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New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
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New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
4BE4Ry'S REMOVAL SUSTAINED

Jnstice Creepbaum's decision dismlsslng the
.niunctions obtained hv Borough President
Abesrn sustains the Governor In his exercise
of the power of removal The court decided IN
harmony with the dictum Of Chief Judge 'ueh
which we quoted the other day-nameiy' thaI
while the Legislature could not constitu1onaiiy
grant the Governor the right TO remove local
officer arbitrarily il could empower him to re-
move such an officer on charges Of maladmln-
istration and after trial. Such power has been
possessed by the Governor according TO the
statutes. for many years. 1t has appned 10 the
office of Mayor and the old Office of Commis-
sioner of Public Works-places strictly analo-
gous 10 the comparatively new Office of Borough
President 1t is power which has always
been exercised for the benefit of the people. and
as an illustration of how salutary its exercise
NAV be this Ahearn instance is sufficient
It is reported that Tammany intends 10 re-
elect Mr. Ahearn. If it does so 1t VIII he
merely showing again its usual contempt OF
public opinion. Aside from the professional
Tammany politicians, there is probabl no one
in the city who does not feel that Mr.. Ahearn,
because Of his Incompetence and neglect, rlchly
deserved removal 1t will be remembered that
the first official investigation of his conduct
in office was made at the direction of Demo
cratic MAYOR who Is by no means unfriendIy 10
Mr. Ahearn. It was made by the Mayors
Commissioners of Accounts, and their conclu-
sions reflected upon the Borough President as
severely As did Governor Hughes in his order
of removal If Tammany by re-electng MI
Ahearn designs to impute partisanship TO Gov
ernor Hughes in his removal the people will
not forget that be has been tried and found
incompetent by Democratic local adminstra
rion as we'll as by Republican state admin
istration.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau

IFrou The Tribune BureauJ
Washington. Dec l6.-The Mexican AmoaSsaoo'
and Sehora dc Creel were hosts at a dinner give"
at the embassy tonight in compliment to the Sec
retarv of State and Mrs. Root The other guests
were the Secretary of Commerce and LABOR ana
Mrs Straus the Italian Ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches. the Brazilian Ambassador
and Nine Nabuco, Senator and Mrs stephen r.
FIkins the Minister from Portugal the Minister
from Chill and Sehora de Cruz. Luis Anderson.
president of the Central American conference; the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs Rooert 3D.
con- Mr. and Mrs. John W Foster, Mrs John T.
Henderson, Mrs. Nicholas Fish and the counseilor
of the embassy and Nine de Godoy-
The Ambassador from Germany and Baroness
Won Sternburg accompanied by the sister OF the
baroness, Miss Iangham, left Washington this
afternoon for New York. They will remain there
several days
TIL. Ambassador from Brazil and Nine Nabuco
gave dinner at the embassy last night in COM
pnnent to Lieutenant Colonel de Pederneiras
military attache of the embassy. who left wash
tngton to-day for New.York and will sail to-
morrow for a trip to England, Germany ana other
countries. The other guests of the ArnoasSador
and Nine Nabuco were the Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver. Captain and
Mrs Charles s. Bronlwell, the military attache
of the British Embassy and the Hon MIS- James
Major Tanaka. military attache Of the japanese
Embassy; Mrs. Nicholas Fish. Nine Chermont-
wife Of the second secretary; Mile. Nabuco. Major
Fournier. military attache OF the French Embassy
Lieutenant Colonel Jones, Captain Frank Mccoy
and Mr.. do Amorai. counsellor of the embassy
The third secretary of the French Embassy and
viscountess de Martel had dining with them to-
night the naval attache OF the French Embassy
and Nine. de Blanpre, Frau Hebbinghaus. wife OF
the naval attache of the German Embassy; Mr.
and Mrs Theodore Boa1. Mile de Ia Garde. Prince
Koudachef first secretary OF the Russian En-
bassy; Baron Ambrosy. counsellor of the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy. and {. Schubert. a,tachh
of the German Embassy.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
GEN. DODGE GUEST OF IOWA SOCIETY.
Old Soldier and Engineer honored oy
Natives Of His State.

Major General Grenville NJ Dodge. one Q. ~.
hve surviving major generals OF the CIVI wa. va
and formerly chief engineer of the Union F4e'-
Railroad, the route OF which he helped 20 sui'''
was the guest last night OF the Iowa society - -
New York at a reception held In Duryea - ae -
street and Broadway General Dodge is presideh'
of the society. Unlike some other stats soC4e s
the Iowa Society admits TO membership the oa"s
OF Iowa
Among the Iowa men present were Generai Jane H,
s. Clarkson. former Assistant Postmaster s 1e 49,.
C. W. Huntington, general super1nteho1As
Central Railroad of New Jersey; Coonei ..
Swords Samuel Strauss. president OF th9 - -
nercial Advertiser Association; William J. Ho,
aday William Brett Page, George r faiAeA'
c Brown and George =. Brownen
Social customs different here IN We" .S.,.
from those in Iowa: here persons may I'VE a.. -
lives without knowing their next door neie ~,
said General Dodge. And the Iowa Society W. W.
help TO make Iowa's sons and daughters ~
city better acquainted" lie requested .ne ,bs
members of the society 10 aid IN ih're-,.sa ih'reS
membership to five hundred Iowa. ne saiu' -,
much of its success and development TO It's "'"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
4 FRIEND OF THE FINE ARTS.

Every close observer OF artistic affairs IN this
country is well aware of the fact that they are
not administered by the artist alone, but owe
much TO men who often work in the background.
These men, among whom the late Samuel i
Avery shining example. may not paint
pictures or carve statues yet their influence
pr pmotes the production of these things Such
a friend of the fine arts was the late James y
Inglis whose death in London last week must
be deeply regretted by all who knew the man or
were familiar with bis quiet but useful activ-
ities.
As a young Scotchman. seeking bis fortune in
the British capital forty ycArs ago. he entered
the profession of architecture, and In the Office
Of Norman Shaw promised with his gifts TO
prove a worthy pupil OF that distinguished man
lie developed however. special faculty Tor
decoration and presently found his natural
career in association with his couutryman, the
late Daniel Cottier The two young men - {
themselves at once 10 the desigri2s or tine III
reriors and ~ the enrichment OF them Win
beautiful pictures. and when in 1878 they es-
tabshed themselves in this city they continued
10 labor along the same lines. In the embelllsh-
meut of American homes they did great deal
to further the new decorative movement which
engaged the energies of SO many of our archi-
tects and designers. and incidentally they
brought an element OF their own into the rap
idly changing situation. The rooms they
adorned were apt to have a peculiarly warm
and even romantic effect and were at the same
time always marked by certain restraint.
Best of all. these Scotchmcn helped TO IN
crease the vogue in this country of number of
the finest painters in modern Europe Mr.. Cot
tier and Mr.. Inglis. working together, and
afterward Mr. Inglis alone, fostered, as VIII
lam Morris Hunt and Samuel l. Avery had
fostered the taste OF American collectors for
the works Of the Barbizon school. and rendered
even greater service as regards three or four
other masters. 1t was more particularly TO
these connoisseurs that we owed the introduc-
ton into this country Of many of the best can
vases of the great colorist of Marseilles.
Adophe Monticello. and OF those remarkable
Dutchmen the Marlses. hey had. too. keen
enthusiasm for the paintings OF certain Amer
leans notably William Gedney Bunce and Al
bert r. Ryder. In all matters Of art they held
to a high standard. American art suffered a
grave loss in the death Of Daniel Cottler and
has suffered another in the death of James S.
pyIfS
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNTNG.

the administration on the financial question and
Mr. Culberson introduced a resolution calling
for information as to Treasury relef measures
- House: The membership of the Commit
fee on Appropriations was announced oE the
Speaker Both houses voted TO take the
halliday recess from December Il until Jan
uary 6.
EoREJGN-The steamer President Grant. &C
cordine 10 a wireless dispatch by way OF oat'e
Race, has been delayed by rough weatner' S1iu
Secretary Taft may not reach New YORK dh'ii
Saturday - In an allocUtion delivered al
secret consistory in which he created 1our ne"
cardinals. the Pope issued another warnl,lg - -
the rodernists. - warrant was S issuso lI'
London for the arrest of Robert c: Caldwell the
diseredited New York witness in the Druce case
The rolice of Finland arrested a nuiiDeT
of -errorists who were attempting secretly 10
cross the frontier into Russia; documents fouflo
an the prisoners revealed plot asaIst ietlSi e!I
SroIvpin Mulai Haf1g. the Moroccan SUI
ian of the South, was defeated IN battle ny the
Sraghna tribe and forced TO retreat to Morocco
City - DoWager Queen Garcia OF SaNony
died in Dresden Several Deputies were
seriously hurt I'm fight in the Austrian Cham
her Of Deputies between Christian Socialists ana
Ruthenians-
DC,Nf5STTC-The feet OF sixteen battleships
let Hampton Roads for the cruise 70 the Pa
risg Coast - James J. Hill, testifying be
fore The Interstate Commerce C0fnmisslon. SAID
Ia. railroads OF the Northwest had been hdul'
ing lumber at a Joss -= The Italian Embassy
~ Washington has taken measures 20 investi-
gate the recent killing of Italians in Louisiana
cx=iosion in the Yolande coal mine. at Iolande,
Miss - Controller Ridgely. in his annual
report, made public Washington recon-
nended the establishment by the government
Of a central bank of issue and reserve ==
Governor Hughes ar Albany denied that he was
displeased with the Public Service Commission
IN the LIST District - The votes cast at the
last election Were officially canva ssed by the
State Board Of CanvaSsers at Albany. -
BENJAMIN Hadlev, eccentric millionaire died
at Somervile. Mass
CITY-Stocks were irregular at small rlnai
changes. - Justice Greenbaum vacated the
injunction preventing Mayor Mcclellan from
calling meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
TO elect a successor TO Borough President
Ahearn- - Elastic currency was the theme
ot the annual meeting of the National Civic
Federation. - The Charity Organization So
cietv made sweeping criticism OF the medical
administration OF the city's hospitals. The
trial OF A H Smith, vice president of the New
York Central. taken UP with technical tes-
timony On speed limits around curves.
-Four hundred scow trimrners went on strike for
more pay. - II said that Miss Grace
w Lawrence. the young English heress whose
lover was arrested Sunday at the pier would
he deported. - Senator Page said that a
Hughes delegation would be opposed by Par
sons - clew to the slayer of Rorner In
the Park Avenue Hotel vas found in Philadel-
phia- It was tbougSt-
THE WEATHER-Indication for TODAY:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest 40
degrees: lowest, s3.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
THREE PARTIES HOBNOR.
Honor Register Boulton and Regis
fer-eIect Prendergast an Brooklyn.

REPRESENTATIVES Of three parties met under ths
auspices OF the Brooklyn League at the Imperial
in Red Hook Lane Brooklyn, last night. 10 90
honor TO the departing Register. Alfred ! boui-
ton and his successor. William A Prendergast
Mr. Boulton is a leader in the Independence
League and Mr.. Prendergast IS a leading Repnoi-
can Justice w. ]. Carr. OF the Supreme court
"A Democrat. presided and opened the after aih-
ner speaking with praises for Boulton and con-
gratulations for Prendergast- He said tnat 10
hoped Prendergast would have more deeds than
mortgages 20 register
The Republican state chairman. Timothy =
Woodruff said that Bouton had set an example
that be well for al oficehOlderS 10 foiloW
John 5 WhaIen Secretary Of STATE. asked the
diners to their part in securing enough fGnos
for the Registers office. Enough work. ne Saiu'
had piled up In the Registers otice through iaeN
OF funds TO keep two registers busy
Congressman W. VI. Calder also spoke oi the
congestion in the Registers Office He praised
Boulton and expressed the utTnoSz confidence m
PreudergaSt'S ability -.
Gustave ". Thompson. the Deputy Register sNa
that the would be than enough 10 'aAe
care of all the work necessary. il the Register va
allowed TO use them He also spoke OF the iaeA
of fire protection in the Hall Of Records
Mr. Boultop when called upon ssid-
With Mr. Woodruff and many Of his Lsaten,
ants present and the Independence League so weu
represented. there is wanting TO perIe~
our symposiun-Senator McCarren. Here are reP
resentatives OF the elephant, the donkey, anu "
complete the mensg gerie. should have had win
us the latest captive OF the Taulmany tiger NJ
Bouton praised his successor and also GoVello'
Hughes. Mr. Hughess name was appiauded- N'.
Prendergast followed in speech IN wnleh ~
praised Mr.. BouItons work
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
DINNER FOR OLD CLERK
III. j. Storrs Fifty Years IN Citys
Finance Department.

Three e1-Controllers of New York City. Control
Ter Metz and his entire staff down TO the youngest
clerk, and other city officials and we'll known per
sons joined last night In honoring Henry Justus
Storrs the hfteth anniversary OF his service in
the Finance Department. at dinner at the Wal
dorf The former Controllers were Theodore W.
Myers Bird S. Coler and Edward NJ. Grou'- Con
troller Metz presided
Mr.. Storrs has served A clerk under all Of
them There is only who has been on
the citys payrols longer than Mr.. Storrs-Alex-
ander T Campbell. chief clerk in the Corporation
Counsels office. who celebrated his rftieth ami
versary last year. Mr.. Campbell was present at
the dinner Mr.. Storrs. who Is chief clerk in
the Controllers office. Is regarded one OF the
best informed the citys finances He has
served under fourteen Controllers
Controller Metz. who primarily responsible
for last nights celebration in honor OF his subor-
dinate in Ii brief speech paid high tribute TO Mr.
Storrs's ability and fealty TO duty. His predeces-
sors also spoke in warm euloSy OF the veteran
clerks unswerving duty To the city of New York
Mr. StorrS. who sat between Controller Metz and
the Rev NJ. A. Craft. was visibly affected His
voice betrayed his emotions when he began his
speech. The I75 diners greeted him with loud ap-
plause Mr. Storrs said. in part;
Your Kindness shown me this evening leaves me-
almost speechless. II is In accord. howsver With
Office fifty years ago. During that period. from
Azariah G. Flasg to Mr. Metz the present hon,
and csceye M ss @
have deserved a reprimand.
Fifty years Is long period of time. and II
would not be fair TO infct you h. II century
OF "Reminiscences II may be of interest to men
tion however that this December is the Tooth
anniversary OF the passage OF a law defining the
duties OF the Controller, although the ONCE had
been created in lsoi Selah strong having been
elected first Controller September Is. 1907 The
law Of December g. 1907. gave the Controller
salary of 1900 a year and tho City Chamberlain
$500 The Controllers salary raised TO 5000
in 1s17 and IN 1887 1t was 5000. December. 1857.
was a month of great events. The banks of New
York City gave a good example TO the banks OF
the present day by resuming specie payment of
their own accord and handing out their boarded
coin.
The colleagues OF Mr. Storrs presented TO him
silver loving cup 1t "a inches high and a fine
example Of the silversmith's art The inscription
on 1t read: TO Henry Justus Storrs. Finance De-
partn,ent, 1sS7-1907. From his associates"
At the speakers table. besides those already men
toned were P. F. MCGOWAN. President of the
Board OF Aldermen; Bridge Commissioner Steven
son. Monsgnor Lavelle. Judge Laconbe. Thomas
NJ. Muiry and Deputy Controllers McCooey and
Phillips. Among others present were Just'ce-elect
Mulqueen and John d. Crin,mins.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17

II would uterpose barrier between the tWo
narts of the remainder of Central America
Guatemala and Salvador might fight as tnev
have done many times, and so might Nicdiaeu
and Costa Rica. but war wonlo nave " oe
confined TO the two states. Neither Nicaragua
nor Costa Rica could fight either Guatemals
or Salvador without violating the nentrai
territory of Honduras 1t Will be gratelu
experience for Honduras thus TO play the pai.
of a modern Ellis, for thus that country WIZ
itself be exempted from danger OF war dt LII"
same time that it both theoretically aud prac
ticaIly exerts potent influence for peace upon
IFS neirbbors. In view of that arrangement
we might wonder that the place Of meeting OF
the International court of justice, of which we
have already spoken at length was nor nAe"
in Honduras instead of Costa Rica-
The crea ton of a Central American UNI
versity. with coordinate departments IN the
various states is another novel ana auspiciou'
device. 1t is not surprising, ana certainly III
no respect incongruous, since our Latll-1Ahiei
lean neiShbors have long ranked second 10 no
other people in the world in their appreclauo"
of high education. However poor the popuiaF
systems of education in some or tnelr coun'ller
n,ar he those whom we may call the ruling
classes almost invariably seek instruction IN
the hest universities of America and Europe :
and Chile now and then some unlettered die
tator hears SWAY, such as Csrrera of Guatemala
distinguished members Of the learned proIes
sions have generally been preferred LOT the
high offices of state. Beyond doubt, co-opera-
tion In education and community OF lntehectuai
life would do much toward uniting tne n'e
states in stronger bonds than any mere pohu-
cal compact could create
Other treaties now completed and about 70 pe
signed provde for general extradition system
uniform among the states; fiscal conventlohS
which spparentIy will establish something Ike
zoIIverein; an international bureau "hlcn
will serve those FIVE srates much as the bureau
of American Republics at Washington serves
all the American states. and an extension or
railroad systems which will provide easy COM
munication among the states and also between
them and the continents lying at the north ana
south OF them-a realization of the grandlose
scheme of an Intercontinental or Three Amer
icas railroad. OF course, the value OF these
treaties will depend upon their faithful obserF-
ance and fulfilment. Toward such consum-
nation we may hope powerful and success1ui
influences will be exerted through the unique
circumstances in which this convention was
called and the place in which it was held Ir
such shall prove to be the case 1t Will De
cause for profound satisfaction TO Mexico ana
the United States.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
THE TALK OF A CENTRAL BANK.

Controller Ridgely in his annual report advo-
Gates a central federal bank to give stability
TO the countsys banking operations and elastic
fty to fits currency. The idea of a central bank
is being discussed with more freedom now than
In many years. for hitherto ii has always been
felt that there was so much popular prejudice
against such an institution that IL might as
well be dismissed from discussion as utterly
imprscticable AT a recent conference in Phil
sdelphia several Of the country's leading bank
ers declared themselves in favor of such a
bank The Wall Street Summary" recently
sent out a circular among bankers inviting
them 10 express their opinions in regard 10
several currency reform plans. with the result
that Of 256 answers received seventy-seven were
for the American Bankers Association plan
of an asset currency TO be issued by the
tional banks and seventy-seven were for
central bank of issue. the rest being scattering.
All Of these circumstances point we glad
70 say. TO decay Of old prejudices and 70
sensible determination to consider fairly the
merits Of systems existing in other nations
and serving those nations well
The recent disturbance seems TO have been
IS Mr. Ridgeiy points out. more bankers panic
than a depesitors panic. The banks began tn
heap up reserves TO guard themselves against
rtins in case their depostors should become
affected with distrust. We have had in the
recent response IN Mr. Ridgely's call upon the
national hanks for reports AZ 10 their condition
soInc indication of the extent 70 which reserves
accumulated. but this response necessarily
throws little light on the question of how much
money boarded by the banks. So great
has been the growth of state banks and trust
companies in Recent years that less than half
of this counirys deposits are i'm the mi
fonal banks la large measure the growth
been due 10 state requirements Regarding re-
serves less rigid than the national require
rnepts In general state banks and trust con-
panies all over the country were in weaker
position wben the trouble began than the ma
fionai banks. and they undoubtedly Withdrew
much more money from circulation
There is no DOUBT that central hank would
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
TIE CENTRAL AMERICAN TREATIES.

The peace conference Of the Central American
states has proved to be more fruitful of profit
than was at first supposed. We commented
the other day upon the interesting and in some
respects novel scheme of international adjudi-
cation which was reported to have been agreed
upon for the settlement of all controversies
which may hereafter arise. Had the conference
achieved nothing more than that il would have
been worth holding. But il now appears that it
did much more. and that some parts of its
work make in measure toward an organic
federal union of those states. No specific men,
tion is made of union-which perhaps is just
as well seeing that union has been tried
many times and so vainiy that direct renewal
of il might well he regarded with more skep-
tcism than hope-but an active and enlightened
cooperation is provided for. which in its effects
may he almost tantamount to confederation.
\ highly interesting feature of the settle
lnnnt is the DECENTRALIZATION of Honduras That
a alole if faithfully respected. would 90 far
toward 7akins wars impossible, inasmuch Is
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17

,,hen mon also inhabited those lands, so tina"
tales of them were naturally interviewer WIN
the early folk tales and Acknowledgements d
the race At any rate. it is well to be cohser-
vative in setting down sheer fancy ana III
vention any legends which are not inherent,
impossible The world for centuries cineu
Herototus. the Father of Liars because OF "i'
reports-which he repeated as mere hearsaS.
of pygmies in the Central African forests anu
of other things which are now shown TO De eA
actlv true. There is probably more truth l"
MANY fairy tale than the world has geherdiis
suppoSed