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THIRSDAT. PECEMBER B. 1912
?wned and published dally by tha Trlbune
Aaaoclatlon. a New Torlc corporatlon; OgJea
M. Reie. Piaaaaaat; Conde Hamlln, Secretary;
JamesM Barrett. Treaaurr r. AddreM. Tribune
Ilulldlng. No. 104 Nasaau stieet. HO? York.
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"THE RULE OF REASON."
How funny it all seems now, the
i way some people threw tits over tlie
1 "rule of reason"! If there had been a
l jnriicial recall. we are not certaln that
I the Snpreme Court juptices wonld not
\ hare heen sent houie ufter the Stand
l?rd Oll decislon. Certainly there
J would have been a petltlon to put
| thelr flndings to the test of a popular
' reriew. Passions were torn to tatteis
j la denundation of the "rule of reason"
!*? the eraaseulation of the untt-trust
I law, and lt was generally in ignoranoe
| <>r mallce rnisrepresented as a rule
lepsllzlng "reasonable restraint" ot
Irade, when ln truth it was nothinp
ttut a rule of common scnsp applied to
farts to ascertaln. not lf tbe restraint
was reasonable. but if. considered rea
Minably. IbSW was any restraint. This
. rule WS? the courfs answer to those
who were trying to make the law an
Bjsj in the interest Of mouopoly by cai
rjtag Jt to an absurdlty and denoune
irig an ngreemont between two carters
drtffag over ? state llne aa an illegal
i romblnation. But all this was lost
adgbt ?f by thosp who were so anxious
I to pronounoe the court reactionary and
to proclaim that it had drawu the
leeth of tbe auti-trust law
Now we see that the law has more
teeth than erer. The Supreme Court
haa eppMetl the "rule of reason" 10 the
I'nion Pactfk case. It has refused to
take even the view of the balan.-e be
IWfjftS Ibi pioper extenslon of tbe
Unton Pactflc and the incidoutal re?
straint of coinpetition which Pppeaiad
to the lowei- I'ourt. lt makes the pco
liiltitions of the Rtatute effeetive in so
broad ? waj aa to apply even when. as
the eomi ssjn in this hatanca, "tha
??(ompeutiv*' bnatoaaa was a eenpera
? tively small part" of the business Of
tba corponitioiis combined and eveu
when taera was l real public adran
tage aonflrt ln the rembtfeattm
Opinions will dlffer as to tlie de> ision
la the Unlon Psclflc essa, but it is
. lear that DO "rule of reuson" para
lv/.ed tba court or pn-vented the exer
dee of its power to preserve even
?inridentiil competition" from extinc
tion by I merger of interests n.aiuly
iinn-competltive. Some may think the
decislon extreme. others may think
it llkelv to prove iueffective for secur
Ing real coinpetition. But. however
that mav be, there can be uo doubt
that the'court. ?uided by its "ruie of
reaaon." has fOM further than ever
before in its efforts to break up what
1t regards as mouopoly and in rafaatng
10 accept any excuses. technical or
equltable. for its existeuce.
ARMISTICE.
I^as than lifty days elapsed between
the formal deciaration of war in tho
Balkana and the making of an armis
1 tice. Even more impressive is it tbat
only elgbteen days elapsed between
Turkey's deciaration of war against
Serria and Bulgarla and her appeal for
ruediation and peace. lt cannot be said
that auch rapld progress of a consider
able war ia unprecedentad, in view of
whnt bappened between Pruwia and
Austria in 1886, and eren between Ger
ruany and Frauce in 1870. But seldom
Indeed baa a supposedly great mllitary
power been so summarily crumpled into
halpleaaneaa and chaos, and aeldom
have once deapised powers no swlftly
and surely sprung into recogulzed im
portance. ,
Tbe armistice which has been estab
lisbed ia not peace, but it ls a step tow
?rd it which is not likely to be re
traced unleas under stresa of external
Influences. There can be no doubt tbat
Turkey wanta peace. She has not been
able to bring up Aslan levles sufflclent
to turn the tide of war, and wblle she
migbt continue lndeflnitely to bold tbe
llnes of TcbaUldJa, she could not bope
to advanee beyond them and regaln
what she has lost in Tbrace, Macedo
nla and Albania. Servia and Bulgarla,
too, deslre peace, since they have made
ubont all the conquests whlch they ex
pected and the strain of the war is tell
jug severely upon thelr resourees. Mon
tenefro would perhaps as lief keep on
nghtlug, at least until Scutari fell. and
<?reeoe also would llke to take Janlna;
but they are the two les,s important
uieinbers of tbe league. The major
members will have their way, as tbey
should. and there would be llttle doubt
nf a reasonably prompt peace if only
tbe belligerents were left to make it as
they pleased.
But there is cause for fearing that
they will not be permitted to do so.
Tlie holdlng of the conforences lu lon?
don wlll be auspioious. since in that
city they wlll be more free from exter?
nal presaure, intriguen and threats
tban they would be in any Continental
rapital. But even there they will not
he unmole*ted. The splrlt which has
been manifested and the epadflc ufter
ancea whlch have been made at Vlenna.
at Berlin and el??'where lailosta the
determlnation of some of the powers to
lnberfere and to dictate tbe terms of
peace. or at least to dlctttC Ihe di.-no
sitlon of the fruits of the war
Jt ls this practioal eertalnty that
clmids the outeome of th" armistlce :iml
its Bagjotlttlont The cbancellerien of
th* p*al poaren will be U bnai it th*
pjenipotciillaiies of tlie |>e!!L'erent>. and
liecuuse they lenprroajil tbfl immea*u\r
ahiy treafaw mlghl their deelfdoa, if'
they make one. wil! b* paraiiiount and
hnnl over tha' of the conferrees i:i lxm
don. iint ahether they can cotne to i
liarinonioim decition i- utotber Qn*s
flon. uiiicli involved in donbt
PROGRE8S OF RECALL.
'I'lie eklef latereal ln senator Brla
tow* propoaed oonatlttitaoiial amend
inetit for th* recull of AtfUkmu oi th*
T'nitod BtatM Snpreuie COttTt lies 1*0
Ita rerelaUoo of th* ebtftiag of Pro
gressive doetrine
When Mr. B00*9T9l( lirst prouiul
gated iiis notJog of the rtcall of ju
diclal deoisions io the Ohlo Onstltu
tional Conveiition lie did not deal with
questlons of federal jurisdictioti. The
bare idea was left to eiiduro tlie t*9l
of public opinion. When a ilttle later
objoctlons to the scbeine becaae* ini
pressive. and arpuments DCgail '"
touch federal ca**9 and federal ronstl
tutional gtiarnntPfS. Mr. Roosevelt. in
addition to nnnimlzinp tha radicallsni
of th* s;ute recall by presouJItig lt 91
iii.'icly a fadlitated oonstilutiunal I*
vlsion. most emphaticully denied iliut
the racaU Of decisions ?**? nieaut to b*
Of eoiild be applied h> tho I'nitod
[?states Supreme Court. Themmitry PTgi
fniiy Impreaaod with the faet that
onybody who drew coacroalOM anfa
Torable to this reform (ron any Idea
of Its lmmediate or frODJOtO oppUeatlon
to the federal courts was a liar aud I
tOOl Of the predatory Int?r*9t9. So
tlie eampaipn went on with fear Of
the reeall of deoisions niinimi/ed by
the assurance that u a/as merelj ??
state Issue. a hanuless snggestion for
moderate siinplilbatlon of th* method
of amenuing state eonstitmlmis which
was. in some ea9e* too dUBeolt.
But now 000909 Senator Brletow, oao
of tfag hlgh priests of the PrtaireMiTe*,
with an nmendnient which ptorldef
tliat "if the BqprepM Goort ahall de
"eide a law onacted by Congree* is in
"riolatlon of the provision< of the COO
"stitution of tho Unltod State*, Ihe
"Congre-s 4l a regular geaalon beld
"after rroch decUlon may gnboiit the
"act to the eleetori ?l ? regnlor Con
"iraoaioinl electJon." Thm Ii begnr.
the campaign for dolnj exactly what
Mr. Boooorell aald be had bhi party
did not meaii to do. Of course. Mr
Roeawroll is raol the keeper of Benator
Hristow. thoogb he has beretofore
dominated him to i remarkablf doi
Perhapa tb* Kanaan haa gong beyond
his taacher. Perhapi, ot**i If they gre
now agreed, their tbooghl has derel
oped reeently, and ihere was DO COU
selous deceptiou Of the pahHc by hold
inp back a fenture of th* Pr0gf*99r4*
platform whh-h would bare axotiaed
preater distru-t than th* state 1*0*11.
The Importanl polnt is that *a*t irhal
the critics of the state recgU oald wai
its inevltable corollarj ls n"w aetaally
prot>ea*d In OoogroM by i Pl0frr99att*
leader. The BrittO** anien.lineiit sbnws
the trend of Prou-resslve evolutiou aml
the danger <-f 9*c?p*tliig 9* atahl* th*
Procressive^' owfl llmltattons Ofl theiu
Mirea. The thlngi that at one mo
uient DODOdy but an infernnl scoun
drel wnuld attrlbute to tbeir more
ment are eternal priiK'iples of juslice
the a*Zt. Senator HiNtow baa dOM
the cuunuy I service DJ thOJ 99rly
showliiK what the demand for the
recaii of docudons lagdw to,
SELLERS CAN BE CAUGHT.
IfothlBg eotlM prove more ronclu-ive
ly than tb* experience of Brooklyn, 9ft
fortb in yesterday'R Trihune, that lt is
jioiice o*fded aione wiii<h birojpooalble
for the open sale of cocalne in ihe
streets of Manliaitan. Iu Brooklyn the
deputy police coinnil-vioner ls in'ero-t
ed in the suppression of the traltic.
The police are active. The rreailK ls
liily-eiKlit couvictions for the p09989
slou or fale of cocaine wlthin ihr'-*
montha. The traftlc ln Brooklyn is
greatly restricted, and what still exirds
is drlven to cover. The diltioulty of oh
taining the dmc at least ft-nds to eon
tine Its use to those who are already
Its vlctims.
The Brooklyn police appareutly have
not exp<'rleneed the didiculty whlch lR
offered n? an exeiiRe for fallure to cope
with the traffic on this slde of the
bridpe. Over there the ixdlce do obtaln
evldenee that leads to convlctlons for
6ales, while 1n this borou^h COOTietiOlIt
for the major offenee are extremely
rare. There ls no reason why tucb e\l
dence ahould not be obtained. Plenty
of stool plfreons are available
No dotibt. the penalty for the erime
ought to be lnereased and the state
otight to consider means of mrinp useis
of drug-8 who are confinod for this of?
fenee. One object of their confinement
ahould be their cure, and that would
probably be uiore readily aex'ouiplistied
lf they were oonfiiied in a eolony like
that whlch is being provlded for eotv
flnned drunkards tlian lf they WCT9
kept ln prlsons. The prisons have great
difflculty iu keeiring the drug out, an
Warden Kentiedy's findlng it roncealed
in the woodwork of new camp cbairs
bonght for Sing Slng sliows. But how
ever the law may be sirenpthened, the
first need to-day is the enforcenient of
lt as It exlsts.
? rr-???
"FLANNEL MOUTHS."
Flre (Vimmlssloner Johnson deiioiince?
Kabbl WTse as a "Tlannel mouth." The
Commlshloner's notably restralned and
moderate defence of his Klre Preven
tion Bureau indlcates tliat he was in
a highly judlelal temper and so would
not be likely to apply such an epithet
to a clergyman unless sure beyond a
peradventure of its jtistice. but the real
issue ls Habbi Wise's oharpe that Haf
Flre Prevention Bureau is a liome for
iucompetent-s and political hangers-on.
And that is precisely the < harpe which
Conimissioncr Johnson ba* !>een unsuc
cessfully endeavoring to disprove ever
slnoe that bureau was orgnui/.ed.
On April 24 of th*9 year the Clvll
Service Hcfonn Assuclatiou sent a let?
ter t<? Mayor GajBOf polnttng out that
provisional appolnto*9 in that bureau
had b*M'n pareaJagd out anaong polltlcal
leaders on th* fOOd bad patronairc plan.
that the mcu were of low capacity, -S'
hlTlnf rocelved tbe bSl* paesing mark
of 7<t and tbe grerege percebtage re*
ceived hy them heinc h.'low 7.".; that
tbe man BPfMtDted Sl chief cxamlner.
:,: a aalary >>f 92JSO0, had been tHs?
missed ln 1010 from tbe Bureau of
Bulldlnga for ? rloIatloB of tbe Bulld?
ing Code, and tbal the Flre Commls
aloner hsd beeti told of tbal tact Mo I
of these tetnporsry spp ilntmenti
made oa March 15. Tbe ddl Berrlce
la* stlpulatea tbal piwlelonal an?
i Rball not bold offlce kmger.
tban two montha and ahall not be re?
appolntod Tbe fad is tbat tbeee peo
rlalonal appolnteee, Includlng the man
iod by tbe Bnreso of Bulldtnga,
.-. : bold offlce. Tbsl ;< not entlrelj
Commlssloner Jobnson'a fanlt The
t'ivil Service Commlaslon tnovea slpwly,
and there baa been i Iswtmlt whlch
bts delayed tbe makiii.' of permanent
appototnenta for three or four montha.
Bni tbal did not prerenl tlie repladng
of the preTlonsly dlsmtaaed city etn
ploye Indeed, Mayor Qsjnor prom?
laed a long time egb tbst this abonld be
done, yet thla Indlrldnal la just prepar*
aay fareareU to his oomfdrtable
place ln the Flre Department
Commlssloner Johnson boaata of the
work done by tbeee prorlalona] een
ployes. He, aa tbe department bead,
and the dty whom they aetre aie te
be eongratulated If they have done good
work. it wiii alwsya i>e a bfonbleeome
queatlon, however, how mncb better tbe
work of lliis- bureau mlght have been
had ii not been Blled ln tbe flrat plsce
with polltlcal faroritee e/bo eonld
bsrdy aqneece pssl the exesntners.
Commhndooer Johnson seema 1.nlj
allre tn the lmportance of tbeir dotlea
Perbapa be can atop ealling people
namea long enough to flgure ont tbe
answer to thel ouestidn. #
HIGH ROAD TO ESTEEM.
if Mr. Nui/<T aiabee te atait his ad*
mlnlatratlon rlght with the pabttc be
wiii reajipolnt the bSSdl of the tWO
Pnblle Service commladons, Mr. Wiii
coi and Mr. Bterena Botb tbeee men
are ueeful pnblle aerrnnts. They or
ganlsed tbe regulatlon oi' public bs*>
vlce corporatlone ln thla atate and they
have galoed raluable axperience and
knowledge. Qoteroor Dls adopted tbe
< ustom of treatlng these rommlaa tner
shJpa aa party ipotls. Mr. Bnlser can?
not do better than to rererse Mr. Dlx'a
practlce In ihis aa In most other re*
apecta Tbsl wlj] be a aafe rnle for
him i(? foUow If be wsnti to atnnd
well in publk esteem.
Mr. Bulser wlll he aubje ted to greal
preeeure by tbe party boaeea to tili tbeee
as with their heachmen. Bven
tbe tvactable i?ix wonld not 'go far
latlafj Um Ir Impadenl de
manda. The continuaucc ol one Bogbea
commiaaioner iu the npatste commla
-ii'ii i dne to tbeir nnwllllng
iet the Qorernor appolnl a< hla
sor any one bui a member ol tbe rlng
Tbe boeoea are not aatiafled i"
i >>??? ocratic mejotity iu bolh commb
slons, :is there la now. They wanl a
majotity composed of their own kind
..ii.; to control tlie patroa'.-? ol
tbe < rnmlaaloa snd tbe oontracte sl Ita
diapoael The laet tblng they want ka
to bave Mr. wuicox onntinne in obVe
uiitii the aubway contracte have been
eompleted and Iet, altbough a ebange
in tbe middle or tiii> work wonld be
dlaadvantageoua !?? tbe dty.
From Qorernor Dlx'a treetmenl bj
Murpby und Fltspatrick heranea bo
wouid oot Iet tbe BaflEsle boaa oajne
an ii|is-;:te Public Service commls?
sloner Mr. Bulser may kaoa w hat to
exped if be pota any ootadderstton be?
fore the needa of tbe macblne In fllllng
tbeee Unportanl pleces, Wbel he doea
with regard to tbem wlll he the teel <>f
Bulser. He will aurprtae snd dellghl
tho public if he turna his back on tbe
boaeea rlgbt at the outaet
LATE WISDOM OF THE BANKS.
it la nredlcted th.it one of tbe flrat
reenlto of tbe new niic of tbe banha
of tids city. meklng check eeUecttona
free in the flre ueareel states. wlll be
to bring from $100,000,000 t<; SlBO,*
(mk).ixm) of depoelta bere. Tbal is to
say. the bsnka wiii galn throogb ln?
creeaed bualneas, it is also seaerted
that tbe eollectkm of checks wiii be
qulcker, end tbsl thus there wiii be
a Isrge savinc; to the hanks. It is ;i
wonder that the adfaiitsgea of the
ebange were not Booner dHeoverod.
The preaenl sy^tem of ehergea for
check collectlona was adopted thlrteen
years agO, It was the esttee <>f much
protest it waa a piafn Incenreulence
and bnndicnp to the nierchants of this
city, drrtlng eway busineso. and foic
Ing them io keep depoelta in cities
where the hanks had a more enlitrht
ened view of their own interests aa
Ideutical with tboee of the commnniiv
In whle.li they were doing bUBlneea. It
caiiseij prejndlce and it was s<j ohvi
oiisiy unreaaonable tbal Mr. (Jnter
mycr"s MaensstionN of |aaf aprlng to
the effect that it Waa the souive of
enonnona proflt to the hanks reeetred
niomentnry ecceptance; for thelr per
sistence in it requlred some explsna*
tlon.
And now it eppeerg to be maaecea
sary. No doubt condltlons have
ehanged since the <ollectlon CbSTge
was lmposed. Ilut the present rellef
bas been iurgely brought ahout by
banks otitside of New York whlch
were eompeting M the hahis of fre?*
collectlons. Why should It have been
left for them to point the way to sen
siblr nnd mntually nrlvanta>.'eous
metboda of dolng this bostnees, wbOe
the New York hank- were dbsgtng tO
| system whlch was a detrimont to Ihe
'?ommntiily they weie letTlngl
MORE BLEASE.
The preeeber of mobocrecy of necee
sity makes | very rake's progreSl
Once StsrtSd In the encourajremeiit of
lawlessne<s be must po from had t?t
werae. aJtut the Garernor of Bootb
Carolina scetns to take ddlgbl ln the
pragraestra atepa of dlegraetng blm
aeUand his state. Gorernor Bleaaebea
fretniently taken oecSalfm to exhiblt
?ympstby with lyncbera nis prodS'
matlon before the eoiif?>renee of (!uv
eraon -'it Blchnwnd tbst be would
never ettempl te punleb tbe memnera
of a moii tbat had atalu a negro seeeil'
,;nt of .a white woman, or, Indeed, use
the mililia in advanco to |ircvent tbe
lynehtogj is only sn nnnsually blstant
ezblbltlon ol barberlam before un un
i l.sually large andienee. It is the sort
Of tliing that has hrotight Gorernor
I Blease to his present posltlou. He
[tpptrently feels. and perhaps eorrect
j ly. that he is the faithful interpreter
1 of the oivilization of South Carollna to
' the world. If South Carollna dMI not
tind 9 way 10 impeadi an Exerutlve
who tho* announces his contemptuous
dnvegard of the law b* is iwara to,
enforee, the world will have good raa
?on to Ihink be really exemplifies Ita
Indgmeat and dealre.
OfBdahl before now have been tlmid
in dealtng witii th* aaob and even
Rbowfl tbemertyea ajaupath*tk with it.
jeffenoh thoaghi it wrong for Waatv
Ingtoa'a adJnloiatxaUoa to put down
the IVhlokey BavgUSoa of Western
, Pennaylranla. Ho beiieved in a Utttj
; rebollion now and then as a method
' for the reeall of unpopular laws. But
' j, baa been lefl to Ooreroor Blease to
? invite aii who weat to roarder aegre
| ravlshers to come into his juiisdktlon
and ladalge the appettte. Ofccwfaa, b*
waata them to conflae their atientiona
to th* Tlgbl ?aa." and he does not
ln form laaae Ladiiifanea for th* lyacb
< Ini of negroea who eeaaaaM other
. rrlmea. But even he knows that tot*r
atlOB Of lyaChlni for one crlro* means
! wholeaale mnrder of thoaa puiiiy of
other erlmee, aad oftea of tbaaa ealj
anapected of the.n. The plaa that
lynchlag la the Booth* aaiaaaary, if
terrtble, ufegaard agalaat a crlm* u>
I whiclf lt la peruliarly expo*od falls
dowa la the faea of atatJatJca ahow
: |ng that hot one fourth Of tho a-'tual
Imchlnga are for rap* Tho noh mar
der babll once formed ls tho ready
lojtnimeal la the haadi of tha fUamu
for the kllllag of puiity aad toaacant,
a/hlte and btaek, who excite their ap
I petite for blood. I^achlag la no eara
' for beatlal erlrae. There la raaaaa to
thlnk it prompta it. Qaffaraaf kUeeaara
programme is a Md to aaragery and a
coimae] of Bataa.
What baa come to be called "white
vlaverv" is a ghastly evil. to be foughf
peratateatly but mteiiigentiy. it wiii
not heip Bur-h a Bght to buxdaa it with
fantaaiea
??e
Ti.e prealdent of Trtnlty Collog*
?trlkea a aonnd nota when he appoala
,.., ;... roaao la the dally aad raarly
.?? tlOM that h given to school
work. ,\r pr*9ent It tolaaathaa ISaet
.,., ? ?r tha thna fot 77 per cent of the
year, and aona ?t aii for the reat
lt || prepoeteroua thal wa aeed
. ?. . ical ?' : aapaclally alitea tha
i ?, un) that la to ba laaraed leeteedlljj
Increaaing More thlaga to laara and
- ? lime for atudy la a rule of 94*1999,
*Loa Angaloa reted to r9taln free
?erhapa the women *e*tan re
allxed that their boabenda woaM B*Od
|| oaor* 'tian ever.
-?-?
The moral is. don't commlt nwrder
lunleaa ram he*** " arottar-la-law
. ? | $100,000 to get you out.
?
Cotnmlaaioaar Biwarda al the Btreet
. nlng Peartment has furni.-hcl
I ol raiiooa atoeg grade*
t ti.e clty for aaa aa Mtpaery
treeta thla winter. Drtvero ougnt to
. !.,d t0 help hlm In thla effort to
, .. i, reea hj taklng thaa to
?prlnkla a had aaaM eoooeJoaolly.
A Jury 9*9 oftlclnllv dedded that .\
Mlver Inkstand. cost $'-M<?. ls a luxury!
How about aapphll* earringa for a lap
dog?
?
Mr McAdoo Bays flatly that lf the
! New Jeraag aaaaoaoia ralaa the taxe?
on hla railroad property he'll have ;o
ral99 tha fare He Is frank about it,
i bonr.
Ti.e plckpockel who got away with
some eaah beto*agtng to Baaator Hamii
toa after the alert leglslutor had
, aiiarht him at work but llstened to hla
pleas for mfrv Ih a uplendld exampie
>.f mlaptaced gratltod*.
?
The angleworm wlll not return to a
bole in which he re< eives an electrlc
BhOCk. Mere Is a auggestlon for golf
yreens keepers.
THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Maine Is a prohtbltion Btate, but Bome
inl^lity yueer talea come out of lt?the
klrul you hear the mornlng after ? bad
night bofoc*. i>r. i: B, Waaaall, of
garnahaftaa, tella "The Pranklin Journal''
of a HtranKe happenlng ttoat 991911 i'.rnest
I'usseti at that place a few tnornlnga ago.
"I'ossett," says "The Journal," "waa out
befOt* Bun-up with his .80-30 rlfle. and ln
the dlm twlllght of the early dawn Bpled
a flne buck standlng withln eu?y range
and aroadailla to the hunter. Taklng
>:ireful uim. Fossett flrcd, but the deer
fallad to 9*999. He ciuitlmud to shoot,
and it waa not untll after the plxth ahol
thal the bucl-. ahowed any 6lt'ns of nelng
ali\e. The aninial then charged FoBsett,
who fl'd his last shot at the huck, and
when the anlmal reached hlm Fossett
Jumpi-d upon ItB back. The deer Btarted
for the woods, caro'lng the hunter, but
befora gettlng very far Btngger-d and
ft-H. explrlng almoflt Immedlately. 8uh
leejaant examlnation ahowed that all of
the Rh'its bad taken effect. lt la explalnel
that the flrst Bhot temporarily Injured
tha deer's aplne and cau?ed for a few
momenta a paralysls that prevented lt
from movlng. It Ib further explulned
tljit the ghotB flred afterward hlt no part
with BiifTlclent reBlatance to 0999* th?
bulleta to mushroom."
"Ii thia a HlKh or a Low Church?"
hf.in^ ciih- u.-^ked the acxton of Chliat
Church, Pouahkeepal*. once. n? asanitO
a little pii7.7.1ed by tlie queatlon. no tlie
rlaltor said: "Have you candles on the
altar?"
Md, no, ina'aru." he answered "the
chunh H llghted by electrtclty -The
I.lvlng Cburoa.
A young glrl of romantlc dlBpoaltlon sat
at dlnner next to a man who had once
rewei on one of Cornella greatest crewa.
Bhe tried to draw him out on the subject
of rectnf and of the partlcular 999Jt99t ln
whlch he had captalned the crew In his
senlor year. "I auppnse," *he aald, *'that
your most vlvld recollectlon of that race
ls of the rheera of the crowd aa you came
across the flnlsh Hne." He ahook hla
bead ' Maybe lt waa the atart whlch
! stself on your memory; the recol?
lectlon of the ttnseneflB of the walt before
you heard the atarter'B platol." Agaln he
shook bls head. "What ls the thlng In
COtroeetlon with the race that you re
momher most dlatlnctlv'*" ?Well,'' m\ti
th* oarnmHn alowly. "when any one tnlks
about that race it alwava orlngs one
recollectlon. one plcture. a vry vivld one,
la my mind rlght away. ' "What la
that.'' aaked the giil eagirly. "The
man who rowed No. 4, who aat Juat ln
front of me. had a mole exactly midway
between his shoulder b!ad<"s."
Clerk Mssuing do* llrense)?What la
vour dog's name. mailani?
Ilaughty rtamo rfar name ls Fl-fl?
spelled with a hjiphen, please?Harper s
Weaaay. ______^_
THINKS DR. PARKJN ERRED
Oxonian Regrets His Public Criti?
cisms ol Rhodes Scholars.
To the fgfjtor of Tlie Trihnne.
Plr: Dr. Parkln's remarks about the
Oxford Rhodes scholars have reeelved a
wldcr attentlon than he doubtless ln
tend^d. As oxoculffo aaeretary of the
Rhodes .trust It I* plalnly his duty to SM
that It ls dlspensed to tba greatest ad
vantare. T f?el mre that he was eetuetsd
with the pole deslre that the splendld and
broad mlrded munificenec of Cadl Rbodt I
should he bOStOWad alone on those who
were rompctent to take the ftillest ad
vantaKe of lt. N'o one. however. can galn
aay that among the flfty or so young
Amerlcans who yearly receive thOM
echolarahlps there must he a few who
fafl ?.o eorre up to the hiich level of thelr
felloWS.
I am writlrr as ?n Oxonian who was
' md" ln the ^O's, when Hhodes was : at
unknown, but who has nad the great
pleasure of meetlng intlmately most of
the Rhodes scholars now ln New York
and Ks vlclnlty who are mpmbers of the
Old Oxonlans f'Uin, of this city. I wiah
to state most empluiti<ally that they at
talned to the lilghest ataudard as gentle
men la the true nense of the word, flrst
class ethletae, men of wide kaewlads*
and enltttra, and aataemad by all who
have tha paltilage of their friendahip.
I think that If Or. Parkln had tactfully
communicatMi an) eritidanaa he may
have fdl that it was hla duty tO mak?
directly to those who have charge hcre
of tha selectlon of these scholara, he
would no? have fatltd to effect mti- ii
r-ood In a niatter he has so much at
heart. Blll evldentiy. unintentlonally or
otherwl.se. he spoke urM at orbl, unmind
fUl of the fact thnt eny words uttered by
a man In his posltlou would be treated as
taeaUent aaejaaaaef copy, and wouid be
ilfl USeei at large by a host of aol-disant
(rltlea who have no knowlpdge or Interest
ln the matter. He has thereby given paln
to all Oxonlans. whether Rhodes scholars
or not. It 1h of no advuntaife to wash
one's llnen In public anrt tliereby call
down unklnd rrltldsm on those who.
whatever may be thelr shortromlrigs. are
one ln SSTOttOfl to the Iral of 'varsitles.
which la, as Dr. Pariun truly aajra "tha
< | r.tre of CUltura of tBS world."
Had Cadl Rhodea only aaaa eta feuhde
tten in woriting orSer hta ireat mtad
ara kl hava eeaMlaaa aataaSei to s?verai
det:i!H ahl h eomlnsly nUmit of Jm
tJBtat, M remains for thoaa who
boM H ln traot to use dlsereotly and
Armiy ttdr expartenea te the best advan
taK?. and eeaaatl with their oe workera
in Amertee, the nntish eoloalaa and Ger
tc.a.-.y oa ?? ek r-forms os WiU Insure that
only thoaa men can ba aota tod for such
ii aift as are wllling and able to racatra
the ataaeet baaeflt from It Then tba
noaaa ef Rhedea aehetar wlll beetow on
tt.e reeiptsat a Inetre and peetttea that
Oritl last him a:i his <la>s
if there are ehortcoinlnss .n thla re
i.ppct tbO] 'hii be remov.d without . aet
|l ? | atltma on two-thlrds of these Amer
lean Osonleea. lt ia not Madly to tbtaa,
aor wlse. and reacts on the tiustcM of
tha iroat and tha felr fama af Oxford I
am an KnKlisiiman and an Oxoni.u. l ? ?'
proud of both Maaainge. and as aaeh am
aagef to dcdare in what hlgh re*ard tba
Rhodea acholars now resldent in NeW
York are held by the m*r,y filends thajf
have dasaiTailf ma.i- wh.le at OsfOTd,
aa waJI as aaaeag taaat feiiow oxonian* la
Ihis CHX, VKItNKK DC OUISf*.
I^te Pembroke Ojlletre. ?>xf.?id
Illjhwood. N. J.. N"V. a, ??'?
?
FAVORS GENERAL PROTEST
Citizens Urged to Oppose Cut in
Health Department Appropriation.
Te the Kdltor of The Tribune.
S.i There are two reason* which ap?
peal ln protest against tlie cut proposed
by the Hoard of Aldermpn ln the at>
iroprlatlons for the Department of
Beetth:
j.^r8t?These cits rednce the number of
Inspectors. who are essential ln prevent
lns unsanltary condltlons. and thus flfc'ht
InK tlibaiOOleala in the tenementa. Tu?
berculosla patlents des-rv- the sppcl il
...nslderatlon of the city because, betog
Of a chronlc lype, they are excludcd from
most of the non-municipal hosi'iials,
wheoa aatia are alreidy eaereiaweed
with acute casrs.
Second-These cuts affect the sodaj ser?
vice nursea of the hospltuls. whose work
Is of a coustructlve nature. By ROlna;
with dlscharged patlenta Into thelr homea
they save many from relapse and edu
cate the whole household in mattera of
hvKlene, ttius reduclng futuro lllneas and
expensp.
In \lew of these consideratlona it ls of
great Importame, both from the stancJ
polnt of the taxpayer and of the philan
throplst. that Interested cltizerjs should
make thelr lnfiuence felt at the public
hearlng; whlch the .Mayor has granted to
ba held at the (*ity Hall on Oecemher 5,
at 2 p. m FRBDERICK D. QREENE.
Nrtv York, Dec. S. 191.'.
POLITICS AND MORALS
"Voter," of Mattituck. Replies to
"Mother," of That Place.
To the Kdltor of Tlie Trlbune.
8ir: I read ln your paper a (ow da\.?
ugo an artlcle by "A Mother" from Matti?
tuck, entltled "Matherhood and Suffrage.'*
the ehJaf feature of whlch seemed to be
Infotmlng the women of Mattituck that
"the great majorlty of thelr nOfS and
young men are loafers," and "tlie teas
and aewtag circles are where women only
meet to gosslp and slander young and old,
aH (we all know) Is the custotn here In
Mattituck."
Thla seemed to "mother" an argutnent
for "voteH for women." but It struck me
as qulte the opposlte. If the youth of
Mattituck are ln such a fcarful ?tute (M
i ataoatraty hoi>e ti^y are not), baataeal of
inothprn attcndlng polltical DMattaca,
aaaeaeeSj prltnarlea, etc, as they would
have the ptlvllege of dolng under aajual
suffrage, would not an hoiir Of two spent
ln home trnlnlng be better?
No lawa ln thla or any other state have
ever been effectlve to prevent boys and
young men from "gathering ln the frelght
yard and around the llverlea to shoot
craps and .smoke and swear." Such mat
tcrs pertaln to morala. not to polltics.
Such thln?s can only be prevented by
brlnaing up the chlldren in the way they
should go, and If mothers do that tliey
have the word of God that "when they are
old they wlll not depart from lt."
If women ot Mattituck lndulge In "goa
aip and slander at sewing aocietles"
(whlch atatement I cannot controvert. as I
unfortunately am not a member). what
would they not do at an hour glven to
polltlca as "A Mother" BUKgesta. where
one ls for Taft, another for Teddy and
another for Wlleon?
Our Engliah fcistcrs would have to take a
bnck aaat, I fcar. A VOTBR,
Mattliuek, N. V., JJcc 3, 1313.
People and Social Incidents
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
'From The Trlbune Bureau. 1
Washlngton, Dec. 4.?Presldent Taft de
Ilvered the openlng addresa at the Na?
tlonal Rlvers and Harbora Congress at the
New Willard this mornlng. He conferred
with ex-Representatlve Van Vechten Ol
cott about the Republlcan dlnner to be
given in New York Clty on January 4,
and late thla afternoon attended a meet
ing of the Natlonal Lincoln Memorlal
Commisplon.
.M:.?h Helen Taft left thla mofnlng for
New York, where she will remain for sev
eral daya.
THE CABINET.
; rraaa Tha Irtbana Bureau l
Waflhlngton, Dec. 4.-Mrfl. Stimson. Mrs.
Wlfkersham and Mra. Meyer were the
Cablnet womer who kept their drawing
rooms open to visltors. each receiving a
large number of rallers. Mra StlmBOri
was asslsted by her nlece, Mlsa Gamble.
of Phlladelphia.
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac?
Veagh have issued Invltations for a dance
in honor of Miss Hel*n Taft on Decem
ber 11 Mra MacVeagh, who is in New
York, will remain there untll the end of
the week.
The Secretary of Agriculture and his
daughter, MIsb Flora Wilflon, will have a<
guests at the Portland for several da\s
tha ''onsul <!en*ral to Swlt/.erland and
Mrs. Robert Mansfleld, who arrived yes?
terday.
The Secretary of f'ommer^e and I.abor
?nd Mrs Xagel left to-night for St.
Lenla, where they wlll remain untll Mon
day.
?-* ?
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
[From Th* Tribur-.e Bureau. 1
Washington, Dec. 4.-The Peruvlan Min
lster dellvered an addret>s before the Rlv?
ers and Harbors Congreaa whlch opened
at the New Willard to-day. Mr. Peiet
has spent many years in this eountry and
|a thoroughly eonversant with the Biibject
of waterwaya.
The French military attache\ Count de
Chambrun. left Washlngton to-day for
Mexico on offlclal buBiness. Mra. Buckner
Welllngford, who Is the git*st of Countesa
<!? Chambrun, wlll remain here for a fort
night longer.
The Charge d'Affalre* for Peraia and
Mme. All Kul! Khan have gone to New
Vork to remain several day?.
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
iFrom Th* Trlbune Bureau.)
Washington. Dec. 4.?fteveral teaa tliia
i ft^rnoon, adued to the "at homes' of the
Cabinet women, kept the faBhlonablc
tttWata well blockcd with rarriagea and
aotOtaoblloa Mrs. Henry A. Wlley, wife
of Commander Wlley, U. S. N.. waa a
hostess at a tea, and Mrs. G. C. Barn
hardt. wife of Captaln Barnhardt, L*. S.
A., abto gave a tea. Her guest of honor
iraa Mlaa Matllda Auerbaeh, of St. Paul.
who la spending the winter ln Waahlng
ton.
Tlie rtist navy >ard dance of the Bea?on
will he ln the offktrs yuartera on the
evening of December IL These are the
smarte?t danclng e\enta of the eeason.
.Mrs. .Meyer. Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Mrs
Dewey nnd other promlnent women of the
navy lendirg their aM to make them a
>U''ceps. /
MIfs PhylUa B W.lb of IfeW Vork, waa
the guest of bonor at a luncheon to-doy
when her host-.-s. hTra Henry R Webb.
presented her i>> leveral ?f this season'a
<ielr:tantes.
Mrs. Rockwood Hour and her dauahter,
Mi^s Frances Hoar, have gone to Boston
to remain untll the middle of December.
Mlaa Hotir will atienl several balls and
other debutante affalrs while in Boston.
It.presentatlve-elect and Mrs. Peter
t'.oelet Gerry are looklng for a home in
Washlngton. It was thought at flrat that
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry would llve with Mrs.
Htchard H. Townsend. the mother of Mrs
Qerrgi hot they have declded to set up an
i?Ktabli.shment of their own.
J.ituary 2 is the date set for the mar
riage of MIfs Frances Hodges. daughter
of Colonel Harry F. Hodgea, V. S. A., and
Mrs. Hodges. and I.leutenant Albert III
lands Archer, englneer corps. V. S. A.
The eeremony will taka place ln St. John's
Church, and wlll be followed by a re?ep
tlon at the home of the brlde.
m
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
Mrs. Klen Wrlght wlll give a large
dance at Sherry's to-night for her debu
tante daughter, Miss Anna Wrlght. A
numher of dlnners will be given in con
nection with the affalr.
Only relatlves, about twenty ln all,
were present at the wedding yesterday of
Miss Isabel Atterbury, daughter of Mrs
I.ewis B. Atterbury, to Le Roy Miller. at
tho home of her brother, Lawrence At?
terbury. No. 141 Weat 86th street. lt was
origlnally intended to have the marriage
celebrated ln St. George's Church. The
?hange was made owing to the death last
week of the hrlde*s slater. Mrs. Percy
I.ltehfleld, and all the Invltations were
recnlled
The brlde. who was given away by her
brother. was In a gown of white Batln
draped with old family laee. Her vell was
nlso of old family 194* and flhe carrled a
bouquet of lllies-of-the-valley and white
orchlds. There were no attendants. The
eeremony waa performed by the Rev.
Karl Relland. rector of St. George*s
Church, nnd afterward Mr. Miller and hi"
brlde departed on a short honeymoon trlp
ln the South. They wlll return . for the
holidaya and wlll llve at Scarsdale.
Another wedding yesterday waa that of
Miss Kllzaheth P. Henry, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mr?. Douglaa Henry. to John
Mnnslleld Redtleld. at the home of her
parents. No. 47 Kast 49th atreet. The
eeremony was performed at 4 o'cloek by
tho Rev. S. De Lancey Townsend. rector
of All Angels* Church. A amall receptlon
followed.
The brlde wore a gown of white ehlffon
and Hatln brocade. a prlncess lace vell
and carrled a bouquet of roses and, lllleB
of-the-valley. Her elHler, Miss Frances
UouglaH Henry. was iier muld of honor
and only attendant. She waa ln a gown
of pink ehlffon embroldered In Bllver and
wore a black velvet hat trlmmed with
Bllver. Wllllam t'onstable acted as best
man. On their return from their wedding
trlp Mr. and Mra Redfleld wlll llve ln
thla clty. _
Many bazaars have been held iu the
last few daya. the proceeds from whlch
have gone to some worthy charlty, but
none of them has been marked with
greater auccess than that of yesterday
afternoon at the house of Mrs. George S.
Brewster, No. 71 East 71st street, for
the l.eneflt of the Bables* Hospltal, at
Lexington avenue and 65th atreet.
The sale opened at 2:30 and lasted untll
7 o'cloek, and the house waa erowded
with purchasera all afternoon. with the
result that the treaaury la rlcher by aev
eral thousand dollars. There were on sale
all klnda of useful and fancy artlclea.
charmlng noveltles and Caruao's famous
carlcatures.
Master Bruca JennlngB acted as th*
Generoua Goose, dlstrlbutlnr ajifta to tho
.children present, and Mr. de Aeosta waa
Santa Claus. Two little children, Master
L*wrence Jennlngs and Dorothy Miller,
roamed about the rooms selllng cakea.
One of the receptlon rooms was fitted up
aa a French boudolr and was ln charge
of Mrs. Ollver Gould Jennlngs and Mr*
W. Goadby LoeW. The toy tabl- was
preslded over by Mrs. H. s Harkn> aa and
others; the linen and 0104 tabl" w.i* in
charge of Mrs. Kdward T. H. Talni^e,
Mrs. Reeve Schley. Miss Maude H. <'ur
tlss. Miss ? '. I.. Morgan and Miss Abeo
At another table were perfunv I and
| arttflclal ftowprs, whlch were looked after
by Mrs. Frank B. Keech and Mrs. Van
Ingen. Mra P. A. Valentlne and Mra
Roswell Miller were in charge of the
novelty table and Mrs. John Prentlce
K'ellogg, Mrs. W. B. Potts and Mra A V.
Stout of the useful table. Mrs. Me]
Coskry Butt had charge of the doll table.
There were also a fi.rtnne teller, a tea
room and many other attractions.
Mrs. Henry Falrliel.l Osborn's ho-ue
in Madtaaa avenue aill be tho scene thla
afternoon of a concert for the beneflt of
the \>w Vork GoObJnf Rchool. Tha
names of Mrs. Henry R. Denn.*. Mrs.
R. G. Hanford. Miss Marlan Hark. Mls*
.(osephlne Oabonf, Miss Isabel Sl<ian. W.
Feott Pyla and I.awrence S. Putler, ap
pear on the progrnnime
Mhal Mabel Gerry'a bazaar for the bene.
flt of the Anglican Sist-us of St. Mary. at
Peekskill, wlll take place to-day ?t tha
East 81st street home of her father, F.l
brldge T. Gerry, and will last from II
untll 8 o'cloek. There wffl be eMrlod
pictures from .1 to 6, ar-.d Mrs. John A?tor.
Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbllt, Mrs. Harry Payne Whlfney and
Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Robert C.erry, wil|
asclst ln the sales.
Mrs. Joseph Palmer Kr.app has i?.?u*d
invltations for a dhiner dance on January
2, at her house ln Fifth avenue.
Mlle. Adeline r>nee wip eonstltute the
feature of the flrst of the st'.^i of "?"han
Bons on Crinoline" entertatnmenta at tha
Plaza. this mornlng, organlzed by Mra.
R. W. Hawkesworth.
Mrs. Margaret Wagstaff. daughter c
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff, sr.. wlll
make her debut at a receptlon given this
afternoon by her sister-ln-law, Mrs. Davld
Wagstaff, at her house ln East Mth street.
Owing to the death of Miss Julla Gsr
rett, Mrs T. Harrlson Garrctt has re
eaBad the Invltations for the dlnner whleb
alie was to give to-morrow night la
honor of MiBB I,aura Walnwright. The
latter wlll make her debut at a recep?
tlon given by her mother. Mrs. J. MaT
hew Walnwright, on December 14, at her
house in West 49th 8treet.
Mrs. Wright Barclay glves a reeepttmi
on the afternoon of December 14, at her
house In West 81st ntreet.
W. Oanrteron Forbes, Governor Oneral
i of the Phlllppfnes, and his mother, Mra.
i Forbes, have arrlved in town frorn Bo?
I ton, and are at the Ootharn for a few
days.
Mrs. G. Maurlce Hecksrher ha- ?
Ir.vitatlons for a danco at the Ritz-t'art
ton, on December 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Wllllam Pierson HamaV
ton returned to town yesterday frcr
place at Sterllngton, N. V., for t! ? I r.
Mrs. Justua Rupertl giveg a dinncr and
theatre rarty this evtning, at her tv
ln East 71st street. for Miss Carollnc De
Lancey Ward, Miss Marrgaret ** <ff
and Miss Amy Bradlsh Johnson.
Mrs. Reglnald Vanderhllt, who has beea
111 slnce the Horse Show, and ro::!tr,td
to her apartments at the VanderbBt
Hotel, under the care of a coupte of
tralned nurses, ls now on the road to re
covery.
Cable dlspatches from Paris anneur.ee
the marriage there of Wentworth t'rucer
Bacon. son of Mrs. Franels McNell Ba
con, to Miss Katherine Joy Grlffln. daugh
ter of the late Thomas E. Griffln. of De
trolt. The brldegroom graduatcd from
Cornell in 1901, and belongs to the Racquet
and other New Vork clubs.
Mrs. C. H. Rtrong has nrrived ln tiwn
| from Erie, Penn., and is at the Plaza.
Mrs. Stanley Mortimer and Mis? I7dith
Mortlmer are at the Hotel Gotham for a
few days.
rommodore and Mrs. Frederick <l.
Bourne nnd their daughtera have ar?
rlved in the city from their country rlaee
at Oakdale, Txmg Tsland, and are at th?
Hotel Vanderhllt._
Mr. and Mrs. Phlllp W. Llvermore ro?
tored Into the clty yesterday from their
country place on Ijong Island. and are at
the St. Regls untll this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Pourke Cockran har*
come to the clty from their country plaee
Ol Port Washlngton, Ixing Island. and
are at the Rltz-Carlton for a few da}?
before sailing for Europe. They wlll re
! maln abroad untll January 1, and on their
return will make their headquarters at
the Ritz untll the end of the season
Mra. Joseph Wldener, who was at th?
Rltz for a few days. returned to Phlla?
delphia yesterday.
Prince Guy de Fandgny I.ucinc ar?
rlved in New Vork yesterday fn>m F-.inea
and ls at the St. Regis.
The May Class. organlzed by Miss Hea
rletta B. Wilmerding, wlll have its firat
dance of the sesson to-night at DBf
monlco*s. The patroneeaee Ineloda Mrs.
S. Montgomery Roosevelt, Mrs. i Vrdl
nr-.nd Sands. Mrs Sldney de Kav, Mr*
A. Cllnton Wllrneidin and Mrs Fred?
erick Southack.
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AT NEWPORT.
: H\ Teiegrnph la Tha Trihu""
Newport, Dec. 4.-Alfred 0. VanderMl
and Reglnald C. VanderblH have. as tiaUgaj
provlded for the entortainment of tli.lr .m
ployes at Oakland and Sandr Po-nt furm*
on Christmas eve. At both farms the eaa
ployefl will have larxe parties with thth
fandllaa. aad tach will n elve uae f1"
from their employers. It C. Vanderbllt ?
expected from New York this ?Teeb 9
make an inspectlon <>f Improvenuata
being made at his farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Post h*T4
abandoned their plan of going abroad tirta
wlnter. according to report here. and wlll
remain ln New York.
Mra. Burko Roche went to Boston t4?
day to vlalt Mrs. Frands 3. Watsun.
Mr. and Mrs. E M. Van Hueren. who are
in New York. plan to entertaln a houaa
party during the rhrlatmaa holidays at
their farm in Mlddletown
Mr. and Mrs. SidiK-y J. Colford. jr.. are
to return from New York for Chrlxtinaa
and wlll entertaln a party at Clarendaa
Court
Mrs. Joseph Harrlman is the guest af
Mrs. Herbert M. Harriman at her l?9g
Island home. Mr and Mra. Joseph Harrl?
man wlll elose their season after (hri"*"
mas aud go to Aiken for the rc^ of tha
wlnter.
Charles F. Hoffman has returned 9>
New York after inspecting his eatate.
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