The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-01


six democratic senator's on ice dur
Ing the summers
II am afraid this measure would
give the budget committee heart
failure" laughed Speaker MachoId
mtttees to hold their 1924 conven-
tons in this city.
June 13-The District Of Colum.
bia Public School Association began
it's fight to be shown the school
budget prepared by the Board of
Education.
June 10 Notice of increased
wages for clerks in the United
States Veterans Bureau was made
by Director Hines.
juno 2O-President Harding began
transcontinental tour.
July 1.-The fund Of $4,000.
sponsored by The Times and The
Herald. for the employment OF
Conrad Syme. attorney, to repre-
sent the people of Washington,
through the Public Utilities Com
mission, was oversubscribed.
July S-The Coal Consumers
League. recently organized, voiced
threat to put every retail coal
merchant in Washington out of
business through extension Of the
Government Fuel Yards to the use
Of the $4,000 Federal employees of
the city.
July 11-More than 1000 gallons
of choice liquor was seized in a
series Of raids. Twenty-four men
were arrested.
July 2O-Associate Justice Jen-
nings Bailey held invalid search
warrants by local police.
July 21-Under the lead of Louis
F. POST citizens of Washington or
ganized to fight for lower coal
prices.
| July 22-In series of liquor
raids more than 1.40O gallons of
liquor were confiscated.
! July SO-President Harding ar
rived in San Francisco greatly i'm.
proved in health, but very weak
from an attack Of ptomaine poison
ing.
July 81 Bronchial pneumonia
has developed and President Hard.
ing Is suffering. Physicians de.
clare he will recover, but may
never fully regain his health.
August president Harding died
in San Francisco. Mrs Harding
was with him at the time.
August Calvin Coolidge sworn
in as President Of the United States
by his father.
August A. President Coolidge
arrives in Washington.
August body Of President
Harding arrives in Washington.
August SO-Louis A. Hill, director
OF the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. announces the dismissal
OF fifty-five plate printers.
September Paul J. McGahan
was elected departmental COM
mander Of the American Legion in
the District Of Columbia.
September 1O-J. B. Gordonn,
District sanitary officers, declared
in his annual report that the
sewerage system in the city is a
menace to the public health.
September 2O-Three men were
killed and two seriously injured in
an explosion in the dynarnometer
laboratory Of the Bureau of Stand
ards today.
September 22-The giant dirigible
Shenandoah paid its first visit to
Washington.
October 4-Resignations of Am
bassadors George Harvey and Rich
ard Washburn Child were rendered
to President Coolidge. :. =. =.
October 15-One hundred and
eighteen plate printers, among them
thirty-five former service men, were
discharged from the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.
October ia plot against the life
of the Rev. Harry c. Marsh, of Mid
dleburg, Loudoun county, by Vir-
ginia bootleggers was revealed when
box Of candy, sent the minister by
mail, was found tcrbe poisoned.
October 19-President Coolidge
completed his plans for a national
reinforcement conference to be at
tended by governors of every State.
October 2O-Thirty- State execu-
tives pledged cooperation with Presl-
dent Coolidge In enforcement of the
Volstead law.
October 26-David LLOYD George,
Great Britain's wartime premier, ar
rived in Washington.
October 27-From his suite in
Washington hotel, Col. Charles r.
Forbes issued a statement denying
the charge of mismanagement and
corruption in the United States Vet
erans' Bureau during his admins
tration.
November president Coolidge
laid the cornerstone of the Masonic
Memorial to George Washington on
Shooters Hill, at Alexandria, Va.
November 9-Damage estimated
at more than 100000 was caused
by fires that destroyed two ware
houses, one at $40 Rhode Island ave.
nue. and the other at 90 L street.
December 4--Senator Arthur Cap
per, Senate leader and member of
the District Committee, announced
that he would fight for a scent
street car fare for Washington.
Congress. convened for it's Sixty
eighth session.
December 6-Congressman Charles
r. Davis, ranking member of the
House Appropriations Committee
and recognized Republican leader,
charged that wealthy property
owners in this city with the
acQuiescence OF the District asses
sor's office are escaping taxation on
millions Of dollars Of property and
are placing the tax burden ON small
home owners.
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