Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-14
THE WEEK,
Epitome of Events Ending March
II, 1914. az

treasury Department VAS formally an
nounced. W. P. Malburn of Colorado
was nominated to be assistant secretary
OF the Treasury, and confirmed by the
Senate. ]. L. De Saulles of Pennsyl-'
vania was named to be minister TO
Uruguay. The nomination of H. I.
Hall of Colorado to be a member OF the
Interstate commerce commission was
ratified by the Senate. The Department
of Justice instituted suit against the TO
bacco trust Two regiments OF infantry
were ordered to the Mexican border 10
reinforce the patrol: four Mexican req
erai officials were arrested at FL faso
by federal authorities charged with VIC
lating the neutrality laws; Gov. to'ou..ss
of Texas declared a purpose 70 us .H
interest of Texans injured by war CON
ditions The general arbitration treaty
with Paraguay was approved os @
Senate The British-American inter-
national tribunal of arbitration, Win
S6OCo,O00 in claims to adjudicate oesah
sessions in Washington. ATTORNEY zen
eral McReynolds and representatives. v,
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad held further conferences on as
solution plans Former President Iaft,
explaining the Monroe doctrine, des-
cribed it as an effective warning 10
Europe, he denied that he had peen ten
dered appointment as memoer o. .ne
Supreme Court q the United States.
The Supreme Court. in a decision, con-
coded the right of woman to domi-
Gle Independent of her Fusoand: me
vow of poverty, and reversion OF prop
erty to the order, taken by Benedictine
monks was attacked in the Supreme
Court The new battleship Texas. the
most powerful Warship aioat was COM
misaioned. Secretary Bryan, IN Speech
before the Maryland legislature, pleaded
fo. I,- tI,a 10 X
head of the George Junior Repunilc;
was exonerated of charges, and asked
to continue at the head OF the lnstltu-
ton c. F. Murphy, leader - Tammany
National Democratic Club for non-pay-
ment Of dues. The moon as in partial
eclipse Announcement was made that
the United States Express Company
would go into liquidation. Henry Siegel
and Frank f. Vogel. partners in the
Siegel store and bank enterprises. re-
Gently put in the hands of receiver,
were indicted for grand larceny and ar
rested Thirty were burned to death in
fire that destroyed the Missouri Ath-
letic Club building of St Louis. Fire.
caused by a burning ship In dock,
resulted in 100000 damage to the
water front of Portland, Ore. Lieut.
Charles Pendleton. q. s. A., was
non under test at Sandy Hook. Among
those who died during the week were
George Westinghouse. famous engineer
and inventor, and +. T. Martin, New
York social worker.
Foreign.
American Ambassador Page, at Lon
don. was called upon to explain a
speech in which he was reported to have
said that Great Britain would profit
greatly by the Panama canal and in
terpreting the Monroe doctrine to
mean that the United States" would
prefer that no alien government &C
ouire land on the American continent.
Russia announced her purpose to send
a Warship to participate in the naval
| review in Hampton roads in 1915. The
Sultan of Turkey lost a suit in the
New York courts, brought to test his
! rights to control property of Turkish
| subjects who die In the United States
| Attempt to censure Chancellor George
was defeated in the British house OF
commons. Nationalists rejected the
| Ulster plan submitted by the British
ministry; unionists received it coldly.
Four new battleships were provided
for in the British budget. Zelie Emer-
son and Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
militant suffragists. were again ar
rested following riots in London and
| Glasgow. President Plaza of Ecuador
defeated the rebel garrison and recap
wegian missionary was killed and
other aliens injured when brigands
sacked and burned the city of Lao Mo-
low. China. Famine and plague in
funds by the American Red Cross.
Police and strikers in Rome fought.
With many wounded as a result
Prince Henry of Prussia sailed from
Hamburg on his South American tour.
Fire swept the city of Ceiba, Honduras,
causing s1.000,000 damage.
District of Columbia.
The Senate. passing the appropriation
bill for the District of Columbia, gave
big majorities against provisions aimed
at the half-and-half plan of meeting ex-
penses. Vice President Marshall in a
sentiments in favor Of continuance of
the half-and-half plan, as an obligation
of the whole nation to the National Cap
ital. The committee Of one hundred, or
ganized for the protection of the inter
ests of the residents of the District of
Columbia planned country wide educa-
tional campaign The Chamber of Com
merce asked Congress to provide loca-
ton other than in north Washington for
municipal hospital proposed in District
appropriation bill. Representative Ben
johnson. head of the District committee
of the House. charged that B. H. War
ner had made a "thinly disguised at
tempt to bride him; Mr.. Warner made
emphatic denial. Speaker Clark, speak
ing in the House. denounced Charles
Zueblin for the alleged statement that
the Speaker had deliberately miscounted
vote of the House. The House COM
mittee on judiciary dropped the charges
against Associate Justice Daniel Thew
Wright of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia. as not properly
supported by sworn affidavits. Ice in the
river caused alarm as to the safety of
Aqueduct bridge; army engineers pro-
nounced 1t SAFE The Franklin Bank
asked a charter to take over the branch
of the Munsey Trust Company at 10th