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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
8
Only about two weeks remain to file personal property returns with the district assessor without penalty. After August 1 the board must assess missing returns using best information available and add a twenty percent penalty. Household goods up to $10 are exempt. jewelry and personal adornments are not. Between 7,000 and 8,000 returns have been received so far.
William C. Bowling sues in the District Supreme Court to recover 2280 allegedly deposited by his wife Nannie Bowling in her name without his consent. He says the building association refused to hand over the funds and refused to assign the deposit. Justice Anderson orders the Bowls to show cause by July 2 why the money should not be given to the husband. The couple married September 14, 1909. represented by Henry Woodard and James A. Purcell.
Jubilation spreads among district officials and workers as the Senate House conference bill awaits presidential sign. Auditors and counsel praise funding clarity for all branches. Playgrounds pools and new juvenile court setup advance with imminent location changes and more staff.
The 1914 will of Charles Somerset filed in probate directs his widow Alice Somerset receive the house at 1323 Union Street Southwest and its contents plus 30 dollars monthly until the estate settles. After the widow’s death, nephew William Somerset of New York inherits. Charles died July 7. William H. Brown’s will, dated May 12 1893, offered for probate, bequeaths one third of personal property to Emma Cole Brown with trust provisions to George W. Brown or American Security and Trust Company for the Brown children Marjory and Cornelius until legal age, widow to receive one third of real estate and children two thirds. he died July 4.
Fulton Gordon announces continued action to oust Commissioner Oliver P. Newman. The plan, kept secret, follows a letter from the President's secretary indicating no audience for the committee. Newman received half month’s salary after a disbursing official and counsel’s ruling on an appeal notice. A warning was sent about attempting to pay salary, with possible legal steps to block payment.
Columbia Lodge No 14 IAM announces its Marshall Hall outing on Saturday July 25 with features such as a baby contest prizes of 10 and 5 dollars a tug of war and athletic contests for men and boys. A coupon voting contest offers two winners a trip to Atlantic City and Niagara Falls. Editorial by Evangeline Booth commander of the Salvation Army addresses whether drunkenness causes home trouble, noting that over nine tenths of habitual drunkards were intoxicated before marriage. The piece appears in the National Sunday Magazine alongside next Sundays Post.
Death notices list multiple individuals with ages and addresses including Thomas W. Speaks 78 at 717 ith sl sw John J. Shipman 26 at 44K O xt nw Emma L. DeVault 51 at 1820 Erving st nm Theresa Barry 15 months at 1315 F st ne Humphrey Russ 49 at 1442 8 af nw Zippereh Alexandria 53 at Wash Rayl Hoop Willan A. McDade 45 at 31a Tuberculosis Hosp William 8. Chigley 32 at 3121 Va. ave ow Charlie Sowers 0 at 310 Psi aw.
This evening at 7:30 o'clock the Fifth United States Cavalry Band will perform at Washington circle with W. J. Cain as leader. The program features The Victorious Eagle March Caprice Medley of Popular Songs and a medley of pops including Sobre las olas and other tunes.
The excise board will hear transfer and renewal license applications this morning with hearings daily through month end, then focus on renewals and new licenses from August 1 to November 1. By November 1 city barrooms drop to 900 under the new law, forcing 162 closures. wholesale and retail fees rise from 3600 and 1000 to 800 and 4500 respectively.
The old Army and Navy Club building near Farragut Square is being transformed into a modern office complex for physicians surgeons and dentists. Waddy B Wood plans a lobby on the first floor with offices on upper levels while other nearby properties are also being remodeled for business use with an outlook to an office district along Connecticut and Fifteenth streets. The project involves Edmonds Wardman transfers with valuations cited around 97 500 and 169 000 in the exchange, highlighting a shift from residential to commercial use in the area.
Goldenberg's at Seventh and K announces the purchase of an entire surplus stock of women's wash dresses silk and linen waists and middy blouses from a major manufacturer. The over $25 000 value is bought at 40 to 60 cents on the dollar and every garment is seasonally made and top quality. The sale offers a wide range of styles with a return refund or exchange option if not satisfactory.
A sequence of marriage licenses is listed with names and ages including Frederick Gisler and Agnes Brinner, Carl Hellmann and Gladya Strong, Roland Herbert and Mary Bronad, Mary United States and Francis Pace, Earnest Leonard and Edith Pigeon, Joseph Rowe and Lillian Doke, Eugene Corrade and Ruth Kendrick, Harry Sullivan and Reno McCrone, Eager Campbell and Mamie Borrell, and others noted by several reverends and officiants in Washington D C Drainsville Va Cumberland Md and Chicago listed among the couples.
A series of birth announcements lists families and newborns including Wither Te and Loretta Yocum with a girl, Francis and Marie L Schwéerer with a girl, Frank and Catherine Sterner with two boys Enrico and Blanes Seaso, plus numerous other couples welcoming girls and boys such as William J and Mary E Muck, Gabriele and Teresa Panella, Emery B and Sarah V Nicholson, John W and Goldie McMahon, Milton D and Margaret Moore, and more across the community. Names appear in pairs with the newborn gender noted.
A compact local page lists florists, carpet cleaning, life insurance, and a theater notice. It mentions Shaffer's Flower Store at 900 14th, Conger's phone, G. Bert V. Wolfe life insurance, and a playful line about a wife away in F-F-W-Land at 1008 Pa.ev. Virginia Theater.
In separate incidents yesterday Michael Jacobs backed into J C Marsh at Fourteenth and Shepard causing major damage to both cars with no injuries. Samuel Washington was kicked by a horse and taken to Emergency Hospital. Mary Mulvihill sustained a serious cut from a bursting ginger ale bottle and went to Casualty Hospital. Dr Herbert Martyn was knocked down by a bicyclist near Twenty third and north west and transported to Emergency Hospital. James Goodlow reported a home entry on 2111 Fifth street NW with clothing missing. Robert Haydon was injured when his motorcycle collided with a wagon at Twenty ninth and M streets NW. In police court George F Moriarity and John W Lynch denied theft, claiming sport not theft. Judge Aukam set $1,000 bond each for grand larceny related to alleged joyriding.
Attendance projections for this year’s annual Chamber of Commerce outing show interest rising. Judd & Detweiler, Inc. promotes reliable printing services as the committee reports strong response and asks participants to respond to last call notices from the Big Print Shop at 420-922 13th.
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