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New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

,ytv an artificial tree? Read the reports ol
forestry commissioners; more than tiii's
souare miles of young eversreens are hacheu
down in the United States every DecemDer JuS'
IN make two days wonder Tor chliuieh a.
grown-ups. Is the sentimental dlherehce
tveen really-truly trees and very fine make-oe
levas GREAT enough to Justify the destructioh
of more than eight million saplings every 1uie-
tide? Leave the answer TO the chhdreh.
As the world grows more civilized and more
densely populated, artificalties increase III
number and in refinement. Inc ohfi''in'9
tree is not the only accessory of The day when
ought TO be artificialiZed. The custom OF SINlhs
Christmas presents has spread and ramined u
such su extent that for the sake of pocketboohS
and mental calm, somebody ought to mead lor
the Patent Office with models of highly per
fected artificial Christmas presents. lhere are
two kinds of artificial presents now IN use pui
neither is altogether satisfactory One Is tie
present which is too obviously no re"l sii' "'
all, but only a bid for favor or else III equ'iiS
valuable counter present. and the troupie wiz
This artifice is that it does not even produce lhe
Illusion of real sentiment. which IS lhe very
least we must ask of an artificial present. ne
other kind is the Christmas card WINE thie
contrivance has the genuine merit or conveying
sincere good wishes to the recipient, at the
same time its slight intrinsic value too IRE
ouently suggests that the sender Is short OF
cash which is decidedly unpleasant Persons
who have TO give fifty presents on limited funuS
are anxiously awaiting the invention OF an arti-
fetal present which at slight cost Will produce
all the desirable effects of real. hl2h pficeu'
utterly useless gift. third reform would DE
the invention of artificial plum pudding But
this Is a hopeless prospect, we fear; so let us
be merry before the pangs set in.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington, Dec. 2i.-The Vice-President ans
Mrs. Fairbanks have OF the largest and merri
est family parties in the official circle. Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Fairbanks arrived here from ChIcapo
to-day; Mrs. John Timmons, the only daughter ,.
always with her parents. and Richard FaIrbank.
and Robert Fairbanks have come for the HOLIDAYS
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke gave a dance IN,
the young members OF society tonight at thef.
Massachusetts avenue home for Charles NJ Ffoulks
Jr a Harvard freshman who is here for the ho,
days. Among the eighty young people invited
were Miss Margaret Preston Draper, Miss Endor,
Glover. Miss Lillian Chew, Miss Louise HELEN
Miss Gladys Hinchley Miss Laura Merriam. MIS-.
Eleanor Reyburn, all debutantes OF future season.
and Thomas Hinckley Gardiner Bell, Brewster Rea.
mey and Lawrence Hopkins
Mr.. and Mrs. Beekmaa Winthrop have gone Ia
New York to remain until Saturday. The third
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs Huntingdon
Wilson are also in New York for few DAYS
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William Sheffield C,owIe,
have gone to their New England estate FOR tn.
Christmas holidays, but will return here the las, Of
The
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
THE NEW SPORT

The discovery and growing popularity of Il
new college sport cannot be taken to indicate
that the good old Enthusiastically. football
and rowng-are on the wane in quarters aca-
demic The college students capacity for in
dulging in an indefinite number of athletic d-
versions without the slightest dmnuti0n of ell
thusiasm is we'll known Friends of the conyen-
tional sports. therefore, have no cause for worry
in the announcement that the leadin, Eastern
universities are Zealously taking up novel one
which is in several respects ultra-modern,
though many old alumni whose tastes now run
chronicalIy in the direction Of the classic grand
stand and the simple rivalres of the encom-
passed field may find it hard to become eX-
hilarated over q twentieth century innovation
which combines the main features of a trans
atlantic yacht race and contempOraneous phi
lanthropy. and TO whoop it up for the competi-
tors in the great annual mission boat race to
Labrador
Last summer Harvard set the pace and estab
lished the first record in delivering supplies TO
the Grenfell Mission at bleak Battle Harbor, on
the surly Labrador coast. Next June a Yale
crew will sally forth in new boat from
Gloucester. prepared to smash the Harvard
ord for speed, and perhaps, too for the number
of pounds of canned goods and other supplies
Columbia University will probably make the
Yale skipper sit up late o nights at the Wheel
a crew and boat having been promised by the
Morningsde men for the same season. If the
support which these three great schools are Civ
ing to the new sport were not TO make ii the
great American game of the future the philan-
ihropic element in it would establish its pop
ularlty Nearly everybody is trying to get fun
out of life nowadays by helping poor devils TO
keep alive and comfortable, but many persons
lack that highly developed Imagination which
a man must have in order to grow ecstatic
merely by mailing check 10 the treasurer of Il
charity organization. Whenever the minds eye
is thus myopic philanthropy may be kept alive
b. infusing little altruism into college athlet-
les. At the same time whole Niagaras of en-
ergy now going to waste in pole vaulting and
hurdle races are turned to profit
These advantages Of the new sport should
tempt phlanthropists to endow teams in many
colleges for all the variations of this game sug-
gesting themselves TO advanced thinkers. Let
us have an annual intercollegiate Summing
contest with prizes for the teams finding the
most cases of destituton, teaching the largest
number of immigrants the sanitary code, spot
ting the most poorooms. converting the largest
delegation of vagrants TO the ways of respecta-
bity and so on. The number of events would
be limited only by tee endurance and enthII-
siasm of contestants, sponsors and spectators
The mission boat opens up radiant vistas
of opportunity for college sportsmen.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
tFrom The Tribune Buresu-1


1,rast;,gton Dec 2t-The President celebfa'ed
tho dsv before Christmas by working niue oi'
barder than usual in order to clear OH MS oe' %
that ne will feel free to leave the capi'dl ioi ~
Knot va, early Thursday morhiae- -
win be observed at the White House in Inuch tilo
same manner as in former years NO Vlsitors WI"
he received by the President. In the afternoon he
uhab,,, uu eo for q horseback ride with Mrs
Roosevelt in the suburbs the Dig OhiiStiii'' go
key will be served at i:3o p. m.
Mrs Nicholas Longworth. who was operaleu upon.
for appendictis on December r. has so far recoVeeu
that she is able to walk about the house ON
Thursday lust two weeks after the operation sile
will be moved to her home in 18th street.
Senator Hansbrough called to talk with the Presi-
dent about the financial situation; FRANCIS D.
Heney special attorney for the government IN tie
land fraud cases came to urge the appointment Oh
F. c. Bristol as United States District Attorney al
Portland. Ore. and Governor Hoggatt OF Aidoh'
took up matter relating to his territory O'iie'
callers during the day included Senators BOURNE
Brown and Warner, Representatives LonSworth
and French and Beekman winthrop Assistant 'e'
retary of the Treasury.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt are this year
following the custom adopted by them with thelr
first Christmas in the White House, ana nave d
family party enjoy their cheer. All or the Fresi-
dents six children are at home, and with Repre-
sentative IIongworth, the Presidents son-ln-laW'
and Miss Carow the sister of Mrs Roosevelt WHO
Is here for the winter the party will be large
enough for good cheer There will be Christmas
tree: just the usual distribution Of gifts in the IL
brary and the old-fashioned custom of hanging up
stockings. reIigousy observed by the younger mem
bers Of the family.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, with all the
members of the family except Mrs Longworth'
will leave Washington early Thursday morning for
their country place, Pine Knot, Va Where tney
Dioyrr erfec
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
~RPOsD JTBER6L. YET SAFE

Justice Harlan in his address on the Constitu-
fion last Monday night took the historic ground
of The Supreme Court. the position occupied by
the first great interpreter, John Marshall, and
by a long line of distinguished successors. 1t Is
thar the trainers of the Constitution sought TO
provide for growing nation. ana therefore not
10 keep the government forever stationary, but
rather forever true in its development to the
general principles laid down by them. They
provided for progress along certain definite.
clearly indicated Ines. That is the theory on
which the Supreme Court has interpreted the
Constitution and il is the only one that is con-
sistent with the growth and progress of the
country in harmony with the principles of gov
ernnlent as understood by the trainers of the
fundamensl law.
The Constitution WIS not intended to cripple
the nation. 10 fetter il. nor TO enfeebe It.
nor TO render il incapable of dealing with the
new problems that inevitably confront a govern
ment: neither was il intended 10 be brushed
lightly aside whenever a popular impulse de-
nan,led some other than the constitutional way
Of dealing with new situations. Ii was intended
as perpetual check 10 the popular passion, un-
rea1-n and loose thinking of which we see illus
trations in the hastily conceived and ill consid-
cred legislation annually produced throughout
the country. II is the nations serious. delb
crate Judgment on the principles in accordance
with which in its sober5st moments, when pas
sion does not obtain temporary ascendancy. or
Impulse overbear reason. the mob spirit pre-
-ail ii Is determined TO be governed. IT is the
democraey's safeguard against its own reckless
ness. but il is not a rigid instrument 10 keep
the nation forever in it's infancy III is not the
Chinese practice Of footbinding applied to the
government at large. II is with this view Of
the Constitution that Justice Harlan says
hold fae.t md sftaral .,al
.yet safe rules of constitutional construction ap-
.,proved by the fathers and established by ju-
"ciciai decisions.
That is the ideal poIicy-broad, liberal and
safe so broad and liberal that the government
will always be adequate TO meet the strain that
:aew conditions constantly impose upon it, yet so
safe that amid all the changing conditions and
With all the new functions developed TO meet
them the government will always remain true
10 the or: -inal ideals of the fathers.
Under taat policy the Constitution is regarded
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
WILL OF CLARA BLooDooop.

The will of Mrs. Clara s. Laimbeer. better known
as Clara Bloodgood who committed suicide in a
Baltimore Hotel December g. was filed for pro-
bate in Surrogate's Office yesterday According
TO the petition the value of real and personal prop
erty was more than $4,000 each. To her husband
William Laimbeer, the house at No 1O5 East seth
street, left together with the contents for
life Bernard NJ Baruch and Shepherd X De
Forest received the remainder OF the estate as
trustees to collect rents, interest, income and
profits, and pay the net income to Mr.. Laimbeer.
Mr.. Laimbeer receives the power TO convey it
such person as he may chose by will The will is
dated June Is. 1907. and the trustees named
executors
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
THE NEWS THIS MORHrl :.

FOREIGN.-A warm welcome was given at
Port Of Spain To the officers and men OF the
American warsllps. - The trial of 169 mem
hers Of the first Douma who signed the Fiborg
manifesto viii begin to-day: light sentences are
expected - a long edict was issued in
Pekng warning the people to make no further
demands and authorizing the framing of a law
for the regulation of political societies -
Christmas Eve was gayly celebrated in Paris;
theatres gave special performances and the
bouleyards were brilliantly illuminated; mid
night masses were held in the churches. -
Business again ceased in Teheran and armed
bands assembled in the public squares, the mer-
chants refusing 10 put faith in the promises of
the Shah. The wheat acreage in the Pun
jab has shrunk from nine million to five million
owing to the prolonged drouth. - Gustave
Herve. the French anti-military agtator, was
sentenced TO a years Imprisonment and TO
fine Of s75o
DOMESTIC-After a talk with the President
Senator Hansbrough said he had given up hope
of passing his central bank bin during the pres
ent session OF Congress. - Colonel BENJAMIN
G Lockwood retired with the grade Of
brigader general; Rear Admiral Albert Ross
will be retired January s. - Rear Admiral
Brownson resigned as chief of the bureau OF
navigation because. reported in Washington,
the President upheld Surgeon General Rixey in
a controversy question of policy; his sue
cessor is Commander Cameron McRae Winslow.
State Engineer Skene at Albany gave out
statement replying TO certain published crfti-
cisn1s of his administration. ~ 1t was an
nounced Boston that Professor AleXan der
Agassiz would soon head expedition TO Cen
trial Africa - Harry e. Currier, temporary
receiver of the jewelers. National Bank at North
Attleboro. Mass alleged sequestration of the
banks property - Word received at
Rochester that quarantine Of the entire county
OF Monroe. because of the prevalence of rabies.
would be declared - search is being made
for Genille Cane -Browne-Cane, heir of Sir
Mylles Cane Browne Cane, who recently died
in England: the son was last heard from in
Kansas year ago.
CITY.-Stocks dull and heavy. - At
torney General Jackson began quo warranto
proceedings to remove Borough President
Ahearn. Justice Mccall sustained the de-
murrer i'm the suit brought by the Consolidated
Gas Company against the city for lighting. -=
William G.. McAdoo said his tunnels would be in
operation some time in January 80 Commits
sioner Bingham announced changes in the num-
bers of police precincts. = Miss Maloneys
relatives acknowledged her presence in Lake
wood y. J.. and denied that she in i'll
health -= An Englewood y. J. lunch wagon
proprietor who refused TO give former en-
ploye Christmas gift shot and killed -
Job f. Hedges explained his reasons for not
supporting the Republican Clubs Endorsement
Of Governor Hughes for President.
THE WEATHER i Indications for to-day:
Partly cloudy. The temperature yesterday:
Highest IS degrees: lowest 3S.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

TBv Telegraph The Tribune
Newport r. l.. Dec. 24-William Fitzhugh White'
house jr Joined Mr.. and Mrs Alfred e. Vanders
biIt's house party at Oakland Farm to-day
Willing Spencer. who has been the guest Of Nj.
and Mrs A. G.. Vanderbilt. has returned TO Phla-
dephia-
Mr. and Mrs Reginald c. Vanderbilt plan
ming large New Years party at Sandy Point
Farm
Henry T. Eldridge returned TO New York to-day.
Mrs. Mason Renshaw Jones. OF New York, =
the guest of Miss Rosa Grosvenor over Christmas.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rrrnnn The Tribune Rureau. l

IFrom The Trtbune BureauI
xyasbino.op Dec. 24.-AH of the ambassadors
have MANNED to entertain the members OF their
respective staffs at dinner tomorrow. The German
Ambassador and Baroness Won Sternburg will have
a Christmas tree. The foreign ministers with lew
exceptions will also entertain the secretaries ana
attaches of their legations.
The Austrian Ambassador. who returned from
New York Sunday is victim of the grip. His
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
GOVERNOR HUGHES BETTER.

Albany Dec. Ex-Governor Hughes. who has been
suffering from attack of the grip, was reported
to-day as much improved The Governor will
probably remain at the Executive Mansion least
until after Christmas. 1t is understood that he
at work on his annual message to the Legislature.
10 be delivered week from tomorrow. when both
houses will convene.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
About People and S0cfol incidents.

little daughter, Mia Hengemiiller. is also III x,ts
a heavy cold but neither the little girl nor hs,
father was sufficiently ill to prevent the barones.
carrying out her plans to unven the beautif,,,
Christmas tree in the library at o'clock this afts
noon, when number Of friends were invited in
Tho British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce hav.
Miss Ashton. Mrs. Bryce's sister, with them .rs
also Sir Courteney Peregrine Hbert. They will a.,
large their Christmas dinner party by entertaui,.
the members of the embassy staff.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
CHRISTMAS EVE IN PARIS.
The Boulevards Illuminated - Midnight
Masses in the Churches.

Paris. Dec. 24-To-night all Paris Is cele~
brating the "Reveillon' with traditional merry
making The theatres gave special performances
which were followed by gay supper parties. The
restaurants. the streets and boulevards Wers
brilliantly illuminated for popular dances
a noteworthy feature of Christmas Eve was
the resumption throughout France OF mid
night masses in the churches which last year
were abandoned by direction OF the higher clergy
because the separation law was about To 50
into effect
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
FUNERAL OF SENATOR MALLORY.

Pensacola. Fla. Dec. 2i.-In conformity with ms
expressed wish. simple funeral services were hsid
to-day for Stephen r. Mallory. late United States
Senator. At 10 o'clock all business In the CITY
ceased and hundreds filed ST. Michael's Catnohc
Church. where the Rev. Father Fullerton said re
ouiem mass. Burial in ST. Michaels Gene
terry which contains the body of The fatner OF .i9
late Senator. who himself served in the Ohi'eN
States Senate and was Secretary of the Conieu-
erafa
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
:ssn21rrk z1ailp Gsibn:re
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER %. 1907.

GB3s newspaper IS oscnted and published 6p
The Tribune Association. NcU YORK. corpora
fs0n; Office and principal place Of business, Irt6-
sne Building, No f55 Nassau street, NeC YORK;
Ogden Hills, president; Nathaniel Tattle, sec
refarg and treasurer The address of the Off
GERS is The Office of fhis newspaper
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
AoASSiZ EXPEDITION TO AFRICA.

Boston Dec 2i.-Professor Alexander Agassiz
director and curator of the Harvard Museum. will
head an expedition to Central Africa within
short time to pursue his already extensive sclen-
tifc Investigations. The details of the trip have
not vet been fully mapped out. the identity of
those who will accompany him and the length of
his trim are not known.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

Rome, Dec 24.-Christmas Eve here waz
marked by festivities in WHICH Americans took
q prominent part. The church In which mid
night mass was celebrated WAS crowded. among
the congregation being Mrs William Jennings
Bryan and her daughter. They were acconl-
panied by the American Ambassador, Lloyd c.
Griscom.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

There's really no use in trying TO keep up
with those fellows at Panama. No sooner is
the ink beginning to dry comments upon
one record breaking performance than along
comes another achievement which smashes
the record all to smithereens. We shall prob
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

The atrabilarious gentlemen who were a little
while ago lamenting that the New Idea in New
Jersey politics had ''goned afay in der
ewigkeit" will kindly observe that one of the
most conspicuous, aggressive and efficient or
the New Idea leaders has just been chosen to
direct the activities of the majority in the
House of Assembly; which gives us ground
for thinking that there may be some interesting
legislation at Trenton in the of the
int
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Edward Lyman Short gave theatre party
last night for her daughter. Miss Anna Livingston
Short who made her debut this winter. The guests
met at Mrs Shorts house in West 9th street and
went from there to the Astor Theatre. where they
saw the performance of Tom Jones'" After the
nIayy they were taken the Hotel Gotham for sup
ner and an informal dance. The supper
served in the gallery OF the ballroom az small
tables.
Another dance last evening was given by Mrs j.
Allen Townsend 1t was for her daughter, Miss
Viola Townsend and took place in their home. in
Madison avenue. The guests were friends OF Miss
Townsend who not yet out j. j. Sealahrino-
IfgriIerf of Paris. led the cotilion, with Miss
Townsend for his partner. The favors were ap-
proprfate TO the season. and included scarlet paper
christmas flowers snowbaIls satin bags, trumpets
and nurnter of other pretty trifies- buffet
per was served after the dance The guests in
cIuded Miss Beatrice Benjamin. Miss Mildred
Dodge. Miss Katharine Tiford, Miss Eleanor
Brown Miss Hilda Holmes. Miss Dorothy and
Miss Julia Dick Miss Natalie Duncan. Miss AdeIins
Townsend Harold Hadden Lewis Delafeld. C. W.
Clark, John Kane and William Manice. jr-
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Zabriskie Gray have arrived
in town from their country place at Hampstead,
Long Island, to spend the holidays in the city
Mrs Frederic Nelson is at Sandy Point Farm.
near Newport. visiting her daughter, Mrs Reginald
c. Vanderbilt She viii return TO the Hotel Gotham
next week. Mr.. and Mrs Vanderbilt are booked to
sail for Europe at the end of next month
Mr.. and Mrs Delaney Kane have come on
from Newport in order TO spend the holidays at
New Rochelle with their relatives.
Miss Georgette BorIand. daughter OF Mrs ]. Mel
son Borland will be married 20 Graham Blandy on
January 50 in the Church OF the Incarnation Mss
Borland is a granddaughter Of George G. Haven,
sr.. and niece of Mrs Forsyth Wickes.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

Sir Clifford Robinson the head of the LONDON
tramway system is quoted expressing ad-
miration Cf the manner in which crowds are
handled on New York cars. If a traction man
is used only 10 the ways of Europe, Where
the dividends not in the straps, isn't 1t
enough to mike his mouth water to see the
way passengers are packed in the cars over
here?
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

Merry Christmas for our Jack Tars IN tile
tropics. with orange flowers instead OF hohy'
and Kriss Kringle in white duck lnsteao vi
furs But let it be merry all the same
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME.
IBy Telegraph to The TrIoune.I

IBy Telegraph The TrIbune-I
Wilmington, Del, Dec 24-Leutenant John u
Wainwright. U. S. N, son OF Colonel John Waia-
wright of Wilmington, will shortly wed Mrs.
Jeanne Powers of Boothwyn. PENN The or1de-
elect was divorced last Monday from CaptaAs
Thomas G. Powers, 18th Infantry. stationed e
Fort Leavenworth. Kansas. Mrs. Powers VINO Is
twenty years DID, married in lsso. sh'
has a daughter. ten years old. and obtained tne u-
vorce for alleged cruel treatment Captain Fo"
ers is a son of the late Thomas Powers, q wen
known Republican leader in Philadelphia bsioi'
entering the army he actor
The marriage of Miss Rhoda SeiiSman' oaush'TE
of Henry Segman. the banker, and freuSti1S
Iewisohn, OF Lewisohn Bros, bankers, tooA Pi'e"
yesterday afternoon at the home OK the O'iAe
parents at o'clock Owing TO a death IN 'he
family of the bride. the ceremony was ptl"ate'
only relatives and a few intimate friends hd'4As
been invited. The ceremony was performed 0S
DR. Stephen 5. Wise. Miss Seligman was attehueu
by her aunt, Mrs. Henri Werthem. while "aieeI
Iewlsohn, brother of the bridegroom. acted as Des1
man. Following the ceremony Mr.. and MIS- Levi
sohn left for Washington. after which they WILL
spend the winter at Palm Beach.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

How lightly the marriage tie rests upon per-
sons living under the free and easy divorce
laws of these United States may be seen III
the strange adventures of New Jersey woman
who discovered few days ago that her nus
band. with whom she had been living, had Sc
cured divorce from her five years before
This did not hinder the husband, however, from
retaining some real estate which his quon-
dam spouse had decided to him under the as
sumption that he was still her liege lord. AT
the same time the decree released him from the
obligation Of supporting her. VIII any other
country try to beat this record?
New-York tribune., 1907-12-25

ably have to keep a headline standing Inc
Panama Record Broken Again." for use over
every report of work which comes from the
iSthnus.