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The Washington times., 1911-03-05
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
NOT UNDER AUSTIN BILL
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Will the District employees come under
the Austin bill as introduced in the
House? n no-. what will become of
them?
You have done splendid work, and
may you have your reward here on
earth as we'll as on high. Keep UP the
good work, for with such hard licks it
must succeed in the end. A. H. NJ
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.

THE number Of complete and perfect copies
ing the month Of February was as follows:
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SUNDAY.

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BUT THE HOUSE WOULDN'T
TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER IT!
Another bill that died with the expir-
ing Congress was the loan shark" bill.
This had also passed the Senate and
was before the House with the unani-
nous Endorsement of the House District
Committee. And it wasn't drastic bill.
1t merely provided that loan agencies pay
"A license. that their books be open to
police inspection like the books of pawn
brokers. and that their charges for
loans be limited to per cent a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
GRABS MAN FLYING BY HIM.
Worker on Skyscraper Saves Life Of
COMPANION.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-One Of the human
flies whose agility and lack of nerves
make skyscrapers possible lost his bal
ance yesterday and toppled from the
twentieth story Of the new Heisen build
ing.
Ordinarily the foregoing statement
would complete the story, but not so in
the case of Patrick Eustice. for there
was a hero at hand in the person of John
Murray, and Eustice still lives
Eustice toppled from beam just as
scores of other structural ironworkers.
and some of his companions did not even
turn their heads to see the mangled form
which their minds conjured up as laying
on the pavement below.
Murray was working on the nineteenth
floor and saw Eustice fall. He reached
far out and grasped the falling man by
his tough workingman's blouse. He was
not able to hold the weight, but gave the
descending body swing inward. aad the
latter landed on the eighteenth floor on
pair of cross beams. He was bruised.
but that was all. Murray looked down,
saw that all was well and resumed riv-
citing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

distinction today is in recognition of
his engineering achievements in the
army.
Chief Forester Graves receives the
degree for the work he has done along
his chosen line-in preserving forests
and bringing forestry to the high
standard at which il stands today.
Alumni Fill Grounds.
In spite OF threatening skies, Harvard
University yard was alive today with
seniors in cap and gown, faculty men,
bers in their parti-colored doctors hoods
and alumni of varying ages who had re-
turned to Cambridge to participate in the
exercises connected with the 275th an
nual commencement of Americas most
venerable educational institution. On
account of the limited seating capacity of
Memorial Hall II was arranged TO hold
the afternoon event in the quadrangle
behind Sever Hall, where large wooden
stands have been erected to accommodate
the great crowd.
The commencement exercises began at
1918 am. in Sanders Tboater. Fifteen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
AMERICAN YACHT WINS
The BibeIot Captures Emperor
Williams Cup in Compe-
titions at KieI.

KEEL, Germany, June 2s.-The Ameri-
can yacht Bibelot won the fifth inter
national yacht race today, and so cap
ured Emperor Williams cup Of
fered for the winner of the series of
sender class competitions.
The American yacht Beaver was sec
ond. The time of the Bfbelot was ,
hours Is minutes 1 second, and of the
Beaver, hours Is minutes seconds.
II. P. Whitney Part Owner.
The winner of the cup is owned by
Harry Payne Whitney Of the New York
Yacht Club and r. w. Emmons of the
Estern Yacht Club. She won three of
the five races, the Beaver and the
American yacht Gina each taking one.
The German yachts Tilly XIV,
Wannsee and Seehund III were badly
beaten, following the three Americans
to the finish in every race except the
third, in which the Seehund III took
third place .and the Gina finished
fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
SMALL TOWN ON THE OLYMPIC.
Big Steamer Sails on Return With
Over 1900 Cabin Passengers.

NEW YORK. June 2S.-The largest
number of cabin passengers that ever left
this port on a single ship boarded the
White Star liner Olympic today to sail for
England. The Olympic, the largest
steamship af1oat, starts the second half
of her maiden trip with 2,205 persons in
her three cabins, besides 60 maids and
valets The cost of sailing her from
Southampton and back is $4,000, and
the return from passenger fares will be
1895. 900. During the steamers stay here
more than 1900 persons paid 80 cents
each to inspect her. The money went to
the seamens orphan fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
UNHURT IN 1OO-FOOT FALL.
Scaffold Collapses, Carrying Mar
Seventy-Seven Years Old.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Charles Gunner
of Yonkers is his usual sprightly seventy
seven-year- self today despite a fall
of 100 feet from a scaffold yesterday
Mr.. Gunner had been employed by a Yon-
kers woman to do some carpenter work
at her home and had hardly started when
the scaffold fell. He picked himself of
the street, 100 feet below, without a
scratch. He declined to be treated by
the ambulance surgeon and, after making
the scaffold safe, went back to work.
John Williams. sixty years old, who
was working on the scaffold with Gun
ner, had both legs broken and suffered
dislocation Of several vertebrae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
COOL WAVE PREDICTED.
Mercury May Drop Down to the 65
Mark Tonight.

cool wave is predicted for tonight
and tomorrow. the forecaster at the
weather bureau saying that the tenn
perature has already started on the
down trip and that by tonight the mer-
curry will see the s:xty-five degree
point. Out in Michigan last night the
mercury touched forty degrees, and
the cool wave is to be felt in the east
No rain is I'm sight, but local storms
may crop out at any point, of course.
The next two days will see fair weather
with cooler temperature, according to the
weather bureau. The temperature today
was several degrees more comfortable
than yesterday.
Frost in Wisconsin.
COUDERAY. Wis. June 2S.-The
ground all through this section was COW
cred with frost this morning and ice
formed on water in small receptacles
Garden truck was damaged considerably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
ASCRIBED TO SUCTION.
Chunk of Coal From Tender Break.
Window in Passing Train.

BUFFALO, n. Y, June 2s.-A piece OF
coal weighing several pounds crashed
through a window of a coach In the EN-
pire State express yesterday afternoon
soon after the train left Syracuse for
Buffalo The glass in the double window
was shattered in thousands of pieces. Ole
passenger had his wrist SO badly cut that
ii took an hour to check the flow of
blood.
An eastbound passenger train was pass
ing when IT,. piece of coal came through
the window, and it is believed that it
was hurled from its tender by the suc-
ton of the two rapidly moving t-ains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Big Fire at Port Huron,

PORT HURON. Mich, June 2S.-Fire OF
unknown origin early today destroyed the
store Of Beard, Campbell & Co.. with a
loss of $4,000 and did $4,000 damage to
the plant of the Truesdel Marble and
Granite Company. Several other neigh
boring establishments suffered small
losses and fifty guests Of the Union Hotel
were compelled to make q hasty exit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June 2s.-Twc
Washingtonians are distinguished today
by the comforting of honorary degrees OF
master of arts by Harvard University.
Commissioner William V. Judson and
Henry Solon Graves, chief forester. are
among the several men Of prominence In
national affairs. laws. engineering. ex-
ploration and letters who are honored
today at the commencement exercises.
Secretary of the Navy George Won Len
gerke Meyer received the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws
Commissioner Judson is here today
with his class. which celebrates its
twenty-fifth anniversary. Mr. Judson
did not graduate from Harvard, but
took an academic course there for two
years before entering West Point. His
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
AVIATOR SLIGHTLY HURT.
Propeller Broken by Mechanic's s
Wrench Left on Machine.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-Capt Thomas
S. Baldwin. the aviator is suffering today
from the effects of severe shaking up,
due to an unusual aeroplane accident The
captain started up late yesterday after
noon for a short flight at the Nassau
boulevard aerodrome without noticing
that some mechanic had left a wrench on
the upper plane of his machine. He had
hardly left the ground when the wrench
was Jared from Its resting place and
the shaft.
The flying board missed the aviator
narrowly, and tore two holes in the
lower surface of the aeroplane. The
machine careened and dropped to the
ground The captain suffered only
from a severe shaking up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
APPROVES 433 IN HOUSE
Senate Committee on Census
Agrees to Reapportion-
ment Measure.

The Senate committee on census today
agreed to report the congressional reap
portionment bill without amendment, not
withstanding that practically all the COM
mittee members had expressed themselves
as opposed to the increased representa-
ton in Congress carried by the bill as
1t passed the House.
The bill provides for a House member
ship Of 433, an increase of forty-two over
the present number, and was 80 framed
as to prevent a decrease in the member
ship of any state.
Three in Negative.
Three of the ten members present, Sem
ators La Toilette, du Pont and Mclean.
voted in the negative, but. while ex-
pressing disapproval Of the increase, the
other seven decided to allow the House
to have its way in a matter so perculi-
arly pertaining to its affairs The re-
port will be withheld for a week to give
Mr. La Toilette time to prepare minor
ity report. which will be presented by
Senator Bailey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
MEXICAN TROOPS IN SAN DIEGO
Arrive in Special Cars With Arms
Guarded by Americans.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 2S.-Two hun
dred Mexican troops from Juarez arrived
in San Diego yesterday in special cars.
They were taken to the Mexican line at
Tia Juana and marched to the federal
camp in the Mexican town. Their guns
and ammunition were securely locked in
box cars and under guard OF American
troops.
The arms were delivered to them at the
line. The sending of this force to Lower
California after the defeat of Mosby
causes some comment as the country is
already virtually cleared of insurrectos,
and Gov. Vega has enough men OF his
own to control any situation that might
arise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Woman and Son Suspected of Beat
ing Child to Death.

CHICO, Cal, June 2S.-Helen Rumbel
fourteen years old. beaten for neglectine
task. is dead in her home near Gridley
Mrs Emma Rumbel her stepmother, and
Arthur Lewis, her stepbrother. were held
yesterday by coroner's jury to answer
to the charge of murder and have been
rushed to the county jail at Oreville for
safety. The countryside is much ex.
cited.
Lewis and Mrs. Rumbel reported thai
the girl had committed suicide. An in
quest instituted Immediately developed
that the girls body was a mass of bruises
and that her face in death remained black
from the choking she had received.
The childs father died two months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Three in Negative.
DEAD ENGINEER BLAMED.
Caused Wreck in Which He and
Three Others Lost Lives.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 2S.-Engi-
neer Elliott f. Beach Of the eastbound
freight train that caused the quadruple
wreck on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad at Fairfield June 6, in
which he and four others lost their lives
and a great amount Of property was de-
stroyed, was criminally negligent, accord
ing to the finding Of Coroner Wilson.
completed today.
The coroner finds that Beach ran by all
caution" and stop" signals without
needing and crashed into the rear of the
forward eastbound train while still
pulling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
FIRST OF HIS RACE,
Negro Appointed Member of Police
Force in New York.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-New York has
its first negro policeman. He is Samuel
j. Battle, twenty -eight years old, six
feet tall. and go pounds in weight In
announcing his appointment today Com
missioner Waldo expressed his gratifica-
ton and said:
He was on the civil service list, and
no color or race condition could have
prevented his appointment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Belmont's Horse a Winner.

LONDON, June 2s.-The Plantation
plate, of 200 soverigns. for two-year-
olds, distance five furlongs. run at New
market today, was won by August Bel
mont's Toggery. Aurette was second and
Green Cloth third. There were twenty
two starters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Tells of Arbuckle War.


When William G. Gilmore, managing
partner of Arbuckle Brothers Of Brook
lyn, resumed the stand today he described
the war made on the American Sugar
Company by his firm in 1898 and 1899
The Arbuckle company began the manu-
facture of refined sugar in 1898. and since
then it has been independent of the
trust
I'VE cut the price 25 points under the
trust price soon after we started In West
because the trust sought to induce the
wholesale grocers in those states to buy
sugar exclusively from the American
company. This was in 1903.
I'VE kept the price down four or five
months, and got the business in those
states. Eventually the price returned to
normal. but the American company never
did get back all its business in those
states.'
The American Sugar Refining Company
first cut the price under Arbuckes, the
witness said, from 10 to 15 points, and
when this was met the trust began q
campaign to procure exclusive contracts
Drastic price cutting ceased abe the
close of 1899. During that perict, Mr.
Gilmore said. his firm lost in the sugar
business about a million and quarter OF
dollars. The witness also related how
after the ArbuckleS concern went into
the sugar BUSINESS the american sugar
Refining Company engaged in the coffee
business, establishing a coffee plant al
Toledo, Ohio. This retaliation was un-
der the direction of II. o. Havemeyer.
1T was intended as destructive co:slpe-
tition" Mr.. Gilmore said, Ito discredit
the package coffee business and they ran
it to the ground in four or five years
"Armed Neutrality" Now.
.Is that sugar war between you and
the American Sugar Refining Company
going on now?' asked Chairman Hard
wick.
No" Mr.. Gilmore answered. There
is no war, but there is an armed neutral
ity. We are watching the other fellow
and doing the best we can for ourselves
We make no cuts now that we do not
think necessary for our business. Nc
other cuts are made. because the trust
does not attack u.s."
That there ever had been during the wal
any conference of the Arbuckle firm with
Henry 0. Hayemeyer to secure a working
agreement Mr.. Gilmore denied
Il never heard OF such thing and am
morally certain that no such conference
ever occurred" Mr.. Gilmore said.
John Arbuckle, president of the COM
pany, the witness said. would know posi-
lively about such matter. He is sew
enty-four years old and very feeble
and a trip to Washington, Mr.. Gilmore
feared, would endanger his life.
Mr.. Gilmore testified that his company
had made a contract to employ, as an ex-
pert refiner, Ernest Gerbracht, who later
was indicted in connection with the
weighing frauds charged against the
American Sugar Refining Company. Ger
bracht did no work for them. he said, for
when he was indicted they gave him
$1,000, called for by his contract, and
let him go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

minutes before that time the long process
sion. headed by President Lowell and the
fellows OF the college and composed OF
the overseers. faculty members. invited
guests, alumni and candidates for de-
grees. formed I'm front of Massachusetts
Hall and marched TO Sanders Theater.
owing TO the great number of the alumni
who have come back for commencement
only those of more than twenty-five
wears standing were permitted in San
ders' Theater for the commencement ex-
ercises.
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

Capt. James B. Allison, 7th United
States Infantry, detailed as inspector-in-
structor Of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, reported at District
militia headquarters yesterday afternoon,
and started in this morning to become
acquainted with the local military situa-
ton. Capt. Allison was detailed by the
War Department. receiving a cable mes
sage while at Fort William Mckinley.
near Manila. Arriving at San Francisco
he found that the commanding officer
there did not know for what duty Capt
Allison was required. as the War De-
partment orders had not reached San
Francisco. telegram to Washington
was necessary before Capt. Allison knew
his destination.
Signal Corps Graduate.
He is soldier of thirteen years ex-
perience, entering the army from civil life
from the state of South Carolina. He
spent a year at the army school at Leav-
enworth and he is also graduate Of the
Army Signal School, circumstance which,
1t is claimed. will work for the great ben
eft Of the Signal Corps company of the
local brigade. He became a lieutenant in
the Ith United States Infantry in October,
1898. but on becoming first lieutenant, in
January, 1907, he was transferred TO the
9th United States Infantry, but rejoined
his old regiment a few months later. He
has been a captain since April 3, 1906.
He has seen service in the Philippines,
having been detailed in the islands on
two tours of duty. He has been aid de
camp on the staff Of Maj. Gen. George NJ
Randall OF the Department Of the Co
lumbia.
Capt Allison's duty In Washington will
be to keep in close touch with the or
ganiZations, to be with the officers and
men, to lecture. to watch, criticise, in
struct and inspect. The officers of the
guard will be formally presented to Capt.
Allison at a meeting to be held July 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Personally Favors Free Trade.

Then you want free trade fin sugar."
Personally, ! am of that mind"
Have you any reason to believe that
any unfair attacks have been made upon
you by the present regime in the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company?
mo. OF course, they are not long in
their new chairs and we are keeping a
watchful eye on them"
"They are now in sackcloth and ashes
as ii were?'
That's a good simile. / think that the
new men in the company are good men
that they should not be charged with sins
of the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
But Independent Refiners Are
Watching the Trust"
ARBUCKLE MAN TESTIFlES
Tells House Committee That Trade
Conditions Are Fair.
FAVORS TAKING THE DUTY OFF
Declares Free Trade Would Result
in Cheapening the Price
Of Sugar.

W. G. Gilmore Of the firm of Arbuckle
Bros of Brooklyn told the House sugar
trust" investigating committee today that
trade sugar wars in this country had
practically ceased and that conditions in
the trade were very fair, though not
ideal.
where does the condition fall short?'
Representative Madison asked.
The cane sugar refiners are not max
ing enough money" He attributed this
to overproduction, too much refining
Capacity the beet sugar industry as now
protected, etc.
IF we took the duty off sugar what
would harpen?'
Cheaper sugar. We'd operate with han
the capital and the beet sugar people
would be kept at home. We do not like
it when the beet sugar people with a
hothouse protection invade our terri
tory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
WEATHER.

Fair and cooler tonight. Thurs
day fair; moderate northwest to
north winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

The circulation of The Star.
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that OF
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

CONTINUED on Second Page.J
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

then forgot about it, says the Musical
Courier. At one Of his dinner parties
the butler announced the visit of this
same proteEe. Rossini fastened TO wei
come him and. relieving him Of his In
strumeut, disappeared few moments,
to return with his friend. Handing The
instrument to The trombonist with a re
quest to iet the company hear him,
Rosslnf prepared TO listen Trombone
TO lips, the musician rosc-dismay, no
sound. checks bulcln". eyes disteuded.
IN vain the unhappy man makes super
human efforts to produce harmonious
sounds. At last! Oh, effort supreme.
With a sound like a hoarse goose
cackIe there shoots from the trombone
q mass Of sticky IlacaronL no harm,
my friend" snid Bussini: you have
proved yourself n strong musician"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

no. which met the civilian fighters at
Philadelphia.
The naval militia of New Jersey and
Maryland also took part in the war
game. the Machias, the Tonopah the
Vixen, the Isia de Cuba ana the Aileen
being assigned to the naval militia
squadron. The naval militia thus had
chance 10 learn by actual experience
what life on battleships, cruisers. gun
boats and monitors is like
The estimated total cost OF the fleet
engaged In the war game IS S1sl, l,250,-
600 The twenty-five first class bat
tlcships in the feet have an aggregate
full load displacement Of 427 f72 tons.
and they carry 1872 large cali5er guns
ten inch. twelve inch and thirteen
inch-whilc Il total Of 454 Guns Of five
inch, six inch, seven inch and eight
inch calioer are in the fleet There are
literally thousands Of small guns and
field pieces on board the nifty vessels.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

cipline was maintained as strict az If
in time Of actual hostiIities. Life on
shiPboard resolved itself into ConGi-
tions approximatiug warfare as closely
as possible. The various warships got
their coal from the Golfers at sea, the
Coaling often being done while the ves-
sells were moving through the waves
in seeming pursuit Of the enemy. OF
course the sailors could not imagine for
a moment that they were trying to es-
cape. No true fighter ever admitted
the possibility Of his being compelled
10 retreat. Certainly they viii not run
from friendly enemy whose guns are
not loaded
These annual summer war games are
enjoyed by the officer and enlisted
men in spite Of The rigid discipline
maintained. They kill the monotcuy Of
DAYS on shipbo-rd. and they make tho
participants believe that life Is not en-
tirely useless. Imitation lighting is not
tremendously exciting, hut II is
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-30

crews OF the various vessels. There is
a total Of nearly %, 900 enlisted men.
and loss officers are commanding
them. This. makes a floating popula
tion four or five times that of Prov
incetOwn, the place Of rendezvous
Many prosperous towns have not so
many inhabitants. and il the women
and children that form part Of the
population Of a town numbering $4,000
able bodied men are also counted Tn
Gle Sans biu~iackets on The feet
represent "a city of Ioo coo population.
While the fleet was assembling shore
leave was allowed the men. and they
made PrcviuCetoWn an extra mcIy busy
place. They old not spend their hours
on duty in the manner they do when
the feet IS anchored near New York
Liverpool Tokyo or Canton, but they
found the town quite hospitablo, and
they thoroughly enjoyed their shore
leave.
when tho war ns&neuvers began dis