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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1912
Page
7
Postmaster General Hutchnack outlines a railway mail service reorganization and new salary plan to depoliticize the department. The scheme would raise clerical pay, reclassify salaries, retire unfit workers, and transfer political postmasters to civil service, aiming for cost containment and efficiency gains.
Secretary Curtis travels to Zoe and Oxganize System Jeveb to study Panama Canal Zone customs needs after the waterway completion. He will meet canal officials to outline duties for remaining shipments and prep a transition plan for Central American nations. The visit covers Treasury questions and administrative issues facing the Forta Rican treasury during the transition.
Warner chairs a protest committee of bankers and professionals selected to push a plan naming true consideration in property decisions. The group includes George Worshinggun, Samuel W Woodward, William H Saundere, J Wilkins, Filwargd Ro Mclean Randall, Charles J Bell, J Louis Will, James L Larson, and others. They aim to carry the protest to Congress and press for action.
President Taft will nominate Dr Rupert Blue of South Carolina for surgeon general of the public health and hospital service to succeed the late Dr Walter Wyman. Blue has long served with the marine hospital service and is credited with driving plague from San Francisco. The term of office will be limited to four years, changing the former unlimited tenure. Dr A White of New Orleans was a strong rival in the selection.
Attorney General George W. Wickersham arrives in Havana aboard the Prinz Eitel Friedrich with J I Japier and EK Wavenith. They met in Washington with the French ambassador and Belgian minister, expressing satisfaction with the Panama Canal progress and planned to depart for Havana the next day.
District affaira considera Johnson true consideration bill would require exact real value recitals in deeds for property bought by District and United States. Real estate men opposed bills, hearings planned in Senate and House. Two related measures would require grant details of US contributions and Congress consent for District acquisitions.
Berlin reports the pulp duty controversy attracts attention in official circles. Germany has taken no steps yet, awaiting Congress action to extend Canada like exemptions for Canadian reciprocity. The matter could be appealed to The Hague if needed, with a Washington customs court possible decision.
John Lane, who says he is the only living person to have seen Gen George Washington's face, grew weaker at his home at 1508 P Street NW after a paralysis onset last Wednesday. Lane recalls witnessing the first president’s features when the casket was moved to the tomb, a moment from his boyhood years in December.
In Calcutta today King George and Queen Mary watched a grand pageant with two processions, Mohammedan and Hindu, featuring elephants camels horses and lavish state cars. Thousands of natives shouted ovations as contingents with retainers paraded amid a jewel display. Departure of aviators delayed due to rail broad failures while hydroplanes shipped. Wright brothers' plane may be delayed awaiting crates.
President Taft weighs nominating United States Circuit Judge Hook of Kansas for the Supreme Court to succeed the late John M Harlan. Officials say objections from state railway commissions and other groups may not block confirmation, despite protests alleging Hook is too progressive or too radical. Judge Hook has not commented on the opposition as White House officials review the Oklahoma rate case and Brewer objections.
In a held contempt inquiry into Samuel Camers, John Mitchell, and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, Supreme Court sessions focused on an urgent appeal for defense funds and alleged press releases violating a district injunction. Justice Wright sharply rebuked attorney Jackson H Ralston for calling the matter truck, after which Halston apologized.
Kenry Williams alias John P Simpson, a heavyset man reputed to be a boardinghouse swindler, was taken into custody by Baltimore police on a minor charge. Maryland and Washington authorities seek to reunite him with Metropolitan police, as photos linked him to earlier frauds offering cheap or free telephones and household goods. May Sylvester asks Baltimore to hand him over after local processing.
Private Albert Dott and Private John Shepherd, arrested December 26 in southeast Washington, are charged with striking Navy gunner Edward R. Gillette with a hammer at a Christmas party. Gillette narrowly survived after two hours in danger. The men were bound over for grand jury action with bonds set at $500 each. Gillette’s condition was critical.
Fragmented brief item notes Governor West’s stance on capital punishment and a statewide vote date. Also mentions Southern Presbyterian women sending jewels to the foreign mission board to settle a debt, and isolated criminal reports including a New York shooting and a shipwreck update.
Reports claim Archduke John Fourd, once thought dead, is living in Mexico with Mizaldtrubel, the actress he married. Austrian courts have not verified the tale, though Evelin Ils, promoter, says a man found in a Mexican state resembles the missing archduke. The saga recalls his renunciation of title and decades of global wanderings.
Senate District committee will hold a Friday morning hearing on the public utilities bill introduced by Senator Galtinger. The committee expects to report favorably on the universal transfer measure supported by the Citizens' Conference, with hearings again pending before final action. Senator Works will sidestep his own proposal to back prompt action and the committee is to decide on the bill.
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Kern was assigned to read Washington's farewell address to the Senate on February 2 and became the target of a confidence trick. The incident unfolded as a stranger claimed familiarity and flattered Kern before a bold social summons emerged for Mayor Gaynor to address Baltimore merchants and manufacturers.
National Monetary Commission aims to limit voting power in the proposed National Reserve Association. A one-vote-per-day rule for banks seeks to prevent control by individuals, corporations, or regions. The plan, to be sent to Congress after the presidential election, also redraws district representation to avoid centralization and to balance regional influence.
Mrs Day wife of Justice William R Day died at 1 AM at the family residence in Canton after a long illness from cancer of the spine. The immediate family present included Justice Day and all four Day sons. Mrs Day, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Schaefer, had spent most of her life in Canton with several winters in Washington. The family physicians had been consulted and Justices Day remained at home throughout the illness.
Pane reports Mme Qurie remains seriously ill after suspected appendicitis with doctors saying surgery may not be needed. Vienna notes a fire in Count Ludwig Ratthyanys palace in Budapest destroyed furniture and a collection of pictures valued at 600. Paris expects the French Telegraph Cable Company to gain approval to extend half rates on deferred cable messages between France and America.
Senator Cumming led a Senate interstate commerce panel hearing on the trust question with Edgar H. Farrar of New Orleans stating that monopoly and restraint of trade arise from holding companies, consolidation, and directorate agreements. He urged careful study for Sherman Law amendments and argued states could bar injurious corporations from interstate commerce. Louis C. Klauthoff of New York argued corporations should not be criminally liable for monopolistic power absent public policy impact, contending Congress and courts have no right to intervene otherwise.
Dr T J Allen reports experiments by Prof Moore at Arkansas State University showing refined cottonseed oil digests more completely than olive oil and beef fat, suggesting cottonseed oil may beat lard for cooking though replacing olive oil is debated. The finding highlights cottonseed oil’s potential as a cooking fat.
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