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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1915
Page
11
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In August the President urged farmers to conserve crops amid European war demand. A September Agriculture circular urged holding crops for higher prices. Farmers organize combines for restraint of trade in wheat and other staples, pushing prices up while domestic buyers pay the costs. Debate questions whether government favors farmers, whether speculators or farmers drive the rise, and if policy creates special privileges for a single class.
A Wisconsin blind youth reportedly regained sight under hypnotic suggestion from a Beloit College professor. The article ponders how much of miracle power lies in the suggester versus the subject and echoes themes of faith, prayer, and the mind over matter.
A joking remark echoes Mark Twain's line about finding many crutches but no wooden legs after visiting shrines. The quip highlights literary wit in a compact, wry tone.
The piece argues for annual military training for boys in public and private schools to instill rudiments of arms, marching, and war arts. Citing Germany as a model, it claims such training would improve physical health, discipline, and readiness for sudden emergencies, even if they never become soldiers. It emphasizes moral benefits and transferable life skills.
A reflection on rapid wireless and telephone advances near Scranton and transcontinental links, arguing future innovations will outstripPresent wonders. It foresees ongoing human progress despite wars and natural calamities, praising American ingenuity and resilience.
The Supreme Court reverses Kansas rulings and holds that a statute making it a misdemeanor to require an employee to forgo union membership infringes the Fourteenth Amendment. The piece argues liberty in employment and the right to work freely, raising questions about who bears the constraint and how employers set terms of employment.
An essay argues the United States should not buy Chilean nitrates to boost exports and notes homegrown cyanamid could replace imports. It cites Edison on atmospheric nitrogen, outlines historical nitrate imports and a $120 million annual fertilizer bill, and urges expanding U S water power to build domestic cyanamid and nitrate plants. It also touches on broader wartime and political chatter while railing against external help before self reliance.
At the urging of Lord Kitchener King George appoints Field Marshal Lord Methuen as Malta governor with a 25000 dollar annual salary plus allowances and palaces. The post secures a Mediterranean base for operations against the Turks, including Syria and Egypt, while Methuen is praised for steadfast leadership in the Boer War and his long public service.
The Supreme Court defines labor and capital rights in a broad spirit, stating unions may deny nonmembers, and workers may refuse nonunion employers, while employers may insist workers refrain from union activity during employment. It frames the issue as expediency and balance, with no force to compel open or closed shop.
The revised ship purchase bill moved from the commerce committee to the Senate as Senator Gallinger opposed it for two hours and will resume today. Majority Leader Kern said night sessions would oppose the government ship bill. Senator O Gorman proposed a bill penalizing usury in loan negotiations. Henry Clay Hall was confirmed to succeed himself as interstate commerce commissioner. debate continued on the annual agricultural appropriation bill. a seed distribution issue failed to remove a $252 540 item. a life saving station for Duxbury reef near San Francisco was favorably reported. a Niagara Falls peace conference invitation proposal by Representative Gittins was introduced. adjourned from 6 59 p.m. to 11 a.m.
A letter urges The Post and other papers to compare the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway Company management with government efficiency. Reader requests stockholder and public exhibit to illustrate private versus public utility performance. Washington letter notes NY and New England Congress members were asked but declined.
Annie Wiggins Scott, 55, wed William Scott, a Caroline County farmer, after discovering he had six children. She gathered her two daughters and left the home. A Denton lawyer drew a divorce bill, but trial is set for three years. The December 30 wedding followed a Chestertown auto trip. The couple’s grievances were reduced to writing and include a mutual agreement allowing each party to marry others.
North Yakima dispatch reports J T Urquhart proprietOR Pioneer Drug Store, a longtime bachelor, has announced his withdrawal from the Bachelors Club and leased the club quarters for himself and his bride. Members debate whether to present the club as a wedding gift or scatter it with rice as he departs on his wedding trip. Also included is a humorous Philadelphias Recod summary about Pat and Mike, an American hotel night with a fire engine passing, and Mike's frantic warning to Pat.
The Ctuctosatl Enquirer urges Congress to abolish the war tax arguing it burdens business and hurts Democratic prospects. It calls for a tariff revision to replace the revenue and asserts revenue would grow without harming industries or workers. The piece predicts bipartisan gains for ending the tax.
Burglars broke into the apartments of Leo P. Braun in Philadelphia while the family was away and found only 2.50 from a baby's savings bank opened with a can opener. Mrs Braun’s gowns were cut, preserves spilled, canned goods scattered, furniture scratched, lace curtains torn and a window sash broken.
Reports from the New York Arena claim a horse named Jake unhitched himself from a stall at 238 Christopher Avenue and leaped a four foot fence without help. He allegedly chased bystanders Louia Epstein and David Hasovitz, injuring Epstein seriously. The horse then supposedly crashed a grocery window at 8 Christopher Avenue before returning to its stable.
A mixed item noting RB Paul Newman in the Spectator poem The Pharaohs trampled on us and the Peralan rising as a symbol of liberty, followed by Grace Hasard Conkling’s Little flakes of sunset in Smart Set and a Philadelphia Public Ledger exhortation urging British resolve as the war drum sounds.
A Greensboro reader questions the early expectations for the Federal reserve banks opened in 1916. With $600 million in reserves and annual expenses of about $7.09 million, he asks how the system can succeed given limited loans and investments. He urges lending two thirds of assets at low rates to boost business and employment.
Atlantic City Mayor W Riddie joked at a session about installing a four inch milk main under city streets to supply cottages. A Morton Pa writer asked city engineers for details, prompting a witty reply that no milk flow exists beyond the “milk of human kindness.”
The notice includes am and pm tides at 7 00 and 5 03 with a high and low sequence, plus a detailed Weather Bureau forecast for the District of Columbia Maryland Virginia and western states. It predicts colder northwest conditions and warmer central regions with occasional rain or snow across states and notes temperature readings and sunshine hours.
Gen. J Warren Keifer of Springfield Ohio former Speaker of the Forty seventh Congress and longtime banker says he will run again in 1916. He notes health and youth at 79 and cites his study of How to Live Long and the state of the Democratic party as a reason for Republican prospects. Also recounted is Capt Arthur Dominy story of a Calhoun statue aboard the Elizabeth wreck off Fire Island in 1850 and a Georgia cotton and crop outlook with remarks from T G Hudson.
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