The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
AT THE HOTELS.

There - q general nope ana desire on
| the part of our Ohio people that the cor
| iiict between Senator Foraker and seere-
/ tary Taft shall not be allowed to pro-
coed" said Mr. Charles o. Hunter, a
weli-known attorney Of Columbus, Ohio,
at the Raleigh.
| "A continuance OF the strife would be
prejudieial to the interests Of aI con-
/ cerned. and for that reason a compr0-
mise should be arranged,
III & settlement cannot be reached, IL
/ is easy to see that the principals may be
/ badly hurt Secretary Taft might fail
Of getting a delegation that would sup
port his Presidential aspirations. where
upon his friends, by way Of retaliation
might work to keep Senator Foraker from
/ having another term. Both are men OF
/ the highest ability and for such giants
| to engage in conflict Is Tuinous. ! should
! think the best solution Of the matter
would be to give Judge Taft the Ohio
delegation IN the next nominating conFen-
! ton. and that would insure the support
Of hts friends for the continuance OF
| Foraker in the Senate. This would please
pretty nearly everybody in Ohio. and
end d destructive and bitter contest
| Four prominent Wyoming lawyers are
I
States Supreme Court in case Of great
local concern. They are Messrs. T. r.
Burke. c. W Burdick, and John " La
cev. Of Cheyenne, and Mr. Porter B. Coo
ledge of Lander The first three repre-
sent the State treasurer In a suit brought
10 have the yearly Federal appropriation
Of about $4,000 now given to the Wye
ming State University diverted 70 pro-
posed agricultural college az Lander. IL
seems that an act creating that institu-
ton was passed by the Wyoming legisia-
ture some years ago. but the law was re-
pealed by a subsequent legislature. No
buildings were ever erected, and the agri-
icultural college was never put 30 opera
ton. 1t appears however, that the peo-
pie Of Lander. wishing 10 have the afore-
said college in their town. denied the
validity of the law that repealed the es-
Enlistment Of the college ana carried
the matter 10 the courts. The Supreme
Court of Wyoming having decided against
/ them the case is now brought on appeal
10 the United States Supreme Court.
The contention Of the agricultural coli
ilege advocates" said Bir. Burke, Il the
New Willard lis that contract was en-
tered into between the state ana tie citi-
zens Of Lander and that the repeal OF the
Federal Constitution which forbids the
passing of any law that impairs the valid
itv of contracts ] think that We viii
clearly show This contention TO be eTr0-
neous. and that there is but little simi-
Iarity between the present suit and the
famous Dartmouth College case. II
legislature had the power 10 establish
public Institution. il is equally certain
that a succeeding legislature may exert
the power to abolish IL.
II am happy 10 meet you. Senator e.
kins; 1t has long been my desire To make
your acquaintance, especially as ! come
pretty close 10 having your name
THE pleasure is mutual. I assure you,
Judge" replied the West Virginia Sen
ator. as he shook hands with Judge Jonn
P. Elkn Of the Supreme Court Of Penn
{ sylvania. former attorney general Of that
state The two men met last evening ia
the Willard lobby. and were soon en-
= gagged in a pleasant talk. It developed
that originally their family name was
J Identical but that one branch Of it
j dropped the final IS" while the prOgen-
! it0Ts Of the Senator retained il Judge
Elkin is out of politics now. but there
was a time when he was one Of the
/ strongest of the Keystone leaders, and
the narrow margin by which he missed
the governorship is yet fresh in the pub
lie mind
: THE feudist Of the Kentucky noun
: tains could no more help being a feudist
than a leopard could help being otted."
said Mr. T. c. Lewis, of Chicasf Al the
Arlington.
''The Kentucky killer is the product Of
!
} of cul-de-sac produced by the arrange
ment OF the mountains. and thus. walled
] in has had no chance of contact with
p the outside world. He has become just
what that environment would make OF
any human creature. The absence of an
influx of new people has caused vast
amount of iubreeding. which has further
{ aggravated the situation. The noun
taincer is a feudist simply because he
couldn't escape his destiny. He was born
that way"
Mr.. Neil Robinson, Of Charleston, ".
Va, one of the foremost coal experts in
the country, whose opinion on all ques-
tions relating to that mineral is recog-
! nized authority, was chatting with friends
at the New Willard last evening.
West Virginia. said Mr.. Robinson
. ! will be, as the second state IN coal pro
/ duction. very appropriately represented
! at the jamestown Exposition 10y column
of coal taken from its various mines
! The column viii be l23 feet high and l6
: feet thick at the base. Nineteen separate
seams viii be shown in this picturesque
: monument, the oldest at the bottom, and
continuing by seniority until the youngest.
from the Pittsburg measures. are dis
| played at the top. II viii be a very
unique display and I think a very at
tractive one
How long will your West Virginia
mines continue to supply the country
well. that is a pretty hard question
10 answer Experts have figured that
allowing for increased consumption, there
| is coal enough in the United States 10
E last another hundred years. so that the
! | exhaus tion Of the measures affects pos
3 terity rather than US. But pOsterty will
be able, ] imagine. 10 worry along even
if the coal does play out. for by the end
of another century other modes Of power
win have been pressed into service. Our
descendants will no doubt wonder that
the world wPs 50 slow IN utilizing the
tidal forces and Harvesting the currents
! of rivers. Long before the coal is gone
I perhaps denatured alcohol may be found
a frst-class substitute"
Ought To Be Brought 20 an Issue.
| From, the CIiearo ChrarirIs