The National tribune., 1910-06-09

United States, Is having the time OF
his life over on the other continent,
where he is known as Commander
Peary," and is receiving degrees of all
characters and conditions. The Uni
vefsity of Edinburgh has just conferred
upon him the degree of LII. D., and
King George gave him special invita-
tion to call upon him.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot is back from
Europe. pink-cheeked and free-worded
as ever and declares himself to be as
fit as a fiddle" Mr.. PinChot will talk
on any subject on earth except politics.
He says that he will talk nothing but
conservation now. He will probably
change his subject when Mr.. Roosevelt
returns.
Judge De Lacy, of the Juvenile
Court of the District of Columbia, spoke
at the opening session of the 27th An
nual Conference of the National Flor
ence Crittenton Christian Workers one
day last week, and he made one state
ment that is undoubtedly true and note
worthy He said: tAltho 1t may be
considered an Objectionable feature by
some. the chaperon preserves the best
interests of society and her presence at
all functions should be favored, espe-
cially where there are young people"
1t is objected by great many that the
chaperon is foreign production, and
that our American girls do not need
one. This 8 true, but just the same
squad Of boys and girls or very young
men and women when gathered togeth-
er are heap less liable to be too free
with each other or to commit little acts
that bring them into prominence in the
public eye If there are older persons
with them to lend dignity to the occa-
sion which the younger people grace.
The right kind of chaperon is an all
right institution, and Judge De Lacy is
right
Mrs: H. w. Hoyt, wife of Brig. Gen.
Hoyt. Commandant at Fort D. A Rus
sell, Wyo, died there last week after a
long illness. The body was sent to In
dianapolis for interment, and was ac-
companied by Gen. Hoyt and a military
escort.
Miss Helen Taft is her father over
again. She loves good horse quite as
we'll as he does. She was one of the
most observed women at the PhiIadel-
phia horse show last week and one of
the marked women in the crowd of ex-
tremely smart and handsomely-g gowned
society swells. Miss Helen Taft daugh-
ter of the President, who was simply
and glrlishly clad in white serge coat
suit, with plain little blouse of linen
and white hat ornamented only with a
fold of pink chiffon and d cluster of
green leaves, strolled about the grounds,
or watched the various events from the
box of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mather
Warren Later she occupied a seat in
the box of Mr.. and Mrs Edward F.
Beale, in which Miss Josephine Cooke,
Mrs Arthur Morton Wilson and Miss
Helena Beale also were guests.
An Ohio man is certainly out for the
dough He iS the S0la ola irao rot ha
probable award of S305, 900 to the heirs
OF George Washington on account of
J 3,051 acres of land in the Northwestern
Reserve. which was owned by the Faith
er OF His Country George NJ Roberts,
1000 Buckeye avenue, WellsviIle, o.,
says he is entitled to the entire amount,
and that he can prove it when he re-
covers original documents carried to
England by John Paul Jones.
The lone heirs claim is contained in
letter to Representative Ernest w.
Roberts. of Massachusetts. Chairman OF
the Committee on Private Land Claims.
The British Embassador had a long
conference with Mr.. Hoyt Counselor of
the State Department, recently regard
ing the matter of pelagic sealing in Ber-
ing Sea. Neither the ambassador nor
Mr.. Hoyt would discuss the matter in
detail, but there is no doubt that an
SlIoTI ~ DelOS Ildue 10 DrlQS ABOUT
conference of Representatives Of the
United States, Great Britain. Japan and
Russia. with a view to agreeing upon
the terms of treaty for the protection
of fur seals in the north Pacific Ocean.
Word comes to the National Capital
that Kansas will this year need 20. 900
harvesters. and, according to the state
ment made by Chas. Harris, Director Of
the Free Employment Bureau, this is
about 1000 more than were needed last
year. Harvesting will begin about June
20, but will not be in full blast until
about June 25.
DR.. C. Hart Merriam, after many
years OF service as Chief of the Biologi-
cal Survey of the Department of Agri-
culture. has resigned his position to
take charge of the collection of data
on American animals that is to be made
by Mrs. Edward H. Hartman, widow
of the railway magnate.
Mrs. Hartman has set aside fund
for the work. which was started by Mr.
Hartman some years ago. 1t is under
stood that enough money will be forth
coming to allow DIR. Merriam to remain
in charge Of the Investigations and
studies incident to the making OF a
complete collection as long as he lives.
DIR. Merriam is rated as one OF the
loitIipst III Iilt WOrlO. He
visited Alaska some years ago on an
expedition financed by Mr.. Hartman
The railroad magnate was so impressed
with his work that he/made up his
mind to have DIR. Merriam collect and
publish for the benefit of the world
everything he could find out about ami
NAL life in North America His wishes,
which he communicated to Mrs. Harri-
man, are now to be carried out by his
widow and his former friend
James Swan Key. son of the lats
Philip Barton Key, died at his home
in New York last week He is a grand
son OF Francis Scott Key. author of this
,,,Star Spangied Banner" and was abogj
pas years OF age. He was admitted tG
SrIe bar I'm 1873, but being fonder 9(
Jia Satricals than the law gave up thp
No apctice of law to go on the stage. II
u, Mr. Key who brought the GilbeSi
- uyan operas to America His parents
when he was quite young and hs
adopted by his aunt. Mrs. George
Pendleton. wife of Senator PendIe.
h!Sfrom Ohio. While at her home n,
CINCINNATI he met the late King Sd.
warS VII who was then Prince q,
Wale3 ''
Thete is one story absolutely unsss.
esSaryf for any man TO tell when he gQss
beforf an audience to address 1t. Thf
.ayePage speaker win say: You all knSR
am no speechmaker." II is a sepSS:
less and ridiculous statement to make
If the man Is mo speechmaker" az Ss
says. his audience will find IL out in juSJ