Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Ending
September 3, 1911.

PRESIDENT TAFT continued his western
| tour delivering speeches at many places
along his route. discussing reciprocity.
| tariff, arbitration and other topics. The
Navy Department accepted the resigna-
| ton of Lieut.. Roy c.. Smith. and an
nounced he will not be court-martialed
| for alleged offenses. Seven submarines
! for Peru were ordered made by American
| shipbunders. Sugar famine advanced
| the prices of sugar to the highest point
| reached in thirty-five years. Woodrow
Wilson, Governor of New Jersey, express
| ed conviction that he was elected to
office by election frauds. and suggested
| that measures to GUST him be undertaken
A republican judge and democratic
clerk were arrested in Baltimore in con-
nection with alleged election frauds. The
international Harvester Company were
reported to be about to dissolve their
trust organization. In compliance with
the antitrust laws. Six officials of the
were indicted by the federal grand jury
in Boston. charged with violation of the
antitrust laws. Trackmen of the Lacka-
wanna railway went on strike John
w. Rosenbaum was killed when his aero
plane fell at De Witt. Iowa Frank
| Miller was burned to death in air with
his aeroplane at Troy. Ohio, and Dare
devil Castellane. in his aeroplane. drop
a,
Rodgers. L. S. N. flew in an aeroplane
from Havre de Grace to Annapolis. flf-
ty-two miles. in one hour and three
minutes. c. P. Rodgers reached Elmira-
n. Y. on his transcontinental flight: j.
J. Ward met with further mishap and
withdrew from the contest. Mrs. Kim
mel of Niles, Mich. refused to recognize
as her son the man who claims to be
thirteen years. Six persons We're found
murdered in their beds in adjoining
houses at Colorado Springs. Col. A
negro in Warrenton, N. G.. fired upon
four whites. killing one of the posse.
Among those who died during the week
We're Senator Thomas II. Carter of Mon
tana, and Representative Edmond II.
Madison of Kansas.
Foreign.
Reciprocity was rejected and the gov
eminent of Sir Wilfrid Laurier defeated
at the elections in Canada. Premier Stoly-
pin died of bullet wounds from an assas-
sins revolver: Dmitry Bogroff. his as
sailant was sentenced to death by hang
ing: revelations of plot involving men
in high positions We're threatened 1t was
semi-officially announced in Paris that
France and Germany We're near agree
ment anent Morocco; Berlin was less op-
timistic. A gun on the French cruiser
Gloire burst at sea, killing a gunner and
in Spain proved a failure. few workmen
responding to the call of labor unions to
quit work Vienna was put under mar
tial law on account of demonstrations
declared in Dublin. tied up the railroads
of southern Ireland. Conditions at
Cheng-tu the center of disturbances in
China. were reported as tranquil. The
famous medieval Tattersall Castle, Lin
colnshire was purchased by William r.
Hearst who proposed to take 1t down
and re-erect it on Long Island. Rome
celebrated the forty-firs. anniversary of
the taking of the city under Cadorna and
the fall Of temporal power. The epidemic
of cholera in Italy was reported decreas-
ing. Hurricane and rain deluge near
Mount Vesuvus caused the death OF nifty
persons. and many boats in the Bay of
Naples were sunk. The Olympic ocean
liner. was rammed by the British cruiser
Hawke. and both badly damaged Sew
eral towns and villages and one city were
completely destroyed by a typhoon that
swept over Formosa and many lives were
lost Among those who died during the
week was Gen. Antenor Firmin. ex-
president of Haiti. virtually in exile at
st. Thomas Danish West Indies.
District of Columbia.
More than 10000 pupils resumed their
studies at. the public schools. Estimates
for public schools for the next fiscal year
call for an expenditure of So, 200, 900. A. b.
Duvall resigned as assistant corporation
counsel and was succeeded by p II. Mar
shall. Counsel for the Chamber of Com
merce decided to petition the District SUI
preme Court for a writ of mandamus to
compel the Capital Traction Company to
observe the universal transfer law. Or
ganized labor began an attack on Public
Printer Donnelly, questioning his SYM
pathy with unionism. Argument on
question of jurisdiction of the District
Supreme Court raised by Trustee Dante
in the suit of Mrs. Stilson Hutchins for
increased allowance from her husbands
estate was heard by Judge Clabaugh.
James E. Clements, candidate for COM
monwealth's attorney of Alexandra
county Va, an Office he once held, was
put under arrest on a charge of shooting
at Amos Donaldson, following a political
argument in a Georgetown lunchroom.
Alphonso di Rosa choked and beat Pau
line GoldSborough, sixteen years old.
when the girl rejected his suit. The life
of Belva A. Lockwood, former candidate
for President of the United States, was
imperiled by fire in the house she owns
and lives in. Special services were held
in the Hebrew synagogues to mark the
new year. Among those who died during
the week was Thomas w. Stockard of
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