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////: SEWS THIS UORSINO.
r? ?REIGN 1 inn Bl l-Kal named a
r China, bul 11 ?wan believed
i. Peking that fen of the ministen
would battl?** " era ? ?pei led
al Nanking and Hankow-, the
_?? diplomats planned to form a
; . conserve the maritime cus?
i? pay the loans and indemnities.
a Washington dispatch said
cilitiea wei ?Pacific for
? . ? na regiments of
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artillen to China, i ? .. Russia ordered
- Mr. Shuster, Araerl
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from hia ,*-t;?n?i In the taxation dil
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Germany, the shocks being aspect?
Bl ttgaii hnd Frankfort.
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ing the Olympic-Hawk? colusi?n, the
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U 01 1 ROMP? SEHfi 1 / /' i \ I !/ I.
l h? re ?? a chnrarterhdic Irony i?i ? be
<-j t. u ? ? - r.4 m .? thai ?h, .?ni \ berioUH ?I1 lav
; ? 'I ?I fli? iiit;, ?.i i la- Isthmian canal en?
(?rrptite 11 ? be In matters which
J? - - 111.1??41 til I.,,- ;, ;|||,1 Mlll
v n bleb iiiai.v bave r
_;:? I ?l?il ;?- Ii -ii|.?|-:il.|? ;.:.?! -|*,
pre? M;;?'- (?orla lu ? Involve ? I ? ? I ?. \ ami
expend.- fa i i ? ? id all estim?t? h v\ ?ii
protablj i.e performed lu loan time end
Ht \0J0O COS? than ?v.'ii t in- ii'??*-? -.- ? 11 -_r 11 i, i ? ?
i ?muied i" ?predict \ ?-?owiiion tons of
nuineroui critica bat i?f,?'ii : "? '?> ? $.'?'>.',
000,0001 Well, ?-?f course it will b>
"that: ?Be ?done In ten years? Ofcour?*?
"thai means tv. Cut. aa a matter
of fa?-t. the leork el ''"' Isthmus i*- far
i ndvsnce .-i the pcbedul?. and the ev
Ibto lite esll
an?l thai rule bids fair to h"i?i good lo
tli?' .
The darla* baa i. and ?? elsewhere.
i bleflj ni w ..-i?1 _ on au'i thn ai,
I??, materia 11> mischievous. ?Ve sie now
irlthin four ?/ears ol rcheduJe time and
ibly wifhin tu.? . m actual tii?)??
o? the opeoing ??f 11 ? * *? ? anal, and is
Jaiivi? | i?.v i*-i? n fol l| and for
tlie . onsequent conditions hag been m t?!?'.
Xo ij'stem "i goverainenl baa been ?!??
I'ixed tOt I l?e ?anal and tot xu,
Utrotifh v\hii-!i it tuna. N?obodj knows
whether il ?rill de a civil or g military
government ; whether the land ami public
r.tllltles w?l be under private or govern?
ment ownership: and what will ho tfeg
political status of the inhabitant??. Yet
It is obvious that these tklnSK should be
determined ; Ind . nbould have
?I-??< ?/mined hef ; ? this, In order
ti.a? Inlet ?in ?-.- ay u ii*?*
tu \,H,\ tot and,to <! i*end upon.
\.i <:e?i rmiiuntl? u i Iweti made,
either, concerning tbs rate ?>i tolls and
? iber matt-.Ts ?vhi?-. are <?f !!"?
blgbesl linportance to t'??? shipping
world. A? 'b<' building of steam
and -i''' e?!fiM?>i"?i?'iit of ivoutea ??i* trH?it
?ud inivel are ii'??'-????- which require
mu? li time ai d will ' ?felj h ?
,., ??en ?l D|i ?o mill the < ondil I? i ? uuder
ai4?.ii [hji thl?l Kill bn operuUd uu the
. ..$10'.s
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???lites are authoritatively known, it Is
"livimis ihm there should not he n dflj's
avoidable delay in (his mutter. There
tal :i]r?'!i(lv heon t?M? much ?delay. Ship
ping men in Ulis and ??(her countries
bore ?'??mplained of ii and of their COM*
?11.out Inability to ?make arraiu-ement?*?
tot the opening of the ?'aniil : and II M
quite sure that because of the delay
which his already occurred there will
bo correspond? ri? delay in utilizing the
(?mal when it is opened. More than
lhat. there Is reason for fearing that
m ?me common-?- has been for this eau*<e
diverted to a formidable rival route.
which it will nol be easy to win acaln
for Panama.
It Is n?>t to be prclended that locisla
li??u dealing with matters so important
cao be perfecto?! and enacted offhand.
But ihe more than seven years which
bare elapeed trinca we undertook the
work should rarely have afforded snfli
?fieol lime f??r even Hie most easy-going
; statesmen to mature a comprehensive
; aod ?.an-fait ?iy law. We cannot, of
course, suppose that the delay H pur
I 1 o-oly caused by any hostile interests
: winch ?ne seeking to Impair the soeeeei
??t the canal. Hut on the as-uinption
ft?.it .ill are desirous of promoting the
?UOCesi of the great venture, it would
certainly seem as though there should be
displayed ??t Washington something -f
?ii?? ef1iii?'iit energy and expedition wliich
('?'lone! (ioelhals and his comrades are
1 displaying at Panama.
ROO8EVBLT AND THE TRUSTS.
Ex-Pre-iilent Roosevelt, in his ' Out?
look" editorial on "The Trusts, the Peo
? pie and the Square Deal," ha? ?made a
1 foreoful and a valuable contribution to
the discussion of one of the momentous
pn-blenis ??t tlie day. lie believes that
' the Sherman anti-trust law is insuftVlent
to effect the necessary cootrol ??ver com?
binations of business und too indefinite
I to aeable business men cl?eariy to ander
I stand what Is and what is not ?permissi?
ble undt'i' the statute, an?! reit??rates his
conviction that some form of federal
control which shall be ?it least similar
to that exercised over the railroads by
the Interstate Common-?' Commission
must l?e devised. Mr. Roosevelt's dis
? ussion of this comptes, rabjeel should
prove helpful to Presiden; Taft in his
efforts to Induce ?Congrooi m? longer to
I delay the legislation ?providing for some
form Of federal Im-orporation which he
urged .1 year ago, and win? h has been
ably advocated bj various memben ? > t
i his administration
With cbara?r*teristic einpliasis Mi
I Roosevelt asserts thai do ?business
should !>?? prosecuted "merely because it
is big" ,-?nd when no wrongdoing oil ils
pari ?ran ?be ?proved. There would be
reason tur regret If a hasty reading of
his article should leave th?- Impression
thai the Taft administration takes 1 ?lif
feront vtew. He ?denla the assertion
contained In the bill against the Steel
Corporation thai be was misled. Ufa
'?pinion stil] is Hint its ai-ipiisiiinn of
: the Tennessee ?"nal and iron Company
was fortunate for th" country, and be
?cites ?figures t?> show that ?1 Is ?further
from ?Swing a ?monopoly now than it wasi
?before thai combination.
Mr. Roosevelt Joints out the value of
the anti-trust siiiis in forcing <?n public
attention ?the o*Bc?esslty for further logis. !
la tion of the character be advocates, al?
though ii?' asserts bta bellet that in the]
case of Un* Standard OU and the To
hitirn trusts thf ?punishment bus not
been commensurate with the extent of
their uuiit. Referring to his own admin?
istration, he ??iiN attention to the ?fact
Ithat toward its ?lose be Urged a federal
I Incorporation law on Congress. Thai
proposal pi'ii\ idi'd for ?? form <>(' license
without wbicb n?? corporation should be
permitted 1.nduet an Interstate ?com
uierce business The federal incorpora?
tion law proposed by Mr, Taft was per?
missive, it being his briief, at least as
heretofore expressed, thai the benefits (??
in- derived therefrom would ?he sufficient
to Induce all corporation?! of Importance
!?> avail th<?ni-?'Iv??s of it.
a- we said at the ?beginning, we be?
lieve thai Mr. Roosevelt'? article will be
ful in < larif* ing in?' public mind in
roped to available melhoils of provid?
ing for supervision by the government
lof i-orpoiaiioii^ doiug an interstate busl?
1 nies? preseut Indications ar?- ?l?
????piivi'. there ?- a growing Inclination
i?, tin- belief that some plan of federal
I incorpora I Inn affords Ihe ?besl li"pe <?f
1 if-ci \ in_ iiu? legitimate advantages of
????mliitia? :?>i wbiie preventing its abuse?.
17 AS > a ill h ira TASK.
h i?- beyond ?l??u'?i a colossal lank
Iwhich Mr. Yuan Shih-kal has ander?
?taken In act'eptiug tine ofll -e <?f Prime
Minister of China. Ii involve- -??\?'iai
dlstincl labors, any ??m? of which inighl
be regarded as formidable, (?ne i- to
suppress a widewpread r-ebellion and to
restore ?peace and order throughout a
v.i-i ami ?populous area. A ?second is t?>
?reunite the empire, wbk'fa has ?shown
an Inclination to bi*eak Into fragments
ami which ban Ix ome thus divided so
Far a- revolutionary p?rocla mations and
Ih.'ganl&ation of ?j-pjutratfal govern?
1 n ?m- could do the work, a third ?Is t??
?rehabilitate the ?xor-erament <>r the ?-m
??n cither n inonarebteal or a r?
I publican basis, a fourth Is to establish
.? practical constitutional system. An?l.
as || t?, add i" the difficulty of the rater
prise, all these things must be ?lone at
practicall*?* th? same time, together with
such other trifles as reorganising the
finances ?>t the empire and revising trea?
' 1ms.
There Is probably no other man In
empire m \wii fitted ?is Mr. Yuan
to undertake th ?se lab >rs, ami it is
cause for real satisfaction that be ban
consented t?? ?I. The list (,f ministen
whom be has chosen as his associate* Is
.?i??t Illuminating to the American ?reader,
most ?if the n.um?- being entirely un?
known. Rui it i- reassuring i" know
thai while be baa Include none of the
Main lili |tlili??'s In? ha- gi\en portfolios
t?> seven! Mancha commonen. Man
Ichurla Is an Integral part <?f the empira
and ?should be thus ?recognlied, and?
II ?ii-ovcr. it ?contains many men of ?high
tii-iiity and chgracter who ??ut profita'
> lily 1??' drafted Into the ?public servir?'.
! We are told that some of the ablest m?n
?in China have been omitted, and. Indeed,
some of the names whleh might have
? been expected to be Included in the list
[an ?not to be f'-und there. That is to
] t explained and Jurtlfled on the ground
that ?some of those ?men may not ?he in
barmonj -*.??.?11 ? Mr. Yuan- ?policy, and it
?s. nt ??air.-?', ?--?liiiai thai the govern?
ruent shall be united.
Then- is ground for hope thai Mr?
Yuan will siioecd. It is not loo mmh
to -;iy lhal upon his ?woetM appears to
hang th?' salvation of I'hiua. Without
the otganlsatioa and dominan?ce of ?1
Strong ???itial government Ihe ?'inpire
threatens t?> dlseolve Into chaos, Inviting
and ?probably pecaasltating Intervention
uud yurbays cuutuiued alien cvuirvl.
Such nil outcome would be calamitous
to the world. The nations lutve enough
?bendy on (heir hands attending I?? their
own proper business without undertaking
the partitioning nnd reorganiza thai <?f
the Chinese umpire.
ORQAMEINQ THE ASSEMBLY.
Discussion regarding the organization
of the Assembly by the Republican??
next winter is already becoming defi?
nite. The Trihune has no wish at pres?
ent to discus* personalities. Rut there
are certain facts to be borue in mind.
The Republicans made a mistake in or?
ganizing ibe ?t?te Senate in tMt, The
Tribune nt the time warned them flint
they were making I mistake. They paid
lor it. nm<mg other things, in the elec?
tion of 101O, when they lost control of
the state for the first time In many
years. After Allds_jpad been eliminated
the Republicans had an opportunity 1o
repair the mistake. Every sort of press?
ure was brought to bear upon those
really in control of the Senate organiza?
tion to make them perceive the expe?
diency of conciliating publie opinion In
?.boosing a new leader on the floor of
the Senate. The pressure failed. Timt
obstinacy also contributed to make the
?election <?f 1910 the Republican catas
! trophe thai ft was.
Now the Republicans are partly re?
stored to ?power because Murphy wai as
blind aa tiKKM Wbogi be displaced. His
organization and use of the Legislature
Inflamed publi?- sentiment against his
party. The lesson is for I he Republican
leaders to appropriate and make use of.
The attitude of the slate toward die
Republican party in I lie iiiii>ortant elec?
tion of 1912 will be largely affected by
the betfavior of the Republican Assem
, My tins winter. The organization of the
' Assembly will be the first intimation to
the publie of what it has to expo. t.
THE DIST?RBAME M EPI8TO-]
LA It) CIRCLES.
There are gradations in the 0Henees I
against ilie majesty of the city govern-1
ment. When a magistrate charges thai
the enforcement of the law against crime?
is Lag it is ?sedition.' When I he gaUM '
inagtstrate ??sue--- g warrant for the ar*
test of I ? r^elniHii of Hie second rank.
brother ol the Creelrnan who Is the so*
cipient of i in? luoal important letters
thai enter Into this "government '?y
I epistle," he is guilty of taking part in a
I "?conspiracy." His punlahment. aocord?
; in? i?? ilie major Creeiman, should be re
moral from the i.en?'ii. while the other
participants in the "?-??nspiraev." the
members of (he District Attorney's swiff.
should be rabjected to an investigad ?n. j
Meanwhile, as ti. the charge vvlibli led
t.. the commission ?>t' the heinous off?* i v
??I arresting the brother of the .Mavoi's
favorite rorrespoiident, redptenl of th??|
letter whieh took the Mayor ?nu of UM*
Held for n??mliiatl'?n i?> the governorship .
last year and of the letter anaouneiugl
the Mayor's delerniination t<? d<> away I
with the presen! ?Board <?f ?Sducatlon and
many other equally momentous ???iisties?
as i?, this incredible atTocity. the ar?
rested man appears to admit thai he did
what i- alleged, namely, brought admit
the confinement of | law-< iolatlng pedlei ;
It.v refusing to accept payment of a two- !
dollar fine Ig silver. That may have
been an act of oppression. Il requires
no strain upon the imagination to con?
ceive of court clerks as harsh aud die?
tntorial iu dealing with the friendless
and unfortunate persons WOO are left to
i heir meicb's. And a great court clerk,
brother <>f the elect among correspond?
ents-it is ?possible to suppose without vio?
len? -e thai inch a man fourni il difficult
to ?ondes, end sufficiently to accept sil?
ver iu payment of fin?'?. The provoking
habit of those founil guilty in his court
was to have on lheir persons only small
change. Xaturallj that might be set
down t.? malice.
Yet. again, it is poMlbte to conceive
other I hint's. For examiile. why did the
complainant against this epistolary
1 satellite Choose to submit to ????ntinemeut
opon th?? refusal of the silver, all the
while having the requisite paper money
i?i her ?pocket? Il was doubtless 1 i-?i*
privilege i<? do so. bul il was a privilege
of which she was iot likely to avail her?
self without reason.
SRI l\ IV I8A \'CE.
; i
Major.i. B. Hughes, superintendent of
(be Sequoia and the Grand national
parka In California, makes n sensible
recommeudatlon srben be affirms. In his
anneal report, that the hear in national
park? is neither useful in?r ornamental j
and should be exterminated, it may. of]
course, i?e ?-oiitenib'd thai Brain lias at
I? as! one use. that he Is entertaining and
thai he adds t?> the interest of the na-l
tional parks Rut be is also g great
nuisance and is nt times dangerous to
human life and limb.
A?ccording tos report curranl through
oui the ?ellowstone National Park, the
bean there Killed one man and serl?iu?*ly
injured another during the last sum?
mer. The man killed appears to have
been foolhardy. A number <?f hears were !
feeding on tlie garbage from one ?>r the|
hotels, among them a female who had!
hit lier .ni? ai the edge of the clearing.
The tourist picked up and un?dertook to
fondle the CUb, which led It to si-neal Ii-- '
' ic??'i!tineiii. gad Immediately the ?mother
j rustled to its rescue, and before the hv-1
I slanders could Interfere ha?l s,. mauled
the unfortunate tourist a* t<? ?????t him i
; his life. The other case, while less sen
; ?ais in It?. ?**ons<Bq?<rtt*T*?**es, waa more indi a*
tivc of the ?langer of permitting the
' bean to _'?? gbool unmolested. A toil! i?!
who bad been advised t?> sleep In the
often air weul to sleep on Um gromui '
? with ".. other protection than in?:
blauk?i I * \ bear coming upon hl u
si ?/.?"I hi- arm iu ils teeth He HM
I??ceded in getting away, nnd il??* bear;
Ipursued him until be i???.k refuge In a I
, lake.
Ever] one who has .amp??i In the aa?
jlii'iial parks knows what | nuisance ilie
, boon often make of themselves, tearing
1 the grub wagOO to pie?'?'*? in I heir search
i for food, stampeding the horses and 0C?
?raatonally giving memhera ??f Um party
a i?a?i fright. Being fed fron the hotels'
i they do not become ravenous and nre,
perhaps, rarely a menace to life, but they
never become wholly tame and are al?
ways capable of doing serious mischief.
Their presence adds nn element of danger
to camping in the national parka which '
may ha enjoyed by some but which
iiMist prove i deterrent, or an occasion
of anxiety, to others. For th?> prat?Mtlou
. ; the game In the parks all 8<rear*nM
ire ?caled al the entrances. *,, thai any
on?? who iniiv he attacked by i b?'ar is
f'tiiiparalively helplesa, unie??, par
ihance. he carries a hunting knife, an.i
even that is not a particularly effective
weapon in I he hand- of an Inexperienced
tourist
The auggeati.t Major Hughes that
tie i, sra abould !>?? ''exterminated'' may
ocoasioo some proteat. but it will be com?
u.eudcd, doubtta?*, I?; & large liixuil/cx o?
persons whose enjoyment of the national
parks would be Inerensed were the bears
removed.
Now that "Fingey" Conner?- snys that
Murphy fa besten ba? k to Manhattan
Inland doubts nssnll the public. "Flng^y"
has had Murphy besten before.
Where is that "subordinate disposi?
tion" of Park Architect Lay?
Ethereal asphyxia" is rrfore than a
picturesque phrase. It is a formidable
reality, realised by a large proportion of
persons who ascend to great heights on
seemingly slight support. Th?? average
man experiences a giddiness and some?
times a loss of nervous control when on
a lofty perch with narrow foothold.
That aviators are subject to such sensa?
tions la entirely supposable, and It may
well he that th?* circumstance accounts
for some of the accidents which ha? e
marked their hazardous pursuit.
Virginia Is setting an example of
commendable speed In disposing of its
sensational murder case.
Little Old London has more than seven
and a quarter million inhabitants, and
so ventures still to vaunt h?rrelf over
Little Old New York.
The scheme to put a running ?track; a
bowling green and other such things in
Battery Park Is rightly condemned, on
the ground that Battery Park Is a park
and not an athletic field, and the con?
demnation Is emphasized and ? onflrme?!
by the fact, as stated, that the park fa
not suited for those things. As a park,
desp'te the trespassing of the elevated
railroad, it Is useful and attractive. It
w?iul?l iie folly to spoil it as a park for
the sake of something else for whl? h It
is not suited and which couhl not be ad
equat-ily provided there.
The more we see of the "revers|l?l."
coats now worn by women the less a
boon to humanity ??seems Pir William
Henry Perkln's dlsc?avery of th?? coal tar
d'ye, mame.
TEE TALK OP TBS DAY,
Theie is a town In ?lei many that makes
money on It?? shade tree.? Consul Thomp?
son write.? that In Linden, adjoining Han
oxer, th? roadside fri.it trees owned by the
municipality yielded this year ?94.MI, Th?
fonsul adds: "This application ?if the
beautiful, win ticai an?! economic posslbill
ties enibra? ed in th?> control of such public
property as toad* Is B fine Illustration Of
ihe community thrift ??f the German. Dur?
ing the three or f?>u? wi-ekn' period ??f ripen?
ing sharp-eyed old arstehman on Mcyctes
l-alrol ihe roads, beit,;- partuulai ly u? live
on S.indaya. when th.* people are out in
la:*?' numbers, it is forbidden t<? pick up
?fruirfroan the ground, and to knock It ?from
i h?? tiees In subject to a tine of Ml mark-?
ItS M) or more for each offence. ?Laws ami
tegulatlons f"i the general good. however.
Escrita ?sueh respect on th.' part of the dar?
man that ?ases of theft of fruit from the
highway fruit trees rarely occur."
Willis Then you think It i- possible to
stop the divorce evil?
atllls Certainly. Merely lei it >??
common enough ??> be unfashlonabl?
Puck.
A Khooi principal In ?i little l.ouisanla
lumber town has hit np??n a Mhams for
making the now universal moving picture
? i,??? of real use. as will as SOBUSeBlent, '?>
! ST titick. Noting the great Interest ?if the
jiupili, in the weekly offerings at the town's
ens "?heatre," she arranged with the man?
agement to give the youngsters som?-thing
worth seeln??T .and at the same time an ai?i
to them In their studies. Thus the boys
ami ?flrlS In advanced classes ?have BSSB
their Alear of WakafleM" presented ?pic?
tortslly ,i!i?l tii?"it Shakespeare made vivid
on the shimmering screen. Seen-? bassd
<?n historic happenings have aluo had their
place and have BerVsd to awaken Interest
In study that had long been looked UpOfl
as drudgery. Of ?nurse ihe picture people
ai.? -<lacl l?> pi?gent whatever the teacher
asks, as they are assured of full hous.? "f
appreciative spectators.
"Mow about this fare?" demanded the
stranger In New Vork.
"I haven't overcharged >ou, i-ir," declared
the cabman
"I know yon haven't, and whv ?haven't
you? What sort of a deep game me vou
ri? to" Answer me. ??o-v." Washington
Herald.
<>ne of the exhibits which attracted much
Bttentlon at the Inlei national Hvgictie i'.\
positton at Dresden eras an old-fasb!on?ed
furnished morn designated In Ih?- , atalogue
as the "flabbath morn." "It WM an ? >xa< I
?reproduction," says a srrtter in the Vienna
?'Wochenschrift.'' "Of the host room In the
?home of a poor family among th?? Jews
Which has been ?scrupulously ?cleaned and
arranged to look its best on th<- Pabbaih
?lav. The exhibit remimis one <>f t K Bl I
that it was this eleanHness and the ?sheer
I \ anee of the vaiious ancient ?sanitary laws
which gave rigor to the people -ivh?? .>I.
served them an?) strength to overcome
hardships."
Talkative Passenger (trying t?? get into
conversation) i we or yoofvt lost your
arm
?Gentleman (trying to read?-s?> i ?have.
Hoe ? ar?lese of me: Tatler.
The letter of '*-One Who Knows?" ?pub
lishcd in The Tribine 1.,?t TUCSdsy,' ill
Which .efe eure Is mad?' t?? the man In
'??liaha who lost an ?-ye by ?omlng in ???n
fa-t with the point of a long ?hatpin might
ha\* been ?till more 10 the objectionable
point had it ?contained an occurroi ce nearer
home An offlcr- building ?lev?t.,! gouuf
down and ?nearly full of pas? figera stopped
to aiio\, two young women wearing bats
of the "slouch" mode? to enter. ? ?'ie turned I
her head quickly, and s howl went up fr??m
the man behind her, whose face had been
??eeply BCratebed ?by a protruding ?In. Kye
Kla?s.s sec;.?,)-. fsster,er| probabl? ggvei
ii-e man's eye. "Escuas me,M the K;.| ggjA
languidly, and Whan ?he couple stepped off
t.ie .ar thev alguien over 'he man'? plight.
My, oM man. I i?i?i: IS* badlv and
1. v. n? the ]en-? Ido? when I cr-i, net ?t " 1
, ?i to ?hear that, i thought perhaps
you had an Idea you could borro* Il from
??i??i. Herald
HE BLAMES THE SCHOOLS.
Strikes of Laborers Attributed to Svs
tem of Compulsory Education.
To the F.ditor of The Tribune.
Sir: ?Strikes are of constant ocurren??
In all civilized countries They come not
from those out of work hut from those
having it The striker gets work, but he
Is never satisfied The reason for this Is
that work was not a proper part of his
education.
This la the way of it: The boy goes to
his compulsory school "Study and play"
are his only occupations. Child labor is
totally denied him. Even In family sick?
ness he cannot stay home to do chorea
He or hla parenta are arreated. fined or
Jailed if he does The hoy grows up totally
unl't ami cnwilllng to work He v. ai ehSB
'??i ?sai iiioii- ,?.,?l -??fi >i .i|, - |i,.
11? k.s ih?- jot? nearest to them, ?but finds
wot'*, 'oo im'?!, hours i'-?? i ? ? r i _r Bad pay ;
t??-? smalt.
The Iralklag ?leii-gat? ?ome? alona ami I
i? lit? him lue union Is the thing to right I
lii? "wrongs," and the atrikc Is the eager
by Which he can realize easv work, short
honra und big pay. The walking ?slagStBB
Were forced Into the public schools, as
Hi. would for? ? .?11 Into th>- labor unions.
?Ont form of compulsion beget- another.
It la time for all labor ndjusteia to look
into Uils aa*>oct of strike papa??, ag Uxajg
will be no pence snd right living until
the workers are divorced from the public
schools.
The civilized nntions must build anew,
and Ihey must make their slogan labor,
liberty, land and simple life.. The strike
In yo?ir locality should emphasize this.
ntAMCIl B. IAVBBBT.
?larkson. Md.. Nov. M. 1W1.
?
SECURED DEPOSITS.
(Government Requirements of State
Banks Criticised.
To the Mitor of The Tribune.
Sir: The hanking law of tli?? State of
Ml? ltlgan provides that no bank or bank
???ol? crs f;ha11 "give sny preference to any
depositor or creditor by pledging the assets
of the bank as collateral security." The
Attorney General of the state has given
his opinion that Mate banks cannot accept
postal saving? deposited for this reason.
? The State of Wisconsin I? rractlcally in the
! same situation.
Questions: Are i Dt the laws In these
' states such as should ??? In lorce In every
j state? Is the money handled by public
officials different fiom that ?Irculatlng
? among individuals? Is It sacred? Whose
i monej Is It ' In the event of the failure of]
a bank, would the loss of a public deposit
be felt to as large a degree as that suf
! fered bv an Individual? Should the govern
: ment, national or state, authorize the or- j
ganizatlon of banks, direct their manage?
ment, keep Informed as to their condition,
say to the public they are all Mght. then
?equlre absolute security for government,
state, ?county and public moneys deposited1
Are not the laws above referred to based
on common sense? Should any or all de?
posits be secured I P, K. LYFORD.
Waverh'. N. V . Nov. 15, 1911.
?WANTS AN EASTERN LAND SHOW.'
To the Hdltor of The Tribune.
Sir 1 :im glad to see in S.itur?la\ '.? Trib
une that on?^ of your cot respondents ?tails
attention to the fact that the Western lan?l :
Interest? ha\e been holding a great land
show at the f'ar?len to lure farmers away
from N.-w Votl' ml the ?East A vear or
? lesa ago t ?suggested la i newspaper ?article
? that Xew York ?'itv l,a\e n land show,
?similar lo this Western show, to exploit the
lands Of New fork and other Eastern
iFtate.-? ar.?l show the home farmers what
? ould be done with the farms thev had.
' rather than to fly to others tha? they knew
i not ? , A? usual, New York paid no at
t?nti?,ii to tb- ?uggestlon it was waiting ?
till somebody ?ame along lo show It Well
tli-*- Western people have ? ome and they
?have shown, and now. perhaps. ne?:t year,
or the year after next, or some time. New
fork will give an K?steln land show. It will
be a good one all tight, but what's the ?good
of d,?,,,i when It Is too late to be any ?good?
Sen fork. Moi 11, i.'H W. J. I.
CHAMPIONS ITALIAN SOLDIERS.
To tli?- ?Editor of Tue Tribune'.
Sir: Allow me to answer |' |, Buffo'Sl
b'tter of to-ilac. in WhlCfa lie su \ s that thlsj
ItalO-TUTklSk wur I-- the mlsdSSd of a
minority." Where does be gel his author?
ity for this statement and tht nest? thai
the Italian people "are not responsible for
the BctJons of a brutal Midler*- ?recruited
for the most part from among Its p?-as- ;
entry and ?by no moans re-presentatlva of
ib.. bast elements"*!
Me Is ??ither misguide-**] oi dOOS not read
! p-'Od papers 1 am sur?' tli.it public opinion ;
la ?against him. He seems to be bitter, an?l
lias nothing lut condemnation for Italy.
i If he is an Italian be ?surely knows that
: the Italian army is ma?|e up ?,f ?all Cl
1 rich. poor, peasants ond tradesmen. m?r
? chant.? and professionals, nobility and toy?
I alty. ?Lot him read yesterday's article in
? The Tribune, written by "Ex-Attach"?." Let
htm road history, and h<> win iimi that
Italy l? conducting ?herself nobly In this
j war.
Who will accuse the soldiers and officers
: of disposing of the Arab traitors who. after
they swore allegiance to Italian rule, shot
i and but?diered innoc.-nt Italian BOfdlen ami
'cffi-r?'??'? JOHN MAZZEI.
N.w York. N??\. IS, 1911.
PRAYERS FOR RULERS.
To the Kdltor of The Tribune
Sir: Whenever ;<?i Ainerlcan attends
Church In England, or in an- Knglish j
church on the Continent, and bears tha
?Pr?sidant of the United states ?prayed for,
las NS.-11 as the King fit England, it does
thrill one. So WOOM an englishman be,
thrille.l If in Sttendlng ? hurch in the 1'nited
Btat i ?he ?should ?bear the King prayed for ?
as well SB the Pr?'si,|?>nt. Th" two ???un?
tile.?, so closely connected bj ?blood, bin- |
I ginge anil biStory, neVOt were M ? -lose in
'spirit as now, for the a??t of the Rritlsh
i
'?apt.tin at-.M,inlla Bwepl away any soreness ?
[that miuht ?bava lingered. ?Bo, why should
i n?>t BO effort he n: i?l<> that ?n ?both Bag
! 1 r, n ? I anil the United Mates, at every cburch
ser\!?e. both the Kini? an?l the President
be remembered? Surely i' could have no
other eff? ? t than to drew mur?' ??'?.-.?le to
?gether these two en at nations, something
devoutly to be wished for. amehh an.
Aachen, ?Pronta, Nov. !, i *?11.
I_
KING GEORGES SHIP SAFE
Admiralty Receives Wireless Message
from the Medina.
London, Nov. is.--Tie? Admiralty ?received
a wireless message 11 ? i -= morning from Ihe'
steamer Medina, on which King ??eorg?'
and Queen Mary, with their party? are oui
their wa-.- to India for the Indian durbar, j
in reply to Inquiries r-oncstnlng s report
that fhS M-eamer bail strande?! sotnewh? re
: in the Mediterranean, otfli'lals of the Ad?
mirait] said that if an-- ?such rumor was
I really current it ?certainly was untrue.
-g
BAHAMA JURIST ARRIVES
St. Paul Also Brings Singers?Storms
Kept Passengers Awake.
i?ani?-i Tudor, former Attornej Qeneral of
the BahamsB snd recently a<ppoiated ehlsf
Justice ?if the Islands, arrivtsd here yester?
day from BouthamptOn on the American
In:.? St Paul. He was accompanied by his
? If? an?l three <Jilldre;i.
Also <>n the liner na? a part', of singers
bound f,?i a ?grand opera company ?n ?Boa?
tos The prepared s fine pr?>gramme for
ii.?- snips ?roncen Wednasday <**"*eulng,
which wsa sttended bj pracUcallj all
metnhrr? of the Brat ?s?bln.
The s? Paul encountered storms through
?"it the run from ?Southampton Many of
th.- ?peasongari complained yesterdaj that
the) had i?. ,-n aide t,. set only little Bleep
?because of the riolenee of the weather,
KING PETER'S KNEE INJURED
Servian Monarch's Visit to Paris
Marred l.y Accident in Street.
_
Paris. Nov. 15 -King Peter of Servia met
Wttk a slight accident on his visit to the
Foreign Office here this afternoon. He waa
descending from the carriage, when the
door slammed against his knee, causing a
painful bruise.
King Peter, whom the newapapera atyle
the moat Parisian of European rulera be?
cause he waa educated In France and fought
for France In the Prussian war. arrived to?
<l?\ :nr an offl? ial visit of fOUf ?lav-- Ills
<t.?\ will be o? ,upi,.,| will. .linn, is and i?
copiions. President ratttoraa mol ?the ?royal
l,uest at the i.ill wax station. The King
was provide?*] ??lb a guard of honor and
the city is in festival array.
Klag Pater planned to visit ?franca sa
thre?. pii'vioiiH oc? usions, hut in ?sack In?
stan,.- Boaaathlng prsvantad.
? . ?
ANSWERED.
? '?"?' i !?? i;<>, iie?iet i-, ii Karrt ??.
\? ho thail ,l??lde ?hen do?, lor? diSSgrM "'
,,.., "Tb?? iioituj? iraoaori??-" Tha uaUtnaktr,
al Murae* ??>^?.m ... ?????*.__ '
I People and Social Incident* I
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
(From Th?* Tribune Bureau.J
Washington, Nov. 16?-The Prealdent and
th?? Attorney General held a long confer?
ence to-day, dlscnaalng th? Tobacco Trust
case. Following the conference It waa an?
nounced that the government would* not j
appeal from the recent decision of the
I'nited States circuit l'onrt of New York!
accepting the plan for the reorganization j
of the American Tobacco Company.
A negro delegation from Alabama urged
the appointment of John ?'. Manning, a ?
newapape" man. aa poatmaater at Blrmlng- j
ham. Ala. Truman H Aldrlch haa been
Indoraed by the Republican organization of ,
Alabama for the office.
The French Ambaasador apent some time
with the President this afternoon. Other
callers were the Secretary of 8tate, Sena?
tors Townaend and Oliver, ex-8enatora
Unie, Hl3lne Elklna an?l Scott. Representa
tlvea Needham and Hill and Representa- j
five-elect Browning.
I.uclen c. Wheeler, one of th? Prealdent'a ?
bodygruard. received hla commission to-day
from Governor Wlllaon as a. Kentucky colo-j
nel. Mr Wheeler met the Governor on a j
recent trip to Louisville, where he went to I
arrange for th?- President's visit to that,
city.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied I
their box at the Belasco Theatre to-night
to Bee the Irish Playera In ' Th*? Rialng of
the Moon,-' by Lady Gregory; Birthright," I
by T. C. Murray, and "The Showing t'p of,
Blanco Posnet," by George Bernard Shaw.
Th?? President and Mrs Taft have accept- j
ed a box for th?> cavalry and artillery drill
St Port Myer on Filday afternoon. Novem?
ber '?4. for the benefit of the Armv Relief
Society
IN THE CABINET.
i n",r.m Tha Trtbesa Bui -
Washington, No. i?'.-Tiie leeret?*-**]? of
War returned to fhe capital to-day from
Kansas < "Ity. Mo., where, on Tuesdav, he j
delivered an address before th?? <*nmm?r-'
rial Club.
The Secretary of ?onimcrce nnd LshjOT
will go to New York to-morrovv \o speak
St a banquet to be given by th?- Amerl? an
ASSOdatJOB Of Foreign I-anguaiic Newsja- J
pSIl ??n Saturdav niKht. He Sill ??turn to
tha ?-apila! on Sundav.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Il-'iom The Tribune- Buieaul
Washington. Nov. lt?.-The British Am- ,
hsaSSllor anJ Mrs. Bryce left here at noon
tO-dsjr for New York, v. her* they will re
BMla until Sundav. The ambasaador will
?lelher nn Sddresi In the Brooklyn A<ad
tmy of Musi?* to-nio: row evening on
1 :r? at Britain and the United State.? '
Dr ?'ail?-*, Maria ?i* Pena, v\h.. preaented
Ms ciecii-uiiai.i us Minister from Uruguay
in Ma-., but vvl.n baa malntaIned IbS legs?
ti.?n headquarters at tha Hotel Majestic, In
New fork, .?in?-,, thsl time, hsi ??-a??-?! tha
I'l-nlilen? -.- at NO. ISM ISth street for th"
vvii.ier and lias? eataollahed the Icgatlor
there. ?I?- Is accompanied to Washington
by ?Se?ora Manuela Dtaa de Pens, their
lour tir, wii daughteri Se?orita Maria Man
?? I'eua. Se?orita Albeitltia ?Ja i'ena.
?Se?orita Maria ?'arlota de Pena and Sen
oiHa Malvina d. Pena- ami their son, I
S.m.i Hugo Y. da Pena, who will sei ve i
ta MO'i.l -<-.ir?taiy of the ?e??iiion.
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Ftom Tin Tribun, Buraan
Washington. No.-. 1*5. ? Rear Admiral and
Mrs. \Y. M. II. ?Southerland announce the
?ngagement of their ?laughter. Miss Mary |
Rodman Southerland. to Louis Bacon, son
?if Mrs Francis B, Bacon, of Boston. Mr. ?,
Bacon Is prominent in social affairs ancl is
,i well known bllSlnesa man Miss Souther?
land made her debut lien? several gears
ugo. and Is one of the popular navy girls
nf the capital. She Is an intimate friend of
Mrs. Taft an?i Miss Taft. No date has yet !
been set fer the wedding.
The Assistant Secretary of War and Mr?
Robert Shaw ?Hiver and Mi.?s Marion Oliver j
' nterialned guests at dinner t?,-night.having
lu the party Mrs. Marlon P Mans, Mr. and
Mrs. Walcott Tu.kerrn^n. Miss Barge?.?.
Miss wirisi'.vv. Reginald HuMekotrer, Far-!
rar Smith an?l Major Matthew A DeUaney. !
Miss Laura Merrier*) went to New York
tu-dav fur g fest Weeks' visit with her uncle ?
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. .lames C Bishop, I
Of Hast 6.M?1 street.
Mrs. T. W. Noyes iias lasued invitations |
for Friday afternoon, Dee?**nibei I, when
she win present hei dsughter, Miss Blnui?
betb Nnves. to her Washington friends.
Pay ?Db-ector John li. Speei. U. s. N. sndl
Mrs. Bpeel bava returned to their home, in!
K street, for tha season. They wert SC? ',
cosapanled by the latter's daughter. Mi-s ?
Katheryn Hitchcock, who win be gam ?i
the arasons debutantes MIbs I?ena Hl'rfc.
cock la with her grandfather aea?2?
White, at Indiana. penn. **
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
Mr and Mrs. James R. Qy w|?i tv g a
theatre party for their debutant? daughter
Miss Alice A. Kly. on November .7 Aft-?
the play they will tal;- ??Vlr guests lo ??y,^
ry'a for supper.
At a reception -which Mr? ll?rum HMar
will give on Thursd.iy next for the debut ~n
her daughter. Mies I'rhne sible? H, th
home on Madison ?V'i.ii?. Mit? Ethel ??ut#r.
biidge, Mlas Dorothy Mitchell, Mis? Justlpa
Ingersoll, Miss Slh.l Da\l?. Misa Anna II
Kmmett, Miss Margaret H Hamilton Mit?
Hazen .Symington, Miss Pbyllt-s McVlcgM
and Misa Augusta 1' Dtxon win Btstat y,^
Mbley In recehlng
Mr?, t?le hard St*\cna motored in fro~
Rernardsvllle yester?la\. and la . t t > g?
Regis, whete she will remain until aft^r
the Horse Show
Mr and Mrs Samuel Ril.er. Jr. Wtl-0m
a theatre party on D?ecem>ber : f?r mi?
Maty K. Haskell an?l afterward 'ak* tbeir
guests to Sherry's f?>r BOppei
hin Henry <'. Emmet ent*rta -, -?! ?.tnjg.
r.e: last evening at l.er home in K.a?t -j^
street The dinner was followed i dtae?
ing.
I
1'n?1er 'he ratronagc of Mra Jarr.eB
Speyr. Mrs John Jacob Astor. Mrs J,
Fred Tarns, Mrs. rftttvvesant P'lsh. ?Mrs m.
Orme Wilson. Mr? Ceorge Jay Gould and
Mrs. Henry L. B-rnett a dramat.? ttr
formance will be given this afternoon st tine
Yhlrtj -ninth Mreet Theatre for th?4 benetlt
of Bide-a-Wee Home for Animal?. A num?
ber of young women will sell programme?
an?l flowers. 'The Dtone" Is the play thai
wiii ne giren
Miss Flournoy A. Hopkins, daughter of
Mts ?|f, Willoughby Sharpe, who has been
visiting an aunt In India for the last year
and a half. Is on her way horn?, having
sailed this week.
Mis. Oorge Walker Jenkins will give a.
r?ception on December .'. at which *he USE
introduce Mine Helen Hartley Jenkins.
I -
Mr and Mts. Marshall J. Dodge ?H
i.iake their home thir. winter at (Co, 1* Weat
,'4th stteet.
t -
Mrs. Eben Wrlgnt will give a re?-ep'|rn
on December *. at which she will Introduce
her nle?'e. Mis?. Gertrude Livingston, daugh?
ter <?f Mr. and Mrs. James Du&ne Livings?
ton. Later p tb?- season Mrs. Wright will
give a dlnnei danc? for the debutante
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock will give a danoe
this evening at her cotintry pia?e at We?t
bury, Long Island,
Mi- .1 Archibald Murray will Intro lure
;?i so, jet?, thlfl win!?:' b.-i niece. MISS Mpry
Katliboii
Mr ?and Mrs, Luther KOIMtSS Will teturn
to town at the end of ne.vt week fnm their
country place at Morristown, K. I,
Mr. and Mrs J Pierpont Morgan. Jr. will
sail from F.nglan?! for New Yolk on 1 ?e
??ember 7.
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWP04RT.
IRv Tateoraak to 1 ?- ft bane.]
Newport. Nov. M Herr.1' ?"lews. Jr , w h?j
sptnds much of his lime at paintit.g ?ni
sculpture, is devoting considerable tim?
at present at his studio In hi? !,?i ?-?
villa. The Ho? Its, making a bust of Sam?
ii-l Young, sipetlntendent <?' Sre"?itinr
I'- ck Bea?'h. Mr Young has been at the
beach for years?, and haa a wide acquaint?!
anee itmong tiie summer residents of th*f
city.
Mts Thomas J. Emery is a guest at thg
Muer.? hlneer King cottage.
Mrs. Bradford Norman was a dinner
luistess this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. M A Van Buren, of New
York were here to-dav completing the Ana
talle of their purchase >t" William W.
Hunter'!* farm, in Middletown.
Mr. an?l Mrs 1'hilin A. <*lark closed thelg?
cotiagH t ?Jaj and went to Snrw Tork.
.lames V. Parker departed for New YorH
to-dny for the winter.
Mr. ?and Mi.s. Gorge Scott will clos4
their season on ?Sunday nlghL
Mr. and Mrs Horace ?lallatln have gon<-|
to New York for the winter.
Mrs I'tiiK? i:o. : ? closed her .Ne-e-pOTl
s-ason today.
Mr ?and Mis. Wi.o.im E. OljrtBB have ran
Mined to New York.
PRESIDENT HARRIS RESIGN
Will Retire as Head of Amhen
College in Near Future.
Amheist. Mass.. Nov. M, <-n a?-count ?
his advancing years President Ceorg?? lia
ris t. n.tere.l bis ivslgnati"n lo the ti ust?,
<>f Amherset College t?i-?lHV While e:
I'fesslng deep regret, toe trustees voted I
accept the reslKiiatlon. which la to b?
come effective not later than the nea
commencement. President Harris's letti
of resignation follows in part:
in IMI i assumed the preaMeucy ot th
college, an?! ant now. therefore, in th
thirteenth year of service These pa ?sin
vears. drawing pleasantIv and rapidly or
iiav?. brought me from middle life to th
a?e wtien one should retira from aitiv
leadership. Before next commencement
??hall be atzt y ?eight ?ears old.
Although a parti? alar limit as l?vent:
or sixty-live years ?annot be arbltrarll
i.xed for all men as precisely the tlm
when the? cease to have the effectlvenet
.111.1 Initiative Of vouna and middle llf.
?et (t is Inevitable that as the sevent!
decade neara completion there cannot h.
the Impulse, the zest, the momentum o
early years. And although for myself
am not conscious of any Impairment ol
physical health, nor. if I may sav It o
any ?lulling of Intellectual perception, an?
do not feel old. yet 1 am avare that th?
pavage of time has brought me toward
or even t<> the end of the period wher
on? can render the most efficient service
I. therefore, offer you inv reslgnatior
of the presidential office, expecting it fr
tak<- effect n?>t late! than the next com
mencement
President Harri?, closed bis letter by eg?
pressing appreciation "of the unfailing
support and coniiai friendship of every
trustee'' and the good will an?l . ?.-opera?
tion of the alumni, of whom one-third ol
tkoaa llvim? have been graduated during
his president >.
The trustees, in accepting the rec-lt-nation
of President Hairls. pSSSOd ?he following
roto:
Pu st. that the i.?slgnatioii of President
I larri.? h.- aivepted. to take ?>ffe,-t. as he
Muggest?, at the next commencement, and
that in accepting it the board gratefully
acknowledges the Indebtedness of the board
and of the college to President Harris for
his very notable aervlces; and expresses
the board's hearty appreciation of the klnd
t.i?s, courtesy an?l consideration on his
part which have marked all liis relations
with the trustees: and assures President
Harris of the affection and honor in which
all the members of the board hold him.
Second, that a committee, consisting of
Mesara. Simpson. Ward, Williams and
Walker, be appointed to give more ade?
quate and fitting expresaton to the feeling
of the trustees In the form of a letter in
replv to the president's letter of resigna?
tion
i?r ??.-..i;;,' Harris, since he aucci -a-.i
Merrill B Cales In 1899 us president of Am
i??r?t foliage, has bass instiumentui in
doublinj. the endowment of that Institution
and has done much to raise Its standard of
seholarahlp. Liberal culture, he believed,
was the true purpose of the . olleg,- To
II ?t ?nd he bent his efforts toward the ad
v .tir eineiit of einsah al study rallier than
the development of scientific and technical
? ..m ?'s Hl- ideal was the small colles.? In
which the student might come In direct
conta.?! wUh AiS?-M'-mea VJei?*????! 9/ _?f high?
est grade? whose emphasis la placed 01
tea?'hlng rather than research
Among the additions made to the equip
ments during Pr?sident Harrias admin!?
nation are the new natatorlum and aquael
court whtcb hav?- he,-n added to the Prat
Gymnasium, from a fund given by Harob
I. Pratt, of Brooklvn, and Mortlmet L
Schiff, of New York, and the biol?gica
laboratory ??lsfin? $1.V?,0(X>. half of whicl
sum was contributed by Andrew.- Tarne?*?,,?
and half by various alumni. To furthei
Dr. Harris's movement for the raising St
professors' salaries |S?V>,.yio haf be?n raised
In the last ten years
Last commen? ement the preside::* a-1
trustees announce?! the adoption of several
radical steps toward the carrying out of
the BOW Amherst poll? y. After three ye^rs
th.- degrae of bachelor of setenca srtll bs
abolished and only that of lia?'helor of arta
given for undergrailuat,? work The srieiic,?
reauirad for that degree will he deubled.
A third of tke ?ours? will he reunired and
two-thirds elective on the group system It
was ?declarad desirable t?-? maintain the
numbor Of students at about flv? hundre-i,
the recitation ?lasses to l?e small, m flv ?
out of six of th?? ?courses under ?thirty. Tha
minimum standing for graduation ha.-, b? ?n
raised from ?>."> to 7" In athletics the entire
college Is to be drawn on, Instead of a few.
Other outside sctlritles are to be encour?
age.!.
Dr. Harris is ?BtSty-SOVen v ears old He
Is an Amherst gra-luate of ttie class of l'"-*?.
After a ?.ourse a?. Bangor and Andover
Theological seminaries he be? ame pastor
of a fongrcgatlonal chUTCfa in Aui-u-n,
Me. his native state |-'i,.m there he went
10 Provlilen??' as pasto- of th-? Ventral ?*on
grigational ?'hurcli lb hecasae Abbott
?professor Of tl SOlOg) ? ?' Andover Ir- ;'?,
remaining there '111 his ?all to Aiuh-'tst.
For several years during his stay at An?
dover h? wet acting president of tie in?
stitution
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SOPHS WIN CANE SPREE
Take Honors in All Three Di?
visions of the Contest.
I Hv Tele^arh to The Tribun? I
Princeton, X. J. Nov. 16?Fnder the
light of two flaring torches and amldat
five hundred howling studenta the sopho?
more class won the annual cane apree from
the freahmen to-night on the campus In
front of Wltherapoon Hall. The second
year men captured all three canes.
E D Spaldlng succeed?*?*! In getting the
?tana In th?- lightweight bout from \ '
of the freshman ?lass, in I min
-?????luis. J. Iran??'. In th" timldleweuht
? I-?s-, won the cane from J A. Baker, the
freshman candidate. In :'? minute;? and 25
seconds. The heavyweight bout was the
fiercest and moat hotly ??ntcsted of all.
P. Butler. Jr.. of ?the sophomore class, al?
though outweighed almost ?fatty pounds,
wrested the cane from A. B. I.ong.-itreth
after 10 minutes an 1 fl". secomls.
The tune spree at 1'iimeto:? i- MM of
the oldest events it that institution, and
to capture one of the caned is no gaall
honor