The Washington herald., 1907-01-28
AT THE HOTELS.

tioff Sdlu Mt. 1ulpeprI EAHll. p1pu-
lar business man Of Birmingham, Ala.
at the Arlington.
This is what happened to me. 7 have
friend who has a speedy trOttiHg horse.
and 7 own one Of the same breed For a
long time There had been q little rivalry
as to which owned the fastest steed. One
day he dared me 10 go OUT 70 the fair
grounds and trOt my animal against his
for sl00 Not wishing to back down. !
agreed but demWred to the size Of the
bet, for ] really thought nay horse the
best, and l old not want % take the
money. He accused me or being afraid,
and there was nothing more after that
bat to race. ] pocketed the money.
Soon after that the play Of 'Ben-Hur'
came along, and my friend and 7 went.
Just before the chariot race occurred a
bright thought entered my head. here
was chance 20 lose back that hundred.
though as ] had the book there was no
grievance on my part as TO the money.
III bet you $780, I said when the con
testants lined up. that the other fellow
beats Ben-Hur. Done. said he: I take
IT, and he chuckled with supreme iov. far
iuI well he knew what the issue would
De. or rather what it ought To BE-. bur
WASH l. Tor as am a man OF honor fust
al the climax OF the race the COMPOUNDED
machinery broke down and Ben-Hur lost
the race"
Col W. f. Haskell, editor and control
ing owner Of the Boston Herald. is Al the
New Willard OF a New England family
that has been associated with the Boston
Herald for years, Col Haskell built up
newspapers In the West. before he ac-
quired mis- present property. He is "a
young man and has infused into the
Herald management much of bis vigor-
Gus personality.
He and Mrs. Haskell are on q bTiaf
vacation and viii leave tonight for old
Point Comfort
Mr.. George NJ Scott, now Of san Fran
cisco, but formerly one OF the leading
men Of Utah, IS at the New willard.
Dir. Scott was the first Gentle ever elected
mayor OF Salt Lake City. and last even
ing he and Mr.. T. a. Wickersham, Of this
city. who was one Of his chief supporters
in that campaign. were INDUCING DO remi-
niscences Of the memorable contest II
was one OF the most nOtly contested
municipal fights ever Waged. but the Cen
tile candidate won by a majority u 50
votes.
Mr. Scott. who has been a great
traveller narrated an experience Of "a trip
that he made to Europe some years agg.
I crossed the Atlantic" said he. lin
company with Col Isaac TrumbO. well
known California mining man. While il
London We went 10 see the Derby run.
and To my intense surprise and m0rtifiea-
ton, the next issue Of the Paris Herald
reported me as having won $4,000 on the
nj q
and gave it 10 the HeraIds representa-
tive. thinking Sc d good joke To play on
a man who had never bet Il cent on
horse race in his life. I had hard work
explaining the matter after I got back
10 the United States, and ] haven't at
tended "a racing event since
"One OF the best-kuowu lawyers Of
North Texas, Judge A. T. Firmin, OF
Dallas is at the Rises House. In CONVEX
sation with a Herald reporter. he said.
For more than seventy years, as repub-
lie and State. Texas has been a Common
wealth possessed Of the highest ideals
Her best blood has been freely poured
forth in the maintenance OF her princi-
pies Her statesmen have invariably been
men Of exalted purpose and unStained and
UnquestiOned integrity No serious scan
dals affecting the honor OF her public
men have ever been unearthed until re-
Gently. and there the whole truth is Wig
oTously being hidden. The charges
against Senator Bailey are such As 10
cause all true Texans % blush and the
more so because of the position taken by
his friends that he Is too good TO be ques-
toned The doctrine that the King can
do no wrong seems to have been adopt
ed by his supporters. and is really doing
him more injury than any discovered act
Of his own which is saying a great deal
1t is my firm belief that the reelection
of Mr.. Bailey by the legislature without
fun and honest inquiry will be rebuked
in thunderous tones by the people OF
Texas. They VIII never consent that the
brilliant and stainless past shall fade
and the lash of Standard oil be laid upon
their shoulders. But Mr Bailey is not
wholly TO blame for existing conditions.
Just as long as legislators have too little
manhood to do their full duty we may
anticipate such episodes. The people are
pretty sure to choose new men for the
next legislature. and an investigation full
and thorough will result"
No man outside Of Congress put up a
harder or more aggressive fight for the
passage Of the Joint Statehood bin which
would have united New Mexico and Ari-
IONA than AR c. F. AinswOrth. Of the
latter Territory. who is spending a few
days at the Shoreham.
That measure" said he. ought 10
have won on its merit. but the influences
that were arrayed against il were over
towering. The great trouble was that
Arizona is dominated by men Of the Dem
OcratiC party. and they feared that con-
solidation with the sister Territory meant
the passing of their power. New Mexico
being Republican. Aiding them was the
solid influence of Territorial Federal Of
fee holders. who could not bear the
thought of losing their jobs. / don't think
it Of any more use trying for Statehood.
separately or jointly although Statehood
would be OF enormous benefit TO us
through the more certain and rapid de-
velopment of our latent resources"
As a rule, I don't think very much Of
preachers who essay the role Of politi-
clans, but in Colorado we have such a
magnificent example Of that sort that ]
believe the country would do well If
there were more of his kind in public
office, said Mr.. L. Y. Shearer. promi-
nent Denver man, at the Raleigh.
Il refer 10 our new governor. DR..
Buchtel. He is a brOad-minded. level
headed man, and nobody doubts that he
will make an excellent executive. He is
going TO inforCe the laws strictly. but he
is not crank on any subject. temperance
included. We have great need for lust
such an official as DR.. Buchtel. after "a
long siege of political troubles that in
volved the whole State in bitter conflict.
and did Us untold damage in the eyes CT
the rest Of the nation"
Mr.. Fred NJ. Thomas. a prominent
Young business man of Greanshure- Ind