Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
WEEK ENDING JUNE 4. 1910.

President Taft appointed Charles D.
Norton, the assistant secretary of the
Treasury. to be his secretary to succeed
Fred W. Carpenter: the President de-
livered the annual commencement day
address at Bryn MaVr College, Philadel-
pl1ia. and also addressed the graduating
class Of the Ohio Northern University. at
Ada. Ohio. The Supreme Court decided
the Maryland boundary case in favor of
West Virginia. and ordered that the cor
tober. Government attorneys secured All
injunction TO prevent twenty-five west
ern railroads from putting into effect in
creased freight rates. Secretary Meyer
made the commencement address at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis: 100 mid
shlpmen were graduated The railroad bill
passed the Senate by vote of 30 to -.
Glenn II. Curtiss flew from Albany to
New York city in an aeropiane winning
a ten-thousand-dollar prize. State Sen
ator Frederick. accused in the Illinois
bribery scandal. surrendered. and was re-
leased under bond of $1,000. Chinese
merchants in San Francisco organized
the League of Justice its purpose he.
ing to have China boycott American
goods. c. Is. Keikc. on trial for completely
IN Sugar-Heighlng frauds in New York,
declared II. 0. ffavcmeyer knew of the
short weights. The murdered body of
Alma kellner. eight years Old daughte r
of Fred l.. Kellner of Louisville was
found. Hu'ilatcd and dismembered. Tween
ty-nVe Worklnen were killed in a quarry
explosion in Utah. E,X-Tnited States
Treasurer Charles Henry Treat died in
New York
Foreign Affairs.
Theodore Roosevelt made an address at
the Guildhall on receiving the freedom
Of the city of London, advising the nation
either to check anarchistc ideas in Egypt
or allow the country to govern itself.
Capt Charles Stewart Rolls crossed the
English channel from Dover to Calais
and returned. Commander Peary was
presented to King George in London.
King Albert of Belgium arrived at Pots
dam: Emperor William. though recover
ing from an abscess on his wrist, was I'M
able to meet the sovereign at the station.
The French government announced its
program for the approaching parliament
airy session. The duma committee ac-
cepted the principle of woman suffrage,
giving the right to Russian women to
vote for township officials on the same
basis as men. Twenty-nine youthful
members Of a gang of Russian bandits
were sentenced to be hanged: eight
Thirty thousand Jews were expelled
from Russia. Cen Botha. as premier and
minister of agriculture. formed the first
cabinet of United South Africa. The
foreign consuls in Marking, China, re-
ceived warning that day had been
In the District.
The safe and sane Fourth of July fund
reached S1.5jO.5O. Secretary Dickinson
presented diplomas to f1fty-four graduates
Of the Army Medical School. Edward W.
Parker, chief statistician of the geological
survey. was selected as director of the
new bureau of mines. A. 3. Andrews,
ir., was selected as assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury to succeed Charles d. Nor
ton. Seventvthree employees OF the Treas
ury Department virtually received their
dismissal from the government service in
the form Of leave of absence. Inspect
ors from the health department made mid
night tours OF lunchrOomS to investigate
reports that watered or SKINNED milk is
being sold to the customers at night. The
Iinety-third annual commencement of
Georgetown University was held Disoual
ification because he could neither read nor
write of a juror in trial of the embez-
element charge against John Barton Mil
Ter resulted in starting the trial anew
Moses Haas of New York and Frederick
\. Peckham Of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded
not guilty to the indictments returned
against then, in 1905 in CONNECTION with
the cotton leak in the Department Of Az
riculture. Battalion Chief James Keliher
and three other members OF the fire de-
partment were injured while fighting a
twenty thoussnd-dollar fire in the feed
store of Fl. P. PilIsbury, at 81. So and IS
II street northeast. John Sczekely, an in
mate of the Soldiers Home, committed
suicide there by hanging.