The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
AT THE HOTELS.


Congressional committee today. to argue
for the preservation Of the Appalachian
Mountain range.
Governor is it true there is an effort
made 10 place your name in nomination
as Vice Presidential candidste on the
Democratic ticket
You are not serious. really. I cannot
talk on national politics / am TO busy in
Georgia. You must excuse ne. Good,
night"
'Tbe Taft people arc claiming every
thing in sight. / see they are claiming
Maine for him. But I know better than
that, said Representative Llewellyn Pow
ers. Of Maine, at the New Willard, last
night
Maine isn't for anybody BY that I
mean that Maine will send an uninstruct-
ed delegation to the convention"
The doughty and renowned Bat Mas
terson, deputy marshal Of the United
States for New York. said last night lie
did not think Hughes would have the
support of'the New York delegation. And
he further stated it to be his conviction
that Bryan would not be the Democratic
candidate
Il am for Taft said SIR. Masterson,
because Roosevelt is for him I'd be for
anybody that is acceptable to Roosevelt
Speaking the anti-race track bill now
before the New York legislature Nj.
Aiastersen said he believed the bin wouid
never become q law, bat would be pigeon
holed
"The trouble nowadays is said the pre-
server Of the peace, that there are too
many laws. The same with this ordinance
passed in New York preventing women
from. smoking in public places They
might as well pass a law prohibiting men
from smoking. ] don't see the difference.
Women drink I think il there is any
harm in either smoking or drinking. there
is more harm in drinking. Still, there is
no law against women drinking.
You can't legislate morals into the
people. They have 10 be taught 10 the
children. That's where the trouble is.
George II. Weaver. a Boston wholesale
dealer and jObber of shoes. is at the
Cochran. Replying TO the question
whether he had any news. he responded
with this story:
Patrick Gleason the weI-known shoe
manufacturer Of Broekton, one day hired
laster who was poor workman. The
first shoe the man took of his last was
so badly lasted he did not dare put it on
his rack for inspection, but hid it under
bis bench, intending 10 make a better job
Of it during the noon hour.
The second shoe was not much better
He thought It might pass, however, and
started on the third.
Mr. Gleason, coming along just then,
picked up the shoe that lay on the rack
and examined it. Then, turning 10 the
laster he said angrily.
TIL bet you so you can't show me a
shoe in this factory as badly lasted as
this
''TH take you on that bet. said the
laster
Reaching down, he took the first shoe
from under his bench and handed it 20
Bfr Gleason.
Air Gleason paid; the laster lost his
job"
Another story from the same remin-
iscent mind:
A preacher in a small New England
town received "a call from n large and
wealthy parish IN Boston As customary
under the circumstances. the clergyman
requested time for prayer and cOnsidera-
tion. He said he did not feel sure Of his
light.
"A week or two elapsed a friend hap
pened to meet the youngest son Of the
preacher-a lad OF somewhat irreyereut
tuvn-and asked
Well Sam how's things with your
father? Is he going TO Boston,
think So replied the youngster,
he's still praying for light but mas
packing.
George W. Pound, "a well-known LAWYER
and politician. Of Buffalo. y. Y. is regis
tered at La Normandie.
Mr.. Pound Is interested in n case he
represents before the United States Su-
preme Court It is in regard to an alleged
infringement of the copyright on a piece
Of ordinary sheet music, the Infringement
consisting Of a roll Of perforated paper,
technically termed a controller"
Speaking Of the question of copyright
ing music for automatic pianos. Mr..
Pound said twenty years ago the law
upon this question was settled when the
court held, in the famous McTammany
case. that the perforated music roll was
not within the realm Of copyright
The number OF establishments I'm the
United States engaged in the manufac-
ture Of musical instruments" said Mr..
Pound, "is s., with 1920 wage-earners.
who receive in yearly wages nearly $50
C09.e40 The value Of the product of these
factories is nearly S70G0o000 If we in
clude the phon0graph in our estimates
the amount Of capital actually invested IN
this business in the United States is al
most SS5.O00000
There is not one civilized country
whose courts have decided that per-
forated music rolls are subject 20 copy
hight. Germany. England. France. Aus
tria. Switzerland, Belgium. Holland. all
have held that music produced by me-
chanical means, such as monographs or
perforated music rolls, cannot be copy
righted.
Speaking Of the political outlook in New
York State. Mr. Pound said Hughes would
probably get the New York delegation in
the national convention, but the votes
" ould no doubt. after the first compli-
mentaTy vote for Hughes. be cast for
Taft
Hughes Is q learned man. a gentle
man. a scholar. absolutely honest. and
all that" said Mr. Pound. ''but ne lacks
that personal magnetism which makes
Taft so popular with the people It's
Bill Taft with everybody.
No one would ever think OF calling
Hughes in that manner by his first name.
He is too distant. BIZ Taft in that re-
spect is like Teddy Roosevelt who never
was stronger than be IS to-day.
Taft is popular because the people up
North are convinced he stands for
strong, patriotic American policy with
regard to the Philippines and the position
the United States now occupies in the
world
There is the strongest kind of patrioc-
Ism up North. 1 mean the great mass Of
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