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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1913

Page

3

Navy Secretary restricts early retirement for healthy officers

Secretary Daniels announced a policy opposing voluntary retirement with advanced rank for young, healthy navy officers educated at government expense. He warned that retirees should have adequate reasons, as the Personnel Act requires vacancies to drive promotions. A board of rear admirals will later determine compulsory retirements to create needed vacancies.

Navy Daniels Secretary of the Navy

Deny Bribing Navy Men in Norfolk Court Case

Frederick J. Hobbs and W. J. Hunt deny bribing commissary stewards on warships in Federal court at Norfolk. Defense witnesses include J. Cason, turret captain on the battleship Louisiana, who undercut the prosecution by saying Davis did not profit from selling food. Cason testifies that purchases from the issue room were tiny and dependent on one's change, with little or no cash exchanged.

Davis Norfolk Frederick J. Hobbs W. J. Hunt Bualrens Federal District Court J. Cason Louisiana Cason Randolph Hicks Mr. Hicks

Quiet Tap Day at Yale Reflects Merit Over Status

New Haven Conn May 1 Tap day at Yale marked by unusually quiet ceremonies as sophomores vowed to elect on merit alone. Skull and Bones tapped eight athletes, Scroll and Keys three athletes, Wolf's Head mixed merit. Henry H Ketcham football captain designate and Bus Brown pitcher were among last tapped. Dean F S Jones praised scholarship gains.

New Haven Conn Yale Skull and Bones Scroll and Keys Wolf's Henry H. Ketcham Bones Bus” Brown Wolf Dean F. S. Jones

Defends Carlisle School Amid Allegations and Praise

Carlisle Superintendent Friedman recalls a past letter from Mrs Kellogg praising the Carlisle Indian School as a trusted, open institution. Carlisle Chief Burgess Einstein asserts discipline and moral tone at the school are above reproach and at an all time high.

Kellogg Washington Post Carlisle Friedman Carlisle Indian School Laure M. Kellogg Senate Kellogs Cornelius Andy Burgess Joseph E. Einstein Carlisle School

School Trustees Named in Rockville County

Rockville May 15 The county public school commissioners appoint ed trustees for the high schools in the county Rockville Washington Hicks and Mrs George H Uamar Poolesville Thomas Hoskinson Arthur P Fietenell and Jacob Bodmer Gaithersburg Alexander G Carlisle Thomas I Fulks and Dr Horace B Haddox Darnestown Millard Rice Charles H Nourge and James S Windsor Sandy Spring John C Bentley Francois W Downer and Mrs Emily Coulter Brookeville Henry Howard Josian J Hutton and J Clinton Dorsey Germantown Perrie E Waters Charles T Johnson and Upton Bowman Damascus I W Burdette James CD Young and Philip B Sander

Washington Post Rockville Washington Hicks George H. Uamar Poolesville Thomas Hoskinson Arthur P. Fietenell Jacob Bodmer Gaithersburg Alexander G. Carlisle Thomas I Fulks Horace B. Haddox Darnestown Millard Rice Charles H. Nourge James S. Windsor Sandy Spring John C. Bentley Francois W. Downer Emily Coulter Brookeville Henry Howard Josian J. Hutton J. Clinton Dorsey Germantown Perrie E. Waters Charles T Johnson Upton Bowman Damascus I W. Burdette James CD. Young Philip B. Sander

Year in cell for elopers in Wisconsin court

Mrs. Mary Stranowski and Joseph Hudson were sentenced to one year in the Waupun penitentiary for elopement. The pair, married previously, faced the court after a failed separation and a contested marriage, with the case arising from Green Bay area concerns.

Crosse Wis Mary Stranowski Greenbaxy Joseph Hudson Waupun Elrewit

Legal Records From United States Court System Daily

United States Court of Claims and Court of Customs Appeals calendars list cases, trial calendars, and motions. Names include Howry Booth Curtis Patsey Livingston and entities such as Brig Dolphin Atlantic Claflin jewlery cases, and numerous DC Circuit Court items with defendants and attorneys noted.

United States Court of Claims Charles B. Howry Fenton W Booth Samuel & Barney George Wo Athinaon Achasoer Antelope Hooper W. T Clama Ate J. W. Tralter United States Smith Cute J OW. Tratner Betts JW. Buttefley Curtis J. W. Trainer Dolphin Curfin J W. Butterfield J. W Patsey Livingston T. J Pickett 3. W Arry Hiram Humphesys JW. Butterfield J W Trainer Case Atlantic Dalton W. TS. Curtis J. W. Butterfield United States Court of Customs Appeals Montgomery Walter F. Welch William L. Wemple Albert H. Washburn Austin Vs John A. Kratz, Jr Appellant Charles FE. McNabb John A Kratz, Jr Charles E. McNabb John A. Greig, Jr Appellee Appellee. Fo. 1128 Manufacturers’ Paper Company Apt Board of General Apprata- Br Pel Ora Criminal Court NO Justice Goold Schneider Va Hamer Plaintu Attornney W. FE Ambrose Gittings & Chamberlin DS Mackall Robinson & Robinson McKahan Waiters Plaintif Crandal Macker Defendent Irving Williemson District Court Justice Gould United States Va Square Specing Minster

Real Estate Transfers in Pleasant Plains and Surrounding Areas

A dense column of property transfers across multiple Washington DC neighborhoods lists buyers and sellers, lot numbers, squares, and prices. Transactions cover Pleasant Plains, Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, Eleventh Street Southeast, Holmead Manor, and many more zones with figures ranging from $10 to $16,000 and notes on half and full lots and squares. The list includes purchasers from individuals and firms, as well as multiple parcels in blocks and estates such as Scheutzen Park Holmead Manor and Washington Heights, with several notes on financing terms and parcel identification.

Pleasant Plains Chapin Brown Chearles Schafer Albert Schalteix Prostess Pennsylvania Avenue Andrew McGarraghy William Apel Frederick C. LoeMer H. Ora Thompson Joan G. Schlosser Square Fas Eleventh Street Lewis W. Moore Lillie Stone Charlotte Lexinston Sixth Seventh Streets Kennedy Brothers James O Rose Tatioa Lexington Street Seventh Edward Nina Allwine Tnt Richmond Park Northwest Washington Improvement Company Joseph M. Lowenthal Kenilworth Florida T. Dulaney Jabez Lee H Street Laura B. Flesher E. Charles Rudolph B. Behrend D and Hampton Park George W. Martin Henry G. Wagner John FE Wagner Et Ax Charles J . Shields Thomas M. Quill Fourteenth William M. Braswell Thomas W Elzabeth K. Ingela Connecticut Avenue Fulton R. Gordon Holcombe G. Johnson Squiara Petworth Noah HK. Robinson Rufus Clara Hirchgessner Seventeenth Street Nellis Tyter William FE Thomas Reservoir View Sara E. Beach Stair Daniel W Susan KR. Merriam Ninth Street Helen B.halt Henry B Marie S. Bawer Mount Pleasant Harry A. Kite Marion M. Felter North Grounds Columbian University George C. Pumphrey Alexander J Pearl H. Schwars Savages James F. Grinder Thomas F Ernest L. Sehmid George M. Emmerich German-American Building Association Holmead Manor Algernon S. Gardiner W. Gilbert Dent H. Sydney King Thomas W. Ingels William H. Sholes E. Hilton Jackson Bates Warren C. Clinton James WH. D. Gordon Margaret Fiynn O'Leary Washington Loan and Trust Company Equitable Cooperative Building Association Rudolph Kirchgessner B. Francis Saul Walter E Hilton Thomas E. Allen William E.shannon Charles M. Wallingsford Middaugh & Shannon Gruyer Et al Walter E. Hilton Black & Square Abraham G. McClintock National Savings and Trust Company Free American Security and ‘Trust Company Ikence Meridian Hilli John M Donn Elizabeth McD Morrit James John Weedon George W. White RK Pumphrey West Wall Lot Israel Diamond Samuel Shapiro Ellread Wagenhorst Marlon M. Felter Francie Saul G Percy McGlue LLEGE Allexander J. Sch William EB. Edmenaton Louis AR Peak Marr Fieyd E Davia Clarence Tresaford George c. Ba John Bayne Columbia Hiourt Somanay

Race Trouble At Washington Post Office Sparks White Messengers Walkout

Seven white special delivery messengers resigned amid claims of racial bias favoring black colleagues and altered letter assignments. Assistant Postmaster L J Robinson denied discrimination under the rotation system and said no wider trouble was expected as only seven had struck. He noted 68 messengers, 54 white and 14 Negroes, and explained pay of five cents per letter produced about 40 dollars monthly.

Robinson Washington Post Ofice L. J. Robinson Jong

The Problem The Puzzle Chart Sum Challenge

This puzzle asks to total the figures shown from one to nine. It notes distinct shapes for 6 and 9 and states only digits appear. If no exact total is found, prizes go to the nearest correct solution.

Six Circus Performers Hurt in Wilmington Coach Collapse

Six circus performers were seriously injured in Wilmington when a wild west show coach toppled during a high speed lap around the arena. Arline Palmer of Chicago suffered a fractured skull and crushed chest, William Deront of Philadelphia had a broken leg, Mrs. Harry Smith of Los Angeles broke an ankle, and two others were cut and bruised. Palmer was pinned under the overturned coach and dragged before the mules could be stopped.

Wilmington Del Arline Palmer Chicago Wiliam Deront Philadelphia Harry Smith Goldie Griffith Los Angeles Mias Palmer

Police Guard Street Cars In Cincinnati Strike

Police guarded the Cincinnati Traction Company line to keep service running until 6 pm when officers were withdrawn on Chief Copelaw’s advice. Strikers planned a monster demonstration the next day with a parade of all city labor unions and a mass meeting at the baseball park.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Traction Company Avondale Copelaw Cincinnati Baseball Park

Arson Trust Erased as New York Reports Fewer Fires

New York Fire Commissioner Johnson reports the first four months of this year saw 4,460 fires, 1,434 fewer than 1912, with total losses at 2,376,298, less than half the prior period. The note cites arson convictions and mentions numerous property transactions and loans across several blocks and squares in the city.

New York Johnson

Contest Entrants Must Follow Manager’s Ruling

Participants in the contest agree to abide by the contest manager's decisions. If questions arise the puzzle manager may appoint a committee, and entrants understand such decisions are final. To verify originality all banners in flats used to prove work shall be carried. Readers urged to SEND PAPERS UNLESS CALLED FOR.

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