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New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,"
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Washington. Dec. 20.-The Yale Glee Club gave a.
concert tonight. several hundred. well known peo-
pie attending. 1t was followed by dance when
Mrs Metcalf wife of the Secretary of the Navy
received the guests assisted by the invitation COM
mttee. consisting of Mrs. Murray Cobb Miss Grace
Bell Miss Hester Shepard. Miss Vera Downing
Miss Constance Hoyt. Miss Madalee Lincoln. Miss
carol Newoerry. Miss Stroh. who is Miss New
berry's guest. and Miss Amy BowIes. Mrs New
berry gave tea for the members of the club this
afternoon. when they were presented to the sea
sons debutantes- There a number of din
ners given this evening for the Yale boys and the
young people who attended the concert and dance
Mrs. Murray Cobb. Mrs Newberry, Mrs Downing
and others were among the hostesses
Major General and Mrs George L. Gillespie on
tertained at dinner tonight Secretary of Com
merce and Labo and Mrs. Straus. Rear Admiral
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
GLAD U. S. IS NOT CHRISTIAN NATION
Rector Points to European Examples of Such
Opposes Religion j l Schools.

The Rev. William A Wasson rector of Grace
Episcopal Church. at Riverhead, Long Island who
espoused the cause OF license in Riverhead last fall
and now wants to see religion removed from the
citys public schools has prepared a statement for
publication. in one part of which he SAYS: I'VE
not Christian nation. We never were and it
is to be hoped We never shall become a Christian
nation. The history of Europe furnishes us with
enough horrible examples of Christian nations
None of 1t for us. if you please" He continues:
We are people ard a nation. 1t would
not be Illogical TO say that we are a Christian
people, though 1T would be untrue since we are az,
aggregate OF Christians Jews. agnostcs ETC. Our
religion. ike our blood: is conglomerate. But
to say We are Christian nation is both Illogical
and untrue. AS nation have no religious
Is to be hoped We never shall become, Christian
nation.
II II Mah9netanism or Christian Science were
taught IN the schoels: Every must admit tha;
the line must be drawn somewhere. The only
logical line the only just line. is that which ex-
cludes every vestige of reliEon-Bible prayers.
hymns decoTatons-from the schoolroonA
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
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New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
CHRISTMAS AT BILTMORE
Round of Festivities Planned by the Van
derbilts to Entertain House PARTY.
IRy Telegraph to The Tribun. ,


Asheville. N. c., Dec. 20.-EIaborate Christmas
festivities Will take place at Biltmore House in
cluding the big annual Christmas tree entertain
ment for the employees. which more than one
thousand invitations have been issued A tea on
Christmas afternoon. given by Mrs. Vanderbilt
Will be followed by musical and dinner the lar
ter being for the members of Mr.. and Mrs VAN
derbiits house party. There is also to be a round
OF teas. dinner parties and other entertainments
Mr. and Mrs Fanderbilt's Christmas house marty
will begin on December IS and continue for ten
days or two weeks. Among their guests from New
York will be Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Mckay Twom
bly, and Miss Ruth Twomby. Mr.. and Mrs w. A.
NJ. Burden and others.
The big Christmas tree entertainment will take
place at 2 o'clock on Christmas afternoon The
tree will contain over a thousand presents and wf,
be brilliantly lighted with different colored incan
descent lights The electric switch Will be turned
on by little Cornelia. aged seven who will assist
her parents in receiving and entertaining ths
throng OF children There will presents for
everybody Mr. Vanderbilt has engaged the 1st
Regiment band and vaudeville company for tn.
occasion.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Dec. 20.-Baroness Hengelmiller,
wife of the Austro- Hungarian Amba ssador. went
to New York to-day, where she will join Baron
Hengelmuer at the st. Regis. They will return
Sunday.
The German Ambassador and Baroness
Sternburg, who. accompanied by the latters sister,
spent several days In New York, have returned
TO the embassy here. Prince Lynar third
retary of the German Embassy will be transferred
from his post here to Rome Baron Stumm.
at present counsellor of the German Embassy at
London, Will succeed him.
Sehor Carlo. the Minister from Ecuador who
went to his country in the early summer to as
sumo the duties of Minister of Foreign Affairs
will soon return to Washington.
Lamdros Coromilas. the Minister from Greece
who recently arrived In Washington, will present
his credentials to the President tomorrow after
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
A NEAR PRECEDENT.

Now that Mayor Mcclellan has refused to
recognize Mr.. Ahearn as a member of the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment. il seems
probable that the legality of his election will
be tested in the courts. Undoubtedly the Mayor
had good legal advice TO sustain him in his
position and his view Is the common sense one
too: but the question is a novel one and there
is room for considerable difference of opinion
among lawyers as TO what grounds the courts
are likely 10 take in the case On the one
hand. it is contended that removal from office
is no disqualification for holding Office that
the people could re-elect the deposed officer and
consequently that any official body acting
legally for the people could do so. On the
other hand. il is maintained by the Mayor and
his advisers that removal from office operates
for the rest of the deposed officers elective
term and that the clear intent Of the law
which provides removal penalty for mis-
conduct in office is violated and nulified by
his immediate reelection.
The nearest precedent TO the Ahearn case is
furnished in that of Mayor Rose of Kansas
City. Kan In 1906 proceedings were brought
for the removal CT Mayor Rose on the ground
of his neglect to enforce the prohibition law
of Kansas. That a very strong case was made
against him goes without saying for Mayor
Rose had followed the usual custom of Kan
sas Mayors in ignoring an unpopular statute
He ccptended that he was sustained in neglect
ing to enforce the law by public sentiment and
probably realizing that the technical grounds
for his removal were strong he resigned be-
fore decision upon il was handed down. ap-
pealed TO the people and was nominated TO
fill out the, rest of his term Just before he
WIS reelected by the people the Kansas court
having the proceedings before it handed down
its decision removing him from Office and ell
joining him from exercising the functions of
Mayor When he reelected and resumed
his Office he was at once hailed before tie Kan
sas court and fined 81 600 for contempt. on the
around that be was removed from Office and
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

The efforts of several New York artists to
make the ancient and lucrative trade of paint
ing original Rembrandts and Titians criminal
practice in the eyes of the law deserve ap
prevail although some Of the motives impelling
the agitators will doubtless strike many persons
as curious Who save artist would have sup
posed that law branding as forgeries all copies
Of the old masters embellshed with equally good
reproductions of the originals signatures was
needed to prevent serious depression in the
value OF American originals? It is painful to
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

plcated and duly patented machine And it Is
not difficult to show, as a correspondent nas
done that the courts in other countries nave
decided that mechanical reproduction or souhu
is not writing hence not an EDITION Oh iiiu
steal composition and therefore no lnlrlhgehien'
upon an authors copyright But al this 10
merely Interpretation or current laws W
vita1 question is whether these laws themselves
are fair to all parties concerned. If ii Is true
that mechanical devices are superseding hand-
made melody and thus destroying the market
for printed music the true purpose OF the oiu
copyright law is being thwarted 1hls Is 'he
real issue.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. John w. MintuTn gave dance last evenin,
at Sherry'S for her granddaughter, Miss Dorothy
Tuckerman. the debutante daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Paul Tuckerman- Many of the guests coming
on from the opera. the entertainment a rather
late affair. and the cotlon did not take place until
after supper, which served at midnight al
small tables. Phoenix InSraham led with Miss
Dorothy Tuckerman. The favors were brocaded
bags and flower wands for the girls matchboxes
and the customary holiday trifles and novelties for
the men. The cotiIIon was followed by a sec
Ond supper, which very developing
into a breakfast. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs Edmund L. Baylies. Mr. and Mrs R
Fulton Cutting. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Borden Hartman
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt. Mr. Mrs
William j. Schieffelin. Mr.. and Mrs Stephen H.
Olin. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Egerton Webb Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Iseln
and nearly all the debutantes of the season
Mrs Artemas H. Holmes gave a fancy dress
dance last night at her house. in Madison avenue
for her daughter, Miss Hilda Holmes. who has not
yet been presented to society. and most OF the
guests present were. like Miss Holmes. future
debutantes. their partners being boys. Artenas
Holmes led the cotillon. dancing with his sister.
49,
Mrs. James ToIman Pyle will give dance at the
Colony Club on January II for her debUtants
daughter, Miss Adelia Pyle.
Mrs MarceIlus Hartley. Mrs Lambert suydam
and Mrs. Charles p Noyes were the patronesses Of
entertainment taking the form OF tableaus,
given last night at the house of Mrs Thomas r.
Bridges in Madison avenue. in behalf of the Litch-
field Branch of the George Junior Republic. The
tabeaux were represented for the most part by
children
Mr. and Mrs Anson W. Hard. who were married
recently. have town for the season from
their wedding trip.
Announcement was made yesterday of the secret
marriage Wednesday last of w. Gordon Coogan,
son of Mrs. James j. Coogan. to Miss Dorothea II.
Potter daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clarkson
Potter. The ceremony performed by the Rev.
Richard Hughes in the rectory OF ST. Patricks
Cathedral. The newly married couple are now IN
Boston, at the Hotel Touraine. whence they COM
municated the of their marriage TO their re-
spective families, who until that time had
mained in ignorance thereof.
Mr. and Mrs Walter s. Gurnee have arrived in
town from Tuxedo to spend Christmas at their
house in Fifth avenue
Mr. and Mrs Payne Whitney have also arrived
in town for Christmas, and are at their house N
Fifth
The first of the metropolitan dances. under the
patronage of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander. Mrs John
A. Alexandra Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mrs Henry
Whitney Munroa. Mrs Bayard Tuckerman and
Mrs r. Egerton Winthrop. will take place this
evening at Sherry's. These dances are for young
girls who have not yet made their debut and were
formerly held in the ladies' of the Metropolis
Club.
Mrs Joseph c wiIletts will give reception this
afternoon at her home in Central Park South, for
her daughter. Miss Marion Willetts-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
MIR. CARNEGIE AS A TELEGRApHER
His Service Officially Recognized by the
War Department.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The fact that Andrew
Carnegie served in the military telegraph SER
vice in the Civil War was duly certified in Off
ciai form by General Oliver. Acting Secretary OF
War, to-day. in accordance with the special
act Of Congress authorizing the issue of such
certificates. The records of the department
show that shortly after the outbreak of the
Civil War Thomas A Scott. superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. who was
then Assistant Secretary of War summoned his
assistant, Mr.. Carnegie. to Washington for the
purpose of establishing a military telegraph
system.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
THREE BEARS KILLED IN ONE CAVE.
From The Philadelphia Record

r p Marsh. ,of Dubois, thought that he had
tracked bear into a cave near Benezette Sat
urday He followed the bear into I the cave. shot it
dressing the bear he heard growls coming from
the cave and again crawled part way in and lei
drive Taking ii for granted that he had killed
bruin No. ,, Marsh again brought the hook into
NAV Rut this when Ii came was a
five bear or the end of it, Marsh dropped the pole
and started for his gun but before he reached II
bruin mad overtaken him and lively fight ensued
Marsh finally managed TO break away and, securing
his rifle killed the brute. Satisfied that the second
bear shot at in the cave had been killed, he again
good sized bear from the hole This made total
of three in less than three qua rters OF an
hour. Mr.. Marsh is scratched and bruised as re-
suit of his tusse with brun, but not SERIOUSLY in
1ured.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
Like city, like boss.

All tte Democrats of South Carolina are heaIuiy
in favor of reducing the tariff revenues eNcepl IN
cases where it might reduce their revenues aa
favor aDpropriations for courthouses, draihase,
good roads navy yards and free rural deiHery
Tautes every mothers son of us is agln; ;a WaIi
street and 'the trusts" and all desire Immigrants
provided only that they good and rlch % %enousn
70 marry our daughters and come into the Dosonl
Of the family upon presentation of letters OF IN
PRODUCTION from the Archbishop of Canterbury
Charleston News and Courier
Mr. Bryan write a platform promising GU
these good things and few more thal our IN
temporary forgot to mention just as sool DIS 'i'0
next man. Then why not make MN 'he Deii'o-
cratic Santa Claus?
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
QUEEN ALExANDRA's JEWELS.
From The Dundee Advertiser


Among her wealth of jewels the Queen has many
trnkets of which she is very fond. One which
her majesty particularly likes and most frequently
wears Is an enamel pendant of Russian make in the
form of a white The German Empress
whose pearls are the admiration of ali behoders
is seldom seen without diamond. neither very
large nor particularly beautiful, but which was
found after the battle of Waterloo in Napoleon s
hat The King has a great fancy for or two of
his walking sticks. His favorite cane is heir
loom as ii was constantly used by her late jesty
and was once the property of the merry monarch
The handle. which used TO be of wrought gold. Is
now an Indian idol of carved ivory, with a tongue
of rubes and eyes and forehead also of precious
str
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
About People and Social I1cidents.

and Mrs. Schley. Mrs. Merrill. DIR. Bryan. Gener.,
and Mrs John A Johnston. Mr. and Mrs pex--
Russell. MIR. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock and m,
and Mrs. COrcoran HILL
Dr. and Mrs. Duncan McKim were among .h
hcsts entertaining at dinner tonight Senator ana
Mrs. Bailey also entertained guests at dinner =
Mrs James Bayard introduced her daughter "a
society at tea this afternoon. Miss Bayard is III.
granddaughter of the late James A. Bayard
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

be told that our opulent fellow countrymeh
fancy that name in the corner or canvas
hardly dry and indifferently executed guar
antees a masterpiece. AS the forgery Iactorie'
menacing the American market are So iai do
known. all situated in Europe, II is not easy ~
see how an American statute could reduce t'eii
output or defect it from our creduious coiii
patriots galleries. Such persons do most VI
their old master marketing while abroad Oh
summer trips, and so the surest cure Tor tne
evil seems to be the education of buyers Is
this hopeless task?
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

The country gives Secretary Taft nearly
welcome home and we fancy that we are Vioid'
ing no confidence when say that there are
re easons not remotely related to ms poh'io"
future, why he has not returned TOO sooh- i
Ohio brethren in charge of his candidacy ioi 'n0
Presidential nomination have not, 10 say 'ii
least exhibited a very high degree OF astutefe9s
during his absence, and when he has had cnShee {
to look the situation over he is not unlikely ID
toll then, so In the mean time everybody Is
glad to know that he has returned in vigorous
health and fully prepared to attend to pubic
and private business with his accustomed EN-
cheney
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

Mayor Mcclellan throughout the whole or thiS
Ahearn incident has conducted himself with ao-
mJrable dignity and has played worthy part
in every respect, sacrificing personal TO puoiic
considerations Mr.. Ahearn has attacked hih
for making a personal war upon himseii' ou'
there is the best Of reasons for believing that the
Mayor has been actuated solely by desire W
do his duty and that he has found the personal
consequences of his course disagreeabie rather
than otherwise. His present position regarolhs
the Borough Presidents reelection is souno
sense and good public policy, whether 1t turns
out to be good law not
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
THE AHEARN ISSUE.
MURPHY'S BLUNDER.

MURPHYS BLUNDER
From The New York World
Charles F. Murphy has made blunder-not one
makes. but a big. brazen stupid blundes,
Even his own personal followers. tied to him as
w haye G sns 9o reet rel his pnt
TO the Governor OF New York
PREPoSTERoUs.
From The New York Globe
1t is needless argue the question Of the esal,
think that the law permits the defeat OF the ~
Ger. The courts may be relied to give a short
shrift to this pretenSion and TO land Ahedfn -
the bottom of the stairs again.
THE DOG RETURNS" ETC.
From The New York Evening Mail.
For such an exhibition the Scriptural saying.
The dog has returned TO his vomit must be III "a
voked. But its application may be limited 70 tofI tnI
making evident that the masses of the voters
have got well past the point & ~nere inc 1nsy WV has
been demonstrated their own skins.
MCCLELLAN BLOTTED OUT.
From The New York Press
But the vote the Board Aldermen return
thrust him in the public interest can leave no
doubt in the mind of any one that Mayor Nof of
Tammany Hall. which for so many years fed anu
clothed him Murphy will have to pay IA Rosrd
Of Aldermen do yesterday, but the end OF Ac-
Clellan is already achieved He is blotted out
ALDERMANIC IMPUDENCE.
From The New York Times.
Office of Borough President he upon the
day of his removal by Governor Hughes The un-
continuing To restore him to the office in which
he showed himself so miserably incompetent n
which his neglect and inefsciency inflicted sucn
loss and discomfort upon the people of the CITY, -
an act of brazen impudenss upon the part Q. sns
ton exhibited in this city to the level of child
ish absurdty
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
Ne,p71ork Dailp Gribinn
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1907

This newspaper is oaoned ara p"o''S"'" ~
n,o 1nr;hune Association, Neoo YORK. c0po'"
,.o, osfoe and nrfncipal place of business Irso-
u~e Building, No. 154 Nassau street, We"
Ooden Mius, president; Nothanie' rune So.
.e,,r,, and treasurer. The address OF he oBF
oers is the Office of this newspaper
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

IBy Telegraph u The Tribune-I
Newport r T.. Dec. 20.-Nrs- Cornelius VandeT-
bt returned to-day
MIR and Mrs I.orillard Spencer have returned
from New York
Alfred @. Vanderbilt is expected at Oakland
E-ar tor
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

Chicago woman described as an authofe'''
clubwoman. society leader, slum worker anu
general philanthropist'' addressed NUMBER oi
the young women of that city the other o'y'
giving them, among other things. TINS sage au
vice: Don't wear fancy waists with hzzles anu
pooh poohs." And yet they say the vocabulary
Of golf is hard!
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

Mrs. de Clcse-Willie. what have YOU been doingI
W!ilie-I bin skatIn'.
Ms &c Close-Nonsense. You haven't been cut
OF the house.
Willie-WeH 1 bin skatin' on make-b'lieve ice
with the skates you promised me last birthdAy'~
Judge.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

Mrs. Joseph G WiIletts will give reception TINS
afternoon her home in Central Park South, for
her daughter. Miss Marion Willetts.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney have also arrived
in town for Christmas and are at their house IN
Fifth
New-York tribune., 1907-12-21

Mrs. Artemas III. Holmes gave fancy dress
dance last night at her house. in Madison avenue
for her daughter Miss Hilda Holmes. who has not
yet been presented society. and most OF the
guests present were. like Miss Holmes. future
debutantes, their partners being boys. Artemas
Holmes led the cotillon. dancing with his sister.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-25

. Salem, s. D., April 24.-After forty
years of active newspaper work In Wis
consin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and
Dakota, followed by four years of re-
tirement, Thomas w. Bishop Is dead.
The end came last evening. Last Mo-
vember he suffered a stroke of apop-
lexy, but recovered sufficiently to be
again about the town, Of which he was
mayor in 1904-5. ..#
Mr.. Bishop is survived by his wife,
whom he married in BelVidere, ILL.,, in
1866. She was Miss Josephine Warren.
There are no children. .... a
No other newspaper man was better
known than Dad" Bishop, who for six
teen years was editor OF the Volga
Tribune and later the Salem Special,
and who was in 1928 president of the
South Dakota Editorial association and
always large contributor to the pleas
ure OF the annual jaunts taken by the
association.
Thomas william Bishop was born at
Mineral Point, Wis, October z. 1840,
living there until 16 years of age. He
learned the printers trade in the office
Of the Mineral Point Democrat and the
Mineral Point Tribune. His first edi-
torial work was on the Mineral Point
1ntelligencer In 1860. ... "..
In April, 1861, Mr.. Bishop enlisted on
the first call for volunteers in Company
~
the famous Iron Brigade" under Cen
eral Gibbons, and served in the army
Of the Potomac three years, participat-
ing In the hrst battle of Bull Run and
other conflicts. He went through the
war without receiving wound, but
was injured internally. .. .
At the expiration Of his term OF en-
listment Mr.. Bishop returned to Wis
consin, and was employed for time
as Journeyman printer at Milwaukee
and other places. He purchased the
Boscobel Journal, which he later moved
to Lancaster. and named it the Grant
County Democrat. This venture was
not a success, and he went to Mime
apolis as foreman of the Minneapolis
Tribune for a year, after which he was
employed as compositor on the Inter
Ocean at Chicago for twelve years. He
then purchased an outfit and moved to
Cedar Rapids, Ia, and established
paper known as the Journal. '..a
Two years later he sold his paper and
went to Volga, s. d., and January !,
1886, purchased the Volga Tribune, re-
naming its editor and publisher for
fourteen years, until October, 1900, when
he purchased the Salem Special of J. e.
Patten, retiring two years later from
newspaper work