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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
21
Report states ships of the fleet will conduct wireless communications and maneuvers about 30 miles off the Virginia cape and southern drill grounds. The operations continue next week as shins reach Hampton to enable Christmas leave before sailing to New York harbor.
A three month effort yields a draft bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act. A United States court of commerce would review orders and classifications, with limited appeals to the Supreme Court. Telegraph and telephone firms would be designated common carriers, and railroads face stock restrictions and rate unification rules under commission oversight.
The proposed measure would amp up federal regulation and extend the commission’s final orders unless challenged in court within 309 days. It doubles reporting duties, sets joint rates and allocations with water carriers, and assigns a new Court of Commerce with a president and four associates. Session provisions allow remote sittings, assistant attorneys general, and separate interagency roles while preserving railroads’ initial rate setting.
A letter from Indiana recounts coffee addiction and stomach misery until Postum changed breakfast rituals. The writer describes relief from dyspepsia and coffee cravings, crediting the cereal beverage with restored health and energy. The piece promotes Postum with the slogan There’s a Reason.
Delegates at the National Naval Militia Association convention hear pledges for bringing naval militia under the same benefits and training as the national guard. Key speakers include Beekman Winthrop and Commander Winterhalter. Debate centers on reorganizing the naval branch, establishing a militia bureau, and ensuring 10,900 trained sailors ready in 72 hours. delegates tour Annapolis, attend luncheon, then return for a Willard smoker before heading home.
Berlin notes with approval Taft’s Congress message praising US foreign policy and the new tariff’s effects on trade. Commentators mark the emphasis on international dealings, including Canada and Belgian Congo, as potentially boosting German trade and exports. Blackburn resignation as Isthmian Canal Commissioner reported as accepted by the War Department.
A dated advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims rapid relief from backache, rheumatic pains, nervousness, headaches, and insomnia, promising cleansing and healing of urinary organs with a six cent dose, urging readers to trust Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati as a reliable medicine concern.
Army orders list leaves of absence and duty reassignments for multiple officers across Cavalry, Nists, Engineers, Signal Corps, and Coast Artillery. Names include Capt. Charles Haight, First Lieut. Roland Erin, Col. Eawant Dravo, Capt. Bert Thompson, Capt. William Stoker, Capt. Theophilos Breels, and others with dates around 1908–1919. Assignments shift officers to duties in California, Gulf Department, Coast Artillery, and training schools, with various reports and reports of non-duty transfers noted.
Iowa Senator Cummins will introduce a bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act expanding ICC powers and oppose the administration’s proposed ICC court. The measure is expected to win united support from Senate progressives and will be more radical than the President’s plan. He will also propose a regulation to appoint a special Senate committee to review the Sherman Antitrust Act and report necessary changes.
United States Minister Egan and party sailed for New York today on the steamer Oscar II. Egan plans a variation of this month’s movements of naval vessels. Sailings include Taroma, 2 Mane le, and other vessels bound for Norfolk and Salem with port calls at Cristobal and Limua listed among transit points.
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