physicians said
she was not seriously hurt.
Mime. B0tckxarova. leader Of the
woman's battalion of death of Rus
STA, who came to Washington to
was entertained at luncheon by Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest, director of the
pageant, at the latter's home, 1921 K
street, yesterday. Miss Cecil B. Nor
ton. head of the community center
work In the District, who took an ac-
no In CT rrir 20 Afro
ton, also attended the luncheon.
Prince Tokagawa, SON Of the last
OF the shoguns, Is to arrive in WASH
ington soon at the head of a Japanese
Red Cross mission. The mission has
landed at a Pacific coast port. From
Washington the party will proceed to
London, Paris and Rome.
While ON the front porch at the
residence of Jasper N. Baker. 1862 Nc
Comb street. Cleveland Park, yester-
day afternoon. John Neeb. thirteen
years old, employed by a newspaper
route agent and residing at 1719 33d
street, was attacked by a. bulldog and
bitten on his left leg. He went to the
wound cauterized. Health depart
ment officials will have the dog prop
erly observed to determine II 1t were
suffering from rabies.
Coroner Nevftt yesterday afternoon
conducted two inQuests at the morgue
and the jury reported a verdict of ac-
cidental death in each case. In the
case of Edgar Waller, colored, who
was crushed to death between the
the Raleigh Hotel. the jury blamed
Walters carelessness for his death.
The other inquest was held in the
case of a small boy. named Henry
Cosslin, who was knocked down by
an automobile operated by Theodore
Decatur. The jury reported that the
chauffeur was in no way to blame for
the accident.
Miss Norah Pradt and Miss Julia n.
Mickle left today for Camp Nepahwin.
Canton, Pa, to attend the annual
meeting of the Friendship Clubs of
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. They were appointed from
Central High School.
public schools, who will do gov
ernment work during the school va
cation. and eighty-one clerks. yester-.
day began q preparatory course OF
instruction in preparation for work In
the war risk bureau of the Treasury
Department, A new course starts
each Monday morning.
Plans for an outing and excursion
at MarshalI Hall. next Sunday. have
l-been made by the California State
Association. A number of entertain
camp OF the "Forty-niners." Will be
staged on the grounds. The following
committee Is In charge Of arrange
ments: Harry Ashton. chairman;
Thomas Maitland. Michael O'Donag-
hue, c. T. Vogel, John T. Waldorf.
Guy McCord. John I. Nolan. Thomas F.
Flaherty. Helen Rapley and Maria
Smith.
Social dancing classes at the Wilson
Normal School have been changed
from Saturday to Friday nights In
order that the community association
may better cooperate with the Dis
| trict OF Columbia war camp COM
munity service. The first dance under
the new arrangement Will bo held to-