Evening star., 1923-09-05
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

tiyeS, enumeratlng the unmdtcnaDie
wonders of the mighty commonwealth
that kisses the Pacific from oregon
to Mexico has waited across the great
divide during the past few years, but
1t has remained for Justus Wardell,
native son of San Francisco, former
newspaper publisher. and collector OF
internal revenue during the Wilson
administration. to give figures to
show that at the present rate OF
emigration from other sections or
the union to the garden of sunshine
and delicacies. the day will come
when those living in the delightful
area may say in truth that II is the
United States of California after all.
Seated In his comfortable quarters
at the Shoreham Hotel, Mr.. Wardell.
who is in town on some income tax
affairs made the proud boast that
one California life insurance COM
pany alone can show statistics where.
An average of 300 Americans from
other states of the Union are setting
in Gods own country" daily, or at
rate any school child can figure
which means that in time forty seven
sovereign communities will be en-
tirely depopuiated.
The Golden Gate Optinist, VINO
served as a democratic national COM
mitteeman from California in 1908,
and who but recently sold his well
known Journal of Commerce to An
drew NJ Lawrence, was particular. ar
| marvellous attractions of northern
California. especially in the Sacra-
J mento valley, where he said that
owing to the wonderful climate,
| citronous fruits became ripe thirty
days in advance of those in the
| southern country, thereby command
| ing higher prices.
"The large tracts formerly owned
n fhn old nc
DIVIDED among the newcomers. said
Mr.. Wardell. "and this is bringing
! a different element of agriculturist to
the state. Water for irrigation pur-
poses Is cheap and the rapid stride
taken in hydro electric power devel-
opment is of vast aid to our adopted
sons"
Touching on the political situation.
Mr.. Wardell, one of those democrats
who can only see landslide tor thelr
party. in 1924. said the state vas vas
would stick to the last ditch for the
former Secretary of the Treasury
know little about the other side. other
than my old friend Hiram Johnson Is
not familiar with the record of Pres
ident Coolidge, but feel he is sate
and sound man. They WISH MN
every success in his arduous JoD.
/ 1t was learned further from the
westerner that California will move
i"beaven and earth" to secure botn pis
i national conventions
| poiner so far as to guarantee, II possi-
Sle extra mileage for far-away deie-
gates.
There is no such certainty, however
down in old Georgia state as 20
who will lead the democrauc cono.os c?t.o,.
in 1924, for no sooner nad the -
left the hopeful Californians Inan si
tuition, and many-times democratc
national committeeman from the
Cracker commonwealth, was en-
lcountered in the lobby of the New
| Mt. Howell, who is a member of
itbe Federal Coal Commission, was
most emphatic in declaring that
Georgia folks had given little or no
lnaign. Really" said the southerner,
II have not heard ten men In AtIanea
EXPRESS an opinion about the leadeT
ship There are many cdpdois
standardbearers in the Ola patty, anu ,'
naturally in time we Will decide on
When questioned about the coal
situation, Mr. Howell said ne knew
nothing more than was IN tne papess ps%ds
'It is out of the commission S nanas
tnow and all news now must come
4 from Gov. Pinchot l sincerely trust
the squabbIe will be settled satis-
ipaper man as he made for the ele-
ivator.
The smallest dog that ever entered
the United States from Europe is In
, Washington today. 1t is German
, Rahpinscher, twelve months ana one
. week old, weighs a little less tnah
one pound four ounces and Will WINK
, national air Of Holland. where it was
: born, if called Adela or Moey Be6e
5 by its mistress, Mrs. Charles r:
| Forbes. wife of the former head of
) ithe Veterans Bureau, who has Just
; arrived TIA the Hotel Washington
| after an extended stay abroad.
: with her little girl Marcia, Mrs.
: Forbes, who stopped off in washing
r ton for a brief rest before gong on
: to San Francisco. where Col Forbes
is i'll, proudly told of the won
!. derfui record of Moey Bebe. as the
pee-wee canine is generally called
| Adela being the name, borne al the
E time of registration at The Hague,
where its health certificate was pro-
You may be teensy, Moey Bebe:
. cooed the we'll known writer, but IL
took three men, five hours to pass you
| | at quarantine, didn't it?"
: Moey Bebe seemed highly elated at
, the trouble she had caused, for she
!. dashed under the bed and gave q
. squeak like squirrel.
yes" continued Mrs. Forbes. "r
was presented with the little dear in
Holland. She is really a marvellous
specimen of her breed AT the inter
2 national dog show in Rome last May
| she walked of with three first prizes.
J all lovely gold medals. There were
! 500 dogs exhibited, I was offered 81
: 900 for her in Paris"
; Just then little Marcia cut in with.
: Tell him what she eats, mother.
well" continued Mrs. Forbes, I'VE
tdo have trouble trying to satisfy her
tastes. "Moey will not touch meat,
: and true to traditions of her Dutch
I ancestry is very partial to cabbage.
"Oh. mother" cried the little girl.
+ You know she just loves raw toma>
toes smothered with vinegar"
: YES. DEAR" replied Mrs. Forbes.
She developed that taste after ar"
irving in Paris"
Mrs. Forbes has spent the last sew
enteen months in Europe. where she
!, was presented at the British and
Dutch courts, and has had ample op-
! portenity TO study conditions. She
were suffering intensely from eco
; nonaic troubles, the peoples fer the
! most part were trying to readjust
themselves to meet such handieaps.
: hut that the more she saw and the
,, more she studied the more convinced
: she was that America should stay out
of the political squabbles.
Not until there is unification of
I TRANSPORTATION under government or
. | priyate ownership. preferably the lat
/. ter, will the railroad problem of the
l limited States be solved, Is the fixed
Q opinion of l.. S. Cass. vice president
. iof the American Short Lines Asso-
citation, and veteran railroad official,
? | who is spending few days at the
| Hotel Raleigh.
rTbnre is SO much to the railroa d