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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
36
A joint committee of Congress will conduct a full investigation of the Ballinger Pinchot dispute. President Taft and Rep Dalzell outlined plan for a comprehensive inquiry with plenary powers and a swift report to Congress after holidays.
Philippine commissioners Manuel Quezon and peers arrived in Washington to meet President Taft and request changes. They seek increased homestead entries in the islands and authority for single-file land filings on public domain. They urge extensions of ship navigation to Filipinos abroad and alignment of Philippine assembly terms with Congress.
Champ Clark minority leader of the House voiced support for economy in appropriations and predicted adjournment by May 7. He said Democrats aim to keep down spending and vote against the ship subsidy while favoring river and harbor bills. The House leaders push to pass appropriation measures quickly as adjournment approaches.
Senate plans to pass a Borah resolution for a civil service investigation funded by a Senate committee. Senator Borah says Kean expects favorable reporting for necessary expenditures. Pellagra cases in Mississippi total 133 in the year with 91 linked to four counties including Lauderdale.
New York customs figures show higher overall receipts for 1989 despite declines in imports. Collector Lorh reports total duties collected at the port of New York for the year, noting increases in some categories and large export values, with figures contrasting against 1981 levels and indicating shifts in domestic merchandise activity.
The census bureau study shows American cities spent 1907 funds on public works and operations totaling about 98 million dollars for new projects plus 37 million for sanitation and health. Interest on debt and financing costs averaged 304 cents per person, with wide variation among cities. Education receipts lead expenditures, recreation lowest, and municipal ownership trends include water systems and markets across many cities.
The article describes a Palestine colony where communal wine sales fund public expenditures and the wine presses are housed in a vast American‑style factory. Mr. Grat leads an American party through dark corridors, praising the colony’s prosperity, cleanliness, and self‑sufficiency, while noting some Jews favor the United States over Palestine.
The article describes Zionist settlement in Palestine, detailing Jewish colonies, leadership, and daily life in Jerusalem and Jaffa. It recounts American visitors guided by host Mr Graf, noting democracy in colony government, Hebrew education, and the Torah oriented community amid modern facilities. It also mentions Sayourin and wine production, with references to Baron Rothschild’s hospital and colonial prosperity.
Secretary MacVeagh spent yesterday in New York for an undisclosed purpose. He is expected to return to Washington today from the metropolis.
Memphis dispatch reports Col James Gordon of Okolona Mississippi, once sought in a $10000 reward for alleged Lincoln assassination conspiracy with Booth, fled to Canada after being accused. He later aided by a Yankee officer, returned home to Chickasaw county, and was named Mississippi senator by Gov Hoel after the war.
President Tart and his cabinet finalized a plan to send a combined message to Congress next week proposing amendments to the interstate commerce and Sherman antitrust laws. The speech will also address federal licensing for corporations, offering a voluntary license for those choosing federal jurisdiction. The antitrust observations are not linked to the ongoing Standard Oil and tobacco trust cases.
Chairman Burke of the House committee on Indian affairs is drafting the Indian appropriation bill. He expects to report to the full committee in January and whip the bill into shape for the House by late January. The submitted estimates reduce current appropriations by two to three million dollars.
Nashville officials and business leaders hosted a farewell banquet for Judge Horace H Lurton as he prepares to take the oath as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. About 200 guests attended as the board of trade of Nashville praised his service and bids.
Census Director War announces a simple test for applicants to become census enumerators on Saturday February. The test mirrors the twelfth district’s process and includes filling out population schedules from narrative family descriptions and an agriculture schedule. Applicants must be US citizens, 18 to 45 years old, physically able, trustworthy, and file applications with local supervisors by January 25.
Secretary MacVeagh may favor a graduated tax on national bank circulation secured by U S bonds, with plans for Panama Canal bonds at 2 1 4 percent if marketable. Treasury balance stands at 24 4 million. no new interest-bearing issues until early March. Venezuelan iron mine project to start in March with Pan American Ore Corp increasing output to about 1,000 tons daily.
Butler Missouri December 28 Republicans of the Sixth Missouri district nominate E S Griffith of Greenfield by acclamation to succeed the late congressman David A De Armond. Democrats had named C C Dhiting in Maryland Midshipman Bragg dismissed for unsatisfactory conduct at Annapolis with excess demerits. appointed from Maine on June 21, 1906.
The Avon, a 11,600 ton four mast ship built by Harland & Wolf, will depart New York at the start of the new year for three cruises among the West Indies. It will feature a modern dining saloon with small tables, a social hall, writing nooks, a well stocked library, smoking and card rooms, a swimming pool, spacious promenades for games, a darkroom for photography, and a large playroom for children. The maiden West Indian itineraries will cover about 7,000 miles, calling at Bermuda, San Juan, Kingston, Colon, Caracas, Trinidad, Bridgetown, Martinique, Santiago de Cuba, Havana, and Nassau.
Prof Hart of Harvard addressed the American Economic Association criticizing reformers for believing in panaceas and overstating devices to shape humanity. He argued historians err with biases and falsehoods, citing spoiled fancies like the idealized Southern cavalier and the bloody exploits of John Paul Jones.
Winthrop signed an offer to distribute small arms among naval militia units nationwide. The department will outfit units with Morris tubes and instruct members in their use, following a navigation bureau recommendation. Recruiting officers will direct district militiamen to train with the new gun target system being prepared by the department.
The document lists officers promoted or reassigned in early 1910 across the Army Medical Corps artillery and staff, detailing ranks from lieutenant colonel to captain and various medical and reserve corps allocations. It records duties, station stays, and appointments for personnel, including the 6th Cavalry, artillery units, and naval officers, with noted moves to San Francisco Cal and Fort Slocum NY for duty, observation, or medical examinations.
Movemente of naval weapons arcived in Boston prompts security brief as authorities trace arms flow from Norlots to Washington. Military watchers say origin and routes are under review with officials urging caution amid heightened vigilance at Guantenamo and allied ports.
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