The National tribune., 1909-04-22

go on with her school,. sac cares Hot1-
ing at all far society, but everything
frosa Tale for the Easter holidays, and
he enjoyed the fun at the White House
as Gauch as did his sister.
President Taft attended the special
meeting of the Yale corporation in New
siaven last Thursday. He left Wash
ington in the afternoon, and spent
Wednesday night with his brother in
New York City. He returned 10 Wash
inSton on Friday. making the trip in
the Constitution. the private car which
nc used during his campaigning.
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1t is becoming quite the fashion for
a Cabinet officer who wants a jaunt to
take a trip to Panama. Secretary Of
War Dickinson expects to grasp the
nsttie danger" very soon in the shape
of Panama recommendations. and tho
the President has Just returned from
the Isthmus. and knows more about
it than anybody. Secretary Dickinson
isn't going to take any secondhand in
formation He wants to know. SO he is
going where he can find out Ec Will
make the trip at the request of Presi-
dent Taft. and the Mayflower has been
placed at his disposal for that purpose
The present plan is for the Secretary
and Hrs Dickinson to board the May
flower at Charleston. S. c., and proceed
direct to Colon. They expect to be
gone about a month.
The Descendants of the Siyners of
the Declaration OF Independence is the
very latest thing in organizations, and
* has IFS members, with several hun
dred wanting to be members when they
prove up on their claims. This new Or
ganization held a delightful meeting
in Washington last week, then took a
trip to Mount Vernon, and over to
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jeffer-
son. They are all quite enthusiastic
over the eXc1usiveneSS of the thing
President Taft gave the company that
went over to Monticello great box of
flowers to place on the tomb of Jeffer-
son.
The visit to Monticello has special
significance to the descendants OF the
sigHers at this time, as it is understood
that Jeffersen's grave is the only one of
those who signed the immortal docu-
ment to which journey can be made
such as that to-day, and at which suit
able exercises can be held. Other
graves have been more or less neglect
ed, and it is one of the purposes of the
organization to remedy the matter.
Capt William III. Roberts, u. S. N,
retired, died last week In his apart
ments in a Los Angeles hotel. where
he was staying with his wife and daugh-
ter.
Capt. Roberts had served in the civil
war. He had been commander of the
revenue cutters Manning and Commo-
dore Perry in Alaskan waters, and for
six years was Constructor and Inspector
of the Life-Saving Stations on the Pa
cific Coast.
DIR. Allerton Cushman, Assistant Di-
rector of the Office of Public Roads of
the Department of Agriculture. will sail
for England to attend the meeting of
the British Iron and Steel Institute.
which will be held May IA. DR.. Cush-
man has been invited to attend the
meeting of the institute to speak on his
investigations into iron rust. He made
a special study of this very practical
subject for about five years. The at
tention of the Department of Agricul-
ture was first drawn to the subject thru
farmers complaints at the fapidity with
which wire fencing deteriorated. 1t
appeared that the later wire fences
put up lasted much less time than some
of the old fences 1t was found that
this was due largely to the method of
making the wire. DIR. Cushman turned
from this study to more general in
vestigation Of the subject. This led to
important discoveries not only in the
methods of oxidation and the resisting
qualities of various irons, but in the
development of rust-resisting paints.
The remains of Brig Gen. Marcus d.
l. Simpson, U. S. Army. retired. who
died at Riverside, ILL.,, last week, were
inferred in Rock Creek Cemetery this
city. Gen. Simpson was veteran OF
the Mexican and civil wars, and was
brevetted several times for gallantry
on the field of action. At the request
of the family there were no military
ceremonies at the funeral.
Gen. Matt c. Butler, three times elect
ed to the United States Senate from
South Carolina, being elected first in
1876, died at his home in Columbia last
week He was one of the last of the
Confederate cavalry leaders. He served
as Major-General Of Volunteers dur.
ing the Spanish-American War He
was IA years old, and died of wound
incurred in his Confederate service.
Senior Salvador de Mendoza, for many
years Brazilian Minister to the United
States, but retired several years ago be
cause of increasing blindness, died some
| memory of Lincoln, and had quite {
collection of Lincoln relics. Among
other things was a fine painting of Lin
coin done by William T. Matthews, will
letter of commendation from Presi
dent Hayes. This painting brough
| 81, 100 at a sale of the Mendoza ar
treasures in New York City last week
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A party of members of the Nationa
House of Representatives and thci
| friends have sailed for Panama on ,
tour of Investigation. Those in TIM
party are Representatives ]. A. Gouldel
and II. NJ. Goldfogle, of New York; w
A. Ashbroofs, H. F. Conry, w. p. Bor
land. w. E. O'ConnelI, c. d. Carter
James Fl. Davidson. Charles III. Fornes
James MacLachlan. Z. T. Taylor, Rob
ert l. Henry, p. p. Campbell, John II
Stephens, J. H. Miller. j. T. Robinson
William Hughes, c. F. Booker. G. n
Morris, Benjamin Craven, Arthur w
| Kopp, p. 7. Chapman, r. d. Anthony
Jr.. w. H. Jameson, George f. Bur
CESS and c. A. Loud.
The party will meet Lieut. Co
GoethaIs at the Gatun Dam. 1t Is sal,
to be trip largely for pleasure, an,
is not official at all
Just think of it! A printers erro
of three or four letters has caused tn
throwing away of 5000 Congressiona
Directories. The name of Choice Bos
well RandelP' was placed on the Way
and Means Committee as belonging t
Tennessee" when in fact he represent
Texas. The Congressional Directory sell
for so cents volume at the Capito
and that is supposed to be right nea
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