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New-York tribune., 1907-12-13

HE followers had no responsible part in the
abduction i'll treatment and peril OF oeath u
which an American woman was subjected III
Macedonia for purposes of sordid gain. Again.
while Americans sympathiZe WIN CHRISTMAS
contendipe, against Turkish oppression, they
feel no particular inspiration toward sSHp"
thizing with one Christian tribe which perse
cutes another for purely political reasons. ana
that in the presence of the common Mosiehi
enemy A union of all Macedonian Chrlstiahs
AGAINST the Turks might appeal to American
svmnathy The spectacle of bulgarian thflS-
,tians robbing. outraging and murderihs ''reeh
or Rumanian Christians eXciteS chiefly repro
hation and disgust The claims OF bulgaria
,,,op Macedonia are not so obviously superior
10 those of Greece or Servia as to enlist Amer
lean or other impartial support BORIS Sara
foff in the part of another lskanuef, "aSlh7
omen and implacable war against the Ottoman
Turks. might have been heroic hgure whose
fall the world would have mourned. But waS-
ine, secret campaign of incendiariSm and
murder against all Macedonian Christians VINO
wouId not favor Bulgarian domination, he rose
no higher than the rank of a sordid partisan
brigand
That his death will have any material effect
rnon the troubled progress OF affairs IN tne
..Iumber Room of Europe is not to be ex-
nected Doubtless the work of committees
will proceed under other leadership, much aS
If has gone on under him. Balkan affairs have
not figured conspicu0usly in news in this couh-
fry for some time past but those who watch
them carefully know that they are now IN
critical state involving issues far Tanscendlng
in moment any operations Of bulgarian com
mittees" or creek bandits. The actual CRISIS
NAV be averted or postponed for time, but
that will not be because of or in spite OF or III
any way connected with the murder or BORIS
Sarafoff. though of course his deeds have TO
some degree contributed TO the final preclplta-
ton Official statistics show that from April
to September 80, in the district of florlna
with population of only 44OOO, there were
135 murders. The majority of the victims
were Bulgarans slain by Greeks. Since oc-
tober / the Bulgarians have been having their
innings. and have burned Greek villages and
slaughtered their inhabitants wholesale In the
presence of such conditions the protests ana
renlonstrances of the British government and
other governments are well founded, and reply
that these things are being done not with but
against the wishes of Bulgaria and Greece fails
to produce conviction.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
STPEFTCAR REPAIRS.

The order of the Public Service Commission
directing that q thorough examination be made
into the condition of the surface railway rolling
stock and that all the be put into first class
repair is in line with the commissions general
policy, thus far disclosed TO make the most Of
the existing rapid transit facilities. According
to the police most of the delays in surface trac-
ton are due to the bad condition of the Metro
politan Street Railways cars. These are in a
chronic state of disrepair, so that blocks are
frequently occurring from the blowing out Of
fuses and the breakdown of other sorts Of equip
ment- If the cars so the police say, were put
and kept in a first class state of repair delays
would be less frequent and the cr0wding and
tanning incident to them would be lessened
This statement of the police is said to be borne
out by the Investigations Of the commissions
engineers.
The methods of high finance not merely de-
prived the public of adequate facilities for get
ting to and from work. but such facilities as
were provided were not kept in condition. Econ
omies pracised all along the line for the benefit
of the insiders prevented the adequate repair Of
streetcars themselves. The first step toward i'm
proving conditions in surface traffic is the ere
pair of the rolling stock. The question is in the
hands of the receivers, over whom the commits
sion has no authority: for although when the
commission was appointed it said that it
would exercise the police power of the state
over public service corporations, it speedily
found that the managers Of the local surface
system had left on its hands not police but
a hospital case
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
OF historic SITES.

The rescue of Fraunces's Tavern from sordid
Uses and the restoration of 1t TO something like
its original aspect, with view to reverently
preserving it forever n patriotic and historic
memorial and the gift Of the site Of old Fort
Lee on the Palisades TO the national government
for similar preservation are to be unreservedly
commended with some regret that a like course
could not have been pursued respecting some
other landmarks which have now entirely van
ished or have been despOiled beyond all pOssi-
bility of restoration. Rich as it is in historic
sites New York cannot well afford to neglect
to lose any of them. fine monument marks
the scene of the Maryland troops heroism
In the battle of Long Island, bearing the words
of Washington in praise of their valOr What
an interesting contrast would be presented by
monument on the spot where, just little later,
Washington threw his hat upon the ground and
stamped upon it in his rage, bearing the wrath
full denunciatiOns which he then aimed at the
c0wardioe of some OF his men.
The work is. however. only half done, and
that the less important and precious half, when
the building is saved the site marked. 1t is
not sufficient merely to preserve the material
memorials of great men and deeds These
things are after all nothing but earth and brick
and stone What is essential is that we should
enter into the spirit of them and cherish an
appreciation Of their significance. Fraunces's
Tavern is not merely a landmark of historic
incidents 1t is inseparably associated with the
man who made it famous, and its chief value is
as Il constant reminder of his virtues and
especially of the virtues which he there exem-
plifed. Nor can the preservation Of Fort Lee
serve a better purpose than reminder of
and a warning against the vices which made
Boiling Water peril and actual detriment
to the country which he pr0fessed to serve.
Men too much forget, or too much misrepre
sent, their iustrious predecessors. Washington
would not acknowledge authorship of his Fare
we'll Address in the distorted paraphrases Of it
which have passed current in our times. Jeffer-
son woIld be astounded and indignant at the
policies ard practices which have been put for
ward in his name. Even the name of Lincoln. so
little removed from the present day, is used TO
conjure with by political mountebanks, and his
authority is invoked for that which he would
have abhorred. The study of great men of the
past is profitable. but it should be honest and
truthful and conducted with view to ascer-
tanning just what they really stood for. We
not compelled to be their followers, to adopt
their names as significant of our policies and
practices: but if we do so we should at least
be honest and just 10 them. 1t is poor tribute
to Oay TO great 'oan TO raise monuments and
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
JEFF DAVISs MAIDEN SPEECH

Senator JEFF Davis, of Arkansas, who has
always been able TO appear equally at home as
2 statesman either in the polished political cir
cles of Little Rock or out among one-gallus
hill billies.'' tried 10 look like statesman in
Washington and missed on his first attempt
If be had come TO the national capital simply
as hill billy" orator, if he had done what
be had promised his constituents to do and
walked down the middle aisle of the Senate
chamber in his stocking feet and waved his
boots in the face of the presiding officer he
would have fully rewarded the curiosity of the
galleries. But he tried TO leave Little Rock as
far behind in Washington as in Little Rock he
used TO leave the hill country Out in Arkansas
be won considerable fame and influence by re
tusing TO wear a collar. In Washington he
wears collar. That is the trouble with his
Oratory. He is trying to do as the Romans do
and the fashions of the capital very far
from being second nature TO him. To d man
who is used 10 the laughter and applause of a
responsive crowd the silence with which he was
received IN Washington. even by the galleries.
must have been crushing.
His "trlst busting" speech had doubtless been
heard many times down in Arkansas, except
THAI in Washington he gave il a refined and
statesmanlile touch suitable 10 the historic
hall in which il was delivered In Arkansas
reinforced by his personal prestige and inten-
sitied by the unanimous response in his hearers
breasts. il seemed if such oratory would be
the nations salvation from the economic Derils
which threaten her. IL seemed almost treason
TO keep pent up in Arkansas this deliverer
whose presence in Washington meant so much
for the country In Washington. where there
has been an immem0rial procession of trust
busters" there was no interest in what he said
nor. after few words showed that he had
Elected 10 be fairly conventional. even I'm the
way he said IT. In Arkansas il he had said in
his i:Epassioned way. = hate tie smell OF coal
oil Petroleum makes me sick" tie whole state
would have risen to protect its heros gorge
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
AmusementS.

ACADEMY OF s,rrsIc-s.l5-The Lion and the Mouse
tI<HAMERA-2-s-kaudeN
ASTOR-S.l5-Ton Jones
fEI-ASCO-s.l5-The Warrens OF Nhs1ia-
sERKELEy-S-3 -30-Candida-
nJoU-s .2o-A Dolls House
;LANEY' .l5-Fra DaFoio.
sRoADWAY-s.15-The Round Ip
.ASINO-s.ls-The Gay White way
FRTTFRION-S.2O-The Morals OF hafcos
aAI.Y'S-s:I5-The IanceTs-
oFWEY-2-s-KaudeVille.
EDEN NI-SEE,-World IN Wax
sNPIPEs.2o-My Wife
txPPICsK- S-3O-The Toymaker OF Nurehoe's'
Crevette
sQTHAM-2-S-Vaudev1ne .. 4, N -
AK CENTRAL, PAI.ACE-lo a m " - -
National Boat and Engine ShO~-
sACKFTT-s:f5-Th Witchfng Hour
sENA5FPSTFIN'S-2- -2-S:15-NaudeV.lr -. r-,,,.e,
5FPsTD SQUARES I5-The Girl Behino 'h9 TTour
PP0TR0kiE-2-s-The Auto Race aho 'H'
srrTlsON~s .2o-The Chorus LADY x,-r
Ys-JCR FRROCHFR-s :15-The Talk OF New i0'h-
.JPFRT-Y-s rs-O'Nein Of Derry
.YCFITN-s :30-The Thief
.yPTC-s.ls-The Outlaw
Ss yF-STTC-e -l5-The Top @ th' Worio
- aSTIATTaN OPERA HOUSE r-,a7ende
6FTROPoITTAN OPERA HoCSk@-o-Dei
Hoisnder ,,o--- widow
.,r-rv HeFeK-9-s. .3a-AGvanced NaudeNliie-
isx-oy s.I5-Tha Man Of the Hour 49,,
FT-T-YZrF-S ANT-s:I5-A Grand Army N,ai
4apagO>lIT HATI--2-S- -3n-Aoncer'-
,.IT A c-E-.S-e.15-The Hoyden-
E-r-ST FND-s-Old Homestead
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13

Washington quite Indifferent to his rhe-
torical distress.
Still we think, all in all, that the new Sen
ator has chosen the better way IN wearing
COLLAR and not shaking his boots before the
Vice Presidents eyes. Hill billy oratofy
would have furnished just one sensation anu
that would have been the end OF IL. by
trying to behave like a conventional Southerh
statesman NJ Davis will succeed finally II lie
has anything worth saying, in making pidce
for himself and gaining influence IN the Selid'e'
if he has nothing 10 say he Will AFTER le"
failures to attract attention by strenSlh ol nis
voice lapse into the obscurity which must ehsuli
rost members of the Senate Jeff Davis, the
"hill bIIies' hero could never have cut any
real figure in the Senate, and he had SENSE
enough to know it. But we wonder Dy "na'
process the utterances of this new "aShinS''u
statesman will be transmitted for the nome
foI,,s who have been waiting to hear him with
hated breath into the familiar bolsterousheSs
which they know so well and love so fonoiy'
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
A SLAYER SLAIN.

There will be varied sentiments and COM
ments upon the death of Boris Sarafof. To
some he will seem martyr, fallen in holy
cause To others his end will seem an eXem-
plihcation of the warning that they that take
the sword shall perish with the sword Nor
will there be lacking those who will feel sat
isfaction in their riddance of man whom they
regarded as monstrouS malefactor. Certainly
it is not surprising. and it can scarcely be reck-
oned inappropriate. that whose trade
and practice for years had been assassination
should himself fall beneath an aSSasSin's hand.
There is no doubt an interesting question, COM
mended TO psychological pathoogists, concern
ing the extent to which such men as he. or
ordinary rules person who in childhood
sees his parents tortured to death and who
grows TO manhood amid scenes of almost daily
outrage and murder is not likely to possess a
very strong sense of the sanctity of life espe-
caly of the lives of those who have been com
mitting these atrocities. From a Charlotte Cor
day to a Balthasar Gerard. from Il Tell TO q
CzclgosZ, the range is almost immeasurable:
vet eli within its compass are assassins
Americans have never, since the heroic DAYS
Of Schuyler and MacGahan. failed in sym-
pathy with the oppressed peoples of the Balkan
Peninsula. But there have been reasons con-
vincng and imperative. for their lack of gen.
eral sympathy with Boris Sarafoff and the
movement of which he was the active head
For one thing they have iaudable prejudice
against the abduction of women. and they have
never yet heen convinced that this man and
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom Th, Tribune Bureau.I


washington, Dec. 12.-dr. and Mrs. William Cor
coran Eusts opened their ballroom in Corcoran
House. Lafayette Square. this afternoon for song
recital by Myron Whitney. From 4 TO s o'clock
the great room was filed with persons prominent
in official and resident society. The list of patron
esses, most of whom were present. included Mrs.
Meyer, wife of the Postmaster General; Mime. JUS
serand vvif<. of the French Ambassador; Mrs Rob
ert Bacon Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. William
Sheffield Cowes. Mrs. Willard H Brownson, Mrs
Harriet Blaine Beale Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock,
Mrs John r. Mclean, Mrs. James Pfnchot. Mrs.
Hunt Slater Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs C.
c. Glover and others
Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles returned 10 Wash
ington to-day from her New England country home.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs Carl T. Nogel-
gesang were hosts dinner party tonight on
board the Mayiower.
General John A. Johnston Cretired) and Mrs
Johnston are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. 8. H Van
d. rgrift and Miss Alice Nanderarift, of New York
They gave one of the largest afternoon receptions
OF the season in honor OF Miss Vandergrift to-day
Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs. Tucker received
this afternoon in compliment to Lieutenant Logan
Tucker and his bride OF few days. Mrs James
Mcmillan wife of the late Senator. also received
large contingent Of the social world this afternoon
to meet her granddaughter. Miss Grace Jarvis
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
TIE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
fFrnrn The Trih11ne Bureau.


Washington, Dec. 12-The British Ambassador
and Mrs Bryce will have as their guests at the
embassy for several weeks Miss Ashton. the sister
of Mrs. Bryce, who will arrive here on December 20
Baroness Won Sternburg. wife of the German Am
bassador was hostess at a luncheon at the embassy
to-day.
The Mexican Ambassador and Senora de Creel
received several hundred people at the embassy
tonight. The yellow ballroom, where the guests
were received and the entire drawing room floor
showed the Mexican colors carried out in white and
red roses, with green foliage. Sefora de Godoy and
Senorita Godoy wife and daughter of the first sec
rotary of the embassy, and Sonora de Alvarez wife
of the second secretary, with other members OF the
embassy staff assisted the ambassador and Sonora
de CreeI. The Vice-President and Mrs Fairbanks
members of the diplomatic corps and Cabinet and
Supreme Court members were the invited guests
The first resident Minister from Greece. L. A
Corornilas arrived in Washington this morning
Arrangements will be made at once for his presen-
tation to the President. He was formerly consul
general at Salonica. He speaks English in nm
ished manner. He is bachelor.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
WATERWAYS AND WATER WAGONS.

1t is not altogether clear whether or not the
crafty Prohibitionists have secured as an ally
the Pennsylvania Congressman Mr.. Ernest +.
Acbpson. Mr Acheson has introduced In the
House of Representatives resolution doubling
the present internal revenue tax on beer for the
sake of American rivers and harbOrs- Brewers
will doubtless cry that Mr.. Acheson does not
want to deepen waterways so much as to put al!
his compatrios "on the water wagon" and
Mr. Acheson's outspoken disapproval of malt
beverages adds some weight TO this hypothesis.
But the Congressman's historical citations
strengthen the other theory. tax of So on every
barrel of beer did not send the nation scurrying
for seats on the water wagon during the days
of the Spanish-American War tax. and it would
be even less likely TO have this effect now. for
the popularity Of beer has been steadily growing
since that time. In calling attention to this
fact Mr. Achcson proves himself more inter
csted in improving his country than in improv-
ing his countrymen-
His scheme Of raising $a2,000o00 annually for
making rivers navigable by muctng the brewers
of an extra dollar for every barrel of beer they
nut on the market is not tyranncal as 1t
sounds OF course the consumer foOtS the bill,
but he does sG most uncOnSoiOusly. and therein
lies the beauty of the plan. The price of 'sChop-
pen." "stcins~ buckets and aristOCratiC mugs
will remain stationary if the extra tax is inn
posed. but the water meters in the breweries
will do some record breaking registering. while
the collar" viii add TO its stature Not having
accurate statistics on band showing the average
height Of the present collar we hesitate to
say by how much it must be increased to com
pensate for the extra tax But If may as
sume that a wise bartender can make one bar
rel Of beer pass muster ut retail in about 800
normally "cOllared' glasses, 1t follows that
triding increase in the donth of the froth
stratum will fully wipe out the additional as
sessment. If brewers viii only consider the
simple, uncaIculating credulity Of the average
citizen. they will soon be championing Mr..
Acheson's cause. For it is obvious that the bar
keepers plea of higher taxes will persuade 800
men out of every 1000 to endure 10 per cent
increase in the thickness Of the bubble zone.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
NRS. LONGWORTH BETTER,
Operation on Presidents Daughter
Results Satisfactorily.

Washington. Dec 12--Nrs- Alice Longworth
wife of Representative Nicholas Longworth and
daughter of President Roosevelt, was operated
upon for appendicitis shortly after 10 O'Clock
to-day The operation which was performed at
the White House by DR.. Finney. of Johns Hop
kins Hospital Baltimore. assisted by DR.. Sophie
Nordhoff-Jung and Surgeon General Rixey OF
the navy. declared by DR.. Rixey to have
been successful in every particular and TO have
left the patient in excellent condition
The final bulletin of the doctors issued at the
White House at o'clock tonight. said:
Mrs. Longworth has had comparatively
comfortable day. Her general condition IS sat-
isfactory."
At the conclusion OF the operation Mrs Long
worth emerged from the influence of the anses-
thetic in very short time. After exchanging
a few words with Mrs. Cowles. her aunt. and
with her husband she fell asleep naturally and
enjoyed nap lasting two hours Her condi-
ton was such that President Roosevelt felt
little apprehension and did not hesitate TO en-
gage in his afternoon tennis game with AM
bassador Jusserand Clifford Pinchot and AS
sistant Attorney General Cooley.
The preparations for the operation had been
under way for nearly a month. it being known
that Mrs Longworth was suffering from in
cpient Inflammation of the vermiform appendix
She consented cheerfully to undergo the ordeal
and late as last evening. while she was on
diet in preparation for the operation. en-
joyed game of bridge whist at the White
House
President Roosevelt left his office crowded
with callers TO remain near his daughter dur
ing the operation Representative LOngwortn
was also In close call. were the members OF
the Roosevelt family
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
GOlD IN TURKEY GiZZARDS.
N, The washington Herald.

AS Christmas comes on apace and the turkey
problem once confronts persons with lean
and hungry poCketbooks no less than those with
plenty it is pleasant to cootempiate the variety
certain section of Colorado. 1t appears that
certain rural gentleman of Colorado upon opening
the gizzard of his Thanksgiving Day fowl few
weeks ago discovered therein four large gold
beautiful amethyst Subsequent search conducted
among the gizzards of other turkeys on his farm
disclosed more nuggets; quite rich as
the first be sure, but all of paying proportions
AS there are no indications of gold in paying
quantities from the miners point of view. upon
this gentlemans place. it is surmised that the
turkeys gradually accumulate certain amount
of gold dust and silver particles while picking
around among the soil of the farm; that this is,
by some peculiar mechanism inside the fowl,
centrated gradually into nuggets and that they
eventually NAV be extracted from the deceased
turkeys szzards, and converted into cash or clear
ing house certificates according to the state of the
money at the moment, of course.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
Mr.. RIis TO LECTURE ON my NEIeHeoR-"

Jacob A. Riis will lecture under the auspices OF
the League for Political Education My Neign-
bor'' the Hudson Theatre. No. 159 West 4f1h
street. on Saturday morning at Ii O'Clock Ticke'S
may be obtained at the league office, No. y Wes1
4ith street. There will be no lecture the next
two Saturday mornings. John Graham Brooks VIII
begin of five lectures the race probes"
January 4.
Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore will lecture on Mondss
morning at IL o'clock in the league lecture roos-'
No. % West 44th street ON '"The Importance or De
ing Earnest" Leslie Willis Sprague viii lecture
Monday evening $40 o'clock on Mrs hui, ,
phry Ward, and Dr. Merle st. Croix wright WIZ
speak on Tuesday morning Maeterlinck-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
from The Tribune Bureau. ]

washington. Dec. 1.-THE President entertained
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia at luncheon to-
day.
Mrs Nicholas Longworth the Presidents daugh-
ter was successfully operated upon to-day fo- ap-
pendcitis Dr. Finney. of Johns Hopkins Unver-
sftv performed the operation, and assisted by
Surgeon General Rixey and DR.. Sophie Nordhof-
Jung.
Senators Flint and Perkins and Representative
Knowland had conference to-day with the Pres
ident over the postmastership at Berkeley, Cal
MANY of the Presidents callers congratulated
him TODAY for reiterating his nothrd term declar
alton and clearing the political atmosphere
Among the visitors his office during the morn
ing hours Senators Long and Warner, Repre-
sentatves Burton. Fassett. Parsons Foster and
Haves Secretary Garfield. Mayor Johnson of
Cleveland the French Ambassador. Assistant At
torney General Cooley Samuel s. Koenig. Repub-
rcan leader of the 9Th District. New York City
and delegation of Omaha Indians.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
COMPELLING VOTERS TO VOTE.

From The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The State of Michigan is wrestling with the prob
ing the example set by other states of late in
seeking to incorporate into the document new
and strange remedies for civic Ill with which
the body polite is afflicted The initiative refer
endlIn state regulation of corporations and many
other old friends up for discussion. brand
new proposition has been presented in the form
of a provison to punish voters who fail to vote
by fne and imprisonment while all those who
perform the duty of citizenship at the polls are
fo have s3 deducted from their Compulsory
voting has been advocated before, but the honor
of originating the idea of rewarding those who
cast ballots belongs to Michigan. It is an at
tractive scheme and ought TO work well, particu-
IarIy in the rural districts, which sometimes dis
play lamentable indifference TO the necessity OF
.saviug the country every spring and fall