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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1920
Page
7
District Assessor called in Richards to indicate the actual worth of property. About 20 cases this week. Investigations carried on rent compliance and related concerns raised by the Monmouth May Innlend case.
Four local unions of federal employees will push merger of the two Washington street car systems. They will meet at the National Federation of Federal Employees headquarters at 1428 New York Avenue NW. Unions No. 2 No. 89 No. 106 and No. 71 will be represented as they have already endorsed consolidation as the only solution to the traction problem.
Park police report an unusually large number of swamp snakes in Potomac Park near the sea wall and channel after recent rains. Crews guard shrubs and cut nests as most snakes found are nonvenomous.
Police reports note thefts on Whie Street between Cleventh and Threenth streets and separate losses at 1318 Twenty-second Street NW with $150 in bus and two money orders valued at $37 each. A bulfold containing $55 was stolen from 746 Seventh Street SE, and a revolver worth $43 was taken from Sergi J. O Grady at Government Wharf. An April 2-4 New York syndicate purchase related to Motoaka and Pocahontas surveys promises mills employing hundreds for drills, ducking, sheet ereement, and yarn production for women and children.
A basement fire at 1331 4th Street Northwest damaged the 8ern Mey er's military wear and tailoring shop causing stock losses estimated at 380,000 and building damage of 96000. Fire started from waste paper amid alarms triggered by the burglar system. flames spread up from first to second floors but were checked before reaching the third. Fire officials could not determine the exact ignition cause. Washington and Lee beat Tulane in a debate on minimum wage boards two to one in Lexington, Virginia.
Mount Vernon Division Commuters Association will urge broad turnout at a Tuesday Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on Washington Virginia Railway Co plan to raise the 25 trip commutation book from 276 to 4 dollars. Daniel R Stansbury presided as leaders urged 50 supporters to attend at 10 AM on the corner of Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Accompanying officers from Severn School Foone Md and 37 students who studied at the Federal building for Naval Academy entrance participated near the event. A Holy Name Society demonstration in May with over 6 000 Washington members was also to be discussed at a meeting in the city.
The Alexandria area hosts a range of church services and anniversaries with leaders from St Mary's Lyceum, Pohick Church, Second Presbyterian, and First Baptist. Also planned are a Clean-Up Grease-Up campaign health talk, Volunteers of America mission at 113 North Fairfax Street, a memorial service for Charles W Moore, and a Parent-Teacher address at Lee School. A charter granted to Patemm View Co ay signals local real estate activity. a fire near Barkers Crossing damages Fred M. Davis store.
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