Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
THE WEEK
October ., 1911.

PRESIDENT Ia1t travelling through Auo'
on his western tour. received assurances
that the state will be for him in the ma
tional conventions; he defended the gu
preme Court in speech at Pocateho'
The Senate committee began investlsa
ton Of the Stephenson election case AT
Milwaukee. Wis. Rear Admiral W. ..
Schley. U. s. N, retired. dropped DEAD
on the streets of New York city; full mill
tary honors attended his funeral in WASH
ington. DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. by order
of Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson, was
put In control Of pure food regulation
and Solicitor McCabe was eliminated.
Theodore Roosevelt. in an editorial, de-
Tended his Panama canal course, declar-
ing he was animated by q sense of puphc
duty. Wall paper manufacturers ana
jobers were indicted at Cleveland, charged
with violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. the coroner's inquiry into the Aus,
tin, Pa, hood disaster halted on re1usai
of witness to testify on the ground that
the investigation was preliminary 10
criminal procedure; forty-nve dead were
and the destruction of the town of BACK
River Falls. Mich. resulted from the
food which washed through the emoank-
ment of the dam at Hatfield. on the
nominated for mayor Of Philadelphia by
the republican convention, and Rudolph
Blackenburg was nominated by the demo-
cratic and keystone parties Eight pal
looms started from st. Louis In contests
for the Bennett trophy and the Lahm
cups; all but two contestants landed.
Cromwell Dixon. boy aviator. first to
fly across the Rocky mountains, was killed
by the fan Of his aeroplane at Spokane;
Wash. G. p. Rodgers. transcontinental
aviator. weathered three storms AFTER
leaving Bobo. reaching Huntington, Ind,
Ex-Capt. Peter c. Hams. jr.. slayer OF
w. E. Annis was pardoned by Gov. DIX
of New York
Foreign.
Turkey issued another appeal to the
powers to halt the aggression Of Italy In
Tripoli: Tnpoli and other ports on the
African coast were reported to have sub
mitted to the Italian forces Of invest
ment. Royalists were defeated in battle
by republican troops on the Portuguese
frontier, which is being strengthened to
repel invasion. The republican govern
ment of Portugal has been recognized by
Russia. Four bullets were fired by
workman at the minister of justice in
the reichrath at Vienna. The British
steamer Hatfield and crew of twenty
went to the bottom In collision with the
steamer Glasgow me drasn Ia Ia worI
men making concessions. One hundred
and fifty fishing vessels and other craft
were wrecked with large loss OF lie, Dy
storm off the Holland coast. M. Won
Heilan. president of the hight court Of
justice at Abo, Finland, was assassnated
by a shop clerk. The Laurier cabinet held
its last meeting in Ottawa and prepared
to tender designations. AT the lnterpar-
Italian delegates threatened to withdraw
because of fancied reflections upon their
country, and also clashed with Turkish
delegates. Haiti was visited by severe
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Belisario Porras. Panaman minister to
the United States, was recalled; he
charges conspiracy against him by OPP
ponents of his presidential aspirations
revolution, was chosen President OF Mex
leo at quiet elections; the vice presiden-
tial choice is in doubt
District Of Columbia.
The completed estimates for the ex-
penses of the District of Columbia. as
prepared in the annual budget aggre-
gate s125OO,OOO. The disclosure that a
project was contemplated in the House
of Representatives to amend the organic
act fixing the fiscal relations between
the District and the government caused
various organizations Of citizens to take
vigorous action. Lieut.. ]. B. Simms OF
the fire department was promoted to cap
tain. The postal savings depository for
Washington opened for business. Vice
Admiral Goni and other members OF the
Chilean naval commission were enter
tanned by United States government Of
ficials. The German-American Alliance
opened it's convention. An American
palace of art, theater and concert hall
for Washington was proposed by Rudolph
Aronson, in the city to consider the prof.
ect. George H. Harries, president of the
Board of Trade, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Washington Rail-
way and Electris system, commanding
the National Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia, announced his purpose to leave
Washington for Chicago, to accept an Of
fer there. Lieut.. B. d. FoulOis, veteran
army aviator. seriously ILL., was admit
ted to Walter Reed Hospital. The in
come of Mrs. Stilson Hutchins was fixed
at 81, 900 monthly by the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia. James e.
Clements, former commemorative attor
ney Of Alexandria county. Va, was held
for grand jury action for assaulting po-
litical critic in a Georgetown lunchroom.
Among those who died during the week
were William Eleroy Curtis. publicist
and newspaper writer. and DR.. Camille
N. Marchinek, a native of Switzerland.
who practiced medicine in Washington
for many years.
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