Evening star., 1909-09-11
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WEEK ENDING SEPT. II, 1909.

The President appointed census super
visors for some of the large cities. The
President attended the Yale field day
celebration at Brookline. Mass. The far
eastern division of the State Department
was reorganized. Steam turbines were
recommended for the monster new bat
tleships by the board of construction.
Regis H. Post, Governor Of Porto Rico.
resigned. Ex-President Roosevelt asked
the fish commission for consignment Of
black bass to be placed in Lake Naivasha,
Africa. A contract was signed for the
construction at Pearl harbor, Hawaii, OF
a drydock to cost 81, 100000. 1t was de-
cided after conference of omcials OF the
Department of Justice that there were no
grounds for federal prosecution OF the
Pressed Steel Car Company. The Attor-
ney General rendered an opinion con-
demning the cooperative feature OF the
reclamation service. Commander Peary
sent dispatch from Indian harbor, Lab
rador, by way of Cape Ray, N. F., saying
that he had reached the north pole April
s, 1908; he accused DR.. Cook of deceiving
the public Three thousand strikers re-
turned to work at the Pressed Steel Car
Company's works at Mckees ROCKS. "a;
E. II. Hartman, financier and railroad
magnate, died at his country home at
Arden, N. Y.
Foreign Affairs.
Lord Rosebery in a speech at Glasgow
declared for tariff reform In preference
to the liberal budget. Lord Northcdme
predicted war between Great Britain ana
Germany. perhaps as early as 1912. The
modus vivendi between the United states
and Great Britain over the Newfoundlano
fisheries was continued. The British post.
master general concluded an arrangement
to take over all the Marconi wireless sta
tions In the United Kingdom. p. Le-
fe-byre. a French aviator, was fatally nurt
in a fall with a Wright aeroplane Or
willie Wright made several success1ui
tanned by clubs and was personally con.
graduated by the Crown Prince ano
Princess of Germany. Eleven Thousand
Spanish soldiers were ordered 10 MoIoc-
CO to reinforce Gen. Marina. and others
are expected to Ioilow. DIR. Frederick a.
Cook was the guest of honor at dinner
given by the King Of Denmark at the
royal castle. near Copenhagen. and Sot
big send-off prior to his departure TOT
america. Glenn ii. Curtiss, the amer
opening of the meeting at Brescia, ltaiy,
and won the "quick-starting" contest.
In the District.
AS a last resort In the war against bill
boards, Commissioners Macfarland and
West favor the imposition of a prohibi-
tive tax on the advertising fences. Post
master General Hitchcock outlined to the
District officials plan to ask bids for
supplying envelopes for all the govern
ment Offices at the same time. After re-
ceiving notice regarding the dates for
hearing exceptions to- the proceedings of
the condemnation commission Commits
sioner Mcfarland declared that he was
we'll satisfied with the award for the Dis
trict's property. District Surveyor w. c.
Hazen subpitted to the Engineer Com
missioner plats showing the results of
careful surveys of the new workhouse
site at Occoquan, Va Estimates for
meeting the financial needs of the public
schools during the next fiscal year were
considered at a meeting of the board of
education. The twenty-fourth annual en-
campment of the Union Veteran Legion
was held and Thomas ]. Shannon OF this
city reelected national commander.
Formal organization of the District Ma
tional Bank was contaminated. William
C. Sullivan of this city was elected pres
ident of the Catholic Young Mems Ma
tional Union at Boston. Mass. Gen. Oh