On Trial in Post Office Case Over Decoy Letter Scheme
Mrs Nettie M Bunker alias Mrs R Frazier testifies she wrote a decoy answer to a decoy letter to secure a patient for her Massachusetts Avenue house for which a $300 fee would be charged She denies writing to aid the government goals with testimony from doctors and witnesses including post office inspectors The case before Justice Stafford and a jury in Criminal Court No 1 proceeds with arguments postponed to this morning. verdict expected by noon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie M. Bunker
R. Frazier
Justice Stafford
Criminal Court No 1
Bunker
United States
Wilson
Massacchusetts Avenue House
Metzerott
Mary Holmes
Albert Potter
Builders Close Convention Chooses Next Site Candidates
The National Building Trades and Employers' Association wrapped two days of sessions at the Continental Hotel with officers elected H J West president H L Lewman vice president I H Scates secretary and George E Schroder treasurer Jacksonville Birmingham and Louisville are eyed as possible sites for the 1914 meeting to be held between January 30 and March 16 with time and place to be decided by the board. State commissioners elected include E S Williams J M Vollmer Charles A Bowen W P Costockson C A Langsley G T Stafford and F Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natonal Building Trades andEmployers’ Association
Continental Hotel
Jacksonville
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
H. J. West
Baltimore
H. L. Lewman
I. H. Scates
George E. Schroder
E.S. Williams
Pennsylvania
J. M. Vollmer
Kentucky
Charles A. Bowen
Michigan
W.P. Costockson
New Jersey
C. A. Langsley
District of Columbia
G. T. Stafford
Alabama
F. Bennett
Maryland
Board of Contral
Tag Day by Boy Scouts in Washington
The Boy Scouts plan a Tag Day on April 7 in Washington to raise funds for the organization. Five thousand dollars is needed for this year’s expenses including office costs, salaries for the scout master and assistant, a stenographer, and printing. The motion was approved by the Board of Trade executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Trade
Moses
Mr. Moses
Prisoner to begin sentence after appeals in forged telegraph case
Thomas Wynn, convicted in March of last year for forging while employed by the Western Whnton Telegraph Company, begins serving a year and six months in the penitentiary after Justice Anderson sentenced him March 23 1912. The Court of Appeals recently dismissed his appeal and Wynn surrendered yesterday to Justice Stafford who ordered commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wynn
Western Whnton Telegraph Company
Wynn
Justice Anderson
Court of Appeals
Justes Stafford
New Convention Fund Aimed At Three Year Campaign
Joint committees of the Board of Trade Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants plan a new $26 000 subscription to support a three year citizens convention fund. The drive argues conventions bring visitors and money to Washington and seeks to secure broader events by underwriting costs. The Chamber of Commerce board meets Wednesday at 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Jssue
Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants’ Association
Merchants of Washington
Citizens’ Convention Committee
Washington
Wasington
Jones
The
Chamber
Washington Board of Trade Seeks Taxpayer Aid in Capital Finance
The Washington Board of Trade issues a second reprint on the District of Columbia finances urging Congress to share the cost of maintaining and developing the federal capital. The pamphlet argues repeal of the 1878 act would hurt taxpayers, and praises national support as binding. Letters of thanks accompany resolutions to Taft and several senators and representatives for their support of D C matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Board of Trade
Sixty-third Congress
National ,Capital Partnership
Washington
Congress
Taft
Wetmore
Martine
Pomerene
Sutherland
Gallinger
Murray
Moore
Clark
Alabama
Underhill
Board of Trade
William H. Taft
District of Columbia
United States
Park Commission
Congress of the
Rock Creek
Potomac Park
Rock Creek Park
Congress of the United States
Special Park Commission Committee
Mild Smallpox Found in Representative Church Family
Mrs Louise Church and her daughter Miss Fern Church wife and daughter of Representative Denver S Church were taken to a smallpox hospital with a mild case. Quarantine placed on their 1825 Q Street home as officials report several mild cases may be misdiagnosed chickenpox previously. Four new cases appear near Annapolis Maryland prompting vaccination of midshipmen if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Church
Louise Church
Fern Church
Denver S. Church
Congress
California
Smallpox Hospital
Mise Church
Q Street
Haseen
Maryland
Annapolis Naval Academy
Eastport
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis
Public Health Service
Navy Department
Public Utilities Commission Takes Over Street Car Cases
The new 48 DC Public Utilities Commission asserts authority over electric railway cases. Charges against the Washington Railway and Electric Company allege failure to keep running boards clear of passengers. James F. Smith, assistant corporation counsel, pressed the action after a consult with George P. Hoover. Thomas H. Eddy, commission engineer, returned from a study tour of New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Capt. Julian L. Schley. Schley stayed in Maryland to review that state's commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission
Washington Railway and Electric Company
James F. Smith
George P. Hoover
Street Railway Company
Thomas
H.C. Eddy
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Julian L. Schley
Capt. Schley
Maryland
Ambush and Battle On Stage Amid City Notices
City bulletins list showings and ads including The Ambush drama and The Battle of Bull Run today. Mentions Fountain Pen Shop with large stock, Yale Laundry mail options, and Vernon Daily delivery times. Also notes bottled beers and wines, and fare details for daily services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T Crowley
Bull Run
Fountain Pen
Yale Laundry
Correspondents to Meet for Washington Newspaper Writers
The Washington newspaper correspondents will hold their biennial meeting in the Library of the New Willard Hotel on Saturday March 29 1912. A five member standing committee will be elected to serve during the Sixty third Congress. Other business will be transacted as desired. The library opens at 10 30 a m with the meeting called to order at 1 o'clock and ballots at 6 p m. The library is at the right of the F street entrance to the New Willard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Willard Hotel
Tiebrary
F Street
New Willard
EXPECTS BATTLESHIP DEBATE AT NAVY LEAGUE MEETING
The Navy League convention in this city from April 16 to 12 is expected to draw over 400 attendees from across the country to debate a battleship program. Support for four battleships per year follows the General Board led by Admiral Dewey, while others push for two or one ship options and some argue a no-ship policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy League
League
General Board
Admiral Dewey
Telephone status to be presented to ICC on Thursday
A request from military authorities to Washington telephone company to provide an outlet to this city over its cables to Fort Myer triggers a nationwide inquiry. The case centers on interstate common carrier obligations to accept connections with other companies and individual owners, with a focus on the Washington Fort Myer link in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington Telephone Company
Fort Myer
Virginia
Marketing Division Discussed at Agriculture Department
Secretary Houston opened a series of talks with department officials on forming the marketing division, outlining plans to study dairy, cotton, fruit, and poultry and egg marketing methods. He stressed the high economic importance and said action would proceed cautiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of
Tweedale to Be Author Advance Notice on City Accounting
Auditor Alonzo Tweedale of the District has been asked by Henry Bruers, a two member of the committee that presented to President Wilson a plan for a model city government, to prepare the advance notice for a handbook on municipal accounting. The handbook is to be issued under the municipal bureau of research, funded by a $30,000 donation from Herman A. Mertz to promote authentic municipal accounting principles in American cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Tweedale
Henry Bruers
Wilson
Tweedale
Municipal Bureau of Research
Bruers
Herman A. Mertz
Indorsement of Brieux Play Damaged Goods Sparks Morality Debate
Fourteen women leaders including Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern and Mrs. Henry T. Rainey endorse Brieux sermon play Damaged Goods as a true definition of a social disease. The Mothers Congress urges its Washington production for clergy audiences, hoping the afternoon performance promotes public health and ends moral double standards. An Alexandria physician also supports the effort, stressing real-world impact on prenatal life and childhood growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brieux
Society For Social Hygiene
The
Congress of Mothers
Committee On Child Hygiene
Edith Kingman Kern
Henry T._ Rainey
Giles Rafter
Joseph F. James
Fred T. Dubois
M. J. Moore
W. E. de Riemer
J. H. Branson
A. A. Birney
W. D. Bigelow
Elnora Folkmar
Wiliam Flitz
Lyman F. Kebler
G. Grosvenor Dawe
Alexandria
Washington
Llewellyn Powell
Miss Margaret Perin Receives $88081.30 Inheritance
Miss Margaret May Perin, 18, daughter of Mrs. George Howard and heiress of Clifford Perin, is entitled to $88081.30 accumulated income from her father's estate. A District Supreme Court decree allows trustees to pay her directly rather than via her guardian, with annual income continuing from an estate valued at $200,000. The court based its ruling on a code section permitting personal bequests to be paid to a female at 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret May Perin
George Howard
Lifford Perin
Justice Barnard
District Supreme Court
Perin
Miss Perin
Miss Ferin
Miss. Perin
Frank Ts. Perin
Indian Graft Allegations in Five Civilized Tribes
Report to the U S board of Indian commissioners details Warren K Moorehead's investigation into Oklahoma tribes and alleged widespread graft by whites in acquiring allotted lands of Indians and Negro freedmen. The investigator previously exposed frauds in Minnesota's White Earth reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Board of Indian Commissioners
Warren K. Moorehead
Five Civilized Tribes
Oklahoma
Moorehead
White Earth
Minnesota
Mellon heirs and widow execute Maryland will
Mrs Minnie Ellebrook Thomas died March 4 leaving her Prince George county farm to her mother Elizabeth Ellebrook. Husband Ward W. Thomas is to receive the property at the mother's death and is named executor without bond. The will, dated November 32 1910, was filed for probate yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Ellebrook Thomas
Prince George County
Elizabeth Ellebrook
Howard W. Thomas
Thomas
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Massachusetts Avenue House
BOY Scouts
NEW Convention Fund
Pomerone
Wldouglas
Sesat Eae Sre
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Doug
Brockton
Mass
Paresl Post
L. Douglas, Broction, Maus
Douglas Shoe Co
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Rock Beer
Washington Brewery Co
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
Hachive
Sig Print Shop
Alwys
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Utilities Commission
City Bulletins
Chas
Wt. Vernon Daily
Washington-Fort Myer
Horlick
Chad
Morlick
Houston
Mothers’ Committee
Florida
Lamb
North Carolina
la. Ave
N. W
H St. N. E
North Capitol St
Georgia Ave. N. W
14Th St. N. W
Sts. N. E
St. N. W
Fairfax
Fairfax Roses
W. R. Gray Box
Oakton
Thirteenth Street
Louisiana Avenue
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
Louisiana Ave
K. Moorehead
U. S. Commission On Oklahoma
Richmond
Clifford M. Lewis
Free City
D. J. O’connell
Pa. Ave
Frince Albert
Hir — Eee
Berlitz
Kouperior
14Th St
N. Ww
Amverden
Europe
Africa
Manchester Hall
Hillyer Pl
Connecticut Ave
Dupont Circle
Connecticut
M. P. Reid
Mbio
Emerson Institute
Washington, D.C
Winslow l
Randolph
Angus
Crawford
West Point
Army
Aay
oTps
Consiliar Service
Patent
Strayer’s Business Galleys
Ninth and
F Streets
Henlty Vrech Barnes
Wyoming
Dale
Newspape
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