New-York tribune., 1913-11-10
A PANKHURST GENERAL
Sir Francis Vane Now General
of the Suffragette Forces.

! Copyright. 1919 by the Brentwood Company
Miss Sylvia Pankhursts announcement
at Hackney. in London. last week, that a
volunteer army was being raised TO de-
fend the suffragette movement, on the
same lines as the volunteer force organ
lied by former Attorney General Sir Ed
northeast Of Ireland for the defence of
Ulster against Home Rule was followed
| chief command OF the new force, which is
to be of a military character. was in the
hands Of Sir Frances Vane who is being
assisted by several other former officers
Of the regular army in organizing and
training the force. recruited mainly thus
far IN the East End Of London-that is
the slums of the metropolis. The force in
question is to consist of men in the main,
and il bids fair to become a source OF
much trouble, especially If Miss Sylvia
Pankhursts mother. now In this country
is successful in her mission Of obtaining
large American and Canadian subscrip-
tions for the suffragette cause in Eng
land.
Sir Francis Vane is the fifth baronet OF
his line He held a commission for five
years in the Scots Guards. served on the
staff of Field Marshal Sir John French
in the South African war and was bank
rupted in London couple Of years ago
Indeed he only avoided the execution OF
warrant for his arrest as an abscond-
ing bankrupt by returning to England
from the Continent. where he had sought
refuge, and by presenting himself In the
Bankruptcy Court.
Sir Francis was the instgator OF an
anti-militant Boy Scout movement
rather absurd rival to that organized by
General Sir Robert Baden-Powell the lat
ter's being the only one, Of course. that
has received official and royal recognition.
Sir Francis Vane also excited no end OF
ridicule a few years ago by his confer
ring knighthood on Hugo Ames. founder
Of the latter's Order of Sir Galahad in
the United States and England. and who
formerly private secretary to the late
Lord Pauncefote at Washington. was re-
Gently in Jail, serving term for bgamy.
Sir Francis Vane had himself photo
graphed In his seif-devised uniform and
mantle of grand master OF his own pre-
cious Order of Scouts In the act Of
knighting his friend Ames The picture.
published in many of the illustrated pa
pers on both sides OF the Atlantic at the
time. caused much merrment
Sir Francis is seventeenth in lineal male
descent from Sir Harry Nane. who was
knighted on the battlefield of Poictiers
Another member of this family was Sir
Henry, or Harry" Vane. the famous
Puritan statesman. celebrated by Milton
in verse, as
Vane. young in years. but in sage counsel olu
who was Oliver Cromwelrs strenuous ad-
versary and who was Governor Of Massa-
chusetts in 1886. After. the Restoration he
was arrested in the Scily Isles on
charge Of high treason, and despite his
defence that in resisting the authority Of
Charles ! he had obeyed the sovereign
power of Parliament was convicted and
suffered death at the hands of the heads
man on Tower Hill.
Boston still honOrs his memory with a
very fine statue in the entrance OF its
Public Library.
II o'clock at the Vatican.
Although Plus X is so bitterly opposed
TO everything that savors of modernism
in the matter of dogma. yet he Is respon-
sible for all sorts of modern innovations
in the administration of the affairs OF the
Church and in life at the Vatican. What
with steam heating, electric ighting'
typewritng machines, hydraulic eie-
yators. business monographs, telephones
automobiles and garages, linotypes, cine
matographs and wireless telegraphy the
Vatican is becoming one Of the most up
to-date palaces in Europe.
And now the Holy Father has INTRO
| duced the new-fangled system OF number
ing the hours, and the cards for Papai
audiences, set for in the afternoon di-
rect the bearer to be on hand IN the
nontifcal ante-chamber at IL O'CLOCK 90
much confusion has already resulted
therefrom, especially where old-fashioned
! nersons were concerned. that the Papai
officials have been compelled to adopt
the nractice of adding in brackets the old
i .s fIn