The National tribune., 1910-10-20

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DR.. HAUX, PERSONAL.
Raux Building. ST. Louis. Mo.
N0TE.-T6is House q Perfectly Rehabla.
! swinging around the coast line of the
| United States, inspecting naval stations,
is regarded as favoring the purchase of
Pacific Coast coal, and particularly in
dorses that which is mined near Seattle.
The naval collier Saturn sailed from
San Francisco loaded down with this
Pacific Coast coal to be used on one of
the cruisers of the Pacific. A compari-
son will be made between it's use and
that of the Eastern coal, which will be
used on one of the cruisers of the fleet,
and if the Pacific coal is up to the mark
it goes.
1t may be that one of the disgraceful
features of international marriages will
be wiped out if the stern parent is only
of the type of John G.. A. Leishman,
American ambassador at Rome. 1t
will he remembered that ambassador
Leishman's daughter two or three years
ago became the Countess of Gonfaut
Biron, of France. 1t was stated at the
time that Miss Leishman married her
Count that it cost the ambassador lot
of money. and that it was brought about
by a regular business contract drawn
up by a lawyer. o. E. Bodington. a
lawyer of Paris, recently served writ
on Emba ssador Leishman, claiming the
sum of 1000 francs for his services in
adjusting marriage settlement be-
tween the American girl and the little
Paris Count ambassador Leishman
concluded to fight the claim, and now
he has won out Possibly if other rich
American fathers would do the same
thing there would be fewer alliances
contracted in this way.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis Is
just 65 years old, which is rather star
Ting, as some way OF other we expected
ii to. be older. 1t was founded during
the term of President James K. Polk
when George Bancroft was Secretary of
the Navy. 1t was reorgarfZed in 1850.
and then styled the United States Naval
Academy. 1t was removed to Newport
r. l., in 1851 and remained there until
the Summer of 1865. when the course of
instruction was again taken up at An
napolis.
A jolly party of Washington people,
and all Of them from Spokane, came
down to Washington to spend a week
before they should return to the far
Northwest They We're: w. H. Wis
combe, Department Commander of
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Department President; Mrs. Josephine
H. Dunning, Comrade w. D. Parks and
wife; Mrs. Matte J. Baird, Delegate to
the National Convention of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps; her daughter Miss
Edna Baird, and Mrs. Mary Krinbuhl.
The party had their headquarters at the
National Hotel at Washington, and did
the District of Columbia thoroly, taking
in Mount Vernon, Arlington and many
of the suburban towns. They were spe-
cially admitted to the White House, and
spent more than an hour inspecting all
of its beauties, under the guidance of
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. Later Mrs.
Ball was the guest of Department Com
mander and Mrs. Wiscombe at lunch
con. Covers were laid for eight Com
mander Wiscombe was the personal
representative OF the Governor Of
Washington at the unvailing of the
monument at Gettysburg, and accom-
panied by the party went to Gettysburg
on Wednesday.
Now Judge Hughes.
It is now Judge Hughes, Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court. Monday Oct. 10, he took the
oath of office and sat upon the bench
1t was quite gala day in the old Su-
preme Court Room, which is a good
deal of handbook for size. and the
wives OF all the Justices and their
daughters and friends were in the seats
reserved for them.
! When the gavel of the court crier
| fell the procession of Justices, headed
by Marshal Wright. of the District, en-
tered the chamber from the robing
room. Gov. Hughes, wearing the robe
of rich black silk, took a seat lust be-
low the bench next to the clerk. Mr..
Justice Harlan, who is the senior Asso-
tf.tf ,,ytIt Il
preme Court until the successor of Chief
Justice Fuller is appointed by the Pres
ident and confirmed by the Senate. Jus
| tice Harlan directed the clerk to read
| the commission of the new Justice
which was signed by President Taft and
attested by Attorney General Wicker
sham, appointing him to the high Of
flee during good behavior" The JUS
tees and the audience then rose to their
feet, and Gov. Hughes, advancing to
| the clerks desk. grasped the time-Worn
Bible and read in clear voice the
! typewriter oath of office. He then
kissed the Bible and bowed to his col
| leagues, who in turn returned the safu-
tation. Then Justice Hughes took his
place on the bench at the extreme right
of the presiding Justice and close to
Justice Holmes.
After Gov. Hughes had been sworn
in Justice Harlan feelingly announced
the death OF the late ChleG Justice Bul-
Ter. referring to the great loss which
had been sustained by the members o!
the bench, and out of respect to his
memory no more business was transact.
ed by the Court which adjourned.
1t is said that the docket is the long.
est and most varied ever arranged by
the Court 1t comprises AZ cases, in 3E
of which the Government is either &
party or interested in the litigation suf.
ticiently to take part in the argument
| House Hunting.
The President and Mrs. Taft are hay.
ing troubles of their own, entirely un
allied with politics. The house at Bev.
erly by the sea which they have bee1
renting for the last two seasons belong.
to the very wealthy Mrs. Evans, and /.
no longer for rent Mrs. Evans, who's.
husband died just after he rented tn,
property to President Taft, has concIud
ed to return to Beverly and occupy hel
own very large cottage, adjoining tn,
grounds of the Taft cottage. She de
sires to make an italian garden of the
grounds on which the Taft cottage
stands and proposes to tear down tn,
house just as soon az the Tafts leave
there for Washington. This makes 1
necessary for them to locate a new
} home in readiness for next Summer
} They have been hunting all about Bev
erly. and have found nothing as com