The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
HEARD AT HOTELS.

ing and left their autographs on the New
Willard register. They are here with a
delegation from New York 10 appear be-
fore the Senate and House Committees
on Patents. 10 present reasons why the
copyright law should be extended so that
musical authors snould be protected
against the piracy Of their creations In
the way OF reproduction by phOnogr3phs
and other self-playing instruments.
Victor Herbert would never De guessed
for an Irishman, but the truth Is that hc
was born in Dublin and still more intef-
esting is the fact that he IS fhe grad
son Of that famous irish novelist, Samuel
Leever. who wrote what good critics
/ have pronounced the best Irish story
/ ever printed Handy Andy Mr. Her
/ bert, who Is a handsome man IN the
/ prime Of life, has but little OF the liiheg-
nian accent, due probably to the fact tlii-
he has spent much of his life on the con
tinent Of Europe, yet he is loyal y the
Old Sod, and IN full sympathy with its
people. His first big hit in the line Of
/ operate production was the Wizard ot
/ the Nile" which has been followed with
! other successful works his latest being
]
all the season IN New York.
''The best recreation in life" said John
Philip Sousa to a Washington Herald re-
porter. -'is quail shooting. and I have Just
come from delightful hunt in the fields
/ of old Meeklenburg County, Va 4 day
with the dogs in a country where there
are birds in sufficient quantity to keep
man on the Qui viye is the most glorious
sport known TO civilized man. That is
one reason that I keep young. and il is
/ the best recipe against the ravages OF
Father Time.
II am here to again present before Con-
gress the arguments in favor of copy
/ right law that will protect composers.
/ Our productions are taken by the makers
/ Of mechanical musical devices, and we DO
not get one cent Of compensation. The
! injustice Of IL is glaring. The little girl
who PLAYS one Of my compositions on the
piano or the poorest old fellow who gives
/ II on his flute helps me 10 a royalty, but
\ the rich owner Of a high-priced automatic
! instrument enjoys my music without the
/ least tax. Il is grossly unfair. and We
/ hope Congress viii put stop TO IT,
! In many a day there has not been a
/ mere interesting and picturesque visitor
to the Capital than Hon. Daniel OC0n-
nor, of Sydney. Australia. who is al the
/ Willard. He was for thirty-Oue years
a member Of the Australian Parliament.
and was also postmaster general Though
advanced in years. Mr.. O'Connor is very
active and is enjoying his first visit 10
America with the enthusiasm Of a youth
Il never dreamed" said he TO a Herald
reporter, of having such d delightful
time. or Of being so Hospitality treated.
The long audience I had with President
Roosevelt I viii cherish as one Of the
happiest events of my life. have seen
many able mon in the course Of long
and busy life, but never have 7 seen one
whom I regard as his superior in inf0r-
nation on every subject Of human intel
est Truly he Is a mcny-sided man, ana
his versatility IS equaled by his lofty con-
ceItion Of duty and his broad grasp on
questions that affect the destiny Of al
the races Of mankind"
Few men have been the subject Of more
congratulations than have been rendered
Hon. Harry c. woodward. Congressman
from West Virginia. and chairman Of the
Republican committee OF his State. who
was seen at the Raleigh last evening.
The reason for the compliments that have
been shoWerod on him was his mastery
conduct Of the late campaign.
I'VE did pretty well in our State" said
Mr. WOOdyard, 'electing a solid delega-
tiOn TO Congress and a legislature that
will have a Republican majority Of fifty
four on joint ballot. This insures the re-
election OF Hon. 5. B. Elkins 10 the Sen
ate. He viii be the unanimous choice OF
the caucus. West Virginia is as certainly
in the Republican column as Maine
II notice in the Washington papers that
the Fifth Avenue Hotel has been sold for
s., ,O00O00," said Mr.. L. ". Lawrence. q
prominent citizen of Brooklyn. at the
Shoreham.
1T was a big price, but that is, all in
all, the greatest location on Manhattan
Island. and always VIII be. as long as
Madison Square is in existence
The old Fifth Avenue has the greatest
history of any hostelry in the United
States. In the old days, before the march
of modern progress had caused newer
and more palatial competitors TO rise, it
was the home of every distinguished for
eigner who came to our shores. King
Edward of England stopped there when
he visited US as Prince Of Wales, and so
did Dom Pedro Emperor of Brazil The
house was opened fer business in 1853. Its
owner. Amos Emo. didn't have quite
money enough to furnish it after il was
built and Paran Stevens helped him
financially. For many years the estab-
lishment was operated by Hitchcock <
Darling. two shrewd Yankees, although
Darling had been brought from one Of
the Southern towns. and. If I mistake
not, from the old Battle House in Mo
bile 1t was conducted on the American
1 system exclusively until a few years ago.
when guests were given the alternative Of
the European plan"
"All the Mississippi River towns are
enjoying a great era Of prosperity" said
Mr. William A. Meese, a leading lawyer
of Moline, H., who is also chairman of
the Upper Mississippi River Association.
at the Willard.
This applies to all the towns from st.
Paul to ST Louis, but to none of them
quite so fOrcibly as Moline, which is about
the busiest and thriftiest place on Uncle
Sans map. We have many great in
dustries in Moline. but take especial
pride in the plow works. The first steel
plOws in the United States were made
there by the Deeres, and to-day their fac
tory turns out these useful implements Of
/ agriculture for the markets of the world.
There is hardly a corner Of the globe
in which the plOws and corn planters OF
Moline make are not 10 be found.
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