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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
31
The Karlton hat line, priced at three dollars, wins buyers for its new model. Men choose Karlton for style and quality with a finish touted as better than other brands. Availability appears broad, with the line marketed as a value leader in headwear.
Reports detail Sarah Scott facing a jury verdict of guilty for assaulting a special policeman during a dispute with Philip Burnett over a line of women’s clothing. Christy insurance agent Briton Christie faces continued embezzlement charges. Lucinda Butler and Maggie Brooks accused of assaulting a man and showing a blackened eye as evidence. Manion W. G. Magruder charged with breaking into an armory. Edward Burley held for grand jury on false pretenses. Corinne Johnson’s assault case dismissed after conflicting testimony. Louise Curry fined or released after a horse-hitch incident on Pennsylvania Avenue. cases reflect a string of local court actions and pending charges.
City notices show a busy Congress Hall Hotel menu with table d the best in the city and a late service. An official report to Commissioner Judson discusses a proposed sightseeing bus line in Rock Creek and Central and Fairmount parks with weight and width limits to protect roads and traffic.
Three smallpox cases were found in the District last week per the health department weekly report to the commissioners. Fred Splitvse of 16 Twenty‑seventh North West contracted August 28 and recovered before the report. Sivrile FitAssimmons of 608 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest contracted the same. Bullivan, who works there, removed to the smallpox hospital. Paul J. Simonton of 30 Ploride Avenue Northwest also found sick and removed. Homes fumigated and other occupants vaccinated. District health figures note typhoid fever 128, diphtheria 15, scarlet fever 78, whooping cough 105, chickenpox 3. il deaths that week. 153 births.
Mrs Adelg Charpentier filed for a limited divorce from Keon J. Charpentier alleging cruelty and a joint-bank account misuse. She seeks alimony and custody of two children. Bessie A. Hartley seeks legal separation from Frank V. Hurley, alleging desertion and infidelity after a years marriage.
Georgetown moves to handle a flood of applicants as the Georgetown School of Law reports enrollment surpassing expectations. Richard I. Watking notes nationwide applications and a broad teaching plan. New faculty additions include Wade H. Fills on mining law and Attorney General lectures, Adolph A. Hoebling Jr on evidence, plus Francia Cassidy and George Healy as librarian and assistant librarian respectively.
The commissioners suspend action on all cases where poultry owners were notified by the health department to remove fowls immediately. The move follows a petition from the Poultry Protective Association, which will be given a hearing. The health department has issued 110 permits to keep chickens within city limits, with more applications on file awaiting inspector review before permits are issued.
Horace, a deck hand on the Southland, was held on a mutiny charge after an onboard violence incident near Old Point Comfort. John Manus suffered deep cuts from a pocketknife after Wade attacked following a hatch dispute, while Capt Posey fired a revolver to restrain Wade. Wade was ironed and turned over to the US marshal for processing.
Officials announced at the District building that a public fountain under construction in Mount Vernon Square would be finished in a few days. Donations are sought to cover the fountain fee, with collection points at Thirteen-and-a-half Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and at Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. Additional fountains will be erected within two weeks at Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast and at Ninth and F Streets Northwest, replacing old wells that were removed earlier.
The wharf committee proposes a $300,000 appropriation for Washington waterfront improvements. Daniel E Garges J R Sutton and W J Douglas urge inclusion in city estimates. Engineer Commissioner Indson supports the view that the harbor area is a disgrace to the nation’s capital.
Bliss School at Takoma Park reopened its seventeenth annual opening in the new building left after the November 1908 fire. A bungalow across Takoma avenue will serve as a dining hall while students recite. Speakers include Walter Weston and Louis Bliss, with Nesbit and Warner praising spiritual value and civic aspiration. A reception follows at the Young Men's Christian Association with General Secretary Cooper.
Van Dever a former police man is indicted for house breaking and larceny after being dismissed for failing to defend against a ham theft at a Georgetown grocery. The grand jury also returns multiple indictments for robbery grand larceny and related charges against numerous individuals including John Haitiy William Tobjrson Hee man Johnson and others.
District Sealer determined that the public shall receive full measure. Special inspection of scales in coal yards will be made in a few days. Col Haskell noted few complaints about short measures last winter and warned dealers that short weights will incur heavy fines. No charge for advertising in classified column.
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