The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
People in the
Public Eye

Champ Clark, OF Missouri, the new
minority leader In the ahoyrse of renre-
sentatives, has in his life suffered TWO
humiliating defeats. The first was in
a nominating convention, the second
in the Republican landslide OF 1894. II
was the first that chagTined him
most The convention was at dead
lock, he and Richard Norton being the
leading candidates Their friends
agreed to settle it by tossing up a sill
VET dollar Norton won and was
elected. but the incident killed him
politically. He became known SIS
''Toss-up Dick, and at the end of his
first term was retired from public
life and public gaze.
There is no doubt whatever that
'.Gumshoe Bill" Stone viii be returned
to the senate. Governor Folk him
self has put an end to the talk about
revolt againsf'the primary decision.
He is quoted as saving: Il agreed to
abide by the decision of the Democ-
racy as expressed at the polls, and I
shall do So
General s. NJ. B. Young. retired. for
mer chief OF the general stan. declares :
that the average man becomes bet
ter soldier If he enters the army be-
fore he is twenty. He favors an age
limit of twenty-five, instead of thirty
five, for recruits.
"Taffy," the big EngIishman who
played so lovable part in George Du
Maurier's novel. "Triiby," died the
other day at his home in England His
name was Joseph Rowley and he was
a magistrate in Flintshire.
Smith Ely, an ex-mayor Of New
York. who is more than so years old.
declares that the general observance
OF Christmas in the metropolis did
not begin until twenty years ago.
Lady Harrington. wife of the Brit
ish minister to Abyssinia, who was
formerly Miss Amy Mcmillan, OF
Washington, will spend the winter in
this country with her mother.
That unwriten law OF the United
| States senate which operates TO the
| practical suppression OF nevly-elected
senators will scarcely touch Mr.. Root.
| There will be few of his associates in
| the senatorial body who will have had
! a more intimate acquaintance with
| both the inner and outer phases OF
public AFFAIRS.
Morgan's art collection Is a Chinese
| rug, for which he has just paid s75.-
900. The rug at one time belonged go
the late Gov. Ames, of Boston, and
was sold with many other beautifui
examples of art from that household
by the executors of his estate.
DR.. Elizabeth Altman, of Gotthiem-
err, is the first woman 10 be elected
a 4. T. -s<-I-% = L.
| man empire. She entered upon her
duties at the beginning of the present
school season in Frankfort.
DIR. and Mrs. Waldemar Jochelson
have left New York city on a tour
of exploration in Alaska. The expe-
dition is financed by Theodore p. Ria
bonschinsky, a Moscow banker. DIR.
Jochelscn recently did some work in
Siberia for Morris X. Jessup, presi-
dent of the American Museum of
Natural History.
Charles Francis Barker. of Boston.
has held the title of American cham
pion at checkers for about thirty
years, and has just shown that his
grip on 1t is firm by defeating JOSEPH
Drouillard, of Kansas City, in a match
of fifty games Barker won ten
games in the match, while Dro1dEard
captured only two, the remaining
games resulting in draws.
Bishop Thoburn, who went to India
as missionary fortynine years ago,
has just returned to his boyhood's
home at Allegheny, Pa The people
of the place are collecting money 10
give the venerable preachr a home
there on his fiftieth anniversary OF
priesthood next spring.
Sir Walter Hilyer has been ap
pointed expert adviser to the Chinese
government. Sir Walter was born in
China, of English parents, and is q
learned linguist- La Hung Chang once
said that he spoke Chinese as well as
the most highly educated mandarin.
DIR. ID. X. Pearson, the philanfhro-
pist, of Chicago, whose benefactions
were said to have depleted his for
tune and left him $4,000 in debt, de-
clares that the story Is all "bosh."
DIR. Pearson says that he has $1,000
900 more TO give to educational inst
tutions.
Captain Jean de Nazimoif, chamber
lain TO the car OF Russia and vice
director of the imperial printing Of
fee at St Petersburg, accompanied
by his secretary, Anatole Issaen, a
Russian engineer. is visiting Washing
ton.
The Rev. DIR. Ambrose White Yer
non will be the new pastor OF Har-
ward church, Brookline, Boston, sue
ceeding the late Rev. DR.. Thomas.
Dr. Vernon is professor of practical
theology at the Yale Divinity school
Orville Wright, who has been con-
fined to his home at Dayton o.. since
his arrival from the hospital at Fort
Myer, has so far recovered that he
has announced his intention to visit
France at once
DIR. Martha Hughes Cannon, former
Iy state senator in Utah. has moved
to California and the women Of that
state expect fner to be OF great assist
ance to them in the fight for woma7
suffrage.
Nine. curie. who. jointly with her