Georgetown Gas Stock Held Safe. Court Leaves Case to Two Parties
Justice Barnard of the District Supreme Court refused to appoint a receiver in a dispute over 2530 shares of Georgetown Gas Light Company held by Washington Gaslight Company. He held the sale and holding of the stock were without authority, but found the stock remains safely held by American Security and Trust Company as mortgagee. The decision directs Mr Hume to join Georgetown and the trust company in ongoing litigation to determine rights of the stockholders.
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Georgetown Securities
Washington Company
Home
Name Trust Company
Georgetown Gas Co
Justice Barnard
District Supreme Court
Georgetown Gaslight Company
Washinton Gaslight Company
American Security and Trust Company
Euch Anl
Thomas L. Hume
Hume
Georgetown Company
Americam Seecurts and +trust Company
Tr Georgetown Company
Barnet
Georgetown
Justice Bargard
Eiter
Traces
Washington
Mr. Hume
AWAIT LOAN RATE DECISION FOR DC PAWNBROKERS
Pawnbrokers in Washington report no loss of pledged watches rings and jewelry under the new loan bill which took effect yesterday Pending guidance from the corporation counsel on permissible loan interest rates pledges will be safeguarded if interest is kept current Two major Washington pawnbrokers will remain in business and continue operating with no new loans and will not relocate out of the city
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Vistrict of Columbia
Washington
Eliot Speaks on China At Geographic Society Talk
President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard addressed the Geographic Society at the Mason Temple on establishing a strong Chinese government. He praised reform methods but urged improvements after a recent China tour. Henry Gannett, society president and Eliot’s former pupil, introduced the speaker.
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China
Charles W. Elliot
Harvard University
Geographic Society
New Masonic Temple
New Republic
Eliot
Henry Gannett
Society
Three Homes in Ashes in Kenilworth Fire
In Kenilworth D C strong winds fed a blaze that destroyed three houses and damaged a fourth. W W Zirkle’s home began the fire discovered by Mrs Zirkle. neighbors helped save furniture before Chemical Company No 1 arrived. The Zirkle family and neighbors hosted the displaced. Damage was about 7500 dollars and the fire also touched nearby properties owned by L A Malliery. A separate woods fire along the Anacostia road prompted a quick response by Chief C B Proctor.
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Anacostia
Kenilworth
D. C
W. W W. Zirkle
Minnesota Avenue
Quarle
W. F. Zirkle
Howard Morgan
Proctor
Anacostia Road
Pure Food Experts Confer With Chief Alesberg
Federal chemistry laboratory chiefs from across the United States met yesterday in Dr. Carl Alesberg's office to discuss pure food enforcement. The session, expected to run into next week, aims to cut red tape and share effective methods for enforcing the pure food law.
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Federal Chemistry Laboratories
United States
Carl Alesberg
Bureau of Chemistry
Pure Food Board
Alsberg
Publishers' Trust Defends Copyright Authority in Book Sales
John G Milburn addressed the Supreme Court on behalf of the American Publishers' Association and the American Book Sellers' Association arguing the book trust protects trade by upholding prices. Wallace MacFarlane countered that the aim is to raise retailer profits by maintaining high wholesale prices. Milburn said copyright law authorizes publishers to fix sale conditions, despite retailers disputing ownership of post sale rights.
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Supreme Court of the United States
John G. Milburn
American Publishers’ Association
American Book Sellers' Association
Book Trust
Wallace MacFarlane
New York
White
Milburn
Seeeks A Big Convention In Washington For Rail Way Association
Secretary Thomas Grant of the Chamber of Commerce and a conventions committee member will meet the location committee of the American Electric Railway Association at the Hotel Willard to fix the next convention site to be held in October. The city hopes to be chosen as the host, a five day event expected to draw about 5 000 people requiring 1 285 00 square feet of floor space. Upcoming meetings this week include Kennel Club Monday Chamber of Commerce Tuesday Retail Merchants Association board of governors Wednesday coal dealers section Thursday committee on trade abuses Friday and the Indiana Society Saturday.
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Thomas Grant
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
American Electric Railway Association
Hotel Willard
Grant
Washington
Kennel Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Coal Dealers
Indiana Society
Clayton for Commissioner Indorsed by Democrats
The National Democratic Association backs William McK. Clayton for District commissioner amid attacks on civil service appointments. A resolution calls for civil service reorganization and sweeping changes to the classified service. It accuses Republicans of packing offices and shields many classified workers from exams. Iowa leaders and backers in Washington tout Thomas Maloney and William F. Cleveland as key figures.
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William McK
Clayton
National Democratic Association
Civil Service Commission
Wilson
Republican Party
Classified Service
Washington
Thomas Maloney
Council Bluffs
Iowa
William F. Cleveland
Harlan
Martin J. Wade
N. F. Reed
State Central Committee
Claude R. Porter
Earl Bronson
Women to Discuss Wilson's Book Lecture
Members of the Women's Democratic Study Club meet at the Mew Willard Hotel at 2 30 this afternoon to hear Mrs Daniel B Paul lecture on parliamentary law. They will also discuss the first chapter of President Wilsons book The State.
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Wilson
Women’s Democratic Study Club
Mew Willard Hotel
Daniel B. Paul
President Wilson
Propitious Day in Horoscope for Travel and Business Deals
The day is forecast as favorable for travel and signing papers with luck in leases notes and contracts. Women teachers nurses and clerks are urged to prosper. Builders bankers and gardeners gain from the stars while artists and actors may find a hopeful evening. a future famous actress is predicted for London forecasts.
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Mars
Jupiter
Henes
London
Panama
Syn
Barbers May Work Sunday In Washington DC
Judge Pugh invalidates Sunday barber ban while Congress grants District commissioners power. The case centers on Abram C. Luther cited for operating a barber shop at Fifteenth and G streets on a Sunday months ago. Regulations from the 1869 old corporation were voided by the new government.
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Washington
Congress
District Commissioners
Pugh
Abram C.’ Luther
Fifteenth and
G Streets
Old Corporation of
Private funeral for Mrs Mary Leiter at Leiter home
Private services to be led by Rev. Roland Cotton Smith at 3 pm at 140 New Hampshire Avenue. The body will rest in Rock Creek Cemetery vault until her daughters the Countess of Suffolk and Mrs Campbell arrive from England. Honorary pallbearers named. active pallbearers not disclosed. Daughters sail for the United States and burial will follow there.
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Roland Cotton Smith
Rock Creek Cemetery
England
Mary Theresa Leiter
Levi Z.* Leiter
Chicago
Washington
Leiter
New Hampshire Avenue
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
Countess of Suffolk
Cable
Campbell
Hongland
United States
Mr. Letter
Godowsky Stuns Washington with Sublime Recital at Columbia
Washington witnessed a superb recital by Leopold Godowsky at Columbia. The pianist displayed flawless technique and a vocal tone across Chopin, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Liszt, with dazzling left-hand work and richly described phrasing. An encore followed, and the presidential box held the White House party observing the performance.
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Washington
Leopold Godowsky
Columbia
Godowsky
Jic
Rosenthal
Angelus
Corelli
Rameau
le Caquet
Dandrisu
Loeilly
Poland
Johann Strauss
City Bulletins and Local Ads
City ads list sweet ota wine Cal Port and berryline at $2.50 per gallon and pure Cal brandy 75 cents per quart. Eichane Schwab address. a $100 reward offered for locating the Virginia. Yale Laundry and Phila Oyster Chop House at 518 11th Ave. Fountain Pen Shop repairs. lunch specials noon to 3 pm. HARVETS on 11th St and Pa Ave NW.
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Eugane Schwab
Virginia
Harvets
L1th St
Pa. Ave. Nw
Federal interstate road plan urged at second congress
Delegates at the Raleigh Hotel urged Congress to restore the 1879 federal tobacco tax to fund good roads and form national road committees in both houses. Aimed at interstate highways linking state capitals to the National Capital, the measure was backed by speakers from many states during morning sessions and aadsession symposium.
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Congress
National Roads Committee
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Sesawa
J. A. Rountree
Alabama
G. P. Bullard
Arizona
J. O. Rush
Arkansas
P. H. Clark
California
FP. W. Beatty
Georgia
Arthur Staples
Maryland
James Atkinson
Louisiana
A. J. Duffy
Indiana
D. W. Shackleford
Missouri
J. E. Madden
New Jersey
Cyrus Kehr
Tennessee
Roy Stacy
Iowa
Elmer Hough
West Virginia
H. W. Saunders
Virginia
John B. Bird
Delaware
Michael F. Phalen
Massachusetts
I. H. Nelson
Maine
Perchy Hocker
New Hampshire
Jesse Taylor
Ohio
Judge J. M. Lowe
Kansas City
Howard D. Hadley
Plattsburg
N. Y
Lakes
Pendleton Beckley
Louisville
Samuel H. Yea
South Dakota
Dell M. Potter
San Francisco
Memphis-Bristol Road, . ©. Gilbert, Nashville, Tenn
Omaha
Denver
Greatest Inauguration to be discussed by Pastor Russell
Pastor Charles T. Russell will discuss The Greatest Inauguration at the Washington Temple Congregation in New Masonic Temple tomorrow at 3 oclock. He returns from a seven week trip to Guba Panama and Jamaica where he preached at key points. Russell reports being refreshed by greetings and broad interest in deeper Bible study as Kingston Temple meetings grow in interest.
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Charles T. Russell
Washington Temple
Kington Temple
Russell
Presbyterian Church Notices and Services Listed
Church notices span Presbyterian, Episcopal, Christian Science, Seventh Day Adventist, and secular events. Details include sermon times at the Church of the Covenant and Second Presbyterian, Holy Communion, prayers, choir and organ roles, Sunday school, Christian Endeavor, and midweek services, plus a Memorial S D A address by Rabbi Abram Simon at the Pythian Temple.
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But
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Charles Wood
Bernard Braskan
Harry Baremore Angus
Peck
Mmiister
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
Harvey Murray
Christian Endeavor
Evangelical Christian Science
Evangelical Christian Science Church
O'Clork
Rauschers
Connecticut Avenue
Waver C Subie
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ
Columbia Road
Huclid
Champlain Streets
Ricer
Colorado Building
Memorial
D. A
Secular League
Abram Simon
Pythian Temple
Ninth Street Northwest
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Seventh Street
Stouts
Harvard
Federal Laboratories
Dr. Alsberg
WALTER BAKER @ CO. Limited
Dorchester
Mass
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Supreme Court
Mrs. Leiter
Capital
The
City Bulletins
Yale Laundry
Phila. Qyster & Chop House
Federal
Stanton Warburton
State of
Wm. Hahn & Co
Reliable Shoe Houses
Ste. N.W
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Pa. Ave
Elizabeth Wilson
Alfred Wilson
Misa Elizabeth
Woondrow
Elizabeth
Baltimore &Ohio Express
Baltimore
Byron S. Adams
11Th St. N. W
Pastor Russell
Sloan
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Sloan - Boston
Shefford
Chautauqua Dairy CO
Syracuse
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
United States Trust Co
N.E. Cor
Prince Albert
Hirs
Gil
Comere
Ufesses
7Th St
Second Presbyterian Church
Southern Assembly
Twenty-second Street
Andrew
Episcopal
St John's
Edward Slater Uuniap
George Williamson
Witie
Trinity Church
G. W. van Fossen
Reiter
People's Church
Studio Thrall
Rey EL
Spiritualist
First Spiritualist
Pythian
Ninth Street
ZB. Kates
Lyceum
Julia Warneke
Kates
Oriental Esoteric Society
Q Street Northwest
Agnes E. Marland
National Theater
J. A. MacDonald
Toronto Globe
Canada
Beatrice Goodwin
Prange
Potomac Electric Power Co
14Th Street N. W
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Chas. G. Stott & CO
New York Avenue
Hotel Dupont
Wilmington, del
Bath
Berkeley
W. B. Gray
Oakton
Fairfax Co
Varna
Emerson Institute For
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Washington, D. C
Winslow H. Randolph
Angus
Crawford
West Point
Annapolis
Revenue Ccutter
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NEY
Marine Corps
Consular Service
Patent Office
Strayer’s Business College
Ninth and
F Streets
Mra
Emily Feech Barnes
Wyoming
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