The Washington herald., 1909-06-01
AT THE HOTELS.

THE time Of the old-fashioned doctor
who was called in merely 10 treat a
disease, is passed" said Dr. F. G.
Graham, Of Philadelphia, at the New
Willard. last night
"An age has been ushered in when
every doctor VIII be required to be
scientist in his line polishing his facul-
ties al odd moments by devising ways
and means Of bettering sanitary condi-
tons and providing against epidemics
The age Of the oId-fashioned profans
doctor Is also gone continued Dr..
Graham. and the young doctor Just en-
tering upon his career makes the one
great mistake that he expects 10 make
money. One-hah Of the medical men OF
this country are poor, so poor that they
are hardly making a living for them
selves and families
There are lots Of better vocations fer
young man 10 follow than that Of
medicine; in fact. the majority are better
of than my profession. al least so far
as money returns are concerned.
Franz Weber. a lawyer Of Vienna.
Austria, who IS at the Raleigh. discussed
last night the Balkan situation and the
people OF the Balkan peninsula said
Mr. Weber:
The Balkan people are very talkative
and excitabIe. and TO the uninitated il
often looks as IL there would be the big
gest kind Of row the next moment when
he finds few Balkans together discuss
ing politics
They gesticulate wildly and use all
kinds of iurid words 70 put emphasis On
what they mean. All sorts OF threats are
heard, and. in fact there seems 10 be
fight IN the air AL the time
Coming down 70 facts, the whole thing
Is nothing but hot air. The truth is, th5
Balkan is a coward. He wiz lot fight
unless he has something back OF hin
10 spur him on TO IL For that reason
there was never any fear that the Serv-
ians who made such q big noise when
Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina
that they would actually undertake war
ike operations against Austria
The NOntsnegrins are no exception ta
this rule. although they are credited with
being q very brave and fearless people.
In fact. their courage consists 10 a very
considerable extent IN the fact that their
vast mountain recesses are practically
unknown 10 any other people. They can
defend them therefore. against al CON-
ers without exposing themselves 70 any
considerable danger. The tine viii come
when the whole Balkan peninsula vii
be divided I'd between the powers com
posing the triple allianCe-namely. Ger
many. Austria, and Italy"
The most popular national amusement,
according 20 Joseph F Kincaid. Of Pitts
burg. who is at the National. IS the nov
ing picture show.
While baseball undoubtedly deserves
| its title as the national sport of Ameri-
ca said Mr. Klncaid. 1t is far from
being the most popular OF our material
amusements. That position, II figures Of
/ attendance are accepted as the dete-min-
/ ms. standard, belongs 70 the moving pic
! ture shows. which. as a result OF ths
craze that has carried i over the coun-
rrv. daily entertains more persons than
any other form OF public diversion ever
/ devised
Vile 100000 persons paid admission
+ to baseball games in TIE recCrc-breaki7g
/ season OF 1s0s. the moving picture show
/ draws an audience OF 40l0113 dasy. 2
total attendance OF more than billion
I Q year. or an average OF one visit q
month 20 this form OF amusement for
+ every man, woman, and child n the
whole country. This IS a vastly larger
/ attendance than the regular theaters have
/ ever been able 10 draw.
Already this infant industry has de-
veIoped 70 q point where x5e0oo.oo3 IS in
vested IN II. and 700 moving picture
/ houses are scattered over the country
/ OF the larger cities, Chicago has al pres
ent gs moving picture shows. and prob
/ ably viii have so before tie end OF TIE
/ present year. New York has S0; s.
Louis, 205. Philadelphia, IS6; San Fran
cisco. II: Pittsburg. g. and Boston g.
Hundreds OF smaller cities and towns
4 hav. from one 10 q dozen. and the craze
has extended 10 Mexico. Central and
South America, and the Panama Canal
Zone. Nearly 80 miles Of films are shown
every day Il the United States.
Philip y. Beaver, OF San Francisco. Ehu
K Al the Arlington. and who 5as jas'
returned from g business tour througd
Japan. said recently that there was 10
idea in Japan Of going 10 xar with ary
nation.
It takes gold 10 buy the food coal,
and ammunition TO carry on q var con-
tinue6 Mr.. Beaver. a single naval en-
easement often costs millions, and big
International struggle may run INTO the
billions. In a war with great power
Japan can DO nothing without a olg
money. chest or a sound national credit
Al present she has no spare gold OF
hand and her credit Is such thst she
cannot borrow more Of any q her Euro-
pean uncles. who lend only when ne
collateral is IL sight
! since peace was declared The c0ndi
tons IN Japan have been carefully n
vestigated. and the nation viii have 4
make a better showing before Il caI
float another great foreign loan Untl
then there need be no fear Of Japan goia5
to war with any great power, much les
with the United States, which IS m
richest OF all the world
There IS no talk OF war IN Japan.
continued Mr.. Beaver, and have locke
for it among all classes OF people II
Japanese are the friends OF the Unite
States. and they are not ashamed 10 sa,
so. This feeling was amply shown j
the welcome which was given our fee
last October
'Dr. Frederick A. Cook. the noted ex
p!orer. was talking about his idea OF Try
ing 10 reach the south pole with autonao
, bles," began Herman c Stiles OF Bos
; ton, who is stopping at the Shoreharn
telling the following story:
Polar exploring N automobiles seem
a very radical innovation almost
shocking innovation, doesn't itg' \
said. 1T seems almost as shocking ss IA
: innovation that was employed one sun
! day night upon 8 Brooklyn doctor.
} The doctor was az church. Re occu
pied a front pew The church was crowd
/ ed. the preacher preaching eloquentiy
2 e perfect silence relgned-