The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15

feeling of tho man of action is rather
stronger IN It's manifestation than in
some other places | know. The other
day Weston. the man who perhaps has
walked more miles than any other liv-
ing man, finished his stroll from Los
Angeles to New York There were
thousands of people gathered in City
Hall square to greet the slender, white
headed pedestrian as he limped up to
the finishing point, and they cheercd
him as though he had saved the nation.
Taft Handsome Man.
William Howard Taft, the handsom-
est man in public life, There's one for
you. 1t is no nero amateur in hu
man pulchritude who makes this state
meut, but an artist Of renown, Robert
j. AitIlcn, sculptor, who made the Nc
Kinley monument which adorns Golden
Gate park in San Francisco, and other
we'll known monuments. Mr.. Aitken
has Just finished bronze bust of Mr..
Taft and here's what he says:
Mr. Taft is the handsomest man in
public life, Most men might not say
so because he is not athletic enough,
but all women will agree with me; He
Is not strenuous in figure, but he is
very strenuous IN brain. One of the
most noticeable characteristics about
him is the way the lobe Of his ear runs
into the cheek. That shows he is ex~
trcmcly cautious,
Fake" Pictures.
Speaking of scuIptors, William Ord
way Partridge, talking Of the effect of
the Evans Clauscn trial on the activity
IT is alleged, have been dealing Ill
fake pictures, says; ''There has
been this much gained by the Clausen
trial namely. that certain New York
art dealers have become so careful that
they hesitate TO sell a picture Of the
Barbizon school, an old master, or, in
fact, anv picture without n pedigree.
bin of sale, etc his has been learned
from authoritative sources. ] under
stand that about 10000 Corots have
been imported to this country. 1t is
not improbable that at least 10000 were
forgeries.
Perkins Humorist,
Few associate the name of George
". Perkins. financler, with humor. but
at the recent dinner of the Illinois So
cietv. Mr.. Perkins qualified as humor-
ist. He may not be quite up to the
Mark Twain class, but the funny men
on lesser degree will have to look 10
their laurels if Mr.. Perkins ever Tor
sal5es finance for fun. He acted as
POSTMASTER and read n seres OF let
ters alleged to have been written by
the ladies to Secretary of the Treasury
Mac Veagh. which established the rare
quality OF his wit Here is sample:
| "When | got through my Christmas
| shopping last year I added up tha
stubs in my handbook and found that
I had over 500 left When | told my
| husband about it lie was so pleased
that he took me out 10 dinner at Del
monico's and told me he had never
been so proud Of me. Almost the next
dav nv bank wrote me that was S20o
| oyerdrawn. Just because [ dropped IN
! two or three times and got money on
those checks they have lying
around on their counters | dldn use
my checks at all and yet they paid me
! out of my money.
Opera on Vessel.
There was free concert on Inc
French line pier the other day wh4ch
was worth hearing. The choTuses OF
the Metropolitan Opera company ana %
the French Opera company OF New OT
! loans two hundred and fifty in ALI,
! sailed together. Their friends on the
pier SANG Justify in farewell as the
! steamer backed into the river. and from
| The decks above the chorus people
! threw back the songs. 1T was a scene scene
! Of great animation and was more ike
| the departure of a vessel III opera imam
an EVERYDAY departure of big Ilner
! The steamer was held for more IMAM
an hour over the regular tlme to ailo"
! the New Orleans company OF one nun
drcd to reach the pier; Ihey hao Eone
to Canada after their Southern sea
son. and had PLAYED dates III Montreal
and Quebec. They then came by spe
- -, 20 rnocb the steamer before