The Washington herald., 1908-02-24
AT THE HOTELS.

I
Holmes. seeretsry-trscsurer Of the III
nois State Normal University. Normal.
Ill. at the Riggs yesterday.
Prof Holmes is here attending the con-
yention 0f the congress of educators.
Continuing hts political observations and
Impressions. he said that, with Roosevelt
out Of the question, Illinois would natu-
rally be in favor of her native son, Joe
Cannon.
Illinois will give Cannon a rousing
send-off. He is the choice Of the State.
Cannon is peculiarly qualified to occupy
the Presidential chair by reason Of his
long experience in the national House OF
Representatives, and because he Is closer
in touch with the real sentiment Of the
masses than any other public man In the
United States. His age should constitute
no bar to his aspirations and the wish
OF the people. He has gathered wisdom
IN his years. and the people Of this coun-
try are reaping its benefits. The fact
that he presides over the deliberations OF
the national legislative body with an
alertness OF mind seldom equaled. and
frarely. If ever. surpassed. Is sufficient
proof Of the fact that age does not nPces-
sarily preclude those qualifications OF
mind which are usually attributed 10
youth
Taft is also a good man. and, dare
say. he VIII be nominated 20 head the
ticket. / am not prepared 10 say whether
he wiz be elected. not being a politician
and not being thoroughly posted on the
! ins and outs of the game"
Discussing school matters Prof. Holmes
said the management of schools should
be intrusted 20 the care Of man who
/ is not only thoroughly well posted on
matters relating 20 education. but who
| IS also a good business manager.
''The best available man should always
be selected for this responsible post con-
tinued Prof Holmes. and il does not
make any difference whether he be local
man or a native. or resident Of some
other place. What you want is the best
in the market. You want your children
TO have the best education possible. and
that can only be had by selecting the
person who is best equipped for the posi-
ticn, Irrespective OF residence. or political
or religious persuasion. Get the best And.
speaking generally. I believe that school
teachers. as a class. are underpaid. II We
expect results We must pay. and the bet
ter wages We pay the better teachers We
get; that's only natural"
/ Walter Phillips. Of London. is registered
at the New Willard. A London cable Of
yesterday related the following story re-
garding Walter Phillips:
THAT a woman of ffty-eight cannot
trihe with the affections OF a man Of
sixty with impunity has just been decided
\ by a jury. which has rendered a verdict
Of $50 10 the man who sued for damages
to his heart and prospects, because q rich
widow found that a change had come
over her affections after asking him 20
marry her. The plaintiff in this interest
ing case was Walter L. Phillips. a sur
gicsI operator and the defendant was
Mrs. Flora Goodsaan. a resident Of
/ Bournemouth. whose husband had left
I her very well 10 DO She met Phillips
through a friend IN whom she coniided
3 she thought Philips would do as a huS-
band She found for one thing that ne
/ was deeply religious. Ike herself She
/ proceeded 10 write him a series of eau
( tioUs love letters through her granddaugh-
I ter. the latter always joining in with love
and kisses at the end of each. Mr.. Phil
/ lips was induced 70 give I'D a position he
Z held on the prospects OF marrying the rich
widow. and she in turn agreed TO settle
! $500 year on him after the honeymoon.
I sNNAAl ally llT hF-u4l 10 LIl4Lfh llt " a. 0O-
/ ing rather we'll But presently the widows
! love began 20 wane. and Mr. Philips
found himself I'm rather an awkward po-
sition. When he found that the spell ot
3 the romance had been permanently broken
! he took recourse 70 ths law The Jury
I found that Mrs. Goodman was old en5ugn
TO know her own mind and that. though
she was a grandmother. she had shown
( surprising fckleness- The jury. also, gave
Il as its opinion that II a woman was 70
be allowed TO sue a man Tor breach D
promise. man should, considering al!
( the rules OF propriety. be allowed TO ste
woman for the same thing.
Inasmuch as Mr. Phillips lert the New
/ Willard yesterday afternoon for parts IN
known. his side OF this most Interesting
bit Of London gossip could rot be OBJ
tanned
The balloon is the only feasible means
by which the north pole can be discov-
( cred In this laconic dietum Lieut. +
p Lahm, L. s A. disposed of a problem
which has occupied the minds Of iu-
ventors and scientists for many years.
Lieut.. Lahm is an air navigator him
self. is enthusiastic on the subject. and
won the international balloon con-
test Mtl4LA tAS AE4G = AtN years dEO IN
France. He Is an opitimist so far as the
usefulness OF the gas bag is concerned.
and the possibilities and uses TO which
this aerial craft may be put in times of
peace and war. according TO the views
of the military balloOnist. are practically
inexhaustible and unlimited
"Wellman's idea. 20 discover the north
pole by means OF the balloon. is abso-
lutely correct. said Lieut. Iahm and
II he'd had favorable winds. he would
no doubt have succeeded in his undeTtak-
ing. All depends on the wind II you
once strike the right air current. you're
all right.
The future Of the balloon as a factor
in war time is OF the greatest Importance
Its main use viii be as an observation
station. \ balloon is practically safe
from rife or gun fire. and even if hit by
a rife bah and pierced. II does not neces-
sarily mean that the balloon is disabied
I and viii have 10 descend Unless il IS
torn and rent into shreds. the balloon
can be mended up In the air and remain,
A balloon is. comparatively speaking. al
most safe from rifle or gun hre. Tor the
reason that it is difficult to figure the
range You can never tell how many
yards or feet balloon is up in the air.
and. therefore, you cannot adjust your
range"
! Mr.. Hughes T. Reynolds. cashier OF the
Citizens Bank. OF Rome. Ga and one
Of the more prominent young men OF
! Georgia. is az the Shoreham.
so far as my immediate section is
( concerned says Mr.. Reynolds, "an evi-
dences Of anything ike a panic have
/ disappeared. The Georgia banks met the
emergency upon them in great shape.