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TTESDAY. .TINE 30. 1908.
, This newspaper is oicned and vubH*hr>l I>U
Tkm Tribune Association, a yetc York corpora
tion; offer and principal place of business. Trib
«we BuiMir>:J. yo. 15} Xassau street, yew York;
Opden Millf. president; yathanicl Tuttle. gee
retary and treasurer. The address of the offi
cers is thi office of this nctcspapcr.
THE WBWB THIS HORKiyO
FOREIGN. — A dispatch from Mexico City
says that Jlminez has not been captured by
outlaws, and that no further disorders have
been reported. ===== Election returns from
Panaman provinces Indicate a sweeping victory
for the pan; of General Obaldia. —
Count Zeppelin's airship in a flight over l^ake
Constance remained in the air six hours and
three-quarter?, at ail average speed of thirty
four and a half ir.ilos an hour. ===== The balloon
c<-»gna<\ owned by the Bmtm Aero Club, has
succeeded In CPOaabMf the Alps. ir
Thomas Lipton coestrmed th*> report that lie
was willing to cballeng« for the America's Cup
under the universal rule; he will allow the New
Tork Yacht Club to name the size of the boat
which it oonsWef* best for the uuutcat. -
Inhabitants cf Sicilian towna showed great
enihupiafm over the liberation of Slgnor >.asi.
■ President Davfla af Honduras has ordered
that Francis G. Bailey and his brother be aar
rendered to a New York police officer.
The trial af Prince zu Eulenburg for Jury
began at Berlin. == Robert Siever. editor of
•The Winning P--Pt." who is charged with at
tempted blackmail, was remanded at the Bow
Pnreet police court, bail being refused.
DOMESTIC. — Secretary Taft spent a busy day
closing up his affairs at the War Department
and uaterrtng with political friends and ad
visers: at She request of a delegation of Ohio
Republicans he summoned A. I. Vorys to Wash
hsstoa to discuss the chairmanship of the na
tional committee. = The War Department
ordered troops to th" Mexican border at Del
Rio •■n.i othor points to preserve order and pre
vent any violation of the neutrality laws. ■
Governor Hughes at Albany dismissed the
charges against William Leary. State Superin
tendent of the Metropolitan Election District.
: Governor Hughes left Albany for the Adi
rondacks. where he expects to spend a vacation
r.f several weeks. = It developed in Denver
that a hard Bght irouM be made by forces head
ed by General Weaver, of lowa, to haw a prohi
bition plank Incorporated in the Democratic na
tional platform. = The National Education
Association opened its forty-sixth annual con
vention at Cleveland. = Federal deputy
marshals chased a stolen schooner in a revenue
cutter on Lake Michigan and captured a man
perused of running away with the boat. =====
Governor Johnson of Minnesota said at Des
Moines that he would not under any clrcum
rtances accept a nomination for Vice-President
on the Democratic ticket.
* CITY. — Stocks weoe strong. ' Plans for a
sixty-two rtory building were filed by the
Equitable Life "Assurance Society. ===== Martin
W Littleton pianned to go to Denver and make
*> fight for a more conservative Democratic
platform. ===== Justice Dowltac denied the ap
plioattoa for the removal of Harry K. Thaw
from Matteawan. == Dr. Burnett, a well
known throat specialist, killed himself by jump
ing from the roof of Mount Sinai Hospital.
■. a fir*- in a school in Williamsburg caused
much m llniwn) . but no loss of life. .—. — It
was learned that th«» Public Service Oiiiiihlhsloii
•would •;-,:,.; tli*- Interborough to try side door
cars in the subway. = It was stated that the
Toledo Railways and Light Company would de
fault the Interest due July 1 on its 4 per cent
consolidated first mortgage bonds. ===== Sev
enty sailors b*-pan them 1 Ing and smoking to
kaeo* so that the n&vy could obtain a brand to
b> aaedi ■« tlie standard. = Timothy L.
Woodruff returned to town. == Eight heat
prostrations v.ere reported by the police. .
B'tting case* were up in three courts. ==
The BMe-a.-Wee Home ouster suit was heard
and several rftnesses protested against the in-
Stltution
THE WEATHER— lndications for to-day:
Pbowera, cooler. Th«> temjierature yesterday:
Highest, S7 d^ax**es; lowest. 6S.
.STILL A "MYSTERY."
Our lalfiitrd ii»'ijrlihor. "The Kew York Sun."
iF still wrestling nitli the jrreat mystery. "How
did W J. ltryau sret 1h«- delegates?" Wag it a
triumph of brain or*r numbem, of hypnotic sug
fpajtbai ov«-r los:ic. or of iraditlon over common
wjispV Our n<'if. r ljl>i>r demoustrate<i last vonr
to its <iwn s:iTisf;ji-tinn tliat tlie Southern States
bjr altogether weary of Itryan and Bryanism;
that the party leaders were out of sympathy
with th< iH'rpt'tual <-andidate from Lincoln ; that
the Southern ■eaaajapera, with few exceptions,
were unfriendly to liiiu and that the rank and
file had lost all interest in his r»nli«*ies. If the
voters, the i.r«-«s and the leaders in the South
wprp all .-inti r.ryaii. it was logk-al to assume
that he would get practically no support from
the South in the l>«'iiv<T convention.
V«'t ponwhow lo^ic- refused to do its perfect
v.<.rk. i<tate riwuuillami in W«-st Virginia. Vlr
i;iiiia. North C;,roliii.-!. Soatli Carolina. Missis
afpfti. 'l'i'.\.is. Ark.ins.is. Oklahoma, Missouri,
HeMMMBM ■■>n<] K<iitu Instructed for Bryan:
The Louisiana <<>!i\<-!it Indorsed his <-andi
dacy! He <-jitTi< d Alaliania <'ii a popular vote
«nd r"t Bbae of the ten delegates elected from
Florida. Gaarsfa alone elected an unpledged
delegation. What hidden and abhorrent forces
tii'is altered the normal ir.-nd of events? "The
Sun" is «lm<:st imi«-l]«d "to give it up." As to
South <'nr.-iiii.-:. our neighbor frankly says:
"Nobody kawra to this day <'xa«-tly how South
"Carolina, f<>r example, was •instructed' for
■"Hryan." la Virginia "a similar mystery oc
curred." We are told that "any bold and strong
"man who <-liosf to make a tight aaahMl the
"lnst-nsate clamor <»f the Bryan henchmen could
"easily liave d*-f«-a1»-d them and left Virginia
"free." But apparently the bold and the strong
In Vlnrinia were all taking a week off while the
Lynrhburu convention was in session.
We are ais. informed that "local controver
sies" accounted for Bryan laatmCtioßa in Ten
nessee and Kentucky. There were two fa«-tl<<ns
In the party, .-nid each, altli'U^li fnliy recogniz
ing, with "The S;iii." that Mr. Bryan had lost
his grip Mh the Je.-'ders. the j.rtss and th- voters,
jiiagnauimously declined to embarrass the other
by associating itself with fl movement to *idetraek
the enfeebled "j»eerk«H leader." Nritlier was
willing to jump <_m a man ■■ l!-:i he was down,
*■» both agreed to jrive tin <lelt»g;»t«*s t<> Bryan.
It Is jlriin that the same indisjtoskion to take
advantage of Mr. Bryan's unjM»pulariiy I*hl the
Bailey and anti-Bailey faettoaa in Texas to vie
•with **ach ♦>t!i<*r in indorsing his candidacy for
President, aii«J In Mississippi hroiijrht John
fc'harp Williams and <Joveruor Vardaman to
gether on a Bryan platform.
Strange things <-an happen outside Wonder
land. "The Sun's** dispatches from Denver have
tried to tbro-.v tt little light on a much darkened
situation. They, declare that ex-Senator Petti
grew, of South Dakota, "captured the delegates
to this convention for Bryan." No one had sus
pected Mr. Pettigrew before, but "The Sun's"
correspondent maintains that he was the wiz
ard of the Bryan canvass. Mr. Pettigrew may
have lurked behind the scenes and pulled the
strings in -the Southern conventions. . But cer
tainly nobody saw him at work. We like better
the original explanation that there is no ex
planation. It is more Interesting to think that
the election of so many Bryan delegates from
the Southern States was due to the malevolence
of some unknowable force. When we get a first
class "mystery" in politics why not hold on
to it? ;i%L; ■.;
THE yEW FIRE FIQHTIXG.
The new hich pressure water system success
fully tested in this city on Sunday mark* as
great an advance In fire fighting as did the
change from old hand engines with volunteer
firemen to steam engines with a regular force.
When the new system has beea completely in
stalled New York will no longer have to trust
to luck for immunity from a fire attended
with a high wind, bursting hose, Inadequate
water pressure and other circumstances adverse
to successful fire fighting which, taken together,
might mean such a conflagration as swept Balti
more a few years ago. With a high pressure
supply In good working order and hose equal to
the strain no fire in the future can get beyond
the control of the firemen. But the hose be
comes an even more Important Item than ever
before. It will do the city little good to have
n pumping system equal to suppiying three hun
dred or five hundred pounds pressure if be.
cause of the poor condition of the hose the Fire
Department is afraid to use It freely.
Tho new system probably means sooner or
later the disappearance of the present steam
engines from the service. The change is in har
mony with the universal tendency toward 100
centration. Instead of the city's having a lot
of little pumping engines to rush to the scene of
a fire and supply water pressure, it will have
great central pumping stations capable of vastly
greater pressure and always ready at a mo
ment's notice to supply it. The first cost of In
stalling such a system is great, but the opera
tion of it should be economical, and the saving
through losses by fire and through the lowering
of Insurance rates may l>e expected to make It a
•wise investment for the city.
Throwing a stream of water from the street
to the roof of a twelve story building is an im
pressive demonstration of the capabilities of the
new system. By using the standpipes in the
buildings taller than twelve stories a fire in the
top of one skyscraper can be fought from the
roof of its nearest neighbor. A fire anywhere
within the limits of the district served by the
new system, high or low, which can last more
than a few minutes and can spread to more than
a few. floors of the burning building is hardly
conceivable.
A LEGITIMATE IJfQUIRY.
"The Philadelphia Record," usually accurate
and fairminded. takes us undeservedly to task
for saying that the campaign publicity bill, in
stead of being "mysteriously done to death" In
t'ongress. as '"The Evening Post" maintains,
failed of passage only because of Democratic
opposition in the Senate. "The Record" thinks
that we intentionally conveyed a false impres
sion in charging the sidetracking of the bill to
Dempcratic threats to filibuster against it, be
cause we omitted to state that attached to the
publicity bill, as it passed the House of Rep
resentatives, was a section providing for the
collection by tbe Census Bureau at each decen
nial census of figures showing to what extent
the suffrage had been abridged by the several
states on grounds different from the constitu
tional ones of "participation in rebellion or
other crime." Our Philadelphia contemporary
mistakenly describes this provision as "a totally
"irrelevant proposition for reducing the repre
sentation of the South In Congress." It could
have had no such effect, since it merely au
thorized an inquiry to be made in every state
in the Union for the purpose of furnishing in
formation in itself entirely legitimate and per
tinent, which Congress has an unquestioned
right to ask for. We cannot think that the at
tachment of such a provision vitiated the bill
or could have rendered it objectionable to any
body really interested in making our national
elections cleaner.
"The Record" says that what the Democrats
in the Senate opposed was "the disfranehise
nient of the South." What they really opposed
■was an official demonstration of the extent to
which states, both North and South, have chos
en to disfranchise themselves under the pro
visions of the federal Constitution. Congress
has shown a disposition to deal very liberally
with the states which have disfranchised a
large proportion of their electors. It does not
attribute this disfranchisement to evil motives.
But it would be entirely right in providing for
a census showing exactly where the various
states stand in the matter of constitutional and
extra-constitutional representation In Congress
and the Electoral College.
THE PAX AM A ELECTIONS.
The municipal elections in the Republic of
Panama on Sunday last were Invested with
exceptional interest by the circumstances in
which they were held, by their presumx>tive
bearing upon the coming Presidential election
in that country, and also by th^ predictions
which were made concerning them. Only local
officers were elected, but in all cases the candi
dates wore selected and the contests were waged
on the lines of the national parties, so that the
general success of the candidates of Mr. Obal
dia's party — if the full returns bear out the in
dications of the reports already at hand — may
not unreasonably be regarded as a promise of
Mr. Obaldla's election to the Presidency. It
will be recalled also that a week or two ago
it was freely declared that the Panama II gov
ernment was improperly influencing the elec
tions in favor of Mr. Arias and his party, and
Ihut unless American troops were stationed at
the polls there would probably be gross frauds
and violen<-e.
It may be that passions will rise higher at the
Presidential election next Sunday than they
did on Sunday last, and Indeed that the result
will be different from that of the municipal
contests. The probability is, however, that
such will not be the case, but. that peace and
order will continue to prevail, and . that the
government will not interfere with the free
exercise of the popular suffrage. What is cer
tain is that the recent alarmist talk is shown to
have been unwarranted, as The Tribune all
along declared it to be. There wa«. of course,
no American Intervention, and there was no
approach to an occasion for any. There were
no more disturbances at the polls than there
«re at American elections, even at elections in
the <itv of New York, and the fa<-t that the
so-called Opposition candidates won by hand
some majorities is sunVi<-nt to dispose of the
stories of government Interference.
There are few tilings easier than to invent
tales of impending crises and catastrophes in
some place whi«-h is far enough away to make
Instant refutation of them difficult or Impos
sible, and Panama and other of our Southern
neighl>ors are often victims <>f tlmt facile but
detestable practice. It Is n wicked thing I >
assume that h I'anaman or other' Central or
South American election is boOßd to b<- marked
with force or fraud, and it is a stupid thing
Itecause it is likely to be disproved by the re
sult. In the case of Panama such aspersions
have been particularly improper, because of the
special relations between that country and our
own,. and because the PaiianiHUJ- have from the
berlnnlng consistently displayed a sincere de
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY,
termination to make and to keep their govern
ment a government of law and justice.
Whether Mr. Obaldia or Mr. Arias wins at the
coming election, we have no doubt that the
victory will be won as cleanly and as credit
ably as the average Presidential contest in the
United States has been.
,I.Y OLD LEBBOV.
The intercollegiate l>oat races of this year
appear to have taught no new lesions. Har
vard's fine performance ou the Thames and the
superb contest on the Hudson did not reveal
the superiority of any particular stroke, for
the winning crews and those that almost won
exhibited the usual American diversity of
styles in rowing. If there is one method of
propelling a racing shell through the water
which constitutes the true art of oarsmanship
and which, other things being equal or nearly
equal, is sure to be approved by the result, In
tercollegiate contests in this country have not
yet demonstrated the fact beyond dispute.
But if last week's mces taught no new les
sons they made one familiar truth more con
spicuous. It is folly to give a seat in n boat
to a man who is physically unfit to withstand,
not the strain of ordinary practice pulls under
unexciting conditions, but the extraordinary de
mands which may arise in the final arduous
contest. This, of course. Is admitted and, In
deed, proclaimed by everybody, but the melan
choly collapse of the Yale stroke on Thurs
day shows that in one instance the rule wns
not applied. So far as we can see, GrtBWOM
warn not at fault It was not for him to calcu
late his own powers of endurance and his tem
peramental fitness to confront nn emergency.
That was the function and duty of one or more
persons retained to prepare the Yale crew for
the race with Harvard. Somebody ought to
have known in advance from his study of the
man that what happened might happen in
Griswold's case. It is not our province to sny
who is wholly or chiefly to blame for n fiasco
so utterly inconsistent with Yale's record, but
we assume that the boating authorities at New
Haven will put the responsibility where it be
longs.
THE MEXICAN TROVRLES.
The serious feature of the so-called revolu
tionary movement in Mexico evidently is the
region in which it is manifesting Itself, and
that also suggests much of the real nature of
the thing. Had It occurred in the central or
southern part of the republic, the disturbance
would have been quelled with little fuss and
might not have been heard of outside of Mexico
itself. Occurring along tlie northern border, it
became something like nn international affair,
and has engaged the serious if not anxious at
tention of both countries, though happily the
worst seems to be over.
The scene of disturbance was doubtless chosen
by the "insurgents" with malice aforethought
Their hope was that they would be able to em
broil the two countries, in which case they
might find some such gain as the hyena finds in
the conflicts of nobler brutes, or else that along
the tionler they would Ik* able to use one coun
try as a base of operations agninst the other or
find in it asylum from the other's pursuit. In
both those expectations we have a cheerful con
fidence that they will bo disappointed. The
I'nited States and Mexico understand each other
perfectly and are on the best of terms, and are
not going to let a gang of bank looters cause
trouble between them. and. although that fron
tier Is a long one ard difficult to guard at all
points, the United Sta t es will not let its neutral
ity laws be violated.
That there Is the slightest reason to sympa
thize with the "insurgents" is not for a moment
to be supposed. They, or fellows of their kid
ney, are well known in this country, particularly
in St. Louis, where they have for years been
fitfully conspiring against Mexico, or rather
against Mexican shops and banks which they
itcli to plunder. They are insurgents and revo
tlonists for revenue only, seeking In the disturb
ances which they create opportunities of loot,
and. of course, hoping to screen themselves from
the penalty of ordinary brigands and thieves
under the specious pretence of being at worst
"political offenders." The sharpest of sharp
treatment is all that they deserve on either side
of the Rio Grande.
FT R WAY SIDE DOORS.
The arguments presented by the Interboroogh
Rapid Transit Company against an order of the
Public Service Commission for the introduction
of side doors in the subway cars confuse the
Issue. It Is objected that the public would not
enter by one door and leave by the other, thus
providing that "circulation" which the traction
experts say would be accomplished by providing
side doors. The ready acceptance of the "pny
us you enter" cars on Madison avenue seems to
indicate that the public is quick to perceive the
advantages of separate exits and entrances. But
suppose the subway crowds are more stupid or
obstinate than the surface passengers. Suppose
they should Insist upon entering and leaving by
either door. With two doors it would he twice
as easy to lo:id nnd unload trains as it is now,
Ftops at the express stations would need to be
only half as long, and the discomfort of getting
on and off would be mu''b less. The further
argument that an additional door would do no
good is so absurd that it can hardly have been
seriously meant. Two doors in place of one
make loading and unloading of a crowded train
twice as easy, no matter how they are used.
The old Brooklyn Bridge cars prove the advan
tage of the tyi>e.
The situation calls for any and every Improve
ment In the subway which will enable It to carry
more passengers. No traction lines can be builf
which will relieve the strain upon the existing fa
cilities for several years. The paasenger traffic in
creases steadily every year. Meanwhile the suit
way as at present operated has reached its maxi
mum carrying capacity. The only possible pro
vision for the immediate future is t«» increase
the frequency at which trains can be run in the
subway by doing away with delays in loading
and unloading at the express stations. It is es
timated that with certain slight and compara
tively inexpensive changes, the cost of which
would fall in part upon the operating company
and in part upon the city, the capacity of the
subway might he Increased from xi to T."> per
cent. One of the changes, the necessity for
which is so plain that there really cannot be any
dispute about it, is the introduction of side
dcors. As the completion of this Improvement
will take two years It cannot be begun too Boon.
The Interests of the operating company and of
the public are one. Increased carrying capacity
for the future means increased earnings and -i
lessened need of competing city constructed
lines.
According to "The New York World's" view,
the Denver convention is going to put the Man
above' the Map
The Hearst charges against William Leary.
Superintendent of Elections In this city, turned
out to have as little in th«*m as th« Hearst
charges of fraud in the count of the mayoralty
election. It ought to be a long time before the
public again takes eerlously the cry of "Wolf!
wolf!" from that eource.
Tho Harvard psychologist who expects to
spend the summer studying the monkeys In
Bronx Park will doubtless return to his duties
In th*» full with a deeper understanding Of the
psychology of the classroom.
A very Anrgei percentage ef th« men who are
counted upon to accept Mr. Bry»n without a mur
mur of prot«*«t are merely wriltln* for a leader to
voice their opposition to the Bryanprorramme. - -
Denver dlHpatcli to The New York WorlJ.
The antl-Bryanltes are wonderful waiter*.
Tb»y would have fo-und a leader ten months
ago If they had ever had any serious Idea of de
feating Bryan.
Mr. Murphy will be the first Tammany leader
to start for Denver. To quote Mr. Dooley. the
Fourteenth Street hosts are going "accortlln to
rank, the rankest first."
Japan, presumably to placate <'hina and to
Becure the abandonment of the anti-.Jai-an«w
boycott, withdraws her objections to the build
ing of the Hsin-Mln-Tun and Fakumen railroad,
which will rve those who were yesterday
lamenting Japan's oppression of China a chance
to-morrow to "see things" in a Japanese-Chinese
alliance against the world.
The Hon. John Wesley Gaines has been de
feated for renomlnatlon in Tennessee. Tennef
see la ungrateful. Since Andrew Jackson's time
no other man has been so persistently and con
spicuously on the job Of making the i-tate
famous.
Mr Bryan's attention is respectfully called
to the fact that the Mobile. & Ohio Railroad,
which some time ago cut the salaries of em
ployes, high ao well as low. has now ordered all
salaries restored, with the exception of those
of president and vice-president. Another good
piece of political capital gone wrong.
THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Now it is shoe polish that Is going to wipe ou.
a large part of the population unless people ar.
careful The health authorities of Toledo have re
cently discovered this new danger to life and have
placed a ban on two brands of shoe blacking. The
sudden death of a young man. who had been ap
parently in the best of health, was the cause or
the Investigation which resulted In the discovery.
It was found that he bad st.dned his canvas shoes
with a certain kind of polish, and after analysis
of the preparation which he had used it was de
termined that the nltrobenzole In It had MBM
him. The city chemist of Toledo explains that
"when nitrobenzole Is absorbed through the flesh
through cracks In shoes or from being placed on
cloth tops or canvas shoes, it destroys all the
oxyren In the blood, and death claims the victim
before he Is aware anything is the matter."
"Strange ttat Bryan should want a weak man
on the ticket with him." , eh
"I don't think so. Bryan can see far 1
ahead to know there's going to be need of a scape
goat."— Philadelphia Ledger.
Tlie sleeping-ln-the-open cure for nervousness
and Insomnia Is becoming more popular In Kng
land. "The London Pally Mail" reports. A medi
cal correspondent from the south coast writes to
"The Mall": "For that form of insomnia which
takes the shape of nervous twitchings and rest
lessness immediately on going to bed I have found
sleeping outdoors works marvels. With several of
my consumptive patients I found that, besides Im
proving the lung condition, sleeping in the open
air did away with the restlessness and constant
waking which so often make the consumptive's
night a torment. Two precautions, however, must
be taken, f.ie bed or couch should be on a com
pact wooden flooring, and it Is best to spread a
large rubber sheet on this. A shed with a good
roof and three sides open Is best, as the bed when
placed against the one wall Is sufficiently protected
from drafts. The other precaution necessary Is to
have plenty of woollen coverings over the body, so
that only the head Is exposed to the variations in
temperature."
'•De real resourceful man," said Uncle Eben,
"when some one hands him a lemon le ready wtf
de sugar and other flxin's to make It tollable pleas
ant to take."— Washington Star.
The decision of the committee of founders' week,
which will be celebrated In Philadelphia In Octo
ber, to Ignore the story of Betsy Ross and to mark
her home as "Betsy Ross's House," Instead of the
birthplace of the Stars and Stripes, recalls to
"The Baltimore Sun" that the flag that floated
over Fort McHenry and inspired Francis Scott Key
to his Immortal national hymn was made by Mrs.
John PlckersgUl In the old house at the northwest
corner of Pratt arid Albemarle streets. Baltimore.
Three fragments of the flag which were torn from
the old banner by the shplls that whistled by It
In the memorable engagement are still preserved.
They are In the possession of the Maryland His
torical Society.
"The easiest way to ?ucr*>ed. my boy, is to give
the people what they want."
"No, sir, you are mistaken. The easiest Tray to
succeed Is to make the people think they want
what you are giving them."— Chicago Record-Her
ald.
A New York merchant, writing from Kurope,
says: "AH over the Old World, but especially In
Germany and France, 't-r-'.i-s-f spells 'American,'
and a man from our part of the globe needs but to
have money enough to ride first class and smoke
a good cigar to be a 'trust -konlg' In Germany. But
I think that the suit brought by the heirs of Doni
zetti against the Society of Dramatic Authors and
Composers shows that crowd to be the king among
trusts. The great composer died In 1"^ IS. years
before his "liucla," 'Linda,' 'Don Pasquate,' 'Favo
rita' and 'Daughter of the Regiment' had become
financial successes. The society collected the
royalties and paid them over in part to the heirs
until 1865, and since th>'n has paid the heirs noth
ing. The society has the right, it says, to collect
royalties on all dramatic and musical works, and
It does collect to this day on the productions of
Sophocles, Shakespeare, Racine, Moliere and hun
dreds of other writers who probably had no Idea
that they would become contributors to the great
literary and musical trust of France."
Dolly— No; 1 won't wash my faro'.
Grandma— Naughty, naughty! When I was a
little girl I always washed my face.
Dolly— Yes; and now look at It:— London Opinion.
"A Paris journalist." says the "Berliner Tage
bkitt." "now that the dull season has set in. has de
voted his energies toward perfecting statistics to
show where the theatre is most popular. His fig
ures show that — which Is no surprise — the land
of unbounded possibilities comes first. In New
York, the American metropolis, the theatres have
a seating capacity of 123. 79.".. Then comes London,
with 120,950, and Paris takes third place, with
83.331. The statistician never gave Berlin a
thought, it would seem, "^believing that Berlin Is
an unimportant theatre t.iwn."
darker — Great linguist, isn't he?
Barker- Yon bet! He ran talk in baseball, college
ami auto.— Chicago New*.
A number of letters of Richard Wagner, which
li.nl never been published, are printed in tho
current Issue of the Berlin "Wiie Ruhdschuu."
In one ol these Wagner's humble style is shown.
It is a letter to tlio manager of the Dresden Opera
House, dated June 4. 1842, thanking him for hav
ing accepted for production Wagner's "RlensL"
"May your excellency." be says, "make us happy
with your further good will, and be assured for
evermore of the most respectful esteem as well
as the deepest gratitude of one who lias the honor
to sicrn himself your excellency's most obedient
servant." The man to whom tills letter was writ
ten was Freiherr von Lutticbau.
"liit 1« one time." yawned Gritty George, as he
helped himself to strawberry shortcake "when I'd
really llk«> to }>•• President* 1
•'Ah. what a noble ambition!" responded the
hoiiHewlftr. "And when is that 7"
'Why. when (i,. tnkes his vacation, mum."— Chi
cago News.
A CANADIAN VIEW OF TAFT.
From The Toronto Globe.
It may not matter much to the Republican candi
date what foreigners think of him, but ne is likely
to f<-f-i Knitliii-'i I i'»c genera] expressions of good
will that have iir-it.lv appeared In European and
British Journals of distinction. In these Canadians
can very heartily Join. Hi- name and record are
familiar to tin ■ i, and nothing has ever occurred to
make them think ill of him as a statesman or eaiws
them to fear thai Ma election might tend to disturb
the harm tni< >:■ relations »it present xuhslPtlng be
tween tnetw i -..I countries. Without either Imperti
nence ..! prejudice, therefore, Canadians may
venture t<. w . -h him well In the formidable cam
paign that lies before him.
AN AUTOPSY ON THE DEMOCRACY.
From The. New York World (Dem.).
Apparently the Democratic party baa forgutten
that it evir had principles of l*s own, that it ever
hud a mission of : lt»» Own, that it ever had
a Ustory of li» own, that li is ever likely uguln
to have a destiny of its own. Th<- gr>.-at leaden*
who put the Democracy on Uh feet after the Civil
War and aftur reconstruction are.:, now In tlu-lr
graves. The lltttn leaders who blaßted It with
populism and m-ml-doclHliNm ar« etili In the aafldle
Th» noor old Democratic party ! . - '
About People and Social Incident*,
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
Mrs. Marcus Daly and Miss Harriot Dalv. who
went abroad several weeks ago. and have spent
most of their time since In Paris, are now In
London to await the arrival there on Saturday
next of Mrs. Daly's son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Gerard, who -sailed from here
three days a«?o.
Among those booked to sail for Europ* to-day
are Colonel and Mrs. Franklin Bartlett. William
O. Bartlett. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Cromwell and
Colonel and Mrs. May and their daughter. Miss
Isabella May. of Washington.
Mr, and Mrs. John J. Emery hav#» left town for
Rar Harbor, where they have opened their summer
home. The Turrets, for the season.
Charles Lanier. who has been abroad for some
time. Is booked to sal! from London for New
York to-morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles de 1./)os*y Oelrlrhs ar» re
ceiving: congratulations on the birth of a flaugl ter
at their house, in West Forty-Seventh street. Mr.
b n-1 Mrs. Oelrlchs wern married in April a year
ago at St. Patricks Cathedral. Mrs. Oelrlchs was
Miss Marjory TumbuM, a daughter of the late
Lieutenant Frank Turnbull, V. 8. S. Mr. Oelrlchs
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Oelrichs.
Miss Dorothy Whitney, who arrived in Tendon
on Thursday last, will stay a short time In En
gland before going on to the Continent.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dinsmore have left town
for Tuxedo. Mr. and Mrs. Austen Gray are also
at Tuxedo for a short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Welles have taken pos
session of their country place at Isllp, Long Island.
Dr. and Mrs W. M. Polk and Mr. and Mm.
Frank L.. Polk are touring the Berkshires in an
automobile. They will arrive at Bretton Woods
about August 1, to remain there until October.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Parsons, who have been
at the Parsons estate at Rye for the last few
weeks, have gone to Lenox, where they will re
main until the autumn.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin have returned
from their trip abroad and are at their country
home at New Rochelle
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
[By Telegraph to Th« Tribune ]
Newport, R. 1., June 29.— Several Jewelry losses
were reported to-day by sunv.ner residents, though
the names of the rwneu are withheld. Among the
lost articles are a gold broorh set with diamonds,
a diamond and pear! star pin, while two val
uable hatpins were dropped by a guest of Mrs. W.
W. Sherman. Mrs. James P. Kernochan has lost
her tortolseshel! eyeglasses, and offers a reward
for their recovery. Mrs. B. H. Powel has lost her
Email Yorkshire terrier.
Mr. and Mrs J. B. Harrlmßn are looked for in
Newport In August for the remainder of the sum
mer.
Fellowes Davis, of New York, who has been a
guest of Mrs. William Grosvenor has returned to
New York.
William R. Stewart, jr., who has been visiting
his uncle, Ijispenard Stewart, at White Lodge, has
gone to Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Mrs. F. O. French,
Mrs. Amos Tuck French, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
WagstaiT, Willing Spence- and Maurice Roche
have- gone to Mrs. Vanderbllt's camp at Chester.
N. H.. where It Is expected that they will spend
the greater part of the week, returning to New
port in time for the Fourth.
Mrs. Fred Pearson and Mis* Pearson are ex
pected for the late season in Newport.
Henry Walters, of New York, is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Biddle ere having their cot-
TO CLOSE CHILDREN'S DINING HALL.
Relief Committee Will Now Send Provisions
to the Homes.
The executive committee of the Children's Relief
Society decided yesterday to close Its dining room
at Forsyth and Canal streets after Friday, owing
to the closing of the schools, and to begin a
new syßtem of caring for the children In need
of food on Monday. This new system will con
sist In sending an equivalent of the luncheon given
to the children to their homes. Dealers will de
liver the supplies, consisting of milk. eggs, bread
and a cereal. Orders will be furnished by the
committee and the bills will be paid by the treas
urer, James H. Hamilton, who Is head worker In
the University Settlement.
The committee will engage an agent, who will
Investigate all new requests for aid, and will also
examine those on the old list. He will also co
operate with other charities, so that all the de
eerving possible may obtain relief. The society
now has over $3,000 left of the $4,000 collected for
Its work. A benefit entertainment will be given in
the Bijou Theatre by Gus Edwards.
WILLS $100,000 TO A UNIVERSITY.
I ,
St. Louis Institutions Profit by Gifts from ]
West Orange Man.
The will of William Bitrr. of "West Orange, was
admitted to probate in the Surrogates office in
Newark yesterday. Barr died 'on June 16. The
wilt gives $ 100.000 to the Washington L'niversity
at St. I.ouls, the money to be used for tho ex
clusive benefit of the manual training department
of the university, and shall be known as the Will
iam and Jessie It. Barr fund.
Beqoesta of $5,000 each are made to the Orange
Memorial Hospital, the Record ambulance of Or
ange and the Orange Orphan Asylum, In Harrison
street. East Orange. Several bequests of $5,000
an<l $10,000 are made to St. Louis Institutions. Be
quests amounting to about $300,000 are made to
relatives, while the widow Is made the residuary
legatee. Mr. Barr . was for many years In the
drygooda business in St. Louis.
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AMBASSADOR O'BRIEN SAILS.
T..kio. June 29— Ambassador Thomas J. O"Brien
sailed u.-«lay on the. steamer Korea for San Fran
cisco. During his three months* vacation he will
visit Ins home in Michigan and go from there to
Washington. He will meet Mrs. O'Brien there and
go to Kuroi>e, returning here by way of Siberia.
Secretary l'eter C. Jay will be in charge of th» j
embassy d.i;ing his absence. j
M. DE LAPPARENT'S SUCCESSOR. j
l'aris. June 29.— Antolne Henri Becquerel was
elected perpetual secretary of the Academy of
Sciences to-da y ■ In succession to Albert Auguste
Cochon de Lapparent, the French geologist, who ■
died lust month
■
AMBASSADOR HILL ENTERTAINS.
Berlin, June 20.— Dr. Davtd Jayne Hill, the Ameri
can Ambassador to Germany, gave his first recep
tion In honor of the diplomatic corps here this
afternoon.
HORSES BREAK MISS GOULD'S TREE.
A pair of spirited hdrses attached to a phaeton
owned by Flss. I>oerr & Carroll, whose stables are
In F.ast 24th street, became frightened at an auto
mobile at Fifth avenue and 4Gth street yesterday
afternoon, ran away three times, and during their
third effort dashed upon the pavement In front of
Miss ilel-n M. Gould's home, at No. 579 Fifth ave- j
nue, breaking a young tree In half and smashing |
the iron railing that protected It.
TEN EYCK TO TEACH HARRIMAN'S SONS.
Syracu.se, June 23.— James Ten Eyck, coach of
Syracuse, stated to-duy that he would start for
New York at once to complete arrangements with
K. H. Harriman's secretary to Instruct the rail
road man's sons in rowing. After the races at
I'oughkeepsle on Saturday Mr. Harriman and his
sons visited the Syracuse headquarters, and after
congratulating the coach on hta t'rfw'i victories
made the arrangements for the coach and secretary j
to meet. Ten Eyck expect* to begin instruction at ,
once. . .1
I tage pr«p*r<"l for occupancy, »_., ,-.. y are n.'
pected the latter part of the week. "^«
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Love, who »-,.,. t*V.,,
the Jennings estate, will arrive In Newnnrt «»
Wednesday ywx a
Samuel F. Barger. who has been 111 at his *.„.
port cottage. Is now reported as greatly improvM*
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J Berwind and th«ir
«uests. Mr. and Mrs. Torrev. ar« visiting i a sH
York for a few days.
The Fourth of July promises to be iray i n y, m ,
port. Already Mrs. James p. Keniochan has an
nounced that she will give & large reception <ja
that day. The Newport Clambake Club win op^,
its season with a bake, and James J. Van Alea aaii
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Berwind have annoaneai
that they will entertain at dinner on the nl?ht cf
the Fourth. Mrs. AJfred •;. Vanderbllt will also s*.
tertaln at dinner on the same night.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Drexel intend to- rsttanj
to Newport from Europe- In October.
IN THE BERKSHIRE3.
[By Tel««craph to Th* Trtbun* J
Lenox. Mass., Jane 23.— The British Amhassaaja.
who has been entertained at Inglesl'fo Hall. i B
Btockbridge. for several days by Miss Emfly Tuck
erman, of Washington, departed to-day for BostorJ
to go to Manchester-by-the-Sea. where the Brittsa
Embassy Is established for the summer, Mm.
Bryce remained with Miss Tackerman for a far
days. The Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce will sail
early in July for England, where they will spend
the summer.
Sir Shirley and Lady Ogilvie. of Montreal, wi*
arrived at the Hotel Aspinwall last week wit- a
party of friends, were recalled to Montreal to-day.
Mrs. Thomas Shields Clarke ■will entertain at
luncheon at Fern Brook to-morrow afternoon.
Mrs. William Kingsland, who has been hi Lenox
for some time, returned to town to-day. Later
this week she will go to Bar Harbor for the hot
months.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, who has been with h«r
sister, Mrs. Thatcher M. Adams, departed to-day
for her country home. in Wllllamstown.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Parsons gave a dinner ea»
tertalnment at Stoneover this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Glraud Foster have Issued cards fbr
a dinner entertainment at Bellefontalne to-niorroir
evening.
The handicap committee of the golf club aa
nounced a Fourth of July handicap.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Heaton. or N'^w Haven, t»»
day leased a cottage on the Aspinwall Hotel prop
ertie». ' •
Colonel and Mrs. S. W. Bowne and Mr. and lira.
Samuel Austin, of New York, are at the Hotel
Aspinwall.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate. -. who have
been with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate. la 3tocM
britlge, departed to-day for town.
Miss Gladys Ingalls, of Cincinnati, is a guest of
Miss Nora laslgi. in Stockbridge.
Mrs. M. L. Stone, who has baaa in Lenox for her
health, started to-day for Long Island.
Mrs. George H. Morgan, who lately sprained aa
ankle at Ventfort Hall, was able to go for a drive
to-day. Mrs. Morgan is compelled to use crutchei
because of her accident.
Harold Wood, William C. Wood aad 1 R. McK.
Thomas have arrived in Lenox tci an automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gardner and Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Clary, of East ©range, are at the Hotel
Maplewood. in Pittsfleld.
H. Livingston Lee and Guy A. Ward have or
ganized a gun club and wi establish traps mid
way between Lenox and Pittsrield. The ci^b will
be known as the Berkr/r Gun Club.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Douglas, ■:: Buffalo, arrived
In Lenox to-night.
E. H. Weatherbee, Hicks A. Weatherbee aad
Miss May Weatherbee. who have been at ths Ma
plewood, in Pittsfleld, departed fc>y automobile to
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Oyden. of Newark, and Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Brower, of Brooklyn, are at tha
Maplewood.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Carpenter. Mr. ar.i Mrs. H.
A. Van Liew, of New York, and Major and Mrs.
Duncan C. Phillips and family, of Washington, ar
rived to-night at the Hotel AspinwalL
political podtts.
A REASON HI ONE WORD.
From The Chicago Evening Post.
Word comes that the Republican •ingre«fc»»f
Committee "has been overwhelmed wttll replies to
Its otter to pay $150 for the best article, not exceed
ing I.COO words, on the subject: 'Why the Revub-
Ilcan Party Should Be Successful N ■■• Novem
ber.' "
Why doesn't some -wise one cut his answer to
the committee's question from 1,000 words to ona
word, and give in that word the best, as it Is th*
biggest reason, why victory should come to tile
Republicans — Taft?
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
From The New York World.
"To hell wtth the courts, la hell with injunctions
and to hell with the judges who grant them." said
William O. H-iywood. former secretary of tr.a
Western Federation of Miners, in a recent speech
In Chicago.
If the Democratic National Convention Is to In
dorse Mr. Bryan's theories about the courts ana
"government by injunction," how can it do tetter
than to incorporate Mr. Haywood's language mt»
the platform? Ti>' Haywood plank Is terse, con
cise, definite, suitable for postal card distribution.
and has the merit of saying exactly what It means.
SMALL, BUT SANE.
From The Boston Herald.
The Vermont Democrats, in convention assem
bled, decline to Instruct their delegates to tha na
tional convention to vote for Bryan. They deep.y
deplore the death of Grover Cleveland, and express
their unanimous opinion that he wx- the greatest
statesman since Washington. The Democracy or
the Green Mountain State may be small 5**52;
bers, but it .seems to be Quite exceptionally gutea
with sound sense.
COLONEL. WATTERSON'S OPTIMISM
KTom The Louisville Courier-Journal.
Johnson would run stronger, perhaps. In t£»
West. Gray stronger in the East. Gray wouia.
perhaps, better represent the old sound money se<-"
tion of the party, though that is ancient h'.storr.
which no true Democrat will recall. Either wi-i
make the ticket solid and sure, good to nil tn&
Vice-Presidency, or the Presldencv to the brim, for.
whether the ticket be Bryan and Gray, or Brjaa
and Johnson, it is going to be elected.
Put that in your pipes, boys, and cIM on It.
COLONEL SANGER FOR CONGRESS.
From The Ullea >bserver.
Thousands ol Republicans will like the frankn««t
and promptness with which Colonel William Cary
Sanger announces his candidacy for the office °"
Representative In Congress to s-: -ceotl Congress
■u Sherman, who ts entered upon the race tor
the Vice- Presidency, leaving the Congressional
tlHd clear. To Democrats who are obliged to fe A
that urily once, now and then, can the Republican
nominee be overcome— as when Bentley beat s " er "
rnan over a dozen years ago— it will be a welcome
prospect that, in UM event of their own defeat,
tlie district mav have so able and rlaai and •**
ready distti>sui>hed a Representative.
m
SAYS BETSY ROSS MADE FLAG.
John Quincy Adanw. secretary of the Amerirai
Flag House and BstSQ) Ross Memorial Association,
authorizes an emphatic denial of the story that
Betsy Ross warn not the maker of the first Ameri
can flag Mr. ftftfl says that an exhaustive
search of the records and traditions of Philadel
phia made by a score of patriotic societies Ua3
•never shak.-n the truth of the statement that th«
first flag was made at No. S» Arch street." ti«
home of Betsy Ross. , ,
CANDIDATES FOR LORD RECTORSHIP.
London. June ».— William Osier, res^u» professor
of medicine at Oxford University, has been selected
as an independent candidate for the Lord Krctor
shlp of Edinburgh University. Winston Spencer
Churchill, president of the Board of Trade. aad
George Wyndham. former Chief Secretary for Ira
land, are respectively the Liberal and Conservative
candidates for the office.
TRANSATLANTIC ELLER9.
Amonff the passengers who will sail to-day tot
Kurope are:
THE KUSKR WII.MKI.M I'KK .'.ROttSB. FV>R BRCMK-"*.
Mr anj Mrs. f.-once A. j t>r an.l Uri E. H Peach.
l-rnvU-v l>- *•• I'M'"*"-
Mr jjjJ- Mr*. ..enn, *|&*£^yU«C*£
1 Mr,. Stanley M«H £-«£ - £
Travellers who ailllll yesterday from abro»
TUB wnomMWOtm rROM LONDON'.
Colonel and Mr.. Oeora..*. J- 3 g™ f lt -
Co^nV'wUUam BruK. l«r R»iraond M««4-.