The Washington herald., 1909-04-22
AT THE HOTELS.

Donald Mclean. a prominent lawyer OF
New York, and husband Of Mrs Mclean,
president general Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. at the New Willard
last night.
There has been some talk about put.
ting up Seth Low" continued Mr.. Nc
Lean, but. Of course. that is only specn-
lative, as it IS not known. 50 far as 4
am concerned, whether Mr.. Low would
accept the nomination Il Is not at aui
improbable that the Republican party
and the anti-Tsmmany Democrats may
agree on a good. popular Democrat. The
troreie Is. there is no vital issue before
the people OF New York to arouse their
interest and enthusiasm The only pos
sible platform on which the anti-Tar-
many parties or combination could make
fight is the tax question. and It is to
be doubted If even that would be an ef-
fective factor in the campaign.
Mr.. Mclean said Col Roosevelt on his
return could have anything he asked for.
as he thought tkS former President was
one Of the greatest Americans that ever
lived The New York lawyer severely
criticised the new water supply scheme
OF New York. which he said would
cost almost as much as the Panama
Canal. and 2s an engineering problem
had the latter beaten in every way.
Jihei Hashiguchi, editor Of the Japan
Current. Tokyo, who was seen at the
New Willard. in discussing the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc Exposition said Japan's IN
terest in the fair can be gathered from.
the fact that a wide publicity has been
given 10 It in that country by the gov
ernment and the people
A large number OF pamphlets have
been printed in japanese type contin-
ued the japanese scribe. describing the
purpose and exent OF the exhibition and
the development Of resources Of Alaska
and Pacific Northwest, and have been
circulated among the business men and
the people throughout the country.
The japanese government has decided
70 send a feet OF cruisers. the SOys and
Aso. TO Puget Sound il the middle OF
June. A report has Just reached me that
in addition 70 these ships. a feet OF
special steamships is 70 be fitted out BY
private enterprises under the auspices
Of the Mainichi Shimbun, q daily Tokyo
newspaper. with the encouragement OF
Count Okuma, a foremost elder states
man OF Japan. On board this steamship
feet a large number Of representative
business men viii sail for Seattle in the
summer 70 visit the exposition
The United States is. as she has been
IN the past, the best customer japan has
for her products. Japan's trade with
America is increasing with a rapidly ac-
celebrating ratio as years roll by. quite
out Of proportion 70 the trade with other
nations OF the West This is due partly
to the friendship existing between the
two countries, and partly 10 natural
economic causes OF these. one that VIII
produce z remarkable result in the COM
mercisI relation in the near future VII
be the development Of Alaska and Pa
cihc Northwest. from which places Japan
is separated only By an ocean that serves
as a most convenient highway Of COM
merce'
Osborn E Willis. OF Kansas City. s
az the Rigs. and discussing prohibition
IN Kansas. Mr.. Willis said that the strict
enforcement Of the prohibition law dur
ing the past two years is cutting down
revenues Of the Federal government IN
Kansas Most OF the joints have been
run out OF business Internal revenue
receipts lately have come from druggists
and bOotlezgers. After June !. when the
new Law goes into effect. the druggists
viii quit taking out government liquor
stamps The bootleggers then viii Be the
only source Of revenue TO the govern
naent from the liquor business IN Kansas.
When joints were allowed 10 run
openly" continued Mr. Willis. their
owners promptly paid their government
tax. But when Kansas made the posses
sion Of = government liquor stamp prima
facie evidence that the holder was vio-
lating the law. many joint keepers quit
taking out stamps until they were forced
10 DO So Now that they have been
driven OUT OF business. kansas revenues
in that line come from the druggists and
bOOJleggeTs. We VIII soon lose the drug
gists; then We will have nothing but boot
leggers- And they are a tough LOT 10
round up-'
Oklahoma viii celebrate its twen-
tieth birthdey anniversary tomorrow"
said James s La1ghlin. Of Oklahoma
City. Okla. who is az the Raleigh
The anniversary Is still the big day
Of the year in old Oklahoma. and
viii continue 70 be as long as any OF
the 'Ss'ers take part in the celebration
OF the day. Suggestions have been
made that the day should be made a
legal holiday. and while nothing OF
that kind has ever been formally done,
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Oklahoma cities which spraDg into ex-
istence at the opening. and which still
retain recollections Of the DAYS OF SO
Twenty years ago the prOspective
settlers were beginning to line I'D
along the borders OF the six counties
which composed the territory origin
ally opened TO settlement. There were
several hundred thousand people camp
ed along the Kansas and Texas bor-
ders and IN the various Indian reser-
vations. waiting for the opening Sons
Of them had not slept in bed for
years. and some had reared children
who had never lived in a house. It
was not remarkable that some Of these
wanderers acquired peculiar ideas on
government economics, ideas which
have since been reflected in the history
Of Oklahoma and the organization OF
its government
Most Of them we're Influenced directly
by the work OF Capt David L. Payne.
the Father OF Oklahoma whose tire
less efforts resulted IN the opening Of the
country TO settlement. in spite CT the op-
position Of the cattle men. He did not
live TO see the fulfllment Of his years OF
labor. Seven times did he lead a band
Of devoted followers into Oklahoma. only
10 be elected by Federal soldiers from
Fort Reno or Fort Sill As soon as they
reached place where they could invoke
the aid OF the courts they were released
on habeas corpus proceedings, so that, as
IL could not be shown that they were vio-
lating any law, another boomer coIozy
would az once be organized, 10 meet the
game fate