The Washington herald., 1907-08-05
AT THE HOTELS.

Taking time by the forelock. the peo-
pie OF Washington State have already
made extensive preparations for the
Alaska. Yukon, and Washington Exposi-
tion. which is to be held near Seattle
in 1903. James z. Bell Of Everett, Wash.
spent the past few days in Washington.
at the Raleigh. with the intention of
smoothing the ground for a Congressional
appropriation next fall Mr.. Bell was
formerly a regent of the Washington
University, and Is on the board Of direc-
tors Of tao exposition. In a burst Of en-
thusiasm. Mr. Bell said:
I'VE expect an appropriation Of Sl.500.0o0
from Congress at its next session. which,
together with the 100000 which has al
ready been given by our State. will give
US firm basis on which to start the
buildings. From private sources the man
ayers have already made arrangements
to collect 100000 more, and it is prob
able that twice that sum will be avail
able by the time we begin things. The
State appropriation was given on cOndi-
ton that the buildings be made perma-
nent and this was readily agreed 10 by
the directors The buildings will be made
as substantially as our carpenters anC
bricklayers can make them, and afte
the exposition they will be turned owe
to the University OF Washington Tha
institution has come to be one Of tfI
great prides OF the State. and with thJ
array Of buildings it will be second ,
none IN the country. We do not expet
a great European exhibit. but we hae
reason 10 believe that the Oriental bull
ings viii surpass anything that has ben
contemplated in this country. AL ne
Islands o. the Pacific will contribte
largely. The exposition will be situasd
on the university grounds near Seattle
Snowden G. Lennox. Of the Lennox nd
Watkins real estate firm IN Pittsbrg.
spent yesterday at the Willard on his
way TO jamestown. In speaking ofhis
native heath, the Pittsburger said: '0Es
thing that the so-called crime wave did
for Pittsburg was TO strengthen the po-
lice force and TO do away in a reat
measure with graft Of any sort. Today.
believe Pittsburg is one Of the best
policed cities in the world, and hats
saying a great deal, considering theiarge
influx Of foreigners which has swrmed
into the city in the past ten ears.
Drawn by our factories, foreigners have
come in dToves, and Is IS a d!fficul mat
ter 70 keep track Of their dwellins and
dives. The crime wave itself ha been
much exaggerated and our wort no
tcriety was gained by citizens VII COM
mitted their offenses after they lef Pitts
burg. I predict that New York's rouble
will end in that eity's gaining a ir bet
ter police force and decrease 0 crime
in the next few years"
From Jackson, Miss. J. T. wis cams
to Washington yesterday. and. enconced
IN a leather chair at the Shorehar. asked
a Washington Herald reporter wat the
latest reports from his State iEiicated.
On being told that Williams VS. prob
ably elected, Mr.. Willis said: 'SOod.
am a great admirer Of Williams, Though
a close friend Of Gov. Vardama.. 7 did
not vote for this reason. Wnliars is GER
tainly capable OF doing better FOrk for
the State in the Senate than lis rival
would be az present. Our governor IS at
present too radical, and It viii axe him
all Of six years to cool down an look az
things in an entirely sane and sand point
Of view.
The impression seems 10 haze gained
considerable ground in these prts that
Vardaman depends greatly on his mag
nifcent presence and delivey in his
speeches. but that is entirely erroneous.
He Is a man of great force ans intellect,
broad and logical. and his greatest fault
is his eagerness and his impatence. He
wants to do things too quickly to bring
about changes before the tine is ripe
williams, on the other hand, has learned
by experience in the House a0w hard
il is TO come TO Washington and SPELL
bind He is a conservative and a fine,
clean politician, and should Re care 10
retire al the end Of his term feel sure
that Gov. Vardaman viii be resiy 70 step
into his shoes. Two more popular men
could hardly have been selected as Opp0-
nents. and everybody anticipated a close,
bitter fight"
7 am visiting Washington for tbs first
time" said Capt Benjamin Pickett, OF
Beaufort, y. c., at the St James, "and.
outside OF Baltimore, it's the largest city
I have ever seen.
Capt Pickett is the master Of a
schooner. which sails from Little Wash
ingtOn and Beaufort TO Baltimore and
Norfolk, and he looks every inch the
bronzed skipper Of the seas.
It's a great city, but I'm sorry Presi-
dent Roosevelt isn't here. I'd stand
around al day 20 get one look AZ him"
HONESTY AND SOCIAL POLICY.