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MONDAY, DECEMBER 57, 1»».
'Jkie nctc!<papcr U owned end pub
lished b;/ The Tribune Asxodatioti. <J
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*ipal plarr of SSlShMaa, Tribune Build
fna, \o. IM Xat<eau street, yew York;
Opden hTfIN; sruoidenC; Henry W.
BecJxtt, fccrriari/; Janus If. P.arrctt,
treasurer. The oddrc** of the officers is
the BjsM of this ncicspapcr.
•'tr KEWS THIS VORXIVQ
FOREIGN President Madriz of Xi< -
aragua ordered the arrest of esrtaw
Va«3iii? 7 layuns, including a son-in-law
nf tho •»'■ J»rcsident. on charts of mis
*>rpropn.:tion r»l public funds. =s Kiri»?
-MforikO left -Madrid, ostensibly for a
'■uiitiiit trip in .\ni-«:i!n-::i. but, scoordtos)
to report, his real objective is a sana
imit <rher< lie win undergo an opera
•lon. • . . ■ Tl>.^ condition of dlnal
Sf.tolli, ill in Rome, became desperate,
Kttaclif Of delirium being: mora frequent.
i'ardinal Merry l>. ! \*ul was qttot
<d in Paris v having: sent wor to the
Pajal Xur.cio in Brussels that tho acces
sion of King Mbert had created ■ pre
hension in Inner Catholic circles at
Rome. —-=z- The National Defence Com
mittee of the Douixia refused to grant
ihf proposed credit for new ; itttaship*.
~^=~ Many persons were ported to
hHVf been confined to trees, without food,
for three day?, in tta« flood swept parts
<>f Spain. cu^r= It was announced in
Madrid that th*> Spanish government
would undertake the vision of the
Concordat of i*:.l. r -;,;■■• Th<> Interna
tiona] Zionist Congress oj><?n«-d ai Ham
*"tiTTC «><«! Professor Max Norda.ii vas
«l"oted its president.
DOMESTIC— Tbe President and Mr?.
Taft walk' d for sa bour in the snow at
W&rtiington. --— ~ It ik 1., li- v. il in
Ma.-i-i ling ton thut the present < ■.•!..;:•< R9
v ill not go further in the statehood nat
t< r tlinu to pnivi«l«' for nitutional
< <>n vent ions in Arizona and New Mexico.
—^="- T.• detiiiition of the word
"whi;-key" vns giveti by President Taft
it Washington la connection -with th<a
construction of the pun. food '••■■■ ilii
reference to labelling. Htatistic-H
'•'. «~re clven out at Albany ehowlng that
I'M agricultural bodies, witli a totai
membership of hundreds of thousands,
rslst in this rtatc. -r— — '!!. murd«r of
*• schoolboy, ichose body was found in
Titt^burg. is ttribuU to l!i:< i■ ■
A miniature battl« between Chbiese «nd
JapanoM foilowwd a football game If:
Soti FVauwifieo. ■■ ..* ■ Tho greater por
tion of New England wmm Ii Hi' grasp
of thf heaviest t^turtn in iiumy ywars; .i
rorthfriM g.»l< rolled a tidal wavo on to
th*» mast, wliich. reaching 1 the greatest
li^ijrht sine Viril. jgr.l, caused thrc«
dfftths atid heavy damage. -
IT V Th< sturm stalled many trains
»i)'l rnus'-d the railroads entering New
Tnr'h to a.V>.Tn<lnn schedules. == Str'i-t
« I'Pninj; Commlwtoncr Bdvrards said
hr ryp.--. to complet« his " llrist Iliilf;
SHOW removal fob In three days. — m—
Prrtid^nt Tafl will peak before tl •
convention of taarned societies to-night
s=r Th'- shtrtwaial strike was re
ported a- likely to i" ended by the adop
tion to-nlpht or to-morrow of a plan said
to b n satisfactory to both Bides.
TIIE WEATHER.— lndications for to
nsv: Clood The terjiperature ye^ter
<Jfr}': Iliffhetit. R.i degrees: lowest, 2S.
A CORPORATE ftTOCE BUDGET.
Mr. fshn Purroy >ii''-ti«:'v recent sug-
Sjastioa that the u>\\ city administration
Institute the praetles of Csrmfmj a •'cor
porate kt<-..^ budget* was excellent. ISr
this Mr. Mitchel njeanl that the Board
"f estimate said <"ii».iii< r tiie espendi
tures <iiu sf corporate Ktock at the be^n
ning of the year for the jroar"; asoukldc
cide then how much the city should '!.i to
the city dehi during the yi-ar: whoulil
.-t'i--;it a d«-rtuito jir..--. of |*üblic
improvements l«>r the \..,i. setting apart
tit«- sasouats required for each, and
•h"iii<j ndhars t«.» thai budgei once it was
adapisi
The nraasni practloe is to oo rhtrr one.
project at <"»ne nwettog sad snother st
another snwtJag sf the board throughout
the year. An appropriation for one pur-
I*** is vi.-.-i«- inic week and snotlicr for
saather i»i!rt»'s«- ]^ made the next. I*h6
pcsult'of tMs lack of system is [|| |, l_
anced T'Xje-ndituro. Into osn project th«?
b<. ,i-<j rashes sstemvaaaa . When a>i
sihec prspasal eaaahy or more meritori
ous ( i.;i:i-!- Hj,, Ibe board, feeling that it
has already bc«*:i rsas, prrhai too
-'•il'Ti'US \M!ll the ri\\'s borrowing <ap:i
<ity. i» nigairdly in the provision 'I
uisiLoK This fault <-oi!l<l be corrected by
following Mr. MRrhel*s ptan ol nonsider
ing all of the nud« mion the. 'ii\
• i-'di' M once, la that way th«- tot.tl
sum ■!.:;t '!;.■ dry has kilahle <-<.ii:.i !#•»
studied in its r«-lni i.. the city's ra
rissHi ssads: All of the projectH beln*
viewed toir.-ih«-i. ill- iMMird would hi> tha
relative iiu;Htri:iiii-c of <;i'': luucb better
th«u it <-..!i now. Appropriatleas could
Im- sssde with due regard •.. tue < iiy s
■«)ii<-nt> and the less • svng BSMhI
• 'nil«: be l;ii<i over.
J«i illu«trnte tlio folly -f nwklng ap- I
j'io;u!atioiis frsm nsrpscnui stock witli- !
«>ur mi<!j a i. I.i/. ■<■ i- |fr. Mitrhsi pro
poses Jt is sn!j seeassary to suggest how*
absurdly nb ing provision for each m:ii -
ter SHWlialSlj v\..ii)i| ifMiii if applied jo '
ibe running cs|>ensca ill 1.. «ity. Wtj i
will «up]»»c; the present intuiicjpai bud
get to be abaudoued jiij.l the l^iii'ii «-f '.
I>--iiij;itc, viiii a i\>ugk knowledge of the
cityV income, to provide for the expenses
Of quo department oue week, another an
other week and a third in m third week.
and ss am. The roantl would probably i«e
generous nravlslaa for asms department-.'
aosai provision for others and. serasps,
aojss at ail for ■ few. if the board
shoald n<'t esasWer the total raaaire
sjaata sf ali ils|isi<meats together m
relation to tbe city's probable iueunie, the
jri'-iitest Inequality and cunlusioa would
re«ijll. Almost i.i the same dagtas the
present method of making corporate
stock appropriations is atiaaaiaesailfee. A
corjwrate stock badge! would promote
nol only wisdom iv expenditure, but
economy a!s««.
COXGRESS ASD XAYAL REFORM.
Th* Mbwc'i vTasMugton dispatches
ili<. lo.-e a considerable «ipj»ositlon In Con
greas to the it f<w ma in naval admlnlstra
tSoa undertaken by Bet'rstarj Meyer on
iii<- nrii«iniia«sdstloß of the Swift board.
It was hardly to l>o unacted that Con
great -would change overnight its atti
ludc toward iiiiv«l n*»ri;anizati'>n. The
llKifl «f tfet naval committees "f the
two houses lias been exercised, in the
main, to minimize departures from the
old order nn<l to maintain a status quo
undoubtedly agreeable to certain inter
ests inside the MTTi'V but certainly ob
structive af the navyV progress toward
greater military eflicienc\ . if the prece
dents of tbe past arc followed there is
tianjrer that Congress win" not only fail
to co-operate in carvying out the de
partment's plans, so far as they require
legislative >aintion. l'Ut may. even try
to undo some of the work accomplished
by the Secretary in the limit*! n>ld
left open to him under his general grant
of administrative discretion.
It will be unfortunate if Cougress de
<line* to intor»'>t Itself in naval reform
and attempts tv restore in all its license
the old system of divided authority and
chronic warfare among the bureaus.
The Secretary is trying to end factlonal
it-in and to escape the strain of serving
merely as a buffer between bureaus
seeking to DOtttrol him instead of belplug
him to control the department. He.
wauts to get rid of advisers accustomed
to consult the welfare of a small faction
of the service rather than the welfare
of the service as a whole. It is his de>
sire to secure disinterested counsellors
who will help him to unify the navy and
to simplify its administration. But if
the two houses withhold legislation
transferring duties from one bureau to
&notber, cutting red tape and placing
BOthorlty In the hands in which it ihonld
rest; the executive order of last month
will only have aggravated an unhappy
situation by creating new frictions and
strengthening the conviction of the bu
reaucracy that it can successfully defy
the Secretary by going over his head
to Congress.
Something like this happened s year
r.go. when the President and the Secre
tary decided that the marines should no
longer be used for policing purposes
aboard the ships. Tbe function of the
marine as a sea policeman is obsolete.
Bat Congress was persuaded to take the
view that th<- maintenance of tho
marine corps, which lias many legiti
mate and important military uses,
hinged entirely upon the preeervatJoa of
an antiquated tradition, and inserted a
provision in the naval appropriation act
lor 1909-:*10 forbidding the expenditure
of any of the money appropriated there
in for the marine corps unless all bat
tleships and armored crajaers should
carry complements of marines equal to
not le** than 8 per cent of the enli>te<l
Bailors on board. If the imaginary inter
ests of the marine corps could appeal lo
Congress so strongly -a year ago, tha
more substantial interests of the bureaus
may be able to make a still stronger ap
peal now. Hitherto the theory of naval
legislation has been t<»o much that the
navy should be administered for tbe
benHlt <it cUqnes within the navy in
si«:!d of with a vleW to its proper Im-
I.rovement as a lighting machine, it is
lime for Cons. in an to get over the idea
tii.n the old naval order is good enough
for the nation's needs. Confusion should
j:ive place to co-ordination and sciiil-
Indepondent divisions to centralised au
thorltT. Secretary lteyer*s programme
is logical and helpful, and Congress
should give it a fair chance.
THE KAISER SUPPORTS HIS AMU
SADOR.
it is gratifying bat not surprising to
observe the prompi and marked ap
proval whi.-li the German Kmpcror h;is
gnen to the recent ntteraneea of ills
■mhassador to this eountry^ou tbc sub
ject of <;<Tinan\'s foreign p<;in\. ami
particular!;- of her policy toward South
America. We have already conunented
t;i»'n the adndraMe tone of those utter
jmi'-k. hs w«'ii titi«-.l to dispel whatever
lingering remnants of suspicion <>r dis
trust some might have cherished concern
ing German designs in this hemisphere,
and also t.» promote tho best interests <-f
the German Empire in Its relation* with
other countries, it h:is been agreeable
to u«.ii- thai the German Chancellor and
Foreign Minister, speaking before .he
Reichstag, have confirmed the ambassa
dor's words. And now comen i signal
mark of the Emperor's ravor and in.
proval.
This is. at we have said, not surpris
ing, hers in» it was si the outlet in
conearrahSß that the smlisiiiilui should
have spoken si be did without imperial
warrant, or without knoming that what
he said would be pleasing to his sover
eign. A German smhassador does not
go directly from his sovereign's presence
t" make random and unauthorized state
ments on the weightiest matters of for
eign Hi!i<y. The very fact that he said
what be did was sunVieu! indication of
tlu> bent of the Imperial mind. Hut apart
frum that there was another reason for
assuming that the Hmperor would ap
prove his words, and that was their en
tire Malty and eonsphmous worldly wis
dom.
'I"ii«'r<' are strong reasons, too, for be
lievlu- that this German policy will prove
to be as j.rM'Ti«-;iijy profitable as |i is
fhenrstically equitable. It will sjsan
mnch for Germany to be freed from the
■nsplcton aud |sjts.sjnill— with which
she has been regarded in eertals] not in-
Bsptincanl quarters, it will mean much
for the Gemma mind to be withdrawn
from Bsntastk dreams of widespread con
.j'.;.->t wiii.h some have conjured up and
to i*- tix«*l sarnestiy ii|r<.n the proble'ius
snd the task of developing tl;e posses
►ions \\hi<|i ihe ♦•iniiire already has. and
which thus far hare been of little worth
though of much cost to Hi.- fatherland.
To dream of conquering South /Userica
an undertaking which would be beyond
the power <v<-ii of Ihe German Empire
v. bile Ibe vast expanses of German Africa
and German Australasia are neglected
would be sudi folly at wt shouhj not c\
pect to -.•<• long aractisji i.
J'rcin the embassy. from the cuaneel
lery snd now frsm ihe ibroue Itself tiie
world his ranees that the policy of
NEW-YORK bAILT TMBUNK akixdav. di:( kmhcr 27. n>on.
Oermany is peace, progress and domestic
development. We know of no reason In
the world v.-hy those assomnces should
not be sccepted in good faitls.
uEGis RIGHT.
The Republican members of th< % State
Renate, when they come to the selection
of a soeeessor tj> gcttator Raines, will do
well to boar In mind one thing, namely,
that tlie itH;>ui»ii<:niis of iliis state are
enlisted firmly in the sappori of Gov
ernor Bngnas and his policies, It is late
in tlur day to mske this obsctvation. aftor
wlint Is known of the fate of those Re
publican legislators who have identified
tbetasetves in the public mind prominent
ly with the opposition to iiip Ckrvarnor-
tlie Banatora who roted a&alnst too «nti
pamblin!; hills, for example, sad the As
sssablymou. generally ipwilrinf who had
the temerity t<> declare themselves
njrafn.st direct nominations ritber In the
primaries or at the election. Moreover,
so strong is thr Governor's hold upon his
party that even tboee organisation mni
who lik«' him least have pos^eaaef] tint
he could have n renomiuation If hp d*
sired one. In Mt«"h eircumstancs the
Repuhli"an members of tu* Senate «-a
not better reflect public sentiment tttan
hy choosing as their leader a Senator
who will be recognized as friendly to the
Governor. Notbiug Mould pieu^ the
voters of thf> *tate better than to have a
Hughe* man as Mr. Raines's successor.
It will he worth while to please the
voters, for the Republican party is going
to be j,ud?ed at the coming state election
largely upon what this Legislature does.
The record Of the Legislature last year
was not pleasing to tho BepubUcao rotei s,
aud Kepuhii.au sjewapapen all over the
state felt called upou to ppcak of it In
the sharpest terms. Had the party been
.onipelled to enter a state campaign la«t
fall upon that legislative record and with
a new aud untried candidate for Gov
ernor it would necessarily have done so
with misgivlnss. Tbere must be amend
ment this year, aud tho session cannot
IK-giu with better promise of amendment
than would lie iv the choice of ii sup
porter of the Governor as Republican
leader in the Senate.
A GOOD SUGGESTIOy FOLLOWED.
In one resnert. if we are to believe tbe
reports which came to us from shops in
all parts of the city, this season has been
an epoch making one. Thanks largely,
we are snre. to the efforts of the Con
sumers' LVague, holiday shopping has
been done iv better season than ever be
fore, and salesmen and saleswomen,
wagon driver* and package handlers are
breathing a prayer of thanksgiving for
the consideration sbowu them by the
public, which began its shopping early
and thus saved not only the employes of
the stores, but themselves as well, from
the inconvenience which inevitably at
tends eleventh hour Christmas shopping.
One house makes the announcement
that the real shopping season began about
a week earlier this year than usual, and
that although there were evidences of :i
record breaking holiday trada it was
handled with decreased strain. Other
deportment store managers say that i>y
the beginning of last week what they re
fer to as the better ola*s of their cus
tomers had finished their shopping, [t
will be noted that the season of evening
opening in tho?c stores which do not ad
here rigidly to the policy of no work
after T o'clock was shorter tbau ever, and
it is to be hoi>ed that the unwisdom of
keeping clerks at work vntil a late hour,
even during Christmas week, will soon
become apparent.
This is not the tirst year that the Con
sumers" League lias been at work lo make.
the lot of tIM salespeople more pl<';i*n:t
fit the time when every one else is full
Of the holiday spirit, and, however great
their disappointment may liave been in
tbe past if marked results were not
shown, there can 1m? uo question thiit
this year these efforts havo borne (jood
fruit, even if conditions have been much
leas favorable thau we are now led <<>
believe. The public is not wilfully cruel,
nojvever thoughtless it may be, and every
early shopper this year will certainly ba
a convert to the plan for all time, and l«y
hi- or her Influence tiv in the minds .>f
others the double advantage of making
an early start.
<[l\lHfMi MOUST WKIXLEY.
Though ample opportunity seems t<>
have been given to Dr. Cook t<» furnish
the Explorers' Club with tbe proof that
be reached the summit of Mount M>-Ki,i
ley in IJX>'>. and though he pledged him
x>'lf to do 80, he failed to keep his prom
ise. The most natural, if not tlie only,
interpretation to put upon his silence is
that be was unable to make out his case.
His neglect .iu<tihVs the belief that the
conquest of the loftiest peak in North
America is yet to 1> <- effected. There i-;
a micros, -..pi" chance, of course, that be
may reappear and seek to redeem bla
reputation. Until he does, however, it
is proper to hold that the fame o_f con
quering Mount M«Kinic\ is still to be won.
It is to be hoped that other American
devotees of mountain climbing will now
be tempted to seek this distinction. The
undertaking is one of peculiar difficulty;
but the credit of achieving success will
be correspondingly great.
Any one who contemplates making a
trial will find In Mr. Alfred 11. Brooks,
of the United States Geological Survey,
and Professor Herscbel c. Parker, of
Columbia University, particularly help
fuf advisers. .Mr. Brooks was sent Lo
A-laska by tbe government several years
ago to study tbe environment of McKin
ley. He has "made several valuable aug
gestions regarding a proper plan of cam
paign. At oue time be believed that the
northwestern slope of the mountain of
fered the most cncouraßeinent. Professor
Parker was a member of one of l»r.
Vook's expeditions, snd knows ciioiis!i
lbottt past ventures to be able to dis
criminate between hopeful and useless
avenues of approach. l»r. Cook's first
attack was made from the west and was
foiled by encountering a granite cliff four
thousand feel high. i^itt-r. while accom
panied by Professor Parker, h<' studied
the southwestern, southern and south
eastern sides, without discovering a feas
ible route. It would be advisable to con-
Knit Professor Parker and Mr. Brooks
regarding the possibilities Of success iv
attempting the Dortbeastorn, northern or
northwestern side. In the attempt which
Dr. Cook made after dismissing ; ,n bis
companions except a single packer, he
Kay- be found n path srhen be approached
from tii<- northeast. He has railed io
verify the statement, but tii..- fact should
not altogether eliminate the northeastern
side from further consideration.
The Duke of the Al.rti/zi. sir Martin
onway. Fltzgeruld and other famous
mountain dlmben employed trained
Alpine guides iii their boldest ventures.
Tbe master; of si i;ilas, Ruwenzoti. l'i.,
neer j',.;,] and Aconcagua sjosl in a
nieaaare bo aUrlbutad to toe skill of men
wbo bad bad experience in dlmbinf Mont
Blanc, tho Bfattorborn and ta« Jnngfran.
it may be aoabtad waethor McKlnlej
will BtKctunb without sfanllar aid On«
staor preeaatlea t«> he sdsßtaa 1 hy taoss
who nndnrtako thf mission should hi> so
t.. gang* th»> Ktai of tne parry tbat li wHI
Include perfectly trust worthy witnesses
and no one whose lack of practice and
courage would make him an oiirwnnraac».
/■: uoxuy l.v/; uusiynss.
Holiday conditions prevail vln the stock
market. The outlook justiflrs
In Urn theory of 'i continuance of the up
ward trend, with the usual temporary
reactions, while tho same thing may bo
taid of commodity prices, notwithstand
ing the sdvaaosi levels now current.
Liqiiidation of rnllroad shares that have
been discounting January disbursements
doubtless will b* something of a factor |
in the new year, but it Is believed, never
theless, that ooattiTtss* oa*ratlons for the
ris<», backed by the support of large
bankins; interests', will mark th« courso
of Stock Exchange business In the early
j-nrt of 1910. espeetally as bankers will
have on liand new capital Issues for
which n market must be found. The
wealth of the farmers in the grreat 'West
ern agricultural section of the country
should b<» reflected in Investment pur
rlia for their account, While It is not
improbable that the reduction by certain
savings banks In their ratn of Interest
arid the apparent certainty that other in
stitutions will follow suit at the next
Interest period ■>. 11l bring a c<v)sidcrable
amount of money into the securities
markets for Investment in issues on
which the return Is 'tin reasonably fair.
Speculation at the moment is h^'.d in
check hy the flrm rates for money.
In view of tbe growing activity of i
trade and other known factors that con--;
trol the price of money, it is not likely
that loan quotations uill return to an j
easy level for months to come, though
some relaxation from the high end of
the year rates may be expected following
the January interest and dividend pay
ments and the usual movement of cur
rency from the interior. Bank reserves
at this centre are low, but bank condi
tions are strong, and the small surplus
above l«gal requirements merely reflects
thf increasing maud for funds in the
channels of trade. Two years ago there
was a deficit in the weekly statement of
the Clearing House institutions, due to
the hoarding of money. To-day deposits
in the national banks of this city show
an increase of $113,319,200, as compared :
with this time in IDO7. while actual cash
holdings exceed those of the panic year
by more than $70,000,000. L.oans are
heavy and they are secured by gilt edged
collateral. Foreign exchange is easier than,
was reported a week a£o, but rates ore
still at an abnormal level for this period,
despite the gain in exports of merchan
dise in tho last two months. Present
indications suggest that 1903 will show
cotton exports larger In value than in
any preceding year on record, owing to
the high prices prevailing and the lib
eral takings by foreign buyer?, while
from known foreign needs and the im
provement in industrial conditions
abroad it is safe to count upon a mate
rial Increase in the outward movement
Of food products and manufactures in
the course of the next few months.
Textile mills are increasing their ca
pacity, cially In the South, and
conditions in the raw market will have
to become far more serious before man
ufacturers fail to provide for future re
quirement?. High prices for cotton have
caused a certain amount of curtailment,
but the movement has had no effect upon
raw materials, and it has not altered the
views of the trade, regarding the future.
Cotton on the local exchange sold above
J6 cents a pound last week, under the in- I
fluencc of a bft»or demand for the spot :
tirtk-1- nnd higher prices in the South,
while October futures were quoted at
13.50 cents', or $67 a bale, the figures
presenting the estimate of the specula
tive markets as to the supplies of the
crop of 1910. A large acreage is prom- ;
ised for the coming year, and, Judging
by records of tho past, the cotton world ,
looks for a heavy grain in acreage plant- '
ed and a remarkable gain in yield over
the poor crop "f 1909. Winter wheat
condition* are excellent, and the fact that
practically the entire wheat beH west
of tho Alleghenies la covo-«d ■with a pro
tection of snow encourages the hope of a
bi.cr harvest, though the favorable pros
pects do not weaken pricca for the cereal.
While holiday dulnesa prevails in gome
lines of business the general mercantile
world shows unusual activity for this
season, with all indications pointing to
h remarkable expansion In trade in the !
new year, particularly in the market for
ftnl --d steel products. According to I
advices received from *teei malting; '
points, the orders on hand arc unpara
lelled both in number and tonnage vol
unii. demand being especially heavy
from the railroads, which aro buyirig to a j
larger extent tha.n wa§ ever before known S
in the historj of the country. The steel j
works have enjoyed an unexpected vol- '
ume nr " new business in the current |
month, but In the foundry iron trade a j
quieter situation prevails, though eon- I
ditiona governing eteel products fore- j
shadow greater activity In this line early j
in islO. In the copper market improve- J
ment la reported. Sellers tind an In- j
Cffsasttig inquiry for the metal, with a
special demand for future delivery. A '
substantial decrease in stocks on hand '
Is looker] for in December and a gradual
extinction «>f the surplus next year, ar- i
companied by advancing prices, which
some interests believe will carry the level
to r. cents by April or May.
A wireless message sent fr<>m Colon to
a vessel Off tbe Nicaragua!! roast w;t ■<
picked up at Cape C6d the other night.
wti.it h pity it is that instruments which
have such a range now and then do not
show the same power unfailing); at all
times!
Th«- storm did not come from the
North Pole, it waa not a "purple snow."
Pig iron Is being made directly from
the ore without fuel in California, the
requisite heat boing supplied by electric*
ity. The prooess I* too expensive to »»e
employed whore <-.>ai i^ stmndant and
cheap, and not soon ieome Into «se
In the Eastern part of the country.
Th.' voluntary raising Of wage uy the
master builders of Plttsburg is reminiso
cent of the boom llmej of i: if '". and Itet
With tlie Stitia and gtrfpts llying-^
metaphorically— fIOW the North Pole,
there Is a natural impulse toward wish*
ing to ccc tlio South Pole similarly dec
crated, nnd we must confess that It
would gratify our national pride to have
<>ur flag planted llnjt of all flug.s at each
end of the axis of the 'globe. Nevsrtbe.
le.'e. the sapsrb sehieveiiients of British
adventurers in the Par South havo Riven
them a certain title to the first chance
— — — — — — — — — ■ — " l I
for another attempt in that »ilr*-cti>.n.
«rul it" they should win we should not bo
at all Inconsolable. And with the BtniH
and Striprs at dnn »-nd of ita spindle ami
tho Union Jack at the other, the old
world ouKht to spin down the ringinK
sjrooves at Awngc with increased assur
ance that it is all r'.iclit;
The protest <«r ■ eorrespondont against
many of the postal cards which av<! now
in circulation bi woB made. Many of
those ibtngs srs as dirty as thoy are
stupid* nnd should hs ss^nvessod.
It is a scurvy little trick for ths Tam
many contingent to k«"»i» th« presidency
Of the borough vacant to tho end nf
Ahearn's uiaiiorored tana, but perhaps
it is just as well Is have them play it.
It shows them tip in their true tight, \ith
nil their contempt for decency in govern
ment.
If Mr. "vVu will hots his svomlss to ro
■\i.«it thf United States fifty ysars honce,
h« will undoubtedly see greater wondOTS
than a tunnel under Ihs Hudson and a
fkyscraplnir office building.
TBE TALK OF THU PAY.
,
The ticket Ill Slim In front of tIM
theatres in Berlin, against whom the di
rectors hay« made v»r, ■will remain active
in their HttFintfr. Th^ ' authorities have
decided that the speculators cannot bi
driven anay from th<-ir naunts, but that
thoy must not block truffle. The managers
aKre?<! to keep Irt reserve a certain num
ber of tickets for every performance for
tho»-e people who came late, ami. IllSOWWrtl
as the police cannot breax up the bu.«i
nes!-, to petition for a law making tIM
vending of tickets on the sidewalks a
mledemeanor.
The marine arcliiteot was submitting his
plans of the great ocean, liner to the presi
dent of the steamship company. * I I»-r*»
we have tho racecourse." Im xald. "But
that crowdi too much on the golf links."
objected the presi»»ent. Whereupon the
architect was forced to adßßil that Yir bail
been obliged to curtail his plans to a nine
hole course.— Philadelphia Record.
The report fromi Abyssinia tliat Kins
Mcnelek had died and the di.spat.-li from
Addis Ababa the next day that the Ki.i<
was still alive added another paragruph
to "Monolsk'a death record" as kept by a
New York newspaper man. According to
this untqi'c tabulation, the dusky ruler has
been reported dead forty-one times, seven
teen times in the year 1W».
"Peoplo are ■OttlBSJ SO they OS as they
plosw. said Mr. BtrlUl Barker, gloomily.
••But see how we arc progressing!"
"Yss. Ix»ok at tliese aeroplane?. «c
aren't satisfied with snapping our t'ms^ra
at the Revised Statutes and police re^
lations. Wo haven't even any respect tor
the law of gravitation.'"— "Washington Star.
Marietta WolfT. once the cook i.i UIS
home of Mme. Stelnhell. wkoss acquittal
on tlie charge of murflcr was in a great
measure due to Mrs. WoMTa testi
mony, has found a new occupation. she
has become a professional bill poster in
Paris. On one of the recent "notable seo*
ple" postcards publl.-hed in that city she
i« shown as a smilins. elderly, plump wom>
an carrying a ladder. A can^s sol jaunt
ily over one ear and the poster bag hanss
at one side, held by a broad strap over
the shoulder. The fact that she goes about
her BOStnesa unnoticed, says B Paris let
ter, shows that people have forgotten an
other celebrated case.
A CHRISTMAS SAW.
A little sprig of mistletoe.
.Say now and then.
Is relished by the girls, we know,
And best of men.
—Boston Herald.
According to a Paris paper, a grand
daughter of Napoleon I Is now a teacher
in one of the municipal schools Of Paris.
: It Is said that old Parisians still remein-
I ber well a gentlstMM who used to be seen
1 in the street?, walking with much dignity,
i carrying a dog whip, anl followed by a
big dog which bore the traces of age.
The. old man was known as "L»e Comte
1.€0n," and was "le fils authentique" of
Napoleon I. He died in JsSl, leaving a
widow and an only daughter. The widow
had a hard struggle to educato h«*r
daughter, but by taking a situation as a
„ companion sb« was able to do .>-o. The
daughter- is now ths Bchoohwlßtrcss re
terrcd to.
"See here, you swindler!" exclaimed lbs
suburban pro'prrty owner, "when y..u sold
me this house you said that in three months
1 wouldn't part with it for $l<\™o."
"Well, you haven't, have you?" d«nuina
f.\ the rcV.l estate man.— ltuladelphia Rec
ord.
Admiral Trencliard Section. 7:\ Navy
League of the United States, prides U
self on a flag that went to the Xnn.li
Pole with Peary arid, bettrr still, cam-?
back to the organization. The flag was
presented to Commander Peary. n.- used
it and returned it wi»u tiit> little para
graph i>f h'story: "The flHcs aisptejred at
the pole were displayed on poles <-<.n>i^ttn;j
"of a tent pole and trie sbsita ot' the. ice
lances, one of which was carried on each
sledge."
Ko, Maude, iitd:, when a hotel is rus
on the European plan It doesn'i necewuirlljr
meau that Americana arr charged doulle
Philadelphia Record.
"The Supreme '!"•■: t for Cook*' is tlio
caption <>f a cartoon in "The Chicago
Ncivr," which nussects that i; tbe di.-
credited doctor cs>n withstand the rigor*
of » trip In a Chicago street car early in
the morning he's no faker about his polar
doings. It ••• übvoj led by imm Blghl
newspaper workers that as a s-.>rt <«t" final
court ot last resi>rt trial the doctor's •■•>lii
rettlatlng qualltle* be. tested on an; ■■*■' ot
any one of naif a ifozen suburban trollej
lines around New York.
"Hidi;* '■",!•. boast* that he* hsa never
taken h drop of liquor la hi.- life."
•'Why <int^ lie boost? I know n man
who norer lilev>' out his brains. and i.•
do«Hti'i bras about It.*,*— ChJcaso Record-
Herald.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
HE NEVER SAYS DIE.
To the K'iitur of The Tribune.
Sir: I would like to aid this ,-ord to the
Ccok and Ivary chatter. There rre still
many good people i"» think Cook reached
Urn pota before Peary. M. C. JOHNSON.
New York. i>».-. •.•:.. tr>^n.
PREVENTION OF CANCER.
To the Editor nf The Tribune
Mr. The letter in Tns Tribune tasi morn*
in;,- on canctr rssssres is sosor, sensible,
faniwissJvs, Ds awcy with malignant dis
easss m:«i the ttfa t.f man can be trebled
In wor;;,. it it. not for the lack ot sold
tr. purchase scientific rsssanh. not ior Uu
lack of earnest anl patient experiments;
not for a lack of bonor an.i fanM for true
discovery in ways and means saTtetlv*
against cancer and tuberculosis that dl -
covery li delayed; vet tuat ■omethln«
which is la'-kitig in prevention and rure of
mallsnant disease ousht no< t<> i..- ... diffi
cult.
Study and sppUod thought i.i.r invented
the Bissni to aattsfy thi> sreati -■. dreams
tn physics, a.s witnessed by tbe Inventions
of tbe X-rays, the nghi and the motive
power of .-i.i-tricitv ihs marvellous accom
pushmsnts In aerostatics, great bridges!
towering buildings ai..i th. Pamuna CanuL
v. iiy not mastar the pn» j!om of cancer?
'Ih. leStSOO is i:.»l fSf to seek. It la that
human beings, tn ttie practice of th«lr
naUsastMe rlsjhti sad msißleu of freedom^
unwisely etc i to mlause snd to abuse
themselves. Csneet and other mallsnant
diseases ktc prcventabta and even curable
up i" a >•• i lahi dssroe llti ona ditQculty la
to porstUMßt mankind to choose between
v.hat is right and wrong living. T... pn
vet.tion ron-sl*t* in rlsht living. What ta
wßatsd Is i- sen college that ems preeeut
right living in an acceptable and conviac-
Insform. ' rHYBMA>
New York. Dee "■■. I* 1 ?-
FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
To the Editor of T'.e TT»
Sir- TI:.-re ar.- in thU city a torga num
ber of educate* alu« and really des-.-rvins
m«n W\ " wu-neMly sr*k employment, but
whose efforts *ro »••» futil* as the labor* of
Sisyphus. It is positively patfcetic to *#>
a poor raHosi -dov.n and out'-to «•« »
ccllwiulallsm-wlio has j.trai'ie.l h»s physi
cal an<l Intellectttal f'bre. In a fr.intio ef
fort to pet s— Bsujmsm It seems to w«
that tIMSS >••!"> llitv "•" ■»«•■■ OS WOB a*
trie Inclination to ho>li> iheit feltowmen
would do woB to *»tablisi' bureaus of em
ployment in available parts of the cii>.
which Khould be in chargf wf Ssei upscai
ly selected for their business abllltlc?.
keeti kS^mSßt Sf <Haract^>r. benevolent
qispssltins and ehssifW nature, .and «Ho
VOaM not easily i* imposed upon by c'.e
•lsnina knaves or prof-«slonal in*-.i»iicant>.
Such aa arrangement would b«* ol practi
cal bcn»fl{ to lbs d..s*rvinK and ambitious
members of the arn.y of th« unemployed.
JOHN .JOSEPH aPKIBCOIiI.
New York. Dee. : : , Vi^-
MR. TAFT HERE TO-NIGHT.
Will Speak Before Convection of
Loaraed Societies.
Within tns n.>xt. four days mor* than
fifty meeting* Of vsjrkMl SSTtS *ill t;e held
in connection wltk the twenty-fifth arnii
vcrsary celebration of the American. His
torical Asaoelatlss and las jtsssfficas
Economic Association. Ten tastrasd socie
ties are holding annual meetings this week.
A luncheon will be given this afternoon at
1 o'clock for 231 delegates by t 1 c Metropoli
tan r.ife ißsoraaee Company: at 2:30 o'clock
Presidents William G. Bsassoef sif 0m
Amertean Sociological BOrlotT, S. N. ' '•
North of the American Statistical Asso
ciation, and John 11. Finley of the Ameri
can Social Science Association will speak
in the assembly hall of the Metropolitan
Building, and at 3 o'clock several BSSSttngS
will be held.
At Gsrscale HaU this evening at S o'clock
President Taft. Governor Hughes, Major
McClcllan. I>r. Nicholas Murray B-Ul'-r aiKl
Mr. Joseph ii. Choate will tpsak. Admis-
BMO will be by ticket until S:2O o'clock,
when the doors will be o;;ene^ to the gen
eral BUbU .
DR. JAMES BRUCE RESIGNS.
Had Been Pastor at Andes, N. V., for
Forty-six Years.
Delhi, N. V., D««c. H— Tns Rev. Dr. James
Bruce, Bttstof of ti:c United Presbyterian
Church of Anflss. N. V.. preached bsi fare
well sermon there to-day, after havln? been
pastor for fort) years. The congrega
tion, unabie t,> persuade htrn to longer con
tinue in ths active pastorato, has ssseisei
him pastor emeritus.
Dr. B?ues has sees in the mini.-try for
more than flfty-tlve years. He has had on:y
two pastorates— one at Msvesrsbntg; Perm..
and the other at Andes, which be assumed
in June. lS*!t. He is seventy-nine yean oM,
Pr. Bruce has received lbs dogrss of
DoetOf of Divinity from several institu
ttons, and was moderator of the General
Assembly and of the synod. His wife who
v.as the daughter of Colonel Matthew Linn,
of Washington. Perm.. died three years ago.
Dr. Bruce has five sons .and two daughter?,
one of WBjOm is th« Rev. William P. Bruce,
pastor of the ParkhlU Wefoimsfl Chore*, of
Yonkers. and the other la M. Linn Bruce,
former Lieutenant Governor, who was
twice appointed to the Supreme Court.
VOICE WITS CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Chinese Diplomat Talks Into Edison's
Private Phonograph.
West Orange. N. J.. Dec. CS (Special). —
Thomas A. EdlsOß had a distinguished
visitor yesterday in the person of Wu
T!nc-f:rn?. the retiritig Chinese Minister
to the United States, who left with him as
a Christmas present what tho inventor
Will prize SjnOßg his choice possessions —
a record of his own voice on the private
phonograph of Mr. Kdison.
The lecord. of which Mr. Edison says
he does not think any nianiiolJs will ever
be BBBdO, will not only preserve ttM voice
of the great Oriental, but will keep for
Ihe heirs of Edison ths truth of wl he
thinks of ths wizard. Thia is what Wu
said;
"}'r Kdison ha? .iust shown me a great
many wonderful things. He is a great
mas ' have heard about btai for many
years aad bate always wanted to meet
him. He has also heard of sse, he says;
and I think we <tr»' botb glad that we met.
Ho \m ■ ivinarkable inventor, .typifying
this twentieth century, the age of great
thing?. Mr. Edisop is still s yonna asms
and will do yet more wonderful things."
SCIENTISTS TO MEET TODAY.
j Leaders of Investigation in Various
Lines Gather in Boston.
Boston Dee :'* ; Boots* Will be Urn focus
| of interest foi foßowore of nearly every
i I h;i. of scientific research in thi.s fOBB>
, try jin«l abni 1 during the coming week,
j when about fifteen hundred scientists are
I. spected to attend thrt >i\;\ -■ annual
meeting of the American Association for
the Advancement ol Science. Theta will
| be fifty-two affiliated societies of the as
sociation holding th».-ir meetings her<».
The papers to be read at-the general and
I sectional meetings— there are •>•.*» on the
j programme embraci the treatment and mi
i vestlgatlon of nearly every phase of scieti
tlflc activity. T ■■ cbnalsi wilt be th»
• stronge I aroup assembled, bavtan a pro
; gramme o| Urn own.
To-morrow morning the fin-t general se«
sifii of r.. association will i>e held. The
retiring president, l>r. T i. Chamberlain,
! will then introduce t;i* new president. J>r
j David Starr Jordan prestd»-ni of Letand
i Btantor<), .lunior. University. The meettnc
; proper ',v il! continue throu^b Thursday.
HUNTING TRIP OR OPERATION?
King Alfonso Leaves Madrid, Ostensi
bly for Andalusia.
Hlrid, Doe. ».— Klnc Alfonso left here
to-,i,i' for Anrtatwskl OS a huntlnc trip.
Recent rtlspatcass asM that the tsaJHlus
ef King-Alfonso had created grave anxiety
and thai another operation was impent
i thre. I; wsj skw reported that under the
guise or dosarture on h \ antmg trip in
Andalusia the Kaas. ww Id c.« to ganjocar,
wasm Urn operation woui.i \'f perfot ■
EXTRSME UNCTION FOR SATOLLI.
Cardinal in Desperate Condition—At
tacks of Delirium Frequent.
me, 1..-. 9t Tae esaOlUim of Cardinal
Satolll. vi h,. is suffering with nephi **
desperate, ths attasas of dsttruns bHns
now very frequent. Bstrerae unction has
been administered. The Pope is greatly
concerned i»»r the Cardinals illness, anil
a ikoe bMmtrlee thrice <i:at>
ADMIRAL DEWEY 72 YEARS OLD.
Washington, l>,v. 5«.--Adralral (leorge
Dewey celebrated tho seventy-second anni
versary ot his birth to-,i. . Th.- day was
passed .itiietly. and. except for a. flood of
I lelcgrasae and psrsoaal messages of con-
Bratulation.-*. nothing Oisturbe.t tbe MrVnlty
of the Dewey bsasehsld The iihalieJ ha*
not "•"•" in especially E ood health f,, r BSSBS
j tlm.\ and therefore nil observances were
1 waived
BRYAN'S JOB DEFINED.
From Tae Schenectady Union.
Mr. Itryan says his work la national
True, that a K ,*.,i definition of Vnli Job
Of running tor President. J
BRADFORD TRADE
Effect of Rei-md Tarif—
Increased Exports of Wool.
Bradford. December 15.
The most* controversial section o.' tho
Payne-.Udrtch tariff bill when It was be
furo CasisjfOSS wa.i the wool and woollen
schedule. President Taft considered It
necessary t« redtice existing duties In
i oiiipnoin ' with the party pledges em
bodied In tlie Republican ptatfrsrm. ani
Tie w»« .pport«-<1 by many prominent
BBSfaaats •' Csaawasa v;ho> wer» con
vinced that laaa duttea ssamjssjaaj con
siderably nvrc than the difference: be
tween the coat of production abrca'l ani
the comf. of production tr. America, with
a reasonable prorlt thrown tn
The aasi leaders In both ho«is»s w<»r<»
forced tr. r)nt'» thit the combination Of
WOOI growers in tIM West aM cf wool
len nianttfactayori \n the East i"z% .»o
StTSSs] thai the revised tariff bill "Oaldl
r>e fi»-f^i.'t«i i- sjatj masassaj in tV i« a»
tempt m alter las *fasi schedule. No>
eaawsja asasjaaasattir, waa made m that
section af the tariff. President Tsft
ea*jM not veto th* Pavn»Aldric.> tariff
bill, when h« nsidered i», on the who!",
th^ be^ measure of rvj». K!n--f WhSd th*
Republican majarUy in Congress had
ever passed. He r»grettea sincerei: that
the wm.| and woollen S'-h»dule ha . not
been lowered. In Ibe course of one of
his speeches delivered d-trinar the autumn
he asatttasd laal seaags as "the oym
lianoilsal defect" af t Tie new tariff.
Bradford Is perhaps the best European
manufacturing centre Im sjasarvtai ti-.»
effecti i>f the unreviaed schedule. Whj;<»
not so large an export anU import mar
ker for wool as London, it requires an
immense ajuaattty of ra-» material '■ r
manufacturing, and controls prices for
the North af Baajnasl WMi it does not
CMnpete w.ui Huddlesfleld in the Uighe
priced esassos of worsteds, Ksoatssi th*
markets af tas world w4H| dress good.'',
linings aad worsted coating?, and meets
the requirements af the readymade cloth
ing trade wherever the tariff walla are
not high enough to keep out foreign
goods.
Bradford sacs had an saswmoas tra<s^
with America, when the woollen indus
tries wen sT'JSsiing for existence t^ere
and were dependent upon support t'rorn
the tariff. That trade suddenly revived
hen the Democratic party obtained con
trol of both houses of Congress daring
President Cleveland's soeoad term and
saactod Ihe Waasa tariff, with free wool
and SSW duties on WOODSS manufacture-;.
It shrank again waea the Republicans
altered the tariff in las int> re.-- of wool.
groxvers and woollen manufacturer?. It
has not been materially affected S>r the
Payne-Aldrieh tariff. when the sin^'.o
section in whSsfe it is vitally interested
has not been altered; and v.hatevcr Im
provement there has been in the volume
v: exports is to be attributed largely to
the increased activity af the woolicu
tra'k; in America saasaatißsj with it.
The shrinkage of Bradf trade with
America during IOCS was .<•".»'••"
The times were hard across the Atlantic,
and it was not until the closing month*
of the year that orders rams hi and t^*
high level of 1007 was approached. TVtt'.*
January. 1000. hnsnrrcn began, and
this has ntmued throughout the year,
being mobt conspicuous in May. July and
Octoaer. The increase in exports for
America for eleven months, ending witii
November, over thoa« of the previous
year was O.lga\Jlß> and the agsresat*
Bhl|s:n* uta were valued at t'5.521,5-t.".
The bulk of thai increase WSJ wool— .
CljOGSLltt from January ts December.
Machinery accounted for £121.302, and a
large portion or" this consisted of looai3
and or'ner appliances for the nranniact
ure si wooysaa and •worsteds. The In
ctsaaai exports have sssscaiod an en
largement of Bssansfaetajrhsa in America
rather than an expan«ion or recovery of
British tra le in. what wai once a eccura
market.
The principal exports of manufacture
in the Bradford trade are dress good?,
linings aad wesjsasd esattJasja The de
cline in th^ exports of dress BOOdS dur
ing the first two months of 1909 was not
made up by gassa aai ssj the remaining
nine month?, ecamjailßSl bsir.s made
with 190$. which was not a good yog*
In linings th- i has been a stsadj m
crease month afSM month, with an a?r-
BVOfjal s:ih» of £15t>.413 for eleven
months, aad. In wassasi coatings th«r»
has been another continuous enlargement
of shipment*, with £71,067 as the total
gain for the same period. The remain*
ing exports include yarn:*, cotton cloths,
mohair goat's hair, woo!i"n cloths, car
pets, leather, silk BjoaafA late ■wast^* arci
other mer«.-hancM!»ft in small sjbjsbs]
The consular returns?, as I have been
allowed U» examine them through tha
courtesy of Mr. Augustus L\ Ingrain.
the American Caaaa4 who has brought
to ah aow saace much practical intelli
gence and zeal, do not indicat* a sbjb»
eesaral aaaaaal upon the foreign r!iaxae«.
Pr;i<it"or.i. lasssad of exporting msjiw
factured good?, 13 sending raw material
and machinery t> America.
There has been .i rising Balsfsll toe
wool and woollen goods in England and
prices are aaa hsjaai thun at the open
ing of the ear. The supply of wool <"»
not iti.il to the demand, and English.
Australian and Argentine sheep fanner*
are getting better prices for It year S9
year. N>> economies in factory manage-
BBjsat can mako up for the Increased cost
of raw material. The -wbolesalo dealers
in ready made clothing, who appealed to
Congress last summer to reduce th*
dartsa in the woollen schedule so aa ' ■»
eaabse thtm to obtain cheaper <ood.-^
knew that wool v;is scarce and rising in
value and that the pries of woollen ami
worsted clotha, with linings and trim
inins?i, would go ip with It The Ameri
aaa manufacturers were equally intelli
gent arid became heavy purchasers si
wool, rsf^samanas shsai ssocssi before
their Bradford, Looaa an.l lludJersfleM
i-o|.ip.n •\v* r«» aware <■; t'i>- BTBSJd sf
the market
Tlmssj have changed sjaca the com
fortabie period when Englisit manufact-
BjrOffS curried >:nal! stocks pf raw mate
rial ami renew, d them whenever more;
wool wa» aaoaed. American and Ocr-
Bsan buyers arv now In market ataasi
wool i* otteysd at th«» sales, a;ul in their
eagerness to accumulate large stocka for
future PBOiatsHiM sometimes run u| the
prices Bfisnatwslj In Hh cjul the dila
tory English buyers i>ay more for t!ifir
wool.
M clothing BI "doarer in ASBjSStM tS^i
it wan .i \,.ir ago. hs it hi asta the re
vised tariff has aai put aa assrss sf
woollen goods, for there were no altera
tions In the schedule. It is the hwfa
value of wool . s an agricultural product
tJir.t h;is sent up prices on both stiles of
the Atlantic. If there has been any ae>
vantago in the buying of ism nt«*ten»l
tho American manufacturers have cs»
t.ui:.'l it by carrying longer stocks a**