The Washington herald., 1910-11-19
AT THE HOTELS.

SAM UNIFORM Dy persons not entitled
thereto should be stopped" said Col
John s. Reilly. of Pittsburg, who was
Ueen at the New Willard.
"A man out In Seattle disguised his
identity by wearing the uniform of a
United States sailor. and in that way he
found 1t easy TO buy liquor In speak
easies and obtained evidence on which
the keepers OF these blind pigs were
prosecuted. Lots Of crooks don service
uniforms and play themselves OF as OIL
GERS Of the army or navy and obtain
cash or credit on the strength OF il. There
should be a law against the unlawful
wearing OF a United States uniform. the
same as they have in France
The French government a few years
ago issued a decree" added Col. Reilly,
which declares that aside from the
members of the diplomatic and consular
corps and the naval officers OF ships
visiting French ports. no foreign uniform
may be worn without the owner having
previously applied for and obtained per-
mission from the minister OF the interior
| or from the governor or project of the
! department This measure has the re-
suit of preventing the misuse OF uni
forms. which TOO often are employed for
purposes Of fraud. and worn in a manner
calculated TO mortify greatly the people
of the country to which the livery in
question belongs.
In the Seattle case suit was brought
against the man who wore the uniform
for violation Of the new law forbidding
a civilian wearing the garb of a United
States sailor. The trial justice ruled
that the law was unconstitutional. and
pointed out women in the courtroom
wearing caps and blouses"
Henry H. Walker of san Antonio. Tex.
who is at the Raleigh, discussed the good
roads movement in Southwest Texas and
said: In the absence Of Federal or State
aid for good roads Southwest Texas is
setting about the solution Of the good
roads question in manner that NAV be
! Of interest 20 scores Of other States where
an organization for directing the CON
suuctlon OF good roads Is poor. In
Texas, as in a great many other States
there Is no provision for the construction
OF good roads by the State. This matter
is entirely In the hands of the county Off
Gals. In a territory as sparsely settled
as Southwest Texas still is. in spite of its
enormous immigration. good roads are
particularly necessary, because the dis
tances TO be Travelled are great Impera-
tive necessity has forced the counties 10
organize among themselves TO direct this
work. As in all other States, there are
some progressive counties which vote for
good roads bonds and special taxes quite
readily. Others refuse TO do so Tie oh
/ ject OF each county is usually TO get a
good highway across several counties IN
addition 10 providing its own little net
work of good roads Therefore. having
voted bonds, the officials of the fortunate
county take up negotiations with the
neighboring county through which d good
road Is desired. on very much the same
basis as one nation would negotiate Il
treaty with another. The Obvious advan-
tage OF the good roads in question Is
usually sufficient argument TO induce the
backward county 10 fall into line.
such a proposition is now being han
died between san Antonio and Corpus
Christi" continued Dir. Walker Com
meTcial clubs along the way and the
San Antonio Chamber Of Commerce are
now lending their moral support 10 the
proposition, and there is little doubt that
the next few months viii see under way
road from San Antonio TO Corpus
{ Christi through what was only a few
years ago the very stronghold Of the
cattle baron.
Tainted money IS not refused by for
eign churches and philanthropic institu-
tons. according to DIR. V. s Bird. of
Philadelphia. who has spent FIVE years
in Europe. studying and travelling
so much has been written and said
about tainted money that IL should be
borne In mind that an enormous number
Of churches, as we'll as religious and
philanthropic institutions, in Europe owe
their origin. endowment, and mainte-
nance to money that cannot be described
as otherwise than tainted, and also IS
actually Of evil origin
The great public gambling establish
ment AT Monte Carlo" said Dr. Bird.
contributes each year 5000 toward the
payment Of the salary of the Bishop OF
Monaco and toward the stipends of the
Chapter OF the Cathedral. which latter
was entirely rebuilt and endowed by the
Casino Company, the proprietOrs of the
most celebrated gambling establishment
in the world
In nearly all of the Continental eoun-
tries Of Europe. state provincial, and
municipal lotteries. with money prizes.
are run for the benefit of the various
public charitable Institutions, while in
France the government. with the object
CT putting an end TO the robbery of the
public by dishonest bookmakers and
poolroom owners, has taken charge of
ali the betting on races-runs, in fact.
a huge state booknaking establishment.
the entire profits Of which are turned
over TO the various philanthropic insti-
tGtions maintained by the state
The whole of Europe" continued Dr.
Bird, the Continent as we'll as the
United Kingdom, is dotted with churches,
hospitals. and charitable Institutions
which have been erected and endowed
with money wr0ngfully obtained by the
pious or impious founder and benefactOr
think ii was Mark Twain who d.
scribed this form of munifcence and
liberality as insurance against fire. But
no matter what the origin OF the money.
it is accepted abroad and devoted to the
purposes for which il has been given.
There was no more Infamous usurer in
England than the late Sam Lewis. who
is responsible for the ruin of more houses
OF the British aristocracy than any other
Of his calling At his death he left LIS
widow a fortune of nearly S20O000]0 i'll
cotton money, Since then she has made
it practice Of giving each year a sub
scription of Sl0000 to the Kings hospital
fund for the purpose of eXtricating the
great London hospitals from their finan-
cial embarrassment and In order TO help
them to continue their work of relieving
the Ills and the sufferings of the poor.
Neither the King nor the great prelates
of the church, nor yet the eminent
statesmen who are associated with the
sovereign in this hospital fund work.
ever dreamed OF declining this subscrip-
ton OF the widowed Mira sam Lewis on
account OF the source OF her wealth.
They accepted the money with gratitude,
knowing the opportunities which il af-
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