Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
THE WEEK
EPitOme of Events Fading June
Is, 1912.

The visiting German squadron. after a
week OF entertainment in New York city
as the guest of the municipality, sailed
away. President Taft was expected 70
make his first veto against the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation BILL
carrying q proviso abolishing the Com
merce Court: democratic leaders in the
House OF Representatives planned to
override the veto. Theodore Roosevelt
started for Chicago to take charge of his
fight in behalf of contestants for seats in
the republican national convention be-
fore the republican national committee;
the committee continued to decide con-
tests IN favor of Taft. steadily adding to
his strength in the convention. The army
Dill, which will GUST Gen. Leonard Wood
as cnief or staff. passed Congress:
charges that he was the victim of q con-
spiracy started by the late Senator han
ma were made on the floor of the House
or representatives. A regulation reqLir-
ing lffeboat accommodations for every
person carried aboard an ocean liner was
approved by Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor Nagel Successful tests were made
by Lieut.. Col. ]. n. Lewis. L. S. A., with
ms new automatic aeroplane gun, that
can fire 75O shots a minute. Miss Mar
Jorie Ide. daughter Of the American min
lister to Spain, became the bride OF Shane
Leslie Of London at Port Washington.
Long Island, n. Y. Lillian Russell, the
actress. was welded to A. p. Moore in
Pittsburgh. Seven villages. with a popu-
lation OF 200. were believed to have been
DESTROYED by volcanic eruption in Alaska.
The flood situation in Louisiana again
became serious with the breaking of
other levees; the army was called upon
to help One thousand kosher shops IN
New York city, affecting 100000 custom
ers. decided to close shop because of the
nigh price of meat
Foreign.
United States marines were fired upon
by rebels at Guantanamo, Cuba: troops
of the Cuban government defeated the
1nsurrectionists near Santiago with heavy
losses; United States marines at Ell Cobre
prepared to resist attack; the United
States transport Caesar arrived at SAM
tiago with supplies. Mexican rebels, hard
pushed by the victorious army OF Huerta,
thronged into Jaurez and other border
places. indicating that the decisive bat
tie may take place in gunshot of Ameri-
can territory; Gonzales Enrile. treasurer
for Orozco. escaping death in Jaurez
from the rebel authorities. was arrested
in Ell PasO on the complaint Of the
Mexican federal authorities charged
was reported from HONS, Tripoli. with
large losses to the Italian forces. Col.
j. E. B. Seely was appointed secretary
OF state for war In the British cabinet.
succeeding Visoount Haldane, advanced
to lord high chancellor, with the resigna-
ton Of Earl Loreburn. Sir Francis Chan
ming, Gen. Nicholson and Lord Carrick
of Ireland were made peers Of the United
Kingdom by King George on his birth
day. The British dock strike collapsed at
all ports except London, where the end
was expected soon. The French seamen's
strike extended to Bordeaux; the govern
ment announced its purpose to man the
ocean liner La Provence with bluejackets
in event OF detection Of her crew. to en-
able ner to sail on schedule. The Berlin
Vienna aeroplane race was won by Hell
muth-Hirth, who carrying a Passenger:
made the $50 miles in 800 minutes actual
flying time. Among those who died dur
ing the week was Frederic Passy, French
economist and peace apostle.
District of Columbia.
The yacht Mayfiower. with the Presi-
dent aboard. was nearly run down on the
Potomac during the night by the Norfolk
and Washington boat Northland. Miss
Mabel r. Boardman, Mrs. Susan r.
Rhodes. John B. I4arner and William l..
Houston were offered places on the board
of education: James f. Oyster announced
reelection as president of the board.
Flag day exercises were held in the public
schools and in many government build
ings. The Washington base ball team
won its fifteenth consecutive game away
from home. establishing record for such
performance and approaching the record
of nineteen games at home and abroad
made by the White Sox in. 1905 Fire
Chief Wagner and Mrs. Wagner cele-.
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding. Lieut.. Leighton w. Hazlehurst,
jr., of the army aeroplane squad, and A.
L. WEIGH, instructor at the army aviation
camp at College Park, were killed by the
fall of biplane on the College Park
field: too sharp a. turn at high speed
caused the accident. in the opinion of the
army investigating board. Capt. w. w.
Beck, civil engineer. shot and killed Reed
Adams, bad negro, who was threaten
ing a policeman with knife; the coro-
ner's jury exonerated the slayer. Will
liam ]. Dante. trustee Of the business
properties of Stilson Hutchins until the
death Of the latter. was appointed col
lector for the estate by the court pending
dead millionaire. Representative Robert
c. Wickliffe of Louisiana was accident
ally run down by railroad train and
killed. Among those who died during the
week were George B. White. for twenty
five years an employe of The Washing
ton Star; William Hahn, forty-three
years a business man in the National
Capital: Col. William G. Haskell. veteran
of the civil war and a prominent Mason;
Rear Admiral B. P. Lamberton, II. S. NJ,
retired. a hero Of the battle of Manila
bay.
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