The Washington herald., 1911-05-02
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
Lure of the Flames.

49, HOOD1 LIZ
Lure Of the Flames.
There are certain private citizens in
New York to whom the responding of the
fire apparatus to an alarm Is as q call
TO arms said Gregory F. Conner. Of
New York. who was seen at the Raleigh.
Mr.. Conner in former years was connected
with the New York City fire department.
but il now In private business.
80 complete il the fascination Of fire.
that there Is a certain coterie Of men
not connected with the department whose
presence may be counted on at every big
fire."
"One well-known business man always
appears In his silk hat and fashionable
clothes. singularly out-of-place figure
among the smoky. grimy. stern-faced fire
men. One Of our wealthy citizens has
taken the precaution to have q fire bell
installed in his home, that he may not
miss the spectacular features Of big
fire. His maid always knows where she
can reach him over the wire should an
interesting alarm ring. He never attends
social function until he has left his
hosts telephone number on his own tele-
an automobile in front Of his door and
chauffer ready to exceed the speed limit
in hurrying this fire lover to the one
spectacle on earth which thrills him more
than any other. Nor is his interest
selfish one. When a brave fireman dies
In harness, or because Of injuries received
In a fire. this mans hand goes deep in
bis pocket that the fireman may be
buried in a manner betting a hero.
Many a fireman's widow has received
moneyed comfort from this citizen, to
whom her husband was the embodiment
Of fearlessness and valor."-
Pacific for Americas
Capt. Toguri, of the japanese navy.
when seen on his recent visit to this
country at the New Willard, said the
strongest feature Of the American navy
was not in its rapid numerical progress,
backed by inexhaustible resources. or IN
superior shipbuilding facilities, but in
Americas highly advanced knowledge
Of naval architecture.
when 1t comes to the application Of
electricity" said Capt. Toguri. America
easily beats all other nations. The sue
few years ago by the American feet
really broke the worlds record and fur
nished America with practical knowledge
of the handling Of feet which must be
added to the store Of her qualifications.
All her naval bases and forts in the
Philippines and Hawaii are nearing COM
pletion, and when the Panama Canal
is opened America will occupy q pre-
dominant position in the Pacific.
Tt is very difficult to discriminate be-
tween two navies in the matter Of su-
periority Of armaments and the skill Of
officers and men, and hence the best way
Of comparing navies is to take Just the
ships II Japan wishes to retain con-
troll oyer the Pacific. she must build a
fleet powerful enough to beat or the
squadrons which belligerent power
might be able to send to the scene"
Handmade Cigars.
Cigars in Cuba are still made by
hand" said Nathan A. Regensburg. Of
Philadelphia, who Is interested In the
manufacture Of cigars In Cuba. mo ma
chinery has as yet been invented" said
Mr.. Resensburs. who is stopping at the
New Ebbitt. that will roll them SO
nicely and evenly as do deft human I'm
gers. The cheapest cigars-the three-for-
five variety-are made of French. Ken
lucky, Algerian, or Hungarian leaves.
At the other extreme are the cigars
smoked by the Gar Of Russia, which
are Of the choicest and best matured
Havana, and which cost $50 each
Tobacco from Brazil is the most COM
bustible. Connecticut and Pennsylvania
tobacco. though growing large, handsome
leaves, has little substance and q poor
flavor. The United States. however. leads
all other countries in tobacco production,
Of which it exports at least one-half In
the manufacture Of the choicest cigars
time is most important factor. To
demonstrate why no really good cigar can
be hurrfedly made. II Is necessary to
know something about curing tobacco,
which has for its object the drying and
preservation Of the weed
Don't Know How to Rest.
DR.. A. M. Fender. Of New York, who
was seen at the Arlington, says that
people Of to-day do not know how to
rest.
when a woman wants to rest In New
York. she goes to see a friend and talks
for three or four hours. Yet talking Is
one of the hardest kinds Of work. The
man resorts to a different sort Of 90
called idleness.' He is tired and tagged:
friend comes to the ONCE. Come out
and have q drink and rest a minute
and out they go. and sit and talk and
talk while fhey drink
Vacations are foolishly arranged. A
man works fifty weeks out Of the year and
has two weeks to rest BY the time the
vacation comes he Is 20 nervous from
the long strain that he cannot dismiss
business from his mind. and he imme-
diately goes to place where he can
have his papers, see the ticker. and be
in telegraphic communication with his
ONCE.
I'm Berlin" continued DR.. Fender,
every one has two hours in the day
In which to rest. This IL the most sane
distribution OF the working hours and
time that have ever heard Of. As re-
suit you have sane, healthy minded.
energetic people. In America the same
thing might be accomplished by better
arrangement and distribution Of vacation
time. and the two last days Of the week.
Saturday and Sunday. devoted to rest