New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
PAY-As-YOU.ENTER CHURCH.

"A pay-as you-enter church is the latest novelty
q cash register assuring the would-be worshipper
that his contribution is recorded on earth as well
as above 1t is needless to say that the device is
installed in a Roman Catholic church for IL would
be sure to create vacant seats than now exist
in most Protestant ones Chancellor Day makes
assurance that he will not resign his place AT the
head of Syracuse University. but after declining
Methodist bishopric to remain there 1t would seem
doubtful If he would retire until pensioned off in
extreme old age which is distance on, as ne
has only reached his grand climactertc of sixty
three The spring rise of the rivers of the Mlssis
sppi Valley fs now at height. and the water is
far above the danger line at St Louis. the river
steamers having lower their smokestacks to pass
under the Eads Bridge The unauthorized interpre-
tation of a wireless message, which proved 10 be
inaccurate as WELL was the cause OF the published
report that the battleship Colorado was ashore at
the entrance of the Strait OF Juan de Fuca. In
Puget Sound. The need for government regulation
of such taking of wireless messages and making
them public Is apparent
The flags on the public buildings were at half
mast on Monday in recognition of the anniversary
of the loss of the i'll fated Slocum with thousand
lives. If the recalling OF the tragedy makes more
safe travel on the water II cannot be too often
brought to mind. The suggestion OF s. new coin. a
half nickel. recalls how useful the oldtie three
cent and two-cent pieces proved The former was
frequently mistaken for dime. as IL resembled 1t
in size being of nickel and the latter like the
old ia shioned copper cent. unwiedy and bulky.
The l31st anniversary OF Betsy Rosss stars and
Stripes was observed Sunday and Monday. The
great French racing event at LOngchamps. the
Grand Prix de Paris this year for the
second time In its history by American. W. h.
Vanderbilt whose colt Northeast distanced all the
French favorites and gaoped off with nearly sso0o
for his owner The courts have decided that the
Brooklyn ferries. which have proved less remunera-
tive than formerly. since the multiplication of bridges
and subways diverts travel from them cannot De
closed. A landmark In New York. the old Everett
House. in Union Square. is to be torn down as
far from the present day centre Henry Phipps.
who made his wealth from steel like his associate
Andrew Carnegie. and who has already made
gifts Of large conservatories has presented 500 900
to Johns Hopkins Hospital and University in Bal
tinlcre 10 found chair and clinic of psychiatry.
for the study of mental diseases A plot for a
Cuban revolution. which will result in a perma-
nent control by this country over the island has
come To light by way OF Mexico. and the recent
seizure OF arms on board vessel in this city
may have direct bearing II. despite the dis
clamers from Havana. Secretary BOnapsrte
thorizes denial OF the report he is retire
from the Cabinet of President Roosevelt before
the END OF the latters term The battieships
reassemeling at San Francisco to resume their
way around the world. A sad accident that
IN winch young woman. to relieve the choking
caused py a dry cracker. picked up what she sup
posed was glass of water and drank instead
cyahde or potassium. which had been used for
cleaning 1ewelry and died. The suggestion has
been made that all posons should be kept In three
cornered bottles. but in this instance three-cOr
nered glass would have been needed to avert the
fatal accident