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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1914
Page
3
A chaotic report describes an intruder scare prompted by a daughter’s warning to shoot and a widespread police alert. Residents in Shelton and nearby sections faced a tense night as reports of robberies and wanderers prompted official scrutiny and a surge of patrols.
The Worcester Pressen o steel Company received an order for 100000 saber scabbards via Jemington Arms Company of Ion N for delivery starting January 1 with weekly installments over six months. This is the second intraes order for stabbards in Worcester after a 200000 unit fill by Grito Knight.
Duluth Minn Pee 1-The steady shipping season from the American side of the lakes has been satisfactory. Domestic receipts of grain from August 1 to November 3 totaled 8,245,048 bushels, up from 6,087,373 last year. Bonded grain arrivals fell due to a crop failure in the Canadian northwest, totaling 1,185,015 bushels versus 6,025,370 previously. Bonded and domestic shipments from August 1 to November 3 reached 7,760,16 bushels, up from last year’s 6, TR NOS. Stocks of all grains stood at 9,730,908 bushels, down from 14,070,? last year.
The Washington Post reports Studebaker of South Bend Indiana received orders for 200,000 sets of harness units sufficient to supply 120,000 horses with six harnesses per set and price details. Other firms are said to have similar orders while leather shipments rise for shoes and other items.
Munitions of war are being sourced in the United States for the Washington Fest. Pittsburgh leather orders for artillery harness have surged above 120 thousand dollars, seen as a forerunner of larger shipments. A major American manufacturer has secured a 34 million dollar leather contract, with similar orders placed nationwide.
Chicago orders from the French government include 10,000,000 cans of corned beef and 2,900 fat hog backs with Chicago packers. Additional orders for 1,000,000 cans of corned beef were noted. British government earlier contracted 2,000,000 l-pound vans. Total value reported at 15,900,080 dollars.
Officers of the Policemens association voted at headquarters and precincts for 1915 leaders Otto Hauschild named president from Smith precinct with A E Smoot as vice president Mount ed Motorcycle Policeman. George Viollery as secretary. Stout C Lord as treasurer. EF Wilson as financial secretary. I Dalgrimpte from Ninth at the White House named trustee. All except president and vice president seek reelection.
Japanese expert says American exporters can seize over 100 million in Far East trade as war shortages push Japan and China to seek U S goods. He notes rising prices, favorable margins, and substantial untapped demand in Japan and China, while citing obstacles like cash payment demands and American reluctance to adapt to Eastern tastes.
The Treasury Department reports a pronounced improvement in business and restored confidence as clearing house certificates and emergency currency are retired. The Comptroller of the Currency said all certificates have been paid off or redeemed with December set as the last redemption day. Banks are ready to pay off the remaining balance and acknowledge the ongoing return to normal conditions. The Aldrich-Vreeland currency, one third of the total issue, has been redeemed and redemptions continue while new applications decline.
Exports from the twelve ports handling 0 per cent of U S business totaled 43098 902 for the week ended November 28 compared with imports of 976 695 BT Tenv yielding a favorable trade balance of 16 414 . The 22 working days of November showed a trade balance in favor of the United States of 62 188992 which, adding to official estimates, indicates an export excess of about 70,000, om for the entire country during November.
The French government placed orders for 7,000,000 globes with export firms. About 2,060,000 are to be completed for immediate use while the rest will be shipped empty for winter finishing by French authorities. The consignments will be sent abroad with electric supply firms handling distribution and areas awaiting full wiring.
The Rockville Woolen Mills and Broad Brook Woolen Mills receive large orders for 250000 yards and 10000 yards of woolen goods for Allied Armies in Europe. Deliveries set for December 23. Mills operate day and night, overtime on large contracts for English and French army clothing.
Reports from Wisconsin knitting mills show orders for LAW, dozen pairs of woolen goods, and 40000 sweaters from British and French government representatives. Mills run three shifts, day and night, to meet demand.
The Courier des Etats-Unis reports skepticism about a Crown Prince interview cited by an American journalist. It questions authenticity, notes similarities to German propaganda, and highlights the Prince’s remarks on armistice, England’s role, and courage of French troops, ending with a critical view of the piece as German propaganda tailored for American readers.
From the Staats-Zeitung a pamphlet answers Prof Brander Matthews of Columbia University. It lists German figures in philosophy, science, art, and letters, arguing Matthews knows little of German culture and misjudges its literature and civilization. It catalogs philosophers, artists, poets, and historians lauded in Munich and Paris, challenging his views.
Juondon December 1 The distinguished service order is awarded to 59 officers from the special reserve to the guard. Thirty nine receive lieutenants or second lieutenants for cheerfulness, optimism, teamwork, consistent good work and utmost gallantry. Lord Alastair Robert Innes Ket is honored for conspicuous courage with the advance squadron at Kryskeseth, aiding wounded under heavy fire. Captain Lord Innes-Ket, wounded, brother of the Duke of Roxburghe, married Anna Breese, and holds the queen's and king's medals from the South African war.
Washington Lodge 15 Benevolent Protective Order of Elks holds annual memorial service at Poli's Theater. Secretary of State delivers address. 150 members lost this year. Marine Band and Church of the Ascension choir provide music. Soloists Corinna Lockett and Jessi Masters. Arthur S Witcomb and AN Gardner perform. Officers conduct opening and closing rites. roster includes Edward J Murphy and others. Also honors Calvary Baptist Church Christian Endeavor Society's 25th anniversary with speaker Rev A F Anderson and reception Friday evening with musical performances.
The Hutchins will case moved to New York for Rose Hutchins deposition after the father Stimeen Hutchins declined to testify. Lee Hutchins Jr to challenge the will alleging the father was of unsound mind. Frederick O Smith, former chauffeur, testified about acts by the millionaire including ordering gasoline and storing it, and purchasing phonograph records of the same opera.
Jinigh C Mitchell, engineer in the United States coast and geodetic survey, gave an illustrated talk at the Cosmos Club on 4 Topographic Survey of a Large City. Mitchell led the Cincinnati survey team in 1912 and spoke on problems engineers face in city surveys.
W D Simmons of Simmons Hardware urges higher rates to allow a reasonable stockholder return. He warns railroad revenue must rise for prosperity, arguing strong rail profits sustain the nation. Philadelphia industrial leaders say cotton and textiles demand a robust home market and war reshapes imports for better business.
Officials report a substantial rise in cotton movement as the 1st Lowsien Mountain and Southern Railway shops at Argenta resume operations today. Six hundred men return to work after a recent shutdown, signaling renewed activity in the Arkansas railroad yards.
The Henrys iy Mirick estate, valued over 250000, is to be handled by Washington Loan and Trust Company as executor. A 1914 codicil revokes earlier set aside provisions and allocates 1690 to Thomas Hawthorne, with various annual incomes set for siblings and the deceased son’s children. Residuals and multiple trusts fund income for brothers and a sister, with remaining estate for the widow and Carlos Mirick. Georgeanna J Cooper and Louis Parlip Serbert wills also appear with bequests to relatives.
At the semiannual National Remount Association directors meeting in the Army and Navy Club the group found no evidence of a serious curtailment in horse supply due to overseas military shipments. Debates covered large exports to Europe and potential brood mare embargoes, but no official action was taken. The Agriculture Department’s prize program for stallion costs was boosted to 280 dollars amid reports of strong past results. Notables present included Gen S B M Young, U A Perry Belment, Col J F Reynolds Landis, and others.
The local firm Mertz and Mertz Co Inc at 906F St Strikes faced a mixed outcome with notable spares and strategic splits during THI proceedings. The event highlighted the company’s defensive posture and resilient positioning amid evolving market pressures.
The dispatch lists numerous officers assigned to duty or court martial, including Lieut Col Walter Cuatfine and Maj Leigh A Ft LeFi, with transfers across infantry coastal defenses and artillery units, plus detachments to San Francisco Puget Sound and Philadelphia yards, and a note on draft routing via Boston and Potomac areas.
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