The Washington herald., 1908-03-19
AT THE HOTELS.


the exception OF a few minor Offices" said
william S Williams. a prominent bust
ness man Of Louisville, KY, at the New
Willard. yesterday.
The present disturbance in Kentucky,
the Iawiessness Of the night riders" con-
tinned Mr. Williams. is TO be greatly de-
plored. Where It viii end II is mighty
difficult 10 say at this time. The gov
eraor is not clothed with enough power
to suppress the night riders. and the leg
islature seems 70 be afraid TO grant him
those powers which he must have In
order to restore law and order in Ken
lucky. In other words. the sO-called night
riders. or the organization Of which they
are members. have the Kentucky State
legislature scared They have not the
courage TO pass legislation which would
place power in the hands Of the governor
70 suppress them
The Republicans have captured the
State now. and there are only few
minor Offices that are he'd by Democrats.
The latter are doing everything TO dis
credit the Republican party. They place
the party above the welfare OF the State.
I am a Democrat myself. but most de-
ciGedly object 10 this manner OF pro-
! cedure.
Foreign capital invested in Kentucky
will not stand for this kind OF business
+ long. Business men argue that If the
State authorities cannot offer them
safety FOR their investments, and there IS
/ TO redress in law. and none IN sight. they
! naturally prefer 10 withdraw from Ken
| tucky The result? Hard times in Ken
I a "a Sc -.
one 20 feel them He also viii be the
first one to complain, forgetting that he
Is TO blame"
Traugott Schweitzer. a clvH engineer OF
/ Berlin. Germany. who is visiting this
country TO study engineering problems, IS
! registered ar La Normandie.
"Sehr komisches wetter In Ameriks.
nicht wahr?" said Herr Schweitzer, ii
being an observation on the American
weather. He said 1t was "comical"
why do you say il is comical, Mr..
Schweitzerg"
1 Because Il laughs with warmth and
sunshine at o'clock. 10 frOwu with bus
I ter and chiHipess at 70. and 10 spend
/ few tears OF rain al Il. with occasional
4 smiles between Isn't that comicalZ Al
most humorous. SO typieally American;
( I mean 20 say, so peculiarly unreliable or
unsteady and unfathomable.
/ In Germany We have our well-defined
seasons Of spring. summer, fan, and win
ter. Each has is own distinct character
istics. and one season does not infringe
/ on the privileges OF the other. For in
stance. we have no snow in springtiule.
as I am told you have in this country
/ Somebody told me yesterday that you had
snow a number OF years ago on the
Fourth OF July which Is in the depth OF
/ summer. Is IL true that. because a GER
tain almanac prophesied snow on that
day. it became famous. and has been
coming money ever since on the strength
OF .lat haphazard guess?
4 Your streets in Washingtoa are grand.
but they are not clean and much out Of
! repair We would not stand for streets
Ike that in Berlin And your elevated
road in New York IS a disgrace 10
wealthy city Ike New York SO primi-
tive so ugly so unprogressive.
/ Roosevelt? Yes, Roosevelt and our
Kaiser Wilhelm are the twO most popu-
lar men in Germany They are both pro-
I gressives IN every sense Of the word The
Z American President and the German
Kaiser are working honestly and sin
cerely for the welfare Of their respective
I countries they are not content with Civ
/ ing advice merely. but they do things
j themselves; they give good example 10
the people and are not afraid 10 fight
for the best interests. even though their
very best friends should suffer thereby
Il requires a courageous man 10 pursue
such a course The American people
ought 20 be thankful 10 have man OF
this calloeT al the head Of their affairs
and should keep him there as long as
they can"
Sir John Rodger. governor Of the Gold
Coast. who while on his visit 10 Washing
ton made his home at the New Willard.
has returned 70 England after a tour OF
the United States and the Panama Canal
Sir John spent some time at Havana, and
also inspected the works in progress in
connection with the Panama Canal He
was greatly pleased with the excellence
OF the engineering and sanitation works
on the isthmuS.
The progress OF the canal work" said
Sir John is remarkable In February
no less than 20eo.0o2 cubic yards were
excavated. and II is estimated that the
canal itself viii be completed before 1874
On he question OF sanitation, Sir John
found that the information acquired.
WHICH was AhC41 10 " VI tAkHlA NeaA4NT az
, West Africa. is the design and construc-
, ton OF the mosquito houses which he saw
al Panama. and which. in his opinion. are
admirably designed for the requirements
OF the tropics.
The other important question which the
/ governor studied was that OF the indus
. trial education Of the negroes-a matter
OF the greatest possible interest in West
, Africa He was greatly impressed with
the system of industrial education for
negroes and Indians which he found IN
the United States. He STAYED for some
; time at the normal and industrial insti-
Jute at Hampton. Va.
The system is admirable and should
. form a solution OF the difficult question
of the education Of the negroes" he said.
: IN the Gold Coast we are establishing
two schools one for training teachers and
the other for industrial training on lines
, similar to those followed at Hampton
There was no limit TO the humorous
situations for which the late Right Rev.
/ Thomas L Clark. Bishop OF Rhode Island.
= was responsible" said George s. Camp
bell. banker OF Boston. at the COch-
, ran yesterday. introducing the following
humorous incident;
Some years ago while attending a lee
! ture in Boston. continued Mr.. Campbell.
2 he observed a man sitting three seats
: in front whom he thought he knew. he
: requested the person sitting next 10 him
: TO punch the other individual with his
umbrella.
THE polite stranger did so. and the dis
turbed person. turning his head little.
[ Bishop Clark discovered MS mistake IL
was not the person he supposed il was
Fixing his attention stsadfastly on the