The Washington herald., 1910-06-22
At THE HOTELS.

eied everywhere" said Edward T.
Farmer, of London. at the Raleigh last
night. Mr.. Farmer is a manufacturer CT
wooden goods
There is no city in the world whieE
can boast OF such vide avenues and so
many parks scattered throughout the
city and streets lined with trees as you
| find in Washington" he continued. 1T
| is a city of beautiful residences and pure
air. although a little too close for my
comfort, particularly at this time of the
year. You have magnificent government
buildings, and no country In ali the world
surpesses America so far as national ad-
ministrative buildings are concerned.
! They are so great and rich in every de-
tail OF execution. Take. for instance, the
Library of Congress; there is no other
public building In the whole world that
can compare with the Congressional
Library for practicability and usefulness.
as well as artistic beauty and thorough
execution.
There is one note Of complaint ! would
/ like 10 register In all this symphony Of
praise, and II is well merited, added
Mr. Farmer, "and that is the manner In
which the street car companies deface
the streets by pouring tar on the wood
blocks between the car tracks.
This tar-filling business may be all
right In winter time. when it gets hard.
/ but IN summer time the tar becomes
| liquid and is a nuisance 10 pedestrians.
who. when crossing the tracks. get their
shoe soles covered with il, which, in many
cases, adheres to the shoes, to be taken
/ home to be deposited on the carpet and
floors OF the house. This tar is a nu-
sance. and must naturally work havoc
with women's dresses. 1t is a wonder
that the people OF Washington, through
the newspapers. have not long ago de-
manded that the tar be removed by the
street companies. TO protect people from
soiling their clothes. and preventing them
from slipping ana sustaining bodily in
jury"
Speaking of the new German girl.
John s. Thurber. of Chicago. who makes
annual trips to Germany and is at the
New Willard. said last night
Twenty years ago the only public
education open to a German girl of the
middle OF upper classes was given by a
Hoehere Toechterschule, and though il
was thorough, II was narrow. Elemen-
/ tary schools and girls schools were in
the hands OF the same set OF officials,
/ and 20 women who were thirsty for
knowledge they said thus far, and no
| farther. Even two years ago Latin and
mathematics were not taught al these
schools. and If girl wished TO matricu-
4 late she had TO attend 'gymnasialkurse
and learn in two years what her brothers
/ had been taught in nine.
German girls and women are full OF
stories of the difficulties placed by Off
Gals in their path of learning" con-
tinued Mr.. Thurber. who has two daugh-
| tiers who attend German schools abroad.
| when Frauelein Helen LANCE the cele-
brated pioneer of education opened the
first of these advanced courses she was
| ordered TO close IL, and was threatened
with an obsolete law that would force
her to do so. She took refuge IN
| bubble. Ny students are not school
| girls; they are women, she said. You
have no authority over them And she
went her triumphant way.
"One German girl told me that when a
friend OF hers presented herself for ex-
animation the examiner advised her 10
go back, as he was determined not TO
let a woman pass. shall come this
year, and if I fail I shall come again
flying colOrs But how is this?' she
asked, and was told her persistence had
done it. AS she meant 10 come again. il
saved trouble 10 let her through at once
i In another case. where only one girl
candidate was Forthcoming, the Schulrath
examining said that she would assuredly
/ fail; and 10 bring il about he subjected
her TO a viva voce examination that last
ed six hours. II is pleasing to hear. how
ever, that il vas the man who failed
The girl did so we'll that for very shame
he had TO let her through"
Charles S. Garrett of Butte. Mont.
who is az the Riggs, said last night that
the Democratic party has not been in
such good fighting condition for a long
time as it is now.
During the last session of Congress.
said Mr.. Garrett, the Democrats accom-
plished great deal in passing and pre-
venting legislation by shrewd politics.
With large Republican majority against
them the Democrats could really expect
very little in the way OF legislation But
there are some shrewd Democrats in
Congress and out. and it looks now as
If the Democratic party might have a
chance TO control the next National I.egis-
lature
There have been a number of munich
pal and State elections during the last
month or Two. and the Democrats have
gained in various places. At any rate.
their gains were larger than their losses.
| This seems 10 indicate that the Demo-
Gratis are gaining In the confidence of the
people. and that the cause OF Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson will tri-
umph at last
The names OF Representative William
Sulzer and Gov Harmon. respectively OF
New York and Ohio, have been mentioned
recently for governor of their States. I
can say that Mr.. SuiZer has made a name
for himself in the Democratic party as a
1 serious and honest worker whose politics
| are true blue and genuinely Democratic
! Against him no charges of disioyhlty can
] be brought from any wing of the DemOc-
| racy- Sulzer, ii nominated, will be elect
ed governor OF New York, without any
doubt
"A word about Harmon. This man has
been in the limelight OF Democratic poll
tics for many years. and he, too. has
| always proved himself true Democrat
He is not what could be called hide
bound politician. but he is liberal and
tolerant Of the views OF others. Gov.
Harmon would draw thousands Of Re
publican votes on account of the bust
| nesslilxe administration he has given to
Ohio during the years he has been IN the
Office"
at IS surprising to me that there are
not more conventions in Washington dur
ing the year" said Michael F. Con-
nelly. Of Buffalo, n. Y, at the Snoreham
last night.
your city has ali the facilities TO enter
tain visitors. and has. in addition, more
TO show them than any other city in the
! United States. You have Congress here,
which has great attractions You have
the President OF the United States IN
Washington almost the whole year
around. The same holds good with the
diplomatic corps and foreign residents.
Then there are the many highly inter-