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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1918
Page
11
The district braces for wartime constraints as plans for 52 portable schoolhouses, a permanent site, and sewer and water work stall without new appropriations. Salary increases, fire department hires, and a garbage plant purchase are deferred. A new drill tower and meter equipment are cut, while a telephone inquiry and Chesapeake and Potomac rate case proceed.
A wartime report details alleged Irish brigade recruitment aided by German authorities. It describes undercover recruitment attempts, the use of disguises, and claims of a British commander Roger Casement's influence. Witnesses discuss German support, parcels from England, and potential landing of Irish volunteers, with trials and prisoner discussions cited.
DC men aboard the Lexington, the U S transport sunk by a submarine, survived with one listed missing. Three other Washington boys were aboard. mothers believe survivors. Fuel office sets maximum charcoal prices for wagon delivery with bulk and bagged rates.
The Keiths bill features Mile Dazie as the headline dancer with a menu spanning classical to ragtime numbers. Supporting acts include Artie Mehlinger, Anna Chandler, Dave Kramer and George Morton, and the Italian Front skit by Gen Pisano. The program also touts a Howard management dramatic offering Come Across with Eliajah Melville and a strong ensemble, plus local resort scenes and dancing at Chesapeake Beach and Glen Echo Park.
Corporations yesterday were granted a 30 day extension of time for filing capital stock tax returns on new forms under new regulations. Returns must be filed by August 1. All corporations must file regardless of capital stock, with an exemption of 99000 dollars before tax is collected.
Gen George M Moulton of Chicago sends word nine Washington Masons have been elevated in the Royal Order of Scotland in the United States The new officers include George Edward Corson deputy provincial grand master William Oscar Roome provincial grand secretary Stirling Keer Jr provincial grand treasurer Rev William Taylor Snyder provincial grand chaplain Allen Bussius provincial grand marshal George Roscoe Davis second provincial grand marshal Roe Fulkerson provincial second grand steward Horace P McIntosh provincial third grand steward and John A Lacy provincial fourth grand steward
War Industries Board price fixing committee and trade representatives announce maximum cotton prices reduced by 20 to 30 percent. New rates cover a range of fabrics with deliveries through October and a 90 day extension to follow. The President urges manufacturers and dealers to pass savings to consumers while FTC methods will guide future parity pricing. Collected crop data show 1917 cotton output at 11,302,375 bales with notable gains in Arizona and California.
A special delegation of House members will depart tomorrow for Atlantic City to attend the Elks convention. The congressional party travels in a special car attached to the Pennsylvania train leaving Union Station at 2 p.m. They will join the patriotic parade wearing Palm Beach suits and carrying American flags. Headquarters during the stay will be Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel.
Two damage suits totaling 11250 were filed in District Supreme Court yesterday. Lawrence D Engels seeks 10000 for injuries when his auto hit gravel on B eighteenth street NW October 18. Jonas A Heart sues District and Washington Railway and Electric for 1250 for car damage and wife’s medical costs after a roadway neglect incident on Eleventh Street SE November 8.
The government asks the three New York suffragists to avoid returning to Occoquan workhouse to complete suspended sentences. Mrs. John Winters Brannan, Mrs. Henry Butterworth, and Miss Cora Weeks were freed due to illness. They cite the Harvey Wiley appeal as supporting legal backing for picketing.
The American ambulance service with the French army, militarized under the U.S. Army, serves as a major contributor to the French front. It operates 120 officers and 3,500 enlisted men with multiple ambulance parces, supplying ambulances, kitchens, and transport under French medical control, while workers risk frontline danger and have earned Croix de Guerre for valor. The Red Cross and the U.S. effort care for 6,000 refugees daily, furnish homes and supplies, and support postwar rebuilding as part of a broad debt paid to France through humanitarian work.
Senate adopted a House resolution authorizing the return of the $40,000 Nobel Peace Prize to former President Roosevelt. He had donated it to an industrial peace commission and now wishes to distribute it to the Red Cross MC A and other soldiers aid groups. The measure was sent to President Wilson for signature.
Secretary Daniels lauds Red Cross and YMCA volunteers as a crucial fighting force, calling them real soldiers of cheer and helpfulness in the war effort. He notes government support for Y.M.C.A. in war plans, stressing morale and physical readiness alongside combat.
Cleveland Abbe Jr. repudiates charges of pro Germanism after his dismissal from the U S Weather Bureau. He sends a letter to Chief Marvin seeking a fair hearing before Secretary Houston of the Agriculture Department when he returns from vacation.
About 600 striking carpenters and the contracting companies at Camp Leech American University Park and Walter Reed Hospital reportedly reached a basis of agreement last night. The carpenters had been on strike over labor terms and work conditions. Details of the tentative deal were not disclosed.
Workers struck for 75 cents an hour and won demands after the war labor board gave priority attention to the labor situation at both sites. The strike temporarily halted building work as carpenters met at Typographical Temple to discuss the situation after overnight talks at the camp and hospital.
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