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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
8
Special sale on high grade fishing rods and tackle at Saks & Company Pennsylvania Avenue and Seventh Street. Advertised bargains include 3 piece cane body rods with German silver trumper guides at 95 cents, split bamboo rods from $1.50, and Kelso handmade fly rods with leather case offered at dealer cut prices.
A district debate considers taxing and tagging hirsute adornments alongside cats to curb disease germs. A woman fuels the idea with a public letter offering to pay for multiple cats and argues beards and mustaches are equally germ carriers and deserve licensing if cats are taxed.
J W Paxton yesterday assumed duties as superintendent of the District Street cleaning department, succeeding James M Wood after the office transfer from Commissioner Johnston to Engineer Commissioner Judson. Paxton, age 31, native of Cumberland Maryland, a Princeton graduate, said he will spend most time in streets and cites engineering experience as key. The oath was given by Dr William Tindall, secretary to the board.
Ground was broken yesterday for a six story building to house the civil service commission on I street between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets north west. Commissioners Black and Washburn attended and then notified the President at the White House. Appleton P Clark Jr designed the structure, Samuel J Prescott Co. is the contractor. Victor Evans Jr owns the property and will lease it to the commission. Occupancy is targeted for about July 1 with an estimated cost of 160000 dollars.
Amos M Dumn, a clerk in the Treasury Department, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in his individual and firm capacity as a member of the late Dumn Bros of Berks County Pa. The firm dissolved in 1904 leaving estimated indebtedness of 48553 79 with assets of 16500.
The Playhouse washing ton new exclusive theater club won a liquor license from the excise board amid opposition led by AKE Shoemaker of the Anti-Saloon League. Protest cited 1814 N street northwest near Church of the Covenant. board ruled clubs exempt from ordinary liquor location restrictions. Reverend Charles Wood and George Raymond filed protests and threatened an injunction if granted.
Health officials inspected 1857 cows with 4 tuberculosis cases and 11 notices for violations. 88 farms in DC Maryland and Virginia were checked, 1357 cows surveyed, 1 cow TB positive, 20 dairies denied permits, 85 complaints on watered milk, 20 dirty milk bottle cases. Oyster and fish lots destroyed. food-safety actions extended to restaurants laundries and other venues. Smoke law enforcement shows 837 warrants under observation and 32 prosecutions with $110 in fines.
In the District Supreme Court general term yesterday seventy six applicants were licensed to practice in local courts on motion by William Henry Davis of the bar examiners Chief Justice Clabaugh presiding Elmer A Geneste must wait until March 5 next year before seeking admission The list includes Herbert L Anderson William Waugh Adams John C Alexander Alexander M Bull George Tinny Bean Henry Broeckmeyer Edward Beach H Eugene Brockmeyer Paul Farr Brailey Walter Blount Leonard S Brock John Calvert John Carmody Wade Carter Charles Caywood Benjamin Clanton D Edward Clarke A Lapin Cohen William Cochran Charles Creager Maury Curtis Blaine Coppinger Frank F W Cahn Richard Downey Donald De Lashmutt Henry Draper George Finch Morton Frank Joseph Gullielie Clyde Garrett Elmon Geneste Hermon Hlt James Hughes Charley Jones Melville Jones Jr Martin Joynt James Kelly Harold Kingsbury Raymond Knapp Eugene Landers Geary Lewis Lingamfelter Liverance McCray McDonnell Tench Marye W Mudd James Odrnsra Osterman Lawrence Paddock Robert Price Hugh Pettis Frank Parker J Stanley Payne Francis Roach Frederick Rice French Simpson Charles Smith Patrick Shugrue Shoemaker John Sacks Raphael Shunafelt Bert Thomas Clifford Tuernier Walter Taylor Oscar Thompson Arthur Tyrer Benjamin Pepper Frank Van Sant William Van Vieck Rupert Venning Kades Windle Robert Wasner Wendell Wasner and Albert Walker.
Prof Philip A. Alger of the Naval Academy and Annapolis is ill with appendicitis at Garfield Hospital. Doctors say operation unlikely. He remains on duty on special boat assignment in the city, with home in Annapolis Maryland.
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