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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
8
Texan speaker rails against high office salaries and lavish entertaining. He urges modest spending by President and Vice President, arguing salaries should reflect simple living and public duty, not personal comfort or spectacle.
Died AKY to Strony January 17 148 at ofne apartment Blenhein WES stot one threat JOHN MARK aged seven years Arlington National Cemetery Taceda January 1 LENG. Detser railroad wreck at Detser 1909. MARTHA ARTHUR Flooding of Washington D akes Twenty three years, Cleveland. Funeral later. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. Chicago. January 18 1909. Capree Washington City Hospital. TROWAS B funeral at Willan H Ff Co 408 EY Street northeast Tuesday January 19. Myre Mart EB died. Isaac Toft interment at Rocky Araa Ho VGtt. Seventy eighth year. From residence of Isaac R Hitt Jr. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Chicago. January 19 430 am mass at Church of the Immaculate Conception. ANTIN beloved start of Cagaling Krull aged seven years six months. Burial Blehth Battalion Dis Ye of Iambla volunteers. Friday January 19. Prospect Hill Cemetery. Hannah Metl RM ninety seventh year. Frinda S Dodge. Elisabeth LIISBETIL widow of He G1a ort Wintall. January 19 funeral.
Bailey comments on entertaining customs and civic life. He notes that entertainers dress for effect, not proper public service, and argues for modest banquets and merit over wealth. He warns against extravagance and longs for simpler times, urging citizens to value character over display.
Mr Bailey denounces government extravagance and high entertaining costs. He argues for lower salaries to curb lavish entertaining and warns that spending beyond means risks national bankruptcy and corruption. He questions presidential travel funds and urges dignified, modest expenditures aligned with public work.
Senators debated pay raises and maintenance costs with Bailey criticizing entertainment spending and misgivings about a senator earning outside office. The amendment to raise salaries passed in part, with party lines visible as Depew Elking Bourne and others favored action while Western Republicans and elder statesmen divided. The Speaker’s pay was trimmed to fifteen thousand amid further votes.
Mrs Effie Maske reports a man followed her on a downtown shopping day and again near her home. Christian Seitz 46 of T and Sixth Street northwest is held at First precinct charged with disorderly conduct after Maske identified him as the follower. Seitz denies the accusation and says he never saw Maske. Police note similar complaints from women about men following them in the streets.
The American Red Cross crossed the $900,000 total for Italian earthquake relief with daily contributions. New York State sent $20,000 Missouri $12,000 and California its regular $10,000 remittance. The Christian Herald contributed $100 for widows and orphans, routed to the Italian ambassador and Queen Helena of Italy. Dr Louis Klopsch plans weekly matching support.
State Senator Peter J Campbell was awarded 400 damages by a common pleas court jury for head injuries from a June collision on the Washington Annapolis and Baltimore Electric Railway. Campbell sought 340 000. His wife and daughter were also hurt and further suits for 60 000 are pending. During trial another suit for 25 000 was filed by conductor Isaac Waldheven.
National capital hosts the sixteenth annual Southern Charity Ball at the New Willard with nearly a thousand attendees. Mrs Roosevelt sent roses to Miss Nannie Heth, guests include Mrs Luke E Wright and Mrs Arthur Lee, officials and debutantes in ornate gowns, two military bands provide music, and a midnight supper followed a grand evening of dancing and social highlights.
District Attorney Baker pursues action against the New York World and the Indianapolis News owners over alleged criminal libel. Grand jury heard from Jeremiah Mathews as officials guard details, with Taft and Cromwell involved in the case linked to Roosevelt. Attorney General Bonaparte promised statements to clarify the matter.
A three masted schooner Pendleton Satisfaction from Brunswick Georgia bound for Perth Amboy New Jersey ran aground near Little Island 18 miles south of Cape Henry. The Wing crew were taken off by surfboat with the Little Island lifeboat, as rescue vessels worked in rough seas.
Revival at First Presbyterian Church led by Roy Spooner draws hundreds as 102 attendees pledge to live Christ like he would on earth. Meetings continue nightly at 7:30 pm with Sunday services and a 4 pm session for youths.
News from Athens and foreign ports reports American battleships Mississippi and Ohio visiting Salonika for liaison with the Turkish navy. Officers from the United States embassy parade in Algiers and Nice as battleships Kentucky and others sail to join allies in the Aegean.
George HieVMaster and HieVMaster Arlington wed in a ceremony at the home of the bride's parents. The matron of honor was AP Rowe of Fredericksburg. The couple will reside in Butmore.
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