The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16
JOHN ". GATES
Arrives Home From Europe
With Improved Health.

New York. Oct. 16.-Mr. and Mrs. John
w. Gates and Harry Payne Whitney ar
rived yesterday by the White Star liner
Oceanic. Mr.. and Mrs. Gates have been
away little less than six weeks, and
Mr.. Whitney has been gone about the
same length OF time. He spent most of
the time in Yorkshire shooting grouse
with hissfather, William c whitney. and
his racing partner. Herman b. Duryea.
The two latter are still in England. as
are young Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Dur
yea. The elder Whitney expects to sail
from the other side Friday.
Mr.. Gates was not I'm good health when
he went away. but he returned feeling
better than he has felt in years and hav-
Ing enough energy for half dozen men.
When a reporter met him at his office
Mr.. Gates said: IF you could see the
accumulated mall that was piled upon
my desk when / got here you'd know that
L hadn't any time TO be interviewed But
-II-tell- you -what-yeu do; you see my
son. I've told him ali l know and more,
too. See him and interview me by
proxy"
Well" said young Mr.. Gates. taking
up the Job OF talking for his father. "fa-
ther comes back In fine health. In fact,
he was never better In his life. He and
mother just logged about London and
Paris and had all the fun they could.
TOOK OFF 40 POUNDS.
Father rather made a business OF get
ting himself into good physical trim.
He weighed pa pounds when he went
away. which was lot to much He
weighs 207 now and he would not mind
Knocking of few more pounds
he no sooner landed on the other
side than he began TO diet and he kept
cut out meat and all fat-making vege-
tables, and subsisted almost altogether
on dry toast. hHs, tea and fruit. Pretty
they've been growing larger all the while |
The more he shrunk the better he |
felt. until now he's dead struck on shrink |
automobiling and is inclined 10 think |
that the automobile did almost as much |
for him as the dieting,
long he'll stick 10 toast and team fact.
he's now eating pumpkin pie In the inner
onies and feeling very happy. but II looks
lie bought two machines for himself and
one for me.
'one OF his machines Is a iS-horse-pow-
Pr Mercedes, which. he says. makes no
more noise than a sewing machine. The
)ther two machines are rs horse power
'ach and ne says that they are absolutely
1oiseless. With two automobiles 10 ex-
'rcise. would not be surprised n father
got the automobile habit
BULL ON GOOD STOCK.
AS for stocks. he told me Just before
10 left that he expected a slump before
he FIRST of the year. and we've had ~.
ie said that he r. still n bull on good
tocks. lie thinks that the stocks which |
ave Intrinsic value are bound 20 GO
ligher. AZ for the coal strike, ne re-
tards II as practically settled.
He says that there will probably be a
OF of backing and flling over details,
'ut that was bound 10 be and the real
rouble. which was the determination or
reasonable basis " agreement IL over. |
father will probably leave for Chicago I'm |
few days. but will be here much OF tho
ime all winter. Later he will go TO
a I'm Beach. Fla for a while"
Mr.. Whitney said he went 70 the races |
My three times. while in England. Asked