Evening star., 1923-10-13
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS GUESTS

| The ting-a-ling bell was still ring@
| Ing, the scoreboard announcer was
detailing the course of the hit that
Will make the little Stengels OF fu~
| ture generations revere the name OF
their granddaddy Casey, and supports
| ers or the Giants were in deliriumS
| OF JOY. when the stentorian voice Of
E. c. Jackson, railroad man of Gold.
field, New, caused many in the crowd
to turn in his direction.
| ut don't take much to get you
easterners going" laughed the big
westerner as he chewed his cigar.
] How come. oldtimer" ventured a
delighted Giant rooter whose eyes
were still moistened.
| Wny' snapped back Mr.. Jackson,
what they call home runs up there
m IN new york are nothing more than
Pop-hleS out in my neck OF the woods
saw the game yesterday at the
| Polo Grounds. when four such hits
We're chalked up as homers. any one
or which would have been eaten nm
by our Goldheld outgardeners, It's
territory you folks need. not play
But before more could be heard the
| the Nevada mans remarks were LOST
| in the uproar
Mr. Jackson is stopping at the
aotel washington, and when seen
| later said that conditions out in Ne
vada were as good as could be ex-
pected; our crops are around
normal, cattle are plentiful, and
| bringing good prices and while thara
| is not much gold being bought at
present, our people are not complain
! ing"
The westerner said further that all
railroads OF the country were doing
record-breaking business. and thai
the short lines. with one of which he
! Is connected, were enjoying wonderful
prosperity.
Feeling bit peeved over the light
manner in which the western man
regarded those mighty clouts, a hur-
ried trip was made into the New
Willard Hotel, where dropping spirits
were Immediately revived at the an
nouncement of Carter Gardener of the
.s FLORIDA East Coast Hotel Company.
that SO great will be the tourist travel
south this winter that all hotels in
the section are engaging extra help
to take care OF the visitors.
said Mr sm GardsrsE On my way to to Florida now"
| on record-breaking crowds this win
| ter and things must be put in shape
to handle the outpourinss. Our com
gar, Ponce de Leon, Casa Marino and
Ponciana hotels, and at all these
houses huge bookings are the rule
rather than exception"
Glsncing over the hotel 1nan's
shoulder and seeing James B. Rey-
| nolds and Edward F. Colladay rub
bing noses together, a hurried get
away was made and slipping over by
the two stalwart republicans the move
was later repaid, for in a few min
utes Burt D. Cady. chairman OF the
re h fplY "a ru1 ne
Michigan, hoved in sight, and after
/ greetings had been passed It was soon
learned from him that conditions in
1 Henry Ford's state were all that could
be expected
yes, Michigan is going along at a
nice, even pace" said the Port Huron
man. The industrial centers are
| enjoying great prosperity, more au-
| tomobiles are being turned out than
| ever before, and while farmers have
| had some setbacks, on the whole our
| people are hard at work and making
| money"
| When told the consensus of opin-
ion of those Michiganders arriving
| in Washington was that President
| Coolidge was somewhat of an enigma
to people of the state. Mr.. Cady let
| forth a mighty ha-ha. That's just
] what we want him to be-" he laughed.
/ THE more enigma he is the better
| chances he has. No. my boy, Presi-
dent Coolidge is strong in our state
u
| other man the republican party can
/ nominate
How about Henry Ford, Mr..
Cady?"
Henry Ford will run. If they in
Michigan, for he employs thousands
| of people. Just whether he can
in the democratic column is another
| matter" and SO saying, the bright
| faced little Michigan politician
! ordered a taxi to catch a late after
| No sooner had the postmasters of
! the country packed bag and departed
| from the Hotel Raleigh than things
| were made tidy for the huge citizen
| ship conference which will convene
| in the hotel today and continue until
next week, when leading temperance
! workers of many organizations will
gather to discuss ways and means of
| keeping folks dry.
| Fred Smith, the former 7. III. c. A.
| secretary and temperance globe
| trotter Is registered at the hotel, and
| was busy throughout the day making
| arrangements for the big convention.
| 1t is said that Mr.. Smith has travelled
more miles in the interest of welfare
| and temperance work than any other
man in the world. He is we'll known
| IN Washington, where he has lectured
| on several occasions
L
relations with Mexico by the United
States will work wonders in build
ing up the first named country is
the firm conviction of Madam Conde
de Avila of Mexico City, who is stop
| ping at the Hotel Washington for
| a few days.
| Madam de AviIa was educated in
France and after receiving a degree
of doctor of philosophy came 10
| America to work in the interest of
/ cementing better relations between
! the women of her homeland and the
| United States. She came to Wash
| ington primarily to attend the Co
lumbus day exercises. of the Pan
American Union. she being = mem
l ber of the international Womans
! Committee, but while here was much
! interested in placing her younger
| son in school, where he will be
| trained for the diplomatic service.
! has already won honors at Columbia
| University, where he is now stu
| dent.
YES" smiled the dark-eyed woman
as she sat In the lobby of the hotel,
+, Il look for great things from Mexico
| now that our people have settled
down to business. The women and
| children of our land have been tho
greatest sufferers during all OF the
| trouble, and 1t has been to place their
| wonderful country that I have lived
| in New York for the last eight years.
| Madam de Avila said that women
in Mexico City had not secured the
some of the state" she added, 'and
| from now on will take their rightful
position in the affairs OF their coun-
| try"
The Mexican woman was loud in
her praise of the work accomplished
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