Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-18
THE WEEK
EpltOme Of Events Ending Feb.
ruary 1S, 1911.

President Taft asserted that an extra
session Of Congress will be called il the
Senate fails to vote on the reciprocity
agreement; the President repealed parts
OF old treaties which prohibited the sale
Of liquor in the so-called Indian lands OF
Minnesota: the President vetoed a reso-
luton Of Congress authorizing him to re-
instate nine cadets dismissed from the
Military Academy for hazing. Postmaster
General Hitchcock issued statement to
show that the magazines are responsible
for the post Office deficit and that the pub
fishers are making millions. New resula-
lions for the collection Of the corporation
tax we're announced by the Secretary of
the Treasury. The Senate passed the bill
appropriating $2,OOO,OOO year to create
forest reserves in the southern Appa-
lachian and the White mountains. The
election of senator's by direct vote was
under consideration, speeches being made
by Senators Rayner. Carter and Hepburn.
The Canadian reciprocity bill was passed
by the House. 221 to o.. The Moon bill
for the cOdification of the judiciary laws
was amended in the House to increase the
salaries of the justices of the Supreme
Court from $1,000 to $1,000 and that of
the Chief Justice to $15,JoO Mr.. Macon
of Arkansas in the House denounced
Peary as a "faker and loafer.' The
House foreign affairs committee killed
the Bennett resolution for the annexation
OF Canada. Col. Enoch H. Crowder be-
came judge advocate general of the army.
Temperance leaders petitioned the Presi-
dent to reject the constitution of New
Mexico. Permission was given by the
State Department for the passage through
american territory of Mexican troops to
guard the dixie now being constructed
near Mexicali to control the Colorado
river. Soft coal operators in West Vir-
s1nia and western Pennsylvania filed pc
t1tions with the interstate commerce com
mission charging railroads with discrimi-
nation and ASKING for a reimbursement of
rates.
Foreign
Premier Asquith's home rule plan for
ireland was accepted by the Redmond
wing OF the nationalists. The Archbishop
or Canterbury appointed the Dean of
winchester to shorten the second, fourth
ana tenth OF the Commandments EN-
perof William recovered sufficiently from
MS illness to take an automobile ride
ana make an address at Berlin urging
p,,.a,;n or land for grazing purposes.
RUSSIA notified the powers Of her inten-
uon TO make a military demonstration
against China on the Russo Chinese from
uer' because of alleged violations by the
later or the st. Petersburg treaty of
1881. A verdict of guilty was returned
in st. Petersburg against Count O'Brien
De LasSy and Dr. Pantchenko for the
poisoning of Count VassilH Bouturlin
Inc rector and pro-rector of the I-niyers-
lty or st. Petersburg resigned owing To
the seriousness Of the students rebellion
pix persons were killed in q fight at
Nladivostok caused by an attempt nv
RUSSIAN soldiers to enforce sanitary regI-
la,lons against the plague. The first
saxon OF American artists was opened in
Paris. Ten persons were killed and seven
injured in train wreck in France 4
dispatch from Picking. China, stated that
me viceroy of Manchuria estimated the
province to be 5000: the deaths from
1amlne were believed to number 10000
according to the relief COMMITTEES at
Shanghai. Three sentinels were killed
ny series or explosions in Managua; the
family of the Nicaraguan president was
escorted to the American consulate and
narlal law was proclaimed Reports
from Maria said the Mexican troops lost
Iorty IN killed and wounded and the
rebels lost one killed and one wounded
in two days battle at Mulate February
and a. An armstice was or served in
honduras, both sides awaiting the ar
rival OF T. c. Dawson, the mediator.
from Washington
District.
Inc District appropriation bill was
passed by the Senate. BY decision of
.'S commissioners, DarDerS Will not be
taxed $25 year for masseurs' licenses.
Employees of the District government ap-
pealed for thirty days annual sick leave
The pan-American conference to promote
trade between the Americas began. TWEEN
ty-one countries being represented Com
missioner Rudolph and many of the mer-
chants of Washington welcomed the sec
ond annual convention of the National
Association of Merchant Tailors of Amer
lea. The fftythird annual encampment
of the Department of Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic, was held It's pur-
pose to establish a commercial depart
ment for the sale Of gas appliances was
abandoned by the Washington Gas Light
Company. The automobile show was
held. Fire and water caused damage
amounting to $4,000 to the building and
stock at the grocery store of Frank
Hume, 454 Pennsylvania avenue north
west Among those who died We're Myron
l.. Story, Richard Francis Perkins, Will
liam A. Moore and James F. Vermillon.