Senate Urges Halt on Union Station War Housing Project
The Senate investigating committee called for immediate stop to work on the Union Station Plaza war housing project and urged cancellation of contracts nationwide on projects more than 75 percent complete. The joint resolution, submitted by Senator Hardwick, seeks suspension of all such war housing efforts and was delayed after Senator Norris objected, with Reed leading the inquiry into Otto M. Bidlitz of the War Department.
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Sage and Sulphur Compound Advertises Dark Hair
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair. It claims easy daily use with a damp sponge or brush, producing natural looking, glossy darker hair by morning after one or two applications. The copy emphasizes youth and attractiveness and warns it is not for cure or prevention of disease.
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Senate action halts Union Station project work
A Senate resolution orders immediate suspension of Union Station and related housing projects if not 75 percent complete. It directs the United States Housing Corporation to cancel furniture contracts and reclaim unused items, citing higher costs and unclear benefits. The report urges Congress to act promptly as war ends.
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Suffrage march split over leadership roles
An error in The Post stated Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw would lead the Senate march for the Federal woman suffrage amendment. The event was organized by the National Woman's Party, while Catt and Shaw head the National American Woman Suffrage Association, with differing protest methods.
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Burial Set for First Lieutenant Moore in Arlington
Funeral services for First Lieutenant William G. Moore of the United States Cavalry will be held this morning with burial planned at Arlington Cemetery. Moore died of pneumonia in Douglas Arizona around December. He was the grandson of the late Col. William A. G. Moore and the son of Jacob G. Moore of Washington. A 1919 graduate from Business High School, he served with the District of Columbia signal corps during the Mesa trouble. In February 1918 he graduated from the professional school for officers at Fort Leavenworth. He served with the U S Squadron at Montevideo, Uruguay, and the Montevideo-based American South Atlantic naval group has arrived here.
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Madden urges DC teachers pay as House shuns German instruction
Madden declares District educators receive niggardly salaries and face a hopeless future. The House backs budget language forbidding expenditures for German language teaching or related books. Madden presses higher pay, while delays on salary increases await Treasury estimates. The measure shifts board appointments to District commissioners. The bill advances in form but faces postponement due to National Security League debate.
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Funeral services for Maynard Davis at Westminster Memorial Church
Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock this afternoon for Maynard Davis son of the Hey Davia pastor of Westminster Memorial Church who died Sunday. Military guard of honor will be in charge of the body at the church and Lebanon Lodge No 7 F A M Arlington Cemetery. Lieut Davis a former Business High School student enlisted in the army as a private in June 1917. Surviving are his wife Beulah A Davis his father and stepmother two sisters and two brothers.
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Lawyer Sues for Fifty Thousand Dollars in Rail Case
Lorenzo A. Bailey, a lawyer, filed suit yesterday in the District Supreme Court against Washington Railway and Pilectric Co for fifty thousand dollars damages over injuries suffered January 30 while attempting to board a street car. He alleges he signaled the car to stop, then the car lurched forward, throwing him to the ground. He claims synovitis of the shoulder neuritis and paralysis of an arm and a leg resulted, and will be his own attorney.
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Government seeks gas rate increase before utilities board
The Washington Gaslight Company urged the public utilities commission to raise its rate from 90 cents to 1.10 per 1000 cubic feet. Witnesses will be called for cross examination. government payments and proposed rates are debated, with project prospects of a higher return and possible court action. Takoma Park, Maryland, considers protesting any rise above the current $1, fearing further hikes if the District rate climbs to 1.19.
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Committee of 7 to probe National Security League activities
The House approved a seven member special committee to investigate the National Security League's activities, expenditures, and motives with hearings likely to begin this week. Democrats Johnson Kentucky chair, Harrison Mississippi, Saunders Virginia, Caraway Arkansas. Republicans Reavis Nebraska, Walsh Massachusetts, Browne Wisconsin. Elihu Root and Alton B Parker expected as first witnesses. many League opponents and reelection foes to testify. Representative Frear of Wisconsin introduced the resolution. Campbell of Kansas denounced the League’s opposition to reelection and volunteer system. The measure passed unanimously.
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U. S. Islands Prove Fealty in Fiscal Year
Maj. Gen. Frank McIntyre reported that insular loyalty marked the year with prosperity and civic progress across Philippines possessions. Foreign exports approached 96 million dollars, up from seven million in 1816, while imports rose from 45 to 65 million dollars.
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Fragmentary OCR Note on Welfare and Administration
Fragmented text references the United States service in welfare efforts and civilian organization mobilization. Mentions Naina Al Bmytt, a board member, and a few officials including Joy Edaon and a labor representative, with unclear roles and dates.
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Washington households learn to operate heaters at new instruction station
Several hundred Washington residents attended the opening of the administration's instruction station at 5th Street Northwest to learn how to use heaters and ranges to recover coal and meat. The station will run each afternoon for the rest of the week with three lectures daily and fuel experts on hand to answer questions about heat health and related problems.
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Liquor Stocks Taken Out Of Bond Amid Tax Bill Push
Unofficial Treasury reports show liquor dealers withdrawing whisky and spirits from bond at two to three times the usual rate as a new revenue bill raises taxes. December withdrawals may reach 26 million gallons, doubling November. October and September figures are 8 million and 5.68 million gallons respectively, with July 1917 at 25 million long. By October 1917 post passage tax rose to 6.40 per gallon, and total bonded stock is about 190 million gallons nationwide. September 30 reported 14.55 million on hand before shrinkage.
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