The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-09

&NcW 1oih, aug. ~ Is D. pTO-
verb, almost forgotten in this part Of
the country which says that Honesty
is the best policy" In spite of the
overwhelming evidence to the contrary
presented by ninety-nine per cent Of
our multimillionaires and politicians
there are still a few unsophisticated
poor devils left who steadfastly believe
in the truth of this ancient proverb.
Cases which tend to corroborate the
truth of this superannuated maxim
happen jus often enough to keep the
proverb from becoming altogether dis
credited.
One of these eases happened here the
other day, when poor brakeman on the
Long Island railroad found in one of
the coaches a woman's handbag con-
tanning 100000 worth Of jewelry and
money and turned his find over to the
Office of the railroad company. The val
liable property belonged to a wealthy
woman who was so favorably impressed
with the honesty Of the man that she
arranged with the officials of the rail-
road not only for handsome reward
for the man, In the form of cash and
for the offer Of life position with a
salary of 500 a month to the honest
fellow. He accepted the cash and the
clothes, but declined the offer of a life
position, saying that 500 a month was
not an inducement for an ambitious
young man. He hopes to advance in
his chosen profession and hopes to earn
a great deal more than 800 a month.
It may be added that the young man.
who seems to be made of the right
kind of stuff has advanced one big step
already toward the aim of his ambition,
= by being promoted to the position Of
collector. The railroad management
evidently thought that a man of such
position Of collector
Men of finance and some who are not
but would like to be, were cruelty dis
appointed the other day when the papers
published a story under the date of
Cleveland, stating in the headlines that
John D. Rockefeller in an address be-
fore Sunday school class had given
golden advice concerning the best in
vestments. Such advice from a man
like the oil king could not but be of the
greatest value to all who would like to
get rich quick, honestly If possible, but
rich at all events. One may imagine
the disappointment of the readers when
they found Mr. Rockefeller had advised
the children to do something every day
to cheer others and told them, in all
seriousness he considered that the best
investment they could make. This re-
oSub fror a
cruel joke. when they recalled how the
distinguished speaker thrOttled rival
company one day and raised the price
of oil the next day, had not Mr.. Rookie
Teller added the open confession that
somehow or other he could never re-
membered the truths once learned. al
me proper moment. That explains a
eargt deal in Mr.. Rockefellers career
1t is incredible how cruel and in
4 human some persons can be notwith-
standing the persistent efforts Of the
IS p. c. A. ard other similar institu-
tons. The other day the manager of
shirtwaist factory in this city, where
about two hundred young women are
employed, posted a rule prohibiting the
women the exercise of their tongue. He
might as we'll have ordered them to stop
breathing and it was quite natural
that all his women went on strike
against the enforcement of the rule
against talking.
boy Of seventeen years was taken
into court here the other day by his
parents to have his sanity inquired in
to. The parents stated that their son
had become deranged by the reading OF
socialist literature, but, Of course this
serious charge against socialistic litera-
ture is entirely untenable and was
prompted merely by the parents ignor-
ance and prejudice. It was merely a
case of confounding cause and effect