The Washington herald., 1914-12-04
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A temperance lecture will be deIiy-
cred at the Central Union Mission to-
night, at o'clock, by Rev. Samuel
Small The public is invited.
Charged with maIIciousIy destroytnr
two railroad signal targets on the
Union Station property, Irving Wade,
colored. yesterday was sentenced in
Police Court to serve six months at
Occoquan or pay a fine Of $50.
The Department of Agriculture yes
terday placed its ban upon the good
old practice of mixing turnips with
horse radish. which will be considered
a violation of the pure food law here
after. Adding artificial color to smoked
nsh, the department also declared, is
Illegal
EnEland's exports to the United
States increased $1.l53,I72 in October
1t was learned yesterday. Figures sup
piled by Consul General Robert p.
Skinner from London show the value
of exports in October amounted to
s11.s2S.155.
ContradictInE published reports from
Liverpool. the Department Of Agri-
culture yesterday received a cablegram
from the American Consul at Liver
been completed for adoption by the
Liverpool Cotton Exchange Of United
States cotton grades.
Postmaster PraeEer has mobIIIEed
156 special mail carriers from the eligi-
BILE list of the civil service TO meet the
attack Of Christmas mail pouring into
the city. Ofhcials expect the largest
holiday rush in the history OF Wash
ington, and more extra employees will
be called in II needed.
The re-desIgnatIOn Of Twelfth street
opposite the POstoffce Department as
n stand for public vehicles has been
ordered by the District Commissioners
to take effect tomorrow. The stand
was abolished several months ago on
the grounds that heavy trafic and
the the passing OF Alexandria cars
along Twelfth street rendered it unde
sirable.
A very interesting exhibition of the
latest dances were given last night at
the Young Mems Social Club dance,
which was held at the Carroll Insti-
tute Hall. by Joseph Girarde and Miss
Lucille GiTarde prominents ,eXpOnents
of the art in this city. owen Planken-
holm was chairman of the committee
in general charge of the proceedings.
William Keeting headed the commit
tee on refreshments.
Although 2O,OOO,OOO revenue stamps
are being turned out every day Dy the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 1t
was not until yesterday that the great
crowds which have been congestinR the
ofices over the country began to dwin-
die and the business assume more
normal conditions. In Washington. 1t
is said that the demand for the stamps,
required by the new war tax measure,
is unprecedented. The engraving
plant will turn out a total OF 100000, 900
stamps.
An opinion from the solicitor of the
Treasury Department that the sections
of the Clayton law which prohibit in
terlockinS directorates of State and
national banks are not effective until
p fter two years from the enactment OF
the law was made public by the Fed
erla Reserve Board yesterday. Bank
ers regard the opinion as OF great i'm
portance, as IL will make sudden
changes in the directorates of institu-
tions which come under this classlfica-
ton unnecessary.
The appointment of Miss Laura E.
Scott to a clerical position in the class
ifed service OF the Department Of
state without civil service examination
has been authorized by the President
on recommendation of the Acting Sec
retarv of State. The Acting Secretary
renresented that Miss Scott had shown
such efficiency in dealing with several
international arbitration commissions
that her loss would be serious incon-
yenience to the department. The
civil Service Commission concurred In
the recommendation.