Evening star., 1911-08-12
THE WEEK
. Of Events Endsng
August II, 1911.

Admiral Togo. the nations guest. TO join
the United States, Great Britain and
France in the great world movement for
international peace. Text Of arbitration
pacts were made public. Lincoln Beachey,
the aviator. won a prize of 5000 for the
first long-distance cross country race
ever held in the United States flying from
New York to Philadelphia. John G. 4.
Leishman was nominated as ambassador
to Germany: Thomas j. OBrien. am
bassador to Italy. and Charles Page
Bryan. as ambassador to Japan. Five
ministers also were nominated. Evidence
Of the prevalence Of foreign military spies
in the United States was taken cognizance
OF by War Department. Miss Julia Steele
French, society girl and heiress, amazed
Newport's 400 by eloping with a chauf-
feur Admiral Togo visited Baltimore
and Philadelphia. Gen. George W. Cor
don. commandments OF the United
Confederate Veterans, and former repre-
sentative in Congress, died at his nome
in Memphis. Tenn. 4 strike of Des MoineS
street railway employees was called on by
union by order of court. Nearly 1..Wb
persons attended the twentieth annual
reunion of the Confederate Veterans at
Fishers Hill. near Strasburg, Shenandoah
county. Va. Senator William lferce
e,
Senate in point Of service, died at his
home in Lewiston, Me- The House put
the action of committee in findings In Day
portrait voucher case up to President Taft.
Interesting testimony was adduced before
the House committee on expenditures in
the Agricultural Department. Clashes en-
livened seal hearing before House COM
mittee. The Senate Lorimer committee
adjourned to sit in Chicago. President
Taft went to his summer home at Bev
or, tn tho weak -on0 Mr.. Taft
personal friends in the Senate and House
announced they will support him in
veto of the statehood bill
Foreign.
\ revolution in Mexico was nipped by
arrest of rebel leaders, Gen. Cincinnatus
Leconte, the revolutionary leader, made
triumphant entry into Port au Prince.
the capital Of Haiti. Grave illness Of
Pope Plus X caused fear for his life.
John w. Gates, the American financier,
died in Paris. a strike Of dock hands In
England cut nations food supply short
French steamer Emir foundered in Strait
Of Gibraltar. Russian and English min
listers to Persia attempted to remove OBJ
stacles placed in path Of shahs treas
urer-general. w. Morgan Shuster, OF
Washington Jameson Lee Finney, an
American actor, perished in fire in the
famous Carlton Hotel in London. George
Won l.. Meyer. Secretary of the Navy,
was accorded special honors by the Brit
ish government in London.
District of Columbia.
The prizes asgregating 500 were dis
tributed by The Star to boys and girls in
the ny-eXterminating contest. Army avi-
ators at College Park made memorable
fights over the city. The Ancient Order
of Hibernians and Central Labor Union
went on record as opposing President
Tafts arbitration treaty with Great Brit
ain. Announcement was made that
George NJ. Oysters philanthropic milk
stations will be conducted throughout
opened. Harry A. Shinn, jr., died as a
result of accidental shooting by a boy
companion. Representative Lafferty. Of
Oregon was called on to explain
PRODUCTION to daughter of prominent gov
ernment official. Plans for camp Of in
struction for officers Of the National
Guard OF the District of Columbia at
Fort Myer and for the annual encamp-
ment of the District militia at Frederick,
Md, were completed. Mrs Letitia White
Owens, under indictment here for abduc-
ton of fifteen-year-old daughter of James
FL. Harris of this city. was arrested at
Las Animas Col. Francis III. Holton of
licnth patent issued by the United States,
being for an automobile tire. Democrats
Of the House defeated republicans in
match game of base ball. The interstate
commerce commission issued orders reg
ulating schedules OF street railway lines.
Truch company. No. !. was awarded the
Johnston flag as the best drilled, best
equipped and most efficient truck COM
pany in the fire department. The Board
Of Charities recommended to Commis-
cir of tn TliSfricf 0f ('nllmhia that
a government hospital be established.
Three District bills providing for
regulation of insurance companies.
right of appeal to the Supreme
Court of United states in patent cases
and authorizing the Commissioners of the
District to place the name OF Annie NJ.
Matthews on the pension roll OF the po-
lice and fremen's pension fund were
passed bv the House. The Commissioners
of the District ordered law providing for
the muzzling Of dogs extended for an
other year.