Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-06
Maxim That MiIIionaires Never
Laugh Knocked Into a Cock
ed Hat by AffabIe Capital
lists.
EVEN ], PIERP0NT MORGAN
SMILES ON REPORTERS
John D, Rockefeller Poses for
Photographer on the Dock
and H, H, Rogers Jokes With
Newspaper Men,
Correspondence Morning Journal.

Correspondence Morning Journal.
New York, Aug. with all the
millionaires swarming back from
abroad Wall street is humming once
more with its accustomed activity.
To many of these gilded gentlemen
the summer seems to have lent a
tinge of geniality and on their ar
rival they knocked the maxim that
millionaires never laugh into a cock
ed hat. Even the snapshot fiend and
the ubiquitous interviewer were cheer
ily met by such notorlously retiring
persons as j. Pierpont Morgan and
John D. Rockefeller. Seasoned in
reviewers almost collapsed with Won
der on Mr.. Morgan's arrival to find
that the huge attendant who usually
pushed all curious persons away from
the magnate was not in evidence and
they could fling their volley of ques-
tions without reprOach. AS for John
D., he not only manifested willing
ness to talk freely--about golf and
blcycling-but Also posed for the
snapshot brigade. Reginald Wander
bildt, who came over on the same
ship with the veteran oil magnate,
characterized him as "a delightful
old gentleman" 1t is true that Will
lam Rockefeller slipped into the
country from Europe by way of Can.
ada, and stopped off ut his Adirondack
camp en- route for New York. But
when he was cornered by reporters
a few days later he submitted with a
laugh to tell something about motor
ing in Europe, and Fl. II. Rogers, the
saturnine oil trust vice president, who
happened to be with him, unbent SO
far as to joke with the reporters
Wall street stands amazed at these
manifestations and Manhattan is be-
ginning to think that its millionaires
are almost human.
axe
Other persons of note who are back
from trips abroad are Deputy Police
Commissioners Rhinelander Waldo
and Mr.. Thomas Sharkey, retired ex-
ponent of the manly art, who now
runs thirst parlor opposite Tam.
many Hall. Captain Waldo spent q
week in London and another in Pari.
studying the police systems, and he
comes back with the statement tina,
our pollce are as good as those abroad
captain waldo returned converted to
the system of identifying criminals
py impressions of their thumbs, as
practlced IN London, and he alleges
that the system has so terrified Lon
uoh tnleVes that they now wear
gloves when they break into house
ihls, OF course, may be a comfort &c
tne householder who goes in for style
AS LOT MI. Sharkey, he went to Paris
W, Wnere ne apparently spent mos
n I1 I
the art treasures. Indeed he became
enamored of the statue of the VennS
ue MILO, which, he conceived. If sci
up behind the bar. would nlease thf
aesthetic taste of his Tammany cus.
toners. II thought" he said. "that
she certainly looked pretty dirty and
badly busted, too But IL couId ge,
kleinvingel, that Dutch friend Of mine
on Third avenue, to put arms on he,
ana fill In the Clipped places and
Just put nice coat OF clean white
paint on her she'd do. So | told mn
Ola guy with brass buttons that I'd
De willing to pay two or three bun.
ured dollars for her. What do Won
thlnk ne says? He told me the gov.
ernment paid $4,000 for the thing,
80 Mr.. Sharkey came home without
MS prize and the Tammany asthete,
must continue to drain their schoon.
ers without any classic lady to grace
'he corner near the pretzel table.
New York Is looking for seconf
haroor TO take care of its overhowinr
commerce and particularly to reliev,
tne congestion along the water front,
Oh Manhattan and Brooklyn. For thI,
purpose Jamaica bay, which form,
tne southern edge of the Borough n
bTookiyn and of a portion of IN,
poIoueh or Queens, stands ready :,
meet her increasing need. Plans hav,
oeen outlined which include the trans
lolihaton OF great stretch OF nm
lSciaiineu marsh land about the ho,
anu OF iand under water. by dIlin,
~ ana pulkheading into iproved har
DOT frontage, and the deenenIng =,
the channels of the bay leading int,
the Atlantic so far as To accoy,o,,,o
GATE coastwise vessels ~ daa,
draught. 1t is estimated that mn Ies
than 1901 900 feet of bulkhead nj,
oe thus added along the shores NJ r.,
mainland alone. The citv ana ~,
national government are co-onera fin,
IN an investigation of this plan. Hill
erto agitation to make jamaica no,
narbor has had no result. owIn,
70 the inadequate funds at the dis
posal of the rivers and harbors com
mite OF congress, which has bee,
compelled to attend to approved en-
glneering projects aggregating $500.
OOO,OOO with an annual Appropriation
of about s19,5O0,O00 for the Who'll
country. Hence local commercial in
terests are now looking hopefully L
the campaign of the national river
and harbors congress for a llbera
policy OF waterways improvement an
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