Evening star., 1923-10-03
TALKS and TALES
:. Rith and Aboi.t
CAPITALS GUESTS

was the soft appeal that waited
through the lobby of the Shoreham
Hotel as the crowded dining room
prepared for the midday repast, so
essential to busy Washington.
Hurrying in the direction of the call,
a quick survey found two comeIy
young women. standing alone and
helpless In the farthest corner of the
writing room. Both were dressed IN
the latest fashion, both were crying
and both held something under their
arms.
"What is 1t, 1ady-what I'm the world
is the matter?" was the natural in
quiry of one who despises scenes "po
yor wish an ambulance?"
"Oh, he has swallowed fishbone
and / know he will dier' and the taller
OF the two let forth an extra gush of
tears.
Goodness gracious, lady, where is
when--' But before. the question
was finished A slight squeak emitted
from the fuzzy thing under the arm
OF one OF those addressed caused add -
ed excitement and in another instant
| two pretty girls and one extremely
nervous man were doing all possible
for mite of Pekingese purp that
| belonged TO Louise White. who plays
the part of Gene in THE Last Warn
ing" now running at the National
Turn him upside down and shake
him. Miss White" was innocently sug- ,
gested as Mickey kept coughing.
Hoy ts Sosld you be so nd cruel? ,S,s ISM Isnt
/ Irene Homer, who does" Barbara in
the same show, and who, too, toted
a "Peki' by the opulent name of
Treasurer.
sistant managers and one policeman
| had arrived on the scene, but just as
a paper cutter was about to be thrust
down the sufferers throat Mickey
evidently thought it was time to quit
his foolishness, for just then he let.
go regular dog-size yelp, deposited
a wee bit of chewing gum in his
! pretty mistress hand. and. much 10
the relief of all concerned. the two :
actresses grabbed up the pets of thest :
hearts. powdered their own noses and
| made off for the theater. No. Milli-
cent, the star dog of the show, Was
| not in the party.
| Much worked up over the expert
ence, IL was most refreshing on leav-
| ing the hotel to encounter man from
such frigid country as Alaska, for
walking by the house at the time was
Gov. Scott C. Bone, chief executive of
! that territory, who was making for
his rooms at the Arlington Hotel. after
| a day spent on governmental business
| with Interior Department officials.
| There is really nothing to say at
ington newspaper publisher. 4 ran
| down from Juneau on some special
! business with the government 1t
| has been more than year since my
last visit and there was much to be
| settled. / will be here probably a
! week"
Mr.. Bone said the death of Presi-
4 dent Harding was great shock to
| the people Of Alaska and little else
| was talked OF but his trip there last
Dunmer. He won the hearts of all
| iie met" said the governor. and our
people will always. remember it was
| to keep his promise to visit them
tha. virtually cost him his life.
President Coolidge and feel he is the
right man in the right place"
Never in the history of Ohio has
this year: was the gratifying news
shoWn lawyer TS Of 1ronton GhnaDn that stafe
who is spending few days at the
! Hotel Washington while in town on
matters to do with his practice.
s.tG maRe Ike this statemeat advis
Ohio has been blessed with ample
| rain and as result the corn crops
are unprecedented. You know, we
! raise two kinds of corn in our state
the regular husizing-product Ind
| silage corn. The. crop OF the latter
| this year Is wonderful. ! Down in the
river bottoms IL has grown sixteen
and eighteen feet high. Wheat crops
are large. but. of course, prices are
low: all Dasturage Is good and, exL
cept for the price of wheat. the Ohio
farmer has no complaint"
Mr.. Johnson said. too. that the man
Ifactufing centers Of the state were
g-..s 4.
along at steady gait" he continued
Fright across the river from Ironton
I the American Rolling Mills Company
erected an 100000 addition 70 its
steel plant, which means it is not
afraid of the future. Building is
rents are high, everybody accepts
conditions with little complaint"
Mr.. Johnson was positive the Buck
eye state would have no favorite-son
year. I'VE have some presidential
timber. don't overlook that fact" he
laughed. But our people feel that
Mr.. Coolidge is carrying out the pol
Senator Willis already has spoken on
| the subject. all are satisfied to give
Mr.. Harding's successor fair. square
chance"
No country in Europe has settled
down to hard work better. with the
resultant benefits most evident, than
Belgium, according to George s. Mes
sersmith, American consul at. Ant
werp. who is spending a part of q
six-week vacation with Mrs. Messer-
smith at the Lee House. 70.
II have been stationed at Antwerp
for the last five years." said Mr..
Messersmith. and truly 1t seems
lcountry, wholly. Her people are
thrifty. agreeable and not afraid to
after the armistice she was produc-
ing as much as before. Naturally the
country is affected by present condi-
ss 0ps in and rSes ahead Sa the The Bssan asan
try's great plate glass industry is
running at full speed. with greatly
increased exports to the United
Mr.. Messersmith said further. that
all of the devastated area of the
little country that played such an
important part in the great conflict
Dixmnnd and Nieuwport,. where not
a single house was left standing, are
rebuilt on larger and better scales.
In Ypres, where not even a tree was
left, red-tiled roofs again are shining
to the heavens, and the much dis
turbed soil, saturated with blood of
the allies and made dangerous by un-
;exploded missiles. is again under cul-
tivation as though nothing had hap
pened."
MANY American tourists will doubt
less be glad to learn that. Ostend and
ali other noted resorts along the sea
coast are entirely rebuilt, and last
year did greater business than ever
before in their history" added the
consul with CLEAN in his eye. "Oh,
IT'S remarkable, the spirit displayed
by those most energetic people"
"Of course" said the consul IN con