Life — August 3, 1911 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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SS SSS The Globe Trotter: “so THIS IS THE BALLY PLACE WHERE was porn! Ba Jove! THE GREAT GENERAL WASHINGTON Y'KNOW, MOST ’XTRAWDINARY !” and feelings of others that comes from smoking out of place. At least, three-fourths of the population, including women and children, do not smoke. Of the smoking remnant a fair proportion have decent and considerate manners and do not | carry tobacco smoke where it is not acceptable, The offensive j smokers are comparatively few. Often they are merely stupid | and heedless and do not know that they offend. They should j be taught. The trouble with them is not tobacco, but selfish- ; ness and indifference to the rights of others. The same ail- i ment makes automobiles smoke, We are with Dr. Wiley in | his efforts to correct it, but not with him in the tone of his | talk, Almost Won can afford to forget That freight rates have been raised on corn, oats, rye, wheat and stoves, When we remember That freight rates have been reduced on rat traps, fircless cookers and automobile engine hoods. If, now, we can only secure a reduction on acroplanes, the victory for the people will be complete. FTER marriage the self-made man often finds it neces- sary to make extensive alterations. nleuitleelsrs Morgan’s Programme Approved 179 by Ballingford Another Crisis in the Country's History Safely Passed —The Greatest Correspondent in the World as Usual is On the Spot—Sensational Developments in Future Tinted At (FROM J. ROUNDER PALLINGPORD, LIFE’S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT) Wasitincton, August 1, 191t. ORGAN sent in his programme for running the Govern- ment in the nick of time, The insurgents were getting troublesome. The Democrats were looming up. The financial interests were becoming despondent and, owing to my letter having missed the mails, our circulation was falling off. Some- thing had to be done, and Morgan unquestionably has done it. As described in my last letter, Taft and I were sitting in his study when the programme came. The first shock of it was considerable, but as I rapidly went over it in my mind, the future looked bright and rosy. In fact, it was right in line with my own plan of a revolution. It read as follows: “T suggest that the details of Government management be turned over to my office. It is very embarrassing to me to direct your policy without being able to have it carried out properly. You are all spending too much money down in Washington. What I propose to do is to reorganize the Gov- ernment and put it on a sound basis. By making the Treasury Department a branch of my office we can save the expense of a double system of accounts. In order to accomplish our re- sults we shall have to do away with all Congressional com- mittees, but this I can arrange through my correspondents. Every center has a bank. Every bank lends money to the voters. I control all banks, The rest is easy. My object, of course, is purely patriotic. Better sce Ballingford and get consent. We can do nothing without him. J. P.M “Lucky you are here,” said Taft. “Isn't it?” I replied, nonchalantly, Which shows how lit- tle he really knows me. As if it weren't always my business to be on the spot! That's how I achieved my reputation of being the greatest reporter in the world. “What do you make of it?” said Taft. “Let's call the Cabinet,” I said. They all filed solemnly in and the news was communicated. MacVeigh was the first one to speak. “T think it’s a good idea,” said he. get agitated about Aldrich. Knox was a trifle more cautious. “What I am afraid of is,” he said, “that Mr. Morgan will overtrain, Of course it has been generally understood that nothing was to be done without his consent. If a new trust was formed, he was first notified. If an old trust was to be prosecuted, his consent was obtained. If we wanted to raise “T was beginning to HIS FIRST CIGAR