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New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
1 ED CUSTOM; Nor 14RcENr.

The unanimous decision of the Appellate
Division in the case of Mr.. George w. Perkins
will. we think, harmOniZe with the opinions
of most persons who try to form fair judg-
ment of fnancierS instead of Joining in
demagOgic, or at least unreasOning, outbreaks
against them. No judciOuS person. however
much he might condemn the custom of con-
tributing corporation money to political cam
paign funds, ever supposed that Mr.. Perkins
acted from evil motives in the transaction about
which he testified before the Armstrong com
mittee. He clearly had no thought OF stealing
the money or converting it to his own uses or
doing anything but contribute It, on behalf Of
the company and under instructions, TO a cause
which he believed it the cOmpany's best
interest to promote. The only question fairly
at ISSUE upon which lawyers and judges diff
fered, was whether or not the diversion of the
insurance cOmpany's property to that purpose
was a technical violation of the criminal law.
The Appellate Division unanimously holds that
il was not. It finds no evidence Of criminal in
tent, and. while it throws doubt upon the legal
ity of the gift an act beyond the power of
the corporation it declares that Mr.. Perkins
having made the payment on behalf of the cor.
poratiOn under instructions from It's president
was not guilty of larceny in accepting salts
faction of his claim, even though it was lille
gal if he believed he had a right to receive it.
No law then forbade corporate gifts to cam
paign funds. SO no public offence was commit
ted in making the gift. If the officers of the
corporation exceeded their chartered powers,
their responsibility to the pOlicyhOlders was
civil
That, We believe Is a reasonable interpreta-
tion of the law and the transaction. 1t brushes
away from mems minds great deal of wild
misconceptiOn and makes it possible to discuss
the question of campaign contributions on
basis Of reason and common sense While it
would be unjust to denounce Mr.. Perkins and
others as criminals, or blame them pharisacally
for acts which the whole business community
accepted as proper and acquired a horror of
only when a moral revusion brought a general
conviction of sin, the fact should nevertheless
he emphasized that the custom was an evil one
In a government founded the suffrage Of
individuals the political activity of any busi-
ness corporation is misCheVOuS and tranScends
the powers granted by charter Especially i'm
proper is such activity the part of an insur-
ance corporation or savings bank, where the
money is held in trust and if used for politi-
cal purposes may operate TO negative the vote
of a majority Of the polcyholders or depoS-
itOrs The community has at last awakened
to an understanding that such contributions are
against public policy, and. while it should strive
to take reasonable and just views of those
who Overstepped this sound rule before 1t
was established by law and public opinion. it
will not the less strenuously demand that hence
forth officers OF corporations shall rigidly alb
stain from such activities
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
AT TIE WHITE HOUSE.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


washington May 25-Presdent RooseNel'' az
companied by Robert Bacon Assistant Secie'o'| -.
state; NJ Jusserand, the French Amoa8sAoo'' 80
Phil b. Stewart of Colorado Springs, HloI 80
out the Conduit Road. along the 49,, ,1I.ed
afternoon in Mr. Bacon's autOmODhe anu -,
- - ~ v,-bi,s House. on the return Journey
the President set his companions fe'i'ei e.
mace. and as the thermometer stood az 49,. -
An the shade II is not remarkable that theS W.
dripping with perspiraton when they S"""s '''0
the White House grounds ,,. a.,
On request OF Senator Flint, the Fresluen1 80 -
80, .he Secretary OF War to-day 90 continue Vne
troops on duty in San Francisco unH 1uio l.
tba neoDe Of the devastated city request the pres
once Of the soldiers for guard duty atter tat U'o'
tha president said, they would be ordered 20 re-
,n Senator FLINT called at the White House to
introduce j. w. Byrne, business man Oh "a"
Francisco, who made a personal appear lot 'he
continuance Of the military guard
General legislative topics, with especa stress ON
the Panama Canal, were discussed at the White
House to-day by the President, Senators Ai''Soh
and Knox and Representative Hepburn.
United States District Attorney Charles h. Nor
rison of Chicago, came to talk with the PRESIDENT
about Beef Trust prosecutions, and Representative
Fletcher Of Minnesota. extended an lnVl'ation 10
the President on behalf of the Grand Army or the
Republic to attend the annual encanplneht At
N1inneaDolis in August. The President sent his
thanks to the veterans for the invitation out sai
he would not be able to make the journey at that
time other callers at the White House To-Day m
cuded Vice-Presdent Fairbanks and Senator Mel
The Cabinet met at L a. m. and remained in
session until 1 p. m.
President Roosevelt entertained a stag dinner
party at the White House tonight
Mrs. Roosevelt, with her sister. Miss Carew, and
her house guests Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Richardson.
of New York, and Mrs Johnson, of street, were
taken for a trip down the Potomac on General
Croziers yacht the Gretchen. this afternoon. leav
ing the White House at o'clock and returning at
$50 Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt took her
sister and Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson and Miss Swan.
of Oyster Bay down to Mount Vernon the
Sylph. returning in time for dinner
Miss Swan. who has been Mrs ROOsevelt's guest
for several days. returned TO her home Long
Island this morning. taking with her Archibald
Roosevelt the third son Of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Miss Ethel Roosevelt. accompanied by
her governess. her young brother Quentin and
several servants Of the family will leave Washing
ton for Oyster Bay June Z.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26

not protected The retirement except in the
case of laborers, depended entirely on the en-
ploye, and there was no method of retiring de-
crepit and unsatisfactory civil servants. Then,
no funds were provided to meet the expense Of
the system.
The bill was an i'll digested and impracticable
attempt TO embark the state on a career of gem
eral civil pension giving. New schemes Of this
sort crop mp every year. In one form or another
somebody at each session tries to insert an
entering wedge for civil pensions. Some of the
bills pretend merely to give permission for en-
plOyes to establish their own fund with the aid
of n trihing public contribution. But eXamina-
ton always shows that the insurance fund
would be inadequate and that the taxpayers
would have to bear the burden. 1t is well for
the people to be on guard against these schemes,
one and all. If the state wishes at any time
to establish a civil pension system let 1t do 50
with it's eyes open, counting the cost, by meas
ure carefully drawn to treat all fairly. with
adequate safeguards against abuse. III the
mean time all schemes TO commit the state to
such a policy piecemeal and by indrection
should be resisted.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
4 GOOD TETO

Governor Higgins did a good piece of work
when he vetoed the Burns bill TO retire Oh half
pay pensions Civil War veterans who have been
employed for fifteen years in the Civil Service
of the state or one of It's civil divisions The
reasons given by the Governor amply warrant
the veto, and had it been worth while he might
have brought forward several more, equally
convincing
In the first place the measure attempted TO
amend the Civil Service law by the introduction
Of matter having proper place in it. If the
state wishes 10 give pensions TO ITS employees it
should do so by proper pension law. not by
dishgurlng code established FOR Il totally diff
ferent purpose. Veterans of the Civil War al
ready enjoy unique preference in the service
of the state. For their sake the sound rule oP
competition for entrance into public emplov
ment Is waived, we'll as the equally sound
rule that the appointing officer shall have some
choice among those certified to him as best dual-
ined Three men who are not veterans NAV
pass an exceedingly high examination. Yet the
appointing officer may still further sft them out
aud choose the one most satisfactory to him.
But If veteran manages just TO slide through
ana ls accepted as barely competent he goes
aneed or those Of superior qualifications. and
not only may the appointing officer choose him
In preference 10 those more cOmpetent b1t must
take him, without any choice al all whether ba
wants TO or not. Then when he is once I'm Of
fee be cannot be dismissed without proofs os
incompetency established by legal evidence and
in due form which will stand the test Of a court
review It would seem as If there was 10 rea-
son for further favorins the particular class of
civil servants possessed Of these extraordinary
privileges. II retiring pensions are 10 be given
at all, those who are not favored in appointments
or specially protected against removal have ms
strong claims as Those who are already priv
ieged, especially the federal government
gives veterans in general liberal pensions ans
state pensions for veterans lucky enough 10 have
been supported in the public service would h,
a discrimination against other veterans NOT :.
fortunate Moreover. even If veterans were I,
be peiTsioned the bill vetoed by the Governor
made no proper provision fOr it. The state WA
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26

granted Just as soon as the people are ready TO
accent them. But while war prevails, war meas
1Ires must prevail. While assassination is rlfe'
uenaItles for assassination must he imposed. 80
long as towns or provinces remain in an eAtraOr-
dInary condition, extraordinary laws must De
aDplied to them. 1t is no exceptional thing 1Or
the Russian government to insist upon such
DrincipIes They are insisted upon in every
country In the world which has a government
worthy of respect
We realize, Of course. the natural imnatence
Of the people, after all they have suffered and
the suspicion which they feel toward the im-
DeriaI court, In view of their many disappoint
ments and some actual breaches of faith toward
them In past years. All these circumstances COM
nlcate the problem and add TO its difficulties.
But what rational man ever supposed the prob
lem OF Russian emancipation and constitutional
regeneration would not be exceedingly cOmpli-
Gated and difficult? IL took France Il century to
reach her present status after her revolution.
1t has taken England many centuries to rise
from Plantagenet autOcracy to SaXe-COburg
democracy. With all our ancestral traditions Of
self-gOvernment, II took this country some time
to "fnd itself" How are we reasonably to ex-
nect Russia to leap from darkness into light in
a single day?, There must be patience. There
must be fOrbearance. There must be mutual
concessions and mutual confidence. And there
must be discrimination in the granting of am
nesty as we'll as in the demanding of rights.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
MEMORIAL TO CARL sCHURz.
Committee of New YOrkers to Originate
Movement Intended To Be National.

A committee of one hundred representative cit
liens of New York will be organized within rev
days to take steps toward establishing permanent
national memorial to the late Carl Schurz. The
preliminary committee which has undertaken the
work OF organization. is made up or Gustav H.
Schwab Joseph H. Choate Charles Stewart smith
Hubert ellis Edward NJ Shepard, Oscar 5. Straus
and George McAneny.
The plan cOntempates cooperation with similar
committees of other cities notably Chicago and ST.
Louis. and the ultimate formation Of . central na-
tiona body. The form of the memorial will be de-
termined later 1t is proposed. also, 10 hold a
great memorial meeting in New York in November
in which the various public interests with which
Mr. SchUrZ identified will be represented and
the proceedings of which, reviewing his career. are
expected be of notable character. Ex-President
Cleveland will be among the speakers. The Ger
societies OF the city are arranging to hold
preliminary meeting at Carnegie Hall the
ing OF June g. following similar meetings in Chicago
and st. Louis and win participate also in the gen
eral meeting in the fall.
The names OF the committee of one hundred will
be announced within a few days
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
VALE SENIOR SOCIETY ELECTIONS.

Following is the fun list Of elections 10 the Yale
senior societies, given out Thursday at New
Haven
Skull ana Samuel F. b; Morse. Newton
Vile. Mass; Calvin TrueSdale. Greenwich. Conn :
Richard E Danielson. Brooklyn Conn: Hugh s.
Knox, Washington; Georse C. Tuttle New York
Forrest L. Daniels, ST. Paul; Heathcote NJ Wool
sey. New Haven; Harold s. Wells. scranton Penn /:
Philip l. Dodge, AIorristown, n. J.: Mitchell s
Little. Hartford. Conn. W. DEUCE Barnas 5r
Mansfield, Mass; George r. GIaenzer New York
Arthur G. Camp. WinSted. Conn., Theodore ?
York -' ~"
Scroll ana key-Alexander c. Brown Cleveland:
William F. Glow; jr;, Chicago; II. Ls Chevaiier
Roome, New York; William F. Knox, Pittsburs:
PEon,glas Eo, j. T9Trey y Scranton. Penn: Charles III
ten; ten; OHIO; LUDLOW s. Bull; New. York. James "
J.; ,TheSdore l. prsgs. Waterbury. Conn; Ernest
y. Tracy, st, Louis BOyaFd G.. HOppin evr'Yory,
Howard Phipps, New York: Cyril Sumner Roches,
ter.
Wolf head-Edward B. Chaplin. Andover Mass :
Roy s Thompson. Topeka. Kan; Bradley Good
year Buffalo; Gilbert l.. Stark Saginaw Mich .
Livingston Platt, New York; Harold kountze Den
yer; Morgan G. Bulkeley. jr.. Hartford Conn: Ans
Ist tei,. W. sewer Buffalo: William w Collin jr
:. F9q5d Detroit. Stephen L. Landon. New Yorl:
t5'Htid VI, kXefson, Chicago; AnsOn H. Jackson
Jr" Minneapolis. and Howard BouIton New, Yort
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Rureau

IFTom Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington. May 25.-The Minister from Norway
and Nine. Hauge have taken a cottage at Bar
Harbor for the early part of the summer. and will
leave Washington the first week in June. new
Secretary for the Norwegian legation has been ap-
pointed-O. Skybak, who will arrive here the last
OF this month. The Minister and Nine. Hauge will
sail for Norway September l. and during their alb
sence NJ. Skybak will act as charge d'affaires
Nine Hauge. who is American woman. will be
presented to the King and Queen Of Norway.
The Consul General to London and Mrs Robert
j. Wynne have reached Washington. Mrs. Wynne
preceded her husband to this country and spent
some days in Washington, going over TO New York
to meet Mr.. Wynne his arrival.
The naval attache Of the German Embassy and
Nine. Hebbinghaus were hosts at a dinner tonight
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
AMNESTY WITH DISCRIMINATION

The fnurderous rad Of yesterday on a saw
ings bank at Warsaw was another striking
object lesson against the needless demand for
universal amnesty in Russia and in support
Of that policy of the government which some
have injudiciouSly assumed to be reactonarv
and autocratic. Let messieurs the assassins
begin!' Is substantially the Russian Emper.
Ors shrewd reply TO the demand for univer-
sal and indiscriminate amnesty, and it should
commend itself 10 the sound sense of the
world as a reasonable, just and humane reply.
The daily news, says the Emperor, still teens
with reports OF murders or attempted muir
ders, committed by societies organized for thot
specific purpose, and In the presence Of such
conditions the government cannot give am
nesty to assHssins The logic OF that STATE
ment Of the case ought to be convincing. even
TO Il professional bomb thrower 1t Ourht 70
put stop TO the clamOr for indiScrimiuat,
pardoning of crimes against life and nronert,.
even though they were committed under poIit.
zeal prcteXt.
For others there Will he amnesty That tho
Emperor makes plain The full pardon of MI
who have been arrested by administrative or.
der''-that worst feature of Russlnn oppression
rs declared to be possible, as it also is IN ra-
place military law with civil law In deelarin,
the possibility of such reforms, indeed the En-.
peror practically promises that they will ba
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN wAsH,re7o.
ITrnm - TrILnne -.

IFrom The Tribune Bureauf
Washington, May 5.-5enator Lodss emit.
a dinner party tonight to meet his hlgbrs,- i.
Gaskwar OF Baroda. and his WIFE who are - r-
Washington. y
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas + Walsh have g,..
Colorado Springs, where they viii probably - - e
entire summer 'e
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Spencer are making = .s.-.
stay at their Massachusetts avenue h9ise s
which they win go TO their summer home h, -.
edo Park Later IN the season they VIII 90 49,
Captain and Mrs. Hutchinson were host. =,
dinner tonight in honor OF the Chief of stan a.
Mrs j. Franklin Bell.
Mrs. Isham II. FIOTnsby has closed her V-asst-
ton house and gone 70 Vancouver Ra-rseFs =
spead the summer with her so.-ht-law and dam.
ter. Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Robert -.
Evans
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

The marriage OF Miss Jessica 1I0hlrnan ds,,.s.
Of Mrs. James MohIrnan. 70 Dr. Frede-ies r ~.
Beuren son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick T -
Beuren. will take place this afternoon ar -
Church OF the Heavenly Rest. The maid of -
will be Miss Louise Van Beuren, and tie go.
maids Miss Clarice Hale. Miss Florence sr4va,.
Miss Ethel Milard. Miss Pauline Wiehtms, ~,
Helen Fitch and Miss louise Pugh afIc1aer i
Van Beuren will be his brother's best man ~.
ushers will be II. F.. Butler. y D. Baldwin !
Goodwin. T. z. Ides A. I. and g. L. Nohr,,s,
A. d. BayIs. Thomas NJ Debevoise Dr. Jams
Russell. Dr. William F. Darrach. Dr. T. A NJ
Csravv, jr and Dr. H. p. Wilcox The vs55f,,
ceremony will be followed by a reception al ~
home Of the BRIDES mother. in West so s,res,
A. II. Hahn, uncle Of Miss 3Io5l.nan. en-ertsasi
the bridal party dinner at Deluonicos last rish
and afterward there was rehearsal Of the wed.
ding at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs Reginald c. Vanderbilt have ar.
rived in town. ana are at the Holland House They
Will leave town on Monday for the opening Of the
horse show at Philadelphia Miss Isabelle Nay. q
Washington is with Mr.. and Mrs Vanderbilt an
will accompany them TO Philadelphia
Mrs Francis B. Stevens. tr.. has gone to Bals.
more to visit relatives there. She viii pro6s1ly
return TO her place Westhury at the end Of uszr
month
Mr. and Mrs. Giraud Foster. on their return from
Europe next month will go-to their place al LAnox
for the summer.
Mrs Frederic Nelson is booked 20 sail for Eu.
rope next Saturday. and viii remain abroad Until
the fall She left town yesterday 20 visit hsr
daughter Mrs Hollis Hunnewen. az Wellesley.
Mass. She will return TO New York the first Of tbs
week
Mr.. and Mrs OakIeigh Thorne returned from tha
Adirondacks yesterday
Matthew Astor WiIks viii sail to-day for Europe
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
ATHLETIC REFoku At BRoWN.

Brown University, which in the course of Il
distinguished career has done many things
Well, makes the latest and a notably good con
tributiOn to the cause of athletic reform. It's
action is of special interest because Of the rep
resentative status of the institution. It is not
one of the big SIX" and neither is it one Of
the little colleges which some affect to regard
as negligible quantities, but it is one of the
foremost of what we might term the middle
class of colleges and universities, with an
enviable rank in scholarship, a fine record for
discipline and order and some brilliant pas
sages in its athletic annals. Beyond doubt, the
example of such an institution must have much
weight.
The new rules under which athletics at Brown
are henceforth to be conducted restrict a mans
connection with any university team to three
years, thus practically barring out freshmen and
discOuraging prOSelyting at preparatory schools
They make ineligible to a university team any
student who was ever registered at any other
college, a provision which may work hardship
to a few who go from other colleges to Brown
for legitimate cause, but which will be an in
valuable bar against intercollegiate prOselyt-
ing. They exclude, also, all who have played
on professional baseball teams, or who have
violated the rules of certain intercollegiate ath-
letic associations, who receive direct or ind-
rect pecuniaTy profit from any source to enable
them to participate in athletics, or who dur
ing the university athletic season take part
in any outside sports without official sanction
Under these provisions free board at the
training table is prohibited. Finally, there are
stringent provisions for the encouragement of
ungentlemanly or unspOrtsmanlike conduct in
play.
These rules are sound and rational, and will
probably prove effective They may seem Sc
we're to some In the lax condition of affairs
that has of late too largely prevailed in col
lege athletics, but we are not prepared to
charge them with being in any respect too
severe. They do not seem to go too far In
any direction, while it may he that in some
directions they do not go quite far enough.
On the whole, they seem well adapted to the
end in view and worthy of emulation and
If they are enforced in the spirit in which
they have been framed, we shall expect to
see refreshingly clean athletics at Brown Uni
VPrSifV
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
.AmuSemeRts.

ACADEMY OF MVysTc-2-s:l5-The way TO Kenmare.
ALHAMBRA-2 Naudevie
IsELASCO-2-S-The Girl of the Golden west
fsIJOC-2-s:i5-Ths Music Master,
lROADUAY-2- S:1S-The Vanderbilt Cup
G-ASIEO-2-Ss15-The Social WhiTl
61OLONIAIs-9-S-Haudeville.
CONEY IsI.AND-Tbompson & Dundy's Greater Luna
PariS-Draamand-- -Bosock's 's-Brighton Beach PARK
EDEN AEUsEE-Ths World in Wax.
EMPIRE .2O-Peier Pan.
FIELDS TfIEATTE-2-s:I5-Mr. Hopkinson.
lTAATNFERsTETN's -S;l5-Vaudeville.
TTPPODR0AfF-2-S-A Society Circus.
HITDRON-2 :lS-S:I5-NIan and SupeTmen
ZOE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jaws and the SquaW man s
Girl of Golden West, preceded by Twiddle-I Wadde
LYcECM-2:i5-s:I5-TheL Lien and the NOUS Mouse, = H., w.,
EYRJC-2-s:i0-Arma the Man. preceded by HOW 10
Led % Husband.
afAJESTIC-2- -2-S:l5-Hsppyland.
ALANIATEAN-S :S0-C1laTiey's Aunt.
NEW AMSTERDAM: 2:15-8 8:l5--The Free lance
NEW YORK-2:l6-S:15-Th Gingerbread Man.
PFaTSCEGS-2 -9:l5--BroWn OF Harvard
SAYOY-s-IS-The Girl Patsy.
yTAII.ACK'S -S.9Q-The Embarrassment or Riches
WEST ENil-s:l5-Eight Eells.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
ELMENDORF TO SAIL FOR PICTURES
Will Gather Illustrations for Lectures in
Various European Countries.

next week for Ireland and Scotland. where he will
take motion pictures for his travel-talk on those
lands From Scotland Mr.. Elmendorf will go
Warwick in the land Of Shakespeare The motion
pictures which he will take there Will form part
in this will be Norway t. the cities and
villages and scenery in the south Of Norway, and
Norway H." the North Cape and The Land Of
the Midnight Sun" This series will be given next
spring.
Next fail Mr.. ElnendorEs subjects will be "Hol-
land" 1.-The Rhine" switzerland ITALY t.
northern, and Italy H." southern.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
Abouf People and S0cfag 1nCfdenGr

entertaining the Swiss Minister. the corr,
the German Embassy. Baron Won den. 'l' p g
Haddenhausen' the military attache and Mrse - -.
ner' Lieutenant Kohler, a deputy Or tse ~ -'oi-
cation. Dr. and Nine Won Kuhlr1apn ~ 'as Z
Frerichs. Of the embassy staff -
The Austrian Ambassador viii serve as b.
for Baron Francis Won Ridenau os Austria .l1
marriage 70 Miss Margaret Louise Mace - = - as
burg. June 6. F. HaymerIee and ~ vo ''-s-
Ivany. Of the Austrian Embassy viii be arso--. -
ushers. '-9