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New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
9HE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-A dispatch from Sydney N 8,
said that wireless message from Manila had
been received at the Marconi station at Morien
80 The committee on arbitration at The
Hague approved the Anglo-American scheme of
obligatory arbitration by 4 vote of 81 TO 3. 80
AdViceS brought by the Pacific Mail steamer
San Jose 10 san Francisco said that Honduran
troops had captured Acajuta after BATTLE Mr..
Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, said that
the rum0r was IAN absurd canard." - a
Russo-Chinese telegraph convention signed at
Peking restores TO China all her former rights
10 lines in Russian Manchuria. = The Black
Hundreds renewed attacks on the Jews at
Odessa. pillaging shops, beating the proprietors
and firing on a band of mourners at ceme
tery. ~ The American Line steamer St Paul
reached Southampton twenty-four hours late;
the vessel met a heavy storm and fOgs.
DOMESTIC.-District Attorney Moran of Suf-
folk County. Mass summoned Senator Lodge to
appear before the grand jury and tell what he
knows Of the situation at the City Hail. Boston.
The general convention of the Episcopal
Church. in session at Richmond. Va rejected j.
PierpOnt MOrgan's cesolution 10 reduce repre-
sentation in the House OF Deputies. - The
Democratic ticket headed by Henry NJ. Whit
ney filed first with the Secretary OF State
in Boston. making il necessary for the Bartlett
men TO take the aggressive. - Governor
Hughes, at Albany, appointed Judge S. Nelson
Sawyer. OF Wayne County, justice Of the
Supreme Court for the Seventh judicial Dis
trict to succeed Justice Dunwell deceased. -
According TO an official of the Treasury Depart
Iaent, the government is not making any plans
10 take charge of the jamestown exposition in
an endeavor TO get back the million dollar ad-
vance or as much CT II as possible.
CITY.-Stocks closed strong. 80 Testimony
in the transit hearing revealed huge payments
10 George 3. Mcdonald on account Of the fall
ure Of the proposed interstate tunnel and sub
way scheme. = II was recalled that Adrian
II. Joline, one Of the traction company receiv-
ers had forIherly acted as counsel for the COM
panies in a transfer suit. == The manager of
the New York Lubricating Oil Company said at
the Standard hearing that his company feared
Ehe trust. - An extra dividend Of 11a per
cent viii be paid TO the stockholders of the Great
Northern. announced
Trust filed It's answer TO the governments suit,
denying every allegation against il. -= Ma
lonaI Guard officers suggested some radical
changes to the Wainwright commission.
Mayor Mcclellan scented . scandal in the plan
Of the Armcry Board TO award a contract for
the plans Of an armory. == The cases of the
five indicted insurance officials came up for trial
and were postponed till next week. == Two
boys We're arrested on the charge Of working a
clever swindling game. - The Naval Turreu
Board recommended some radical changes in
turret construction.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 73
degrees; lowest, 81.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08

fell through and the merger put an end to the
plans for tunnels here ii was thought fair that
Mr.. Mcdonald should be remunerated for his
time The syndicate let the stockholders in "on
the ground floor right here. The Metropolitan
Securities Company paid Mr.. Mcdonald 100000
in connection with the New Jersey scheme. The
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS took him on its sal
ary list at $4,000 year whether it built any
tunnels or not" Now, it would seem that the
public had better claim to be adequately
served than the speculative interests controlling
the merger to protect themselves against rivals
by monopolizing Mr. McDonald's skill. Thus
another large sum went for purposes which were
no more legitimate than "acceleratiOn," and
which certainly did not benefit the stockholders
or the public. With it much could have been
done toward bettering facilities. mysterious
expenditure of 100000 more was brought out
yesterday. Even the treasurer was not in the
secret of that outlay. Ali he had to Go was to
enter it on the books and wait to be told later
by superior what had become Of it. He has
not yet been told. No one >supposes it went in
the legitimate business of street railway oper-
alton.
The surface has merely been scratched regard
ing Metropolitan disbursements, and yet large
sums are shown TO have been wasted or mis-
used. AS the hearing proceeds we shall prob
ably learn more of the ways in which money
that should have been spent to pay dividends or to
increase the service to the public was squandered
or went 10 enrich insiders with roads TO sell,
and it will become clearer how q company with
the most valuable street railway franchises in
the world, which ought to pay enormous divi-
dendS upon Il fair capitalization, has been
brought into its present lamentable condition.
When all has been disclosed regarding the trac-
ton expenditures the public will know what
truth there is in the old excuse that the trac-
ton companies cannot run enough cars and still
earn fair dividends the Public Service Commits
sion will know what orders it may fairly give
and the traction companies will have 10 excuse
for declining to obey them, unless It be the phys
ical impossibility Of operating more cars.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
NEW JERSEY EXCISE LAWS.

A few current items of news are full Of sug
gestion concerning the excise question which Is
so much discussed just now in the New Jersey
political campaign. One from PittSburg, tells
of the various ways in which bibuously inclined
persons in no-licenSe towns secure elsewhere
their supplies of liquor. The law does not stop
them from drinking. IN fact, many probably
drink more because Of the law. and do so in
more injurious manner. And. in addition, they
commit the sin of lying These conditions pre-
vail in towns from which drinking persons have
to send or go to another state for their grog 1t
is easy TO imagine how much more they would
prevail where it was necessary 10 send TO only
the next county or town, in the same state. The
case is to be commended to those who think that
home rule would satisfactorily settle the whole
temperance question
Other items confirm what we said the other
day about the varied and partial interpreta-
tiOns put upon the phrases home rule" and
local option" In at least two counties of New
Jersey it is perfectly well known that the de-
mand for home rule is tantamOunt to a de-
mand for free Sunday opening of drinking
places. If there were any probability that 1t
would, if adopted, mean anything else, many of
those who now demand ii would earnestly
oppose it. So local option" means to many OF
it's advocates simply prohibition of the liquor
trade The Newark Presbytery a few days ago
adopted resolutions advocating what 1t called
real local option but at the same time deny
ing the right of each community to decide for it
self whether liquor shall be sold on Sundays,
and on Sunday last an agent of the Anti-SalOOn
League explicitly declared that he, speaking for
the league, favored the enactment of q law per-
mitting the people of each community TO vote on
the question of license no license but opposed
wrong any proposition TO let them vote on the
question of Sunday opening. The logic of that
attitude is surely not convincing.
The more the subject is considered the more
II will appear TO judcious minds, we believe,
that the best thing New Jersey can do is to give
its existing laws n fair trial Those laws
amended last year. are the best the state has
ever had that subject, and there can be lit
tie doubt that they are satisfactory TO the great
ma aiority Of voters in the state. We cannot see
that honest liquor dealers have any ground for
complaint against law which enables them to
conduct their business undsturbed so long as
they do not make it accessory to vice and crime,
and il would certainly be inconsistent as well
ungrateful for the churches to oppose the policy
which they themselves desired. II would be a
strange spectacle for the bishops or their lieu
tenants to oppose the bishops bill" and the
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau-l

TFrorn The Tribune BureauI
Washington Oct News has reached WASH
,ngton that Mrs. Fairbanks. wife OF the VICE
President has not improved in health during her
summer rest in Massachusetts, and viii be aole u
take little or no part in the social life OF the cap
ital this winter While anxiety Is felt over ArS.
pairbanks's physical indisposition. her retirement
from society IS regretted. The Vice-Presdent anu
Mrs Fairbanks will arrive at Elkins, W. va, To-
morrow and will be the guests OF senator ElAlAS
et FIallihurst his country estate.
Mrs. Terry and Miss Terry. wife and daughter OF
Rear Admiral Silas W. Terry, arrived IN Nashihs-
ton this evening and will remain here for seVeral
davs before going to the Virginia Hot Springs for
the autumn season.
CAPTAIN Powell Clayton. U. S. A. son OF IHe
former Ambassador TO Mexico and Mrs clayton,
and brother Of Baroness Moncheur, wie OF
the Belgian Minister. will spend the winter IN
Washington. He has arrived at the Highlands ac-
companied by Mrs. Clayton, who was 1orIheTIE
Miss Langhorne OF Washington and virginia
Pay Inspector Thomas ]. Cowie, Z. y NJ ana
Mrs Cowte announce the engagement OF their
daughter Ethel to DR.. Robert Emmet Ledoetter'
u. s N the wedding TO take place this fan.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hartman and Miss Ahce
Hartman have returned to their Washington homo
for the season.
General and Mrs. Sternberg have returned ana
opened their Washington house.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08

Whatever be the explanation, the fact itself is
undisputed 1t Is also an occasion for serious
mlsgivings. A war vessel requires officers and
men as much as guns and ammunition, and
their usefulness is dependent on long training.
If the deficiency in numbers could be filed on
short notice-which is practically impossible
experience would still be lacking. Time alone
can supply this, and hence the need of far
sighted as well as an energetic policy to bring
the American navy up to the true standard of
the power it nominally possesses.
Emphasis is laid by Mr.. Hurd on the inability
of the United States to build large vessels as
quickly as England. No battleship has ever
been completed on this side of the Atlantic
in less than three years. and usually an
even longer period is required The Dread
nought was ready for her trials within
twelve months of the laying of her keel. That
achievement IVES exceptional, to- be sure. but it
was made possible by the superior concentration
Of authority in such matters which characterizes
the British system of government. In America
responsibility Is divided among several bureaus
and boards, and these are not always unanimous
in their conclusions. Another influence which
retards the letting of contracts here when the
administration has adopted plan. and TO which
Mr.. Hurd makes passing allusion, is the I'M
willingness of Congress to give the Navy Depart
ment a free hand.
The weaknesses in the American navy which
have attracted the attention of a graciously dis
posed European critic could not well escape OBJ
servation by less friendly eyes. They have al
ready been recognized in Washington, too.
though little headway has been made in cor
recting them. The problems they present, while
perpleXing, can hardly be considered insoluble.
Congress could not we'll give a happier exhlbi-
tiOn Of patriotism than would be afforded by
fresh attempt TO deal with them successfully.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
An1uSements.

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ALHAMBRA-2-S-Naude
ASTOR-S ia Yankee Tourist
J2ELASCO-e:15- The Rose Of the Rancho.
BIJOC-S S:l5-The Master Builder.
BI4ANEY' S-S:15-Di0n O'Ieare
BROADWAY: S:f5-Rogers Brothers in Panama
CAsINC-s:l5-The Gay White Way
COLyGNIAIl-Z-S-kSudeyille
C,gaTERION-S:15-The Dairynaids.
DALY'S-s :2G-The Great Divide.
DEWEY-2-S-NaudeNlllc
EDEN MUSEE-Thc World IN Wax
ENPTRE-S -2e-My Wife.
GARRIcK-s:2 :2O-VVhcn knights Were Bold
GERMANS 2O-Gesperster.
GOTHAM-2-S-Naudevile.
HACK FTT-s :l5-The Struggle Everlastiilg'
q aAMNERSTF-IN' 'S-2:1 :15--S :l5N audeEiile <--,a-
HERALD SQJARE-S:15-The Girl Benlnd tHe
PP0DRONE-2-s-Neptunes Daughter and Pioneer
Days.
ffT-DsON-s -s:I5-C1assmates. 81,
KNICKERBOCK KER-S:l5-Ihe EVaIgeLsL
IIRERTY-s:l5-Lola from Berlin
IYCET7AI-s:3o Thief.
IYEIg--s:15-M5ute CTtsto
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-lO a. m anu "a p A'
Electrical Show.
MAJEETIC-R:lS-Anna karenina =
NEW AAfSTERDA DAI-s: :15-The Round Cp;
NEW YORK -s.39--Advanced NaudeNllIe
eAvOY-s:I5-The Man Of the Hour. -
WAIT.ACFE' SIS .15-The HuTdy fiurdy Girl
WEST END-s-The Shoe Fly Regiment
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
WEAKNESSES IN THE NAVY.

In the current issue Of ''Cassier's Magazine"
Mr.. Archibald S. Hurd points out what he re-
CARDS as the chief excellences and deficiencies
of the American navy. In previous contributions
to technical periodicals this writer has shown a
close familiarity with the naval strength of
other nations and he is obviously well qualified
for his present task. Mr.. Hurd's point of view
moreover, lends special value to the opinions now
expressed. He is an Englishman and his esti-
mates are those of a presumably unprejudiced
though friendly foreigner.
After reiterating the verdict of other experts
that In first class battleships the United States
ranks next after England, Mr. Hurd pronounces
the assembage OF vessels commanded by Ad-
mira Evans "the finest battle squadron TO
be found in any Of the worlds navies" He
notes incidentally that the Atlantic feet is well
provided with such useful auxiliaries as water
ships and refrigerating ships Finally, hand
some tribute is paid to the progressive spirit
skill and efficiency Of the officers of the United
States navy, the revelation of those qualities
which the world received at the time of the war
with Spain having been a great surprise.
Foremost among the less gratifying features
Of the existing situation Mr.. Hurd places the
scarcity Of officers and men in the American
naval service. In this respect the United States
Is inferior to Germany, France and Japan
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An observing civilian. after reading a list Of Of
acers Of tho crrnJ remarked that some OF the
names significant For instance: Captain w.
c. Cannon. OF tho quartermHster's department:
First Lieutenant James u. Fife. of tho medical
department. and Captain John +. Spurr Of the
artillery corps. Then there Captain Hugh a.
Drum. Of tho 23d Infantry and Captain Andrew
Hero. ir. editor of The Journal OF the United
States Artillery School at Fort Monroe Va. In
contrast is the name OF Captain Jacob NJ Coward.
of tho coast artillery Lieutenant Emory j. Pike
is serving with the 18th Cavalry in Cuba. and
Samuel w. Service ia the veterinarian OF the 10th
Cavalry. First Lieutenant NJ s. Battle IS stationed
with tho coast artillery at Fort Totten. Captain
Robert Field is an officer OF the 9th Infantry and
Captain Trot is serving at West Point although
not in tho cavalry, as his name might Indicate
Captain C1oke IS with the artillery at Fort Totten
Several officers stationed in tho Department OF the
East bear the name OF Winn. Francis " Cooke
Is captain in the artillery corps and Second Lieu
tenant c, A. Meals Is stationed at Governors
Island Captain p. Z. NJ Walker is serving with
the 18th Infantry. which has done several record
practice marches recently.
Mrs. Heymow Oome from church)-ualf-past ,,
qH S5o0qness gracious! l thought that minister
suffered an coughed an sneezed an. h'med an az,
hawed an repeated himself till thought I'd have
Mr. Haymow (who is somewhat unorthodox,-An.
yer they say them fellers practise what thew
Although the cullinan diamond. which General
boua wants to present 10 King Edward weighs
over 5000 carats in its present natural state there
IS no telling what its weight will be when cut The
hoh-l-hoor was reduced by unskilful stone
cutter from 1884 carats 20 2SO carats second cut
ting brought II down 10 1S6 1-16 carats and third
70 h6 l-l6 carats less than seventh Of its orig
NAL size. The original weight OF the Pitt or Re-
gent diamond was 40 carats but in the hands OF
the cutter two-thrds disappeared: while tho Star
or the South. which picked up In a river nv
a negress. lost little over half It's weight bv
cutting.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
EDUCATION THE BASIS OF PROGRESS.
From The London Morning Pos

From Tho London Morning POST
The remarkable statistics quoted by the United
States Ambassador in his speech at Llandudno
may well challenge the attention of every friend
of educational progress in this country. Referring
10 the enormous material advances made by his
fellow countrymen during the period which has
followed the termination OF the Civil War. Mr..
Whitelaw Reid frankly claimed that this was
largely due TO the impetus given 10 public eduCa-
tion and 70 the lines upon which the development
had been encouraged. Quoting the words OF
Lincoln's law for endOwing state universities he
emphasized the point that the object aimed
TO promote liberal and practical education Of
the Industrial classes" No observer of the
merCial and Notwithstanding systems of the United
States whether lnquring ad hoe IN the OF
the Mosely commission, or recording merely tho
chance impressions OF the ordinary traveller, has
failed 10 notice the exceptional intelligence, adapt
ability and the resource of the American work
ingman and the keenly cultivated business en-
terprise of the higher grade IN the Industrial Sys
tenn-that is to say. the organizer and employer of
labor. The results achieved by this combination OF
efficiency in master and man have been enormously
successful in the accumulation OF wealth and in
the capture of the worlds markets, and though
much of this is fairly attributable to such causes
as favor the growth OF a comparatively new Coun-
try and the protection afforded by sylnpa-
thetfc fiscal system, II seems impossible to avoid
coming agreement with Mr.. Reid that very
considerable factor in building up the social and
material prosperity OF the United States is fur
nished by the modernness of spirit. the applica
ton of TO ends OF the educational system OF
the country.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

[By Telegraph 20 The TrfSunsI
Newport. r. l.. Oct THE first entertainments
IN honor OF Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count
Szechenyi since their engagement announced
was given this evening by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Watts Sherman
Mrs. a Lanfear Norrie entertained with g
luncheon to-day.
Mrs. James L Kernochan. who has remained
late in Newport this season. has gone TO Hemp
stead for the winter.
MOncUre Robinson and Granville Clark. who Is
the guest Of Samuel F. Barker, registered az the
Casino to-day.
Miss Annie Leary will give another OF her after
noon receptions tomorrow sc Park Gate. he- cot
tage.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Stewart Barney entertained az
their cottage on Ochre Point this afternoon
Paul a Andrews and LOrillard Spencer. ir..
have returned from New York
Commodore and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt WENT
70 New York to-day for few days visit
Mt and Mrs. J. Mitchell Clark have closed their
Newport season and have gone to New York fc-
the winter.
Colonel and Mrs. Delancey Kane have returned
from a visit IN New Rochelle
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
NJ. H. DODGE TRUSTEE OF COLUMBIA.
Youngest Member of the Board-Succseds
George T. Wheelock

Marcellus Hartley Dodge a graduate of Columbia
College IN the Glass Of 'O6, was elected member
or the board OF trustees OF Columbia University
yesterday afternoon to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the death last spring OF Or. George G. Wheelock-
Mr.. Dodge. who IS only twenty-six years old. IS
the youngest man who has ever been elected 10
the board. He Is a grandson Of the late Mar
ceIlus Hartley.
Mr.. Dodge IS an enthusiasts Columbia man, and
during his college career enc OF the most pop
ular men the campus. He was warm advo-
cate OF football. and in addition was president OF
his class. business manager OF The Columbia
Spectator and manager OF the track team
Soon after leaving college NIr. Dodge was elected
a member OF the board OF trustees OF the Equitahis
Life Assurance Society, and was also made
director OF the International Banking Company.
The trustees announced among the gifts received
since their last meeting: From the German en-
peror. a copy OF the de luxe edition OF the works
OF Frederick the Great; from the Prussian Ministry
of Education. a valuable collection OF works on
art; from Bernard NJ. Baruch $500 for the hydro
therapeutic department OF the Vanderbilt CInic;
from an anonymous gtver. 200 for the department
Of anatomy from NJ Taylor Pyne. 70 5000 FOR tho
law school library; from Mrs. Louis X Nc
Clymonds. $3.50 for the support OF scholarships N
Columbia College in memory Of her husband
from Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, 6S. $500 for ths
department OF astronomy: from Mrs. George G.
wheeIock. $500 a fund in memory OF her lass
husband the income to be applied 70 the benefit OF
the department OF physiology. Total gifts u
money SIS $50.
Professors Robert F. Weir and Charles McBur-
ney were made emeritus professors OF surgery
Professor Arthur Lovejoy. OF Washington Un1ver-
sity, ST. Louis appointed 10 give instruction
in the department of philosophy IN the place OK
Professor Fullerton, absent on leave.
George F. Fisher. who for forty-three years as
bursar OF the university has handled all the money
paid by Columbia students tuition fees. was
retired and Charles s. Danlelson appointed
his successor NIr Fisher was first appointed
Nnfl
since then. being the longest IN the employ
ment Of the university.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

washington. Oct THE Minister from Portugal.
who went abroad ten twelve months ago. leaV-
ing the affairs of his country In the hahos OF tne
o,Iia EMBASSY. has sailed from Liverpool. and
1yiu arrive here the last of the week
Mr. Kroupensky. of the Russian Embassy STAN
hos rona 70 New York. and will sail tomorrow on
+bree months leave of absence. all of which nc
will spend in Russia.
senor Ciodoy charg5 daffaires and counsellor OF
.bo NTavican Embassy. has leased the residence
formerly occupied by the Cuban Minister, which IS
near the residences of the Assistant secretary OF
state and Representative and Mrs. Huff
The Minister from the Argentine Repuohc anu
the Minister from Uruguay have again leaseo lHe
residences occupied by them last season
New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
FUNERAL OF sApEN,s GRAND DUKE

Carlsruhe. Oct. THE funeral OF the Grand Duke
Frederick OF Baden, who died at Mainau on Sep
tember 2s. was held here to-day Emperor William
the imperial princes, the Duke of Connaught Am
bassador Tower. representatives OF all foreign ma
tions and the civil and military authorities at
tended the ceremony at the ducal mausoleum pass
Ing through streets lined with troops and veterans
who fought with the grand duke during the war OF
1901. against France. In the funeral procession
were twenty sovereigns of German States, the
Crown Princes of Swene. Rumania and Belgium
the Prince Consort OF the Netherlands, Archduke
Salvador of Austria and Grand Duke Nicholas
Michaelovitch of Russia.