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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
sLIoHT-sANps WEDDING PLANS.

Newport. X. l.. Sept. Miss Evelyn Blight
youngest daughter Of AthertOn Blight has arranged
all details for her wedding Mahlcn AlOnsOn
Sands, OF London. which Is take place In New
port on Thursday. October n. In Emmanuel Church.
The brides sister Mrs. Gerald LOwther. formerly
Miss Alice Blight is the wife OF the British Minister
To Morocco. and. with her husband. will come 20
the United States for the wedding Mr. Sands " M
also arrive the latter part 81 the month. when he
will select the Ushers for the wedding His best
man, Murray Graham Of London. will accompany
him. Miss Blight has selected he~ bridesmaids
Miss Margaret Winthrop. daughter of Mrs Robert
G Winthrop. jr.. of Boston, Miss Natica RiVss.
daughter 81 Mrs. George L. kiVes. Of Newport,
Miss MuTel Delane Robbins. daughter of Mrs. a.
Price Collier. and Miss GreenOugh cousin .of the
bride. Mr. Sands is the son OF the late MahlOu A.
sands formerly a summer resident OF NC-~pOr,
who has lived abroad for several years Miss
blight l. the granddaughter OF the late Richard
Satonstall Greenough. the American sculptor. wn,,
died few years ago In Rome. HER home IS in
Philadelphia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
4 FIAT CONVENTION MARKET.

The State Firemen's Convention which was
held recently At jamestown was made npleas-
antly aware of the fact as il was closing its
sessions. that nobody wanted the distinguished
honor of entertaining il next year Once on
time the smaller towns of the state would have
been engaged i'm hot rivalry to secure the meet
ing of such a body Several invitations were
expected this wear. but not an official request
was received irOm any city. ana there came
only an unofficial suggestion from a few citi-
zens of Elmi-a that the association meet there
next year which the convention did not feel
that it could act on with dignity.
The explanation of this seeming decay of hos
pitality is the great expense thrown upon the
host of such a convention. Ii is said that the
people Of jamestown spent $1,000 on the re-
cent meeting large sum for a small city of
5000 inhabitants. and utterly out Of proper
ton to the benefits received 10y the city or con
ferTed upon the visiting tiremen. This aSsO-
citation and others OF similar character are vic
Tins of popular extravaganza and the decay
Of the old methods of town booming few
years ago it was thought To DE Il great thing
for a city 10 celebrate something and draw
crowd Especially in the West civic enterprise
took that form of advertising. The people have
come 10 see that II rarely pays. Great cities
have held international eXpositOns and found
themselves left with debated boom thereafter,
and smaller towns have IN imitation become
the slaves of the American convention habit,
only 10 find that professions and addresses OF
welcome help NOBODY hut hOtelkeepers. Hos
pitality and hotel promotion were worth while
when conventions could be entertained in mod
crate fashion but each town has felt itself
obliged 10 Guido some other in the perfection
Of elaborate programmes. until a convention has
come to be a burden beyond the reasonable re-
sources Of any town to which IT would be at
tractive.
No doubt conventions of fremen and police
men and insurance agents and knights of va
rious ancient and honorable orders serve a pur-
pose in the world. The worthy cOnventiOners
learn some things and have Il good time, but
if they want To continue 10 enjoy civic hOspi-
tally they should return To the days OF sim
plcity and teach their entertainers that polite
and creditabIe entertainment does not involve
after effects as dsagreeabe as a visitation of
seven-year lOcusts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

there are customs In no land are these more
marked and fixed. And these are in some re-
spects more vital and valid than written con-
stituton would he. for while the latter IS the
work OF a lawgiver. which may be nbrogated
or modified by his successor, the former are the
deliberate creation Of the whole people. and
are subject 10 alteration only as the DISPOSE
ton and genius of the nation itself may change.
There is not n mandarin nor a cOOlie in the en-
pire who has a more reverent regard for Gus
tom or who feels himself more inexOrably
bound 10y IT, than the Emperor himself and
there is no sovereign i'm the world who real
lies more clearly and cOnyincingly than he that
nothing is more provocative of popular reVO-
luton than 10 attempt TO change by arbitrary
law an mmemOral custom. That is why. as
have suggested the PRONUNCIATION of con
stitutiOn may have no very marked effect upon
the political life of the nation. There Is no
hint OF what the constitution will be and Of
how much or how little it may restrict the per
sOnal authority of the Emperor. But we must
expect that IL will he largely a confirmation of
long prevailing customs. rather than any sen
satiOnaI prescription of new and strange cOndi-
tons We are told that it is To be granted
largely because of the observations and reports
OF the commissioners who have been studying
the institutions of other lands. That may be
the fact. without any slavish copying i'm China
of the institutions of other lands.
Moreover, while China has been without a
constitution. she has not been without laws.
Her code. which is very elaborate and COM
pIete. Is probably the oldest now in force in
the world. Ii formulated two thousand
years ago. or some centuries before the fOunda
ton Of the empire in its present form, and
though it has suffered changes i'm detail IL re-
mains in general and in all fundamental re-
spects practically as il was written by Ii Kwei.
Upon the accession of the Manchu dynasty it
revised, but not materially changed. and
was published I'm the form i'm which it stands
to-day. Thus. while China has no lawyers she
has all abundance of laws and these are of
character TO which the people are accustomed,
which they generally regard with satisfaction.
and which they do not desire and probably
would not lie willing 10 radically changed.
In some cases laws have been OutgTowths from
constitutions. In this case we may expect 10
see the constitution an OutgrOwth of the exist
ing code of laws and a recognition and con-
frmation of prevailing facts. rather than any
attempt abruptly 10 revOlutiOnize and transform
the status of the ancient empire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
IN TIE BERKsHiREs.

tHy Telegraph 20 the Trhlr-
LenOX Mass. Sept 4.-Under bright s,sias 60,
crisp air the first run Of the BERKSHIRE hunr - ~
season OF 1906 was held this morning. srar,,,,
the kennels OF the club at noon There ~
dozen riders. among them Miss Josephine Drr,-
daughter OF tine British ArnbaSrador ana n
Durand. The scent took the dogs and riders 49,,
the east end OF the Laurel Lake. crossing rs.
taees Of J)hn Sloane. Robert W Pqt.r-o.
George Westinghouse. 70 William d. SIoane's ~.
lawn Farm The run this morning WAS For b. -
OF the dogs and the hunters. and was mostly ~.
good bottom.
On Saturday the first OF the hunt breakfasts ~,
be served ar Meadow Farm. the home ~ Col,-..
and Mrs Walter Cutting. in Pittsdeld. Those ~
rode TO-DAY included David T. Dana. master a. 4,
hounds; Robert F. Perkins. J. p. Bowdfrob 80
Aston Bristed. William B o. Field. C. F. BIRD +,
Langdon Valentine. George Turnere and p
Flick
The marriage OF Miss Elizabeth Rod-s7n ~.
Electus ID. Litchfed. OF New York Will take a.,
IN St PauTs Church, Stockbridse. October a 80
viii be a notable fall event I'm the Berzsaireg
Mrs. II. B. Flayback or New York has y-o,.
trophy offered BY Mrs T. c. r. Dana for the vo---
gOlf match az Wyantenuck course dare7+frg NJ.
Gladys Tent in the finals
Mrs Gustav H. schwab. Miss Crawford ana q
III. schwab. jr.. OF New York. have arrived AZ ~,
Hotel AspinwaL
Joseph W. Burden Is entertaining = vrs,,,,
WEBB Z ; Bird r.. and John P. Bowditch a:
Under Ledge
Robert + Perkins Is guest or DR. and Nm.
Henry p. Jacques at Home Farm
Mr. ard Mrs. w .. Card OF New York. An.
guests Of Air. and Ms. Harold sidwav OF P,,,a-
FIELD
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Morris are IN Rf5raa.,t
Conn., where they were called by the sudden deart,
Of Mr.. MOTTis's father
Among the New York arrivals IN Lenox TO-DAY,
were; Mr.. and AIRS. T. ChesIey Richardson Ma.
Frederick G. Swan. Mrs Thomas Garner ~
l. Clay Dugan. Chandler Robbins and +. B. Hoe.
man.
Mrs. W. P. Collins. OF Hampstead Long rsl,,s.
Mrs. c A. Macy. r., and Cosseshall Macy. OF N.V.
York. are az the Maplewood. in PittsAeld yusx
Clementina Furness. OF New York entertained "A
luncheon this afternoon. az Edgcomb Cottage
Inc Right Kew David H. Greer. OF New York Is a
guest or Mr.. and Mrs William d. sloan az n ),
Court A r shattuek. OF New York. arrived mar.
tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
IRRIGATION POLLCY

President Roosevelt's letter 10 the National
Irrigation Congress reports highly satisfactory
progress both I'm the work of reclamation and
Ina the preservation OF our forest areas, and what
Ia still more important gives assurance that tn.
administration is following a well digested aud
srstesmanlike policy for the future conservatism
OF our natural resources and their utilization for
the benefit Of The people in general The plan
ming aud construction Of irrigation works are the
least difficult part Of the reclamation problem
Great care and fOTethOught are Necessary To pre-
vent the government work being turned merely
10 The advantage Of spectators ami failing TO
accomplish its primary object Of supporting "A
large population and increasing production.
Little would be gained II the reclamation en-
terprise provided merely few more acres Of
public land q be disposed OF in the old wasteful
fashion 40 far as the nation is concerned. It
would be foolish 10 spend money 10 irrigate 100
acres o. land in idaho Arizona merely 10
attract farmer from another 100 acres In Kan
sas. Reclamation serves good purpose only
when r. N once lays tie foundation Of thrifty
communities and turns our people toward better
methods 81 agriculture. Irrigated land 10 be
worth irrigation must be farmed with a thor
0ushnsss quite unknown 10 the great body Of the
settlers unQeT tie Homestead laws hose anhi-
uon has been 10 own much land they
cOuic get regardless 81 their ability 10 cultivate
H. This c1untry's prodigality with it, public
land served ole useful purpose. II promoted the
occupation Of the West and the building up Of
great states with unparalleled. rapidly on thu
other hand, II WIS the parent Of unparalleled
waste ana an education m bad farming. n
taught farmers 10 abandon old homes for the
quick returns - richer fields. not a. make the
most Of them. BAT 10 rob item. ~ that now much
az che richest prairie soil has been rendered
iitile more productive than the stern New Eng
- ~
20 satisfy for little tine longer tie craze for new
lads they would not D. WORTH while We really
have land en0rg... The problem q, ID cultivate
oar land properly, make il furGfsi' larger re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

From The Madras Mail ,,--.
Great virtues are ascribsd In India 90 49, -
and horns 81 certain animals. Tigers 'i7 -. ~
in great demand with tae common; pew s-orl1
two claws NAV Re worn near 90" iell... ,,vner
ore pOssess "a larger number che tortuht.1 -
makes a garland Ot them and wears uv.. h "a
his neck beers horn ground into ahe l'S mora
excellent balm for pains anu SVEN .---- h. =
curious use - found for the same st'7,.' ,r.,t
sometimes rnade into a powder WhiSh 49,, F{oln.s
40 aid me erOyth OF stuutcd women ttte Eiss<
taken from the long aud slender tah or ~ svrfs
scorpion are supposed 90 keep lNr - wsiss
distance when children wear them on .''"
thread. ,... DEL toucheI
A red or swollen eve rs cured by haNns 500
have seen applied with Con--oert'ir ee,,.r 2
more than one cpilrptic aJ IS 60 @l Ct q 1S-~-d 4.
said that the 40 passes away ass ',34''t p rruasit
are placed ON tie head n re- ac, ot-'' r. "a
IA the ease Of sprJiaed ness .- 81 '
measure for "A pillow. r,- to-
Sore throat is cured by splitting or 'l ~ ,.ross
Gui:e the simples. aad east expensive 1N.N usss
20 the native doctor. FeaNotA 81 "ea" -
medicine Cor acute FheumatiS'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Many old friends win attend tie funeral Of Her
mana Oclrichs this morning az the family home at
57rh street and Fitth avenue. Ills death places n
mourning a large number OF relatives. Including
NJ. and Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt r.. Colonel and
9irs. William Jay. Mrs. Arthur Ise!n. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles NJ Oelriehs. Miss Blanche Oerichs'
Charles de L. Oelrichs and Mrs. Peter d. Martin.
who has just arrived with her husband from san
Francisco. The Leading clubs. EOtably the CniOn
Club and the New York Yacht Club will be ex-
tensively represented at the funeral
Mr. and Mrs. F.. II. Hartman ard the Misses
Hartman have returned from their yachting cruise
along the coast OF Maine and are at their country
place. Arden y. Y. for the fall
Mr. and Mrs. Rens l.. Ia Montague have returned
from Saratoga and their country place II
Far Rockaway. Long Island
Mrs. j. f. Smith ,Iadden is entertaining her
place at Hampstead. -.o'g Island. her sister. Miss
Elizabeth Hamilton. who arrived last Saturday
from Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Goslet GalIatin have arrived In
town from Newport for the fall
Prince and Princess ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have
gone 10 Bar Harbor. where they are staying at
the LOuisburg.
Mr. and Mrs oliver Hartman have left their
country place White Plains for the White Noun
tains, where they staying the MaplewOd.
Mrs Astor. who arrived from Europe on Friday.
has left town FOR Newport. where she will remain
for the next six weeks.
concert for the benefit Of the Southampton
Fresh Air Home will be given at the Orchard the
summer home of Mr. and Mrs James L. Breese.
ar Southampton. Friday. Among the artists
VINO viii take part will oe Gustave Borne. of Paris
and Bruno HUM, Of this city. The committee
charge Of the affair includes Mrs. Breese. Mrs
Charles z. Miller and Mrs Nathaniel Thayer Robb.
Bishop DAVID II. Greer has gone to IsenOx. here
he is the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane.
Mr.. and Mrs. joan Hobart Warren. who recently
returned from Europe. and at their house
In Park avenue, will lea = town tomorrow for
their place ; H0osick Falls. n. Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
BUSINESS IS BOOMING.

Correspondence OF The Lebanon 0nd) Pioneer
George Ferba cut wood for j. s Wright this
week
There is quite lot Of straw being bslsd IN this
locality this
Lon Guiilion run a lunch stand al the fair lass
week.
Joe Hatfield dug a well for F. C. Phillips ass
week
e. f. RAIDER Is building fence for " Wadds
and will put up some more for NJ. NJ. Hardin anu
Rim Robinson
Raymond Edwards traded horses again last WeeS-
Miles Ottinger Ia remOdellinE his barn -
Charles SwOpe and John BeXtel traded h0is's
last Saturday - q
Jesse Roark sold the personal OF the ate Jonh >.
Shelly last Saturday. consisting mostty OF ""
stones. Sam Denny bought the entire i't- -,
James Sutton sold his hogs and catis iaS- 49,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
JURISDICTION OVER COAST WATERS.

4 recent decision of the Court of Justiciary.
the highest criminal tribunal Of Scotland, prom
Uses 10 raise an interesting controversy in inter
national law, and forms suggestive addendum
to the Boring Sea, Alaska boundary and other
disputes Of few years ago. which turned largely
upon the distinction between territorial coast
waters ana the high seas. The old rule is that
a country has jurisdiction over the water only
three marine miles from the shore. all beyond
that distance being tine high seas. and that any
bay. sound or other inlet the mouth of which
is more than six miles wide is a part of the
high seas. Germany. and France also. we be-
lieve. have claimed sovereign jurisdiction over
all inIets ten miles wide, though We are not
sure their right TO do so has been generally
acknowledged. outside, at any rate. of the
North Sea Convention OF 1SS2. The United
States has regarded Delaware BAY as its own
territorial waters. and Chesapeake Bay also.
though the entrance 10 each is much more than
ten miles wide. Still, in arbitration proceedings
and other negotiations there has been a pretty
consistent reference to the three-mile rule as
valid
The British Parliament in 1889 enacted law
fOrbidding beam or other tTaw fishing within
the threemile limit i'm Moray Firth and along
the adjacent coast and empowered the Fish
cry Board TO extend that prohibition 10 the
whole vast arm Of the North Sea which Indents
the Scotch coast between Banff and Calthness
all the waters within line drawn from
Duncansby Head 10 Rattrsy Point" Now, the
two points named are about eighty miles apart,
and obviously the great expanse of water be-
tween them, all the way i'm to the firths of
Moray AMI DOrnOch, is under the tlreeme
rule. part of the high seas. The law Of 1882.
therefore. while binding upon British subjects
was not assumed 10 have effect upon fisher
men OF other nations ana as a matter of fact
il was diSresardei hy many under the Dan
ish. Norwegian and other flags. But now this
Scottish Court Of Justicary has decided that
the law is TO be- enforced against all alike. and
that thus the British government is 20 cxer-
else Jurisdiction over large eXpanse of open
sea which has been universally looked upon as
n part OF the high seas. IL is as IL the United
States were 10 assert Jurisdiction over all
waters within line drawn from Cape Cod To
Cape Ann. or even from Cape Cod to Port
land.
The logic Of the decision is this. that the law
is designed 10 protect the fisheries from destrc-
ton and that il WEI fail of its effect II Il Is
not enforced against all. Now, suppose we
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
MRS. MACKAY AGREES TO SPANKING
AbandOns Fight to Prohibit Corporal Pun
ishmeut in Schools

School children In Roslyn. Long Island. will
continue TO be spanked IN the future as IN the
past, IN spite of the fight made by Mrs Clarence
I'll. Mackay TO have corporal punishment aban-
dOned since she has been one OF the school trus-
teees Of the village
AT recent meeting of the trustees the mat
ter was discussed. and though Mrs. Mackay
stood practically alone. she succeeded IN having
settlement of the question postponed until YES
terday, when the teachers OF the school met
Their opinion was sufficient to convince Mrs.
Mackay OF the necessity of the judiciOus use OF
the cane, and she gave in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
THE YOUNGEST VETERAN.

From The Army and Navy Journal -,
The officials OF the pension Once ya5S 49, ~
discovered in LystOn II. Howe. or ~ en-
the youngest volunteer 81 the NlNu !" - rT,,fS.
old. and served for four months. " wen !.s ,.s,,
charged on account OF his YOUTH y, 10 ,i5 ava
in 1852. when eleven years ana w W., -,~j vras
served until the end ~ the VA. ii..,,io-, f1r
brought out I'm connection WIN ~. me- Nrss
seTSice Vas In TIE ffh and the second n ths es''
Illinois Nnnnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

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See opposite page for Subscription rates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
BISHOPS MEET AT PARIS.

Paris. Sept. A meeting OF French bishops and
arehbshops was held here to-day TO decide I,e
attitude Of the Church toward thu Separation law
Eighty bishops said to be present under the
presidency Of Cardinal Richard. Archbishop OF
Paris. TIE deliberations which are strictly secret
are held m the hail Of the archbishOpric The dis
cussiOn is expected TO last four days.
After the preliminary session the bishops ad-
dressed long telegram 70 the Pope. informing
him that they had assembled IN order TO consider
every means recognized by the law for the proper
organization OF religion in France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
cHLNA,s CONSTITUTION AND CODE


The announcement that China is 10 have a
written constitution. repeatedly made and de-
MED and now cOnclusively confirmed i'm an inn
perial decree. is of much historic interest. how
ever great or small may be its practical effect.
The Chinese government is one Of the two or
three most ancient now existing in the world.
and II has ever been one of the most absolute
of personal despOtsms la theory, al least. the
Chinese Emperor has unlimited power over the
property and lives az his subjects. and from his
viii there is no appeal. Al times no doubt,
that power has been exercised with all the
ruthlessness Of an oldtime Russian Car. But
such has seldom been the ease. There are few
countries, even in constitutional Europe I'm
which the autocracy Of the central monarchy Is
less felt 10y The average subject than in China
This is because. rs Sir Chentuns LANG Cheng
reminded Us the other day. China Is and has
ALWAYS been one OF the most democratic Of
countries. or democratic patriarchal. II the
EmperOr is the head Of the state. the family is
its base. and family relationships and author
inv give tone and form 10 ihe whole iInIerial
system. The family is the unit the village is
a collection Of families. the district a collection
of villages the province Il collection Of districts
a vioeroyalty a collection Of provinces and the
einpire a collection Of vicerOyalties. But all
bark back 20 the family unit.
Now. while there is no constitution in China
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
THE PRESIDENTS Plans
He WW Leare Oyster Bay for
Washington October

oyster Bay Sept. 4-President Roosevelt will
leave sasamore Hill for Washington on October
l. Ihree days later he will make flying trip
TO Harrisburg and York. Penn. where he will
deliver speeches. The date OF his departure
from Oyster Bay was announced to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

Mr.. Jerome intimates that he is ready 10 make
an automobile campaign OF the state il the
Democracy will name him for Governor. All
that appears 10 be left for Mr.. Hearst is the air
ship. which could be conveniently lightsned OF
its ballast whenever he happened 10 find himself
just over Mr. Jerome in his automobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

The law as 10 the new spelling in government
offices is not like the laws Of the Modes and
Persians. 1t may be revised if it does not
take"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

The eleven days from September 3 to 13 in
elusive are memorable for having once been en-
tirely omitted from the calendar Of the Anglo
Saxon world. The CregOrian calendar was not
adopted by the British Empire until 11jl. long
after most other nations Of the civilized world
had confOrmed with it, In that year an act Of
Parliament prescribed that the next year, TO-,
should begin January l. instead OF on March
% as had previously been the rule and that in
the following September these eleven DAYS should
he dropped from the calendar. the day following
September > being known as September H. Stir
ring times those were. too. in which days were
not lightly to be spared from year. with Give
conquering India and Washington beginning the
conquest Of the Ohio Valley But the procession
Of the equnoxes took note OF trihes like these,
which could be accomplished well under one
calendarial style as another. 1t may be observed
that. while Gregory dropped only ten days from
1852. eleven days had 10 go from 1152 and
Russia would have 10 drop thirteen from 1900
to square her dates with the rest Of the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05

OF a two-pointed bullet which has recently
been invented the chief merit is alleged to be
that IL follows a straghter course than the conf
cal bullet. because of the changed position of
the centre of gravity 1t is not intended TO
travel in two directions at once. might be
supposed.