Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
THE WEEK
EpitOme Of Events Ending July
3 1913,

President Wilson, on the way to his
summer home in New Hampshire, stop
ped at Gettysburg and addressed the re-
union of veterans Of north and south. An
nouncement was made of the engagement
.. Of the second daughter of the President,
Miss Jessie Wilson, to marry Francis
Bowes Sayre, New York lawyer. Joe
P Johnston was named chief post office
inspector to succeed Carter B. keene.
Former President Roosevelt addressed
the three-day progressive conference at
Newport r. l. Former President Taft
arrived at Murray bay, Canada. TO spend
the summer. Martin w. Mulhall. former
representative of the National Association
of Manufacturers, charged that associa-
ton with maintaining a lobby before
Congress and named many prominent
members of Congress as tools of that or
ganization. David Lamar" admitted i'm
personating prominent men in converse
tons over the telephone wire in the in
terest of Lawyer Edward Lauterbach OF
New York. and making allegations that
the lawyer had effective influence with
the administration and Congress; he also
told of many manipulations in the inter-
est of Wall street deals; congressional
committees continued Investigations in
charges against lobbying before Congress.
Veterans of the north and south gath
cred at Gettysburg to celebrate the M
tteth anniversary of that battle OF the
civil war Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
broke with the democratic caucus on the
question of an amendment to the pend
ing tariff bill proposing graduated tax
on tobacco Nine balloons started from
Kansas City. Mo-, in race for the Sc
lection of an American representative In
the Bennett trophy races in France. Clay
ton Harrington. critic of the Attorney
~ &g1rn% Of
San Francisco for the Department of
Justice. Gov. Sulzer of New York was
named as defendant in a breach of prom
Use suit. He denounced the proceeding as
political trick. Jack johnson, pugllist,
indicted under the white slave law, sailed
from Canada, for Havre, France, despite
efforts of the Department of Justice to
bring him back for trial. Eleven boys
collapse of a wooden walk. Intense heat
over the United States caused many
deaths and prostrations. Among those
who died during the week We're: S. s.
Sands jr., stepson of w. K Vanderbilt,
victim Of an automobile accident; Alfred
H. Love, advocate Of universal peace.
Foreign.
Without declaration of hoetilities, war
between Bulgaria and Greece and Servia
began, although all had agreed to arbi-
tration by the Gar of Russia; Roumania
was reported concentrating to take part
in the conflict to compel Bulgaria to meet
her demands for territorial expansion.
Ambrosio Figueroa, leader Of rebellious
bands against the Mexican government,
soldiers. Vihljalmur Stefanson sailed
from Seattle, Wash, and the Crocker
Land expedition from New York on az
tic expeditions. Prince Albert of England
was received with royal honors in New
foundland. The Duke of Connaught, gov
ernor general of Canada. accepted eX-
tension of his term of office. The strain
of the political crisis over the que stion OF
woman suffrage, it was reported, would
induce Premier Asquith to resign from
the British cabinet. King George of Eng
land was asked to pardon Mrs Emne-
line Pankhurst, dying suffragette leader,
her daughter, Sylvia Pankhurst, led
riot In Downing street. London. against
the residences of cabinet ministers. The
King and Queen of Italy were guests or
Kaiser William of Germany at kiei- Inc
army increase demanded by the kaiser
was granted by the German parliament
The American commission on agricultural
organization. cooperation and rural cred
its was received by President Poincare
of France. A general military revolt
against the conscription law was reported
organized by the socialists. Slight earth
quakes shook southern Italy. Nunzio
Nazi former Italian minister of public
instruction. convicted OF embezzling funds
from the state treasury, was reelected
to the chamber of deputies. Italian au-
thorities arrested two Italian fugltives
from the United States charged with the
murder of an American citizen. The Jap
anese cabinet was denounced AT an anu
American mass meeting in Toxic. the
Japanese ambassador in II aShinSton sur
mittcd supplementary note on the
rights of Japanese in California to hold
land. The national council of Switzer-
land. besides other reforms. proposed the
extension of the one-year term of the
president of the nation. Among those who