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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1912
Page
4
Census clerks urged to return bodies as a Masa meeting calls for completing work. Directors Durand requests approval of a $1,000,000 appropriation to fund city improvements. Big logs to the city are mentioned as a fiscal motive.
A total of 1,100 census clerks from Washington's large department stores will lose jobs Wednesday as emergency funding stalled. The workers average $25 weekly, totaling about 1100000 monthly output. Retail Merchants' Association plans a major push to urge Congress to provide the 1 million appropriation to keep staff through June.
Joseph Strasburger of the Merchants Association urged a special meeting to protest potential layoffs and a 13th district unemployment rise, warning the threatened discharge of census clerks could cost thousands. Retail leaders demand Congress fund director Dinari to extend hours and avert job losses while urging tighter payroll cuts and fast action.
Consumers urged to tackle winter foot ailments with Cubicile compound soak and Cloud compound treatments. Soak feet in warm water with two tablespoons Cubicile for fifteen minutes, repeat nightly until relief. Cloud compound touted as removing corns and calluses, with instant bunion relief claimed.
A protest statement by Mr. Gilns urges merchants to unite and form a plan. He proposes a special board meeting of the Retail Merchants' Association to discuss action and possibly a general mass meeting to show Congress opposition to the proposed reduction in the free trade census.
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Atkinson, who died Saturday, were held this afternoon at 119% Main Street Home. Dr Wade Atkinson officiated with Dr J Howard Wells pastor of Mount Vernon Mace Methodist Church. Burial followed in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs Atkinson was aged 72 and died from cerebral hemorrhage. Surviving are three sons Dr Atkinson, Thomas Atkinson, Albert Atkinson, and Robert J. Atkinson in Rockford. A daughter, Mrs Charles B. McLewin of Greenshaw SC, and Mrs Luther Cantor reside here.
Desperate Aberdeen pair, John Taylor and wife, travel to Washington seeking aid after four days of hardship. They attempt to find employment, struggle with cold and hunger, and rely on charities as authorities investigate their case and lodging details unfold.
Philip Hichborn son of Rear Admiral Hichborn sued for absolute divorce and custody of their son Philip Jr alleging a version of their elopement and subsequent separations. He claims Mrs Hichborn and Wilis Wheay pursued a life abroad with travel to New York Quebec Monte Carlo and the River Nile while the couple remain separated and she may have resumed residence with another man. He seeks to prevent her from using his name and to locate her with the child, noting the couple’s history and prior disappearance events.
A fragmented city bulletin lists amusements and showtimes including vaudeville acts and wrestling matches with prices and venues. It mentions vendors promoting bread delivery and beverages, plus an assortment of ad-like items and prices for various goods, with names and places largely unreadable.
Dr McKim identifies Henry E. Smith of Muskogee Oklahoma as a false pretender who used a church endorsement to pass a $3 bad check. Smith, said to have impersonated Dr Frey and a deacon in Dr Lloyds church, is to face police court tomorrow after police and detective Burlingame trailed him following notification by a bank.
An Army officer, Taent Col WP Richardson, was severely injured while supervising masonry work at Mashafel when a scaffold collapsed at a house on Sunday. He fractured his left leg and was transported to Walter Reed Army Hospital where surgeons expect a several week incapacity. Richardson was to appear before the Congressional committee on Abwkin stairs.
Washington Post reports on the Rixey case with discussions of potential transfer of a patient from Western State Hospital for the Insane at Staunton to a sane asylum or back to Staunton. The article details investigations, officials, bonds, and legal actions shaping the outcome, including the hospital directorate and state authorities.
Invitations were issued for a Humane Society banquet and forty annual meetings to be held at the Allington Hotel on Tuesday. President Walter Susan Tetehims will be toastmaster with speakers including Gen John Blark and Dr Willam Wo bavidsen. Papers will be read and reports submitted, with officers and a treasurer listed for the event.
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