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curtva lass yesf and out Of the tbis
teyn eleven convictions ~ery obtain.
wd Ard eonwetion in London
means something when a prison
ers aoom Is ased by the 5uB no
mapdlin sentiment oF tricky tv,hnl
eality Ia allowed 20 clog The wheels
q justice but punishment is swift
and SURE No man can easily NH
another England uuIcss be SAINTS
to die himself Therefore murders
are rare
Ia this eousiry small value b.
placed on human llfe by either the
man who takes IL OF the people
True. fhsg are Mortified az the mo-
ment thar the poor victims ilfc blood
runs out. vet aheu the maohinatious
ia he defense at The murderer begin
tnoy look upon Ia, proceedings with
complaeeaey and are ready TO forget
the incident by the time the case has
vgndcd It's tortuoas WAY 70 final dis
posa
In eases % special aEgrayatIon the
people resor, 10 lynch law and were
it not for this method Of awarding
justice. murder might not be under
much Of misnomer II It were call
ed the American pastime.
Homicides are increasing and AIDE
quate punishment for the crime is
decreasing Out OF les convicted
murderers tn New York in 1896 but
six went 10 the death chair. and out
OF ZIG in 1903 but five suffered the
extreme penalty The maudlin sen
timentality Of the public, combined
with the trickery Of the law. makes
immunity from adequate punish
ment more certain every year The
sentence of life imprisonment has no
terrors any more, because the records
show that life Imprisonment" means
an average of only six years. even II
that is the extreme sentence. Ere
quently murderers escape with short
terms or acquittals which are brought
about by the morbid pity the Ameri-
cans have for the culprit whose hands
are red with blood
DR., White processes to see in the
signs OF the times a change of senti-
ment against the recognition of legal
techniCality as substitute for the
question of guilt or innocence, and
he predicts that the time is not far
distant when the people will return
TO the administration of stern jus
tice after the fashion Of our fathers
and that the courts will more and
more look with disfavor upon the
practices which result in the escape
/ Of the guilty because Of their former
station in life or because of the adroit
practice resorted to in their defense.
/ Il is to be hoped that the learned
/ doctors vision is not resting upon a
mirage but that his prophecy may
find speedy fulfllment. Fort Worth
Record.
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Today the peoples choice, Tom
Campbell, leads in the race for
democratic nomination for governor
by several thousand votes. but the
politicians begin their inning to-
morrow and the whole situation may
be changed This may be good poll
ties but there is serious question as
TO IFS honesty.
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hILflN IN THE FIELD
0bsrrvsi,eas as6e N ta'rHi>s NJ
aesxfy % HIS veekiy eesat.

". always carrg hue list At May
pearl aud make 8 practice ot going
there cyev time ] ees half . chance
s0 MONDAY morning I pulled for The
Young city bright aud early As
passed 4 Mccartney saw him
and his neighbor. Mr. Berry. sitting
on his front porch They had been
TO their church and w~yt uow talking
over tho good points Ia the last ser
mon Both these men belong to the
God aud morality crowd aud you can
always tell Just where they stand uu
an questions Mr NcCarIey has been
Nest again and fear he has notion
OF selling out and moving on, there.
always like 10 soc q man do better.
hut YOU are doing pretty we'll Mr.
McCaTley and thar is hard 10 beat
Al M8ypearl / walked into God
frey 4 Dowd's store and ind Porter
Williams at the desk keeping the
books lie rs fine young man who
has educated himself and Is nov hold
ing down responsible and lucrative
position Godfrey had his usual
rlac. in his big arm chair, with a
niger boy on each side, one WELD
ing q big Panama fan to keep plenty
ozone to him and the other with
wet towel to swab his perspiring face.
/ | asked him If II wasn't hot. he said
"N No. this is just the kind OF weather
/ like. / love to see a fellow suited.
and he seemed to be satisfied Dowd
was on the front sitting on a bench
and wore a smile as big as a band
wagon. He gave me dollar for my
paper and told me to be seated
Hello. Uncle Buck he says, come
in and have a seat on the floor there
and keep your mouth shut. and may
be folks will think you are net crazy. -
| Now, III explain who Uncle Buck is
| He is an old negro who says he is
109 years old and he says he rocked
/ Gen. Robt. Il. Lee in mis- cradle; but,
| of course, he is a liar about that as
| he is everything else He is truly a
| white mans negro and has con
tempt for all young negroes and
whales them with his cane when they
/ get in his way. He comes down to
( Godfrey & Dowd S store once a week
md cleans up for them. and in The
meantime eats up everything in his
sight and always drinks all the pep
per sauce from the open bottles.
| That evening | went to Italy in
/ company with Judge w. e Cox l
spent that night at his home and was
1 most pleasantly entertained by his
good wife and five happy children.
/ Next day We went to a picnic at Mil
/ ford. | called on our old standby,
/ Mr. \. X. Rutherford at his store
He shook hands with me, said he was
glad to see me and when ] left told
me 10 call again. The picnic was a
great one, with lots of dinner, plenty
of ice water and orators galore.
WaXahachie was there with Tom
Thompson, 0. A Finley, Mark Smith,
II. F. Mizell, Yancey Kemble Char
ley Croker, Tom Spencer, J. y. Nc
Elroy, Henry Forbes, Mr. Alderman
and others. They all told me that
when Milford gave another picnic
just TO count them there Mr. II. T..
Anderson took me TO his table and
when we were through he looked at
so much left and says. If Innocence
Abroad had been here all these good
things would have been saved" That
evening drove back to Maypcarl TO
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IN TIME OF PEACE PRE-
PARE FOR WAR.

Now is the time 10 see about any
repairs your roof may require Do
not WAT till the snaes and rains Of
winter Ne vii DO that work for
Nou, as we1l as all other kinds Of
PLUMBING WORN.
in the latest manner with the best
materials. and az az reasonable
prices as really good work can be-
done for
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hHsesa NsF A#4 HFa. Uf|Ia
Is@sidaau seventeen year. obs .af
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New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
OBITUARY.
CHARLES BAKER.

Charles Baker. Of No. 314 Jefferson avenue Brook
lyn, artist, art critic and banker. died yesterday
at Hague. Lake George, from paralysis He leaves
private collection OF some three hundred and fifty
paintings by eminent American and foreign ar
lists. which probably will remain in the family.
Mr. Baker leaves his wife, son. Charles. bank
er. and another son. Frederick, who is studying
art in Paris.
Charles Baker was born on November 2s 1914 He
was the son Of Charles Baker one OF the founders
OF the Art League. Of Mayhower ancestry. He
had an ample fortune and was a director Of the
lnferborough Bank, besides being treasurer Of the
saImagundi Club. He also belonged to the Re-
publican Club and 20 the Union League Club of
Brooklyn On June Il, 1853. Mr. Baker married
Miss Miss Elizabeth Vanderpoel daughter of DR.. Ed
Ward Vanderpoel. of this city. Mr.. Baker was IN
fne 1 Ciyl War, being masters mate the gunboat
fensu uIn, ana ne had command Of several landing
paTueS which did gallant service.
:, While he did not pursue art as a vocation, Mr..
Baker painted for his pleasure in both water
ana 9 OILS and the paintings he produced he sold
terested In this way he did a great deal for vari-
the Memorial Hospital 'e
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
WANT SUPPORT OF STAGE HANDS.
Chorus Singers Union Asks That No Con-
tracts Be Signed.

The Actors Protective Union and Chorus Singers
Union No. "A, composed of the chorus singers who
were in the Metropolitan Opera House company
last season. tried yesterday to get the delegate OF
the stage hands TO agree not to sign contrac:
with Director Conried until contract made
with these singers for the next season. Some time
ago the Central Federated Union decided that no
union should mako contract with the Metro
politan Opera House management until the chorus
singers union employed. The matter came
before the Central Federated Union yesterday.
Delegate Salzberg. Of Chorus Singers Union No
Il, said that before these singers went 10 Europe
the all declared their intention of becoming
citizens. He believed that contracts should be
signed until they re-employed. The delegates
of the Actors Protective Union took the same
stand. they said that the singers willing to
pay their own passage to this country If they were
guaranteed employment.
I'VE have no kick against Director Conried" said
Delegate Kelly of the Theatrical Protective Union
our contract expires August 81. and Mr.. Con-
ried has always been square with To refuse 30
renew the contract would be equivalent 10 going
strike. and sixty of our men would be on the
street, while the opera season does not begin for
several months. The same thing applies to the
musicians. 1t would be absurd for us to take such
action, under the circumstances
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
ST. LEO,S CHURCH SAFE.
Father Ducey Denies Rumor That
Congregation Will Be Merged.

Father Thomas y. Ducey. rector Of ~. Neo's
Catholic Church. IN East 2Sth street announced az
all the masses yesterday that 81. Ieos would
not be abandoned neither would The congregation
be merged with 81. Stephens as had been runlored
some days Father Ducey proposes 70 stand
by the old church until the last. Ec told the con-
gregation yesterday that there was no reason 20
be alarmed. rs he had mad assurance OF ample as
sistance 20 clear the present incuuhrance and con-
tinue the active work OF the parish. He said
the "chief acting head 81 the diocese" who In the
absence Of Archbishop Farley. Is Monsignor Moon
ey. had visited him last Saturday morning and
spoke In the kindless manner OF ST Lso's and ts
surroundings"
Father Ducey ma. had communications from the
atrical managers and wealthy non-Cathoics. as
surfing him Of their financial aid. Already. Fa-
ther Ducey attendants o, the church and 9th
ers have taken measures 20 bond and fund the
debt OF the church. several OF them contributing
5000 gentleman not neTnher O, the church,
or an attendant 5. 500. They consider their money
more than amply secured and wish me 70 be re-
usvcd Of unnecessary worry, and pleased 20
make the loan at a low interest, less than are
now paying ana Whiis God spares ms they Will
strive 70 see that suffer no unnecessary annoy
ance"
The present debt Of 81. Leo's Father Ducey
nounced officially TO Be sf.75o The estimated value
OF the property is Ss71o1 This includes works OF
art accented originals Of Andrew del sarto. Mu-
rillo and others. The value over and above the
mortgages Father Dueey sets at sA7nsso
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
MICHAEL MCCORMACK.

Michael Mccormack the organizer and for five
years the president of the Sea Beach Railroad died
on Friday at the home Of his son. Edward J. Nc
Cormack, after brief illness. He was formerly a
member of the firm of Murphy Mccormack For
Horty years the firm ran wholesale cotton busi-
ness in Manhattan Mr.. Mccormack retired from
the business twenty-five years ago to devote him
self to railroad building The Sea Beach road. the
third steam road TO Coney Island, was one of his
hrst enterprises Foreseeing the value of the
suburban property between Brooklyn and Conev
Island he purchased 5000 acres in the district now
known as Borough Park. Afterward he sold most
of the property; He obtained the removal Of the
machinery exhibit from the PhiladeIphia F,xn0si-
ton TO the Sea Beach Palace. in Coney Island.
M?S5 OF the stations of the Sea Beach line were
buildings from the exposition grounds He was
one OF the organizers of the New York Cotton Ex-
change, and he organized the West BrOolylVn Land
Improvement Company He retired from active
business several years ago. though still retaining,
ms interest IN real estate Several years ago his
wife died. He had been living with his son at No
81 Pterrepont street, Brooklyn. "
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
NOTES OF THE SUMMER STAGE.
Girl Too Young to Enact Part in Show at
Dreamland.

The production OF the San Francisco disaster at
Dreamland has lost an who took part In the
great catastrophe itself She is Edwina Paul. who
made her way TO this city with her mother after
,be earthquake with great difficulty. Mother and
daughter have been forming part Of the bread line
In the Dreamland spectacle. but the Gerry society
ordered the discharge Of the child on Saturday on
account Of her youth. She will receive course in
tvpewritng through the generosity of the other
members Of the cast
Ngessrs shubert and Anderson, the lessees of
NJ the Tyippodrone have decided award prize
70 the boy or girl suggesting the best for the
baby elephant they have recently purchased. The
winner will be allowed to give box party to TWEEN
~ friends some Saturday afternoon after the sea-
opens
Henry W. Savage has announced the engagement
~ Edward b. Martndel the tasso and Miss Marie
Keller. a soprano. formerly with Sam Bernard. FOR
his forthcoming production of "The Man From
NOW" which opens at the New Amsterdam on Sep
tember g.
Ernest s,allard an English actor, has been
qoged TO support Henrietta Crosman in "All-of-a-
Sudden Peggy.
The title of Miss Ellis Jeffrey's new play has
..an changed from "Haviland Brooks Wife TO
'@rhe Dear Unfair Sex" IngIis Allen, the puthor,
and the star have both approved Of the change.
Robert T Haines has been engaged TO support
HTiss Grace George at the Manhattan Theatre next
season. which she opens on September Il.
Miss Jcffreys Lewis will play the part OF Madame
Tn, nardier in 1.-The Law and the Man" Wilton
rackave's new play. which is an adaptation Of
victor Hugo's Les Miserables.
Robert Mantell has become the owner of Samuel
phelps.s prompt copy Of Mackn's comedy THE
xsap ~ the World" which he hopes TO revive
William A. Brady will produce in the near future
a four act drama by Frederick Donaghey and en-
titled 1.-The Specimen
The season o. thc New York Theatre roof gar
den will ems on September 2
Henry r. Harris has found II necessary 10 add
the Office space formerly used by Mrs. H. c. de
Mile, in the Hudson Theatre, 20 his offlces.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
THE CONFERENCE ENDS.
Northfeld Workers Adjousn after
Record Breaking Session.
LBy Tslesrsph 70 The Tribune. ]

Northfeld Mass, Aug is.-The twenty-fourth
annual General Conference for Christian Workers
closed here tonight, after seventeen-day session
remarkable in every respect. The gathering began
with record breaking attendance. and forged
anead until at kO-nights meeting. with Or. G.
Campbell Morgan giving the address, there was
hardly standing room I'M the huge Auditorium.
The early morning gathering began the days
programme, with President A. G. Weston OF Grocer
Seminary, one Of the oldest at the conference,
presiding, and continued until the after-meeting
late this evening. DIR. Morgan the dominating
figure to-day. preaching both morning and even
ing and in the afternoon holding secluded little
meeting in the village church. particularly de-
signed for those who having conflicts in their
spiritual life. This morning he said that while
people had made wonderful strides the last fifty
years in education and philanthropy they had
only learned that they could find God, and
that the Cross the only way. In the evening
he kept the people long after the usual hour for
closing Sacred songs were sung and short prayers
offered and everybody seemed lOath TO leave the
hail.
DR.. R. A. Torrey. the evangelist who has been
speaking each afternoon at o'clock on the Holy
Spirit. gave his final lecture this afternoon.
This evening at the last sunset meeting William
r. Danner state secretary of the Colorado Young
Mems Christian Association gave a talk on the
work being done at the association health farm,
near Denver This farm is the outgrowth of the
East afflicted with tuberculosis, and has proved
their health by outdoor work and at the same time
earn their own living. Mr. Danner has been stay.
Ing az Northheld the guest of John r. Hague, OF
health-seeking patients.
The present gathering marks a turning point in
the history Of the Northield work. Although be-
gun nearly q quarter of a century ago by d. L.
Moody. neither the conferences nor the schools have
swerVed from the early orthodox standards and the
methods of support set by the founder. After Mr..
MoooyS death. six years ago. grave forebod!ngs
were felt for the future of tho place but after six
summers OF conferences and many winters of
schools under the management of his son, w. r.
Moody; the gatherings have grown larger than
high water mark was reached The support of the
public saved the assembly from deficit and the
schools begin anew this fall their work of educa-
tion, getting their income not from the boys and
girls educated, but from the small gifts of large
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
AID SENT FROM EUROPE.
Pleasure Seeker Sends Check to
Fresh dir Fund.

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund received check
for $50 yesterday. with letter. from man who Is
touring in motor through Europe. The fol-
lowing is an extract from the letter:
Fresh Air Fund don't feel comfOrtabe having a
9 splengld , fne IN nne car throush ga
the time or their lives.
This check viii provide for no less than seven
teen of the s35 children who are hoping TO go 20
the country this week. and enable them to have
the time of their lives" This average cost OF
sending child 20 the country is a little less
than SO.
This man. having provided for sixteen there are
stin eight hundred who must depend upon the
contributions OF some else for their outing.
or the children who are 10 go out this week
Ashford Hill. at Ardsley. n. " will receive $40;
the Shepherd Knapp Home. 1es; ST. Helen's Home
at InterlskGn Mass. 100: Happy Land at Tenahy
n. j.. 80: Fairfield. 2O Middletown and Goshen IS;
Warwick, IS: Eunice Home at Chapel HILL n. J.,
81, and ShOkan. 10o In all OF these places there
are homes that have received the children regu-
larly all summer. From all Of them reports come
from time to time showing that the children are
having glorious times.
At each place the children are In charge OF care
ful and devoted caretakers who spend their whole
time in making the visit OF the children pleasant
All sorts Of games, excursions and picnics
ranged for the daytime. while in the evenings en-
teFtalnments OF various sorts provide amusement
The food provided Is always OF the bes. and
abundant in quantity, The following are typical
menus taken from that of Kromm farm at Shokan:
AUGUST ~
Breakfast-Oatmeal crackers. milk
Dinner-Boiled eggs, bread and butter, candy.
supper-Rice pudding Jelly bread milk, ginger snaps.
AUGUST Is.
Breakfast-Oatmea bread and butter milk
DinneT-Beefstew potatoes. onions, tomatoee, bread
Supper-Apple sauce. Jelly bread ginger rnaps
More than three hundred letters collected that
have been written contain some reference 20 the
good food. In most instances there Is some such
expression the following:
I'VE have good eating here''
The caretakers at the homes have 70 be amateur
magistrates ready 10 administer justice all times
disputes ara likely to arise about anything from
the possession of shoestring TO the privilege OF
Cdklng part IN an entertainment. When there is a
scrap at Ashford Hill punishment is administered
tEXX oEX standing the dsputants in adjoining corners
CLil tlelr Srlmaces turn to smiles. eIe same
place the nearest approach TO solitary confinement
This is a bad boy'F
This rock, however. is seldom occupied
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
IN THE BERKsA1REs.
rRy relo.raph 70 rhe rrnune.i

Telegraph
Ienox, Mass, Aux Ia-one Of the most humid
DAYS Of the summon was followed tonight By a
cooling breeze The usual Sunday afternoon lunch
cons were given Mr. and Mrs Glraud Foster h.v~
ing fourteen guests at BeNsfountaine. fhi, afser-
noon Mrs Richard G. Greenleaf gave sacred con-
cert at Wlndysids. at which Miss Helen Campbell
OF Springfield. sang.
AT Trinity Church this morning the young people
OF the cottages composed the choir and sang the
hymns and anthem OF the day. In the choir were
the Misses Sloane Bacon, Stanley, Barnes Nllner
Grugan Dixey, Peters, Cameron. Brooks Dahlgren.
Shepard and Folsom. Mrs. Warren stursfs ana
Mrs Edward witherspoon. and Messrs. Canleron.
Burden Mole. Voorhees,. Frothinshann, GreenleaS
Clifford. Morgan. Field and Belden. This choir
will sing again next Sabbath.
report current IN Lenox this morning that
the properties OF Mrs. Bowditoh and Frank w.
Rockwell. opposite the Lenox Club. had bean sold
TO George Higginson, a Lenox cottsger.
Mr and Mrs. III. III. yrecland. Of New York
travelling by motor car. have arrived at the Hotel
AspinwalI Fifty-one automobil. partie, registered
at the Hotel Aspinwail Saturday night.
Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt. who has been In Lenox
with her guest Mrs. Frederic Tams. has returned
TO town
Miss Gretchen Hoys. Of New York. is a guess OF
Miss Rosamond Dixey.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis cIreenleas, Of Albany, are
rre.ts OF DR. and Mrs. Richard G. 6reenl-at.
Francis Jaaues son OF DR.. and Mrs. Henry r
Jauues arrived at Home Farm to-day from Paris
Miss Gertrude Parsons Is guest OF friends IN the
Breton Woods
Miss Anna NJ F1agier, OF Poughkeepse. and MISS
J. Lamport OF New York, haye arrived IN lsno1'
Mis-. Elizabeth Rensen entertained az dinner TO-
night at the Bishop cottage
Joseph H. Choate, jr, who underwent a slight
operation at Naurnkeag, the country nome OF MS
father IN Stockbridge. last week. was able TO sly
up to-day and Will be out again during the week.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
DINNER IN HONOR OF "ED" RICE.
Celebrates Thirty Years as Theatrical Pro-
ducer and Manager.

z. E. Rice celebrated last night the thirteth an
niversary of his work a producer and manager
Of buresques and comic opera by dinner at the
Manhattan Beach Hotel. The dinner was given by
the Manhattan Beach Hotel and Land Company
Henry Watterson. who to have been one of
the guests. sent a telegram. which said: "Oh, Lord
how / wish l had "A day off. TO join you and the
others
There were more than q hundred guests among
them nearly all those players associated with the
lighter productions. Some of them were William
H. Crane. who the notary in 'Evangeline" ."
Henry f. Dixey ana Richard Golden. the front and
hind legs respectively Of Evangelne's heifer. and
men and women associated in other productions
since made by Mr.. Rice
New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
ONLY ONE KING BURIED IN ICELAND
From Tho Pan Mall Gazette.

From Tho Pail Mall Gazette.
Should King Frederick OF Denmark visit his dis
tant province" OF Iceland In 1901. intimated I'm
1.-The Pail Mail Gazette IL Is to be sincerely
hoped that his majesty will not die and be buried
in the island. thereby breaking the spell of the
Icelander's bOast-"Only one king is buried here"
That was King RTrek of Norway wide 6norTi
Sturlusons Saga, "Heimskring!a'0. whom King
Olaf the Holy ''shipped." with the significant hint
that he need not be in any hurry TO return To his
native land RPrek. who shrewd, peaceably
and thousand-odd years ago settled down 10
farming "at little stead hight Calfskin. where
were but serving folk, and there lie dwelt. and
the fourth winter got the illness which brought
him 90 hs bane So Il is said, he Is the only king
that rests ia Iceland" Chapter s5l.