The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
AT THE HOTELS.


washington has more inferior monu-
Iaents and statues than any other oapi-
tai In the world" said Nepomuk z.
Sredla- OF Prague. Austria. who was seen
az the New willard recently. 8Ir Bredia
Is an art critic. and IS making a tour OF
the United States.
could name number OF monuments
and statues in Washington" continued
1lr- Brecla, 'and could point out theg-
shortcomings % a layman. and II would
take no unusual power Of persuasion 10
make him see where these memorials ara
lacking" The Peace Monument was
among those particularly mentioned By
{ Mr.. Bredla.
II seems 20 me that II less OF these
monuments were erected in this CITY and
make those which are put up better A.
every respect. more artistic. more COM
plete, better material better workman
I snip, more expensive and represeotarivs
I OF this great American nation. VVasbfr,g-
ton would be the gamer IN many resDeofS-
les. there ought % be an art commits
sion. and It's dicJum should stand in an
cases The personnel o. this commission
I should De composed Of men who love .a-t
ana who understand fts PRINCIPLES. ne,
whose judgment must be above suspielon-
VINO cannot be Influenced by either poIi+l-
I cal. religious, or other views. their 0uin-
I ion must be based solely or the merits Of
/ the model"
( Could you name a commission con-
sisting Of men Of that kind?"
I know but little OF American r,an
I but know that men Ike Plerpont Nor
+ gan. Andrew Carnegie. and former An
bassador White would make a splendid
jury
The japanese are as slippery as eels
I IN business. according 10 Jaspa~ p
Porter. OF Salem. Greg. who ts stopplnr-
/ az The Raleigh 8Ir. Porter Is ENGAGED
in a shipping enterprise with Oriental
countries.
While some admirers OF the japanese
claim that he IS strictly honorable IN his
business dealings" said BIr. Porter. "ths
bulk Of testimony on this point indicates
I that he IS as slippery as an eel Leav-
inS out OF account the small dealer.
/ whose rating Is little better than ths
poor farmer or cOolie. and considering
I only the larger and more important
I firms, 10 IS found that they constantly
resort 20 many forms OF sharp practics
and petty fraud.
An order is placed with an importer
/ for consignment OF American goods
I TO be accepted az the wharf" said 1Ir.
Porter The goods arrive, and Mr.. Jan
shows Up with a long face and asks y
+ the Importer win please hold them q
\ httle while This means Grayage 10 a
warehouse. insurance. and storage, al oF
which come Out OF the importers pocket.
I lf he holds the consignment say. thirty
/ days Il means a loss OF between 1 and 2
I Per cent lie does not want 10 make q
row and offend his customer. so he ac-
cepts the loss. The American importers
might make stand and protest against
+ This sort OF imposition. but # thev did.
i their English and German competitors
would continGe 20 grant such extensions.
I and thus gain a point against them. Tha
1 Germans. particularly. are always cut
I ting corners. and are ever awake 70 CO
/ business
Discussing the problem OF permitting
[ people 10 sleep in the City's parks, Dr.
+ Owen b Mccartney, OF New York. who
I IS az the Arlington. said that each year.
I Just about this time. the question is raised
/ in big cities on both sides OF the Atlantic
as % the policy OF permitting people 70
sleep IN the public parks
Last summer the head of the park
I commission Of New York was moved by q
feeling OF pity FOR the occupants OF ths
tenement houses in the crowded districts
Cf The city 20 direct the police 10 s-ss-
I pend. while the heated spell lasted the
/ enforcement OF the rule against Sleeping
+ on the grass But he soon had reason 10
regret having permitted his heart 20 get
I the better OF his head. and was compelled
I 70 resc-nd his order for much the sans
+ reasons which have led the English gov
/ erCment 10 obtain the sanction OF Parlia-
I ment % e. law which prescribed that no
idle or disorderly person. or rogue, or
. yagabOld. or person IN an unclean or
I vernin0Cs condition, shan loiter OF re-
main i1 The larks, or lie upon or occupy
. Tie ground OF any OF the seats
+ London" continued Or. EcCartney,
has been until now the only great city
/ n the world where people have been per
+ U-IceJ 90 convert the public parks into
T public bedrooms. not only by night, bur
also by day. IN fact. the aspect present
T ed by HYDE Park, St James Park. rhe
. Green Park hensi-gICn Gardens. Re
I gents Park. and The dozen other breath
/ ing places Of the big British metropolis
I on hot summers Gay. wiki the green
/ swarG covered with sleeping tramps OF
I the male and female persuasion, many
/ OF them drunk. others partially dressed.
I and some actually changing their under
\ wear IN broad daylight, has always been
I a source OF disguised an1azement 70 the
Z foreign visitors. The condition OF affairs.
+ however, has become SO iutOlerabIe that
/ The government has been forced 10 inter
I vene with strong hand and 20 obtain
I the enactment OF the law spoke about
The judge was about 20 pass sentence
/ upon the convicted man" said Nelson B.
/ Thomas. OF san Francisco. who IS a. ths
National, as he began this story.
IN view OF certain contingent cir
I clmstances,' he said. Tn Inclined 70
7 treat you with leniency.'
a veiled woman who was sitting az
a little distance suddenly burst into tears.
are you the prisoners wife?' his
honor inquired.
The woman could only nod.
l d" Z think that. In view OF all these ulIti-
I eating Influences the judge resumed. I
/ VIII FIX three years
/ The veiled woman suddenly gasped.
/ It amt half enough. Judge; i amt haIF
/ enough" she wildly shrieked."
Col s. L. Peters. a railroad stock
/ broker OF New York. who was seen al
/ the Shoreham. said recently there Is real
I y not much money in railroad operations
7 in this country. bur that there has been
I large money in railroad m2nop0Iies. and
/ people have conf0unded the two.
/ a few people have manipulated rail-
I road stocks tC their own ADVANTAGE and
/ 10 the disadvantage OF the people dealing
I fn them The other evfI arising frou1