Evening star., 1924-02-08
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS GUESTS

benignly and wishes the enthusiast
the best of good luck. But when the
booster halls from an entirely differ
cnt section than that being doomed
then the disinterested party immedi-
ately takes notice. .
Running into former Secretary of
Agriculture Edwin c. Meredith at the
New Willard Hotel, the popular west
erner, who was here to attend the
funeral of former President Wilson.
had a wondrous tale to tell of the
prosperity that has visited Miami.
Fla, during the past few years.
Really. it's remarkable" declared
Mr.. Meredith. Il have just come from
there, and unless one is familiar with
the section It IS absolutely impossible
to conceive the development. For in
stance, the young telegraph operator,
Cleary by name, who delivered the
message to me announcing my, ap-
pointment as Secretary of Agricul-
ture, saw his chance, had faith in the
Miami, to..z 4 fver in real estate, and
today is worth more than a half
that. That?"
'YoG couldn't even tie it. Mr.. Secre-
tary-it has parley- playing beaten
both ways from the middle. Much
politics discussed down where the
lovebirdS Screech?'
"Oh, yes, but as the ma jority Of Wis
itors are from New York and the
north and all more or less prejudiced.
one can hardly consider such Scnti-
nlent as expressive OF the country
it is sectional in way
DO you think the oil investigation
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the nomination. Mr.. Secretary?'
OF course, You know I am an ar
dent McAdoo enthusiast. q close per-
sonal friend of the former Secretary
of the Treasury, and right at present
would rather not be quoted on what
think of the situation. l have seen
no statement issued by Mr.. McAdoo,
and until / hear otherwise will con-
tinue to do all in my power to help
him secure the nomination. You
laughs best" and off scooted the Des
MolneS man.
4 short trek down to the Raleigh
found another member of the dead
war Presidents cabinet. William B.
Wilson, Secretary of Labor. who, too.
was In Washington for the funeral
of his old chief.
Asked about conditions in Pennsyl-
vania. merry twinkle came into the
eyes of the former Secretary as he
said, "Why. my boy, I've been living
up in the northeast section Of Ten
nessee for quite some time back-way
up thore with all those mountaineer
republicans"
You'd better be careful. Mr.. Sec
retary., you know little drops Of wa
ter
"Ah. I'm not afraid. You see. they
seldom talk politics in the mountains
just wait for election day and then go
out and vote. I'm up there in the in
terest of q huge coal and iron tract that
IS being developed, and am really too
busy to think much about politics"
How do they regard President Cool
idge In tile section"
The president is very Well thought
o. lie had the good sense TO keep his
mouth shut during the early months of
his administration, and this cannot but
Ehow-down Is made. No, there is no
democratic favorite where l am located
at present.
Right then Ellis Searles, editor Of the
United Mine Workers Journal, fresh
from the recent convention at Indian
apolis, brushed through the lobby. and,
after passing greetings with Mr.. Wilson,
tarried long enough to talk OF the meet
ing he'd just left.
SIT was a red-hot session. with the
accent on the red." laughed Mr.. Searles.
"but the wild-eyed were greatly in the
minority and failed to gain a single
point. After all Of that element had
gotten rid of what allied them, the con-
clave proceeded peacefully, with really
nothing extraordinary happening
Mr.. Searles will leave Immediately for
Jacksonville, Fla, to attend the wage
conference Of the bituminous coal oper-
ators, which conyenes in that city next
Monday, and said that unless unfore-
seen trouble developed he thought that
meeting, too, will end in good order.
The present contract of the btu
minous miners with the operators
will expire March 81, and the new
agreement takes effect April 1. There
are certain spot-coal operators who
agreement, followed by a strike, but
neither tho miners nor the substan-
tial bituminous operators. who have
contracted for their output, want any
trouble now. It's merely a question
Of these disturbers mastering enough
strength to cause break. otherwise
the new contract will be entered into
with discrimination from both sides.
think things will work out all
right
Tiptoeing back tn the Hotel Wash
!ngton to catch former Senator Hen
'lerson of Nevada, but missing him by
an eyelash. a pleasant chat was had
with Mrs. L. J.. Shumway of Melrose,
Mass, past state regent of the Massa-
attend a general conference of -. A.
II. state regents.
Mrs. Shumway. who is now cor
responding secretary general OF her
organization, reported great progress
in the drive being made by all d. A.
r. Chapters in hte Bay State for the
100000 International College for Girls.
which will be erected at Springfield,
Mass.
state organization authorized the
campaign, and Of the 108 chapters
in the state eighty have been heard
from. and as it means but $3.50 per.
question but that the drive viii be be
successful. The college is greatly
needed and will undoubtedly he
erected" ~ ~,
X x X Y
That Developments in the oil inyes-
tiSation have caused the vast ma
jority of North Carolina democrats
TO transfer their support from Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo to Oscar Under
wood for the democratic Presidential
nomination Is the firm conviction of
W. NJ. Person of Lewisburg, that
state, who will be a candidate for
Congress from the fourth North Car.