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The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Rain Puts an End to
Shortage in Milk

The milk famine Is at an end. The
supply. according to local dealers, is
now fully equal to the demand. Wheth-
er the condition will be permanent de-
pends. II is said, largely upon the
weather
A. B. Walters, manager Of the Fair
fax dairy, at ms Pennsylvania avenue,
said to day that there may be a short
age in September. when the demand Is
increased by the return of many Gus
toners from their vacations, II, In the
meantime there is another dry. SPELL
George A. Wise, OF S310 P street, said
today that dealers are now receiving all
the milk they can handle.
A number of dealers, on account of
the shortage OF the last few weeks,
made contracts for large quantities Of
milk with the result that they are now
receiving more than they can sell.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Five More Motorists
Victims of Crusade

Motor vehicle owners continue to fall
into the tolls of the law in the cam
paign for the enforcement Of the police
regulations. Five cases were handled
in District side of Police Court today.
Thomas Chick forfeited SO collateral
on charge of oyerspeeding his auto
mobile In Connecticut avenue.
Collateral Of IS was forfeited by John
v. Barrows on the charge Of failing 10
display the number Of his permit from
the rear of his automobile. Sentences
were suspended in similar cases against
William Tanere, a motorcyclist, and
William Kessler, automobilist.
The same disposition was made in the
case of William r. Burdett, who was
charged with allowing the exhaust and
muffer Of his automobile to emit un-
necessary noise
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
SMALL BOYS STEAL
BICYCLES AND ARE
HAILED into COURT
Epidemic of Thieving Seems
to Be Sweeping Over
Capital. -

There IL an epidemic Of bicycle steal
ing in Washington, and almost daily
some defendant Is hailed before
Judge De Lacy. In Juvenile Court, for
having taken a wheel that did not be-
long to him. The thefts have been COM
mitted mostly by small boys, under If
teen years Of age. and some as young
as ten.
Three more bicycle thieves were ar
raigned in the court today. They
were: Charles stratton, Ralph Coates
teen. thirteen and twelve years old.
respectively.
Stratton and Coates stole a wheel
yesterday afternoon from John Nc
Cannon, a white boy Of s61 Twenty
sixth street, and when captured by
the police was Just around the corner
learning to ride It.
When arraigned in court this morn
ing they both plead guilty. 1t de-
veloped that Coates had been sent to
the Board of Childrens Guardians
and was just out on a furlough. 1t
was ordered that he be sent back to
the school for more lessons in how
to be honest. Stratton's parents not
being present his sentence was with
held until Monday.
Earl Gillard was implicated Wednes-
day afternoon with Frank Galloway
in stealing a wheel in front OF the
Raleigh Hotel belonging to Mr.. w. j.
Colburn, of 1904 G street northwest.
kept at the National Training School
for Boys during his minority. CAL
loway was tried, yesterday. on the
double charge Of the theft of the
eaa SSXile aod stsra s treet Tes' sda 1Sn
west: Judge De Lacy delayed sentence
until further investigation was made.
Mofhey Must SaffJa
Nather Robinson. a colored boy of
eleven years. walked into the yard of
Robert Young, 1926 Newton street,
Thursday afternoon and stole a wheel
belonging to Mr.. Youngs little son.
Judge De Lacy yesterday ordered that
the boy be sent to the colored indus
trial school for a year. and that his
mother pay $3.50 a week until the
wheel. valued at SIS, was paid for.
Carroll Colston, a twelve-year-old coll
ored boy Of Anacostia, has a habit Of
leaving home and sleeping in wood
sheds and under houses, and while OF
on trip not long ago drifted into bad
charge him nv with stealing % a ne bicycie eycSe
Colston is being held until the owner OF
the wheel can be found.
After the trial OF these cases John
Jackson, a negro boy Of fifteen years.
10 u oHNCh GOoAl"CSl, was
on a charge Of breaking into the show
window Of the store OF H. Sternberg,
$50 Four-and-a-half street southwest, on
Sunday night, July 2. and stealing sew
eral boxes Of shoe polish and paste.
Sensations Sprung.
Attorney Thomas Jones, colored, for
the defense, sprung sensation In the
court when he claimed that the police
had induced James Crawford, q negro
boy, to come into court to swear against
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
MILLIONS OBTAINED
BY SUGAR BARONS .
BY TRICK, He SAYS
Claus A. Spreckles Tells
Probers How Stockholders
Lost In Big Deal.

NEW YORK, July 22-How the stock
holders Of the Sugar trust were MIXED
of s6,oo0ooo for the individual benefit Of
the late Claus Spreckels. yclept Hard
Nut" by Parsons. the lawyer; Theodore
Havemeyer. II. o. Havemeyer, and John
ID. Searies, the three latter guiding
spirits Of the trust, was related with
ctrcumstantiol detail today By Claus A.
spreckels, son Of the California sugar
king. He now Is president OF the Fed
eral Sugar Refining Company Of Yon-
kers, and was the principal witness at
today's session Of the Hardwick Con-
gressional investigation committee.
How Deal Was Worked.
The trust and my fathers companies,
especially the Federal Refining Com
pany Of Philadelphia, fought e. ruinous
war from 1888 to 1892" he said. Then
came truce. and father agreed to sell
70 per cent Of his control Of the Federal
Comapny to the trust. But, when he
came to New York he found that the
purchase was to be made by the two
Hayemeyers and SearIes on a valuation
OF xo.V0,OOO for the entire plant.
The reason for the individual pur-
chase came to ngh: some months later
@heD the stockholders Of the American
sugar Refining Company voted to pay
Slo.Ooo.ooo cash for the property and It
was unioaded on them at that figure"
Havemeyer's Motto.
Spreckles. who was the manager of
the Philadelphia property, told how he
was forced from the management BY
Searies. The latter. he said, demanded
80
duced and the prices Of its product ad-
Vanced. When he refused. SearIes told
him, Havemeyer said:
The only way to make money in these
days Of strenuous competition is to keen
your production down to the limit and
force up your prices to the limit Of
what You can get"
refused to have anything TO do with
such methods" said Spreckles, "'and
they made trouble between my father
and myself which compelled me to quit
my position
Wrecking Methods.
spreckles explained at length the
"wrecking crew. methods pursued by
the trust agents after he esta blished
his new plant at Yonkers In 1902. His
machinery was broken, syphons were in
Jected into his tanks Of liquid sugar
during the night and the product run
down the sewers, and dead rats and filth
were put in the barrels Of the finished
product after It was ready for shipment
Finally he discharged all employees and
got some he could trust. and the trouble
ended. He refused to pay of the men
he dismissed. and a lawyer came to him
with a demand for the money. He
threw the attorney out Of the office.
Spreckles promised to give the names
of the men fired and the lawyer to the
committee, 30 that 1t can examine them
under oath.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
stern FATHERS .
TELEGRAM CAUSE
OF AN ELOPEhENT
Miss Pagan and Charles F.
Miller Are Married at
Rockville.

Fear that the prospective BRIDES
father would deny his consent to their
early marriage is the reason Miss
Laura L. Pagan, eighteen years old, and
Charles Francis Miller, twenty-three
years old. eloped to Rockville yesterday
which surprised Washington society
Oliver E. Pagan, Assistant Attorney
General Of the United States, caused
their alarm when he answered a tele-
gram from them sent him to Chicago,
begging his consent. His answer was
short and to the point. He would re-
turn to Washington at once.
Mrs. Miller is well known in Wash
ington, and. although she was still a
school girl, having one more year at
the Bristol School before graduation
had attended many exclusive social af-
The bridegroom is a member of one OF
Washingtons oldest families. His
father, J. Hite Miller, has been en-
gagged In the real estate business for
many years, and two years ago took his
son into his office.
Sweethearts Seven Years.
It was more than seven years ago that
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller met, and since that
time they have been much together.
While It was known that they were
fond Of each other. neither had given
their friends or families any intimation
of the real status Of the affair.
Miss Pagan returned from vacation
trip with her mother TO Ocean City last
Tuesday. Wednesday evening Mr.. NIL
Ter called, and II was then that the de-
cision for an immediate marriage was
reached. Mrs. Pagan was sent for and
informed by the couple that they in
tended to be married at once.
Mrs. Pagan admonished them not to
ha oGfu and refuSad hnr consent
such a proceeding until her husband
was consulted and a favorable answer
procured. The young folks set forth
every plausible means of gaining the
durate and the telegram was sent to
Assistant Attorney General Pagan.
Eager for Reply.
The pair waited anxiously for the
answer. 1t stated plainly that Mr.. Pa
gan desired to have a hand in the mar
riage of his daughter and that he
would be on hand for that purpose The
couple half way gave their consent to
Mrs. Pagan to postpone their marriage
until after the arrival of Mr.. Pagan to-
DAY,
The following afternoon the bride-to-
be visited the home Of the bridegroom's S
parents. at Alta Vista II was while
there that the situation was carefully
gone over and the final decision reached
1t would perhaps be better, they de-
cided, not to wait until the arrival Of
Mr.. Pagan. Miss Lillian Mill, sister of
the bridegroom, was let into the secret,
and the trio entered an automobile and
we're whizzed to Rockville, Md, where
the license was procured and the cere-
mony performed. Rev. William D.
Keane, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, OF Rockville, Of
hciated. The bride and bridegroom re-
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Baltimore Complains
Of Rate Discrimination

Claiming that the railroads between
Baltimore and Atlantic City are discrtni-
mating against the former city in favor
of New York with regard to passenger
fares to Atlantic City. the Merchants
and Manufacturers' Association Of Bal
timore today filed a complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
1t Is pointed out that the fare from
New York to- the New Jersey resort Is
s.. while from baltimore. which is orly
1--WE miles further away, 1t is G25. The
commission is asked to make the fare
s., or to reduce 1t to some other rea-
sonahle figure.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Lloyd Georges Speech
Is Interpreted as a
Warning to Germany

LONDON. July 22.-English business
and political circles are extremely pes
simistic today over the outlook in the
Moroccan situation. Chancellor David
Lloyd Georges statement at the lord
mayors banquet last night that he IA
vored pea!e. but mot as the price OF
sacrificing the great place and prestige
among the powers England has won by
centuries of heroism,' Is everywhere in
terpreted as q warning to Germany and
as indication that the government pro-
poses to take a firm stand.
The chancellor's speech had the erect
TODAY Of starting many disquleting
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Portuguese Think Spain
Aiding Monarchist Plot

LISBON, July G-Cvia Badajos, Span
ish frontier. Traditional troops were
ordered to the frontier today by the
provisional government as a result Of
alarming reports that large body OF
Portuguese monarchists under Captain
Couciere would invade Portugal at the
first favorable opportunity.
The Spanish government Is openly
charged with supporting the monarcnical
plotters, and the feeling against Spain
is growing more bitter every day.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22

Jackson District ATTORNEY John II.
George created an even larger disturb
ance when he announced to the court
that the DEFENDANTS mother had gone
70 Crawford and offered to pay him 90
The woman. when placed upon the
stand, denied the charge.
Judge De Lacy put q stop to the
fussing Of the attorneys by ruling that
the night on which the robbery oc-
Cured was so dark It was impossible
Tor any person to identify Jackson. and
thus he closed the case.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Automobile Driver Run
Down by Own Machine

Run down by his own automibile, C.
C. Dorsey, Of 1746 8 street northwest,
is suffering today from a badly bruised
leg. Dorsey neglected to throw out
the gears when he cranked the machine
at Twentieth and n streets northwest
last night, and when the automobile
started he was dragged for some dis
tance.
The car struck a tree and came to a
stop. The front Of the automobile was
damaged.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Founding Mystery.

The police as yet have failed to dis
cover the identity of the woman who
abandoned a four-month- old baby boy
in the rear Of the Fourth precinct po-
lice station Thursday night. Physicians
who examined the boy today sail that
IIe Is a negro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
GREAT HITTERS HAVE
famed THREE times

Those discussing the relative merits
of the big league batsmen, Ty COBB,
Larry IajGie and Hans Wagner, can
no longer remark In any argument
against Cobb that the worlds great
est ball player has been famed three
times in one game while Lajoie and
Wagner never underwent that torture.
Manning. who used to pitch for the
New York Highlanders, set down Ty-
rus three times in game played In
New York That was some time ago.
Still, Wagner and LajOie never eX-
perienced The same displcasure until
recently, and peculiar coincidence
was that 10th Larry and Hans famed
three times on the same afternoon.
George Sugss, former Tiger, pitching
for Cincinnati, handed 1t to Hans,
while Ed Walsh, who won fame this
season b. pitching no hit-no run
game. struck ont Larry in three out
Of four times 1t bat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
DIAMOND TIPS

Hauser, the little shortst0p Of the
st. Louis club, Is great ball player.
after the style of Bush OF the Detroit
Tigers
Bob Harmon OF the st. Louis Car
dIna!s is the poorest relief pitcher In
the National league. He has had very
bad luck In his rcscuing expeditions.
George Jackson, the Boston Ma
tionals' outfelder, was with the st.
Louis Browns two seasons ago and set
adrirt rs too crude for the big league.
It is said that Vincent Campbell Is
being groomed by Manager Clarke OF
the pittsburg Pirates for that first
base job. which nobody seems able to
ill satisfactorily
Umpire "Sllk" OLoughlin says more
hits are made on bad balls than good
ones. "Silli" has seen thousands of hits
made and SAYS big majority were
on balls that were too far out, too
close or too high or too low TO be
strikes. Free hitters like Lajoie, Jack
son. Cobb and Crawford seldom hit
good balls. One reason is that they
don't get many good ones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
JACK JOHNSON TO RETURN.
Heavyweight Champion Anxious to
Grab Some Loose Change.

Heavyweight Champion Anxious to
Grab Some Loose Change.
John Arthur Johnson IS coming back
TO New York. While this fact will
not occasion holiday, it is important
enough to chronicle. The news comes
from u good source.
The reason Iii Artha babe us fare
we'll was that there was no lucrc in
sight. When he sailed for London he
had put his mark on contract with
Hugh Mcintosh calling for three bat
ties In Australia. This was the best
he could do for himself, and he grab.
bed the opportunity. But little
thing like contract does not bother
Johnson, according to Sam F.tzpat-
rick, George Little and few other
promoters who had him under seal
and witness.
There are a few men in this country
that Johnson could mingle with and
grab off some change. Sam Langford
would be delighted to spar with him.
There are few white men who would
also take n chance. Johnson IS train.
Ing in n mild way to fight Rombardicr
Wells in England. AS soon as he fin.
ishes the Britisher with the fearful!
title he will hasten this way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
GATHERING WAR CLOUD.
n ,tantinople Papers Indirectly
Suggest a Holy War---ltaly
Has Many Grievances.

The Italian embassy at Paris author
lied the declaration that Italy seek
satisfaction from Turkey for series Q
recent Incidents.
Among these incidents" are the ar
bitrary arrest of Italian subjects at Con
stantinople and their Imprisonment de
spite all the Italian governments re
monstrances; the seizure OF an Italian
bark in the Red Sea by Turkish gun
boat; the abduction OF a young Italian
girl from her parents by an Ottoman
and the refusal of the authorities a.
Constantinople to compel her release,
and, finally, the insecurity OF Italians
in Tripoli
Italy, the embassy set forth, demands
satisfaction for these affronts and guar
antees for the future.
An inquiry was lodged as to whether
Germany would make a friendly inter
yention. 1t was answered that defin-
tie reply to that question was not easy.
Italy, it was said, was able TO treat
alone with Turkey and did not solicit
assistance from any other power, even
that of her good ally.
The Constantinople newspapers sug-
gest that all Ottoman subjects refuse to
pay their debts to Italians in the event
OF an Italian occupation OF Tripoli.
The Tripoli deputies held meeting
in Constantinople Tuesday and dis
cussed the situation. The authorities
have prohibited public meeting OF
protest against the threatening attitude
OF Italy arranged at Stamboul.
The Tanin's leading article today
says:
The Tripolitan question brings upon
the tapis the whole question Of the re-
lations between Christianity and Islam.
The Turks have tresp,ssed on nobody 5
rights, yet Italy Is preparing to occupy
Turkish territory on the pretext that
Germany and France have taken away
the independence OF Morocco.
Such conduct is violation OF the
principles OF international law, human.
ity and civilization. 1t is evident that
there is no justice in Europe. Treaties
are merely Instruments OF deception
which are destroyed when an advantage
s to be gained thereby.
The Italian aggression is really the
outcome OF the amnesty on the part OF
Christianity toward Islam"
The Turkish Cabinet in council yes
terday decided that in the event of a
rupture OF the relations between Italy
and Turkey, the Italians should be de
prived OF all benefits OF the capitula-
tions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
POLICEMAN SELECTED.
Commissioners Last Night Elect W
H. Scott to Fill Vacancy on
Force.

| The Board Of Police Commissioners
| held special meeting last night for ths
purpose OF electing a private TO HI
VACANCY on the force. The board trlec
Ia new experiment by advertising fol-
candidates to apply for the vacancy and
as a result there were twelve appllca
lions. When the list was gone over
thoroughly it was found that only a
small number Of the men were qualified.
Two we're thrown out because they were
nop-residents of Alexandria, one had
failed to pay bis capitation tax and was
therefore not qualified voter and sew
eral others failed to come up to the re.
quirements OF the board.
Under the printed regulations police
men must be between the age of 81 and
40. not less than 5 feet 8 inches in
height and not weigh less than 145
pounds. This barred practically all OF
the applicants. Commissioner Fisher,
however, dug through the minute books
and found that the rules had been
amended changing the weight limit to
140 pounds and the age limit to 40
years.
Under this rule the board elected W..
FL. Scott, 26 years old to fill the va
cancy. Scott is carpenter by trade
and is 5 feet s inches tall and weighs
141I pounus.
The election OF an officer was the
only matter brought before the board.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
RIVER NOTES.

The tug Mary J. Walker, of Phila.
delphia, which is under charter to the
Washington Stone Company, has re-
lieved the tug George W. Pride as
tender TO the small dredging machine
at work on the harbor improvements
at this port. and the Pride will take a
lighter to Occoquan to be loaded with
stone. On her return she will relieve
the Walker, which will go to Occoquan
to take the loaded lighter to Urbanna.
The tug Alice OF Baltimore, tender
to the dredge Dewey, employed In the
dredging work has been Withdrawn from
service and will go to the shipyard to
be hauled out for minor repairs. The
tug Camilla, Captain Davis, has been
chartered to take up the work OF the
Alice while she is out Of service.
The schooner d. P. Milford, whic b
completed overhauling at this port last
week in preparation for the oyster-run-
ming business, is expected to 60 into
service this week. She will run between
the lower Potomac beds and Alexan-
dria. A lsrge number OF vessels are at
points in the vicinity OF the oyster
grounds being made ready to start in
service IS soon as the oyster season
fairly opens,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
DISORDERS IN ITALY.
Anti-militarists, Socialists and Re-
publicans Cause Much Trouble
ReservistS Answer Call.

A dispatch from Chiasso, Switzer
land, on the Italian Frontier, says
Yesterdays advices from Rome stat
that the antinilitarist demonstration
have assumed a grave character in til,
provinces of Ravsnna and Forli, Italy
where the socialist and republican
elements predominant.
A mob, after stopping the trains
which were transporting troops being
moved in connection with the threat
ened trouble With Turkey over Tripoli
stoned the cavalry. The rioters used
street cars to form barricades in the
streets.
At Vigovano, province Of Pavia, the
poanifestants paraded, led by woman
and singing anarchistic songs. They
stoned the carbineers who attempted to
head them off, wounding some of the
soldiers. A Judge who sought to in
tcrfere got his ears boxed.
The revolutionary socialists, backed
by the anarchists, are attempting to
provoke antimilitary disorders and
have compelled the government to
make great display OF force to check
their plan. The general strike pro-
posed for yesterday in protest against
possible war with Turkey failed.
In meeting at Rome Mary Rygier.
the socialist, ended a storm OF invec.
tives by crying Long live Bresci, =
the murderer OF King Humbert, and
adding that the movement regarding
Tripoll had been planned by King
Victor Emmanuel to assist his father.
in-law, King Nicholas, OF Montenegro,
who wishes the defeat and humilia'
ton of Turkey in order that he may
enlarge his own tiny kingdom"
At Rome, Milan and Florence there
we're insignificant disorders in the
streets. The stone-throwers were dis
persed by police and soldiers. About
1000 arrests have been made through
out Italy.
All the reseryists answered the cal
and entered their barracks without un.
toward incidents, but the trains used
to transport them were stopped at sew
eral stations by mobs. The women
and children we're particularly desper'
ate and in instances threw themselves
across the railway tracks i'll front OF the
trains, daring the engineers to run over
them. GARDENERS and cavalry re-
peatedly charged these crowds and
cleared the tracks, while the reservists
shouted "Viva Italy, Viva Italy and
Tripoli."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-28
DRUNKEN WOMEN IN THE STREET

A white woman named Irene Car
Isle, from Washington, caused some
excitement on Royal street, between
King and Prince, early last night, she
having fallen on doorstep, attracting
crowd OF people. The police station
was notified aud Officers Roberts and
Rawlett responded. The oflisers upon
reaching the woman we're satisfied she
was under the influence Of liquor. but
many in the crowd we're equally as
sure she had been suddenly taken ill
and protested against the woman being
taken to the station house. DR.. War
field came along and he having hur-
ricdly diagnosed the case pronounced
it as having been superiuduced by con-
VITALITY. The officers finally convened
the woman to the Alexandria Hospital
where DR.. Warield's statement was
affirmed. She was then conducted to
the station house and this morning
brought before the Police Court when
she was recognized as former patron.
She was released upon promising to
leave the city.