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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
14
The House moves to decide on the Senate amendment fixing the maximum surtax rate at 50 percent as part of a broader tax revision. Conferees weigh accepting the Senate’s rate or negotiating a compromise around 40 percent, with debate limited to two hours before a straight vote.
A compilation of scattered obituary and funeral notices. Entries mention marriages on April 6 1921 in New York and a 1981 service in Garfield hospital, plus multiple 1921 deaths with funeral details across Washington DC, Hancock Maryland, Portsmouth New Hampshire, and surrounding areas. Names include Sirsecca Kent-Green, ViobA D Green, Andrew Hussey Allen, Josephine Beall Delaplane, James K Jones, Ida M Joy, Eugene B Letchee, John W Ruppert, Fannie D Sullivan, and George T. Shite along with church and cemetery details.
Prices of turkey and eggs were forecast to rise ahead of holiday demand, with Labor Secretary Davis citing stockpiling and short-sighted warehouse practices. He warned egg prices could soar and turkey may reach 79 cents per pound in Washington, prompting advice to prepare alternative meals. The article also covers Senate amendments to tax provisions affecting corporations, stock taxes, and other tax rules, plus a tax simplification board and reform measures for tax administration.
A Washington delegation led by Dr. B E Watson asked President Harding to commute four inmates at the District jail to life imprisonment. John McHenry Edward Perrygo Ziang Sung Wan and Charles Price faced execution. McHenry had a stay until January 6. The group cited Christian principles and urged abolition of capital punishment. Harding offered little encouragement.
Congress battles over the Lehrbach reclassification bill as opponents stall on page three of thirty six. Arguments claim granting the Budget Bureau sweeping salary review power would erode legislative control, with amendments limiting department heads and salary increases without funding. Debate also scrapped a clause excluding District public school teachers from reclassification.
Alfred Zimmern of University College Wales spoke at the twenty second annual meeting at Rauscher's, calling America a land that draws the spiritual from the concrete and urging machinery to serve people. Other speakers included William Allen White and Florence Kelley with several regional delegates. Officers were to be elected today.
Special to The Washington Post reports Oklahoma Congressman Herrick sued in Supreme Court for breach of promise to wed Miss Anna Elizabeth Niebel. Niebel, a former Central High student now touring with a theatrical company, is 18, soon to be 19, with her mother appointed guardian. Expect $50,000 sought by attorney Oscar Meyerson as details remain sealed until complaint is filed.
Dr. Sylvanus G Morley spoke at the Women s City Club on Maya culture noting a current population near one million and praising Maya hieroglyphic writing as rivaling Egypt Babylon and China in ancient America. He cited Dr Holmes director of the National Art Gallery on their art.
Police surgeons have declared Maj. Harry L. Gessford unfit for further service. The commissioner awaits the formal report and will decide on a successor soon. Gessford, ill with a nervous breakdown, has been sidelined, with pension discussions projected at about 2 250 yearly.
The House District subcommittee chaired by Focht begins hearings today to probe Washington police and fire departments. Members Zihlman O'Brien Reed West Virginia Brown Virginia Woods New Jersey pledge executive session and report findings after personal inquiries into local conditions. Officials warn the force is deteriorating and reform is urgent to prevent a catastrophe in the capital.
Westlake Aldo Speaks at Wardman Park praising citizens associations as DC’s voice. Charles A Baker, newly elected president of the Federation of Citizens, condemns a non voting congressional delegate and urges full representation for the District. Mitchel Carroll notes Washington as City Beautiful. Armis tice Day traffic and a memorial bridge to Arlington are discussed.
Ninety five candidates were elected to membership in the South Washington Citizens association last night at Jefferson school. President George M. Yeatman said the number does not reflect the total gain, as seven solicitors have not reported. Yeatman led with BS applications, Mrs. George B. Fraser was named to represent the association on the federation's women’s committee meeting at 2007 Columbia road. A Brown resolution praising the site choice for the new tubercular school on Fourteenth and Upshur streets was laid on the table.
Engineer Commissioner Charles Keller informed the Chevy Chase Citizens Association at Brown School that the 1923 budget includes funds for the Klingle Ford Bridge project and related estimates.
The association notes the west side of the bridge repaired and improvements expected soon. It plans to urge Congress to fund two new bridges and adopts a resolution on street lighting and alleys in Chevy Chase. The group backs extending Nevada avenue to Oliver Street.
Miss Alce Deal of Columbia Junior High addressed a Southeast Community Center gathering on parent teacher roles. She argued teachers waste time on subjects best taught at home and suggested a voluntary visitor system to boost home school cooperation. A. Germann, president of the association, presided at the meeting.
Robbery at Rear Admiral Spencer Wood’s residence on November 11 led to the theft of furs valued at $35,000 belonging to Rosalind Wood and Mrs. Kyle Spencer. Boxes from Boston arrived November 10. a maid supervised unpacking and a man named Robert Kelly was arrested. Detectives expect further arrests as the probe continues.
George O. Watson president of Liberty National Bank will address the Washington real estate board at the Lafayette hotel today at its semimonthly luncheon. He will speak on The Relations of the Banker to the Realtor. Edward D. Rheem chairs the luncheon committee and Wilk will preside.
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