Evening star., 1921-03-06
Henry D. Cooke First
Governor of D. C.

Henry D. Cooke First name OF
Governor of D. c. raa,Do - - ~
Governor of the District under the
new territorial law. which hc had
that day said
1t is hardly necessary for US 90
say there is no appointment more ar
ccptable to this community could pos
sibly have been made hy President
Grant
The name OF Henry II. Cooke ia
synonymous with everythinG that is
honorable, worthy and public spirit
ed; and he is so thoroughly id"ntifie-i
with the interests OF the District
and so well informed concerning the
needs OF the people that he is cspe-
cially a,lap"d to take the helm of
our new government.
1T was a matter of great solicitude
to all Interested in the success Of
the new plan of territorial govern
ment that its Organization should he
intrusted To competent hands. and
the President in the selection " Mr..
Cooke has shown n thoughtful re-
gard FOR the welfare Of the District
that merits the gratitude of every good
citizen.
ne Tears OF iNoSe WHO nave
dreaded the appointment OF some
outsider, or some mere party hack.
are happily dispelled. and the new
District government viii fortunately
enter upon it's experimental career
headed by a man in whom the entire
community have confidence"
Henry II. Cooke was a member Of
the banking firm Of J. Cooke & Co.
He was born in Sandus<y, Ohio. in
1925. and had been II resident of
Washington for ten years prior To
his appointment
The terms OF peace between Ger
many and France were regarded as
shockingly severe.
Franno. German They were stated
in the issue of The
Peace Terms. Star of March /.
1871, to be as follows:
The exact conditions upon which
the Germans are willing to make
peace with France were stated by
NJ. Theirs in the assembly at Bordeaux
yesterday. France cedes one fifth OF
Lorraine, including Metz and Thion-
Vile, and all of Alsace except Belfort
and Pays. The indemnity is five
milliards of francs, one milliard this
year and the balance in three years.
withdraw from the French territory
as the payments are made. The
armistice is prolonged to the 18th of
March. These terms are unusually Sc
we're. Theirs and Favre were several
times on the point of breaking off the
negotiations at the risk of resumption or
hostilities. but yielded at last through
dire necessity. Bismarck at first de-
manded ten millards indemnity, and IT
was reduced TO the sum finally agreed
upon only by the most strenuous ef-
forts"
When the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company, rival to the Balti-
more and Ohio, en-
Protest Against tered Washington
>. r., it was given ter
SCdLlOn Slte. minal site on the
Mall. at 6th and B streets. The first
proposition. however. was different.
The Star of March /, 1871. said:
'The bill that passed the House
giving the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company the right to put up
their station house and depots on Viz
ginia avenue between 6th ana ith
streets west should receive amend
ment in the Senate, as the position IS
most unsuitable in most respects.
Some twenty of the public schools are
located just at this point, and the in
furious effect upon them of setting up
this papdemonium of screeching
whistles, bell ringing, blowing off of
steam, starting trains, etc, directly
under the windows of the school
rooms can be readily imagined. There
is also to be considered the great dan
ger to the school children from hav-
ing to cross the streets here while
trains are constantly in motion.
Will not the Senate District committee
give the matter some attention."