The Washington herald., 1909-08-21
AT THE HOTELS.


I'm Honolulu" ana at present the Ameri-
can vice consul in Milan. italy, is at the
Shoreham- Although he has the facus
and hgures Of the Office he now holds at
his finger tips. he IS just as familiar
with the signals for wide end runs and
double passes on the gridiron.
After his graduation from Wesleyan he
went over 10 Honolulu as assistant presi-
dent OF Owahu College. He found that
Owahu hadn't had the experience OF
breaking its collar bone in a mass play
on center, so he introduced 1t 70 the greas
American collegiate game. Football took
Ike the popular medicine known as. rock.
and rye-without too much Of the rock
and now its first instructor IS highly re-
garded IN the center Of the Pacific.
But IL is the American vice consul az
Milan who is at the shoreham, and foot
oall has had 70 take a back place in his
activities, II not IN his interests.
Although we were geographically re-
moved from the earthquake disaster at
MesSina. Mr. Wood said last night. I'VE
had plenty Of the atmosphere Of Il. IN
Milan, as In every other city Of any size
in Italy, collections were made OF sun
plies for the sufferers. to be shipped to
Rome, the distributing point. These col
lections were made in an original way.
as we would consider Il. although II was
the customary method over there. Under
the auspices OF the city authorities, bands
OF men were sent out with large bags.
These bands we're captained by students.
largely and went through the city like
a fne-tOoth comb. As they passed down
the streets the toWnsfoik showered them
with clothing food. and money, which
were put into the bags and turned into
the general collection.
in the total debit and credit budget
Of italy for 1908 a profit OF S50O00,OOO was
shown record which Is in striking
contrast with the deficits OF other gov
ernments. such as England. Germany,
and France. and a record which shows
the good fnanciering OF the present min
istry. The total annual exports Of italy
are S525 0C0. .oO0 and the imuorts. So. 10000.
which gives an apparent money deficit OF
about S90000000. This IS more than made
up however. by the immense amounts OF
money sent back 10 the home country by
eTnlgrants 70 other lands. When II is
remembered that there are about Sl50.0Od
Italians iR South America, and about
25OO00 IN North America, ard that a
good proportion OF them are sending
their savings back 70 the old country,
some idea can be had OF the effect on
the circulation IN italy. In addition. an
italian OF the laboring class IN the
United states with 500 would feel as Y
he had 500 over there, so that the money
sent back appreciates IN value by about
that ratio.
ITALY has the highest regard for
America and American methods. Il the
course OF the last year a branch Of ths
American Radiator Company was estab-
lished over there. and an American plant
VIII be built In one respect. however,
she has not followed our example The
government subsidies the merchant ships
heavily. with the result that with her
splendid merchant marine, Italy is to-day
a competitor OF Germany and England
in the South American and Oriental
markets in cotton goods"
In the absence OF James E DunninE,
then the American consul. shortly after
the earthquake. and while ". Bayaro
Cutting. jr-. whose accounts Of the disas-
ter have been widely read IN this coun-
Try, was at Messina. Mr.. Wood was in
charge CT the American consulate. Mr..
Dunning has been transferred 10 Havre
c. ". Tainton. Of New York. who was
at the New Willard recently. enjoys the
distinction OF being the tallest man whd
ever entered its classic portals. When
he approached them, IN fact. those wnd
happened % be watching had misgivings
as 10 whether he would be able 10 get
through without jack-knifng. but he just
did -'The consensus OF opinion placed his
height AT six feet six. but some thought
he might be as brief as six feet FIVE.
The san Francisco earthquake and
FIRE were a great thing for Oaklsnd-fo1
awhile" said II. r. Chizlitt. a speculator
In land Of that place. at the Arlington
last night. But It was only for awhile.
Immediately after the disaster merchants
and residents fiocked to Oakland IN
droves, and real estate values went soar
ing. I remember the case Of one man
IN Oakland who ran a drug business IN
a place he rented for $3.50 a year. IN
the rush from San Francisco a Iargs
jobber came 10 him and gave him S7O01
rent for the space. That IS only ons
example There was a boom that riveled
the boOns in the mining towns OF his
tory.
NOW. however, things are adjusting
themselves again, and there is every In
dication that conditions will soon be al
most normal. with perhaps a little gain
In population for Oakland.
1T is wonderful what work has been
done IN the rebuilding OF San Francisco.t
Shortly after the quake I was talkingi
TO a New York man, and he predicted I'll
would be ten years before the debris
was cleared away, and another ten years
before the city was built up TO its for
mer condition. On the contrary. the city
Is already better than Il ever was. and
signs Of the disaster are hard 10 find.
The sum expended so far IN rebuilding
is about Sl25. 10000. and it Is impossible
TO estimate how much more win be
spent in further improvements.
some say this exhibition OF confidence
is due 70 a belief that the new struc-
tures OF steel and REINFORCED concrete
viii withstand an earthquake ! am IN
clined TO doubt that. and 10 explain It by
a belief that lightning VIII not strike
twice IN the same place II other words.
I think 1t is a case OF gambling. II San
Francisco had stayed where il was orig
inally intended TO be-where Berkeley
and Alameda are now-the probability Isl
that It would not have suffered so much
in the earthquake. As Il is. Il has moved
around onto a volcanic Jet OF land. leav-
ing a clear view Of the Golden Gate TO
its little sisters"
According TO l. Herzbrun. a Cleveland
man, at the Raleigh, Mayor
Tom johnson, Of Cleveland. has run his
course and is now very near the end OF
his rope.
Tt took some time" he said last night.
''for the people OF Cleveland 10 find out
that Johnson In his interest in the street
car question was not actuated by the
sincere desire he pretended 10 have 10
lower the fares for tae good of the pub
lie. It is safe TO say that the conserva-