District budget bill faces late passage despite White House cues
Chairman Page of the House Subcommittee on the District budget says no need to consult the White House as the bill proceeds late in the year. President Wilson is busy with other matters, while district changes including the recorder of deeds appointment may be debated by the district committee before adjournment.
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Recorder of Deeds
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Johnson for cheap gasoline price tax proposal
Representative Johnson of Kentucky proposed in the House a bill to tax gasoline at two dollars per gallon priced at 15 cents. For every additional cent above 15 cents an extra one dollar tax would be imposed, aiming to curb rising gasoline costs.
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Opposition to Hughes-Smith bill in House education hearing
Samuel H Gompers, AFL president, opposed federal censorship of motion pictures, praising the national board of censors as effective. Helen Varick Bardwell and other federation leaders supported existing standards, with voices from New York, Washington DC, Fremont, and New York City.
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National Board of Censors
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Committee On Civics Federation of Womens Clubs
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Federation For Child Study of New Yore Clty
Bill pensions old firemen in Washington
A House bill introduced by Representative Kann would let the District add survivors of the old Washington city fire department to the pension roll. If enacted, each would receive 30 dollars per month for life, funded by congressional action and district approval.
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Testimony On Tanzer Case Before House Committee
Davi and Maxwell Slade attorneys for Rae Tanzer testified to support impeachment charges against United States Attorney Marshall of New York. They criticized grand jury investigations and alleged failures to prosecute a perjurer, aiming to shield James Osborne in a breach of promise suit. Hearing occurred in executive session, not concluded.
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Navy appoints Frederic Ro Harris chief of yards and docks
President Wilson nominated Frederic Ro Harris to lead the Bureau of Yards and Docks with rear admiral rank. Senate confirmation followed. Harris likely to serve at Mare Island Navy Yard, overseeing expansion for two new ships as planned after Rear Admiral Stanford White’s tour ends.
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Memorials for American women proposed in park site bill
Senate bills include a plan to set aside park grounds between the Capitol and Union Station for memorials to American women and their achievements. Other measures seek price reductions in Georgetown, cemetery interment limits, firearm sales restrictions, and civil service pensions. House actions cover municipal garbage disposal, streetcar ownership, hospital staff pay, and District recorder nominations.
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Congressional Briefs on Post Office Bonding and Related Measures
Congress discussed Daniel Cooper efforts to bar surety bonding for postal workers at a public hearing before the House post office committee with opposition from several companies. American Surety Company defended its role against a “ring” claim, citing a New York bureau setting rates later approved by state inspectors. Also covered were a proposed extension of the Mann white slave act, conservation legislation opening 640 acres of semiarid land, and Senate judiciary actions on federal judges’ fitness. Mentioned were Charleston navy yard debates, dock costs, and a potential transfer of recorder of deeds appointment power to District commissioners in the appropriation bill.
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Keating child labor bill heads to House vote
Labor committee reports the Keating bill to bar interstate shipping of goods produced by underage children in mines quarries and factories. It notes opposition from Southern cotton mills in North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Alabama where states lack child labor prohibitions and mill associations have fought raising age limits or reducing hours.
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Philippines Debated in Senate Over Independence and Neutralization
Senate debate analyzed American duty to the Philippines with divisions among Democrats and Republicans. Clarke proposes withdrawal within two years with an international five year path to independence while others seek longer treaty terms or neutralization only after independence. Chairman Hitchcock said the White House does not favor Clarke resolution.
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CAN EQUIP 800000 MEN FOR WAR IN THREE MONTHS
Quartermaster General James 3B Aleshire told the House military committee that equipment for an army of 800,000 men is already in storehouses or can be bought in the open market within three months. He said the War Department could purchase 225,000 horses and 120,000 mules for war use. The country is divided into four purchasing zones and census data cover available animals. Representative Crago noted that none of the sixteen troop transports are under 20 years old, claiming the department lacks a first class transport.
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Public Ownership Bill II Reintroduces Street Railways Takeover
Rep Robert Crosser of Ohio reintroduces the Crosser bill to transfer all street railways in the District to public ownership via bonds. The bonds would bear 3 1 2 percent interest and mature in 30 years. The measure mirrors the last Congress proposal and carries an $80,000 appropriation for condemnation actions. The bill heads to the taxation subcommittee under Crosser, who chairs it, with expected early action.
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Bill for More Midshipmen at Annapolis
Chairman Padgett moved to enact Secretary Daniels plan to boost Annapolis enrollment. The bill would allow each Senator, Representative, and Delegate three appointments, plus ten at large, two from the District, one from Puerto Rico, and fifteen from enlisted Navy personnel. All appointments would be annual, raising the student body to 4,400.
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Margaret Schiller at Washington Hall Caine reviewed
The reviewer lauds Elsie Ferguson and Norman Freve in Margaret Schiller, praising their performances while faulting plot contrivances and implausibilities such as misidentification and a near-fatal slamming door scene. The piece notes other cast members, staging by von Seyfert, and contrasts bleak melodrama with Ferguson’s commanding emotionalism.
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Leader Marguerite Clark Stars in The Prince and the Pauper Show
Leader yesterday presented Marguerite Clark in The Prince and the Pauper, a Twain tale where Clark plays dual roles and meets her double as a London street gamin and a velvet prince. The article notes摄影, with scenes showing Clark face to face with herself and hints at upcoming films tomorrow and Thursday featuring Mr Grex of Monte Carlo and December 11 selections.
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Crandall’s presents Landon’s Legacy and Misleading Lady lineup
A four act Broadway Universal photoplay features Warren Kerrigan in Landon’s Legacy with Crandall’s showing it yesterday and today. Edna Mayo stars in The Misleading Lady while Camille with Clara Kimball Young closes Friday and Saturday. Philadelphia Orchestra conducts a National Theater concert at 436 with Stokowski leading Dvorak New World Debussy The Afternoon of a Fawn Paganini Violin Concerto and Liszt Les Preludes with Kathleen Parton.
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Comptroller rules on expenses for government travel attire
Warwick ruling states a government employee may not charge the government for pressing pants or laundering clothing after trips. The decision upheld the Treasury Department auditor's finding.
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