The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
AT THE HOTELS.

Washington papers ] End that the NOR
tsiity among the eOlored inhabitants al
most invariably exceeds that OF the
whites said Dr. John BeekmaD, Of New
York. at the National Hotel last night.
Or. Beekman is q practicing physician IN
New York. and makes a speciality Of chill
dren's diseases. bu. he has not excluded
from his observations the Ills which af-
feet whole city. He has the following
10 say on the reasons for the existing
conditions in the Capital:
Considering that your white population
Is much larger than the colOred. il may
seem strange 10 one who looks at the
vital statistics But to me the matter is
easily explained. Sanitation has come in
these later days 70 be the best means Of
preserving health. and believe that the
white residents OF Washington realize
this. They undoubtedly seem 10 have
taken advantage Of every modern conven-
ience which forwards this element in liv-
ing The colored population either from
poverty or ignorance. appears TO totally
neglect this feature, and as consequence
they die OF with greater rapidity In
many Of the colored sections Of the city
there is practically no attention paid to
clean sewerage conditions. and fevers as
rule follow.
Another point which is noticeable is
the great infant mortality among the
negroes. More than 30 per cent Of the
deaths are among children less than d
year old. This may be accounted for by
the fact that negroes are ignorant Of ths
proper means OF taking care Of babies.
and also because they have not the means
to rear them properly If they knew how.
The children are born in badly-kept
houses and breathe a contaminated al
mosphere; they are poorly fed. and it IS
a wonder 10 me that so many Of them
live
Aside from the fact that the colored
population sweils the mortality in the Dis
trict, the general impression that it IS
larger here than elsewhere is a fallacy.
Even counting the negro dead, the pro-
portion Of deaths here is not nearly SD
large as that OF New York, or Of many
large cities IN the country Washington
is low, undoubtedly, and there seems IN
some parts 10 be a tendency to malaria,
but, on the whole. would call it a healthy
city. Like a number Of our Eastern cities.
many Of the inhabitants have catarrhal
trouble. but this rarely ends fatally un-
less the sufferer Is already predisposed to
pulmonary or thrOataI tuberculosis"
Among the most interesting things
that I saw at the jamestown Exposition
was the schooner Polly" said II. n.
Magruder, Of Plymouth, Mass. at ths
Metropolitan Hotel last night Mr. Ma
gruder is a teacher in Plymouth and has
been spending part of his vacation at
the fair He was enthusiastic about
the exhibits there
The Polly is the Oldest schooner fly
ing the American nag. and although but
glance is sufficient to show that she is d
veteran, she does not reveal her age TO
any great extent and looks younger than
many Of her juniors which are plying
Hampton Roads
She was launched ar Amesbury, Mass.
In April, 1875. and since that time has
been in active service. Not a year has
/ passed that her hulk has not carried
many a carload OF freight, and ac-
| eording TO many sailors in New England.
she will carry many more She plies
between Belfast Ne and Boston, and
for the past ten years has been en-
ployed mainly in carrying lumber. Sis
was not always a lumber schooner, how
ever for during the war Of IS12 she did
gallant work as a Privateer along the
New England coast her wonderful aga
and strength are a great credit 10 the
shipbuilders OF the early century, and I
hope that the Polly may live for many
years longer. Certain itSseems that she
viii not be swallowed by the sea, for
those who know her say that she is as
steady and stanch a ship as ever
sailed out Of Boston"
I 'T am not much of a talker on pOli-
/ tics" said W Z Estes, of Savannah,
| Ca, at the Raleigh last night. but
/ think the strongest political argument
/ in the world is the way people are get
/ ting along. II crops are good and money
being procured for fair amount OF hard
work. the people in Georgia DO not trou-
bic themselves much about politics until
/ the conventions and elections come along.
This year there is every prospect for an
/ excellent wheat crop in Georgia. When
/ left there a week ago the whole country
about there was in fine shape. Although
the late spring put the cotton almost q
month behind. IT has come with a rush in
the last month. and promises an excep-
tional yield. This is generally about ths
time when the picking begins. but this
year it will probably not start until about
two weeks from now.
of course II the rain continues. Il
may injure the cotton to some extent.
Ny latest sdyices from Georgia say that
they have about enough rain already.
and any more will begin to have bad
effect. The price for cotton is good, and
the demand larger than we have ever
had. We ship most Of it to the factories
in our own State. although New England
consumes a large portion.
'No; we are not thinking about politics
just yet, but think it is safe 70 say that
Georgia viii again be found IN the Dem
ocratic column, no matter who is nomi-
mated at the national convention"
Il am sure that the vast majority OF
the people in my State want President
Roosevelt for another term, and I believe
that they are going to try TO give him the
nomination over his own protest" said
Frank Tyree. United States marshal. OF
Huntington. W Va, at the New Willard
last night Mr. Tyree was formerly chief
of the Secret Service men at the White
House. and was appointed to his present
position by President Roosevelt.
He WAL be the next President in spite
OF all the money In the country that can
be brought 10 bear against him. for any
one who has Travelled a bit can see that
the people in all sections are with him,
and that no arguments can convince them
that he is not one of the greatest Presi-
dents this country has ever had. The
plumber of the public by the overeapltal-