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MAKING THE PRICE OF WHEAT.
David I.ui,In and tho international In
ssitute Of Agriculture.

David I.ubin. one Of CALIFORNIA; great
merchants and philanthropists. was
brought to America when a child ny
widowed mother. lie sold paperp learned
A trade IN the Ghetto OF New York. and ct
length went "a California.
There in time no established a great
mercha ndisinz business and also founded
the California Fruit Growers Association.
which made IL possible. through cooper.
alton Of the fruit raisers and the railroads.
10 plac. California fruits in every marks;
II the country.
Then Luhin became interested in wheat
says Hr,np,Jas When he had produced
a crop he went to the San Francisco buy
ers and got their price.
If Il sell for that I lose money he said
Who decides that price for mo-
The dealers shrugged their shoulders.
hut they could not answer his question.
They knew that was the days price. based
on quotations from the Chicago Board ot
Trade.
Iubin went to Chicago and was told
that the Board 81 Trade received lite quo
t1tions from New York. He went TO New
YORK and learned that its prices came
from Liverpool He went 60 Liverpool
and there tOund Out WHO iuAkco tuS NONtu
wheat market.
fl, harmed that a small group Of rich
liverpool grain Iealers controlled private
systsms for gathering crop information
from the whole world and by 30 doing they
controlled prices. They got the first in
formation about the worlds crops. kept
IL To- themselves. made their prices &C
C,,rding'y aud Speculated On sure thing
Iubin decided that what those men did
! FOR their own profit the nations ought
7 10 do for the benefit Of the whole people
lie prpro..d "A universal clearing houss
| 81 crop information and he carried his
idea tn one Government after another
! exclaimed IL 60 economists and at length
King Victor Emmanuel offered the ser
/ vices ~ the Italian Government TO lay
his project before the Governments OF
the world
80 i'm 1905. 10y invitation Of the KIND
81 Italy. thirty nations sent delegation
! - A conference in Rome TO develop
Iubin's scheme into practical WORKING
project l.ubin went as delegate from
the United States.
! The Italian King set aside from hs
| personal fortune a handsome eudow-
ment for this new international inst.
tite 81 agriculture In consideration o.
Rome being made its headquarters, and
built a palace for permanent ofnccs
! The convention drew up protoccl
looking 90 a treaty for cooperative estao'
I lishment and maintenance OF the inst'
tute. That treaty has been ratified ~
practically every nation IN the world.
In January. 1910. the hrst norrh
bulletin OF crop statistics modelled -
the crop reports of the American Gov
| .rrr,ent w "a isa,ied from the institute.
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limeliRht with st. Augustine. Rousseau
and George Moore. 10 but following the
precedent Of Oscar Wilde and Bernard
shaw; he IL reminding an indifferent world
that a new genius has been born 'in ~,
midst; that no time IL like the preseni
that George sylvester viereck hAs Allox ID
another book 60 issue from the por' - n,
his publishers Is there anything illc-.'.
mate in all thss Old fashioned meu and
women Who have been brought up with vi
fashioned prejudices concerning the mod.
,-sty Of authors, the morality Of life and
art. not 10 mention the minor decenc--
" IN find nauRht in these blrbarous ~1E-
fessions Ia edify or instruct But young
Mr. Viereck dislikes old fashioned paopls
lie was born. 50 he tells Ne. Ia ann.s
thc'n. s-andalize. even terrify them
We refuse Ia be amazed. scandauIed.
terrified. for while we like the old fasi IONS
better than the new. We cannot help NJ
that the case Of MIR. viereck 10 only a case
II old wine in new bottles. Through h.s
galloping pages move the figures Of WGlds.
SwInburne. Nietzsche. Brandes and the
latest shockers in literary Germany Ye,
we are not shocked. He has much 20 say
on woman. the American woman par'c,i-
larly; vet We are not amazed. He shous
us the drama as 10 should be. undressed
and unashamed: yet We are unstirred Ger
many. it's bureaucracy. militarism. morals
and imperial politics are set before the
reader by a skilled hand: but in all thess
things and many more not here rehearsed
there is lacking the spice Of novelty They
have been seen and described before
The outspokenness Of Viercck 10 unusa-
ally frank for a person Of his tender years
hut il discounted by the fact that In
IDEAS are current in tho newspapers. In
the magazines; even his bald defence II
beer NAV be found in the Vorkaemp',T.
edited by his father. Louis viereck.
Remains n staccato style and bright.
impertinent manner. When younger
George Viereck must have delighted In
pulling the boards Of old men. lie IL
quite tn. sauciest boy on the literary hori-
zon to-day. lie enrages some OF his elders
because his literary manners are bat
in A few years he may enrage his juniorS
because Of his conservatism. nay. Martin
Tupperism Nothing stales 90 rapidly
AZ a revolutionary idea. Already Nistz.
s-he ~ getting mouldy; Richard Strauss
il called antique by q hooking younger
generation. The Confessions Of q Bar
hlrian- IL a book Of mellow wisdom, Gin.
ccrity and orthodoxy. IL IL conservative.
tolerant. a trifle old fashioned in lie Att.
tuda toward the state (MAx Stirner r.
AZ We know. ~ ancient AZ the hills, and
Is evidently written by ono who loves
home. parents the house cat. above all,
conservative authors old" Mr. George
Sylvester viereck Is. however. an authen
tic poet, We prefer the poet 70 the bar
harlan
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n,d WING In New m.i,Ir..

Because GEORGE SYLVESTER VIFREoE in
his Con jessioHs -. a BrvhdviTr fNofTat.
Yard h co.. occasionally ndulgpS IN the
personal pronoun Their" il no assured
reason to call him imnpdert When a
young man admits that he IL an -guist
ism Z half the sting 81 his egoism Modified?
We. notwithstanding appearances. be-
levo Mr. VierrCk To be- retiring per
son forced Ia display his ego through
circumstances. II you ID not shrek
aloud your wares in this noisy age YOU
cannot sell them The author 70 M" con
frs.Iur.. who Ius h., -"if o. t.' sam"
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ont 81 a NJ 81 hys,erical laughter and said
BE quiet, you fool 90 on and take yonr
CALL
Life IN London IN the Sns' Ia" de
scribes from the pOiu, Of view uf n Ferson
who went Co all the resorts. good, hao ana
vicious. but was unaffected 10y the undo
sirahls The names We mnde acpuaint-
ancs with IN VANITY Fair and books of
that land an earlier, era crop up pl-ni'.
fully. along With references 20 artors and
opera singers Tn. heat aneCdote relates
10 an actor named Compton. who On tn"
stage vas a very grave lookl gentleman
tall and slim and affecting a ,l-rical garn
One day when he was on tour Compton
entered the PRINCIPAL hotel ni -" town
where he was 20 play and inquired whether
they had al ordinnr:' there HI" waiter.
aying him carefully and draw ing hu- own
conclusions. replied that they had not.
hut that the bishop ~ th" dioces" " "a en-
PERTAINING his clergy at luncheon and
suggested taking IN his name The actor
gave Il and in few minutes the walter
returned with an invitation for Nr comp
ton 10 JOIN them A. his manner and
appearance" were irrepruaChahle b" ~aS
warmly welcomed and seated next IN"
bishop Lunch had Just been lad ana
the Bishop said Our stranger guest
will now kindly say grace THIS Wa-
poser, a. he was not IN the habit 81 saying
grace: but instantly rising with the rrst
81 the clergy h. said in a clear cathedral
voice Lord. open Thou our lips. and our
mouth shall show forth Thy praise "
il interesting TO note ~ an argument Tor
the power 81 the theatre that one 81 MIR
Crisp@'. recollectiona ~ 81 the wonderful
Mrs Keeley. who acted the part ~ Jack
Sheppard SO fascinRtingly that an at
tempt was made to stop IN" play. a. Il was
feared housebreaking might become at
tractive to the gods in the gallery
Among the remarkable men whom Mr.
Crispe has had the good fortune To know
he ranks the late Archibald Forbes. the
great war correspondent. IA one ~ his
oldest friends On one occasion Forbes
went 20 n fancy dress hall. after IN" Aulu
war. clad as an African chief In a little
paint and some feathers Being very
much oI "A lion he was forgiven.
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riRhtness 81 our author. especially on the
delicate point Of Morality and the Bar
Etiquette a. 90 fees. he hghtsns his cluse
by some extracts from tn. Circuit ar
Chiyes which display talent IN a different
field Tn. follow ing on the subject ~
tenure Of lands hs considers gallant
90 ns,r fr-, and simple fec
Nat al The 'e~s In TAFT
Th.,- nothing can romprre With thee
tho. b~st 90 'rr> irrl NAL"
Long before the Thames -nb1nkment
was built the river could be approached
10y the siIr - under a rrmarS able house
arch m EsS.N street Strand 4 client
visiting his lawyers. tirm ~ three was
invited IN their absence 10 rite his name
ia the call book lie I'D more and Indited
the folloWIng lines
~ the toy ~ the stree three LAWYER, reside
A. me bottom % the thTr- coa hATgrs glide
Il, honest. q, to Some safer retreat
Ior there rrN IN the ria er and craft In the street
Another client who paid a simila- visit
in the absence II the legal trio added the
following rejoinder
Why ,hoId honesty ny to some safer rrtrra''
There's no truth In your mANlms. odd 70, 'cin'
For the lawlc Just ~ the top OF the street,
And the hsrg-~ are inst at the bottom.
Two portraits % Mr. Crispe one IN his
costume ~ Kings Counsel. con firm the
impression 81 cleyerness and amiability
derived from his pages II We venture
~ hint that he 10 weak in distinguishing
l,"t tween who and whom generally
substituting IN" accusltlve for the NOM
inltive and vice versa, IL IL because II I'M
criticised it might encourage the strange
tendency 10 that error which IL now
80 prevalent
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>OuE NEW Moons.


When You reach tho final apology for
infic,lng on the public a collection ~
.mere go-sip, anecdots and incident.
accompanied by the explanation that the
book was " r,ttsn hy invitation, Won begin
10 suspect that THOMAS EDWARD CHIsPk
Ea1 must hs a famous raconteIr hy WORD
% mouth far better than m print HIS
ReminrscsrcSs o. * = uLitti". Brown
A Company ~ very far from being duiI
and stands in no need ~ any apology for
iis existence. on: ha-;ES iaid down Tor
himself the wise and courteous rule not
Co discuSS any living legal lights IN ns
pages aud havln obviously limited HIM
self N other directions he has been
Obliged 20 include chapters which are
only indirectly "reminiscences ia order
To an o,it the measure. and ~ these,
valuable - they are. the title conveys
~ hint
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nos white an Insect De.tro, er

From he Philadelphia h'c"'f
Columbia county farmers. hoAded " :.
keilar and Charles Dildinc Of ''AhC
vile. are now busy organizing a Thr1 ~
trrtIvr association They belie'" ~,
IN. ittl.. Hob White ~ one Of the hc-' 80.
among the insect destroying birds A. y.
farmer has Experts claim that ~ 49,.
1on-uins- an average ~ one-ha.i 'ID, "a
81 v s.si seed dali, from Septennsr - !.
Arrtl irnri Jun" ! TO Ssp'emp~f
bir! 1'-O DESTROY millions ~ in-".-
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\ .

On the question Il cr.miur. lIn,ucs Mr..
'CriSpe j. 81 the opinion that y - much 10
b" doubi'd whethsr punishment oi a Grim
mai acts ~ a deterrent u other criminals.
should man Of unsOund mind Who has
slain mis- fellow man H. hanged or put
away with all tho comforts Il home. with
rnJpyn"nts. amus"meni- and possibly
luvuTi"- h. never previously enIpyrd.
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~

When Jes..l was Solicitor General he
had q brilliant passage nj arms with
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a little
creature al the bar said 30 Sergeant
Parry. Why. Parry. he drops his aitches'-
To this the sergeant replied. his forehead
moving backward and forward as was
usual when he was excited and with
glar. at the man -Sir. would miher
drop my h's with Jesse! in hell than aspi
rate them with you in heaven One day
waR named Oswald. who after years 81
impotence To the tribunals he addressed
wrote appositely book on Contempt
OF Court" was pressing a point before
Jessel and cited words IN support from
n re,.or'ed Judgment of the Master Of IN"
Rolls Mr.. Oswald interposTd J"ssel,
4 could not have been sIch fool as 20
have said that oh YES. my Lord.
rntorted Oswald in his funny way. you
wore. my Lord. you were Another
instance ~ Oswald's repart"e - the fol-
lowing Judge who was not himself
overrefined sad 90 him one day. i may
teach you law. Mr.. Oswald. brt { cannot
teach you manners- NO. my Lord
was the quick rejoinder. = know you
can't For the sike ~ the ioiloWing
lnecdo'c Mr. Crispe admits Lord West
bury. 'he learned Chancellor. into h.s
list % Judges. although an "Iu.ty man
10 was witty and CAV" sharp -t!rgS
We met MerryweatheT. veil Known
counsel. one day and In his musical
drawl said. why. Merryweither. you
are getting As Fat ~ a porpoi-e- -Ne-.
my Lord said the other. ewing the Chan
cel,or from head 90 foot. -or Great Seal .
~ Lord Chief Justice tolerldg" he mar rates
an anscdote TO illustrate the uss u banter
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A. 80 the county Court Judges Mr.
Crisp. IN q opinion that that bench ~
niied to-day by men II high capacity.
some 81 whom. through the fnahgnity of
fortin. have not attained the higher rank
for which they are fitted Among tn"
anecdotes he records il one in which his
own readiness won him case IL which h.
,iesIairei The Registrar new appoIn''-'
who did not know HIM. ASKED him ~ writ.
down hls name and ~ he handed the ~ =
~ paper up "a the Judge. who knew Mr.
Cr..pa we'll, he zlid MIR CTI-p- ar
-Crtsp-ee.- Raid the Judge m an audible
whisper. The Registrar corrected him.
but b.. insisted. 4 saw Crisp Mr.
Crisp.'- colleagues began To- chucki- and
a ti'ter arusa IA the court our author
f,ro., ..,I,.d On his uwn maxim always Ia
make som" sort 4 reply and addressing he
/ Judg. seriously said 4 fear your Honor
- lu -orn. dINicultv A. =" the prpnuncia-
ton 4 my name In my cas. the LATIN
rule tioes not APPLY. and - final - e
mute M said the Judge with a
,W,ukI. N ~ eve We'll ~. vas
not gong tp l"' the counsel N. - the
latter continued Your Honor, being
a classic. - probably think ing Of SalluSt
not IN. historian but the vine hihber. Of
whom Horace speaks IN one u his "d-s IA
B the VD,atIve case. - NriSp" SalliSii.
Mr. Crlspe scored
In speaking ~ nffiCIsl referees Mr.
CrisU. remarks that when 80. such
men ~ two whom h. rn"rti"n- IN honor
ADJ. b,lt Inferior positions vo cannot
help feeling that although merit may
have. ia own rev ard u - IN these day.
IL A.. A..
? officials below the rank 81 puzne Judges
ore treated IN a niggardly way. Among
advocates and legal wits he regards
Sergeant Ballantine ~ the most remark
able and tells an anecdote connected
with the scrgeants trip n India 20 defend
the Gaekwar 81 Baroda against the charge
that he had attempted 20 poison Col
Phayre. the Resident at Baroda. II his
method as recorded in that instance was
his customary practice II IL not surpris-
ing that his Indian trip practically finished
his career His clients. knowing that
he was not only an Indifferent lawyer
but seldom looked up presidents. sent
him a small library ~ books "n lndiaT
criminal Jurisprudence This. IN th'
-argeant's own words. - what happened
-When-ar.- he said in his shthering
hesitating manner. I ~as-ar brl-fed e
defend tho Gask ~aT & Baroda my clients
cent mo 10, ~ books on Indian Law al
in a mahogany box On my way n
India ar I put IN few days AT Paris
one morning said to Hilary. my juni-ar
who accompanied me. My dear boy
Just 60 ONT and buy rne "A nice SELECTION
| 81 French h's-ra-ture You know tbs
style ! like yellow backs. just llul'
warm. and buy a good many ~ them
We ar. IN for a long journey. and. h"gad
Hilary came back with th" incest selec.
tiun of French ht-"-rn-ture you coulc
F.ns-ibly imagine Paul dc kock and Guy
a. Maupass1nt and ~ on. Well, ~
didn't know whore 20 pack them. bat al
al once thought ~ the mahogany box. =,
We turned the law books ont and We pu
the French books m The sergeant
paused And what became - the Law
hooks asN"d - 81 tho listeners All
begad sad IL. .-rgalnt. Il quit" forgot
- inquire
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Fanny ke-rbI" whom oar author con
siders greater than any actress of the
present day and George Gro-smith.
father and grandfather 81 tho present
clever Georges also entertained then,
and Mr. Criste himself took to the lecture
platform =. the age of - He remarks
that he never was distinguished by dim
dence or tirnidity and possessed m Oldest
ASSURANCE which stood him in aid in after
years HIS love for the drama also con-
tribu;ed materially 80 his success ~ the
bar. he informs H. lie seems % have been
constantly acting as an amateur; indeed.
Il do-, np' lVi'o appear whether he was
not also for a time a protest. pnal actor
Asan ac' OF he learned the valuable lesson
that rehearsal even ~ mo most minute
details was es-an'ial. and n" declares that
wheta - Ht Tho har or IN the pulpit y man.
save hy Tnc'Ice and preparation. can
on!y attain Success - nsdiocrity. II
. clergyman Is not earnest his pews will
be empty. n "a b1rris'"r IL not earnest
briefs will not fnw IN. and his orntory
can only be p"rfec'ed by prepa ration and
his action ~ practice VI" must con
tinually rehsarse the play ~ hi features
the expression - hi, eyes II he wants
Co hold the mirror up ~ nature he must
no, disdain m" looking RlnsS Another
god result e his dramatic experience was
tho practice ~ CAV" him IN quick menoriz 70
Ing which he applied 10 his briefs As for
stage fright 10 declares that u ~ scarcely
NERVOUSNESS. for without nsTyousnes-
therc can 10 no genuine f""ling. and with
out feeling no perfection. 80 no actor cen
excel unless he posse - rvuu~n"~~ His
tsIt 'hrpughour II announced ~ ths-"
aarly remarks liaye good opinion Ut
vourseH ~ l. tonic Tor suCc"-- t-hu'
n Won tik" rou iuu'I ut 10" ru""iCIn" > ~
. CONN t- thorough throw your whole
heart into vow work and sink voUr own
persJnal identify ~ an .us,anoc q
thorcuChnc-- 10 nHrrats.- how h- pric.
tis.-h natural laughing for ~" charsC'
Of Chdyiss Sur Tree TO- SUCH In svt-ut that
on tho night - the peri Yrrrau"" he made
HE exit IN a wIld burst and S."V nothing
more until one II the tcfressn- shook him
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M


and joined the HON. circuit in the same
year His old profession stood him IN
good stead and he was soon IN comp"n-
sation cases arising ont II compulsory
taking II lands and sanitary schemes and
"A share Of nisi prius work He lumped
quickly m practice. hIs scientific know l.
edge aiding Tn" fascination and at'rac-
ton Of nsl prius illur-d him from NOR"
solid work II. confesses that h" hkHi
an audience and vas fond of puhh".tF
He evidently delighted IN all the -urroui.i
ings % his profession IN wholesome.
hearty way which il delight u the
reader He describes The brilliant seen.
at nigh, At the commons dinner IA Middle
Temple Hall admitting thu lay reai'r
behind the scenes in unusual fashion. de-
srriblnS the material good fare and hint
ing al the intellectual feast= which fol-
lowed He speaks his mind regarding
,ortain che ~ ctsristics II IN" courts.
The Judges he regards as the hnest IN
the world. the embodiment 81 purity.
dignity. learning and justice. snd de-
clarss that 4 corrupt Judge ~ unknown;
t,it he thinks 'h,. County Court Judges are
underpaId and over~orksd and advocates
AZ a remedy the establishment Of inter
mediary courts and predicts that they " I'll
come The long vacation 81 the Judges
and the almost continual absence of sofn"
Of than on circuit ~ a scandal. 80 far a.
London il concerned He insists there
should he q court Of Justice Of AZ least
twelve Judges sitting all the year.
Mr. Crispe INDUCES in interesting
.ketche- 81 deceased legal lights. begin
ming with Lord Chief Justice Cockburn.
ana incidents connected with celebrated
cases tried under them. such AZ that 81
tn. Tichborne claimant. in whom at the
time Mr. Crisps really believed despite
still unexplained incongruitiSs Baron
Cieasby had a curious habit u moving
his head automatically a. though IA DIS
aant which once made Mr. CrISp@. un
warned ~ the trick. think the Judge dis
agreed with him until. 20 his surprise, IA"
Baron decided IN his favor ConcsrnIng
this habit he nArrat'-- story The open
| ing Of c~urts in the assIze town - ALWAYS a
\ great day with the provincIals aud accom-
! panied With much ceremony farmer.
| ~ - said took HE son INTO the crow u
| Court; on IN. bench VAS BARON Cl"iShy
| GORGEOUS in scarlet and srmIne. st.ltue$,IlIs
and fnotionle.s suddenly he moved ms
head from right 20 left and from left q
right The farmers hoy. who had been
gazing open mouthed NJ IN" re-pi"nd"n'
figure on the dais. exclaimed -Whoy
(evthsr. Ii's aloivr.- Sir George jesse
Master IL the Rolls. was one ~ 10" great
est u Victorian Judges IN IN" equity side
n. WAS we'll educated. but his alphalc'
2 lacked on" Letter which llck sometime
had odd results On one occasion whom -.
aiming a French witness in a patent ca -
a. TO steam boilers he had 20 ini"rrogat'
/ through an interpreter. Who did not. h'
thought. conway his meaning u the vat
ness No. MOI said Jessel with SONS
impatienre DO tell the man he don 7
grasp my n.s1ning My question ac
nothing 70 do With eating the pipes
This the interpreter translated: Monsieur
rAvocat vous pris de croire, qun ne
s'agit nullement. dams son interrosatoire
de manager les tuyaux
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-15
INCREASE IN WAGE
Rock Island Acceeds to De-
mands of Freight Handlers
in the Tri- Cities.
100 MEN ARE INCLUDED
Truckers Advanced liz Cents Per
Hour and Checkers SIS Month
Payday at Silvis.

Freight truckers and checkers fol
the Rock Island road in the tri-cities
and at Silvis have been granted an In
crease in wages, effective today
One hundred twenty men will re-
ceive the raise. The truckers are adj
vanced from 171s to 10 cents per hour
and the checkers from $50 and $55 to
$50 per month.
Clerks Are Encouraged.
The clerks in the freight offices Of
the tri-cities also have a demand for
a wage increase pending with the Off
Gals of the company, and the action
with reference to the freight handlers
is taken by them to indicate that they
will be similarly treated.
Today was pay day at the Silvis
shops. The pay roll aggregated ST.
900.