The National tribune., 1911-03-16

THE NATIONAL TRIBU1
behind the rest of Europe. The whole
Mohammetan world uses not only Il
short year, which causes extreme sur
fering for whole month when the Ra-
MADAM fast from food and water falls in
Midsummer, but 4 shifting noon. which
makes it necessary to reset the clocks
daily. But in both cases hint of change
is not popular.
THE adoption of standard time is the
one exceptional example of such al
change. This was forced upon the
world by railroads, many towns resist
ing for years. And it is imperfect. Italy
is still the only important country in
which one can go to bed legally at 20
O'clock"
Mrs. Mary Sigsbee Kerr, daughter of
Rear-Admiral SiEsbee, retired, of bat
Ileship Maine fame, has been granted
an introductory decree of divorce from
her husband, William Balfour Kerr.
Miss Josephine Phillips, q model, with
whom her husband is said>to have been
| living, is named as correspondent. Mrs.
Kerr is very brilliant and attractive
matron. and was one of the prettiest
and sweetest young girls in naval Socie-
ty at the time of the Spanish-American
War. She can hardly be said to have
| been in society ut that time, because
she was so young. She is an artist OF
even more note than her husband, one
of her most striking pictures being "A
| Dolls Prayer the picture which rep
resents child kneeling beside her bed,
with all her dolls. numbering seven or
eight, leaning against the little white
cot beside which their mistress is kneel-
ing. Mrs. Kerr eXcels in child's pic
n children
If you want to know just exactly how
much business is brought before Con-
gress, here's an epitomized statement
that may be of interest:
A total of 437 public bills were en-
acted at the session of Congress which
terminated at noon March 4. This does
not include the several dozen additional
measures which are now pending be-
tween the Senate and House in confer
ence. In addition, Congress has enact
ed into law 234 private bills. But this
total includes the omnibus pension bills,
and really the total of private measures
enacted is between 10000 and $4,000.
Besides, So public resolutions and three
private resolutions have been finally
approved.
The 391 members of the House in
troduced during the three months of
this short session 33,001 public bills,
295 House joint resolutions and 60
House concurrent resolutions.
The various committees of the House
favorably reported for enactment $4,000
public and private bills.
Civil Engineer Robert E. Peary in
the closing hours of the closing day
in Congress received his long-deferred
mark of approval of Congress. By a.
vote of 154 to 81 the House passed the
Senate bill, which proposes to retire
Mr.. Peary with the rank and pay Of
Rear-Admiral and to extend to him
the thanks of Congress. This carries
with it the privilege of the House and
Senate floors Since the foundation of
the Government only 26 men have been
formally thanked by Congress and have
received the high privilege of going up
on the floor of the House and Senate.
Mr.. Peary has been for a few months
wearing the rank of Commander in
the Navy. He. reached this grade not
thru promotion, but because everybody
ahead of him on the list had died.
which advanced him under the law. In
the Navy Register Robert e. Peary ap-
pears on page 204 as Civil Engineer on
special duty under the Coast and Geo
detic Survey. He has no grade, no sea
service under his present commission, |
and has been i years and eight months
on shore with no assignment. Mr. Peary
entered the service as Civil Engineer
March 10, 1894, and since that time has
had but little over two years service,
and never commanded a ship according
to the Naval Record. He now ranks in
special honors every officer in the Navy
and Marine Corps excepting Admiral
Dewey.
Representative John II. Small, Of
North Carolina, who was in Trenton, n.
70 dinner given nv tha
Chamber of Commerce of that city, was
struck by a trolley car and dragged
about Is feet on the fender. He was
not seriously injured, but was frightful-
ly bruised up. In alighting from the
automobile which brought him from
he got out on the street car side, not
noticing the approaching car.
The employees of the Busch breweries
all over the United States had holiday
March Z, and, of course, that took in
the employees in Washington. Beside
that, Adolphus Busch, the head of this
great brewery concern, employed all the
available AUTOMOBILES in Washington, |
and sent his employees on sightseeing |
trip over the city and its suburbs.
Across the country, in Pasadena, Cal, |
it was a gala day for that city, where |
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch were ceIe- |
brating their golden wedding, and IL |
was this which caused all this happi-
ness to so many people. They live in |
Pasadena, and have helped to make it |
what 1t Is, one Of the most beautiful.
cities of the country. Among the mag
nifcent presents that were received by |
Mr.. and Mrs. Busch that of $200,000I
gold crown, given Mrs. Busch by her |
busba nd, was probably the most not
able. Just what Mrs. Busch will do
with this crown, which is studded with |
diamonds and pearls. is not made clear. |
American women do not wear crowns |
and Mrs. Busch would not wear one il |
she had real right to. She is not that |
style of woman; but, just the same, |
everybody delights in the suggestion OF
Mr.. Busch that his wife is now queen /
Of his household, just as she was so |
years ago. President Taft honored the |
old couple by sending them $50 gold |
coin of the new st. Gaudens design in a |
handsome ivory case, and former Presi- |
dent Roosevelt sent gold loving cup, |
and there was also gold loving cup |
from Emperor William. The citizens of |
Pasadena presented a magnificent gold |
loving cup. From their children Mr.. and
Mrs. Busch received a dozen dinner
plates OF solid gold, valued at $25,000. |
The grandchildren gave them solid |
gold flower basket valued at $4,000.
Mr.. Busch as a further mark of his joy
in SO years of married life presented |
$1,000 each to the German Children's |
Hospital in New York CITY and the Ger