davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
DINNER FOR OLD CLERK.
III. j. StOrrs Fifty Years IN CHys
Finance Department.

Three ex x-C,ontroilers of New York City. Control
Metz and his entire staff. down to the youngest
clerk and other city officials and well known per
sons joined last night in honorins Henry Justus
Storrs on the hftieth anniversary Of his service in
The Finance Department at dinner at the Wal
dorf. The former Controllers were Theodore w
Myers. Bird : Coler and Edward NJ ''rout- CON
troler Metz presided.
Mr. Storrs has served as clerk under all Of
them There is only one who has been on
the city's payrolls longer than Mr. Storrs-AleI-
ander T Campbell. chief clerk in the Corporation
Counsel-s office who celebrated his hfteth ami
versary last year Mr.. Campbell was present az
tho dinner Mr.. Storrs. who is now chief clerk in
the Controllers office is regarded one Of ths
best Informed mon on the city's finances ~" has
served under fourteen Controllers.
Controller Metz who primarily responsible
for last nights celebration in honor of his suhor-
dipate In q brief speech paid high tribute to Mr.
storrs's ability and fealty TO duty. His pred"ceS-
snrs also spoke in warm euioEy of the veteran
clerks answering duty TO the city Of Now lo'S-
Mr. storrs. who sat between Controller Nstz and
the Rev Nj A Craft. visibly affected HIS
voice betrayed his emotions when ne began his
speech The las diners greeted him with loud ap-
plause Mr. Storrs said. IN part.
Your kindness shown this evening leaves me-
almost sPeehes s6c Is IN enteTe the conroer
office, nifty years ago DURING tnss Pese1t Pnt II h0n
Hred incnnbenta l have served under fourteen
Controllers and have never received an qnkind
have deserved reprlmand- T..
Fifty years is long period OF time. and IL
would not be fair 20 infict on you half century
OF "reminiscences IL may be OF interest 10 men
ton however that this December is the Tooth
anniversary OF the passage of law defining the
duties OF the Controller. although the office had
been created In 1901. Selah Strong having been
elected first Controller September Ii. 1soa The
law Of December Is. 1907. gave the Controller a
salary of s1.00 a year and the CITY chamberlain
$500. The Controllers salary was raised TO S2.Go
in 1877 and in 1857 il 5000 December. 1851.
was a month of great events The banks OF New
York City gave good example to the banks OF
he day
their accord and handing out their boarded
coin.
The colleagues Of Mr.. StOrrs presented TO him a
silver loving cup. II Il inches high and fine
example of the silversmiths art. The inscription
n il read: ITO Henry Justus Storrs Finance De
partment 1soAlsO7. From his associates
At the speakers table. besides those already men
toned were T. F MCGOWAN. President OF the
Board OF Aldermen; Bridge Commissioner Steven
son, Monsignor Lavelle. Judge Lacorbs. Thomas
NJ. Mulry and Deputy Controllers McCooey and
Phillips Among others present were Justice-elect
SIilaueen and John D. Crimmins-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
.HEaRN.S REMOVAL SUSTAINED
VerDnlent.

IuS+;ca Greenbaum's decision dismlSsin@ the
;piunctions obtained by Borough l'reSdeht
Abearu sustains the Governor III MS eNe''ise
of the power of removal The court decideu III
barn,opr with the dict!m of Chief Judge Cullen
which we ouoted the other day-namely tnal
while the Legislature could not consfitutlonaIlE
grant the Governor the right To remove d io'''
officer arbitrarily II could empower nm to re
move sucb an officer on charges Of maadmn-
istration and after trial. Such power mas peeu
nossessed by the Governor. according TO the
statutes for many years 1t has appIled 10 Tue
office of Mayor and the old office of Commits
sioner of Public Works-places strictly analo-
gous to the comparatively new office of Borough
President 1t is power which has always
been exercised for the benefit of the people. and
as an illustration of how Salutary its exercise
NAV be this Ahearn instance is SufhcleDt
Il is reported that Tammany intends TO re-
elect Mr.. Abearn. If it does so it VIII he
merely showing again its usual contempt of
public opinion Aside from the professionals
Tammanv politicians there is probably no one
in the civ who does not feel that Mr.. Ahearn.
because OF his incompetence and neglect. richly
deserved removal. 1t will be remembered that
the first official investigation OF his conduct
In office was made at the direction OF Demo
era tic Mayor who is by no means unfrlendly TO
Mr.. Ahearn. 1t was made by the Mayors
Commissioners of Accounts and their concu
sions reflected upon the Borough President as
severely as did Governor Hughes in his order
of removal. If Tammsny by re-elecung Mr
Ahearn designs TO impute partsanshp 10 Gov
ernor Hughes In his removal the people VIII
not forget that he has been tried and found
incompetent bv Democratic local admlniStra-
tion as well as by a Republican state admin
istration.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
GEN. DODGE GUEST OF IOWA SOCIETY.
Old Soldier and Engineer Honored oy
Natives of His State.

Major General GrenviIe IL Dodge. one Oh tns
i've surviving major generals OF the CIVA "a.
and formerly chief engineer Of tbs Union Fscin'
Railroad, the route of which he helped 10 sUrNes.
was the guest last night OF the Iowa Society 9.
New York at a reception held In Duryea's at -"
street and Broadway. General Dodge Is presioon'
OF the society. Unlike some other state sccie'i.-
the Iowa Society admits to membership the dausn-
ters of Iowa
Among the Iowa men present were General JAMES
S CIarkson. former Assistant Postmaster SeneiS'
G w Huntington. general superintendent OK VI,
Central Railroad of New Jersey. Coionei n -
Swords Samuel Strauss. president OF tnS - -
merciaI Advertiser Association: William l. Hcrn
aday William Brett Page. George E. fsiAe'' "
G. Brown and George f. Browneh
Social customs are different here IN New 80 80
from those In Iowa: here persons may h'e o., -.
lives without knowing their next door nce e,,
- r'aaI Dosrs And the Iowa Society VIII
helm 10 make Iowa's sons and dausn'efs "
city better acquainted Tie reques'eu -, w ,ns
members of the society to aid IN increAss
membership to five hundred Iowa. NE sau. 80
much of its success and development 10 Us "0
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16

. ,,,a ;,4,-nose q barrier between the wv
n.r+s of tho remainder OF Central alne -
Guatemala and Salvador might hgnt, as -
have done many times. and SO might MA te
and Costa Rica but a war would na.. 10 -
.o.s1 =. tho two states. Neither N1cards"'
nor Costa Rica could fight eitner t'ua
or Ss1vsdor without violating the 81
+orri+orr of Honduras. 1t VIII De =
exnarience for Honduras thus to play Tue p ';u
of modern Ellis. for thus ulat cohh"' a.,
i+so,f ho exempted from danger of war at 'n'
- 80 that if both theoretically and pra'
1T oxorts = potent influence for peace up''
.hhors In view of that arrangement
~ ,;ah+ wonder that the place of meeting "
A. International court of justice. OF Wulcn
10 already spoken at length. was h"' INV
- Honduras instead of Costa Kica.
The creation of CenTai Alh'rio"n
IT With coordinate departments in t"e
various states is another mover an" au'p ::
device II is not surprising anu ceriai''
ma rosuect incomgruOuS. since our i-a'iii ,
i.op neigbbors have long ranked secohu ~ ~
o+har neonIp in the world IN theh app
ot h;,b o5uc,tfon. However poor the popular
systems of education In some VI '',e"
NOV no those whom may cail the ruiin7
ND! ,,+ invariably seek instruction IN
the best universities of America ANA hui
"a ,,biIo now and then some unlettereu oIc-
l.,
to+o, hoars SWAY. such as Carrera OF Guatehiaia
DISTINGUISHED members Of the learned proie'
siops have generally been preferred lof ti'e
biob offices of state. Beyond DOUBT co-ope'a
tion in education and community OF lnteileF'uh'
III. ,yould do much toward uniting tue n'c
states in stronger bonds than any mere po'''-
cal compact could create
otbor treaties now completed aud ABOUT 10 pt
stoned Orovide for a general extradton SYSTEM
uniform among the states; fiscal conventions
which apparpntlv will establish something ilht
, zOliyerein: an international bureau "hl'n
will serve those five states much as tne bureau
of American Republics al Washington SelN',
all th, American states. and an eNtenSloh VI
railroad systems which will provide easy com
muncation among the states and also bet"eeh
Them and the continents lying IT the north anu
south of them-a realization of the grandioSe
scheme of an Intercontinental or Three Amer
fcaS railroad OF course the value oil theSc
treaties will DEPEND upon their faithful opserV-
ancc and fultilment. Toward such conSuh-
nation we may hope powerful ana succcSSiui
Influences will be eXcrted through the unique
circumstances in which this convention was
called and the place in which ii was held II
such shall prove 10 be the case II VIII bp Il
cause for profound satisfaction TO Mexico ano
the United States.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.


Washington. Dec. l6.-Fasnionable society wit
messed the benefit performance tonight for the
House of Mercy. those occupying boxes being
Mrs. EIkinS Mrs. Duncan MckIm Mrs John
Jackson Mrs. Charles II. Butler, Mrs Julian
James Mrs. George Marye and Rear Admiral Sitas
Casey. They all entertained parties
The Third Assistant Secretary of State and Ms
Huntington Wilson entertained guests at dinner
tonight. and will give a dinner tomorrow night
in honor Of the delegates to the Central American
conference.
William Moore. of New York, arrived in Wash
iugton to-day visit the counsellor of the French
Embassy and Mime des Portes for several days
Miss Theodore Shcnts and Miss Marguerite
Shonts arrived in Washington last night with Mrs
William Reid Rogers. who has been the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Shonts in New York They will re-
main here several days Miss Squiers. daughter
OF the Minister 10 Panama. also accompanied them
Washington. and will be Mrs. Rogerss guest
until Wednesday. when she will return to New
York preparatory 10 sailing for Panama on Thurs
day
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
AmuSemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-s f5-The laon ana 'ne ''e
IA ArlsF A-c-S-Nau6-Hil He
AS71OEs-s: :l5-T5m Jones
Sri aSCCe-s.Is-The Warrsns Of virginia
tFREI-I -s-3U-I,andioa
"a FoT--s.2n-A Dolls House
-15-The Chlines OF 'No''''
pPOaDNaY-s.iS-The RorHd : 2
=. .erNo-s:Is-The Cav White NaN
.s9r .s9r0NIAI<-2-s-Taudeyiile
~ RTOn-s:ag-The Morals Of 9tsTl--
Ief-Il - audev1lie.
fr1F-N s,r-SE,E-The World in NAK
r.NPIRE-s. .eo-Ny Wife
6SEEiMaN-s.2a--sharet-
Goth AAf-9-S-Ea Id~V-le
u s.-EFTT- s-3e-The WitchinE bo1i
-15-N GdsNili@
aEP aTD I5-The Girl Be'in1 'hr to,,r
sTpP0DRoNF2-S-The Auto hs'e 3'' %
f-T-DS0S-s .ae-The Chorus LADY - zorL
NICrEERBoCkER- i5-fhe iSiN % '
1TRFPTY-s -l.s-ONeil of bffFe
T.YC-EITM-s- -3e-Tha Thief.
g.vF2I~-S:l5-Tbe secret ercfafa - 80 "a :, m -
,raT1JSoN SCT-APr3 GARDEN" . m Tue ~
- ItSe-rT.~ aa-Ths Toy q m y ord
Itsys- ssl@TFcRDA ) Ms :la-The Merry ~ mto""
--I-z.- Y1EF-a-S: 90 Advanced NaudeN'iie
: .,-oF-e:I e:I5-Tfe of the Hour -
c7-T-9-S-F-S MS IA Grand Army la'
.s-. e:I5-A Knight for a ilaS
y, r.ST F-NT0-s-T-ae Cst and the F1odie-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN TREATIES.

The peace conference of the Central American
states has proved TO be more fruitful of profit
than at first supposed. We commented
the other day upon the interesting and in some
respects novel scheme of international adjudi-
cation which was reported to have been agreed
upon for the settlement of all controversies
which may hereafter arise. Had the conference
achieved nothing more than that it would have
been worth holding. But it appears that it
did much more. and that some parts of its
work make in q measure toward an organic
federal union of those states. No specific men-
ton is made OF union-which perhaps is just
as we'll seeing that union has been tried so
many times and so vainly that direct renewal
of it might we'll be regarded with more skep-
ticism than hope-but an active and enlightened
co-operation is provided for, which in its effects
NAV be almost taDtamouut to confederation.
A highly Interesting feature of the settle
r,enr Is the naturalization of Honduras That
alone. if faithfully respected. would 20 far
toward making wars impossible. inasmuch as
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
THREE PARTIES HOBNOB-
Honor Register BoUItoH and Regis
fer-eIect Prrnd6rgast IN Brooklyn.

r7e,rsse,ta+f,es Of three parties met under the
atgspices of the Brooklyn League at the Imperial
in Red Hook Lane. BROOKLYN. last night 70 90
honor to the departing Register. Alfred J. Ho'i-
ton and his successor William a FrendersaSt
Mr. RouIton Is leader IN the Independence
League and Mr.. PrsndsrCasr IS Leading kepuoi-
can Justice W. J. carr Of the supreme court.
a Democrat. presided and opened fhe after dln-
ner speaking with praises for PoJltor and con-
gratulations for Prendergsst- He said that ne
hoped PrenderSast would have more deeds than
mortgages 10 register.
The Republican state chairman. Timothy u
Woodruff said that Boulton had set an eHanpis
that 10 would be we'll for all ofiCehodsrs 20 follow
John : Whalen. Secretary OF state. asked tbs
diners DO their part in securing enough tuoos
for the Registers office Enough work he SAID
had piled Ip in the Registers Office through lack
of funds to keep two registers busy
Congressman W. NJ. Calder also spoke q tns
congestion in the Registers Once. He praised
Boulton and expressed the utncSs ccnhdencs N
PrsndeTgaSt's ability
Ciustave ". Thompson. the Deputy Register sait
that the fees would be more than enough 70 tass
allowed to use them He also spoke Of the tacS
OF fire protection in the Hall OF Records
Mr. Boultop when called upon said:
With Mr.. Woodruff and many OF his heuten-
ants present and the Independence League 50 well
represented. there is wanting TO perfect
our mposium-Senator McCarren- Here are req
resentatives OF the elephant. the donkey, and. 10
complete the nenaSeris. should have had with
us the latest captive Of the Tauauany tiger MI
Boulton praised his successor and also Governor
Hughes. Mr. Hushes's applsuded As'
Prendergast followed in a speech in which ID
praised Mr. Bculton's work
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
THE TALK OF 4 CENTRAL BANK.

Controller Ridgely in his annual report advo-
Gates central federal bank to give stability
to the counTy's banking operations and elastic
ity TO its currency. The idea of central bank
is being discussed with more freedom now than
IN many years, for hitherto it has always been
felt that there was much popular prejudice
against such an institution that it might as
well be dismissed from discussion as utterly
impracticable. At recent conference in Phil
adelphia several of the country's leading bank
ers declared themselves in favor of such q
hank. "Tbe Wall Street Summary recently
sent out circular among bankers inviting
them 10 express their opinions in regard to
several currency reform plans. with the result
that Of 25e answers received seventy were
for the American Bankers Association plan
Of an asset currency 10 be issued by the na-
eonal banks and sexenty-seven were for a
eentral bank Of issue. the rest being scattering.
Al of these circumstances point. We are glad
to say, to decay of old preiudices and to
sensible determination to consider fairly the
merits of systems existing in other nations
and serving those nations well
The recent disturbance seems 10 have been.
sfr Ridaely points out more bankers panic
than depositors' panic. The banks began to
heap up reserves to guard themselves against
runs IN ease their depostors should become
sffecfed with distrust- We have had in the
recent response to Mr. Ridgelys call upon the
national banks for reports as TO their condition
some indication of the extent TO which reserves
Were accumulated, but this response necessarily
throws little light on the question of how much
money was boarded 10y the banks. So great
has been the growth Of state banks and trust
companies IN recent years that less than half
Of this country's deposits are now IN the ma
tona, banks. In large measure the growth
Of tie state banks and trust companies has
been due 10 state requirements regarding re-
serves less rigid than the national require
meDts. In general state banks and trust com
panies all over the country were in weaker
position when the trouble began than tbe na-
tionsl banks. and they undoubtedly withdrew
much more money from circulation.
There is doubt thai central bank would,
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
LEGENDS INDICATED.

An item in Sundays Tribune strikingly sug-
rested tbe manner in which modern scientific
research often verifies old legends which have
seemed too fantastic 10 be anything more than
fiction and unintelligent fiction at that IT was
a renresentation of the pretty we'll preserved
remains of a huge rhinoceros recently unearthed
at Rohoradczany. in Eastern Galicia. or Aus
trian Poland-a creature differing little from
the African rhinoceros of our day. but so like
il as instantly TO be identified with it, The
remains comprised not merely the skeleton, but
the entire head also, with a large part of the
hide in a good state of preservation They
iav within few feet of the spot where "A
little while before the almost entire body of
mammoth was found
OF course. the discovery in temperate and
even Arctic lands of the remains Of species
which are now solely tropical is no longer sur
nrisnc Students of natural history have long
been accustomed thereto, and are at no loss 10
erplain the circumstance. But lovers of old
legends and fairy tales may also well take
notice that they oftentimes contain much of
scientific fact as of poetic romance. Thus in
the immortal Hegeling Legend, the inspiration
of musicians poets and painters. we are told
that In his strenuous youth Wild Hagen-of Ire
land not of Tronje-one day "slew BEAR two
panthers and rhinOceros.' He was at that
time probably in one of the countries OF North
ern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea or the
German Ocean; and doubtless most readers OF
the tale have smiled at the quaint blunder Of
the old minnesingers and romancers in plac-
ing beast of the tropics in such land. Yet
here is literal verification of the circumstance.
II will not seem an undue flight Of the imag-
ination to suggest that there may have been
some real foundation for other features of those
old tales. To many the rhinoceros story seemed
almost as sheer a bit of invention as that of
the grIffins which Hagen slew with his arrows
or that of the lind worm from whose blood h.
derived his supernatural strength. Yet we
now know that there We're once creatures In
habting European lands closely corresponding
10 those supposedly fabulous creatures; and il
is 10y no means impossible that some of thes,.
may have survived and been er''nt at a period
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16

when men also inhabited those lands. So tha.
tales of them were naturally interviewer with
the early folk tales and acknowledgements Of
the race. At any rate it is we'll to be conser
vatiye in setting down as sheer fancy and in
veption any legends which are not inherently
impossible. The world for centuries called
Herodotus the Father of Liars because of his
reports-which he repeated as mere hearsay-
of pygmes in the Central African forests aud
of other things which are now shown to be ex
actly true There is probably more truth in
many fairy tale than the world has generally
supposed
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
MRS. sAeE's GIFT TO PARK EMPLOYEES

After Mrs Russell Sage visited ,no -,
partment office in the Arsenal ia Cen EN-. -, -vou,5
give 3 70 the employees whose daily wages ~e,e
less than s. There over two nunu.. NJ.
who viii come in under this provisional s.-
Sage consulted with Samuel Parsons. 'r-. ~.
scspe architect of the Park Board ro - -
learned the number of employees Mrs sag ns ~
-, - e,,,srhered the park employees Oh
,snriz,nss. but this year her gifts vii % "0'
general than usual.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
A VERSATILE QUEEN.
From Tit-Bits.

Queen Maud of Norway has been described M
Of the ceverest members of the British ra,S aS
family. She is talented beyond the average ra9 az az
hard, writes both prose and poetry and sneai
five languages fuently. Then she knows peahs p
minor arts and crafts. and spins VIII Nidhy
carve wood bind book. take photograph ,Snit
a stocking. play chess and use a typewriter And
boat. pull oar, skate clevery and has of San San
taken up the pastime of skiing She ;s vi ahte
keen cyclist, and may often be Wheeling o ia
the lanes Sandringham. Children a, apoat
of her greatest interests The story goes ba, one
when scpool class was under examnationo o"ce 70;
her amusement she took shy little girl on her
marked Improvement IT., The .. secret however came
3u. ,a.er on. ~nrm ,ne httc one said TO the
TO say ~" me what
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
CLEvELANps LOST IN KNICKERBoCKEh
Ex- President and His Wife dispose of Real
Estate Holdings in Omaha.
rrv Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !

Omaha Dec l6-Ex-president Grover Cleveland
and Mrs Cleveland both lost money In the knick-
erbocker Trust Company failure. which may have
led them to sell their real estate located in this
city Deeds TO this property were placed on
record I'm Omaha to-dry, and with the deeds came
n letter from Mrs. Cleveland. ling friends here
of the loss sustaine' by both Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land
.'I had considerable money in the knickerbocker
Trust Company. wrote Mrs Cleveland "as had
Mr. Cleveland Also.
The CIeveIancs at one time held considerable real
estate In this city. but the deeds which went on
record to-day il is believed closed out their entire
holdings
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16

Such a convention 1.-THE Democratici. meeting IN
the silver mining metropolis of the country. com
pletely under the spell of Mr.. BTyan's influence.
and with Senator Henry NJ. Teller. the abest OF all
the special pleaders of the silver cause. present
aiding and abettng might give free silver coinage
another hearinE.-CharestOn News and Courier
Bimetallism. like the government ownership of
railways. is sovereign remedy. ever true. but
there are the best of reasons for thinking that
Mr. Bryan feels that the people arc not now
prepared for it. II is only ultimate issue
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
NEW RACE OF CATTLE.
oIith's Companion.

From The Youths Companion.
BY crossing and selection a variety of cat
tie known as the Bordelaise race. has been do
veloped in Southwestern France The two parent
varieties are the Holland and the Breton cattle
the one famous for the abundance of their mill
the other for their provision of butter. The Borde
laise race, whose first herd book appeared in 1850
Is said combine the excellences of its two nr0
gentors. Its most characteristic external MAJ
Is the black and white tiger pattern coverne tha
body. In the pure breed the head is entirely hacr
The name comes from the city of Bordeaux tha
metropolis of the region where the new race iS
brei
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16

The death of a man from mental collapse as
a result of his effort to look after S2.OOo.OOO
and the illness of a woman to whom half that
amount had been left by a dying relative bring
the size of the fortune to which one may safely
aspire down to a very moderate figure. 1t is
not impossible, however, that candidates for the
higher risks will still be found in sufficient num-
bers to meet ali demands
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting. Mrs. John Innes Kane
Mrs stephen II. Onn. Miss Grace Dodge and a
number Of other we'll known women are the pa
tronesscs Of a concert which will be given this
afternoon a J. Hampden Robb's house. In Park
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16

Just as Uncle Sans navy sets its
record breaking voyage word comes that Spain
and Russia taking steps TO rehabilitate their
navies. Doubtless they need to do So for rea-
sons beyond their control, and they may be as
sured that in doing so they will not provoke the
slightest resentment apprehension Uncle
Sans part.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
le.oTn..k Daily Griba:x
TUESDAY. DECEMBER IL, 1907.

Thss newspaper is olcned and pabHshed og
The Tribune Association, q Ncto York corpora
ton: Office and principal place OF business if'o
use Building, No 15t Nassau street, NeU York;
Ogden Mills president; NafhGniel Tnftte. sec
,etaru and treasurer. The address OF the Off
Gers is The Office of this newspaper