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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1913
Page
7
The President issues nationwide limits affecting Maryland and Virginia hunting. Virginia moves opening to November 1 and ends February 1, while Maryland tightens shorebird rules and bans swan hunting for five years. State laws vary by county and district.
Frantic appeals reach the Treasury over enforcing the tariff against importing bird plumage. Despite pressure, the law bars grouse and partridge plumage, preventing entry even if sellers claim customers will still recognize the birds. Treasury officials warn that hats with aigrets could spur wider evasion of the law.
Nearly 60 octogenarians from Monroe County gathered at the American House in Stroudsburg for a dinner led by 87 year old Henry R. Biesecker with Rev. B F Apple opening with prayer. The oldest guest, Miragel Weiss, 113, born January 1, 1801 in Slateford, praised for vitality and moderation. A Snyderville poet read a poem as the aged group shared reminiscences of days long past.
The District of Columbia Rifle Association will hold a meeting at 1 o clock tomorrow morning at the First Infantry headquarters. Capt Edwin W Fullam, the president, said plans for the coming season will be discussed and teams will enter the National Rifle Association and Short Range League matches beginning about December 1. The union will invite all persons interested in shooting, not just militia or military members, and indoor shooting importance will be emphasized due to strong summer Camp Perry and Seagirt results in gallery matches.
Prince Albert of Monaco arrives in Washington to be hosted by the University Club. A reception is planned this evening with invitations extended to state officials and diplomatic corps. He will lecture before the Academy of Sciences and National Museum, and is noted for scientific interests over politics.
A Montana man complained to the Treasury about a tariff bill provision that grants 21 cigars a week to each cigar maker employee. The department ruled that part timers get three cigars per full day worked and that every cigar produced for personal use must be reported and accounted for.
A 13 year old Qualla tribe member named Stancel Jumper ran away from his North Carolina reservation to see the world. He was found in front of the police court by Deputy Marahal Reade and will be sent back home. He said he left with another Indian who attended Carlisle School in Pennsylvania, and they separated in Baltimore before he worked one day in a Washington lunchroom.
Murfreesboro Arkansas October 18 F G Farrell a Blind spiritualist convicted of second degree murder in a plan that caused the deaths of Mrs T J Turner and Miss Rhoda Carter at Glenwood. Turner admitted giving poison after a pact to die for despondency and Farrell allegedly urged suicide through seances to gain Turner property deeded to him.
A fragment urges stopping cosmetics and lotions to let pores breathe. It warns that clogging pores obstructs natural skin function and could be fatal if pores were blocked completely.
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