Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-27
THE WEEK.
Epitomc of Events Ending De-
cember -. 1919.

! Epitomc Of Events Ending De-
cember -. 1919.
President Wilson. with his family. ar
rived at Pass Christian. Miss, where
they are to spend a brief holiday; trav-
cling southwark from Washington the
President WAS greeted with. cheers At
stations on the way. The currency bill,
inaugurating the reserve bank system,
was passed BY Congress and signed by
the President. Judson {. Clements OF
Georgia was rcappointed Il member OF
the Interstate commerce commission.
Senator i. Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois
was named by the President 4 dele
gate to the Anglo American conference
in London on safety at sea Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, deposed superintendent
of the public schools Of Chicago, was
reinstated by newly constituted board
OF education. Very Rev. Barnard J.
Bradley, president Of ST. Marys Col
llege. Emmitsburg Md, was appointed
domestic prelate OF the Pope. with
title o. 1nonsignor. Prosecution 70
compel restitution of money enbcZZled
from Indians planned b. Cato
Sells, commissioner Of Indian affairs.
President Wilson ordered a reprimand
OF those army and navy officers In
charge of the 4tcent dinner OF the
Military order of the Carabao. because
Of criticisms of the government at the
feast. Lincoln Beachy. aviator broke
the worlds record by looping the loop
five times in his aeroplanc. False cry
of fire" at u Christmas eve entertain
ment for children of copper mine strlk-
ers i'll Calumet, Mich, caused panic
and the loss OF seyenty-fwo ives.
Daniel de Vi1liers, soldier of fortune,
and once charged with completely in
q conspiracy to slay President Madero
of Mexico. was killed by the husband OF
died during the week We're Representa-
tive !. S. Pepper of Iowa, Maj. =. -.
iShattock. L. S. A.. serving in the Philip
pines; ". ". .Aulick. magazine writer
Mrs. Stevenson. wife OF former VICE
President Adlai Z. Stevenson.
Foreign.
, Theodore Roosevelt former President
OF the United States, speaking in Santi-
ago. Chile. to the theme of the potentially
of the Monroe doctrine, was answered by
Dr. Martinez former minister to the
United States, who referred TO the Mon
roe doctrine as a dead issue. Following
suspension OF payments by the Bank OF
London and Mexico, because OF scarcity
Of currency, President Huerta of Mexico
proclaimed financial holiday until the
Hrs: of the year: rebel forces Withdrew
from the siege of Tampico; former lresl-
dent de i; Barra was received in Japan
with signal honors minister to Japan
on a special mission. Former President
Zeiaya CT Nicaragua, announcing that
his bonds are u first lien upon Mica
raglan customs, left the United states
for France. Announcement was made
that nlonopolistic concessions in Liberia
would be opposed BY the United States.
! The President of Cuba authorized issue
OF AI".ctD, 900 bonds, to meet foreign IN
debteGncss. An anti-Colom bian demon
stration in Panama followed publication
| IF dor nd
redress and compensation for the sepa-
ration OF Panama. China and Germany
signed agreement Tor the construction or
railroads in China, 20 cost 81 1853 oGJ
Robert L. Borden premier Of Canada,
declined a title from the King OF Eng
land in connection with the New Year
honors distributed Sonora de Pastor.
wife OF & former attache Of the Chilean
litigation in Washington. discontinued her
suit for a divorce III the course of the
District of Columbia. Two German scien-
fists and fourteen native attendants We're
killed and eaten by cannibals of the BIS
rnarcI archipelago, near Australia. Malay
| savages on the .Amboyna Island killed Z.
E. Robinson. an American botanist Five
hundred natives lost their lives in the
eruption of q volcano on Auibrien Island,
in the New Herbrides. Forty-two lives
We're lost in storm on the Baltic sea.
Atrocities in the rubber fields of Nene-
2uela costing 173 lives. were reported.
| The death of King Menelik o: Abyssinia
! died during the week were jules Gar
etc. one OF the .Immorteiles'' Of France;
Jacob Estrop, Danish statesman.
In the District.
! O. F. Newman, Commissioner Of The
/, District OF Columbia, il, q brief filed IN
:! the Court OF Appeals. defended his title
| TO office, which is attacked in pending
suit Th. community Christmas tree drew
| large crowds to the Capitol. TWO White
/ House automobiles distributed Christmas
presents among the poor. The Senate
| passed d resolution calling upon Auditor
! Dent to give account OF his receipts from
ices; Auditor Dent denied that his re-
| ceipts aggregated $4,000 year. School
I, authorities and teachers united IN fare
| well reception to DIR. ". NJ. Davidson, SUI
| perintendent of public schools. on the eve
| of his transfer TO Pittsburgh. Pa. For
| mer President Taft came to Washington
! to attend a meeting Of the Lincoln Memo
| rial Association. L. X. Clark. employed
| in the Treasury Department, resigned his
| commission IS cap ain in the National
/ Guard OF the District Of Columbia on ;r
/ timation from administration officials that
| his absence for military duty III excess Of
, his usual annual leave would operate
against his efficiency record. Seven fire
men were injured While lighting fire IN
the American :, and IL cents stores. OH 7th
/ street near - ST aet. the property damage
WAS about SIC apb Mrs. II. l.. Collins. q
! Post OIfico Department emoloyc. was kill
7 cd b. an automobile %nich ran her down.
! Among those Who died during the week
| were Z. y. Elliott prominent Il Mason
, and d long service government clerk;
1. Jesse T. Grant, monarch Of Kaliipolis
| tsrotto. Mystic order OF Yelled Prophets:
! James q. Hill, former supervising archi-
! tect OF Treasury Department; Col. Bur
! ton K. Ross, military instructor of High
! School Cadets. and civil war veteran.