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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
prBLTC AND PRIVATE WORK,

When Acting Mayor MCGOWAN suspended
John c. Hertle, commissioner OF accounts "iA
Wednesday pending an investigation OF tle
charge that the accountant has oeeh usiAs MS
Office for conducting private business the curl
ors 5rIlness of moral sense in many intelligent
CITY officials was again suggested Inc aeLs Oh
which Mr.. Hertle is accused, though MS enort
IN resign gives a graver aspect to the case are
cornnaratiyely mild offences One of his subor-
dinates alleges that the commissioner sent MN
m audit the accounts Of an uptown restaurant
and there is the further charge that he mas been
Systematically employing his suoordlnates tor
nrivate work-supposedly to be done out OF ONCE
Unconstitutional Section l,6J1 OF the charteE
exnlicitly makes this misdemeanor
Such an act, if committed, reveals moral
sIoyenIiness that in the long run can put the
whole municipal household out Of order. MI.
HertIe has been conducting business privately
as an accountant since his official appointment,
and he has defended that practice on the ground
that the city charter allows him TO be Doth
private and an official accountant slmuitahe-
ousTv Undoubtedly this concession has to be
made to various officials whose public duties are
either unremunerative or not arduous, ana inc
onportunity is thus given the lax minded 10 dur
the sharp line between the two kinds of work.
It is so easy to write private and Official orders
in the same memorandum book! So easy to
uix the KEYS TO the two different officeS-to for
get for the moment whether you are the pub
lican Dr. Jekyll, the privateer. Mr.. Hyde, IN
this eternal shutting OF personalities! Ihere
have been hundreds Of well meaning and COM
petent officials who have failed to build a
termination proof bukhead between their public
and private selves
If Mr.. Hertle's accusers can prove no more
than an occasional lapse his offence will appear
almost negligible In comparison with the studied
criminaIity Of many political grafters. But if
the charge Of organized. deliberate misuse Of
municipal labor can be proved Mr. Hertle will
not be entitled TO any share of the leniency
shown to officials who forget momentarily at
which desk they are sitting. Public servants
are supposed to be free from the diseases OF
multiple personality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

EoRETGN-word was received at Tangier
that quiet had been restored In CasapIanca-
which was fuli OF 0eao Moors; Ile Iesoire9 5
bonbardment of Mazagan was confirmed, ana
rnassacres OF Jews in both places were reported
Il was learned az Monte Carlo that the
couple in whose baggage a WomanS Dooy was
found al AIarseilles had passed as Sir We're ana
Lady Coold. - Nine German soldiers were
drowned by the overtUrning OF a boat on the
Pregei. near KonigsbUrg. - Controller Metz
IN Berlin investigated the chances OF selling New
YORK City bonds there :" Baron Llnuehau,
the new Hau case witness, was arrested at
Mannheim on the charge Of attempting 10 black
mail Frauiein Olga aIolitor. - Representa-
tives OF subject nations resolved al Inc nag ue
that they ought, IN case OF reoeLlon OF otler
disorder 10 have all the rights OF beIhgerehts-
OATrSTIC-Governor Hughes returned to
Alban, after vacation OF two weeks spent IN
The Aoirondaeks Governor George G.
curry Of New Mexico was inaugurated at santa
Fe with impressive exercises, in which territorial
officials took part - a general strike OF the
men employed in building trades in Washington
ordered and many men are expected 10 quit
work today - a statement was 4sSueu ~
Judge Russell, OF the Department OF Iusuce, thS2t
there was no purpose to harry trusts, Out simply
10 enforce laws against rebating, restraints and
St Louis that the first testimony in the gov
ernment's St Louis suit TO dissolve the stand
ard on Companv would be taken in this city
September 5. - The test OF the new drydock
ct the League Island Navy Yard was pronounced
a success - The Southern Railway made all
the concessions demanded by the State OF Ala
hama, thereby ending the controversy between
the state and the company. - The condition
Of John D. Long, who is Ill At BRUNSWICK Me-
reported greatly improved
cITY-Stocks rallied after early losses. ~
The Illinois car was taken up at length in the
Public Service investigation of the transit n1er-
ger and il was said the board might order its
a1ss in the subway. Il became known that
six months ago the city abandoned its garbage
incfnera1or plant for lighting the Brooklyn
bridge. - The Supreme Court enjoined the
American Publishers Association from interior
ing with the sale Of uncopyrighted books TO 2
H Macy & Co - Evidence tending to show
that rF7e OF syndicate
forgers and straw bondsmen extended 10 other
states was obtained - Yesterday was the
hottest day Of the year. the thermometer regis
-eriny 81 degrees Acting Police Commits
sio-er O'Keeffe made q statement saying that
charges OF graft al Coney Island had not been
proved.
Fair and cooler. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
WASTE.

One of the minor reforms achieved by Dr.
Rensel. the new Street Cleaning Commissioner
throws brighter light on the value Of the mis-
ceJlanies" hidden in the rubbish daily swept
from the city streets Upon assuming Office DE-
Bensel found one contractor paying Sl6O week
for the mere privilege Of paving over tue dirt
captured by public brooms in The Bronx alone
and another contractor paying S1,346 70 weekly
for the same privilege in Manhattan The new
Commissioner straightway called for new bids,
and-probably to his surprise-@saw the two old
contractors outbidding a dozen competitors by
Offering $500 and S2.112 10 respectively for The
Bronx and Manhattan
AS the bidders have TO hire skilled searchers
and presumbably hope TO turn an honest penny
for themselves the gross weekly receipts from
Father Knickerbockers dustpan must mount
merriIy into the thousands. The old gentleman
throws away in his annual sweepngs from
e15o 600 to 5000 600 worth Of old rubbers, rib
hons wire, pocket knives, bottles, corks, but
tons and ten thousand varieties OF lost Valu-
abIes. ranging from lock Of poor dead Fido's
hair I'D to q 50-karat Kimberley 'sparkler."
The moralist is tempted to adorn this sad tale
~ waste with brief sermon on the Carelessness
of Man: but the statishcian gets strange
hold ON the preacher by noting that the aver
age Marhattani.a contributes less than seven
cents worth OF veluabes and invsluables to
the municipal dustpan annually. OF course, the
moraIIst may mutter that there is no such per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
SOCIALIST IN ENGLAND.
Estimates of the Significance of
Mr.. Grayson's Election.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: I read IN one OF your contemporaries on
Sunday, July IS, a very unfair and sneering report
OF the entry of Mr.. Grayson into the British Para-
rnent- 1 greatly admire the spirit OF fairness you
show TO Mr. Grayson and the true exposition OF
his principles. his aim and ambition you set forth
IN your issue OF August D.
Your contemporary disagrees with you IN so far
as II stated that Mr.. Grayson received a hearty
welcome from the labor group and that they
freely mingled with him. for your statement Is that
there was no group to welcome him. There
seems 10 be- however, q grtevous error IN the re-
ports Of both correspondents IN saying that MI
Grayson had neither trade unionist subscriptions
nor the official support OF the labor representative
committed" and that he was elected without hav-
ing had the support Of trade unions the indie
pendent labor party for I saw In a labor paper
The Worker" OF July =. that the trade unions
Of Come Valley turned IN and worked for Mr.
Grayson's election. and that the executive com
his candidacy
The tone of the article. while being the whole
very favorable to Mr.. Grayson, conveys the I'm
preston that he was not backed by the labor ele-
ment that his principles were not Endorsed by
the voters, that they merely carried away
by his personal charms. and that his election has
no significance OF course, every Intelligent per-
son whether a workingman or not. knows that the
Furopean Parliaments are hOneycombed with So
cialfsts But the British, ike the Americans. al
yays asserted that Socialism could find no foothod
In their legislative body. and Mr.. Grayson'S entry
should therefore be construed breaking the ice.
which. bv the way, the American Socialists came
near doing In this country IN the last Congress
election
As an honest workiagrnan. I would Ike to know
whether there IS an attempt by the opponents OF
Socialism 10 minimize the Importance OF the So
cIast victory or the Importance of the occurrence
Is overestimated by the latter, for TO my mind II
appears a complete and epochInaking victory by
the enemies OF capitalism. SAM ElGES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
MRS. T. c. PLATTs HOME FOR SALE.
Senator'S Wife Finds TiOga Lodge Too
Expensive TO Run

Mrs. Thomas C PIatt. wife OF the senior United
States Senator from New York. has advertised fos
sale her country place. Tioga Lodge. az Highland
Mills " Y Mrs. PIatt. who Mrs Lillian T
Janeway before her marriage to the aged senator.
has lived at Tfoea Lodge since she and VI PAX
agreed % a separation.
Her lawyer William De Wolf Viewer. OF No II
Broadway. explained yesterday afternoon MS
PIatt's reasons fOr wishing 10 sell the properly
There Is 10 mystery about it" he said. --or the
Lodge is an expensive place 20 MAINTAIN MS
Plat wishes TO live quietly. but 20 keep the coun
try place going large retinue Of servants as wen
as vehicles are needed The natural assumption %
that she very correctly thinks that while the prop
erty is in her possession IL viii mean Continual
OUTLAY whereas if she sells It the money might %
invested to bring her an income 7 know nothins
Of her plans
Following the separation Senator Platr lived
alone at the Hotel Gotham Later he moved 20
small apartment IN West 18th street He IS spend
ing the summer. as Is his custom, at the Crenl-4
Hotel, Manhattan Beach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT


Newport r. L, Aug S--W1th the lawn tsn-,
tournaments over at the Newport Casino and w.
no special sporting event other than the contisua
ton of the play in the bridge whist and golf tor
narnent at the Newport Club. the cOttagers suaus
rather a quiet day to-day There were only th-s.
dinners given this evening. Mrs Nathalie Scheucr
Collins. Mrs Prescott Lawrence and Mrs. Elisha
Over being the hOstesses. Mr. and Mrs Dyer -
turned to-day from a visit at Bar Harbor.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt lost a valuable it'll
Blenheim spaniel on Wednesday. and was over
toyed to-day when the dog was returned to her by
Mrs z. Livingston Ludlow, who had found it win
on her way the Casino
Registered at the Casino to-day were Mr. ara
Mrs Reginald Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. H P CrosS-
Edward S. Rawson. Francis J. Otis and Augl,zs
Schoon.
General John Gill. OF Baltimore. and BIauehar,j
Randall. of New York. who have been the guest,
of James T. Woodward. left Newport to-day.
Mr. and Mrs H. P. Cross. of Providence, ara m.
guests of r. /. CANNED fO- a few days
Edward R. Thomas. who has been in New Yor<I
since early in the week. returned to-day and toIuaf
his family
Mrs. Wing, Of New York. who has been VISITING.
Dr. and Mrs. Austin Flint, il, Left here for her
home to-day
Iected Monday evenings for Ser weekly entertain-
ments. and Will begin entertaining on that evening
next Monday.
Mrs. J. r. Solely, Of New York. will give her first
dinner OF the season the evening OF August =
Mrs Reginald C. Vanderbilt to-day issued cards for
a dinner on August IS Mrs William G. Roelks,
has dinner planned for August 70 and Mrs. Georgia
S. Scott one for the evening OF August g
The first yachting party 10 be announced for
Yachting week Is that OF ex-COmmodors e T
Gerry. who viii entertain a stag party August
Is on his steam yacht Electra
Mrs John Nicholas Brown left Newport for Bar
Harbor to-day for short visit
J. Stewart Barney and Edward J. Berwtn1 rs-s
turned to Newport this evening from New YORK
Ms W A Hazard and Miss Hazard Joined H.
Hazard here this afternoon
NJ Alexander Van Nest. who has been vtss-s
her slaughter. Mrs. ]. Stewart Barney. returned u
Boston this afternoon
Mics I,ota Robinson. who has been the guest O.
,r-s stuvvesant Fish. is now the guest Of Mr. and
Mrs J. Brown Potter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
THE vEw JERSEY RAILROAD TAX.

The long contest over railroad taxation in
New Jersey reached on Wednesday new stage
which may or may not be final In an elaborate
and exhaustive opinion drafted by three Of the
a5lest and most authoritative justices In the
state the Supreme Court fully sustained the
validity OF the law Of 1906, under which railroad
property, main stem and branches. franchises
and personal property, must be assessed and
taxed az the same rate as all other property in
the state. II had been objected by the railroads
in general that the law was unconstitutional,
violating both the constitution Of New Jersey
and the Constitution of the United States; and
bv the Pennsylvania Railroad in particular
that Il violated a perpetual contract made IN
1863 under which, in return for the payment OF
a small transit tax" that corporation was ex-
er,pred from all other taxation The former OBJ
lection is disposed CT by Justice PItney with
an emphatic opinion, applied in detail TO ten
points. that the law does not conflict with either
the federal or the state constitution, but on the
contrary is calculated 10 execute equitably the
racuirements OF the latter with respect TO uni
form taxation.
The other objection, made in behalf Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. seemed the stronger OF
the two but il also is controverted by Justice
Fort The argument based on the alleged 'ir-
repealabIe CONTRACT Of 1859 is demolished by a
simple citation Of that measure, which Is rouno
iynDCSe the transit tax ana grant 4nlLnuiAAAy
from all other taxation not, as has been claimed
ga perpetuity but only until the Legislature
shall hy general law impose a uniform state
<+tax equally applicable 10 all railroad and
scsual corporations OF this state, and said CON-
s-r,anies shall then pay such uniform tax In
other words the law Of 1869 contemplated and
was preparatory 10 precisely such law as that
of 1906 which the railroads have been nghting,
and the law Of 1906 is the legitimate and logical
successor 10 that Of 1869 Such is the decision
Of the Supreme Court Of the state. Whether the
contest will be carried further remains TO De
seen. but the standing of the justices VINO
drafted this decision is SO high that we should
ae surprised 70 see their judgment reversed by
any other tribunal.
The effect OF the decision, if IL prevails ana
the law Of 1906 is executed. viii be Of much
Importance 10 the State Of New Jersey Hith-
s.rto the railroads have been taxed fat rate
OF only So On each s.. 600 Of valuation. Hence
forth they viii be taxed az the average rate OF
other property, which last year WAS SIS OF on
each $1,000 Then, in addition to the $685.
es2 IS pal by them on last years tax account
they will have to pay s2.533,S59 80 more me
former sum- under the terms of the Law, VIII
be retained by the state for its general uses
while the much larger additional sum VIII be
distributed tnson2 the various municipalities OF
the state, where it VIII be applied to school, uses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
LABOR ON THE RAND.

A striking illustration OF the evil of too much
zeal in political propaganda has just been pro
vided in South Africa 1t will be recalled that
just before the last general elections in Great
Britain the Beers and their partisans raised
tremendous outcry against the importation OF
Chinese contract labor to work the mines on
the Rand 1t declared that the Chinese
were brought and held there against their VIII
in practical slavery and that they filled as
slaves places which the native kaftrs, as free
laborers, would be glad to I'LL. Those represen-
tations. freely published in England, doubtless
had much to do with the result of the Parlia-
mentary elections But soon after the elections
il was generally realized in England that the
Transvaal situation had been grossly exag-
gerated, and it became necessary to assure
the Chinese government that some of the cleo
ton cartoons and speeches had been fabrica-
TONS
A few weeks ago, finding that the KatIirs were
not so eager as they had been represented TO
be to work in the mines, and in fact were re-
luctant to do so at all, the Transvaal govern
ment devised the expedient of law sanctoning
the sale Of Intoxicating liquor to Kattirs en-
Dloyed in the mines, while continuing at pres
ent TO prohibit the sale of it to all others. 1t
was shrewdly reckoned that the prospect OF
being able to get drunk every payday would
attract the negroes to the mines, and thus vim
dictate the anteelection declarations of the
Beers that they were eager 10 man the mines
and were prevented from doing so only by the
presence of Chinese slave labor But there
was instantly such an outburst Of protests on
every hand against this mischieVous proposal
that the Transvaal government was compelled
to withdraw the bill and abandon the plan OF
plying the KafIirs with strong drink.
Meantime as If to complete the discontinue
of the Beers, the Chinese laborers rejected with
derision the freedom" which was offered to
them and refused to be delivered from the
slavery Of the Rand, declaring that they had
entered into the contracts willingly and Were
entirely satisfied to keep them to the end Re
Gently thousands of them have presented petit
lions to the Transvaal government asking that
they be permitted to renew their contracts when
they expire in order that they may remain in
the employment with which they are so well
pleased 1t all looks very much as though
Chinese labor was, after ALL practically neces-
sarv for the operation of the mines, and as
though the importation of Chinese labor was
devised and managed on an equitable and hui
name basis. We cannot imagine that men
held in cruel and abhorrent slavery would re-
fuse release from it and would beg to be per-
mitted to remain in it, nor can we consider it
a happy idea to replace sober and orderly coolie
labor with Kaffir labor secured only through
making it drunk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09

soon as possession Is given and VII proceed as
rapidly as possible The nrst req11slIe VII DC %
-o-,o1-a 70 that b41iIdfue the records in the
cellar and attic OF the county courthouse
MANY OF the records fndexed cannot pc found
Some Of these may have been stolen. as lAsy aaEa
greater part Of the missing records may nave Been
TnisIafd by being put into wrong places or ta-oVa
into heaps OF miscellaneous papers II S-e eo1Et-
20 their proper places when the WorA OF exa-a-1a-
ton and arrangement is begun II some cases
serious loss has resulted from TIE 1alitrs % II
have been affected in this way. and many earn7s,
complaints have been made
I have gone thus into detail 20 ernpnasl5e ne
Importance OF the public service rendered by tas
press in publishing the facts regarding ne nes5es
n care for these records, as The New-Eork Irlo-
,,ra has done WILLIAM s. ANDREWS.
Commissioner Of Records, County o. New 4oEA-
New York. Aug s, 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
NEW YORK SOCIETY,".

c,. ,s somewhat deserted in a sociai
-. 4o-dav and but few men VIII De ioNNu
nv NJ the clubs this afternoon OK e'ee s =. +ra
~ +beu in fact hundreds. are taxing 70 - -
annual cruise of the New York hache N.uo, :,
eft ~ which assembled yesterday allerno?n O.
- 60 and sails this morning 1or Huh1ihS'O
EIa-hor AS a rival attraction there Is the 100
-bovv at Bay Shore. one Of the most pop"la' " -
of the kind on Long Island OF any -. -
neighborhood Of New York, and many hoa30
ties are being held in connection ths'e"
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. VanderDiie az -
eI,tnsr succession of house parties at lhsif 0lp
in the Adirondacks which they purchaSo0 So So
years ago from H Mex Twomoly' 1hi 90 go -,
william Douglas Sloane will join them 1N NJ,
Monday. and during their absence from LenoN VII
and Mrs. William 2. Osgood Field VIII feiA---A
Elm Court the Sloane place at LehoN'
Mrs. Foxhan Keene. who has been staying with her
father Frederick NJ. Lawrence. at Baysloe' LONG
Island has left town for Newport to spend It"
weeks with Mr. and Mrs Edwin D. Morgan
Edward N. Taller has left town for Richfeld
Springs.
Mrs. Henry A. Barclay and Miss Clara Wright
Barclay are the guests of Mrs. ]. Stevens Ulnlan
at Bar HarbOr. Me-
Mr.. and Mrs Louis E. ShIpman are at their coun-
try place at Cornish, n. H. more or less quaran-
OF WnoOplDS Cough Will "A4AOH
their little daughter and also Louis Shipman are at
present afflicted
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Scott Burden have taken
house in East 18th street for the autumn and win
ter season and will take possession on their return
from Newport
Mrs John L Waterbury has Joined the American
colony at Aix-les-Bains
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Drexel and Mr.. end Mrs
Robert Goelet have arrived In Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Gourlay Thatcher have
gone to Bar Harbor. Me- MIR. and Mrs 8 Oakley
VanderpoeI jr-, have also arrived at Bar Harbor-
Colonel and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson are ex-
pected to arrive here to-day from Europe on the
Cedric.
Mrs Frederick Martin Davies sailed yesterday on
the Kaiserin- Among others on board were
Mr. and Mrs Forrest Pratt Lindley, who had been
married the previous evening In the Church OF
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A JUST TRIBUTE TO A GREAT MAN.

From Mr. Ralfours speech on voting bounty to
Lord Cromer
We have before in the case OF Egypt the fruits
of the work of one great man. which stands out as
isolated as remarkable and as singular work or
genius S the sudden gories OF some great
military triumph II is separated from the ordinary
work OF even the greatest OF that great race or
civil servants who have served abroad by special
characteristics which render ii matter for differ
amply justify the course the government have taken
on the present occasion Within quarter of CEN
fury he has raised Egypt from the lowest pitch OF
social and economic degradation, until IL stands
among Oriental nations absolutely alone its pros
perity, financial and moral There is no triumph OF
civilization to which Lord Cromer has not con-
tributed in the course of that twenty-five years
lectual or moral-he has furthered. and he left
Egypt the other day able to look back upon ad-
ministration longer oenefcent. the results OF
which are clearly and obviously apparent
all who have eyes TO and TO hear, than
perhaps be boasted of by any of those
great predecessors who in in other
countries have carried out great cviliZing work
among nations who could not rise TO the level of
those whose lot II has been TO govern. He has dealt
the situation but he has dealt with other difficult
ties arising out of the peculiar International posi-
ton in which Egypt found Itself through nterna-
tonal jealousies. through the presence OF a large
number of highly civilized and highly qualified
Europeans. who did not look position in
Egypt with wholly friendly eye-he has dealt
with all these difficulties successfully. a manner
which has earned the admiration and gratitude of
the Egyptian people, and which is well deserving OF
some distinguished mark of the gratitude which
this House and the country cwo to ono OF the
greatest OF their servants.