The Washington herald., 1908-03-17
AT THE HOTELS

my word, he'll be nominated; he'll show
them thing or two, said Rod Mona
hon. a well-known race track man Of
Buffalo, at la Normandie yesterday.
Mr.. Mcmahon is here for the Benning
meet, and, incidentally, remarked that
Bryan could not win that he was played
twice and lost each time
Hughes could not be elected governor
OF New York to-day, Il he were a candi-
date for that Office. He is too narrow
minded. and his determination 10 sup
press betting on horses shows that he Is
narrow-minded. And after all. that bill
won't pass, l bet He would not have
been elected governor Of New York il
the race track people and their friends
had not supported him, and now he turns
against the very people who placed him
IN the capitol at Albany. We all voted
against Hearst. and used our influence
20 defeat him, because he fought US
Hughes. - the first year Of his tenure.
laid low. and never said a word about
stopping betting on horses 1 have no
idea what he is playing for.
Horse racing without betting is a
grace TO stop e. There are about 5000
people employed on and about race tracks
in the United States. and the money IN
vested in tracks. horses. and buildings
runs into the millions A race horse that
to-day sells for 25,OOO, won't bling $500
il betting is stopped More than that
the industry Of breeding race horses viii
suffer 10 such an extent that it won't be
profitable 10 carry it on.
II horse racing and betting are carried
on straight and honest. what is the OBJ
lection 10 them? Everybody has his OWL
way Of amusing himself or doing bust
ness. according TO his own views and in
cIlnations. and il these are legitimate.
Why should the other fellow lave a right
to butt in and tell me what I should do
or what I should not do.
Bryan? No, stree. Hughes can beat
Bryan: IN fact almost any Republican
can beat Bryan But it's neither Hughes
nor Bryan. its Roosevelt He stands ace
high. He'll show EN- a thing or two.
and. mark my word, he'll be nominated
and elected. too.
Il don't see why the police want to H.
clared lawful by Judge Stafford. II SAID
the perambulating system was lawful.
and until a higher court overrules him.
I can't see how the police have righl
10 interfere. / believe washington is the
only city IN the United States where this
keep-on-the-mOve system is in vogue.
Canada. I believe. in some places. has the
same habit
p. F. Lentz and Heinrich Mueller. cotton
importers and brokers Of Bremen, Ger
many are al the New Willard on their
way South TO the cotton belt
We deal exclusively IN American cot
ton" said Mr.. Lentz, land we bought
10000 bales last year. paying something
ike sSoooo,oo0 in gold 70 your American
cotton farmers. And We are not the only
cotton firm In Germany. You can form
an estimate Erom this Of the enormous
cotton trade between the United States
and Germany. We are dependent on Amer
lea for our cotton. and VIII be for many.
many years, Notwithstanding that we
have cotton plantations ir East Africa
and other places on the Dark Continent
from which we obtain fairly good guam
THY OF cotton every year II is Of a
different variety. however. being Egyptian
Seeding. Il is better than the American
cotton. being longer in fiber. II coSts
more. too-about 3 cents pound-Where-
as the American cotton only costs about
10 cents a pound
1T is naturally the hope OF the German
cotton spinners and dealers that the East
African venture turn out successfully.
and the prospects are favorable believe
that in about ten years. with better trans
portation facilities established. Germany
viii be able 70 draw upon her African
colonies for large portion OF her cotton
supply.
Our cotton trade in the East viii
not suffer as much through japanese
competition as that Of England. which
country IS practically the cradle Of the
industry England operates more than
fifty millions OF spindies, while Germany
operates only about ten million.
There IS no good reason Why the best
OF feeling should not obtain between
England and Germany. We are so close
~ connected in business relations. and
are practically Of the same blood and
the same aspirations. ideally. as well as
materially. that there is every reason We
should work in harmony. And feelings
between the two countries are growing
more intimate steadily with the assist
ance of the press Two years ago the
best known and most influential news
paper men Of Germany made a visit in
England. familiariZing themselves with
the country. the people. and the popular
sentiments II was their purpose 10
usher in an era OF friendlier under
standing between Germany and England
Last year a large number OF English
newspaper men paid a visit TO Germany
for the same purpose. We are working
hand in hand now. and all this talk about
war between the TWO countries is merely
rubbish
We bad the great pleasure and honor
TO meet your President Roosevelt. and
snake hands with him. this morning.
he is undoubtedly a most remarkable
man Such a personal magnetism. such
an active mind. and such a clear-seeing
perception are rarely met as those with
which President Roosevelt is endowed.
He is the most popular man in Germany.
The newspapers talk about him, and the
people admire him tremendously.
IN San Francisco a crusade for pure
milk is being waged. as in other cities.
said Or. P. r. Lang, Of San Francisco,
at the New Willard yesterday
But le; ne tell YOU continued the
physician. nothing toward the improve
ment Of dairy conditions can be done
without the support Of women. as their
solicitude for their babies leads them 10
demand the best. Cleanliness is the fore
most consideration. and many OF our
diaries are run with criminal careless
ness. The process Of pasteurizing should
be inspected by the city authorities.
Milk has a great affinity for ali bad odors