The National tribune., 1908-08-06
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Opera. Miss Wilson,, as the daughter
of the Secretary of Agriculture, had ar
enviable social position fnoWashington
and achieved what very few unmarried
girls have. a place in the receiving line
at State receptions in the White House
She got there because 'shewas the head
of her fathers housshOld-there really
We're but the two of them, in the fam.
lily. Much to the surprise of all hel
friends Miss Wilson one dag announced
that she was going. abroad to study
music. and that she desired to sing in
opera. She has been three years now
studying voice culture under Jean dc
Reske. and will, next year, sing Mar.
guerite in Faust. Her voice Is said tC
be clear, high. and true. and it is said
that she sings with much expression
She has been singing in concert, but did
not achieve the Sdccess she had hoped
for. When Secretary Wilson accepted
the invitation of President Mckinley to
become Secretary of Agriculture, Miss
Wilson was studying assiduously to be.
come a school teacher. She gave that
up to come to Washington to do the
honors of her fathers house.
The War Department is preparing to
experiment on the enlisted men in the
Philippines with a new-fangled sort OF
underwear, to determine whether the
color of those garments in any way
serves as a protection against the heat
Five thousand suits of underwear are
being dyed a blood-orange hue at Phil
adelphia, and will shortly be sent to the
islands for actual test. In the same
way. an orange-red hat lining is being
prepared as an experiment.
"a Son by Adoption" is the title be-
slowed upon President Roosevelt by
the citizens of North Dakota. Ar
adopted child is in this instance to be
known as the Roosevelt Monument AS
sociation has already been organized
and is now collecting funds for the pro-
posed monument. The commission for
the monument has been intrusted to
Gustav Vigeland, who is described as
.'the greatest of Norwegian sculptors.9
Several sketches have been submitted
but the final selection has not as yet
been decided upon.
The purpose of this association, and
the monument proposed. is to be for
the purpose of /honoring Theodore
Roosevelt, the most illustrious of the
adopted sons of North Dakota. and
to promote interest in art, principally
art.
There was recently unvailed at Fort
Worden, Wash. monument to soldier
dead which was constructed by enlisted
men of the Coast Artillery Corps or
duty at that post. The structure con-
sists of a concrete foundation support
ing an old-fashioned carriage and a
five-inch gun of historic tradition. The
weapon is said to have formed part
of the armament of the pioneer rev.
tied Puget Sound to suppress hostile
Indians. For many years 1t was used
in firing Fourth of July salutes. and II
finally came into possession of the To-
cal G. A. r. Post. The appropriate
ness of using such a relic as a monu-
ment in the Post Cemetery was appre-
ciated by Capt. F.. s. Easterbrook, on
his industry that the memorial was
erected.
That the steps I'M front of the old
Union Station. Sixth and, streets
which is now being demolished. should
be preserved for SOME Temple of Fame
BECAUSE so many Presidents of the
United States have passed over them
was the opinion expressed yesterday
by Martin Mcnamara, the contractor
who is taking down the building.
''They are of historic interest" he
said. and it seems as If they ought to
be saved. In fact, the whole building
is so well constructed and of such good
material it appears shame to tear il
down" This building ought to have
been donated to the Department of the
Potomac. Grand Army of the Republic
Representative Llewellyn Powers. OF
the Fourth Maine Congressional Dis
trict. died at his Summer home al
Houlton. Me-, last week. He was forced
to leave Washington for his Winter
home, in Brookiine, Mass, early in the
Spring by an attach, of grip. which was
later followed by Bright's disease.
Congressman Powers served as Coy
ernor of Maine for two terms; was q
member of the State Legislature for 81,
terms, one of which he served as
Speaker of the House, and at the time
of his death was serving his sixth term
in the United States House of Repre-
sentatives. He was born at Pittsfield
Me-, in 1889.
Republican Vice Presidential nomi
nee Sherman has taken to the woods
He has gone to delightful little ISL
and in the st. Lawrence River, where
he will camp out for while, hoping tc
regain his health.
The limit in pure cussedness" wa,
certainly reached by man in this towr
last week. He had practically deserted
his wife, who lives somewhere East, bu
knew she had a little money. He pu
pal of his up to going to the wife an6
telling her her husband was dead anG
that he wanted to bury the man her,
in Washington. The trusting widow
gave Der husbands pal the money. some
$50, and after waiting q good while ant
not hearing from the pal or the author
tiles, as she had directed. she wrote t.
the Chief of Police here in the District
No man by her husbands name hat
died, but one by that name had a po
lice record. He was looked up, ant
found. He vigorously declared tina
he had never sent such message t.
his wife, hut the other fellow wa:
looked up, and 1t was found that he go
the money and spent it. Now both o
them are jailed till they have time. &
year or two, to think about severa
things.
For the first time in the history O
the Government millions of dollars O
unissued., National bank notes are no
to be kept within the great strOni
walls of the Treasury building. Becaus,
of Jack of vault room in the Treasur,
building to care for the $500, 900. 900 o.
emergency circulation for Nationa
banks provided in the financial bill
passed by the last Congress Treasur,
officials have been compelled to rem
from the Union Trust Company, 15tf
and II streets. a large vault in which
to keep a considerable portion of thi.
currency.
Every precaution, however. has beer
taken to safeguard the money, all O
which has not yet been printed. One o
these safeguards is a half dozen we'll
armed watchmen. two on duty ever,
eight hours. As-fast"as possible a new
hot al. H. -,
part of the Treasury for this currency
but 1t will be six months before it |.