Pay Raise Vote Sparks Senate Debate on Clerks Pay
A canvass of Democratic Senators found opposition to Smoots amendment to raise clerks pay drawing 1000 a year or less. Senate discussed the five hour appropriation bill focusing on farm loan board provisions while House salary for farm loan board members was reduced then restored. Secretary Redfield urged the raise as essential for morale and efficiency, warning against wasteful economy.
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House
Senate
Farm Loan Board
Bih
Wilson Women in New Home Open Oxford HQ
The Wilson Union has opened headquarters in Oxford to organize a division for the inaugural parade. An inaugural committee executive board led by Mrs. James H. Bogas and others was named. Advisory bodies include prominent women and men, with regular meetings set for Tuesday afternoons. Albert Halstead, son of the late Murat Halstead and U S counsel general at Voenma, visited the White House but did not secure a presidential audience.
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Amen Wilson Union
Oxford To Tel
James H. Bogas
Joseph Ransgdell
Rem
Mary C. Bryan
Mary For Adams
Nna Ronth Stratton
Kate Trenholm Abrahama
Nora B. Stuffman
H E ¢ €. Bryant
Alfred
Marsh
Velma Hitchcock
Guey Jones Harris
Robert W. Woolley
Frank Clark
Iain F. Costello
John T. Godrick
Charles D. Carter
Carter Glass
Clara A. Fastman
A. Wileason
Cato Sells
Wil R. King
John Densmore
Eugene Hoffman
Raymond Janes
Raymond Baker
Walter Cahill
Walter Costello
J. B. Cralle
Charles Dorr
Fred Ostopinal
Foster Treason
Conor Godrick
Karst Midman
Charlie James
Otis B. Kent
Alfred M Marsh
0. L. Maratelier
Flarry M. Marlin
Robert Mattingly
Ruskin McArdle
Marshall W. Pickering
Joseph Taub
Frank N. Stacey
Ralph Whittaker
Tom Threlkeld
Harry Fowler
Uncle Sam
Bot Carter
Seward Williams
Frank Cahill
Wesley Morris
Henry Marsh
Harry Hull
Elisha Meredith
John D. Hess
Edward G. Hess
Joseph F. McCowan
Alyssius McCowan
George Smoot
Billy Johnson
Albert Halstead
White House
Murat Halstead
White Hauwe
Mr. Halstead
United States
Voenpa
Austria
Mirs
Wesley Martin Stoner
Epiritt
Lawson Sparns Movie Bid Rejected and Witness Fees Stated
Boston financier-farmer Thomas W. Lawson rejected a 3500 a week screen offer for a leak inquiry appearance. He said he will collect 1.25 daily witness fees and 5 cents per mile for railroad travel.
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Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Star Note
Bethell cites cheaper US phone service versus Britain
F. H. Bethell, president of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, told a House District Committee hearing on the Lewis bill that if US rates matched Britain's, the nation would face an $86 million higher annual telephone bill. He compared British and Washington service, noting Washington rates and usage are lower, and said Bell system needs about $60 million annually to finance construction. Bethell to continue testimony tomorrow morning.
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House District Committee
F. H. Bethell
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Great Britain
United States
Rethell
Public Utilities Commission
Lewis
London
Washington
District of Columbia
Inaugural Ball Funds Raised by Women in Washington
Mrs Stoner leads a women's push to fund an inaugural ball with major donations and a new headquarters at Epirit. Chairman Peters reports the fund at 69000 dollars with plans for 2000 silk badges and a large parade. Maryland and Virginia counties pledge strong showings.
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Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Montgomery County
Ints
Loudoun County
Fauquier County
Resigns as Exhibit Head in Washington Educational Exhibit
Edward F. Colladay resigns as chairman of the Federation of Citizens' Associations exhibit committee citing pressing duties and steps to easing from federation roles. William McK. Clayton named as successor by President Charles S. Shreve. Clayton's committee to meet Tuesday to finalize exhibit plans. State Mohieties reps to discuss inaugural visitor headquarters tomorrow night.
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Edward F. Colladay
Federation of Citizens’ Associations
Washington
William McK. Clayton
Charles S. Shreve
Federation
Calladay
Shreve
Chevy Chase Citizens’ Association
Clarton
Mohieties
Congress Notes on Diplomatic Reporting and Military Training
Senator Works sought a resolution directing Secretary Lansing to report on informal diplomats in Mexico, but the measure was sent to the foreign relations committee without action. The Senate commerce committee recommended confirmation of President's shipping board appointees, with objections to three. Brig. Gen. H. D. Williams urged universal training for a second army and criticized state guard control and the dependent family act. President Weston invited key water power lawmakers to White House talks and planned a broader conference.
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Senate
Lansing
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Senate Commerce Committee
Shipping Board
Bernard W. Baker
Baltimore
John A. Donald
New York
Theodore Brent
New Orleans
William Denman
San Francisco
James B. White
Kansas City
Baker
Donald
White
Senate Militar
H. D. Williams
Kentucky National Guard
Williams
Wiliams
Weston
White House
Ferris
Rainey
Sherley
Kent
Congress
Bill to Take Over Railroad in Public Interest
Senator Cummins yesterday submitted draft legislation to the Interstate Commerce Committee authorizing government takeover of a railroad during strikes. A court appointed receiver would run the railroad, and if unresolved in three months the government would acquire and operate it. The proposal, a major step toward government ownership, faces committee uncertainty and ongoing discussions on mail train obstruction and broader transport disruptions.
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Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Department of Justice
Ship builders testify Congress cost limit too low
Five leading ship building firms told the House Naval Committee that the $16 5 million limit would need to rise as hull and machinery costs per cruiser would run closer to $19 million. They argued private yards could build at any price and urged against equipping navy yards, citing labor shortages and accounting flaws. Officials named include Henry S Snyder J W Powell Henry S Grove Samuel M Knox and H J Ferguson. The committee hinted at possible compromise to raise the limit and let private yards build current cruisers while funding navy yards for future ships.
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Navy Department
House Naval
Congress
Daniels
Navy
Fora River
Union Iron Companies
Federal Trade Commission
Navy Yard
Henry 8 S. Snyder
Bethlehem Company
Fore River
J. W. Powel
Fore River Company
Henry 8 Grove
Cramps
Samuel M. Knox
New York Shipbuilding Company
H. J. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Cramp Company
Cruisaer
Knox
New York Company
Ferguson
Department
Caid
Army fliers to amaze audiences at standards bureau
Col George C Squier chief of the aviation service spoke at a Sigma Xi Tau Beta Pi gathering noting aviation may astonish in coming decades aided by a $13 000 000 appropriation. He cited border mail flights Pershing column and over a hundred miles flown in 66 minutes and showed aviation slides many from the Mexican border.
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Bureau of Standards
Pershing
Congress
United States
George C. Squier
Aviation Service
WU. S. A
W. Stratton
Bureau
Col. Lauter
Fort Myer
Post Office
Col. Squire
London
Day of Prayer for National Prohibition Observed in City
Representatives from temperance groups and ministers from many denominations gather at the First Congregational Church in Washington to observe a national day of prayer for national prohibition. The event runs 10am to 4pm with speakers including William H. Delacy Andrew Wilson Albert Shoe maker and numerous clergy from Baptist Friends Methodist United Brethren Congregational Christian Universalist Presbyterian Lutheran and more.
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Woman's Temperance Union
First Congregational Church
Tenth and
G Streets
William H. Delacy
Catholic Temperance Societies
Andrew Wilson
Albert B. Shoemaker
Antisaloon League
William Knowles Cooper
The
Young Men's Christian
Forest J. Prettyman
United Brethren
Charles E. Fultz
Robert W. Coe
Lewis E. Purdum
Earle Wilflay
George Miller
Willam Couden
Alfred E. Barrows
J. Alvin Campbell
Charles F. Steck
John T. Huddle
C. H. Butler
Man Killed At Washington Railway Trestle
An unidentified colored man crossing the Washington Railway trestle near Ashby station west of Canal and New Cut roads was run over by an eastbound streetcar and killed. Motorman Thomas K. Poland and Conductor Harris Hargrave operated the car. they were taken to the Seventh precinct and later released on coroner orders. The body was sent to the morgue.
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
Ashby
Canal and
New Cut Roads
Street Railway Company
Thomas K. Poland
Harris Hargrave
Seventh Precinct
Poland
Philadelphia Press Sold to Local Capitalists
The Philadelphia Press, founded 1857, was sold from the Calvin Wells estate to a group of local capitalists. Samuel W. Meek, manager, confirmed the sale during circulation of the rumors. Names of new owners withheld pending board ratification. Wells estate consolidation cited as the reason.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Calvin Wells
Samuel W. Meek
Press Company
Press
John W. Forney
Benjamin G. Wells
John EB. Townsend
Samuel C. Wells
Sald
Wells
To Cure a Cold in One Day LAKATIVE BROMO QUININE
A vintage advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with LAKATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets that stop coughs and headaches. It urges druggists to refund money if it fails and features EH. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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W. Grove
Gas Company Assures No Recur of Hydrogen Sulphite
Washington Gas Light Company told the public utilities commission that hydrogen sulphite in its gas supplies at central and southeast testing stations will likely not recur. Complaints cited the chemical’s presence contrary to regulations while repairs were underway, which may have caused the nuisance.
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Public Utilities Commission
Washington Gas Light Company
Central
Brazil census shows 24.6 million population
A new census from Brazil reports a population of 24.6 million with over 18 million listed as illiterate. The data, received via special dispatches, notes only about nine persons per square mile.
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Brazil
Gompers Readies Defiance of Unlawful Strike Law
President Samuel Gompers of the AFL told the House commerce committee that he would violate any law making a strike unlawful, asserting a deeper issue than train service. H B Perham of the Railroad Telegraphers also opposed the bill as Chairman Adamson asserted the measure serves public interest. The initial clause allowing exemptions to the eight hour law was dropped and would not be revived. Gompers said the bill, part of Wilsons railway program, is the most far reaching for 60 years.
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American Federation of Labor
House Commerce Committee
H. B. Perham
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Adamson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Congress
Wilson guard weds Esther Loehl in Washington church
Charles W. Fredericks, a member of President Wilson's secret service guard, married Esther Frances Loehl at St Stephen's Church. Adna Loehl acted as best man and Bertha Loehl as bridesmaid. A wedding supper followed at the bride's home before a honeymoon in New York and Connecticut. The couple will reside at 1425 Twenty first Street Northwest after February 15.
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Charles W. Fredericks
President Wilson
Secret Service
White House
St. Stephen's Church
Esther Frances Loehl
Nineteenth Street
Joseph H. Cassidy
Adna Loehl
Bertha Loehl
Mrs. Fredericks
New York City
Connecticut
Twenty-first Street
Wilson to Address Park View Citizens on Lincoln Birthday
President Wilson will speak at the Park View Citizens Association in the assembly hall of Park View School located at Newton and Warder streets northwest. It will be his first appearance before a District citizens’ association, with invitations issued by John G. McGrath, president of Park View.
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Lincoln
Wilson
Park View
Jews pledge large gift at Baltimore convention
At the Union of American Hebrew Congregations meeting in Baltimore the pledge of over 140000 was raised for synagogue and school expansion. Cincinnati contributed 50000 while the five Guggenheim brothers gave 5000 each. Adolph Ochs announced plans to raise more. A heated discussion over declining spiritual feeling among youth sparked defense of ministry and support for religious activity. Admiral Dewey and the U S president received condolences. In Paris Andre Radovitch resigned as Montenegro premier.
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Baltimore
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
The
Cincinnati
Guggenheim Brothers
New York
Isaac
Daniel
Murray
Sol
Simon
Ochs
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
Jacob H. Hollander
Daniel P. Hays
Stephen S. Wise
America
Israel
Admiral Dewey
United States
Manila Bay
Navy Needs All Yards Oppose Concentration Plans
A special commission of naval officers led by Rear Admiral Helm urged retention of all continental navy yards and the establishment of submarine bases on Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts. They called for a broad aeronautical survey and noted equipment gaps, while warning against excessive yard concentration in wartime.
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Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Congress
Wilson
J. M. Helm
W. J. Capps
H. H. Rousseau
G. W. McElroy
C. L. Hussey
Navy Yards
Continental
Commission
Commisnion
Gulf
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Witness
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L. D. Brandeis
E. Glienhower Evans
Emily G. Balch
J. Malcomb Forbes
Robert M. la Follette
Amos Pinchot
Agnes D. Wasbase
Arthur Peter
National City Company
Washington Branch
Cedar Hill, Cemetery Company
Belt & O
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W. McK. Clayton
Railroa
House Committee
Col. Squiers
U. S
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Calvin Wells Estate
Gas Company
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Esther F. Loehl
Park View Association
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Montenegro
Paris
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Equitable
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T. J. Nash
Underwood
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