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The Washington times., 1907-09-20
LOCAL STOCKS SHOW
A STEADIER TONE
Washington Gas and Wash
ington Railway Common
Show Some Improve
ment-Fair Sales.

There was Just a moderate degree OF
activity on the local Stock Exchange.
with prices generally a shade frmer.
Much OF the business was done after
the regular call. Local traders are find
ing Mitchell Mining a fairly good specu-
lative security, and bids and offers are
-arely more than an eighth apart. The
official announcement of the election OF
The aew president was made on the
Stock Exchange this morning. although
this was nothing in the way of news.
as the Street has been informed OF tie
change for some time. Washington Gas
continues to attract the attention Of a
number of brokers, and the tip is still
in favor of the melon cutting In the
near future. Every one knows what the
intention and desire Of the officials and
insiders is. and the only question 10 be
decided ccnJers on the ability of the
management to secure the necessary
legal permission.
Gas Higher
A sInaH lot Of Gas sold eft Il at the
opening then advanced II 1s. Some
Of the faithful bought the stock buyer
sixty days, at 11za72, The higher prices
represent carrying charges. as result
Of the high rates prevailing for money
~ nc yer cent
Washington Tracticn and Electric
moved up fractiOuaily from j 10 S314-
with moderate sales ana strong unCcr-
tone.
Mitchell Mining Is the speculative
stock Il the list, several hundred shares
selling within a narrow range. IA and
rs with the inside bid at the close
Lanston mOnotype sold sparingly buy
Bonds were firm and prices steady.
The Washington times., 1907-09-20
LOCAL MENTOR.
Some Peeole "a .fMaItH 60

Because Il chances to be served them-but
II s purely a matter Of preference with the
great majority Have you tried tt9 Ask for
Schneider's when ordering; at grocers.
Welsbach Lights-Gas Repairs.
6ls 18th st. c. A Muddimau & Co.. Is04 q.
The Washington times., 1907-09-20
JUDGES PLEAS FAIL
TO SAVE MRS. NATION

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-09-20

sales TO noon today, 2S5. 500.
Total sales yesterday, 800. 800.
The Washington times., 1907-09-20
Trust Retained Nearly Half.
GobbIed Export Trade.

kellogg brought out testimony regard
ing the system by which the Standard
The Washington times., 1907-09-20

Uptown professionals were reported
this morning as making an effort in the
early operations to reach stop orders
placed under the market. Gossip uptown
last night Indicated that the uptown ele-
ment Is not bullish. but is not sure Of
its position on the short side by any.
means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08

Continued from fourth page.

thus saving the latter's life, caused him to be
at one time object OF popular favor and
also In America, which he visited some fifteen
years ago But the lamentable showing which
he made as commander of the torpedo boat
division and as one of the ranking officers Of
the navy during the war with Turkey. when so
much was expected from the costly Grecian
feet. followed by a still greater amount
of bungling on his part as Governor General
of Crete. office to which he was appointed
with large salary and allowances. and where
he showed himself not a liberal minded ruler
but a petty despot. Indeed, his behavior while
in Crete, his neglect TO fulfil any of the eX-
pectations which had been formed TO the
Of his viceroyalty and the trouble
which he gave to the great powers by his alb
surd pretensions, his extravagant demands his
constant complaints and by his Indifference to
the duties and obligations of his Office were
such as TO excite Ill will against him in every
capital OF Europe
With prospect of succeeding to the Crown
of Greece or of Denmark. and realizing that
after the experiment in Crete there can never
be any question of his being chosen like his
cousin Charles or Denmark to occupy any va
cant throne, he has apparently come to the
vote himself to life OF idleness and pleasure,
with every luxury placed within his reach by
means of fortune that renders him indepen-
dent Of the authority Of the Crown Of Greece OF
any Of the other royal houses OF Europe For
Ecions Of royalty are subjected TO good deal
OF tyranny on the part Of the chiefs OF their
dynasties, who take advantage Of their posi-
ton not only as head Of the family but also as
sovereign to suspend the payment of the al
lOWGDces OF any OF princes OF Processes or
their house who decline to conform to their
views AS Of the part proprietors of the
Monte Carlo establishment and deriving a large
annual income from its tables and from the
ruin of the foolish people who play there, and
as being in addition thereto In control Of his
wife's fortune Of S16,00,0O0. George viii hence
forth be able to snap his fingers at his royal and
imperial relatives. and in particular at his
father, King George of Greece who. going to
Athens In 1853 penniless princelet of Den
mark. has managed SO well for himself that he
has accumulated very big fortune, the founda-
tions OF which laid by means Of specula-
ton IN American grain under the advice of the
late General Meredith Reade. United States
Envoy st Athens during the Russian war with
Turkey, when all the Black Sea grain ports
wcre closed to maritime trade.
EX-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
MIGHT SAVE MANY LIVES.

With staff Of fifty nurses working the year
round practically all poor mothers in the city
could be instructed how to save their babies
lives. Such a staff would cost $4,000 year
Thirty nine thousand dollars year TO
ten thousand Iives-and yet million and half
is annually wasted in the conduct of single
city department.
These are a few of the things that might be
done with the whole d part, of the money
which is being wasted in the running OF de-
partment of the city service. But this is not
an isolated instance Of the manner in which pub
lie money is wasted. If il was, the matter would
not be of such vital importance. The closing
Clelan by the commission which investigated
the workings Of Mr.. Ahearn's department has
deep significance to every citizen of New York.
II says:
In conclusion, desire TO point out that. in
our opinion. the ineff1cency, neglect, waste and
corruption disclosed in the course Of this III
quiry afford striking example of what may be
expected IN greater or less degree in any de-
partrnent of the city government when. in the
Office OF the President Of the Borough Of Man
haitian, there is an unscientific distribution of
governmental functions and a lack of controlling
and informing system Of accounts and periodic
reports"
If SO much could be done with the amount
wasted in single year in one department of the
city government how much could be done with
the amount which this report indicates is TAX
ing place in them all?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
FINDING A LOST SOVEREIGN

Look here, mister, Did you drop tbs here so,--
ereign?'' e ''
me party addressed turned around and looked
at the bootblack. the latter held out SOVEREIGN
I'm his hand.
Why. good graciousi let me see-vhv YES.
you're a fine boy. you are; here-here's a co,iple
OF shillings FOR you. That's right. my boy: he
hCIest-it pays 4" -
So saving the delighted man slipped the SOW
eretgn into his pocket and walked of
And YOU hadn't lost the money at aIe'' inorIired
a companion of the fortunate possessor as the two
comfortably rested their elbows on the bar ard
proceeded to hide the respective ends OF their
noses in n couple of glasses
or course not But, you see. / gave the kid
two shillings. which was certainly fair. And I'm
just eighteen shtilings the good exclaimed the
Individual. he tossed the coin under discussion
en- to ;he counter and called for change
The barnlatd picked up the coin, gave IL n care
less glance and quietly pushed It back.
''CounteTfeit,'' she said.
For the next minute IL was so Quiet Won could
hear the beer foam.
And this is the highly moral city of London
bitterly exclaimed the duped man. as he passed
out into the cherries street ITO think that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08

for farm nfe and instead OF rakins new mown
hay he rakes in decisions lawsuits Tor tne
Inter-Met Some day. though. he expects to give
that up for the simple life on farm Tor ne Thinks
there is nothing like farming.
MT. Cravath is of the few lawyers IN New
York who talk 10 newspaper men he al
ways declines say anything except when he
that il an absolute necessity to talk. and
then he invariably p-efaces whatever he has TO
say with the request, Please don't quote me
tell you this for your information
sion's inquiry into the merger Mr. Cravath says
little possible but what he does say is to the
5 IN 'e Ir ~ eTctrc an ice
berg" disgustedy exclaimed a lawyer who was
arguing case against Mr. Cravath one day: aas
of the why Mr.. Cravath is one of the best
paid lawyers in the world to-day
While opposed to talking 10 reporters. Nj era
yath is nevertheless one Of the best liked Of men
courteous to them and has the reputation OF be
ing absolutely square"
Law school in 1856. receiving the first prize in
municipal law and also the appointment as prize
the three sc t, yeaTs After that he was
member of two law firms but soon began
coming counsel for the Westinghouse Air Brake
oalisns' ing j - e. 1 aTger ui,I
minating companies in New, York. Brooklyn and
the Tnterborough- Metropolitan Company.
1t at Columbia University that Mr. Cravsth
classmates discovered a likeness between his pro
file and that Of Cicero HIS fellow Studcnt was
quick 10 dub him Cicero and his after life has
well borne out that nickname-better than the Co
lumba law students imagined when they jestinsly
gave him the
Some Of Mr. CTavath's classmates still insist that
he takes certain amount OF secret pride IN the
name. and they that he cultivated statellneSS
OF bearing. Of gesture ana oratory better TO bear
out the sppellgtion.
The enormous Zee Of $4,000 was said to have been
paid to Mr.. Cravath FOR drawing lease between
the New York city Railway Company and the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company. But that
Is only one of the many large fees that ne has
received IN the course Of his law practice.
The only political office n such II may be called.
that Mr.. CrHvath has held was when President
Morris OF the Republican County Committee ap-
pointed him e member OF the committee TO exam
Inc the primary law and decide whether not 1t
requires that the delegates to Congressional con-
ventons elected by election district units Of
resentatfop. whether the Assembly district unit
permissible,
In 1893 Mr. Crsvath married Miss Agnes Hunting
ton the actress Miss Huntington was a pupil OF
the younger Lamperti in Dresden.
If the Interborough- Metropolitan Company de-
cIdes test the constitutioualty of the public
act. Mr.. Cravath VIII fail the burden OF the
legal the preparation Of the corporattonS
case. He has been reticent from the start about
expressing any opinion about the constitutionality
Of -. act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
THE BISON ENJOYED IT.
Breaks Up C0Calry Troop IN Park
Near Washington.

Among the many denizens of the Geological
Park on Rock Creek Washington n. -. there
is a huge specimen OF the Bison Amsricanus.
buffalo. Wherever may have been his previous
abode and the manner of his separation therefrom.
present he is confined the limits Of a small
Enclosure Of posts and wire forming a yard around
his stable. which is located near che of the roads
through the park. He has no companion 10 share
the sorrows of hts dreary life. and his inherited
instinct for roaming at will large areas is
subdued by restriction to space hardly large
enough TO enable him TO acquire full speed in a
charge. The gloomy monotony Of his existence
is not relieved by any incident Of interest and he
wanders about in Istless way. apparently re-
signed his fate His physical condition, how
ever. remains uniInpaired although his appearance
is ragged this Of shedding. his bright
eyes form brilliant points against the dark
shaggy background OF his powerful forequarters.
What could turn to soften his detected mien
suspect him Of being capable of taking an interest
in lifs Of possessing sense OF hqm9 no
have seen the buffalo on his native heath and to
so the Of pd these %h nm ay the g
interest and at the same time furnish affirmative
answers to the questions propounded:
In the early part 49, Df last st. Nay Troop F. 18Th
6{ m %eeSy pactcs @ahSs Ha on
mile before arriving at the region of animal cages
whifs and furtive chances plainly indicated that
they were on the alert and that things were not
continued to Increase. and the leading troopers
nitv near the edge Of the road their mounts made
a sudden discovery. and rushed in the opposite
direction: and although no horses In our army have
better training. the head OF the column badly
deranged and the TROOPERS had busy moments
keeping their seats and maintaining control
Seeing the trouble he creating, bovine
friend, with wicked twinkle in his eye. proceeded
10 get into the game and contribute 10 the hilarity
OF the occasion After a few preliminary movements
he went down and rolled over and over. to the in
creasing CONSERVATION of the equines and of the
rockies them: and then. TO show satisfaction
with the havoc he had wrought and his readiness
to meet all corners. he issued his def by paving
the earth and shaking his huge name The tail Of
the troop managed TO get by, in open order. and
buffalo a parting shot, kicked his heels
and INDUCED in other undgnifed antics. Who will
deny that he thoroughly enjoyed the sport and
had the time Of his ufe?-Army and Navy Life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
JOKE ON A NATIVE.

There is no telling what Overexcitsd man
In the presence Of the Governor Of the Empire
State is going 10 say at times AT Sandy Hlla
native of that viIlage-where, by the way. Gov
ernor Hughes spent part OF his CHILDHOOD
leaned over the car seat and became conhden-
tiaI with the newspaper men
I've got q fine name for that new baby Of
the Governors said he. and I'm going 70
spring it on Mr. Hughes when I shake hands
with him I'm going TO suggest that he nams
the baby LIewellyn- I'll bet he'll catch every
Welsh vote in the state with that name
Go ahead and spring it and see how Go
takes 1T said the heartIess reporter
The native sprung it.
We've already named the boy Elizabeth
He's a girl said the Governor. smiling broadly
at the confusion Of the suggestsr
At little place named ReTnsOn. on tbs
Rome, Watertowu & Ogdensburs Railroad. be-
rier. Tom" Morgan, made his way into the
car
Il want 10 shake hands with the Welsh Cow
eruor.'' said the old man As he approached
the Governor he was nOtiCeably nervous Mr.
Hughes shook Morgan cordially by the hand
and the old man somewhat feaTfUllv raised his
eyes. looking at the chief executive from loot to
head His glance travelled TO the top OF the
silk hat. and then his face became wreatnsd
with smiles he calculated
say Governor. I've got A hat Ike that
The laugh that followed broke the ice. and ths
old man continued.
Governor. they do be tellin' me that you
travel around a good bit Amt ye afraid 20 ride
or the Cars2
"Oh. rye got used 10 IT," said the Governor
"Ah. but IFS dangerouS-fange roUs. SAID
Morgan Il haven't been on the cars before for
fifty Years
Al Geneva. where the Governor made an sd-
dress ~ the celebration OF the twenty fifth an
niverSarv Of the founding OF the Agricultural
Experiment Station. a handsome gray haired
woman reminded him that she knew him whe7
he was at OsweGO-
oh yes replied the Governor, Tor once q
little Of his guard. that was when I was
about So high. measuring the distance tom
the floor
oh no. no. Governor said The Womaa
aghast. Really. Governor m not 81 mnca
older than YOU as all that
Mr. Hughes had hard work "sgusring him
self after This remark II was another blustra-
ton Of the houeIv prOverb that the uuia
should not he spOkan a all times
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
GOVERNOR AND PEOPLE
DIR. Hughes Shoes Interest in Agr-
cultural as We'll as Public affair,

Governor Hughes in the last two weeks -.
been shaking hands with the county fa,rz &
various parts OF the state. The round OF -.
fairs has been novel and exhilaratfng tn ~.
chief executive and Illuminating 10 tho,,
sands OF persons who had obtained the irnpra-
sion that he was too austere and matter-of-r.c,
to be good mixer
The Governor has attended the Wsshiny+,.
County fair at Sandy Hill. the Lewis Con,.-
fair at LowviIle. the Delaware County fair ;.
Delhi and the Fulton County fair at Johns.
town After speaking to a great audience :,
LowvilIe he said to Tribune reporter:
''One OF the most delightful features Of ~,
Governorship. and which Offsets MANY =.
the trying duties of the Office. is meeting ~.
good people of the state face to face Observ,,.
at close range their intelligence. character hos
pitality. and seeing them respond to appeal.
for higher standard of civic duty"
1t was noticed that when the Governor h.
gan his campaigning in 1906 he was not entfrslv
felicitous on his feet. II was work for a
man whose mind had been trained along tba
lines Of logic and whose efforts for two wear,
had been devoted to unraveIlfng public Hghting
and insurance mysteries After the first two ~
three speeches. however. he caught the rich,
stride. and his speeches were increasingly a..
fective.
When the Governor set out upon his recen,
round of county fairs he began meeting peoria
more interested in strictly agricultural Dur
suits than statecraft- His task was to demon
strate his interest in the affairs Of the farmers
and at the same time to insti some whole
some truths about his own administration II
is not stretching the truth to say that the Gov
ernor has been entirely successful His Iargs
audiences have been attentive and enthusiastic
Leaving the utilities out Of consideration Mr.
Hughes had jolly time. There was not dun
hour in the whole trip
1t is worthy Of note that the Governor is no
longer a slender man Three years ago he was
somewhat thin He Is fast approaching tina
heavyweight class. He now tips the beam cOss
10 two hundred pounds and came home heavier
than he started out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
a SEAT FOR EACH CHILD.

TIE S1,5ooOo0 a year wasted in the Borough
Presidents Office would pay interest bonds
for this amount Of money. and leave besides
81 100000 a year to contribute TO the sinking
fund and pay the cost OF maintenance. that
the entire expenditure necessary 10 do away
rtth all overcrowding IN the city schools could
be amply provided for out Of the amount an
=1Esally wasted under Mr. AhearD's adn1iuistra-
don
This army Of children that will troop back to
school next week will be composed of two dis
tsnct classes There will be the tanned
youngsters. fun of energy and vitality. gained by
health giving life in the country during the hot
summer months. They will be In splendid con-
sstiou physically and mentally to take up their
school tasks But there will also be the pale,
anaric little ones. lacking in both energy and
vitality because they have been compelled 10
spend the summer months working In factories
or selling papers in the streets to help support
humble homes. This latter type will comprise
approximately one-half the army Of children
which will hesiege the schools next week.
The city Health Department asserts that the
syeten, of medically examining school children
10 ascertain whether any OF them are affected
with contagious diseases is almost perfect The
department also attempts further medical ex-
animation into the physical and mental fitnegs
Of the child for school work Many OF them
out ounces. or utterly intractable at school
because of simple physical mental de-
feet durable by medical treatment. These cases
are most often found among the children of the
POOR, and the reason Is clearly indicated by the
yer. appearance OF the children when they re-
turn at the beginning OF the fall term. The best
the Health Department has been able do up
10 the present in the direction Of making this
second medical examination into the fitness of
school children is TO examine them when they
first enter school. Though this is move in the
right direction, II is by means sufficient.
especially SO far as the children from the poorer
districts concerned. The health authorities
admit that every child should be medically ex-
arnined as to his or her physical and mental
fitness ar least once a year, and II affected with
durable defects records should be kept OF his
or her progress toward recovery under treat
rnepf or her frCr,,
tionai point of view the same time III thi.
were thoroughly done, 81 is held, at least so
per cent OF the school children who now dr,st
into crime and the lunatc asylurns could be
turned into intelligent and useful citizens
Tho reason this is not done Is because it
wO1A msan ehe spending OF q Lot move money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
ROOF FAIRGROUNDS.

Without running into undue paternaism the
city could make the lot of school children in the
poorer districts much more bearable than II now
is The Borough President Of Manhattan could
from his own stoop throw a stone TO two differ
ent school buildings the roofs of which nave
heeD converted into gardens in which tbs chill
dren attending them during the summer months
are able TO get q breath of fresh ar IN me
crowded districts there are eleven of these rooT
gardens They have proved a sodsend to the
little ones Thirty-three more are needed, &C
cordng the superintendent OF schooi pay
grounds. It would not be a serious matter
financially TO provide them either. For S1b.0oe
they could be fitted up. and for S11,55o year
they could be maintained and staff or IN
structors employed
About s12 900 year, Why, one-a single one
of Mr. Ahearn's favored contractors gathered
In more than that in net profit on goods sup
piled the department without tender IN q
single year.
In the crowded school districts there now
thirty recreation centres where instructors are
er1rloyed to teach the little ones how to enjoy
themselves and improve their physical condition
by athletic exercise, These recreation centres
are in the school buildings and are open after
regular hours in the afternoon and evening
There ought TO be thirty more Of them. accord
ing TO the superintendent
They cost 1880 a month for nine months in
the year. This provides for everything. includ-
ing instructors. 1t would cost $4,000 a year
10 give the city full complement OF these rec
reation centres for school children It is a good
deal of money. $4,000 year, but a mere baga-
tele when compared with the amount wasted
year IN the Borough President oiICt-
Twenty thousand babies die every year in New
York.
Almost one half of these lives might be saved.
The chief cause of death Is ignorance and often
the ignorance OF the mothers.
During the last summer the Society for I'M
proving the Condition Of the Poor has had d
staff Of twenty three doing missionary
work among the mothers in the crowded dis
tricts They have saved thousands by their
work
A baby who dies from illness that might have
been prevented or cured is baby who might
grow 20 be q healthy woman, and by It's
preventable death in infancy the community
loses one unit from its possible population.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
HARD WORKING L4WYER
Paul d. Crauath One Of the Busiest
of Professional Men.

Paul D. Crsvath is the head OF the legal depart
rr,ent OF the Interborougl- Metropolitan Company,
AT the hearings of the Public Service Commits
sicn's inquiry into the merger Mr. Cravath has
frequently interrupted with questions and sugges-
tons that have pulled the officials of the company
who were the stand out Of tight places Upon
hts shoulders will fall the burden OF tho work
when William NJ WINS seeks by legal to
force the company to surrender It's books 20 the
insnecton of the commissions accountant
Mr. Cravath is considered 1.-The busiest lawyer in
New York" But ha does not naturally enjoy the
low courts; his much prefers life farm But
he ssvs he Is always too busy to crafty his desire