Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
THE WEEK
EpitOme Of Events Ending June
n, 1919.

The republican national convention as
sembied in Chicago; Elihu Root was
elected temporary chairman: Roosevelt
gains for their candidate: the former
President, supposedly conceding defeat.
was reported ready to organize new
party. in the face Of the impossibility OF
an effective bolt from the republican con-
vention: Taft leaders were reported as
sured that he would be nominated on the
first or second ballot. William ]. Bryan
announced opposition to the proposed
election OF Alton b. Parker as temporary
chairman of the approaching democratic
national convention. President Tart
vetoed the army appropriation bill. OBJ
jecting to hasty legislation which attack
ed the power of the executive. Tne Ma
tional Packing Company, the so-caAied
beef trust. notified the Department OIL
Justice that effort would be made to DIS
solve the corporation by August j. I'M
aSar1 against
Court were recommended by the House
judiciary committee. The interstate com
merce commission. .of its own 1nitiatiVe'
directed investigation into rates, prac-
tees and regulations governing the trans
portation of hard coal. Twenty-siX were
killed by storm in central Missouri. a
falling steeple killed q priest at the altar
at GAINESVILLE Ohio. Four were killed IN
| a feud near Sherman, Tex: girl Killed
a man and wounded another man and his
| wife, and was shot to death by the man
! she wounded. Three men were killed
and several injured in a collision between
| automobiles near Hampstead, l.. l. Miss
| Julia Clark was killed in her first flight
| in an aeroplane at Springfield, Ill. Among
| those who died during the week We're
Gen. Edward S. Bragg, commander OF the
Iron Brigade" during the civil war. and
William w. Goodwin, professor emeritus
| Of Greek at Harvard University.
Foreign.
Russia, breaking away from the six
! power group, acting in unison to make q
| INSTRUMENTATION loan tc
| China, treated with Premier Tang Shao-
vi Independently to supply needed funds;
| the loan conference, protesting against
| the Russian proposals. submitted to China
| Its agreement to ask specific statemen,
OF the purposes to which the proposed
| loan should be applied Gen. Montea-
guido announced that the Cuban rebellion
| was crushed: Cuban rebels set fire to the
Soiedad plantation, near Guantanamo
| United States marines extinguished the
| flames; q provision for amnesty for tho
rebels was rejected by the Cuban con.
gress. The continued advance northwart
| of the Mexican federal forces, converg
| ing on Juarez, was reported; Orozco's
army was said to be gathered in an al
most impregnable canyon, unable fur
| Their to face the enemy in the open field
The London dock strike came to an end
| with the decision Of the Sailors anc
Firemen's National Union not to con
tinue the contest. A French dirigiblt
creating record for craft of that type
| Roland Garros, in Moisant metal mono
plane. won the grand prix d'aviation al
Anglers. France. Earthquake In Costa
Of tropical weather: several deaths were
reported. A Hungarian river steamer
was burned at Carnavoda, in the lower
| Danube. several persons being burned to
| death. Seventeen cases OF bubonis
| plague with ten deaths, were announced
! from San Juan and Puerta de TERRA
Porto Rico. Two French army biplanes
| collided in air at Donai and both avfators
| were killed. Slight improvement in the
| condition of Gen. Woodford, who Is lying
| ill in an English inn, was reported
Among those who died during the week
was Anatole Lero-Beaulieu, French pub
| licist.
District of Columbia.
The President and Mrs. Taft OBJ
served the twenty-sixth anniversary
of their wedding. The Washington
| ton with record Of unbroken victories
away from home, won the seventeenth
consecutive game from Philadelphia or
the home grounds, ending it's tri-
| umphal career. The school term ended
with announcement of promotion OF
pupils from lower to higher grades. Cur
| tbs School won the championship in the
elementary school athletic contest. Chaplin
Brown was chosen national committee
| man from the District of Columbia by
the delegation to the republican nationa
convention. The Bar Association went or
record as in favor of more liberal divorce
laws for the District Of Columbia. The
impounding and execution of stray cats
directed by police regulation. was opposed
as measure of bad economics, calculat.
ed to permit a plague of rats. by the
Washington Cat Club. Lee Hutchin.,
son of Stilson Hutchins. entered suit Il
contest his fathers will on the groun
that the testator was of unsound min
when the paper was drawn; his brother
Walter S. Hutchins, and c. l.. Frailey
executors under the will, defend the corr
potency OF the testator. Among those
who died during the week were }. w
Clark. assistant engineer Of the river
steamer st. John: DIR. Henry B. Deale, a
| well known physician: DR.. NJ. B. Strick-
Ter, formerly surgeon in the police and
fire departments.