Evening star., 1923-09-25
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

lHc hdInS DTlnRS DaCk TO those wash
ingtonians who remember the famous
Yale athlete, Rough Rider, world
war veteran and mining man, who, sa
youth down at the Episcopal High
School. in Alexandrias was the Idol
of every foot ball and base ball as
pirant in this section of the country.
John. or. rather. Gen. John Camp
bell Greenway. for that is the mill
tary rank Of the big fighting south
westerner since the recent conflict,
where twice he was nearly counted
out from gas, is in town and at the
Hotel Washington as part Of dele.
cation from Arizona, headed by Gov.
w. p. Hunt. here to present to The
government their states reasons for
not signing certain pact with six OF
lts sister states which has to do with
the distribution OF waters OF the COL
orado river
Time has been most generous with
John Greepway, for, aside from a lit
tie tinge OF silver around his hair,
few changes have come over the 1.-the,
powerful frame that in its day has
made the greatest athletes in Amer
lea tremble
1t seems. but yesterday when play
ers from Emerson Institute and the
school would journey to Alexandria
10 pit their best against the "Epis-
copai lads, only to be turned back
dlsheartened because of the prowess
OF the Greenway boys. Big Ad. John
ana Gil" the first named one of the
University of Virginias greatest stars
and the youngest a famous pitcher for
| the Blue of old Eli.
They were the happy, happy days,
senator" exclaimed one of President
4 f1sia dc EA
turned to Senator Ashurst of Arizona,
there to greet his fellow statesmen.
: And how is Phil King. Goodwin Ord
way. Frank Hagner, Clarence Wilson,
| BOD Brooke, Frank Butterworth
and the rest of the boys who used 10
come DOWN." asked the big miner as
his face wreathed in smiles.
Assured that all were doing we'll
and showing out his big paw said,
Gee, l wish had 1t all to go over"
Gen. Greenway is the general man
4 ager and part owner of the Calumet
and Arizona Mining Company. one
\ OF the big copper concerns of the
country. and is up here particularly
to look after the interests of his part
! ner. James b. Grand, both men be-
ing or warren. Ariz. Others IN. the
party besides Gov. Hunt are A. T.
Gregor. Warren; Thomas Maddox,
! Phoenix; George F. Wilson, Globe: /.
| w: Douglas. Jerome: II. A. Elliot.
Clifton: c. NJ, Roberts, Wilcox, and
Z. w. Hinchcliffe. Tucson
| Messrs. Kilcrease and Douglas are
! members of the lower house of Ari-
zona: while Mr. Elliott is q state
senator
| With mind still dwelling on feats
Of the great catcher. end rush and
| San Juan Hill hero, entrance to the
! dotei Lafayette had scarcely been
made when glance over in the cor
Eer OF the lobby found Secretary OF
| earnestly with a little group of
| friends. the principal one of whom
/ was Eugene Carroll of Butte, Mont,
| mine owner and vice president and
general manager of the Butte Water
| Company.
Secretary Weeks and Mr.. Carroll
| were members of the famous class of
| s1 at Annapolis, ana the engage
| ment had been made that the two
could renew old friendships Both
1883 after their graduation, and
many were the stories retold at the
! meeting. Owing to the prevailing
| law at that time. only the number
| Navy. and . In consequence many
| graduates entered other lines of
| work. Admiral Baron. Uriu of Japan
| was also member ofTthe class and
4 I
ago invited his classmates to dine with
him in TOXIC. At first the invitation
| was taken as joke, bat never was
| the hero of the Russian war more
serious The idea was. not permitted
to grow cold, and as result many
"S1" men did san with Secretary
DENLY on the Henderson, the dinner
was held at TOXIC, and what hap
pened at the time is, stu being talk
ed OF.
Mr.. Carroll. a republican, said that
Montana was highly pleased with
President Coolidge, and that the
great majority of those in the state
were strongly insfavor of giving him
fair chance. ,st..4 X
And the same sentiment prevails III
Colorado. for, according to Clyde G.
. Dawson, well known lawyer of that
commonwealth, who is making a
short stay at the Hotel Arlington, the
people of Colorado are highly i'm
pressed with the way the Chief
Executive has taken hold SO quickly.
I'VE think it exceptional" said Mr..
Dawson. az was here when Presi-
dent Harding was buried. and we'll
| remember the feeling of uncertainty
that prevailed among manX g to just
idge would make. That has all van
ished now. Throughout our section
the people are determined he be given
full opportunity to prove his capabili-
ties"
The Denver man said that condi-
tions In his state were very prosper
Gus at present. I'VE have, like many
others. suffered from low prices for
J he said. Our climate permits the d.
versifying of crops, and the sugar
| beet crop Is the greatest yet grown.
!, When I left I saw train loads being
| shipped to the factories. Another
product, made possible by the high
altitude, 1.-The solid heads of lettuce.
These are now being shipped to all
sections of the country
All of which recalls that Pueblo,
Col. and other sections supplied with
electrical and water power by the
Byllesby Rublic Utilities Corpora
tion are enjoying a boom. for. en-
| countering +. C. Shanegan, vice presi
dent and general engineer manager
of the huge concern, just as he was
checking out of the New Willard Ho-
tel, 1t was learned that never since
the inception OF the company hao
business been so great.
"Of course" said Mr.. Shanehan,
public utilities never realize tremen-
dous dividends, but, like bread. peo-
pie must have them. We are enjoy
/ ing an exceptional year, ana reports
from all communities where we are
| established show substantial. gains
California has passed the million
!. mark in automobiles registered and
is now second only to New York in
/, this respect This was learned from
2, ID. woodruff of san Francisco, well
, known land engineer of the Southern
Pacific railroad, who is spending a
brief vacation at the Lee House.
1--WE are far ahead of the Empire
state in so far-as automobiles per cap
ita Ia concerned" declared the Golden
Gate man, as he threw out his chest.
, 'sThere is now about one car to every
three persons, while the best New
York can boast is one to every eight