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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
T@Need of a Qualified
Emergency Currency
By LESLIE M. SHAW. Secretary of the Treasury

HE United States currency system perfect largely be-
VI cause it is nonelastic.
That there will be further currency legislation U
~ TIL WE SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCED A PANIC
occa8ioned by this of elasticity am convinced
We not need and have imitation The average amount
money is my Judgment abundant The difficulty lies in the
Eact that the volume remains STATIONARY.
Now what shall be the remedy Shall it be asset currency9 In
he popular acceptance of that term answer no!
Asset currency commonly understood would mean imitation
Ind that must not have Asset currency commonly under
would supported only blythe ovency of the bank of issue
That MUST NOT BE- Shall be emergency currency In the
POPULAR acceptation of that term 1 answer mol
Clearing house certificates be authorized by law Let
heir faces against such
Among the many remedies suggested appealed to me as
rog the authorization of national banks increase their bank
uo This method involves the right of national banks to in
their circulation any amount perhaps equal per
their outstanding volume of government bond secured circulation
which the bank should pay tax of per during the time
maintained and the government in consideration of this tax should
GUARANTEE its redemption.
You call this if you please emergency provision So it
inject. into circulation NO NEW FORM of money as an
ment Of alarm By eliminating the statement the present
n M note is secured by bonds of the United States the
ona currency could be made identical with that based gov
Eminent bonds The comptroller of currency and the bank issuing
be currency would alone know of its existence
1T WOULD NOT ADVERTISE ITS EXISTENCE OR OUR Elk.
FEMlTX AND CAN SCARCELY CONCEIVE CONDITIONS
|pER WHICH 1T WOULD REMAIN OUT SIXTY DAYS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

were at once taken by the head of the
navy department, Secretary Bonaparte,
for "a full investigation of the whole
subject The case brings up not only
the question of abolishing fights of this
character, but the propriety of many
other customs or ideas which prevail
at Annapolis. At the bottom of the
traditional code of honor is said to be
a perverted idea of what constitutes a
gentleman.
The United States Naval academy,
the university of the seas" is great
institution and one of which every
American may be proud, and it is held
by its friends that investigation of the
MeriwetherBran case may result in
abolition of abuses just as in the past
the investigation of fragrant cases of
hazing resulted in diminishing such
practices. Hazing of 'plebes"-that is,
men in their first year-continues, but
has been robbed Of some of its rougher
features. Many of the traditional prae-
tees of this nature are considered
harmless and necessary to prevent the
'plebe" from assuming that as soon as
he has entered the academy he is quail
fled to be rear admiral Taking few
reefs in his pride inspires him with re.
spect for superior officers and eventual.
~ has more influence than all his
studies in making a good sea fighter of
him. When the candidate for admis-
sion to the academy takes his examina-
tons he observes curious custom.
which is called saluting the god of
2.5." To do this he walks up to an old
ilgurehead of the Delaware in front of
the chapel, representing the Indian
chief, Tecnmseh, stands erect and sol
EMMY touches his hat to it. This cere-
mony is supposed to help him not to
fall below % in his marks. The ''plebe"
is subjected to great many tests Of
patience and good nature called run
ming" He cannot dance at balls. walk
in Lovers lane' or speak to an upper
classman without saying "sir." He is
asked:
"Well, who are your
"Smith, sir"
"Oh. no, you are notl You are the
wild man from Borneo. DO you savvy?
Now tell me who you are?Ts
"The wild man from Borneo. sir"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

also at the New York Law school. He
got his first experience in diplomacy
about a dozen years ago as private
secretary to Thomas f. Bayard, then
American ambassador to the court of
st. James In 1896 he was news
paper correspondent in South America.
and in his company We're Somers SOM
erset and Richard Harding Davis. The
adventures of the party figured after
ward in Mr. Davis story of "Three
Gringoes In Venezuela"
He was an officer in the war with
Spain, and on its conclusion was APP
pointed secretary of the United States
legation at Constantinople and was
charge d'afTaires in the absence of
Minister Straus during several strenu-
GUS periods. He got 100000 from
Abdul Hamid for damages to the prop
erty of American missionaries, was
with the sultan when the latter averted
panic in the palace during an earth
quake and was one of several diplo-
mats attacked by Turkish soldiers in
riot. In reward for his services at
Constantinople he was appointed min
lister to Persia. He married Miss
Elizabeth Duer Bronson about this
time. The ceremony in ST. Margaret's,
London, was notable event in So
ciety and diplomatic circles. and he
took his bride on wedding journey of
u thousand miles through Persia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

ZEN lie case OF MldShipman Minor
81 Meriwether, Jr., of the Naval
Il academy at Annapolis has
raised the query whether
false sense of honor prevails to large
extent among the young men in at
tendance at this institution. The Unit.
ed States Military academy, like other
academies where instruction for naval
or military service is impaired, has
many time honored traditions, and the
more by them than by the regularly
adopted and published rules of the
school. Midshipman Meriwether had
disagreement with fellow student
named James II. Branch, Jr Meri-
wether is alleged to have insulted
Branch, applying to him the epithets
"sneak" and coward" According to
the code of honor said to prevail
among many students at Annapolis,
this necessitated a challenge from the
person insulted. In former times the
difference would have been settled by
pistols or swords, but as dueling is
not allowed in these days the fist fight,
with referee, timekeeper and seconds,
has been substituted. Meriwether be-
longs to the third class at the academy,
and Branch belonged to the second.
Meriwether thought he was being i'll
treated by Branch, his superior officer
in the cadet organization, and took the
matter up with his class.
1t is said that the class to which
Branch belonged directed him to chal-
lenge and that Meriwether's class di-
rected him to accept the invitation to
combat. At any rate, the contest was
held in strict accordance with the I'M
written rules of the code of honor,
which, it is reported, is not only accept
ed by the students of the academy, but
indorsed by the officers of the navy.
These provide that the contestants
shall fight stripped to the waist for
twenty-eight rounds if able to stand up
that long. When it is considered that
matches between pugilists are usually
limited to a less number of rounds
than this and that even then the men
are trained for weeks beforehand foI
the contest, the severity of a struggle
in which two youths of less than TWEEN
ty and without any training fight for
such a length of time is apparent.
Branch received injuries from which
he died two days afterward, and steps
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
LLOYD c. GRIscoM.
f0unE American Diplomat who
Made Hit with Jnpanese.


Made Hit with JnpRnese.
Lloyd c. Grlscom, who as minister to
Japan figured great deal in the dis
patches from the orient during the hos
tilities between the mikado and the
ear. may soon be an ambassador, the
youngest in the diplomatic service of
the United States and perhaps in that
Of any country. Raising the American
legation to the rank of an embassy is
expected to heighten the cordiality of
the relations already existing between
Japan and the United States, and Mr..
Griscom has contributed not little to
the promotion of this friendship. Al
Though so young he has quite Il list
of diplomatic achievements to his cred
it. and his career has not been lacking
in interesting adventures. His father,
Clement A. Griscom. was formerly
president of the International Naviga-
ton company. The present representa-
tive of the United States in Japan was
born in Riverton. n. j., in 1872. He
enjoyed Il liberal education, graduating
mt the University of Pennsylvania and
studying law at that institution and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Fhina Must Get Her
Christianity From Japan
By DR.. IBuKA. President Tokyo Institu


than 800 years the practice of the Christian religion
mJapan prohibited under the death penalty and 1t has
been only about thryfve years since this law was re-
pealed
- u SURPRISING THAT THERE ARE STILL FEW "a
H'cs WHO ARE PREJuDlcED AGAINST CHRISTIANITY
When the with Russia first began and my fellow Christians
Japan We're exceedingly uneasy for fear that the struggle should
NJ IN lasting anmosty toward the Christian religion IN the en-
AT hrst the cry raised that struggle OF BUDDHISM
Christianity and the Russians did many things to foster TINS
nt but long until this illusion was dspeled ana ne
PIE were brought that religion and religious beliefs Had
L TAXI IN THE WAR.
already China has become aroused the fact that she has mucn
% and she is seeking this knowledge from Japan rather imam
countries Hundreds of the young men OF Japan are
positions instructors the Chinese institutions OF learning
eds of young of China coming to the colege o
pan for instruction.
i r az VITALITY NECESSARY THAT THE YOUNG MEN snoo.D
70 N1HT THE TRUTHS THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION y :
= SPREAD IN CHINA.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

--%~--N"-%NNfF Y
expense Of .IJncle
Sam the leader of the combat fl%l first
to last has been the aggressive ANA
fearless secretary of the interior, Ethan
Allen Hitchcock of Missouri. A battle
of this kind is very hard to fight be-
cause those under suspicion always
have influential friends who seek to eX-
ert political pressure against full and
free examination into the subject. 1t
is charged that the people Of the Unit
ed States have beer cheated out of
thousands of acres of land, valued at
millions of dollars. by the crooked
schemes concocted by men organized
to perpetrate wholesale frauds.
These frauds have been going on for
years, but they at last reached a pass
where herculean efforts were plainly
necessary to stop them, and Secretary
Hitchcock proved the man for the task.
Stealing government land had become
such common and apparently respect
able offense that there was danger lest
the public become entirely oblivious
of the immortality of the act. AS a re-
suit of the campaign against land
frauds a United States senator, John
II. Mitchell and Il congressman, John
N. Williamson. have been tried and
convicted in Oregon. and another Ore
gon congressman, Binger Hermann, is
under Indictment Indictments against
other leading politicians in Oregon have
been found. Twenty-seven men have
been indicted for land frauds in Idaho,
and several indictments for similar of
lenses have been found in California
In Nebraska. South Dakota and Kan
sas the secretary of the interior is en-
gagged in prosecuting politicians and
others for violating the fencing laws
Something Of the spirit that dominate
ed the ancestor for whom he was NAM
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Insurance company. In proof of this
he declares that any bank would be
fortunate 10 get the services of j.
Pierpont Morgan if it could, even at
salary of $l000,o00 year.
Judge Gary is native of Wheaton,
ILL., and was born in 1916. He is
graduate Of Chicago university and of
the law department Of that institution,
was first mayor of the city of Wheaton
and served two terms as judge of Du
Page county. For twenty-five years he
practiced law in Chicago and retired
from practice in 1898 to become presi-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
CARL V. OF NORWAY

The Danish Prince Who Has Been
Elected to Throne.
The first king of Norway, Prince
Charles of Denmark, has been known
as the "sailor prince" and as Norwe
gians are famous as a seafaring people
his love for the sea will help to make
him popular with them. 1t was report
ed at one time that if elected king he
would take the title of Haakon VII.
which would connect him in associa-
ton with the last of the vikings,
Haakon VI, who reigned in the four.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

apprentice in the
dry goods trade. In
1872 he came to
America and locat-
ed in Buffalo, where
he established a
dry goods business
that grew to be one
of the largest of
the kind between
New York and Chi
cago. Last year he
retired from active
business after a
commercial pgrppr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

tional in the sense
that it will receive
support from the
government, like the
Theatre Francois of
Paris and the Hof-
burg theater in Der
lin, but it will aim
to present only the
best productions
and maintain n high
artistic, moral and
literary standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Illt y hltNh 10
Steel corporation,
says that the real
question is not
whether salaries are
too large, but wheth-
err the right men are
drawing them. He
gets 100000 a year
himself and AYERS
that $100,OG0or even
$4,000 a year is
not too large for
the right man as
A. L1aI 80 n hi0
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

= ~ - ~ = W
the governor, a
friend of his in To
peka who recently
became engaged to
a charming young
girl Glanced to be
in a department
store when his eye
caught Il glimpse of
a jeweled belt that
he thought his fan
Gee would like to
have. Going over
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Twenty inches, pleasew

elected on the race
of the returns by
a plurality of only
1,996, and the Dem
ocrats decided to
contest his election.
Mr.. Draper re-
sides in Hopedale,
Where he was born
on June II, 1858,
being the youngest
son of George ORA
per, well known in
his time as a man.
,,e, 1.t,,.,n. AN1 Al.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
THERE has sci.

THERE has sci.
dom arisen in
the history of
the United States a
scandal that has in
volved so many poll
ticians as that of the
western land frauds.
In the battle against
thieves and grafters
who sought to enrich
~. 80 thA
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Cctlttl
covering half century In 1895 he
was elected member of the board of
councilmen. Owing to his familiarity
with the success of the municipal own
ership idea in his native land Mr..
Adam became an enthusiastic support
err of the principle and as councilman
stood out against the disposal of pub
lie franchises to private corporations.
In 1901 he was nominated on the DEM
ocratic ticket as alderman from ward
considered to be a Republican strong
hold and was elected, party lines be-
ing disregarded. Two years later he
was again elected councilman. lie
was nominated by the Democrats for
mayor this fall on a platform declaring
emphatically for municipal ownership
and was elected by a majority OF near
ly 10000, although last year, when Mr.
Roosevelt ran for president, the city
went Republican by about 10000. Mr..
Adam is a typical Scotchman and has
been known as a persistent and fear
less fighter for policies he believes to
be right
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

The investigation of life insurance
companies has brought out the fact
that many of them pay very large sal
aries to their officers, and the question
has been raised whether such salaries
are justifiable Ebert Henry Gary,
chairman of the board of directors OF
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

literary standard.
The contributions of wealthy men to its
support will render the institution more
independent of popular caprice than
ordinary theatrical enterprises.
Mr.. Conried is man of high artistic
ambition and varied achievements. He
has a sharp wit, and story is told of
how a certain young woman had the
temerity to play before him nocturne
that she didn't know at all we'll After
ward. as she was taking leave, she said:
81 hope to be perfect in that nocturne
the next time we meet"
Conried bowed and laughed.
"Oh," he said, 81 hope we meet before
that"
H. Rider Haggard's new novel, aye
sha," appeared recently The author
claims that this is not a sequel to
"She," but a conclusion to that re-
markable novel. 1t carries the nara
tor, Ludwig Horace Holly, and his
ward, Leo vincey, through series Of
hair raising adventures in the noun
tains Of central Asia in quest Of the
ever elusive reincarnated queen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

TOM Jouvsog eide. There have
been so many sui.
cides in Cleveland recently that the
mayor concluded to try to do some.
thing to stop them So he has appoint.
ed Il commission to inquire into the
matter, to provide work for those who
are respondent on account of lack of
employment and to give friendly ad-
vice or assistance to such as need it.
Mayor Johnson, who has a large for
tune and some time ago retired from
active business in order to devote him.
self TO promoting his economic and
political ideas, was an office boy in a
foundry in Louisville at twelve years
of age and drew a salary of 50 per
week. One day one of the owners Of
the foundry saw the Industrious office
boy rush into the street, pick up bit
of iron and, returning, throw it on the
scrap heap inside. When the boy re-
entered the office he said to him:
"Why did you do that, my son?"
"Why, sir" said Tom, a bit embar-
rassed, there was no use wasting it.
They can put it in the furnace and use
it over again"
'Well, l just think l can use you,
young man, in the street car business.
How would you like to come at 81 a
week."
Young Johnson accepted the five
dollar raise with alacrity.
John S. Sargent, the famous painter,
attended banquet in New York not
long ago. He met a young lady
whom he knew very well, and she said,
"Oh. Mr.. Sargent, l saw your latest
painting ana kissed it, because it was
so much like you"
"And did it kiss you in returnT"
"Why, no."
"Then," said Mr.. Sargent, sit was
not like me-"
The municipal ownership sentiment
which has affected political results in
several large cities this year caused the
election as mayor of Buffalo of James
~ Adam, an ardent advocate of such
principles and man whose wealth is
rated above the million mark. Mr..
Adam was born in the town of Pee
bles. Scotland. March l, 1912. He at
tended school at Edinburgh until
twelve years old, when he became an
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
1l1l1ll1A = : =
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Snapshots at
People of Note
~

m AYoR TOM
Na L. JOHNSON
of Cleveland.
who is widely
aovn for his az.
res iyeness as a
ref3rmer. is under
discussion now on
account of his cam
paign against sui.
eide. There have
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

founder of various industrial enter
prises After attending the public and
private schools of his native town, Mr.
Draper entered the Massachusetts In.
stitute of Technology. He was then fif
teen. He took Il course in engineering
and on leaving college began work in
machine shops, serving in different de
partments in various industries until
he was twenty-one, when he became
partner in the firm of George Draper &
Sons. lie is now identified with numer
Gus corporations. He married in 1889
Miss Mamie Bristow, daughter of the
late Benjamin II. Bristow, once secre-
tary Of the treasury. Mr.. Draper was
one Of the founders Of the famous
Home Market club.
Former Governor Bates of Massa.
chusetts tells Of visit he paid one
Sunday to a small colored church in
Virginia. After the usual services the
parson arose and said in solemn
voice:
I'VE will now hab few shot pray
ers. Brudder Hooper, will yo' kin'ly
lead?"
MA lead? No, subj All just dealt"
answered the brother, half awake and
half asleep.
New honors have come to Heinrich
Conried director of the Metropolitan
Opera company, for in choosing him
to head the proposed National theater
the projectors of that enterprise have
expressed their confidence in him as a
representative of the highest achieve
ments Of the dramatic art. The Nation
al theater, which is to be built on a
site facing Central park, New York.
at cost of $2OO0,000, will not be ma
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

teenth century. But he has selected the
title of Carl V. Prince Charles was
chosen king of Norway as the result of
a plebiscite in which the vote was 246,-
431 for monarchy and 64,445 for
republic. He is the second son Of the
Grown Prince Frederick Of Denmark
and was born on Aug. 3, 1872. In 1896
he mar I'd Princess Maud, the favorite
daue Ger Of King Edward VII. Of Eng
II They have son, Prince Alexan-
~ Edward Christian Frederick, who
was born July 2. 1902.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Governor Edward w. Hoch of Kan
'as, who declares that unless Amer
teas greet trusts and corporations are
controlled in the interests of the people
tidal wave of socialism will sweep
over the country, is not only careful
student Of sociological matters, but en-
joys telling and hearing good story as
Mpll Accn1.lin,r tn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

lent Of the Federal Steel company. He
was conspicuous in the formation of
the United States Steel corporation and
on its organization was chosen to fill
his present post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

to the counter, he GovERNoREDwARD
asked the saleswo- W. HocH.
man to place an assortment of them on
the counters so he could make a better
choice
"What size do you wish, sir?' she
asked
'Really, 1 don't know"
He gazed around the store for few
seconds. Finally he said:
Can you let me have yardstick for
a moment?"
The saleswoman got him a yardstick,
and he placed it ON the inside of his
arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and
in a few moments he exclaimed tri-
umphantly to the surprised saleswom-
an:
Twenty inches, pleasew
The case of Eben Sumner Draper,
Republican candidate for lieutenant
governor of Massachusetts in the re-
cent election, presents some unusual
aspects. Curtis Guild, Jr., the Repub-
lican candidate for governor. who IA
vors a conservative revision of the tar
iff by the Republicans in congress, was
elected by a plurality of 23,116, while
his associate on the ticket, Mr.. Draper,
who has opposed tariff revision, was
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

'MN HE case of Midshipman Minor
81 Meriwether, Jr., of the Naval
II academy at Annapolis has
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-24
Fruits and Vegetables.

awberries--oregon, per pound
12ndibc. California. per 10. 6Wl0c.
Cherries Crate, si.JGl,bo.
Grapes, s325 er crate.
Gooseberries, &c ID.
Grape fruit--Crate. s2.5OGS.
Apples Oregon, S0cM22.50;
Tropical fruits--Lemons, fancy, sS'
choice, s27SGS per box; oranges, 's'5o
Oats. bananas. &c per lb plneaples
s36OG4 per dozen.
Potatoes. oregon, 100 lbs, 3l@lO5'
tomatoes, California, crate, s2'7SgS'
tdrnIps. sack. 81; cabbages, per b. ~
0iho; oregon onions, 100 lbs, $500;
new potatoes. 50; sweet potatoes. Sl.7b
az per 100; Australian red onions, So
celery, per dozen. 7oI75cI asparagus,
per box, slso' Rrtichokep, per dozen,
7basvc; iau.savs, per dozen, lbe;
green onions. per dozen. l5c; rhubarb'
per pound, Sc; cucumbers. per dozen,
s1@1.2B; bcets, si.25 per 100 lbs; car.
rots, 1l.25 per 100 lbs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-24
Grain, Hay and Fssd.

whtat--walla walla, s5qsic. Val.
ley. SIC; bluestem. soqsle.
oats-white. i?s0?s gray. i2s
Barlsy--prewing i?s; feed. sas.
Timothy. iiaGiLGO. clover
sii9i?. cheat. tiiGi2; alfalfa. tli
MiiluHturs-Isariey rolled. s9tbo;
middiings. i?Agss: chop. sis; iairy
chop bran. 5000; shorts. i22g2s
Fiour-Hard Wheat. straight. 'S.sbq
t.O5. hard wheat patents. st.bogte0:
graham. a.; rye. 90; whole wheat
-four. N?s valley. ttio,
corn-whole. I2i.b0. cracked. 1850
per ton,
Rye--il,S5 per cwt.