The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-04
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get the nomination this year" said Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, Of New York. during
his recent visit here. az the New Willard.
4 would rather see Gov Johnson elect
ed President than any other Democrat
know. but I am a Republican and hope
to see Mr.. Taft the next occupant Of the
White House
Minnesota is the home OF one OF the
coming men of the country. II not the
coming man. and this man is Gov. John
son. Gov. johnson is a much stronger
man than William Jennings Bryan Mr..
Bryan is a great scholar. a man OF wide
views and interests. and ole OF the finest
orators IN the country, but he IS not
practical and lacks executive ability.
Executive ability is Mr.. JohnsOn's great
est gift. IN the East he is looked upon
as the man who does things"
That the hardwood timber supply VIII
be extinct within sixteen years IS the
conviction OF DR.. George H. Black. OF
Philadelphia, who is financially interested
IN timber lands In various parts OF the
country Dr. Black is in this city in con
nection with the protection OF timber
forests and is registered at the Raleigh.
In sixteen years all the hardwood tim
Der OF the United States will have been
exhausted, said Dr. Black, so rapidly
has been its use in the manufacture OF
high-class furniture. sewing machine
boxes. hardwood flooring. and hnishings
in the last few years. That the original
centers Of hardwood supply in America
are practically exhausted has long been
known TO lumbermeu and firms engaged
I in manufacture. but that the standing
timber in this country has been reduced
to such a small amount viii be a matter
Of surprise TO those who have given little
thought 10 the subject While IL is a
matter OF common knowledge that all
kinds Of timber are rapidly disappearing
( in the United States. the fact that hard
wood timber will soon be exhausted IS a.
| cause for genuine alarm In fact. Il is
/ declared there is now but a difference
OF about % per cent in the price Of oak
( and mahogany, and that the cost OF finish
/ ms modern Office building IN the i'm
ported product would be but a triae mora
I than IL now costs TO provide oak finish.
The biggest forest Of hardwood IN the
country is owned by the Eastern Band OF
/ Cherokee Indians. now living in North
/ Carolina
The reservation is in the heart OF
what is known as the Land OF the SKY
and the strongest efforts have been made
by white men 10 induce the Indians 10
part with their possession. Last year the
Indians. acting as a corporation. disposed
OF 35.oc0 acres OF timber land for $50, 0c9,
but II the land were allotted in severalty
it would speedily be gone"
lie Baron Willy de Hanstein. Egon Rit-
ter Won Artens. and ". ]. Winner. three
young Austrian noblemen Of C~sE. who
are making a tour OF the world arrived
in this city yesterday and are registered
at the New Willard. They are full OF
the highest praise OF everything Amer
lean. They say the American girl is not
only beautiful and chic" but highly
educated and unusually well posted on
everything Of public interest They say
they were pleasantly surprised al what
they saw ana heard in New York-the
theaters. the music. the operas. the peo-
pie. the general politeneSs OF everybody.
and the desire of all 10 be OF service.
Your grand operas IN New York are
simply magnificent and superior 10 ours
/ Where we have one star you have a
whole cOmpsny OF stars We never be-
fore saw such an aggregation % great
singers as We heard at the Italian opera
IN New York Simply indescribable,
1 Magnificent, Great Beautiful, Divine
Your American girls are so irresisti5ly
charming and beautiful. so well informed.
that you Americans should really not
blame Us for falling IN love with them.
And the money? Wei. money naturally
is welcome wherever there may be any
IN addition TO the sweetness Of the girl.
Is there anything unusual in this manner
OF reasoning2 DO you think there is2
There Is absolutely no truth IN the re-
ports that the Austrian prime minister,
Baron Won AehTenthal, is not an enthu-
siastic adherent OF the triple alliance be-
tween Austria Germany, and Italy Not
long ago he had a conference with Tit
toni the Italian premier. on The Sem
mering. near Vienna. and that event was
looked gpon as evidence OF the pact be
tween the three powers being IN fCl
force
There Is always trouble between PEG
pie that live near the frontiers OF Jheil
respective countries, and the same holds
good with our people near the italian
frontier, and those Italians who liv,
along our border. These differences dom
amount 10 any more than common street
brawlS however. They are rarely re
garded as indicating the sentiment of the
respective nations.
The dream OF some Of the Italians q
regain possession OF those provinces
: which formerly belonged TO Italy. but
which now are Incorporated IN the Aus
trian empire. viii never realize. Trieste
under italian rule, would never attain tC
that Importance as port as Il does un-
der the Austrian flag. II IS practically
the only Austrian port OF any cOnse-
quence. and the general business situa-
ton al that place. therefore. is highly
satisfactory Italy has so many ports
that Trieste. II Italy would gain posses
sion OF it again. would fail back into
secondary significance
The recent suffrage law passed b5
the Austrian Parliament has placed the
/ power OF control in that body into ths
hands OF the so-called Chrisiian-Social
lists. Of which Burgomaster Lueger, Of
! Vienna. is The head The German Ian
guage Is the official language OF tht
Austrian legislative body. nOtwithstand
ing the efforts OF the Czechs and othel
Municipalities 70 sSpplant II with theii
own
one OF the marvels Of development Il
this country" said Frank J. Saunders. o
Boston, At the Shoreham last night, ''hai
been the progress or tobacco growing T.
the Connecticut River valley. Land
r which a. one time went begging for buy
, ers is now a gold mine. paying its own
= ers SO much they can afford 10 spend or
every acre OF Il $50 or more year mereiJ
, in fertilizer. This $50 for fertilizing +
I often quite as much as the actual prict
OF the land itself
The Connecticut land close 10 the rive,