Evening star., 1923-10-25
TALKS and TALES
Wuh and about
CAPITALS GUESTS


management was forced TO utilize tho
large rooms on either side of the
north end of Peacock alley for meet
ings Of the Rotary and Lions clubs
which convene at the hosteIry weekly.
Already the popular promenade was
crowded with oUt-of-town employing
printers and other guests, when the
little cuckoo chirped 1880" lunch
con hour for the well known local or
RtnlzAtlons. and in less time than il
takes 10 write II. a mighty thronE oi
cheery-voiced. happy faced, energetic
business and professional men had so
ciogged the space in front of both
dinlhg nails that pin could be drop
ped without reaching the floor.
The faster they arrived the more
they Jostled, Rotarions to the right
Lions on the left side. It was a tense
moment, and the thought went
through the minds of more than one
IN the asSembla8e that never was the
stage better set for an old-fashioned
scrimmage. In fact, George OConnor
had murmured under his breath "S-4
6-5-douhle " p-d-q," but right then
the heads Of the respective organiza-
tions, Arthur Marks and George Lew
is evidently scenting the danger
quickly shooed their exuberent
charges into the different corraIs. & nd
for the next hour the entire yicin-
ity Of 18th and + streets reveI berated
with songs so dear to the two mem
berships.
The catchy strains OF Gee, TrR
Glad I'm a. Lion were still re-echoinR
down the alley when one sweet.
faced young thing asked her henna~
haired companion on the Settce,
Who are those men?"
college boys. I suppose, out for
lark"
College boys. nothing. / saw the
bunch that went into that room"
pointing to the Rotary meeting
Some q nj
kers; and at least three or four had
very perceptible limps. WHY
But just then. both clubs, singing
at the same time, literally made tho
rafters ring, and, gathering up their
belongings, the fair ones jumped to
their feet. Come, Louise, let's away
10 our rooms" cried the party OF the
first part. You know it is said that
Washington is not near as dry as IL
should be, and that next to investiga-
tions. leaks are the most common oc-
currences in the Capital nowadays
come. hurry, dearr'
Sticking around until the meetings
adjourned. chat was had with Ed
noun ]. Cattell. city statistician of
Philadelphia. who had attended the
Rotary luncheon. The veteran bank
er. who was associated with Jay
Cooke until that noted financier
failed, is past the eighty-year mark.
but is still hale and hearty. and is
now touring the country preaching
his gospel. "the dawn OF brighter
day"
He is stopping at the hotel. and
only the night before had addressed
the Typothetae convention on plan
for the securing of European debts
to the United States
This is day for action, not talk"
said the Phiiadelphian. Europe owes
this country sl050o. .0o0. 600 and says
it can't pay. Make it possible for il
TO pay. Defer the actual payment of
the war loan. say fifty years. with in
| terest waived for five years. Then
float a ten-year loan to Europe with
first mortgage bonds to this country
as security, and give our debtors an
opportunity to secure the necessary
implements for work. and let them
get busy. With this carried through.
Europe money for war purposes with
only second mortgage bonds for Sc
curity, and once they really get to
work. European nations themselves
will forget war entirely"
I'm other words" continued Mr..
Catteil. create fund of $4,000. 000.-
600 3 per cent bonds to refinance Eu-
rope. Make these of ten-year dura
tfon with s per cent for deferred
payments. we will get the cash from
such a revolving fund without bur
dening the individual producer. The
loan would be instituted to market
our surplus. We are producing more
than twice as much as we consume
right now, and an outlet must be
had"
The statistician will leave for the
middle west tonight, where he VIII
address gatherings at Cleveland.
Chicago and Cincinnati on his plan.
In days of old. when bookmakers
were bold, and gamblers held their
sway-well. never mind the singing!
In the old racing days il was com
mon occurrence for book maker to
chirp, Write your own ticket, that
is when he was absolutely certain
the horse to be played hadn't one
chance in million.
For different reasons this same
phrase was used by officials OF the
American Automobile Association In
their efforts TO obtain the services
of GEN Smedley d. Butler, com
mandaut of Marines at Quantico TO
head that organization. but as tempt
ing as the offer was the genial Ma
rine officer politely turned 1T down.
Dropping into the Hotei La faA
cite, where a meeting of the eNecu-
tive committee of the American
Automobile Association was In Ses~
sion. Gen. Butler was encouhteTea Nv
I the lobby, waiting to convey Presl
dent Thomas P. Henry of Detroit ana
his associates to Quantico on tour
No. ! am not going to accept as
much as ! regret II, saio the Ma
rine oficer when asked If he had
I must say. but you know when orc
has been in the service twenty StarS
in is hard to break away. les, VIA
stick with the Marines
nubIisher OF the Michigan city, rushed
from the meeting to greet Gen. but
Ter. and he displayed much regret tnat
the offer had been refused. We OF
49, NJ
sun. Told him he could write ms
own ticket but he thinks otherwise.
YES our organization is going along
AT a nice pace. Twelve new clubs
were admitted at our meeting touay,
and. all told. conditions appear ii'os'
The automobile men were then
bundled into two big touring cars, and
away they went for Quanuco. Otnet
A. A. A. direGtors, nois, arr IRON Charles ssoI. H.
weeks. William E. Metzger, 5. u.
Waldron and D. D. Gilbreath.
oklahoma must be left alone TO
,,.orI. ont her own problems, and that
she will eventually do. Is the hrm
cnnviction OF Willard Martin, memoer
Of the law firm of Ramsey, ue Meuies
and Martin Muskogee and !ulsa' lnas
state. Mr.. Martin Is stopplns ia a con2 o,oo
ditions would soon right themselves
IN the southwestern commonwealth:
I'VE have had a tough time OF II tor
some time" said the attorney Al one
t;,,,a the Ku Klux Klan had the state
by the throat, but this was q war after
n3ath. and when the better class or citi-
gaos realized conditions concerted ef-
fort was made to eradicate movement
that is farthest from things american;
The situation is still tense, but time Will
heal old stores, and once theright people
gel control again, which they undou5t-
eiIy viii, then Oklahoma will be back
to it's own.'
Mr.. Martin said no state with the
vUonderful resources enjoyed by Okla
homa could afford to permit such DOM
pnstrations as have occurred within its
confines. recently. I'VE ask. no assist