Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

President Taft, advocating the budget
system of appropriations. took issue with
congressional opposition. The President
celebrated his fifty-fifth birthday as the
guest of his aunt. Della Torrey, at Mill
bury, Mass. Woodrow Wilson, demo-
cratic nominee for President. concluded
his campaign in the west with a speech
at Columbus Ohio. EX-President Roose-
welt. touring the west. speaking at Den
yer. Col, declared in favor Of the princi-
pie of recall for Presidents. Gov. Eber-
hart was renominated by the republicans
of Minnesota Leslie NJ. Shaw, former
Secretary of the Treasury. was charged
with having promoted the Western Steel
Corporation Miss Lucy Goode White,
nominated for judge by the socialists In
California, failed to stand bar eXamina-
tons. Six naval apprentices of the Norm
Chicago training station were drowned
and five others missing. Aviator Russell
Shenandoah. Iowa Seventy Thousand
dollars was stolen from sealed package
in transit from Pensacola, Fla. to Flom-
atom. Ala Among those who died during
the week We're: Ralph Dunbar. chief JUS
tice of Washington: fernando Money,
former senator from Mississippi.
Foreign.
A battle between American marines
and Nicaraguan rebels near Barrancas
was reported; American sailors were fred
upon at Bluefields without casualty
Mexican rebels were reported threatening
Aqua Prieta: the American cruiser Des
Moines reached Tampico. Mexico: that
American financiers are behind President
Madero was a statement made by Senior
Diddap representative Of Mexican revo-
lutionists in Washington. Peace over
lures between Italy and Turkey were
reported progressing. Gen. Nogi. VINO
committed hari-kar at the obsequies OF
the mikado. left his body to hospital
for dissection. Count George Won valid
burg and the Archduchess Elizabeth
Franziska were united in matrimony IN
Vienna The German Zeppelin dirigible
Hansa made an oversee voyage to Den
mark and Sweden. Compulsory interna-
tional arbitration was favored in resoiu-
lions adopted by the Interpariiamentary
Union at Geneva, Switzerland. Sixty
two persons were injured in raliroao
collision at Marheban, Belgium.
District of Columbia.
Administration of the Colored High
School was the cause of a clash in the
board of education. The finest high
school building in the world was the ideal
ture at a conference between school
authorities and architects. konstantin
Tneodor Dumba was nominated by the
Austrian government to succeed Baron
Won Hengelmuller as ambassador al
Washington. Harry E. Nolan recently
appointed secretary of legation at Pana-
ma, declined the appointment because OF
the notoriety attained through his arrest
in New York city in connection with a
young girl. Miss Helen Gray. investiga-
tor of Indian affairs. was arrested
charged with concealing public records.
Washington marksmen made good scores
at the shoot at Atlantic City, with pros
pect for Frank Huseman of landing prize
money. Edwin r. Ford, grocer. depressed
by financial troubles committed suic de in
the Virginia woods by shooting himself
through the head. Julia Wood, daughter
of the chief of the military academy divi-
sion of the War Department, was killed
by a seven-story fall from an apartment
house window in New York city. Among
those who died during the week were
Dr. D. B. Street, one of the Oldest prac-
ticing physicians of Washington: Mrs f.
c. Scott, widow of an army officer ano
| daughter of a Mexican war veteran: Mai
| Levi Wells of the bureau Of animal indus
| try, Agricultural Department.