Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-23
FROM WASHINGTON

FROM WASHINGTON
Freight rates on citrus fruits shipped
by California growers into Montana
we're today reduced Is per cent by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
which ruled that The markets in qnes-
ton were all entitled 10 blanket rate.
General Garter telesraphed that he,
ginning today he will march his
brieades in turn To the l. 5. rraerva
ton at Loon Springs for Instructions.
Recruits are being ina!ructed'aI Loon
Springs rifle range.
The explanation OF the rush orders
for recruits for the infantry given n
the War Department today is that :e-
Gently the enistments for cavalry and
artillery have been ont OF proportion to
cnlistments for the infantry II @as
explained that il il the business OF The
recruiting officers throughout the conn-
try 10 pet As many means they posi-
bly, can n the army can practically al
any times use OF all the recruits which
il can get The recruiting game IL 4
secret OF competitive test between the
different offices with The one getting thu
most having the best record. This has
developed the press agents game e
high stage OF perfection along the re-
eruiting officers and they size every OF
portunity to impress the public the
need OF recruits. Tie army at The
present time is no more insistent III its
demand for mora than usual bit the
recruiting bureaus have evidently
seized upon the war situation" 10 do
some very clever advertising.
The fact that he played the stocL
markets today caused Special Agent
George NJ. Scarborough Of the Depart
menr of Justice to be dismissed from
the service. In statement comment
ing on the dismissal Of Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham declared Scarborough
services to have been very Efficient"
but added that it was deemed i'm
proper that any employees Of the De
partinent OF Justice, especially any
member Of the investigating force,
should engage il stock market trans
action"
Less than one per cent OF the cus-
toms collectors who have asked that
their Offices b. increased will have
their requests granted. according TO- an
announcement made AT the treasury
today, and many Of the Offices will
have their pressnt forces reduced. In
yestiea,ion by special agents has dis,
closed the fact that there has been
great soldering on the job, !" said Chief
Of Special Agents Wilkie. Secretary
MacNeagh has decided that instead OF
employing any more men he will force
those already employed to do full
days work.
Following his hurry order for a
troop OF the third cavalry TO ride into
the bad land, Prowstrr county, Texas.
Brig. Gen. Joseph w. Duncan. com.
mending the department Of Texas, III
= dispatch 10 the War Department
today said that the entire country il
that vicinity IS III the state Of errsi
unrest from iral OF The roaming bands
OF maranirIa who are being forced
by the sackenng Of supplies
on the Mexican side Of the border
The dispatch does not Tell al any shoot
ing Of American troops by insurtectos.
Mr.. Champ ClarI. returned today
from his vacation trip. During h.5
absence he delivered twelve lectures
and halt a dozen short speeches at col
leecs. lie was gwen friendly rrcen-
ton everywhere Nobody could tell
Mr.. Clark said, the length OF time that
would be required for the special aes.
sion. He has served through three
tariff sessions that extended we'll into
the summer months or later, but he
declared that the predictions regarding
the forthcoming session were Pure
eue5s-Wort. hlr Clark moved into
new rooms on the south side nt the
Capitol today and Will occupy them
until he succeeds Speaker Cannon in
the commodious quarters al the south
east corner OF the Capitol.
Charging the American Federation Of
Labor with planning to aid the railway
mail clerks to get around :" a presiden-
tial order, Second Assistant Postmaster
General Stewart today abandoned his
former stand that the department op-
posed ali secret organizations among
its employees. aud admitted that DO
Following numerous complaint: by
Texas aid Oklahoma shippers against
loI -este-a railroads, the Interstate
Commerce Commission suspended 70
ia. recently increased tariffs IL Class
--a.sses tstweec stosc TIC s-ates, pe2dioS
;OTssl;satiol.
;sct:cas 70 tee present plan OF the clerks
to o.Gau;-s TsEe soiei;' directed against
the labor Union phase Tie presi-
Dental order to which Stewart referred
prohibits government employees from
Congress II their own be
half. He charged that the American
Federation OF Labor Tas try