The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-23
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NEW YORK. January 23.-By far
the most important event of the COM
ing week Will be the dinner given by
the "brethern" of the Amen Corner
to MAYOR Mcclellan. The dinner VIII
have many unusual features. Quite an
assortment of mayors will be present
including Mayor John Weaver, of Phil
adelphia, Mayor Patrick Collins, OF
Boston. Mayor Tom l.. johnson OF
Cleveland, Mayor Carter Harrison, OF
Chicago. and Mayor Dennis Mulvihlll,
of Bridgeport. The great banquet
hall of the Fifth avenue hotel IS 10
be decorated With flags and flowers and
in the great gathering are TO be re-
publicans, democrats, mugwumps and
all sorts and conditions of statesmen
who are to take "One night Oft.
The dinner will be given next We'd
nesday night, the 9th and many OF the
guests viii leave for Florida imme-
diately afterward to witness the Day
tona- Ormond Beach automobile race
i'm which interest grows yearly. Sever
al New York multimillionaires, includ-
ing William X. Vanderbilt, j., have
already gone to the fashionable winter
resort to take a part in the big event
1t is estimated that d million dollars
worth of machines alone Will be rep
resented in the contest
For some reason, not entirely clear
to the proprietors themselves the
Broadway cafes are selling less liquor
than usual This has been the condi
ton since the first of the year and the
white-aproned, dispensers of the emily
ening fluid are becoming nervous and
are troubled with presentments of
bankruptcy. Whether this falling off
is due to the New Year resolutions
which are holding out longer than
usual. is not known, but it is certain
that many proprietors are iii despair
and facing a serious situation unless
there is a greater demand for the Sc
ductiVe delights of the cordial bottles.
tDnlplIOlltf circuit Is toiluuNI lllS d
searching investigation into the affairs
of the board of education in al its
branches. Some of those associated
with the department have a habit of
writing textbooks. or at least Of put
ting their names in them and then hay
ing them selected for use in schools
throughout the city. 1t has been hint
ed that Mr.. Grout intends presenting Il
bill in the legislature which Will cut
off this source of revenue and have
text books selected for merit only.
\ little gube:natorial boom for Ne
vada n Stranahan. collector OF the
port of New York has been started on
the assumption that Governor Odell
does not care To run third time. The
prospect is that there will be many
candidates for the first place on the
republican state ticket if Mr.. odeil
steps aside Timothy L. Woodruff is
a candidate and Speaker Fred : Nix
ON has Il boom up the state ready for
launching at the proper time. Before
his appointment as collector Mr.. Sran
ahan was one of the most prominent
members of the state senate. He and
President Roosevelt are warm friends
and it is asserted that the president
would like to have the collector
head the ticket in this state next fall
Ex-Health Commissioned DR.. Ernst
J. Lederle intends starting a private
health bureau. the work of which may
be extended to other cities. While there
will be an omission of the medical
side DR.. Lederle'S bureau will be du-
pliCate in miniature of the city's depart
ment of health and he will closely fol-
low along the lines upon which he has
been working for the last fifteen years
DR.. Lederle expects to maintain friend
ly relations with his successor in office