Evening star., 1923-10-23
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

company, the largest banking, trad
ing, mining, shipbuilding and in
surance corporation in Japan, stands
| practically unhurt in the center of
Tokio's business district, and. with
but few needed repairs, will soon be
ready to continue its activities
dnls double-st"eled earthuuake-
Struction Compare of the ugjted
states and, according to K. Eara,
London representative of MitsuhIshi
I2iI company. who is stopping at the New
TO trip across the continent on his
way home has opened the eyes of his
countrynen regarding the develop
hlent OF western world building.
ASIDE from few cracks in it's
WaIls and the natural Disagreement
from, fire and water, the building
stands .Tt 1,s,,, ,unhurt" said the Japanese.
company, for Mitsubishi does a tre-
mendous business throughout the
worla; ana most all the records are
| stored In the home office"
Mr. Hara was highly elated over
ire fact tnat his immediate family
| escaped the catastrophe unsouched
Our nome was on bluff in the
northern end of the city. and, while
everything in the house was broken
by the shock, the building was not
demolished and all of my family were
saved" he added
Ihe TOXIC man said further that
Japan would be back to its own IN
short order. and that while her peo-
pie were going through much suf-
ferlng at present, they were imbued
with spirit to rebuild the devastated
regions as quickly as possible. He
showed appreciation for the aid given
py the United States, and said the
generosity of the American people
would go far to cement friendships
between the two countries.
1t might be in order to fash what
a noted horseman. gl1be-trotter, SOL
der of fortune and lecturer has to
say about Potomac Park in the Dis
trict of Columbia
Fresh from horseback ride
through the spacious area, Col. E. A.
HaverS of New York dismounted at
the Hotel Roosevelt, and said: TT is
without doubt the most wonderful
park in the United States ! have
tested them all-Central Park in New
York, Fairmount at Philadelphia, yes,
and even Golden Gate Park in San
Franctsco-but none can equal Poto-
mac Park here"
The rider was also most generous
in his praise of those who utilize the
bride paths Never have l encoun-
tered such polite, considerate people
when riding" continued Col. Havers.
"A CHEEKY Nice day. a bow or other
slight sign of recognition is met at
every turn. 1t means so much to the
stranger, and is SO different from the
selfish, rough-shod manners displayed
by riders in other great cities. Oh,
have had a wonderful time during my
weeks stay heren'
Gel. Havers was a prominent figure
In the Cuban army prior to 1898, and
| Joined the American forces when this
country went to war with Spain. He
has travCled much since, having
toured Europe seventy times. He is
a Rotarian, and will leave today TO
lecture before the Rotary Club of
Cumberland, Md.
He predicted a great business boom
for America during the next two
years. and said that the country as
a whole was enjoying great pros
perity at present.
Chief T. E. Callahan of the Detroit
| fire department stopped off at the
| Raleigh Hotel to break his trip to
Richmond, Va, where he will attend
| the convention of the international
Association of Fire Engineers.
Yes, have made close inspection
of the District fire department, and
think it one of the best in the coun-
try" he said.
Your department has high stand
ing throughout the country, and after
what l saw, it is entitled to same.
was sorry to miss Chief Watson, but
will see him at Richmond"
The Detroit fireman said the Micht-
gan city had entirely motorized its
department, and boaSted forty -e1ght
companies to the Districts twenty
trial city and has greater need for
more companies than Washington"
he said. -,
the spirit of boasting.
The chief was accompanied by Ed
ward C. Rumsey, chief of apparatus
of the Detroit department.
al rapnh1iOan daD1O-
cratic parties nominate what they con-
siders a progressive. the farmer
laborites will place no third ticket
in the field next year, is the firm con-
viction of Adam Bede of Pine City,
Mimi, who represented the Gopher
state in the House during President
Roosevelt's administration.
Mr.. Bede, who divides his time be-
tween lecturing, farming and news
paper writing, dropped down to
Washington to attend the Typothetae
convention and is at the National
Hotel.
When pressed for an opinion of the
political situation in his state, the for
mer Representative said that the re-
publicans were quite partial to Pres
ident Coolidge to succeed himself,
but that former Gov. Frank Lowden
of Illinois had a considerable follow
| ing in the state. 1T will be between
the two so far as the republicans are
concerned" he smiled to Russell Har-
rison Scott. former secretary to Gov
ernor Lowden, with whome he was
walking. LAS for the democrats,
since Henry Ford erected his big
plant in st. Paul he has won many
supporters. but whether the manu-
facturer will run is hard to deter
mine. He seems to be the faYorite
of that party at present"
Mr.. Bede is no stranger to Wash
ington, and especially to newspaper
folks. He wrote for The Evening
Star way back in 1888, and still num-
bers his friends by the score among
the old-timers
And this bit is not from Alice of
Old VincenneS," but Charles Hartf-
gan, secretary and treasurer of the
Vincennes, Ind, Foundry and Machine
Company, who. with Mrs. Hartigan,
is making a brief stay at the Hotel
La Fayette.
aside from a little miX-up in state
politics, Indiana is going along at a
nice, easy gait. Crops are good the
farmers are retrieving much, business
is stable, building is unprecedented.
there are no vacant houses, and, all
told, everything Is lovely and the
goose hangs high" was the optimistic
way in which the Vincennes man
sized up conditions.
las to national politics." he con-
tinued- being a republican I am
naturally in favor of President Cool
idge receiving the nomination to sue
ceed himself. That is the general
sentiment among republicans in the
state, too. He looks good to our
people, and they feel he is the logical
man to carry out the policies of Mr.