The evening world., 1910-12-17
Sees Taft, Uncle Joe, Dix and
All the Rest of America
in Sun-and-a-Half.
ROUNDS UP OUR TOWN.
Journalist Holt Zizzes With
Rapid Impressions Back
10 Sail on Mauritania.

w HN ANNl w NtAfH 'atN " ~ il'AAH
the London Daily Mail man who to-day
completed n seeing America stunt be.
tween sunrise OF ono day and sunse, OF
the nest. - special correspondent" hut
that doesn't pun him up at all. II he
were not known and pointed out every
where az Mr.. Holt OF the London Mar,
he would have passed in any crowd Of
reporters hanging around a notable or q
disaster as u typlcai American news.
paper man-quick eyed. very sure OF
what he wants TO get and always busy
with all the secret tricks OF the trade
In making the other fellow do the talk
Ing.
lie has a fresh. pink complexion. which
the stormy voyage Of tho Maurctania
coming over did not make less pink
his hair Is gray and close cropped and
there Is a quizzicai. self dcprecatlng
smile at the corner OF his mouth. which
fitted very well the state Of mind OF a
plain reporter who, FOR once In his life.
finds himself surrounded by n buz,ing,
shouldcring pack Of intcrviewcrs. who
bend each ear to catch his most casual
remarks.
He Was a Bit Busy.
ri, ,,,.r,to. .,.o, ,o-,o, tn
,orrr,,o1 h, hts ha,s w.. r-r,arsas,
trim down tho subvnv IN he rolled in
the subway crowds ut their worst In
the Grand Central station rush hour.
>a two-hour session with a stcnographcr
10 prepare part Of the days cable
gram OF adventure 10 London. a call
on Coy. Dix, some more personal cx-
pericnre with the subway from Forty
second street TO Falton street. a look
through the Wall street district. just
at the close OF business. "A trip through
the Hudson Terminal Building. n sky
scrapIng lunch n, the Railroad club.
a ride In Mr.. McAdoo's subway. a
really-in-carnest hun through half a
dozen department stores for Christmas
rem"nbrances FOR the people Mt home.
4 simultaneous session with a barber.
manicure lady and boot-blackt ca great
treat. really') and an early start for
the Maureiania before she sailed. at
six O'Clock.
"Brothcr." he was asked as he AID
the interviewer lodged adversely be-
tween trolleys and taxicabs and deliv-
cry wagons across Forty-second street.
we are mighty glad you came. but
why?"
There Isn't Much Competltjon.
'IIl tell you." he rasped when he mad
| leaned To the curb on IN. other side
.you Americans. vou know ,,ye IA
hustle. you very Justly admire vour
antness for doing ,hi,gs 4, n verv ,roa,
question academic. you 80, N, a roo.
ord for hust,inp. nurs and .Imp,c. Win
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20, n.,h,ns t.,r1 h,,,C. s,o 4,
,-ts ,,I.E ,rin ~ "a, N,nro,,n1n n
.,,,cc IA ~, I, Town ON the record
,ho, arc bus,t,rs ~ ,bs Nmsr,can,
o,c. ,,c, have MAJ n mononolv ~ ,ho
o,,luy If a. a p,isei,n az .Inc,,,nn
MIA OF mine. ncr,,ps"
Mr.. uol, looked ont over the MN,
and crevnsses OF E'orty-scconL street.
"lnponvenient. eh"' said mo. "Wheu
Is your closed season over here 10,
ta,t surt Of hlngg"
Then n. explained that I'm London. you
Lnax they lief, the streets and con.
s.,uc,,on and d~estruc,ion olopg than
60 10 doro an, ~ IN. ".s,,o, an, nn,
vb., tho stores ana tho theatres and
IN. noll,,ctans. visitors and ali IN. ,rsI,
ness OF the town were most incon.
~ven!enced.
Az about that time the accompanying
moi whlrled Mr. Holt up Into the Hote
Manhattan and In TO the bald-headeC
presence Of Charley White, the prize
fight referee, who liz doorkeeper foI
; Governor-elect Dix, on the way up tn,
elevator he was printing himself re
gard!ng him. Now. Just what Is h