Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Capital Sidelights

means committee went far beyond what
he considers reasonable caution in the
way of tariff projections and attempted
to enter the realm of sure things, even
beyond what Connecticut conservative
could justify.
THE overcautious ones" said Mr.. Til
son, remind me of Connecticut
friend who, think Is making for him.
self q record in taking care for the
future He was little over 60 years of
age when prohibition came, and seeing
it coming he laid by an ample store.
Being over threescore years, he knew
something about his irnbibing capacity,
and stocked his cellar accordingly AL
most 10 years have passed. during which
he has kept careful statistics. He is now
threescore years and ten. I met him the
other day. and he is still going strong
but worrying asked him what was
the trouble and he told me his sad
story.
1.-THE statistics which he has kept SO
carefully show that at the rate at which
he has been drinking the normal rate
for a gentleman. his supply of liquor
Is now worrying about what he will do
for liquor after that.
Some of those who appeared before
the ways and means committee have
sufficient protection for the immediate
present" commended Mr.. Tilson in
Sharpening the point of his illustration,
but by their testimony they are evil
IDENTIFY beginning to worry about what
is going to happen to them some time
in the future"
n
President Hoover will probably retain
in his present job. If he can persuade
him to continue there, or may elevate
to a better Office the one underofficial
who helped him most to develop eff
cheney" In the promotion of industrial
and commercial prosperity as chief OF
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commercials. Julius Klein of MasSa-
chusetts and student of world trade
first hand.
Mr. Hoover knows DR.. Klein as good
executive, with ideas and initiative, as
we'll as a good background OF expert
ence. He has as high regard for him
as any one in the Federal service. and
there is a strong bond Of loyalty be-
tween them.
Life isn't Just one round of pink teas
and silk hats for the young men Uncle
Sam sends overseas as trade diplomats
as Klein found out through shipwreck
surrounded by warlike natives and close
contact with ferocious beasts Of the
wild. Like the dauntless Aeneas. famed
by Virgil, much tossed about both on
land and sea-" Dr. Klein suffered much
while going down the west coast of South
America in 1919 as commercial attache
to Buenos Aires. When the small
Chilean ship was off Paita, Peru, Ii
struck a submerged rock not far from
where Pizarro landed in 1885 when he
set out on his great adventure of con-
quering Peru and reveling in the riches
of the Incas. In the early morning the
pounding the small craft to pieces on
the rock.
Offshore swarmed Indians. very omi-
nous in appearance, with long knives
even as their forefathers came off to
encounter Pizarro. I'VE were expecting
the boat to founder" narrated DR.
Klein. THE boat belonged to a COM
pany that had startling and even
suspicious record of wrecks A sister
ship had sunk few days before, when
several hundred persons were drowned
Finally by wireless several small power
boats were called to the rescue from
a village down the shore. While in the
power boats on the open sea they were
picked I'D by q small Peruvian boat. al
ready overcrowded: and they promptly
realized that they had jumped from the
frying pan into the fire, for there was
a circus aboard. with animals that had
been picked up at bargain prices be-
cause of their evil dispositions" AS the
ship rolled, DR.. Klein and the other
derelicts were thrown against the flinlsy
crates Of roaring beasts Unclaimed from,
the wilds.
DR.. Klein and his fellow voyagers
were unceremoniously dumped on Peru
Wan hospitality at Callao, with only
the clothes they had on their backs.
Finally he landed at Valparaiso, Chile,
more than 10 were killed and so boats
sunk. That's all in the life of a COM
mercial attache," remarked DR.. Klein.
" X Il X
A dark, slender youngster. profess
sional jockey Of several years achieve
ment, known on the race tracks OF
Kansas, Missouri Nevada and other
Western and Southern States as "the
booked to ride number Of races at
could ride an outlaw when other
jockeys failed. Late in the evening a
horseman turned up with Bob.
known to be fast but mean. The owner
had watched the Indian with other
horses. He made the youngster an offer
to ride Bob in a match race the
next day.
Inquiry about Bob revealed that he
ran with his ears straight up, hated the
roar OF the crowd and when he heard
1t had O cute little trick of stopping
short and catapulttng his rider over his
head-but first Bob laid his ears
back. The Indian bought some long,
sharp spurs and an unusually heavy
whip. He knew from which side the
roar Of the crowd would come and
which way Bob would finch.
The horses got away to good start,
the jockey had calculated, when Bob
heard the crowd yell, back went his
ears. Jabbing in the spurs and crashing
down on Bob's side with the whip, the
Indian Strengthened him out and won
the race.
This performance led to his being
hired to ride Headlight, one Of the
fastest horses in that part Of the
country Headlight hated the turns,
bolted at them and into the fence,
smearing his rider II he could. The
Indian tried the same tactics on Head
light that he had on Bob. At the first
turn 1t worked to perfection. The Sec
ond turn brought a near tragic close
to the career Of both Headlight and the
Indian. The horse tore through an
eight-foot fence and horse and rider
rolled down an embankment. The
Indian was picked up as dead. He still
bears the scars on his hands arms and
head
But he didn't quit riding then. He
was under contract In 1875 to ride for
prominent owner at the Centennial Ex-
position in Philadelphia. Then his
grandmother told him that II he ever
intended to make anything of himself
he must quit the track and 60 to school
The youngster went to the horseman
with whom he had the contract and
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