Evening star., 1923-09-07
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS
If there is a more enjoyable indoor

NAFll AL > OOES ,
If there Is a more enjoyable indoor
pastime than the fascinating sport
of playing "a Southern Californian
against one Of his fellow statesmen
from the north country, or vice versa.
then II has never been registered at
the United States Patent Office.
Saturated with the wonders of the
beautiful Sacramento valley, as
enumerated by a San Francisco not
able. interviewed earlier in the day.
the writer dropped into the Hotel
La Fayette, only to encounter Seth
Marshal OF Los Angeles. member OF
well-knewn Marshall family. who is
in town for few days.
Asked about conditions in his neck
gander-the prominent Angel" being
a native of that state-was rather
loath to say very much. California is
always in shape" he muttered, and
then went on smoking
rs It true. Mr.. Marshall. that the
territory north of san Francisco is
far ahead of. your country. regard
ing matters of production. climate
conditions. early crops and the like?"
and then the explosion.
What" shouted the visitor as all
IN the lobby sought their rooms.
Ahead of the south. Now. listen.
friend. I seldom get excited nor do
! ever knock. but if you really want
the situation in a nutshell. the one
caiifornians Is they're dead. but they
won't lie down. Ahead. indeed
Just take that town of Los Angeles.
for instance. When ] settled there
in 1880 there were 1000 people, with
but one restaurant in the place. To-
day we boast more than 100000
population-no. not all movie stars
either-and an average of 100000
newcomers are arriving each year
Building improvements totaled more
year il will reach sl.500.000. The
recently discovered oil fields at Long
Beach. Santa Fe Springs and Rodondo
are Spouting more than $4,000 barrels
of oil day. and as for the climate
oh. let me go back.
Pressed for an opinion on the po-
litical situation, Mr.. Marshall. stall
wart republican. had no hesitancy in
saying that Senator Hiram johnson
was travelling rough road. What
with GOV. Richardson. who has no
fear of the noted San Franciscan
chine: the bull mooser quivering
with rage over the publication by a
California paper OF certain or MS
private letters, in which it is alleged
to carry New York than his home
state, and most of his old ammuni-
tion against the Southern Pacific
railroad growing rusty. times are
most ticklish for brother Hiram at
present" laughed the Los Angeles
man. as he lit his cigar.
MIR. Marshall said further that re-
publicans of his state were watching
with interest President Coolidge's ad-
ministration and that SO far they
were greatly impressed
Mr. Marshall is nephew of the
Morley Brothers, manufacturers, of
Saginaw, Mich, and his father, A. NJ.
Marshall, founded the I.ufkin Rule
Company, makers of the standard
rules of the world.
And there are some men who find
it difficult to understand why mar
riaEe is not always success
Exuberant to the nth degree. Rus
sell T.. Ward, president and general
manager of McLaughlin-W Ward & Co.,
brans, grains and seeds distributors
of jackson. Mich. who is stoppta <
with his bride at the Hotel Washing
ton, dropped in on meeting or the
kiwanis Club. holding session at the
same house
MIR. Ward is an ardent worker in
the organization being it's interna-
tional treasurer. and when the APP
plause had died down, following his
Introduction, he Acknowledged ms
reception by saying: Boys. thank
you. l have travelled much SINCE
leaving Jackson on my honeymoon
have encountered many friends and
attended several meetings. but let me
say that this is the. happiest hour
L have spent since breaking loose
OF course. the ever-alert kiwanians
were quick to note the break" anc
pandemonium followed, but III order
to appease Mrs. Ward. should she
hear of the speech. presented Mr.
Ward with both lunches of flowers
which had been awarded to the mos
ent.
Mr.. Ward said that Michigan wa:
fast becoming an industrial state; tina
there was hardly a rural section II
| the south peninsula not accessible
| by jitney. "Our farmers have beer
somewhat hard hit. not so much from
poor crops as low prices. but thing:
| look a little brighter right now,
added the grain and seed man.
Asked how Michigan regarded
Henry Ford's candidacy for th'
presidency. Mr.. Ward said it was no
regarded at ALL. "1 hardly think Mr.
Ford takes the suggestion seriousl,
himself for he knows as well as mos
| Michigan people that the position |:
| bit out of his line"
| "No play ever fascinated me quite. a!
| much as Rip Van Wrinkle, and when a,
a boy used to see Joseph Jefferson II
l his famous role, would pray the Lore
not to suffer me to get in that condi
ton, but judged from my present visi
| to Washington my prayers went un
NEEDED" Thus spoke ]. Vinson Wig
gins Of San Antonio. Tex. for man!
Years identified with the government