Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Eveats Ead;ng July
II, 1913.

II, 10I&
President Wilson. at his summer home.
near Cornish. N. H.. played golf. got lost
on an automobile ride. went to church
and decided to extend his vacation until
next week. The President called a con-
ference OF employees and managers OF
eastern railways. in the effort to avert
a threatened strike: 81 per cent OF the
100000 employees voted in favor Of walk
out. The interstate commerce commits
sion. reporting on conditions Of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road and lines controlled by 1t. de-
officials OF the road. in a subsequent re-
port. were blamed for conditions which
caused the Stamford wreck. Charles D.
Mellen resigned as president OF the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad, retaining the
OF the New York. New Haven
and Hartford. Edward Lauterbach, New
York lawyer, testifying before the
Senate lobby investigating committee.
denied any wrong purpose, blaming David
Lamar, his associate and advocate. Tor
overZeai In his behalf; Lamar. again on
the stand. explained his purpose in i'm
congressman and misrepre-
senting congressman, as aimed to force
wall street men into the open on black
mail charges. Capt. Templin n. Potts,
~ s. n, was retired by selection or the
piucking' board: his friends plan an ap-
peal to the President to have him re-
stored to the active list +. c. Penfield
was nominated to be ambassador to Aus
tria-Hungary. The First-Second National
Bank OF Pittsburgh closed its doors and
was taken in control by the controller OF
the currency. The centennial observance
of Commodore Perry's victory on Lake
Erie began at Erie, Pa. with Secretary
Daniels Of the Navy Department and
Gov. Tener OF Pennsylvania as special
guests. Gov. Blease Of South Carolina
granted sixteen pardons. bringing his eX-
ercise OF executive clemency to a total OF
72l pardons. J. NJ Lynch. president OF
the international Typographical Union.
was appointed commissioner Of labor or
New York by Gov. Sulzer. Five soldiers
We're burned to death in forest fires In
California Lieut. Loren IL Can OF the
army aviation corps was killed when his
aeroplane collapsed in nidair near Hosls-
ton, Tex. Among those who died during
the week were: Gen =. B. Grubb. vet
to Spain. and Rear Admiral T. T. Cas-
well. retired, a veteran Of the civil war.
Foreign.
Three OF the first four cases heard by
the American-Brit claims commission
We're decided in favor OF the United
States The Dominican Republic objected
to the appointment of w. w. Wick as col
lector of customs for SantO Domingo. ask
ing that w. E. Pulliam be retained.
Theodore Roosevelt. in a letter to Wis.,
count Kentaro Kaneko, expressed the
opinion that the American public would
not grant naturalization to Japanese, as
1t would lead to claim for similar priv
ilege for the Chinese. Porter Charlton.
ordered surrendered to the Italian au-
thorities to answer to the charge of
rJnr fy1cp - DO ruy{fn h.
granted a respite to await for the ar
rival of Italian police officers The Bull
garians were badly defeated in con-
hicts with Servian and Greek troops;
invading Bulgaria: Bulgaria appealed
to Russia to end the struggle. Further
obstacle was put in the way Of the home
rule bill pending In the British parliament.
Mrs. Edith Rigby. wife of an English
physician. confessed and boosted of her
success at arson in the cause of the suf-
fragettes. Strikers, after gaining a set
tlement with their employers terrorized
Johannesburg, South Africa, which was
put under guard of armed police. Gen.
Armando Rfva, chief of police Of Havana,
Cuba, was shot to death in a raid on q
prominent gambling club. Mount vesu-
vius showed its seventh-year activity. and
menaced by Chinese troops at Hsiang
Chen, killed their women and children
lest they be captured. Count Hayashi.
former Japanese minister of foreign af-
fairs. was reported seriously i'll. China
In the District.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
lions Of Frederick L. Siddons to be
District Commissioner and of ]. Wilmer
the Senate District Committee after hear
ing phiaofinnc hot d
not bona fide resident of the Dis
trict for three years. Unanimously voted
to recommend his confirmation by the
Senate. Opposition to the nomination
of Frank B. Lord to be a member of
the excise board was carried to the
Senate District committee: action on
his nomination, as well as upon the
nomination of Gen. r. c. Smith. to be
an excise commissioner. was postponed
for a week. A plan to replace disrep-
utable alleys with minor streets was
submitted to Congress by the Commits
sioners of the District, with an un-
favorable report on the plan to replace
alleys with interior parks The District
nual cruise, bringing approval OF naval
officers for efficiency. The validity of
the new excise law was questioned In
defense to the charge against Charles
Coleman of conducting an unlicensed
bar. The two street railway lines
brought suits to test the validity OF
the law requiring reciprocal transfers
with the 18th street herdic line.
The Senate passed the eight-hour bill
to limit the work hours of women in
the District The sixteen-thousand-dol-
lar bath to be given the statue of
Freedom on the top of the Capitol
dome was begun. A tablet to mark the
camp of Gen. BraddOck was unveiled at
Rockville. Fffty-four Brazilian naval
officers and cadets on a sightseeing tour
visited Washington. The yawl yacht
Neemoosha won the Capital Yacht Club
race to Annapolis. Spontaneous COM
bustion caused observation-disclosures
dollar fire at the Washington Wholesale
Drug Exchange. 459 c street. A four
teen-day reprieve for Tony Milano. al
ready reprieved until Monday next, con-
demned to hang for murder of boy
in his cobbler shop, was granted by the
President. John r. Early, the leper
quarantined by Washington authorities
several years ago, was found to be
violently insane. Frightened by near
collision with a canal boat Clara Ward.
jumping from a canoe and missing the
bank, was drowned in the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. E. S. Richards and
Adeeb Fahoory, two boys, lost their
lives by drowning in the Eastern branch
Sergt. G. H. Dawson of the police force
respondent over illness, committed sui
eide by asphyxiation. Mrs. Bessie Beatty,
wife Of DR.. G. H Beatty, crippled and
believing herself an incumbrance on her
husband, killed herself by fnhaling gas