Evening star., 1913-11-29
THE WEEK.
.Epitome OF Events Ending No.
vember -. 1913.

Roves Sayre of New York We're married
at the White House. President Wilson
and SIR William Tyrrel. private secretary
TO SIR Edward Grey. foreign minister of
Great Britain, conferred at the White
House on the Mexican question
The President went to New York
to attend the. Army and Navy foot ball
game. Premier Robert L. Borden of Can
ada visited the President, lunched with
Secretary Lane and dined with Secretary
Bryan. After a months vacation Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall returned to
Washington. Secretary Daniels ordered
a detachment of 75o marines to proceed
from Philadelphia to Pensacola, Fla,
where it will be stationed on the reserva-
tion adjoining the navy yard, now
closed. Postmaster General Burleson
recommended to the interstate commerce
commission that the maximum weight OF
parcel post packages be increased from
twenty to fifty pounds for first and sec
ond zones. The Commerce Court annuled
the orders of the interstate commerce
commission, which forbade payment by
trunk line railroads to so-cailed tap lines
The interstate commerce commission be-
gan hearings OH the proposed D per cent
increases Of freight rates The annual
report of Col. Goethals. chief engineer
of the Panama canal was made public
AT caucus of democratic senators the
currency bill was made a party measure;
debate on the currency bill got under way
IN the Senate, Senator Owen, chairman or
the banking and currency committee
opening the discussion. speaking in sup
port of the administration bill. Repre-
sentative Austin. republican, of Tennes-
see, succeeded in having read in the
House a resolution directing the Speaker
to appoint a committee to investigate the
failure of the underwood Wilson tariff
law TO fulfill the promises OF the demo-
of
Another federal investigation into the
high cost of living was started. promising
criminal prosecutions IL an alleged cold
storage conspiracy can be found. An in
crease of the Marine Corps, to meet
growing demands at home and abroad,
was the chief recommendation made by
Maj Gen. w. p. Biddle commandant of
the corps. in his annual report. James
X. Mcclure. alleged Tammany bag
man., was indicted in New York on the
charge OF soliciting a campaign contribu-
ton from corporation. Bramwell and
Ballington Booth brothers. were recon
ciled in New York after eighteen years
estrangement. Seven thousand employees
of the General Electric Company at
Schenectady, y. Y, went on a strike.
More than 5000 saloons were closed in
the state of Ohio unde ra new liquor law.
Lieuts. Hugh Nj. Kelly and Eric L. Ell
lington, army airmen were killed by
fall at San Diego, Cal. Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst- England's militant suffra-
after a two-month lecture tour l.. Gra-
ham Wilson was found guilty of criminal
assault at Charles Town, W. Va. Mrs
Bessie Shackford of Freedom. y. H.,
pleaded guilty TO the murder of her hus-
band and was sentenced TO life imprison-
ment
Foreign.
The most important battle on Mexican
solL. since the invasion by the United
States took place near Juarez, across the
border from FL Paso, Tex: the constitu-
ionalists. commanded by Gen. Francisco
Villa. completely defeated the federals
because of uneasiness in Ell Paso, the Goth
e. > Infantry was sent there. In Colom-
bia announcement was made that Lord
Cowdrey has withdrawn his efforts TO
get important oil concessions which
threatened 10 cause international COM
rncatlons. The Austrian legation in Mex
AustrianS to cooperate with the German
and other European colonies in organizing
Tor defense. John Lind. President Will
sons representative, went aboard the
United States battleship Rhode Island and
proceeded to Tampico. in accordance with
instructions from Washington. Agents of
the Department of Justice in New York
city arrested Jose Santos Zelaya. former
President OF Nicaragua, who was held
without bail for the Nicaraguan authori-
ties-=-charged with murder committed
twelve years ago. Frank W. Carpen-
ter of New York and Nebraska one of
the oldest men in the Philippine service,
was selected as governor of the Moro
province of the Philippine Islands. EN-
peror William issued an edict forbidding
German army and navy officers to dance
the tango and other steps while in uni
form. The San Giorgio one of the finest
armored cruisers of the Italian navy lies
stranded on the reefs off the fishing vii
iaSe of Santa Agatha, near the north
kf,rx.
sina- Resolutions adopted by the CD
toHlbiah congress protesting against "a
recent deeiafation bs- Col. Roosevelt were
sent to the presidents of all South Amer
lean republics. King Victor Emmanuel
of Italy formally opened the Italian par
iiament. A league opposed to the adop
ton of Confucianism as China's state re-
ligion was organized in Peking.
In the District.
commissioners Newman. Siddons and
Harding presented to the House subcom-
nittee on District appropriations argu-
ments on behalf Of estimates for appro-
priations to be included. in the annual
District appropriation bill. The com
plete reneal of that section of the
District of Columbia organic act pro-
vidins for the half-and-half system of
appropriation was asked for in a bill in
troduced by Representative Crisp OF
Georgia. The excise board entered upon
its last big job of the year when it con-
Quoted the first of q series of hearings to
he held in connection with applications
for transfers of saloons and liquor
licenses. TWO Washington men were nom
mated by the President TO he second sec
retarics OF en- rnbassfes-Thomas Hinckiey'
At Vienna. Austria. and Henry Coleman
May al Toxic, Japan. The fourth annual
Pan-AmeTican mass was celebrated at st.
Patrick's Church, attended by President
Wilson and several of his cabinet The
inspectors of the health department
caused 2s0 rabbits TO be destroyed as un-
fit for food. The contract for placing a
new roof on the pension Office building
was let to a Baltimore firm, at the con-
tract price OF S14,64I. Henry Lane VIII
son, former United States ambassador to
Mexico, in Il lecture here criticised the
policy OF the present administration in
Mexico Pupils of the District schools
made a Thanksgiving Offering for the use
of the Associated Charities. Mrs Pank-
hurst the militant suffragette of Eng
land. lectured at the Columbia Theater
and declared militancy was the only way
TO win in ENGLAND, and that our fight
is just" Alleged failure TO deliver a
telegram for six weeks was made the
basis of a suit to recover-S3. 900 damages
from the Western UHfon Telegraph Com
pany by John p. Hubert Mai Gen
Leonard Wood. chief of staff of the
army, was knocked senseless when he