Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-30
Hun,dnismS
by WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

WHEN he was youngster and was being
w trained for diplomacy. says Ambasss.
dor Iusscrand. the American representative
of'Frsnce, it was hard for him to understand
just what swimming. boxing, riding had to
do with that profession. The accomplish
mcnts stood him in good stead. however, In
the days Of Theodore Roosevelt.
The President used to telephone around to
his intimatcs and make engagements for
various sorts of expeditions. Wear your
worst cothcs,' he would say. 1t finally
came TO pass, after much penetration OF briar
thickcts and swimming Of streams, "atroci-
ties they called the expeditions among
themselves, that there were no worst
clothes"
1t was an unusual day when they hailed
n darky with a lcaky boat to take them
over to a muddy island in the Potomac
When they were aboard Mr.. Roosevelt put
his hand on the French ambassador shout
der. struck an attitude. and said:
Washington and Rochambeau crossing
the Delaware"
When. finally. they reached the island
they searched their pockets in vain. Here
was n President Of the United states. two
diplomats, the secretary OF interior and an
assistant secretary of navy aud not enough
money among them to pay the boatman'
The other day sat in a stiff backed
little chair over at the Pan American Union
with telephone receiver. at my ear.
The President of the United States was
calling up the president of Cuba and We
were listening in The occasion was tho
opening of communication by telephone with
the island republic. cable having been lan
along the bottom Of the ocean a mile below
the surface.
D,,t to A. .l.aL~ln If
the performance was a calling of the roll OF
other stations that were likewise listening
to this conversation of Presidents: "Key
West, said the interlocutor, and the reply
came back, This is Key West, Jones talk
ing" Jacksonville. came the call and the
man at that point responded similarly. lp
the coast TO Richmond, Philadelphia. New
York, marched the roll call and from each
came the response as clear as bell.
Then the journey of voice which succeeded
Chicago. Davenport, Iowa, respo nded to his
can. Omaha Denver; Rawlings, WEomipr
Hawkins talking" came voice.
Then the call reached out 10 San Fran
cisco and from San Francisco down to Los
Angeles, and then it jumped by radio out
to Santa Catalina. And the man at Santa
| Catalina. in the Pacific, chatted about the
weather and tho novelty of the occasion with
the an-in Havana, and all these stations
| llhtchcu IN hnu TWO preSiucnts ana many
| lesser dignitaricS marvclcd that the ngcnu-
| ity Of man should be able to harness thi.
invisible force that runs along a wire and
made such a thing possible.
Then General Crowder. who is down in
| Cuba Strengthening things out. chattcd with
| General Pershing. He invited tho genera
of the armies Of the United States 10 cOmN
down and visit him, stated that the III"
| was one OF constant pleasure, golf in III"
forenoon, cards in the afternoon and dancing
at night.
| II your breast, said General Crowder. IAN
the attractive ladies down here are either
married or engaged
AMI Salt Lake City chuckled.
| CECRETARY Albert Fall, of the Depart
~ ment Of Interior, stiN suffers from q
| very peculiar wound
Some years ago he went forth into the
! mountains OF New Mexico to engage in his
| fnv"rlte sport OF deer shobting. FORTUNE
| favored him, he was good shot aud the
| r'Sult was that hc brought down M hand
some an antlcred buck as one would want 10
| see.
lie hurricd TO the fallen stag, hunting
knife ready, that he might bleed II properly
TO make the meat the more palatable, But
| approached ii rallied for that one burst OF
strength that sometimes comes before such
creatures expire. II arose and charged the
| hunter.
| a fight ensued between the man with the
knife and the buck with forked horns, When
| il was over the creature OF the wild was
| dead, but not before II had plunged q hors
| deep into the side Of this future cap'as
: officer.