Evening star., 1909-08-21
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 81. 1909

President Taft wrote to Secretary Nagel
insisting that the census be kept out Of
politics. Acting Secretary Winthrop ap-
proved the report of the naval court
which Investigated the death Of Lieut..
James N. Sutton, which found that he
was killed by a bullet from a revolver
held in his own hand. Seven cadets were
dismissed from the United States Military
Academy at West Point for hazing, on
approval Of the President. Bids were
opened for two 26.OOO-ton battleships.
William Cramp & Sons, at $4.5OO,OCO. were
the lowest bidders One thousand devices
were submitted in the mail-tying-machine
contest of the Post sOf1ce Department.
An apology to William Loeb. Jr.. collector
of the port of New York. was made by
the editor Of The Trades Uniontst for an
article appearing in that publication. The
Wright brothers sued the AerOnautic So
ciety of New York for alleged infringement
of their patents by using Curtiss machlne
on Long Island. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
said that neither side won In the war
game in assachusetts. E. III. Hartman
is said to have secured control of the
New York Central, and with It On ocean
to-ocean line oforailroad. The first snip
load of Roosevelt trophies arrived IN New New
York Many hot-weather records were
broken in the southwest. and COLORADO
had big foods.
Foreign Affairs.
The house of commons passed the Dill
for a South African constitution without
amendment The imperial conference at
London agreed on a plan Of defense. Or
ganzng for mutual aid all FORCES
In the colonies and mother country, the
oversee dominions retaining their autOno-
my. Suffra gettes at Glasgow and Liver
1r,}pd n halls where meet.
ings, addressed by cabinet members, were
held; many arrests were made. FIRE on
the Cunard liner Lucania caused the YES
sci to be sunk in her dock at Liver
pool. A German feet OF ninety warsnips
left Kiel for the summer maneuvers IN
the Baltic Three aeroplanes made test
flights at Rheims. Gen. Marina sent S.OOV
troops down the coast to turn the MOOR
ish position on Mount Curuga, prepara-
tory to a Spanish advance from Mei1iia.
The note presented to Turkey by the
four powers. exercising a protectorate
over Crete expressed regret at the Porte
action in attempting to take the settIe-
nlent Of the insular question out OF tneir
hands A new cabinet was formed IN
Denmark, ending the ministerial Crisis.
Tie new Venezuelan cabinet and the
members Of the government council Were
announced. The captain of the Thana, al
Hammerfest, telegraped that Walter
Wellrnan started in his dirigible balloon
for the north pole August 16. America
was admitted to q one-fourth share In
the Hankou and Sze-Chuen railway ioan
which was raised to $50, 200, 600. China
issued a note to the powers giving de-
tails of her submission to Japan IN tne
dispute over the Mukden-Antung railway
In the District.
Protest against the new schedule OF fees
for permits for the erection of signs In
front Of business places was voiced at
public hearing before the Commission
ers. Complaint reached the Commission
ers that the garbage transfer station
south of Garfield Park is menace to the
health of the neighborhood. Pronounctng
the harbor front Of the National Capital
as a disgrace to the city, the wharf COM
mittee, In its annual report, urged an
appropriation Of $3COO.O0O for improve
ments The controller of the Treasury de-
cided that the municipal architect need
not prepare the plans for single mu-
for their preparation to outside arch.-
tects saving to the District of $4,000
as a. result of the discovery OF water
waste by the pitometer squad during the
past year, was reported. A new regula-
ton governing the stopping OF street cars
to take on or let off passengers was pro-
mulgated by the interstate commerce
commission. The District Realty Com
pany answered the suit for receiver.
denying all the charges. John c. LOugh-
ran, thirty-three years Of age, committed
suicide by inhal.ng Illuminating gas, and
William B. Diehl, twenty-nine years of
age by carbolic acid. Among those who
George Lockwood. Dr. Walter G. Duck
EFT. Mrs. Cecilia Young Smith. Mrs: Shell
by NJ Cullom, William Henry Williams
and Il. B. SOuthard.