Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

| A collision between two taxicabs Mt
Goth and @ streets northwest March II
last is made the basis of suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages for alleged per-
sonal injury filed in the District Su-
preme Court by Mary S. Head against
the Mex Taxi Service Company and the
a passenger in one of the vehicles at
the time Of the accident and sustained
permanent injuries, she alleges.
William A. Taintor, Lynn, Mass.. told
police of the first precinct he thought
he was doing no harm when he Clipped
a piece of stone from the Washington
Monument to take home as souvenir,
Special Policeman Evans. on duty II
the Monument. thought otherwise and
arrested the visitor, who was accom-
panied by his wife. Taintor deposited
$50 collateral for his appearance in Po-
llice Court.
Henceforth the Thomas School. 9Th
and l. streets. will be open for COM
munity meetings each Sunday after
| noon. Next Sunday there will be a
o'clock. P. P. C1axton. United States
commissioner of education. has been
invited and musical program will be
provided. Lieut.. ]. NJ. Dawson will
sing, accompanied by Miss Edith Athey
Mrs. NJ. l.. Marks and Capt T. R. Parish
will sing and play her own accom-
paniment on a guitar. Miss Emma
Messing of the commission on training
camp activities will give a reading.
DR.. Horace NJ. Kallen. professor Of
philosophy at the University of Wis
consin, will speak on THE Jews and
the Principle Of Nationality" at meet
ing Of the Menorah Society of George
Washington University tomorrow night
at the arts and sciences building, 1923
G street northwest.
There will be q demonstration Of the
use Of potatoes in the liberty war
kitchen of Franklin School tonight at
7:30 o'clock. All residents Of the
neighborhood are urged to be present
The revival of the art OF barley cook
cry to stretch the supply Of wheat
-four to meet demands of the allies is
urged by the Department of AeTicul-
ture. The department refers to barley
as the pinch hitter" for wheat and
says that millions of bushels formerly
fed to stock or matted IS now en- the
market as substitute for wheat -four.
Recipes for the use Of barley and tested
in the experimental kitchen of the Office
of home economics Of the Department
Of Agriculture have been prepared.
DR.. r.. Pearl of the United States food
administration addressed the Academy
Of Science last night in the rooms Of
the George Washington Medical School
Science in Relation to the War" was
his subject. This is the sixth of a
series of talks on Biology and War"
given under the auspices Of the or
ganization.
DR.. William Miller Collier. president.
elect of George Washington Univer-
sity. will speak at the commencement
| exercises of the Albany Law School
| June s. DIR. Collier will leave Wash
ington Immediately after the George
Washington commencement exer-
| cises. He is at present in Auburn,
n. Y. and will return to Washington
| for the school commencement.
Appropriate exercises marked the un.
furling Of a service flag by the mono
type division of the government print
ing Office yesterday afternoon Capt.
Daniel Chisholm. deputy public printer,
was the speaker and Miss NJ E. Regain
sang 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" A
A. Lang sang Sons of America" and
! Boy Scout from a local troop gave
the bugle call.