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New-York tribune., 1908-12-22

An tornado canes dynamite and cannon crackers
and similar explosives prohibited. Ine oIly
nofse-mak kers TO be allowed are the ola =,
hrecrackere containing ordinary gunpo"oe. o.-
mt larger than two inches long ana thIee-4
of an inch in circumference. Someth,ns .,,o-
million citizens of New York would "ei0Snie
nar action here
Character is ballast in sense that Att is ve 90
the first Ting P1ck Re Slir0"
Abraham Rosensten. eighteen years o,o, r;1I I
ton newsboy, has been chosen as the 'l'i, ,,,,t
en- =, tho Newsboys' Union Harvard schoiarsiiip'
Rosenstein was graduated from the ii-p HI,
mar school and from the Boston Ehsiish
School
NJ ,,,,,y,ns-- Before We were married you used
70 saI was the sunshine of your life al, a o,,r
Mr.. Bnggis Bg tbinss hot for me-Phila delphia Rec
ofdt ofd. to maze '''''Ae '''' "
..,fro- Giving the matter careful study. we are
f,1I,, convinced that the ten-hour day FOR "onle"
IN our manufacturing establishments uiue ~
present system Of high speed ana the idise
OF machines 20 be tended, Is more tnah Hesn ""'
blood can stand writes Thomas J. Lyons o'''
missioner of Industrial and labor s'a's'eS ~ -
Mains. in his annual report. "A long workday -
unnect ssary. because of the well proven ia0,
the tcn-hour day. with present cond'Ions VI i'
chinery and speed, produces more goods than ''io
rnirteen-hour day of sixty years ago; and IL Is just
M clearly Droven that the ten-hour day of the pres
ept time is vastly more detrimental to healtn tha
the thirteen hour day Of former times.
sister Ann-Did you get any marks at scho0'
Bi.I@%, but they're where they don't show
The Sketch.
l., an article on the German theatres of Ne"
yorl, tine Tserlirer Tagebatt says, i'm speaking OF
the new house: Imagine a low brick buiiding
raintad dull brown. the front and second sForles
devoted 70 business. on a level with the street
t7arA is a row, of twenty narrow stores. Ihe TOOL
also is utilized Tor business purposes and has signs
ranging from furs to whiskey- one gains the I'M
rr. ssioi that here the ice cold dollar sdueezer
broke his head with the problem, How can press
the highest rental out of this low building? Ihe
writer then gives description Of the big negro
norter in livery who almost fills the hallway
and finally tells Of the interior beauties Of the
theatre of which the exterior gives no sign Inc
article also contains a description of the irving
Place Theatre with It's beer anneX-"or, he asks
.is the theatre an annex to the beer?' some space
is also devoted to third German theatre, ana the
article ends With the question to where the au-
diences are to come from.
When are you Dusest?'
Whenever life insurance agents call -Deuoi'
Free Press
Speaking Of the engagement of the Princess
Maria I'll Ysenburg und Budingen to Admor Rob
inson, OF Baltimore, The Vienna Neue IreSse
saws: This is the frat time that real German
nrincess goes as q bride to the Dollar Land"
The minute man begins to believe that things
might have been he becomes an optlmlsC
Philadelphia Record
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22

figures which have been submitted 10 the CON-
mittee are the results of actual competition none
of them can be accepted as throwing sufncleht
light on what a ton of steel rails could De pro
duced for TO meet actual competition IN
other words. the cost OF ore, of coal, OF COKE
of limestone and of every other material that
goes into the making Of steel rails is fixed ar
bitrarily Mr. Carnegie seemed to indicate Tue
negligibility OF figures of this sort, made up oil
arbitrary elements of cost. which showed 'he
cost of pig iron TO be SD - a ton and OF steei
rails 10 be more than 81, by quoting the otnci"i
reports of the United StatsS Steel Corporation
showing A profit of S15S,0o0.oo0 on 1oooo'ooo
tons of steel or S15 50 profit ton no suc''
proft could be realized if the actual cost ap-
proached the estimated cost as stated oelore 'ne
Wavs and Means Committee. Mr.. Carnegie
could not tell the committee the real cost oil
producing steel but he did show that to hhd
that out it must not depend exclusively upon
the evidence of naturally interested witnesses
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
DR.. ABBOTT ON PRESIDENTS PLANS.
Says Mr.. Roosevelt Would Not Accept Nomi-
nation for Mayor as Peoples Candidate.

Dr. Lyman Abbott. who was ar the City Hall
yesterday attend a meeting of the Cleveland
Memorial Committee said in answer TO question
that President Roosevelt would not be A candidate
for yor fall Dr. Abbott had been Informed
that a prominent Methodist clergyman in Brook
Iyn had prepared a sermon declaring for the Presi-
dent as a peoples candidate. When asked about
the prospect of the Presidents accepting DR. Abbott
said:
president Roosevelt will not accept nomna-
ton for Mayor. lie Will be out of the country when
the mayoraItv conventions are held He sails for
Africa a week two after March 1. to be gone
about fifteen months. He Is a resident of Oyster
Bay. but / do not know as there Is anything in the
constitution to prevent his being a candidate for
Mayor if he wished to for office again
How will he begin to contribute to The
Outlook -
Not until after he has finished his term Presi-
dent Right away after March articles from his
pen will appear He already has turned In a num-
ber on current political and economic subjects 1t
is understood that all his written contributions
politics and economics will first appear in The
Outlook hut Of course that has nothing to do
with speeches he may ht make"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rr ~. T,.ih,,ne Bureau.

Tribune Bureau
Washington Dec. 21.-The Italian Ambassador
and Baroness Mayor des P1anches have left here
for a series of visits extending over ten days
They win go to New York.
another of their series of dinner parties to-n1sh
their guests being the Vice-President and MIS-
Fairbanks the Brazilian Ambassador and NINE
Nabuco the Norwegian Minister and Nine Gude'
Sir James and Lady Harrington, Sir George Lam
bert and Sir George Young. OF England Mrss
Crane Mrs Bayard. Representative and Mrs. Par-
sons the German Counsellor and Countess "edeI'
Mr. and Mrs Butler. DR.. and Mrs Wood the
British second secretary and Mrs. George Young
the Hon. Maud Pauncefote. OF Englan9' MISS
Boardman. Miss Jennings Mr. Glover. captain
Sowerby naval sttache: II. Beresford-Hope' AZ
4ache and the Hon. H. F. Charters. honorary az
tache all of the British Embassy staff
The Japanese Ambassador and Baroness TAXA
hira held reception the embassy Tonight from
Q to II O'Clock when four five hundred persons
from the Cabinet diplomatic corps and othciaI
and resident society entertained The en-
bassv was gay with Christmas greens and hoiiy.
Dr. VOgel the Swiss Minister. will go to New
York tomorrow. to remain unit! after Christmas
Baron Ambrozy. Austrian counsellor. who mas
heen on q tour of inspection OF the Austrian con-
sular Offices in this country, will return here with
IN a dav or two. Baron Demeter Hye. who Went
TO the Austrian Embassy in Mexico to take charge
in the absence of the minister, will return here
week
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
THE COST OF STEEL

on the steel schedule Mr.. Carnegie is q much
more interesting and competent witness than
on the tariff in general. AS TO the latter, his
of any other acute and well informed business
man AS 10 the former his testimony is that Of
Americas most famous ironmaster only lately
retired from practical affairs, whose fortune is
still in the steel business, whose personal asso-
Citations are still with the great steel producers
Of the day whose sources of information are
unrivalled except by those OF the active heads
OF the big steel corporations, and whose views,
unlike theirs, are presumably free from per
sonal bias.
Mr. Carnegie IS OF the opinion that the steel
producers Of this country, the so-called trust
and the independents. need 10 protection. Judge
Gary says that his company, the United States
Steel Corporation, could get on without pro
lection but that the Independents could not
Judge Gary and the other steel producers who
have taken The stand have given figures on the
cost Of producing pig iron and steel rails which
are 50 high 10 leave little margin of profit
for the producers at the present prices. Chair
mar Payne told Judge Gary that the figures re
gardiag the cost Of producing pig iron obtained
iyr tie bureau Of corporations from an exam
fnation of 93 per cent OF the industry were sub
stantially lower thar those ba gave. Mr. Car
regie dismisses all the figures submitted as
saws the retired ir0nmsstpr of figuring cost
of production than Of skinning \ eat
[zdcUbtedly there are, and none OF the
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
sleNERs OF ST. JOHNS PLEA PRAIsEr

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: May express my thanks 20 ne s'Sners =
tie memorial concerning St Johns Chapel As
descendant Of a family who vorSdipped there --
many years il is p cause Of qualification tnal "
have I'm our nidS. such splendid body O. ne-
who will stand by ancient LANDMARKS - s@''
them from the hands Of the money changers
Among the names are some who know oE p
sonal work among the poor how the Other hai
lives It IS a matter OF regret that Trinity CoEVO
ration composed Of profesSediy Christian mes
should conduct thei~ business with such pafe-
worldly ideas. Where * the likeness - ap'slo@
principles on which Trinity has always prided -
self? BY what scale of justice does she es's'is
guilds and societies to help the poor. and a. u
same time destroy first the old park. The eresths
place for those around it, and secondly. the cnuI1s
one Of the last uplifting influences IN that paF' Oh
the city
II with an income Of nearly g 1n"noo Ire cor
poratcn must have additional $500 ye4I'
why not abandon Trinity Chapel. TIRE church Or 'ns
rich. and leave St. Johns 70 carry on ire No12
for which II intended. the uplifting ana y
nobing Of the lives IN the locality whsre II s'ands'
New York. Dec. a. 1898 l. IL
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
-, - Trlhune Burcau. ]

From The Irtbunf bHi'aNi
Washington Dec 21.-The President mace II -. -
today that the visit Of Mr. Taft and several exp
engineers TO the Panama Canal zone ue Co.
part of January does not in any way lhV'ise '
thing more than a precautionary invest'sdtioN
The President and his family VIII speho Ni'i'9
mas Day at the White House. .
The President discussed details Of his VISIT -
the Lincoln farm on February l2 WIN Sei ,
McCreary; q member of the Kentucky
arranging for the celebration ,.,.
Sir Horace PIunkett Of Dublin in company "t'II ~
Clifford Pinchot discussed with the fresioe''
agricultural future Of Ireland. Sir Horace %
formerly In charge Of the Department or II
IRE for ireland He will take luncheon WIN ''7
President tomorrow. ,.,
The President discussed African hununs "''i'
Colonel J. w CoIenbrander. in command oi q
British regiment in the Boer War.
Among the White House callers were Seild''I 20
Toilette Justice Moody. Rear Admiral Cowles ny
resentatves Humphrey. BeaIe. Bates ana ~ Co"p'
ex-senator Butler Delegate Gale. Bishop y Con-
nell Bishop Aversa of Cuba. Dennis Flynn 1'o.ii7
Davenport Civil Service Commissioner Green hai n
von Iev,inskI of Berlin; the Rev J. l. van oeh
Burg and J. Chester Allison
The President went out on horseback IN '1S i"'0
afternoon
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rE-o,, -rn. T-ihrne Rureau 7


Washington, Dec. 21-Mrs- Harriet B. Tooker
was married 70 Lieutenant Commander Charles l.
Hussev L. s. ". at to-day at the new home
of her parents. Rear Admiral and Mrs Willard H.
Brownson. in the presence of members of the
family and a few friends. The Rev. Charles Wood
offcIated. The bride accompanied by her
father who gave her away. and had as maid of
honor her sister. Miss Caroline Brovnscn. Lieu
tenant Commander Robert X Crank. L. s N
was best man. On account OF the recent death or
the brides maternal grandmother the wedding
partv was small and the ceremony simple Lieu
tenant Commander and Mrs Hussey left here this
afternoon for a short honeymoon trip and Will then
go to New York where the former Is on duty as
navigating officer of the New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt have leased the
house in New Hampshire avenue which they oc-
Cupied for two seasons to Mrs. Beriah wilkins
Mrs. Robert n. Travis, Of New York, has leased
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
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ALzAhREA-2-S-Nsuoes r,-h,h,.ior
ZNERICAN ART GALLERIES 10 S-Exhioi'ioh'
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AE-e-S-Nzu6eT1ne
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TrFN NT-SEF-The World In Wax
GATFTY-E.TS-The Travelling Salesman
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fssRRJfK-S.3 .3o-The Patriot.
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MN y0R-1-s-I5-Miss Innocence
SsKaaT-s 2o-The Battle.
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v-aT s5-The Eov~ - BettS-
W-BFR,s-s- -20-The Stronger Sex c.-.o-
WEST EHD-s.l5-The Girl Behind the o'o"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR ARRIVES
Count Bernstorff Announces His Policy as One
of openness and Good Faith.

Count j. Bernstorf, who was appointed recentIy
German Ambassador to the United States arrived
here last night, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, the Hamburg American liner Amer
ilta. He said he looked forward with great pleas
to his work in Washington The count sa I'd
he felt certain hesitation in following in the foot
steps OF the late Baron Speck Won Sternburg IN
whose career as a diplomat and man he paid high
tribute.
My deep desire he said. is to promote mutual
good Will and l know other way Of doing so
except by openness and complete good faith While
] am in Washington there VIII be no mystery about
German aims in all that relates TO the United
States
My cOmpauiots have the conviction that the
government and the people of the United States
Judge for themselves of situations that arise In t,,,
rope upon their merits and without prejudice ana
can We'll trust ourselves To such impartial t,i.
ment
Thus the Ties between the United States and
Germany are happily free 10 develop upon cou,n,o,
ideals and political fair play. That this should re
main viii be the object ! hope to attain on tho
ground Of my Instructions aud VI own earnes,
desire
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
IMPROPER BOND ISSUES.

The public Service Commission of the u Dis
4rict In refusing its consent to the mortgages
nronosed nv the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
ComDanv takes the ground that the credit or
the road should not be used for any purpose
disconnected with the development OF the ROAD
The trolley line which had been bought by tne
coupanv and which il was proposed TO pay TOT
with bond issue on the general property ot
the railroad was not connected with the rail-
road in any way and had no definite relation
thereto The price paid for it was "cohSld-
erably in excess of the investment value. emu
the railroad did not take directly into it9 pos
session the securities of the trolley company.
Thus the electric road not feeder OF tue
railroad nor did the railroad retain ownership
of It, hut apparently the credit of the Delaware
& Hudson was used only to effect the TRANSFER
of the ownership of the trolley company to an
other company having some relation TO the rall-
road company. The Public Service Commission
seems to he justified in refusing to permit the
Delaware & Hudson company TO issue its BONDS
to pay the cost of this operation. If bonds
have TO be issued. apparently the United lrac-
ton Company which now owns the trolley
road should issue them and pay its certihcate
of Indebtedness 10 the Delaware & Hudson,
which should thus wipe out the notes with
which it purchased the trolley line
The refusal Of the commission to permit the
same road TO issue 50 10000 in bonds to take
I'D notes to pay for coal property which II
bought is based on the same principle. that the
credit of n railroad should not he used for pur-
poses not directly connected with the business
of the railroad The coal lands. says the com
mission. must he deemed sufficiently valuable
to bear a separate mortgage incumbrance.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
Csy4Dd.S CO4STJNG REGULATIONS.

C4N4D4'S CO4STING REGULATIONS.
The action of the Dominion government in
postponng for two years the operation Of the
new coast navigation law far as large vessels
are concerned was not unexpected. 1t Is simply
A counsel Of expediency. for the time being. and
in no way modifes the general policy Of the
government or impairs the validity of the prin-
ciple which il has adopted Two years hence
the law will go into effect for large vessels in
the coasting trade just as it will 60 into effect
next month for the great majority of them.
Tha purpose of the Dominion government is
to confine commerce between Canadian ports
strictly to Canadian vessels. Hitherto that trade
has been open to all the world and Norwegian.
Japa nese. Argentine. German Dutch. Italian and
other vessels have participated in it, Time was
when that was perhaps necessary. because Can
ada had rot vessels of her own and not
prepared 10 supply them. But now the ship
builders and shipowners Of the Dominion assert
their ability TO provide plenty Of shipping under
the Canadian flag. and they properly demand
that they shall be protected and encouraged in
doing so by law barring out foreign competi
tors. Accordingly after January 1 the coasting
trade will be confined to Canadian vessels. ex-
cepting for those of 100 tons or more, which
for two years longer may he under alien flags.
This new law corresponds with our own and
with the laws of various other countries It Is
Of course exceedingly offensive TO smon-pure
Cobdenites, who are never weary of inveghng
against all our shipping laws as narrow and be-
nigEted. But it is evident that Canada must
henceforth bear her share of that odium. and it
will be recall that an even greater measure Of
Cobdente condemnation rested upon England
herself at the very time when she was develop
ing and establishing her maritime supremacy
It is not to be supposed that the Canadian law
will materially affect American shipping inter
ests. but whether it does or not Americans Will
be inclined to approve it as rational and as
likely to prove benefcent
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
PREACHER coNTBNTED IN POVERTY
Baptist Pastor Says They Have More Life
Satisfaction than Business Men.

Or. Curtis Lee Laws. in addressing the Baptist
ministers conference at Madison and 31st
street yesterday, said that the faithful preacher
in his poverty was contented and less ba
pitied than the man who had arnassed a fortune
in business life. DR. Laws Is pastor Of the Greene
Avenue Baptist Church. Brooklyn. He spoke on the
subject "An Old Preacher and His Friend
DR.. Laws declared that many ministers. II they
worked as hard and lived economically in bust
ness as they do in the ministry could amass fort
unes.
SHOW me any other class of earth' de
cIared DIR. Laws with average salary of Si2
a week. who dress well. live well, educate
their families Sc well, give much and
much for a rainy day. and I will yield my point"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
ST. JOHNS. A REFORMED CHURCH.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir approve heartily OF Or Huntinston's pT'e-
csition to raise by public subscription money 70
save St Johns Chapel a specimen OF area.
lecture. but that will not give to the conges'eN
district n house OF worship
Is IL not possible that Mrs. Russell sag aiN
Miss Helen NJ. Gould. who have generous healS
and fortunes would be willing 70 satisfy the IL
ity Corporation and save St. Johns Chapei % -
present worshippers by purchasing and presenuHs
IL TO the Reformed Church OF which they So
both active members2 IL is equipped Win 49, -.
facility whereby aggressive Christian WORK - -
be made effective 1t Is probable that the . =
churches OF the Reformed denomination Wouio :
concert Furnish means 10 paw current expenses
which could and should be financed much m0''
economically than
MEMBER OF THE REFORMED CHuFN
New York. Dec. 20 1spS
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT
TRy Telegram 70 The T-fbuns-

Telegram % me lTi-1r--t
Nev-pnrt, Dec 21.-Mr- and Mrs Delancey Aan9
iii 1ea,-e Newport tomorrow 10 spend Christmas
IN New Rochelle
from New York
Mrs Harold Brown went TO New 1oTk to-eay-
Mt. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer returned TO NeNpoI
this evening from New York
Mrs Farger WaIlach. who has been spending
= - ~ %-au-ror+ has returned TO New York
William X Brice returned TO Ne" YORK lo-day
after short Newport visit
PANEL lie Roy Dresser. who has been viSitns ~
sister Mrs. John Nicholas Bro"n' mas -7i'
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
DISCUSSES PRESIDENTS TRIP.
No Elephants on Route Contemplated, Says
Colonel Colenbrander.

Washington. Dec 2l.-ColoneI J. W. Colen-
brander. who headed British regiment Cf fighting
scouts in the Boer war in South Africa. who
born In that country and has lived there ever
since. told President Roosevelt to-day that he
would probably not get any elephants IL he fol-
lowed the route he has mapped for himself in
Central Africa.
Colonel Colenbrauder is going long hunting
trip in South Africa in April. to be gone two
years. lie said that the President would have to
make a wide detour into the interior from Lake
Victoria Nyanza II he expected TO get shot at
any elephants.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
When cab drivers strike it is really walk
C,,f"'

The new Maine goes southwark. under sealed
orders; wnereat the numerous tribe of the Quid
Nuncs sit up and take notice. But let US be
tranquil. This is fine time o year for crufs-
ing in Caribbean waters and there is in that
region no menace Of complications sufficient 10
cause anxiety. or course, Hayti is Hayti and
Venezuela is Venezuela. which statement sufi-
cienfly defines and describes those delectable
lands. But the Maine carries a numerous bat
terry Of guns. any one of which would be quite
sufficient to fire salute for either or both OF
those powers.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
THE CABINET.

From Tribune Bureau
washington Dec 21.-AIrs- Root wife or the So
retarv of State. has returned from snort 'lSi'
tn New York The Secretary and Mrs. Root nave
not decided where they will spend Christmas. out
will probably remain here. account OF MI
Roots temporary !ameness-
Mrs James r. Garfield wife o' the secretary u
the Interior entertained nuTpher Of guests Ir'th
dinIor,atir and resident society tea this after
noon in honor Of Miss Amy Everett who Is her
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
QUEENS MESSAGE TO GEN. BOOTH
British Sovereign Expresses Hope that HIS
Sight Will Be Restored.

Uondon. Dec 21-Queen Alexandra sent tns 17l-
lowing telegram to-day 70 Genera "iiilaHi -
,s15er IN chief OF the salvation Army, vho
recart1v was operated on for cataract
7 have felt 50 much for YOU and hope tne ope1e
tion will be successful trust you are set'lns On
toward complete recovery. and that the slsH' ~
need so much will soon be entirely restored
Cr,a-,I r7ootb.= MUSICIANS are satisfied with his
r-oeresz and believe that he will recover his sSnI
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
THE YEARS SHORTEST DAY.

From The Hartford Couraut
December - is the shortest day of the year IL
marks the winter solstice the period when sun
for the moment seems TO stand still. preparat torN
to retrscing its course toward the equator. IN i
the opposite Of III" summer solstire. which comes
about June - ana marks the corresponding t,rp-
about nf summer March and September give tts
the cIuinocual periods when the equator and the
eclipuc coincide, IL Is an old saving, due abnIf
this date, that the dsvs begin To ienethen in
cold begins strengthen IL Verihed ortnra~
than the other thai the equinox produces storms.