Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Fading August
"a, 1912.

Congress passed legislative appropria.
ton bin without provisions for limited
tenure of Office for government clerks
Both houses Of Congress agreed upon one
new dreadnought for the navy. to cos,
not more than $15.OOo,O 900. Clarence s
barrow was found not guilty on the
charge of bribing prospective juror II
the Mcnamara case. but was told ht
must face a second trial. Approximately
50. 100000 of pensions which had beer
held up since August were paid to vet
Grams throughout the country. Aftel
shooting a constable in Paducah. KY.
Joe Splitter and hts fifteen-yearold bride
formed a death pact and ended theil
lives. Forty-five persons were hurt al
Indianapolis when stand fell during the
official notification of Gov. Thomas r
Marshall, democratic nominee for Vice
President. William ]. Flynn. chief Of
the New York division Of the United
States secret service, announced he VIII
resign to assist in graft Investigations IN
New York city. The Senate passed q bill
providing for grand boulevard to Noun,
Vernon. Va. Senator Boise Penrose
charged with accepting $4,000 from the
Standard Oil Company. made denial In
the Senate. Police Lieut.. Charles Becker
and six others were indicted in New York
city for the murder of Herman Rosen'
thai.
Foreign.
Gen. Chang Chen Wi. leader of Chinese
army, was executed by order of Presi-
dent Yuan Shi Kai. Albanian force num-
bering 1900 took town Of Uskup. In
surgents took garrison at Leon. near
Managua, Nicaragua, and massacred 43t
soldiers. Gen. William Booth. noted
leader of the Salvation Army, died In
London at the age of eighty-three.
ragua when rebels threatened to lombard
Managua Countess Louis de Contaut
Biron, eldest daughter of ohm G. A.
Leishman, United States ambassador to
Germany. was severely injured In auto
mobile accident in Munich. Bavaria.
kid" Mccoy, American boxer. was re-
leased from custody by extradition court
in London. Montenegro King called
whole army to field to fight Turks.
District of Columbia.
James w. Green, a negro, was killed
and four white worxmen seriously injured
when section of temporary flooring al
the new bureau of engraving and printing
gave way. Henry S. Rogers, a stenogra-
pher, committed suicide because a Cir
had Tilted him. Representative Henry
George, jr.. of New York, in report, de-
clared District assessors have discrimi-
mated in favor Of owners of fine homes
big business buildings and gilt edge
suburban property. Nine local companies
constituting so-called "ice trust cancel
their contracts with American Ice Com
pany. Announcement made that Baron
Hengelmuller, ambassador from Austria
Hungary and dean of the diplomatic
corps. is to be retired Local police held
Norman Bruce McCleary for Maryland
authorities in connection with the death
of Mrs. Mamie B. Henry at Hagerstown
President Taft committed death sentence
of Arthur Johnson, a negro, convicted OF
murder, to life imprisonment Lawrence
Mooney was killed by street car at AZ
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. Among those who died during the
week were Isaac Fairbrother, supervising
principal of eighth division Of public
schools, at his summer home in Orland,
Me-; Thomas Clarence Noyes, one of the
owners and directors of The Evening Star
Newspaper Company. president Of the
Washington Board of Trade and president
of the Washington base ball club. and
Lieut.. Arthur H. Fletcher, U. S. N, re-
tired