The Irish standard., 1913-08-23

steps to protect the Panama Canal
from unwelcome visitors by the aerial
route. He has signed an executive or
der prohibiting any aeronaut from fly
ing over the canal zone without writ
ten authority from Washington on
penalty Of $1,000 fine and years i'm
prisonment for each offense.
During the coming fall and winter
the Holy Name Societies of the ma
tional capital will actively participate
in the morals crusade of the Wash
inston Truth Society and the Young
Mems Christian Association, which
last season was directed chiefly
against stage indecency, and accom-
plished 30 much good. The women,
societies will be asked to make a de.
rermined protest against certain style.
Of dress now in vogue.
Justice Joseph McKenna of the su.
prone court Of the United States or
August 10 reached his SEVENTEEN birth
day and became eligible under the Law
for retirement on full pay. Because
Of the fact, however, that he is in ex.
cellent health it is not expected he
will avail himself Of the privilege OF
laying aside the duties of his office
but will prefer to remain on the bench
for several years to come.
Retirement Of Justices Of the Su.
preme Court, at the age Of sevent,
years. is not compulsory, the justices
having the option of retiring or con.
tinuins on the bench.
Justice McKenna was born in Phila.
delphia August 10, 1s4s. After dis.
tinguished career before the bar and
on the bench and in the halls of Con.
gress. he was appointed to the United
States Supreme Court by Presiden
Mckinley OH December 16. 1897, ant
took his seat January ze. 1898.
There is only one member of thu
Supreme Court older than Justice Nc.
Kenna; Justice Holmes being two
years his senior.
Justice McKenna is one of the two
! Catholics on the supreme bench, ant
belonging to the same faith and liv.
ing so near Chief Justice White make.
special friendship between them
Both are devoted to children. and Il
is not unusual but one of the pretties
sights to be imagined. to see thes.
learned jurists with q large party O
children, going to see some perform.
ance particularly adapted for it'll,
folks.
notwithstanding Great Britain's re
fusal to participate in the San Fran.
cisco Exposition in 1915, Ireland will
be well represented by Sir Thoma.
Upton, the Irish gentleman, famou,
sportsman and yachtsman. That,
enough! The following letter was re
ceived from him: ~.
Putting aside all International an,
sentimental considerations involved,
appears to me absolutely essentia
that for strictly business purposes thi
country should be officially and ade
quately represented at the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisc
in 1885, ~
i Sir Thomas adds: las an exhibito
at the Chicago and at the st. Loui
Expositions. had every reason to b
gratified with the results l will b.
among the exhibitors at the Panam,
Exposition. with or without govern
ment support"
Any doubt that may have existed
as to the disposition of the Italian
government toward the Panama-Pa
cif1c Exposition has been removed BY
the receipt of a report at the state
department from the American EN-
bassy at Rome, that the Italian cham
bers have passed an act appropriat
Ing 100000 lire to insure a suitable
Italian representation at the exposi
ton.
The National Association Opposed
to Woman's Suffrage, through theil
Washington ONCE, have given out {
statement in which they declared tina
in the future the organization shall
be known by the subtitle Of ICON
servationists," and add:
What the woman of today needs
is education in order to make full use
Of the opportunities which modern
times have given her. AS we have
often asserted before, we believe IL
woman having the fullest opportunit,
for her individual development for tn.
good of humanity and Of the state
but that this development should bt