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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1911

Page

9

Gompers Morrison and Mitchell Face New Contempt Probe

Justice Wright appoints a committee to inquire whether Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell remain in contempt of the court order against the American Federation of Labor. The Buck's Stove and Range Company seeks prosecutions and a fall hearing is anticipated.

Samuel Gompers Mitchell Morrison Supreme Court of the United States American Federation of Labor Frank Morrison John Mitchell Lamar United States Supreme Court Labor Teaters Gould Justice Wright Equity Justice Gould Daniel Davenport James M. Beck Joseph J Parlington Buck’s Stove and Range Company St. Louis Buck's Stove and Range Company Justice Lamar Gompers Wright Jaboc Supreme Court of the Dis Trict Columbia District Bar Bucks Store Tange Company Supreme Court Edatrich Bar Wright Sant Unite States Supreme Court Mondas Burk's Stove and Range Company Cuormpers

Milk Plant Bill Passes to Use Lab as Experimental Station

Senate approves measure to make the Nathan Straus pasteurized milk laboratory an experimental station under the public health service. The lab, established in Washington, will receive 15000 dollars for maintenance through the end of the fiscal year. its output may be given away but not sold. House action expected soon amid forecasts linking infant mortality to summer heat.

Bailey United States Senate Gallinger Senate District Committee Nathan Straus H Street Thirteenth Fourteenth Streets Mr. Straus Public Health and Marine Hospital Service Wulk Infanta Bil Harry M. Ellig B .F. Saul Company Leroy Mark Colorado Arlington Fire Reurance Company District of Columbia Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, D. C James M Johnston M Bladen Jackson S Thomas Brown William King Charles R Edmonston Alexander B. Legare Burr S Edwards Samuel L. Phillips Herbert A. Gull Isac B. Shoemaker Rebere Howard, Trustees Washington Railway and Electric Company F. J. White FL J R. P. J. Marshall Maryland

Aero Courtship Ends In England After Engagement Misstep

New York May 16 A London cable says Tauline Chase and aeronaut Claude Grahame White ended their romance in England The pair agreed the engagement was a mistake and Miss Chase said she is engaged to someone else The couple’s oakeup story in America proved unsustainable and they parted without heartbreak

New York

National Art Trio Urged At Convention Openings In City

A National Gallery of Art, a National Arts and Crafts School, and a National University in this city are urged at the convention openings. The piece criticizes American homes as hideous.

National Gallery of Art National Arts and Crafts School National University

Sully Witness Says He Feared Trust in Hammond Testimony

G Scott Dalgleisch of London testified in the defamation suit by Daniel J. Sully against John Hays Hammond and others. He described Sully as frightened in 1910 regarding a warehousing scheme tied to the Ceremus cotton gin patent rights and said he relied on Hammond to interest bankers. Dalgleisch questioned the guarantee fund proposal as unsound and noted the English syndicate backed Hammond's credibility.

G. Scott Dalgleisch London Daniel J. Sully John Hays Hammond Dalsleisch John C. Gittings Dalgleisch Hammond Sully General Cotton Securities Company

National arts federation session advocates a Washington art center

The second annual convention of the American Federation of Arts in Washington heard calls for a national gallery of art to be part of the Smithsonian complex along the Mall, with a national school of industrial art and broader support for public art education. Speakers praised Roosevelt, urged federal backing, and outlined plans for schools, galleries, and improved public spaces in the capital.

National Gallery of Art National Arts and Crafts School National University Washington Charles D. Walcott Smithsonian Institution Leslie W. Miller Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art Frank Alvah Parson New York School of Fine and Applied Arts Henry B. F. Macfarland American Federation of Arts New Willard Hotel Walcott National Museum Theodore Roosevelt Congress National School of Industrial Art Pennsylvania Museum of Industrial Art Arts and Crafts School of Charles L. Hutchinson Federation Frank A. Parsons Thomas Nelson Page I Street Octagon House American Institute of Architects Archaeological Institute of America American Academy In Rome Pan- American Union James Bryce Great Britain John Barrett The Union the Treasury Franklin May- Veagh MacVeagh Treasury Department United States

Autowheel Race Continues Amid Accidents and Delays

The Washington motor party, in the four day run, resumes after yesterday’s accidents and delays. Referee West, battered but present, will officiate with an assistant. A pacemaker pace of 20 mph is planned to curb speeding as the group heads toward Hagers Town, Maryland, for a 153 mile day.

West York Pennsylvania Trimbie Weat Washington Grogan Matheson Grafton Hotel Eighteenth Street Columbia Road Fourteenth Street Columbia John Thomas Little Maxwell Stoddard Frank Olmstead Baltimore Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Chalmer Leary Wilson Sam Luttrell Hagerstown Maryland

Weather conditions signal warm trend across central U S

The Weather Bureau notes a high pressure belt over the Atlantic and southern U S, with low pressure in the north and northwest. A northward air flow sustains warmth from the middle Atlantic to the plains, with scattered rainfall in the north Atlantic and Great Lakes regions. Showers expected along the Great Lakes and northwest border in 48 hours, otherwise fair to warm through Thursday. Local readings show temperatures from mid 60s to upper 80s, humidity around 60 percent, and 12.7 hours of sunshine.

U S. Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington Atlantic Ocean United States United Etates Rocky Mountains Middle Atlantic Middle ‘Weat Plains States Herain Hs Im North Atlantic Great Lake Region Wisconsin Pacific Coast Great Lakes Canadian Atlantic Coast East Gulf Coast West Gulf Coast Tower Lakes European Grand Banks

Americans Scared Away by London Hotel Prices

The Daily Mirror reports steep hotel rates and crowded conditions in London deter American tourists during the coronation season. Some stands still offer seats for 7.75 dollars, while hotel managers admit earlier profit expectations were folly. Americans prefer paying reasonable prices and are exiting to the continent.

London Washington Post The Daily Mirror Mirror

Fire ravages Jersey Dairy in Prather alley blaze

Fire destroyed Jersey Dairy engine room at 463 K Street NW. damage pegged at 34 000 and not insured. Eightteen milk wagons valued at 160 each and a gross of milk bottles at 4 per gross perished. Owner J J Bowlea reported. fire spotted by W J Milturn from behind a fence and alarmed responders.

Jersey Prather Alley K Street J.J. Bowlea W. J. Milturn Fourth Hox Alram Howe

Mrs Taft Gains Strength After Illness

Mrs Taft's condition improved markedly in New York today and she plans a return to Washington on Thursday. She may ride by automobile through Central Park tomorrow from Henry W Taft's home, with Miss Helen Taft likely to accompany her.

Washington Post New York Taft Washington Ti Fa Central Park Henry W. Taft Helen Taft Bryn Mawr

US Olympic horse team tested at Fort Myer in night preview

Washington society filled the Fort Myer dril hall for a nighttime trial of the U S Olympic horse show team bound for London during coronation week. Officers Capt George Widmer Capt Guy V Henry First Lt Gordon Johnston Second Lt E F Graham Second Lt A R Chaffee Jr of the Fifteenth Cavalry led the riders with Maj Fred S Felix in charge. Retiring Secretary of War and Mrs Dickinson Gen and Mrs Wood Gen Alishire Miss Aleshire Gen and Mrs Murrey Gen Crozier Col Scott and several ladies attended.

Washington Society Fort Myer United States London Europe George Widmer Guy V. Henry Gordon Johnston E. F. Graham A. R. Chaffee Fifteenth Cavalry Dril Freds. Felix Everett Everett Dickinson Wood Aleshire Murrey Crozier Col. Scott Foltz

Senate Confirms Stimson as War Secretary

Henry L. Stimson of New York, defeated Republican candidate for governor, was yesterday confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of War to replace Jacob M. Dickinson who resigned last week. The nomination of Francis S. Bird as appraiser for the port of New York was also confirmed, succeeding George W. Wanamaker who resigned.

Senate H. L. Stimson Henry L. Stimson New York Jacob M. Dickinson Francis 8. Bird Port of George W. Wanamaker

Mrs Hetty Green Opens First Office in Wall Street

New York May 16 Mrs Hetty Green, famed financier, leases rooms in a large Wall Street office building. The space is in the same district recently leased by William E Corey former president of United States Steel Corporation.

New York Hetty Green |S Wall Street William E. Corey United States Steel Corporation

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