The Washington herald., 1910-03-29
AT THE HOTELS.

Americans ought TO feel proud Of the
way these foreign kings are kowtowinK
TO one of our boys. It means that we
are ahead Of the game, and that we have
got the other fellows beaten 10 stand
still. In civilized language. they all want
to get in on the ground floor before the
stock takes jump; that's about tho
whole thing.
Look at what our colonel is doing over
there" continued the Texan. why, he is
the whole show, king, emperor. or sui
tan or lord high cockalorum. He's got
them all cinched. and If they want him
they simply have got to book their dates
In advance.
Well. and what does it ali mean? It
simply means that the world is mighty
anxious to be on friendly terms with US.
Teddy or no Teddy. Everybody over
there is taking advantage Of the pres
ence there of a man who is popular
over here and who is going to be 100
years Old. and is going to say something
about this and that or know the reason
why. Roosevelt will continue to be a
mighty useful citizen. and will be a sight
more useful by the time he gets back TO
his own ranch
The prohibition question is going TO
be an issue In the coming campaign in
Indianapolis said Charles c. Barber,
OF Indianapolis. Ind. at the Arlington
last night. And If the Prohibition
party is going TO be successful in the
coming campaign it means a loss Of
several million dollars OF revenue to the
State. How this is going TO be made I'D
is question which has not yet been
decided upon BY the temperance forces.
Il is certain, however, that they will find
It a rather difficult problem TO create
new sources of revenue to replace those
which would be abolished if the pro-
hibition law, or local option law. were
adopted at the coming election.
There is one other question entering
this problem of temperance and prohibi-
tion,' added Mr.. Barber, ''and that is
that of Incorporate eating Why do not
the various temperance societies organize
to fight immoderste eating. and smok-
ing, and sleeping and talking. and gos-
siping? I am quite certain there is
whole lot OF harm in all Of these evils.
The time for legislation as TO what a
man ought to drink and what he should
let alone is a thing of the past. Young
people nowadays can judge very much
for themselves what they want without
taking instructions from others The
present generation reads newspapers and
forms its own opinion. Judging from the
popular will, as indicated in recent local
elections. there seems TO be little lncli-
nation 20 trespass on the personal rights
of the individual citizens in this respect.
The people now realize that temperance
legislation does not bring those benefits
which are promised in such glowing Ian
guage by its advocates"
Discussing accidents on ships Of the
navy. Capt c. y. Miller. Of Philadelphia.
who was formerly in the navy Of the
United States, said most Of the accidents
are unavoidable. The point is. however.
that Ii is easy for a name wars man,
whether he belong aft OF forward. to be
killed or manned. The man who serves in
any capacity or rating on a ship Of war
must keep both eyes peeled for trouble
from turn-to in the morning TO pipe-down
at night.
There is no looking out for and guard
ing against some OF the accidents. Some
thing new in he way of man-o'-wsr
casualty is breaking out all the time.
For example when the Olympia. Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship in Manila, first
went into commission at Mare Island
Navy Yard. three unusual accidents hap
pened on board OF or alongside OF her
within the space of a fortnight.
The first occurred when she was be-
ing warped into Mare Island dry dock to
get an extra coat Of keel paint. a naval
constructor, one OF the brightest young
officers of the service. was standing at
the top Of the dry dock experimenting
the job OF getting the Olympia placed on
the resting blocks. A heavy hempen
hawser that was being manipulated 10
pull the cruiser into the dock suddenly
snapped under the strain, and the shore
END Of the broken hawser caught the
young officer on the head. caving It in
as II he had been hit by an express train
and killing him instantly, The men at
tached 10 the Olympia looked upon it as
q bad start for the cruiser and were blue
about it.
a week or so later the Olympia was
making her way into the roadstead at
San Diego. on practice run with her
crew, to timber I'D the machinery, test
compasses, try some of the guns. and
grease UP the ship generally. As the
mudhook was dropping in the san Diego
up in the anchor chains, which formed
a loop around them and cut them of
clean above the knees. The seaman died
almost instantly. The crew Of the
Olympia regarded this second incident
with gloomy eyes. They didn't care for
the Olympia from then on. A few days
later a practice charge was put into one
Of the guns of the secondary battery to
test the piece. When the charge was
fired. the recoil Of the gun was
terrific. It recoiled of its carriage.
striking a gunner's mate right in
the middle and knocking the life out Of
him in an instant When the Olympia
got back TO San Francisco, the crew
went over the side of her like rats. and
virtually a whole new crew had 10 be
shipped for the cruiser before the Olym-
pia could take to deep water again
Martin II. Benjamin, Of New York. a
manufacturer. who is here on. business,
and is at the New Willard. in discussing
the political situation in New York said
that every indication pointed to the
nomination Of Gaynor as the Democratic
candidate for governor of New York.
Democrats and Republicans alike, ma
chine politician or independent. reform
er or officeholder. are coming around to
recognize the great strength which Gay