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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
10
Secretary Houston announced 1914 totals for farm crops, animal products, and sold livestock reach 9.8729 billion dollars, up 83 million from 1913 and over double 1899. Cotton value fell due to Europe war, while corn and wheat set records. cattle and eggs drove animal product gains.
Exports through Galveston in December set seasonal records with cotton shipments totaling 521,208 bales valued at 21 206 084 and wheat at 2 077 214 bushels. Major destinations for cotton include the United Kingdom France Sweden Italy Japan and Germany while Wheat goes to the United Kingdom Italy France Greece Spain and Norway. Morgan line steamer FE Mar sailed with about 7 000 bales to Bremen and Nebraskan will sail next week with a cotton cargo.
Chicago Great Western orders 6 000 tons steel rails 180 coal cars and some passenger equipment. Pullman builds 100 steel cars for own use for 1 200 men over 100 days. Inland steel business improving with small hires. Commonwealth Edison increases Inland workforce for anticipated upturn.
Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison says a single first‑class power could overwhelm the United States if it attacked in force while American defenses are unprepared. He urges expansion of the mobile army to 50,000 and creation of a trained reserve to brace the nation for quick, decisive defense.
Diplomatic efforts to ease wartime shipping disruptions continue as the United States seeks to certify cargoes to avoid detention. A confidential note to Britain argues for amicable adjustments, cites customs delays harming perishable goods, and urges measures to reduce on sea searches while protecting American commerce.
Woman suffragists pressed Representative Henry chairing the House Rules Committee and learned the constitutional amendment likely would face a vote January 12. Henry expected defeat by more than a two thirds margin. The Connecticut Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage filed a protest against the amendment.
Representative Lewis of Maryland will introduce a House bill to buy telephones and run them through the postal service. No plan to take telegraph lines. July 1 set for transfer. ICC to appraise line values. government pays based on appraisal, with owners allowed to appeal in court.
Republican Leader Mann introduced a resolution urging the House Ways and Means Committee to prepare a speedy report on a tariff board bill. He said tariff revision should be protective and tied to the next election and that information for revision should be obtained in relevance.
A compact quip notes men fret and hurry late to keep business booming. It laments arguing with a woman and questions the point of such fuss, reflecting a tongue in cheek social aside.
The India government will limit exports to 102000 tons of wheat including flour from December 1 1914 to March 31 1918. Exports will be confined to British possessions with strong demand for the cereal.
Astrological forecast from a New York columnist cautions that Mars Saturn alignments around the 1914 winter solstice and forthcoming lunar phases threaten crisis for the Wilson administration. Predictions include potential martial activity, turbulent masses, and strained foreign relations with cautious hopes for pacific methods and eventual prosperity.
The Pall Mall Gazette urges mutual goodwill between Britain and the United States amid tensions over war material flows. The Evening Standard emphasizes the prime duty of the British navy to prevent aiding Germany, while cautioning about American views that vary from President Wilson’s official stance.
Progressive members of Congress urged the President to appoint a New York lawyer who ran on the Progressive ticket to one of five seats on the new trade commission. The delegation, led by Representative Chandler of New York, included Senator Poindexter and Representatives Bryan and Falconer of Washington, Ripley and Kelly of Pennsylvania, with Senator Clapp of Minnesota also present. The President listened but did not indicate a reply.
Contained in the report is a discussion of contraband shipments to Austria Hungary and Germany and British measures delaying ships bound for Italy unless fraud is suspected. It notes a possible U S guarantee to assure bill honesty and strict fraud penalties as a step toward easing cargo searches if credible. British officials point to lenient cotton policy that could be misused to hide copper and other contraband.
Francis E Spinner, United States Treasurer under Lincoln Johnson and Grant, who first opened the government service to women clerks in his department, died December 31 1890 in Jacksonville Florida born January 23 1802 at German Flats Mohawk New York. His autograph was widely imitated and he rose from apprentice to major general in the militia and served as sheriff and auditor before entering Congress and later the Treasury. A Spinner statue rests in the Treasury Department lower recess.
The report shows candidates spent 460777 25 dollars with 188847 99 from various sources, totaling 271926 26 for campaign financing across 31 states. Democrats led with 242895 90, Republicans 156854 33, and Georgia accounted for the largest state total 41492 30.
Fragmentary dispatches describe German attempts to break the Russian line east of the Bzura River near Mistrzewice while Austrian operations in the Carpathians faltered. Reports claim heavy German reinforcements, Russian artillery counter actions, and several captured enemy trenches and machine guns as Austrians retreat in Galicia and along routes toward Hungary.
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