The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
AT THE HOTELS.


AT present the really great opera
singer labors under great disadvantages
of which the general public is not
awaSe," said Louis Lombard, at the Ne%
Willard, recently. Mr. Lombard Is a
diminutive Frenchman. spick and span,
mercuriaI in language and action. but he
evidently knows what he is about. for
he has amassed a fortune in theatricals
which enabled him to retire
I am interested in the opera houses
in Italy and South and Central America.
where the syndicate Of which I am a
member practically controls the more pre-
tentious playhouses- We employ the best
singers, and By connecting our houses
We are able TO offer them a longer term
of employment. as well as insure them
better salaries For instance. in the
summer, when the houses IN Italy close,
We send the singers 10 South America or
elsewhere where the season would be at
its height Instead OF singing ffty-foUr
nights season our system enables th-ss
artists 70 be heard about twice as often.
Furthermore, our system has eliminated
many Of those hangers-on who were
agents Of all kinds. so-called impresarios,
and people Of that stamp. Instead OF re-
ceiving his fun salary. the artist singer
in most cases had TO divide Up with these
people"
Marcus Meyer, OF New York. a we'll
known theatrical man. who besides the
management OF stage and actors. saw
even more strenuous times in his younger
days, such as soldering in the Confed-
crate army. IN which he had some hair
raising experiences, and riding the pony
express in the Western wilderness. was
[ seen at the New Willard. yesterday.
I would rather be a bootbIack n Lon
DON said the veteran theatrical man
ager. than the ordinary business man II
New York, or any other city in tn.
United St4aes. for that matter They are
al alike Why? Because On the other
side a man is taken FOR what he IS and
IL this country the people do not care
snap what a man may have accom-
pllshed; that goes for nothing; the ques-
7 ton here IS How much is he WORTH
We have lost the proper viewpoint
in this country. and the sooner We Te-
adjust ourselves the better for the
nation n general
IF you are IN need Of money. 20 to
Wyoming and cash a bad CHECK" said e.
A Black, a cattle=an, Of Newcastle.
Wyo., at the National, yesterday. But
get away in a hurry. for Il you are
caught you viii be sent on quick trip
20 q place where money cuts no ice.
/ because there's no ice 70 cut.
( Wyoming is a cattle ana sheep coun-
Try continued the Westerner; up there
the money transactions are large It's
a pretty wild place, and man doesn't
/ Ike 70 carry much money with him.
/ Banks are few and far between. too. 50
every mans check is good Strangers
can come in there and cash q check
/ without being Identified. However. If the
check is bad and he is caught. there's
no telling what viii happen 70 him But
/ there are very few bad checks found.
The sheep and cattIemen don't receive
/ their pay BY the week or month They
draw their money when they take q lay
OF. They are out n the Undeveloped
/ country where there nothing % buy. 80
( they don't need any money. But when
I they DO get 70 a town they spend their
I > To-
/ They 90 10 q little town where there
/ nothing but q general store. q saloon, and
I a gambling house. and 500 viii last them
about one night They get good pay. and
I spend It in q hurry The sheep shearers
/ make from SO TO SIS day.
] No, there aren't any outlaws or Wild
Indians there any more But every one
packs q gun There's no law against
I carrying weapons There aren't many
/ fights I saw one good one about SIX
! years ago Two men got into a quarrel
D in q saloon and went out in the street -
settle il They stood only 2 little way
apart. and each fred six times az the
other
Both were hit. but they~dIdn't finch.
They cooIly reloaded their guns. took six
more shots. and both feH dead
/ ! saw game negro a couple Of years
ago. he had g quarrel with gambler.
/ who hit him over the head with Z sun.
The negro was knocked down He rolled
over. then swore al the gambler. and
called him 8 coward.
You're afraid 20 shoot ne. 7 dare
you to
The gambler smpded his gun into the
negro and killed him"
~|---l - - A~N Lr. iUfELtE lLLeC SIGIES
Senator from Minnesota. and now prac-
ticing law in New York. was at the
Raleigh yesterday. Senator Towne said
he was not IN politics. but called the at
tentiOn OF his interviewer to Milton
I views on a free press n one Of lis
poems q pocket edition OF which he car
ried with him
! NO. don't think RoOsevelt's views On
a free press agree with those OF the poet
Milton" he added
There is little 70 be said about the
SenatOrship since Root has been ap-
pointed by the representatives OF tbs
Roosevelt dynasty. Root is about the
most available man IN his party for the
Office His name has been more OF less
connected with corporate interests and
with their promotion, and ne IS an able
exponent OF the principles OF the Repub-
lican party with regard 10 corporate in
terests''
About President Roosevelt. Mr.. Towns
said he was a Goth. 3 barbarian.
that he was as ruthless and as egotistlo
as these ancients were known 10 history
! Through President Roosevelt this
! country has lost more than il has lost
in al the years OF its existence" ne
said Not in dollars: no. but IL the
knowledge Of being a free. Independent.
tIiberty-lOving, fearless people. Under him
the national Congress was subjected 10
the greatest possible indignities and was
deprived Of its constitutional functions.
Under him the powers Of the government
have been centralized in the hands es
the President irrespective Of what the
Constitution or the legislative branch OF
the United States says or the subject
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