The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 8, 1908, Page 3

ee BROTHER CHARLES HAS GREATLY AIDED WM. H. TAFT IN RACE FOR FAME. Cincinnati Editor Is a Man of Hobbies, the Biggest of Which Is the Re- publican Candidate for President. Cincinnati—tIn a quiet corner office of a high building which he owns, in this city, with only a bookkeeper to keep him company, you will find any day, when he is not in New York looking at old masters and porcelains, | @ quiet, slim, white bearded man. But iam H. Taft might never to the Philippines or be- come secretary of war or a candidate for president. “Did we beat the P. on the base- ball extra last night?” Charles P. Taft calls downstairs to the editor of the newspaper which he owns. He en- Joys his newspaper which has as live- ly headline: any in the middle west. 3aseball interests him equally with Gainsboroughs and Sir Joshuas. He owns a large interest in the Cin- cinnati baseball! club, in the gas works and the street car lines, in the leading hote! and the opera house, not to men- tlon much real estate; or rather, he and his wife together Her fortune he has multiplied One day the editor told him of a smart baseball reporter who was look- ing wistfully at a broken down league team and sighing for capital. “How much do you want?” Charles P. asked the reporter “One hundred thousand dollars.” “Very good,” said Charles P., who had been watching that young man for a year. “We'll go into partnership.” A quiet man who makes business deals in this fashion naturally only a bookkee as needs per, Charles P. Taft. and when he wants a steno; can send edit Everything he was callec pher he one downstairs in the the “Herr Doktor among his fell icar at Hied touched finishing seems to art. He ly witl times students ince his the lo against him of the city he I lainously Bmiled china art, Ci foremost citi the interior of tl visitor from out P. looked to the person. They In the evening fashioned worths ment is ma of many one-twe of mode furnis: there aS as ver and matters house. who houses oc he wise buyer and of the china of base- He connoisseur. Seated the Ming dynasty ball extra of his | ess it | Villiam of for. ould cc that the | for undle | srother the | | ONLY WOMAN CABBY IN RUSSIA. Received Rough Treatment at First, But Is Now Popular. Moscow.—Russia can boast only one feminine “cabby.” This phenomenon is to be found in Moscow. She 1s jark, fat and 50—and her name ts Anna Petrovna. Moscow is more conservative than even cther Russian towns—therefore, when she began to drive a sledge peo ple called her “bezobrazju” or sense less. She took to cab driving to sup- port her family. Her husband, a ma son, was injured years ego by falling from some scaffolding. This winter her only son, who kept the family pot Russia's Only Woman Cab Driver. boiling by driving, died of typhoid. She followed his coffin to the snow- clad cemetery without the town and on her return home went to the little | stable for the horse. Once, when still a well-to-do peasant’s daughter, she knew how to drive. She harnessed the horse, put on her dead son’s cap and padded cloak and drove to the open Space near the Kremlin where drivers wait for fares The plucky woman was greeted by a chorus of jeers from the men already on the rack and the crowd which collected plied her with questions, satirical compliments and snowballs. As nobody had the cour- age to take a sledge which attracted much attention Anna Petrovna re- turned home that night without having obtained a single passenger and the little horse got straw instead of oats for his supper. It is to be feared that its new owner got still less. But next morning she returned to the Kremlin, greatly to the joy of the crowd. Her first fare was a short-sighted general from the provinces who did not realize he was being driven by a woman till he reached his destination | and was proud nk his new uni- form attracted much attention. He | Was so angry when he discovered the truth that he gave Anna Petrovna only half the amount he had bargained for (there no fixed fares in Rus- sia so that cent as for a dol necessary tal for haggling) and | told her to go home and cook her hus- | band’s “T've got to eara it first, excellency,” was her spirited re- so to t so are you can tort, which so pleased one of the spec- | for a long} tators that he hired her course. But were Anna's troubles cabbies at the revenge. First they her drunk and, when a report among the would give a bottle of first man who hired her noon next day When she to the stand next morning she was besieged by would-be passengers }and the four who their way into her sledge, ordered her >» dri to a vodka shop at the other nd of the town, thinking it best to | get long a as possible for nothing Of course, on arriving at th lestination they demanded the On her indignant refusal they out pulling the sledge to pieces cutting the The poor 1 fought them lustily, receiving face and losing Senseless” not over. The } Kremlin to “ma | that failed swore ried | loafers that she vodka to th before drove strongest as 4 drive harness. euts her teeth and the whole depot. A eral on party was taken na Petrovna told her that harged. hour over all ard of the woman cab- w went to look at her. the most popular harness was subscription and it thing” to be driv- about by Anna Petrovna. She has bought a second horse and plies that, were it not for the fear r the rough treat- ment first, other women would follow her example. so wel she was d Before many were Moscow had he | by and all ¢ | She quickly bec r by now of s she got or Tom! It dark ormy night when two flat-browed men might have | been in a shadowy corner. We will r pered one. “And not a m tened the other. The modern Sherlock arose from the depths of an ash barrel “Planning a jail delivery, eh?” he hissed as he drew his gleaming steel. “Hands up!” The frightened conspirators threw ap their hands. “Now, where the prisoner you are going to liberate,” he demanded “In there,” faltered one of pointing to a large building. “Why, that is a vacant house? “Sure! The people have gone away for the summer and left their pet cat a prisoner. If we don’t get him out before—” | But with muttered disgust the mod- was seen conversing whis- elease the prisoner,” ment too soon!” has- them, mile and vanished Wealth of American Indians. The Indians of the United States own about $35,000,000. go as far for a} r if you possess the ; fought | At last the police inter- | Jern Sherlock leaped into his automo- | reagent rv) a HAS A FINE RECORD, ACTING REAR ADMIRAL wain. | WRIGHT A FIGHTER. Commander of Second Division of Pa- cific Fleet Comes of Good Stock— Played important Part in War with Spain. Washington.—The second division of the first squadron of the Pacific fleet now on its journey around the world, is commanded by Acting Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, and con- sists of the flagship Georgia and her sister ships, the Nebraska, New Jer- sey and Rhode Island. With the exception of Admirals Dewey and Evans, no officer in the navy is better known than Wain- wright, and there are few who have so fine a record of real achievements to point to. Wainwright, who is the son of the captain of the Hartford—Farra- gut’s flagship—was executive officer of the Maine when she was blown up in Havana harbor. It was Wainwright, also, to whom Cervera surrendered at | Santiago. He was the commanding of- ficer of the converted yacht Gloucester, which did such execution in the battle of Santiago. Wainwright comes of good naval stock. His father, Commander Richard Wainwright, who was commanding of- ficer of the Hartford, died on board the vessel in the battle of New Or- leans. His son was at that time a lad of 13. Just before the close of the war young Wainwright got an appoint- ment to the Naval academy, and four years later, in 1868, was graduated. He was promoted in regular order, but | it was not until February, 1898, that the public generally woke up to the fact that there was another Wain- wright in the navy. That was when the Maine was blown up. A few months later, when it was seen that war was inevitable, Wain- wright lost no time in letting it be known that he wanted no shore duty. He was then a lieutenant commander, and, of course, could not aspire to the command of a battleship or cruiser, so when offered the command of the Glou- | cester, formerly J. P. Morgan’s yacht, the Corsair, he accepted it gladly. It | is said that when the navy depart: | ment designated Wainwright to com- | ' was graduated in 1875. j league two terms and grand chief } 1898. | dents” and “Lincoln, the Man of Sor- | rows.” ; lows and other societies. 1 a ma PROHIBITIONISTS NAME CHAFIN. 5 Nominee for Presicent “Genial Gene.” Chicago.—Eugene w. Chafin— “Genial Gene” as he is known to his friends—nominee of the Prohibition party for the presidency, is a native of Wisconsin, but is now a resident of Illinois, and is one of the most promi- nent members of his party in this state. He is an attorney and has been a candidate for the Prohibition nomi- nation for governor of Illinois at the coming state convention of his party. He was born in Walworth county, Wisconsin, November 1, 1852. He worked on a farm by the month to defray his expenses while at the Unt- Known as I } versity of Wisconsin, from which he He practiced law in Waukesha, Wis., for 25 years. He was state president of the Epworth templar of the State Good Templars four terms, a candidate on the Prohi- bition ticket for attorney general of Wisconsin twice and for governor in In 1901 he came to Chicago. He is the author of “Lives of- the Prest- He belongs to the Odd Fel- MONUMENT TO BRAHMS. Marble Statue of Distinguished Com- poser Unveiled in Vienna. Vienna, Austria—A few weeks ago there was unveiled the first monument | in Vienna to Johannes Brahms, the ta | mous musician and composer. It; stands in the Karls-platz, through | ‘ which the musician walked whenever ; view of the windows of the house in| | unve went into the city, and in plain | he which he lived for so many years and where he died. The ceremony of the| ing was performed by the dep-| uty burgomaster, Dr. Neumayer, in the j presence of a great number of promi- ; nent musical people and of the mem-} | The mand the Glouce department suggested armored “Don't worry about the armor; give me good men and good gun: Wain- | wright is said to have replied. The guns were soon installed, and the morning of the battle of Santiago the | little Gloucester was waiting to par- ticipate in the “glory enough for all” fight When the Spanish ships on that July morning came racing out of Santiago, in their last desperate effort struction, the Gloucester Then out came the Span- Pluton and Furor, and, | a hound on the right scent, Wain- ht's shiy them. Commander Wainwright re- of Cervera, and ster somebody in the that the gun- boat be | stroyers, was after irrender nt of the vanquished Span- al was so generous and tact this day Cervera numbers his good friends Cervera Wainwright's handling of the Gloucester was one of the pluckiest ts he had ever witnessed. After the war it was necessary to point a new superintendent of the Naval academy, andthe position fell } to Wainwright. His friends in the | Distri Columbia did not forget what Wainwr had done at Santi- ago. In the presence of President Mc- Kinley and his cabinet they presented to him silver service navy ful t Wainwright among aid sword and ary of the ion andsome secre of hor the or scretary Ter SIAT REST said to be very impressive | . | part of the the Brahms society which} the funds for the memorial culptor was Prof. Weyr | | | | bers of raised . ically lered the work meets with riticism. The gen- eral conception of the monument and | the figure of Brahms highly | praised Espec! the portraiture is} its like | original the lower/ monument, r esenting a| is very severely | ridiculed The} are ly to the ness muse touching a lyre criticised and even ‘ posture of the muse and the instru-; ment are both, according to the crit-j ics, simply impossible. | Three kinds of stone have been em- ployed. The ef figure is executed in a white Laasen marble, the muse in | master” to bec | Mr. | He | taught district Cf Sen EE AAR GOOD YARN SPINNER JOHN W. KERN IS LIKED FOR HIS STORIES. Democratic Vice-Presidential date Once a School-Teacher— Many Insist on Spelling Name “Curran.” Indianapolis, Ind—There is no bet- ter story-teller to be found than John W. Kern, the Democratic nominee for vice-president, although when he in- dulges in the humorous for the benefit of his friends it is always of the clean- est sort. Mr. Kern has a keen taste for the Satire In life. His friends recall one of his sarcastic utterances indulged in on an occasion when he was dining with W. J. Bryan not long ago. At the time Mr. Kern was being dis- cussed ag a vice-presidential possi- bility. Some one jocularly remarked that a few years in V hington as the vice- president of the country ought to please Kern greatly The question @rose as to the expense of living in Washington. “Yes,” said K “I understand that it is costing Vice-President Fair- banks about $50,000 a year. Now, at that rate, considering the state of my physical fortune, I could live in Wash- ) ington about one ¢ Mr. Bryan was atly amused at the utterance, it is said, and often al- ludes to Mr. Kern’s remark. As long as somebody doesn’t organ- ize a Curran club, J. W. Kern can go happily through the campaign. Cur- ran is a good enough name and all that, but it does not happen to be his name. And many people, since he has been one of the big guns in Indiana politics and his name has been often spoken, have used it Curran. Not long ago Judge Pritchard of the criminal court received a letter from a man concerning the trial of Harry P. Brunaugh, then in progress, and the man spoke of “Mr. Curran,” mean- ing Mr. Kern. “Such is fame,’ suggested the judge, “through two campaigns for governor and still Mr. Curran!” “Yes, such is fame!” Kern. John W. sighed Mr. Kern has always been proud that he was once a school-teach- } John W. Kern. er. Before he years of age he 1 Howard coun ider youngster at the than 100 ty. He was time, weighir pounds, Many than 20 years of ag grown me for two te with § up the ittle mo pupils more and in size wer® ught one schood much success an@ f “schook of Ker were ve cupation While getting Kern atte the Indiana N rode tc | horseback ar Brahms Monument Recently Unveiled in Vienna. Carrara marble, and the pedestal in Istrian stone. Brahms died in April, 1897. He was born in Hamburg, Ger- many, but spent the greater part of his life in Austria and it was here that he won his greatest triumphs as a composer. Not Graceful. George Harvey, the editor, said of literary grace at a dinner in New York “Grace makes its absence very keen- ly felt. At a funeral that I once at- tended in New Hampshire a farmer said a thing that was singularly lack- ing in grace. A funeral hymn had just been concluded. The farmer leaned forward, tapped me on the shoulder and whispered: Lovely hy , hey? wrote it The corpse Tree Furnishes Butter. In Ashantee is a tree which fur- | nishes butter, | his | but p j wear them, He ha les noon hour and way to and fr in flights of ¢ ofter ited the t € the | horse prick u Affability | Mr. Kern's prt He is kee never wounds In rugged man. earance He esses strong three years ago his he. he and his friends was rapidly going into a physician sounded the warning, “con- sumption,” in his ears, and he started in to make a fight for his | He sought a moderate c in the south, and after six months’ stay came home a new man. Since then his health has been good John W. Kern has for years worn chin whisk It is his habit softly to care: beard when he is at work. Oft political friends have made jokes John Kern’s whis- is lender build, i Two or believed iecl nate out Mr. Kern “They are a » or three politicians walled to see Mr. Kern at hb office. One of th who wa: arly in- clined, rema: Kern without t Turn. Why do you any Kern stroked his beard for a moment, and turning caller remarked “Well, I think I wear them chiefiy because they belong to me.” ghtfully Candi-* ems CACTUS LEATHER NEW PRODUCT. Se Giant Saguaro from Mexico Adapted to New Use. New York.—The recent discovery of a new product, called cactus leather, was an accident, like a great many other useful discoveries. There are almost a thousand species of cacti, a large number of which for- est the deserts of Arizona and some of the states, and extend far into Mex- ico. The saguaro cactus, or Cereus gi- ganteus, the largest growth of all, which towers sometimes to a height of to his | The Giant Saguaro. 45 feet or more, heretofore has never been utilized for any purpose, except that the fruit is sometimes eaten by the Indians. In Mexico the maguey plant is largely used in the manufacture of pulque, mescal, tequila and agua miel, and the fiber for rope and matting. From the pulp of the leaves paper is made. Tuna, the fruit of the opuntia, is rel- ished by many The ocotillo has served usefully in the construction of houses, or shacks, and fences for the Mexicans and In- dians. From the niggerhead cactus—echino- eactus wislizenii—cactus candy is made by softening the fiber by boiling and filling the pores with sugar. Other species of cacti have limited uses. In Tucson one day, while handling a piece of the echinocactus wislizenii, the writer noticed, after the moisture was pressed from the fiber, the great strength and pliability it possessed. When dry, however, it became brittle and chalklike. Experiments, in an ef- fort to obtain strength and pliability in the fiber when dry, led to success after about a year of careful work. It was discovered that the giant sa- guaro was particularly adapted to the Manufacture of cactus leather prod- ucts. The heart of the saguaro is peculiar- ly formed, being a series of rods or Poles set in a circle, extending from top to bottom of the cactus, and into the earth in the form of roots. This heart of the cactus also proved of great value in the manufacture of many fancy articles, such as ba: eaneholders, boxes, picture frames, veneers and for numerous other pur-g poses too varied to mention When used in this way sufficient of the fiber is left adhering to the rods to bind them together in the form de- sired. After tanning and drying this fiber mal a teugh, leathery joint, which binds the sticks together in the most secure manner. Orthodox Economy. We have been brought up t before the fetich of competition our economic ritual we are accus- tomed to such antiphona! responses as “competition is the life of trade,” “business is business,” “let him get who can and keep who is able.” That expresses the economic faith of most of us or the service we render in lieu of faith. There is another economie _ shibboleth, the Anglo-Saxon idea of liberty. It has run riot with us. It means the right, seemingly, to do as one pleases, and most of us live by this faith, We do not, perhaps, rob great corporations or break into banks or steal from our neighbor, but we fail to pay our taxes or we beat the railways or the custom house. What is the use of paying the full rate when other people are paying one-half or | one-fifth? There is nro justice in a man’s laying on himself these unnec essary burdens. But if the law is un just it should be modified. To disobey the law is to demand persona! liberty against social welfare. Until we can get our practical! ethics attuned to fine moral discriminations are still orthodox economists bow In we Waiter Still to Be Heard From. “The Fren tand their own lang of la New York g j rs | where a fall i jin-Seine. “ me a salad, and he br | tle of beer.”—New York Ti BPP. Or