The Washington herald., 1907-09-04
AT THE HOTELS.

tabooed by the members OF the lnterna-
tiona geological congress, the foreign
delegates 10 which are quartered al the
Arlington Hotel. Very few OF them were
familiar enough with American slang TO
know what the term implied, and those
who did refused to talk about it,
That is a subject to which the serious
minded members Of this organization
have not turned their attention." said DR..
II. H. Field OF Zurich. Switzerland. VINO
has charge Of all the records OF the or
ganizatlon, and who handles all the jour
nails pertaining to IT,
DR.. Field although fluent in German
and OF German appearance, and living in
Switzerland. was born in Brooklyn. n.
Y. and he did not need a second ques-
ton to understand what was wanted
about the nature-faking. He has lived
In Zurich for seventeen years although
he has been in the United states since
that time. the last visit being four years
ago.
The delegates to this meeting are
wonderfully impressed with the United
States,'' said DR.. Field. Most OF them
came here expecting to see nothing but
Observation-Disclosures everywhere, to the ex-
clusion Of everything else All were
agreeably surprised TO find so much time
and space and money, as well as thought.
devoted TO the sciences, and as most OF
them are here for the first time. they
viii 50 home with far different idea Of
the country than they brought with them.
"An, Toe. were wonderfully impressed
yyffh presfdaor When NE fots~-
neyed over 10 Oyster Bay. the Executive
greeted almost all the delegates in their
own tongue. and many OF them were
greatly surprised. They think him one Of
the greatest men In the country, and the
impression they will take home with them
will be that they have greeted one Of the
nations biggest men,"
Dr. Field says all the delegates are en-
joying the trip thoroughly, and that they
have been well treated every place they
have visited. This is the first time the
triennial convention has been held In this
country.
Although get into Washington fire.
quently. l am always impressed with the
remarkable growth Of the city" said VIII
liam Burdette Mathews, Of Charleston,
W. Va, clerk OF the State Supreme Court
Of Appeals.
Il lived IN Washington for several
years in the sos, and for time lived out
where Mount Pleasant now lies. went
out there to-day and I could not find a
familiar landmark, everything having
been changed The immense apartment
houses now there were not thought OF
when I was here.
Charleston. too, is growing rapidly; so
rapidly. in fact. that it is practically i'm
/ possible 10 meet the demand for houses.
/ We have a never ending supply OF coal.
and gas that sells for . cents a thousand
/ feet, and these things have brought in
many manufacturing establishments.
/ Politically. the State gives promise OF
] a warm campaign. c. ". Swisher, sec
retary of state. and Arnold c. Scherr.
State auditor. are two avowed candidates
/ to succeed Gov. ". n O. Dawson,
who Is prevented by the constitution CT
the State from running for Office 10 sue
ceed himself.
4 am in Washington en- route to
Charleston, ". Va, where We hold the
! September term Of court the June term
being held in Wheeling. Judge Joseph II.
/ Sanders, president of the court, has ten
deTed his resignation. TO take effect OctO-
I Der l. with ten years yet 10 serve OF the
twelve for which he was elected. The Ju-
dietary does not offer much indUcement to
young men nowadays. for they can make
much more money practicing law, and
this is what Judge Sanders expects to do
DR.. S. L. Scott, Of Greenville. Miss.
with Mrs. Scott and party Of friends,
is at the Raleigh. en- route home after
visit to a number Of coast resorts and
the jamestown Exposition.
Dr.. Scott says that sentiment in his
4 State is about equally divided between
Senator Williams and Gov Vardaman, as
the vote in the Senatorial contest indI-
Gated.
There are times in the day when II Is
as hard 10 fight ones way through the
| crowds on Pittsburg streets as it is 10
brave crowds in New York or Chicago"
says H. NJ. Bryan. at the Raleigh. He
/ thinks Pittsburg one OF the best cities in
the country. and declares 1t is forging
rapidly to the front
"Pittsburg's millionaires. thirty-two OF
whom were made in as many minutes by
Andrew Carnegie. when he sold 20 the
trust. according to common talk in Pitts
/ burg, have helped advertise Pittsburg in
more ways than one. sometimes unen-
viRbly. but the ordinary citizens are stay
ing out Of print and making business
| hum
! Mr.. Bryan is an insurance man. and
/ although he does not handle those lines
he declares that life insurance companies
| are rapidly recovering from the effects Of
the scandals exposed a few years ago.
THE big companies are as sound as
they ever were. but the business now is
being more divided among other repu-
| table companies. Unfortunately, there
have been many small concerns sprung
up in various States that are getting
business by means that are not exactly
fair. but careful investigation will show
| the principle OF old line insurance 10
be sound. There not a bank IN the
world that could ye withstood the
big companies. and the mere fact that
they kept their reserves intact and were
not at all shaken financially is proof
enough that they are in unimpeachabIe
condition.
BY the way, apropos OF the recent
talk of ex-Gov. Taylor returning to Ken
lucky to testify in the Caleb Powers
case. in connection with the shooting OF
Senator Goebel. the people of Kentucky,
| where l was born and to which I still am
| loyal. have about completed arrange
ments for the erection Of a bronze monu-
ment to Goebel's memory in the capital
| at Frankfort.
The likeness has been made by Me
hauz, of New York. the second sculptor
TO undertake the work. The first artist
was unable to get a likeness that suited
Arthur Goebel, brother of the dead man,
and the members Of the family. I under
stand that Niehaus. however, has done
one that is satisfactory, which will be