Evening star., 1923-10-11
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS IS GUESTS

Fl CAPITALS. GUESTS
TEey had just emerged from ths
Hotel Washington and were standing
at the busy corner of 18th street and
pennsylvania avenue The father,
wearing the broad sombrero, rolling
collar and baggy clothes of the west
ern plainsman. held tightly the tiny
| hand of his daughter; i wee r1lsfe
about six years old.
Twice the pair attempted to cross
the crowded intersection only to be
driven back by the on-rush OF speed
Ing automobiles. Changing their d.
| rection they proceeded east along the
noted thoroughfare. but had gone
| only few steps when mighty
horde of frenzied base ball fans re
| turning from the downtown score
| boards, caused them to retrace their
steps back into the hotel lobby. where
again they were rushed and jostIed
| by several hundred enthusiastic
|! electra gists,' fresh from the late
| session. of their international con
vention.
! Hurrying over to a spot Of vantage
behind a huge plant just as a string
\ ed orchestra cut loose with some
! snappy jazz. the two had hardly set
tied when the little girl, tugging al
the brawny arm of her rangy parent
| murmured softly. Daddy"
what, dear?" asked the big man.
| bending low to listen.
| Daddy; when are we going back to
AMERICA
Soon. sweetheart, as soon as We
can get there" and the jazz kept
| going.
And OF all those in the great crowd
of delegates attending the. annual
convention of the Association of Elec-
tragists, International, none seemed
more optimistic than James r. Strong.
president, and Farquson johnson.
| secretary treasurer. both of New
York city. who are. making Their
headquarters at the Washington.
| at has been a great year for those
dealing in electrical apparatus" said
Mr. Johnson. Construction. installa-
tion and merchandising have been Of
| the record breaking order There has
been an intensive campaign of build
ing in all sections of the country, and
! as there is hardly a building erected
today that does not use come kind OF
electrical power. the result IS being
! felt by the men in our business"
| Mr.. Johnson said that glowing re-
ports had been submitted by dele
/ gates from all parts of the United
4 States and Canada, and that all tolJ
/ the electragist members had little T.
worry about
| And now. girls. and especially yuu
Ifappers. what are you going TO say
| when informed that to aid their
| men folk to lay up sufficient where
! withal for the winter. both young
and old women of Jefferson county.
w. Va, are working from eight to ten
hours a day picking apples and help
! ing farmers to- harvest crops, in or
[ der to overcome losses suffered bs
| them during the past three seasons"
It's the truth, girls. for the infor-
II. H Mccormick Of Charles Town. that
| state, former special litigation coun
| sci to the alien property custodian.
| Department O. Justice. who is making
| a brief stay at the Lee House. Farm
| labor is fearfully scarce in our see
| ton said Mr.. Mccormick, "and as
1 the apple crop has been OF exceD-
| tional proportions this year, there was
| nothing else TO do but ask our women
to help save the situation. You know
1 jefferson and Berkeley counties are
the only two agricultural counties III
| the state. Farmers have had Jean
| times for the past four years; In fact.
many have given UP in disgust and
| are moving to the cities.
Then. too" continued the West
| yirginian, money Is tight OF course.
| bankers, appreciating the situation
l OF the orchardfsts, fortthere is no
better apple in tho United states than
| the Jefferson county product, are
showing them distinction over the
| business man. We have a bumper
corn crop this year, and wheat is
| away above normal. but prices are
4 away off"
| Asked about thn political situation.
Mr.. Mccormick smiled he said.
You know Jefferson county is fhe
only reliable democratic area in West
Virginia We always roll up from
1.400 TO 1900 majority for the party
| candidate, and this could easily be
Increased IL occasion warranted. We
are strong for senator Underwood
next year. Naturally. We would SUP
4 port former Ambassador John ".
Davis, but There is feeling that
he is too strongly identified with
| big business. which. it Is thought.
< precludes him from serious thought.
I know nothing about the other side;
we never think about republicans, ju
1 our neck of the woods"
Mr.. Mccormick is q son OF the late
Marshall Mccormick Of Berryviilt,
| Va, and when not attending TO his
| law practice deyotes all his time 70
4
1 field-call trials.
Still humming an fmprovised song.
| Its apple blossom time in Jefferson.
a short trip was made down to the
New Ebbitt Hotel, where w. T. Pack
of the Isle of Pines. West Indies, con-
tinued the fruit subject and told of the
wonderful crops in that section of the
iworld.
| I'VE are shipping now, and l am
i 4lap RI - hNa.N CatA
Mr.. Pack. who spends his summers In
| Tennessee. "Yes. there are many
Americans on the Isle. about 2,0eo the
year around, and thousands of tour
lists visit us each winter. The climate
| is ideal and hotel men are counting
on an exceptional season this year.
| Really. j can say no more, as Mrs.
Pack is waiting for me to help get
things ready so we can make a. hur
ried getaway" and off few the Iyio
/ of Pines man.
| Looking tho picture Of health and
evidently most desirous OF locating
Gov. Scott c. Bone of Alaska. who is
stopping at the Arlington Hotel, Gov.
wallace r. harrington of Hawaii tar
ried long enough in. his room at the
New Willard Hotel to say that every
! thing was going along smoothly in
tAlohaland.
| 81 came up principally to see Presi-
dent Colidge and become acquainted
with Secretary Work. You know, L
was an appointee of President Hard
ing and have been down in Hawaii
| two years.
| ganized effort will be made by this
people of Hawaii for statehood. There
| Is always an organized effort under
1 way. We are of the same status as
were Arizona and other territories be-
| fore their admission. We were thor
oughly organized and voluntarily ap-
piled for annexation. The trouble Is.
F.; however, that Congress seems to re