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Library of Congress1937

Image 13 of The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), June 30, 1937

Publishers Map Fight on Closed Guild Shop Editors Take Stand After Convention of Editorial Workers Claim Unions Resolutions on Spanish War and Court Bill Menace Freedom of Press By United Press CHICAGO American newspaper publishers are on record today as unalterably opposed to the closed Guild shop or any other form of closed shop for those who prepare and edit news and pictures for news papers A resolution to that effect was adopted unanimously late yesterday at a convention of newspaper pub lishers from all parts of the United States The publishers declared termination not to enter agreement with editorial upon a closed shop basis their de into any employes The convention which was called after the St Louis Guild convention adopted a bargaining code which in cluded mandatory rules calling for a closed or Guild shop in all contracts with newspapers was presided over by JamesG Stahlman president of the American Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation It was announced there were 565 delegates present from 11 newspaper organizations Text of the resolution follows The newspaper editors and pub lishers from all sections of the United States individually and thru their cooperative associations listed below are gathered here to take action

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Library of Congress1915

Image 10 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), December 12, 1915

SIXTYFIVE MEN IN CONGRESS HAVE WORKED ON NEWSPAPERS Of These Twelve Are Senators and Fifty three Are Members of the House of Representatives Sixtyflve members of Congress have served as newspaper men in one ca pacity or another according to the Congressional Directory Of these twelve are senators and fiftythree are members of the House Their newspaper jobs have ranged from typesetter to editor and owner Senator Henry F Ashurst of Arizona served as a reporter on a Williams Arizona newspaper Ever is A Hayes of the eighth Cal ifornia district with his brother is publisher of the San Jose Daily Morn ing Mercury and Herald and Charles H Randall the new member from the ninth district was a newspaper editor and publisher Edward Keating of the third Colo rado district started in at the age of fourteen as copyholder in a proofroom He served on Denver newspapers for twenty years as reporter city editor and managing editor In 1912 he pur chased the Pueblo Leader P Oakey Davis of the first Connecticut district for four years was connected with the Hartford Courant Senator James H Brady of Idaho acknowledges that he edited a paper for two years Clyde H

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Library of Congress1942

Image 8 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), August 29, 1942

Text of Justice Department s Trust Suit Against Associated Press NJW YORK Aug 29 mThe text of the Governments suit against the Associated Press fol lows In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York Civil Action No United States of America Plaintiff v The Associated Press Paul Bel lamy George Francis Booth John Cowles William Hutchinson Cowles Edward King Gavlord Houston Harte Josh L Horne Clark Howell jr Joseph Russell KnowlRnd George Baker Longan Robert Rutherford McCormick Robert McLean Leon ard Kimball Nicholson Frank Brett Noyes Paul Patterson Stuart Hoff man Perry E LRnsing Ray Edward Hubert Butler and the Adrian Tele gram the A S Abell Co Bulletin Co the Cleveland Co the Consti tution Publishing Co Cowles Pub lishing Co The Evening Star Newspaper Co the Kansas City Star Co the Oklahoma Publishing Co the Register and Tribune Co Rocky Mount Publishing Co Globe Democrat Publishing Co San An gelo Standard Inc the Times Picavune Publishing Co Tribune Co the Tribune Publishing Co Worcester Telegram Publishing Co Inc Individually and as represent ing a class consisting of all the members of the Associated Press Defendants COMPLAINT To the honorable fudges of

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Library of Congress1914

Image 56 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), October 11, 1914

I amactt 1 Newspapermen Who Cover Foreign Embassies in Search of Information on War MovesHow News Is Received and Handed OutWireless Messages to Ambassadors Sometimes T ransmitted More Speedily Than Ordinary News Matter on Account of Rigid Censorship in Europe fP f3 ASHINGTON ha f an aual zone o iLTjf I European war T V fltf I is true that n Im I hostile armies op VQ I erate therein anc I that the zone ii Vf I as yct free rori I y I the shriek ol I shells and the bel aV azr V V guns but there it an alert and active corps of war cor respondents operating in this territory and it is through their activitiei that many important messages having to do with the checkerboard movei upon the war ground across the Atlantic have been given to the public some times many hours in advance of th censored and obstructed message which too often snails its way over th commercial cables Washingtons war zone is widelj scattered It is comprised of manj bits of property which in the eyes ol international law if not in the sighi of astute and literal geographers an really bits

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Library of Congress1931

Image 4 of The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), February 28, 1931

Vivian Gordon Death Linked With Graft Noted Rabbi Says Wise Asks Gov Roosevelt to Investigate City Affairs as Result of Womans Murder By Utted Prese NEW YORK Gangsters inside and outside the police department on and off the magistrates bench I were under suspicion today for kill i pe odHolra q i ing redhaired Vivian Gordon who apparently died because police had revealed her intention to disclose fin other police frameup So sensational was the killing so dramatic and revealing were her ac tivities disclosed in the investigation that followed so strongly did the killing recall the revelations in the famous RosenthalRecker police racketeer alliance of1912 that Rab I bi Stephen Wise issued a public J statement today arraigning New i York City police and judiciary for their alliance with crime Awful Punishment The murder was notice that ex posure of organized criminality will meet with swift and awful punish ment he said The affairs of New York cry for investigation from top to bottom be ginning or ending with the office of Mayor He called for an investigation by Gov Franklin D Roosevelt whom he praised for the present Seabury magistrates inquiry and suggested further the organization of a

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Library of Congress1925

Image 30 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), November 27, 1925

30 PAPERS STM IH Mill m 111 Louis Berthold Snyder 31 Asks U S Again for Citi zenship Rights Louis Berthold Snyder thirtyone years old a salesman 1234 Euclid street northwest who arrived in this country in 1901 today made application to Mrs Jeanette Loeffel assistant clerk of the District Supreme Court for his first citizen ship papers Applicant told Mrs Loeffel that during the world war he was serving in the gas division of the chemical warfare branch and when it was discovered that he was a native of Germany he was kicked out I Snyders father was English and his mother Spanish They were actors and were playing in Hessen Darmstadt Germany at the time applicant was born Snyder said that he had lost his first papers which he claims he took out in 1915 and was compelled to apply for others He said they had been mailed to him and had rested in the mail box ten years before he found them While reposing in the mail box Synder said that he was traveling around the country When he re turned home he found his tenyear old papers Snyder is married nd told lrs Loeffel that his

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Library of Congress1909

Image 2 of The Washington herald (Washington, D.C.), August 16, 1909

RAIDS STIR NEGROES 2 Speakeasies Close After Five Arrests Are Made WAGONLOAD OF FLASKS FOUND Capt Mulhall and Squad from the Fourth Precinct Spread Consterna tion Among Alley Dwellers in the SouthwestRobert Brown a Walk ing Saloon Placed Behind Bars Determined that no liquor shall be sold in the southwest without the countenance of the law Capt Mulhall of the Fourth precinct last night marshaled his forces end figuratively speaking swooped down on the alleged speakeasies gathering five negroes into the confines of the sta tion The accused illegal dispensers of spirit uous beverages will be arraigned in Police Court this morning on charges of main taining unlicensed bars A wagonloag of whisky flasks beer bottles and sev eral kegs will also he removed to Police Court where they will be submitted as evidence Capt Mulhall hag been planning the raid for ten days and has kept the sus pected persons and houses under survell lance He placed Lieut Flathers in charge of the raiding party which con wisted of Sergt Emerson Polcemen Fearson Boyle Allen Spruce and Hlii ton First Arrest Made The first arrest was made In Maine avenue where a house at 338 was en tered and

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Library of Congress1926

Image 22 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), January 30, 1926

22 Announcements fhQna Ctaoeifiod Ada to Main 520 LOST AND FOUND 1 CAMEO PlNLarge vicinity Iansburgh or Ktnnr Monday reward Mrs Thacker Potomac 2219 COLLIE white face four white paws white tip on tail 3 months old named Carlo Notify Houston 1744 8 St N W North 2614 Reward FINDERS If you find anything and cannot locate the owner through the Loot and Found ads in thia newspaper call at Room 422 Hearst Bldg and through the Lost and Found Index which contains a complete list of ail lost articles that have been advertised In this newspaper in the past two 8 830 LOST from pocketbook at Mass j aehusetts Ave entrance Naval Ob servatory Sat morning West 1434 Mr Willis WRIST WATCHLadies with black ribbon Navy Bldgfront of Shipping Board entrance Reward for return Columbia 4708 LOSERS When you advertise a loot article in the Lost and Found classi fication of this newspaper your adver tisement receives the benefit of FREE listing in the Lost and Found Index maintained by the Want Ad Service Bureau of this newspaper Tour ad vertisement is filed in this index for a period of two 2 months Such SERVICE facilitates the recovery of

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Library of Congress1926

Image 24 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), January 19, 1926

24 ne h msi Hl fIECTS Stockholders of the American Security and Trust Company at their annual meeting today elected the following directors Clarence A Aspinwall Charles J Bell Harry K Boss John C Boyd George W Brown William M Coates William S Corby William V Everett Wil liam J Flather Jr M G Gibbs Cary T Grayson James M Green Gilbert H Grosvenor J Philip Herrmann James F Hood Joseph Leiter G Percy McGlue Edward B McLean Howard Moran Clar ence F Norment Newbold Noyes Howard S Reeside B F Saul Wll E Shannon James F Shea Charles A Spalding Corcoran Thom John E Wilkins The board was organized by tne election of the folowing officers Charles J Bell president Corcoran Thom vibe president B F Saul vice president Howard Moran vice president James F Hood secre tary Charles E Howe treasurer Alfred B Leet trust officer Wil liam L Beale real estate officer 3 Dann Faber auditor David N Houston T Stanley Holland J Eliot Moran Arthur G Nichols b and Earl G Jonscher assistant trust officers Frederick P H Siddons and Albert H Shillington assistant secretaries William W Keck Edward E Swan Hans W Ireland Richard E

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Library of Congress1929

Image 41 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 21, 1929

SALEHOUSES iCmllmri NORTHWEST 8750 750 CASH 6750 MONTHLY Nine Pooms 2Car Brick Garage Excellent Condition FISCHER ft MANNAKEE 1010 VERMONT AVE MAIN 566 near war dm an park Opposite Private Estate Allbrick MILLERBUILT S rooms 4 bedrooms 3 baths and 2car garage plen tiful shrubbery and terraced lawn excep tionally attractive 2621 29th st n w W C A N MILLER 1119 17th St NW Decatur 610 Big 4Bedroom Home 3 Covered Torches Garage 10950 Terms A beautiful colonialtype brick home with mansard roof in the charming Petworth section conven iently located near Sherman Circle Covered concrete front porch and 2 wide covered rear porches 7 large rooms 4 bedrooms tile bath with builtin tub and shower bright kltch n completely equipped builtin re rigerator large dry cellar with laundry trays and toilet This home is In excellent condition lust redeco rated hardwood floors hotwater heat automatic hotwater heater large wardrobe closets numer ous floor plugs all modern im provements It is 20 feet wide by 35 feet deep with a nice yard with garage paved street and alley Gas and water connections on the second floor making it possible to use this home as a twofamily apartment This is

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Library of Congress1902

Image 8 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 15, 1902

I If I r r There arc only two essentials of Btisiness Successin any business First adequate capital Second a fair price for your goods with a reasonable profit A newspaper like any other commodity should be sold at a profiteach individual copy Any newspaper which is not thus sold is not independentits dependence is upon its advertisers or some other contrib utory powerand this dependence is inconsistent with abso lute honesty FRANK A MUNSEY U A Newspaper Devoted to intimate Information as to Their Important Interests THE SUNDAY TIMES Tomorrows issue will be so well worth its cost so valuable to every resident of this city that it would be an offense against common sense as well as business wisdom not to call attention to it in every possible way It will be beautifully illustrated contain thirtysix pages and be full of strong able authoritative ar ticles on important subjects interesting to every member of the family The price of the Sunday Times tomorrow and thereafter will be FIVE cents because it is worth FIVE cents and so good a newspaper cannot be sold for less Since its former price was set it has grown from eighteen pages to

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Library of Congress1924

Image 4 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 20, 1924

4 NEW YORK HOSTILITY DISTURBS MADOO press and Eastern Leaden Bouse j His Resentment by Attacks will publish own paper Reporters Seek to Smoke Him Oat on Kan Issue Sty a Staff Correspondent NEW YORK June 20William Tlibbs McAdoo Is not enamored of th reception which so far has been ac corded him in New York it appears From his headquarters emanated an atmosphere of dissatisfaction with the attitude of the New York newspapers some of which it was said ap parently are trying to put Mr Mo Adoo in a false position and to stir tip trouble for him If Mr McAdoo had realized six months ago how enthusiastically un friendly New York City can be to a westerner it does not like he prob ably would have fought to a bitter and against agreeing to the Demo cratic national convention being beld here Mr McAdoo has decided to with hold himself for the time being at least from further newspaper con ferences He is not seeing the press today it was said He did not see the press yesterday KUo Issue Intense The Ku Klux Klan issue is becom ing intense The effort to smoke Mr McAdoo out

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Library of Congress1926

Image 59 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), December 9, 1926

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTER NOON j TROV T OWEN A SON AUCTIONEERS j Business Property Large Brick Store and Garage No 3706 Fourteenth st NW At Auction B T authority vested tn us w will ml publi suction m front of the premise on THURSDAY THE NINTH HAT OF DE CEMBER 1926 AT FOUR O CLOCK Pt lot 40 tn oui 2692 improved ns shove Terms Sold suhjeot to a first deed of rit sot sioon 00 due in shoot two and half years with interest at 6 W per rent thp purrhasp prie above said trust to he paid onehslf rash and halanrp as second deed of trust payable 7500 per month with Interest at 61 per rent tn mature in two rears A deposit of 30000 required Conreranrin recording etc at purchasers cost Sale to he closed within thirty days or deposit forfeited THOfl J OWEN A SON Allots d4dds etSu ADAM A WESCHIER A SON Aiisuoneers Trustees Sale of a Twostory Brick Dwelling No Eye Street Northeast By virtue of a certain dead of tru4l re corded in Liber No 5443 folio 14 one of the land record of the Histrirt of Columbia and default havint been

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Library of Congress1929

Image 49 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), September 6, 1929

1 ALEHOUSES fMtIHSMI IDEALLY SITUATED FOR ROOMING HOUSE One Sq From 14th and Park Rd 10500 Modern brick residence containing nine rooms lire bedrooms one block from 14th and Para rd business section TtroU Thea ter market and car line near school Own er will sell on very reasonable cash and monthly payments Address Box 181M Star office DETACHED BRICK 2610 4th ST NK 6 rooms tile hath hotwater heat open fireplace attractive design a fully detached brick home for the price of a row house for sale hv the builders WOODWARD YIETH 2002 R I Ave NE North 7M 1 xSnTMOV EOR RENEW YOUR LEASE Without first seeina those new homes for 100 cash balsnce fU month at 4th A T Sts ne This is a good new neishborhood Cars pass the door New hiah school across the street 6 rooms 3 porches builtin aa raxe Inspect 1926 4tb st ne Open and lighted until 9 oclock or call H R HOWENSTEIN CO 1H5 H St NW District 090 P NORTH CLEVELAND PARK Beautiful semidetaclied brick larae rooms and bath 2 rear porches concrete front porch copper screens throughout Kelvinstor brick garage high elevation overlooking Bureau of Stardarda The

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Library of Congress1930

Image 29 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), July 21, 1930

SALEHOUSES iCenUnaed SACRIFICE SALE IN FIRST COMMERCIAL ZONE MUST BE SOLD Two house 9 room and bath each orl two door from busy corner Those houses are easily worth 130000 Must be sacrificed to settle an estate Price 13750 H R HOW ENSTEIN CO 1315 H St NW SPECIAL BARGAIN Only S2OO Cash Bal Monthly 2634 10th St NE _ OPEN FOR INSPECTION Nearly new twostory brtrk dwelhnt with tarate in this very convenient location lust i north of R I eve cars and busses Don t m miss this chance Original price 8 95P Cur crlct 58250 Drive ou this evening and atif It pver ti K HOWENSTEIX CO 1315 H St NAV Pis 0908 Capitol Hill Corner Home Owner goirg to California offprs his modern folonlal home FOR LESS THAN IOOOO CVERLOOKINO GOVT TRIANGLE PARK AND MD AVE 6 nice bright rooms modern and in ftrst elass condition throughout Colonial porch on front and side brick garage This prop erty is very attractive and will sell quickly Fhone for sn appointment to see WAPLE JAMES INC 1326 14th St N VV ffnrth 006 Chevy Chase 89830 Colonialfront brick home in Chevy i Chase D C on paved street

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Library of Congress1930

Image 39 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), November 24, 1930

SALEHOUSES SALEHOUSES Hundreds Have Marveled at This Unique Achievement X SU6SeOO ewas flic urn expended to completely furnish this fllghclaas home 4448 Faraday Place NW It is amaz ing to find that such a small sum can so adequately find beautifully furnish this roomy house And this is fto ordinary collection for everythingrugs draperies Bis and furniturehave been thoughtfully se with s careful eyg to color ycheme and ar il Exquisite taste C i OPEN DAILY AM TO 0 PM f mtfc Small Cash Payment Balance Lika Rant WWr BOSS PHELPS 1411 K Street 7 Qq north an Wisconsin Avenue to Fessenden Street west to 45th Street turn right half block to home Practically New Bungalow 16th ST HEIGHTS _ A TUT pretty little home situated on a fine lot with 60 feet frontage just off 16th gt In a section of many lovely new homes There ere five rooms end tile beth done In colors throughout porches herdwood floors the latest and best equipment rrleed et only 10500 though built to sell for 5000 more Chevy Chase D C58750 DETACHED BRICK It Is seldom you can find e fullsite de tached brick home In this section et such e

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Library of Congress1934

Image 39 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), January 12, 1934

HOUSESUNFURNISHED Continued NBAR TECH HIGH SCHOOL Semidetached 6 rooms bath hwh Arranged so upstairs can be sublet 450 THOS E JARRELL CO NA 0765 30001362 L ST SE53000 2story brick 4 rooms bath hotwater heat electricity_ 39503547 10th 8T NW3950 2story Colonial porch brick o rooms and bath A very comfortable home 05002773 WOODLEY PL NW5500 2story semidetached brick fl rooms and bath modern In every way A C HOUGHTON CO REALTORS 1516 H St NW Phones District 53637 Ill Excellent Home Values CONVENIENT LOCATION 627 Upshur St NW55 00 Near Car Line Stores Schools Reception hall living room dinln room 3 bed rooms kitchen and bath Hotwater heat elec LOW RENT 511 Columbia Rd4500 6 rooms bath garage 440 Emerson St6000 6 rooms bath garage JUST LIKE NEW 4417 3rd St NW6500 Reception hall large bright living room dining room 3 bed rooms kitchen tiled hath builtin tub and shower Frigldalre garage 2 screened porches laundrv tubs 14th K CAFRITZ PL 9080 COLORED1705YOlTsT NW8 ROOMS and bath centrally located h50 CHARLES E TRIBBY S SONS 814 District National Bank Bldg Phone D1 4 8 COLORED39 QUINCY PL NWFLAT newly decorated attractive 5 rooms batn 42 50 Key 14 T

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Library of Congress1936

Image 19 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 13, 1936

MANY SPLENDID THAYERS FOUND IN LOCAL GALLERIES A JL________ WORK STRICTLY AMERICAN French Training Left No Mark Upon Character of Artist Who Is Represented in Three Capital Galleries by 31 Paintings Children Often Were His Models painting certain great works in stantly come to mind as for all time outstanding such as La Farges mural of The Ascension in the Church of the Ascension New York Homers Alls Well in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Thayers Caritas which has found permanent placement in the same institution The quality of Thayers work was happily recognized during his life time but since his death in 1921 his fame has steadily increased and found universal acceptance He was not a prolific painter When In 1922 a memorial exhibition of his work was held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York only 78 paintings some of which were un finished wer catalogued Under these circumstances it is very re markable and a matter of consider able congratulation that no less than 31 Thayers are in the permanent collections of art museums in Wash ington Sixteen are in the Freer Gal lery collection 13 are included in the collection left to

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