Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-27
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
nY THE EAVEsDROPPER

1 once have been a better fit walked into
the Hayward hotel yesterday morning
and asked the clerk to give him a room
| quick and let him get out Of sight
In strong, clear hand he inscribed
Robert Baker. Las Vegas, Nevada"
and the bellboy directed him to the eIe-
vator.
Downstairs nothing more was seen of
him until late i'm the evening, when he
emerged a new man, but all day vague
rumors came from the direction of the
room and the bellboy was kept busy
A tailor, barber, manicurst and half
a dozen other transformation artists
were admitted there, and at O'Clock
Mr.. Baker emerged, but his best friend
at Las Vegas could not by any chance
have recognized him.
A gray tweed suit in the latest cut, a
face barren of any suggestion of whisk-
ers, tie that would have done credit
to a New York leader of fashion, and
everything else on the same scale. Two
hours and a half later he left for Liver
pool, England, with a complete new
wardrobe box of nuggets and ore that
is calculated to dazzle the eyes of finan-
Ciers across the water, and a large sup
ply of experiences gained in. two years
in the mining country In Nevada.
Mr.. Baker expects to make a record |
breaking trip to England in order to
arrive there in time for the meeting of
the British Nevada Mining company, in |
the interests of which he has been in
Nevada. The company has a paid UP
capital stock of $5,000,000, and is one OF
the largest foreign concerns interested
in any American venture
A meeting of the directors is to be |
held as soon as Mr.. Baker arrives, and |
it is rumored that when he returns to |
America, about three months hence, it |
will be with power to put into effect |
many extensive Improvements in some |
of the largest mining districts of Ne
vada.
Il crept in the back door" said Mr.. |
Baker when seen in the corridor last |
night. Il had on some khakis that |
were simply too terrible for words.
Kahk is of a retiring disposition when
it comes in contact with water, and one
is apt to be caught in rainstorm at
any time when an umbrella is not con-
veniently at hand.
II have had busy time getting ready
for my trip and 1 also wanted to get a
little rest, as L leave late tonight.
II really know very little of interest
now, but perhaps when l come back
there may be some real news"
There is no such thing in America as
scientists working only for the glory of
discovering something" say D. kirkland
Thornet and D. Paul Medinger, two
young chemists from Vienna, Austria,
who are travelling around the world, on
a pleasure and study tour.
The two young men were sitting in
the corridor of the Alexandria last ev-
ening when they made the observation.
N In nxyor III fnVsI
money" SAID Mr.. Thornet. when
some one in Europe discovers something
and pronounceS it good then the Amer
lean people take it up on a large scale,
but they do not go in for scientific study
for the purpose of creating. 1t is all for
the purpose of making money. Money,
money, everything in money"
The two men have visited many of
the large factories and laboratories of
the east, and have stopped at most of
the large hotels.
Your hotel life here impresses me
much" said one of them. 1.-THE hotels
are fine, this hotel, for instance. 1t is
magnificent. There is such uniformity
in the life in America that seems so
different to one coming from Europe.
Over there you travel a little way and
you are with an entirely different kind
of people, while here it is the same. We
were surprised more by this part of the
country than any other We heard that
it was western and we did not expect
to see such a high civilization. 1t is
not different from the east in this re-
spect."
The hotel clerk is beginning to have
troubles of his own, for with the tourist
comes the tourists dog. and if there is
anything the tourist, man or woman, is
more particular about than this same
canine the hotel clerk has failed to dis
cover it.
There is not first-class hotel in Los
Angeles where the little pet is allowed
above the office floor, and there is prob
ably not a hotel in all America where
he is welcomed, but his master and his
mistress can not seem to get used to
this state of affairs and they continue
to frown when told that Trixy, or Nip,
or some other equally treasured pet
must go below with the porter.
In Europe it is different, for with the
possible exception Of Paris, where they
are a shade more American than else
where, dogs are allowed anywhere and
everywhere.
In England there is quarantine law
for dogs and the animals are not al
lowed to land without being properly
quarantined and inspected.
l was standing in the corridor of one
of the hotels the other day when bull
terrier with a very aristocratic appear :
ance came in, followed by his mistress,
her maid, child of and a governess.
The party had just returned from Eu- .
rope and the dog had been allowed the
best the various foreign climes had to (
offer.
Just a minute and I will have the
porter take the dog for you, madam"
said the clerk when he had turned over
the keys to a bellboy.
II would like to take him to my room
with me; he has never been away"
said the woman.
She was firm, but the clerk was more
firm, and the dog went below. The
woman was visibly annoyed. but was
too we'll bred to give vent to her feel
ings.
"They never made any objection to
him in Europe" she said, and then the
poor clerk began his course of exlpain-
ing and apologizing for the strict regu-
lation of the house.
"A big st. Bernard dog accompanied
a caller into the Westminster the other
night. For a minute when he saw the
door open the clerk gave a sigh, but !
tthan he LEARNED that the Axurar bod |