Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-17
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Ending De-
cember Il, 1910.

President Taft appointed Edward D.
White of Louisiana, associate justice Of
the Supreme Court, to be Chief Justice,
and Judges Willis Van Devanter of Wy
oming and Joseph Rucker Lamar Of Geor-
sia to be associate judges and Martin A.
Knapp and William II. Hunt to be JUICES
of the commerce court President Taft
ordered Secretary Dickinson not to send
to Congress secret report on the ma
tons defenses. The omnibus claims bill
was taken up by the Senate, but without
final action. Senator Cummins' proposed
rule for tariff revision was opposed by
Senator Aldrich. Senator Young OF Iowa
made his first speech. opposing further
tariff revision at present. 4 tie vote de-
feated Senator Bristow's efforts to kill
French spoliation claims. The House
passed the pension bill, carrying appro-
priations of s133,614oO0: the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was considered. Speaker Cannon opposed
the appointment of w. f. Lewis, colored.
of Boston. as assistant attorney general
The subcommittee Of the Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections which in
vestigated charges against Senator Lori
mer voted unanimously to report to the
full committee that the charges had not
been proved. The Department of Justice
announced that prosecution of the So
called Electric Trust would be begun
delivered the Nobel lecture at Harvard
University, discussing the subject of 'Ap-
piled Ethics The will of Mrs. Mary
Baker q. Eddy was filed in Boston, leav-
ing almost everything to the Christian
Science Church. Three men were frozen
to death in New York result Of the
gale there. Four schooners were wrecked
and other shipping damaged in furious
blizzard along the New England coast.
Hattie lie Blanc was acquitted of the
murder of &. T.. Glover at Cambridge
Mass.
Foreign.
The parliamentary standing in Great
Britain, with twenty-eight seats yet to be
decided. gives the government liz major
ity Contracts for two battleships of
n 900 tons each for the British navy
were let in London. Riots occurred in
Cork, Ireland. In connection With the
elections. Large areas OF rural Eheiaho
were flooded farmers suffering heavy
loss A mutlny OF the marines Oh the is
land of Cobras, Rio JaneirO harbor. end
ed in the surrender OF the mutineers TO
a force Of loyal troops. Six Russian pris-
oners committed suicide In the prison at
Zarntui as a protest against the severe
punishment there. The NicaraSuan caDl-
net resigned. to take effect at the close
Of the present year. Gen. Guerrero tender
ed his resignation as commander in chief
"
eminent refused to grant the demands
made by the Canadian Council or Agil-
culture. meeting i'm Ottawa, for reciproc-
ty with the United States and free trade
with Great Britain.
District.
The District Commissioners asked Sen
ator Gallinger that the Judson plan bill,
the public utilities BILL the police and
hill q loan
shark bill, and two tax and assessment
bills be given preference in consideration
at this session. A bill proposing to
clothe the District Commissioners with
the powers of public service commits
sion was introduced in the House by
Representative Smith, chairman of the
District committee. A new method or
collecting tax arrears by tax sales was
recommended to Congress by the Con-
missioners. Adverse action was recon-
mended by the Commissioners on the bill
to acquire ground in Petworth to be used
as public park. The Senate District
committee ordered a favorable report to
be made on the Dillingham; snow bill. At
torney General Wickersham, in his an
nual report, recommended an increase
from three to five In the number of JUS
tees Of the Court Of Appeals of the Dis
trict. New laws for slaughter-house in
spection in the District were urged by
Health Officer woodward IN his annual
report. BY an order of the Secretary Of
the Treasury. employees OF the Treasury
Department hereafter will be granted
only ten days sick leave a year, instead
of thirty days. the present allowance.
The Justices Of the District Supreme
Court accepted the resignation Of Will
liam Y. Cox as g. member of the board
Of education, and named Ernest H. Dan
iel to succeed him. The annual meeting
Of the board of trustees of the Carnegie
Institution Of Washington was held. The
sixth annual convention of the American
Civic Association was held. James n.
Huston, former United States treasurer;
Fl. M Lewis and Everett Dufour were
convicted Of using the mails to defraud.
8. ]. Iimstrong was fatally injured in a
fight with negroes.