The Washington herald., 1916-08-23
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Mrs. Mabel T LaRue. deputy supreme
commander Of the District branch OF the
Womans Benefit Association Of the
Maccabees, is representing that organiza-
ton at the National Fraternal Congress
in session at Cleveland, Ohio.
Occoquan has furnished Washington
about 1000 piles during the last three
months. A raft Of $50 was received yes
terday and delivered above the Anacos-
tia Bridge. The piles are being used
for improvement work there and many
more are expected in the future.
The Delecaria, a dredge OF the United
States army engineer service now en-
ployed on the Eastern branch improve
ment work, will be transferred to Occo-
guam creek. The channel will be dredged
out to a depth OF seven feet at low
water to the District workhouse.
The cost of subsistence in the navy has
decreased three-quarters OF a cent per
man this year. as compared with the fis-
cal year 1914 despite the high cost of
living as a result OF the European war.
Paymaster General MCGOWAN reports
that a net saving of about 10000 is in
dicated
1t was announced yesterday that plenty
OF automobile tags were now available
to automobilists. Owing to a shortage
Of the metal tags, it has been necessary
to use pastboard substitutes Scarcity of
metal was given as the reason for a delay
in the supply. The new tags will be is
sued at the office OF the permit clerk.
District Building, to owners having tenn
porary tags, upon presentation Of the
license receipt.
Representative Gardner, of Mass, will
PROFOUND a series OF questions concern
ing the navy to SecretaE- Daniels, in
the hope that they will b answered in
an address which the latter is to de-
liver Friday at Jacksonville, Me. The
questions will be put in a speech which
Representative Gardner will make Thurs
day at West Sullivan, Ne.
What Small Amounts May Mean" is
the title OF bulletin on the partial pay
ment plan just issued by John Muir &
Co. This is the third of a series of bull
letins which have been issued by the firm
outlining specific methods of using the
partial payment plan.
Consul General Rodgers in Mexico City
yesterday reported to the State Depart
ment that H. A. Dunn, an American en-
ploye Of an electric light plant in Mexico
City, had been released from prison,
where he had been held for several weeks
on charges of selling dynamite to Zapa-
tistas
President Wilson yesterday afternoon
vetoed a bill which would authorize in
corporated cities and towns to acquire
portions Of national forests for certain
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amend an act of 1890, which permits
cities and towns to acquire unreserved
public lands.
Secretary of State Lansing late yester-
day cabled a memorandum to the Ameri-
can Embassy in Constantinople for the
Turkish government warning 1t that any
maltreatment of Armenians in the terri
tory recently gained in Persia would be
looked upon with extreme disfavor by
the American government
The following letter signed by Texas
preacher, accompanied a 81 contribution
to the Treasury's conscience fund"
You will find inclosed four one-doIlar
bills. The person that is sending them
has got to God and Is doing his best
to get to heaven. This Is what he beat
the government out of several years ago,
so please make some disposal Of them. a.
the one sending them don't want them"
The report Of an audited surplus OF
S5742 AS of the Postofice Department for
the fiscal year ending July l, 1916. has,
according to the Postmaster General,
been filed at the earliest date that such
a statement ever has been made. The ra-
pidity with which the report was tabu-
! lated is due, heads of departments say,
to improved systems of accounting.
The coast survey steamer Pathfinder
rescued the passengers and the mail Of
| the Spanish mail steamer Fernando Poo
on June "a. near Iloilo, Philippine Islands
according to a report received by Acting
/ Secretary Sweet, of the Department Of
! Commerce.
In opening debate yesterday on the
emergency revenue bill to raise s205, ,ooo,-
COO from internal taxes, Senator Simmons,
chairman of the Finance Committee, gave
as the grand total of appropriation for
1917. according to Treasury Department
figures, s., ,642 O0S,7S.
| A warning has been issued to farmers
! by Secretary Flanagan, of the Federal
: Farm Loan Board, that Unauthorized So
, licitors are active in several States col
I lecting money for the organization of
national farm loan associations.
The Northern Virginia Colored Baptist
Convention to be held at Luray, Va,
| August 1926, will consider erecting a mon
ument to mark the grave of Jennie Dean,
colored missionary worker Of north
eru virginia