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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
7
Heated Columbia Heights vote ends with Bundy regulars defeated and Be cause of Lancaster controversy fading as insurgents rally for cooperation. Officers elected by heavy margins while tensions spill into a committee inquiry into a regoli tion dispute and a tense political gathering unfolds at St Stephens Hall.
A heated gathering elected second vice president by the insurgents and third vice by the regulars. Mr Dowell sought the higher salary, learning neither post paid notably, and chose to align with the regulars, winning by acclamation. Regular ballots were used due to strong opposition, with H G Clark and others as tellers, and Ram sey and Rowle as election judges. Applause marked the result as progressives joined the regulars, and all elections were unanimous. District leaders urged taxpayers to unite and influence Congress. Citizens Association members like Judge Bundy and P Shoemaker spoke, aiming to expand district influence and membership swelled to 250 with new appointees.
The coroner’s jury ruled accidental death in the decapitated body found in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Twenty Eighth Street north west. The headless body of Dr William A Gray, last seen leaving Georgetown University Hospital March 1, was recovered from the canal and the head has not been found. Police and detectives say no evidence explains the movements after the doctor left the hospital and believe he drowned near where his body was discovered, the head removed by a dredging machine.
Weather bulletin from the LS Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington reports a weakened storm moving east from the lakes, with strong winds up to 62 mph in New York City. Rain avoided much of the gulf coast while northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest saw rains. Warmer by midweek in the West, cooler areas along the Atlantic coast, with scattered showers expected across the Ohio and Mississippi valleys through Thursday. Storm warnings posted along the Washington Oregon coasts and winds shifting from west to north along the Atlantic seaboard. Temperatures vary by region with notable highs and lows across cities and river regions.
New York port collector William Loeb announced that bills of purchase will be accepted as identification for jewelry brought back from Europe for the London coronation. Certificates from boarding officers carry no extra authority, and no special recognition will be given to them. He cautioned that smugglers will face stringent checks as roughly 3 million dollars worth of jewelry are anticipated to return.
Collector Loeb says he has asked the Commerce and Labor Department to decide if David R Jacobs a New York second hand dealer Mrs Kate Jacobs and their daughter Bessie can be deported as undesirables. Kate and Bessie were detained at Ellis Island after a Southampton voyage but were allowed to land when no evidence supported deportation.
Compromises of customs undervaluation involving about 500000 were discussed yesterday at a conference between Collector Loeb of New York and Secretary MacVeagh. Most frauds settled are before the Secretary. posters have deposited sums to forestall civil suits, with criminal prosecution reserved. The Duveen case of 1200000 offered to satisfy cut claims was reviewed. offer was accepted though some difficulty arose in the settlement agreement.
Mrs Lucia Gale Barber presented the third rhythm and music interpretation lecture at the Playhouse with pupil Mrs Florence Fleming Noyes, sharing grace, poise, and musical selections. Mrs Barbers next talk will cover Pageantry and its revival significance at Mrs John Jay White’s home. Choman Lear, a fireman at Star Laundry, was crushed to death by a belt in a revolving wheel at 1315 Fourteenth Street Northwest yesterday afternoon. he was 42, unmarried, and boarded at 722 Ninth Street Northeast.
A fiery session with Senator Longworth and Senator Carter roasts bald heads and facial hair, mixing Biblical allusion with comic ribbing. Speaker Clark defers to the Ways and Means Committee as the beard and baldness debate ends with both sides claiming victory.
Nearly two thousand patriotic and military members will attend Brig Gen M. E. Urell’s funeral in Washington. A District National Guard regiment and Fort Myer troops will march from St Patrick's Church to Arlington Cemetery after morning services. The GAR, Spanish War Veterans, Elks, and Catholic Mass will hear rites at St Patrick's, with caisson from Fort Myer and active pallbearers from the deceased battalion. Relatives from New York and Ireland are expected to attend, and the Potomac GAR will march in full AR uniform.
Maj James McDowel Carrington aged 72 a Civil War veteran and Washington lawyer died at Providence Hospital of nervous prostration. Funeral services will be at 3 PM tomorrow at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Born in Virginia he served in the Confederate army then settled in Washington practicing law until vertigo forced retirement. Judge Mulloway adjourned the Police Court lower branch in his memory.
King George expresses gratification at the Guildhall peace meeting resolutions. A secretary’s reply to the lord mayor notes the king’s pleasure in the unanimously expressed opinions on a matter of supreme importance. A Daarkere meeting of the Trete of Daarkere of the American Revolution is set for Lew Willard on Saturday May 6 at 6 pm.
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