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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

ed animates the quiet but determined
business man at the head of the interior
department. He is great grandson Of
Colonel Ethan Allen of Revolutionary
fame the hero who commanded the
Green Mountain boys, and who cap
tured Fort Iiconderoga 'in the name
of the great Jehovah and of the Con-
tinental congress-" Lucy Allen, daugh-
ter of the Vermont hero, married Judge
Samuel Hitchcock, one of the foremost
men of New England in his day, and
their son Henry moved from New Eng
land to Alabama, where he practiced
law and rose to the position of chief
justice of the supreme bench of the
state. He was the father of the pres
ent secretary of the interior, who was
born in Mobile in 1885. He has been
described as IAN Anglo-Saxon of YER
mont parentage and Alabama birth, a
Yankee and a southerner, born of
northern father and a southern mother,
a business man of Missouri who be-
lieved in Lincoln, Grant and Sher-
man."
During his boyhood Secretary Hitch
cock lived in Alabama, Louisiana,
Tennessee and Missouri and in 1860
went to China to engage in business,
remaining there twelve years On his
return to Missouri he became identi-
fed with large manufacturing enter
prises and amassed a considerable for
f1tna Drooidou+ MoUrt,Io... o,,,>;,.4oa
him minister TO Russia. and, as the le-
CATION at St Petersburg was raised to
the status of an embassy shortly after
he arrived at his post, he became the
first American ambassador to the court
of the car. Mr.. Mckinley invited him
in 1899 to take seat in his cabinet
as head Of the interior department, and
President Roosevelt has continued him
in office and gives him hearty support
in the war against the land grabbers.
When Secretary Hitchcoelt assumed
his present post he found at the head
Of the land Office, an important branch
Of his department, Binger Hermann Of
Oregon. Mr.. Hermann was born in
Maryland in 1S45 and removed to Ore
gon as young man and took up the
practice of law. He served in the Ore
gon legislature and was elected to con-
gress and was serving his sixth term
when Mr.. Mckinley, in 1897. appointed
him commissioner general Of the land
office. His policy and acts were not
satisfactory to Secretary Hitchcock,
who in 1908 requested his resignation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Gbe Need of a Qualified
Emergency Currency
By LESLIE NJ. SHAW. Secretary of the Treasury

E United States currency system perfect largely be-
cause it is noneastc
That there will be further currency legislation I'M
~ TIL WE SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCED A PANIC
occasoned by this want of elasticity am convinced
We need and must have initiation The average amount
money in my Judgment abundant The difficulty lies in the
fact that the volume remains STATIONARY.
Now what shall be the remedy3 Shall it be asset currencyg In
the popular acceptance of that term 1 answer no!
currency commonly understood would mean imitation
and that must not have Asset currency commonly under
stood would be supported only by the ovency of bank of issue
THAT MUST NOT BE- Shall be emergency currency In the
popular acceptation of that term answer no!
Clearing house certificates must be authorized by law Let
who love country and those who her credit set
their faces against such
Among the many remedies suggested appealed to me
strongly the authorization of national banks
circulation This method involves the right of national banks
their circulation any amount perhaps equal so per
their outstanding volume of government bond secured circulation
which the bank should pay of per during the
maintained and the government consideration of this tax should
GUARANTEE its redemption
You call this if you please emergency provision So is
but nects circulation NO NEW FORM of money as an
element of alarm By eliminating the statement the present
bank note This note is secured by bonds of the United States the
additional currency could be made identical with that based gov
eminent bonds The comptroller of currency and the bank issuing
the currency would alone know of its existence
IT WOULD NOT ADVERTISE ITS EXISTENCE OR OUR Elk.
TREMITX AND CAN SCARCELY CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH 1T WOULD REMAIN OUT SIXTY DAYS
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 Il dozen years ago as private
secretary to Thomas +. Bayard, then
American ambassador to the court of
st. james. In 1896 he was a 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 ut Constantinople, and was
charge d'alfaires in the absence of
Minister StIaus 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
a panic in the palace during an earth
quake and was one of several diplo-
mats attacked by Turkish soldiers in
a 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 a wedding journey of
u thousand miles through Persia.
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 a great
institution and one of which every
American may be proud, and it is held
by its friends that investigation Of the
Meriwether Branch 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 prac-
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
fed 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
iigurehead of the Delaware in front of
the chapel, representing the Indian
chief, Tecumseh. stands erect and sol
EMMY touches his hat to it. This cere-
mony is supposed to help him not to
fall below 2.5 In his marks. The splebe"
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 you?"
"Smith, sir"
ooh, no, you are not! You are the
wild man from Borneo. Do you savvy?
Now tell me who you are?Y'
"The wild man from Borneo. sir"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
LLOYD c. GRISCoM.
Young American Diplomat who
Made Hit with Japanese.

Young American Diplomat Who
Made Hit with Japanese.
Lloyd c. Griscom, who as minister to
Japan figured a 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 a little to
the promotion of this friendship Al
though so young he has quite list
of diplomatic achievements to his cred
1t. 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 liberal education, graduating
at the University of Pennsylvania and
studying law at that institution and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01


Il academy at Annapolis has
raised the query whether a
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
conduct of students is often governed
more by them than by the regularly
adopted and published rules of the
school. AIidshipman Meriwether had
a 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
this necessitated a challenge from the
person insuited. 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
Endorsed 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 less number of rounds
than this and that even then the men
are trained for weeks beforehand fol
the contest, the severity of struggle
in which two youths of less than TWEEN.
ty and without any training fight for
such Il 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


expense of Uncle
Sam the leader of the combat fI$l first
to last has been the aggressive and
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 a full and
free examination into the subject. 1t
is charged that the people of the Unit
ed States have been cheated out of
thousands of acres of land, valued at
millions of dollars. by the crooked
schemes eoncocted 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 or the campaign against land
frauds 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 dominat-
ed the ancestor for whom he was nam.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
China Must Get Her
Christianity From Japan
BIZ DR.. IBUKA. President TOkyo Institute


NoR than 800 years the practice of the Christian religion
Japan prohibited under the death penalty and 1t has
been only about thirtfve years since this law was re-
pealed.
n, 70 IT SURPRISING THAT THERE ARE STILL FEW IA
"'0S WHO ARE PREJUDcED AGAINST CHRISTIANITY
When the with Russia first began and my fellow Christians
n were exceedingly uneasy for fear that the struggle should
lasting anosity toward the Christian religion in the EN-
AT hr the cry raised that struggle OF buddhism
@ Christianity and the Russians did many things to foster this
but it not long until this illusion was dpelled and the
E were brought that religion and religious beliefs HAD
|0o PART IN THE WAR.
China has become aroused the fact that she has much
and she seeking this knowledge from Japan rather than
european countries Hundreds of the young men OF Japan are
positions instructors in the Chinese institutions OF learning
Of young of China coming to the colleges OF
d. r," VITALITY NECESSARY THAT THE YOUNG MEN SHOULD
4 To nI The TRUTHS THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION U y
. SPREAD IN CHINA.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

the head OF a DIG
Insurance company. In proof of this
he declares that any bank would be
fortunate TO get the services Of j.
Pierpont Morgan if it could, even at a
salary Of $l000.O00 a year.
Judge Gary is native of Wheaton,
ILL.,. and was born in 1916. He is a
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

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 a high
artistic, moral and
literary standard
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
oOr,n11, opnial aapaor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

.
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
IN tho pnl1nter he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

tllt - AAANNA i3tAhN
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 $780, 900 a year
himself and AYERS
that $100.00or even
$4,000 a year is
not too large for
the right man as
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
CARL v. OF NORWAY
The Danish Prince who Has Been

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 Haal1on 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

elected on the lace
of the returns by
a plurality of only
1,996, and the Dem
ocrats decided to
contest his election.
Mr.. Draper re-
sides in HopedaIe,
where he was born
on June II, 1858,
being the youngest
son of George ORA
per, well known in
his time as a man.
IL
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
independe4t of popular caprice than
ordinary theatrical enterprises.
Mr.. Conried is man of high artistic
ambition and varied achievements. He
has sharp wit, and story is told of
how certain young woman had the
temerity to play before him a nocturne
that she didn't know at all well. 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"
II. Rider Haggard's new novel, AYE
sha," appeared recently. The author
claims that this is not 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


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 a 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 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 i'll 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 SOM"
"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, / just think l can use you,
young man, in the street car business.
How would you like to come at 81
weell?'
Young Johnson accepted the five
dollar raise with alacrity.
John S. Sargent, the famous painter,
attended a 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 returnY
"Why, no."
"Then," said Mr. Sargent, lit 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
n. Adam, an ardent advocate of such
principles and a man whose wealth is
rated above the million mark. Mr..
Adam was born in the town of Pee
bles, Scotland. March 1, 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
-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
A. .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Governor Edward w. Hoch of Kan
Ias, who declares that unless Amer
teas greet trusts and corporations are
controlled in the interests of the people
a tidal wave of socialism will sweep
over the country, is not only careful
student of sociological matters, but en-
joys telling and hearing a good story as
Nx-nl g.,
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

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 a
republic. He is the second son Of the
Crown Prince Frederick Of Denmark
and was born on Aug. 3, 1872. In 1896
he married Princess Maud, the favorite
daughter Of King Edward VII. Of Eng
land. They have son, Prince Alexan-
der Edward Christian Frederick, who
was born July 2. 1902
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

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 Il conservative revision of the tar
if by the Republicans in congress, was
elected by 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


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 a councilman
stood out against the disposal of pub
lie franchises to private corporations.
In 1901 he was nominated on the Dem
ocratc ticket as alderman from a ward
considered to be Republican strong
hold and was elected, party lines be-
ing disregarded. Two years later he
was again elected councilman. He
was nominated by the Democrats for
mayor this fall ON platform declaring
emphatically for municipal ownership
and was elected by 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

uIdNluiCt anu lliS
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 4
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 a visit he paid one
Sunday to small colored church in
Virginia. After the usual services the
parson arose and said in a solemn
voice:
I'VE will now hab few shot pray
ers. Brudder Hooper, will yo' kin'ly
lead?"
MA lead? No, sub! All just dealt"
answered the brother, half awake and
half asleep.
New honors have come to Heinrich
C0nried. 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 $2,0eo.o90, will not be ma
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
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ri AYoR TO NJ
III L. JOHNSON
of Cleveland.
Who is wild e ly
nown for his az.
,reseiveness as a
refJImer. is under
discussion now on
account of his cam.
paign against sui.
eide. There have