The Washington herald., 1907-03-20
AT THE HOTELS.

'On the sth Of March. ls53-thlrty -eight
years ago-I came 10 Washington as
young Congressman from Bowling Greea,
No, capital OF Pike County. and I at
once began taking by meals IN this old
kostelry. Being OF = conservative nature,
have continued stopping here ever since,
and my folks, on my leaving hcne for
the Capital. have long since stopped ask
ing me where letter or wire win reach
me in Washington. Senator Cuilom, Of
Ilinois. was in the House tn that long
vanished day. and he and kept our
rooms In a private house on Thirteenth
street, near T. 7 had the pleasure Of
voting for James g. Blaine for Speaker,
an act never regretted. There is not a
man to-day IN the House who was there
during my membership.
You say you were from Pike County,
judge?'
Yes. from that historic old county,
irnnortalized in story and song Don't
you recall that classic ballad:
Ny name it is Joe Boaerss
] have brother Iks
In al the gsy from Missouri
Yes, al the way frola Pike.
THAT song was heard through the me-
dunn Of wandering minstrel shows IN Cal
ifornia, in the booming days Of '49. You
see lots Of Pike County men joined in Re
rush to the Pacific Coast Some Of theIa
grew rich and famous. and some got in
jail but they gave old Pike national fame
am not q native son. having been car
ried by my father in 1871 from the Old
Dominion, Henry County. when an infant
AS a youngster / studied law with that
glorious gentleman. now dead, Col. James
Overton Broadhead. Ever since his death
they have insisted on keeping me az pres
ident Of the rike County Society ia ST.
Louis, which has 800 members. Our an
nual banquets are great affairs. for 10 the
membership are many OF the foremost
men Of the city Champ Clark, by the
way. is a Pike County man. which goes
a long way toward excusing him for the
folly Of being a Democrat
Gen. James S. Clarkson. surveyor Of
customs Of the port Of New York, z
gentleman whose friends are legion. and
one OF the most accomplished men Of the
times. was seen ia the New Willard last
evening His welcome at the Capital IS
always a warm one. OF magnetic per-
sonality. he has always risen above the
horde Of practical politicians with whom
he mingled Father Time is lenient 10
him. and ne scarcely seems to have aged
since the days when he held important
Office here and was a power in national
politics.
James S. GARRISON was born in the little
town Of BroOkville, IND. not far from
the house IN which Gen Lew Wallace
first saw the light His father was a
cd ia IA min At
Of the Methodist Church, and was one OF
the stanchest supporters Of William
Henry Harrison. Between the elder
Clarkson and the renowned Kentuckian.
Henry Clay, there existed the strongest
friendship, and many letters passed be-
tween them. Gen. Clarkson has three
talented young sons, who are making
their way in the wOrld-one IS IN South
America. another in Rome, and a third
is practicing law in New York City.
Mr.. F. Eberbach. a fEe-looking young
German. a guest OF the Willard. is
prominent official OF the greatest hotel
company on the continent Of Europe.
company that is largely managed By his
father. brothers, and himself. They are
practical hotel men. and own and operate
chain Of establishments that include
the finest houses in Bremen Hamburg,
and Berlin. the chief Of which is the far
famed "Kaiserhof'' of the German Cap
tai which might be aptly styled the New
Willard Of Germany.
II must admit said Mr.. Eberbach. TO
a Herald reporter, that all our modern,
up-to-date hotel ideas were copied from
the United States. The houses with
which / am associated are run just about
as are your big New York and Washing
ton hotels We have your Yankee ele-
vators and all your little convenience.
Our scale OF prices is about the same.
although our charges for rooms are lit
tie less The food tariff is almost iden-
teal. as the cost Of living has increased
in Germany quite as much as in America.
What about the tipping system in ycur
country2'|
well. there is no cause for complaint
Nearly every customer gives a waiter a
gratuity bat there is no compulsiOn IN
the matter. and the empl0ye who resent
ed by any overt act OF impertinence the
failure OF a guest to tip would be prompt
~ discharged. The other day / gave a
German waiter In a New York hotel a
quarter of a dollar for a very slight
service. The fellow pocketed the coin
without giving thanks. whereupon / called
him back and asked him if it We're the
custom over here TO take tips without
rendering thanks. He mumbled an spol-
ogy, but no such example OF bad manners
would ever be noted IN Germany"
II have lived so many years in Ger
many-almost a third OF eentury-that
at times / almost forget my Yankee
vernacular." said Mr.. c. F. Dewey. who
has ably represented leading American
newspapers during that period in the land
of the Kaiser, in a chat with a Herald
reporter.
Germany has grown tremendously in
every way since I first went there, and I
should say that in power and prestige il
is the greatest Of European governments.
The influence exerted on all Europe by
the United States and its institutions has
been enormous. but nowhere so great as
in Germany. The dominant personality
OF the Kaiser is the great factor IN the
contemporary life OF the nation He and
President Roosevelt have been compared
and ] want TO tell you that the two men
are similar beyond a doubt in many ways
The Kaiser a born aristoerat, keeps his
ear TO the ground as much as the Presi-
dent and the ruler of 100000 loves 10
stop and chat with the sentry In the
early morning hours He gets up al
o clock in the winter and 430 in summer.
and works like a steam engine all day
long. He IS careless about his dress, and.
suppose, Is less OF dude than any
other monarch in the world
Berlin viii eventually be the great city
of Europe. II now has $4,000 people
and is growing al . prodigious rate, It IS
a city OF great wealth, and the home Of
all the big financial institutions II IS