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Amusements.
A^ADKUT OF MUSlC— B:ls— Flbfrl*. ,
AMERICAN — S:IS — At the Old Cross TUni-.
„ J*KLA6cx>— — Adr«a.
i<Uur — S:i:.— The Music Master.
BHOADWAV— S:2O— KaUnltu I
3 CASINO— S:Ii-l+a\ Teatlc. I
«*IHCTJS— 2-*— \au<lrvlll».
ORITnniON~S:3O— Cousin B«U>.
DALVB- Oosed this week.
■ • KOKN Mrsi:E— World In Wax.
. KMPIRB—^:2O— The l.tttle MtnWter. •
. GARDEN — * — The College trtOMI
. «JARR;CK— > I.V Brother Jacijue*.
IIAMMKRSTEIN'I* VlCTOßlA— B:ls— Vaudeville.
HARLEM — 8:IS — The Fortune* of tha King
"-3IERAL.D PQfARR— S:I&— Woodland
H t "DPON'—fc :16— Sunday.
.IRVINa M-ACE— H:» Traumulu*
KNICKERBOCKER-:— Twelfth Mjht— B:ls— Win
J.En* r rinu>P*s— *— It Hapi^nw'. in Xordland.
LIBERTY— *:IS—In Newport.
I.YCKI'U— •:!»— The Case of Rebellious Buean.
atAJESTIC— ■:!! Rabea In Toy !an<l
MANHATTAN— »:IS— ; ■«>, Kle»chna.
■ SSFTROPOMTAN- OPERA HOUSE— 7:3O— Die Walkuer*.
*" Nnw-AMSTEROAM— .«*:I.S— Hump»y Dumpty.
NEW-TORK- 2— «:ls— Horn* ilka.
I'RINCESS — H s»e»i lavender.
■ hAVOT— R:t^ — Mr* l^fflnrn-eU'n llnor»
»ST. NICIIOL.AK RlNK— S:ir^-lc« Skatinj:.
< «-*: SO— The Sho-Oun
w»:nEr. Mfßio hall— s— Vaudeville.
MUST KNr>— - ■ . • ci.'a Luck.
Index to Advertisements.
Pa*». Col! P««e Col.
Al;uirtnmi« .14 6 Limited Copartnerahlu
. Art Exhibitions A I Notices •• . 5
£•1. - 2 « MarrJafes * Death* . 7 n-«
Au.-tlr.n Sale* 1' « ! Ooesa Slfirain * 3-4
J»anker« * Hruke'«..l3 4i >'roro««!i 11 l»
ilnioklyn Pro;*rty for ! Railroads .11 •>"«
?elc «> " ; Real Instate » J
•*Jtjr Hotel* '.' 61 S*vir*;s Hanks 1* »
• ojiniry Priijwny for Si « l«l Notices 7 «
fjalf ■ S Si»a?nboata 11 •'
lMrid-nd NcHlc« 13 2| Surrogate*' Notices. . . » »
. Item g|ti \Var.:r<l..n» 7 >• 1 Tribune Bub 1 n Rates. < "
l>ii-Cnod* 10 r.-7 Tn:et »\>mpanl«i IS 3-4
rx.-urnions « 4 ' Tru»t«>-s' Pales 9 0
Vjrancia! Elections.. 18 61 To L*t for Uustoeis
Jiranolal MM-tinrs. .13 * Parpoeej •• «• *
3 li,ar,rl«l ...12 3; Tnfurnls'nad Apartm ts
.JV»*<-!«-»ure Sale*... . * 4 toilet . .
Inwrurtion 11 | Winter Report* ••• • '2
. :n»CJT.r.ce l Mim.U B|Work Wanted .0 5-«
X? *-]lork Dafla Cribwiw
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•nirnsi.AY, jamahy 12. vjoz.
THE SLWS THIS MQBXISQ.
' [COlUam *■— II Railroad regulation
ri=l th« Statehood Mil were the subjects dl?
tu'e**<i — — House: The appointment of Gen
« ril Miles as Adjutant General of Massachusetts
cav««l a lively debate: an amendment to the
>xraj Appropriation Mil. providing that officers
Bt*ve the rank of nmjor shall not receive the
juli i>ay of infir grade when on duty with State
l.iilit'.a. was adopted.
FOREIGN.— was reported in Tangier that
en army recently mobilized by the Sultan of
Morocco" had deserted, and that he now had leth
thin a raiment under arms. ===== Advices re
c-eivrd In Vienna from missionaries declared that
nil ;hc whites on the upper reaches of the Congo
liad been murdered In a rising of natives. —— —
. t Thirt-en survivors of the crew of thirty-
Jour of the dredge Texas «<-re rescued just after
th->v had cast lots to decide which should be
lulled for food. = Ambassador Choate spoke
pt the unveiling of the statue of Lord Russell of
jvillowen. at London.
DOMESTlC— President Roosevelt will call an
*xira session of the s»th Congress at a date not
**t f.xed. but probably early in October; the
i lief subject for consideration will be railroad
jate legislation, lit changes In the tariff sched
ules are expected to be made. - ..- The iTesi
n'.tnt has announced his determination to with
draw the arbitration treaties pending In the Sen
t.te if amendments neutralising their intended
• rfeel are made. : " Announcement was made
«rj a 9pQmeA 150.000.000 bond issue by he
]•-.-. Railroad. ===== Frank . P. Flint
was elected Trilled States Senator in California,
I. succeed Senator Bard; Senator Bate was re
" *lectcd in Tennessee. == The funeral of Lloyd
■ nde# former Governor of Maryland was
f,.'ld si Cumberland. Md. ===== The Chicago
:r\-e*B Club celebrated It* twenty-fifth annl
rvrsarv = It was announced at Albany that
srembiymari Apg&r would introduce a bill to
«lav which would wipe out the right of »»m
"iork city to secure land by condemnation pro
- "feedings to extend its water supply
ClTY— Stocks strong. == Detectives found
ihe stolen ark Jewels, worth $IM.OO<>: they re
iirrested Coleman. who had previously been
.verged with stealing them. === "Honest
bohn" Kelly turned State's evidence; h s place
5n Went Forty-first -st. wus then raided.
-It was brought out at the Munroe * Munru*
l>e*ring that ex-Senator Warner Mlllerpur.
-hast-d 1(».<X» .hares, of Montreal and Boston
*n the day of the Munroe suepenalon. — — — U
v as eald that one of the members of the Talbot
. Vase board of inquiry should not have been ap-
Tdnted and that the board could not gUe a
Vlndinr Inquiry. === The secretary. of B. L.
l ;>uke obta.ned a habeas corpus for his produc
tion before Justice Gaynor to-morrow. -——
Offlcials of banks supposed to be controlled b>
Vr-arles W. Morse were subpoenaed by the DU-
ScY Attorney In the Dodge case investigation.
THE WEATHER.— lndications for to-day:
3lain and warnv-r; Increasing east to south
'vinos. The temperature yesterday: Highest.
'.2 degrees; lowest. I' 4.
fWyfCTFI TAMUAXV OFFICIALS.
Police Commissioner McAdoo's somewhat tart
wmesv about criticism of the police would
ton, to indicate that he regards himself as an
unusually ill treated official. That idea seems
■to and credence in some other quarters, where
J;e is reprinted as the victim of a storm of uu
l.-ni.-ii abuse, charged as no other commis
sioner was ever charged with responsibility for
BVfk Inherent in society itself.
Now, as a matter of fact, Mr. McAdoo and
Ills colleagues in the present administration
3iavp bees remarkably well treated. We do not
mean to Ray that all or even the greater part Of
ilie criticism of the Police Commissioner is Just,
Irot that, even presuming Its injustice, he has
"been much more fortunate than his recent prede
cessors. Let any one recall the two years of
carping criticism, personal abuse, impatient zeal,
cynical ridicule, slander and misrepresentation
t-whicht -which Mayor Low and his Police Commissioners
!:ad to contend against, a nd compare it with
- the generally courteous treatment of Mayor Mc-
Clellan and Commissioner McAdoo by their po
liUcsl opponents. The Republican and ind<'
■ ;>eudent press have generally given them credit
' for their good deeds, and, while criticising sharp
ly specific acts of administration, have refrained
/rum emulating that policy of daily persecution
- •which was aimed at Mayor Strong and later at
Mayor Low and their subordinates for the dis
tinct purpose of making reform officials per
sonally ridiculous and hateful. Personal ldlo
_ a,yucra*ies, like Mayor Strong's fondness for a
cup of tea. were endlessly harped upon. With
•levllisb ingenuity and persistence good deed.*
were distorted to appear bad, and the fact that
supporters of reform were more critical of their
officials than Tammany voters was cleverly
avsiled of. and the silliest trivialities were made
effective lufctruments for disintegrating the re
Jonh forces.
If Mr. McAdoo tVr.fcg that the police situation
J» being exploited by some person!", "without
"the slightest regard for the moral wellbelug
—•'of the community or in* best interests of the
X "*dtr, or with any honest intention of reforming
Inherent abuses in the police system, but solely
"for partisan and political purposes in the game
"of cows now being played for the control of
-••the city government at the next election."
whet do«« lie think of the agitation against
"r Commissioners Partridge and Greene? He can-
L not have forgotten how politicians and news
papers never known /or their puritanical dis
- sition became veritable Horn of morality in
«• their demands of Mr. Partridge for a fanatically
il;orou9 enforcement of every letter of the ex
'^ «-ise law. More orthodox than the Pope, their
... -.veil known purpose was to put the Low admin
"istration 'in the hole." They did not want
good government or an orderly Sunday. They
c ♦imply wanted to force the administration into
tafonism with the Germans and other believ
ers In the "Continental Sunday" who had voted
for It. or represent it as defending police law
lessness. The "simulated astonishment «t the
* "existence of conditions which are as old as the
/town" which so exercises Mr. McAdoo was
'"■ ver more in evidence than among the open or
secret partisans of Tammany wb*n Mr. Low
"^■was Mayor. The law made the removal of cor
•^Aept police captains difficult, but Commissioner
Partridge wns dogged to do something spectacu
lar and Matte removals merely to give oppor
tunity for the revenge of reinstatements; and
when (Jeneral (Jreene, In response to the de
maud, did make removals more freely, that, too.
was wrong.
Tammany almost uniformly has the advan
tage of decent treatment from the opposition
press, while oven the good ucts of reformers.
Buch. for Inslan. c. as Improving tenements, are
made by Tammany the occasion for stirring up
petty spite and seltish opposition. Recall Mayor
McClellans misrepresentation of the school seat
situation and compare with it the modera
tion with which his failure to redeem his cam
paign promises is discussed, if. indeed, it )s not
Ignored. Mr. McAdoo does not soem to know
when be an.i his colleagues are well off. The
present administration has by 50 means been
nuilllcKs. In many directions the public ser
vice has deteriorated since Mayor Low retired,
but the present officers have not been subjected
to one-tenth the criticism which the former ad
ministration endured. In comparison this seems
almost like an era of municipal good feeling, Iv
which nobody thinks it worth while to get in
dignant over an abuse, even an outrageously
wasteful gas deal or the signing by the Mayor
of a "grab" bill.
4.s 70 ARBIT RATIOS.
Two objections are raised against the pending
arbitration treaties. One Is that they may open
the way for the collection of a lot Of foreign
claims against American States. The other Is
that they will permit the President to nettle for
eign controversies without the co-operation or
consent of the Senate.
The tirst of these is divided into two parts.
Some have hinted that under the treaties the old
Vonfederate bonds might be resurrected and
payment of them exacted. Any mie wiio could
believe that, in the face of Section 4 of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution,
could believe anything. Our government is nol
going to do by treaty something which the Con
stitution forbids. To state that objection Is to
dispose of it. The other and less preposterous
part is that under the treaties claims might be
made for the payment of some of the "repudi
ated" or "readjusted" debts of some of the
States. Again, the scope of arbitration must be
limited by the Constitution. We are not going,
by treaty or otherwise, to Invest an alien tribu
nal with authority to overthrow the Constitu
tion of the Inited States. Now. under the Elev
enth Amendment t.i the <\insiltution. the ju
dicial power of the Inited States Is declared not
to extend to any suit in law or equity brought
against any of the States by citizens of another
State or of any foreign State. That provision
will stand, and no treaty will niter It. The
claims in question are, we believe, held by citi
zens or subjects of foreign States, and not by
the fOTeramenti of those States or by the States
themselves. Those citizens or subjects will not.
therefore, tie able to bring suit against any of
our States, for. If they cannot, under the Consti
tution, do no at the Supreme Court at Washing
ton, our government assuredly is not going to
sanction tlieir doing so at Tiie Hague or else
where. Much as we esteem the tribunal at The
Hague, we are not exalting it above the Consti
tution of the Inited States. But. it is said, the
private holders of those defaulted bonds might
transfer Them to their government", and those
governments or States might bring .suit. Yea.
So might we catch larks If the skies should fall.
We should be interested to know which Euro
pean States are going into that business. It
would not. we fancy, be as easy to mention them
au it would be to tell how such a plan could be
blocked in a most effective manner.
The second objection di<e« not seem more for
midable; and the amendment, providing that
each special agreement under the treaties shail
also be ratified by the Senate, is inadmissible.
It would be practically making tiiem a pretence
of arbitration; a treaty merely agreeing to try
to make another treaty. Tinier this proposed
stipulation two treaties would have to be In
voked to submit any case to arbitration. Do
mutter how simple, and both would have to be
ratified by the Senate. This cumbrous and un
heard Of procedure would turn attempts at sim
ple businesslike methods in arbitration Into a
mockery. It would also be an encroachment
upon the duties of the Executive. There appears
to be no valid or compelling reason for such an
amendment to these treaties. They are simple,
uniform, lucid and straightforward. It is not
conceivable, under our institutions und condi
tions, that abuse would grow out of them.
The claim that general arbitration treaties
will permit the President to settle foreign con
troversies without the co-operation or consent
of the Senate is misleading. It assumes that
'foreign controversies" can only be settled by
treaty. Many important controversies are set
tled without a treaty, and we have many prece
dents of claims being arbitrated under a proto
col or exchange of notes. On the other hand,
Ihere are many larger questions, of disputed ter
ritory and the like, which need a treaty to be
submitted to the Senate. The conclusion of such
a 6peclaJ treaty in any case where It may be
exjMHlient is not barred by the pending arbitra
tion conventions. It would, in fact, be one of
the resorts of diplomatic settlement which the
pending conventions provide shall be exhausted
before carrying a controversy to The Hague.
The "special agreement" to be reached in each
case carried to The Hague is not necessarily a
treaty— it 1b as described, a simple definition of
the matter iv dispute and the scope of the pow
ers of the arbitrators. The authority of the
Executive to m.ike such an agreement, treaty or
no treaty, is as complete as in the cases of the
Santo Domingo and Venezuelan protocols (and
many others) which did not go to the Senate.
But the President would naturally and neces
sarily be governed In each case by the nature
of the matter In dispute. In important or doubt
ful questions it is hardly conceivable that he
would not do as has been done by all the Presi
dents for a century— consult the Senators as to
the more expedient course to pursue and act ac
cordingly, either concluding a special treaty to
fit the case, or. If the controversy be sent to
The Hague, framing the "special agreement"
after consultation with them and probably sub
mitting It to them for advice and consent. It
would be practically impossible that a President
would refuse arbitration on the ground that the
controversy involved the vital Interests, the in
dependence or the honor of the United States
•without being backed by the advice and consent
of the Senate. The arbitration conventions do
not bar consultation with the Senate at any
stage. That is the President's prerogative, and
it a domestic matter concerning which he does
not need the consent of the other party. If con
sultation with the Senate Is to be prescribed, It
should be a domestic regulation and not the re
sult of an agreement, by treaty, with a foreign
power.
After all, and above all, It must bo borne n
mind that the sovereignty of the nation is the
Indestructible saving clause Iv every treaty,
whether for arbitration or anything else— that
is to say, it is left to the discretion of the nation
ultimately to decide whether any specific dis
pute Is or is not arbitrable. No matter how
many arbitration treaties we have, if our gov
ernment decides and declares that a certain
issue is not arbitrable, it will not be arbitrated;
and tnat is all there is about It. There is prac
tically universal agreement that no nation is to
be called upon to submit to arbitration any mat
ter affecting Its own honor; and there can be no
question that every nation is the ultimate Judge
of its own honor. Nor is it cynical to say that,
nor does the saying or the doing of It nullify the
beneficence of arbitration as a principle and as
a system; for In case of a grave dispute, involv
ing an apparent casus belli, the operation of an
arbitration treaty will at least assure delibera
tion and consideration. Even If in the end one
NEW-YORK DAILY TRTRUNE. THURSDAY. JANUARY 12. 1905.
of the disputants deckles that the issue is not
iirhltruble, there will at least hare been delay
and temperate negotiations, and in them half
the case is won for a peaceful settlement. Half
11»> wars would be averted if before beginning
them the two power* could be persuaded to dis
cuss the issues between them in a temperate
fashion. That is tha first great step to be guined
by treaties of arbitration, and that is the step
which it is now desired to take.
THE SUBWAY Sit ASH -UP.
No one should have been astonished at the
occurrence of a collision in the subway early
Wednesday morning. It was well known thai
the local tracks were not so well guarded as the
express tracks. The former have fewer signals
than the latter. They also lack the equipment
which automatically stops an express train
when signals are disregarded. Ho far as we
have been able to discover, the motormen em
ployed in the subway are not less fallible than
engineers on steam roads. That those who are
employed to run local trains would sooner or
later run past signals, therefore, was a fore
gone conclusion; and It is only a question of
time when some of them will do it again.
Whether the result will be more trivial or more
distressing next time it is impossible to pre
dict, but yesterday's accident Is hardly worth
worrying about. There were only a few bruises
and cuts. Nobody was killed, and there was no
tire. None of the pillars between the side and
central tracks were knocked out of position,
no obstruction to express traffic was offered,
nor did the roof of the subway cave in.
Until the lnotorinan of the second train pre
sents reasons for thinking otherwise, he must
be considered responsible for the collision. < Jen
eral Manager lledley has apparently suspended
judgment, but the facts, an reported, seem to
Indicate carelessness. There was a rear end
collision on the Nlnth-ave. line a few days ago.
On that occasion the train which was struck
was concealed from the motorman of the one
behind by a bend In the road. There being no
flagman permanently on duty at the curve, the
guard at the rear end of the forward train
should have run back with his lantern as quick
ly as possible. -lie was clearly at fault for not
doing so. The situation In the subway yester
day does not seem to have been the same. The
motorman of the following train ought to have
had an unobstructed view of the cautionary sig
nal beside the rails and of the red lights on the
train that had stopped at Worth-st. Why were
they both unheeded?
The value of an automatic check on heed
lessness havlug once been recognized by the
company now operating the underground road
in thin city, one might suppose that a wider ap
plication of the system would have been made.
No doubt it was believed that there was less
danger of collision on the local tracks because
a lower average speed is developed there than
on the express tracks. Moreover, being a pio
neer in introducing the Improvement In the me
tropolis, the Internoroagh company might have
felt Justified in putting Its own limits on the ex
tent of the reform. Nevertheless, now that the
public has had a chance to realize Its virtues,
there may be a demand for more thorough pro
tection than has yet been vouchsafed. A few
months will tell the story. One really formi
dable accident would reveal the necessity for
equal safeguards on both sets of tracks.
■I'atrous of the subway can without much dif
ficulty extract from ihis incident a useful les
son. It is asserted that some of the passengers
who were thrown to the floor of one of the
cars were trampled upon by others. Herein
were illustrated on a small scale the effects of
panic Which are so common an accompaniment
of Mres In theatres. When he Is badly scared
the human animal is liable to be as brutal and
reckless as any of the lower ones. It i.s much
easier to preach self -cunt fol than to practise it.
but au occasional reminder of the wisdom, as
well as the beauty, of calmness in a trying sit
uation is certainly not out of place., A stam
pede, is sometimes precipitated l»y a single ex
ample, and the most precipitate endeavor to
escape Is not always the moat successful.
THE KAFII) THA.WSJT BBAMfSO.
It Is to be hoped that the discussion of new
rapid transit plans at to-day's important meet
ing of the commission will be free and ani
mated, but not iutemperate. Not everything
which has been said on the subject in advance
of the hearing has been well said. Some of
those who have shown commendable zeal Iv the
defence of Bronx Tark have not shown an
equal measure of discretion. Thus, at the
meeting of the City Club on Tuesday the opin
ion was expressed that the proposal to include
Bronx Park In a subway route was put forth
by the Rapid Transit Commission merely to
cover plans for the building of more elevated
railroads, to which much opposition has al
ready been manifested. Now, there are three
reasons why that statement should not have
been made. First, the subway proposal re
ferred to was not put forth by the commission.
It was contained In a report submitted by the
engineer, and the commission has pronounced
no Judgment on Its merita. Second, there is no
evidence of a desire on the part of the com
inlsslou to smuggle new elevated railroads Into
existence against ihe wishes of the people. On
the contrary, the public has recently noted with
satisfaction the slgnlft,*aut opinion of Mr. Orr,
the president of the commission, that the era
of elevated railroads Is drawing to a close.
Third, the laudable effort to protect the parks
is not helped, but hindered, by such injudicious
utterances.
Regard for the permanent advantage of the
city seems to as to forbid an extension of the
6ubway system Into Bronx Park, but, if that
objection could be removed, the legality of
the scheme would be extremely doubtful. The
Rapid Transit act contains two sections which
appear fatal. Section 4, after prescribing the
methods to be employed iv acquiring the use
of streets for rapid transit purposes, expressly
says that "no public park nor uny lands or
"places lawfully set ap»rt for or occupied by
"any public building . . . shall be occupied
"by any corporation to be organized under the
"provisions of this act for the purpose of con
structing a railway in or upon any of such
"public parks, lauds or places," though the
commissioners may locate the route of a railway
"by tunnel under" them. Section 24, particu
larly relating, as is evident, to elevated ra*
roads, provides that no corporation formed un
der the act "shall have the right to acquire the
use of public parks or squares in such county,"
nuch temporary facilities as the proper authori
ties may grant being excepted.
If these prohibitions of the Rapid Transit act
do not effectively protect Bronx Park from such
an invasion as the plan under consideration
contemplate*, the English language Is nowhere
near so good a vehicle of expression as it Is sup
posed to be. Of courae new legislation may be
Bought at Albany, but it Is not likely to be pro
cured.
AUTOMOBILE EXUIBITIOS.
The first exhibition of uulomoLllt-s iv 1806 on
thu part of the importers in Uerukl Square Hall,
which had a throug of invited guests on Tues
day evening und was continued in formidable
futtbion yesterday, was of the sort to lead to in
creased lutbiebt in these machines. Manufact
urer* in America have devoted themselves with
a grout deal of energy to these vehicles, and it
.annot be doubted that much Ingenuity and skill
have been shown In their design and construc
tion. In appropriate places, free from the pos
sibility of accidents In crowded roadways, and
under the control of competent drivers, there
is a legitimate field for the use and enjoyment
of this populai invention. There Is a fascinat
ing diversity of automobiles on exhibition,
some of the vehicles l>eing attractive enough to
win the admiration of the most critical enthu
siast.
The principal automobile organization in this
city is determined to muke a noble showing
against all competitors. On Tuesday evening It
decided to undertake the construction of ■ nota
ble new clubhouse, with room enough for a con
siderable membership. This club will undoubt
edly find imitators, and ere many seasons have
passed there may be substantial automobile or
ganizations formed in all the principal cities of
the country.
Governor Deneen of Illinois la a real reformer.
He has declined to appoint a military staff.
Mr. Crane, of Kansas, is evidently the man
Lrowell had In mind when ho characterized the
American who would alap C«sar"3 aelf upon
the back, call him "Old Hoss" and challenge to
h drink. The "fellows" of the United States
Supreme Court must have found amusement
not only in his majinerF, but as well in his
law. If hts confident assurance to them that
they had decided that a man could not be a
citizen of the United States without being a
citizen of some State is a fair sample of his
legal erudition.
The Hon. "Tom" Taffsart sa ys there was
plenty of "harmony" last year inside the Demo
cratic National Committee's headquarters. But
it wasn't catching outside among the voters.
The federal aid suggested by Governor Illg-
Klns for New-York navigation might well take
the form of Improvement of the Hudson and
Niagara rivera, so that the approaches to the
enlarged canal may be of the greatest useful
ness.
The Japanese, while praising Stoessel's gallant
defence of Port Arthur, criticise his conduct in
accepting parole instead of staying with his
army In captivity aa unsoldlerlike. This Is a
somewhat novel view, but the chivalry which
li.eplrea the criticism is manifest, and breathes
a spirit of herojsm and patriotism such as has
made Japan great.
Now that the park fence signs have been re
moved, it is time for some activity in pushing
the subway sign question to a settlement.
The opponents of the bargo canal must at
least be grlven credit for courage. The man
who stands in front of a steam roller 19 brave,
but the politician who calmly confronts such, a
majority as that which New-York piled up for
the barge canal is little short of sublime— ln hia
audacity.
Officers of some of the city lighting companies
may be convinced by the courts that what they
regard as their "private business" 1s public
business us well.
Massachusetts wants reciprocity with Canada,
but It refuses to fish for it with the sacrt-d
codfish us bait.
TBE TALK OF Hfk DAY.
Senator Blackburn relates a story of a lawyer In
Kentucky who was generally very fortunate in win
ning his suits In the lower courts of that State, and
equally unfortunate in losing them by reason of
reversals by the Supreme Court of the Common
wealth. One day the Senator chanced to find the
lawyer In a train pulling 1 out of Louisville, and on
the attorney's knee was spread a huge law volume,
which he appeared to be devouring with much In
terest. "WalL mv friend." said Mr. Blackburn,
"don't you get time enough in your office to read
law. .without fetching law books on a journey?"
The lawyer sniffed contemptuously. "This isn't
law that I'm martini" said he. "It's a volume,
*;ih. relathiß to the decision* of the BupNSM Court
of the State of Kentucky."
WHISKERS TIME.
A man who looks like Dowle takes you briskly by
Ho gie'ets you' with effusion and a smile serene and
He asks you how you find yourself and how you're
Inquires of the* family from wifey to the pup.
Inquires of all the family from wifey to the pup.
You look at hlrn In wonder for a minute, maybe
Declaring' that you never saw his countenance
before.
Then with a well known name he greets your com
prehending ear—
You'd know him. when smooth-shaven— OS the
whiskers time of year!
Another chap whose portieres ate like a ravelled
comes grinning like a Cheshire, cat and hands you
out v hope
That all your folks are doing well, that thtngs are
right with you—
You ogle at him dully, wond ring when he left
Bay view.
And then you not* a twinkle in his eye that you
recall-
It Is the dapper bank cashier you knew away I:i9t
fall!
His faoe'was then Immaculate; no wonder he looks
queer
With all that growth of splnnach— 'tis the whisk-rs
time of year.
O wintry winds that whistle through the whiskers
of our friends
Make haste and bring the season when this bristle
growing ends;
Bring on the gludsome springtime when the razors
caked with rußt
Will go to work and sweep away each capillary
crust.
Bring back our old associates who, when the
weather chills.
Retire behind a meß9 of weeds like rushes by the
rlllH.
Each straggly bunch of lilacs hides a face to some
one dear.
If he would but unveil It— 'tis tha whiskers time
of year. — (Baltimore American.
Wireless telegraphy Is likely to be put to a
new use. In Kngland experiments are being made
with wireless burglar alarms. Steel safes ar»»
equipped with transmitters. When the safo is
openrd the electrical waves are radiated. These
waves come In contact with the usual coherer at
some distant central point, ring a bell and so an
nounce that the door lias been opened. It Is
thought that when this system Is perfected, which
it Is not as yet, no burglar will be able so to
tamper with it as to destroy Its efficiency.
Poor Man!— She— There seems to be a tendency
to make the pages of the dally papers smaller and
amallfr.
lie— Yes. the time is approaching. I fear, when a
mun who has a seat will have, to see a woman
standing In a streetcar whether ho wants to or
not.— lYonkers Statesman.
A good Idea of the extent to which red tape is
carrl'-d by the British army Is given by the follow
ing paragraph from recent station orders at Aden:
"Stationery— 6B9. The Q. O. C. sanctioned the pur
chase locally of a bottle of red Ink under the finan
cial powers granted to him In A. K. I. (Army Reg
ulations. India) Volume 111, Paragraph 6"
When to Cut Weeds.— She — When should a young
widow discard her weeds?
He— Oh, I don't know, but I suppose she should
cut them out Just as soon hs she wants to ra'.se a
•econd crop of orange Musauin*.— (Baltimore Her
ald.
The lifting of massive Iron and steel plates.
weighing four, six and twelve tons, by magneilsm
Is now done every workday In a number of largt;
steel works. The magnets are suspended by chains
from cranes, axid pick up the plates by simple
contact and without the loss of time consequent
to th« adjustment of chain and hooka in the older
method. It Is a.so found that the metal plates can
be lifted by the magnets while still so hot that It
would be impossible for the men to handle them.
A magnet welghtnr 800 pounds wilt lift nearly five
ton*.
••The Howard County (Mo.) Advertiser" has this
story of an absent minded butcher. The man was
asked by a young mother to weigh her baby. He
put *c little one on th*» scales, and. glancing at
the dial, remarked: "Just nine pounds, bones and
all. Shall I remove the bones r*— Times.
London Is In the midst of alarms over its ••under
grounds" and "tuppeny tubes." There la (tar that
the city Is being undermined In the Interest of
rapid transit. The cross on St. Paul's Cathedral Is
out of plumb. Experts have examined the cracks
and fissures in the ceiling of the building and differ
at to how soon the famous edifice will be a ruin.
OIK CLIMATE 19 BAD FOR YOU.
If you've gone and been a hero, and you're lauded
to the skies.
And you come back to your homo when war la
done.
Seek the tall and uncut timber when you've got a
good disguise.
For a hero sorter melts out in the sun!
—{Life.
About "People and +S octal Incidents.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
■Diwiiimi w mi* ■inn •mH
; ■ [rBOU TH« TRIBUNB BUREAU.]
Washington. Jan. 11.— Th» President gave a "stag"
dinner this evening in honor of Ronald Munroo
Ferguson, who Is a house guest of the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. In addition to the guest of
honor. Secretary Mctcalf. Attorney General Moody.
Speaker Cannon. Senator Spooner, Senator Allison.
Justices Harlan and Brewer, Senator Long, Repre
sentatives Burkett and Dixon, Glfford Pine-hot and
Commissioner Garfleld were present.
President Roosevelt to-day received cordial Invita
tions from various organizations which wish to en
tertain him. The Rev. F. D. Clark headed a delega
tion representing the Christian Endeavor societies,
which are to hold their annual convention at Balti
more on July *<). The President said ho was unable
to promise so far* ahead. Representative Slbley. of
Pennsylvania, escorted several members of the
Northwestern Pennsylvania Veterans' Association,
who wished to secure the President's attendance at
their annual meeting at Oil City In the summer. He
told them that it would be impossible for him to
accept. , ; .v-
Ex-Senator Henry G. Davis, whose attempt to
see the President yesterday was unsuccessful be
cause the Cabinet was In session, called to-day and
had a pleasant chat. "The latch string is always
out for you. Senator." said the President. "It is a
pleasure to see you."
Delegations from the United States Historical
Society and the reclamation service engineers, now
In session at the capital, called at the White House.
The historians Informed the President that he had
be*»n elected an honorary member of their society.
John Temple Graves, of Georgia, was a guest of
the President at luncheon to-day. He talked for
some time with the^Presldent about conditions In
the South.
Colonel John W. Slrupeon, of Dallas. Tex., wa» In
troduced at the White Housa by Representative
Cooper. Colonel Simpson was a ranchman when
the President was similarly engaged, und their
meeting 1 to-day was cordial.
Other Whito House callers were ex-Governor
Woodbury of Vermont, who came with Represen
tative Foster; J. H. Whttford. a member of the
Xf.-w- Zealand Parliament, who was introduced by
Senator Perkins, of California, and a large delega
tion from Lebanon. Perm., who cam* to urge the
reuppointment of their postmaster.
THE CABINET.
Ifp.om TILE tribune bureau.]
Washington. Jan. With the exception of Mr*.
Hay. the wives of Cabinet members were- at home
to callers this afternoon. Mrs. Mortons visitors
had the opportunity of meeting her house guest.
Mr«. McKenzle, of Chicago, who assisted In receiv
ing, together with Mrs. De Korea, Mrs. Harris and
Mrs. Gaff.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
fKROU THE TRIBUNE BCREAI'.]
Washington. Jan. 11.— The British Ambassador and
Lady Durand Grave a luncheon to-day in compli
ment to Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The addi
tional guests were Mra. Cow lea. the naval attache
of the British Embassy and Mrs. D« Chair, with
their guest. Lady Alexander; Mr. TakahJra, the
Minister from Japan: Viscount De Alt*-, the Minis
ter from Portugal: Mr. Hloki. First Secretary of
the Japanese legation, and members of the British
Ambassador's staff.
Mrs. Dudley Rawson de Chair, wife of the naval
attache of the British Embassy, gare a tea this
afternoon in honor of Lady Alexander. Miss Du
rand, daughter of the British Ambassador, poured
tea and Miss Oliver served chocolate. ,
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
[FROM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU. 1
Washington, Jan. Senator and Mrs. Depew
entertained tho Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
cheur, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. Mr. and
Mrs. H. McK. Twombly. Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid. Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs.
Wet more, Senator and Mlas Kean, Mrs. Newlands,
Senator Hale. Senator Beveridgr*. Representative
and Mrs. H. Kirker Porter. Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Bene
dict, Miss Josephine Patten. Miss Paulding. Robert
Adams. Mr. Sharp and Mr. Seckendorff at dinner
to-night. The dlrner was followed by a reception
at which the guests were the official friends of the
host from the Cabinet, Supreme Court and Senate,
together with the entire New-York delegation In
Congress. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr. and
Mrs. Twombly are house guests of Senator and Mrs.
Depew. having come to Washington to attend the
diplomatic reception at the White House to-morrow
evening. Miss Pauldmg will spend two weeks with
her uncle and Mrs. Depew.
Lieutenant General and Mrs. Chaffee gave a din
ner this evening in honor of the BriMsh Ambassador
and Lady Durand. The additional guests were the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Taxt. Senator and Mr».
Alger. Senator and Mr*. Dryden. Senator and Mrs.
Foraker, General and Mrs. Story and Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne MacVeagh.
Tba marriage of Miss Rose Douglas Wallach to
Paymaster John Hancock Merrlam. V. 8. N".. took
lilaoe at noon to-day at the home of Mrs. Richard
Wallach, mother of the bride. Owing to the death
Of Jesse Brown, the bride's uncle, the ceremony
aiple and was witnessed by only a family
group. The bridegroom, who Is thp oldest son of
the former Governor of Minnesota, had for his best
man his brother, William H. Merriaxn. and hla sls
ter, Miss Mabel M^rriam. wna the bride's only at
tendant. The wedding gown was of white satin
and the veil of fine old lace. Miss Man-lam wore
golden yellow satin, trimmed with Irish lace, and a
Mack hat. with \ ellow feathers. Mrs. Merrlam's
grown was of sapphire blue velvet, with which she
wore a white lace toque. The Rev. Robert Gran
ger, an old schoolmate of ex-Governor Merrlam,
came from Pittsburg to perform, the ceremony. The
out of town relatives present Included General and
Mrs. Kugeno Griffin. Miss Stella Alden Griffin, and
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bishop, of New- York. Pay
master and Mrs. Merrlam left the city this after
noon to spend a day or two In New-York with the
bridegroom's uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop,
and will then go to their country place on the Hud
son, where they will remain two weeks.
Senator a:id Mrs. Elklns gave a dinner for young
people this evening in honor of Miss Katharine
Thomas Wood and Captain Robert Henry Dunlap.
V. S. M. C, who will be married to-morrow. The
additional guests were .Mrs. Wood, mother of the
bride-elect; Miss Gwendolyn Cummlngs, Miss Eliza
beth Davis, Miss Pauline Morton. Mies Stevens.
Miss Field, Miss Marjorle. Colton. Miss Elsie Sey
mour, Miss Katharine Elklns and her house guest.
Miss Bird; Captain Wynne. Captain Leonard. Lieu
tenant Lay, Lieutenant Butler. Lieutenant U« 3.
Grant. 3d. and Roper Wetmore.
The Bachelors were hosts to-night at the first of
the three cotillons whl^h they give each winter In
recognition of the hospitalities extended to them
throughout the year by the women of Washington
society. Both ballrooms of the New Wlllard were
MI'SIC.
"Tristan und Isolde/'^
. Mr. Conried's operatic people put another excel
lent representation to their credit last night when
they produced Wagner's love tragedy at the Metro
politan Opera House for the first time this season.
There was a change In the programme as originally
announced, but it was Inconsequential. Miss
Walker took the place of Miss Frematad. still In
disposed, as Brnng&ne. but sang her music so
beautifully that the most Inveterate stickler for the
letter of the bond could not have maintained a
standing In the court of protest for a moment. It
would bo a keen delight to hear two voices con
trasted In color In the ports of Isolde and Bran
gane, but that seems out of the question. The con
tralto disappeared from opera before Wagner ctimo
on the field, and Wagner made no more attempt to
restore tho voice than he did the eld light and
florid soprano. Everything has been compelled to
accommodate itself to the Spanish boots of dra
matic expression, and the world must remain con
tent until the operatic pendulum swings back
again and a need restores the beautiful voice and
the popular ear to their rights.
Something might also be said about a tenor so
distinctively chosen by nature for lyrical parts
as Mr. Knote expending his energies on so strenu
ous a dramatic character as that of Tristan, but
for the lovers of Wagner's music as music there is
so much delight In his beautiful voice and always
pure Intonation that It would bo churlish to quarrel
■with him because of a lack of those Qualities which
make Tristan a genuine type of th* antique, uni
versal and everlasting tragic hero. The ecstacy
which spoke out of tha union of his voice
with Mme. Nordlca'a In the love muslo
used, one tor dancing and the other for T)nias»u
Ing. The two hundred guests, representing official.
diplomatic and resident society, were received b-
Mrs. Wetaore. wife of the Senator from m>oi»
Island, and George Howard led the cotillon. Tb«.
three sets of favors constated of flowers and lav
ported trifles. Music was furnished by aa orcaestr*
from the Marine Band.
Mr. and Mm. Charles Poor this afternoon a*.
nounced the engagement of their youngest das;!].
ter. Miss Anita Poor, to Lieutenant Rose** Ca.-iy:,
Bulmer. U. 8. ML, stationed at the Washington
Navy Yard and also a naval aid at the Whit*
House. Miss Poor gave a small tea this afternoos
in honor of Miss Hull, of Tuxedo Park, N. Y. His,
Isabel Hagner and Miss Hoban assisted in the tea
room.
NEW- YORK SOCIETY.
J. Henry Smith gtves his first large entettatk*
ment to-night at his new house. In Ftfth-ave.. for
merly the home of the lat#> William ('. Wh'.tney. fc
will take the form of a musical. In which Carus&
the tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, and Yaaje.
the viollnlnt. will take part. The concert will *»
followed by supper.
Another musical which will likewise take plan
this evening- Is that given fcg Mrs. Henry 9pl«a
Kip, at her bomt, In West Flfty-sevanth-st. It
will Include violin solos by Miss Marina Johostoae
and recitations by Miss Amy Baker.
Among those receiving to-day ar* Mrs. A. Hol
land Forbes, at her nous*. X->. «: Ea*t S".f*-7-axtj fc .
St.; Mrs. William F. King, at No. *T1 Madlaoa
ave.; Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Pell, at Jf% nr
East Sixty-first-**., and Mrs. John Wolfa. at No.
10* Fifth-aye.
Two dance* were given last night, one a* Bher
ry's, by Mrs. David P. Morgan, and the otl^r at
Delmonico's, by Mrs. Charles T. Hart*"*, Mrt.
Morgan's dance was for her granddaughter, Miss
Beatrice Morgan, the daughter of Mr aid Mrs.
William Fellowes Morgan. Miss Morgan is os« of
the debutantes of the winter. There was inforssai
dancing early In the evening, after which snipper
was served at small tad*-*. The cottUen. led ay
J. D. Rom&in Baldwin, dasclr.g with M :s Mor
gan, followed. There were about four :.undrea
invitations Issued, and among those asked wen:
Mr. and lira. John Jacob H!»* Peaboc!y.
Alter. I Misa Eleanor r. <-«•-.•<;.
Mr and Mr». William Bur- Ml? a Doug la* itcbtmto.
Jen. |MU* Cynthia Roche.
Mr and Jin. Robert Bacon. I MK-t Kobbias.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund I* I Mix* Grac* **!«■.
B»yllas IM.M AsoahK:
Mr and Mr*. John E. Cbw-lMlu Natlca lUvea.V
din. I Mlaa Isa •..-. -rirno. *
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsha Dyer. I M.aa Jeaato Sloajia.
Mr. and M.-i» Selti Barton lllsa Antta. Stewart
i*rench. I Miss Susan 3treet.
Mr. and Mra. Amoa French. ! M!sa Kuth Twomilr.
Mr. and Mra. P. Cooler! Mlsa Gladys VarviertdH.
Hewitt. IM:3S Eleanor AVh!trJ4i«,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Iselln. i Miss Maad* W>trowr%
Mrs. ("l«xene»H. Mackay. i Prank R. Apejaaeaa), JJt
Mr and Mm. W. C O*-Uame» XV. Acplftoa.
borne. I Hugh Auchlnclos?.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Post. ! Janra Auchlncloss.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry l*ar-iJ. dearie Barclay. Jr.
lah. Jr. lAahbel Barney.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Thayar Au* v: BeL-ncat. Jr.
Kotb I Robert »ooa.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug-las Rob-iCaaper Bacon.
lnaon. t James v Blair.
Mr. and Mra. Sidney J. ! J. 1t.,-. Blair.
Smith. II- Townnend Burden, JS»
Mr. and Mr«, "Whltnay War- Arthur Oaaood C&oata.
ran. , Bertram Cru*er.
Mr and Mr». I*. 'WatertoniT.i Francis CYo-v ilr --.» I
Mr. and Mr*. Norman K. Bayard Cutting.
WhUerx>u»«. I Lyman Dalasa.
Mr and Mrs. Cornelius ' Frederick W. da Rhaai.
Vanderbflt. I John A. Dtx.
M:*» Ellen M. Attertmrr. I William Earl D<xl<T9t.
Mtse Katharine L. Barney. 10. Gordon IX.iigUs.
Mlsa Mildred Barclay. I Alfred Ely. Jr.
Ml«» Grace Chapin. ! Frederic* FreUr.ghnjajaiv
•lisa Eth*l Cryder. I Peter FrellnnhTiyaen.
Mas Violet Cru«er. I Robert I* Garry.
MIM Margaret Dl«: ! Peter G. Oerry.
Miss Ellen W. Delano. I Sumner Gerard.
Miss Janet Dana. I Julian Gerard.
Miss Fellowes. !L* Grand C. Grtawsisi
Miss Julia. Fish. I Alexander M. Haklaa.
Mls3 Dorothy Grlnnell. I Cyril Hatch.
Mis* Mary Harr'.man. • Ersklna Hawttt.
Miss Cornelia Harrlman. {Center Hltofccock.
Miss Grate-hen Iloyt. IWlKlasi CD. last's.
M'.s* IbMh Hoffman, I Delancy Jay.
Miss U Mason Jon«s. I Wood bury Kana.
MUs Dorothy Kane. ' Arthur T. Koxoß.
Miss Edith Kane. I Walter JOjM.
Miss Kobb*. I Stuyvaaant La Hot.
Misa Ruth Klna;. I Philip LJvarmore.
Mlaa oiga Kobb*. I Oouverneur Morris.
Miss Martha MrCooit. ! Schuylar 3chl#lT#.:-i.
Miss Gladye Mills. I Arthur D. We«kes.
Mlsa Beatrice Mill*. i Row X. Wctmor*
Miss Auj-usta Manx ! F. Bronson Wintaroav
Mlsa Sylvia Parsons. ' Luciua K. 'WlUnarrllaß. Si
Mrs. Harbeck's dance was for her daughters. Mtss
HeleA and Miss Mildred Harbe«lc. The cotillon •***
led by Theron R. Strong, dancing with Miss Mlklr««l
Ilarbeck. and A. G. Putnam, with Miss Helen Har
beck. Supper was served after th© dancintr.
Mrs. C. B. Alexander am a dinner last night at
her house. In East Sixty-^Urhfa-st., in honor of th«
Austrian Ambassador and Mine. Hengelralillcr.
The. d*nc!n£ olass for young people not yet out
will hold lt» meetings for th* re«t of th« season at
Sherry's. Instead of in tha I-adies' A: r.« of the
Metropolitan, as hereto!
A number of people will travel assasi tae Cut
River to Brooklyn to-day In order to <ut«n<t Use
wedding of Miss Mllllcent Turle. daughter si Mr.
and Mrs. Robert H. Turle. to Alfred Roelkor. a:
Grace Church. Brooklyn Heights. Xllsa iegards
Turle, tho bride's sister, will be the maid o{ honor.
and the bridesmaids include Mlaa Mary Maxwell
Consey, Miss / delaldo Chauncey, il'.ss Elizabeth
McDonald. Alias Isabella Pontefract. of tttsburg;
Mis» Anna Roelker. the bridegroom's sister; Hiss
H. Barr and Miss Lucia May Smith.
Mr. and Mts. Elbridge T. Gerry k iv-» t^rs to-day
for Newport, where they will sper.i ,i few day*.
April 23 has been set as th» d.r
of Miss Julia Bdgar. daughter of Mr. ami Mr*.
Newbold Edgar, to Richard H. WSsssa*, Jr.. at tae
Church of th« Incarnation.
Mrs. H. Do Berkeley Parsons has issued Invita
tion* for a bridge party on January 13i
Mr. and Mrs. William Ooadby Loew have »•»
turned to town from the Adirondack^. :'"•""*'
"Tristan and Isolds" was given last night at tbe
Opera. Among those present were Mrs. James P-
Kernochan. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. P. P-j... Mrs. Kut>
erfurd Stuyvesant. Miss Claire Bryce. Miss Learr.
James H. Hyde. Mlas Gwendolyn Burden. Miai
Evelyn Burden and the Vlacouatess ilalUar.d.
MRS. HIGGINS GIVES A RECEPTION
Albany. Jan, 11.— Mrs. Hlgsins, wlfo of th» Gov
ernor, gave her first afternoon reception at tSs
Executive Mansion from 4to 6 o'clock t lay. &%•
was assisted in receiving by Mas Higgl"-* oad ••*
era! Albany women of social prominence.
of the second act made amends for «*•
shortcomings than could be charged afra£»*
either of them, on both dramatic and musical ac
counts. That there should have been a want si
understanding between them occasionally was <)••
plorable. and was chargeable. probably, to a ?aueKr
of rehearsals. The same regrettable, feature *3»
disclosed many times in the course of the evente*
between the singers and the orchestra, thoujj!* Sir-
Hertz had his men well in hand, and Infused Use *
atrumantal score with both poetry and passls*
Mme. Nordica'a memory played her a few trie**
but after all It Is not invidious to say that as Isoi&
she surpassed her finest achievement i-* »•***
Her» was a fine Ideal, and it was finely realized, **
least on Its vocal side. Wilt pra^»e. too, *•"
Mr. Van Rooy, Mr. Blass and Mr. Reiss. wßlsa
must not be considered .*» lacking In warmth »•
causa of Its brevity, the record of a m^t pr* ll *"
worthy performance roust close.
SENATOR AND MRS. CLARK ARRIVE.
Among the arrivals on th» Kronprlna **{"
yesterday were. Senator Clark ana his wife, *•
was formerly hi» ward. Mr. and Mrs. Clara m 6
their baby la Parts, as they Intend to returs JJJ*
In tha spring. They started Immediately tor TV** 3 "
ington. _-,
Aurel Batonyi. tho well known whljx wag
recently reported to have fought a duel to vm"*-""
was among the passengers.
a
SILVER MEDAL AS SOUVENIR.
Bach guest at the dinner to be given at ti>e 9
Astor January 24 In commemoration of the WVB fll
fifth anniversary of the publication of ***«
George's "Progress ■ and Poverty" will '• 0 "* - *^
silver medal. The dinner ts to be atven aasjfJa
auspices of a committee of men and women "^jJJ
by Hamlln Garland. Among the speakers .^^L-C
Howard Pyle. Mayor Johnson of Cleveland,
aid Burton. Bliss Carman. Henry, doors*. *- *
Dr. Albert Boaw