The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
AT THE HOTELS.


S. T. Hopkins. of Chicago. at the New
Willard. yesterday.
"Most OF them are entitled 10 # b.
cause they earn It. Look at the luxuris
enjoyed by the comparatively few" co.,
tinued the Chicago man. The biggst
profit IN Chicago IS made on salarbd
people, and everybody knows II. It never
cost a man as much for a house to Ire
in or to supply his table or clothing br
his family as 1t costs to-day. In the lst
ten years the expenses Of living have a.
creased 30 per cent and salaries about 5.
This gap between expenses and n
come is the ditch on the field OF Wats-
loo for many. 1t is not fair, nor 1us.
nor right that It should exist For tbs
reason salary is no mere economic ques
ton. Some have been treating It rs
though it were. and they have made
fine mess OF it.
'Salaried people do not want helr
They want what they really earn. Ric.
people ought not to be pounded an.
bounded. They want 10 be shown Tbs
right or righteous thing And this cues
ton or salary IS a righteous one AL
the ministers and evangelists In ii,
world can never I'll their churches unit
the churches bring their tremendous IN
1uence 70 bear in breaking Up a cruc
and unjust state OF affairs which il IN
result Of Indifference ignorance. or sells
ishness- If asked a gentleman connect
cd with one OF our largest concern,
What IS the average salary in this hous
OF married men? He replied. 7 an
ashamed 20 tell you II IS quite apparel.
that there is lots Of work for the preach
er. and the reformer and statesman"
Julius G. Book, Of Hamburg. German
who is interested IN the Oriental ez
port trade and has Just returned from
tour OF China, told OF an extraordinar
case Of Transforming men INTO beasts
China. Mr.. Book was seen at the Al
lington.
TO transfer a man into a beast woul
at first seem 20 be impossible" said Her
Book. TT is accomplished. however, b
tho Chinese. 10 whom nothing seems {
be unknown The skin IS removed &
/ small particles from the entire surfac
OF the body and 20 the bleeding part
bits OF The hide Of living animals. bear.
and dogs, are usually applied. The CD
+ Grafton requires years for its full &C
/ c0mplishment After the person has hat
his skin completely changed, and become
a man-bear or a man-dog. he IS mad
mute 20 complete the fIusIon and also tc
deprive him Of the means OF informing
the public he is intended 10 amuse, OF his
long torture.
zone of these human animals was or
. T.f ffIrrH
His entire body was covered with dos
skin He stood erect, could utter artlcu
late sounds rise. and sit Gown-in short
make The gestures OF any human being
A mandarin who heard OF this mon
strosiry had him brought 70 his palace
. where his marry skin and beStiaI appear
auce caused quite as much terror
/ surprise. Upon being asked II he was
man, the creature replied with an ar
I nrmative nod
He also signifed IN the same name
thar he would write. A pencil was give
. him but he could not use Il. his hand
we're so deformed. Ashes We're the
I placed on the ground in front OF him
( when the man-doE. leaning over. trace,
/ In them five characters. indicating hi
/ name and district Investigation shovet
/ that he had been stolen. imprisoned fo-
/ years, and subjected 10 long fortunes. His
master was aPprehended and condemned
I 20 DEATH
Discussing the political situation IN
China, Mr.. Book said the japanese are
doing everything IN their power 10
ueuualiZe the Influences or all other
/ powers in China and supplant their own
/ exclusive political predominance. 1T IS
/ quite apparent that Japan has her ewes
/ on China, and If the other powers are
not careful Japan viii have absolute and
exclusive control over China before Iona"
What bread IS 10 the American or
! European, poi is 70 the native Hawaiian.
according 10 Robert F. Stone. Of Homo
lulu. who IS at the Raleigh. Mr.. stone
is interested in plantations IN the Ha.
waiian Islands. and IS full Of praise O..
4 the country
NO meal is complete without poi"
said Mr.. Stone. "and for the great ma
jority of the natives 1t forms the p-inci-
pal article Of diet. While they probably
/ could at the present time live without
/ this accustomed dish. the time once was
/ before the advent OF the whites 10 The
islands and the Introduction OF new foods
4 that life without It would AT least have
I been precarious.
/ Poi is made from the tuberous roo,
OF the taro plant" continued Mr.. Stone
"a species Of colodium family Of which
the weII-known elephant ear plant is also
+ a member. The tuber. which averages
in size that OF large sweet potato. IS
baked and afterward pounded up with
water until a smooth white paste is OBJ
. tanned. much resembling a wheat hOul
| paste. except the color is a pale pink o,
/ purple, dependent upon the variety OF
I taro used This paste IS allowed @
/ slightly ferment, or sour, when IL {,
/ ready for use IN olden times each family
/ prepared its own poi. the work beine
/ done by the men, who did most OF the
/ other cooking operations. At the present
/ time poi factories. In which machinery
srinds the taro and mixes it on a large
scale, have largely sUpplanted the old
. hand method. The Chinese Of the ter
1 ritory have come 20 be the leading manu-
/ facturers Of the product.
/ MANY OF the white residents OF the
Islands eat poi 20 almost the same extent
as the natives. but the taste is largely &C.
I Quired. and strangers seldom care for IL
Poi has a high food value. and since q
! formed the principal article OF diet o,
the old Hawaiians. some persons hav,
credited il with the splendid physical de-
velopment OF the race
There are more than $1,000 japanese Fl
| the islands, whose influence is felt II
| every line Of business They contro
/ almost exclusively the labor market, and
being all able-bOdied intelligent men
form an element In life which must bt
/ taken into consideration most seriously
/ II Japan should declare war against tn,
United States this day, the islands would
at once fall IN japanese hands. becaus
# IS generally believed the japanese re
siding In the islands would at once rts
against the American government"
The badgering lawyer frequently sue