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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1924
Page
2
Industry reports show a modest improvement over the past week with continued easy money and firmer markets. Steel demand remains soft, rail car loadings hold steady, grain prices fluctuate, and cotton yields rise. government crop reports raise estimates while prices for industrial commodities edge higher in July.
London opens after a slack season with buoyant mood amid easing exchange rates. Prime Minister Macdonald signaled a treaty design immediate, provoking mixed reception as markets bet on allied conference progress. German and Russian loans fueled activity while West End buyers wager on future Treasury gains.
Local records indexing completed in Prince Georges county with new system dates from January 1 1922 and extends to 1834. Community events include lawn party for Spalding Democratic club August 22 and a Catholic Daughters fete at Phillips Grove Silver Hill for Court Bishop Carroll. Various official notices list polling places and doorkeepers for November election. A five year old Vernon Crawford wandered off near here and was found eight miles away in East Riverdale after a long walk seeking water.
A military roster lists field artillery, infantry, engineers, and staff shifts. Maj Casey H Hayes to command and general staff school Fort Leavenworth. Lieut Col William Lay Patterson assigned to Washington headquarters. Richard Taylor to Georgia Tech Atlanta. Floyd Hatfield to Indivision Fort Sam Houston. Glen Townsend to second corps area. Armistead Mead Jr to Fort Howard. Edgardo Vazquez reassigned to 28th infantry. Lieut Col Charles F Leonard to 13th infantry. Corps of Engineers details James F Phillips, Quartermaster Corps changes at Fort Benning and Ames, Iowa. Medic Corps notes Captain Patrick Madigan and Maj Claude Holmes. Ordnance adds Me Stewart Relmel and Wills Slaughter. Thomas Nixon to Aberdeen proving ground. John A Brooke and Donald Armstrong reassigned. Judge Advocate Frank Hallifay to Hawaii.
The Old Dominion Boat Club prepares for its annual local regatta this Saturday with a mixed canoe race, singles, doubles, fours, sixes and several freak events including a paddleless race and tilting contest. A smoker and other athletic events are planned, and George Whalen remains near death from a fractured spine after an accident at Western Marine. The insurance issue for volunteer firefighters highlighted by Whalen’s injury raises questions about city coverage for non payroll workers under state law.
Starkey Hare aged 66, chief field deputy of the internal revenue department, died in a local hospital after a week with illness. J C Noel, collector, said Hare moved from eastern North Carolina to Richmond about eighteen years ago and had served three years in the IRS. His main task was assessing taxes for illicit distillers convicted in court.
Brief discusses a Martinsburg case upholding that private awnings over sidewalks may be a public nuisance. It cites Everett v Boone on nonenforceable covenants in trade, and a New York case on driving duty and negligence. Also mentions a Prudential v Ray decision on proximate cause and a pawn loan dispute.
Clarendon citizens hear plans for roads bond issue and discuss traffic upgrades after the Key Bridge led to improved flow. Stones to mark the span will bear inscriptions from the U S Army Corps of Engineers and the DC side will read Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Special to The Washington Post reports Marvin Powell 14 son of Rev Leland Powell of Richmond died when the auto he rode in skidded and overturned near Grantsville Maryland. His father sustained a fractured arm and his brother a mutal on leg in hospital. the family was en route to Grafton West Virginia to join relatives.
In Culpeper Virginia on August 16 a black man James Taylor shot and killed Ras Williams over Susie Williams. A pursuing mob fought Taylor who fled to his home then reportedly killed himself. Earlier Taylor had been fined for assaulting Susie Williams.
Special to The Washington Post. At McKay near Bower West Virginia the mine fire on the Davis Colliery Company property is thought under control after flooding failed and room closures forced the flames to subside late yesterday. The blaze, believed to have smoldered since July 28, started when a shot was fired as miners quit. Coal lamps are thought to have ignited, with fire spreading through a series of rooms.
In Ocean View, Miss Clara Budd of Lynchburg aged 22 and Joseph W. Maucher aged 23 drowned in the afternoon surf. Budd’s body drifted ashore. Maucher’s was recovered two hours later. Also noted are obituaries from Lynchburg and Danville for Mary F. Cox and W. F. Phelps, plus multiple local notices of deaths and interments across Heathsville Reedsville and Richmond County communities.
New York reports the Federal reserve bank lowered its rediscount rate to 3 percent, the lowest among major central banks, spurring broad rallies across bonds. Foreign issues gained as preparations for the Dawes plan and potential Ruhr evacuation boosted demand, with gains of 2 to 6 points. European and continental issues, including French and Belgian bonds, reached new highs while dollar government securities also advanced as the rate cut lifted foreign borrowing prospects. A Norwegian loan drew $25 million, helping push total new bond offerings to $95 million for the week, with bankers forecasting substantial financing before year end.
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce and Baltimore Association of Commerce pledge to intervene for Norfolk port in Shipping Board parity challenge. Jacksonville Charleston and Philadelphia New York groups back the complaint seeking 7 percent and 16 cent differentials favoring north Atlantic ports. Hearing likely in September with lines from north south and gulf ports to Europe targeted.
A suit filed by Aubrey Rotruck of Hartmansville against W T Jones of Schell charges that while driving his automobile along the Northwestern pike he scared cattle, causing a break in a fence and crop damage. Justice Rollman ruled for the defendant.
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