The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
AT THE HOTELS.

elect LOrimer. OF Chicago. al the New
Willard last night
Taking IL altogsther. the tendency nay
be considered as being revision down
ward By that mean 10 say rhat there
are certain schedules which probably caa
stand lower tarin without doing any
harm to home industries. and yet benedt-
ing the people a. large
Mr.. Lorimer said that he has always
been an advocate OF a deep-water canal
OF the Mississippi River; that he has
implicit confidence in the views and opin-
ions on this subject OF Lyman Cooley,
VINO, Ar. Lorimer said IS one OF the
most efhcient engineers in the world.
Representative Lorin1er said that so far
as the commercial end Of the canal COM
merce was concerned ne has absolutely
no use for the figures and calculattons oe
army engineers.
\ believe they know what they're talk
Ing about when they give figures so lar
! as the engineering possibilities are con-
I cerned." continued Representative I,ori-
meri but as soon as they begin % tax
about the commercial prospects OF a canal
I I draw the line 7 am quite satisfied thar
the building OF deep-water channel
from the gulf 20 the lakes is a much bet
ter investment thsn the Panama Canal.
for which enterprise the American psopls
seem 20 give all the money asked.
I am on record as favorlng the sub
sidiZing OF the merchant marine. and hons
that the day is not far distant vixen Con-
gress win take up the matter Of replacing
on the seas OF the world the Stars and
Stripes Of the merchant marine
John Hays Hammond. president Of ths
National League OF Republican Clubs
was seen at the New Willard last night.
he said he was going 70 the White House.
where he viii stay over night
4 NO; am not slated for a foreign post
You know that declined a post abroad
not long ago. an not here IN counec-
/ ton with the appointment OF myself 70 a
diplomatic Billet abroad"
Mr. Hammond said there was absolutely
nothing In his visit that might be OF n
terest 20 the public.
William Barnes. 5r.. OF Albany. publisbe-
OF the Albany Journal. and surveyor OF
The customs OF the port OF Albany, Is al
the New willard
How is Gov. Hughes2 Is he making
good. Mr. Ba-nesT'
Hughes is going 10 open a bridge" re-
Piled 8Ir. Barnes
Who IS going 10 be mayor OF New
York?"
7 don't know; in fact that thought has
1 never occurred 70 ne"
What are you going TO DO with Col.
) Roosevelt when he comes back from his
/ trip"
7 guess sIr. Roosevelt can take care
OF himself"
ARE you here On private business. Mr..
: Barnes?"
I an here IN connection with The Gus
tom house - nothing of importance,
though-nothing important"
The prosperity OF Kansas was upper
most IN his mind when Milron Green
field. OF Wichita. Kans. a merchant OF
that place, was asked for news from TIE
SunhOEer State, last night SIr. Green
I field Is a young man who Is fun o. kan
sas optimism. and Is here On his way 70
Europe on a pleasure Ulp-
I Business IN Kansas IS fine" said 1Fr.
I Greenfield. and We don't have 10 wait
for the tariff We really don't depend
I on the tariff so much for business. With
/ US Il Is wheat ind corn and other prod
{ ucts OF the farm AS long as we can gec
I the price for wheat We are getting now,
Kansas VIII always be one OF the mesa
prosperous states IN the Union-
Prohibition? Why. Kansas IS alto
gether dry now. You couldn't even get
! alcohol on a doctors prescription Il &c
was needed for the bath OF q sick per-
I son don't believe. however, that ts
| altogether the right point of view %
take"
Gov Prouty. OF Vermont. and walter
c. witherbee. OF Port Henry. y. Y. a
member o. the New York tercentenary
/ Champlain commission, are az the New
/ Willard They are both here n connec-
ton with The invitation 70 President Taft
and Vice President Sherman 20 partiel-
pate in the celebration OF the tercente-
nary OF the discovery OF Lake Champlsia
during the week OF July 4
I L Is said that the President, the Vice
President and Cardinal Gibbons VIII at
+ tend the celebration. and that the Catho-
I lie Sumner School OF America VIII take
prominent part in the festivities L
/ IS planned 10 give Mr. Taft q reception
I July in the school auditorium OF CliR
Haven. south OF Plattsburg. and another
( reception on the following cay 70 5Ir.
Z Sherman The cardinal VIII lead a pill
/ grimage on July 70 Isle Ia IOtte. on
I cial exercises VIII be held n Burlington,
( Vt. on the opposite side Of the lake.
AS a result Of my conference with
Secretary Meyer" said 8lr. Witherbee. 7
expect that quite a fotnla Of torpedo
boats viii be sent 10 Lake ChauDlain.
including. possibly, a submarine torpedo
boat
President Taft, Vice President sher-
man, and Speaker Cannon have each
formally accepted invitations 10 be pres
ent- Vice President Sherman VII deliver
an address on one OF the days"
Judge Joseph Nathan Teal. OF Portland.
Oreg-, is az the New Willard. Speaking
OF Senator Chamberlain and his career,
Judge Teal said that the same luck which
accompanied the Senator Up 10 now would
continue 70 be his companion IN the
future.
Senator Chamberlain IS bound 10 make
his mark IN the Senate said Judge
Teal. He has made his mark in OREGON
from the bottom OF the political ladder
until he reached the highest rung. Re
Is growing in popularity every 6ay and
is bound 70 leave the imprint OF his
sagacity on the statute books OF the
United States"
Speaking about the AIaska-Tukon-Pa
cifc Exposition. Judge Teal said that Il
would Offer the best opportunities 10
show 10 the fasteners the enormous
possibilities OF Alaska as a mining. as
well as agricultural. State Few people
in the United States realize the wealth
Of Alaska. Everybody thiaks Alaska IS
an icy desert. where nothing grows. The
fact Of the matter is that in the North
ern part OF Alaska. where the day lasts
twenty hours all sorts OF vegetables VIII
grow. and that in much shorter period