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New-York tribune., 1911-10-15

orIe. fal.- .r -casg.. AND places At the
line ot murder arson and open robbery.
Freedom has some ugly descendants. Su"
there are many active and rctcrnauonal
Americans who realize their obligations
.- guardians of t1ei. weaker brethren and
stand faithfully o. tacir duty. Notable
among them. tlOGgn Il young man Wit"
plenty Of money, is William jay sc-lei-e-
Lu the New York merchant
found him 10 "a quantity o.d-iasm0ned
ostabushmeut-an institution, rather. found
ed iu l-94-that has passed iu honesty and
pride from father 20 son Tor five genera
t.0ns. Many managers, clerks and account
ants sat az crowded desks iu two great
rooms level with and facing a narrow
street in the wholesale district Dr. Sehicf-
teIin.s Office is scarcely larger than closet.
When / went in man was talking 10 him
of poor boy who wanted an education.
Tho agents Of several societies came later
with verbal reports and written documents.
It was said that Dr. Sch.efchn ls the
most active churcnmau iu the country
description ho smiles over and denies en-
phaucaUy. Even so. hc SIS president OF the
Federatin OF Churches. the Lalty League
AND tho american Church Missionary so
.iotv. and chairman OF tno N'w York Com
mittec Of tho 1aymeus Missionary MoFc-
ment Besides. ue is president of the va
tiouaI wholesale Druggists Association
ana chairman OF th, Citizens Union, a
strong political organization that sends d
representative % Albany % watch ieglsia-
uor. and prints tlo nio@rapHies-so good
ana some bad-ol those who run for local
Office
Indeed. Dr. Schlcrcuu is one OF tho 20
fcntisl mon IN the social and political life
of America Ict his name is seldom ln
tho newspapers. Az matter of fact,
had considerable difficulty 100 pcrsgadlus
him 20 answer my inquiries. Tall and
tanned. dressed iu gray. De- looked 10 be-
thirty-dyc. whereas he is ten years older.
you stated iu an adress 10 the National
Civic Federation" 7 said. that Americans
use more nabit-forming drugs thaH any
white race in the world
THAT is easily eTpla.uaDle. Dr. Schiei-
feun answered "The drug business is "a
very large industry. I suppose that hali
OF it. in money received, comes from pat
eut medicines Americans believe .n and
practice self-medicauou. some patent mcd-
iclues, when in liquid form, contain aico-
hoL Others contain narcotics. Previous TO
the enactment of the pure food and drugs
act of june go. I.5. the manufacturers OF
patent medicines were not required 20 print
on their labels the ingredients g.. thcir
preparations.
"The fact that certain medicines CON
tanned alcohol or narcotics placed the rec
tail druesist in q disagreoabIe position To
some customer kaovlodsc Of what thef
ue-r Sctf.ne would have made uo dI0rr-
er,o stiu Other customers would not hitr
thanked 'he druggist fnr h.r mierier'n''
ir a. pvrclr rrt .t. matter and vopid have
frsusfer-d tnei- r.trons-r to fAe "ff
-hsut vino ktft h information 90 himself
New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
BLACKLEGs AND VICTIMS.

These public gambling establishments
always have tho effect of attracting not
only rich people ON careless pleasure
r,eut and eager for The amusement and
excitement Of endcavoring 20 break tho
bank" but also alI the birds ~ prey
who fa-teu on these votariNs of tickle
fortune. cheek bv iowl with tho million
af-e win be found tho adventures, the
de-,i-ruondsirc. the chovaier d1udu--
,-fe. tho well born. well mannared and
well dressed biscklcc 5nd the "tno f'nr
of tho criminal classes.
Eventually tho people ~ Belgium be-
came alive 10 the rcproach of Spa, or
Namur. and in particular of Osterd, I'm
the evog of tho civilized world. The re-
spertsbIe element of the population rs
sorted itself and. despite tho open oppo-
a.tiou thereto of KIns Leopold. laws OF
tre most drastic description were enacted
los the national Legislature. prohibiting
gambling They had tho effect Of caus-
.nr Na~ouet and his assoclates 10 oper-
alto their tables iD So-calied 'cercles
r-i-es- tnrivate cIubsl instead of In pub
I., casinos. the only difference being that
instead of going directly 10 tho tables
at tho casino the stranger desirous OF
trying his luck had first TO get a card NJ
membership of tho club. which was ac-
corded To- him without the slightest ques-
tion or difficulty.
Thanks % this artfcc MarQuet was
able 10 continue his operations on Os-
tcnd until the beginning Of the. present
reign OWNS 10 the attitude of King
Leopold the authorities were reluctant
10 interfere. IN Belgium. as clsewher@
on the Continent judges. magistrate
and police officials are dependent on the
sovereign for honors. decora tions. pro-
motions. etc. iu fact, for everything dear
New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
Urges Stricter Supervision .
Prevent Exploiting OF
Vice for the Profit
of a Few.

the purchases and even t'e names Z. !.
clerks who make the sales Nor eia !
caine be sold except 10 licensed ia ia
c.syz. physicians and dentists NeEer'a'f,
large ouaultios arc un--areabl- 5r rsi'
Of sports from London and Hamburg .
lave suggested. therefore 'aa, '.e '',,i -,,
cocaine boz made so Men as 10 pc
..org and that tine American prodD'' /.
r.-rrf I.-Fr~ federal reg .dt0I eA'
New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
A New Monte Carlo Has
Sprung Up on the
Beautiful Shore OF
Lake Leman.


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"h''n '' 49,. -, o,d down
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rather. B Sh""'' say 49, .,,- Nod and
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table trust '"e ~
spread not 'nt 90 -. 3.
Europe. ouj eve" To ''-
Is asserted tn"t ne 'oi''''''''''.''
tension or the ne'u @. .,' -. IT,
~ NiIN' ''
New-York tribune., 1911-10-15

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New-York tribune., 1911-10-15

OR. W. JAY SCHIEFFELiN.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
WHAT ARE POWER COMPA
NY'S RIGHTS WORTH?

! In 1882 the Great Falls Manufactur-
ing Company tried to collect 81 100000
in damages from the Government fol-
the use of water at Great Falls. The
claim was filed and pressed by Gen,
| Benjamin +. Butler, who was then the
president of the company.
In 1902 this claim was settled for
S63,766, after it had passed intothe
hands of the Great Falls Power Com
pany, which had bought out the Great
Falls Manufacturing Company.
The Great Falls Power Company is
a subsidiary corporation of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
which is also the parent company OF
the Potomac Electric Power Company
which does the public lighting in Wash
ington.
Now it is proposed that the Govern
ment acquire additional water rights
at Great Falls for developing a water
supply and water power plan. The
Washington Railway and Electric
Company holds certain rights at the
Falls through ownership of real estate
on both sides of and in the river. The
question arises: What damages is this
company entitled to if the Government
plan is adopted?
An illuminating hint on this question
is given by NJ. o. Leighton, chief
photographer of the Geological Survey,
in his report on the Great Falls project
to the District Commissioners. Mr.
Leighton shows that the value of unde-
vcloped water power in this part of the
country is SO per horsepower. This is
the price paid by the Southern Power
Company, which controls most of the
water power projects of the South.
The various plans considered by the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company for the development of Great
Falls provided for a maximum of
$500 horsepower. At SO per horse
power the value of the company's hold
ings would be not more than $65 900
if it sold to the Southern Power Com
pany.
But it must not be forgotten that
the Southern Power Company's price
is for power capable of development.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company has failed to utilize Great
Falls power because it could never
evolve scheme that was economically
practicable. This being true, it is
probably extremely doubtful whether
the Southern Power Company would
consider the local company's rights
worth even $40 per horsepower.
In the face of these conditions, it is
reasonable to presume that the inter
ests of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company at Great Falls can
not be a very serious obstacle to the
development and use of the power by
the Government and District.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
SHOWS HIS APPRECIATION
BY WRITING A POEM
HE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
Respectfully dedicated in thanks to
the editor of The Washington Times for
his efforts in behalf of the Government
clerk for more payD
We are bound by the ties of injustice,
And the star of our fate hath de-
We're expelled from the region where
Trust is,
Though there's one who bears us in
mind: =
We are slaves of the Laws crude de-
vices,
Just cog in the Governments plan:
To be shook by the hand of the Clan.
More pay and pension, we need EN-.
Though to speak is the basest of
crimes;
We are nought in land full of Free
dom,
But we're backed by The Washington
Times.
we are toilers without our ambition.
We are tied in the sight of our goals;
Yet there's one who sees our condition,
And feels for thousand souls
Our troubles are many and endless;
Our hopes have sunk in despair:
We are helpless; but. Lordy! not friend
less;
There's something like hope over
there:
'Tis hope from a Man who is urging
On Justice to do its full part,
And our souls are thankfully surgins
With How to a Man with a Heart.
BY WREN"
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
Checks His Cigar.

small. nervous man stood in the
line in front of the check room window
in the corridor of n local theater the
other night, impatiently trying to work
his way to the front. He had on his
overcoat and hat. and other persons in
the line supposed ne had checked a
package of some kind before going into
the theater.
Finally reaching the window he threw
down a check. The man behind the
counter picked it up, reached in one of
the small pigeon holes, and handed out
a partly smoked cigar. The little man,
unconscious that a dozen pairs of eyes
were centered on him. reached for the
stump, put It between his teeth, struck
a match, and walked away smoking,
as unconcerned as IL he had called for
his hatNcoat, or umbrella
Ringgold Hart, secretary to Inspector
Boardman, chief of detectives, was
standing directly back of the man when
he was given the cigar.
Say" said Hart to the check room
attendant, you don't mean to say that
man checked that old cigar"
Sure" replied the attendant. He
comes here every week, and always
checks his stump before going inside.
One night he had a friend with him, and
they both checked cigars. No, lie never
gives me a tip. You wouldn't expect a
man cheap enough TO do a stunt like
that to give anything away. would
,ot1 ~
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
Kentucky's Greatest Racer

In Commissioner Judson's office Is an
oil painting of "the greatest race horse
ever raised in Kentucky"
The fact that the picture is now In
the possession of the major, or rather
of his son, Clay Judson, is an evidence
that Representative Ben johnson of
Kentucky is a man of his word
While discussing the subject of thor
oughbreds with Representative john
son recently, Major Judson remarked:
my boys grandfather, E. S. Warfield,
owned the greatest race horse ever
raised in Kentucky"
That's a pretty broad statement,
major" said Representative Johnson.
Kentucky has raised some fine horses.
In fact, / have in my house a picture
of the greatest race horse ever produced
on blue grass soil. If he was owned by
your boys grandfather I'll give him the
picture, What was the horses name?
Lexington" replied Major Judson.
Your boy wins" said Representative
Johnson. Lexington was the name Of
the thoroughbred whose picture 1 have
and who was said to be the greatest
horse ever raised in the Blue Grass
State. The picture ought to belong to
the grandson of Lexington's owner and
I'm going to send 1t to him in your
care
The painting was received by Major
Judson the following day.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
POLITICS IN THE RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT.

President Taft's reciprocity agree
ment with Canada will not be acted
upon by Congress at this session. II
may not be at the next. As pubnC
men examine into it, they discover
that just when they didn't know that
interesting lady was about, Pandora
opened a new box of difficulties worthy
OF her traditional repute.
The agricultural West has been the
seat of the most serious disaffection
with the Taft Administration, and
with the tariff revision of 1909. The
Canadian agreement, granting free en-
trance to a long list of Canada's agri-
cultural products. is calculated to in
tensify the sentiment against the Ad-
ministration.
If adopted, the arrangement would
be likely farther to estrange the mid
die West. But it would probably
strengthen the Administration in the
industrial East The President has
more need to strengthen himself West
than East, if judgment may be predi-
Gated on developments of the last year.
Take the Honorable Lafayette
Young, fifteen-minute Senator from
Iowa. He is campaigning for election
on two issues. He is the friend of
President Taft; frequent back door
caller, always welcome. He is also
strong for protecting the Iowa farmer
right up to the hilt.
In view of the Canadian arrangement
which the President earnestly espouses,
the Honorable Young would seem likely
to experience difficulty driving his two
horses together. They don't keep in
step, and don't even pretend to travel
in the same direction. Mr.. Young
can't be for Taft and agricultural pro-
lection at one and the same time-not
today. He might have done it last
week.
The case is typical of great number
of Western situations. The agricul-
tural West has for forty years been
taught to believe that protection made
the high prices of its products, and
brought its prosperity. The lesson was
we'll learned. We don't honestly be-
Iieve this Canadian pact would hurt the
West particle; but the West can't be
expected to unlearn a very long school
ing all at once.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
WANTS MANSION BUILT
FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Please allow me a short space through
the columns of your valuable and wide
ly circulated paper to say few words
relative to the second highest office
which Is in the gift Of the American
people. 1 refer to the office of Vice
President of the United States.
This country has grown immensely
since the formation of this great Gov
ernmert, and the duties of the Vice
President should be made more in keep
ing with the dignity of that great of,
flee. The Vice President, with all the
noise that's kept up to elect him. isn't
looked upon TO be one whit bigger than
a United States Senator.
There ought to be a mansion erected
by this Government-witho offices attach
ed-for the Vice President. His salary,
too. should be at least half as much as
that of the presidents.
C. CUNNINGHAM.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
Ghost in the House.

Republican members are beginning 10
have forcible reminders of the fact that
on and after March 4 they will be in a
pitiful and helpless minority. About
six hundred employees on the House side
of the Capitol are likewise being re-
minded that their days are numbered
and that they will have to hike back to
the homes they deserted sixteen years
ago to come to Washington and fatten
themselves on the sinecures at the dis
posal of the Republicans.
Representative Henry Clayton. of Ala
bama, is responsible for the daily appa-
rition which appears before the House
Mr.. Speaker" said Clayton. a day or
two ago. Il have a protege here from
Alabama who is going to get a slice of
Democratic patronage. I want him Ia
get his experience during the remainder
of this session, so that he will be in
fine fettle when we shove you Repub-
licans over on to the minority side next
year.
Uncle Joe" Cannon is nothing il not
a good sport.
Put your man to work." acquiesced
the Speaker.
Thereupon the AlabamIan ascended to
the reading clerks desk, displaced the
faithful old Republican who had done
service for years, and proceeded to try
out his voice. He now makes It daily
performance.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
TRADE COMMIT TEE
FIGHTS NAVY STORES
Washington and Annapolis
to Join in Protest to Sec
retary Meyer.

To protest against the extension OF
the naval commissary store system,
Joseph Strasburger soon will submit
information to the Board of Trade COM
mittee on Industrial interests showing
why the naval commissaries here and
at Annapolis should be prevented from
selling goods to civilians at cost.
Mr.. Strasburger was made chairman
of the subcommittee on retail trade at
a meeting of the Industrial committee
yesterday afternoon, and the task of
presenting the naval commissary case
was assigned to his subcommittee The
matter came up through a request from
the Annapolis chamber of commerce
for assistance. The business life of
Annapolis merchants is alleged to be in
danger by reason of the system.
I. {. Dultn was appointed chairman
Of another subcommittee to consider a
proposition from Boston men looking
to the establishment of a new laundry
in this city.
d. S. Porter. chairman of the commit
tee' appointed the following chairmen
of subcommittee:
License fees, Daniel Fraser; building
trades, Joseph Richardson; retail trade,
Joseph Strasburger: wholesale trade,
L. II. Mattingly: manufactures, Chris
Heurich; freight and express rates, W.
II. Martin, and purchase of Govern
ment supplies. E. c. Graham
Z. c. Graham was elected vice chair
man and Richard L. Conner secretary.
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
DepeW'S Story.

with the New York Legislature bal
lot1ng each day in a desperate at
tempt to elect his successor, Senator
lChauncey M. Depew continues to hold
forth in the Republican cloakrooms.
telling his stories
"A clerical friend of mine" said
the Senator. told me a capital story
OF a Yale man who was stroke oar
for. his crew and the chief athlete on
the football field. He entered the min
lstry and spent years in missionary
labor in the Far West Walking one
day through the frontier town, a cow
boy stepped up to him and said:
Parson you don't have fun
enough. Take drink
The minister declined.
well, the cowboy said you must
have some fun. Here's a faro layout.
Take hand in the game
The minister declined.
"'Parson,' said the cowboy. 'you'fI
die II you don't have some fun and
he thereupon knocked the parsons
nat on his head and hit him a whack
on the ear.
THE old athletes spirit arose: the
science. which had been learned in
the college gymnasium and forgotten
fot quarter OF a century was arous-
ed. and blow landed on the jaw of
the cowboy that sent him sprawling
In the street. The parson walked over
h i'm as If he had been a door rug
picked him up and busted the side of
the house with him. mopped up the
carving the cowboy off he raised his
head feebly and. said:
'Parson. what did YOU fool me for?
You are chock full of fun"
The Washington times., 1911-01-28

merchants will get. The papers aid the
merchants and the merchants will spend
more in advertising. Many people in
the home towns of the Congressman
think that the Government employees in
Washington have little to do and get
princely salaries for doing that little.
If the employees ever expect to get their
salaries increased they must induce the
people at the Congressmens homes and
the newspapers there to create a senti
ment in favor of such action Then
something will be done in their behalf.
Until that is done the employees will be
obliged to worry along on their present
meager salaries. The clerks get too
little for their work, but there are lin
itations as 70 salaries of other employees
which should be removed. Skilled labor
ers cannot go beyond $40 a year and
watchmen get only s730, although they
are kept on duty all Sundays and holi-
days. and their hours are longer than
other employees.
There are other abuses which should
be corrected. Many employees complain
that their superiors do not treat them
fairly. and that they recommend the
promotion of those who are not as
worthy as themselves. During the many
years that l have been in the Govern
ment service 1 have found in almost
every case that has come under my OBJ
servation the chiefs of bureaus and
divisions where I have been employed
have recommended the promotion of
the meritorious, but have not always
been able to get them promoted. If
off in the matter of promotions, 1t would
be better for the service. The least
efficient employees, not being able to
secure promotion on merit, appeal to
congressman, who in turn appeal to the
heads of the executive departments in
their behalf, and in many cases these
Incompetent employees are promoted at
the expense of some of those selected
by the chiefs on merit, who in this way
fail of promotion, and the chief gets
the blame. There Is an order by the
President which forbids, under pain of
dismissal, any employe to seek the aid
of Congressman to obtain an increase
of salary. That order Is violated every
day, but no Congressman will give
away those who appeal to him.
/ am in favor of a straight pension
for those who become incapacitated In
the service but do not believe an age
number of old men who are capable of
doing more work and working longer
hours than many men twenty years
their Junior. l most strongly oppose
a contributory retirement. The Gov
ernment agrees to give an employe
certain sum for his or her services and
has no right to compel that employe
to save part of it or say what shall be
done with 1t. 1 believe that the labdrer
is worthy of his hire and that the salA-
ries of all Government employees are
too low. also that my superior officers
should have more pay as wel as my
self. They are supposed to furnish the
brains to direct the work and should
The Washington times., 1911-01-28
About "Uncle joe"

Representative A. Mitchell Palmer OF
Pennsylvania is telling a good story or
Speaker Cannon.
Few people realize" said Mr.. Pal
mer, that the Quakers have a larger
representation in Congress. in proper
ton to the membership Of the sect, than
any other religious body. There are
only 100000 Quakers in the United
States: the present apportionment calls
for one member of the House for ap-
proximately each 100000 of population.
and yet there are nine Quakers in the
House and Senate. They are Represen-
tative Cocks of New York. Butler OF
Pennsylvania, Griest of Pennsylvania,
Barnard OF Indiana, Heald of Delaware,
Speaker Cannon, and myself. Over in
the Senate the Quakers are Hepburn
OF Idaho. Scott of West Virginia, and
Dixon of Montana.
Strictly speaking there are only nine
The Washington times., 1911-01-28

that leaders of the Government affairs
should pass laws which will grant its
employees increase In salaries.
/ am a watchman in a department
where 1 have to do the work of COM
mon laborer, of clerk, of electrician,
and all such. have to work sixty odd
days more than other employees, all for
the sum of $50 a month. In my depart
ment the strictest care must be put into
duty; IL you are caught mapping you
are likely to be dismissed.
If any set of employees need an in
crease in salary and need more time
off-for we desire to visit churches as
others dot is the watchmen.
do not see any way of ever getting
a promotion unless law is made to that
effect. l am sure 1 speak the senti-
ment of all, in praying that something
will be done at this session of Congress
In behalf of the Government employees.
A WATCHMAN.