Evening star., 1921-06-05

The Junior senator from Colorado,
!! Mr.. Samuel D. Nicholson. like the iate
Franklin Lane, is Z native Of Prince
Edward Island. and was won from
the prosaic existence Of those mari
time provinces by the lure Of gold
reported from Leadville. He has 2
collesEuea in the Senate Mr.. Tasksr
Lowndss Oddie Of Nevada. whose
story is very similar. Both deter
mined to dig their fortune outsof the
earth and both began at the bottom
OF the ladder In. the mininE industry.
Mr. ,Nicnoison soon obtained possess
sion OF q worn out claim. Snd hndfng
gold pursued the vein until more than
q. million dollars: had been yielded.
This exploit attracted 'the attention
Of the Guggenheims and the, young
their vast interests in the Leadville
district. Later, Mr.. Nicholson was as
sociated with Mr.. John Hays Ham
mond. and one Of the pleasant Iea-
lures of life in Washington Tor the
senator and his family is the presence
tude to smooth their path during the
hrst trying days Of getting used 70 2
new situation. When the mighty bat
tleship Colorado was christened rev
years ago. Senator Nicholson's young
daughters now Mrs. G. B. Melville OF
Denver. broke the champagne over
the bow.
The literary distinction which
comes to Mrs. Charles Burnett, wife
Of the military attache Of the Amer.
lean embassy in Toxic. is without
precedent. in that she has writeen
what is pronounced a poetic master
piece in Japanese. Before the Shrine
Of Ise at Dawn" Technically per-
feet, the poem has already become
anese it is quite astonishing. for the
description Of the New Year rite at
the shrine is seldom confprehended
by an alien.
Mrs. Burnett has received unstinted
praise from the emperor and all the
read it before the imperial family
at the palace in Toxic. This gifted
! woman was Miss Frances Hawke
! Cameron OF the illustrious clan OF
Of hsI e C.p II
Francis Haws. was on one Of the
"b1ack ships'' Of Commodore PER-,
which entered the harbor at Uraga
and he was likewise the chronicle'
Of that momentous voyage. She hA'
Hong been a student Of japanese lit
| erature and knows it intimately.
Col. Burnett is serving a secont
term at Toxic and Is considered ont
OF the exceedingly impoNan factor,
in a delicate situation. The frs
Souvenirs which the poetess prizes
is a lovely old ivory fan given he
\ by the late empress for her transla
, tion Of some Japanese fairy stories
for q juvenile magazine conducted b!
JAH
Not since that summer some At
teen years ago.. when Mrs. Long
worth, then Miss Roosevelt. and |,
party Of friends made their horsebacl
tour OF Glacier National Park has q
wide an interest been shown In tAt
and other splendid Fairgrounds. Mr..
Thomas H. Carter, who, 10 super
horsewoman, was among the ch2per
ons and, guides Of this excursion:s 70
Montana. had been chiefly. instru
mental in having the government t
set aside this public land; and sh
!! had travelled almost every foot OF IT
! a distinct campaisn is on for ths
1 wonders Of America and particularl
its public domain. and there are fe,
I:of the wives Of senator's and mem
n bers Of the lower House whose hora
! states. include some Of their area VIII
iare not preparing to do what Mr.
Carter made a vogue fifteen, year
| aeo. Mrs. Francis z. Warren o
j wyoming habitually entertains he
friends for the Indian hestas. whic
are frequent during tho summer. an
her program invariably includes
| tour of Yellowstone Park.
Mrs. William Kent. wife OF q fol-
mer member Of Congress-. never per
mitted any Of her eastern friends {
leave California without seeing a
the public parks and forests. Il sh
| could prevail on them to Join one {
her annual pilgrimages. So univel
| sal is the interest in the nations
parks that the government official
are kept busy answering question
| and preparing maps: and other dat
Some two hundred thousand made tn
| rounds Of the parks. beyond the gres
divide last heason. and It Is anttc
! pated thAt almost half q million wi
be registered this summer.
No news IL more heartening tina
THAT Mr., Robert Lansing has accepte
the ci,aifmanship OF the large and In
jfuentiGl committee recently forme
TO promote the establishment OF q ns
ltional opera In Warrington: This lac
has been for years an outstandfn
grievance. OF foreigners and OF Ames
leans who come from cities whea
good music IL Acknowaedged. to be
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