The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-27
BY ROBERT u. HAZARD.

BEVERLY, Mass. Aug. 27-The
walters in the dining room and the
chef in the kitchen struck stimuli
taneously at the Fairfax hotel at
9:12 a. m, and the members of the
White House clerical force, headed
by Assistant Secretary Rudolph
Forster, are living on cold canned
sea food.
1t was all the fault of those
Washington fellers," however, and
II they eat cold canned sea food the
rest of their stay In Beverly, they'll
get mighty little sympathy from the
villagers. For, what do you think,
they came in late to breakfast yes
terday, day before yesterday and
the day before that. OF course,
it wasn't very late, only 10
minutes after 8 o'clock, but bust
ness is business, hours are hours,
and what will become of us poor
waiter girls and cooks If we are
going to be kept waiting on fellers
from Washington all day long?
The proprietor of the Fairfax
warned Forster, Jim Smithers,
Webster, Hinmann and the other
men from the White House that
they would have to mend their
hours and get down to breakfast on
time, but warnings apparently had
no effect. So the four girls in the
dining room took off their aprons,
put on their hats, opened the door
into the kitchen to cry, Chef, we're
off'-and were off, sure enough.
The town hasn't had as much ex-
element during all the $50 years
that the old curfew bell has been
ringing on Cabot street. The cur
few Shoes everyone under 16 inside
of doors at 8 p. M, and as the loud
notes Of the bell peal over the city
all the old maid boarders on the
hotel verandas make a great stir
to rush for cover. ,"Of course l am
over 49," said one of the maiden
ladies at the Highland, who is prob
ably more than 30, but you see l
got so used to going in when I
had to that l still keep it up"
The proprietors of the hotels
have put up their rates to show
that they appreciate the added i'm
portance of the city since the presi-
dent converted 1t from pin point
on the map to large black spot.
Mayor Trowt's delapidated hacks
are very busy collecting strangers
at the railroad station and taking
them out to Burgess Point, where
the presidents cottage is located.
Every afternoon at 3 a crowd of
ESQ or 200 collect out on the road
to see Mr.. Taft come in from the
golf links in his automobile. The
mayor charges those who ride from
the village to the Taft cottage any
where from Is cents to 81 head.
The price varies according to the
passengers familiarity with Bever-
ly. II he is a stranger he pays 81;
If he has been out there before he
gets the ride for SO cents, and II
he puts up a fierce kick and says
he will go to the mayor and raise
a howl, the tariff Is revised down
ward to rs cents.
A Boston automobile concern
is trying hard to get permission to
run line Of three taxicabs from
the town to the presidents cottage.
but they'll never get their honks
into Beverly II Mayor Trowt sees
them first. Trowt referred their
last application to special CON-
mittee of aldermen consisting OF a
hack driver, a horseshoer and a
veterinary surgeon. Marvellous to
relate, the committee decided
against the autos. Now the taxi
people threaten to bring the mat
ter to the attention Of the presi-
dent.
Since the president came new
graveyard has been started. 1t
is going to be a fine, handsome
cemetery. and is located, but not
for the presidents use, on the road
leading to his cottage.