The Washington herald., 1908-07-13

AT THE HOTELS.
Each year the great business houses
Of the country write to the presidents Of
universities and colleges seeking informa-
ton concerning the best students to bs
graduated. said Rev. DR.. Shields C. King.
Of Chicago. at the Arlington yesterday.
DR.. King is making a tour Of the country
for recreation, and is spending few days
in this city.
NO such opportunity Is held out for
the divinity student" continued the min
lister. He is required TO make sacrifices
Of money and hard work without the
knowledge that he even will be accepted
when ne is graduated The dearth OF
ministers is due. at least 10 some extent.
10 the small salaries to be had. Then.
too. the dead line must not be forgotten
The minister who does not have to make
a change between the ages Of forty and
fifty does not worry, but the youth who
would study for the ministry often is re-
tarded because he hesltates TO bring chill
dren into the world with the prospect that
he may find himself out of job when
they reach the age when they should be
sent 20 college and prepared for profess
sional or business life.
Whom do I favor for the Presidency.
Taft or Bryan? Well. 7 am a Repub-
lican, always have been. but ] believe
shall prefer Bryan's platform 70 that OF
Tafts. and shall act accordingly at the
proper time"
| Having visited almost every library in
the world, J, Fl. Keller. a "bookloyer' OF
Philadelphia, who is spending few days
in this city visiting the various libraries
connected with the government and who
/ is at the Shoreham. said yesterday that
there are no Libraries in the old country
that equal American institutions from an
architectural standpoint. None excels
the Carnegie Library In Pittsburg." con-
tinued Mr. Keller. In all my travels
saw no library that can compare with
the Carnegie Library in that city. In
many parts OF Europe the Libraries are
sometimes found in additions to castles,
churches, and other buildings, although
there are some very fine structures. espe-
cially one in St Petersburg. The classif-
cation and cataloguing of books in Europe
is not ahead OF the American idea, but
Europe would excel II the people had the
money. ] believe that Is where Mr. Car
negie is enabling this country TO excel
Europe in library methods and ideas.
The standard and management Of the
European Libraries are not up 10 the
management Of the American institution"
Capt. John J. Tasker. Of Augusta. Ne.
who is interested in ships and shipping
interests in the New England waters, and
who is registered al the Raleigh. said
yesterday that there are imperative needs
of life-saying stations along the shores
Of Cape Cod Bay
There are thirteen life-savinE stations
along the back Of Cape Cod between
Monomoy at Chatham and Wood End at
Provincetown. a distance OF fifty miles.
while along the shore inside Of Cape
| Cod there is not a single station between
| Wood End and Plymouth. a distance OF
approximately seventy-fve miles. The
/ United States life-ssving station a.
Monomet Point is the nearest one 10
points along the shores Of Cape Cod Bay.
where ShipwreCks are liable 70 take place.
( 1 don't believe that in the event OF a
disaster assistance from there could
reach any point on Cape Cod in time 10
/ be Of value Wrecks have taken place
along the shores Of Cape Cod Bav With
alarming frequency during the past dozen
years, a number Of lives have been lost
/ in the bay. and I believe that had there
been hfe-saving station at Barnstabla
OF az some other convenient place all
1 these tragedies could have been avert
I cd has ha-
for many years but that some one or
more vessels got into trouble IN the bay
and some Of the crew narrowly escaped
drowning. Last winter q big three-maSt-
/ ed coal-laden schooner, with signals Of
distress set in her rigging. lay of in the
/ bay for two DAYS before she got assist
ance. and the crew said that they had
given up hope Of being rescued, when q
| newspaper reporter telephOned for a tug
| that later went 20 the distressed craft
and towed her into port What We need
/ is big power lfe-boat that could be
/ launched from inside harbor.
It's too bad Roosevelt declined TO run
again; he IS my man, or, rather, was;
/ It's just about a toss-up between Taft
and Bryan They are both good men.
guess I'll chance it on Bryan this time
i took long promenade along tbs
streets OF your beautiful city to-day"
said Emil Haager. of Leipzig. Germany,
who is al the New Willard. Herr Haager
IS an export merchant. and is visiting
| this country on business. He is a keen
observer, as his opinions on certain mat.
ters pertaining 20 American institutions
show.
Il walked up Connecticut avenue and
out Massachusetts avenue, which. have
been told, are the most fashionable
streets in Washington. Why didn't ]
ride? Because you never can see any.
thing riding along in a carriage or auto.
mobile, You are hurried along. I prefer
10 take my own time and make my own
| observations Well. you know how hot
IL was this morning? I walked a great
deal and became very thirsty I suffered
from the heat and walked on. hoping &C
come to public drinking fountain. such
as we have in the streets OF every city
In Germany. But I was doomed to dis.
appointment. Then I asked where I could
find a beer garden. I was told that bee1
gardens were not allowed 10 do business
on Sunday. 7 told my informant that J
was very thirsty. and would gladly pay
for a glass Of water or anything He ad.
vised me to go 70 a drug store or candy
store. where I could get some soda water
] felt that relief was near. I set out on
a hunt for a drug store or candy store
and retraced my steps down Massachu.
setts avenue and Connecticut avenue ano
other streets. 70 find that the drug stores
1 passed we're closed as tight as a safe
You are so practical, you Americans.
and still you overlook to provide the
public with drinking water. II Is not sc
bad for "A resident OF the city. but il is
hard on visitors who don't know any.
thing about the CITY How do vOur pOOf