Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
THE WEEK
EpitouSe Of Events Eading
September 2. 1911.

President Taft has started on three
day cruise along the Maine coast The
President asked the American Bar AS
ISOLATION for aid to preserve intact the
arbitration treaties. Alabama republicans
in convention Endorsed the Taft admin
istration and instructed for him the dele
gates to the national convention. The
American fleet began battle practice OF
the Virginia. capes. The battleship Utah
was put in commission at Philadelphia
The Standard Oil Company OF New Jer-
sey was formally dissolved. in compliance
with the mandate of the supreme Court.
Suit was filed by the government against
Michigan members of the alleged lumber
trust Postmaster General Hitchcock
ruled that no stickers similar to postage
stamps shall be appended to letters IN
the mail. The proposed new charter for
New York city was scored by eX-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The buffalo snat was
pronounced to be the cause of pellasra
by Henry German. government bacteriolo-
gist. Miss Harriet Quimby. woman avl-
ator flew a mile a minute over Mineola
aviation field. J. f. Frisbie was killed by
a fall from his aeroplane at Norton.
Kan Henry Clay Beattie was put on
trial for the murder Of his wife at Man
chester Va. Paul Geidel was found
guilty of the murder of w. II. jackson
in New York hotel. Upton Sinclair. so
against his wife Eleven ives were lost
and S1WO.OW damage done by storm at
Charleston, S. c.
Foreign.
France offered specific portions OF the
French kongo to Germany in exchange
for absolute recognition of her rights In
Morocco. Theophile Homolle. director OF
the National Museum of France was sus-
pended by the cabinet in consequence of
the disappearance of Mona Lisa" Seri-
Gus discomfort against the high cost of
food was manifested in Paris and else
where by parades and demonstrations.
Redmond Barry was appointed Lord
Chancellor of Ireland. Lieut.. Schultz, the
German officer arrested in England as a
ply, was committed for trial. Three is
lands at the western end of the Panama
canal were acquired by the United States.
Chile and Colombia were reported as
having signed secret offensive and de-
fensve alliance. \ revolutionary plot,
ex-President Davilla. was dis
covered in Honduras. francesca MaderO
was nominated for President OF Mexico
by the conservative progressives. and the
national progressive convention. which
will also name him. began its sessions.
Two looters were shot at JoiutIa, as
warning to bandits. by the military au-
thorities. No fundamental change OF
policy will follow the change In ministry
in Japan. 1t was announced by the new
premier, Marquis Saionj: Viscount
I-chida. now ambassador at Washington,
was appointed minister Of foreign affairs.
Japan celebrated at Seoul the first an
niversary of the annexation of Korea to
Japan. Fluctuations were exchanged by
the emperors Of Russia and Japan on the
final settlement Of indemnity claims grow
ing out of the Russo-Japanese war.
District of Columbia.
! 4 postal savings depository is to be
opened in Washington October l by order
of the Postmaster General. The conven-
ton of the unemployed. known popularity
as the hobo convention. opened its ses-
sion. Representative Ben Johnson OF
kentucky took flight in an army aero
plane at College Park. Thousands Of reed
birds were massacred by hunters the
opening day Of the hunting season. Sep
TENDER !. 4 fight in the courts for uni
versal transfers began with the filing of
suit by the Baltimore nd Washington
Transit Company against the Capital
Traction Company. to compel the de-
PENDANT to accept transfers issued by the
complaining corporation. Representative
Carter Of Oklahoma. nearly full blooded
Indian. beat up employees of a store In
resentment at their attitude toward his
daughter. Ella Sachs. seventeen years
old. and Max Kaplan, eiopers, were ar.
with her sister, Myrtle Mahorney at
tempted suicide by taking poison. DIR.
John F. Ruebsam. blaming beer for his
suffering. shot himself to death. Hans o.
konnecker. hailed into court for his per-
sistent attentions to a telephone operator,
was released on his promise to return
home to Germany. Mrs. Stilson Hutch
ms awarded $500 a month allowance
from the estate Of her husband by Audi
tor Dent. urged the court to confirm the
award. Among those who died were
Theodore De Land w. Scott Towers and
Count Max G.. Seckendorff.