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Evening star., 1917-10-01
MADE TODAY
IN RETAIL milk PRICES
Jumps to z Cents a Pint and IA
Cents a Quart-Dealers up in
the Air as to Future.

Retail milk prices in the District OF
Columbia jumped to cents pint and
IA cents a quart today. compared with
price of cents and IL cents. re-
spectively. which has prevailed through
the summer.
Whether the Maryland and Virginia
producers will get the price of 3SEs
cents a gallon wholesale. which they
agreed upon last Saturday, or will sell
for 80 cents a gallon. which is all many
local dealers say they will pay. has
not been decided. and one dealer said
today: I'VE are all up In the air and
probably will be for the next fifteen
days"
If the wholesale price Is more than
81 cents a gallon many dealers say
they cannot retail the product for less
than 8 cents a pint and Is cents quart.
Not Dependent on Nearby Milk.
'1 am paying 80 cents a gallon for
milk today, and I don't intend to pay
any more" said W. A. Simpson. one OF
the leading local distributors. Il have
last two days who feel the same way
about it. We are not looking for a
fight. but we believe that any whole
sale price above 81 cents is unreason-
able.
I believe the consumer is with us in
this controversy. for he knows We are
doing all we can to keep down the cost
to him. We are not dependent on the
Maryland and Virginia producers for
our supply, and we expect to get milk
from New Jersey and Pennsylvania If
we cannot agree on terms with the men
nearer the city"
Dealers for the next few days will
get milk according to individual agree
ments. said another local distributor.
who said he did not believe the whole
sale price eventually agreed on would
be as high as 33h cents a gallon.
THE increased cost of milk Is going
to hit the poor people the hardest" said
he, land / hope we can keep the retail
price down to a reasonable figure. The
children of many families are going to
be deprived II we have to pay 33h
cents for milk wholesale. and I believe
that figure Is too high"
Evening star., 1917-10-01
FOR REsHAPING SCHOOL WORK.
President Sends Letter Urging
Change to Meet War Needs

Need for intensification of work in
the public schools Of the United States
and for the shaping Of that work to
fit present-day needs Is voiced in a
letter which has been sent out by
President Wilson to all school officers
the United States.
Ernest L. Thurston, superintendent of
public schools of the District Of CO.
lumbia, stated this afternoon that the
public educational system of Wash
ington would cooperate In every way
practical in carrying out the Presi-
dents suggestions.
President Wilson has asked DIR. P. P
Claxton. United States commissioner of
education, and Herbert Hoover, food
administrator, to prepare lessons which
are a present national need and which
may be taught through the schools.
Evening star., 1917-10-01

Continued from First Page.)
ing the campaign. The blowing of fac
tory whistles at 10 am. signalized the
opening of the drive.
New England has been assigned a
minimum quota of $300. .000. 900. but the
committee in charge for the Boston
federal reserve district will make every
effort to increase this to $4,000 900.
BALTIMORE. Nd. October Stimuli
taneously with the meeting of the COM
mittees In charge OF the drive for the
second liberty loan here today church
bells were rung and railroad. steamship
and factory whistles were blown to
herald the beginning Of the movement.
eMnfyland's share Of the issue is $53,-
0e0. 0.ee0. of which Baltimore must raise
the bulk.
ATLANTA. Ga, october 1.-The nber-
ty loan drive In the sixth federal re-
serve district was launched today with
10000 committeeman in Georgia. Flor
ida, Alabama and Tennessee actively
at work to dispose of a minimum of
s80.00o.000 Of the new issue. The At
lanta committee has undertaken a
house toulouse canvass.
RICHMOND. Va, October IA fea-
ture of the campaign here for the sec
ond liberty loan was the tolling for
ffve minutes today on the porch Of the
Virginia Historical Society's building,
the home Of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Of the
bell used in old St. Johns Episcopal
Church when Patrick Henry made his
SPEECH there.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
NAVAL OFFICERS INSPECT
AMERICAN DESTROYERS

BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLOTIL-
LA IN BRITISH WATERS. September
30 (delayed).-TwoA American naval of
fcers of high rank spent busy day
today inspecting the American destroy
ers and receiving reports from their
commanders on the satisfactory prog
ress of the anti-submarine campaign.
They had lunch aboard the flagship OF
the fotilla with destroyer commanders,
who happened to be in port. In the
evening they attended an entertainment
given In their honor by the blue
Jackets in the new clubhouse erected
Tor the sailors. Both officers made
speeches and thanked the men for the
entertainment.
They declared they would carry back
to the United States the excellent i'm
preston made upon them by all ranks
in the flotilla.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
GERMAN women RIOT;
CRY FOR FOOD AND PEACE

LONDON. October IA demonstra-
ton against the German government
yesterday at Essen, home of the Krupp
works. in consequence of the decision Of
Chancellor Michaelis not to state Ger
manys peace terms, is reported in an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Am
sterdam.
Women formed a ma jority of the dem
onstrators, says the dispatch, breaking
windows of the town hall and shouting
demands for more food, for peace and
for the return of their men folk. The
police and military were called out to
quell the riot. Two women were in
jured and several were arrested. The
whole of Essen is reported to be In a
state of unrest.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
CLOSING PRIVATE BUSINESS.
W. Gwynn Gardiner Arranging to
Assume Commissioners Duties.

W. Gwynn Gardiner, nominated Sat
urday by President Wilson for District
Commissioner. today had to be present
1T the opening of the fall session of the
Court of Appeals. Later he expected
to go to the Capitol.
He was not in his Office today to re-
ceive numerous callers and telephone
messages Of congratulation. Floral
4ributes also were piled on his desk
q For several days Mr.. Gardiner expects
4p be 30 busy with number of important
Wgal cases IN which he Is engaged that
- will have little time for attention to
p1Rns for his new duties. He expects to
have this business cleared up in time to
enter almost Immediately upon his new
1uties when his nomination Is confirmed
byl the Senate.
Evening star., 1917-10-01

the family households covered was 40
members, and the average of the net
family ii. e.. excluding all persons. in
GLIDING children. living as boarders or
lodgers) was 81 members.
To get the incomes and expenditures
of families special agents were sent
out to interview housewives in their
homes. To insure a fair representation
of the working population of Washing
ton including government clerks, the
city was divided into districts and a
fair proportion of schedules were OBJ
tained from each district.
The newspapers of Washington aid
ed greatly in the study by making
known to the people of the city the
purposes of the study, and by enlisting
their hearty cooperation. The house
wives generally welcomed the agents
and gave them all information asked
as accurately as possible" the report
says.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Standpoint of the TAXPAYERS.

Emphasis is laid on the fact thar the
question has far-reaching economic and
social significance. as well as it's fnan-
cial and administrative aspects Con-
sideration is given to the taxpayers
standpoint. Special study has been made
of the history in Great Britain of pen
Fion legislation, where many of the
problems which face the United States
have been worked out through costly
experience.
Workers for government pension legis-
lation ragard the study as one designed
to aid them in their lorg-drawri-out
fight to get the United States to recog-
nize the VALIDITY of the claims Of go =
ernrnent employees for pension legisla-
ton. and 1t is expected to provide ma
terial which will be valuable in framing
further measures of this sort for presen-
tation to Congress.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
To Assist in Price Control.

The food administration today ap-
pointed the following state merchant
representatives to assist state food ad-
in dealing with retail food
prices: Alabama. Julius Hammel of
Mobile: Idaho, c. c. Anderson of Boise:
Kentucky, Ben Strauss of Louisville:
S. J. Swartz of New Orleans:
Mississippi. r. f. Remington of Jack
son. and Virginia. George MacBain of
Roanoke
Evening star., 1917-10-01
DUTCH MINISTER IN DOUBT.
J. H. Van Royen May Not Succeed
Chevalier Van Rappard.

THE HAGUE, October lit is
doubtful now. it Is learned here,
whether J. H. Van Royen. the Dutch
minister to Spain, VIII succeed cheva-
lier W. r. l. C. Van Rappard at Wash
inston. Some prominent man entirely
outside the diplomatic corps probably
will be selected for the American post.
Minister Van Rappard was recalled
several weeks ago.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
german AIR RAID
IS NOT PROFITABLE
Attack on London Results in
the Loss of One Enemy
Machine.
SMOTHERED BY SHELL FIRE

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 1.-An official an
nouncement says a hostile machine was
brought down off Dover during last
nights air raid on England. Nine per-
in the raid it is announcAo oflcistiy
Last nights rsid-the atth within
seven days-as far as available details
show, accomplished notring impor .a,lt
for the enemy. The Claim that the rew
"air barrage" acts as POWERFUL de-
terrent to the raiders seems % Nave
been justified furthes II. the '3..st at-
tack. An irnmense nurnbe- II guns
Of various calibers were in actior-
Indeed. it was they and 70. the in
vaders who W.. putting up the show.
There was an Intense and far-reach-
ing searching os C.e skies in all d'rec-
tions. the flashes OF tt rsting missiles
showing brightly in the heavens. not
withstanding the extreme brilliance of
full moon. Even more impressive
was the terrific din of the guns.
The enormous and prolonged volume
of gunflre certainly was alarming to
civilian ears not accustomed to II.
Some Of the high-velocity weapons
employed detonated with a deafening
crash indistir guishable by the civilians
from the roar of bursting bombs. So
great was the amount of defensive
shell fire that an estimate of a thou
SdHu sneliS dlScnaFReQ LOT every pOfuU
dropped does not seem extravagant.
Extent Of Damage Unknown.
Almost nothing is yet known cons
corning damage caused by the raiders 1t
is said several bombs were dropped in
Essex and Kent without causing casual
ties -
The newspapers. while commencing
the vigor of the defenses. still call for
other measures and advocate reprisals
on German towns. They insist on this
point with greater vehemence. The
Times contends that 1t would be absurd
to expect that the problem of success
ful defense had been solved. 1t points
out that the intense gunf1re is only a
partial deterrent and warns that air
warfare is capable of infinite expan-
sion and that new methods will have
to be found to combat 1t. The Times
advocates a great air fleet capable Of
carrying the war into Germany. .
Evening star., 1917-10-01
AN UNKNOWN VESSEL RAMS
AND SINKS US. PATROL SHIP

An American patrol ship, on duty of
an Atlantic port. was rammed and sunk
early today by an unknown craft.
The incident reported to the Navy
Department was officially announced as
follows:
"A coast guard vessel on patrol duty
off an Atlantic port was rammed and
sunk by an unknown ship early today.
The work of raising the sunken vessel
will be begun at once"
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Former Warden Faces Charge.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. October l.
Former Warden McClung of the Mis-
souri, penitentiary and Lee Jordan. a
lumber dealer, were indicted today on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
state on cement contracts. McClung.
who was for four years chairman 81
the democratic state central committee,
has been arrested. Both men denied
the charge and gave bail.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
VISITS CAMP MILLS TODAY.
Tomorrow japanese Mission Meets
Col. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.

gram for the entertainment of the i'm
perial japanese mission the last day
of its visit to New York today includ-
ed a trip to Camp Mills. at Mineola,
the Rainbow division" Tonight the
members of the mission will be the
guests of Oswald Garrison Willard at
a dinner. Tuesday the commission will
visit Col Roosevelt at oyster Bay.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Woman Stenographers Wanted.

ans committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense is sending out a circu-
lar letter to the chairmen of the state
divisions requesting them to give
widespread publicity to the fact that
a vital need Of the government at the
present time is for stenographers and
typewriters The woman,s committee
has no placement bureau to supply this
need, but 10 urging women to learn
stenographys AZ ono way to taking up
Evening star., 1917-10-01
OCEAN FREIGHT CRIPPLED.
One Thousand Dock Employees on
Strike; Railway Men Threaten.

BOSTON. October IA serious tie
up Of ocean-going freight is feared if
q strike Of more than 1000 dock freight
handlers which went into effect here
today Is long continued
The men employed by the Boston
and Maine and Boston and Albany
railroads demand an eight-hour day in
place Of the present nine hours and
an advance in wages. A conference
was called for today by Henry b.
Endicott, chairman cf the state com
mittee on public safety.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDENT.
Mrs. NJ. M. Kitchin Named Assistant
in Museum Library.

The President has authorized the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Mabel M. Kitchin of
Mississippi as an assistant in the L.
brary of the Army Medical Museum with
out reference to the civil service rules. Z"
The executive order in this case says
that Mrs. Kitchin has been employed
in the Library of Congress for the past
year. and has a working knowledge of
the French. German. italian and Span
ish languages. It Is stated that she 10
peculiarly fitted for the place to which
she has been appointed
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Held on Burglarizing Charge.

Walter Johnson. colored. who was ar
rested last week by Special Policeman
William Young and charged with bur-
glarizing the place of business of
Samuel J. Steinberger. Pennsylvania
avenue and 11th street. was given a
preliminary hearing in Police Court to-
day. He was committed to Jail in de-
fault of $4,000 security to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
BATTLESHIP IS FlOATED
At HIGH TIDE TODAY

AT ATLANTIC PORT. October l.
The battleship of the United States
Navy which went aground in home
waters on September 2s was hoated
today. The sea was smooth and a large
fleet Of vessels pulled the warship off
at high tide.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Chicago Milk Price Goes 'up.

CHICAGO, October 1.-Increase cd milk
price went into effect today and un-
less municipal, state or national au-
thorittes intervene. Chicago will have
to pay 13 cents q quart for milk dur
ing October. an increase of cents over
last month. The new retail price was
fixed by the distributors and dealers
and Ii based upon the dairy farmers
new rate Of $3.42 hundred pounds.
Evening star., 1917-10-01

drive the subscription list to assured
success for the liberty loan:
In many communities. Washington
included the beginning of the cam
.,atsn wa. marked with special demon
stration. Business houses stopped
work for a brief period. whistles were
blown. street traffic halted. hags
fSoated This evening meetings are to
he held and addresses made by promi-
nent speakers.
The war and Navy departments are
undertaking a propaganda for the issue
that will reach every ofncer ana en-
listed man Of the regular and volunteer
eervices and of the National Army, as
well as the civilian employees.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Snuff-Thrower He'd in $1,000 Bond.

Charged with attempting to rob Miss
Sally Gormley. 1116 18th street, at
18th and II streets early yesterday
morning. Mary Johnson. alias Joseph
inc Simpson. colored. was given a pre-
liminary hearing in Police Court this
morning. 1t Is charged that the colored
woman threw snuff in Miss Gormleys
face and struggled with her for pos
session of her handbag. Judge Pugh
held the prisoner in $4,000 security to
await the action of the grand jury
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Forfeited $500 in Liquor Case.

Lieuts. Pierson and Bremmerman and
Private Miller last night visited the
residence Of Mrs. Jane Ross. seventy
years old, 1923 5th street. Seventy-four
quarts of whisky, two cases of beer and
house, according to the police. This
morning Mrs. Ross forfeited $500 in
Police Court.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
TO ISSUE STATEMENTS
Of NAW'S PART IN WAR
Secretary Daniels to Disclose OFF,
cially What Has Been Done in
Way of Guns and Crews.

Secretary Daniels Is preparing to is
sue weekly statement to show prog
ress being made with war preparations
in the Navy. and also disclosing. in an
official way, something of the work be-
ing done by American naval forces now
in European waters.
The Secretary feels that the Navy has
accomplished a great undertaking In
having succeeded up to this time in
finding guns and gun crews for all
american merchant vessels designated
FOR armament The department had no
supply of weapons or trained men avail
Ible for that work when the war began.
Armament of merchant craft gener-
ally had never been contemplated, and
ne small reserve store of guns suitable
or the work was quickly exhausted.
The guns were intended for auxiliary
essels TO be taken over as Navy craft
in time of war.
owever. to supplement the supply
quickly and to put aboard American
hips bound for the submarine zones
he heaviest armament carried by the
merchant fleets of any country
Battleships Training Schools,
Gunners were taken from gunboa+s
and other smaller vessels The mer-
chant ships carry as high as thirty-two
Navy men each to handle their arma-
ment. and the available trained men
numbered only small part of the
force needed.
To meet that difiic '!ty every ba tile
ship was turned into a training school
and a great supply Of gunners spe-
cially trained for the difficult task of
hitting the periscope Of a submarine
at long range Is being turned out.
Guns and crews are being provided
for the fleets to be produced by the
shipping board. as well as for ali
existing merchant vessels in overseas
carrying. So far no definite war
project giving the new merchant ma
rine full Navy crews has been pre-
feel that the step will be found neces-
sary when the vessels are ready for
sea.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Roval Jewels for German Debt,,

AMSTERDAM. October 1.-The Zeitung
am Mittag Of Berlin says the German
emperor and empress have placed
large number Of valuable jewels at the
disposal Of the ReichstAg Bank with in
structions 10 use them indiminishing
Germanys obligations in foreign coun-.
tries.
Evening star., 1917-10-01

Keeping in the service men who should
be eliminated, discouraging personal
thrift, attack of the pro'aem from the
wrong side. which is the argument of
those who think what is needed is in
struction in the use of money, creation
of specially privileged class and
possibility of opening the doors OF the
Treasury to pension graft Each of
these objections, 1t is shown. should be
considered carefully with a view to
their elimination in the scheme which
Is made operatiYe
Evening star., 1917-10-01
Campaign by Boy Scouts.

Announcement of the campaign to be
conducted October 90 to October Is, in
elusive by the Boy Scouts OF America
in the interest Of the second hoerty
loan is contained in letter sent to
every scoutmaster in the country from
national headquarters in New York A
special program is to be held every day
during the campaign by the scouts.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
HAS OVER A THIRD
OF THE ALLOTMENT
Washington Contributing to
Fund for Providing Soldiers
and Sailors Libraries.
ADDITIONAL SUM NEEDED

Washington has a little over one
third of its allotment of $4,000 toward
the 100000 library war fund to Sc
cure 100000 books for the soldiers
and sailors. the committee in charge of
the local campaign announced today.
Charles Henry Butler. chairman of
the committee has decided with the
other members to extend the campaign
this week and efforts will be made to
secure the full allotment in the next
few days
1t was announced that. in addition to
the list published in The Star. another
500 gift was made to the fund today.
This was by an anonymous donor. and
it makes a total of seventeen 800 sub
scriptions that the local committee has
collected.
Additional subscriptions received to-
day, over $40. We're: Harold j. Pack.
s25; William D. Thropp. $50; A. w.
Frances, $40: Christian Heurich. SIS;
Mrs. c, NJ. Ffoulke. s25: Mrs. Henry
kirke Porter 500
Evening star., 1917-10-01
BOUND OVER TO COURT.
G. A. Tiverny Valves Preliminary
Hearing on Larceny Charge.

special Dispatch to The STIR.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, october 1.-George
A. Tiverny of Washington was before
Judge Henderson in police court to-
day charged with the larceny of fifteen
pounds Of dynamite from the Maryland
Gold Mining Company.
Tiverny waived a preliminary hear
ing and gave $500 bond for his appear
ance at the November circuit court.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
|Gen. 0bregon on Way to Washington

SAN FRANC1SCO. October Cen.
Alvaro Obregon. former Mexican Sec
retary of war. was here today en- route
to Washington. He said his visit was
merely for pleasure and to undergo
treatment for his right arm. which was
partly shot away several years ago in
battle.
Evening star., 1917-10-01
ATTACKS IN WEST
BY GERMANS Vain
Repulsed by French at Verdun
and by British in the
Ypres Sector.
FRENCH BOMB STUTTGART

While the fighting front in Flanders
apparently is witnessing the preparation
of another offensive stroke by Field
Marshal Haig, which the Germans are
trying to anticipate by counter attacks
and retaliatory fire, the German crown
princes army is again attempting to
harass the French in the Nerdun region.
Attacks by the Germans were delivered
last night both east and west OF the
Meuse in the Verdun sector. where the
artillery fire has been intense for several
days past. The blows were repulsed by
the French defenders, Paris announces.
After yesterdays three futile attempts
to drive the British back from the high
ground they occupy on both sides OF the
Ypres- Menin road in Flanders. the Ger
mans contented themselves with keeping
up a heavy artillery fire during the night.
London's official report today records
this hostile demonstration. but is silent
as to the British response. which. 1udg-
ing from past experience, is deluging the
German battle zone with thousands OF
high explosive shells.