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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1913

Page

4

Fifty Dairy Dealers arraigned on pure food charges

In police court fifty local dairy dealers, totaling 109 charges, were arraigned before Judge Pugh for alleged sale of milk containing bacteria. The defense sought a bill of particulars, arguing specifics on foreign substances and quantities. prosecutors argued information would reveal no new facts. Judge Pugh granted the bill of particulars and set July 16 for further proceedings. District Commissioner responds to Mandamus suit by William A Simpson over milk contract, noting Simpson was lowest bidder but challenging court jurisdiction. Oyster’s milk priced higher with higher butter fat, while Simpson’s is lower fat. Hearing set for next Monday.

W. A. Simpson Pugh United States John Lewis Smith Cobb Department of Agriculture M. E. O'Brien Henry E Davis Vunsel Daily Men Haith O’brien Davis O'Brien District Commission William A.impson Duairyman Simpson District Supreme Court Simpson's Ltd Wallon George M. Oyster Oyster Simpsons Thomas White Anderson Autt

U S Eyes on Passenger Vessels During Holidays

A telegram from the Secretary of Commerce directs supervising inspectors to safeguard lives during the July 4 to 7 period. They must detail all available force and exercise strict supervision of passenger vessels at major ports including Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago Milwaukee and Grand Haven.

Renfield Inapec Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago Milwaukee Grand Haven Mich Secretary of Commerce

Congress faces big policy over Mussel Shoals power rights

Bids from private interests for the Tennessee River Mussel Shoals water power were opened as Army engineers weigh a gubernatorial policy on developing navigable streams. C E James offered to lease all power for 100 years at 6.26 million with a 500000 bond. United States Hydroelectric Power Co proposed 3 million toward dam construction and 250000 annually for a century.

Mussel Shoals Tennessee Board of Army Engineers Tenn Congress Chattanooga Riverton Mussel Shoule Army C. E. James Munsel Shoals United States Hydroelectric Power Company

Delinquent husbands pay support, over $51 thousand for families

A District of Columbia juvenile court report shows $51,890.27 collected for family support in the year ending June 30, 1913. Of this, $46,278.27 came under suspended sentence to families, while 4.9 percent came from men under workhouse sentences. Judge DeLacy gave four nonsupport defendants another chance to pay regularly, naming John W. Richardson James B. Holmen John Taylor and Joseph Reed.

Juvenile Court of District of Columbia

Soldier seeks release to follow preaching calling

Doyle Story of Calvert City Kentucky told Representative A W Barkley he felt Lord called him to preach after turning eighteen last year, but enlisted in the army to quiet his conscience. Now stationed in Texas he asks for help obtaining release to pursue the ministry.

United States Army Doyle Story Calvert City A. W. Barkley Kentucky Story Texas Barkley

State Societies Outing At Chesapeake Beach Picnic

The Federation of State Societies annual picnic was held yesterday afternoon and evening at Chesapeake Beach attended by many. No program occurred. Senator Vardaman was expected to speak but could not attend. Mississippi Society sponsored the outing with a committee led by Chariton M. Clark and including Fred Beall and many others.

Federation of State Societies Chesapeake Beach Senator Vardaman Mississippi Society Chariton M. Clark Fred Beall Benjamin G. Humphries Mississippi Josiah Brinker Joseph FE. Colston Oscar Wilkinson Harry Peyton Orlando G. Smith L. Q. C. Lamar Harvey C. Long W. L. Austin Jesse Morgan Clifton P. Clark R. W. Fondren W.T Faulkner Mr. Pullum John A. Farrell J. A. McCormick Harry Coleman

Hospital Fund Grows Through Local Donations

The Emergency Hospital fund rose to 141104.18 dollars with 82 dollars from District firemen and plans for another fall collection. Donations also included 50 from Bakers Union Local 368 40 from Agricultural Department employees 30 from Pluym's and 10 from a friend. The funeral of Mrs Maria Frederika Luyties Kuhns will be held at 4 PM today at the Bayly home 2125 N Street NW. She will be buried in Canton Ohio. Mrs Kuhns and her husband the Rev Louis Marchand Kuhns were close friends of President William McKinley. She had lived in Washington since 1902 and is survived by three children.

George W. White White Bakers'Union Agricultural Department Pluym Maria Frederika Luyties Kuhns William Hamilton Bayly N Street Bayly Canton Ohio

Will notes and executors in and around probate

Edwin Bennett dated June 23 191s had diamonds given to Valerie Vidal and Harry Yates with residue to Reginald Wyer of Amsterdam N. John 5 Henderson named executor. Mary McFarlan wills to husband Daniel McFarlan. William Murphy leaves entire estate to widow Mary Murphy.

Edwin Bennett Valerie Vidal Harry Yates Reginald Wyer Amsterdam John Henderson Mary McFarlan Daniel McFarlan William Murphy Mary Murphy Cowart Justice Anderson Julius Stahel Walt & Cohen Mery J. White J. Furney White W. C. Bilderston Mainte May Nelson Wilson Stemnegrimur Stefansson Charles Martel W- H Managua Edwit’ T. Boykin Willerd B Shuster Hasby-Smith Aled Richard Moree L. M. King Wilfred E. Shisler R. B. Fleharty Guardian Z._S Easby-Smith Mary A. McFarren William T Murphy

Government to resume film case against motion picture trust

The government will reopen its suit in New York before Examiner Edward Hacker with a Monday resumption. Edwin P. Grosvenor expects to present 40 witnesses as final government evidence to dissolve the trust, continuing the case into the fall for defense testimony.

Motion - Picture Trust New York Edward Hacker Edwin P. Grosvenor McReynolds

Rose Schaffer ordered to return Georgetown property

In a District Supreme Court ruling by Justice Anderson, Mrs. Rose Schaffer and her daughter Hilda F. Schaffer must reconvey to artist John W. Drury the 3412 Prospect Avenue Georgetown property by July 9, claiming undue influence while he was a Georgetown Hospital patient. Schaffer denies undue influence, argues the property worth about 3,300 while Drury says 20,000 to 30,000. appeals planned.

Justice Anderson District Supreme Court Rose Schaffer Hilda F. Schaffer John WH. Drury Prospect Avenue Georgetown Georgetown Hospital Schaffer Kl. A. Bailey Court of Appeals Walter A. Balderston Drury

Boy Talty 15 Dies by Self at Home After Dispute

John Talty son of a commander, 15, lived at 113 Nineteenth St NW. After a spat with his mother he vanished last evening. A note on the kitchen table read I am going to drown myself. You will find my body above the bridge. The father reported the disappearance and alarm was sent. Police doubt a tragedy but search continues.

John Talty Nineteenth Street John Talty Third Precinct Tally Sergt. Wheelock

Yachts Start Annual Independence Cruise to Annapolis

Four Capital Yacht Club yawls led by Fleet Captain Clyde Craige left the foot of Ninth street for the annual Independence Day cruise to Annapolis. The Frayer Oliver Bright Bess Charles James Nemoosa Serena Craige proceed to the club station after Labor Day and will race in the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association regatta starting July 19 over 147.6 nautical miles for prizes including the Commodore Partner cup and an aluminum cooking outfit.

Capital Yacht Club Clyde Craige Ninth Street Annapolis Frayer Oliver Bright Bess Charles James Nemoosa Lyman S. Hennis Serena Craige Chesapeake Bay Yacht

Burned as she fights fire at home

Mrs. E. T. Brown of 228 G Street Northwest suffered burns to her hands and arms while trying to smother a blaze caused by a pile of paper ignited by a gas stove. Firemen from No. 6 Engine Company arrived and extinguished the fire. she refused ambulance aid and treated herself with a neighboring physician.

E. T. Brown G Street Brown

Hester Returns to Desk After Suspension Over Kiss

Frank D. Hester, section chief at the pension office, was suspended for kissing a temporary clerk and returned to his desk after pension commissioner Gay lord M. Saltagaber learned it occurred on a dare. The clerk, dismissed as her appointment ended, was the subject of the incident.

Frank D. Hester Pension Office Gaylord M. Saltagaber Hester

Treaty with Italy marks first such bilateral ratification

Secretary Bryan and the Italian government exchanged ratifications on a landmark treaty. It guarantees that an Italian subject may sue in U.S. courts for damages from a death, matching citizenship rights, while American citizens receive the same guarantee in Italy. The agreement follows a Supreme Court ruling that aliens had no such right. Similar pacts with other nations are expected.

United States Italy Bryan Supreme Court of the

Thief Enters Three Houses On Wisconsin Avenue

A burglar entered three houses on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest and fled after being confronted in the third. He took a dollar from a purse in Mrs. J. A. Duvall’s room at 13 Wisconsin Avenue as servant and occupants alerted others. Police report he previously searched Reed at 205 Wisconsin Avenue and Theodore Barnes at 1433 Wisconsin Avenue but absconded with nothing.

J. A. Duvall Wisconsin Avenue Northwest C. M. Reed Wisconsin Avenue Theodore Barnes

Speech Arts Standardization Discussed at National Meeting

Delegates of the National Speech Arts Association discussed standardizing speech arts study in schools at their convention. The group traveled to Arlington and attended an evening recital featuring Miss Caroline Berry Phelps of Raleigh and others. The final session is scheduled for 9 am with many delegates staying for Independence Day events.

National Speech Arts Association Arlington Caroline Berry Phelps Raleigh N. C Lemuel B. C. Josephs Glenna Tinnin Walter A. Welle Emma. L. Ostrander Grace Makepiece Henry Garfield Houghton

Fall Causes Death of Police Officer's Son Albert Ryon

Albert Ryon age 19, son of Sergeant C. Ryon of the Fifth precinct, died in Providence Hospital from injuries after a motorcycle fell on a rock Tuesday night. He suffered a skull fracture and a broken collarbone. He lived at 314 Flrat Street Southeast. Also noted: heat prostrations in Washington with two cases reported. Joseph Serago, 4, and Pearl Carter, 10, were treated at the Emergency Hospital and are expected to recover.

Albert Ryon Sergt C. Ryon Fifth Precinct Providence Hospital Ryan Flrat Street Wip Washington Joseph Serago Pearl Carter

Auto Wrecked He Sues For Damages

Dr Edwin P Beckley files in District Supreme Court for 1000 damages after his car was wrecked in a May 2 collision at Florida avenue and Seventh street. He alleges Charles H Marshall crossed from south to north, causing the crash and forcing him to hire a replacement vehicle for his medical practice.

Cavour Wee Edwin P. Beckley Charles H. Marshall Florida Avenue Seventh Street District Supreme Court Beckley Wilton J. Lambert Marshall

Mrs Harris Seeks U S Job After Prenup Lawsuit

Mrs Magnolia V A H Harris who sued the late Gen H M Baker for 200000 over a prenup claims a government post. She appealed to Representative Kay Tone B Stevens of New Hampshire to intercede, but Stevens says she is not a legal NH resident. Harris had been a pension office clerk until July 1 but was among 400 who lost temporary jobs.

Magnolia V A. H. Harris H. M Baker New Hampshire Kay Tone B. Stevens

Drowned Alexandria man from Tampico launch accident

Willard P. Graves Jr of Alexandria died near Tampico Mexico on a June night when he fell from a launch while aiding another in distress. His body was not recovered. He had recently taken a job with an oil company near Tampico. Graves, 34, is survived by his father a merchant, a sister Lucy, and a brother Herbert C. Graves.

Alexandria Tampico Mex Washington Post Bureau King Street Willard P. Graves, Jr Mexico Graves West Lucy Graves Herbert C. Graves Coast and Geodetic Survey Washington

Equity Court Docket Shows Multiple Trustee Substitutions

In the Supreme Court District of Columbia equity docket Judge Anderson presided over numerous matters. Goff v Brooks substitutes a trustee while Buckler v Buckler seeks receiver returnable July 21. Harris v Harris supports examiner hearing. Pinyon v Pope confirms sale with auditor reference. Lamson v Fitzhugh appoints guardian ad litem. Several lunacy matters appoint committees with bonds set. other cases involve receivers, demurrers, and digest of testimony on appeal. The record also lists numerous property conveyances across Washington areas with various trustees, bonds, and dates, reflecting a busy docket of equity and probate actions.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court No. 2 Anderson Goff Hunter M. T. Clinkscales Waters Montague & Moriarty Kappler & Merillat Alexander Wolf John Abbout J. J. Darlington Herman

Yacht Tax Case Appealed by New York Owners

New York yacht owners carried their challenge to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Payne Aldrich tariff tax on foreign built yachts. Lower courts upheld the tax and rejected pleas that some crafts were not used in the United States during the tax period. Leading yachtsmen include Cornelius G. K. Billings H Clay Pierce Roy A. Raineyn Harriet Goelet and James Gordon Bennett.

New York Supreme Court United States Cornelius G. K. Billings H. Clay Pierce Roy A. Raineyn Harriet Goelet James Gordon Bennett

Dormer Guy Walter Stubbs to Study European Agriculture

Walter H Stubbs of Ihwansas and his wife with children visited the State Department where Secretary Bryan gave letters of introduction to American ambassadors and European officials. The family sails from New York tomorrow for Naples to spend an indefinite period on the continent researching agricultural methods.

Dormer Guy Walter H. Stubbs Ihwansas State Department Bryan Europe Stubbs New York Naples

Mrs Anna C Read Dead In Baltimore Obituary

Mrs Anna C Read widow of Wil lim Hamilton Read former Baltimore druggist died yesterday at 1749 Lanter Place of infirmity of age. She was daughter of late Capt John Rowan of Talbot County Md. Survived by a daughter and three sons. Interment in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore.

Anna C Read Willim Hamilton Read Baltimore Lanter Place John Rowan Talbot County Mra Read Greenmount Centetery

Hair Clinic Claims Cure For Scalp Trouble By Cuticura

A reader from Broken Arrow recounts years of itchy flaky scalp and hair loss from irritation. After trying various products, Cuticura Soap and Ointment improved her condition in two weeks, and she credits the treatment for longer, healthier hair. Also notes Cuticura for pimples and blackheads with routine cleansing and samples mailed from Boston.

Olja Ella Shefield Cuticura Dept T. Boston

Astrology of the Day for July Fourth 1913

The new moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn yield foretold unrest and trials for mankind with warnings of increased hospital work and unusual mortality. Public women face changing opinion in the autumn suffrage revival while a powerful leader may rise. War rumors and libel suits loom. yet some see prosperity for certain births and wage earners.

Mars Neptune Saturn Ufe London France Italy Smrrope United States Pacific Jupiter McClure

Summer Resorts Along Blue Ridge and Alleghany Line

City bulletins advertise Summer Resorts from Blue Ridge to Virginia Hot Springs and other country homes with application details to G. M. Bond. Fireworks promotions at Reisinger's Rockville and Tyree's Ne, plus a call to keep cool this July 4 at the Virginia Theater. Post Want Ads are free in The Post classifieds.

Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains Chesapeake and Ohio White Sulphur Springs Virginia Hot Springs G. M. Bond F St. Nw Virginia Theater Post

Grogan's Store Announces Holiday Closure Policy

Grogan's will close Saturday July 5 and today. For 25 years the store has given long week end vacations when a holiday falls on Friday. The policy reflects liberal business stance and aims to maintain patronage. In July and August the store closes daily at 5 and Saturdays at 1.

Washington

L. L. Perkins and Merwe Royal Indemnity Co.

L. L. Perkins partners with Merwe Royal Indemnity Co. in bonding services at Bond Building. Phone M 7122.

Ae Merwe Royal Indemnilty Co Bond Building

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mandamus U. S Soldier Representative Barkley M. F. L. Kuhns Government Boy Chesapeake Bay National Arts Association Big Rock Edwin F. Beckley Jones Sharlen A. Marshall Mrs. Harris Baker Estate Appeals Stevens P. Graves, JR Fishers Hag Democratic Committee Democratic Carles Bendheim Rammel Southern Railway Cameron Run Alexander Garrison Circuit Court No. 2 Rudolph M., &. O'Brien William Henry White Beale Bpeel W. J. Ambrose Cameron Sanitary Laundry Company Fulton Lewis Columbia Building and Investment Company +3 Dorsch Bertha W. Alburger William H. Alburger Crandal Mackey Sylvester Howard Albert Richardson Plainer M.D Clinkscales Mary A. Goff Clarence R. Frooky Alto George C. German B. Stanley Simmson New York Avenue Northwest Lucas P Levin J. Lambert R H H. Yeatman Yellett & Stubblefield H. Eilsworth Grant Park John P. F. White Willie Locke Brightwood Park Jennie V. Davis Thomas R Alberta Davis Bellevue Amelia L. Niedomanski Louis G. Ostermayer Louis G.ostermayer Otto W. Niedomanski Sevententh Street Capitel Katherina Mullins Fe Bridget McNamara Solumbia Heights John P. Stuckert Et Frederick A. Linger Twllfth Street Pratt Bolce John F. Connor Third Street Margaret L. Mengert Ulric T Edward L. Brady Margaret IL Ulric T. Mengert LE Droit Park John F. Conner Randle Highlands Washington Loan and Trust Company Benjamin F. Board David Ay Baer Ingleside David A. Baer Alfred P. Leyburn D Street Fourteenth Fifteenth Charles J. Walker William B Hannah M. Cahill Second Third Jeremiah Culloane Sam Levin Fifteenth Street R Street John C. Pugh James L. Pugh Edward L. Pugh E. Baker Evans Et al Helena Pullman Ann Crowley John H Lula B. Wyatt Brookland Hannah M. Wolff Burton Fisher First Street Charles K. Xander Wilhelmina Xander Hayy Sixteenth William Alden Smith Falli & Pearsall Iss William W. Hoeke Maria L. Carnahan Columbia Heights Mary Alberta Joseph S John H. Davis Thomas R. Davis Samuel Brown William H . Linking George, R. Linking Luther W. Linkins Michael J. Keane Edmond Fitzgerald John J. Fexan Enterprise Berial Building Association Marion F Holderman J. Q. H. Alward W. G. Llanahem Haddocks Hills John L Warren Bates Warren William H. Sholes C. Elton James B. Square Benjamin F. Burch Chapin Brown Henry H. Bergmann Oriental Building Association Woopamy Park Harry L. Taylor H. Bradley Davidson James A. Cahill United States Trust Company William McK. Clayton James Berry Arthur Carr Perpetual Building Association George T. Dietz William McK Clayton William B. Cahillot H. R. Howenstein Harold C Clark William H. Manogus Edward P Schwartz Jeremiah Cullinane John H. Wyatt Ernest J. Schmidt George M. Emmerich German-American Building Association Solomon Soletet Thomas Berguson Union Trust Company Fidelity Trust Company Edith B Weber Thornton Guion Miller Jonsthan Eli Tylor Doran Platt Maria L Mary S. McCallum James J. Backer K. 0. Wagenhorst Anna C. Read Reisinger's Rockville, Mad Grogan Peter Grogan & Sons Co Seventh St L. L. Perkins de & C Mackinaw Lake Points Wheeling Columbus 15Th Street New York Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Union Station Baltimore & Ohio Lincoln 254 Noalco Mid-City West River Chesapeake Maryland Annabalte Ocean City Returm Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway CO 14Th St. and New York Ave Byron S. Adams Judd & Detweiler, Inc Prince Albert Dizi Burchell N. W. Burchell F St Robespierre 7Th Street Tharp Berkeley Rye America Emerson Institute Sic Hrorives
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