Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
THE WEEK
Eplt0me Of Events Ending De.
cember 3, 1910.

President Taft completed his annual
message. Members OF the cabinet re-
ported to the President that theX had
cut down their estimates S14 OOO,OOO. The
President and Mrs. Taft introduced their
daughter, Miss Helen Taft, to society at
q White House reception. The net in
come of the pa, 400 corporations of the
United States, which are subject to tax
under the corporation tax law, was ST..
12J, $4,000 for the year which ended June
%; the tax yielded $2o,S12. go The first
business meeting of the railroad securi-
ties committee since its appointment by
President Taft was held the third an
nuai conference of governors held its first
session in Frankfort, I>y.; Woodrow Wiz
son spoke on the questions before the
conference and urged Cooperation in the
regulation OF Railroads. and corpO4 atoms
by the states. Dr. frederick a. LOOK, IN
an articIe prepared for a magazine. al
mitteu that ne might have been mistaken
about having reached the nOltn poie. suit
was enteleu in the teueral court IN NeW
York by the government to dissolve the
sugar trust State prohibition was de-
iedted In the Missouri erection. August
hopke pieaued guilty. OF the empezLie-
nent OF 81, 4s,,vtO IN Louisville, NY, and
was sentenced from ten to eignteen years
IN the penitentlary. Tne bag steel manu-
iacturers me. and decided that they
would not make cut in prices a nndI
agreement was reached pe.ween the ex-
press companies and their employees In
New York. The trial of Hattie LIE B.anc,
tor the MURDER of Clarence F. Glover,
was continued at Cambridge, Mass. Tnir-
teen men We're kllleu IN mine explosion
at Durant, Okla.
Foreign.
The british narliament was dissolved in
order that the liberal government might
go before the country on the question of
the veto power of the house of lords, the
new parliament to assemble January 81;
most of the leaders on both sides in the
British election campaign made speeches
in England or Ireland, home rule, Ameri-
can dollars and the reform of the house
or lords being the principal issues dis
cussed. The officers of the American
meet were entertained at the Guidhail.
London. President John H. Finley of the
College of the City Of New York deliver
ed his first lecture at the Sorbonne in
Paris. The municipality of Brest, France,
entertained Capt Thomas 3. Howard and
the other officers of the fourth division of
the United States Atlantic fleet. Many
officers of the Brazilian navy refused to
return to the ships surrendered by mutt
neers. believing that the government
leniency has destroyed the spirit of disci-
pline. Count Leo Tolstoi published in St.
Petersburg bitter denunc,ation of
Count Tschertkoff, the intimate friend
and literary agent of the late Count
Tolstoi. The Austrian foreign Office re-
fused to continue negotiations with the
American embassy in the controversy
with the Vacuum Oil Company, a branch
Of the Standard OIL Company. Rebellious
Portuguese troops and sailors took pos
session of the island of Macao, China !;
order was later restored. Porfirio Diaz
was tnaugurated for the eighth time as
President Of Mexico.
District.
The District Commissioners, after hear
ing series of protests against the police
regulation requiring lights on horse-drawn
vehicles, decided to reopen the whole mat
ter. Commissioner Rudolph upheld the
wheel tax on automobiles and directed
that persons refusing to pay 1t be taken
to the Police Court. Maj. Richard Syl-
vester submitted his annual report to the
Commissioners. Liberal appropriations for
public works in the District of Columbia
were advocated by Gen. Bixby. chief of
engineers. in his annual report. Robert
0. Bailey. private secretary to Secretary
MacVeagh, was selected to fill the va
cancy to be caused by. the retirement of
the Treasury. James ]. Britt Of Ashevil.e,
N. c., was selected by the Postmaster
General for the position of. third. assistant
postmaster general. Rear Admiral Charles
II. Stockton, L. 8. N, retired, was elected
as the permanent head of George WASH
ington University. Maj. Gen. George F..
Elliott, commandment of the United States
Marine Corps, was placed on the ret. red
list. A verdict for $4,000 was returned in
favor of Mis-. Kay Brez, Administrative
of the estate of her husband. who was
killed while riding on the scenic railway
at Chesapeake Beach. Edward Taylor.
;forty-five years old, and Mrs. Lena A.
Skunk, thirty-six years old, committed
suic de by inhaling Illuminating gas.
Among those who died were Brig. Gen.
James Cakes, James z. Bell, Maj. Gen.
Eugene Asa Carr and DR.. Francis NJ.
Charles.