The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17

man he employed as house servant re-
| manned "a hours and departed with Sill
| yer and jewels to the value of $4,000. 1t
appears tho man was an English thief
| who had been only ten days In this land
OF the free. He is now In Jail awaiting
his trial. Mr.. Belmont occurred this man
from nm Intelligence office. 1t is al
ways presumed by employers that the
character OF the servant has been In
vestignted by the employment agency
1t Is for tho procurement of servant
with an investigated character the en-
ployer pays n fee. sore idea Of tho
Investigation In vogue In these establish
ments is evidenced by Mr. Belmont's ex.
perience With this evidence OF the un-
worthiness Of intelligence offices before
them, is 1t not surprising that so many
hundreds hire men and women OF whom
they know nothing and lodge them under
their sroofs. Front doors and windows
are carefully locked and barred. while
| the possible thief Is sent to bed. Such
| Instances are rare and nfrequent. but
| !tbey give an unpleasant idea of the dan
ger every household runs.
| Speaking of labor troubles reminds me
THAT Henry =. Huntington who has Just
| won a signal victory on the Pacific In his
| contest with Edward II. Hartman for
the supremacy OF the electric railway
business, has never been known to have
. u
strike. Understand he regards strife
lag an evidence Of bad management, An
| outward and visible form Of internal
sfrlcton. which should not exist. Ills
theory Is that labor should be properly
treated and properly paid. He contends
| that men do not submit to the sacrifices
| imposed by strike without cause, and
| that II is cheaper and better and more
profitable to pay good wages and treat
| men with consideration and fairness than
1t is to pursue a policy which must at
| some time result In the shutting down
Of road or factory.
A few young men have become auto.
mobilsts. Their machines have been
named red devils" and blue devils" and
white ghosts SO called by reason OF
their furious travelling or their swift.
noiseless appronch and disappearance.
They menace life and limb. Enforce
threats OF Imprisonment seem to have no
effect on these young men. Before lenv.
Ing home they see to It that they have
the amount OF fine in their pockets.
When caught and fined they laugh. They
feel they resemble the gay young mobiles
frightened mother. manned child. on
Injured old man or woman are mere
| episodes In q days sport. Speed 10 tho
very soul OF automobiling More speed
| the only desire. 1t intoxicateS lRe drink.
| A little more speed! The auoDobllist
Inspired by the mania for speed soon be-
comes as Intoxicated as the man moved
BY tho mania for drink. Both lead to
i dsorderly conduct; both disregard the
rights and comforts OF others. TO
reach Just such men a new laW Is before
I the Governor. Ills signature VIII make
| It a law; his veto will kill It. II he signs
1t the live OF thousands OF children and
aged or infirm persons will be safeguard
ed ngninset these furious lunatics; u
he vetoes It the licensed chauffeur VIII
feel that he Is permitted to violate the
law and break limbs and take lives win
impunity.
ran across q man the other day who,
Z. am told Is doing more to alter the map
in the tier OF Southern States than Ma
4 roleon did in the early part OF Tho 4tsl
century in Europe. Instead OF the
(. sword. J. W. Reinhart uses tho railroad
I am told he Is the only man tbs Penn
sylvania railroad fears. He has done
some brilliant things in the past; IN TACT
the stockholders OF the Santa re systen'
are now reapng the benefit OF his work
He Is the best-known, railroad builder IN
the United States. James Speyer, the
head OF the American house OF Speyer
Bros. is one OF the most powerful mon
IN American finance. understand ina!
they have blocked Morgan In London ano
that they Will finance the Yerkes propo'
sition to build the underground tram
WAYS. Mr. speyer is very courteous
nolshed man OF the world and mem
4 her OF the leading social clubs IKE me
Union. Knickerbocker and metropolitan