Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-25
THE WEEK.
EpitOme of Events Ending July
Is, 1914.
District of Columbia.

The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill. carrying about $4,000. 900.
was signed by the President. East
Washington citizens protested the
choice Of the car barn property at East
Capitol and 14th streets as a site for
the proposed new high school building
Suit to enjoin the District of Columbia
from putting into effect dissolution or
ders and requisition for separate state
ments were filed by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2, Knights
Templar held an excursion at Marshall
Hall. The annual rifle match of the
District of Columbia National Guard
was held at the Congress Heights rifle
range. Orders We're issued to the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard to
prepare to go into camp at Virginia
Beach. beginning July 81. The naval
militia returned to Washington from
cruise on the battleship Rhode Island.
An overheated iron in the laundry of
the Columbia Hospital started a fire
that did little damage. w. Lee New
comb. a private of the Army Engineer
Corps, actuated by jealousy. killed the
Wife of a comrade. Mrs. Bessie McC.
Roberts and then shot himself dead.
j. H. Taylor lawyer temporarily in
sane, shot himself dead after failure
of attempt at suicide by asphyxiation.
The body of William Mcmahon of
Washington was found drowned under
ferry wharf at Jersey City. N. ].
Among those who died during the week
We're: James La Fentaine. pioneer
poultry and vegeta BILE merchant of Cen
ter ter Market; Miss Julia A. SHELL a
Treasury Department clerk, and Rear
Admiral F. NJ. Ramsey. u S. N, re-
tired, veteran of the civil war
Domestic.
On the insistence of Thomas D. Jones
OF Chicago. the President withdrew his
nomination to be member of the federal
reserve board; the fight against confirrna-
ton was bitter in the Senate The Presi-
dent announced that he will not interfere
IN the New York gubernatorial campaign
former President Roosevelt Endorsed the
candidacy Of H. D. Human for the pro-
gresslVe nomination for governor definite
~ declining himself to be candidate
William Barnes. jr, New York republican
leader, filed suit against former President
I,ooseVelt. asking $4,000 damages for libel.
FORMER President Roosevelt asked to be
heard in opposition to the pending Colomc
p1an treaty before the Senate committee
on foreign relations. Representative James
L. McDermott of Chicago facing censure
for his relations to LIQUOR and loan inter
ests in the District of Columbia, resigned
Representative Good of Iowa reiterated
statements of improper use of the revenue
cutter Apache by the Secretary of the
Treasury. The investigation by a Senate
committee OF the alleged coal trust was
continued. Announcement was made that
TINS years wheat product will be bum
per crop of 93O.00O,OOO bushels. The
ravages of army worms throughout east
ern states continued. A threatened strike
OF major league base ball players was
averted by settlement of the claims of
Player Kraft. The Department of Justice
filed suit under the antitrust law against
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad, following the collapse of the
dissolution agreement with the govern
ment. Rev. L. r. Patmont, many times
disappearing temperance lecturer, was
found again and disappeared again. Three
were killed in a trolley crash at West
port Conn Among those who died dur
first United States minister to Persia.
Foreign.
Franklin NJ. Gunther, secretary of the
American legation at Christiania, Nor
way. was called upon to explain pub
hshed accounts of row with and offer
ed violence to the harbormaster at that
port. Sultan Ahmed Mira, sixteen years
old. took the constitutional oath as Shah
OF Persia. President Poincare of France
was the guest of Russia. The three A.
appealed to the President of the United
states to use influence with Carranza to
bring about an amnesty in Mexico: the
PRESIDENT received |. Y calderon as rep
resentative of the constitutionalists
President Carbajal of Mexico arranged
for conference with representatives of
Carranza to provide for the transfer of
authority to the constitutionalists
former President Huerta and former
war Minister Banquet. with their fam J
lilies. on the German cruiser Dresden, |
sailed from Puerto Mexico and arrived
at Jamaica. King George of England
called a conference of leaders of all
parties in the hope of averting the home
rule crisis IN lister; great concern at the
outlook was felt throughout the British
empire. The British home fleet was re-
viewed by the king off Portsmouth Gov
eminent forces had the. best of conflicts
at Puerto Plata and Cape Haitien.
Servia was called upon in an ultimatum
by Austria Hungary to put an end to
pan-Servian propaganda. Canadian
naval vessels were called to and enforced
the deportation of Hindoos on the steam
er Komagata Maru, in the port of Van
couver, B. c., who had resisted with
arms A number of Russian strikers
were killed in encounters with the police |
at St Petersburg. Plotters against the
Peruvian government We're seized Cardi-
nails and other dginitaries of the Cath
Lourdes. France. Announcement was
made Of the engagement of Prince Will |
liam of Hohenzollern to wed Princess
Adelgunde of Bavaria. The trial of
Nine. Caillaux for the killing of Castor
Calmette. editor of the Figaro opened
in Paris: Nine. Caillaux testified in her
own behalf, and her husband. former
minister of state, his former wife. and
President Poincare also gave testimony !