The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
AT THE HOTELS.

American merchants 70 take a trfp abroad
1 10 see the trade conditions existing in
( the foreign markets., said Edward II.
ozmun, American consul general At Con-
lstantinOpIe. at the New Willard recently.
In Germany the cheaper grades OF
furniture sell al a high price. considering
quality. conGnued Mr. Ozmun. and
highs grade goods sell At g low figure.
We can manufacture ve-y superior
article OF furniture IN the cheaper grades.
than the Germans and much Of the cheap
German furniture could not be sold IL
a country Ike ours. We could establish
a magnificent trade in Germany in this
cheap furniture line"
Mr. Ozmun said he knew a Michigan
man VINO manufactured desks, and told
him Of the market there was in Con
stantinople for MS products. as the desks
there are not made OF seasoned wood
The man insisted on sending circulars 70
Colstantinople. although advised not 70.
/ The circulars were thrown in the waste
basket, but when later the merchant went
there he was cordially received and was
gwen some fine orders. He also laid the
/ foundation for a rich future foreign trade.
I in his business.
/ Speaking OF stock market operations.
Mr Ozmun said. In Germany. France,
and other countries speculation Is COn-
UrOlied. Each one OF the nineteen states.
/ n Germany has a separate law regulat-'
I ing the bOurses; each has bOUTse cons.
noissioners. who may say who the brokers
/ shall be. regulate the quotations. and see
Z there Is no speculatiOns On margins or
futures Here there Is no regulation
/ whatever, and IN addition 70 running him
self the broker may spread ruin al over
/ the country. We could with great profit
take a leaf out Of Germa1y's book, and
I thus save ourselves much loss
Benjamin K. White, a lawyer Of san
/ Francisco. who IS al the Raleigh. dis
cussed the Calhoun trial IN san Fran
cisco. and said san Francisco had Just
spent s3G000 and is still spending in the
neighborhood of so a day 10 carry ons
step further demonstration. begun more
/ than two years ago. Of the power OF
many dollars 70 keep dangerous criminals
/ out OF Jail
! 1T Is a remarkable certainty" con-
/ tinued Mr., White, such a demonstra-
/ ton wiz be the net result Of the trial of
/ Calhoun. who is charged with offering 10
bribe city officials in order 10 obtain
/ valuable franchises
TO find twelve men qualified 20 pass
/ on the guilt or innocence Of this rich
/ man, approximately $4,000 was spent
! san Francisco has already spent many
/ times $4,000 IN a fight to bring Calhoun
and others directly or indirectly assO-
I cIated with him in the business OF cor
ruption before bar Of justice Before
( this $4,000 jury renders its judgment
many thousands more VIII be spent. For
what? For c0nvicting the guilty. Per
I haps. For punishing the guilty? Hardly.
/ Rake san Francisco over. and you might
+ find ten men who really believe Calhoun
viii eventually go TO Jail.
I Professional gamblers are Offering D
to I, with 10 takers. added Mr. White,
that Calhoun viii not even be con-
/ victed-"
/ Because o. lack Of evidence
Not at ali. The evidence IS conclusive
dsmning The gamblers know t. as
does everybody else in san Francisco.
But the gamblers have seen Just as
damniHg evidence. accompanied by in
stances OF crime from Jury tampering and
I dynamiting down 10 common burglary.
Z brought against other riCh men. without
+ convictions They figure - 20 ! IS 2
safe bet L is OF course. every member
Of this jury may be honest Calhoun
may not be able 10 confuse the iuTors
/ by false issues Heney may be able ID
force home 10 their minds the one essen
tial truth that It is Calhoun on trial for
offering 10 bribe, not Rudolph Sprackels
and other publiC-spirited men on trial for
prosecuting through spite a. gallant ger
7 tleman- There may be q conviction.
There have been convictions before.
SChmitz, the bOOdling mayor was con-
viCteG- Louis Glass, q brI5ing telephone
nagnste. was convicted Ruef- the p)IIti-
I cal bOSg. vas convicted Schulitz i free
Glass is 10 have another trial Reuf viii
/ probably be freed"
An exchange OF professors between
India and the United States Is advisabIs
and profitable. according 10 Bznde Ma
taram. editor Of the Free Hindustan. os
New York City, who is al the Riggs.
To establish better commercial rela-
tons between Hindustan and the United
States. II is desirable 10 have exchange
OF professors between these two eoun-
tries said the East Indian The export
trade Of the United States IN Hindustan
Is insignificant in comparison with other
countries Il is only Z per cent a head
I per annum- Now the young generation
OF Hindustan and the progressive lead
/ ers CT the country are trying their best
! 10 spread scientific education IN their
! country. and il IS the best. most o.
( perfume moment for the people OF ths
+ United States 20 encourage Htadus IN
/ their educational movement and thus
I 10 gain their sympathy and 10 estab-
/ lish q permanent market in a country
{ with a population of 2o0.o00.o00.
The exchange Of professorshlps BE-
tween the national college Of Calcutta. .
/ added Mr. Mataram, and any Unlver-
/ sity OF the United States VIII be profta-
1 bic for both countries We ask the
I United States public and the nationalist
/ leaders OF Hindustan 20 take up the
/ cause.
P. y. Sullivan, Of Boston, who Is prouli-
+ nent in Irish society circles Of the Hub,
/ and who is at the National. said LAST
night that there must be something Pc
culisr about the art commission neglect
ing to make a final selection OF the model
/ for the Admiral Barry statue
/ Il see the commission is going TO giva
Andrew O'ConnoT, OF Paris, France. ar
other chance 70 submit new model TO
/ the exclusion OF all the other artists who
| had entered the competition. No atten-
/ ton IS paid. seemingly, TO the rights OF
I those other artists who had entered tbs
competition. II one is TO be favored with
4 the submission of an entirely new model,
what IS TO exclude the other contestants
/ from submitting new models altogether
The truth about the whole thing ls
( this: Andrew O'Connor's design was not
found satisfactory by the members of the
! Irish societies and they had a right TO ex-