The Washington herald., 1907-12-08
AT THE HOTELS.


John B. Hardy. who represents the
Houston Manufacturers Association. the
Texas Rice Farmers Exchange. the city
Of Houston. and twenty years Of inves-
tigatioH IN the growing Of rice. was al
the Ebbitt House last night Mr.. Hardy
has crossed the Atlantic Ocean so many
times that he has lost count; he has been
around the world a couple Of times. and
has Travelled over the United States so
much that he is at home in the cane
brakes OF Louisiana or in the rabbit
! ranges OF Oklahoma.
Mr. Hardy has gone back into Egyptian
history 10 prove that the reports OF -four
| sellers that their product was the original
I stan Of life are but fakes. He has some
/ Illustrations which show ancient Egypt
ians sowing rice This. according 70 the
picture. was 5000 years ago. and long
before St Paul and Minneapolis were
( dreamed Of
Our imports Of rice said Mr.. Hardy.
for the fiscal year ended June 30 last
amounted 20 more than 100000 and the
| shipments are still coming IN large
! quantities. in spite Of the fact that nearly
| 100000 barrels Of Texas rough and
cleaned rice are IN the hands Of rice
millers. The farmers are still carving in
storage about 10000 barrels. and there
/ Is yet unthrashed more than 10000 bar
/ reis. Fifty per cent OF this latter
amount viii. 1t is believed. be almost a
: total loss This is In Texas alone. Al
most similar conditions exist in Louisi-
ana"
Mr. Hardy said that the rice and rice
| products imported from foreign coun-
tries and from Germany in particular.
are inferior in every respect 10 what
might be purchased in the United States
He said that much If this imported
product is manufactured under the worst
| possible surroundings, and is unfit for
use as a food
The present condition OF the rice mar
/ ket should be warning 10 which atten-
I ton should be paid lest there be a repsti-
l ton Of the disaster Of 1S04-1S5. when
! almost 200600.d60 pounds OF rice was sent
1 from this country 10 foreign markets at
rIinOus price At that time 10000 acres or
the finest rice land in the world. fully
] equipped with All the necessary ma
I chinery. was put out Of business. All
this was AT a time. 700. when the home
I market was being supplied with foreign
/ extraneOusly treated rice"
Mr.. Hardy said that the solution for
this problem lies in the throwing open OF
the market Of Cuba 10 American rice.
Cuba. he said. now purchases more than
255O00.oe0 pounds OF rice each year in
European countries. He said that mas
much as this foreign rice has been ex-
traneOusly treated before shipment a
pure-food law for that island IS greatly
needed
Attaches Of the army and navy re-
cruiting stations throughout the country
do not attach much Importance 10 TIE
hint Of Mai. Gen. Ainsworth. Adjutant
General Of the army. who suggested con-
seription 10 keep up the fighting strength
said Richard l. stone. an attorney Of
Philadelphia who formerly served IN the
regular army. Mr.. Stone said he agreed
I with f W Slusher. examining surgeon
al the marine station in Kansas City,
who said that the right sort OF treatment
would bring men 70 the ranks.
The recommendation that the soldiers
pay De increased may help some. bur
the canteen VIII have % De re-estaablished
before things 60 right Military life in
There is little in IL FOR tfe soldier. He
lacks the excitement Of campaigning and
Z is deprived ~ the comforts Of the club.
The army denies the soldier his refresh
meut room. and. Of cOUrse-Simply OF
cOurse-he does not 90 in for his clubs
I The aboiuOnists ten the public that the
canteen was a bra wiling tap room On
the contrary. Il Was a place where liq-
uOrs were sold under the martinez eve
Of a commissioned officer. sergeant a
corporal and detailed enlisted men. The
very first sign Of a drop too much meant
the soldiers glass being turned down
He was kept sober. Around the canteen
table went the gossip OF the fort. the
story, the arrangement for the ball game
was made. papers We're read and ex-
changed, and cards. chess. and drafts
whiled away the three years Of the SOL
dier's enlistment. AT the end Of his
time he re-enlisted, pleased With his sur
roundings~
Now We take that same man. slam
bin in a barrack room. call him out o.
drill. send him back 10 his barracks. and
leave him there Till retreat he. being
human. can get as much excitement ont
Of sitting around the room as any
civilian can. Try il and see how II feels
TO b. cOODed up In a room for r week q
year. or three years with The same bunch
Of fellows. Raise the pay a trifie. re-
establish the cauteen. get smarter uui-
forms than the stupid khaki that Is now
Oished out and the army viii increase.
Germany and France get big armies by
conscription- England gets a big army
{ Without cOnscriptiOn. but with smart uni-
forms Soldiers, Ike civilians. Ike TO b.
Smartly attired- Go down our streets
and see the different smart cloths and
bow II would be if every last man IN the
city had 10 sell and make and wear the
self-sasne clothes. The day is coming
when regiments VIII be named after
States. and they viii have their distinct
i've uniforms. and there viii be the per
manent recruiting Ofilce IL the State For
the States regiment. and there VIII De-
no trouble keeping the army UP 70 It's
strength on a peace footing COnscriptiou
IS not the solution. The solution Is o.
keep the busy-bodies out OF this man 5
game OF soldering and let The soldier
take care of the soldier
4 Cy Warman, writer OF the most pleas
ing tales. who lived II Washington many
years ago. came back last night 10 at
-tend the dinner Of the Grldiron Club.
Mr. Warman. carefully sorting his Ca
madam money-he now lives at London.
/ Canada-frOm that bearing the stamp OF
the United States. in his apartment at
the New Willard, said: Washington is
the most beautiful city IN the world.