The National tribune., 1909-02-25

the office about seven years when he
| retires. and in that time he has had
| six Secretaries of the Navy. Four of
| them have been pretty good lawyers,
but all the naval knowledge they had
| was acquired from the deck of steam
| ship, one was railroad man, but the
very latest knows something about run
ming a steamship. He owns his own
launch. Yes, he knows great deal
| about it, for Secretary Newberry never
| undertook to do anything that he did
not do well He has tried to make a
business matter of running the Navy
Department. He has upset all the old
| barnacle methods. ana mas, IN fact. In
| the few months he has been in office
| Just turned things upside down. and
| has made one of the most successful
and efficient Secretaries of the Navy
we have ever had There would be
great rejoicing if he could be left to
work out his reforms. Not only that,
but Mrs. Newberry is needed, too. She
is the handsomest woman that WASH
ington society has ever seen. She is as
sweet as she is charming, wholesome,
democratic in her ways, yet has the in
finite tact that is SO necessary in her
high position.
Princes are as plentiful in Washing
ton at this season of the year as
peaches in Summer. but we have a
Prince here now who is creating some
thing of a stir among the debutantes.
Prince Moine Klavatz is his name, and
he is the granddaughter of the Shah of
Persia. He is a very handsome fellow,
tall, very dark and distinguished look
ing. and, of-eourse, he has "princely
manners" He is fresh from Paris,
where he was in college taking post
graduate course. He speaks several
languages, and is industriously taking
in Washington from all sides and all
views. He has been sent on a voyage
of discovery to the New World to learn
its language. to study it's people and its
customs. to investigate it's institutions.
and gather all that is best to take back
with him for the improvement and ad-
vancement of his own country, for in
the last few years Persia has awakened
from its long sleep, and under both the
present Shah and his father signal re-
forms have been going on, which. if
carried out, promise to place Iran
among the progressive Nations of the
Orient
The Persian Minister insists that he
has no official mission, but it is said
that he is the first of a number of young
Persians who will be sent here to in
form themselves regarding American
institutions. The United States in fact,
will be the university in which these
sons of Iran will take postgraduate
course. Paris has heretofore been to
them, as to other young Orientals, a
finishing school. but what they have
learned there has not always been for
their improvement and elevation, and
they have decided to try new fields
At dinner table in Washington the
other day Cardinal Gibbons gave a
woman the 'retort courteous and at
the same time stopped her scandal-Ioy-
ing tongue. She wanted to learn some
thing official about the Abruzzi- Elkins
affair. She knew that Cardinal Glib
bons could tell her some things that
the world would laugh to hear, If he
would. She sat next Cardinal Gibbons
at the dinner. and told him little tid-
bits of society gossip, in which the
Cardinal seemed to be slightly interest
ed. Then she adroitly brought up the
subject of the postponed wedding or
broken engagement, just as you like to
put it. The lady said it seemed a sad
fate for beautiful girl, since all ad-
mitted that the Duke and the American
girl were very much in love, and ii
seemed a shame that they could not do
as they liked about it. >"And what do
between the two?" asked this astute So
ciety gossip of the Cardinal. Now, Car
dinal Gibbons is "wise old guy" He
is a charming guest at any time and
any place, but you don't catch him that
way. With a winning smile he said
softly to the inquisitive lady: "You
must realize how many burdens my
position entails, and what response
bllity rests upon me. Surely you do not
wish to add to them by making me
society reporter"
And the society gossip is wondering
yet what happened to her.
And after all this "hurrah" another
fad will drop into desuetude. The fire
less cooker was exploited to beat the
band. and the Army literally swooped
down on it and extensively adopted IT.
and now, after extended tests and ex-
periments with the fireiess cooker in
the Army, the military authorities have
come to the conclusion that this article
of equipment is only adapted to re-
stricted use in the service. 1t has been
found that it should be used only in
garrison, unless it can be added to the
regular field equipment. But any in
crease in the material which is carried
by troops in campaigns is opposed for
obvious reasons Those who appreciate
the value of the fireless cooker do not
believe 1t should be adopted for troops
in the field IL such action will require
additional transportation facilities. 1t
is out of the question to have the fire.
less cooker replace the present cooking
outfit.
A general scheme for furnishing
small boats to battleships has been
adopted which will involve material
changes I'm that class of equipment The
idea is to eliminate, as far as possible,
boats propelled by oars, and to depend
upon boats driven by steam or gasoline
engines. Altho there is a preference
for boats with gasoline engines. one OBJ
lection to them is the difficulty of car
rying the fuel with safety on board
shin.
The Navy Department, under the
scheme adopted. will probably issue an
order giving each battle ship two large
steamers, two large sailing lanches, two
cutters, two whale boats, one racing
cutter, two dingeys and two punts. The
pulling barges will be abolished in the
Navy.
Be loyal TO your State. and il you do
not belong to State, then to your Ter
of Tucson, Ariz.. thinks the town just
the best ever. He also declares 1t to
be the oldest town on the continent, st.
Augustine to the contrary nowithstand-
ing.