Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

throne of the Romanoffs as the Bour-
bon or Bonaparte pretenders have to
overthrow the French republic and
reesta blish the monarchy.
Sir Bertram Box Hayes captain of
the Majestic and well known to tens
of thousands of Americans, and espe-
cially during the critical period in
the Autumn of 1914, when stranded
tourists filed even the steerage to the
last inch of space, has been busy
making official farewells to many
friends in New York. For when he
turns his ship into port al Southamp-
ton he retires from the sea and from
his proud position of commodore of
the White Star fleet, won by gallant
service as we'll as seniority in years.
The captain proposes to become a
farmer and has choice acreage in his
old home in Sussex, England, and
another large tract of land in north
ern New Jersey. Part of each year
he will live on each property but he
has not determined the division as
yet. He proposes to introduce some
American methods in Sussex and to
reverse the case in New Jersey. Capt.
Sir Bertram rose to the command of
the White Star fleet from an humble
clerical position and some rough
training as sailor obtained in his
youth. He received his title at the
close of the great war for heroic
services. which were widely recorded
at the time, and wears the decora-
tions OF several governments, includ-
ing this. and has the ribbon of the
Legion of Honor and the gold medal
for bravery from Italy and Belgium.
The Secretary of State has just
finished spirited bout with the Lucy
Stone League of London, and 1t looks
as though this band of determined
women honoring the name of Amer
teas first suffragist had drawn blood.
Miss Helena Normanton, the first
woman ever admitted to the British
bar, saIs-for New York on December
%, and she bears another smashed
international precedent in the pass
port vised by the American consul in
London under her name, Helena Nor
marton, despite the fact that she is
legally Mrs. Arthur Clarke. Every
body recalls the battle royal between
the Secretary of State and Ruth Hale,
who Is the wife of Haywood Broun,
the well-known author and dramatic
critic Mr.. Hughes gave forth the
verdict that If Mrs. Haywood Broun
wished a passport from his depart
ment it would have to be issued in
accordance with the customs Of a
the president of the Lucy Stone
League, now so strong amongst
Americans in London, replied that
she recognizes no such person as Mrs.
Haywood Broun, that she retained
her own identity as Ruth Hale. Con-
sequently she received no passport.
Now, that Helena Normanton, a brill
liant and witty woman, has forced the
reluctant American consul to wise her
orf
State Department cannot refuse to It's
own citizens what Great Britain de-
mands for women domiciled under
her protection. An increasing num-
Der of women in professional ranks
retain their own name, and now the
Lucy Stone League proposes that all
may be allowed to do SO, IL such be
their pleasure.
The late Senator Watson of Georgia
owned one Of the finest classic libra
rieS in the South, more than 10000
choice volumes, and this collection has
recently been acquired by Mr.. Uly c.
Thompson of Miami, Fla, who has
lately removed his treasures to his
villa at the beach. These books deal
exclusively with history, and begin
ming at the dawn of the ages the
history Of every nation Of the world
is treated by it's best scholars. Sen
ator Watson wrote a wonderful his
tory, his masterpiece, called 1.-THE
Story of France" and so accurate
and complete was this work that
the French government about 10
years ago ordered it translated as a
text book for the highest grade Of it's
public schools. Mr.. Thompson was
a close friend of the fiery Georgian
and spent many happy days in his
library. He had been a guest just be-
fore The Story of France" was writ
ten, all in longhand. To accomplish
his great task without interruption,
Senator Watson moved his great Ii
brary to lonely farmhouse which he
owned in central Georgia and sur
rounded 1t with fierce dogs and many
negro watchmen. The work. was COM
pleted In less than six weeks and
this manuscript is one of the real
treasures Of the Watson library.
There are also the manuscripts of his
other historical studies dealing with
the, Confederacy, all written in the
neatest manner on foolscap unruled