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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
4
The Washington Post column surveys judicial delay reforms and court efficiency led by the Supreme Court, notes potential tariff and fiscal stability for 1912, and critiques presidential primaries and insurgent movements. It mocks attempts to curb law delays and discusses retirement proposals for government clerks.
The article discusses a tentative approach to a Panama Canal treaty stressing equal access for American ships, urges multilateral cooperation, and notes diplomatic cautions amid nonconservative opposition. It cites President Yaft’s stance, references Britain, France, and other nations, and forecasts ongoing diplomatic efforts to preserve the canal under neutral and fair conditions.
A long, critical editorial argues against creating additional joint committees to investigate money trusts and alleged corruption. It contends Congress and the Attorney General should not duplicate efforts, praising or criticizing current administrative actions and questioning the need for extra taxpayer expense.
The Alcott family permits a dramatization of Little Women amid strong public debate. Critics fear the adaptation may glamorize modern, flashy young women and stray from the original modest tone.
Caillaux used a personal emissary to Madrid to threaten Spanish rights from 1904 over Morocco unless Alfonso XIII yielded France. The move aimed to fuel dynastic unrest in Spain. Belgium also faced similar pressure. France’s republicans denounced Caillaux and called his leadership dangerous, while Monis’s illness and a staged cabinet scene aided his ouster.
A marble bust of the German emperor, a gift from Emperor William, was presented today to J. P. Morgan at his private East Thirty-sixth Street library in New York. The ceremony was conducted by Dr. Kurt Hlegter, German vice consul, acting for Rudolph Frankaen, the consul general.
The army medical department studied blond and brunette soldiers in the Philippines. Maj. W. P. Chamberlain concludes no definite winner, blondes withstand two years as well as brunettes and possibly five years, with unclear longer-term results. Data show more illness among blond soldiers in the regular troops and among brunettes in scouts police units. Blond and brunette military contact appears similar, with a possible exception on alcoholism.
President Taft distributed gifts to about forty White House staff and guards including a fate turkey to policemen and husbands, envelopes with gold pieces for clerks, and gold cufflinks for secret service men. A large 4 pound turkey from Postmaster Douglas of Tuscaloosa accompanied the gifts.
Bellefontaine is Santa Clausless this year with no church or institutional Christmas exercises. Ministers and fathers cited sentiment against the Santa Claus myth and the high cost of living, proposing the money be given to the poor. Some pastors arranged conveyances and house visits, leaving candy sacks for Sunday school pupils.
Chicago businessmen known as the bugs organized a charitable dinner last night to aid twelve percent of poor families in Chicago Nevada. The twenty members chose families, each child was polled and will receive Christmas items including toys, fur coats, or other wishes. Twelve cars will distribute bags of food and clothing, plus a ton of coal for each family for a month.
At the navy yard yesterday workers contributed to various funds for presents to the needy. Six year old George Hines, a yard helper, received a bag of pennies dimes and nickels totaling 7 dollars 63 cents from Harry Lindsau. The coins were handed to his mother. All the men on the yard sick list were remembered and the timekeeper received five dollars. Small sealed boxes were well filled.
Army orders list officers and their new duties and postings. Capt John K. Barber reports to Letterman General Hospital San Francisco for duty. Maj Arthur W. Monse proceeds to Fort Morgan Alabama. First Lt James A. Wilson to Fort St cum New York. Garfield I. McKinney to Fort Caswell North Carolina. Henry L. Brown to Fort Slocum North Carolina. Lt William I Allen to Hot Springs Arkansas then Fort Sam Houston Texas for duty. Maj Charles LYNCH to New York City then Poughkeepsie for official business. Capt Palmer E. Pierce to West Point New York to report to Superintendent. Lt Edward L Napier to report by January 1 1912 to San Francisco for voyage to Manila aboard Sheridan. Capt Gideon F Williams to Fargo North Dakota as inspector in trainer of North Dakota militia. Maj Charles H W McKinstry to Los Angeles California to relieve Capt William F Stoke y. Corp Frederick Hammer discharged to enter Bordlers Home.
Tucson Senator elect A. A. Worsley proposes adding both recall options to the Arizona constitution when the Legislature meets in Phoenix in February. The Swiss system would allow recall of an official with the governor appointing a successor if the official is removed, while the Oregon plan requires a double fight. The measure lets voters choose between them on the ballot.
Government workers celebrated a Christmas treat with gifts and a tree in multiple departments. Forestry bureau led by Gene McPherson and Atlantic building newsboy hosted a toy gathering. Commerce and Labor, Engraving and Printing also held holiday events with a listed committee and participants.
Mrs Russell Sage played Santa Claus for Central Park laborers today and sent a bag of $4 gold pieces to Park Commissioner Slover for distribution among the employees. The menagerie keepers were omitted from the list and felt slighted. A delegation of firemen visited Mrs Sage with engrossed resolutions thanking her for her recent $10,000 gift to buy books for the two houses.
Secretary of State Knox joined the Christmas exodus from Washington yesterday and left for Valley Forge Pennsylvania to spend the holidays. Secretary of the Navy Meyer has departed and is in the Caro. Assistant Secretary Winthrop left for New York to remain until Tuesday or Wednesday. Secretary of War Stimson will stay in Washington until tomorrow afternoon then travel with Mrs Stimson to Haverford Pennsylvania and onward to his Long Island country place.
Toledo, Ohio mayor Whitlock announced he will resign at the end of his two year term starting January 1, 19. He will devote time to literary work and may write three plays for different theatrical producers. He cited persistent rumors of a bid for Congress in the Ninth District to succeed I R Sherwood as a factor.
A long hotel guest list records visitors in Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh California Georgia Maryland Baltimore Tallassee Shoreham and Arlington with numerous individuals and couples noted at Willard Ebbitt Raleigh and other inns. The roll includes Mr and Mrs and Miss names across states and foreign travel to Montreal reflecting a broad hospitality footprint.
The Navy plans ten days of Christmas aboard ships with liberal shore leave and nonessential duties halted. Sailors will enjoy turkey and elaborate multi course dinners funded by the men, plus entertainments from sparring to vaudeville. Army posts offer generous Christmas provisions, promising better fare than many civilians.
Officials plan to place a wooden scale model of the Maine wreck permanently in either the Washington Navy Yard naval museum or the National Museum. The model, prepared under Secretary Meier's order after the naval board’s Havana trip, has drawn naval officers and others who viewed demonstrations of the accident’s mechanics. Special lectures on the model were given for President Taft, Secretary Meyer, the General Board, and prominent newspapers.
A missionary letter to the American Board of Foreign Missions praised Navy personnel Ensign Earl F. Smith and Assistant Surgeon James Gunnel yen for splendid service during the Fanchow battle. They protected missionaries and property and cared for wounded in mission hospitals aboard the Pompey. Acting Secretary Winthrop ordered the commendation recorded and letters sent.
Senator Culberson and Texas delegation seek to obtain a pardon or reversal of a court martial dismissal for Lieut Samuel Orchard of the Third Infantry who was convicted in Alaska of embezzlement. The proceedings are under review by Judge Advocate General Crowder and will go to President Taft for approval. Orchard served in the First Texas Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War.
Henry N Van Dyke former registrar at Princeton University died of heart disease today on a Broadway car in New York He leaves a wife and two sons He was a distant relative of Dr Henry Van Dyke former pastor of Brick Presbyterian Church and Princeton professor of literature Adding a mix of verses and unrelated observations from various sources this fragmentary item notes the death and immediate family.
A compact column satire on marriage and gender biases, asserting blunt social maxims. It lampoons arguments with aphorisms about women, men, and matrimonial dynamics, noting how truth and judgment refract in domestic life.
Daniel McGuire lauds Senator Proctor for promoting Vermont marble and its use in national buildings, contrasting Italian import reliance with domestic stone. John J. Sullivan discusses Fort Smith Arkansas growth, paving and schools, while Leonidas Merritt recalls Minnesota’s frontier past and ore ranges, highlighting emigration and war-era expansion.
In Willard, Curt Wollhelm of Berlin notes German envelopes are unusually thin and colored on the inside. He explains German factories conserve materials to cut postage, making envelopes half as heavy as American ones. He cites demand and possible need for foreign machinery if U S producers follow suit.
The pure food board states only sarasca cherries preserved in maraschino may be labeled Maraschino Cherries. Cherries packed in maraschuing Nqueur are not misbranded if marked Chernes in Maraschino. Products made with artificial flavors must be branded Imitation. The marasca cherry is native to the Dalmatian mountains.
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