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New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
I NATION Of FINANCIERs.

The notion held in some places tnat hhdhce 10
a dull subject. which interests as 1e" pFrsohS
as does AssyriolOgy and which as rev peIsoi'
nretend TO understand as read the cunelform III
scrptiOns is upset by the experiences Vi MI
Dumont Clarke. who has just resigned from the
craftsmanship of the finance committee oi INC
Chamber of Commerce Since the recent crisis
began Mr.. Clarke has been so deluged Win sus
pestions for the reform of the nations S currency
+bat no had 10 choose between nervous prOstra-
tion and retirement from the post which eH-
posed him to such flood of ideas Apparently
currency is the favorite study of the nation
Everybody sits up nights iexcogltatlng plans oi
reform and the chief business of the Postoilce
Department just now is to carry the lucuor'-
tions of the millions of obscure Hamlltons ana
GaIIatins to any and every man and institution
that NAV be supposed to profit by their pertsai
MI Clarke's experience is by no means eXcep
tional The members Of Congress groan uhuer Tue
very task of opening the mail that comes to them
containing the million or more dl1ereht Soiu'loh'
there are to the national problem. and as Con-
gress will hardly think of resigning, like MI
Clarke we venture to say it will pass currency
legislation in self-defence. Every newspaper Is
haing rushed with communications from these
millions. each of whom feels that his Is the
master financial mind of the age and that IL MS
financial plans are not put into effect now the
progress of the world will be delayed about four
centuries.
When we read in Secretary COrtelyous report
Yesterday his simple statement that he had no
pride of opinion about the plan that ought TO
be adopted to give this country serviceabie
currency we set him down at once as an eS-
ceptIonal man. We wish there were millions
more like him with common sense view
But the trouble is are overcrowded Win
statesmen. The American citizen has no false
intellectual modesty. He is not abashed AT the
difficulty of any subject. Has he not attended
the Financial school, of the admired Mr. Com:
Somewhere in his subliminal CONSCIOUSNESS does
he not store the words of wisdom of that
prophpt and teacher. General Weaver. to be
dragged forth for the salvation OF the country
in crises such as these? Has he not sat at the
feet of Mr. Bryan, where the glorious work or
making this nation nation Of financiers has
been kept up 70 this day? The American citizen
is not content with being the American king
He must be the Secretary of the Treasury into
the bargain.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
THE ALABAMA CONFLICI'
Statement from the attorney OF the
Louisville s Nashville.
, - v-ba Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune
s,r. In voir very fair and temperate edito'iai
OF the Goth uIt.. The Alabama IN ''0-'
beInr at a distance, you have overlooheu SUM
features OF the situation here as 10 'ile i'''N''
ton.
The railroads admitted the burden was uPo'
them to show a fair probability of irreparaoie
=, t., 20 .b. o,ora,ion of the statutes were not
or,ofred Dendinc the litigation The state de-
c1ired IN offer any evidence in contradiction 10
the showing made by the railroads on thaI
no,nt Its lawyers admitted that the court III
that state of the case. had nothing TO 90 put
to issue the preliminary injunction from VIII"
they said they did not intend TO appeal Inc
court in its opinion declined TO experiment.
with the rates because the facts stated, as ap-
neared from the experience OF the last TWO
wears which were the best years or the rau-
roads, business showed if the reduced rates-had
been applied there would be no net Income. III
some cases. and in the highest not over 1>s per
cont on the value of the carriers properties III
Alabama devoted TO intra-state traffic
The court referred to the fact that wages had
advanced as well as the cost of most OF the
sunnlies used I'm the railroad business; that
assessments the property OF the railroads
had been very largely increased. and they had
also been subjected to heavy franchise taxes
which was not the in past years; and be-
sides under the Alabama constitution. Sec
ton 243 the power of the Legislature is con-
fined to requiring reasonable and just rates
of freight and passenger tariffs" Under this
section. which bears upon the legislative power.
as well as under the Fourteenth Amendment.
the Legislature has no power to fix other than
lust and reasonable rates. They need not be
confscatory to be unjust or unreasonable.
The legislation at the extra session. which
devoted almost wholly to devising means TO
prevent railroad companies from going into the
federal court or. for that matter. effectively.
into the state courts. has only been restrainsd.
and plenty of time given the commission to put
in an answer and to resist the granting of in
functions pendente lite Neither the cousel for
the railroads, in seeking orders. the court
in passing upon them has run counter to the
policy of requiring "a good showing to prevent
the suspension enforcement of the rates for
which this legislation provides. The railroads
will be badly hurt If these rates enforced
now. while If they lose the cases. shippers and
passengers secured by ample bonds.
GEORGE w. JONES,
District Attorney l. & n. r.. r. Co
Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 4. 1907.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
About People and Social Incidents

OF guests at dinner tonight TO NEE. IT,
commander and Mrs. Archibald III Davi. .rs1
ter formerly Miss Daisy Cotton. who o. 'e a ia1-
city for few days as the guests - "a, @ 'he
Francis Cotton, the father of Mrs Davis HeA
Mrs Beekman Winthrop wife of The -,
Secretary of the Treasury was at boms gnss
ternoon to a large contingent Of society ,l az
Elizabeth Oliver was with her
Miss Carol Newberry the guest Of bo-
a luncheon to-day with the Misses Po-tra -
hosts. Miss Constance Hoyt. Miss Marion Tor,.-
Miss Marie Won Paumgarttea. Miss Frances c,ols~
borough and a number of other girls were \, -
party.
Mrs. Garret A Hobart, widow Of vice-Prasiss.
Hobart. who spends the greater part Of the ur,-
ter in Washington. will come to the canitat =
January 10 be the guest of Mrs. NJ A. Harra
Mrs. Hobart will arrive in time to join Mrs Ham,
as assistant to Mrs. Fairbanks at her New Ysar,s.
reception Mrs. Hanna will have as her gusxs..
next week Dr. and Mrs Frederick Peterson. 30
New York and tomorrow Daniel Hanna win. h.
the guest of his mother and will attend the Grid
iron dinner.
Associate Justice Moody. of the Supreme Carr,
and Representative Gfnett entertained small. .at,
ner party tonight.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
PRESS AGENTS AND TIE PANIC


As people naturally forego luxuries rather
than necessaries, 1t was TO have been expected
that the recent panic and its after effects would
drive many a poor press agent into the dark
est recesses of despair and brain fever. Being
a purveyor Of dspensable pleasures, such rs
fashionable resorts, pianists and chorus girls,
the press agent is the first to discover that a
depleted purse somehow makes the heart grow
cold and unrespOnSiye toward the usually Sc
ductiye seaside hotel and coquettish chm
teuSe. Rumor has it that in New York City
alone jobs vainly being searched for begged
and cursed by nearly three thousand mas
fers and servants of dramatic art, its branches
and twigs Confirmation of this is found In the
desperate activity of the press agents. only the
other day one of them sought TO swell the box
office receipts by having fair actress adver-
tse a liberal reward for the return of IL lost
bottle containing her picked vermiform appen-
dix. And now find that other branches Of
industry are feeling the painful pinch of cir
cumstance.
The press agent of Atlantic City. it is alleged
has found radical measures advisable pre-
sumably because of the money stringency. 1t
no longer suices to the highways and
byways for patronage: the great salt sea must
be searched. According to the schedule. five
thousand fish have been turned loose in the
deep there to boom the famous Jersey coast
resort Each fish wore on its caudal fin d
brass tag setting forth the glories of Atlantic
City and also offering cash reward to the
person catching the bearer Whether the press
agent believes or not that the welto-do have
put TO sea to escape the financial storm on land
nobody knows. Stern Puritans on shore are
less concerned with his conjectures than with
the painful fact that hard times have led him
into the paths of sin. Notwithstanding the
authoritative declaration recently made by u
galaxy of eminent educators and moralists that
n trustee has no right to bind his Successors
for all time to any definite policy or practice
the Atlantic City press agent has gone and done
otherwise. He has bound all future Atlantic
City press agents TO pay cash rewards fer the
return of brass tags; say all future press
agents. inasmuch hundreds of the ticketed
fish will long escape the nets and hooks of
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

IFrom The Tribune Bureau J
Washington Dec S-The Ambassador from
Austria Hungary returned to washington thls
morning from New York, where he went 10 at-
tend dinner given by number OF HunSarlahs-
Baron Ambrozy, counsellor of the embassy ac-
companied HIM.
The Ambassador from Japan. who Is reurlhs
from his post here, and Fiscountess Aoki wiz
probably leave Washington about December H.
They have been popular socially in Washington
and their generous entertainments VIII De re-
turned next week by a number OF dinner parties
planned in their honor
baroness Moncheur. wife of the Minister from
ReIsfun1 has returned to Washington from lux
edo where she went to visit Mr. and Mrs Pferre
Iorillard at Keewaydin-
Mr. Janssens the new attache OF the beisidh
location has arrived in Washington
The second secretary of the British Embassy anu
Mrs George Young invited a party or guests 'o
meat AT dinner tonight Sir Courteney Peresrlhe
IIbert the father OF Mrs. Young. for whom they
a1so entertained last night. With them to-hie"l !
u,ere the counsellor OF the japanese Embassy anu
,sr,e Mivaoka: Mrs. Hobson. the Hon. Niiia I'd
Sbu+telvortb who is guest for the "lh'ei y,
,h military attache of the British EMBASSY anu anu
~. Hon. Mrs James. and Mr. and Mrs FrederlcA
Keep.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE..
rFron The Tribune Bureau.1


washington Dec. 6.-The President this evening
entertained at dinner the following guests; Ciyoe
Metcalf Harley Metcalf. John Osborn, Thomas Us
horn John NJ Parker, Major Amacker. MI fesey'
Surgeon General Rixey. Postmaster General Meyer,
Assistant Secretary Bacon, Secretary Loeo Hiiioru
pinchot Representative Ransdell- j. NJ Dickihsoh'
Colonel Cecil Lyon and Captain Fttzhugh Lee
The President accompanied by Professor Branoer
Matthews. who is his guest. spent part OF thiS
morning at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
The members of the Republican National CON-
mittee called at the White House this afternoon
to pay their respects to the President After the
reception the committeeman were pnotograPneo
with the President under the White House por.ieo.
President Roosevelt gave reception In the East
Room this afternoon to the visiting delegates u
the Rivers and Harbors Congress
Other callers at the White House Included sen
ators Frye Johnston, Warner. Clapp ana McLau
rim: Representatives Davenport, Magulre' beue'
campbeI Foss Lamar and Fitzgerald; Governor
Conner of Alabama: Pearl Wight. OF New orieei'''
who is to become Internal Revenue commissioner
about the first OF February; Frank B kehoss anu
Samuel Watts an octogenaran banker or Le"iS-
town. Penn.
The Cabinet met at II a. m. and remained III So
sion until 12:45 D. m.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
rHE NEWS THIS MORNING.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft arrived in Berlin
and will sail from Hamburg to-day Ior ore me
drowned in the sinking of the Brazilian coast
ING steamer GuaSca- - The French forces 1T
Algeria made the first move TO punish the beh!s
Nassen tribesnen. Japan thanked PresI-
dent Roosevelt for the recommendation in his
message in regard TO its exposition. -= Ihe
development of Hokkaido, Corea and Manchu-
ria to give employment to japanese was urged
to solve the emigration question. =- A Brit
ish turbine torpedo boat destroyer made new
record for her class by steaming 35.952 knots
DOMESTIC.-The Republican National Com
rnttee met in Washington and elected Harry S.
New chairman. after which the members called
on President Roosevelt at the White House ex-
pecting statement on the third term question,
but none was made; Chicago appears likely TO
get the national convention. == The National
Rivers and Harbors Congress adjourned after
adopting resolutions faVoring broad ana hp-
eral policy in the improvement of inland water
WAYS. - Secretary Cortelyou accepted bids
for So5 5aD0eD1 Panama Canal bonds
average price of 103. 60 President Roosevelt
entertained a number Of his hunting compan-
ions at dinner at the White House. bear meat
being served. - Miners estimated to be at
least three hundred and probably five hundred
more entombed by an explosion in
mines Nos. and s of the Consolidated Coal
Company, MonOngah. W. Va, and practi-
cally no hope is held out that they will be res
cued alive - The Fort Pitt National Bank
of Pittsburg was closed by the Controller Of the
Currency at the request Of the directors.
CITY.-Stocks closed heavy after early
strength ~ Grover Cleveland discussed in
surance at the annual meeting Of the Associa-
tion Of Life Insurance Presidents. - The
Public Service Commission issued orders 20 all
railroad and lighting corporations to report on
their holdings in other companies. =- Stuy
vesant Fish in replying to Cornelius Vanderbilt
said unlike his great gra andfather. he not a
railroad man The District Attorneys
Office slIbpoenaed members of the Philadelphia
syndicate and the Thomases TO give testimony
regarding the Provident Savings Life Assurance
Society. -- The Board of Estimate decided to
halt progress temporarily on work estimated to
cost 1922 00O 000 - II was said the Sunday
closing law would bring New York the first
puritanicaI Sunday in years. - AdJutant
General Henry as a witness before the Vain
wright commission, testified regarding contracts
for national guard uniforms
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 40
degrees; lowest, "a
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
JAPANESE RELATIONS,

The japanese government strongly and ex-
plicitly reaffirms the anti-emgration policy
which was credited 10 Ii in these columns on
November - last in general and in particular.
All emigration 10 the United States and TO Can
ada is TO be strictly limited within bounds
which make il quite inconsiderable. As we
then said the companies which have been max
ing profits through the promotion of emigrat ton
protest vigorously but vainly against this pol
icy- The government is resolute. Even angry
denuncations are of no avail. The government
will not consider compromise. And il makes
1t entirely plain that it means TO enforce the
law in letter and in spirit Practically. there
will be no more Japanese emigration TO these
shores.
The reasons for this extraordinary action are
chiefly two. One is that Japan wants her
workingmen TO stay at home 10 settle in
territories directly tributary TO Nippon, such
as Corea and Manehuria. That desire is easily
10 be understood and is instinct with sound
political and industrial sense The other reason
is Enthusiastically limited at 10y the circumstance
that it was the japanese Minister for Foreign
Affairs who met and answered the emigration
agents who protested against the new law.
Japan earnestly and sincerely desires to please
her ally and her traditional first friend, Great
Britain and the United States. On the letter
and in the spirit of her treaties with these
countries she could undoubtedly insist upon an
open door for her emigrants, the for
those from all other lands. But she consid-
ers the good will of these countries valuable
asset, and she proposes, with admirable tact
10 confirms that good will 10y waving her treaty
rights so TO conform with their desires.
The same friendly disposition is manifested
i'm the change Of diplomatic representatives ar
Washington. 1t now appears that Niscount
Aoki is 10 leave Washington for good, and to
be succeeded there by Baron Takahira. But
that means no change of policy or of relations
yiscount Aoki is we'll known to have desired
TO be relieved Of his duties at Washington
which were more arduous than he anticipated
and which Were burdensome 10 man of his
years. He is succeeded by Baron Takahira
xho had mary years OF experience In another
capacjty al Washington and in New York, who
r. pre-eininentiy IN touch with America and
Americans and wi o VIII unquestsonably main
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
ETERNAL FLAMES FROM NATURAL GAS
Oil Gusher Discovered on Site Of Ancien.
Zoroaster Temple Near Baku.

Baku. Dec "a new oil gusher. giving ten thou-
sand barrels a day, has been opened az Surakhant
ten miles from this city IL is the site Of an
ancient temple dedicated at time 10 a cult Of
fire wOrshppers- The discovery indicates that tne
eternal flames that burned at the altar were
maintained by natural gas
This discovery opens a possibility OF tapping
oil strata in region forty times larger than the
present one. The new strata includes part OF tns
bed Of the Caspian Sea and takes IN the so-eaIed
Sacred Isle where EOrOaster the founder OF tne
Perso-Iranian national religions preached the arg
cult. ZOraster iourished abou, four hundred years
before Christ
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07

6sbarmen while other hundreds. devoured py
vagrant shark or sea turtle, will be carried
Jonahwise to the antipodes. Centuries a1ter Tue
panic has passed and the value or the ao'ei-
tisement sunk to zero Poynesian fishermen may
bob up with tags and claim their reward Win
compound interest at ) per cent III very
large number of tag bearers remain at iarge ioi
a generation Atlantic City's future may DE nea'
ily mortgaged. If the villains who cauSeu 'ne
recent panic chance to read these lines they VIII
surely blush TO think that their misconduct mas
caused an honest, pure minded press agent 'hu'
to f1out contemporary morality.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who viii Sai to-day ''
Europe are:
THH ST LOUIS FOR SOUTHAMPTON
Nsr and Mrs II Barker u r Taft
Mr. and Mrs A n Forlvce Nrs. 4 Ogiivie-
Mrs. William Gray Richard Churchill
Mrs. Huger Pratt.
THE CARMANIA FOR LIVERPOOL
]. H Bell. James A. kIchnoha'
A F. Mcclure. +. a EulL
J + McKim Alexander Mcseley-
Mr.. and Mrs James Thorn
THE MINNEHAHA. FOR LoNpON
Mr. and Mrs + : Baker Arthur X. Morris . nan.
MIR. and Mrs NJ. X. Cobb. Mr. and MS EU
and W. Henry ham.
Robertson.
rt1E, RrI-E,-FtER FOR HAMBURG-
NJ, ~. -, fN~s Francis Holden
NJ and Mrs N : Greene Mrs. W + THcket
Mr.. and Walter p Miss iteiI's''~ So
Rice - ~-xpfES
THE FHif-pf'icn I'll, w " NJ and Mrs ; waks"A'
Borslam; o.. ,s sherw0GMS nv, Mrs Earl NJ R0s
MIR, and Mrs. F. Lewis Ne srs and Mrs. W P Ne'a'
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r DOno- ton ,f-s F. II. L0ssN
MI HH@
William Porter Allen.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
DINE ON BE1R NEAT.
President Entertains Hunters at the
White House.

Washington. Dec 6.-Presideut Roosevelt en-
tertained at dinner tonight number Of bear
hunters from the Louisiana canebrakes. The
guests included Give and Harley Metcalf. Of
Greenville. Miss. famous bear hunters: John and
Tom" Osborn. John VI. Parker Major Anacker.
Mr. Vasey. Surgeon General Rixey. Postmaster
General Meyer. Assistant Secretary Bacon. Sec
retary Loeb Clifford PinChot. Representative
Ransdell. of Louisiana; J. VI. Dickinson. Colonel
Cecil Lyon and Captain Fitzhugh Lee Bear
meat was served.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
AFTER THE MONEY CRISIS.

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir Now that the so-caed money strngency
Is improving apparently. and Wall Street has been
enabled retain its lockcd-up funds. witness
"a fast and furious manpulative rise in stock mar
ket values. This is precisely what might be
pectei the great majority of actual cash reserve
is held by the large Wall Street banks and is en-
ployed three-quarters of the time to aid illegti-
mate stock speculation to the detriment Iegti-
mate business demands. This is what occurred
yesterday. GEORGE n. WILLIAMSON
New York. Dec. ), 1907
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07

tain the same dignifed policy which has peeh
characteristic of his predecessor-of loyaity "
his own country and AT the same time OF lIlenu
illness to America-the two attitudes Delns quite
congruous and compatible. In the lace Oh ouc"
conditions those who would conJure up Tue
ghost of crisis or of anything untoWaru III
AmericO-JapaneSe relations would be quite ca
pable of discovering a large. commodious ana
numerousIy tenanted mares nest behind the
nearest blackberry bush
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
SUCCESSFUL MoRMoNs IN MEXICO
From Modern Mexico.

AS farmers the Mormons excel anything I'm Nov
leo. Their apples and pears and uther decdmSs
fruits equal to the best in the Initial stnt
They raise wheat. corn and vegetables and snenSd
alfalfa. NPe'iuu
the colonists art preparing to put in a dam on the
Casas Grandes River, whence they will rrn a ., naI
TO six natural reservoirs, which will iulDound tba
flood waters of that river rrigate fifteen tbo"
sand acres of the beautiful plain of that coInov
and Nuevas Casas Grandes. These reservoirs pseS
for the same purpose by some prehistoric people
have capacity to impound water enough to ;rrir,s.
forty thousand acres of land II they had IL 's1-o
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07

The Congressional Library, according to the
Librarian of Congress- has attained third place
in size among the libraries Of the world thahhs
to large and valuable acquisitions during 'ie
last year The proper way to measure hbrarieS
however is not by the length of shelves or run
ming feet of volumes. but by the character oi
the books and the extent to which they are
proftably used Ranked according to these
standards. the Congressional Library prooaoiy
has legitimate claim to first place. ana VIII
continue to have it until the great new library
of New York City has been running score vi
years.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
MAYER-FooTE WEDDING CHANGES

Morristown. y. J. Dec 6-The death OF Henry
o. Havemeyer has caused a change IN the plans
for the marriage Of Miss Natalie FOOte, daushte'
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert DumOnJ FOote. and JonH
Mayer jr.. 4 nephew of Mr.. Havemeyer- MISS
FOOte and Mr.. Mayer were 10 have been married u
ST. Peters Church the Saturday foiO"hs
Christmas The ceremony vii now be perfornleu
at Spring Brook Farm. the Foote's estate, ana 'H7
invitations will be limited the relatives OF t7
young couple Mr. Maver's mother Miss LA
Blanche Havemeyer a sister of H. o. Havemeyeh
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
MRS. CARRIERS BAGGAGE ATTAe'''

IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune, - Sortop
Pittsfeld. Mass. Dec 6-Edith IN, N cor IS 70
stenographer. has caused an attaehis.; lie csrtsf
be placed on the baggage of MIS- - once re-
who played '.Du Barry here. Inc ~,s,ms tsse
ceipts were tied up. Miss Norton ,,,tl,sr bos
days pay for work play os 'oA''
which Mrs Carter Is to prodace-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
PeARY HEAD OF EXPLORERS 0

Commander Robert E. Peary was 's, meeting.
dent of the Explorers Club AT the al..- cub
held in the engineers part OF the EN7 '-S svsnins
Building No. 20 West S9th street. -, arche-
Marshall III. Saviile. professor ~ 80. president
oloey at Columbia was elected nrst w ,rssidenL
end pgGlsss0T psary IA was IN and professor s'
presided.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
DREAM OF A LYNN WOMAN.

Lynn. Mass, Dec. 6.-With the 500 saved up by
years OF hard work in shoe shop. Mrs. Flora
Defosse, widow of this city. hopes to secure her
share of the $65 900 600 estate left by the last Duke
of Gramont of France. OF whom she says she is
lineal descendant. This estate is in the
hands OF the French government.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
KING OSCAR LOSING STRENGTH.

Stockholm. Dec "a bulletin issued this
Ing by the physicians in attendance upon King
Oscar showed that no essential change in the
monarchs condition had taken place during the
day except that his strength again decreasing
His temperature 99.S6 and his pulse so and
fairly strong, but irregular.