The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-01
AT THE HOTELS.

Discussing the case OF Gov. Haskell. OF
Oklahoma, Charles n. Gould. State geo!o-
gist of Norman, Okla, said last night.
so far nothing has been shown that
Cos. Haskell has done anything wrong.
1.-THE whole business looks like political
persecution. He has done no more than
any other citizen would do if he had
known how TO do it, and I fail to see why
Haskell should be picked out for some
thing which thousands Of other people
have done"
Speaking of the natural resources Of
Oklahoma, Prof. Gould said there is not
another State IN the Union which bears
so many different varieties of minerals.
and that It's coal lands are practically IN
exhaustible so far as reasonable present
day necessities are concerned. Not one
half Of l per cent Of the mineral re-
sources OF Oklahoma have been developed
so far, he said. About 10000 acres Of
coal lands OF Oklahoma are the property
of the Chickasaw and Choetaw Indians,
who, however, are anxious TO sell out
their holdings. according to Mr.. Gould.
oklahoma is made up OF people from
all parts of the United States added Mr..
Gould. ''The immigrant from the North
lives alongside of him from the South
and the East and West In this part Of
the country you talk about the weather
when you first meet man. In Oklahoma
the first question on meeting a new face
is Where are you from?' You never go
much further than that question. For in
stance, you don't ask him why he hap
pened to come to Oklahoma or what his
name was before he came
Christian II. stroh, ST. Louis 5eweler,
who is at the Riggs. in speaking of
watches. said yesterday:
Il suppose you don't know that
watches like human beings. sometimes
don't go for the very reason they are
tired out and need resting. Sometimes
watch is brought to me which is all
right. Nothing about it is out Of order
and it is fairly clean. When they be-
come sulky and refuse to run, except by
fits and starts. the best thing to do Is 10
lay them aside for a good rest
Tho mechanism Of a tired watch seems
to be In perfect condition, but It Just
won't work The fact Is that long and
faithful service has thrown It slightly
out Of adjustment in perhaps a dozen
| different places. Scraping and cleaning
and readjusting fine watch Is Che worst
thing that could be done to It. 4 months
rest VIII cause the works slowly 10 read-
just themselves. and at the end OF that
time, after careful oiling, the watch viii
go as cheerfully as ever"
The cry Of a German Invasion Of Eng
land by Germany is not resounding
through the world any more, according TO
James A Wilkinson. Of Liverpool, who is
at the Arlington. Mr.. wilkinson is in
| terested in the shipping and export trade.
Never again will the British people be-
| lieve that it is the intention OF the Ger
mans to invade our country" said Mr.
/ Wilkinson .'as was preached to them In
every part OF the isles every day by
Unionist and Conservative politicians dur
| Ing the last parliamentary campaign, in
which they posed as patriots and would
be defenders Of England.
1T Is TO be regretted that men ike
Lord BaIfour, Lord Beresford, and Lord
! Northcliffe should take refuge in the
German invasion slogan, which they
knew was untrue. to gather votes 10 their
cause. Should real danger spring UP in
the future from that source and speakers
should travel through England and try 10
| arouse the people TO the danger. they
would not believe them, claiming and be-
leving they were being hoodwinked
again.
There is nothing said at this time
about the Canadian navy. the Australian
navy, the navy of New Zealand. or that
of the United States OF South Africa.
There is no need for colonial navies. The
! commercial end financial relations be
| tween England and Germany are so in
tricate and of such enormous value that
| war between these two powers would
mean world calamity. No matter which
OF the two would win. the victor would be
the loser