Desire Cheaper Gas Prices Urged by District Officials
District commissioners sent a demand letter to Washington Gas Light Company asserting a 85 cent rate in early 1912 and citing a 10 percent rise in net corporate income for 1910. The commission seeks a full audit of accounts and a reduction without harming the company’s fair return, while the company defers public comment pending board action.
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Washington Gas Light Company
Commissionera
Iralme
Hasompany
Com- Maalonem Communication
Secenin Basi
Tron Rage
Ipi
Ami Neala P
Alleged Steel Conspiracy Probed by House Panel
The House steel treat Investigating Committee will rename its inquiry into United States Steel Corporation and its rail subsidiaries in Lake Erie Lake Superior and Birmingham districts with Attorney Louis D Brandeis as a witness. Richard W W Gras, a San Francisco iron dealer, testified he was forced by Shelby Steel Tubes Company to default on a government contract to reequip the gunboat Hanoington which exploded in 166. He paid over $1 100 in forfeit after part of the contract was given to Shelby. He produced a Navy official's note declining to refund the forfeit money saying he was a middleman and lacked data to fulfill the contract. The witness charged conspiracy against his business.
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United States Steel Corporation
Lake Erie Lake Superior
Birmingham
House Steel Treat
Louis D Brandeis
Boston
Richard WW Gras
San Francisco
Bacon Wins Restoration of Oregon Avenue Name
Senator Bacon secured a Senate vote restoring the Oregon avenue name after a District commissioners action. The street will now extend from New Hampshire avenue to Fifteenth street, including Cedar place from Eighteenth to Nineteenth street, and a parallel stretch from North Capitol to Rock Creek park known as Concord avenue in honor of New Hampshire’s Mr Gullinger.
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Bacon
Oregon Avenue
Senate
New Hampshire Avenue
Fighteenth Street
Cedar Place
Eighteenth Street
Ningteenth Street
North Capitol Street
Rock Creek Park
Concord Avenue
New Hampshire
Gullinger
Child Bureau Vote Set By Senate After Debate
After two hours of debate the Senate agreed to vote next Tuesday on Senator Boreh's bill to create a children’s bureau in the Department of Commerce and Labor. Senator Bailey attacked the bill while Borah defended it saying the effort would elevate children, and Borah argued that $9,000 for information on hogs and cattle justifies the bureau.
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Henats
Thessay
Boreh
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bailey
Ae Bil
Borahs
Borah
Malitone
Dollera
Children's Bureau
Law on Hospital Alcohol Clarifies Tax Free Use
Internal Revenue Commissioner Cadell ruled that tax free alcohol withdrawn from bond by hospitals for scientific purposes cannot be delivered to or held by liquor dealers as designated agents. Alcohol will be seized and forfeited. action follows reports that deliveries were made to wholesale dealers.
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Internal Revenue
Cadell
Ingram
Mosby Renominated for Bedford City Postmaster
Mosby was nominated yesterday to be postmaster at Bedford City Virginia. He is brother of Col John H Mosby and has led postal affairs in the city for over twenty years. His reappointment follows a merit based President policy and favorable record in office.
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W Oh Mosby
Yeater- Day
Bedford City
Mosby
Cot John
H Mosby
Washington
Keeley Institute
North Carolina
Greensboro
Keeley
Greeneboro
Institute Steels
Booklets Institute
W. H. Osborn
Bailey Defends Tariff Vote Record Amid Charges
Senator Bailey answered charges that he voted frequently with Republicans in the last session on tariff matters. He said he had voted with the Republicans more often than any of his colleagues present, calling the claim printed in various papers untrue.
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Bailey
Repubicans
Bailoy
Rothermel Plans Government Takeover of Washington Gas Lint
Representative John H Rothermel introduces bills to condemn and transfer ownership of the Washington Gas Light Company and the Georgetown Gas Light Company to the United States and District of Columbia. The proposed price caps total 5 million dollars, with 4 dot 9 million for Washington and 600 thousand for Georgetown, with hearings set and action anticipated before Congress adjourns. The measure requires a full inventory from the gas companies and directs acquisition under the 1990 act for government printing office, detailing property, stock, and debt.
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Washington Gas Lint Company
Georgetown Gas Light Company
United States
District of Columbia
John H Eotherme
Pennsylvania
Democratic
House
Rothermel
Billy
Washington Gas Light Company
Georgetown
Congress
Com Twerce and Labog
Hotherme
Act of Congress
Government Printing Office
Washington Gaylight Company
Coumbia
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Washington Gueltzht
Agid Company
Wanbington Gaslight Company
Oid
Treasury
Gan Company
Lef
Coming to the Theaters Nation The Concert and More
The National screens David Selamco’s The Concert next week a musical comedy about a famed eccentric genius aided by Ditrichstein with Janet Beecher William Morris and James Grey among cast. At Columbia Helen Ware stars in The Price by George Broadhurst. Sam Bernard previews his musical comedy He Came From Milwaukee at the Belasco with wide Broadway approval. Also on bill are Chase’s vaudeville California Sweethearts and Miss Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch with Mrs Wiggs. A long vaudeville lineup including The Ex-Justice of the Peace and Almost a Tugger rounds out the week.
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David Selamco
Tae Ditrichstein
New York
Mr. Ditrichstein
Janet Beecher
William Morris
Jang Grey
Balle ‘Theodore
James Kearney
Tsco
Sam Bernard
Belasco
Milweukee
Mr. Bergard
Chase
California
Jesse L. Lasky
Leslie Leigh
Prime Jonna
New York Hippodrome
Harry L Griffith
Barytone
Nane Organization
Erwin Connelly
Mrs Wiggs
Academy
Mra Wigen
Fiorepes Birthday Party Opens Indian Pageant
A varied Belasco program features "Kiden's Fate" and "A Vanishing Race" with an Indian life theme, plus two charity matinees in January and February. The orchestral interludes come from symphonies adapted from tribal songs.
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Fiorepes
Kiden
Belasco
Cast for U. U. Comedy at Columbia Theater
Georgetown University dramatics instructor B A Walsh names the cast for On a Trip for His Health to be staged by the Georgetown University Dramatic Association at the Columbia Theater on February 16 at 2 15 pm. Cast includes John Crosby Harold O Carton Stephen Carroll William Galvin Delphine Rodriguez Robert Gannon Robert Lamberton J P Needham Norman Wynard T 5 Smith and B Estalante. Also announced The College Hero musical extravaganza to be produced by 600 Washingtonians starting February 6 at the Columbia Theater features Miss Anne Parker Miss Nancy Gordon Jones James DF Schneider Miss Anna Fulton Jess Brown George A Lentley Misa Katharine Dent Addison Brith Charles Btevernon 9 B Seay B R Berkeley Harry Helwig Arthur Ht Deibert Edward Cady Misa Mary Sherler Earl Carbaugh Milas Lanetts i Smith Misa Elizabeth Forney Miss Helen Howard Burch Miss Margaret E Read Miss Janet Irma Cobb Miss Pauline P Stone Miss Helen Bache Kimmel Carl Butman Miss Ethel Foster Miva Roberta Hope Ames Miss Ruth Stokes William G. Abherholt and Miss Marie Lowe Howeer
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B A Walsh
Georgetown University
Georgetown Univeraity Dramatic Association
Columbia Theater
John Crosby
Harold O’ Carton
Stephen Carroll
Wiliam Galvin
Delphine Rodriguez
Robert Gannon
Robert Lamberton
J P Needham
Norman Wynard
T 5 Smith
B Estalante
Anne Parker
Nancy Gordon Jones
James DF
Schneider
Anna Fulton
Jesss Brown
George A Lentley
Misa
Katharine Dent Addison Brith
Charles Btevernon
Seay
B R Berkeley
Harry Helwig
Arthur Ht
Deibert Edward Cady
Mary Sherler
Earl Carbaugh Milas Lanetts i Smith
Misa Elizabeth Forney
Helen Howard Burch
Margaret E Read
Janet Irma Cobb
Pauline P Stone
Helen Bache Kimmel
Carl Butman
Ethel Foster
Roberta Hope Ames
Ruth Stokes
William G. Abherholt
Misa Marie Lowe Howeer
House bill seeks president endorsements for federal judges
Publication by the president of endorsements or influence on all federal judgeships, from Supreme Court to district courts, before appointment. The measure, added as an amendment by Rep. Cunningham of Indiana, passed the House amid a lively debate. The Evang bill would abolish the federal circuit judgeship at Chicago, vacant after resignation.
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Supreme Court
Representative CuNop
Indiana
Chicago
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