The Washington herald., 1909-07-01
AT THE HOTELS.

7'fi11siiana- that country might as wen
cioss I'd shop said Rudolph II. E
LIesener' mechanical and electrical
engineer q Basel Switzerland. VINO q
az the Raleigh
I don't mean % said. howeva-- .o,-
rinued Mr. Luescher. that svrsrzsrlsr5
Is entirely dependent upon ire to,,-i-t
FOR HviihCod- The Swiss lace. eheese-
watches. machinery. and other industries
viii always be big item in the budget
OF my country"
Frederick W. Greene. OF New York wao
IS az the New Willard. said last night
that The common idea that the American
IS q more Efficient workman than the
Englishuan OF German IS no longer true.
The Englishn1an." said Mr.. Greene.
not being independent as the American
workman. IS willing 70 work under a
'gsffer. so called because his business
IS 20 gan or spur the men on 10 work.
There is one gafer 20 every ten OF fifteen
men. We have the same thing IN Eng
land in the case OF unshIled labor bue
our skilled worknen resent such supe--
vision. The result is the Increased cost
Of labor.
Even IN England the strike q the ship
building industries has resulted AZ q dis
advantageous tine for the workman. N
lsss the allied shipWright industries struck
Ior tour years. SO that the great German
yards at Hamburg and Stettln received
TIE worlds contract. Now Germany has
become the merchant ship builder OF the
world and Brazil would undoubtedly 20
20 her II she were interested IN merchant
men instead Of men-of-War.
that most strictly enfO-ces Apprentices
laws And soon this VIII show results
n Germany having the most skilled
mechanics Of the world
I see a future Tor this country ssrni-
lar 20 that OF Spain and Italy. There
The trade guilds IN the towns became 50
strong and doDineering that the nobility
could not invest rs capital In those
countries q hidaiEO would build himself a
castle and dig hole II the center of the
court where he put his gold He invested
nothing.
soon the strike of labor unions VII
keep the capitalist from investing In rsil-
roads. mines. or factories. And at the
bottom OF 70 all Is the restriction OF the
number Of apprentices.
What should the United States 90 70
make sure q the ship contract from
Chile OF Peru OF ArEentina2 Every state
should pass a law prohibiting the restric-
ton by trade unions OF the number OF ap-
prendces. and the United states govern
ment should admit all skilled Torkmsn-
Then We win become the shipbulding
country OF the world Because We have
the stees. the timber, the men OF brswr.
and the men 0f brains
Wilbur T. Christian. Of Richmond. Va,
Is az the Riggs Speaking OF the fox pelt
industry. NJ Christian said that OF al
products derived from vsld animals. furs
are the most useful and valuable IN
dispensable 70 primitive man. continued
llr. Christian. they are scarcely less In
portant 20 the most civilized, for IN
warmth. beauty. and durability no manu-
factured fabres excels them
'But expanding civilization Is steadily
Diminishing the supply OF furs. both By
increasing the demand and b. elcroaCh-
ing upon the territory IN which they s-e
produced
Many flrs. Ike ivory, whaIebone. ard
other natural commodities. already a-s
so scarce that the demand Tor them IS
met largely By the substitution OF infe~
rior products. Activity IN the pursuit OF
fur-beaTing animals and ths system in
handling and marketing the furs have
reached a degree scarcely 20 be surpassed.
Therefore the growing and worid-Wida
demand FOR fuTs Of high quality car be
net only By Increasing The number o.
aninais producing rhem This al once
suggests that 1l--bearers may be pT7na-
gated n confinement. and that By this
means an important industry may be de-
veloped. The idea Is not new. for the
d0mesucariCn OF fur-bearinz animals has
been the subject of considerable thought
and experiufc-s in the past Most OF the
early enterprises were devoted 20 the
smaller and less valuable animals. and
seldom advanced beyond theoretical or
experimental stages. but results OF con
siderable importance have been obtained
recently with the blue fox a. ALASKA ana
with the silver fox in Eastern North
America
The Supreme Court has held that n
case Of accidents the jury has the right
70 consider the omission 10 sound a warn
ing horn as evidence 81 support of negll-
geace on the part OF the driver OF an au-
tomobile. according TO Martin G. Hengst-
Ter. Of Philadelphia, who IS al the Ra-
leigh
AS a matter OF sel-preservztion every
driver Of a car should sound a warning
nora fFt4cl aNNA q n4AEQ curve or
lnterseCting streets. OF passing beneath
railroad bridges where his road IS not
visible for 100 or more yards 81 advance
o. him" continued 1Ir. Hengstler. ~Tt
does not seem possible 20 make any hard
and fast rule IN such cases The drivers
intelligence must be used Where the
road IS wide and the chauffeur can see
well IN advance % f. Il does not always
seen necessary % sound a horn in pass
ing another car OF h0rse-draEn vehicle
The sounding OF the horn NAV sometimes
starrle a horse. but where the ROADWAY
is narrow the sounding OF the horn Is
most imperative, and IL warns the ani-
mails as weu as the occupants OF tho
vehicle
There are very many automobile
drivers who 90 not believe IN sounding
the horn on their cars more than Is absc-
lUtely necessary. They believe that ths
general public considers the honking
horns a nuisance. and from that belief
they viii uy 70 sneak by another car OF
horse-drawn vehicles without using ths
horns
In some cases that may Be al right -
added Hengstler. but il the main BE-
lieve II IS q big mistake. Many such
drivers take chances on blind curves and
other possible danger points. IN perhaps
" aeN0N7 NAA@4 hsAA ST " AAA El8nL U4E
the 10oJh tine they meet with an acci-
dent
'Sir Thomas Lsptcn has done many
generous acts during his lie about which
( he can never be induced 70 talk said
Gusteve y. Berger. OF Detroit. at TIE Ma
tiOnal last night He IS fond, however,
OF telling OF an incident which happened
IN his early days concerning an astute
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