The Washington herald., 1909-05-05
AT THE HOTELS.


Little interest seems TO be manifested
IN New York in the forthcoming mayoral-
ty contest said Il. c. Friedman, q
prominent manufacturer OF New York.
who was seen at the New Willard last
night.
'Tammany, OF course, viii win; there
is absolutely no chance for the so-csIled
fusionists TO find a man willing to head
their ticket The chances 10 win on the
fusionist ticket are small and uncertain
Even though the Tamnany leaders are
not saying much al this time. con-
tinued Mr Friedman. they are not asleep
by any means. Imagine Murphy asleep
II you can Nathan straus is strong
man 70 head the TammRny ticket. and
there is much serisus talk among i'm
portant people and politicians about plse-
ing him at the head Of the ticket.
''McclelIand Is IS dead, politically
speaking. as the proyerbial door nail.
He has killed himself. and his name will
never be heard again in New York
politics. unless I am much mistaken IN
the temper OF the politicians az the head
OF the various machines
If Seth Low. whose name is mentioned
/ is placed on the fusionist ticket he VIII
be defeated 50 bad he won't know What
happened 20 him.
'Mr Rockwell is also dead. so far az
his political outlook is concerned. He
has had MS cay. and We the United
States. had 10 have him. His day. how
ever, IS passed never again 20 come back
Lewis Nixon. shipbuilder. Of New YORK.
who was at the New Willard recently,
said that tI5is country IS a province Of
Great Britain: that the Pacific Ocean
was q japanese lake, and that the lack
OF a merchant marine was the cause OF
panic and business 6epressions-
The building OF Dreadnoughts by Ger
many and Great Britain is going 20 lead
10 war. and maybe. Il the United States
gets a merchant marine. II wil1 get a wz-
along with tt
Mr.. Nixon pointed out that this country
pays $3o0,0o0.o00 q year TO foreign carriers.
and that Il Il vas kept at home through
the use OF American ships Il would DO a
lot Of good
That IS the cause OF a great deal or
financial and business depression. and is
constant drain upon Is that should be
stopped II we kept that money at home
We wOgld not be IN the straits We are IN
to-day. Statesmen turned to politicians n
1s2S when the preferential duties and the
discriminatory rates were abolished.
Then the merchant marine Of this coun-
try went down.
You can't have an American policy in
this country any more. Jefferson said If
we gave the foreigners our trade they
would control our policies, and We have
been little better than a province OF Great
Britain for thirty years. with our for
eign policy dictated from Downing street
| Through the favored nations clauses we
| have baTtered away al our rights on the
F! ocean. and through mistaken statesman
ship in the last few years the Pacific
Ocean has been turned into q japanese
/ lake We are building a canal and the
first boat TO poke its nose through II viii
b japanese ship. coming 20 take some
OF our trade
I Among the African natives there can
be nothing done without noise. according
10 William B. Clarke. OF Pittsburg. Pa.
who Is al the Raleigh. and who has trav-
eled extensively in Africa
Tt IS simply appalling. the rush. the
roar. the chatter. and the hustle Ike
Bedlam let loose, said NJ Clarke. The
principal object OF conversation IS said 70
be money. and the hubbub. bawling and
uprosr IN ali sorts OF tones from shriil
and screaming 70 grUT and growing. ac-
cOmpanied by al sorts Of gesticulaCio1s
with tongue. head. and feet Is beyond de-
scription
1T is rather odd. but laughter Is almost
never heard in this Uproar: and as for
Ehistling il Is a lost art. u there are
/ any GUsrrels. they are not 10 be heard n
/ public. although when a company OF IA
I tives gets 10 carry on an animated CONVEX
( satiOn. II appears 10 the observer as 4 the
next act would be a melee
/ IN addition 10 these natural sounds.
there are others OF ar artificial character
/ that are equally familiar 10 the travel-r.
Such is the noise OF the drums called
! tOmt0ms. which are beaten on every occs-
sion ana 2 kind Of pipe about eighteen
/ inches long. with holes like those Of q
I flute. and brea1hed through in a way
I that produces a variety OF notes OF \
wild. discordant character A frightful
noise Is made by the kaffa men blowing
on big shell.
Making observations on the ambulance
service IN New York. DT Marshall T.
Weir. OF that city. who is at the Shore
I ham. said that one defect n the New
! York ambulance service is the delay in
answering calls which arises from the
great ares Of the districts which the hos
pitaIs are supposed 10 cover Not long
~
vehicle by a passing automobile al Forty
second street and Madison avenue. The
/ injured man had 70 lie on the sidewalk
/ for twenty minutes before the ambulance
( arrived
Another defect OF the New York sys-
/ tenn is the unnecessary and often harm
ful ovsrcrOgdiag Of hospitals" continued
/ AIr Weir In European, and particu-
/ lsrly in German. cities such difficulties
/ have been overcome by a system OF re-
I lief stations.
Persons found in the street sick o.
/ injured are first treated AT the relief Sta
/ ton. and are then taken 70 the hospital
/ OF the district to which that particular
station may belong Patients with minor
/ injuries or complaints are attended 70 and
/ Immediately discharged or allowed 10
! stay for few hours TO recuperete-
The establishment Of these relief sta-
| tons was originally OF q private char
acter and owes its origin IN the present
| form 70 Prof. Won Esmarch in the crea-
/ ton OF the Samaritan Association This
society introduced relief stations in va
rious cities
Some time ago former Congressman
Wachter, OF Maryland, was delivering 4
speech to a select assemblsge % BOhe-
nians in Baltimore" said Louis y.
Schwarz. Of Baltimore. al the Riggs last