The Washington herald., 1907-07-13
AT THE HOTELS.


The Washington Herald correctly
stated in its issue Of yesterday the re-
markable situation which confronts the
people CT my State for the next twenty
days" said Mr. C. F. Nandlver. OF Aus
lin. Tex. at the Arlington.
For the space OF twenty days no place
in which intoxicants are sold win be al
lowed to DO business. because the new
liquor law will not go into effect unta
after that interval and no provision was
made FOR the intervening time. From thr
Red River to the Mexican Cuff and from
the Sabine 10 the Rio Grande every ci9y,
town, and hamlet viii be dry Think al
a thirst that pervades 26S,0o0 square miles
Ct territory There was never anything
like it since time began.
The majority of our people viii bear
Il with what fOrtitude they can sum
mon, but 1 know Of q good many citl-
zens who VIII temporarily expatriate
themselves during this arid season rather
than wrestle with the unaccus-0med dry
ness
A friend Of mine accosted me on the
streets Of Louisville a few days ago and
remarked that be thought was in Wash
ington. as one OF our local newspapers
had first printed an alleged interview with
me dated at the National Capital" said
Judge Alex P. Humphrey the noted Ken
lucky lawyer. at the New Willard. This
was amusing in view Of the fact that
have not been In Washington for some
weeks. But when I saw the interview.
was sun more amused. inasmuch as il was
a reproduction of one that / gave a
Washington Herald reporter when here
last 1t was very correct copy, more
over, nothing CARRIED, and SO il was not
up TO me to have the slightest grievance
I have lived In the United States for
the past FIVE years, three in New York
and two in Philadelphia, and have made
my living by working as q domestic in
the homes of weu-to-do people said dr.
D. SEisamachi, bright and well-dressed
young japanese. who had just registered
al one Of the uptown hotels. "In that
time I have acted as butler, chef. and
valet and have commanded salaries aver
aging about SIS a month. besides my
board,
This, Of course, would be big wages
as viewed from an Oriental standpoint,
for no such pay IS given house servants
IN the East But after five years Of il
do not care for further employment in
similar line. Few yOungi japanese ex-
pect to remain servants indefinitely. They
take such engagements TO learn the Eng
lsh language and TO make some money,
but all the while they cherish an ambl-
ton for more independent and honor
able career. I Will be going back to my
native land ere long, and with the little
capital made IN this country expect 10
go in business. hoping 10 forget that I
ever had 10 make bread or wash dishes"
Down in my country, that is to say
IN Middle Tennessee, the people are max
ing big money in the phosphate business.
and everybody IS happy" remarked 3Ir.
P l. Bruce. Of Nashville. at the Shoe
ham.
'Maury County IS the center Of the in
dustry, although several surrounding
counties are heavy producers. Lands on
which the rock-beariEg phosphate has
been discovered have increased enor-
mously in value, and fortunes have been
made from the advance. The only draw
backs TO a still greater development are
the scarcity of labor and inability Of the
railroads to haul the stuff An able
bodied man can make IS u So week
getting out phosphate with all ease but
this good pay is, In a way, demoraHzing
10 our negroes, who viii not work more
than half their time. The blacks simply
cannot stand such prosperity. and, after
putting in three days Of the work, they
70 Il -. I'D
Il viii be eighty years old my next
birthday, and though I retired from active
business some years ago It was more
TO please my sons than because I had
any need OF rest" said Mr. Jacob Antes.
a prominent citizen Of Rockford. Ill, at
the New Willard. In fact, I feel about
as good and am nearly as active as when
1 was fifty. There is really no need
OF a man becoming incapacitated for
work before he is ninety or 100 II he win
take good care Of himself-go 70 bed
early, avoid worry and excitement, and
be temperate in his habits"
You must have lived very temporarily
all your nfe?"
Yes, I've never had but one bad habit.
and that is chewing tobacco. I have in
dulged in chewing with undertaking regu.
larity since my youth, but If II has ever
done ne any harm I am not aware OF il.
Smoking I never cared for. nor have 1
ever cared for alcoholic stimulsnts. which
a man can wei dispense with except on
rare occasions
The case Of the valiant Collins, Glen
Echo's nero. is interesting lawyers all
over the country" said MI J. E Morris,
Of the New York bar. who arrived in
Washington yesterday.
Il heard yesterday. from a reliable
source. that Attorney General B0naparte
has worked SO hard on devising some
plan Of circumventing Collins that the
Presidents legal adviser has lost consid-
cradle flesh, in addition to being caused
much mental vexatiOn. As TO the merits
of the controversy know but little, and
yet it strikes me as a remarkable pr0po-
sitiOn that a police officer should not
have the power Of making arrests for
violation Of law on a highway in hiS
jurisdiction. The government authority,
l should imagine. would hold good only
as TO the purposes for which il became
originally interested-that is. for a via
duct-and beyond that the State OF Mary
land would be supposed 10 have sover-
eighty"