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New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrOm Tho Tribune Bureau-l


washington, May 2-The President ana MS
Roosevelt entertained large company At N.e
In the state dining room at the White EOuS0 "
night. Pink and white peOnies or Which there @'S
an abundance in Mrs ROosevelts cOloniaI sarueiiS
furnished the table decorations. The party was
conposed NJ the Japanese Ambassador. Senator
Hale Senator and Mrs Lodge Senator ana MIS-
Foraker Senator and Mrs Long, rear Auiiii"A
and Mrs Evans Rear Admiral and MIS- BroWhson'
Brigadier General Thomas II. Barry MI ana MIS-
C,tsrIes :, clover Mrs Arnold Hague. Mr.. and
Mra Clifford Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T.
Pellew Mrs Longworth. Mrs. I'Ongworth ST.. MISS
Carow Miss Hattie Swan and Major Cnarles l. NC
Cawley
President Roosevelt received a call to-day from
Senator Alice VINO came to discuss the Delaware
poIitcal situation Within two weeks. Senator
Alice told the President. Colonel Henry A. Du Pont
" i'll he elected United States Senator by the Legis
lature which is to be called in special session Oy
Governor Lee. The President expressed the hope
that the long deferred harmony In the party IN
/ Delaware was at hand.
Representatives Brooks. OF Colorado. and Cocks.
of New York. accompanied by Professor W. l.
Carlisle of the Colorado Experiment Station. and
W E Skinner counsel for the Chicago Stockyards.
called at the White House to-day TO discuss tho
charges OF unsanitary conditions made against the
packing interests Of Chicago. The President ad-
vIsed his callers TO see Labor Commissioner Neil
and Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the Treasury.
who recently made an investigation into the con-
dition OF the packing house industry.
The Bay Shore Horse Show Association Of Bay
Shore Long Island to-day. through Representa-
tves Calder and Cocks invited the President to at
tend the annual exhibition, be held August 2.
3 and a. The President said he would be unable TO
accept
The President discussed certain legal phases OF
the Rate bill to-day with Senator Elkns. chairman
Of the Committee Interstate Commerce. After
his talk with the President Mr.. Elkins said that
the Senate was waiting for the appointment of the
House conferrees. and, soon as they were named
was willing to hurry the agreement through. Among
the other callers at the White House were Sen
ators Allison and Proctor. Secretaries Taft and
Shaw and Representatives Tawney. Alexander.
Murdock and Madden.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

, ers which were incidental perhaps necesSa-
riIy incidental to the clearing away OF ABUSES
In the Equitable alone. as a result OK dlsTust'
twenty-seven thousand policies Tor @A'Vuo Or
less were allowed to lapse, while On4y one pot
lev for S2JO,000 was surrendered. Ihls meaht
a useless loss to persons who could III ahOru
It. and through the wisdom and humanity Oh
the management many of these were restUEeu'
Many other pOlicyhoders. however, are not Ho"
insurable and they have simply for1elOeo III
a panic a small but safe provision IOr Lher
families The recent statement of MI. MOT
ton concerning Equitable reforms shows now
senselesa such action was. Expert accountants,
working against each other, in the hght OF al
that was discovered by the Frick the Hendricks
and the Armstrong Investigations. find the as
sets OF the society to be fully S42O9'S.lo6 W
The surplus is more than $6SOOOOO Ihs Is
a reduction OF nearly $12.0O0,090 from the hg-
ures for the previous year. made entirely by
more conservative valuations of real estate ana
securities The apparent shrinkage is more
than offset by administration savings OF Sl'2OO'-
coo Il year which equals additional invest
ment of $3OOOOOOO capital More than $1,000
600 of improper expenditures has been recov-
cred. and the sOcetys income has been IN
creased by S6OOOOO through changes in invest
ments The society is clearly on a sound hnan
cial basis, and. whatever further reforms the
policyholders may desire they can be sure that
every dollar of insurance which they carry
will be paid according to contract
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
nunruas1nc RAILROAD FAVOR.

II NAV be true as Nice-President Green Ol
She PENNSYLVANIA Railroad says. tnat le"
wears ago il was considered perfecuy pTVP0i
for railroad official TO own stock in coal mines
We have gone through period OF business law
lessness. in which corporation officers forgot ana
the public allowed them TO forget Iheir Iuhc
1tons as trustees. and railroad presidents thought
OF their positions merely as places 10 pe use"
n their own advantage and their railroads MS
rrivate properties TO he made instruments OF
4bei- own ACKNOWLEDGMENT That was the age
Of wholesale rebates and of personal warfare
between railway magnates. with incidental rail-
road wrecking The sense has been only slow
Iy developed in this country that a railroad iS
a common carrier and that its manager owes
a public duty 10 every shipper, is bound TO fair
ness like q judge on the bench and is not at
liberty TO use his power over transportation to
enrich himself. as if the road were q private
enterprise. II is this lack of distinction be-
tween public trusteeship and private property
right that is responsible for the rake-off on
coal mining profits which influential officials
OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad have enjoyed.
Tia; ralle-off think is utterly indefensi-
bic IN The light Of present day moral standards
and present day legal obligations Of common
carriers The hard headed owners of coal mines
did moi give away hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth Of their property q pledge
NI love ana slfHbUN- lHeA gave ule EIOck UP
because they thought il necessary step in
carrying Oh business. They gave IT up 10 rail
road men Oh whom they depended for cars
Without cars and general fair treatment from
the railroad their mines were useless The rail
road men were in absolute possession OF the
key TO mining success. Their duty was TO treat
all alike Instead. they favored those who pur
chased their favor. If they had been private
shODkeel,ers free 10 serve or refuse TO serve
as they pleased, il might have been all right
for them 10 force those they dealt with To sucl
terms as they could. But they were not prl
Vate shopkeepers. They were public trustees
and they We're not selling their private aiC
20 a coal miner, but their official action. Per
haps they did not realize il. but the public ha.
come 10 a keener sense of the duty OF public
and semi-public funcuonsries. and the sOOne
the railroad managers accept and live up I,
the new standard the better for them. Th'
DeOpIe are no longer disDOsed to tolerate a sys
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
MR.. WESTOY's WALK.

Mr. WeStons walk of ninety-six miles along
country roads and city streets. good bad and
indifferent. in half an hour less than twenty
four hours is noteworthy achievement from
any point of view There are probably few
men in the prime of youth and in the best of
condition and training who would care to
try to beat it. or even to rival it, although that
record has been beaten by a large margin on
carefully prepared tracks. For man Of nearly
threescOre years and ten to do it. and in doing
it to beat by half hour his own then un-
rivalled record of forty-three years before is
a unique and amazing performance. fraught
with benefcent suggestion.
For since Weston the WaIkst'-as he was
called in the 6O's-first set the pace and the
fashion of pedestrianism, how many wOuld-be
rivals Of his have appeared and disappeared!
In the late 7O's and early SOS there was on
both sides of the ocean a regular epidemic Of
'go as you please" six-day matches until the
sport loving public was surfeited with them
Indeed they degenerated into brutal and revolt
ing-and sometimes. it suspected, dishon-
est-affairs of the most sordid character and
it n relief to the public and to sportsman
ship when they were discontinued. Mr. Wes-
ton took part in few Of them. They were not
to his liking But II will be remembered that
at the very height Of the craze. when the most
bewldering records were being made by the
young champions of those days, and when he
was forgotten, or was thought of only as
back number" he entered one of the greatest
of the contests and, though the public scofPed
at the idea of the old mans" trying To keen
pace with the others, he surpassed all com
petitOrs with almost laughable ease
Now that he. at siXty-eight has lust beaten
his own record at twenty-five. what has be
come OF those other famous champions of the
pedestrian ring? And If any of them are still
living. who of them would now essay to heat
their records of only twenty-five years hack >
In this contrast between Mr. Weston ana his
one-1me compettOrs-Or most of them-thera
is salutary lesson There is a radical differ
ence between sober living and unsobpr li,,Ino
There Is difference between straight beeIond-
toe walking in the open air. across country for
| the sake of the sport and the exercise and
| "gO as you please scrambling around tanborL
! ring in a vitiated atmosphere for the sake Of
share in the gate money. In Mr.. Weston,s
| pedestrian career there has been much Of In
! stuctlon Of inspiration and of value IN tbe
world, and 1t is because of such character
! that it has been so long maintained and ia no,,
! in n second generation regarded with sO mucb
| interest and admiration
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
TELEPHONE PRIVACY.
Why It Is Especially Desired by Physi.
clans.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In The Tribune OF May IS read an artHs
from a subscriber of the Bell Telephone Company
asking said company why IL cannot install an IN
strument securing privacy to party wire such
as the new company promises to give TO its sub
scrtbers. Being a constant reader Of your valU-
able paper and not seeing an answer to that I'm
pOrtant question. 7 think that the company ought
20 comply. II possible. with the suggestion Of Nr.
Wheeler. the writer Of the article. and give the
best service. which certainly viii increase IN efi-
cheney by adopting arrangement such a. above
mentioned
Privacy is Of the utmost Importance to physi-
clans when using the telephone in conversation
with patients; hence we subscribe 20 direct wire
service paying extra rates for exclusveness which
does not exist. Since the general adoption Of the
party wire system the telephone has greatly DE-
creased IN value 70 physicians. their converse
ton with patients having party wire may oe
distinctly overheard by three other suoscfinefs
Any physician knows that this may lean % en-
barTassing complications.
When I have matter OF tnpOrtance 20 com
mUniCate 10 patient do IL in person az collsla-
cradle trouble and loss OF time, rather than Ils
the conversation 10 a wire, which may co1ne51
with party line believe ! express the senu
ment Of every physician when say that me eol.
pany should bend all efforts 10 improve the svlS'
In that direction. O. R BLANCHARD, H. u
Jersey City, " J.. May p. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
GAEKwAR COMING HERE AGAIN.
To Study Fisheries and Agriculture on
Second Visit

Washington, May Thoroughly imbued
with the advantages 10 be gained by a study Of
its people and institutions. the Gaekwar of Bar
Oda will pay second visit to the United States
when he can make his Investigations more COM
plete He so stated number OF newspaper
men he met by special appointment to-day.
While the present visit is primarily for the bene
fit Of his health he said he had seen and learned
much. and had in mind several subjects which
he thought it would be we'll for him to put into
practice in India.
Fisheries and agriculture have occupied his
attention most, and he said that he probably
will request the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor to allow expert from the United States
Fish Commission to go to India and give in
struCtion I'm fish culture
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
DEALERS IN EVERYTHING
FROM A
RATSKIN TO A RANCH.

The volcanic dust thrown up by Vesuvius has been
traced in nearly all the countries of Europe. The
latest report comes from HOlstein, where Pro-
fessor Lenau. during a high wind from the south
April IA and 10. collected from his own veranda
undOubted specimens of yellowish volcanic ash.
Microscopic examination revealed the presence Of
leucite asegite and magnetic iron The presence OF
leucite and the complete absence of quartz. which
lies spread over the whole of Northern Germany,
excludes all doubt to the origin Of the dust.
Observaton.-The modern Sherlock has been
hastily summoned to discover why little work
done in the big Office while the boss out
Il observe" said Sherlock, looking around the
room, that Mr. Bones, your tall bOOkkeeper has
been kissing your pretty stenOgrapher during your
absence"
How in the world did you find that out?' gasped
the boss.
why, she has blot of ink on her nose He
forgot to remove the pen from behind his ear
Chicago News.
This is from The Elk City COkIa1 Record:
while attending church at the country school
house Saturday last noticed man stand up in
the centre of the Gust tefore the services
began). load his pipe. take few whiffs. and then
walk slowly out. Another gentleman carried Il
pitcher of water to the rostrum gallantly smoking
a cigarette, whilst a lady was adorned with a
swab' prOtrudinR from her mouth during the ser
vices
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
RESOLUTIONS FOR CARL sCHURz.
Directors of Legal Aid Society Honor Mem
Ory of Honorary Vice-President

The board of directors of the Legal Aid So
ciety at its meeting yesterday adopted resoIu-
tions on the death Of Carl Schurz. who was one
of the society's honorary vice presidents. The
resolutions say:
The Legal Aid Society in the death of Carl
Schurz. lost it's most illustriOus and faithful
counsellor and its dearest friend. When in tine
year lS90 he joined its board Of directors he
Immediately advised measures whiCn resulted in
a most thorough enforcement Of the humane
principles which the society is pledged 10 main
tain Under his guidance II became possible
greatly to enhance the usefulness of the society,
so that II was enabled To reach persons OF all
nationalties. instead OF only one as had been
the original plan.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTRY CLUB.
Younger Set Likely to Have Ascendency at
Election on June s.

At the next meeting of the governing commit
tee of the Westchester Country Club. to be held
June s. there will. in all probability be elected
a new president, to succeed Edward Clarkson
Potter. whose term recently expired and who
does not seek reelection. The duties OF the
president are now discharged by Vice President
P. H. Adee.
There is a strong feeling in the club. member
of the governing committee said yesterday. in
favor OF a more progressive and aggressive man
agement With this end In view it is considered
not unlikely that OF the younger members
Of the club or at least one in sympathy with
the younger element will be elected.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
VICTORIAN ANTHRoPoLoGY.

We who were children in our time
And who though something past our prime,
Sttl healthiy survive,
Must often, when we come in touch
With modern infants, marvel much
To find ourselves alive.
The milk they drink I am advised
Must first be duly sterilized,
Labelled, to prove TO every eye
That 1t has been provided by
A non-consumptive COW.
The briefest shuttle from afsr
Proclaims the Imminent cataTTh.
And calls for potent cures:
The slightest symptom OF a blush
Is followed by an eager rush
To take their temperatures
About them huns a busy tribe
OF doctors. ready to prescribe
New simples and tabloids
And surgeons quite prepared to ease
And exc their adenOids.
All. what change from those old days
When all the world, and all It's ways
DAYS Day when hen ,et.ar etsrnally il55 sharp set set
Nor rocked about hygiene.
recolIect when | was young
Once or, twice tnrueting forth my tongue.
And after some heroic bout.
Politely christeued blow out"
may have felt unwcll
Yet even al that early date
Victorian microbes lay in wait
In every bite and sup;
/ am constrained to wonder how
We managed 10 grow mp.
Ny Piato's works yCnder shelf
Commend the maxim. Know Yourself
As con'uct's safest guide
II seems later nursery law
Adapts this immemOral saw
To Know your own inside Punch
The Rev Thomas Van Ness, Of Boston. whose
work takes him among the poor of that town tells
pretty story Of sisterly love existing among the
humble and unfortunate One day pale and
ragged girl of about ten years was seen going
along the street carrying her back her crippled
brother. nearly as old as she. stranger stopped
her by saying that she was overexerting herself.
He is too heavy for you to carry" he said The
child of the ghetto looked up at him reproachfulIy.
saying: "He amt heavy; ne is my brother"
Husbands Retort-A man. accompanied bv his
uife. visited merchant tailor to order a sIi{t -
cothts The couple differed To the matariai a ~
the manner OF making. and the wife lost her tenn
per. -
.Oh WELL" she said. turning away "please vour-
self; { suppose you are the one who win wear the
clothes"
'"WcH' observed the husband meekIy II ,ltdr.,
suppose you'd want to wear the coat and Vst. StTI
coat -EVeEybody's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
Ammsements.

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ks.SAMSRA-2- sYaudeTiIe
EIEsI, ,AstO--s- Girl OF the "oioe" "'S"
fssJOT-g:I5-The busic Master. IN,
1F:tDA N--c ID ne al.-eipli' Wy
f-ASTNO-S:l5-Tne Social Mhirl-
-2--S-Eaudevihe <.r.aser Enna
T0S-F-Y TSI.A Nd Thompson 4 DuhOS .
Tark-D -Draamland-BOstoek
gcisr;e- gFI-SEE-rhe World IN WAX
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= .S.sTtsF,sTFEN'S VTCTORlA--S:l S:ls--N auueFAs
1TsT5fSTRONF--2 a Society circus
TTI,TlsoN-s:la Nan ana sui IA the souaw Mans
J0E WEBER JAZZ 2ysce5s5 bv Twdde-TwRd-
,y.stF-A4s :I5-The and the Mooee, r How He
S1sS-ssTS s.l0-Aruls and the Man preceoe" US INV -
ed Her Husband
nFA rT-STgC-S If II appyland
W S.3O-ChaTleys aunt
s-rTr aNSTFRIpA Ai--S:15 The Free iAhce-
s-sss TOflk-N:l5--The GingefAfe@e '-aii-
15I5l y.sr,SS--s:Is- Brown of Harvard -, 1,,.h..
.20--The EmpaTTassfnehI oA hN'N'-
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New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

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See opposite p0ge for subscription rates.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

From The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington, May 24.-BarOn dem Bussche-
IIaddenhausen, formerly counsellor for the Ger
man Embassy. but recently appointed counsellor
Of the Department Of Foreign Affairs for Germany.
will leave Washington for New York next Mon
day. preparatory to sailing for Europe. Baroness
Won dem -Haddenhausen has recently re-
covered from a long illness.
The Bolivian Minister ard Nine. Calderon are
furnishing the new house at No 1888 18th street
recently bought by them and will have II ready
for occupancy when they return 10 Washington
next fall
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
[Brom The Tribune Bureau-l

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington May Ex-senator and Mrs. Lodge
have invited guests to meet at dinner tomorrow
night the Gaekwar OF Baroda and his wife and
brother. Senator and Mrs. EIkIns have invited
guests to meet the Indian prince and his wife and
brother at dinner on Saturday night.
Driving. riding and automobile parties enjoyed
the novelty Of stopping at the old Pierce MIL on
the banks Of the creek In Rock Creek Park. this
afternoon. and being served with ice tea
and other suitable dainties. The mill is exceed
lngly picturesque having been built OF solid stone
a hundred years ago. and by the order of Colonel
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. James l. Kernnchan's country Ma.
Meadows at Hampstead was the scene -, - $40
afternoon o. the opening Of the fourtb sl
spring show Of the Ladies' Kennel A.,o.---t
The event served 70 attract a large zaths---
society. The show. which Is under tbe r,. "
ment OF Mr. kernochan. Mrs. August Psl--C,.
jr.. Mrs Jules Vatable ana Miss Cams-o- --'o-.
evening a
Alfred G. Vanderbilt drove the Pioneer vs,,..
on its daily trip between the Holland Hon.. -
Ardsiey. G. g. sherman had chartered tbs -
for the day, and among his guests were =
Hartman. e. B. Phelps. E. p Call ana y
Hungerford
At DeImonico's tonight A r. Hahn vn1 -,
a dinner in honor OF his niece Miss Jessie ~,
man. whose marriage TO Dr. Frederick T -
BeuTen jr.. Will take place tomorrow ar,.-,.
at the Church OF the Heavenly Rest Aroo-' -
members OF the party tonight viii be Miss -
d. Van Beuren Miss Ethel Miliard Miss F7o-
Stevenson. Miss Pauline Whitman. Mss -,
Pugh. Miss CIarice Hale. Miss Helen ~.
Michael A Van Beuren. a. D. Baldwin =
Butler, A. d. Baylis. G. A. and A. 1. HobI-,
T. A. Goodwin, DR. T. \. McCiraw. d. J,-,--
Russell and Dr. William F. Darrach
Mr.. and Mrs S Osgood Peu, who ara a, -.
Regis. booked to sail for Europe on F--.s
and will spend most Of the sumner autor10ST,.-
on tho Continent.
The coaching season IS now drawing 70 a .,,..
and next week VIII witness the abandonms,, =
the daily runs Of the Pioneer between the Eor,.s
House and Ardsley. Many OF the members ~ -
Coaching Club and Of the Ladies Four-in-rt.-.
Driving Club have left town for the surnnsr -
coaches on the avenue are becoming few ana -
between. Among those seen tOoiing draez m, -.
avenue yesterday morning was Mrs Rurka Po,n.
who occupied the box seat alone. and saw y.
the two grOOns, perched far away on tho rsa-,.,,
was the only occupant Of the coach
Among those who sailed yesterday for Fs,-o,.
were Mrs. John z. Cowdin. Mr and Mrs cbs,I.,
r. Dilworth and Mrs Louis T Hoyt Mrs
Oakley Rhinelander. Mrs. Lawrence Townsend s,5
Miss Townsend. the Marquise de Monsters Men,
vile, who formerly Miss GvvendoIyn CsbIrsn
and her sister. the Baroness Zedwitz and Mr.
Francis Oracle also went abroad yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NIaclay Bun and MIS- Do,o-
thy Bull lett town yesterday Tor their eaup =,
Lake Champlain
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Perpout Morgan. fr. ara =, +ss,,
country place on Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Trevor have gOns TO
Southampton. Long Island. where they viii remain
until they go TO the Adirondacks in August
Mrs. James B. Colgate has returned TO hsr place
In Yonkers. after visit OF several months 70 her
neCe. Miss Jessie Colby. at the Iatrsr's honas in
Madison Square. Miss Colby's father. the late
Robert Colby, whose death occurred a year ago
last November, was Mrs CoIgates only brother.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
HE KNEW THE GAME.
Icagn Record-HeraId

From The Chicago Record-Herald
A Kenwood consented the other day 10 go to
the millinery department for the purpose OF help
ing his wife decide a hat After much trying on
the lady decided on two hats from which TO make
her selection. One OF them was S24 the other $l6
Now. / want you to tell me honestly George
she said. which of these two you would advise me
20 GET
Then she put after the other and per
mitted him 10 view her from In front each side
and from behind
We'll III tell YOU" he said, at last, the one
had trst looks To me IL IL might be- more
stylish and all that but the second one makes YOU
look much younger than you do Ia the other
Ie had wasted an hour but he saved a.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

tenn by which few men in control of trans
portatiOn facilities can levy toll upon and die
tate the management of the private industries
Of the land. We are not disposed 10 blame over
much those who are at once the benefciaries
and the victims Of an old abuse, but the out
worn system must give way 20 higher stand
ards of trusteeship and equality Of business
ODpOrtunity
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
MR.. TAFT AND SUPREME COURT.
Decision Regarding His Appointment Post
poned Until December.

Washington. May 24.-Secretary Taft to-day au-
thOrized the statement that no decision had been
reached regarding his prospective appointment
to the Supreme Court Of the United States The
subject has gone over until December 1, when
Congress will meet for it's second session. and
the successor OF Justice Brown will be- named.