Evening star., 1923-09-04
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

The death at Louisville. Sunday, OF
James Campbell cantrill, representa-
tive from the seventh district OF
Kentucky and democratic nominee
for governor this fall, has rekindled
the smoldering fires OF partisanship
that have ragged so fiercely for the
past few months in the Blue Grass
state and, according to j. X. Mayes
Of Louisville, lawyer and federal tax
expert, who is spending few days
at the Hotel La Fayette one of the
bitterest political contests waged in
the old state since the memorable
Goebel-Taylor fight in 1900 will be
indulged in by Kentuckians.
The recent victory of Congressman
Cantrill at his partys primaries, Au-
gust 4, when, with all four Louisville
newspapers against him, he won out
over his opponent, Allen w. Barkley.
representative for the first Kentucky
district, by more than Ii, 400 majority.
assured his supporters of his election
this fall, but now it is admitted that
Hucn care VIII have to be utilized in
selecting his successor, which will be
done September II, at a meeting of
the states central and executive
committees, If the party is to be
successful.
The feeling down our way has
been intense" said Mr.. Mayes. IN
| fact, we have been so wrapped I'D i'm
our own affairs that little thought
mas been given to presidential possi-
biiltles. L will say, however, that
Kentucky people, irrespective of poll
tlcS, are much pleased with the way
President Coolidge has conducted
himself so far There is bit Of
| sporting blood in the veins OF our
folks. and they admire the open
| mind he displays in making appoint
| ments. His election of Bascom Sienlp.
| as secretary pleased them Immensely
while the unselfish manner in which.
! ne turned the coal squabble over ~
GOV. Pinchot, whom many figure ofs
presidential timber, struck right at
| their hearts"
The two outstanding issues in this
years Kentucky gubernatorial fight
are over the pari-mutuel betting ma
chimes and the proposed leyying uf q
special tax against the coal industry.
Representative Cantrill won over his
opponent by favoring the retention
of the betting paraphernalia, which,
according to figures, nets the state
more than $S5,000.000 year, and OPP
posing the enactment of bill which
would call for the payment of an eX-
ira tax on coal alone, leaving other
indu StrieS unaffected
Nr. Mayes, who is accompanied by
irwin w. 1mhof. also of Louisville,
SAID that great pressure was being
brought to bear upon James b. Brown.
president Of the National Bank OF
Kentucky, to accept the position made
vacant by the death of the democratic
gupernatorial nominee, and that
should the well known Louisville
hnancier agree. the next governor Of
the state VIII be a democrat.
america is a wonderful country, an
unmatchable place for pleasure trip.
but to live in permanently-oh. carry
| me back to my little old Dundee" was
| the brief but expressive opinion of
these United States given by Fred
erick Scott, bright-faced Scotch lad
die. who with his brother. Thomas NJ.
Scott, is touring America and Canada
to study conditions and pick up ideas
for their father, Keith Scott. d proIni-
inent merchant of Dundee, Scotland
Seated in his room at the Hotel IA
ielgh. young Scott's eyes sparkIeu as
Ihe told of the wonders he had encoun-
tered on his trip across the continent.
1t is SO vast, so-well, l can hardly
describe my impressions, other than
to say q great place to have fun.
Your people are delightful. and have
shown my BROTHER and me every con
lsideration. We have accumulated
many worthwhile IDEAS to take home
| to father"
Young Scott said that while the cost
of living in Scotland was still high. It
was much cheaper than here, and that
iprices were continually dropping.
Asked if prohibition had made any
| strides in his homeland. the Scotch
man said 1t had not. You will new
er be able to make Dundee dry. There
! is much drinking there. quite TOO
| much. The scenes on a Saturday
night are most distressing, but our
people must have their drink. our
city, however, is the only one in Scot
| land that boasts a prohibition mem
Der in parliament. You remember
| Edward Scrimergour defeated Win
! Ston Churchill, but, really, he had been
beaten SO often 1 think the people felt
sorry for him and put him in through
| sympathy.
Mr.. Scott said that the unemploy-
ment situation in Scotland was most
| acute, and that he thought the dole
system was increasing rather than
| diminishing same. We have just
passed through a fierce six-Week strike
by our jute makers, and this did not
| help matters in the least" he said
! The young man. with the natural
! pride of his race, then drew forth
picture of the great Tay bridge, which
and gleefully said: "The Longest
bridge in all the world. 1910 feet. and
cost $4,000 pounds to build. So, YOU
! see, we do boast of something
Leaving the two Scotsmen to pre-
! pare for sightseeing trip. a brisk
| walk up to the Hotel Powhatan
brought the writer in contact with
another representative citizen Of the
British isles, W. NJ. Hill Of Higgs
| & Hill, Ltd. building contractors OF
! London, England. who. with his wife
and sons. Is making part business
and part pleasure trip through the
| eastern section of the country
! After stating that Great Britain
was slowly but surely regaining her
old grip on things. the London con-
| tractor, whose firm at present is do
| ing extensive rebuilding the west
section Of Regent street in t,'N Eng
| lish metropolis, detailed the two new
buildings now being erected by the
world-famous Libertys, one at Argyle
and Regent streets, known as
| the Tudor buildings, and huge con
meeting structure, which will be called
the Liberty's Regent Street building
E. Stanley Hall. +. K. l. B. A, the
noted English architect, is the de-
signer of the mammoth stores, the
! first of which is copied from one OF
the old Tudor castles, and the other Il
Portland stone building, with it's en-
tire woodwork cut out OF two famous
British battleships, II. NJ. SIS. I'M
pregnable and Hindostan. the first
having been built in 1852, and tho
second left her stays back in 1924, be-
ing used in later years as training
ship at the Royal Naval College, Dart
mouth. England.
Americans. and especially those
familiar with the Liberty stores. will
be pleased to learn that the Tudor
buildings are nearly ready for oc-
cupancy, while the Regent street
structure will probably be completed
| within eighteen months. MIR. HilIS
firm is erecting both buildings.
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