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New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
arEE BALTIMORE sUE's' BOLT.

Another evidence of the formidable bolt from
Mr.. Bryan with which the Democratic CAM
paign managers will have tc reckon IN the EAST
ern section of the country at least, is the de-
cision of "The Baltimore SUM- TO support MI
Taft Since Bfr. Bryan's nomination The Sun,
which is a Democratic paper OF the hlghesI
standing and possessing great influence in Mary
land and the neighboring territory. has MAIN
tsined an attitude of independence, but it takes
the occasion of Mr. Bryan's notification speech
TO inform its readers that it regards the support
of Mr.. Taft as its public duty
.sT7he Sun applies to the situation the test or
Mr.. Bryan's own language. If, as the Demo
cratic candidate asserts. the paramount issue or
this campaign is the peoples use OF their gov
ernment "for the protection of their rights and
the promotion of their welfare then, says 1he
SIM their rights will he as safe with Mr.. TAFT
as with Mr.. BRYAN and their welfare will be
promoted in greater degree by the electlon OF
the former than by the election Of the latter
.sTha SUMS arguments are those which seem
to he more and more the controlling and deter
mining influences in the campaign They are
in effect that present conditions call for man
of Mr. Taft's character, training and methods,
and make Mr. Bryan impossible. Ihe country
needs an administrator, not an agitator- Even
granting the laudability Of Mr.. Bryan's central
rurnose he is belated. The work which he
would do has been already suthc1ently done.
and for the work which is really TO be done Mr.
BRYAN is disqualified by temperament and by
want of experience and of administrative ca
pacity-
The detection Of THE Sun" should end any
hopes that the Bryan managers may nave en-
tertained in Maryland It's step may be taken
as sy1nptomatic Of the real opinion in the large
cities of the South, where however, kind OF
party terrorism restraints the free expression OF
n that obtains in q border state Ike Maryland
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
tBv Telegraph 10 The Tri1

TBv Telegraph The TrfbuneI
Newport Aug 13-The Newport Golf Club. where
the final match In the won1en's match play golf
tournament for cup offered by Mrs. Clarence ".
Dolan played this afternoon was the principal
gathering place for the Newport cottagers There
another and more important affair at the club
to-day that attracted the attention Of the
residents, this being the beginning of the second
bridge whist tournament of the season The prize
for this has been offered by Mrs. r. Livingston
Beeckman.
There four dinner parties this evening They
were given by Mrs T Shaw Safe Mrs. James P.
Kernochan the Misses Brice and Miss Anna Sands
Mrs David King has issued cards for dinner on
next Tuesday evening and Mrs. Kernochan will
give another dinner on next THURSDAY.
Paul Andrews who has been I'll. is again able
TO be out of doors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hapgood. of New York,
are the guests of Peter F Collier
Nelson Buckley of Philadelphia. is visiting in
Newport over the weekend
Mrs Barger-WalIach has gone to New York for
a few days. She will return next week for the
tennis tournament and the ball TO he given for the
tennis players next Friday night
vice-C Commodore Isaac E. Emerson of the BaIti-
more Yacht Club has gone to New York on his
yacht, Margaret.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph R Dilworth have returned
from Bar Harbor. where they have been visiting
for the week
Lady Lane, of England. is guest at Bancrofts.
in Purgatory Road.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Hapgood Mr.. and Mrs.
Livingston and Edward De Peyster Livingston
registered at the Casino to-day.
DR.. James Dwight. president of the lawn tennis
association is expected in Newport early to-nor-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Railroading in the Orient is fraught with some
difficulties unknown here. In Siam recently train
struck big white elephant, and instantly n
verted into scrap heap. The engine hurled
twenty feet from the track. This seems to be
case where in different from the proverbial
one, the railroad company had white elephant
on its hands"
We recall only one incident Of this kind in Amer
lea, the killing of Barnums famous Jumbo at
railroad crossing quarter of century ago. The
animals were being driven across the track when
the baby elephant got in the wav of express.
Jumbo rushed to the rescue, hurled he baby to
safety with his trunk and then turned to fight the
steam monster. One of his tusks driven into
his brain. In that case, however, the result
not so serious the train. But then, there's
difference between Sian1ese and American trains.
Il see" said Mrs starvem, that certain sci
enlist claims We'll soon get a palatable food from
well" growled the cranky boarder, st seems
Press.
At the request of many artists a l. Wolynski,
the Russian art critic has been made an honor
ary citizen of Milan in recognition his work on
Leonardo da Vinci. The letter In which the "l1n-
usual honor is mentioned in Figaro speaks also
of the process by which Professor Luigi Covenaghi
hopes to arrest the disintegration of Leonardo's
Last Supper. The whole surface of the great
fresco in Santa Maria della Gratia," says the
writer, is a series Of fakes which represent the
paiiitiAS' ana every Hdke JnaJ fdIS is so much OF
the masterpiece. Covenaghi is using transparent
glue with which he hopes to fasten all the loose
pieces to their original places. and when that
laborious task is completed the cleaning of the
picture may take place Even when restored the
fresco will be only reminiscence of the artist
and will not show whether he painted the central
figure with without a beard
Visitor-So you've got dog and cat for pets
They must be splendid companions for you
Tommy-Oh. not very! They don't eat cake or
yisitor-Well, what has that to do with IT?
Tomny-Well. when there's any cake and lam
missing they don't get blamed for it-Philadel-
phia Press
The man who takes straw votes in places of
amusement and in public conveyances In the course
of Presidential campaign has already become
active. He and "a friend representing the other
reaches the Grand Central Station early in the
morning, Every man asked to which party
he belonged. and whether he would vote for the
party candidate at the next election. The man was
figuring the result of the census in the writing
room OF hotel near the station and said "All but
four men voted. Two had not been in the country
long enough to have the privilege, one said he
had not made UP his mind and one told me- that
Dragged of the fact that. although he was q citi
railroad train" AS to the result he said it was
THEIR FATE
Little Bo-Peep, she lost her sheep
And sought for them everywhere
TIL the sheep she priced she found dfserisad
AS lamb" bill of fare
Philadelphia Press
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
MR.. MELLEys SUBWAY sCHEME.

IT was q rather handsome cat which Mr. Mel
len released from the bag at the hearing of the
Public Service Commission Wednesday. In
the past the possibility that Mr. Belmont or Nj
Ryan or the city might construct q subway un-
der Lexington avenue has more than once been
considered. That the New Haven road might
find il advantageous 10 do SO is novel propo-
sition-at least. so far as the public is con-
cerned.
The gepuineness of Sir MelIens desire 10 give
his local passengers better facilities for getting
downtown is shown by his negotiations with the
Interborough company for the use Of the pro
posed new tracks on the Second avenue elevated
road That scheme having been thwarted. it
became necessary TO seek accommodations of
another kind Quite aside from the question
whether or not the Port Chester or the West
chester road will ever be built formidable
problem will be presented when the reconstruc-
tfon of the old Harlem River branch from
New Rochelle TO Port MOrrisl is completed 1t
has been understood that by means of bridge
near He'll Gate and a short extension of its
tracks from the present terminus at Port Nor
ris the New Haven company would tap the
PENNSYLVANIA eompany's tunnel at Long Island
CITY and so gain access 10 Manhattan by way
of 34Ih street
To through passenger traffic from New Eng
land to the South, and for those travellers who
are iEkelE 10 SJdt dI HplpNh npltiS. Ine pIc-
posed connection al Long Island City would
probably prove a great convenience. But it
would not meet the demands of the commuter
The route is circuitous and its use by
business man wanting TO get downtown would
involve vexatious delays. Besides. it would not
tske him where he wishes 10 go, and some
change 10 a local line running north and south
would he requisite An underground or over
head road running straight from the Harlem
River nearly 10 the southern extremity of Man
haitian Island would suit him far better. If the
New Haven company should ever abandon the
Grand Central Station, a separation Of its
traffic on the north shore of the Harlem and the
provision Of different outlets for different
classes would seem TO be immensely advanta-
geous. il not absolutely necessary.
Whether it would pay the New Haven com
Dany 10 build a subway Of its own is q ques-
ton for Mr. Melen and his associates 10 decide.
To the outsider, however il looks like an inyit-
ing proposition The bridge lines 10 Brooklyn
the ramifcatiOns of the Long Island road the
Hudson River and Harlem roads and the vari-
oas steam and electric lines which thread New
Jersey are all lively competitors with the New
Haven road for popular favor. Many persons
change their places Of residence from time TO
time. and there is a steady influx OF newcom-
ers who must be provided for in the suburbs Of
New York Anything which Mr.. Mellen might
do 10 render access to and departure from the
business part CT the city easy would help him
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14

Zayas has that consideration in mind and tnat
he withdraws from the race in order that lhe
liberals nav be united and may Win
That they will win is, however. py no ineai'
assured The uncertain factor is that OF the
non-voters in this late election. or the qualheo
electors only 5S per cent went to the pois. WI!
the remaining AZ per cent Sustained from voting
Is not known They may vote at the Presiden-
tiaI aIactfon or they nav not If they do, it is
ohvious that their 1S5. 141 votes may have
decisive influence Which way those votes VIII
be cast or such of them as may be cast 1t is
impossible to determine. Nobody seems 70
know whether Liberals or Conservatives chiefly
STAYED at home or whether it viii be posslpie
TO get out fuller vote next time 10 Amer
icans of course it does not greatly matter
which party wins, so long as the winning is
done peacefully and honestly, and that 1t Will
thus be effected this action Of Mr.. Zayas gives
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
J. W. vRooMAN SUDDENLY Ill.
Seized with Ptomaine Attack, but Is Get
ting Better Now

Colonel John W. Vrooman. who was the Repub-
lican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1891
when j. sIoat Fassett for Governor of New
York. is suffering from ptomaine poisoning in his
apartment at the Hotel Marie Antoinette.
Colonel Vrooman. who is a director and until
last Wednesday the secretary of the Provident
Savings Life Assurance Society. was stricken at
meeting of the societys board Of directors. DR.
Fiske, chief of the Provident's medical staff took
the colonel to his hotel in 4 carriage At the
Marie Antoinette it said last night that Colonel
Vrooman's- condition was much improved and that
he out of danger
1t was learned yesterday that Douglas w Mabte
had been elected TO succeed Colonel Vrooman as
secretary of the Provident-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
A TRAVELLING MANS VIEW.

TT, the Editor of Ths Tribune.
Sir: Your to-day's issue says that Timothy l.
woodruff. the chairman of the Republican State
Committee would like to hear from the people as to
whether Mr.. Hughes is the proper to nominate
for Governor this fall A travelling mans opinion
may be of a little value to you. too. In all the
counties where I 80 they appear to want Hughes
very much save in Saratoga County. and the rea-
son for their wanting racing there is obvious.
other thing may add. and that IS that the people
do not want Mr.. Hughes Just because they in
favor of shutting off gambling because they
think Mr.. Hughes Is very much smarter than
any one else. but because hs Is the only in
the state who Is big enough and brave enough to
stand inhexbly for the people rather than the poll
ticans ARTHUR q. CARLETON.
Schenectady, n. Y. Aug IL. 1sS-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
VAUDEVILLE AT BAR HARgoR.
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[By Telegraph 20 TIE Tribune
Ear Harbor. Ne. Aug 13--The annual vanae-
vile entertainments for the beneht cf the hospitaf
was given tonight at the Casino and was sue
cess II was managed by Joseph T. Bowen. while
Mrs Jack T. Iinzee and Edward B NIears had
charge Of the sale of seats and boxes The Aowsr
table was in charge OF Mrs. Charles 3. Wright
assisted by Mrs John J. Emery, Mrs Wood Hiss
Tolfree. Miss Wright. Miss PeHew. Miss PHILLIPS
and Miss Watts
Among the New Workers who took part uers
Miss Madeline Force. Miss katherine Force Mss
Gladys Endicott. Miss Lillian Endfcott the Misses
Helen and Louise Firth, Miss Christine Baker Miss
Mildred Mccormick. Miss Charlotte DaIafeld Dsvs
Hennen Morris. Frederick Pearson. John T Pratt
Pennington Pearson. MISS Grace Moore Nsrries
Roche, B. Dawson. Miss Nathalie De Castro, Mss
Mcneil Miss Hill. Miss Violet Cushr1an. Miss
Susie Dabney. Rowland AuchfncIoss Allen VEL
man. f D Hubbard. Messrs. Smith and Wright
Mrs Widerer. Mrs ]. L Putnam and Miss Stew
ard
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
DEAD BROKE"

If any one thinks that being a town is joke
let him take back his thought for reconsidera-
ton If he had imagined that in his reincarna-
ton he would prefer TO spend a season on earth
as a village he had better withdraw his applica-
ton ere it is too late There are, to be sure,
lucky villages even as there are lucky men,
but in the majority of cases place remains on
the map year after year with no one to give
if a CHEEKY word of greeting or pat it its
metaphorical back The good it does is forgot
ten day after day, and its evil deeds live on
and rankle in the bosoms of its citizens. Its
neighbors are Jealous of it when it succeeds in
inducing popcorn foundry to settle within its
limits its office holders bleed it for a good thing
and its highly respected residents tolerate it
merely as necessary evil. Verify the lot Of the
municipality is not to be envied and while the
few may spend good money TO advertise their
virtues the many are so fully occupied with
their troubles that they haven't time to count
their blessings.
We are told that in Europe there is a village
which through the kindness of one of its former
inhabitants who went away and got rich, re-
turning to die and leave large fortune to the
place of his birth, declares an annual dtvi-
dend to its lucky people, instead OF sending out
the tax collectors to take toll from them. This
is not the case with the little namesake Of the
American metropolis the other side of the
Hudson known as west New York. which seems
tn he in such a financial condition to war
rant the appointment of receiver. So des
nerate has the situation become that the man
in charge of the municipal fire horses. which
were bought during the more prosperous days
of the place for $500. had to borrow a supply
of oats in order TO keep them from the soap
rendering vat.
Not only were the horses starving, but the
police have not been paid for month, the
school teachers and ianitors are two months be-
hind in their salaries, bankers are clamoring for
interest on bonds. loans and Improvement Ger
tiicates and the long suffering contractors have
indicated willingness to accept remuneration
for their services at once if not sooner. The
lot of a village which must go through the bank
ruptcy courts and start over again in times of
such keen municipal competition as these is not
an enviable one It is not young It once
was and apparently is not adapted to modern
conditions Of municipal finance. 1t had not the
rugged constitution of its big sister the
river which notwithstanding the assaults made
rnon It from the interior well the ex-
terror. has managed to preserve a cheerful coun-
tenance and give back to jealous compet-
itors as good as is sent in the way of badinage
We sympathize with our little Jersey sister in
its plight and offer ourselves an example Of
what a good. healthy city ought TO stand and
still grow fat and happy
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
IN THE BERKSHIREs.
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Tenox Aug 13-CharIes McBurney. who lzfsr,
returned to Cherry Farm. IN Stockbrdge f,o1,
Maine is planning to go n Europe for his health
It was current in Lenox to-day that M- ara
Mrs. Archibald Mackay would sell their country
place here and take up their residence abroad
Mr. and Mrs Joseph H Choate and Mss Mssag
Choate went to Boston to-day 10 attend ths fu-
neral Of j. Montgomery SEARS Mr.. Sears vas a
relative Of Mr.. Choate-
Hollis Shaw, of Boston. IS guest OF Mr. and
Mrs George Baty Blake
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert NJ Camp. OF MiddletOvu
Conn. are at the Red Lion Inn
Mrs DeForest selIeck. Of Washington has ar
rived.
Mrs Carroll Jackson entertained at dinner la,.
night Wynstay villa
Mrs. E. r. Townsend. who has been guest
of Mrs NJ. Dwight Collier. departed to-day for
New Haven
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Seligrnan. Miss Carolina
King Duer and Mrs. Victor Sorchan OF New York:
Mrs F NJ Horn and the Misses Madeline and Elsie
Horn OF Pittsburg and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hope
well. of Boston. are at the Hotel AspinwaU.
Mrs James A Ludlow hostess az Iunchsou
this afternoon at her roadside vfIfa-
Mr. and Mrr. Robert Goud Shaw, % Wellesley
have arrived at the Curtis Hotel.
G Hartman Kuhn of Philadelphia arrived IN
Lenox to-day.
Mrs Charles H. Potter. Of Newport. is guest
of her daughter. Mrs. ". Roscoe BonsaL at tbs
Field Villa.
Mrs. Ambrose Q. Kings1and. who has been
abroad is to arrive in Iyenox shortly to open hsr
villa, Village View in Clffwood street
Mrs Ennelfe Ashburner has arrived in Stock
bridge to visit her brother. Stephen D. FTeld she
is on the way 70 Germany. 70 be q guest OF her
niece Mrs Reginald Belknap. wife OF Lieutenant
Belknap. naval attachA Of the American Embassy
in Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PRAISE FOR POSTMASTER MORGAN.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: President Roosevelt made mistake when
he appointed MIR. Morgan Postmaster of New York
for the simple reason that ''hs is the job all
the time Inside information well outside
from many business people and private individuals
corroborates that the mails delivered promptly:
that there are no occasions for many complaints
as before. and that there no promises made
wnIcn are kept, either with the employees
the general public Mr.. Morgan's administration
Is noted for its white MANS treatment OF the
pIoyes which some former administrations
not noted for If you hauled up the
pet" as the saying is. your Is not prejudsed,
but you get a hearing. and. above ALL justice. In
saying this 1 have TO grind and not
looking for a position of any kind under Mr.. Nor
gan. for the best he has got would not accept II
offered though have had ten years experience
In the Postofice under other postraasters In New
York City. FREDERIC q. ". SIGRIST.
New York. August L 1908
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
About People and .Socs0f 1nC10enFs

row. IN all probability be Will make the drswtnu
for the national tournament at noon
Mrs Robert r Livingston and Edward D,
Pevster Livingston. of New Torz. are guests AZ
the Muenchinger King cottage T s1Tern Tafs,
who Arrived tonight. IS also guest az the san.
house
William storrs Wells. Edwin d. Morgan and ".
and Mrs James 3. Haggfn returned TO Newuors
this evening
Mrs William D. Sloane. Of New York IS vfsir
ing Mrs. Richard Gambril. who entertained IN,
evening in honor Of her guest.
Major Carlton. OF the British army. Is the xusxs
OF Mr. and Mrs J. :. Phpps at Fair Lawn.
Mr. and Mrs Harry T Peters. Of New York Ar,
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Storrs Wen,
at Chetwode.
Mrs Henry Barton Jacobs Is entertaining h-,
sister Miss Frick. If Baltimore.
The wedding OF Miss Alice Potter and NS7to,
Adams has been set for October 10 at Trfuirz
Church.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
ON THE POLITICAL WATER WAGON

THE
Mr. Rryan's method of reassuring the public
regarding his somewhat delirious past partakes
very much of the nature of a topers signing
the pledge Having talked all manner of po-
TticaI fncoherence Mr.. Bryan turns over new
leaf by subscribing 10 the Democratic platform
and agreeing not to touch. taste or smell
drop of government ownership of railroads, inl-
tiative and referendum Is to L popular election
of Supreme Court Judges and other intoxicating
doctrines during his four years of the Presi-
dency The solemnity of the circumstances at
tending the pledge is supposed TO hypnotze INTO
sufficient resolution the irresolute nature OF the
pledge signer and in this instance, TO produce
a corresponding impression of confidence upon
his past VagarieS
The getting upon the political water wagon
Mr.. BRYAN accomplished in this case by declaring
the Democratic national platform to be the
metes and bounds of his intellectual and pol1tl-
cal activities He first writes the platform with
his own hand Then through his complete CON
troll of the Democratic convention he mas the
patform made the official declaration of the
party These two acts of his invest his own
words with peculiar solemnity and binding
force for he says: Il shall, if elected, regard
Its declarations as binding upon me. And l
may add a platform is binding as TO what It
"omits as well as to what it contains
IAN official is not at liberty to the authority
vested in him to urge personal views whlch
have not been submitted to the voters for their
'.anurovaI" Mr. Bryan as the Democratic
party has a solemn restraining power over Mr.
Rrvan its garrulous leader with a taste for Is
sllest But how many q more solemn pledge has
been proved to lack sufficient hypnotic force!
How many a water wagon has been deserted
in the very incipiency of its mission!
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14

TO retain old patrons and gain new ones. Mere
oyer there would he considerable, not to say
an enormous revenue from independent sources.
The needs of The Bronx and of the upper East
Side below the Harlem imperfectly met by
existing lines. During the year which followed
the opening of the first subway in this city II
was discovered that there had been surpris-
ing increase in the total number of fares paid
for local transportation in the city. Perhaps
Mr.. Melen may meet with the same reward IL
he decides 10 have his own subway.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
KING ALFONSO GOES TO BORDEAUX.
To Consult Specialist on Nasal Trouble
Queen to Visit Mother.

San Sebastian Aug 13--King Alfonso and Queen
Victoria left here to-day on the South express
The Queen is going TO the Isle OF Wight 70 visit
her mother. Princess Beatrice Of Battenberg but
will stay incognita in Paris for a day King Al
fonso will accompany the Queen far as Bor-
deaux. where he viii remain overnight in order
10 enable Professor Moure who operated on tis
nose last year. to make examination q that
organ. Tomorrow the King Will 60 aboard his
yacht Giralda and sail for Bilbao to attend tns
regatta there.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14

Des Moinez. Iowa. Aug l2-It WAS announced to-
day by Paul Smith. state student secretary. THAI
the Young Mems Christian Association viii install
branches In every high school IA lows this year.
Nowhere else has such movement been planned
1t expected to drive tho high school fraterni
ties which many school beards are sssktns 70 han-
Mh.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
CARDINAL GIBBONS AT o8vlgTo.

Orvieto Aug. 13.-Cardinal Gibbons. Bishop Foley
Bishop O'ConneU. Father T : Lee. pastor Of s.
Matthews Church Washington. and Father Dom
ovan. secretary TO Cardinal Gibbons. arrived here
to-day from Rome The visitors were Accompanies
hv Monsigror Cerrutti. They were greeted on ar
rival by Bishop F>rattocchi. who gave dinner sna
reception this evening in honor OF his guests