Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06
THE WEEK.
Epit0me Of Events Ending Sep.
Der 9. 1913.

President Wilson took four-day vaca-
ton over Labor day at his summer home
near Cornish, n. H. The waters OF the
Pacific ocean were let into the southern
end Of the Panama canal by the blasting
of the last remaining barrier. The def
cheney bill prepared by the Treasury De-
partment was cut in the House appropri-
atoms committee from $9.923. 406 to So,
9,379. A delegation representing the
American Bankers Association recon-
mended changes in the pending currency
legislation before the Senate committee
on banking and currency. Senator O'Gor-
man brought charges Of favoritism and
discrimination In promotions in the Ma
nne Corps against Secretary Daniels. Suit
under the Sherman antitrust law was
filed against the Reading railroad and
allied roads by the Department of JUS
tice. Mayor Gaynor Of New York was
nominated for reelection on an independ-
ent ticket. Mai. Wharf McHarg Of Can
ada won the championship In the Palma
trophy match at Camp Perry, the trophy
going to the Canadian team. Jewelry
valued at 81 900 was stolen from Sag
amore Hill, L. L., the home OF ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. DR.. Mary Walker. &C
cused of assaulting patient, resisted
i .
Many lives were lost in a severe storm
which ravaged the Atlantic coast. de-
stroying much shipping. Twenty-one were
killed In the wreck Of the Bar HarbOr Ex-
press on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad near New Haven: rigid
inquiry into the cause Of the wreck was
undertaken by federal and state authori-
ties: the hagman Of the Bar Harbor ex-
press and the engineer Of the White
Mountain express. which ran into it. were
held by the coroner. Four were killed in
the collision Of four autocars racing at
the state fair grounds near Nashville.
Tenn. First Lieut.. Moss I. Love Of the
aeroplane crashed to the ground at San
Diego. Cal. George NJ. Conan, actor, and
his young daughter were injured when
their speeding auto struck a wagon near
Hartford, Conn. Thomas A. Edison. in
ventor. was reported seriously i'll in a
hotel at Portland, Me. Among those who
died during the week were: Barton Will
ing of the wealthy Philadelphia family.
Maj. II. L. Wigmore, military attache Of
the American embassy at Toxic, Japan.
Foreign.
Oral assurances were given the Ameri-
can embassy in Mexico City that Presi-
dent Huerta would not stand candi-
date to succeed himself; Mexicans Offer
ed service and money to the government,
animated by patriotism aroused by the
negotiations with the United States and
the reply of Foreign Minister Gamboa;
President Huerta offered to pay expenses
Of Americans returning to the United
States at the instance Of President Will
son; American refugees, indignant at
steerage accommodations. protested to
the American government; six Americans
were reported killed by order Of the
federal commander at Torreon as rebel
sympathizers. The unity of Anglo-Saxon
nations as a policy Of Great Britain
was announced officially to the world by
Viscount Haldane, lord high chancellor
Of England, speaking before the Ameri-
can Bar Association at Montreal. Five
hundred were hurt in a battle between
police and rioting tramway strikers at
Dublin. Japanese seeking shelter in the
Japanese consulate at Marking were KILL
ed by Chinese government troops De-
posed King Manuel of Portugal married
Princess Augustine Victoria Of Hohen-
zollern. Harry X. Thaw, elected from
shelter in the Canadian jail at Sher-
brooke, Quebec, was arrested by imrhi-
grafton authorities and a board Of in
quiry decreed his deportation which was
held up on an appeal to the Dominion
authorities. The French aviator Pegoud
described a gigantic 50 In midair in his
aeroplane, hanging head down for con-
siderable part of the time.