The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
spseih Cerrespesdent of TIE w~ss-
isgton Herald
s y The ncclurs r~~-s~p~
6-nOc~..s

Norrsht isA b. the Necauv, x-~w
Nes York April S.-The cuh.r -.
eminent ts not only apprer,,,t,ss So
s.'o sooo times they are enjoying dow, .s.a ne
also awake 10 the neoss.ts,- ~
eosS tt-aa ~ Up ~ and maybe making ths
unes sth better. Mr 49,.
s.nAh' s.' who represents The W.sS a.
steamship Line, has Just retn--.s us.s s.'- on
mere and brings the info-n.a,s.e.. tIom l,ltn
me Cupan republic Ia likely So, :, --t set
merchant marine Of its ovrn " neFe
n, NAT Is most lacking an cnA..
80 th. transportation f,-,,,,s.a
sIso epphes not only 70 cuhs ~,
fror, S.,,Se snip transportation to 49,
FOR tor,rtss- steamship accommodst,o,s
S,,Ao Noorlso are at high rate - -
uoan government is seriousI, .'o ..o,Ils the
s the building Of se,5ersI eeI-
no freight boats OF ten 70 tvsI,-s sslt's s,lter
o-.s sos. Besides the dernsn6 -, =,
~ passenger service, there 4,
s-gnt Lreignt boats 10 handle tbs co,,...a-lo.A hch
aha sugar crops. Tbe t-sis,-.
bag - - Formerly 30 cents foT
q bag Aney are now sl5O
Hsy this project the eove-ru.
neVes that millions OF 6oTIs.. .,'nent ~, BE-
s1o 20 the Cuban planters a. -. De
ssTS - the course Of few 49, ms
n, me sugar planters are 49, -,
nr,o- =, finances because Of the 49, l.I N
49, % raw sugar, in which co-.,s-ls.ee 1880
Ican c.rtt.I Io ior their sugar cane. Ly,sr-
speedy retT,-. SuIeA 10 see chsnces a.
~, - feturns, is pouring into fbs - oi
Iy Aho Ia welcomed byT r,.s.A.-. ne coun-
S-iL am happy 70 ssT a.. sho .t
-S are very gratefJIs ~ Ie
give al credit 10 Ar,s-zs.-s iS1-
eii recent advancement 80 @ Ior
MI. Ar. Smith believes that cs,h. -,,,
70 oe prosperous for a. I.sJ, 81.
The Bitter Gets Bitten.
MI John d. RockefeIIsr 49,.
Ls own OIL His gasoline rs h..I-sl-t %
eLu ackeo him and a lot on ,sS.IS - %
srlnning in conseauence Ppie are
-. spent ksO.OOo in building q r,,d,, -.
PIaht on his place At Poc.ntt,S Iy,iI' Ice
/, near eSl Iarrytown, n. Y. Tbis r.,s.-LI.,
20" 20 pounds Of ice day. which .S1rIies
s1,,,,s-t @ heeos' That amount an be
oOusnt In the market for 49,. - US
account Of the high price on gss,'tr.. Cn IN
,oII- un the engine, Il now costs M 49,.
t'Ir teIIer - day 10 run the plant - ~.
mas ordered it shut down 90 ne
are now $500 Applicant, ,-,-,
men VINO desire to enron At ~, pt...-
ourg MILITARY Training Csnn tbt. -
- ms more than four tirr,.1 q,
N--' a. they had there last wear. sD-
NeW York was beginning 10 Str75t. 80
orag about its patriotism 90 a..
ness TO take Up the preparedness -
DUt now comes a wsIIop f-or, a.
: az west The Military TrsinsnF c.
association has been Informed tb.t
NtlIalgn has been started with a r1,,s
. put more recruits IN the student osn,n,
~ ~ SsIt Lake. Seattle and Monterrry'
nan nan the East can gather at the big
amp IN New York State srBest pIs,tT
burg is the slogan tbey a., s1..HL,L
-nrough all the West, and II IooI-s -
-housh they were going to d. Il
ALthoush II has been rupored that
me west Is not strong for pseparedners
-epoFts OF what has been aacompIfshe5
'een TO indicate the opposite The SAT-
axe camp, situated in the poorest Iocs-
Ion ION OF tne lot as far as accessibility and
'1rrounolng " population 60, has already
go applicants. II this Is a air tnoic.-
ion, Plattsburg will be beaten out of
light Vi
Despite New York's Er~~a foreign
'opulation and the generally ADMITTED
act that IL is not typicaIly ame-5osn
NY II stin has q great many hysl and
oeu7otfc CITIZENS. An incident I wit
-N-1SN ~ NAAN lnGEtGF tie other
hght proved it Gus Thomas nesr plsy.
The Rio Grznde'' is being actec there
Setween the acts the band p4yed 4
medley OF American airs. When tbs was
inished they kept silent for about
minute and struck Up The Star Sp,uFIed
BANNER"
Instantly the entire audience ros. n
Is feet There was no straggiing about
II was not done in the usual WV At
III. when h01f ha1f
S soon as the first bar is PLAYED and
hen others gradually pull themselves TO
heir feet in shame-faced sort Of Esy
nul perhaps half the audience is stand
1g. Not at all They rose en- masse.
S though at q word OF command.
II was impressive and really solemn
the spontaneous respect shown the
hey sat down quietly, without a cheer
a handicap. Applause would have
heapened the denomination
IL was In cheering contrast to an in
loent in the auditorium Of the Wash.
lgton Irving High School. the lsrFesf
the city, when, g few nights before
2ines Creel, the husband OF Blanche
ates, announced that II was Of DO con-
eQuence II In speech on that very plat
'rm some one had said: TO Hell with
le Stars and Stripes"
Mr.. Creel and the Labor Forum man
gers and creators have found themselves
lot Of hot water in CONSEQUENCE.
here are plenty OF people left IN New
ork TO resent any such expressions.
l asked q prominent oficial in the CITY
'vernment whose name can't give be
Luse he may nun again and It would
st hirl some votes, what city he con-
aered the most loyalty American. He
i'd Philadelphia by long odds; that the
,pulstion OF every other big city was
luted by an anti-Americsn element
$50 that Brooklyn was the only out-spd-
It American borough in Greater New
Drk.
According to the latest libel on the CITY
cemeteries, when Brooklynite wants
80 summing he comes TO Manhattan
ands in front Of ChiIds restaurant so
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