Hearings on D. C. Bill to Start Monday in Subcommittee
Commissioner Harding likely to be first witness as the appropriations subcommittee begins formal hearings on the District budget bill. Chairman Page, noting many changes, expects the measure to pass the House before Christmas recess and be sent to the Senate. He opposes adding riders not considered in regular order and favors striking items not required by law.
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Harding
Page
Representative Page
House
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Executive Committee Named by Board of Trade President
President Rudolph announced a new executive committee including William H. Singleton as chairman Theodore W. Noyes as vice chairman and John Joy Edson among twelve members. First meeting set for Monday to organize and plan the coming year. Committee chairs listed for municipal finance public libraries public buildings and public schools. Delegates E H Droop and M I Weller named to the Rivers and Harbors Congress meeting December 3.
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Rudolph
Board of Trade
Wiliam H. Singleton
Theodora W. Noyes
John Joy Edson
William J. Hynon
Frank EB. Gibson
C. J. Gockeler
E. C. Graham
John B. Larner
Samuel B. Prescott
W. H. Saunders
J. H. Small
W. D. West
George Truessdell
Wred
Coldren
Public Library
A. M. McLachlen
Public Puildings
Frederick A. Wenning
E. H. Droop
M. I. Weller
Rivers and Harbors
Guest of Young People From Christian Endeavor
C F Clark founder of Christian Endeavor and president of the World Christian Endeavor Union with 4 000 000 members will guest the Washington branch at a December 13 reception. He speaks December 14 at Calvary Baptist Church for the society anniversary and attends a Washington Endeavor Union meeting the following evening after a Columbia Theater address introduced by Secretary of State Bryan.
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X. C.F. Clark
Christian Envavor
Charles EB. Clark
Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Union
Washington
Clark
Columbia Theater
Bryan
Calvary Baptist Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Washington Christian Endeavor Union
Brief Court Items Highlight Appeals And Local Convictions
The District Court actions include an appeal to the Court of Appeals over Justice Anderson’s ruling in the Newman case, a 68 page appeal record filed by Neale Batley Birney for Frizzell’s home rule group, and various petty crimes. Donvelle convicted of stealing from Harriet Grant’s family. Clinkscales pleads guilty to embezzlement but released on bail. Armour pleads guilty for using a car. Dowling sought for forgery and missing on bail. Arthur Bradford pleads guilty to housebreaking and grand larceny. Pugh and Clabaugh preside. multiple bail and sentencing actions noted.
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Newman
District Supreme Court
Justice Anderson
Court of Appeals
Appellalte Court
W. J. Neale
Joseph W. Batley
A. A. Birney
Jo W. Frizzell
Home Rule Committee
Louis T. Donvelle
Harriet Grant
C Street
Philadelphia
Pugh
Marion T. Clinkscales
Clabaugh
Clinkscales
Joseph Woodson
Ise
Albert Dowling
Dowling
Knott & Moler
Arthur & Bradford
Niagara Falls
N. J
City Bulletins and Local Ads for The Post
Local listings include grocery specials from J. T. D. Pileat Stores and prices such as 7 pounds Buckwheel at 25 cents and 48 pound sack flour at 1.05. Theater ads announce Virginia Theater showings and a Fountain Pen Shop display. Dancing nightly at Harver's ballroom features Alfred Patton Gibbs and Marguerite Rafferty Kerwin. Classified want ads are free in The Post.
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Kirkman’s
Borax
J. T. D. Pileat
Harver’s
Alfred Patton Gibbs
Marguerite K. Rafferty Kerwin
Downtown signs doomed as lighting system revamp begins
The District engineer department orders removal of downtown fixtures including the large clock on Pennsylvania avenue near Eleventh Street the ornamental lamps in front of the Cosmos Theater and the big circular sign before December 1 as part of the new lighting installation.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Engineer Department
Eleventh Street
Cosmos Theater
Davidson Returns from Pittsburgh Trip as Superintendent Searches Continue
Dr William M. Davidson, superintendent of public schools, returned to Washington from a Pittsburgh trip. He said the reception was pleasing and that he might like his new field. Applications for the superintendent position keep arriving from across the country, including John Davidson of New York.
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William M. Davidson
Publi Schools
Pittsburgh
Washington
Davidson
John Davidson
New York
John E. Tiedeman
Associated Press
Panama
Mr. Tiedeman
St. Louis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Associated Preas
Moves for U S University Seek National Uplift in Washington
Representative Bartholdt called for a House resolution directing the education committee to investigate and report by April 1 on plans for a national university in Washington. A Senate version was also offered, signaling broad support for study.
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Bartholdt
House Committee
National University
Washington
Committee On Education
Senate
Senator Stephenson Sued Over Campaign Settlements
Hodney Sackett sues Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin for 498,900 in the District Supreme Court alleging he handled settlement of campaign claims from 1908. Sackett claims campaign expenses reached 1110,000 and that two claims totaling 91,000 were settled for 95. He says he worked from September 1 to October 16 1908 and delivered a full expense statement to a Madison representative who declined to review it.
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Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
District Supreme Court
Hodney Sackett
Webster Ballinger
R. H. Case
Senators
Sackett
Madison
Wis
Robbers tied to larceny traced to Alexandria saloon
Four men charged with larceny from the Washington Southern Railway are held after detectives and railroad agents raid George Finch’s saloon at 435 North Hoval street. Authorities recover 186 boxes of cigars, 30,000 cigarettes, tools, and other items identified as stolen.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Washington Southern Railway
George S. Finch
North Hoval Street
Edward [Avaterss
Edward Harrison
John Peverill
Feveral
Anacostia
Ferguson
Finch
Commonwealth
3. G. Brent
Work of the Public Library and community notices
The article reports 11 AM talk by Gedree F Bowerman librarian on The Work of the Public Library Actual and Proposed at the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs, a juvenile branch of the Ancient Order of Hiberians to be organized at Carroll Hall, and ceremonies led by Joseph D Sullivan and William H De Lacy. It notes possible new city police regulations for auction rooms and hospital quiet zones.
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Public Library
Gedree F. Bowerman
Bowerman
District of Columbia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hbrary
Ancient Order of the Hiberians
Carroll Hall
Frank Sloan
E. J. Collins
William J. McEvoy
Joseph D. Sullivan
Ancient Order of Hiberiana
William H. de Lacy
Whiteford
Curzon Suit in Court Children Named as Parties
Friendly proceedings in the District Supreme Court seek substitute trustees to execute a marriage settlement related to Mary Victoria Lester and Lord Curzon. The case names Joseph T Leiter and notes original funds of 700000 dollars, with 1000000 added by Lady Curzon's father's will, plus trustee changes and approvals.
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Joseph T. Leiter
Lady Curzon
Mary Victoria Lester
Lord Curzon
District Supreme Court
Levi & Leiter
Twinets Trust Company
Chicago
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Robert Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
William St. John Fremainlle Brodrick Viscount Middleton
Brazil studies U S standards bureau model visit
Brazil has sent Eduardo Braga to Washington to study the U S bureau of standards as it weighs creating a similar agency. Braga, from the ministry of agriculture, led Brazil's delegation at the recent dry farming congress in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Brazil
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Eduardo Braga
Ministry of Agriculture
Pwolfe
Braga
Tulsa
Okla
Sunday Religious Services Across Denominations in City
Sunday services listed across several faiths including Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and St John’s Church. Details note sermons by ministers, choir performances, Sunday school times, and Thanksgiving day services led by various clergy with topics on Christian unity,Breadth of Christianity and The Mutual Love of Christ. Also mentions Unitarian Souls Church and Spiritual Temple Society programs with lectures and messages.
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Presbyterian
Church OF the Govenant
Connecticut Avenue
Highteenth
Charles Wood
Bernard Braskamp
Harry Baremore Angus
Peck Chapel
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
Harvey Murray
Goss
Woodmen
Squires
Christian Endeavor
Episcopal
John's Church
Avenue of the Presidenta
H Street
Roland Cotton Smith
Edward Seaton Dunlap
George Williamson Smith
Lucien Kinsolving
Brazil
Ali
Ulysses
G. B. Pierce
D. D
Liberal Religious Union
A. KR. Hussey
Church of Our Father
Washington Temple
New
New Yorke Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Evangelist C
Woodworth
Church
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W.l.douglas Shoe CO
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Shefford
Shefford Cheese CO
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Dawa
Dara Lye
R. R
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Victor Ue
District Criminal Court
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Occoquan
City Bulletins
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Virginia Theater
Fountain
Pa. Ave
Peat
Trip
U.S. University
R. Sackett
Stephenson
Saloor
Northern Virginia Live Stock Association
Prince Street
Poultry and Live Stock Association of
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C. E. Outcalt
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Frank Wood
J. W. Hook
South Pattrick Street
Harry Kirk
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James F. Hosic
Teachers’ College of Chicago
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Willam M. Davidson
Wilson Normal School
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Bloomingdale
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Red Cross
Upshur
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Harvard
Yale
Cambridge
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Irving Moller
Henry Lockwood
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Martha Tage
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Guidone
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J. Gockeler
Great Falls
American Institute of Banking
Georgetown
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Life-Saving Benevolent Association of New York
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Eighth Street Temple
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Earle Wilfley
James Whitcomb Riley
Charlotte Klein
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Irwin A. Cosgrove
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Marie Evans
Anna A. Herdine
E. M. Scales
Gordon Lyle
Minnie
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R. FP. Penix
W. EK. Francia
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Washington Temple Congregation
J. Woodworth
Iis
Russia
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Three Reliable Shoe Houses
N. W
Pa. Ave. S. E
Curzon
Visits Standards Bureau
Ermon
Spiritual Temple Society
Loyal Legion Hall
Tenth Street Northwest
Alfred H. Terry
G Street
Pythian Tiemple
Ninth Street Northwest
Mra
N.S. A
Office For Nations
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Columbia Road
Bucla Street
Colorado Building
W. J. Colville
Flynn
College Hall
Highthami Katreste
P. m
Eastman
Washington Post
Baltimore & Ohio Xpress
Cc. A. Muddimanco
12Th St
Byron
Adams
N. Ww
Phome
Adam A. Weschler
Mass. Ave
N.W
Wilcox Trax
James M. Froctor
Petomac Electric Power Co
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