Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-17

soma non grata by addressing or in
other ways openly encouraging the
work Of the Methodist church in
Rome. This precaution was taken
as a result Of the unpleasant-ess
growing out Of the cancellation OF
former vice-President Fairbanks
engagement. to visit the Vatican be
cause Of his address to the Metho-
dists. When Mgr. Kennedy submit
ted his terms" Roosevelt immedi-
ately telegraphed his declination
and cancelled the engagement
There was a tremendous hubbub
and valiant effort was made by third
parties to patch up the breach, but
Roosevelt stood firm. BY strik-
ing show Of diplomacy, however, he
emerged from the embarrassment
with enconiums from Catholics and
Protestants alike. Throughout 1t all
Roosevelt made 1t plain that he
meant no offense either to the Pope
or to Catholics generally. The
whole affair was finally charged to q
lack of tact on the part of Papal
Secretary of State Cardinal Merry
del Val and 1t was rumored that he
would lose his official relation with
the Vatican as result of the incl
incident.
OF the hunt in Africa Roosevelt's
own report to the Smithsonian In
stitution, sent after his arrival at
Khartoum and at the end of the
hunt, gives a good idea of what was
accomplished. In this he says:
"I have the honor to report that
the Smithsonian African expedition,
which has intrusted to my charge,
has now completed its work. Full
reports will be made later by the
three naturalists, Messrs. Mearns,
Heller and Loring. l send this pre-
liminary statement to summarize
what has been done; the figures are
substantially accurate, but may have
to be changed slightly in the final
reports.
1--WE landed in Mombasa on April
21, 1909, and reached Khartoum on
March IA, 1910 On landing we were
Joined by Messrs.. R. J. Cunninghame
and Leslie ]. Tarlton, the former
was with us throughout our entire
trip, the latter until we left East
Africa and both worked as zealously
and efficiently for the expedition as
any other member thereof.
eve spent eight months in British
East Africa. We collected carefully
in various portions of the Athi and
Kapitil plains, in the Sotik and
round Lake Niavasha. Messrs.
Kearns and Loring made thorough
biological survey of H. Kenia, while
the rest of the party skirted its west
ern base, went to and up the Cuaso
Nyero and later visited the Guas
Ngishu region and both sides of the
Rift Valley. Messrs. Kermit Roose-
velt and Tarlton went to the Laiki-
pia Plateau and Lake Harrington
and DR.. Mearns and Kermit Roose-
welt made separate trips to the
coast region near Mombasa. On
December 10 the expedition left East
Africa, repassed Unganda and went
down the White Nile.
North of Wadelai we stopped and
spent over three weeks in the Lado,
and from Gondokoro Kermit Roose-
velt and again crossed into the
Ledom spending eight or ten days in
the neighborhood of Rejaf. In Con
dokoro we were met by the steamer
which the Sidar. with great courtesy,
had put at our disposal. On the way
to Khartoum we made collections in
Lake No, and on the Bahrel Chazel
and Bar ell Zeraf. We owe our
thanks for the generous
courtesy shown us and the aid freely
given us, not only by the Sidar, but
by all the British officials in East
Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan, and
by the Belgian officials in the Lado;
and this, of course, means that we
are also indebted to the home gov
srnment of Egypt and Belgium.
"On the trip Mr.. Heller has pre-
pared 1920 specimens OF mammals.
he majority OF large sizes; Mr.. Lor-
ng has prepared S.16S. and d..
Mearns, TIA, a total of 4,s97 NAM
mails. OF the birds DR.. Mearns has
prepared nearly S,1OO; Mr.. Loring
500. and Mr.. Heller about so; a total
IF about 1000 birds.
"Of reptiles and batraehians
Iessrs. Mearns, Loring and Heller
collected about 1900.
"Of fishes. about 500 were col
ected. DR.. Mearns collected marine
'ishes near Mombasa and fresh water
fishes elsewhere in British East Afri-
"a, and he and Cunninghame collect