The Washington herald., 1907-08-30
MEN AND THINGS.


Newspaper Is Best.
F. L. Smith, general manager of the
oldsmobile Company, is a firm believer
In the value Of newspapers as opposed 10
any other form of advertising. About a
year ago he decided TO stop all the ad-
vertising OF his company's wares in the
magazines. and to spend the money in
newspapers. The result has been he
says. that We have done more business
than ever before. and my belief has been
amply justified. There is really no sub
stltute for newspapers as advertising me-
diums We tried booklets, we tried Iitho-
graphs on the walls of various cities, and
VIC spent thousands of dollars in the
magazines in gaudy advertisements. Ii
was the newspapers that brought auto
mobiles into popularity, and ii is they
that by devOting space 20 automobile
news. help the sale of machines, 50 that
to-day the automobile business Is one Of
Americas leading industries The manu-
facturers OF automobiles would help
themselves and their business a great deal
If they confined their advertising to the
daily press"
Royal Irish Yacht Club.
There seems to he little doubt now that
Sir Thomas Upton intends once more to
try and lift the Americas s Cup. He is a
believer in luck TO some extent, and so
his next challenge will come from the
Royal Irish Yacht Club, instead of the
Royal Ulster Club. through which he
challenged before. The Royal Irish Yacht
was organized in 17Sl. and is located at
Kingstown, near Dublin, and it's races are
sailed on courses free from headlands
right out on the Irish Sea The Oldest
yacht club in the world is the Royal
Cork, which was organized in 1720 and
the other clubs older than the Royal Irish
are the Royal Yacht Squadron. Royal
Dee Royal Thames. Royal Western. and
Royal Northern. The Marquis OF Or
monde Is the commodore Of the Royal
Irish Yacht Club. and would probably
come over with Sir Thomas Upton in the
event Of international races The races
Tor the Americas Cup must be sailed be-
fore November !. and the challenger must
give ten months notice, so that the Royal
Irish Yacht Club has three months yet
in which to send its challenge.
The Anglican Conference.
Great things are expected from the
Anglican conference TO be held at Lam
beth Palace. July S. 1905 The Archbishop
Of Canterbury has just sent out a circu-
lar letter TO all Anglican bishops ex-
tending the invitations The conference
viii last until August 8. and among the
subjects 70 be discussed are religious
education in schools, the amounting OF
the sick, marriage problems, foreign mis-
sions. the enrichment OF the prayer-book,
the .ithanasian creed the attitude of the
church toward social and economic ques-
tiOns. and the Christian faith IN its rela-
ton OF modern thought. scientific and
philosophic The archbishop declares in
bis letter that resolutions will be moved
at the conference on the question Of in
ternationsl peace. the Sunday question,
and the opium trade
England Free from Rabies.
Consul General W. II. Michael. OF Cal
cutta. makes an interesting report on the
establishment in India of two Pasteur
institutes. one located at Coouoor. the
other at Kasauli, in the Punjab Both
are much needed ss there are many
deaths annually from the bites Of rabid
animals. But the interesting thing bout
the report is merely incidental 10 t. II
develops that these are the Only two
Pasteur institutes in the whole British
empire There is no need FOR them In
the United Kingdom, for the reaso-s that
rabies has been quite stamped out in
nc lou
regulations Of England have been so
stringent that no case Of rabies has oc-
CURED there for years. and the regula-
ton covering the importation of dogs
are so severe that the reintroduction OF
the disease IS almost impossible
Australia and New Zealand are prac-
tically free from rabies. and these cqun-
tries also have strict regulations regard
ing the importation Of dogs South Africa
and Canada are not so well situated
owing TO the existence Of wolves. foxes
and jackals, some of which are peculiarly
liable TO rabies