The Washington herald., 1907-05-28
AT THE HOTELS.

IA ILL I'M LAOs
In the Arlington lobby last evening sat
several gentlemen who are interested in
the trolting races at Brightwood Park,
which begin to-day. In the party was
Mr.. Frank 3. Walker, OF New York. the
weil-known official starter at all the con-
tests Of the grand circuit This is the
first time Mr.. Walker has ever attended a
meeting at Brightwood-in fact il is his
FIRST visit 10 Washington. and he is de-
lighted al tbe appearance OF the Capital
There Is 80 reason" said he. why
Washington should not have a magnif-
cent track for tr0tting events and thus
draw TO its meetings the greatest har-
ness horses in the United States. There
are surely enough people here and In
nearby States interested in this glorious
sport 20 justify the establishment Of one
Of the finest driving parks i'm the East"
Mr. J. A. Crabtree. who was present, in-
dorsed the statement Of Mr.. Walker Mr..
Crabtree, who is a brother Of Miss Lotta
Crabtree. the famous actress. is one OF
the keenest lovers and patrons OF the
trotting business IN the country. He has
here now for the Brightwood races q
string Of eight good horses that his
trainer, Mr.. F. W. Smith. recently brought
on from Savannah. Ga. I'm the list Is the
famous NutbOy. the winner Of big stake
performances at Boston. Hartford. and
Lexington, aggregating in value S20e0Q.
Yes, this is beastly spring. all right.
but I remember back I'm 1S53-"
oh come off, colonel. what are you
giving us? You weren't born in that
ancient stage OF tie worlds history" in
terrupted a friend, breaking in on =
.reminiscence from the lips Of that popu-
lar and still youthful looking gentleman,
Col William St John. at the Raleigh.
Don't interrupt me" resumed the
genial colonel, as he buttoned his over
coat still closer about him and shivered.
Il came near freezing coming over on
the Pullman from New York, but as I
was about to observe. this season Of 1S72
was something I'm the way Of weather
that would make even the present article
look like the T0rrid Zone The cold kept
on without a break clear up TO the middle
of June. and I remember we'll that there
was elegant sloighing at our home on
Long Island Sound on the gth Of April.
A good many folks Of a superstitioIs
turn of mind thought the end Of the
world had come, just as those darkies
did down in Texas when some flakes II
snow fell around Austin on the 1st Of this
month"
Mr. Edward Hooker. popular AMI
clever st. louis newspaper man. who is
az the New Willard, is helping Uncle sam
10 get recruits for the United States
navy and doing It most effectively by adj
vertising.
"The naval authorities" said NIr.
Hooker. ARE now getting recruits more
easily and at far less expense than for
merry. since the adoption of modern. up
to-date methods. The plan OF advertising
In farm newspapers and weekly periodicals
has been q great success. and hundreds of
boys have been recruited who would
otherwise never have enlisted. have just
closed q contract with the department fgc
more advertising Of this character.
"Of course, in these ads. we paint the
advantages of going into the sea service
Of the government iu as glowing g0lOrs as
we are allowed. but the department viii
not tolerate any Misrepresentation of con-
ditions. We show that young men begin
nine on "a salary Of Slf month can rise
on merit % be officers; that they can get
10 see a lot Of the world while ahoat, that
they can learn some useful and remUners-
tive trade while serving as apprentices.
and also an appeal is made 70 patriotism
and sentiment by citing the examples Of
Decatur, John Paul Jones. and other
famous men,
In the galaxy - beauties I'm the party
from the Pacific northwest now stopping
at the Ebbitt. is Miss Audrey Woolery,
OF lone. Morrow County. Greg. Miss
Woolery is well known in her native
State as a feminine wonder in the man
agement of mules. Her father. Joe Wool
cry. is one Of the great wheat kings OF
the West. and owns and cultivates a
body Of wheat lands greater in size than
the State Of Rhode Island on these vast
fields combined harvesters. as they are
called. are used. They cut. thrash clean,
and sack the grain, all i'm one operation.
Both steam traction engines and mule
power are used. and Miss Woolery can
drive at one time the thirtv-six mules
her father utillzes for his harvester
power She is probably the only girl IN
the world who ever did such q stunt.
Another one OF the fair Oregonians is
Miss Helen Swain, of Harvey County.
Miss Burns can hold her own with any
male cow-puncher in the land. She rides
the range. can cut out maverick throw,
tie, and brand a steer in as quick tina
and as Cleverly as any Of the boys on the
ranch. Every one Of these seventeen
girls is a farmers daughter. and a more
modest, refined, and intelligent collection
of maids would be hard to find than this
bunch OF Western roses.
Mr.. Bates, publisher Of the Pacific
Northwest who brought on these inter
estinC visitors, leaves ~ith his charges
for jamestown this evening. en- route 10
New York
Representative James Kennedy. Of the
Youngstown (Ohiol district was seen at
the Raleigh yesterday. He has come
East with Mrs Kennedy to visit the
jamestown Exposition Asked as Oh
the political situation in his State. Nh
Kennedy said. The public mind is taken
up with two men. and only tW0-Ro1sevel-
and Taft. If Mr.. Taft should De the
candidate of his party. as we hope and
believe. he would carry Ohio by 10000
majority. The only man who could d2
even better than that would be- Theodore
Roosevelt. for l think it an almost sure
thing he could carry it unanimously"
The New Willard is the temporary home
Of some Of the noted transportation men
Of the country. members of the American
Railway Association. who are meeting in
Washington in connection with their duty
as collectors Of statistics for the asso-
citation Among thoca Dr4Sarr are.