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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
2
Strong criticism expected over C P C Shy remarks as vindication for Mr Stillings administration appears unlikely. Audit cites $50,000 supply item and notes special positions reportedly created.
A fragment from the Rossiter investigation outlines a deficiency estimate in the Government Printing Office running expenses, with rumors suggesting over half a million dollars. It notes audit firms, proposed reorganizations, and the potential retirement of Public Printer Stilings as inquiries continue.
The report notes Joe B Tuner seeks the role of Senate Printing Clerk by filing with the President while influential senators and representatives back him. It cites questions about his experience, qualifications, and the possible political implications of his appointment despite long standing charges and a history of government expenditures.
Washington officials confirm the death of Captain George G. Sawtelle Jr of the Eighth Cavalry at Port Russell Wyoming on Tuesday. He was born in California in 1870 and appointed to West Point from Pennsylvania in 1889, later earning a captaincy in the Eighth Cavalry in 1901. His mother, Mrs. Santello, awaiting official particulars, said funeral plans will be at the Sawtelle residence on 193 N Street Northwest.
Chief Justice Shepard denied the Washington Gas Light Company's petition to amend the recent opinion and judgment to express disposition of an exception. District Commissioners objected to the return and a motion to strike out portions referring to Georgetown Gas Light, while the company feared a writ of error dismissal by the United States Supreme Court for undisposed matters. The court held the code was disposed of on the merits and the final judgment covers incidental questions, whether discussed or not.
LATIMER of South Carolina remains at Providence Hospital after an operation with a restless day and fever but generally favorable signs for recovery. CLAY of Georgia, confined at the Hotel Notanie, was reported by his son Ryburn to be nearing improvement after indigestion and other complications.
Government chemists testified at the Harper drug case that Curforhedake Brane-fude contained hazardous ingredients. Stone & Poole witness Frank T Stone was compelled by Judge Kimball to describe purchases and labeling while Court proceedings detailed the compound analysis showing acetanalide antipyrine caffeine and bromides among ingredients.
At George Washington University a Medical Society gathering heard Dr Harvey Wiley assert that District ice cream and domestic filters foster typhoid more than filtered Potomac water. He cited millions of organisms in some ice cream samples and warned against unsterilized filters. Other speakers urged reliance on filtration and coagulation, while noting milk and unpasteurized products as typhoid sources.
Washington Choral Club presented its third concert featuring operatic selections and lighter works. The program included pieces by Verdi, Wagner, Bellini, and others with Anita Hemeckeloyd and Mine from The Queen of La Dat Len Sterns headlining. Conducted by Heinrich Summer, the event showcased strong vocal tone and clear enunciation, with notable accompaniment by Low Potter Jr and others.
A fire caused by an oil stove at Benjamin Rich’s clothing shop at 28 Seventh Street NW destroyed stock worth about 100 dollars and damaged the building by an estimated 158 dollars. John Cronin, the clerk, noticed the stove smoking and tried to shut it off. the fire spread when oil met the flame. A local alarm was sounded and an engine responded promptly.
J P Marston bought the middle house on Monroe Street east of Fourteenth Street NW through Thomas J Fisher & Co. The two story eight room colonial dwelling, with detached porch, hot water heat, and brick and stone construction, sold for about 600 dollars. The home was built at a cost of roughly 38,500 by architect A Campbell. sale handled by Stone & Fairfax.
The piece notes a mild winter but widespread illness from grip with after effects like weakness and insomnia. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood and restoring health, with Hood's Pills as a companion remedy. Included are testimonial quotes and pricing details for the product.
A National Education Association convention will meet in Washington February 25 to 27 at the Willard and Metropolitan Memorial Church with social events including a White House reception. Mrs. Katherine Reed Balentine, daughter of the late Speaker Reed, leads local suffrage efforts alongside prominent attorneys and physicians. experts anticipate gradual progress toward equal voting rights, not immediate success, with March 3 hearings planned in Congress.
Visitors at a hospital observed Viscount Martel and Otto Flickinger, held without bond after arraignment in Police Court. Flickinger, a Berlitz German instructor, is charged with stabbing Rane Claudius de Serviere, former assistant superintendent, last Monday night. Serviere’s condition improves. doctors expect discharge in about two weeks. Martel sought aid and was assured Serviere receives necessary care.
The Belasco theater staged Charles Reade and Tom Taylor's Masks and Aces with Ben Greet as James Triplet. Agnes Stott and Mina Rooke delivered strong performances while the cast and settings drew praise for blending wit and drama. A later Belasco matinee featured Hawthorne tales and a Venice reading, with Sousa discussions highlighting Mme Daly and her son.
In Albany on a November day women from across New York filled corridors and the executive chamber as a legislative committee heard the proposed constitutional amendment to strike the word male from voting rights. Supporters led by Harriet Stanton Blatch and Mrs Henry Villard faced opposition led by Mrs Francis M Scott with Adeline Knapp speaking for equal suffragists. Governor Hughes said the decision rests with the voters and expressed no firm stance, noting the amendment lacks a gubernatorial signature.
The Society of Naval Sponsors plans a morning meeting at the New Willard to perfect its organization. Miss Mary Campbell presided yesterday, Rear Admiral Schley praised sponsor roles, and Rear Admiral Slasbee urged ships to have a sponsor plume. A White House reception invitation was issued, and a box party occurred at the New National Theater last night. The constitution committee includes Mrs John Fels and others. Members listed with ship names Denver, Den ver, Salem, Wilkes, Montana, Brooklyn, Wisconsin, Charleston, Tennessee, Tassacus, and Iowa organizers.
Yesterday the Capital Traction Company board met without result on electing a president to replace the late George T. Dunlop. The board adjourned to the second Wednesday in March, when D S Carl is expected to join as director and a new second vice president post created for him. George B Hamilton is expected to become president with Henry Hurt continuing as vice president.
Detectives Vesuon and Burlingame say a $300 Ying diamond stolen from Norman Rol's home at 311 Second Street Northeast was found in the possession of a man named Rooshbaum in the Atfeel Northwest area. Samuel Smith, fourteen, implicated a fire at the Trouss Detention House and led to the setting being recovered after he said he lost it. Hosenbaum later turned the setting over to police and will testify against the youth.
Baron Kogoro Tekahira the new Japanese Ambassador to the United States will be formally presented to President Roosevelt at the White House today. He called yesterday on Secretary of State Hughes at the State Department. Ambassador Tekahira is also expected to attend tonight’s White House reception honoring the Army and the Navy. Postmaster General Moyer and others will attend a Florida convention of postmasters in Tampa on the twentieth to twenty-second.
Gifford Pinchot, head of the Forestry Division, will address the High School Teachers Association of the District of Columbia this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Carnegie Library lecture hall. The talk titled Forests as Material for Instruction will feature stereopticon views.
The Weather Bureau reports a storm center moving across the eastern states with heavy snow in Ohio Valley and Northern New England. Flood stages rise along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers while southern regions expect warmer conditions and continued rain. Special forecasts warn higher stages in Tennessee and Pascagoula, with generally fair weather to follow in many areas.
At a regular meeting of the Society of Mayflower Descendants of the District held Tuesday evening at 8 W Woodward 205 Wyoming Avenue the governor Prof G T L Raymond presiding an address on The New England Primer was delivered by Dr Wallace Radcliffe Mise Orley Deccarty sang
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