Evening star., 1923-09-21
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS


tion of Louis II. Brush, owner OF the
Marion Star, formerly the property
| of the late President. .s-
mo-" said the editor and publisher.
who is also president of the Salem
News and the East Liverpool Review
Tribune, when seen in his apartments
at the New Willard Hotel ''Our.
people are thoroughly satisfied with
! the way President Coolidge is carry
ing out the Harding policies. and
while they still feel the shock of the
late Executives death IL is generally
felt the the country was most forts
| nate in having such a temperate, cuI-
tuFed and courageous Official TO carry
on. T feel certain the Buckeye state
will support the President for the
nomination"
attend a conference of newspaper
publishers with First Assistant Post
master General Bartlett On matters
concerning the efficiency in handling
second-class mail matter. At a re
cent meeting OF the American News
paper Publishers Association in New
York Postmaster General Work ask
ed that special committee of the
| organization be appointed TO confer
with a postal committee relating to
the general circulation of newspapers
| through the mails.
The new. owner of the Marion Star
| is much pleased with his purchase
| than 10000, and which. according to
\ MIN, was always the most independ-.
ent journal in Ohio, Notwithstanding
the late Presidents republican affilia-
tions: Mr.. Harding never allowed
politics to influence the Star" said
| the Salem man as he repacked his
Valise.
At the rate amateur photographers
| are Swapping" world events, there
! should be no complaint on the part
| scarcity of reproductions of what is
| occurring today. for according to F.
A. Rogers of the Eastman Kodak
Company. who is spending a few days
at the Lee House, business of the big
| Rochester concern is breaking ali
! records.
| Mr.. Rogers was enthusiastic over
| the success of the Eastman School Of
Music, at the University of Rochester.
| donated to the city by George East
| man, and which permits the students.
of music to enjoy the best musicians
| in the world.
| "The theater is a magnificent
structure" he said.
| TT seats comfortably more than
| 1000 persons, and at present many.
| of our e12,0O0 employees avail them
! selves of the opportunity to wit
| ness the best of, motion pictures
| Then, too, young people from all over
/
! $1,000 a year for living expenses.
Slipping around to the Arlington
| Hotel a group of HOnduran citizens
| was encountered in the lobby. all
| there to welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben
| Il. Barrientos of that republic who
were stopping off in the Capital after
| an extended trip through Europe.
I The visitors were explaining to
| their friends conditions as they found
| them in France, Germany, Italy.
| Switzerland and Spain. but as they
spoke their native tongue it would
be rather risky to chance here just
| what were their Impressions. It
| was learned, however. that Mr.. and
| Mrs Barrientos Will leave for their
home tomorrow, and expect to be
there in time for the October cleo
tions, which promise to be of vital
| importance,
Those Washingtonians who have in
years past freauented the widely
known Profile House up in thesWhite
mountains will doubtless be pleased
to learn. that the old resort which
was recently destroyed by hre, is
3now under course of reconstruction.
| Meeting Rev, e. j. keane OF Lin
coin, N. H. in the lobby of the Ham
ilton Hotel, the writer was told that
| conditions in his-neek of the woods
were rather out of'gear. Crops are
poor this year." said the priest. But
| on the other hand, travel in our
country has. been unprecedented dur
ling the past summer. The Aesspf the
| Profile House was felt, hut little
time will be lost in building a,great-
er hotel in its place.
| Admitting that it was rather su
nerfiuous TO ask how President Cool
Iidge was regarded in New Hamp-
ishire. the question was put, never.
theless, and the reply was senator
Moses has about expressed the views
of his constituents"
Father Keane has been on an ex-
tended motor trip with his two Sis
tiers and brother-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Parker of Springfield, Mass,
and Miss Margaret Callahan of Man
leicester, n. II.
That America, yes, and even Can
ada. have been most reckless with
their timber, is the opinion of u. IN
McBeth, a native OF ArSSlesnTe'
Scotland. who is touring the western
hemisphere in the interest of large
British concern.
| The forestation expert, who ia at
! the La Fayette Hotel, after an ex-
tended trip through the north coun-
try, resorted to an old hymn to eN-
press his impressions of the noun
J tains of logs he saw stacked niRh
along the rivers of the regions ne
Travelled, and said, Tn vain with law
Iish kindness the gifts of Cod are
/, strewn"
Mr.. McBeth was loud in his protest
against the great waste. of timber.
| and said the day would come unless
dra site steps were taken, When botH
| countries would rue such exttaVs-
cance. He said Britain, under the
tuntiring efforts of Lord LoVak had
long since learned her lesson, ann
was now doing yeoman work IN re-
iforestation.
| The scotsman said further that due
to the splendid system now in force
| in England, the perplexing unem-
ployment problem was partially
of work were to be placed at fore
| station grants, land reclamation and
| road construction.
| IT was interesting to learn that
! Harry Lauder. the world-famous en-
tertainer, had been purchased by the
British government for reforestation
| purposes.
| Mr.. McBeth was greatly, impressed
| with the wonders of America, it being
! his first visit to this country. You
have a marvellous land" cried back
] the foreigner as he made for taxi
Never in the history of the famous
Iurav caves have so many visitors
1 from all parts of the world inspected
their wonders as this year, according
Ito T. s. Northcott. owner. who stopped
off at the Shoreham Hotel on his way
to Portland, Me-, to visit ms pEother.
| AT times" said Mr.. NoTthcott, "eX
cursions numbering as many as 5000
nersons arrive at the caves in day.
The peak was reached not long ago.
when 5000 visited the place at one
time These will be greatly increased
when the Lee highway is completed,
This thoroughfare pierces the heart
of the town of Luray. bustling little
agricultural community. and when In
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