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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
Who Is Father of the American Navy :?

to their respective merits in the com
petition for the honor of being TIE
father of the navy"
Some time ago it was proposed to
place these statues face to face on a
single site, but that was opposed by
the adherents of the heroes. Many
sites have been suggested, but up to
the present time there has been no
action looking to a settlement of tae
question. The statue of John Paul
Jones is now under way and a comDe.
tition will soon be entered upon to lie
eide who will be the favored sculptor
for the making of the statue of Barry.
Work is now in progress for a stat.
ue of Gen. Grant to be erected west
of the capitol grounds, but this will
not be completed before two years.
Next spring statues of John With
erspoon, signer of the declaration of
independence, and of Longfellow, the
poet, will be presented to the govern
ment by memorial associations, and
they will be erected in this city.
Other statues which have been pro-
vided for by congress and will be
erected here in the near future are
those Of Won Steuben, Pulaski and
KosciuskO.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

rAT and dog hospitals, and even doll
~ hospitals have been familiar to
New Workers, but it will be news to
most Of them that there is a sanitarium
for fishes in the city and that pa
tients are sent from as far away as
France to seek the advice and care of
the specialist who heads the institu.
ton.
Gustav A. Kubler, the Bronx, is the
fish doctor. His we'll equipped hos
pital for unfortunate fishes which have
met with accident, and sporty fishes
that have lived not wisely but too we'll,
is in the basement of his house. There
are accommodations for 500 patients.
At present there are 10 ailing fishes
under his care.
Although Mr.. Kubler works without
pay, impelled merely by his desire to
learn all that may be learned of the
inner workings of fishes, his advice as
an expert is sought by the director of
the local aquarium and by the depart
ment of agriculture. His reputation as
a specialist has reached as far as
France and at present he has under
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
Playhouse Exclusively for Children

The company, which has been in.
corporated, has already subscribed
$1,150,000. Names of prominent 50
ciety persons are in the list of in.
corporators. Mr.. Baum refuses to
give the exact location of the theater
site until the corporation shall have
actually taken title
The theater will be octagonal. In.
stead Of the ordinary orchestra chairs,
pew-like boxes will be installed, vary.
ing in capacity from four to eight per.
sons. This will enable a parent or
maid to handle as many children as
she may have under her care. From
Monday to Saturday it is planned to
give daily matinees, beginning at four
o'clock in the afternoon and ending
at $3.50. Performances will also be
given on Friday and Saturday even.
ings and on Sundays and holidays.
It is planned to have the plays of a
fairyland nature, to be passed on by
board of managers. Already plays
for the opening performance have
been prepared by Mrs. Burnett, Mrs.
Harrison and Mr.. Baum. The prices
of the seats will range from so cents
to 81,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
Fish Hospital in Gotham the Latest

his care a fringe tail from Paris. This
gilded gentleman is suffering from a
fungus growth which is eating away
the long fringing fins from which he
takes his name and which are his chief
beauty. This patient is about ready to
be discharged as cured.
The patient from Paris is only one
of many that have got back into the
swim through the good Offices of Mr.
Kubler.
To-day he has probably the best
equipped fish hospital in this country,
If not in the world. There are tanks
for each sort Of disease and as soon as
the patient yields to treatment he is
put in large compartment which is
reserved for convalescents only.
Among the patients at present under
treatment are white and yellow perch,
American goldfish, Japanese goldfish
from Tokyo, sunfish, catfish, mirror
carp, pearl roach, American roach and
sucker.
The most prevalent disease is fun
gus growth which attacks fins and tails
of all species. This yields readily to
skillful operation.
The sending of a fish across the At
lantic for expert treatment may seem
a bit of foolish extravaganza, but the
owners of these pets apparently form
for them the same affection that is fire.
quently exhibited by the owners of
dogs and cats.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

NEW YORK is the most wasteful city
" in the world, according to the fig
ures of a noted economist. From these
figures it appears that this city throws
into its garbage cans every day
enough food to feed the whole city of
Paris.
This surprising waste is Of two
kinds. according to the economist. The
first ts ignorant waste, which includes
the throwing away every day of vari.
GUS valuable articles. In the ashes
for which the city has no further use
more than $4,000 day is wasted, as
in the $4,000 tons of this matter which
it daily turns out there is more than
5000 tons Of fuel. Could anyone col
lect the eggshells which the city
puts In it's garbage cans each day he
would make a fortune AS they contain
more than $1,000 worth Of lime. The
value of old clothes and shoes thrown
away every "a hours is more that
$500. while the waste paper in the
city figured at the lowest price totals
more than $4,000 a day. Over $1,000
worth Of bottles are thrown away
daily, and nearly $4,000 in real money,
bills and coins. is carelessly thrown
out each day and the value Of worn
out linen aud hats discarded is up
ward Of $4,000, could all be collected.
The second class Of waste. though
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

G ENATOR PH1LANDER CHASE
- KNOX, slated for secretary Of
state, is one of the most delightful
men socially to be found anywhere.
Golf, automobiling and driving are his
outdoor recreations. Billiards and
reading furnish indoor amusement.
When Mr.. Knox came to Washing
ton as attorney general his reputation
as a corporation lawyer caused it to
be assumed that he was one of the
gruff, brusque kind. Instead of a
grumpy curmudgeon, he was revealed
as polite, dapper little man who Of
fered his callers fine cigars and start
ed conversation as If he intended tell
ing his Utmost thoughts and furnish
ing diagrams of all he contemplated
doing and how he would do each
thing.
"Of course" he said, when the con-
versation got around to the point
where real interesting things were
coming out, II am talking to you gen.
tlemen personally, not in your jour-
nalistic capacity
The standard Washington story
about Knox concerns the pair Of road
sters he brought here after he be.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

NEW YORK.-Broadway's swagger
~ set has seemingly gone back to the
ola but surest way of letting off steam.
us members are running on each 9TH
er's heels to see who can give
the smartest, the most expensive, elab-
crate and freakiest dinner or supper
imaginable.
scarcely night has passed for some
time when at one of the restaurants
or hotels there has not been an af-
1alr at which the guests have been
principally actresses from the mu-
steal comedy stage and rich men
Wncse days are spent in battles for
the thousands they throw away at
night. One of the latest was a pa
jana party, at another an actress pres
ent did sword dance in costume,
with her boot stuck full of table knives.
SO far the honors appear to be even
between Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Gou-
raud and M. Robert Baques. Mrs.
Gouraud was the enormously wealthy
Amy Croker of California, and she
and her husband are among the most
persistent first nighters'' and late
supporters" in town.
The guest list at the Baques' dinner
touched Fifth avenue. Frank Gould
was there, and so was some of New
York's WealthieSt and VenturesOme
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

THE location in this city of statues
! of John Paul Jones and Comma
dore John Barry, both heralded as the
father of the American navy" by their
respective admirers, will prove a diff.
f1cult task for the special commission
charged with that duty. This commits
sion consists of the secretary of war,
the secretary of the navy and the
chairmen of the senate and house COM
mittees on the library.
For each statue congress appropri-
ated $4,000, but no action has been
taken to decide the controverted ques-
ton relating to the navy's pedigree.
1t is for this reason that the location
of the efigies is regarded as impor-
tant, as the prominence given each of
the heroes in the question of location
is expected to give some indication as
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
AIRS. ELEANOR RELYEA, a 1900

AIRS. ELEANOR RELYEA, a $1,000
vi clerk in the signal ONCE of the
war department. will be the next so.
cial secretary Of the White House, and
Miss Isabelle Hagner, who now die
tates the social lists of the presidents
wife, will step from that coveted po-
sition back into the ranks of govern
ment clerks by executive order, and
will be given minor position.
Mrs. Relyea is prominently identified
with the social set in Washington,
though in a semi-ofhcial sense. She
has gained certain amount Of dis.
tinction through her ability as bridge
player, and has taught many promi.
nent society women of this city the
game.
One of her prominent pupils was
Mrs. John r. Mclean, and it is under.
stood that Mrs. Mclean was instru-
mental In obtaining for Mrs. Relyea
the pol1tion at the White House for
which hundred social secretaries in
Washington have yearned. Mrs. Rel.
yea was appointed to the war depart
ment from Connecticut on July 9, 1907.
She 10 q woman of culture and has
q wide acquaintance among the social
colony, not only in Washington. but
in New York and Newport. She is the
widow Of Albert Relyea, formerly q
chief Of division in the treasury de.
partment. who committed suicide sew.
eral years ago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
DREW THE LINE AT SUICIDE.
Russian Nobleman Very Wisely Do
clined Contemplated Duel.

One of the stories told Of D. d
Mann, one of Canada's big men-ir
every sense-was repeated during hit
recent visit to New York, when he
was entertained at a dinner, chs
guests all being men of millions. Mann
has had a sensational career, begin
ming as an axman in the Canadian
lumber woods, and is now one of the
greatest of American railroad builders.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times.Star, in telling the story, says
that early in life Mann visited Europe
on a business mission, and at a din
ner one night became involved in q
quarrel with a Russian nobleman.
Next day he received a call from one
of the nobleman's friends, bearing an
invitation to duel. IF he don't like
what l said to him, let him come up
and tell me so," said Mann. He
can come a-running, too. and carry
any size gun he likes"
The friend explained that would
never do. Nothing but the regular
thing on the field of honor would do.
"Oh, all right" said Mann. 'I've
been fighting duels, all my life. But
I'll have to insist on using my national
weapon-a 16-round double-bitted ak"
The friend went away holding up
his hands at the barbarian. That
night the nobleman met Mann. He
was about the size of ribbon
counter clerk. Mann is something
over six feet high and four feet wide.
with no fat. 81 fight you, m'soo," said
the nobleman, with the weapon of
any civilize nation. But be d. il
I commit suicide"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

winning factor. Flow do the Britiss.
stand as regards discipline? The dis
cipline and the spirit of the British
navy are as good as, even better than
they were in Nelson's day. Plenty OK
training and practice, smart handling,
good gunnery practice. good manic
war training, willingness all round.
and captains knowing their admiral's
plans-these are the things that meen
efficiency. An efficient small fleet win
always beat a half-trained large szes.
History shows that maritime battles
are decided not by quantity, but r.;
quality. How does the British fleet
compare with other nations in respect
to those mental and moral factors
which are of even more Importance
for fighting purposes than the material
factor? The British navy is inspired
by stately traditions possessed by the
fleets of no other nation, yet tradition
has not fossilized the British navy. Re-
forms have taken place from within.
In less than seven years the accuracy
of British gunnery has BEEN trebled.
At the last maneuvers in the North
sea not one of the 1872 pen aants were
detached from the flag owing to
breakdown. British fleets require no
pilots. Their navigating officers, un-
like those of other nations, rely on
their own knowledge of every coast
and harbor in the world.
Notwithstanding it's small size, the
British army contains more officers
with actual experience of war than
any nation in Europe, except Russia.
The regular army at home consists Of
115,1O7 competent troops, and t2S,9S4
army reserve, with 1916 regulars on
the Indian establishment. The Indian
army since Lord Kitchener's reforms
were carried into effect, is considered
by the highest authorities, foreign and
English, to be the most efficient fisht-
ing force of its size in the world.
Nominally, the electives of 1908
number 739,045, including the reserve
and the territorial forces; but the reg.
ulars alone receive continuous train
ing in peace-time.
The new British territorial army re.
quired, if wanted at all, to meet picked
German troops receives no continu.
GUS training, except a few days in the
summer. It's war training begins only
after mobilization for war. The effect
of the new system will be to tie the
British regular army to the island
shores until the territorial are sui.
ticiently trained to repel raid or in
vasion by picked foreign troops.
The situation to-day is this: Human
ly speaking, invasion in force is i'm
possible; but if England presses Ger
many, Germany attacks France.
France and England are virtual allies.
and without infamy England cannot
hold aloof when France is attacked by
Germany.
If the British fleet destroys the Ger.
| man fleet, the German army would be
on French soil in few hours. The
French, single-handed, cannot be ex-
pected to pull the German chestnuts
out of the fire for England, but tho
British army today is not in a posi-.
ton to discharge its irrevocable obi.
cations either to France in Europe. Of
to itself in Egypt, or in the Persian
gulf.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
viii Have Their Fun Even In Times OF
Extreme Danger.

Parisians extract amusement from
everything that happens to them, no
matter how terrible. On one occa'
sion. when they were much agitated
and excited by explosions Of dynamite
brought about by anarchists. they yet
found time, in the midst of their
alarm and indignation. to perpetrate
great many jokes about the situation.
The proprietor of a large apartment
building amused passers-by with the
following sign above the street door
of his structure:
mo Cabinet Ministers or Magis-
trates Allowed on These Premises"
Now this notice derived its point
from the fact that the wrath Of the
anarchists was supposed to be d.
rected towards these officials.
About the same time a tenor singer
had applied to a manager for employ
ment, and sang. two or three songs to
show what he could do.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
PICK. hZIYZs[EzAV Am WxZ1E

ham road, at the opposite end of Mel.
ton, and seems to possess a special
attraction for Americans. 1t was here
that the duke Of Marlborough brought
his bride (nee Miss Vanderbilt) the
first season after their marriage, and
it was afterward occupied by Capt.
and Mrs. David Beatty, the latter be-
ing perhaps better known in America
as the daughter of the late Mr.. Marshall
Field. Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Straw
bridge of Pennsylvania have now Sc
cured the place on a lease, and during
the past summer considerable addi-
lions have been made to the stabling
accommodation, which can now accom-
modate "a horses. Their present stud
consists of 20 hunters and pony. Mr..
and Mrs. Strawbridge are regular fol-
lowers of the Quorn, Belvoir and Cot
tesmore, and their son, who inherits
his parents love of the sport, frequent
ly accompanies them.
Miss Elizabeth Warrington Philip of
Talavera, Claverack, n. Y, has this
winter returned to Soneleigh, Melton
Mowbray, after seasons absence, but
as it is her intention to remain only
about six weeks she has but a small
stud of horses.
Mr.. John r. Townsend and Mr..
Peter G. Gerry are having their first
season in the Shrines and have Sc
cured the Lines, Melton Mowbray,
which has in former years been the
hunting residence of several renowned
British sportsmen, including the pres
ent duke of Portland prior to his mar
rage. Mr.. Gerry is already there, but
! Mr.. Townsend is not expected until
later. Their stables are situate close
to those of Mr.. Cochran, and contain
something like IS hunters. Mr.. Gerry
has obtained his hunting experience
| chiefly with the Virginia hounds in
America.
Mrs. David Beatty has now had sew
| eral years. experience with the Leices-
tershire packs, and is hunting from
Rrooksby hall in the Quorn country.
She has become very popular in Eng
lish hunting and other society circles,
and rides some splendid horses. 1t
will be recalled that just after the
close of the last hunting season her
place gained unenviable notoriety ow-
ing to the daring burglary that was
perpetrated there, and in connection
with which the leading culprits are
serving terms of imprisonment varying
from six to twelve years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
What Thew Missed.

The boy came in the East side cafe
with package which he began to un.
wrap. He took out Of this package
three little cages, each containing q
yellow canary bird. He hung them up
side by side on the wall. and taking .
bottle from table began to scrape on
1t with a cork, trying to get them to
sing. The birds looked sleepily at
him, but they refused to sing. The
more he scraped the quieteri they be
came. Not a chirp. He kept this up
for an hour at least, then, wrapping
the birds up in paper, murmured
something about their not being In
voice that night, bowed politely and
took his departure.
I'm glad he's gone," sighed a wom-
an at a table. II felt so sorry for him
because he couldn't make them sins
If he had stayed much longer I'd have
sung myself"
Its a narrow escape we've had"
said the others, gratefully.-New
York Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
Result Ct Odd Experiment with Old
Sixteen-Foot Gun.

A captain in the United States
army, at Willet's Point, several years
ago. made a wonderful experiment
with an old 16-foot gun. He con-
ceived the idea of making it magnet,
and to this end had it wound with
about ten miles of copper wire and
connected with an electrical battery.
The result was astounding. The ma
ture of the old gun had become wholly
changed. Instead of being, as it had
been, a powerful instrument of repul-
sion, it was now a powerful instru-
ment of attraction. 1t soon became
one of the sights to see cannon balls
that no man could lift rise from the
ground to the muzzle of the gun mag.
net, and it did not take long to find
out that it had lifting power of not
less than % tons. One of the most ill.,
teresting experiments was to place
a soldier about one foot from the muz-
xle Of the gun. and then turn on the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

WAsH1NGTON. william Howard
w Taft is to have greater military
pomp and circumstance attending his
inauguration than had Theodore Roose-
welt.
The governor of every state in the
union has been asked by the inaug-
ural committee to send a brigade Of
troops to take part in the great pro-
cession up the avenue, and it is jnti-
mated that what Washington wants
In the way of state troops is quality
rather than quantity. Crack organ
izations only need apply.
An enthusiastic member of the in.
augural promotion body says that
there will be present in Wash.
ington on March 4 next, 10000 more
regular troops than appeared when
Mr.. Roosevelt rode to the capitol four
years ago. He insists that Wash.
ington will be a great camp of regu'
lars and guardsmen in the early
spring, a greater camp than it has
been since the residents entertained
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
Next Social Secretary of White House

Never before in the social history
had the position Of social secretary at
the White House been so important
The privileges of the Office increased
and the only one which has not been
accorded Miss Hagner up to date, for
the reason that it has been against
all social and official precedent, is that
Of assisting Mrs. Roosevelt in the blue
room in receiving her guests on for
NAL occasions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20

D LANS have been completed for a
! children's theater, the first of it's
kind in the world, to be erected on
West Ffty-Seventh street, near Car.
negie hall. The reported hackers, in
Guiding Mrs. Carter Harrison of Chi
cago, Frances Hodgson Burnett and
Mrs. Sage, have the title to the prop
erty and work will be begun at once.
The parent of the scheme is L.
Frank Baum, author of 1.-THE Wizard
Of o." Mr.. Baum, who boasts of be-
ing a grandfather and who has four
grown up sons, said that his first idea
Of writing fairy tales resulted from
stories he used to tell his children. He
recently approached prominent men
and women with his scheme for build
ing a theater for children, and won
their instant support.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
Easy Charity,

e0Oy ~ueAssSys
Frederick Townsend Martin, New
York society leader, was discussing
at a dinner the fund that he was rails
ing for the grand campaign against tn.
bercul0sis.
"Now as Christmas approaches"
said Mr.. Martin, my fund will grow
fast. Christmas opens all hearts and
pockets. It finds few Americans like
like the Spaniard."
He shook his head and smiled.
"A man once collected for a char
ity in st. Sebastian" he said. "He
asked a noblenan to subscribe. The
nobleman shook his head and said.
haughtily:
"I only give, sir, to the genuine de-
serving poor
: "'And whom do you call the gen.
uine deserving poor?' the other asked.
The genuine deserving poor ex-
planned the nobleman, ARE those who
are too proud to accept charity"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-01-20
TALK OF NEW YORK
Gossip of People and Events Told
In Interesting Manner.
Did Methods of Amusement Returning

brokers. Charles Sands vas among
these latter, who helped tv raise the
social tone. Miss Anne Held and her
husband, and Nine. Florence Zeigfeld,
Jr.; Valseka Surratt, Ella Lynch, Bon.
ME Henker, Lillian Carleton, Bessie
Whitney, Lulu Balfour, William Gould
and BERTHE Hollander also were there.
Miss surratt did sword dance, and
BERTHE Hollander, a young Englishman,
did burlesque Russian dance, wear
ing Miss Whitney's seal coat and her
muff tied on for hat.
The Gourauds were at this dinner,
and that night they extended invita-
lions to a souper buffet to be given the
following Monday night at Martins
Mr.. Reggie de Veulle, the young
Englishman who does the naughty wig
ely dance in "The Queen Of the
Moulin Rouge" and who recently was
"pinched" for so doing, was guest of
honor at this supper. He showed how
the Kicking polka is done in its
home, Paris.
Miss Anna Held sang a few songs
and Miss Valeska Surratt, in order to
go step or two further than she had
in her sword dance at the Baques din
ner, gave her "Three Weeks" dance as
she never had given it on the stage,
and exhibited with her dozen or so pet
snakes.
The chief performer, however, was
Giulia Cole, an amateur, and "discov.
cry" of Mrs. Gouraud's. This young
woman was CARRIED as an Oriental
nymph and she performed an Oriental
dance. Mrs. Gouraud also danced the
''hoola," Hawaiian dance, which she
learned from the natives.