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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
26
Saks and Company advertises a rapid sale of merchandise with every item below cost. The Department of Automobile Accessories includes summer robes, waterproofed mohair garments, Mackintosh and Riley robes, and winter robes with prices slashed from hundreds to a few dollars.
Commissioner Henry Litchfield West took the oath of office for a third term as DC commissioner in the Municipal Building boardroom. Corporation Counsel FE H Thomas delivered a congratulatory address, with remarks by Dre Willam Tindall and a reception following the ceremony. The event drew a large cross section of district business leaders and government officials in attendance.
The issue of whether the McKinney Manual Training School may purchase a plane from the 1909 District appropriation for equipment is referred to the comptroller. District auditor Tweedale notes$60,000 is allotted for complete equipment of the school extension and an additional line provides for the purchase of planes for school buildings with a cap of 225 per unit. TA Chamberlain, supervisor, says a plane is needed at McKinney School.
A proposed DHS would grant the police censorship over street posters and moving pictures in the District. The bill also gives theater jurisdiction. Dr Wilbur F Crafts of the International Reform Bureau prepared it and it was sent to commissioners yesterday. Commissioner West urged forwarding to Corporation Counsel Thomas to confirm authority to enact such censorship rules.
Maj Sylvester recommended laborer appointments for W Anderson and Daniel Webster to driver roles, with Webster promoted from house of detention and Marton Leap named driver there. Commissioner West approved, and special police on Washington Railway property were authorized. Wade resignation accepted, and two hurt when a car axle failed near the District line. The notice notes a crack in the iron and a stray ad fragment remains.
Harrison Wagner, a famed litigant from this city and Frederick County, Md., with a long history of suits on diverse grounds, had a petition for ratification of Alonzo Hart as trustee for funds from his brother William H. Wagner's will approved by Justice Barnard. Hart's bond was set at 3000. Wagner had been adjudged an infant and confined in a government asylum until his release recently.
Annie Scott, a young African American girl, visited the marriage license office seeking records to verify if a man she trusted has married elsewhere. She reviewed six to eight volumes and left the courthouse calmer after finding no evidence of a prior marriage.
George Lewis alias William Brown appeared at a preliminary hearing before Justice Anderson in Criminal Court No 2 on three charges of grand larceny and was remanded to jail awaiting trial. Police say his arrest January 13 by Mounted Officer Pat Creagh could solve over 20 housebreaking and larceny cases. indictment lists gloves preserves overcoats coffee fruit cake eggs cheese baskets hats a sweater shoes and $10 stolen from Henry Thompson Sr at 50 Thirteenth Street Northwest plus other robberies.
The Joint Finance Committee of Associated Charities Citizens Belief Association and the Prevention of Tuberculosis appeals for funds. Less than half of needed money is raised as unemployment and destitution grow. Read more about increased applicants and the call for both small and large donations to sustain work.
In the McCauley will dated January 1908 Henry C McCauley’s wife Annis E McCauley is named principal beneficiary and executrix receiving stocks bonds and real estate to provide for daughters Annis E Douglass and Mary McCauley while sons already allotted shares will be provided for later. Louisa Pritchettly named sole beneficiary and executrix without bond in the will of Charles Pritchett dated March 30 1908 filed for probate. Upon Mrs Pritchett’s death the real estate goes to daughters Grossiane Hawkins Maria Tolson and Bertha Henderson.
Edward White writes in Bankers Magazine praising Washington's commercial advantages and Chamber of Commerce efforts to build a southern business center. Secretary Grant notes fifteen membership applications to be considered this afternoon, including three received yesterday. Since May last year the chamber has added sixteen members each month.
George Sweetney sues the Washington Railway and Electric Company for 10000 damages claiming injuries from a car's careless start while boarding at Second and H streets NE on September 21. He says he was dragged and suffered serious, permanent injuries to his body and left knee. Attorneys A B Webb and Edwin Forrest represented Mr Sweetney.
The Antisaloon League reports partial recognition for eight years of effort to shield states from interstate commerce challenges. A four-point statement urges Congress to back the Langley bill from Kentucky, arguing it advances stronger anti alcohol safeguards than the Knox bill. The note also highlights support from party and regional press as leagues align.
The Congress document details 462 patrolmen, 1 087 arrests, and 16 burglaries in two years. It compares District forces to Buffalo Newark Jersey City Atlanta Baltimore and other cities, citing arrests per 10 000 population and police expenditures to support efficiency claims.
Deane Southern, age unknown, is in custody at the Seventh precinct after a man allegedly struck Harry Smith, 6, in the head with a shotgun during a dispute on Fox Hall road last Monday. Smith was treated at Georgetown University Hospital. Police say another man involved is known to them. The assault was discovered yesterday.
The Pittsburg dated report claiming Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission met with members of the Order of Railway Conductors in Pittsburg is denied. Clark says he was not in Pittsburg yesterday and was in Washington the entire day. He notes an officer in the conductors order named Clark may have been there.
Circulation data show the U S money in circulation at 3 091 312 54 on February 1 with a per capita of 33, amid ads for novelties, autobiography volumes, and a variety of consumer items. Local businesses promote goods including ice cream cans and canned plums while merchants list products and prices across multiple stores.
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