Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-21
THE WEEK
EpftOme Of Events Ending March
Fl, 1014.


States senator, and a state ticket, were
named by the Indiana state democratic
convention. Independent democrats in
Tennessee. ignoring Presidet Wilson's
plea for party harmony. issued calls for
state conventions. Former President
Taft, characterizing former President
Roosevelts criticism Of the judiciary as
''ill-disguised vituperation,' declared that
present-day laws are nearer moral stand
ards than ever. Representatives Kahn
and Moore, in the House of Representa-
tives, spoke against repeal of the toll
exemption of American ships in the Pan
anna canal resolution proposing SUBJ
mission to the voters Of a womans suf-
frage amendment to the Constitution
failed to obtain a two-thirds vote in the
Senate. the Senate lobby investigating
committee took up charge that $5O,o0O
had been raised to defeat the bill against
prison-made goods; c. w. De Knight,
lawyer, declined to submit papers in the
investigation of lobby methods. Charging
the unconstitutionality Of the income tax
law. suit was filed by Detroit manufactur-
ers in the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia. Vice President Marshall, ad-
dressing the Naval Battalion, paid tribute
to the volunteers as bearing the hrunt OF
all American wars. Jacob NJ. Schif Of
brew books and manuscripts to the Lii
brary of Congress. Lieut.. Commander c.
p. Huff. L. S. N, was found guilty Of as
saulting 4 civilian by a court-rnartial
which recommended him to mercy. Among
those who died during the week Were
DIR. p. S. Holden, astronomer; Brig. Gen.
c. c. Reid, L. S. NJ c., retired.
Foreign.
\ protocol extending for five years the
provisions of the existing special arbitra-
ton treaty. was signed by Secretary
Bryan of the State Department and Min
lister Calvo of Costa RIGA. Nine. Hen
rietta Caillaux, wife of the French min
lister of finance. shot and killed Castor
Calmette, editor of the Figaro, in retalia-
ton for attacks upon her husband: Min
lister Caillaux resigned to save the MIN
istry: rioting in Paris between opposing
factions occurred in several PAGES Presi-
dent Huerta called upon wealthy Mex
cans to provide men. horses and cash 10
help put Gown rebellion; Great Britain
decided to follow the suggestions Oh Car
rama, rebel leader and make represen,a-
tons direct through Its consular aSents
In cases involving British Subjects. FOR
mer President Roosevelt rode oJu miles on
horseback through Braziuan wi,ds With
ceSau BraZ Gomez was e4ected preSluen.
OIL Brazil. Venezuelan repeIs attacked
several places, resumlng activities. f.a.
of an upri sing IN User caused 1n4uta.y
preparations TO meet Il poss.o,e siGua.loL
klng George of r-ngianu a.lenoed II box
ing match between soldiers. Sienor Sa-
landra, premier OF ltaI., reorGaniled ms
CABINET. The Swedish state council al
firned the decree granting divorce 10
Prince William and Princess Marie, porn
4 - hn n
heaIth of King Gustav of Sweden causeu
anxiety. Vice Admiral Tsurutaro Matsuo
OF Japan was arrested, charged with com
pliclty in naval graft. Storm caused the
loss of 1,5U0 lives in southern Russia.
cyclonic gaze SWEET over Great Britain.
laundering many ships in port and cost
ing number of lives. Fifty Were drown
ed with the sinking of a passenger steam
er at Venice Many persons We're killed !
in an earthquake which visited Akita.
Japan. Sir John Murray. oceanographer.
was killed in an automobile accident in
Scotland. Among those who died during
the week was Elizabeth Ruth, Countess
of Devon, aged 100 years.
District of Columbia.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President was confined to the White |
House with slight injuries due to q fall |
President Wilson disapproved of the
awards in the Union station plaza case
because of excessive valuation of prop |
erty owned by the Baltimore and Ohio !
Railroad Company. c. {. Rogers OF
Washington resigned as tax collector;
Ben l. Prince a Texan, succeeded him. |
Cotter T. Bride was appointed a member
of the excise board succeeding JOSEPH
C. Sheehy. who resigned. John B. Man
ma, collector for the internal revenu
district of Maryland. which includes tn.
District of Columbia, a republican hold
over resigned. The urgent deficiency bill
carried many items for expenditures in
the District of Columbia. Justice DAME
Thew Wright appeared before the grand
jury investigating publicity given 10
charges against him preferred by Wade
NJ Cooper. The Johnson-Prouty bill
drafted to relieve the government of its
half of the expenses for the upkeep of the
District OF Columbia and put the entire
burden upon taxpayers. was reported III
park police force was introduced. Secre-
tary Lane of the Interior Department
voiced opposition to the proposed ma
tional university in Washington on the
score that educational funds should be
applied to rural schools Secretary Bry-
an Of the State Department, celebrating
his ffty-fourth birthday anniversary.
held a reception at his home. Plans for
the third annua! cleanup of Washington
were begun by the citizens committee
and A pril 13 was the day fixed. Mrs Stel-
la Pritchard. following a slight quarrel
with her husband. shot herself dead. Miss
Olive Headley. nurse, was killed by a
fall in the elevator shaft of Sibley Hospi-
tai Fires in St Cecilia's Academy. COL
East Capitol street, drove out the pupils;
in the experiment station of the Signal
Corps, 170S-10 Pennsylvania avenue,
wrecked valuable instruments, and at
6ls F street, made occasion for rescue by
the police of six jewellers on the top
floor, two of whom received burns.
Among those who died during the week
were Col E. n. Mill, former newspaper
man and veteran of two wars; J. w.
Stokes. nearly fifty years Treasury De-
ma rtyoent clerk