The Washington herald., 1907-12-19
AT THE HOTELS.


William McAdOo. former Assistant Sec
retary Of the Navy. and former police
commissioner Of New York, spoke IN an
interesting manner on the Pacific fleet.
and the needs and necessities Of a navy
OF this country. Mr.. McAdoo Is staying
at the Shoreham. He said it was inspir-
Ing to see this mighty fleet Of sixteen
modern men-Of-war proving to the world
that the art Of building ships, which had
| almost been lost on this side Of the water,
has been fully rehabilitated in America.
we must be the dominant power on
the Pacific" said Mr.. McAdoo. "and the
fleet which sailed yesterday is not at all
too big 10 guard our interests in the
Pacific. This country is the first on the
firing line between the white and the
yellow races, and II IS the part Of wis
dom to be prepared in order 70 preserve
peace. China is preparing her army and
navy on up-to-date principles. and with
Japan prepared the question OF maintain
ing our naval and military institutions
on plane Of effectiveness seems OBJ
yious."
Business in Honduras IS bad" said
! CrbanO Ugarte. secretary Of the Hondu-
ran delegation to the Central American
Peace Conference. at the New Willard.
last night. "The war between Honduras
and Nicaragua has ruined business in nv
country and we are just beginning to
catch our breath. The peace conference
which has just concluded its sessions. 7
am convinced. viii bring about an era Of
peace and prosperity, and viii be hailed
with much relief by the people OF Cen
tral America
'The Panama Canal viii be Of the
greatest possible benefit 10 the Central
American countries and we are looking
forward TO busy times. What impressed
me most in the United States is the quick
effective, and scientific manner in which
all sorts Of business transactions are
| carried out"
Secretary Loeb was seen descending in
the elevator Of the New Wizard last
night and leaving the place by way of
Peacock Alley" About two minutes
afterward the elevator carried down Tim
othy Woodruff. Of New York. who N
once hurried TO the telegraph desk. where
he dashed of the result Of the conference
and handed II 10 the clerl-
Governor, what is the latest in New
York Presidential politicsg'
I can't talk politics. 7 am down here
on purely social matters I am invited
TO the Cabinet dinner; that's al. and
really you must excuse me. I am in a
hurry"
Count Apponyi. Of Budapest. is regis
tered at the New Willard. The count
said he was here 10 attend the wedding
OF his friend. Count Ladislas Szechenyi,
and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
There is an unprecedented demand for
wings and feathers this winter said
Samuel Friedlander, a wholesale plume
and feather dealer, OF New York. at the
Raleigh, last night. and with few ex-
cepuons every hat IS decorated with
plumes which 7utter in the slightest
breeze Composite plumes are the most
fashionable. and wings are OF such re-
aarkable size and hue that il is obvious
that no bird could have supplied that
plumage- In consequence. the ingenuity
OF Paris Vienna. and London manufac-
turers has been taxed 10 the utmost to
meet the need. Il viii interest those who
have humanitarian scruples 70 know that
the gayest plumage nowadays comes
from the humble barnyard. The feathery
products from this source are dyed 10
magnificent Colors. cOnjured into the vast
ereCuOns that decorate the newest shapes.
and are softened 10 the needs OF The
picture hat
We have agents all over the world
who buy up poultry and game feathers
and send them 20 the great centers.
where they are distributed for manufac-
ture- An excellent instance IS that OF
these military feathers. They are the
most fashionable, and are contributed by
the farmyard chanticleer. They are dyed
TO almost every color, and then mounted
by hand"
P. R. Kelly. Of Portland. Greg, who.
judging from his discourse last night. IS
an enthusiastic hunter. said last night
that the State OF Oregon has a unique
game law He said that no one appeared
70 know Of its existence until few DAYS
| ago. when several ranchers were fined
heavily for allowing their dogs 10 run
deer.
The ranchers commenced kicking about
their heavy fines" said Mr.. Kelly. who
is registered at the Arlington. and then
some antiquarian discovered that the last
I legislature passed an act making il a
misdemeanor for a hunter 70 kill a deer
that was being chased by dogs. but at the
same time put in a pr0viso that prevents
the ranchers from killing the dogs that
chase the deer.
In other words, you cannot kill deer
that are being chased nor shoot the dogs
that are doing the chasing. II may seem
queer that any one would think Of killing
hounds. but out in the Pacific northwest
there is always feud between city
spOrtsmen who invade the country with
hounds on one side and resident ranChers
on the other. Oregon passed this odd law
because Of the ravages of wild animals
upon domestic animals. Il is claimed thar
hounds protect the deer by chasing them
This sounds paradOXical. Of course bat
this is the way it is explained in Oregon
Hounds will rarely run a deer down and
XIII it themselves. and unless some
hunter shoots il the deer viii escape.
But while the hounds are loose they Will
clear the woods OF the animals that prey
upon the deer. n the spring a wildcat
viii kill nine or ten faWns 10 feed its
kittens. and the number of Wildcats is so
great that they destroy more deer than
hunters do.
This law was passed because the at
tacks Of wild animals entail a loss OF
81. coo 900 70 the farms of Willamette Val
ley each year. The hounds run these
wild animals away. saving the farmers
stock. But under the old law. if hounds
were set after Wild animals. they in
variably ended by running deer. subject
ing their owners 10 fine and rendering
the dogs liable to be killed The result
WAS that the dogs could not be used and