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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
10
Industrial Board hearing features John D. Rockefeller Jr and George W. Perkins testifying as labor unions press for worker protections. Rockefeller advocates government responsibility for the sick and aged while a metal magnate supports workers' rights.
Daniel Guggenheim, metal magnate, argues the high cost of living and envy fuel worker unrest. He says bosses should stop grinding workers, as better conditions and leisure boost productivity and profits. He adds every able-bodied man has a right to a job.
Special to The Washington Post reports Daniel Guggenheim of the mining family publicly endorses government care for the unemployed sick and old and labor rights at the industrial relations commission in city hall. He cites executive committees and plant visits as governance, supports compensation laws where adopted, and urges profits shared with workers, including a proposal to fund savings for employee welfare. He argues for a right to work and federal aid for job creation and health care.
Secretary McAdoo urged an income tax law fix to avoid a deficit appearance at year end. Congress leaders balked, delaying action and moving likely tax receipts of 1915 to the next fiscal year. The ten day grace in June prompts Treasury concerns over extra work and postponed payments.
Mrs. Jessie Graham 23 and her three year old son James were found unconscious in a bedroom at 632 T Street Northwest after a full jet was turned on. Rescued by her mother and treated with pulmotor at Casualty Hospital, both are expected to recover. Graham, wife of Alonzo Graham, has pending divorce and says she will not attempt suicide again.
Representative J Clarks Linthicum selects Dr Louis A Griffith of Upper Marlboro Md as recorder of deeds nominee for the District The President indicated a decision is reached on the appointment and declined a Baltimore invitation while considering a Phoenix stop during the Panama Pacific Exposition trip
Under Rear Admiral Fletcher the Atlantic fleet of 76 ships including battleships cruisers and destroyers departed Norfolk at 6 PM for Guantanamo Cuba delayed by storm damage. The battleships will advance in formation while the destroyers steam at full speed to attempt a night surprise attack on the battleships.
District attorney plans to present facts in the Haeffner case to the grand jury tomorrow as it seeks quick findings. The Haeffners pled guilty to abandonment, facing seven years in prison. The Children’s Safety investigation cites a neighbor’s claim that Mrs. Haeffner said all their children were not hers.
Florida Senator Hardwick expressed fears that the proposed ship purchase bill could provoke trouble with Britain over German vessels and risk peace. He questioned sourcing ships, warned Britain may refuse recognition, and urged using tariffs to bolster American crewing and registry rather than direct government involvement.
In a House debate on the army appropriation bill lawmakers clash over preparedness funding. Gardner of Massachusetts calls for stronger defenses and warns of international complications. The article details the transfer of about 200 tons of gold from Philadelphia to New York by parcel post, the costs, methods, and security involved, with figures on total gold shipments and mail contracts.
Senator Culberson called a Sunday meeting to probe presidential recess appointments during sessions. Congress advanced a $2.5 million deficiency bill paying cattle slaughter in the foot and mouth drive. Cardinal Gibbons visited the Capitol, meeting Ransdell and Lazaro as Speaker Clark explained business. Ben Johnson moved the Page bill to empower joint street railway management and referred it to a district report.
Medill McCormick of Chicago, a Progressive legislator turned Republican, announced he resigned two months ago from the national Progressive committee seat. Harold Ickes was elected to fill the vacancy. McCormick offered no reason for his departure, and was long a staunch supporter of Roosevelt in Illinois.
Former President Taft told Indiana University students that the nation must retrace steps that deter capital and hurt wage earners. He defended railroads against excessive regulation, warning that overbearing commissions and union wage controls squeeze investment and harm employment.
District legislative matters occupy part of the House agenda as Rep Page of North Carolina proposes to disagree to Senate amendments to the District appropriation bill and send it to conference. A bid to reinstate the Johnson rider abolishing the half and half principle may be pressed, but most expect no conference accord this session. A possible compromise could create a commission to examine fiscal relations between the Federal and District governments for readjustment if needed. The last District bill lingered in conference for months. this one may run long as well.
A diverse group of progressives from various parties will meet at Carroll Institute Hall for a dinner to debate the apparent decline of radical strength reflected in November elections. The organizing committee includes Rep. William J. McDonald Sen. Norris Rep. Victor Murdock Carl B. Vrooman, A S A Russell, and H A Slattery. Speakers include Sen. Hollis Sen. Norris Rep. Murdock Robert Hunter William Lord Janet Richards Sen. Kenyon Sen. Clapp Sen. Owen Gilson Gardner and Lynn Haines, secretary of the National Voters' League.
Washington heard a superb joint recital at the National Theater featuring Mme Julia Culp mezzo soprano and Emilio de Gogorza baritone with Coenraad V. Bos on piano. The review lauds Culp's nuanced German Lieder and Spanish song, de Gogorza’s operatic breadth, and Bos’s accompanying artistry, noting diverse program highlights from Debussy to Gluck and Brahms to Wolf.
Senator Saulabury of Delaware announced an early start on a parkway connecting Potomac and Rock Creek parks. A joint resolution would empower a parkway commission, including the Secretaries of War Agriculture and Treasury, to amend the map to acquire land, with $75,000 appropriated to begin. The project stems from the 1913 public buildings and grounds act and will be funded via an upcoming appropriation bill.
H Parker Willis secretary of the Federal Reserve Board told the local American Institute of Banking chapter at the Willard that the new banking system aims to redistribute capital as industrial conditions change and to adjust the money supply when reserve requirements or circulation require it.
The House heard an arraignment of the Fort Totten court martial that led to Maj. Benjamin H. Koehler U.S. Army being dismissed for conduct unbecoming an officer. Rep. Charles H. Sloan said eleven top lawyers found no evidence supporting the specifications and urged Congress to correct what he called an injustice. Sloan suggested future revelations may come, noting 128 witnesses saw no acts or language charged.
Senator O Gorman yesterday filed his recommendation for the appointment of Myer Greenburg to be collector of internal revenue for Manhattan and A Wells Stump to be collector for the upper city district. Each post pays 4500 yearly and had been held by Republican leaders whose terms expired two years ago. Greenburg is a New York lawyer active in Jewish and Democratic circles. Stump is a West Virginia born lawyer active in German social work and Democratic circles. The move follows the Treasury Secretary's hint that lawyers are needed to interpret the income tax law.
Attorney General Gregory opens a Justice Department inquiry into rising wheat and flour prices with requests to Agriculture and Commerce for two years of production data and import export figures. The main probe will focus on Chicago and Minneapolis with federal prosecutors directed to examine possible market cornering. Officials say initial inquiries found no evidence of a millers’ tie with the Minneapolis Board of Trade as alleged by Congress members.
Growth and progress were reported at the annual joint meetings of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church and church society. A dinner for over 300 attendees opened the gathering. The pastor Rev. Clarence A. Vincent announced shifting church financing from pew rents to weekly offerings. Paul Sleman was reelected president of the church society.
Slogan of State Rights suffrage movement aims at equal political rights for women while preserving state defined electorates. Kate Gordon Chapter of Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference hosts 8:30 p.m. meeting at Jardin du Danse with speeches by Join Temple Graves and Rep P D Decker. Hoise Idaho House approves Hart resolution to submit 1816 prohibition amendment to voters. Senate approves. awaits Governor. Lincoln Nebraska Chief Justice Conrad Hollenbeck dies of heart disease after brief illness. served two weeks.
The Census Bureau and Treasury Department officials release different projections for the US population. At 4 pm April 2 the bureau estimates 106,006,000, while Treasury actuary McCoy predicts 100,016,000 by February 1 and 100,000,000 by January 23 or 27. Discrepancies stem from computation methods and immigration assumptions amid European war effects.
In a tense Senate session Republicans pressed for adjournment and argued against Democratic control. Senator Williams charged a sectional appeal while Weeks led a prolonged attack on the ship purchase plan. Democrats caucused to shape a five member nonpartisan shipping board and district incorporation for the proposed line.
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