Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
EpitOme Of Events Ending Feb
ruary =, 1913.

PRESIDENT Tart called an extraordinary
session of the Senate March 4; the Presi-
dent left this city last night on his last
official trip, his destination being New
York, where he is to take part in several
civic functions. An agreement by the
eastern railroads to arbitrate the demands
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Engineers under the Erdman act
averted a widespread strike. new
steamship line running from Baltimore.
Philadelphia and other eastern ports.
through the Panama canal to American
ports on the Pacific coast. was suggested
to the House shipping trust investigating
committee by Bernard n. Baker. who
stated that the Hamburg American line
was ready to finance such proposition
to the extent OF S15,O0OOO0. Federal
Judge Nathan B. Golf was elected United
States senator from West Virginia. Lieut..
Col William V. Judson was ordered to
Panama. A civil suit was filed against the
McCaskey Register Company by order of
Attorney General Wickersham. President
Register Company of Dayton. Ohio, and
twenty EIGHT other officials and employees
of that company were sentended to Jail
for violations of the Sherman antitrust
law. The Senate judiciary committee
recommended the passage OF the Rookie
of the oil magnate to give $1O0.OOO.HU
for benevolent purposes. will be &C
cepted. The House of Representatives
declined. ito override the Presidents veto
of the Burnett immigration bill by a
vote of only seven votes more than
would have been necessary TO pass it;
the Senate OVERRIDE the bill by vote OF
four to one The bill providing citizen
ship in this country to citizens perma
nently residing in Porto Rico was APP
proved by Senate committee. Cardinal
Gibbons took stand against the Jones
bill pending in Congress. which would
relinquish United States control of the
Philippine islands in 1921. Bids were OPEN
ed for the construction of a battleship FOR
the United States navy. larger than any
other warship laid down by any power.
The band of women marching from New
York here in the interest of woman suf-
frage have reached Maryland The De-
partment of Justice considered the ad-
visa bilty of appealing to the Supreme
Court of the United States to debar
and Edward F. Mylius, the English
news paper man. from entering this
country. Fire in the barrel house OF
the Texas Oil Company's plant at Wag-
ners Point, Anne Arundel county. Md.
caused the wreckage of the plant and a
loss of nearly million dollars. Ex-sena-
tor Eugene Hale of Maine was reported
critically i'll from paralysis. Gen. G. w. G.
Lee. eldest. son of Gen. Robert f. Lee.
died at Ravensworth, Va.
Foreign.
Gen. Huerta was declared provisional
President of Mexico with the consent OF
Diaz; part of the Zapatistas Joined forces
with the new administration: President
Madero was arrested and faces exile,
death or confinement as an insane pris-
oner: Gustavo Madero. brother of the
president. was executed: the United
States protested against the execution OF
President Madero and troops were sent to
any intervention Is needed.
Enver Bey, the young Turk leader, was
by soldiers and wounded. The
council of ministers OF Bucharest decided
to accept the offer of the powers to me-
date in the dispute between Roumania
and Bulgaria on the boundary question.
Thousands of Austrians were reported to
be near starvation and industries are said
to be at a standstill. Several changes
were made in the Japanese cabinet Au-
thoritics of Great Britain are preparing
to press criminal charges against leading
SuffragetteS and several were sentenced
10 Tail on smaller charges: the suffra-
gettes are still continuing their outrages.
Raymond Poincare was inaugurated as
president of the French republic. reso-
designed to improve sanitary
i'm Ecuador. DR.. J. II. Hertz
was elected chief British rabbi. Three of
the ASA sins of DIR. Manuel E. Araujo.
President Of Salvador, were executed.
Prince Henry OF Germany ran over and
injured a five-year-old child
while automobilng. Three French naval
gunners were killed by the explosion of A
three-inch gun. The second Norwegian
expedition sent to the relief of the Ger
of Spitzbergen failed in it's undertaking.
The mammoth dry dock in the course of
at Pearl Harbor, in the Ha-
waiian Islands. collapsed, entailing a
great loss of money.
District of Columbia.
Preparations for the Inauguration of
Woodrow Wilson as President of the
United States have been prominent Citi-
zens of Washington rendered a farewell
banquet to President Taft. Woman
friends of Mrs. Taft presented her with
a diamond necklace. meeting was held
bidding farewell to Philander G. Knox
Secretary OF State. A dinner was given
by Representative Francis b. Harrison to
many New York members OF Congress
and members-elcct. President-elect Will
son announced his intention of keeping
the present White House staff of en-
ployes. President Taft selected Mai
Chester Harding to succeed Maj. ". V
Judson as Engineer Commissioner of the
District. He also held a conference with
Attorney General Wickersham concern
ing the right of the United States In the
matter of the land originally coded by
Virginia to the District as part of the
-miles-square." Advocates of prohi-
bition for the District presented plans for
limiting the number of retail liquor sell
ings places to seven. Opponents of wom-
an suffrage opened headquarters to con
duct campaign against VOTES for
women" Lieut.. Commander Joseph 4.
Dempf was appointed successor to
Frank :. Durston. who re-
signed As commander of the Naval Bat
talon. National Guard of the District of
Columbia Louis A. Watt killed his wife
and committed suicide. c. +. Smith and
Mrs Laura Smith, his wife. attempted
suicide at Union station. Among those
who died were Miss E. c. Upham. a vet
eran newspaper writer: Richard \. Cur
tin, a lawyer; Henry S. Merrill, a civil
war veteran: Maj. o. f. Duffy, said to
have been the oldest practicing patent
lawyer in this city; Harry F.. Biscoe. pay
inspector Of the United States Navy. and
Mai. Henry Romeyn, United States
Army. retired. and a veteran of the civil
and Indian wars.