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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1909
Page
5
The Washington Post reports steady market activity amid two months of deadlock with declines checked by firm stock levels. Analysts note pessimism from high capital interests, but a possible Supreme Court commodity clause ruling could affect coal industry wages and futures, while tariff debates unfold and Treasury revenue pressures grow.
Attorney General Major asserts the proposed modification of the Indiana Standard Oil ouster judgment is not a business partnership offer but a temporary abeyance under court supervision. He says the state could control prices and fines, with questions on welfare and higher penalties to be decided by the Supreme Court.
Special cable reports renewed gold movement toward London as Paris and Berlin respond to rising money conditions. Gold shipments from Hamburg begin, Vienna and Berlin influence prices, with London poised to strengthen reserves while American speculation remains cautious. Paris and London markets show favorable monetary rates and a steady, cloudless outlook for French rentes and European securities.
The Union du Langue Prancaise held its second general meeting Friday night at 1311 Northwest The temporary president Charley Clavetoux introduced Prof Rivet who spoke on the benefits of the society aimed at bringing together French language users The constitution was unanimously adopted Officers elected were Achille Deleu premier Gaston Rivet recording secretary Andre Bernard financial secretary Dr Francis Furger treasurer Benoit Pollet Four members signed the charter membership roll
District of Columbia Red Cross outlines emergency support for March 4 inaugural events. Twenty tents along the march line will each house two nurses and a physician, with two tents dedicated to fireworks. A station at Union Station will host a booth with nurses and physicians ready. Red Cross personnel expected from New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. applicants may contact Dr DorBion Jung, committee chair.
French tariff experts warn a revised French tariff within a year may discriminate against US imports. With minimum rates to Canada via a new treaty, American manufacturers risk factory shifts across the border to ship cheaper goods into France. US officials urge a dual tariff with minimum and maximum rates to counter French protective aims.
The 107th Columbia Historical Society meeting will be held tomorrow evening in the Shoreham banquet hall. Miss Ella Loraine Dorsey will present A Biographical Sketch of Gen. James Maccubbin Lingan. Future papers include Reminiscences of Edwin M Stanton, History of Kalorama, and Public Carver of Hon Montgomery Blair. Readings set for March, April, and May with Albert K. H Johnson, Cora Bacon Foster, and Madison Davia presenting respectively.
Insurance men threaten action against cut rates in the District of Columbia. They say Washington rates are driving two local companies out of existence and have led to the disbanding of the board of Fire Insurance Underwriters for failing to maintain uniform rates under the new market conditions.
Teague of the Good Shepherd at St Patrick Church held monty communion for about 400 men with Rev Dr William T Russell preaching the sermon. James A Smyth sang solemn high mass at 11 with deacon and subdeacon Irving and Hagerty. The sermon praised Florence Nightingale as a model of charity and credited the church with shaping noble women. Weber mass in C and Tozer proper were sung with the choir performing a program including Jesus My Lord My God and Crown Him With Many Crowns.
The Rev Dr John Lee Allison preached on Repentance from Acts 1 19. He described repentance as a noble act of the soul, always required, leading from sin to God through confession, remorse, and turning to divine testimony. He urged pressing onward to conscience and obedience, noting forgiveness follows true godly sorrow.
The Church of the Ascension on Massachusetts avenue hosts a reception Wednesday night for Rev Dr J Henning Nelms and his wife to mark the first anniversary of his rectorship. Vestry and Men’s Club members attend, with remarks and refreshments in the church basement.
Rev WH Clagett of Dallas preached at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church on "A Judicial Trial of Jesus Christ" with the congregation as jury. He cited biblical and miraculous attestations and noted God Bore audible witness of Jesus as His son. next lecture on Martyr Graves of Scotland will be free at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Dr W L Davidson former American University secretary spoke to YMCA men on applying the Bible in life and ethics. He urged every Christian man to own a Bible and use it daily, lamenting lack of memorization among youth. Next Sunday Judge Norris will discuss Abraham Lincoln. Mrs Hadley spoke at Gospel Mission as 159 men attended the free supper.
The device by French scientist Hachelet, now in Washington, claims to harness magnetic waves between Earth poles. Indorsed by medical and scientific communities, it promises disease cures and potential future uses beyond therapy as patent talks proceed and broad protection is sought.
The Rev Dr J G Butler led a peace themed sermon at Memorial Lutheran Church titled from the parable of tares among wheat. Communion was observed using both goblet and individual cups to unite factions of the congregation and urges members to stand united without disruption.
First Baptist Church seeks a successor to Rev C F Winbigler whose pastorate ended last Sunday. Rev James B Clayton will preach while the search continues, delivering sermons on prayer and the Lord's Prayer topics each Sunday through February. He notes pagan practices in prayer, sun worship, and the evil eye, and praises child like faith over formal repetition. Next sermons cover Newspapers White and Yellow, Religious Fads, and Gates of Pearl.
Women of St Dominic’s Parish observed communion in a body at the seven o’clock mass. A 4:30 meeting featured an address by Rev F J Finnerty. Evening services at 7:32 drew a large crowd with devotions and benediction. Sermons were given by Rev M J Kennedy and Rev Father Ildridge. Other priests preached at related local churches as part of planned entertainment for the event.
The speaker argues that individual morality must be supported by social morality as society advances. He cites law against rebates, partnership ideas in industry, and a shift in medicine and law toward safeguarding public welfare. He notes 60 000 annual accidents among workers and the burden on women and children, urging a tough social morality built on personal ethics.
A weather bulletin describes a storm system moving from the Midwest to the middle Atlantic with snow and cold, followed by a cold wave across northern regions. Separate items state the Smithsonian will acquire Charles and Freer’s ancient biblical manuscripts from Detroit, deemed the oldest in existence.
Rev Dr Hen ning Nelms will conduct a week of mission services at Grace Protestant Church Lynchburg Va starting next Sunday He will travel from Washington to Lynchburg next Thursday The death of Bishop Harding's wife may prevent him from preaching at the Church of the Ascension in Nelms absence.
Fire at the First Colored Baptist Church of Mount Rainier Maryland destroyed the building discovered about 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Congregation and friends collected about $100 to aid reconstruction as plates passed and hymns were sung. Insurance of $1,400 may not cover the act. The blaze is believed caused by a defective flue.
At the Lincoln memorial service in the Church of the Covenant a quartet and chorus performed Sounod’s St Cecilia with Rev Dr Wood speaking on Abraham Lincoln as the friend of man. The sermon compared Lincoln to Socrates Luther and Washington, saying he embodied America’s moral order, and Secretary Stanton’s line that he now “belongs to the ages” was cited. Also advertised were an auction of mahogany furniture at Weschler’s and Dr Zimmerman’s visit and sermon at Shrine of the Sacred Heart, plus a Singer sewing machine demonstration at 227 F Street Washington.
The first of two Lincoln centenary services was held at Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church last evening. Rev Dr John Reid Shannon described Abraham Lincoln as God's Greatest Prophet to the American people. Representatives of the Grand Army Testa and patriotic societies in Washington attended at the pastor’s invitation.
Mrs Louize Noah, formerly of North Carolina, will canvass several states soon to speak on the labor question as it exists in government departments in Washington and elsewhere. She has set up headquarters at 721 Eleventh Street Northwest.
Readers are urged to act on a third page ad offering a free 1909 New Modern Atlas of the World with the purchase of a Webster’s International Dictionary. The promo, claimed awards, and pricing promise a two-item reference set via coupon to G & C Mercantile Company, Springfield, MA.
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