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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

lFrom The Tribune Bureaul
Washng ton, Oct. 6.-All OF the associate justices
or the Supreme Court have returned to Washing
ton preparatory to the opening session Monday.
Chief Justice Fuller will have his hostess for
the winter his daughter Mrs Moore. OF Evanston,
Ill, who IS now with him.
The engagement IS announced OF Miss Alice
Langhorne of this city. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John d. Langhorne of Washington and Virginia,
TO Stanley Washburn. OF Minneapolis. The Lang
hornes at Atlantic City for the fall and no
date has been set for the wedding, Miss Lang
horne is the sister Of Captain George 7. Lang
horne, U. s. A, stationed in Manila, and OF Marshall
Langhorne secretary OF the American Legation In
Norway Her elder sister married Powell Clay
ton. OF the ex-Ambassador to Mexico and
brother to Baroness Moneheur, wife of the Belgian
Minister. She is the cousin of Mrs Mamie Lang
horne Shaw Astor, who recently IN this
country. Mr. Washburn Is the youngest son OF
General and Mrs. William D. Washburn. OF Min
neapons and was war correspondent during ths
recent Russian-Japanese conflict.
Representative and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Of
New York will not open their Washington houss
until late IN the fall, Mr.. Parsons being engaged
IN politics and Mrs. Parsons in finishing
ton in book form OF the Taft trip to the Philip
pines. she having been member OF the party.
She is still at Stone Over Farm their Lenox estate,
and spends several hours each day IN writing
Mrs. Richard Butler, OF Nav York, returned 70
Washington to-day from New York. where she
went for a few weeks after spending the summer
at various Northern resorts
Mrs. Archibald Oracle. Of New York, has also
returned. and Will open her winter homo IN
18th street.
Captain Fftzhugh Lee, o. 9. A. Of the Pres
ident's White House aids, who has been I'll at the
Washington Barracks. IS rapidly improving. and
expects to be well enough for duty at the opening
OF the official social
Mrs, Pierce Crosby and Mrs. Jean Crosby. widow
and daughter OF Rear Admiral Crosby, have
turned to Washington from Europe. where they
spent the summer. Mrs. Livingston Breese. widow
OF Captain Breese. U. S. N, who expects to spend
the winter here. has arrived. and others who re-
turned during the week Mrs and Miss Hatfield,
wife and daughter OF Colonel Charles A. P. Hat
field, U. s. A, stationed at Fort Myer. and Mrs.
Florence Fisher niece of General and Mrs Hum
phrey.
There Will be fully forty young women presented
TO society this season in Washington, among the
number being Miss Emma Shaw, daughter Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw; Bar
oness Elizabeth Rosen, daughter OF the Russian
Ambassador and Baroness Rosen; the Misses
Shonts Miss LeutZe. Miss Goldsborough. Miss Olga
Converse. Miss Hatfield, Miss Frederick Morgan.
Miss Eleanor Streator and Miss Marguerite Simons,
daughter OF Colonel and Mrs. T. ". Smons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
THE AUTOMOBILE RACE.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the
third contest for the Vanderbilt Cup was the
enormous number of people by whom it was
witnessed. 1t was estimated that fifty thou
sand spectators saw the race of 1905, but the
crowd which was drawn to the Long Island
course yesterday was five six times as large.
Hundreds who own automobiles and thousands
who do not felt the fascination of what has be-
come a sporting event" of worldwide inter
est. The throng of vehicles which on the day
and night before the race filed the roads lead
ing to the scene Of action was a spectacle that
has probably had no precedent in America
This procession and the congregation of per-
sons who utilized public conveyances in order
to be present bore amazing testimony to the
popularity of such exhibitions Whether the
passion is an altogether wholesome one and
whether it will endure many years need not
now be discussed. The essential fact is the
revelation of popular interest in a comparatively
modern form Of sport,
Scarcely less wonderful than the attendance
on yesterdays race is the comparatively small
amount Of injury inflicted upon the participants
and spectators. There was no repetition of the
tragedy which cost George Arents, jr, his life
two years ago. Only one person was killed.
and he had exposed himself to danger some
what recklessly. Had a dozen persons been
slaughtered and two or three score badly
MANNED there would have been no occasion
for surprise. To maintain average speed of
| sixty miles an hour for nearly three hundred
miles is really q frlghtfui performance, and
strong construction and skilful driving may
not IN the future suffice TO keep the unhappy
consequences Of these races down to the low
record of The last three years
Though little protest has been offered re-
Gently against holding contests Of this kind
on liR htOhXU TFicfln and IT1Ot
eousness Of the practice are certainly open to
question When permission is granted to make
trial runs on the course previous 10 the race
nominal restrictions are placed on the hours dur
! ing which the privilege may be enjoyed, and
| these are intended to protect legitimate traffic
on the roads to which the concession relates
Unfortunately, however, the opportunity is often
abused, and in other ways a demOraizing in
| fuence is exercised. Public opinion may even
yet force the supervisors of the towns through
| which the Long Island course extends to refuse
| again TO sanction the usage Of the last three
years, and compel those who manage automo-
bile races to hold them on private tracks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
JAPAN'S WAR EXPENSES.

The official statement Of Japan's expenses IN
the late war with Russia, which has just been
made public reveals several facts Of historic
interest. One is the pecuniary economy with
which the war was conducted. It's estimated
cost was low, but its actual cost was much
lower. The original estimates aggregated $685.
100000 The imperial government, before sane
tioning loans, revised and reduced them to $685.
297,6S5. The amount actually spent was only
$3.50. 5s1, $50. 1t is usual for public works to
cost more than the first estimate Especially
IS such the case with military operations. But
Japan's military administrators made a marked
exception 10 that rule Another point is that
this economy prevailed IN the very department
in which Japan was sIIpposed-because of her
marvellous efficiency therein-to have been most
lavish In expenditures namely, that Of the Sc
cret service The efficiency of her intelligence
bureau, IN both army and navy, was the Won
der and admiration of the world and the de-
SPAR of her antagonist. Yet that bureau In
her army cost only 1,415, 600 and In her navy
Sl610oO0 from which we must conclude that
her routine work OF acquiring all possible in
formation had been done so well before the war
that little extra work was needed while the war
was in progress.
Perhaps the most significant fact Of ALL how
ever, is that extra expenses on account of
weeks before the war actually opened. Not an
extra dollar was spent on army or navy until
October, 1903 when the trifng sum of IS 500
was used for some naval exercises outside of
the routine. and IN November the further sum
of S14 900 was thus spent In December ST BOO.
600 was paid for two armored cruisers But
the real increase of military expenditures, the
placing of the army and navy budgets on a
war footing did not begin until January the
month before the actual beginning Of hostilities
This fact may strongly indicate the high state
OF readiness in which the japanese services
had been maintained for years. perhaps ever
since the Chinese war. It surely disproves the
charge which was so strongly made by Russians
and so widely repeated, that Japan had FOR
some time intended waging war on Russia and
had for months been making extraordinary prep
arations for il.
One other item IN the account IS worthy OF
special remark. By far the largest item in the
naval estimates. one Of nearly $22OO0,O00 in q
for building ships" That chiefly means for
building the ships Of war which are now under
construction IN Japan's own shipyards and
which are now knowIeto comprise two battle
ships each OF 1900 tons and each carrying four
i2-inch and twelve I0-inch guns four arInored
cruisers of from 10 80 to IL, 600 tons each. and
three smaller vessels. For n nation 10 wage
such war at and 10 provide for such an
increase OF her naval force, at a total cost of
achievement. Indeed. the whole statement OF
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THE EIGHTH REGIMENT.

Citizens who are interested in the National
Guard and who know Of the deplorable condition
which exists IN the Sth Regiment will rejoice
over the drastic measures adopted by General
George Moore Smith toward betterment OF the
situation by asking for the resignation Of the
quarrelling officers.
The question to which group of officers is
in the right has little bearing on the matter and
nobody outside of the armory cares much
whether the colonel and his friends or the lieu
tenant colonel and his followers deserve the
support Of headquarters. 1t is enough to know
that a condition exists In the regiment which
the brigade commander with reason recognizes
as ruinous TO discipline and a menace to the
life Of the organization. He properly wishes
the creators Of the condition TO withdraw and
make room for other officers
There have been similar disturbances I'm other
organizations comprising the First Brigade and
they invariably resulted in lowering their eff
cheney and standing. The ranks became thin
the attendance at drills grew small. results at
Creedmoor were unsatisfactory, and interest in
regimental matters could not be stimulated As
q result regiments We're reduced to battolons
and it required hard work the part of well
selected officers to undo the injury to the Guard
which had been done by officers fights
1t must be said TO the credit OF the enlisted
man that he is usually blameless in these dis
turbances He was the first to help General
Smith when he began TO reorganize the Goth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07

AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rFrom Tn. Tribune Bur.au.1


Washington, Oct. 6-Prcsident Roosevelt ieOe -
a visit this afternoon from Governor CnarieS IA
Magoon and General ]. Franklin Bell, VINO can1o
to say goodby before they started for Cuoa' vino
Governor Magoon and General Bell were at INC
White House they watched the presentation oS lIIe
President of a medal Of honor TO Major Paui =
Straub. formerly of 36th Volunteer Infantry IN
the Philippines Secretary Root General Oii'ei.
Assistant Secretary of War and the surgeon anu
quartermaster generals of the army who were ALSO
among those present at the ceremony
J. NJ. Wright, marshal Of the Supreme Court Oh
tho United States, called at the White House 70
arrange for the call of the Chief Justice and as
sociats justices Of the court next Monday after
noon, when they will pay their respects to the
President and inform him that the tribunal Is In
session
Other callers at the White House during the day
included the Hon. IT. p O'Connor. one of the lead
ers of the Home Rule movement In the British
House Of Commons Rufus p. Jennings. chairman
Of the California promotion committee; Senator
Warren. of Wyoming; Judge Charles H Rooo. OF
tho District Court of Appeals. and Mrs. John w.
Foster.
After ofnoe hours this afternoon President Roose-
welt played tennis with A. ". Cooley. OF the Civl
Service Commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

Mr.. Hearst Is much agitated over the cor
poration moneys which he is so sure are being
poured into the Republican Golfers. knowing
that there Is no millionaire candidate on the
Republican ticket to finance the campaign, he
Is perhaps unable to understand how otherwise
his opponents can secure moneys for their ex-
penses. But he need not worry. The corpora
tons will not be bed by the Republican COM
mittee will the popular will be overridden
by corporation treasures. And that will not
be because of Ar. Hearst's agitation or denun-
citation. The corporal tons will be out of this
campaign because the Republican party has
put them out by legislation which Charles f.
Hughes influential in placing on the statute
books The Penal Code of New York, thanks
to Mr.. Hughes Mr.. McKeen and the insurance
committee, contains the following provision:
No corporation doing business in this state
shall directly or indirectly pay use. offer,
property for or in aid of any political party,
committee or organization, or for IN aid OF
any candidate for political office for nonlina-
tlon Tor such office, or for any political purpose
whatever, or for The reimbursement or indem-
MITIGATION of any person for moneys property
so used.
Every corporation which violates this section
ana any officer. director. stakeholder. attorney
or advises or consents to any such violation
and any Derson who solicits or knowingly re-
ceives any property in violation of this section.
snail be guilty OF a misdemeanor.
The Republican party has also put upon the
statute books a law requiring the accounting
for receipts and expenditures of all political
committees including public record of all
contributions of 5000 more and itemiZed
vouchers for every expenditure of SO or more
MI. Hearst need not worry about corporate
contributions or large payments by wealthy men
In behalf of Mr.. Hughes They will all be ac-
counted for, and they will show little trace
of plutocratic attempts to buy the election as
will the records Of his own campaign
No political campaign can be conducted with
out money, and the Republicans appeal to all
good citizens TO aid them in their work. All
good citizens may respond with a clear con-
science. for both the origin of the fund and the
method of its expenditure will be public When
the campaign is over there will be no hidden
obligations for Mr.. Hughes to liquidate if he is
elected The nomination came to him unsought,
and the financial aid for his campaign Will con-
Sist solely of voluntary contributions openly
made and openly expended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
THE PLEASANT SUNDAY.

In what is known In England as "The Pleas
ant Sunday Afternoon Movement" the key
note is organization. Beginning thirty-one years
ago In Nonconformist chapel at West Brom-
witch, the movement has grown quietly, so
quietly, IN fact, that few, perhaps, in this coun-
try have ever heard of it. Yet at the recent ma
tonal conference of the "P. S. A." in London ten
declarations, embracing all the leading cities Of
England, represented by delegates from the
$40 societies of the organization, which now In
cludes an aggregate membership of 10000, with
some 10000 members Of other societies closely
affiliated with It. Its membership is chiefly to
be found In the Free churches, although recently
many members of the Established Church have
proclaimed their sympathy with the movement
In general the chief object of the associa-
ton is that Indicated in its name and 1t Is
mainly promoted by Sunday afternoon meetings
at which interesting speakers who are inspired
by the motto. Brief. Bright and BrotherIy"
talk on subjects making for the moral and social
advancement Of the working classes. The aim
of the movement, as defined by one Of its mem
bers, Is to give "a social direction to religion and
religious inspiration to social progress" and 1t
has already done much to raise the ideals Of its
members and to preserve harmony between re-
ligon and social aspiration. Naturally, In order
to make 1t attractive, even to those who might
not share the notion that a pleasant Sunday
dresses, even though ''brief. bright and BROTH
erly" there are other attractions added, always,
however, in harmony with the ideals of the
movement,
AS the "P. S. A" grows, naturally its work
becomes more practical. and, while keeping clear
Of politics. it is committing itself more and more
TO the betterment of humanity on its social
side, thus doing what its members believe to be
the practical duty of the Christian Church
Such an organization can do much in making q
better order of society, and when it's principles
are in general operation possibly the dream Of
the future, outlined by the president of the
society at the London conference, NAV come
true, when comfort and a home will be pro.
Vlded FOR the old and destitute, the land will be
covered by garden cities, and "they would sit
every man under his own jessamine and honey
"suckle, every man would enjoy the fruit of his
Gown labor, and on the site of disused public
houses children would play"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
PERSIA'S PARLIAMENT

The constitution of the Persian Parliament
shows that a pretty complete reform of gov
ernmental methods has boon effected In tho
land Of Jamsh1d and Kai khosr1l Practically
universal suffrage has been adopted, the prin-
ciple being zone man, one vote" for every male
Persian between the ages of thirty and seventy
years who can read and write, and who has not
been convicted of q felony. The minimum age
Is put somewhat higher than in other coun-
tries, and the imposition of a maximum age
limit Tor voters Is noteworthy novelty while
the educational and moral qualifications NAV
be enVled by some lands in which they do not
prevail The voting is secret, each ballot being
cast in sealed envelope
For electoral purposes the empire is divided
into thirteen districts. One of these compris-
ing Teheran, will return sixty members OF Par
lament and in it the voting will be direct lust
as it is for Representatives in Congress in
America. The other twelve districts will have
from six TO nineteen members each who viii
be chosen by the people indirectly through the
medium of electoral colleges. In all there will
be 100 members in Parliament, elected for two
years and paid salaries fixed by Parliament
itself During their terms of office members
will enjoy personal invioabillty and entire free
dom of speech and writing, so long as they do
not offend against religion, morals or the pub
lie order, in which case they will be subject
to trial by their colleagues.
On these broad fundamental principles, II Is
evident, the new order of things in Persia is
we'll established. Such a Parliament will be
pretty truly representative OF the people, more
So we should say, than was the late Douma
in Russia. Indeed, the whole Persian scheme
seems TO be more advanced and liberal than
that of Russia. It's operation will form an in
teresting experiment for the world to watch.
since it will be the first attempt at such revi-
TALKING of those Asiatc nations which have
commonly been supposed to be moribund.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.

by Telegraph to The Tribuns.I
Tuxedo Park. N Y, Oct SIN spite OF the vs..
weather to-day large number OF well known
persons arrived at Tuxedo 70 pass Sunday. Many
cottagers entertained at house parties. followed
by dinner and bridge. and there were also several
dinner parties at the clubhouse
During the week few cottages were vacated
but they Immediately filed with new arrivalA
This year there moro people IN the cottages
than previously.
Among the arrivals this week were Mr.. and MA
z. Rollins Morse. who spent summer AZ Newport
They have leased the Seton villa. tbs slas-
house.
Mr.. and Mrs William Lawrence Green. of Al
bany. have arrived at the ". Il n. vOss cottags
Just vacated by Mr., and Mrs. Philip Bernhard, who
have returned TO town.
MIR. and Mrs James c. Stevens are IN the Mason
Jones cottage. recently occupied BY Mr.. and ArA
J. Frederic Tarns who have leased the Stokes
cottage No. Wee-Wah Lake for tho autumn
Mr.. and Mrs. E. y. Potter now occupying
the Chester Davis house just vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Conds Mast, who havs moved 20 the Garrison
house.
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt win arrive IN
the Post cottage this week. Mr.. and Mrs z, VI
Post having returned to town.
Other arrivals at the cottages include Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Goadby Loew. IN the Pierson house on
East Tuxedo Lake: Mr. and SIrs. II. H Rogers. n.
IN the Walker Smith house; Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Kessler, Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Warner. Mrs Wanacs
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Waterbury have taken
the Waldo house for the autumn, and Mr.. and AlrA
James s. Fearon are IN the Arthur Lord house.
The Countess OF STAFFORD. OF England, was ths
guest OF Sfr. and Mrs Alfred KeSslsr at their cot
tage during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kent and family, who ware
IN Europe. viii open their Tuxedo house during thu
coming week.
There were several large dinners az ths cottages
tonight. among the largest being those given oy
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 5. Alexander. Mr.. and Alrs-
Granville Kane. Mr.. and Mrs. II. IL Tllford. Mr..
and Mrs Richard Trimble. Mr.. and Mrs George
r Baker. Mr.. and Mrs F. r Halssy and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. Havemeyer. #.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ V. Hoffman, who wero IN
q weeks automobile trip in the Bs-kshireA 70
turned to Tuedo to-day and entsrczined q dinner
party at Paxhurst-
Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Ke-ch. who passed ths sum
mer abroad. will open their Tuxedo house maxi
week.
Charles E Sampson entertained party AZ cinnsT
at the Rodewald cottage during the week
Mrs. T. p. Fowler arrived at the club to-day ana
gave a luncheon party. Among the guests wers
Miss Ruth D. Fowler. Miss 2. Stevenson. Miss
Katharins Fowler. c. n Wilson and Edward u
Mclaughlin
Among other late arrivals were N and AsS
George Bird. Mrs. NJ. C. Campbell, E C. Gren1sn,
r. H T. Goddard. r.. Theodore +. Green, Nj sa1
Mrs. Frank Ellis E Douglas Cochranss See9T AZ
gusrls Jay Mr.. and Mira Charles ;. Brown a."
Edward N. Taller.
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SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

I5S Telegraph TO The Tribunal
Newport, R I, Oct 6.-James c. Parker has n.
turned TO his New York home
Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson and Lady He-nsrs
have closed their Newport homes and returned to
New York to-day.
Miss Morgan. who has been the guest CT Ms
Charles H. Baldwin at Snug Harhor. has brought
her visit 20 end and returned TO New York.
Miss Elizabeth Delaheld. who has been ths guss.
OF Miss Ida Bliss at QuatefoiI. has also returned
to New York
Among the cottagers 70 entertain to-day vs-s
Mira J. Thompson Spencer with luncheon aad
Miss Charlotte Pel with dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". W. Rutherford win bring the.r
Newport season to close Tuesday.
General Edward de v. Morreu started to-day tc-
Torresdale Penn.