Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19

the Polish orders were restored. When
Warsaw united with France, Car Alex
ander as king of Poland. restored 1t and
after the revolution of 1881 Car Nicholas
united it with the orders of Russia Rus-
slams invested with it now become heredl-
tary mobiles. Most OF the Americans re-
with the Russian armies during the war
with Japan.
Decorated by the Kaiser.
The Emperor OF Germany mas conferred the
Order of the Red Eagle, also two swords
upon Capt B. II. McCalla of the navy, who
led body of our men to the relief of the
legations at Picking during the Boxer trou-
bles. The same order is conferred upon
N. NJ Brooks. superintendent of foreign
mails Post Office Department. This order,
which Admiral Chas. d. Sigsbee, U. >. NJ
received from the great Emperor William
l. grandfather of the present kaiser, was
founded in 100 by George Wlillam' frlhce
of Anspach and Beiruth. and was known as
the "Ordre de la Sincerite" until 1884. when
renamed the "Brandenburg Red Eagle by
the Margrave George Frederick Charles.
1t was at first limited to thirty members
who could show their noble descent through
eight generations by both parents. In Ger
many it is now the second order OF the
realm. Capt. McCalla is appointed grand
officer and Mr.. Brooks a commander. Inc
decoration is Maltese cross Will d ieo
eagle in the center
From King of Italy.
By the King of Italy the Order of Saints
Maurice and Lazarus l. conferred with
the rank of officer upon DR.. II. d. Geddings
and DR.. Eugene Wasdin as testimonial of
excellent scientific work in preventive medi-
cine, which they have performed in the
United States public health and marine
hospital service This is the most ancient
had tic
beginning back in the days when the refor-
nation had crossed the German frontier
and commenced to find adherents in the
south Of Europe. To arrest its progress In
Savoy the Duke Emanuel Philebert founded
in 1872 the Order of ST. Maurice. impos-
ing upon its knights the duty of defending
the Catholic religion. The order was con-
frmed by bull of Pope Gregory XIII and
to still more increase the power or TINS
chivalrous militia ,lat pope united with 1t
the communicates of the .der of st. La
zarus existing in Spain ami Italy. In 1916
it was rcorganiZed an order of merit !
King Victor Emmanuel
Other officials of government scientific
bureaus who have decorations awaiting
them and who will receive them ii Con-
gress will pass the necessary resolution are
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley. the noted chemist;
NJ A. Carleton, cerealist: G. B. Bracket,
pomologist William A. Taylor, assistant
pomologist; j. |. Shuttle. assistant agri-
culturist and George William Hill, chief
of publications. all OF the Department OF
Agriculture. They have been given by
France the cross of the ''Ordre du Merite
Agricole" conferred previously upon A.
Howard Clark, curator of history In the
National Museum. Our only woman gov
eminent cmploye to have ever been decor
ated by foreign government. so far as
known, has also been recommended to Con-
gress by Secretary Root. She Is DR.. Anna
Tolman Smith a specialist in the bureau of
education, who has been made by France
an "Oficier de INSTRUCTION Publique.
Congress should certainly permit these
scientific and literary personages to receive
these rewards for merit which are offered
in the same spirit as that In which the
Nobel prize is conferred upon President
Roosevelt. Uncle Sans scientists and
literati are paid poorly enough, many re-
ceiving less than the elevator conductors
and messengers who wait upon congress
men,
Our lawmakers should not begrudge
them the purely non-political honors which
their overworked brains win for them
abroad. There can be no suspicion in Con-