Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-28
THE WEEK
Epit0me Of Events Fading June
H. 1O13

j ~, 1913.
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President Wilson personally addressed
Congress in joint session in the House Of
Representatives on currency legislation.
asking prompt action. The President up
held the course of Attorney General Nc
Reynolds in postponing the Diggs-Cami-
netti white slave cases in San Francisco,
but ordered the trial of the cases to
proceed at once; he named T. E. Hayden
as United States attorney to succeed J.
l. McNab. who preferred the charges,
and also designated NJ. T. Dooling to be
Judge of the circuit court for the north
ern district of California. Judge Emory
Speer of the southern federal district Of
Georgia complained against arbitrary in
vestigation by the Department of Justice
of federal judges. +. c. Penfield Of New
York was announced as the choice OF the
President for ambassador to Austria.
Justice j. w. Gerard was nominated to
be ambassador to Germany. Judge r. s.
Lovett testified before the lobby. inyesti-
eating committee OF the Senate that he
had been urged to employ Edward Lau-
Union Pacific railroad in dissolution pro-
ceedings. as a man who could influence
the attitude of the government: Attorney
Lauterbach denied wrongdoing, and de-
clared he was the victim of a Wall street
conspiracy. Korean fruit pickers were
expelled by the citizens OF the town of
Helmet. Cal; the State Department pro-
ceeded to investigate. The Liberty bell,
it was announced will make the trip to
the Panama exposition at San Francisco.
despite objection The Porcupine one OF
Perfy's warships In the battle of Lake
Erie, was raised from the bottom of
the lake. DR.. Lauro Muller. Brazilian
minister of foreign affairs. continued his
tA,vr <~ft hn TOD Cknt4 naIf vnn~ H~I~
RADIO. Cadets Of Argentina visited east
ern coast cities. Former President Taft
received the degree OF doctor Of civil laws
from Hamilton College. Secretary Red
field Of the Department Of Commerce
was made doctor of laws by Amherst
College. The War Department decided
to withhold from the South Carolina
militia organization the government ap-
preparation for militia aid; Gov. Blease
announced his qualification. Gov Dunno
signed the Illinois woman suffrage bill
Fred d. Gardner was drowned in Lake
Kueka, n. Y, when his aeroplane over
turned. Seventeen were killed and many
injured in milling and elevating plant
collision on the New Haven railroad at
Canaan. Conn. Two boys on a drifting
boat were swept to death over Niagara
Falls. Three were killed in the explo-
sion of the oil-tank steamer Mohawk off
Staten Island, N. Y.
Foreign.
DIR. WI Ting-fang, former ambassador
to the United States, was suggested for
special ambassador to carry the thanks
of China for recognition of the new re-
public by the United States. The United
States opposed in the courts the plan of
the manufacturers of the navy torpedo
to demonstrate it to the British govern
ment, as an exposure of an important
military secret. Canada reported ad-
versely on the government tests of the
tuberculosis serum. The Amer
lean commission on agricultural Organiza-
ton. cooperation and rural credits Wis
tied Denmark. President Poincare of
France was the guest of Great Britain
an explosion of a gun, saluting his de-
parture from Cherbourg, killed two
French soldiers; London throngs greeted
his appearance on the streets. William
as a spy in the British courts. The day
festival of Queen Alexandra of England
was celebrated by flower fete in Lon
don. The great Kiel regatta was begun
with Emperor William present. Lieut..
Gen. Sachikiko kusumose was made min
lister of war in the japanese cabinet The
removal of Cardinal Merry del Val as
secretary Of state to the Pope, because of
his nti-modernism, was asked by men,
bers Of the college Of cardinals. Liberals
won IN eeleCClOQS IN f1OlldnO 1Or repre-
sentation in the lower chamber of the
national legislature. Bulgarians were re-
pulsed in an attack on Servians at lie
tOvO. Aviator Fairbanks was drowned
off Shoeburyness, England, falling 1000
feet in the sea. Eight were killed when
Canadian Pacific train toppled into the
Ottawa river near Ottawa. Edouard Ay-
nard, French deputy, dropped dead dur
Ing a session Of the house of deputies.
de Pierola. former president of
Peru, died and was given a state funeral.
In the District.
Oliver p. Newman and Frederick l..
Siddons were nominated to be Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia Frank
b. Lord. Robert G. Smith and John b.
Colpoys were named to be members of
the excise board Of Washington. Presi-
dent Wilson abandoned his plan to ac-
his family to the summer home
at Cornish, n. H.. deciding to remain in
to consider important public
business; Mrs. Wilson. accompanied by
her daughter. Miss Eleanor Wilson, start
ed alone on the trip. The new House
held it's first meeting. Henry
Bacon Of New York was chosen to su-
perviSe the construction of the Lincoln
The interstate commerce COM
mission directed the Baltimore and Ohio
and Pennsylvania railroads to continue
free freight delivery at stores as long as
the practice continued in Baltimore. A
monument to Maj. Archibald w. Butt.
hero of the Titanic disaster. was erected
by his family on the plot in Arlington
where he had chosen to be
buried. Ray NJ Stewart, convicted of at
tempted highway robbery, pulled out a
gun in the District Supreme Court and
began shooting; his three shots went
wild. James Cooper. colored, was ar
rested on a charge of numbering Matilda
Maynard, colored. Arthur Ferguson was
arrested following assault with knife on
his wife and her mother. Among those
who died during the week We're: John l..
Elliott. Oldest government employe; Oliver
G. Fisher. for fifty years clerk in the
Navy Department.: D. Darby Thompson,
real estate broker; Rear Admiral Robert
Potts L.. S N retired.