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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
11
The notice lists delivery terms for The Washington Post in Washington with daily and Sunday options, weekly and yearly rates, and mail payment details. It includes subscription methods, accepted payment forms, and filing instructions, plus foreign advertising representation and a postal entry note dated July 22, 1813.
Notice requests readers to provide new addresses promptly so The Washington Post can mail the paper nationwide. Includes instruction to send orders to Post Phone Main 420 and to state how long the paper is to be mailed along with a price for subscription in advance.
The article argues Senator Chamberlain’s remark that he does not feel bound by the Democratic caucus to oppose his state’s interests injects doubt into the tariff bill’s fate. It questions party unity, constituency duty, and whether leaders can bind lawmakers, noting Western senators may vote for constituents over party.
Dr Arne Poebel identifies tablet fragments as missing Hammurabi laws from Babylon dating about four thousand years back. Professor Winckler translated the 282 rules showing penalties incl death for many offenses. Judge Sulzberger notes the find renews interest though adds little to knowledge of law uniformity. The tablets trace standards across ancient Asia and suggest civilization, not ignorance, explains modern law uniformity.
A capital editorial argues Cuba faces a national crisis over the Riva murder and the immunity granted to Congress members by a joker clause. It urges President Menocal to push constitutional reform or consent to trials, with U S backing and Wilson's precedent guiding the stance. It stresses Cuba's standing depends on resolving this dispute to uphold the rule of law.
The Department of Agriculture plans a mission to South America led by the bureau chief of animal industry to promote beef cattle imports from Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay once U S duties are removed. It notes expected large imports and suggests packers and shippers are unaware of U S slaughter and shipment laws.
Bader- Baden announces an August ten day international dancing tournament with 92500 in prizes and 9 trophies including a world tango championship. East Side couples may join though travel to Germany limits entry, while the craze spurs both health and amusement as doctors endorse exercise and social fun.
A review of popular dances argues that turkey trot and tango offer simple sociable exercise, combining music with movement. The piece notes dancing provides fresh air and light physical work without mental strain, contrasting it with the fatigue of road travel and traditional forms of exertion.
A German financial saga unfolds as the princes trust, a powerful but cash‑poor conglomerate, agrees to an alliance with conservative Deutsche Bank after a prolonged battle with the German banking world. The move is seen as a humiliating setback for the trust yet avoids a broader collapse harming numerous stockholders and leading families.
The article notes Speaker Champ Clark complains his $20,000 salary in Washington is insufficient and contrasts it with the English House of Commons chief who earns $25,000 plus a furnished residence and staff. It also describes pensions, retirements, and royal connections, including Earl Spencer and Althorp, with references to Washington lineage and American ties.
Senate debate on the tariff bill continues with Senator Smoot arguing against and Senator Burton opposing ad valorem rates. Executive session confirms Albert G. Schmedemann as Minister to Norway. House not in session yesterday. McAdoo seeks 3 774 for District naval battalion cruise. District municipal inquiry planned this week.
An Exchange piece surveys international barbering practices from Tripoli to Bombay. It notes Arab barbers with minimal tools in markets, Aden Hindu barbers visiting homes, European residents paying monthly for services, and peripatetic city barbers in Karachi. It also contrasts home visits in Muscat, street work in Bombay, and Syrian shops serving richer clients versus street barbers for the poor.
Commander McCully, detached from the Mayflower, will take command of the armored cruiser California in Puget Sound effective September 1, relieving Captain Alexander S. Halstead who has led the ship since August 1911. McCully will be promoted to captain and succeeded on the Mayflower by Commander William D. MacDougall aboard the Nashville at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Bee Army Orders indicate Captain Raymond W. Briggs of the Quartermaster Corps will visit Miike Port Japan for sealing and provisioning U S army transports ordered there in 1914 First Lieutenant Henry H Arnold Ninth Infantry to travel up to three visits to Topeka Anngpolis on business pertaining to tests of automotive motors
Naval orders detach several officers to commands at California Norfolk St Helena and Mayflower assignments. Ensigns and lieutenants shift to Tacoms Benham and Gel veste. Marine Corps updates Gamborg and Andargen to Army War College. Vessel movements include Mayflower Boston Rockport and Portsmouth among others along the Atlantic and Pacific stations.
Noah reads the first page of the Weekly Bugle as the ark returns with the olive branch and Ararat copy. The headlines prompt the crowd to ask how the election turned out and if the country went wet.
Melbourne interview with former Australian premier Andrew Fisher argues for strong alien land ownership limits and Japan exclusion, aligning with California and other U S states. He stresses the empire’s unity, warns against alien control of land, and questions the Anglo Japanese alliance’s relevance to British and American interests.
An ad describes a method using pure powdered phetminol from a chemist to remove facial hair permanently. It claims the powder applied to roots eliminates growth and leaves no trace, with orange blossom scent in a face cream base. The piece also includes a short anecdote about misheard book titles at a Chicago Tribune page, illustrating light copy.
A forecast by Gerard Fiennes in Pall Mall Magazine describes submarines evolving to dive and perhaps fly as internal combustion engines for marine use mature. The piece envisions mixed craft and aerial bombers supporting fleets, with destroyers defending harbors as torpedo nets and booms fail against agile underwater forces.
Prof Zephaniah Hopper of Philadelphia longtime math instructor at Boys Central High School dies at his son Harland Hopper’s residence. He would have turned 99 in September. He taught about 21 000 boys over 67 years at Central High plus 27 years in night school. He rarely missed a day in decades of teaching.
The Weather Bureau reports heavy showers along the south Atlantic coast and moderate showers in parts of New England and other regions. Temperatures are warmer in the Northwest and the South Pacific states, with cooler trends in the extreme Northwest. Local and coastal winds vary from light to moderate, with forecasted showers in the South Atlantic, East Gulf, Northwest, and central valleys into Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.
Dr J P Hall of Browns Town Jamaica, visiting Washington, says the canal will not bring large Western benefits to Jamaica. He cites potential banana losses from storms, tax effects on shipments, and Jamaica as a calling rather than coal station. He notes a high morality but few legal marriages and admires Union Station.
Chicago clergyman Rev John Thompson argues at Desplaines camp meeting that patriarchs like David and Solomon were virtuous by their times but would not gain church membership today. He cites rising crime yet sees more reporting on it as a sign of a better world, noting golf and baseball reflect improving morals.
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