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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1915
Page
2
Former Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio tours the West and Washington amid renewed talk of expansive preparedness spending. The piece traces pork barrel dynamics, cites Burton’s stance on rivers and harbors, and notes Republican unity and regional shifts toward preparedness across states.
Sept 11 in San Domingo Dominican Republic the government moves to stabilize the country and put political institutions on a solid base. Appeals are made to all factions though the revolutionary movement since last April has not garnered a large following. The eastern and southern regions remain quiet with activity limited to certain north districts where bands of rebels persist while steps to suppress them continue. Port Gibson Mississippi Sept 11 John son the first white man executed here in over a decade for the murder of F Asten Brewer near Vicksburg two years ago. Brewers home was in Cave City Arkansas.
Former Oregon Senator Jonathan Bourne denounces the short ballot while praising popular government. He contrasts Roots advocacy with fears of a centralized patronage machine, arguing the plan would deepen invisible government and threaten representative democracy.
James Menteith, 73, an experienced swimmer, saved Mrs Andrew Gleason Miss Eleanor Gleason and Emmett Gleason from Canandaigua Lake in Rochester New York on a Friday. After the rescue he directed first aid for resuscitation.
Edward F Goltra arrived in Washington on a local train with Senator Kern and others for a routine meeting with President Wilson. He denied hiring a special train, saying any ordinary train arriving before 12 30 p m sufficed for the conference and that his visit was mainly to bid hello to an old ally and discuss patent office business.
A delegation representing the Master Dyers Association of Philadelphia urged Secretary Lansing to press Germany to release dyes detained in German ports. They claimed no new practical dyestuff methods exist and feared large manufacturers' supplies would soon exhaust. Secretary Lansing pledged to help, and a later meeting with Foreign Trade Adviser Fleming noted Commerce had no information on substantial dyestuff holdings within $67 million of goods.
Representative H Randall of California, a former railway mail clerk, charged that railroads overcharged and defrauded the government on railway mail payments. He warned Congress must address this issue, praising Postmaster General Burleson for tackling post office service problems as editorials defend railroads.
William Redfield secretary of commerce spoke at an American Public Health Association meeting urging citizens to prevent the slaughters of peace. He warned against disease and industrial harm, predicting Europe’s postwar economic recovery will be slow and citing Virginia’s slow rebound as example.
Announcement from New York states Standard Oil of New Jersey adopts an eight hour day for about twenty five thousand workers. The change becomes effective September 1, reducing the prior ten hour workday. The move comes from the board of directors and affects employees across the company.
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