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The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

closer supervision Of securities listed.
and the abolition of the unlisted depart
ment.
On the vexed questions OF margin trad
ing and short selling the committee holds
the belief that existing practice is Ie-
gitimate and useful. Purchasing Sc
curities on margin" says the report.
is as legitimate transaction as pur-
chase Of any other property in which
part payment IS deferred" Short selling
Is defended as tending to produce stead
iness IN prices. There is no other means.
according 10 the committee. OF restraining
unwarranted marking up and down Of
prices. The practice Of dealing in fu-
lures is justified at some length as alb
solutely necessary in modern business in
order that continuous supplies OF staple
commodities may be had at prices equal
lied throughout the year. German ef-
forts TO regulate speculation by law are
declared 10 have failed. or 10 have pro-
duced results as Objectionable as those
sought to be forbidden. short selling Of
grain and -four is stin prohibited in
Germany. but. 1t is alleged, with un-
happy effects upon prices and markets.
TO the disadvantage OF both buyer and
seller.
The situation as disclosed by the re-
port. therefore. seems TO be that In
furious speculation must be endured be-
cause 1t cannot be prevented without
interfering with those forms Of specula-
ton which are legitimate and necessary
as constituting reasonable and proper
provision OF the future. Bucket shop
gambling can be forbidden by law. and
should be. but not that which is per-
mitted to flourish on the stock and COM
modify exchanges. A serious response
bility thus rests upon the ruling authori-
ties OF these exchanges. We doubt not
that they can mitigate many OF the
worst evils Of which complaint has been
made. and they should at least attempt
to do So II would help, too, II the inno-
cent public could be made to realize
that as the report afirms. practically
every inexperienced person who takes a
flyer in Wall street, depending on his
own judgment or on the interested advice
OF others. eventually loses his money.
The game rarely runs IN favor OF the
outsider.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
A Newspapers Record.

/ The Augusta Chronicle has just COM
pieted the systematic arrangement and
binding Of its files. practically complete.
for a period extending over 125 years.
/ During that time the country has passen
through four wars and twenty-odd Fed
( eral administrations. while the Chronicle
itself has passed through two disastrous
fires and more than one destructive food.
What, 10 Augusta and the surrounding
/ territoy, an invaluable record those files
( CONSTITUTED Where is the oldest inhab-
itant" who viii dare venture his memory
/ against facts set down therein? Chill
dren may look up the goings and thu
/ comings Of their great-grandparents
customs. manners. markets. tragedies,
joys births. deaths. and what not OF the
long. long ago. all are set down in these
fles-1o, 20 30. 100. and 10 years back.
The Washington Herald is not yet three
years OF age. Really, We feel excessively
Juvenile when we think Of our own
brief years and compare them with the
Chronicles century and a quarter. And
yet It stimulates much genuine interest
TO look back through The Herald files
covering that shc-: ps5.od and note the
progress OF events and things-the real
izations Of our hopes. and, here and
there. some disappointments and sor-
rows Ours has been an optimistic rec
ord, whatever else it may not have been
and We feel that in the making OF
Washingtons latser-day history we have
played an honorable part; but when we
think Of that old veteran down South.
we doubt that we have Travelled very
far. after all
It IS somewhat remarkable. in all the
circumstances. that the Chronicle should
have been able to preserve Hs files in
their practical entirety for all these
years Of its life. The first editor OF the
Chronicle must have been a periwigged
gentleman with a keen eye to affairs as
they fell out under a republican order
OF things. contrasted with a recent roval
order Of things. Old Glory was not near
ly so abundantly star-spangIed IN his dav
ana time as it is nowadays; neither did
that first editor foresee the day when the
chronicle would swing out another flag.
and swear allegiance to that only to re-
turn TO its first love by and by with
fine and compelling loyalty. It is a far
cry from first editor Whars-hIs-name n
present editor Loyless; yet there. in
black and white, Is the Chronicles story,
A century and quarter Of honorable.
efficient result-getting journalistic en-
deavor Is fine thing to boast Of. and we
congratulate the Chronicle venerable
old youngster that II is-and wish # 125
years more OF the same thing
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

in this country. growing wider every day;
the wealthy churches as conuasted with
the wretched tenements. It IS the ideal
ist who can see the discrepancy between
the doctrine Of Thou shalt love they
neighbor as thyself' and the comfort
with which men pile money on money
for their own gratihcation solely or i'm
PEELED by selfish greed.
In this country from time 70 time we
have had enthusiasts who have touched
such subjects as these. pointing out TO US
how far the modern world has strayed
from the teaching OF Jesus Christ. and
although in the selfish rush and hurry Of
busy world the lamentations Of these
protagonists have been soon forgotten,
We may recognize IT as symptomatc OF a
latent dissatisfaction with cur SNUG real
ism that one OF these books. In lis
Steps, is reported by the booksellers 10
have had the largest sale ever accorded
70 any modern piece Of writing.
Accept the dicta Of "the gods that are"
as We may-content ourselves as we viii
with the struggle OF life. man against
man, and sauye qui peut-the fact re-
mains that in the souls OF most OF US
there is a realization. however dim. OF
the absurdity Of trying 10 square modern
conditions Of social life and struggle with
the Christian faith. Within the heart
there IS, there must be. a yearning to-
L.
one OF US. perhaps. can GO much toward
reaching the ideal. but when. at times.
we hear a voice like Tolstors crying IN
the wilderness" we are made 10 realize
that each OF us can do something. and
that love OF our feIIow-man, which alone
can lift US toward the ideal. IS without
money and without price.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

rs it right TO tax every fruit dealer.
every Gamer, every grocer. and every
consumer in the United States 10 benefit
a mere Aandfui OF fruit growers?" asks
the Baltimore Sun. Right? OF course.
it is not right! But what on earth has
that to do with il in stand-pat phnoso-
ply?
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Prentice a. n Pnragrapher.

George D. Prentice. credited with he
ing the father OF the newspaper para
graph. used 10 hand them out like this:
A contemporary threatens to make US
see ourselves by holding up a glass 10
our face His great fault Is that he has
held up too many glasses to his own
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE GRADUATEs.

He who takes a job IN town.
There 10 keep a desk held down.
Should maintain the college vim
Here's a little yen for him:
RAN Rahl Rah,
Ledger
He who goes back TO the farm
Needn't lose the college charm.
For the dweller In the dell
Here's another little yell.
Siss, Boom. All
Woodplle.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Marriage for Reformatory End,.

ffull Us blltlIn1r6 Alneric1u-
Two years ago girl in Ohio got a
young man out OF prison and married
him 70 reform him. The other dav he
shot her. That is the usual end Of mar
rage for reformatorv purposes. but the
moral seems entirely wasted On emo
tionaI femininity
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The Wichita Eagle does not like It par
tieularly that Dr. Ellot's list OF 100 best
books contains nothing by a Kansas
writer. Rather than have any hard feel
ings about it, the doctor should concede
that William Allen White is IN a class
by himself.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
For Taft To Decide.

Prom the Philadelphia North American
II Is Up to Taft now TO decide when Is
whisky not whisky?' This may not be
so difficult since he has studied the anal
ogous question, When Is zrevisioa not
revlsion?"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Behind the Taft smiIe-

From the Baltimore News
Still we have hopes that behind that
piaeid smile and contented expression Of
Mr- Iafts there turks something which
Mr.. Aldrich does not dare tamper with.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

OF course. Spain viii think Cuba a
dghtwad for refusing TO pay that trifing
SSSlO0oooo, but Cuba needs a few peach
basket hats and peek-a-boo shirt waists
herself this summer.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Confrarr Evidenee.

L once won a prize for getting the
most words on a postal card"
How much did you get?"
Fifty dollars"
And yet people say there's no money
IN literature"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The sugar trust complains that public
feeling IS against it. Public feeling. Il
might also be noted in passing. is more
or less against sand-baggers and second
story men.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Not Consistent.

What was saying when lodged
that automobile7"
You were saying that life IS not worth
living. But II you think so. why did you
dOdge?"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The Norfolk Yirginian-Pnot is exploiting
new word Of its OWE colnage-''hel-
leicose." We do not know exactly what
Il means, but it looks as though It might
come in handy If the mercury climbs
much higher
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Denied All soIace.

DO you enjoy grand operaT'
I don't know as I do" answered Pa
Nuritch. Ma tells me It's bad form 70
applaud, and know myself that it's bad
form 10 sncOze."
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

An Iowa pawnbroker recently sold a
debtors wooden leg 20 satisfy an obIiga-
ton Financially. as well as physically.
that debtor is. plainly enough. on his last
leg
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

Hereafter, party conventions should
adopt for platform purposes the motto
the railroads invariably attach 20 the
timetable ads: Subject to change with
out notice"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

That young fellow has thousand dol
lars saved up"
Maybe we could interest him IN our
scheme"
7 think not He's already interested in
a scheme. He's going TO be married"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
REMARKS ABOUT TAFT.
winning One Wnr-

From tho Baltimors American.
President Taft may be losing at golf.
but he keeps on winning the confidence
of the people.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Very Bulky.

I'm glad I am a bard to-day;
In shorter Odes we deal
wouldn't like 20 have 70 pay
The postage on Lucille"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
He Did

Young man. do you make the best use
OF your timer
Yes; loaf whenever I get a chance. -
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Then Something win BE Doing.

From the Baltimore Sun
Mr. Tart Is preparing to take or his
coat, roll Up his sleeves. and take a hand
In the tariff game.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The poor consumer! To him all Is lost
save honor; and he cannot possibly eat
that,
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
Cultivation Of virtue.

Rev Anna g. Spencer
Virtue cannot De cultivated In a corner
BY a few saints and philosophers. To be
permanent its programme must include
the most ignorant and TIE most degraded
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The Atlanta Constitution thinks the con-
sumer is at least as real as the hole IN
the doughnut Wen. the hole in the
doughnut is no myth.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The suggestion Of Woodrow Wilson
for the Presidency is one that commands
respect" AYERS the Newark Star Il does,
indeed. Its very age alone entities It 20
that much
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

Not infrequently It happens. also. that
love goes out by the door when exces-
sive wealth comes through the window.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
A. Ii Seen1a
Couldn't Be Reached.

A chauffeur claims that one woman can
scatter IL as many directions as six
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The Department o. Agriculture need not
lay the aattering JUNCTION TO its soul that
it has discovered something new in that
so-called individual watermelon" Eras-
tus Washington Lincoln Smif. Of Jaw
jaw. has insisted on individual water
melons for many, many moons-and has
always managed 10 get them, moreover.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

They are technically arresting' gam
blers in Charleston says the Knoxville
Sentinel Probably the defendants would
be perfectly willing 10 plead guilty 10
technical gambling" provided they were
permitted TO pay their fines IN stage
money.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

When Senator Bradley wants 70 get a
pet tariff item or two in the bill. II ap-
pears. he creates the impression in open
Senate that he is merely joking-and he
gets what he wants. What a pity the
voters did not expressly aver that they
were only Joking last fall when they
voted for a general downward revision OF
the schedules.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

Who's who In America" IS a great
deal more dificult 70 determine than
who's who IN the Senate. When it comes
10 the latter proposition. everybody
seems 70 guess right the very first time
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The University Of Nebraska has turned
down a donation from Deacon Rockefel-
Ter; but more in sorrow than IN anger
no doubt
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

AT no time did the Republican party
consent that the tariff should be revised
by its enemies" says the Kansas City
Journal The fuilness OF time may show.
nevertheless. that It is really being 50
revised.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

The great trouble with the Congression-
al Record is its persistent habit OF re-
peating a lot Of old. old stories.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

A Savannah girl thinks "Dearie" IS
the most beautiful song ever written"
Bless her heart, There are a whole lot
OF Us who wish we were youthful and
buoyant enough 10 think so. TOO.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

Can dogs think?" inquiries a scientist.
II they can. life must be a real burden TO
the poodles and Skye terriers.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

It is agreeable TO any reader TO find the
often hypercritical Boston Herald bearing
words OF praise. and It must be pleasant
to Senator Lodge 70 read such expressions
as these:
We do not to-day pursue ths Senator into tbe
labyrinths q the tariH debata Il is far uo-s
pleasant 10 bear him discourse on New EnaIans'z
in1iuence He-0 n any rste. is a theme o., v-ti-b
New EngAnd W1l PRESENT no difference of or-inion
New England knows wen enough how local An isr,a
The tariff really is Meanwhile " rs5ol,s -
senator when be Il hndled with the historic asrpe
Then. Il seems 70 rs. ne buns With uore suursnz
raciance than when the hsnl and eoonosuie e-os
play about him
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

What delight this world would be for
the politicians If there were not a few
William E. Chandler sort Of folks around
VINO persist in keeping serap-books and
pulling their pestiferous clippings A.
awkward moments
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

"Old Jacob Weatherly IS a man OF ex-
treme regularity. and on the principle OF
early % bed &C. Is the best guiding
rule for a household. He insists that
every one Ender his roof and authority
shall retire at $50 o'clock" said Jacob
Krammerer. OF Philadelphia, al the Coch-
ran recently
"As may be readily understood con-
tinued Nj Kammerer. this rule some-
times proves irksOme 20 the younger
members OF the family. especially 20
Charles.
mans estate. and on his birthday Jacob
gave him his blessing. 7 have no longer
any authority over you.' he said. now
mat you are tWenty-One years old, you
must act as pleases yOu best
On the following Saturday evening
therefore, Charles returned home al HIS
o'clock and raped at the door"
Who's that1' said Jacob from the
window
Charles" replied his son.
But why do you come home az this
hour2 Don't you knew we lock Up at
Yes, demonstrated The youth. but
7 m gone twenty-One now, and can do as
I please
Quite so. said the osd man. but
so can T. And the window went down
with bang. and Charles vas left 10 face
the dark fact that twenty-one worked
two ways"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

TO-mOrrovv-ROmance Of Real Estate.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25
NO PARDON FOR
CASHIER BUTTS

X chnond, Va, Sept. 25..--A nor
folk and Portsmouth delegation.
headed by II. G.. Avery. called upon
Governor Swanson yesterday In
hopes OF inducing him TO extend
clemency 20 A. b. Butts, cashier OF
the wrecked bank OF Portsmouth
who Is now serving n term In the
State ,penitenitary. In dh party with
Avery were A. G.. Porter, w. c.. Not
tngham John f. Dolan and l.. Priv
lit. The delegation does not state
upon what grounds its pleas are
based.
The onense of Butt was a serious
one. He got away with considerably
more than four hundred thousand
dollars, and caused the ruin of many
poor families. Nineteen or twenty
indictments are st,ll against him.
Even If he were to regain his liberty
he might be prosecuted on somo OF
these The erring cashier has al
ready served about half his term.
The Governor reached his final de-
terminal on not 10 Interfere with tho
sentence Of the court ia the case OF
Butts, who will be required TO com
pletc his sentence in the penitenti-
ary
IL Will be- recalled that Butts.
when no came TO Richmond to be-
gin his term, rode IN a special char
tered car, plcntifully stocked with
wine and in company with q numb
er OF his friends, who were Toasted
and dincd On the way.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25
Inspiring Pageant Lead by
the Clearmont and Half
Moon, Movs Up the Hud
son.
CANNONS BOOM
WHISTLES BLOW
Tonight With Bright
Parade Will BE Repeated
Illumination.

New YORK, Sept 25-The Hud-
son-Fulton pageant started at eley-
en- o'clock ten thousand steAm whis
ties shriekil4 out a doafning wei
come as the ClearmOnt. and HaIf
Moon, leading the pageant, started
up the river.
The booming of cl1ucns added TO
the demoa@rrion. &c is estimated
that ono million people we're mas sed
along the water front and choered
the Darad as it passed in review.
a great feet OF tugs. and yachts
fell I'm beh nd the Clearmoat and
Half Moon stretching the line of the
water parade Tor miles up the Hud-
son river
Opposite Fi-uotl street the salutcs
from the assembled warships began.
The w1rship 6eot was stretched
along the water front for a distance
Of n.ne miles and added 10 the in
prossivc spectacle
Whc % the ClcarmoDt and usrf
Moon arrived at 40 street they were
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25
CHARLESTON
In A BAD FIX
ARRANGEMENTS
ALL COMPLETE

Mexico City. September 25.-Ths
Mex can end OF the program for the
meeting between Presidents Taft and
Diaz at El Paso has been completed.
aad was today sent 10 Washington
by the Mexican State Department.
President Diaz and his STAFF. several
cabinet members, a battalion OF pres
idential guards and a number of
government oi.clals will leave Mexi-
co City on the evening of October
IL. The presidential train will pro-
ceed TO the City OF chihuahua.
where President Diaz will be the
guest OF Governor Enrique Creel and
the people of the State of Chhua-
hua. After spending two days in
that city the party will proceed to
the border.
President Diaz will be in the city
of FL Paso from 20 a. m. to 6 p. m.
October 16. President Taft is ex-
pected TO twice cross the border first
TO formally return Pres dent Diaz
visit and again in the evening to be
the guest Of honor at a banquet TO
be given by the Mexican executive.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25
Ordinance to Regulate Laun
dries and One Dealing
Building Within the Fire
Limits.
PERMITTED N. &. w.
TO LAY STEAM PIPE
Board May Exhaust Pa
ticnce Of Fudge, But No
Recourse Has He.

Two ordinances came before tne
board OF affairs for nrst reading of
thcr regular weekly meeting last
night. One was for the regulation
OF laundries and stipulates that theso
places must have concrete floors, no
person suffering from a contagious
disease shall be employed, no ad-
joining room shall be occupied as
a sleeppg place; and must be in
rpected once month by the aealth
ogiccr. a fine Of 81 TO $40 IS pro
vided for violate on of any part Of
the ordinance.
The second ordinance has for it's
object tho regulation Of building
construction within the Gre limits Of
the city. Certificates from the build
Ing inspector arc required, and tae
plans for the proposed building mu o
be submitted with the application for
a permit There was somc UuIo dis
cussion IN regard 10 the fro limit5
outlined ~ tho ordinance but this
matter will be agreed upon and sd-
justed before tho ordinance reaches
~ second reading.
Attention was called 10 violation
OF the COW ordinance which Is sim
operative tho there apcpars TO bo
some laxity iu enforcement
The police were instructed 10
look after dog on the North Sdc
said TO be threatened with hydro
Vhobia.
w. a Boden was awarded toe
contract 20 put a bath tub in the city
jail q, $i5. and Charles II Smith.
being tho lowest bidder was given
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25
Supposed Dressmaking Es-
tablishment Covered a
House of III Fame on Prin
ceton Avenue.
GIRL INMATES
GAVE TESTIMONY
Habitues Got Huffy and
Went to Another.
House.

A Mrs. Best who has ostensibly
been conducting a dress making e.
tablishment up stairs at 231 Prince
ton avenue for some time. was this
morning arrested and brought be-
fore Polict Judge Crockett on a
charge Of conducting a house of III
fame and fined $25, which she paid.
The ralding Of th place has been
contemplated for some time but on
account Of the inability OF the Of
ficers OF the law to secure evidence.
when the place was known to exist.
such procedure was deferred until
the evidence was secured through
The efforts or Judge Crockett him
self. He waited his opportunity
and when the two girls, habitues Of
the place, got mad and left few
Jays ago, he hunted them up and
found that they had gone to ROst
Chambers resort N another part Of
the city. The Judge went there and
saw the women while their grievance
aEa,net the Bet woman was still
ranking and induced them TO dis
close all they know about the place
end agree 10 give their testimony
aga lst her.
The two women, Frances Waltz
snd Laura Miller, appeared as W.T.
noses this morning and testified
that everything went along alright
until the Best woman demanded half
the proceeds Of their shame when
they rebellod and walked of leaving
her to play a lone hand
a raid on the place was planned
a few days ago. and although the
matter was kept supposedly perfect
ly quiet when the poi CO slipped up
stairs TO make a swoop upon them
in tn ir rooms there was nothing
doing News Of the Intended raid
had leaked out in some way and the
inmates were placed upon guard for
tho time being.