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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
11
The Washington Post announces subscription options with daily and weekly plans, including Sunday editions and prepaid mail terms. It lists payment methods, mailing offices, and advertising representation details, dated Saturday June 1 1912.
The Washington Post reports a rare Senate bipartisan push on steel and tariff policy described as a Holy Alliance, with hints of faster passage and a push to avoid a veto. It contrasts U S naval expansion with Japan building a larger battleship to challenge American sea power. A Missouri judge jokes about wife battering and justice, noting punishment for wife beaters and a turnabout for husbands.
The Supreme Court upholds due process by confirming innocence until proven guilty in a case challenging conservation law. The ruling targets government overreach in coal land disputes, finding the charges unfounded and noting the government distorted facts. The decision implies restoration of funds and exposes hardline, punitive interpretations of the policy.
A Western political figure urged law graduates to embrace judicial recall, provoking swift condemnation from bars and professional bodies. The piece argues recall clashes with the profession’s order, noting law schools reject such influence and condemning the speaker as out of touch with legal tradition.
The piece argues for male downtrodden victims as women gain rights, noting women taking seats on streetcars, jobs in bars, business roles, and barber shops. It cites a Binghamton case where Mary Dubal allegedly assaulted her husband Dubal.
A partisan column jokes that Gov Hunt’s pardon of a prison inventor who claimed to extract electricity from the atmosphere could spark reform in penal policy. It lampoons jailbreak ethics, patent schemes, and political foibles while listing current political jests and social quips.
The Henley regatta on July 6 will feature the king and queen aboard their ancient red and gold state barge built in 1699 for Queen Mary. The vessel, oak, four feet long, has twelve rowers in scarlet coats and a canopied stern. Royal etiquette limits usage, but the pair will likely observe the traditional arrangements.
Chicago May 30 Officials from the United States reclamation service and railroad men met to promote Western land settlement. They proposed a government run national information bureau and cited fraud in land schemes as a cause for falling Eastern migration to the West. Director F H Newell urged reviving the earlier spirit that encouraged Easterners to move West.
Ottawa reports Wilfrid Laurier’s Montreal speech questions Taft’s reciprocity letter and signals Liberal stance. Conservatives cite Taft’s remark Canada would be an adjunct of the United States, while Laurier pursues fiscal independence and closer U S ties. The issue heats Western by انتخابات in Alberta and Saskatchewan with Liberal wins in five byelections, trade policy shaping the outcome.
President Taft dictated a letter to the National Society of the Daughters of 1812 saying no objection to a permanent memorial for Maj. Faulkner on Craney Island. He notes the 1813 Hampton Roads battle and confirms jurisdiction settled by permission to erect the memorial.
London dispatch reports Premier Giolitti telling the Rome Daily Chronicle correspondent that Italy will press the war against Turkey until Turkey yields a complete victory. He warned there can be no halt until Turkey is subverted and all Italian parties back the effort.
Army orders list multiple officers by rank and unit with dates for retirement, reassignment, and examinations. Includes Lt Col George Downey, Capt Chauncey Fento, Capt Matthew Manna, Capt Charles Leeds, Lt George Foster Jr, Brig Gen Evans, Col Henry Cabell, Majs Taylor Lace y and Lace y Jr, Capt John Moore, Capt Bowen, Capt Edward Powers, and others. Also notes a board at Fort Du Pont to examine volunteer commissions and officers detached or reassigned, with dates and locations including Mount Gretna PA Fort Monroe VA Hartford Conn and Fort Leavenworth KS.
Rear Admiral 8 A Staunton commands assignments for C F Preston and Adelbert Althouse in Atlantic reserves and Michigan executive posts. Chauncey Ghackford becomes commander in chief of the Atlantic reserve fleet. Gardiner and McWhir to Boston and Norfolk yards. Passed Assistant Paymaster Lucksinger Jr to Alabama reserve. Vessels listed arriving at multiple ports incl Petrel in Greenville and Tacoma with several ships sailing to Key West Mare Island and Berbera.
Bulls favorably reported a bill to extend Spring road and authorize Georgetown Gas Light to lay a gas main in Conduit road to the District One. Provisions protect aged and destitute parents, allow notaries to practice before courts and Congress committees, and permit land purchase for McClellan park bounded by Wyoming Kalorama and Nineteenth streets. Hearings on osteopathy regulation were adjourned with no action. District committee quorum failed, Dyer subcommittee continued Tuberculosis Hospital probe. Henry’s bid to reschedule inaugurations failed.
The conference report on the sericultural appropriation bill was rejected. The Borah eight hour workday bill passed 45 to 11. In executive session Richard Sloan’s nomination for district judge in Arizona was considered but no decision reached. Alaska legislative assembly bill urged by Pinchot and Wickersham. Kern said Lorimer case not called up until Tuesday. Legislative appropriation bill to be reported today. Commerce Court retention provided. President urged legislation to curb promiscuous drug use. Senate adjourned to noon. House began Military Academy appropriation bill which passed. Judiciary committee continued inquiry into Archbold and Girard estate talks. Norris bill prohibits import contracts restraining lawful trade. Anberry resolution regrets Wobur Wright’s death. House adjourned 6:26 pm until 11 am today.
President Taft transmitted nominations for land and post office posts in the new state of New Mexico. Appointments include land office receivers at Santa Fe Clayton Fort Sumner Roswell Tucumcari and postmasters at Santa Fe Las Cruces. Also named are secretaries of legation at Lima and Santiago, and land office registers.
John Hays Hammond heads home from Europe after leading the Panama Pacific Exposition commission. He sails from England aboard the Mauretania tomorrow and says foreign governments back the exposition with broad participation.
A humorous piece about gender dynamics, arguing that a man cannot be understood by a woman and vice versa. It jests that arguments seldom convince either side and that a woman seeks to please a man who may not deserve it. It also jokes about vacations and family routines.
At the Landolfo Carcano art sale in Paris the top lots were Rembrandt portraits and a Vernese painting. A Rodin marble head sold for 836, a two day tote near 700000. M Knoedler bid 10660 for Salome, signaling Louvre interest and offering two months reserve at his purchase price to help fund the museum purchase.
Newport News Va May 1 The German fleet consisting of the Moltke Stettin and Bremen is anchored in Lynnhaven Bay cleaning ship and taking on coal for a possible appearance at Old Point Comfort Monday The Mayflower with Secretary Meyer aboard will meet the fleet at Thimble Shoal and escort them to Old Point before returning to Washington where Prince Henry of Reuss will call on President Taft and cabinet members The fleet plans to stay through June 6 then head to New York.
Opium merchants in India warn they face ruin due to China’s alleged treaty disregard and refusal to accept opium deliveries. Provincial authorities block admission, causing Indian stockpiles to grow, while China resumes opium cultivation unchecked in several key provinces.
Low pressure and rains linger in New England while showers persist across Florida and the plains. Temperatures rise in central valleys and upper lakes, fall in shower regions west, and winds shift with coast specifics. Expect showers in Arkansas Missouri and upper Mississippi on Saturday, with warm spells in the lower Great Lakes and interior New England, cooler in upper Mississippi valleys. Local readings note midnight 61 to 66, highs near 79, humidity around 48 to 85, and 14.7 hours sunshine. River bulletin cites sleet on Potomac and slight Shenandoah cloudiness at Harpers Ferry May 31.
Kansas City leaders and politicians from Kansas and Missouri weigh the Baltimore convention, praising Speaker Clark for Missouri politics, noting GOP divisions over Taft and Roosevelt, and discussing the impact of nonresident delegates and Canada’s interest in U S politics.
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