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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

ascribe my action to any condition that
existed in the methods employed in doing
business on the market. New York brok-
ers are among the finest set of men In
the country today. They are honest, con-
scientious and unselfish to a degree that
is remarka BILE, and their characters and
mode Of life are enough to convince the
wOrld-if the world knew them as / know
thenp-that the stories recently circulated
and the innuendos made by some persons
are absolutely erroneous in every respect.
1t is time that some one who knows the
truth should refute these statements made
against the integrity and squareness of
the men engaged in business in Wall
street
The men on the market have many
things to contend with that their self
constituted judges do not understand, and
they have one virtue that many seem not
to value-Christian charity toward their
fellow-men. No set of men stick to a
fallen brother-by that / mean a man who
has failed through no fault of his own
as do the men in Wall street. If a man
who is known to be above question goes to
the wall through a wrong calculation his
competitors in business will come to the
front and help him get on his feet again.
They will lend him as much money as
he may need to tide him over, at the
usual rate OF interest. Many man has
been saved financially in that way.
Tell me what other business men do
more than that? If one merchant fails
do his rivals in the commercial world
hurry to hold out a helping hand? In
Wall street they do I've known 1t hap
pen many times in my experience there.
When i one of the board of gov
ernors we inves igated the affairs of a
broker who went to the wall that way.
Ii was not through any fault of his own,
and we met to see If there was any. way
to put him on his feet again. We found
that by signing off at % or 30 cents on
the dollar we who were all his creditors,
could enable him to continue in business.
This we did. releasing him from all
further obligation after the payment of
the rate agreed upon. The man settled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

HEN Richard p.
Williams, member
of about all tho
important s t &C k
exchanges in New
York, one of the
board OF governors
of the cotton ex-
change, as well as
a member of the
Chicago Board of
Trade and the st.
Louis Merchants
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Have you a city directory" asked the
lady, entering the drug store
No. I have not" replied the dill man.
and must say you've stumped me-"
How so?'
why. l can't truthfully say I've got
something just as good."-Yonkers States
man.
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Hospitality.

From London Opinion.
Landlady-Whenever you want a hot
bath. sir. Just let me know. and I'll see
you have ii.
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ness for him, has a steady client, and
makes money thereby; whereas. If the
customer loses. the broker is also loser,
for obvious reasons. Brokers are really
an unusually conscientious set of men
in their business relations with their
customers
II belonged to nearly all the principal
exchanges of New York, as well as the
Chicago Board of Trade and the st.
Louis Merchants Exchange, which cor
responds in Missouri TO the Chicago
Board of Trade. l was member of the
New York Consolidated, the New York
Produce, the New York Cotton and the
New York Corn Exchange and others
and | found everything straightforward
and above board on change.
1T is fine life on Wall street. for
those who. can stand the strain. 1t is
also life Of wild uncertainty. Today
you may be worth a million, and tomor-
is certain sort of fascination in not
knowing when you get up in the morn
ing whether you are tremendously rich
or painfully poor. 1t is very nice to be
independently rich, but not at all pleas
ant to be aggravatingly poor, and Wall
street gives you many chances to be
either!
And you like the ministry better?'
Well. haven't SO much money now
returned the clergyman, cheerfully, but
can sleep at night. / haven't the finah-
cial interests of other people on my mind.
And l have my hands set to the greatest
work in the world
But don't you believe any one who tells
that a man cannot be a good, conscien-
tious Christian on Wall street. A man
may be a Christian anywhere. as he may
be a reprobate anywhere. There are bad
people and bad things in every calling. II
one is disposed to be crooked he may
practice shady dealing in any business or
profession. 1t is the same with the broker
as with the balance of mankind: If he
chooses to be dishonest, he will surely
find his opportunity.
There are bad things in the church,
in the professions-all of them-in the
financial Institutions, in the commercial
manipulations, in everything in which
there is one man who lets his mind be-
come warped. Wall street is no worse
than any other of the avenues to wealth
You can walk straight, or you can walk
crooked, but the men whom have known
on the market were of the straight type.
and as rule the New York broker is
the most honest and cleanest- moraled
man in the world-of course I speak of
associate-he is compelled to be such or
he would have no standing. And l know
what l am talking about when 1 say
that this is so.'
Rev Mr. Williams has the clear eyes
and fresh complexion of boy, though
he has been in, the ministry since 1892
and was an active member of the mar
ket for fifteen years prior to that He
does not like publicity. and prefers to
dwell on impersonal topics in conversa-
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Prize No. e. Prize No. 81 Prize No. A. Prize No. 5--
SIS in Gold $40 in Gold SIS in Gold $40 in Gold
These Prizes Given Absolutely Free Successful Counters

The correct number Of dots is known only
facurers the Webster Piano. This number
warded a sealed envelope the Judges
of the
city Washington We know the number he
Judges they open envelope
is decided
This liberal offer part plan extending
popularity of our WEBSTER PIANOS and
PLAYER-PIANOS.
Think A few minutes devoted counting
and little in preparing will
the beautiful $675 WEBSTER PLAYER
PIANO-an instrument will afford years pleas
Don't delay. Send in answer
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Rules Governing Contest

COUNT THE DOTS which appear IN AND AROUND
THE OUTLINED WEBSTER PLAYER-PIANO and send
in, with and address neatly and legby
written, Tuesday. October 26 1909 Neatness
and legbiy, well will be considered by
the judges. Only member family enter Only
estimate will contestant No
connected with the music first prize winners in
ties premiums of
will each. Winners will be notified
by mail.
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ness for him. has steady client, and
makes money thereby; whereas If the
customer loses. the broker is also loser,
for obvious reasons. Brokers are really
an unusually conscientious set of men
in their business relations with their
customers.
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prizes aggregating $3.50 Discount Certif
apportoned follows Thirty $780, ten 49, ten $50
each contestants in the Order of Merit
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Stands for Vehicles.

Ample space has been cleared for the
accommodation on either side of the fin
ish line where the owners of carriages
and automobiles may rendezvous and
witness the contests. The course being
on government property. there will be
no grandstand, but upon special occa-
sions the best arrangement possible for
the comfortable accommodation of spec
tators will be made. Hours will be set
apart for exercising horses, when driv-
ing road carts will be permissible. but
ali contests Of speed will be confined to
bitches to speed or road wagons-in other
words, fcur-wheelers.
AS soon as the roadbed is fit the Road
Drivers and Riders Association will be
revived and the rules and regulations re-
yised SO as to cover the new conditions
and an effort made to replenish the
treasury OF the organization for active
business.
There has been some talk of the erec-
ton Of a roadhouse for the accommoda-
ton of drivers and their horses on pri-
vate property in the vicinity of 10Th and
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and there is nothing reprehensible in
wanting to make money. It's a fine thing
to have. wish had more of 1t. especial
ly for my church and my many charities.
don't approve Of a man who allows the
love OF money to drive all better senti-
ments out of his life. but 1 consider 1t
perfectly natural for q man to try to get
money. You cannot do much good now
adays without 1t. Everybody has a right
to his share.
However. / am not q socialist, nor do
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Rev. r. P. Williams.
Rector of Trinity Church

up in this way. and. entirely free fror
debt went on in his business and pros
pered
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
WIFE GOT A
$4,000 NECKLACE

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-supreue
Court Justice Platzek dismissed yes
terday a suit for S81 500 brought by
the iewelry firm OF Bagg & Co, against
Archibald s. White, a banker, OF "a
Pine street, because White didn't take
q diamond and emerald brooch his
wife bought Tho defence contended
that the suit would not lie because the
brooch was not necessity and because
Mrs. White. who ordered it, had no
authority from her husband to do so.
Mrs. White testified that instead of
taking the S31.50O brooch she got dia-
mond necklace somewhere else for
$4,000. She said that her husband
always assisted In selecting her icw-
elry and gowns because he has such
excellent taste"
If you wanted gifts at these prices
you could be supplied az the estab-
lishment Of C. +. RUDOLPH at Fourth
and Market Streets. You can also be
supplied with things which are not
so expensive but which win carry just
as much happiness at Christmas to
your friends as Mrs. White found in
her remarkable Jewels. Look az the
Christmas Suggestion Sign in the win
dow. Il win help 60 solve the problem
Of what TO give.e
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
OPERA HOUSE
SHOW PLEASES

If pleased patrons at the opening
performances OF vaudeville are
criterion there ought TO be record
breaking business at the Opera House
for the remainder Of the week.
Harry Botter and his clever company
in "A Matrimonial Blizzard" offer a de-
lightfully breezy and funny playlet.
Mr. Botter Is comedian Of more than
ordinary ability and Harry Moore and
Miss Maude Synthetic. who assist him.
are both capable and painstaking
actors.
Artistic and intricate dancing steps
find exceptionally capable exponents in
Miles, Brothers They sing one song
very acceptably and then devote their
attention to dancing and they dance in
the most delightful way.
Combining three different branches
of entertainment, Burgos and Clara
presented distinct novelty. They
begin with an exhibition of lariat
throwing follow it with sharpshooting
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
M'CARTY The
AMATEUR CHAMP
William M. FOOrd Finishes
Ninth in National Shoot
ing Event

William NJ. Foord finished ninth I'm
the amateur championship shoot at
Travers Island, n. ". yesterday with
81 breaks. G. S. McCarty. OF Philadel-
phia, won the championship with a
total Of 9S breaks. Several Whining
tonians shot IN the professional event
at 100 targets. The result. J.. S. Ger
man. 90; 5. Glover. 90; J. a. X. Ell
lott. "a; II. s. Wellcs, "a; C. J.. Lyon,
90; y. Banks. 81; II. IT, Stevens. 90 +;
w. b. Darton. 81; T.. A. w. Everett,
So; j. n. Skelly, S4; r. H. Keller. Sr.,
81; n. Opgar, So n. H. Keller. Jr.,
79; G. +. Hamlin, 70; w. D. Tomlin-
son, 76; +. T.. Butler, 76; r. b. Pratt 73.
II was the fifth annual champion
and the conditions called for 100 tar
gets in strings Of 90, thrown from
four different traps, at 16-yard rise.
Although the field was smaller than
II was last year, 80 amateurs COM
petod for the title. including John II.
Hendrickson, Bergen Beach Gun Club,
and w. M. Foord, OF Wilmington. Del,
both former champions.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
HALLEY'S COMET
is APPROACHING

Halley's comet, which is now far out
in space and visible only through a
telescope, viii in an probability be
within the range of the unaided eve
about the middle OF February next.
This prediction was made last night by
Prof Charles l.. Doolittle astronomer
OF the University Of Pennsylvania.
AT the rate this comet is moving
toward the earth we should be able 10
see il without a telescope in the last
half Of February" he said. 1t should
be very prominent sight in the hea-
vens by that time. Its position now at
midnight is nearly overhead Il Is
three or four degrees south of the PIE
ladies'. II is impossible TO tell how
FAR away the comet that Seccuh Dan
iel. the Princeton student, discovered.
really is. As he says, we viii have TO
wait until IL gets nearer 70 determine
its distonce and its speed"
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
MILITIAMEN HAVE
BASKETBALL LEAGUE

A Militia Basketball League has been
organized and the following schedule
Of games has been arranged:
December II, Company G VS.. Com
pany ID; December IA, a and 9; De-.
cember 1G. A and ID: December IS, A
and =; December 2l, G and +; De-
cember 23 A and ID; December IS, c
and j.; December 80, A and G; Janu-
AIRY 4. Il and ID; January 6, + and
c. January s. A and d. The games
are on Saturday and Thursday even
ing at and 9 p. m, and no admis-
sio nwill be charged to the games.
A silver cup has been purchased for
the prize TO the team winning the
greatest number of games during the
season. This is on display in the
window Of the Millard +. Davis store
at Tenth and Market streets. Later
a regimental team will be selected to
compete for the championship Of the
state.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
FIRE THREATENS
FERRIS SCHOOL
Believe Blaze Was InCendiary
and Investigation is in
Progress
SUPERINTENDENT
FIGHTS THE BLAZE

Fire in the school building and dor
mitories, OF the Ferris Industrial School
late yesterday afternoon. came near
causing a repetition of the disastrous
fire of last spring. Fortunately the
blaze was discovered in time and the
loss, as "a result was slight.
Superintendent Edgar l.. Stewart, OF
tho school, is positive that the fire was
OF incendiary origin and that IL was
started by some Of the boys at the
school, as q result OF the pending in
vestigatiOn of charges of I'D treatment
Of boys az the institution.
About 430 o'clock yesterday after
noon, one of the inmates OF the in
stitutlon, rushed into the superinten-
dents Office and informed him that
smoke was coming from the dormitory
windows on the second floor OF the
school building. The superintendent
made an Investigation and found the
boys story true.
Mr.. Stewart. despite the suffocating
smoke. made his way TO the room whore
the fire was in progress, and with the
aid of fire eXtingulshors. soon had the
blaze under control. He could see that
the nre had been started in a bed. oc-
cupied by an officer OF the school, who
was away yesterday There was no.
body IN the room at the time
The bed was burning and a hole had
also been burned in the floor when
Mr.. Stewart entered the room.
When asked about the fire today,
Mr.. Stewart said.
~ have no doubt Of the lncendlary
origin OF the fire am now making
an investigation but IL win be a hard
matter to discover the guilty party. as
several boys We're upstairs, short
time before the blaze was discovered.
There was no possible way for the fire
TO start where Il did, unless Il was
deliberately done. The officer whose
bed was set on fire was away at the
time
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
shakespesre on Baseball.

] will go Richard Ill"
Now you strike like the blind man.
"Much Ado About Nothing"
Out ] say" Macbeth"
win be short.--"Hamlet."
Thou canst not hit it: hit it, hit it'll
Loves Labor Lost"
He knows the game.-"Henry VI"
o. hateful error-"Julius Caesar"
A hit, a hit, a very palpable hit!-
Hamlet"
He will steal sir.-"Alrs Well That
Ends Well"
Whom right and wrong have chosen
as umpire.-'Love's Labor Lost"
Let the world slide.-"Taming Of the
Shrew."
He has killed a hy.-"ritus Androni-
GUS"
The play as I remember pleased not
the million.-"Hamlet"
What an arm he has.-"Coriolanus."
They cannot sit at ease on the old
bench.-"Romeo and Juliet"
Upon such sacrifices the gods them
selves threw incense.-"King Lear"
sGrafted.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
NEWS NOTES
OF NEW CASTLE
Stone Falls Through SCOw
Bottom, Sinking the Craft

Special 60 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Dec. 10
Charles Derrick. captain of the barge
on which was the hosting apparatus
Tor unloading the stone for the found
alton for the Firms Point inner light,
had narrow escape yesterday. Dur
ing the afternoon, as one OF the big
stones weighing several tons was
raised, the apparatus broke and the
hoistinR boom shot downward. When
the big stone fell the boom went
through both the deck and bottom OF
the scow. Water poured In through
the hole made and Derrick had barely
time TO run to the end and jump 20
ono cf the stone barges before his
barge sank The end Of the boom
IS all that appears above the water
and II looks like a mast. Captain
Derrick lost his clothing and there is
also q good sum Of money belonging
TO him In the cabin.
The work Of unloading the stone off
the barges win be done to-day by
hand power. Another hosting ma
chine barge is expected 10 be here by
Monday.
There seems to be a hoodoo about
tnl6 place. NNllt lnoutilh hHo an III
bound steamer colllded with this hoist
ing barge and tore away part OF the
foundation being laid for the inner
light
Members of the A. o. L. Workmen
and their families We're the guests OF
Friendship Conclave No. 1-2. Ad-
hesive Alogullians, last evening. Short
addresses, recitations. vocal and in
strumental music whiled away a
couple Of hours pleasantly. Refresh
ments were served.
b. j. Holcomb. Jr.. has removed to
Valley Falls New York, where he has
been assigned by the DUPONT Powder
Company. Mrs. Holcomb and baby
viii move 70 Valley Falls, next week
George Bennett. who was a member
OF the crew of the trolley freight car.
S. learning 20 be a motorman on the
Wilmington City line.
Revival services are being continued
iu the Methodist Church
IT IS expected that a new postmaster
for Fanhurst win be appointed next
week 20 succeed John Foster
The Bryson mansion is nearing COM
Yletion.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
DR.. KELLOGG TALKS
TO BROTHERHOOD

Tho Rev. Dr. Hiram W. Kellogg. pas
tor Of Grace NJ. r. Church, addressed
the meeting OF the Brotherhood OF
Scott NJ. y. Church last night, and
the attendance was unusually large
Dr. kellogg took FOR his subject. The
Power and Sovereignty OF Religion "
After the address the usual Brother
hood routine business was transacted.
II was decided that the Methodist CEN
sus on the East Side district, be taken
by the members Of the Brotherhood.
Nominations Of officers were made to
serve six months, and three new mem
bers were admitted.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
PREPARING PLANS FOR
CITY HALL WORK

Following the regular meeting Of City
Council last night several members Of
Council, Edward F. Kane. city plumbing
inspector and Alexander Taylor. sewer
engineer. held a conference relative 10 tho
proposed improvements to the police sta
tion. A visit was made to the police sta
tion and the plumbing work inspected.
Council has decided to replace the an.
cient plumbing system there with more
modern appliances but no other improve.
ments viii be made this year, becaus,
money Is not available for the purpose
Mr.. Kane will prepare plans for the nev
plumbing and submit them to the public
building committee.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

and top OFT the performance with some
excellent novelty gymnastics.
Davis and Merrill establish their
right TO the title Of unique entertain
ers, for they are.
Strong men who have appeared here
in the past are compelled to take a
back seat when Barry Brothers appear.
Billed as novelty athletes this pair Of
well built men perform feats of
strength which are simply q revela-
ton.
Some unusually interesting moving
pictures complete q bill which will
amuse the older people and furnish
an excellent entertainment for the lit
tie folk tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
PROTECTION FOR
The ATLANTICS

POTTsvILLE. Dec lO.-C. p. Parker.
president of tho Atlantic League Of bosc-
BAH clubs. has secured national protec-
tion for the circuit.
The towns that viii be members Of tho
Atlantic League are: Pottsville, Sunbury,
shamolSin, Mount Carmel. Shenandoah and
Lebanon. II is likely that Hazleton VIII
be admitted. AT an events, that city will
be given the preference over eithor AL
lentown and Easton, both Of which want
10 come in,
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
MORE ANTI-TuBERCULOSlS
DiSPENSARlEs IN SUSSEX

FpecIaI % IIiH EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del, Dec. t0.-The
building on the Public suare owned by
Frenk J. Hoson, has been fitted up by
the Anu-Tubercuiosis Society as a dis
pensary. and In a short time the organi-
zation viii commence administering treat
ment TO patients in the new quarters Tho
local society VIII in the near future make
an effort 90 havo Laurel Seaford. and
Bridsevnie establish quarters for the re-
iief Of consumutivcs
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
MUSIC AT MEeARYs.

Splendid Program Arranged For To-
morrow Night.
At the big store of NJ. Megary d
son CO., Sixth and Tatnall streets to-
morrow night from TO 10 O'Clock
Prof Albert's Orchestra will render
the following splendid program:
March. April showers" Braham; se-
lection. "Prima Donna" Herbert; Idyile
"Sunbeams' Powell: waltz, Algeria q
Herbert. cOrnet solo. Selected. Lester
Riggs; Intermezzo, "Zellah." Lorraine
Medley Overture, "Remicks Hits
Romick: Novelette,. plantation Pas
times" Moore; March, Good Night
williams.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
FALLING GUN
KILLED CHILD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGBTOWN, Del, Dec 1o-Retum-
ing to his home shortly before night. yes
terday Henry Butler who resides about
six miles from seaford. set his gun down
by the doorway and went out into the
harn-yerd 70 feed his stock
His iS-months-old son, George H. BUT
ler crawled to the door and tho gun was
knocked down and discharged. The whole
cd it instantly.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
At the carrlok Next Week.

The excellent bill at the GarriclS this
week is to be followed by another on
the 18th, which looks every bit as
good. Hilda Thomas and Lou Hall in
"rhe Substitutes" Pat Kelley and
Company in THE Days Of 61," Charles
Leonard Fletcher, Reddy Doom and
James McCool The -Four Rosebuds,
Chrystie and Willis and the Kaichi
Troupe Of japanese Youngsters make
up some of the more prominent feat
ures OF next weeks bill.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
F. COMPANY
TEAM WINS

Company + basketball team debated
Company A team at the armory last even
ing q to a. Captain Cobb, Of Company f..
was the star making eight field goals and
two fouls. The lineup:
Company i. Company A.
Thomas o. q. forward .... ...Bockius
Copp .... o.. .....forward ...... &C. Jones
Duffy .... .. ..,.centre zee. ...,. Barktley
CMcGee)
Manion ......guard .. .... ..Kenerley
Lockerman o. O.. ..suard .... .Samworth
(Regam
Referee, Captain Mills umpire, Ser
geant Mccloskey; scorer Lieutenant
Sentsmani timers. Lieutenant AIulhausen
and Sergeant Christie.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
Some Bio Sussex Hoas.

NIt0luI y TIE NNININF JUUNNAl
GEORGETOWN. Dell Dec. i0.--Yestcr-
day was slaughter day IN tho vicinity OF
stoeckley. four miles from this town, and
the heaviest porkers reported are those
Of Charles Marvel that weighed 56i and
t5s pounds respectively. while those OF
George p. Green weighed &c and lai
pounds, respectively.