The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-27
AT THE HOTELS.

directors OF the great Krupp works at
Essen Germany, who recently attended
the meeting OF the Iron and Steel Insti-
tute' IN speaking OF structural steel IN
Germany, said that the demand for the
article is enormously increasing.
we are now running at 50 per cent
OF our total capacity in ali our works"
said the baron. Last year the govern
ment railways did not order rails. but
now they are coming back, and the de-
mand is strong All the industriaIs on
our stock exchange are high. for times
are very good. Then there is a large
amount OF work In our colonies Ia the
way OF building railways.
Of course. We do not erect slryscrapers
| In Germany continued Baron Won
Bodenhausen. TN the first place. the
building laws OF most OF the towns are
against II. and then, In our cities we
have much more space than you have IA
/ New York. But ali big buildings that are
| put up nowadays are OF steel con-
struetion, and this increases the demand
Tor structural steel from year 10 year.
Still, excellent Is too high a term 70
describe business. which I should char
aeterize as very good
many for the use Of steel. Unfortunately,
aeroplanes and airships do not require
much OF this material in their con
struetion. The building OF steel war
ships has been lessened by our naval pro-
| gramme. but during the last year there
was an increased demand for iron and
| steel for merchant ships. Of which some
very large ones are being built in Ger
many"
I'VE have no national holiday in Eng
land to correspond with your American
| Thanksgiving Day." said A Whiteiaw.
OF Glasgow. Scotland. at the New VIII
lard last night Mr. Whitelaw is accom-
panied by his wife. and they are on a
pleasure trip. On Thanksgiving Day they
went out to see the Lehigh-GeorgetOWn
game, the seotehman being an enthusiast
on all sorts OF outdoor sports and ath-
letics, having played on one Of the Rugby
teams himself
Mr.. Whitelaw could not quite warm up
| 10 the American brand OF football. which
he thinks requires mostly beef and
Drawn and but little athletic qualihca-
tons. such as running. Another feature
he did not approve Of is the mode Of
| tackling, which he said was quite diff
ferent from that in use In England
The noises (cheering) the adherents
and admirers Of the two teams made on
ThanksgiyiT Days game sounded queer
TO me. We have nothing like that at our
football games; / mean TO say no organ
lied. systematic cheering. We cheer a
good play or player. no matter what
team he is a member Of Our games in
England are attended by tremendous
crowds. but il Is TO be deplored that there
IS so much professionalism creeping into
football"
| Speaking Of the suffragette movement
in England, Mr.. Whitelaw said he was in
favor Of the sufTTagists who followed a
campaign OF intelligence and dignity. not
a boisterous, rough. and rude contest
such as that OF their sisters the suffra-
gettes. Mr.. Whiteiaw pronounced the
last word "suffraghettes." There IS no
reason why a woman should not vote the
same as a man il she pays taxes and
holds property. Is she to be deprived OF
this prerogative just because she is a
woman? II seems hardly fair, does it
not? / am inclined to believe, with
women having the right TO vote there
would be less bribing at election times"
Federal protection for migratory birds
during their flights must be had If these
feathereG creatures are to escape ex-
termination. says William L. Finley, OF
Portland. Greg, widely known or
nithologist Mr.. Finley is bird author
ity whose researches have been pros
ecuted from the Atlantic TO the Pacific
as well as abroad He is lecturer for
the National Association of Audubon So
eieties OF New York.
He fayors the establishment Of govern
, ment or State reservations that shall bs
retreats for wild birds. These areas. ne
suggests, may be established on private
estates where the owners are willing and
placed in charge OF good gamekeepeTs.
, who shall prohibit all shooting. Song and
game birds, he believes will thus become
. abundant in these refugees and viii In
r crease in numbers over the surrounding
country.
! Mr.. Finley has just returned from Cali
, fornia, where he visited the State game
farm at Haywards. There he found the
State has gone into the business OF rails
/ Ing pheesants, which are furnished q
/ farmers and others for propagation, tie
; young being liberated IN favorable places
throughout the State.
Pheasant farming offers splendid op-
pOrtunities for profit in Oregon. said Mr.
Finley, for the climate Is well adapted
TO this business Pheasants are hardly
! birds and can be raised about as easily
as chickens, while there is much profit in
them Since the numbers OF our Y q
pheasants are being depleted. the Stsl5
will eventually have to close the season
OF these birds entirely. or else secure new
birds for restocking the fields and woods
: II farmers in different parts Of the State
would raise pheasants, a part of the
game fund could be spent in buying and
releasing these birds"
B. N. Humphreys, Of New York who
! IS at the Arlington, is a most enthusiastic
advocate Of fresh air" and breaches II
: as a cure for all Ills 10 which the human
flesh is subject.
II was taught at school, at home. and
By doctors that the one thing necessary
for earthly salvation is fresh air.
practice what ! preach, or at least
would like TO if l only could But what
happens In daily life? a window Is open
. lin a hot dining-room of club. In comes
. a man. looks around with severe frown
as If he detected the odor from a bad
= drain. and shouts 1 nangry voice Wait
i er isn't that window open? Shut il al
lonce.' demonstrate with him. Tell him
II he feels the cold he can SIT somewhere
else and escape the draft, as he calls
, ANY fresh air. Tell him that a hot room
: Imakes him feel i'll, and that If the win
cow is closed YOU cannot escape the heat
as he can the draft. What IS the use ,
He looks at you with establishment. and
the waiter closes the window; and you