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New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
CHRISTMAS AFTERMATH.

As of Independence Day. one of the direct re-
suits of the Christmas holiday is an appalling
list of accidents and along with the time hon
ored nrescriptions 10 be taken internally to as
srlage the grief caused by a TOO traditional de-
votfon TO turkey mince pie and candy come the
external applications to heal the wounds caused
by fire and accident. In the North, TO be sure,
there is lack of powder burns and missing
fingers due to misplaced confidence in frecrack-
ers. rockets and guns but In the South, where
the Christmas celebration is conducted more
along the line of the Northern Fourth of July,
the list of troubles ranges from the loss of an
arm. which followed the ignition of giant
cracker by a Tennessee youth, to that temporary
loss of appetite which is notable on the 26th
of December. as well the day following
Thanksgiving.
The gravest danger which confronts the holi-
day merrymakers. however is that from fire, and
the list of accidents arising from this source is
quite appalling; yet perhaps the surprise should
be that so little damage results from fire when it
is considered that most Of the Christmas decora-
tions are of highly fnfammable material, and
alongside the paper ornaments on the Christmas
tree will generally be found the lighted candle;
in fact q Christmas entertainment where at
least one little blaze is not started by too close
contact Of fire and fuel is an exception. Every
Christmas entertainment is, therefore, a poten-
tial fire panic. with the possibilities of danger
to many lives.
While one wishes in any way to abridge
the holiday festivities, it is easy TO reduce the
danger of fire to a minimum by keeping the can
dies away from the Christmas trees If the usual
tinsel ornaments are used, this safeguard may be
taken without in any way mpairing the beauty
of the tree for the reflection of the lights in the
room upon the gilded baubles gives the desired
effect of brightness and the nervousness incident
to the constant apprehension Of those having the
celebrate in charge viii be avoided. There is
no excuse for having lighted candles i'll close
proximity to fimSy paper decorations In
crowded room. especially where so large Il pro.
portion of the occupants are women and chill
dren. The custom is one that is already going
into dsfavOr. and may well be entirely abolished.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
ry,ro,, T,hA Tribune Bureau. !

IEToul The Tribune Sureau-4
Washington Dec. pa reception was given oy
Mr. and Mrs N s. Simpkins at their Connecticut
avenue house tonight to introduce their daughter
Miss Faith Simpkins, TO society.
a The marriage of Miss Margaretta Spurseon ana
Lieutenant Edwin Gunner, 2ith United States In
fantrv stationed at Madison Barracks New YORK
will take place at O'Clock on Tuesday evening at
St Margaret's Church.
Senator and Mrs, Beverdge entertained larGe
number of young people at dinner to-mght' anu
afterward took them to the theatre
The next Secretary of State and Mrs Phllander
Knox are entertaining their son-n-laV and daugh-
ter MIR. and Mrs. J. r. TindaH, Of PhlIaoelphla'
their second son. Hugh Knox. who mas Just re-
turned from trip around the world, and their
younger SON Phiiander Knox. student al the
Norris Heights School, Providence
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
THE cHEAPNEss OF LIFE.
=, Tha pnsfon Post

From The Boston Post.
During this year labor in the United states lost
nearly 50 coo lives in the course OF employment
There were also about 100000 accidents Most
Industries involve risks, some greater than others
The accident rate of electricians is excessive
That OF coal miners is so per 1000 I'm the United
States to i29 per 10e0 in the United Kingdom
This proportion holds among the railroad employees
We lost go per l.00l to Germany .S per lMo ln
other words slaughtered the average Sl5
more miners than England and l,I35 more
railroad employees than Germany
Two conditions account for this excessive death
rate that runs throughout all our departments or
labor First the reckless Indifference and care
iessness. united with inherent dislike 10 ohcdt-
ence that characterize our American workmen
Second, the unwlllingness of EMPLOYERS TO install
accident saving devices, ana 20 compel military
obedience To preventive orders,
Germany has permanent exposition Of accident
saving devices which has heen productive of great
beneht life This feature England Is copying.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

IFranr Tribune Bureau
Washington. Dec 26.-The Cuban Minister ana
Sonora de O,Iesada followed a custom which they
established some years ago of giving Christmas
party for their children. Sehorita Aurora Quesada
and their son. and entertained sixty children from
the diplomatic corps and official and resident SO
ciety this afternoon The girls all appeared IN PINK
donnos and the boys in yellow. There was
Christmas tree bearing the favors.
Lieutenant Colonel b. r. James, BRUSH MilltaIy
Attache and the Hon Mrs. James have as guests
Mr. and Mrs Roger B. Merriman. of Harvard UNI
versitv who arrived here to-day. Tomorrow theJ
will have their guests at luncneon at the Che'y
Chase Club.
The second French secretary and FiscounteSs de
Marte! entertained a number Of young people at a
dance and supper
The Hon. Ronald Lindsay first secretary OF tns
british Embassy at Rome. who accompanied his
fancee Miss Martha Cameron, and her mother. 10
this country soon after the announcement OF MS
engagement has sailed fov his post of duty. MS
marriage +o Miss Cameron will take place for
time
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
IRy TeIegraph TO The Trisun.. /

by Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Tuxedo Park. y. L. Dec 2s--The colo-.sts n
Tuxedo are preparing for a lively holiday week
If the weather remains cold there will be plenty ot
scheduled The large tobosgen slide near the club
house is ready, and the lake freezes u
will be opened The New Years Eve dance a. tbs
Tuxedo Club viii attract a large crowd 81 the
younger people. including many OF the seasons
debutantes. ard many house parties viii Be given
Among the cottagers who Will open their villas
for the week are Nr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer.
Mr. and Mrs r. Fulton Cutting. Nj and Mrs. ".
VI. Y. Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs Henry " Munros.
Mr. and Mrs W 3 Dinsmore. Mr.. and Mrs New
bold Edgar. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Seton and M-
and Mrs. GreuvilIe Kane. Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles
B Alexander arrived to-day at their cottage Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Wagstaf are spending the holiday
week with Mrs. Amos T French
other arrivals this week will iuclud- Charles z.
Sampson Mr- and Mrs J. z. Stevens. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas 6. Condor. Mr.. and Mrs Hovland
PeH. Mr. and Mrs George w. Forsyth. Mr and
Mrs. James Brown. Mr.. and Mrs William Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs z. A Leroy. ir-. Dr- and Mrs George
William Douglas. W. MacNeilI Rodewald Miss RO-
dewaId. the Misses Alexander. Miss Dorothy Tuck
erman. Miss Helen Coeter. Miss 3igelov- Mr. and
Mrs. J. Edward Davis. Mr. and Mrs z. L BUrrsH
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard L. Brown
Mr.. and Mrs c B. Van Nostrand and M and
party of young people for the winter sports. fol-
lowed by a luncheon party az the clubhouse
The finals in the club championship in court ten
mis- will be played the court OF the Tuxedo Ter
mis- and Racquet Club tomorrow, in addition 20 ths
handicap matches both in court tennis and racss1s
Mr.. and Mrs. E A WiItse are spending the early
winter IN the ingalls, house Other late cottage
Mrs. H H. Thorndike and Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
Abour People and SocfdI Incidents

the late william c. Whitney before them. have
rented for nearly two decades past from Lord
strathmore for the shooting season.
Among the dances OF the week Is that 70 BE given
by Mrs. james Brown at her new house. in Park
avenue. Tuesday night. for her daughter Miss
Angelica Schuyler Brown. one Of the deDutantes os
the Her father. James Brown. is a grand
son and namesake Of the founder Of the famous Old
AngIo-American banking house OF Brown B-others-
Another dance of the week is that % the orzsni-
alton known as the Friday Junior cotlion. which
takes place Friday evening at Sherry's- Among
the patronesses are Mrs Schuyler Warren Mrs- G
Ledyard Blair. Mrs Z II. Hartman and Mrs
Frederick Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs F. Egerton weo5 ard Miss Laura
Webb. Mr. and Mrs J. H. Purdy. Mr. and Mrs.
George Bird and 6. Creighton Webb are included
in the house party which Dr. and Mrs u Seward
Webb entertaining a. Shelburne. their place Ia
Vermont, over the Christmas holidays
Sailing yesterday for England we're Mrs Wood
bury Kane, Sir Horace Plunkett. Eugene Delalo,
jr.. and F. J. Rutherford
Mrs. B. Ogden Chisolm gave a large theatre party
last night for her daughter Miss winifred ChisoIr
who has yet made her debut. The party at
the home OF Mrs Chisolm No q East 10Th street
and from there were taken 70 The Man from
Home" and afterward we're brought back 70 Ihs
home of Mrs ChisoIm for supper. Among tas
Davis. Miss Sloane. Miss Jeannie Emmett. Mss
Katharine Miller. Mis- W:nifred ChisoIm. Hiss
Charlotte Glover. Miss Katharine Sands Hiss Nina
CEfsom. Miss Sallie 8Ianice Miss Frances Henry.
Miss Phyllis McVickar Miss Corneiia Chapin, Mss
Agnes Clahin. Miss Dorothy Chisolm Frank Eur
ton. Stoddard hoffman. winthrop Esan, GoTdsl
Hammersley. John Glover Stephen Rhoedes Lind
ley Miller. John Pttnsy. Harold Watson. Sidney
Ripley James Clark Reginald Townsend William
Pepper and Watson c. Erau1et
The second Of the Saturday evening dances vas
held at Dsmonico's last night and was well
tended. The guests were received by Mrs Charles
r. Huntington and a number OF the other patron
esses who include Mrs. 2. Livingston PeI Mrs.
z Morgan CTinneI. Mrs l. Jacquelin Smin Mrs.
Lindley Tappin. Mrs. Charles Z Sands Mrs sack
EFT VI. Barclay, Mrs. Henry Lewis Morris and Mrs.
John CIarkson Jay. The cotiii0n ed oy Linds-
ley Tappin. dancing alone and the favors consisted
OF holly red ribbons with bells for the and
cigarettes for the men.
Miss Isabel BiddIe. daughter Of Dr and Mrs
Alexander Williams Biddie viii be married to A
J. DrexeI Paul Tuesday in Philadelphia Ths
wedding will be small account OF The recent
death Of Sir. PauTs father Mr.. Paul IS a brother
OF Miss Mary Astor Paul
Mrs Jessie Hoyt will give a dance al Sherry On
January . for her debutante daughter Mss Co-ns-
liza Hoyt and will give a luncheon for her on Janu-
airy 13 at her home, IN Park avenue
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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IFToIr T7he Tribune BureauI
WASHINGTON Dec. 26-The President through
Secretary Loeb, Issued a statement to-day express
ing his interest in the appeals Of labor made IN
connection with the Gompers- Mitchell Morrison
case but pointing out that any action Of MS at
present would be an interference with legal pro-
cedure.
Among the White House callers to-day were sec
retary Cortelyou Secretary Garfield. Assistant sec
retary Bacon Rear Admiral Davis, Senators Burk-
EFT and owen Representatives Bartholdt. Stevens
Bennett Bede. Hepburn and Knowland, speaker
wadsworth with DR.. W. P. Spratling James OIL
yer, Of New York; F. +. Heney District Attorhey
Day of Cleveland: Harry Skinner. of North caro-
lima and Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock
The President went walking just before DARK
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
ENCOURAGING THINGS ON The IsTHMUS

From The Hartford Courant -.
one of the encouraging things about pssi -
change in the Panama canal from lecA cst.@ al
one at sea level is the general assurance
that has been done thus Ear Will De eGISssN -,fs~
able In case the canal il dug down 70 Igc ~
J'h. adfojrable ,,r visions FOR the good healln -
the isthnus workers Is Of course co1s.. ..,,-tio7.
tion not only during thr period or c'iSee.-stic,
but also an through the long years OF 49, b-s
The uneNpected rapititV Tn eScavatioh - Irsrfod
been attained merely ShCrtens the louSSt .ss~risd
which will he required in case the w9tS 80 rra-
down 10 tha level OF the sea. Possibly - 5,,,
Tr,r,rV bnrlngs fSr the site OF the Gatun g., SIT
rt1ns as nsar as ANYTHING to a waste OF laeol -
n rs very prohable even IN their ease, - ,,sx-
knovle1ce thus gained Of tae tortuous ~ 49, ~ n
VeCted underground waterways VIII oe - sThs
Isthnus OF Panama is one OF thcse p.a,hs deg
one needs 10 know about muca about nc .-N-
STouud as about the ground that can be seen
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
upAEAhs TO HoNoR PRoF. EgRREHo.

At the next meeting OF the Judeans. which VII
take place at the Hotel Astor on the evening OK
sunday. January g. Professor and Mrs Gushei'no
F-errero will be the guests % honor George
HeIman will speak on the Congress or BerI1 =
1875: Or. Mary Mills Patrick, president OF tsS
American College for Girls at Constantinopie WI
discuss some aspects of present Gay Turkey a-l9
the Rev DE-. John ?. Peters will speak on JOIN
Hays Rumanian Note and international 4ale-'
vention on Account of Religious Liberty.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
The CABINET.
from The Tribune Bureau.l

from The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. Dec. 26-The Secretary OF Sta's
and Mrs. Root will have their guests for new
Years Day their son-n-aw and daughter Lieu
tenant and Mrs L. s. Grant Sd. who will arrive
from Boston in a few days. Their younger son.
Edward Root who came from New York to spend
Christmas, Is still here.
The Postmaster General and his son. George Won
L. Never. jr. who went to North Carolina Tor i"
davs' shooting just before Christmas, will return
here tomorrow.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Ne"nerry
will return to Washington tomorrow morning iroin
Detroit where they went TO spend Christmas Day
with Mr.. Newberry's mother.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
rRy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal

IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal
Newport Dec 26-Mr. and Mrs Hugh D Auchin-
Gloss and family arrived to-day 20 make a short
visit AZ their Newport home.
James V. Parker. who has been I'll az his NeV7
port summer home since early last sumner, hAs
regained his health, and departed to-day for AeT
York He will sail for Cuba soon
Mrs Woodbury. Kane has closed her season and
gone TO New York
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

There is no little significance in the observa-
ton that the a5fray at Elk Island near Moscow
Yesterday, in which Baron Cote was killed. was
the most serious since the uprising OF Decem-
Der. 1905" That means that there has peen
about three years of reasonable quiet and free
dom from revolutionary disturbance. AS for TINS
latest outbreak 1t is of course as much con-
dernned by the Constitutionaists in the Douma
as by any of the bureaucrats.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Professor W. ". Campbell, who has been m
vited to deliver. the Silliman lectures at Yale
has performed a variety of notable astronomical
work during the long period of his association
with the Lick Observatory, OF which he is now
the director. For his measurement, by spectro-
scopic means. of the veloCities OF stars moving
toward or away from the earth he received
gold medal from the Royal Astronomical Society
of England three four years ago, the presen-
tation being made through the American AM
bassador at the Court of St. James's. 1t is hard
to say whether Yale or Professor Campbell is
more to be congratulated upon the choice.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

The absurd little attempt of Paris waiter TO
null the beard of the President of France was
probably without political Importance out u
was matter of course that the cuiprt was
monarchist and an anti-Dreyfusite. and II WAS
quite appropriate that he had on his person d
medal of General Mercier the friend of the Illus
trious Du Patty de Clam
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
10 eaEsENr uoN aERNsToREE sooN

Washington Dec 2S.-Count Bernstorf. ths
new German Ambassador % the United states. u IS
expected will be presented to the President oefoFe
New Years Day. He will meet Secretary Root q
Monday when arrangements for the ceremony -
be made.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
EaEncH sEcRETARIEs PRoMoTEo.

Paris Dec. s6-vicomte Charles De Chanorun
and Vicofnte MarteI. secretaries q ths Frens1
Embassy at Washington. have been promoted rom
the third to the second class IN the rank Of ssers-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

This aetospqper is otcaed and paohshed ov
The Tribune Association. Neto York corpora
tion: Office aud principal place Of business
Tribune Building No. Isl Nassau street, Ae0
Yo-E. OGDEN Hills president; James u. Bar
r,ff secretory and treasurer. The address OF
the officers IS the Office Of this newspaper
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

masterful great NEIL" We cannot doubt that
it would be gratifying to the whole nation 10
have the portrait of Lincoln retained upon GU.
stamps both for the coming year ana lol an
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Now if we have, as apparently there is danger
an epidemic of Marathon races" after the style
of the six day go-asyou- please walking
matches of thirty years ago, there VIII pretty
nearly be cause for wishing that Marathon nad
never been fought. at least that the bearer
of the news had been content to let the Athe-
mans wait a day.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Despite the exaggerated professions Of skepti-
cism on the part of some very superior critic"
of all things that are, 1t looks more ana NOR"
as II the Republican majority at Washington
would Loyalty fulfil it's promise Of tariff revision
and that according to the reasonable rule that
the way to revise is to revise.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

J who arrived yestetcN
FROM LIVERPOOL
!. J. Townsend -.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. ?. Hun-"
r. Pore Stamper-
FROM HAvRE
Mrs ]. A. DockreL
! Brown FITCH -,-4...
Mir ans Mrs. Gsorgs picS"
son.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

The city was without any sort OF executive
head on Saturday, and got along so wen thHt
there may be those mean enough 10 Suggest
further and more prolonged experiments of the
same kind
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

ingenuity upon the work of adaptlhg tle M
terra combustion motor to the requirements Vi
aviation. be may win fresh Tenown.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Up to the present time winters demohstra-
tons have been more formidable over the AT
lantic than in Europe or America, but we near
no complaint against such discrimination from
landlubbers.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Among the passenger
from abroad were.
THE LCCANIA.
Mr.. and Mrs. John =. Ellis
Bishop HOrnby. q Nassau.
Miss Glory PCarce.
u. G. l. Lindsay.
Ia LORRAINE
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s Elder.
Nj. and Mrs. lie Roy Park
samuel Heller.
Miss X. l. Kelly.
l.. Ii smith.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
3esp71ork Daily G1hbn1rs

SUNDAY. DECEMBER -. 1908.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Another dance Of the week is that - the orzsni-
alton known as the Friday Junior Cotion. which
takes place on Friday evening at Sherry's. Among
the patronesses are Mrs Schuyler Warren. Mrs G
Iledyard Blair. Mrs Z. II. Hartman and Mrs.
Frederick Pearson.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs r Egerton Wsb5 ard Miss Laura
Webb, Mr. and Mrs J. II. Purdy Mr. and Mrs.
George Bird and G. Creighton Webb are included
in the house party which DR.. and Mrs " Seward
Webb are entertaining a. Shelburne. their placs Ia
Vermont over the Christmas holidays
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

the late William c. Whitney before them. have
rented for nearly two decades past from Lord
Strathnore for the shooting season.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Miss Isabel Biddle. daughter Of Dr- and Mrs.
Alexander Williams Biddie, viii be married To A
j. DrexeI Paul Tuesday in Philadelphia Ths
wedding will be small on account OF ths recent
death Of Sir. PauTs father Mr.. Paul Is a brother
OF Miss Mary Astor Paul
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Sailing yesterday for England we're Hrs. Wood
bury Kane Sir Horace PIunkett Eugene Dslaao,
jr and F. J. Rutherford.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Mrs. Jessie Hoyt will give dance at Sherry o.
January . for her debutante daughter Miss Corne
liza Hoyt. and will give luncheon for her on Janu
airy 13 at her home, IN Park avenue
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

Among the dances OF the week Is that 70 BE given
by Mrs. james Brown at her new house. in Park
avenue on Tuesday night for hsr daughter. Miss
Angelica Schuyler Brown. one Of the debutantes os
the season Her father. James Brown. is = grand
son and namesake Of the founder Of the famous Old
AngIo-American banking house OF Brown B-otters-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-10

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO BE SUB
MlITED 10 THE ELECTORS OF
THE STATE Or IDAHO FOR RE-
LECTION OR APPROVAL; PRO
POSING THE REPEAL OF SEC
TONS IL AND II OF ARTICLE
V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
IDAHO, AND PROPOSING AM
ENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 2.
II, 20, AND "a OF ARTICLE V,
SECTION 6 OF ARTICLE XVIII
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF The
STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING
A DISTRICT COURT FOR EACH
COUNTY AND EXTENDING Its
JURISDICTION TO ALL MAT
TIERS OF PROBATE AND PRO
VIDING FOR THE 81 EErION
AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
THEREFOR, AND THEIR SAL.
ARIES, AND THE TERMS OF
SAID COURTS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS
LATURE OF THE STATE OF
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%. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
= The merits Of the laxative for its remark
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