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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
21
The article covers a political and legal clash over land in Washington with Leo Bieber defending his title and asserting lawful possession while transportation firms claim squatter status. It notes congressional scrutiny, proposed acts, and language from Senators Carter and others about property rights and government interests amid a heated dispute.
Provision in Agricultural appropriation bill proposes experts study if raw fibers besides cotton linters can be used for paper. Department of Agriculture expanding Weather Bureau, Plant and Forest service budgets, with increases totaling millions. Guam experimental station, seed distribution funding, and new cotton grading standards flagged.
When strength fades, avoid promiscuous eating for a few days. A breakfast of Grave-Nuts and Cream aids steady work by supplying phosphates needed to rebuild brain and nerve cells. Grape-Nuts, made from wheat and barley, supplies nature’s food not drugs.
The House Judiciary Committee postponed action on the Littlefield liquor shipment measure to await the fate of the employers liability bill. The delay, likely about a month, follows a 14 to 4 vote against Littlefield, with hearings to resume after the employers bill is considered. Prohibitionists show dissatisfaction and seek leadership changes. Representatives voting for postponement were Alexander Tirrell Foster Bannon Moon Dlekema Maloy Caulfield Clayton Henry Brantley Reid Jenkins. Those voting against were Littlefield Parker De Armond and Webb.
Debate over strict prohibition for the District intensifies as lawmakers hear from Anti-Saloon League and temperance advocates. Chairman Smith threatens adjournment over disorder amid calls for local option and possible voter referendum on District liquor bans.
Miss Margaret J Bitz secretary of the Yo brand Michigan WoC and national lecturer of the Medical Temperance Department spoke yesterday afternoon in the WoC rooms at 922 South Street West. She said she induced a Representative in Congress to introduce an amendment to a temperance bill to require physicians to regard alcohol as a medicine. She argued no physician could conscientiously do this since hospital death rates are higher when alcohol is used improperly, citing Red Cross Hospital New York and Cook County Hospital Chicago. Bitz noted her prior service at Cook County Hospital.
House District Committee meets this morning as Representative Smith plans to submit a public utility bill draft. Senate and House conferees to discuss street railway bills this afternoon at 3:30, with aims to adhere to their chambers’ provisions and a likely hard fight. Senate bill extends trucks to Union Station with a plaza loop. House bill favors universal transfers and control by District Commissioners, removing the plaza loop and Delaware avenue tracks.
A proposed bill by Representative Fong would restrict wearing the U S Navy uniform to service members and those with Navy Secretary permission for patriotic events. Another measure by Representative Foss would authorize civilian officers to arrest a navy deserter and deliver him to naval authorities.
Reports state Fred Jeffs, a setter stranded on Indefatigable Island in the Galapagos group, likely perished after refusing to move to a new camp with nine Norwegian sailors. A gunboat from Callao found no trace of him, and rescuers abandoned hopes of recovery.
Reports from Robert Jones at Guayaquil and a Feb 11 dispatch show Capt Bohnef doubting Jeffs survived. The Yankton headed to Magdalen Bay to join the hunt, aiming to report back to the Navy. Jeffs, about thirty, was last seen near the Galapagos islands with rescuers unable to reach him.
President Roosevelt received Wu Ting-fang the newly appointed Chinese minister in the Blue Parlor yesterday. Secretary Root accompanied him as carriage bearer, with legation officials present in native dress. The reception included speeches by the President and Minister Wu.
Secretary Taft yesterday named Speyer & Co in New York as a depository for Philippine funds in the United States, joining five other depositories. The combined total of Philippine funds in these six depositories amounts to 10,060,900 dollars, but the sum is expected to shrink soon due to payments to meet maturing obligations.
Orders issued by the Navy Department listing officer movements and detachments. Names include Bogert, Jr., Pennsylvanian duty, and assignments to the Naval Academy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and various locales such as Charleston, San Francisco, Honolulu, and San Pedro. The document notes reassignments, detachments, and confirmations of duty across multiple officers.
In Rockland Maine under southwest gale and heavy seas the new scout cruiser Birmingham established a record for speed on the measured mile. It reached 253 knots corrected, with screws at 200 rpm, over seventeen runs starting at 12 knots. The average of the fastest five was about 246 knots. The Chester averaged 25.1 knots on the same runs. Tomorrow the vessel will undertake a four hour endurance test at 24 knots.
Brig Gen Jacob Kline U. S. Army retired is at Johns Hopkins Hospital with kidney trouble after being brought from Newport News. He rests well and is under the care of Dr Llewelyn F Barker. He is sixty eight years old and his condition is described as improved this morning.
Allen J Chantry of Malvern Iowa is honor man with a high net percentage in the final exams before commissioning. The Navy Department approves his standing as he enters the construction corps. The Navy lists other class members in relative order, naming numerous students and origins across the nation.
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