The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-13
Especial Cable from the International
News Seryice1
(9Y PHILLIP EvERETT)

tSpeclai cable from the international
News Seryice1
(eY PHILLIP EvERETT.)
London, March 12.-Ambitious Lon
DON hOstesses. who are already hunt
lng for lions" as attractions for theil
salons for the London season, are al
ready making great preparations to
honor ex-President Roosevelt, who
Will probably be the first lion to
arrive here, while the second will be
Commodore Peary, and the third NJ
Auguste Rodin. the greatest sculptor
OF the world. who is coming over for
the exhibition of the International so
ciety OF Sculptors. of which he is
president.
1t is hoped that Roosevelt and
Peary will be here together, so that
the ex-president may be present at the
famous explorers lecture in Albert
hall ON May 4.
The first object of Mr.. Roosevelt
visit to England, it will be recalled,
is to deliver at Oxford the Romanes
In Paris, the greater part of it is al
ready prepared. It's character, it is
understood, will be almost entirely
academic and naturally it will contain
little, il any, reference to recent ex-
periences in Africa.
At the height of the London sea-
son Mr.. Roosevelt will be the guest
OF Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, the American
Ambassador. He Is to meet the King
h tic. ~, 3
not improbable that he will be seen at
many of the leading social events, in
Guiding the Opera. Ascot and the
horse show, in which SO many Ameri-
cans are personally interested.
Although the season will make con-
siderable demands upon him, yet Mr..
Roosevelt will by no means spend the
whole of his time in England. in
London. For him the country has al
ways the greatest call, and it is not
improbable that after week or SO in
town, with the promise of return, he
VIII drive away by motor Car into
those leafy byeways of England which
In the months of May and June are
at the height Of their beauty.
OscuIatory Campaign.
The osculatory campaign, which the
American suffragists have been ad-
vised to organize for the purpose of
members of the United
States senate to their way Of think
ing. is not likely to be adopted by
their sisters in England.
Cabine ministers. who have been
conjuring up blissful mental pictures
OF the time when the -oung pleaders
of the woman's cause would offer
kisses for their support, are doomed
to disappointment. Miss Christabel
Pnakhurst says SO.
She flushed when l asked her what
Ehe thought of the suggestion yester-
day. Il don't think anything of it,"
she said Indignantly. Il believe it
10 simply an American bluff story,
got up to injure the cause.
why should it injure the cause?
simply because it's frivolous silly and
impractical. That's why"
Miss Pankhurst laughed when ask
ID II she thought members of the cab
net would, in her opinion, be amend
lble to osculatory persuasion.
Il really don't know" she said
"but you can take it from
ne that they won't have. the oppor-
unity Of proving whether they would
,e or not"
The young suffragist leader quick
y changed the subject. Speaking
eriously," she said, you may like to
lnow that We are making arrange
nents to fight the forthcoming by
lections II they are contested.
PiccadiiIy Arcade.
The Piccadilly Arcade. which is to
'e opened on March 25, will no doubt
ONE to be regarded as one of the
rchitectural sights of the Westend.
low that the scaffolding is being re-
aoved the passer-by is able to appre-
late the elaborate character of the
esign.
The building. which, by the way, is
tanned by an American architect, has
ost more than 100000. 1t con-
aims all the features of comfort and
legance to which our American visi-
3rs are used at home and Londoners
after themselves by believing it sur
asses any similar building in New
ork.
An interesting feature of the Arcade
that it will have it's own artesian
ell. which will supply the whole {
uilding. The weter will be pumped ,
by machinery from a depth of 400 I
'et. The cost of constructing the {
ell has been $4,000. and it is thought |
lat the arrangements will prove very 6
f.
Sir Hiram Maxim. {,
Sir Hiram Maxim, who was the pio- {
ser OF motor-propelled flying ma t
ZINES. has built an aeroplane which +
} believes is superior to anything +
It invented. Ic
Seventeen years ago Sir Hiram be- I
IN the remarkable experiments which
suited IN his being able to lift a | q
eight of 10000 pounds by a motor u
opelled aeroplane. They cost him e
large amount of money, and the O
Inclusion at which he arrived and G
hich We're freely divulged were Of in E
'luable help to other experimenters.
Now Sir Hiram. at the age of 20. y
IS taken the field again. He has in e
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