The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03

eNNsA8 AtAAA oNMV Wn2n No - not IN
the paWkin. Il 10 said that he 10 dsvolop-
ing INTO q FIRST class trainer and may make
~ much money as that sRd OS the racing
9nmo ~ he has In the aaddls.
MAhar has sawed his money. unlike some
Other star American Jockeys. and h rich
Nc tahes no chances on loslnx hls savings
IN the stock market Hs remains .
n@ohelor. despite ths temptations Of the
musical comedy chorus that have made 90
many English peers bsnedicts
An American who 10 spending his first
wee& in Londoa sAid:
Oh. yes; Westminster Abbsy's all
night In its way. but the creates. Inssitu-
ton In shis town 10 the taxicab. Say.
they're cheaper than walking. and they've
kot Olocks that tell the truth The cab
bsea Arsnt On the crooked. and they don't
even Try 10 give Won the wrong time from
the clock when they hear your American
accent
The olock starts with 10 cents a mile.
Only 10 cents . mile. Wouldn't that lar
a New iorksr. who sses 20 cents making
faces at him On the clock the moment the
nag goss down. Nobody living In Harlem
ever had the courage or coin 20 take a
taxi tO BROOKLYN. hut over here Won can
cover twice the distance from IPsth street
90 Police Commissioner Bakers residence
In brooklyn FOR what any New Yorker
would call cigarette money
Say. when I ees hack I'm going 10
tell Mayor GAynor he wants 10 drop all
reform movemsOts until he learns all
about hoe they run taxicahs in London
aud introduces sa'iars "a xicab deal into
New YOrk'
Many efforts have been made in many
pears Co form and maintain a distinctive
American club in London. All have
failed. The Pilgrims society and the
American Society have nourished for
years. but they are not clubs In the Amer
loan ssnss. They are dining clubs with
benevolent and patriotic objects.
The latest venture in club life In tho
American Universities Club. which was
opened on March n. II has been invited
10 share tho premises and tho prestige
Of the New Oxford and Cambridge Club
In Pail Mall Mr.. Roosevelt, IL 10 said.
has expressed interest in the new club.
and Lord Strathcona and Lord Brasssy
are giving it their patronage
AmeTicans residsnt in London, enga ged
in trade and the professions 90 quickly
hnd an English club 90 suit them that the
need Of q pan-AmeFican club never has
been felt. The now venture will hs
watched with interest.
like the Wall Street district in New
York. the City. a. the financial quart
of London 10 called. 10 a very lively and
pOpulOua plaoo in Ihs dPytime. but az
night Il il d"eNrtad. except by iRnitors
end their families. Tho Corporation Of
the City OF London 10 curious about the
number Of Inhabitants thu historic saJnr"
mile contains and it In about 20 take a day
census.
The ordinary c~nsIa Appli.s 20 the
aleepinG residents. but tn real W" ard
activity Of the City are measured 10y its
dsy population and rot by its p6rmapsnt
population Of jRnitors ard their offspring.
Tha resident population % the city has
boon declining sHr years. Tn" last est
mate was that u disot "Sc.cd 5000 OF
2OOOO
u ia supposed 'ha nov c.nsSs~ % IN"
tlay population til orusIIs 10 the fh.r-
chants brOk r.. bF-nk' ~ nd their Swarrns
u clerks will disclOa' a population of at
least 81. OOO: tho eqrivai~nt. say. ~ per-
hap- twenty Of New Work skyscraI,~rs
The London newspapers are rsapinR n
harvest fTotn the advertisements - new
rubber companies The rubber hOon IL
still ON and going strong Every pro
moteT IN London who has an elastic hand
or two or even a rubber plant IN his hum
lie suburban home IL raising the wind
TO hoat q new rubber COMPANY. and the
Rreat British public DOESN'T vet seam o.
have got enough % rubber One day
last week the newspapers contained
II new rubber companies
asking for capital subscriptions aggr--
eating over tIs .OO0.OO'
The worst phase Of the rubber crave
probably IL that some 70 tho rubber
are Offering their capital in
ths form O. half dollar two shilling
shares This subdivision % capital has
onlv ons object to tempt the oFfc~ boys
and clerks and shopgirls 10 gamble in
rubber shares. With a half dollar a. the
minimum stake any clerk or Office boy
can have his little shy at the Stock EE-
rhanRs and the rubber crave.
IL L. probable that II Parliament wasn't
10 busy trying 20 reform itself IL would
long ago have passed Iegislation prohib-
ting this temptation to gamble TO the
myriads ot humble IondOnens. IL seems
odd that the police suppress all hand
books on the races. but are unable to
suppress the street stock broker who IL
now tempting sporting youths with half
dollar shares In rubber companies.
Nhen Parliament gets down 20 busi-
ness after II has settled thasLorCis and 'hs
budget IL h probable . hill will be passed
prohibiting corpo ration- from Issuing