Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 20, 10

The President made public a statement
to the effect that no indiscriminate prose-
cution of important industries was con-
templated by the administration. Secre-
tary Never gave out his new naVal per
sonnet bill. providing eventually TOT ''oo"
officers and 10000 men. The uniteu states
Supreme Court took under Amusement
motion for an early nearing VI case ~
test the constitutionality of the corpora
tfon tax. The Senate passed the fortlflca-
ton appropriation bill, and the postal
savings bank bill. Endorsed by president
Taft was introduced. Senator Lodge SPOKE
in defense of the Payne tariff law. declar-
ing that it is not responsible Tor the hish
cost of living The House passed the
urgent deficiency BILL carrying approprla-
tions OF nearly $1,000 900: bill creating
bureau of mines in the Interior Depart
ment and the Mann white slave" DILL
The Ballinger-Pinchot investigating COM
mittee of Congress began It's sessions
with Louis R. Gavis as the first witness
The panama libel case was thrown out
Of the New York courts. The first steps
we're taken in New York to form giant
copper merger. with perhaps SJnWo.uO
capital. The convention of the United
Mine Workers at Indianapolis. adJourned
in a tumult after day of violent con1ro-
versy over the presidents report. me see
ond trial of Architect Huston of the Har-
,isl,ure capitol on q charge OF grating
began. An investigation of the beef trust
began in Chicago.
Foreign Affairs.
I-p to the close of the balloting Friday
the British unionists had carried 264 seats
and the liberals os3. with 1T divided be-
tween the labor and nationalist parties.
The floods in France grew worse during
the week; Saturday morning the Seine
fo11 nf cifV
under water: traffic was suspended and
Geographic communication had become
difficult. The court of appeals in Paris
ordered the removal of the seals that had
been placed upon the Chateau Balincourt.
the residence presented to the Baroness
Vaughan blythe late King Leopold. The
German government issued note say
ing it's board of tariff experts had in
dorsed the federal council in its attitude
on the American tariff note. The En-
peror and Empress of Germany were
deliberately entertained at the French
embassy in Berlin. More than one hun
dred persons were killed in religious riot
ing in Old Bokhara. Russia. The Nor
wegian cabinet resigned, but will remain
in office temporarily Japan rejected the
Knox plan for Manchurian railways.
Gen. Medina and other members Of the
court-martia1 in Nicaragua were ac-
Of Groce and Cannon. A case of yellow
fever developed at Panama.
In the District.
Cuno H. Rudolph and John A. Johnston
assumed duty as Commissioners The
Commissioners measure to make Wash
ington the city beautiful was Introduced
in the Senate by Senator Gallinger The
Senate discussed the bill for the proper
observance of Sunday as a day of rest
in the District of Columbia The Ma
tional Board of Trade held its annual con-
vention. The annual convention of the
American Association of Masters, Mates
and Pilots was held. The national auto
mobile and aeronautical show was held.
Prominent women organized a club to
combat the high prices of meat Plans
were tentatively accepted for a three-mil-
ed-thousand-dollar city
post office to he erected near the Union
railway station. Albert III. Willard. who
killed Irving W. Beck. the husband OF his
fourteen-year-old daughter, was acquitted
of murder on the ground of insanity
Among those who died were Gen. w. f.
Draper, former ambassador to Italy:
Capt. Charles Laird, U. S. n, retired, and
Col. John II. jolly.