The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
AT THE HOTELS.

n
ing elected" said Dr. Albert Henry
Walker. a prominent lawyer and author
Of New York. at the New Willard. last
night.
Although Mr.. Hearst is a brilliant man
IN many respects. he Is a scrapper and
always ready 70 disturb the peace OF the
community no matter whether there is
any real cause for It or not. He has a
strong following among a certain class
Of people and 1 really believe that he will
make a better run than Justice Gaynor.
Mr. Hearst cannot command the conf
dence OF the substantial citizens and tax
payers Of New York, and If he should be
successful at the polls, It IS quite GER
tain that 1t is not the property owner
and taxpayer that elected him
Justice Gaynor used to be q man who
stood high IN my estimation; but he has
done things lately which. In my opinion.
are not In keeping with the dignity and
discretion Of his Office as a judge on the
bench I am now referring particularly
10 the opinion he Is said 70 have given
as regards the Legality Of the race track
law. BY declaring his opinion as 10 It's
nconsttutionality. he practically invited
a test case, and. as a judge. thereby gavo
/ his decision before the case was heard.
/ Justice Gaynor is losing his strength
every day. and It Is my conviction tnaG
he viii be defeated BY an overwhelming
majority.
Mr.. Barnard. although a new man in
New York politics and public life. COM
parativeiy speaking, is eminently well
qualified 70 MI the mayors chair OF New
I York City, which. next 70 the President
Of the United States, IS the most I'M
/ portant public office in the country"
/ DR.. Walker evinced a deep interest IN
! the Peary-Cook controversy, and said
that he had followed the whole matter
! from the very beginning, point by point
and step by step.
From my study OF the matter, I am
I convinced that DR.. Cook speaks the truth
said Dr. Walker, and that the state
ment Of the Eskinos should not be ac-
cepted TO offset the statements Of DR..
| Cook. Eskimos are not strong, so far
as veracity Is concerned, and as for Es-
kimos tracing maps, as Peary would have
the public believe, that's entirely out OF
the question.
The New York Times, 10 very great
extent. Is responsible for discrediting DR..
/ Cooks story by either Intentionally or
unwittingly, garbling his report of his
trip 10 such an extent as 10 make IL
seem very doubtful in the eyes OF a num-
her Of experts who were asked FOR their
opinion. For instance. DR.. Cook said that
the temperature at the North Pole was
! So degrees Fahrenheit, while the New
York Times changed this to So degrees
centgrade. which in reality IS about III
degrees Fahrenheit. under which temper
allure life is supposed to be impossible
There are a large number Of such changes
in the Times account OF Cook trip. and
I personally know that Admiral Melville
was misled by one Of the Times state
ments and was induced 10 criticise Cook
statements. When called AfelvIle's at
tention TO the manner In which he had
been mlsinformed, he was mortified. and
said that he would withdraw entirely
from the controversy"
John 3. Mangam, OF FL Paso, Tex. who
IS at the National. in speaking Of the
meeting Of Presidents Taft and Diaz on
Saturday. said last night;
Humane societies in this country seem
10 be worrying themselves unnecessarily
= over the probability Of a bull fight a;
Juarez during the Presidential meeting
They need not worry; nothing OF the kind
, win disturb or shock their sensibilities
Lie. Ignacio L. de la Barra, Mexico's
4 special commissioner IN charge OF the
Juarez festivities. recently said that som,
bull fights have been held IN Juarez o.
late for the purpose of raising funds fol
public utilities some Of these being di
rectly connected with the celebrations in
cident 70 the Presidents meeting, but a.
for a corrida during the festivities. moth
ing Of the sort has been planned. no
will be.
T IN view OF Mr.. de Ia Barra being tn
!. director in chief or all the celebration
g on the Mexican side" continued Mr.. Man
o gam, this statement from him Shout
. satisfy the opponents Of the torres as par
) Of the entertainment.
: Among the features planned for n
a visit OF President Diaz TO the border /
d his dedication OF a grand monument L
n Benito Juarez which viii be built b,
subscription from the vicinity whose me
: tropolis bears the patriots name"
: Armand Holtz, Of Paris, lawyer. an
former deputy or the French chamber
r. who was seen at the Shoreham, said las
l. night that the alliance between Russi
i and France was a political necessity an
y not one emanating from motives OF tru
: friendship and admiration. The same al
:. gument according 10 NJ. Holtz, held goo
with regard 70 the alliance between Ems
land and France.
The business relations between Gel
many and France are Of the best" sai
/ NJ. HoltZ, the Germans being anon
Il Frances best customers. Official REX
tions betweer the two countries are mo!
/
u always entertain the idea TO regain A
5 sace-Lorraine. which was taken frol
e them in 1870 they are not 80 fooIhard
q as 70 embark in a war. France. how
" ever, really does never expect to regal
II that territory. We would be satisfied
e the two provinces were surrendered b
a the German Emperor and were ESTABLISH
/ ed as a neutral, independent govern
nent. There Is. however. no prospect
e OF that ever being done, and that bein
the case. this viii always De the grea
est handicap in the establishment OF ide,
relations between France and Germany.
IS Chester L Long, former United state
Senator OF Kansas. who among other
was also once mentioned as an availab
:" man for the post OF Minister TO Chin
IS and who is here on legal business. sai
last night when asked his opinion on Il
Crane affair that he was attending stric
:. ly TO his law practice, and that he VIZ
: out OF politics. With a twinkle IN h
steel gray eye the Kansas statesma
said he had not followed the incider
| and desired TO be informed on IT, Sem
| tor Long Is at the Raleigh
| Senator Burrows was asked for advf
recently by a newspaper correspondents
said Henry S Waterman, Of Dstro
Mica. who was seen at the Riggs "aI
he .-..a tbo o5,foo 49, e., -